On his third appearance back after injury, James Forrest pulled-up in the dying moments of Saturday’s game clutching his hamstring. The player will be devastated but the mood was no better among those walking away from the stadium minutes later. Just as James was back and planning for what looked like an important season in his Celtic career, fundamental questions were being asked about his fitness viability.
We’ve seen this before. Shaun Maloney was forever breaking down, sometimes minutes after returning from injury. Shaun was a different type of player from James, he had a speed on the turn which made him a valuable asset, but likely contributed to his fragility.
The other pace player in the squad at the moment, Derk Boerrigter, has similarly fragile muscles. I hear the same about Aleks Tonev, currently injured. One of England’s greatest hopes of the last 20 years, Michael Owen was another member of the Fast and Fragile club. There seems to be a link between speed and injury.
There’s good news for James, and Derk too. After leaving so many regrets on the Celtic treatment table, Shaun’s limbs matured and stabilised. Michael Owen can tell a similar story, both players found their bodies vastly more robust from the middle part of their careers onwards.
James has to stick with it, continue to work on strengthening his muscles, and try to find what’s causing the problems, which can often be obscure. After a run of inexplicable injuries, AC Milan discovered that poor teeth were afflicting their athletes. Apparently your bite affects your running gate. Owen eventually found that his choice of cars (more specifically, sports clutches), was putting enough regular strain on the wrong muscles to leave him exposed to tears.
James’ and Derk’s bodies will continue to mature, to the benefit of the second half of their careers.
Not that Ronny is short of cover for James, having signed wide players Jo Inge Berget and Aleks Tonev we now have Ghanian Walaso Mubarak going through a medical.
The squad is becoming wing-heavy. It remains striker-light.
Greatest Irony
Do you know what would produce the greatest irony in sporting history? If Efe Ambrose came on as a late substitute tomorrow night, and we later discovered a rule deep in Uefa’s Articles that forfeit matches don’t count for suspensions. Forfeit matches are so rare no one will be familiar with the rules concerning them. Should we check? Oh yes.
James Alexander Gordon
It was the way he told them. Every week the man would uniquely intone the football results, you knew the outcome of each game, home win, away win or draw, before he read second number.
Maestro Match
Really delighted Celtic FC Foundation have nominated Unicef and War Child as their beneficiaries from the Maestro match next month, where we will “assist in their humanitarian work in a number of current Middle East countries”.
Foundation cheif exec, Tony Hamilton, said, “From our living rooms we have all witnessed some of the terrible vivid horror of conflict in recent days and the particular effects that these events have had on children.
“The work of UNICEF and War Child takes no sides but simply cares for all the innocent victims of conflict on a humanitarian level. The match in September will bring together some great names in football who want to make a difference.
“We hope as many supporters as possible can join us to assist children and their families who so desperately need our help.”
I know Celtic fans will want to support this enormously important cause. Read more and book tickets here.
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kdc,
Sky Sports 5 in UK
RTE Network 2 in Ireland.
A wee bit of John Prine for you.
Night all Night wee Oscar my hero God bless x x
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRb1h989_jk
greendreamz
23:08 on
19 August, 2014
Mate.
If Deila does the “away from home cavalry charge”,I will have serious doubts about his sanity,never mind his ability.
As I said earlier, Efe had a one match van, which was served in the void second leg.
Disciplinery cards gained in that match will stand, therefore that game counted as serving the van.
Van= Ban.
He may also have a van.
wonder what Bob Seger,s new album will be like ? mmmmmm
always a thing when one of your hero,s takes to the stage ….
but will more than likely be Braw….aye …..
this one was spinning in my wee heid with the Hoolywood changed to Holllyrood….lots of braw scenarios buzzing aboot my braw wee” greyish matter”……..braw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPPExso1x28
Real 1-0
Efe will be in transit tomorrow so maybe he does have a van.
You would have to assume that Efe will not play tomorrow night if he is travelling over to Slovenia. He’ll be on the bench with young Denayer starting and Lustig at right back.
