Over the weekend, Erik Sviatchenko spoke about Scott Brown as Celtic’s “fine minister” as the captain had authority to fine players who broke discipline. In Erik’s instance, it was lateness. Scott Brown has been Celtic’s first line of discipline since Neil Lennon’s first period in charge. Young players were led by example, as more experienced players were given clear guidance of what was expected from them as a Celtic player.
Reprimanding a player for hitching a ride on a buggy intended for an injured colleague, as I once witnessed, requires oceans of respect from players and coaches alike. This takes pressure off the manager, who can ration his use of discipline for more select matters, when its rarity has more effect.
Controlling a squad of several dozen well-paid athletes is a challenge when results are not going your way and there are campaigns against the manager. Players cultivate all the wrong feelings when reading social media and pester their agents. At these times, the manager’s voice can lose effect. Scott Brown could not prevent our collapse this season but you do not need to think too hard to figure how heavily Neil Lennon and John Kennedy have relied on him. Not that you will hear any of this from Scott. I would have him in my corner before anyone else in football.
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Dominic McKay does not ‘buy’ or ‘sign’ players he ‘ finally complete’ deals ‘. The hugely dull nature of this event will be emphasised at all times by using at least one of the following terms – ‘protracted’ ‘long-running’ ‘drawn out affair’ and ‘Dominic’s dithering’
@thefuture
GENE on 29TH MARCH 2021 3:31 PM
TT After the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Thursday Night
*Gene that’s what our former PP told me. One Holy Thursday night after the service he asked me and a few other ushers to help him dispose of the “Precious Blood”, my response was “cannae Father as I’m aff drink for Lent”, he replied “first of all it isn’t drink but Precious Blood and also Lent finished after tonight’s vigil.
That night after quaffing a couple of litres of it I walked home without a stagger, 6 weeks aff the bevvy, now that is a miracle.
‘ I thought the canal turn was at Aintree’
TT
I was convinced that abstinence on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday included alcohol but apparently according to my PP I’ve been mistaken for 50 years plus.
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 29TH MARCH 2021 4:32 PM
Would those comments be from the MSSM or from CQN posters?
GENE on 29TH MARCH 2021 4:34 PM
‘ I thought the canal turn was at Aintree’
Excellent !
SAINT STIVS on 29TH MARCH 2021 3:38 PM
TT, one for you to peruse, St Michaels, Dumbarton 1960 something
*bhoy centre front was my prefect when at St Pats, left winger is Evan Williams brother Arthur and lad at the back 2nd from the left Felix McGrogan RIP former Blackburn Rovers, Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk, Kilmarnock and Dumbarton.
HS
SMSM
Please don`t take this as heavy criticism but I am not too keen on posts which make an underlying assumption that Catholicism is a given amongst the Celtic support.
BSR
Who would win in a fight between MSSM and SMSM ?
Hot smoked
No more than everyone bets on horses etc
ps – not everyone on here support Celtic 😉
Ooops sorry that was Faleys da, he though played for Raith Rovers and St Johnstone before heading out tae South Africa where a neck injury ended his career.
He played in the same school teams as Evan Williams, Stevie Murray and John O’Hare.
“GENE on 29TH MARCH 2021 4:47 PM
Hot smoked
No more than everyone bets on horses etc
ps – not everyone on here support Celtic 😉”
I think every team in Sotland will have supporters who are interested in horse racing etc but only one team is seen by other supporters as being `Catholic`. I feel this fuels the ` one is as bad as the other ` claim.
Re your final point : :-)))). Nice one.
TT, your missing an obvious one, far left.
Saint Stivs nd Hot Smoked from earlier. How about this one
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https://fry-electronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/evergreen-truck-china-780×470.png
TT – Not sure if JOH played same team as Evan John was three years younger than Evan.John went Sunderland at 15 years of age via the Sunderland scout Charlie Ferguson.
Hail Hail
Hot smoked
It shouldn’t matter but unfortunately it seems to – other fans seem to forget we are a club open to all since 1888.
