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Anchoring to a distant geographical base is not intuitively how you would expect a football club to recruit but Celtic are clearly working their contacts in Israel these days.  Beram Kayal has worked out well in the two and a half years since joining from Maccabi Haifa, as has Nigeria international, Efe Ambrose, who joined from Israeli club Ashdod in the summer.

Neil Lennon recently mentioned he needed cover for left back (despite right-footed Adam Matthews performing heroics there against Barcelona), so it is no surprise that Israel international Rami Gershon is in town today.  Gershon has played less than a dozen games for Standard Liege since leaving Israel three years ago, although he was a regular pick for loan club Kortrijk.  Should he sign he will be a low-risk addition to the squad but he has almost certainly received commendation from the same sources who recommended Kayal and Ambrose.

Best of luck to Rabiu Ibrahim, who left for Kilmarnock after promising much but delivering little as a prodigy at Sporting and PSV Eindhoven.  He was the low-risk addition of last January.  You’ve got to kiss a lot of frogs……

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  1. praecepta

     

     

    Excellent post. Fans are taken for granted, especially season ticket holders. The club just simply do not interact with their most valuable asset. In all the years I have had season tickets not once did I receive a request for feedback on the match day experience. We see excellent ideas on a regular basis from fans on-line, have seen some crackers on this site.

     

     

    Wake up Celtic before it’s too late, might already be!

     

     

    Dan

  2. 1 Villarreal

     

    2 6 in a row first to do that

     

    3 arsenal

     

    4 no scots

     

    5 Gould Marshall Warner

  3. 1)What team did Henrik made his last Celtic competitive European game against? Villareal

     

     

    2)What feat did Celtic achieve between the seasons 1905 to 1910 inclusive? won 6 leagyes in a row

     

     

    3) Which English side did Celtic beat to lift The Empire Exhibition Cup? Everton

     

     

    4) What was historic about the Hoops starting line up against Dunfermline on 8th September 2001? No Scots

     

     

    5) Name the 5 goal keepers that played for Celtic during the 1998-99 season? Gould Kerr McCondichie Jharine Barry John Corr

  4. prestonpans bhoys on

    1)What team did Henrik made his last Celtic competitive European game against?

     

    Villareal

     

    2)What feat did Celtic achieve between the seasons 1905 to 1910 inclusive?

     

    win all league titles

     

     

    3) Which English side did Celtic beat to lift The Empire Exhibition Cup?

     

    Toffies

     

     

    4) What was historic about the Hoops starting line up against Dunfermline on 8th September 2001?

     

     

    all foreign

     

     

     

     

    5) Name the 5 goal keepers that played for Celtic during the 1998-99 season?

     

    I would need my heed looked at if I knew that…..

  5. 1.Villareal

     

    2.6 in a row

     

    3.Everton

     

    4.No scots in line up

     

    5.Bonner, McKnight, Rough, Andrews, McAlpine

  6. The Spirit of Arthur Lee on

    1 Dunfermline

     

    2 6 in a row

     

    3 Everton

     

    4 No scots in the team

     

    5 Kerr, Gould, McCondichie Hodgkinson barry john corr

  7. praecepta

     

     

     

    20:54 on 4 January, 2013

     

     

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    excellent post m8 …………

  8. celticrollercoaster loves Wee Oscar, our Celtic Warrior on

    Answers to round 1

     

     

    1)Villareal

     

    2)Won 6 successive league championships

     

    3)Everton

     

    4) First Celtic starting line up not to include a Scotsman

     

    5)Jonathan Gould Stewart Kerr Andy McCondichie Tony Warner Barry John Corr

  9. celticrollercoaster loves Wee Oscar, our Celtic Warrior on

    Scores after round 1

     

     

    Setting Free the Bears 10

     

    joe_joe_john_bobby_teddy 8

     

    Kayal33 7

     

    The Spirit of Arthur Lee 7

     

    Boab1888 5

     

    channelislandcelt 5

     

    Jobo Baldie 4

     

    praecepta 4

     

    prestonpans bhoys 4

  10. celticrollercoaster loves Wee Oscar, our Celtic Warrior on

    Round 2 of 5: From the following list, select the 5 hoops players that made more sub appearances than first team starts for Celtic(league games only)

     

    (To clarify: For a sub appearance to count, they must have entered the field of play)

     

    (2pts if you are first to answer Q correctly, 1pt if correct but not first. One submission only per round )

     

     

    Stephen Pearson

     

    Stephen Crainey

     

    Ross Wallace

     

    Owen Archdeacon

     

    Moma Sylla

     

    Mark Burchill

     

    Liam Miller

     

    Jamie Smith

     

    Evander Sno

     

    Brian McLaughlin (Wee Eddie)

  11. prestonpans bhoys

     

    21:00 on

     

    4 January, 2013

     

    praecepta

     

    20:54 on

     

    4 January, 2013

     

     

    The wonders of the tickets office! I’ve had a few rammies with their management.

     

     

    I’m not part of a CSC but for years I’ve been successful in the “ballots” for away games. Not one single game this year, not one…..

     

     

    celticrollercoaster loves Wee Oscar, our Celtic Warrior

     

    21:00 on

     

    4 January, 2013

     

    Round 1 of 5: If you know your Celtic History?

     

     

    (2pts if you are first to answer Q correctly, 1pt if correct but not first. One submission only per round )

     

     

    1)What team did Henrik made his last Celtic competitive European game against?villareal

     

     

    2)What feat did Celtic achieve between the seasons 1905 to 1910 inclusive? treble

     

     

    3) Which English side did Celtic beat to lift The Empire Exhibition Cup?everton

     

     

    4) What was historic about the Hoops starting line up against Dunfermline on 8th September 2001?

     

     

    5) Name the 5 goal keepers that played for Celtic during the 1998-99 season?gould kerr

  12. 1 the bothy young team

     

    2 they fielded a first eleven who had no nipples

     

    3 Panathankaikos

     

    4 they were all under 3 feet tall

     

    5 Andy, Andy, Andy, Andy and Jaoquin

  13. prestonpans bhoys on

    Stephen Pearson

     

    Ross Wallace

     

    Liam Miller

     

    Evander Sno

     

    Brian McLaughlin (Wee Eddie)

  14. ulysses

     

     

    “they fielded a first eleven who had no nipples”

     

     

    Obviously a dastardly Fenian plot to reduce the risk that they would be flagged for offside during a cold winter game.

  15. Awe_Naw

     

     

    Exceptionally poor Blogging that bristles with doubt, controversy, lack of substance, hearsay and the cheek to mention ‘disproportion’ and the GB in one piece.

  16. celticrollercoaster loves Wee Oscar, our Celtic Warrior on

    prestonpans bhoys

     

    21:24 on

     

    4 January, 2013

     

     

    Only by me :-)

  17. celticrollercoaster loves Wee Oscar, our Celtic Warrior on

    Answers

     

     

    Pearson, Crainey, Burchill, Smith & Sno

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