1-1
Have given up hope of our club ever doing the right thing.To be scrabbling around on the eve of this game is a disgrace.We never learn.Pointless bringing it up on here also.All you get is the “Happy”mob waving bank balances in your face,or telling us how “No one will come””How can we pay a striker””We play in Scotland”blah blah.According to reports we are now trying to get another midfield player from Cardiff.It really does beggar belief.
Anyway,no more from me on the subject.Disgust and apathy have taken their toll.
1 all
TBB@19.50
Fraid I’ve just finished the wallpapering which was decided to be a priority over political discussion in my household. Anyways let’s have a go now.
SFTB
Legerdemainer? Moi? Huh! Meanwhile you’ve dodged every question I’ve asked of you over the past 4 hours, moving from whitabootery to syntactics to the jaded “I made a typo…” in turn. Poor form Sir, Poor form.
You’ll have to forgive me the typo. It was a genuine editing cut while I was rushing and its not the first time it’s happened on t’internet so I think calling it an excuse or hiding is a bit OTT. I’d hope that you’ld allow me the reading ability to note that you listed 3 organisations and that I was capable of spotting that list of organisations campaigning, in their own way, for a No vote. What I also noted was your elision of “for” and “with” as if these were meaningless distinctions. A point I raised and you ignored.
Now, if there were any other questions you raised that I failed to answer, please list them again as I am blissfully unaware of any. You have now elaborated your mysterious point about “discretely” mistaking the individual for the collective, so I can now have a stab at answering whatever sense I can make of it.
I get it though. You’re sitting in the same lobby as the very people who would restrict the value you hold so close: Equality. It doesn’t square with your instinct and your experience. How come the people whose attitudes you have opposed all of your adult life are campaigning on your side? Festinger could just about have imagined such a scenario. I’d have a word with our pal Cog Diss.
It is, certainly, uncomfortable to be in the same voting booth as the groups you mentioned. Those who have arrived at their position based on their allegiance to a Queen or a perceived dominant race, colour or religion. I fail to see why those individuals who join an Orange Order or an SDL or a (BNP was it?) are to be treated qualitatively different from the unattractive individuals on the Yes side such as Brian Souter, defender of Clause 2A and monopoly capitalist, or even tax exile and friend of David Murray, Tam Connery. If you think that being individuals rather than groups gets you a bye, what about Christians for Independence, funded by the same Brian Souter? Are you comfortable with all their positions?
Fact is, these groups of people, these collectives of like minds whom you oppose with your intellect and your instinct, are the product of the very Union you seek to maintain.
Well, maybe with a bit of racism, sectarianism and propensity for violence which the Queen might not possess thrown in (not so sure about Philip or the Queen Mum, mind you, but the point is moot as the SNP are keeping the Queen if they win).
Point is, other forces have formed them, apart from the sensation of being Brits or Unionists. How else do you account for the vast majority of No Voters in Scotland or the vast majority of people in Britain not possessing their rabid tendencies? If Unionism formed them like that, how did the rest of us escape its effect? I would suggest by the same process that you arrived at a Yes position, coincidentally with Bill Walker, Brian Souter and Tam Connery, without being personally emburdened with the traits of wife-beating(You would not stand a chance IMO), homophobia & evangelism, or tax avoidance (and wife beating again- hmmm! maybe a pattern is emerging)
And what’s worse: Your own people are content to quietly encourage their support while recognising the reality that were this troubling partnership to be associated with the campaign you support, the impact would be considerably negative.
The quiet encouragement that consists of sidelining them from the campaign and dissociating ourselves from their extreme positions?? Have you quietly encouraged Brian Souter to back off with the money? You certainly do not see him get the prominence his monetary support merits. Thems the everyday presentational decisions made by modern spin politicians who, as we all know, are rubbish. The difference between us is that I can spot them on both sides of the argument while you are keen to dismiss yours as mere “individuals”, and when I, unsportingly, point this out to you, you call it whataboutery.