CLINK\O/ 4X3 on 29TH MARCH 2021 4:57 PM
A cracker :-)))
GENE on 29TH MARCH 2021 4:58 PM
I would say brainwashed rather than `seem to forget`.
Clink
They’ve got form 🤨
GEEBEE1978 on 29TH MARCH 2021 3:39 PM
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 29TH MARCH 2021 3:24 PM
Probably fairly accurate but how many of them can be put down to Rodgers/Congerton? We know for a fact Shved wasn’t a Rodgers signing so it makes me wonder how many of them were his.
*nitcham was he even extended his contract
SAINT STIVS on 29TH MARCH 2021 4:55 PM
TT, your missing an obvious one, far left.
*naw I knew that was jack, a pass-keeper in St Michaels.
Re: Lent debate
40 days and 40 nights from Ash Wednesday is Palm Sunday.
Holy Week is a distinct liturgical period.
Then you’ve got the Triduum of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and the Holy Saturday Vigil.
My current PP maintains Lent starts the 1st Sunday of Lent and goes to Holy Thursday.
My less than fInest hour as an altar server was leading the procession (with the big cross) from the baptismal font at back of church when the new Holy Water gets blessed before the Easter Vigil Mass.
I led the procession turning left back into the sacristy. When I turned round the rest of the troop had turned right for the altar.
The walk of shame followed. I don’t think many noticed. Ah wis 9……
SAINT STIVS on 29TH MARCH 2021 3:38 PM
TT, St Michaels, Dumbarton 1960 something
Back row left to right. Jack McGinn Mick Currie Kevin Clancy Eddie McKinlay (Ref) Fr McLaren,Malky Stewart,John Hannah (Not sure) Felix McGroggan.
Front -John Hamill ,Donal Currie,Fred Sharpe,George Stewart,Arthur Williams.
Picture taken late 1960’s of maybe very early 1970’s.
Hail Hail.
STPATRICKSBHOY on 29TH MARCH 2021 4:58 PM
TT – Not sure if JOH played same team as Evan John was three years younger than Evan.John went Sunderland at 15 years of age via the Sunderland scout Charlie Ferguson.
*jack Gilroy fast tracked John aka Solly that’s why I was hazarding a guess.
My bother RIP who also played in the same school team would have been 77 tomorrow and Evan was a year older than him so he would be 4 years older than Solly, possibly right then.
BTW there was a centre forward in that team who went tae Sunderland tae, Nicky Sharkey fae Helensburgh, he was Cloughie’s understudy, Solly was 3rd choice. He played against us in the 5-0 game in the summer of ’65.
The not so slim jim and ian mcccoll who had walked out in the national side in the middle of a WC hmmm debut.
I was always surprised why big ead signed Solly and no Nicky but it seems that the latter was well thought of at Roker Park.
I know Solly very well last saw him two years ago family funeral and he still looks good enough to play.
Hail Hail
According to the bookies, Keane has moved out in the betting
from 1/4 on to 9/2 against, making Eddie Howe the current
favourite. Just saying like !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
STPATRICKSBHOY on 29TH MARCH 2021 5:10 PM
SAINT STIVS on 29TH MARCH 2021 3:38 PM
TT, St Michaels, Dumbarton 1960 something
*Mrs TT mentioned the 2 Curries and Malky Stewart as well.
My claim tae fame re Solly was playing in one game with him. St Martin’s didnae have a Boys Guild and for some reason he couldnae get in the school team, might have been something tae dae with age group.
His da was working with the gentleman who ran St Kessogs BG so a deal was arranged between the 2 PP for him tae play for St Kessogs, ebts before their time lol.
One Saturday, I must have been about 12 as I was still in primary, I went intae St Pats tae watch St K playing St Michael’s, my brother played for the former, they had a really good side with a couple of lhads that went Junior and Senior.
Anyway they were a man short so I was asked tae play right wing, wisnae that good, average at best but had a good burst of speed.
Near the end of the game the ball broke down the right and I tore after it right in on goal, with all the oul men on Castlehill Brae cheering me on, and cracked a shot intae the bottom corner, truth be told my legs were too sore tae lift it over the goalie.
