If you were lucky enough, like me, to enjoy a long Christmas holiday, I hope you had a good one. I’m sure few of us are delighted to be back at it today but there’s an indisputable mood on the blog for bringing in the New. A fresh start is needed and fortunately we’re at the start of the transfer window.
For Celtic most attention will be directed towards recruiting a striker who is capable of doing the business in the Champions League, not to overlook the important point of doing the business in Champions League qualifiers. 20-year-old Icelandic striker, Holmbert Fridjobsson, finally joins the club this month but although we’ll hopefully see plenty of the player this month he is surely considered ‘one for the future’.
One prolific striker does not solve all of Celtic’s issues, however. The club remains acutely dependent on Kris Commons’ creativity (as well as goal scoring), which will become increasingly less-effective as opponents setup to inhibit him. He needs a foil.
Since the annihilation in Barcelona Celtic have offered greater protection from midfield but with both full backs encouraged to overlap the midfield anchor role, previously occupied by Wanyama, becomes crucially important. It also offers support to the strategy of allowing Commons a free role as an attacking midfielder.
Over the break, Archie MacPherson, Scotland’s greatest ever broadcaster, wrote an article for Celtic Quick News comparing two of Scotland’s greatest ever managers. These debates are, of course, subjective, but the article provides a few objective points for consideration. Archie has a totally unique range to deal with this question and is in no doubt as to who the master was. Look out for the article next week, you’ll enjoy it – no guessing now.
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ryecatcher
00:41 on 4 January, 2014
They were talking about model helicopters and fishing last night.
Tommy joad
if any of them can do this they should sign. Otherwise….???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htx4dVbzHLU
TJ
Aye, the music, no thanks, but ffs, the boy is a player.
This is where I don’t understand we don;t indulge, we done good with Naka, and these kids are as good, and have the potential to be better, it’s a no brainer imo, instead of wasting money on projects, waste it on players who can actually score goals, or make goals…….or am I missing something here….and I thought we were about buying cheap and selling dear.
Thanks for the vids.
HH
Tommy Joad….
Little Japanese guy plays in a style very similar to Aguero at Man City.
Looks a cracker but I’m unfamiliar with the standard of J League?
Night All
Even the crickets
Cricket. – A gay English martial art played by girls who cannot play football but like to sip tea with there wives and chatter about sticky mid offs, gateaux and scones.
praecepta
00:39 on 4 January, 2014
Ah 33/1. Seems kinda obvious now.
Beemer!
Don’t they just go over there for a holiday and the bat and ball thing is kinda like a wee fun few days oot? Probably got all their families and mates with them on a freebie.
Everybody wins.
Mags McGill…
KKK Burningbus FC
Big Georges fan club – Hail Hail Wee Oscar,
You are so right. Kakitani is light and alive – proper athlete. So is Yamada by the way, up on his toes, sharp, with a burst of speed Naka never had. I’m not equating like for like but let me make some stylistic comparisons:
On the ball in a deep position, Yamada links play like Modric
Shooting violently from distance and arriving late in the box, he is comparable to Frank Lampard. He is a talent, no doubt. Will have to adapt to the culture and physicality but is far more ready for that than Naka, who incidentally, is still the best player in Japan.
As for Kakitani, the clips don’t do him justice. He is a superstar waiting to breakout.
TJ
TJ – as TET says, thanks for the heads up. These guys look like a treat to watch, and the antithesis of the side-to-side, laborious stuff we have been witnessing lately. We have been crying out for some more forward looking midfield – a much bigger issue th
TJ
Thats what I want to see for my admission fare. Exciting, get me aff ma erse fitba.
…than the striking problem. We can’t judge the strikers because they get so few opportunities.
HH
BGFC
Sleep well Timland
Some good stuff on the blog tonight, not so much of the negative stuff, all the huns must be lickin their lips at the prospect of another liquidaton.
HH
KTF
Feck them all.
ryecatcher,
think of the top half of the Championship in England and there is the J-league parallel.
Clearly, Celtic have a presence there, Hiroki Yamada is a diamond and the Japanese are willing the move to go through.
Margaret McGill – terrific vids – Shunsuke was on Japanese TV this week with newly married couples, smashing footballs into their wedding cake from 35 yards. Once I find the footage I’ll post it then we can all meet for some sushi and Asahi lager !!
TJ
jc2
00:15 on
4 January, 2014
The glorious balance sheet. Catching up BUT
See if you reverse order of your arguments below
I got banned from FF.
67…
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the glorious balance sheet
22:45 on
3 January, 2014
Confused messages from UEFA regarding their treatment of the Newco.
On their website they list Rangers last game as being against St Johnstone in May 2012. So far, so good.