“So, the Orange Order, the SDL, the BNP, the myriad other groups mainstream and marginal, are treated like the family delinquent: Out of sight as far as possible, never discussed in public, the source of constant anxiety that someone might notice there’s something wrong.”
Yep, right from the beginning when they sought to associate themselves with the campaign for a No vote, they were told to go their own way. They were told that they were not wanted or needed, you know “quietly encouraged” that way. Short of depriving them of the vote, I don’t know what more can be done to state that they are an embarrassment. You will not see any major figure on the No vote side attending an OO meeting, or an SLD or BNP meeting on the referendum. Quite rightly. I think Alex is probably keeping a safe distance from Brian or Bill but is not too worried about Tam as he has no intention of coming to Scotland too often, independent or not.
Best not to talk about it eh.
So, Syntactics? Go for it.
We can talk about it all you like, and I believe we have been but when the same argument is turned on you it becomes invalid, somehow. Curious that? Any attempt to draw a direct line between people, because their voting outcome will be the same, is the same level of childish reasoning that would lead me to describe all Yes voters as having the mentality of wife beaters and homo-phobics. Playground politics that is. And to quote Jock again, in similar circumstances, “Let’s start talking sense!”
Flight just called. Later.
TBB
Hope you caught your flight ok
Good to see Paddy Gallagher posting tonight,since he got married to his beloved
she has taken up all his time…………how fekn selfish ..wit aboot the bhoys? hh Paddy
all the best.
Typing of ole friends,will someone put me out of my misery(not literally) who was the poster
from Castlemilk who also posted on Randalstown hoops,I know it’s hard to believe
that I, from the metropolis of Ruglen could have an affection for one from the ‘milk’
but it’s doing my box trying to remember the eejit :O) hh all/
Neganon, Im in Leiden next week for a few nights. Fancy a some swallies and a chin wag?
HH
No Wakes then?
Sftb,
My god, you’re both like dogs with a bone, good reading though. Round ten….ding ding.
Margaret McGill
22:43 on
19 August, 2014
Turkeybhoy……. Question just for you…
What non paid executive Celtic board member is a Zionist?
Could not give a monkeys.Dont give a toss about Tories either.See when the self righteous on here are spouting about a club open to all,is that just the “All”that they approve off.
Fekin hypocrites.
Wakes = Wakaso
cowiebhoy
23:13 on 19 August, 2014
Without getting into politics
I’m over in NI, never seen so many Israeli flags before, guess what type of area I’m in :-)
Hail Hail
The Settlements
Fat Adrian say’s we’re going though.
That’ll do for me.
Cowiebhoy
23:13 on
19 August, 2014
Without getting into politics
I’m over in NI, never seen so many Israeli flags before, guess what type of area I’m in :-)
Hail Hail
The Better Together camp ?.
A single front man to be very mobile, work his socks off till he drops to keep their back line busy.
Candidate No 1 will start and be substituted by Candidate No 2 around the 65 minute mark.
Perm any two from Griffiths, Stokes and Berget.
Ronny knows ye know
HH
VP, did you play that toon to your special cabby guest today?
So far I’ve only sold sixty six free zadoc tones, last year it was 527. I guess everyone is waiting till we go through then the flood gates will open.
Only 3 million free Zadoc ringtones left. Aye you, yes you timmy, You can get one here to stuff a digit up der hun.
acgr@hotmail.co.uk
Next caller is number 67.
ZTP ya bass
Turkeybhoy
23:53
Good point, well made.
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Just watched Arsenal highlights. Another defensive master-class in keeping the back-line at the penalty spot, not the six-yard line.
These six yards are among the hardest for any offensive plan to breach and it pains me to watch Celtic’s central defenders give them up to retreat to the six-yard line, unnecessarily, time after time after time.
Every game’s a fresh page, hope to see Celtic defend intelligently tomorrow.