The big goalie got down tae it and pushed it round the post, cue for the oul men tae give him lots of abuse such as, “away ye go ya big mug you should have let the wee bhoy score” etc.
That “big mug” abut 10 year later would play in an EC Final.
For me
Emilio Izzaguire was signed the 2nd time as back up, and duchess don’t let us down – pass
Filip Benkovic, another, setting aside his injury was a pass, would most certainly have taken him on a permanent basis
HOT SMOKED on 29TH MARCH 2021 4:44 PM
Please don’t take this as heavy criticism but I am not too keen on posts which make an underlying assumption that Catholicism is a given amongst the Celtic support.
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Haven’t seen too many of them but agree with you, as would big Jock!
Premier Sports reject request to Broadcast Celtic v Falkirk cup tie via Pass to Paradise……..I smell $#!te…..watch the Club ‘step in’ and sort it,to give us that ‘added value ‘.
Greenpinata
My name is DMcK – do you want a job as Director of Marketing at Celtic FC?
Outstanding post, great and relevant ideas.
If only…
HH
TT – St Kessog’s Boys Guild teams that brings back memories John TUB Gilfeather RIP as talented as the guys who made it,sadly he went nowhere.
Hail Hail
For me it still all just background noise at present, when oh when are we going to get confirmation of next season’s new management team? And whats the reason for the delay – so that we minimise our chances of qualifying for the Champions League – again! Sevco will be gearing up for the CL Qualifiers now – and we don’t even know who will be in the squad or who our manager will be. If it does become another failed European Campaign – because of a lack of time to prepare for what is usually some of our most important games of the season – at least we will all be able to say we seen it coming – some consolation prize!
Some some earlier posts asking about the Hayburn five. The hearing at the SFA was on Thursday- the verdict will passed down on Monday – as someone suggested – maybe after a wee check on Tav and Jack’s fitness levels!
So six weeks for the hearing and a delayed verdict, quite irregular.
Just watched bits of the England vs Wales Under 18 tie onn You Tube.
Wee Karamoko played the first half and did ok but I was very impressed with the England keepr who played the second half, Tobi Oluyawemi, who made several good saves. I did not know he was one of ours, having left Spurs to come here.
He’s maybe too young to dislodge a senior keeper but with Conor Hazard getting game time with Norn Ireland, we need to get these two young keepers playing regularly.
If our Colts team do not get enough games next season, we will continue to lose a lot of promising players
This season has been awful and the club has been found wanting. The response needed is a good manager and 5 or so first teamers who can come in and make a difference. The big cull at celtic park is on, but with that comes opportunity to rebuild. Folk writing off next season is the hight of hysteria driven SMSM propaganda and bullshite.
Ps brown had a great celtic career but he will not be missed on the pitch as je aged so to did his performances. When one leader goes another will often step up, I would prefer 11 leaders rather than 1 anyway.
HH
Update – silence from the SFA so far on the Sevco Covid crew – now seven weeks since it happened and days after the actual hearing.
DMcK will not bring any new money to the table…fact!
Last year our accounts showed that we had revenue of £70m with expenses of £86m in a season with full match day income except for four home games in the curtailed season.
The deficit was offset by player sales and we returned a small profit of £100k.
This season the squad was kept in tact and players added. This season we have had no crowds & no extra match day income.
I would imagine that our revenue will be below £60m. If our expenses have remained the same (£86m) – then we could be looking at a loss of £26 million. This will be offset somewhat by our bank balance of £18m at the start of this season. That still leaves us £8m into our bank facility of £13m, i.e. £8m in debt, with £5m available.
Assuming that there will be no capacity crowds next season – where will the money come from to bring in a ‘marquee’ management team & new players – bearing in mind we are a debt-averse club?
Maybe Eduard, Ajer & Christie might fetch in some cash – but the likes of Barkas, Bolingoli, Ajeti, Klimala & Ntcham are liabilities, not assets.
DMcK has a very tough task on his plate.