Ill-equipped strikers, King ramblings and a league without Celtic

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A week into preseason Celtic play their first 90 minutes of the campaign tomorrow afternoon away to Linz in Austria. It will be great to see the team play (CelticTV) but tomorrow is all about getting the legs moving without injury. Thereafter expectations will ramp up quickly.

‘News’ that Nadir Ciftci has been told he can find a new club will have shocked you, I know. You and I had many opportunities to watch Nadir at Dundee United, while Ronny Deila considered his purchase. The player’s languid interpretation of the game made him a surprising signing at the time.

Maybe Ronny knows something we don’t? Was the hope. He didn’t. It was a rank bad signing, one of several strikers acquired during Ronny’s tenure who didn’t look like Celtic players on paper and looked even less equipped in hoops.

Ronny, of course, did try to sign Moussa Dembele in January 2016, so it would be wrong to conclude he had a blind spot for strikers, but you will struggle to name some who ‘passed through Parkhead’s gates’ in recent seasons.

I only caught up with Dave King’s ramblings yesterday evening. He fancies Newco to reach 10-in-a-row before Celtic do so. They stand a far better chance if we leave Scottish football.  Remember when Charles Green promised Newco would never compete in the Scottish Premier League, knowing fine well the league were committed to an imminent rebrand?  Not laughing so much now, are you?

Celtic are always looking at this, always working on one or other strategy.

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  1. What is the Stars on

    Macjay

     

     

    Long Live The United States of Europe

     

     

    Little Englander Types just have to accept its the Germans and The French who call the shots these days

     

     

    Europe is a fabulous place,you should never have left

  2. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    THOMTHETHIM FOR OSCAR OK on 28TH JUNE 2017 12:02 AM

     

     

    Aaah.

     

     

    You were mentioned in dispatches earlier.

     

    I knew you would be the go-to guy.

  3. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    DD

     

     

    One of the wee cult members used to sneak into Tennants for a sly pint.

     

    He would ask us not to say a word:)

     

     

     

    HH

  4. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    WHAT IS THE STARS on 28TH JUNE 2017 12:13 AM

     

     

    For whom the bell tolls.

     

    It tolls for thee , E. C.

  5. Delaneys Dunky on

    TGM

     

     

    One of my mates fae Saint Tams lived on Dowanhill Street before the wee bigot moved in to the street. Short lived tenancy. How much dog shit and bangers through your door could you take? :)

  6. thomthethim for Oscar OK on

    Macjay1

     

     

    Hatches, Matches and Dispatches.

     

     

    Where’s that Godot guy?

  7. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    DELANEYS DUNKY on 28TH JUNE 2017 12:03 AM

     

    Macjay

     

     

    Brilliant story.

     

     

    Don`t know if I mentioned .

     

    I used to go to football training for St Paul`s boys Guild in the gym of ” the Aquinas.”

  8. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    THOMTHETHIM FOR OSCAR OK on 28TH JUNE 2017 12:16 AM

     

    Macjay1

     

     

    Still waiting for him.

  9. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    WHAT IS THE STARS on 28TH JUNE 2017 12:18 AM

     

    Macjay

     

     

     

    The world is big enough for us all,

     

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    :-)

     

     

    If Brexit IS a disaster , you might end up with a wee influx of Saxons of Anglo persuasion .

     

    Have you thought of that ?

  10. Delaneys Dunky on

    TGM

     

     

    The Maryhill Fleet ran Byres Road along wi the Angels. It was mental when you think back to the 70/80s.

  11. thomthethim for Oscar OK on 28th June 2017 12:02 am

     

     

    CQN ………always an education :-))

     

     

    HH

  12. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    DD

     

     

    I was there:)

     

    You could get anything on Byres Rd, Food, Movies, etc:)

     

    Blue Angels…Ha,…nice boys:)

     

     

    HH

  13. thomthethim for Oscar OK on

    DENA29 on 28TH JUNE 2017 12:26 AM

     

    thomthethim for Oscar OK on 28th June 2017 12:02 am

     

     

     

    CQN ………always an education :-))

     

     

     

    HH

     

     

    *****

     

    Thank you.

     

     

    That was just for you. You are one of the posters that I really admire.

     

    I also enjoyed stretching my memory, even though I left that area 64 years ago!

     

     

    God Bless.

  14. Delaneys Dunky on

    Macjay

     

     

    I was 15. Would you have battered lumps out of Jack Glass and his huns and batter their motors wi bricks and rocks like we did at Saint Tams?

