The injury crisis in central defence had an interesting consequence for Celtic’s Champions League squad, announced yesterday. As things stand, we have only two fit central defenders who have played for the club, Liam Scales and Gustaf Lagerbielke. Nat Phillips is fit but has yet to make his debut.
As recently as a month ago, Liam could have expected to be at another club by now, but subsequent events, not least his performance at Ibrox, mean he was certain to be included as one of the 17 non-home-grown players in the 25-man squad.
Had Maik Nawrocki been fit, it is unlikely that Nat Phillips would be at the club, or that Liam made the cut (he would not have played at Ibrox), freeing up an extra place which would have been taken by Alexandro Bernabei.
Liam can also play left back, so our first reserve for that position missed out. Being Scottish, Scott Bain benefited as Benjamin Siegrist missed out. James Forrest, Mikey Johnston, Tony Ralston and Stephen Welsh, Greg Taylor and David Turnbull are the other Scottish-developed players in the squad. At the rate English and German clubs have picked off our teenage talent in recent years, it is no surprise the club work to keep fringe former-youth players on the books.
Clubs from small countries face many pressures, shoe-horning so much of our Champions League hopes into only 17 players raised outside our territory is one of them.
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St.Stivs
Fine posting re ferguson overnight
HH
new article posted.
MCPHAIL BHOY on 14TH SEPTEMBER 2023 11:53 AM
Potter knocks back Rangers (sic) approach according to an Ibrox mole who has begun ‘Operation get Beale to resign which will mean that we don’t have to pay him for his full contract’.
I know it’s a long call sign but they only had a week to come up with it!
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This story has came from a London based reporter, so i’d lend credence that it has legs.
Personally I wish the so called corrupt board would actually call out the GB for the attention seeking pretendy anarchists they they are though, instead of bestowing them with tickets for away games and platitudes.
They are no different to the wee gangs of ultra types all the clubs seem to have now. Just different tunes saying ‘look at me’. Like the naughty wee child in the class seeking to be noticed.
pretendy anrachists, plastic paddies, woke, real world, grown up conversation…..
words and phrases used by usually older folk who seem quite happy with the status quo and who have idly sat by watching the world get to where it is today…
imo, they dont get enough attention..
https://www.aidaceltic.com/aida-celtic-an-imminent-legacy
https://www.thickaccent.com/2022/10/12/badass-celtic-fans-turn-uefa-fine-into-food-bank-donation/
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/4901460/green-brigade-celtic-fascism-charity/
Ten Men Won The League…
was it Harry Potter, Pansy Potter or Graham Potter ?
Bit disheartened by the fact that neither Kyogo or Maeda scored in Japan’s recent victories. Not sure they can do it at a higher level. Hope I’m wrong. 4 goals were banged in against Turkey and the same amount versus Germany and yet no goals from Celtic stars.