Well well well, Real didny win, magic.
ACGR
You will have to put the ringtone ma phone fur me, I wouldn’t have a feckin clue how to do it.
FFS, I am tying to print stuff just now and am struggling, newish printer, prints like a dream till I ask it to print on photy paper, then it wants to print on 6″ x 4″, can’t get the head around it to print on an A4, feckin bullshit so it is.
Anyways, see u on friday.
HH
Work rate, discipline, shape, concentration..
and that’s just me watching the game on FoxSports 2..
Celtic, you have been given a second chance and life doesn’t throw many of them around (read that somewhere)
Make up for the embarrassing display in Edinburgh against Legia and do your job.
Ronny and Johnny – be organized in your prep and team selection.
Just let’s have a team out there that’ll do us proud.
HH
TET- print preview might give you the option to fit A4
TET, bring your phone on Friday and I’ll sort you oot. The way sales are going you could still be caller No. 67………………………..Ha ha.
Looking forward to some Spanish sclaffbaw.
Celtic styleeeeeee
HH
BadaB
Trust me mi amigo, I have tried everything under the sun.
It will not let me print anything other than 6 x 4.
I can print on A4 without the quality, not what I want, as I am reducing stuff from a fairly large size to 12-14 and 16 mm, and I need high quality print.
Even my mate is stumped, and what he disny know about these things isny worth knowing, he told me to buy another printer >}
HH
TET, I talked mrs acgr into the 06.30 drive to the airport so I’m test driving a few goldies (for purely scientific purposes) and watching some Celtic reruns.
Any chance of an early morning call:__)
Will bell you Thursday………………………if my phone works.
TET, bring the printer with you as well and I’ll sort that for you.
HH
I guess neganon disnay want to swally with me next week in cloggsville then. The big fudd would probably do ma nut in anyway.
I was going to wear my Peter Lawwell Jacket, tie and cufflinks anaw.
ACGR
You have one chance, and I reckon you know what that is >}
Looking forward to it big time,and the foot is Ok this time !!!
HH
Do you want any vino ?
Oh, and I have a quality bracelet for you to cast your eyes over, that is why I need the print stuff, me thinks you will be impressed.
HH
Off to the bat cave now
KTF
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Oh Dear..!
Urgent Message For The Producers Of Channel 4 ‘Celebrity Big-Brother House’
Order In Some ‘Double-Cream’…..
As You May Have An ‘Extra Guest’ Coming To Stay/Hide….
For A Week Or Two….
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Tuesday 19 August 2014 19.20 BST
Respect MP George Galloway has been interviewed by police under caution after claims that he incited racial hatred by declaring Bradford an “Israel-free zone”.
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Helen Pidd, northern editor
West Yorkshire police said the 59-year-old spoke to detectives voluntarily following complaints about a speech he gave in Leeds earlier this month in which he said: “We don’t want any Israeli goods, we don’t want any Israeli services, we don’t want any Israeli academics coming to the university or the college, we don’t even want any Israeli tourists to come to Bradford, even if any of them had thought of doing so.”
A police spokesman said that the matter would be referred to the Crown Prosecution Service for their consideration once inquiries are completed.
The news came as a prominent Muslim community leader in Bradford accused Galloway, who is the MP for Bradford West, and the Israeli embassy of creating disharmony in the city.
The row escalated on Tuesday after Daniel Taub, Israel’s ambassador to the UK, visited Bradford and held meetings with Jewish groups and prominent councillors. According to the embassy, he came at the invitation of members of the city’s small Jewish community and supporters of Israel, after Galloway said Israeli tourists were unwelcome in the city.
During his visit on Monday, Taub said: “In the best spirit of Yorkshire, the real voice of Bradford knows that there has only ever been one good boycott – and that’s Geoff Boycott.” He also tweeted a picture of himself holding an Israeli passport outside city hall and another with an Israeli flag in the Greengates area of the city: an act described as a “deliberate provocation” by Zulfi Karim, secretary of the Bradford Council for Mosques.