  15. What is the Stars on

    Macjay

     

     

    Brexit is a disaster ,,,no ifs

     

    Except it might never happen

     

    And why would the Anglo’s want to come here to Erins green valley when they live a prosperous country

     

    and anyway if they do come ,,so what,they are welcome

     

     

    Gods Children and all that

     

    Whats wrong with people moving countries to settle

     

    You surely cant disagree with the concept

     

    Give up the Oul Fox News nonsense and the Alt Right websites and come out from under the blankets

     

    Its actually grand

  16. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    DD

     

     

    ‘What God Wants, Pt 1’

     

    Roger Waters and Jeff Beck:)

     

     

    HH

  17. thomthethim for Oscar OK on 28th June 2017 12:31 am

     

     

    Thank You

     

     

    I left 52 years ago …….

     

     

    its nice to remember your roots………….

     

     

     

    HH

  18. Margaret McGill on

    25 million Americans are about to lose their healthcare. Many are condemned to death. They are just a bunch of whiny bad losers. I guess it depends on what kind of society you want. One that embraces the future or one that wants to live in the past and will kill to keep it. Even education doesnt seem to help. I’m now convinced people are totally Pavlovian they need to experience poverty to understand whats going on.

  19. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    WHAT IS THE STARS on 28TH JUNE 2017 12:33 AM

     

     

     

    Whats wrong with people moving countries to settle

     

     

    You surely cant disagree with the concept

     

     

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    The concept is beautiful.

     

    The proviso.

     

    What is their intention ?

     

    People who wish to come to a country with evil intent must be prevented.

     

    You know that has and is happening.

     

    ISIS have warned that is their intent.

     

    People who come to a country seeking to impose cultures which are an affront to decency must be prevented .

     

    You know the primitive practices I am speaking of. I don`t need to repeat them.

     

    People who come to your country with the sole intention of converting the inhabitants to their religion and to their primitive practices.

     

    That is precisely what the Quran insists that a Muslim must do.

     

    Literally.

     

    And it is taken literally.

     

    And put into practice.

     

     

    Now ,of course not all Muslims do that.

     

    So there should never be a blanket ban on people of that faith .

     

    But how do you monitor people who arrive illegally ?

     

     

    What is the status of women in Muslim majority countries ?

     

     

    Unacceptable. That`s what.

  20. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    MARGARET MCGILL on 28TH JUNE 2017 12:48 AM

     

     

    USA needed a health service ( British style `49 ) and didn`t get one.

     

     

    Don`t blame Trump.

     

    He`s just doing what he promised the electorate he would do.

     

    A novel concept , I know.

  21. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    DELANEYS DUNKY on 28TH JUNE 2017 12:31 AM

     

    Macjay

     

     

     

    I was 15. Would you have battered lumps out of Jack Glass and his huns and batter their motors wi bricks and rocks like we did at Saint Tams?

     

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    No , mate.

     

    I was a nice wee boy.

     

    Until I grew up.

     

    :-)

  22. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    DD

     

     

    Im tuning into the new Waters album, ‘Is this the life we really want’

     

    On first listen, its very good.

     

     

    HH

  23. Delaneys Dunky on

    Macjay

     

     

    You canny blame Trump or May for selling their souls for pay by Rothschild Mob.

     

    1984 now.

  24. Dena Myrtle street was indeed in Maryhill. We would have been neighbours as I was born in oakbank hospital and lived in Barr street. Neighbouring streets were Cedar street Callander street Raglan street myrtle street and hopehill rd. These ran between garscube rd and Maryhill rd at At Georges Cross. I left there and moved to new houses at lochburn just up from gairbraid avenue. So your a wee Maryhill lass.

     

     

    HH

     

     

    KTF

     

     

    UTLR

  25. Margaret McGill on

    macjay1 for Neil Lennon on 28th June 2017 12:55 am

     

     

    yeah thats what they voted for. Phillistine!

     

    He promised the electorate he wouldnt touch medicaid(The lower part of the 2 tier US healthcare system covered by taxes). He is going to gut it. The vote was postponed today because even 5 republican senators couldnt bring themselves to vote for it.

     

    He also promised that the US would dump NATO (lie), build a wall (lie) and other lies.

     

    Right wing fascism yippe kay eh!

     

    As an immigrant you should know better but then again Australia is quite white.

  26. Delaneys Dunky on

    Macjay

     

     

    Glad you never went to Saint Tams.

     

    We couldnae carry passengers in our war against West End Huns who hated and battled with us. Knightswood, Victoria Drive, Hyndland and Hillhead schools surrounded us. Saint Tams Bhoys ran the lot of them. Undefeated still.