But in the co-efficient ranking list posted by Bawsman, http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/club/ , the former Rangers have been awarded the standard Scottish co-efficient of 0.650 in season 13/14. How can dead clubs be awarded co-efficient points?
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I reckon it is simply the effect of the spreadsheet design.
In data terms there should be two rows: one for Oldco ending 2012 and one for Newco beginning 2013 but with nil points. It is because there is one cell in one row that country point are added to from 2013 that the illusion of continuity is maintained.
Either that or they keep one row but Oldco get no points until they earn club Europoints and at that time, after a period of cells with a zero in them until Newco qualify for Europe again the break in continuity is clear.
This approach would however mean a change in the formula that adds what is in the cell for the previous year to the points awarded in the current year to arrive at the total.
I reckon the spreadsheet is simply not designed to cope with clubs going into liquidation and not being eligible for club co efficient points for at least three years but getting country co efficients regardless of their brokenness.
praecepta-good bet mate,i think South of Tunis has £20 @ 50/1 for a whitewash too (apologies if wrong )
TET
The zombies are taking the persona of zombies. Dead eyes all round when us Tims bring up the subject of fitba. 12th July is all they have left.
ratcatcher
00:50 on 4 January, 2014
Mags McGill…
KKK Burningbus FC
:))
The brilliance of Shunsuke Nakamura 2013…..
and this isn’t the half it…
http://youtu.be/pfO-28sb_Iw
TJ
!!Bada Bing!!
Off to bed – think my bet is safe.
Old Henry Blofeld and Geoffrey Boycott having kittens!
Auldheid
Was being facetious in questioning
Glorious balances sheets………….. defence of the hVns
Too many apple juice but don’t like the name
Tommy Joad
01:09 on
4 January, 2014
The brilliance of Shunsuke Nakamura 2013…..
and this isn’t the half it…
http://youtu.be/pfO-28sb_Iw
TJ
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quite brilliant actually.
very lubo esque
or naka murishy
looks stronger somehow,
the triple feigns on edge of the box and left foot shot for the goal, thats magic.
never mond the world cup, bring him back here
Did’nt see this on live TV last night at Easter Road, any mention in the rags today?
Or is it just because its not Celtic Fans???
http://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6a1AfnyrZZA%26feature%3Dshare&a=xI4I-Tq08DKaMHKsjIfUug
Tommy Joad
01:00 on 4 January, 2014
Sure
Carnoustie Golfer..get back to you!
Nakamura’s goal against Dundee United was one of the best I’ve seen.
Tommy Joad 01:09 on 4 January, 2014
The brilliance of Shunsuke Nakamura 2013
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Wonderful stuff bruv. I wish I could watch that every week. Instead we’re subjected to a constant stream of sevco v diedco v brechin v diddies v zombies and on and on it goes until you switch it off or kick your telly in.
Keep the JL vids coming, they are a breath of fresh air.
Palacio67
01:19 on
4 January, 2014
Did’nt see this on live TV last night at Easter Road, any mention in the rags today?
Or is it just because its not Celtic Fans???
ignoring your question completely. it was like watching a hun run on the the park. torment the tims, then i ran on the park to batter him.
i thought i was watching myself/
Mags
acgr@hotmail.co.uk
Fanx
Morag McGill….
Is it true the Japanese Sumo wrestlers shave their legs, only to tell them apart from the feminists?
shunsuke outstanding!
Still could do a job for us.
ratcatcher
01:32 on 4 January, 2014
What a misogynist racist assumption to make!
Really!
I heard it was their genitals.
Yossi Benayoun to Celtic?? says who?
Morag McGill…
Less jokes about short sighted Japanese Generals please.
My auld Granda would be turning in his place of rest discussing them.
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Ceiler Gonof Rust,
Thanks.
The greatest natural talent to have graced Paradise? I say yes.
Nowhere near the best, too many flaws to dominate the Scottish game but a better technique than Lubo. My favourite player was McStay, (I’m 33) a far better all rounder than Naka, but for pure ability, this Japanese genius will go down in Celtic folklore…
TJ
ryecatcher 01:32 on 4 January, 2014,
There may be some merit in that. Our own Jungle Jim shaves his legs and lubricates his chin with goose fat so that the moisture laden Angus air slips past him like coca cola fired at a greased eal at a velocity of 12 M/s-1.
It’s a biking thing apparently.
BCW
His goal v DU, his swervd shot v der hun, his two free kicks v man u and the league winner at Rugby park are 5 of my favourite Celtic goals ever.
Top of the table clash, who decides the outcome ?
http://youtu.be/wn2XdEsp9FY
TJ