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Hartson’s anti-analysis

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You’ve got to love John Hartson, a subscriber to the ‘All we need is three new players’ belief structure.  This is a common sort of anti-analysis which crops up regularly in place of any actual thought.

There are three outfield areas of a team, defence, midfield and attack, and if you can only improve each area, you’ll have a better team.  Go figure.  Hartson told us we need “a central defender; a creative midfield player and a striker”.  It’s as though the reality hasn’t occurred that any team in the world wouldn’t improve with the addition of a better player in each area of the field.

Yes, we need a central defender, but we need a right back too.  We need a striker, but, I could argue two strikers would be handy.  I’ve no idea how Brendan Rodgers is planning to play tactically so we might need a midfielder.  Or two.

Pretty much every team in Europe will be having the same conversation right now.  John could usefully reflect that it’s not actual headcount we need, we have the numbers, it’s players able to improve the team we need.  That’s the magic ingredient everyone in the game hopes for.

Lincoln Red Imps captain, Roy Chipolina, is well within his rights to talk up their chances of knocking Celtic out of the Champions League.  They hold the lead and it will take three goals to settle nerves among the home support tomorrow.  It could be a tense occasion…….

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  1. Call_of_Juarez on

    Tomorrow night we are going to be facing a robust team who will be very defensive. Recently we have struggled in similar circumstances. This will not be easy.

  2. bankiebhoy1 on

    Lhads – careful postin’ contact details now……..too many curious sleekits aboot…………..

  3. jinkyredstar on

    BMCW, Foxy, Hebcelt

     

    Thank you all very much for your help – I now have a ticket to pick up at the famous CQN Corner, by the Gazebo in the East End by the good grace of an old friend who is at home in the Staffroom

     

    God bless

     

    JRS

  4. GuyFawkesaforeverhero on

    Looking forward to a real game in July at Celtic Park. Sleep in peace Celts, we’ll be there tomorrow.

  5. owen on

    Geebee1978

     

     

    I apologise for late reply, wife dragged me out of pub.

     

     

    The defeat by Lincoln Red Imps was a shock but we also hit the bar twice etc, in sport sometimes the wee club slays the giant.

     

     

    If every game was decided on player cost or wage bill we would be an unbeatable force in Scotland but a non entity in Europe. Thankfully games are played on grass not paper. We beat an imperious Barcelona team when we had no business doing it.

     

     

    If every game was pre ordained then it would be a rangers match.

  8. gordybhoy64 on

    My bet tomorrow will be Celtic -4 at 3/1,

     

    an early goal tomorrow and we could score any amount

  10. croppybhoy on

    Cannot believe that some on here either think that we are up against it tomorrow night!

     

    If we do not take at least six off this bunch of part timers, knowing that CL qualification is at stake, then more heads should roll.

     

    Last week was embarrassing in the extreme, failure to see off this mob at CP. , would be unforgivable!

     

     

    HH

  12. owen on

    Sitting in my local and the barman has his Wolfe Tones cd on and I am giving it socks, quietly including the sash, but I sense the locals are uncomfortable with the tunes hehe.

     

     

    TakeitdownCSC

  14. fanadpatriot on

    Hi Guys

     

    My grandson runs a company,Party Animals Encounters in West Lothian,at present he is in second place for a grant of £5,000 from One Family Foundation,.Please look at his Facebook page and if you feel he is doing a good job for our young and sometime disinvantage young people please vote for him.

     

    He is a young guy who is doing so much for other young and not so young people,look in to his Facebook vote or not .Thank You.

  20. Burnley78 on

    Should Celtic qualify does anyone know if it is a Tuesday or a Wednesday tie next week in Kazakstan ? Also any info re flights etc ?

  21. leftclicktic on

    Foxy

     

    Thank you for The West Awake vid & regards earlier.

     

     

     

    good night all see some of you roasters tomorrow night.:))))

  23. fanadpatriot on

    Tinytim

     

    Am not sure how to do that its Party animals Emcounters,West Lothian ,voting finishes tomorrow 12.00 HH

  26. Foxy on

    LEFTCLICKTIC on 19TH JULY 2016 10:42 PM

     

     

    Would you look what you’ve started now, was almost dosing off there :-)

     

     

    LEFTCLICKTIC on 19TH JULY 2016 10:42 PM

  32. owen on

    Foxy

     

     

    The joke was in Lurgan that the fenian kids learned the first two verses of the sash in case they got stopped by hun paramilitarys and we’re asked to prove they weren’t tims,because the huns only knew the first verse and hummed the rest. ;-)

  35. geebee1978 on

    Owen…..

     

     

    Yes, the defeat against Lincoln can be described as a one-off.

     

     

    However, the poor performances in Europe over the last few years against teams with inferior budgets can no longer be called “one-off”.

     

     

    A club our size is clearly punching below its weight.

  37. fanadpatriot on

    Starry plough & Henkes Flowing Locks,

     

    Thanks for putting up links,please share if you wish,the young guy is a credit to his family.HH

  38. owen on

    GEEBEE1978

     

     

    We have beaten Barcelona, Spartak Moscow. We have drawn with Ajax, Fenerbahce and others.

     

     

    Neil Lennon’s Celtic failed big time in Amsterdam but Ronny Deila’s Celtic draw and he is a disaster, go figure.

  40. Gordon on

    Burnley78 @ 10:39…

     

     

    If we (and Astana) progress I think the tie will be played on Wednesday however it has not been confirmed.

     

     

    I was in Astana when we played Karagandy there in 2013 and our route was Glasgow to London to Kiev to Astana arriving in the early hours (02:00). We took the same route back leaving early in the morning (06:00).

     

     

    The advantage this time is that no visa is required for travel to Kazakhstan as was the case in 2013 – and at very short notice.

     

     

    Since 2014 (I think) Air Astana now fly directly from London to Astana.

     

     

    There are various other indirect routes but the journey times are seriously long with 1 and sometimes 2 stopovers.

     

     

    I am hoping (probably in vain) for a Vilnius win or score draw !

  42. owen on

    Celtic have a turnover of about £60 – £70m on average.

     

     

    EPL clubs get £85m for appearing.

     

     

    So go on tell me it is a level playing field.

     

     

    But hey it’s all Peter Lawwell’s fault.

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