Karim said on Tuesday: “For an ambassador to unfurl an Israeli flag by a Welcome To Bradford sign is a deliberate provocation and not the behaviour I would expect of an ambassador of one of the world’s most important countries.”
He called on Galloway and Taub to stop using the city for their own political ends, saying: “This is to Mr Galloway and the ambassador: please do not bring your politics on to the streets of Bradford to create disharmony among our communities. If you have concerns, share them in your embassy or in parliament or in a neutral place, not in Bradford.”
He added: “We work in harmony in Bradford and we support our Jewish community. Last year it was the Muslim community which helped to secure the sustainability of the city’s last synagogue.”
With only 299 Jews left in the city, the final synagogue was under threat of closure when members could not afford to repair the roof, until local Muslims kickstarted a campaign to save the 133-year-old building.
In his speech on Monday, Taub praised the cross-cultural understanding in Bradford. “This real Bradford has a great deal to teach the world about a multicultural city where Christians, Muslims, and Jews live, work, and cooperate together. Here, the historic synagogue thrives thanks to the support of the Muslim community. It’s a much-needed model of how people who may not agree about everything can still listen to each other, hear each other, and treat each other with genuine respect.”
On Twitter on Tuesday, Galloway called on Bradford council to table a motion of no confidence in the leader, Labour’s Dave Green, who met with Taub in city hall on Monday along with his Conservative and Liberal Democrat counterparts.
Green said he met Taub “just as I would meet the ambassador of any other country” after the embassy asked for a meeting with prominent local councillors. He said he welcomed the opportunity to raise with Taub “concerns that exist within the Bradford community about the conflict in Gaza”.
Green said he also wanted to refute Galloway’s claims, which “give an unjust and unfair view of the city”.
“By making these ludicrous and outrageous statements, Galloway is doing something very dangerous because what it does is cause tension within communities in Bradford,” he said.
Jews in the city had raised concerns about an increase in verbal abuse of late, said Green. “You may like to ask Galloway how he is going to identify Israeli citizens. It’s one of those statements, which may get him a round of applause among his acolytes but which is underpinned by something really dangerous.”
He accused Galloway of playing politics and using the conflict in Gaza to raise his own political profile locally and internationally. On Twitter on Monday night, Galloway wrote:
“I think Labour’s open invitation that ‘Israelis are welcome in Bradford’ and the ambassador’s furtive visit ensured my re-election, no?”
Galloway won a landslide victory in a byelection in the Bradford West constituency in 2012, which he dubbed the Bradford Spring.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/aug/19/george-galloway-interviewed-police-bradford-israel-free-zone
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Whit Are The Huns Daein’……?
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TET, no vino required, I need to start drinking my stock. FFS have you seen it. Takes up half ma garage!!
Aye ok forget the printer, lets focus on the important matter of getting father Zadok on yer phone.
ZTP tomorrow night………………………………………………smashing.
mon the hoops, a boring draw will suffice tomorrow and we can pump them next Tuesday at paradise.
NegAnon2
22:09 on
19 August, 2014
Auldheid it is indeed about personal experiences.
But you know what. Guys that get paid what PL gets paid should be judged not on their own bed. But on their vision, passion and desire amd drive or better.
I wouldn’t survive in my job if I didn’t have that. Simply saying it’s too hard is not enough.
Even worse for PL. Celtic is about emotion, romance and passion.
Reducing us to some numbers is a disaster for all concerned.
What was dexters chant earlier Auldheid.
Where is your passion?
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Under control because although I don’t mind turning green I hate ruining my shirts
and I buckle my Zimmer. :)
Margaret McGill
22:33 on
19 August, 2014
Have our honorable res 12 guys realized yet that the Celtic board have been giving them a 9 month runaround and have no intention of pursuing res12 adjourned or not?
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Still pissed at Morrissey for telling ye nothing? :)