The return of the winter break to the Scottish football programme is welcome. There are a couple of physiological reasons for this. Players are never truly 100% fit during the season, they always carry knocks and scrapes. Allowing them time away from competitive action will allow minor abrasions to recover with less risk of a more significant injury.
The way a player can train during the season is also limited by impending football games. Endurance training requires lots of stamina-sapping exercise. This is possible in the early weeks of preseason but its’ simply not practical to push players’ endurance limits at the start of the week and expect them to play at the weekend. Even less taxing training is possible when a player has two games a week.
A three week break from games in January will allow training programmes to be implemented which simply would not be possible otherwise. A mid-season foundation layer of fitness can be laid down which will allow legs to appear fresher in subsequent months. This foundation layer should also prevent injuries.
Can’t believe it’s been 18 years since the League Cup final was played pre-Christmas. I’ve fond memories of the last one – against Dundee United, at Ibrox. The 90s brought us a Scottish Cup win in 1995 but that League Cup win came early in a season we believed we had a genuine title chance for the first time in years.
It felt like, and proved to be, a profound moment.
It was also our first League Cup since 1982 – the Hampden in the rain final, another great memory from a period we were so far out of the picture in Europe domestic competitions were always the ambition. For those to young to know, the Celtic end at Hampden was like a 90° ash park, with three inch wooden planks standing upright, which some decades earlier held back the ash to create long-gone steps. Good job we won.
I see Aberdeen’s inspiration, Jonny Hayes, is out for a month. As we know to our cost this season, losing your top players costs points. We’ll see how it affects Aberdeen on Friday.
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Sorry Neganon2 as the wine has had its affect. I am sorry for the abuse and just want to say that i hate the ‘song’ we were debating – end of. I simply see it as innane and puerile. But that is my opinion so H H
Think i I’ve put everybody to sleep ACH well might as well join them
Goodnight chaps
A win and clean sheet soul please me on Saturday , hope we’re up for it ………..Coybig :))
WC I agree. It has no place. But, sigh, that wasn’t the point I was making.
Scullybhoy you just sound like a ned now.
Scullybhoy it absolutely is inane and purple. I think it’s moronic. No worries on the abuse and apologies again if you felt I was belittling the NI thing.
Inane and purile not purple. Stupid I pad.
So many songs are puerile. If puerlity is the marker then we have a problem. The orange b song is silly but is it wrong given the amount of clubs that use Orange as their nomenclature? I have sore knees again…
Eurochamps67:
Interesting angle. Fair enough, I’ll ask, Paul67. The only 2 contributors I have previously exchanged emails with are Auldheid and BMCUWP.
I have frequent Celtic arguments with my mates locally, but I think we will have fewer differences than exhibited on this blog tonight!
IniquitousIV
When I say clubs I meant halls etc..
Paul67:
Eurochamps67 has invited me to ask you for his email ( see 10:52pm post).
Could you kindly send it to me?
Thank you very much.
IniquitousIV
I am a Roman Catholic and a Celtic supporter for more than 50 years who as a daft boy has sung all the songs in the jungle in years gone by. In my wisdom of one of senior years and in my opinion the song “Roamin in the Gloamin” is sectarian and should not be sung by true Supporters of a club that is open to all. Let’s hear it for the Celtic songs and leave the divisive sectarian nonsense to the deid club and the diet Huns from Edinburgh. Hail Hail !!!!
Telbhoy67
Well said!
Honestly we are slaves to the racism.
NEGANON2 on 19TH FEBRUARY 2016 1:10 AM
Honestly we are slaves to the racism.
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Speak for yourself.
“Eff King Billy and John Knox”
Sectarian or not.
MACJAY
The song abuses (the memory of) two individuals for one simple reason. They were prominent Protestants.
Therefore,it’s sectarian. Ffs,I stopped singing it about 1981,it was so bad.
Sectarian?
Irrelevant
Would a reasonable person find it offensive?
Surely a resounding YES.
How`s about …
Eff St. Patrick and the Pope ?
When I was going every week home and away I was belting out RITG. To be honest, I’d went to 2 Catholic Schools in a Celtic orientated town and I never really experienced any stuff until being Employed, definitely a sheltered life for sure.
