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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http://www.thefootballlife.co.uk/post/72473823444/the-millwall-conjecture
On Alex Thomson and separating opinions from personality
67heaven
Don’t think you are far off the truth :-)
hamiltontim is praying for oscar
19:16 on 6 January, 2014
Once again ‘Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves’ played during the huddle at New St Mirren Park.
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Heard that, also wee blast of Dueling Banjos from Deliverance.
BringBackTigerTimCSC
prestonpans bhoys dam justice for the 5
20:15 on 6 January, 2014
Tried to join but they said you need to know someone who’s a member with over 1500 posts haha HH
prestonpans bhoys dam justice for the 5
21:31 on 6 January, 2014
Mark my words, young fellow Tim……….that’s why Murray & Co desperately tried to win the places on the bored…..they know EXACTLY what is going on……and that’s also why the bhun hoardes are crying ‘boycott’ …….. AND why the bored postponed all those games to minimise the protests……..now, where are my sedatives ?
(They won’t even be able to look on the bright side of life, since it’s all darkness from here on in….)
Hun skelper
Think you need that caveat to post within a month our your account gets deleted, can not get into my mail to be sure.
Torture that having to talk to the wife for 2 days :-)
Cheeky bitch said this morning, hope they get that server sorted the day, or your getting sent round to Doc’s
Paul 67 Thanks for that
Hail Hail
HT
G T & T played during the huddle? Do we just ignore that?
Evening all
Strange weekend – good 70th do for my uncle. Good craic and occasionally the subject wasn’t the Hoops.
Good performance – even in the first half I thought we moved it about better than in the post Camp Nou period. Saints were no threat but these teams need to be beaten
As for Alex Thomson’s blog piece it was seriously odd. Some good points – and although I occasionally put on my PC hat when things get a bit laddish this blog is generally free of the kind of gratuitous sexism highlighted by Thomson ( and whether you say it’s a joke it still betrays a basic contempt for 50% plus of the population).
But this comparison with Millwall of the seventies was both a curious non-sequitur in a clumsy piece and frankly rubbish. I do gather that the atmosphere in and around Fir Park in December was unusually nasty but in the away games I’ve been at the support has seemed a lot more subdued than even half a dozen years ago. Compared to the Celtic support of the seventies far less Millwall of the 70s and 80s the current support are docile.
But there have been too many ‘incidents’ involving the support in the last three years and the perception is that the support is worse than it is. It is wrong that these incidents have been so blown out of proportion but this is the environment we are operating in – and a lazy, overrated journalist from south of the Border seems to have swallowed whole what he’s been fed by his colleagues up here suggests that whether we like it or not and whether it’s deserved or not the reputation of our support is lower than it has been in decades.
Dangerous times ahead
Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox
Bada bing
One of the Villa strikers is out for the season … Broke his leg in training
I don’t want to sell players, but if Fraser goes then which EPL Team needs a first choice goalkeeper right now??? He’s worth 8/10 million so who is going to pay that in January? I think if he goes then he goes to Europe. Anyone got any thoughts ?
Brnobhoy
Jelavic emdae??
67heaven
“Young fellow tim” I’m 52 on Friday but thanks anyway !! :-)
Being reported Aiden McGeady about to sign for Everton ?
And No to Jelavic for me
Hail Hail
Millwall supporters engaged in outrageous persistent racism and regular wanton violence
The comparison is spurious and ill founded
Btw don’t think much of Phil MacG..response on TSFM ..
jude2005 is neil lennon \o/
21:49 on 6 January, 2014
Yep…….!!!!!!!!
Just saw that post, lights off and the doors are locked;-)
Doc
:-)
doc
21:54 on 6 January, 2014
Come on now, tell us which one FGS..hahahahahahaha
67H
How much max?
prestonpans bhoys dam justice for the 5
21:51 on 6 January, 2014
Young compared to this 5 year old 63 year old….hehe
CowieBhoy, we were all on the Facebook page!
No for Jelavic for me either though, a few good games then heehaw.
Even if sevco go breasts to the sky, another version will appear for next season. There will always be a Doctor Frankenstein ready to apply the electrodes to the decrepit cadaver. The establishment (whatever that represents) will not oppose the resurrection. Once again we will hear that they have been punished enough and Scottish Football needs them, Celtic needs them and the fans are suffering through no fault of their own. Then the fingers will point at the bigoted Celtic fans. Our hatred of them is preventing their return to the top (where they obviously belong [puke]). The Exiled Tim posted something today which felt like an Irvine type plant. I think we may see more of this tripe. So, all of you who think they will disappear forever, I believe, are living in la-la land.
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon, supporting WEE OSCAR..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
21:21 on
The interesting aspect of all this, for me anyway, is that Duff and Phelps said Whyte had no claim to the assets as he had not paid for them. Now Tickicus have won the case against Whyte does that not now mean that he should have a security awarded against the assets?
jude2005 is neil lennon \o/
21:57 on 6 January, 2014
£1 ……….. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
67Heaven, CowieBhoys, he was on his way to mine, just jesting with him.
I know you knew:-)
SSN showing Nakamura hitting the decoration off the top of a moving wedding cake,bring him back :) A clever bhoy might post the link
CowieBhoy
He’s Croation and most of them are Tims!!
Will not believe it … till I see it.
No offence to anyone but the grinding relentless drip drip of RFCL, SEVCO, TRFC, TIRFC etc etc.etc… just does my head in.
I love jelly and ice cream… will eat gallons but meantime….
fingers in ears lalalalala
Hopefulbutweary csc
Doc, she was paying me £400 as well :-)
Hail Hail
Jelavic went on strike to sign for the huns ,and never trapped for games for Oldco when he pushed for a move to EPL,no from me.
Bada Bing..!!!
http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/celtic/259209-football-talk-new-moravcik-nakamuras-best-free-kick-killie-clear-out
73 goals at 3 clubs?? Thats nae bad btw!!
eddieinkirkmichael
21:58 on 6 January, 2014
No, my Mhan…….since he sold them when he didn’t own them ( according to D&P, who could yet be proved wrong)…….but whether he owns the assets or not, he is being charged now by the courts to pay Ticketus back, and if he doesn’t, he’s ‘going down’ ……. snd he will be joined by a few others, including sdm……
Badabing….
Enjoy….
sports.yahoo.com/…/shunsuke-nakamura-knocks-bride-groom-top…
CowieBhoy, she was getting the bargain there!
Jude
Not getting a game with Everton, as Doc stated, gets a decent start then disappears ?
QPR interested, and will pay him £50k per week, not worth it in my view
One mentioned last year, how about Kenwyne Jones ?
Hail Hail
Jelavic was also a diving cheating turd so no way.