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It was such a jar to the senses.  Twice a striker was clean through on the keeper inside the box.  For 12 months, this only led to one outcome.  Last night we saw Joe Hart make two saves we have not seen since his former England squad team mate was in goal.

Playing out from the back, as we do, takes nerves and practice.  The key players are the goalkeeper, the central defenders and the two deepest central mids.  The latter two need to be comfortable controlling a pass facing their own goal with an opponent on their shoulder.  Callum McGregor and David Tunbull have this.

You can expect a few bumps on the road; McGregor’s nightmare back pass being an example, but we will improve as the season progresses.  Developing this attribute will inevitably cost goals, but you see the speed and effectiveness of the transition into attack.  Gone are the days of circulating the ball endlessly in a horseshoe pattern, or worse, the long ball.

I also liked our new player, Tom Rogic – another who has the ability to bring the ball under instant control with an opponent (or two, as it often was last night) breathing down on him.  Kenny Dalglish would use his body to keep an opponent from getting a toe on the ball, Tom brought it all back last night.  For me, this is an unexpected sunset performance.  Tom is a throwback, without an engine for the modern game, so these treats will remain a cameo.

How are you feeling about the direction of travel?

Last night’s starting 11 had three new signings, eight players who were here last season, seven of whom are Scottish.  Three signings and, of course, a manager we traveled the world to bring to Glasgow!  There are certainly no guarantees against AZ, but the recovery has been swift and impressive.  You are not going to hear this from too many sources, but the fundamentals at the club remain very good; watch how we grow.

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  1. TheLurkinTim on

    Pete…yep…both Pfizer…my 5g has never been better….I wonder why ;-)) Now all I need is a 5g device ;-))

     

     

    Vaccinate ffs….it’s why none of us has Polio…or Smallpox etc

  4. petec on

    TheLurkinTim on 15th August 2021 12:49 am

     

     

    Pete…yep…both Pfizer…my 5g has never been better….I wonder why ;-)) Now all I need is a 5g device ;-))

     

     

    Vaccinate ffs….it’s why none of us has Polio…or Smallpox etc

     

     

     

    ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

     

     

    It isnae for me, after stopping taking Dr.Ugs I had a bad Immune System.

     

     

    Camu Camu got me fighting ailments like never before. Its natural – A powder frae South America too :))

  5. petec on

    TheLurkinTim on 15th August 2021 12:54 am

     

     

    U moonhowl for a reason…I forgot…don’t speak to me again

     

     

     

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

     

     

    Coolio

  7. petec on

    Oh and the 5G is nonsense, as far as I am aware. Dinnae attribute me to that TLT, very sad. You will be getting Boosted for ever more now.

     

     

    I obviously pissed you off. Not ma problem.

     

     

    C’mon the Leather Belts Today.

  11. TheLurkinTim on

    Quiz….who knows about DNA and mRNA…

     

     

    who knows their interaction

     

     

    Oh…that’s right…scientists who have

     

    dedicated their lives to

     

    understand epidemiology, virology etc

     

     

    but uour internet search was a journey

     

    of confirmation bias ;-))

     

     

    FuckYouCSC

  15. Martim1980 on

    THELURKINTIM on 15TH AUGUST 2021 1:23 AM

     

     

    Agreed everyone of those ‘Scientific’ folk involved with the vaccine has pledged an Oath to preserve life. They have comitted their lives to helping people, which I cannot compete with although try to in the littlest ways.

     

     

    Compared with the narcissistic youtubers, twitertwatti and bloggers ‘foggers’ who only want hits to get advertising who spread such nonsense.

     

     

    In no way am I scientifically qualified but the nature of the vaccine and process is something over a lifetime every living thing does…catch something, survive and then build immunity.

  23. TheLurkinTim on

    Martim1980…catch somethin mibbe…enjoy the fact that we can/could isolate and mitigate against viruses. Simple fact is we need herd immunity…we’re getting there…but idiots are determined to put pressure on our NHS

  24. TheLurkinTim on

    And I wonder if that’s deliberate attempt to break it…but that’s a whole new discussion;-))

  38. Sláinte Ange on

    Allegedly, Odsonne Edouard is attracting interest from Ligue 1, with Nice reported to be preparing a bid for the Celtic star. Football Insider writes that a number of clubs have registered their interest in the 23-year-old, but it is the French side who are expected to make their move imminently. Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic had previously wanted £40m for their hitman, before their asking price was dropped to a fee expected to be in the region of £20m.

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