I believe the powers that be, whoever they are, and Ephesians 6 nails it, wants division constantly. The article that neganon2 highlighted in the Daily Record was indeed very sinister in the context of what is happening in Scotland. Their Established Club was Liquidated by the upstarts. The Support needs more support from those that have the ability to help them, when it is needed.
Listening to an Andy Weatherall (Sabres of Paradise fame) mix at a Primal Scream Birthday Party – Always gonnae be a good one.
Anyone know the track mix @ 11:00
LittleFluffyClouds.cSc
Welcome to the Best Club in the World Kris btw.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 19TH FEBRUARY 2016 1:34 AM
MACJAY
Mate.
I cherish Celtic fans who do not share my demographic and its associated baggage.
Anything which alienates a potential Celtic supporter , I would have a problem with.
Hence my concerns about some of our ” other songs ”
Hi,Hammy.
Noone would ever think that the Pope and the Orange odour would be on the same page on anything. They were on the vote for No to an Independent Scotland.
These are very strange days.
If we’d went Indy, and many still think it was rigged, I certainly wouldn’t rule that out, I reckon we’d be in a poor condition. I voted No.
I remember Kojo calling out the SNP for being Communist with their manifesto thingy, I dinnae ken if he was right or wrong the comment just got my attention.
They are making a lot of unnecessary laws it has to be said.
Matthew 25:31-46
INIQUIOUSIV
I you’re still around,I lost your addy-and a few more-when my iPhone didn’t back up properly after a battery change.
If you contact me on
bmcuwp@gmail.com
I’ll forward it to Eurochamps67.
MACJAY
True.
No point in converting our friends only to alienate them.
Those Saudis. tut tut.
BMCUWP @ 2:26
Bobby, thanks very much. I had to change my email anyway, because of spam. And I owe you a few guitar solos!
Paul send me EC67’s email and I’ ve already established contact.
I’ll send you my new address tomorrow.
Thanks again,
Iniquitous
INIQUITOUSIV
Cheers,bud. I even made a special effort to spell your moniker properly this time(!)
Can never have enough choons,and the sidebars are usually good too.
HH
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 19TH FEBRUARY 2016 2:27 AM
MACJAY
True.
No point in converting our friends only to alienate them.
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Converting to our Club.
:-)
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 19th February 2016 2:50 am
INIQUITOUSIV
Cheers,bud. I even made a special effort to spell your moniker properly this time(!)
Can never have enough choons,and the sidebars are usually good too.
HH
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I remember spelling The effervescent name wrong on here, the Hell hath nae Fury.
I have a story to tell there as well.
The Lord My God, well apparently Nothing is the Reason I’m still fighting, thankfully not physical fights.
And it was not an intentional misspelling I was just drunk.
PETEC
An excuse I frequently make use of…
Who’s the effervescent one,btw?
The Zion Lion. ;))
The Stone Roses – thumbs ~~~~~
ElephantStone.CsC
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS,
I’m very happy because a dude I work with is going to be a Dad again. He already has a daughter but he never got to see her growing up. When he told his Daughter she was going to have a wee Sister or Brother she burst out crying. He is a mad punk rocker with Principles and great knowledge. He Talks Right Wing but could not be more helpful to those just trying to make a better life for themselves in Britain. He challenges me all the Time about the Bible and how it is lost in translation, he is pigheaded there I must say….. Too much History Channel sh!t going on…. ;))
Oh and His fav politico is Tony Benn
PETEC
Wish your bud good luck from me,sounds as though his middle years are gonna be fun!
Tony Benn was a favourite of many,way back when. Partial to a brew…
For BSR.
Only LOVE can break your Heart
2000 age group respecta, selecta.
Let it Rumble, Let it Roll.
Patience is a virtue.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS,
He is an incredible person, he used drugs constantly for years. I actually think he listens to me.
He is an amazing person. He exposes the cowardice of the Union members in a Capitalist World.
I know he is sickened by Champagne Socialists who Moan at the Steward. FFS.
UNITE – Worst Union Ever
Big Government is Bad.
Big Union is Worse.