As we walked from our seats after the 1-1 home draw with Shakhar Donetsk, I engaged in a detest-fest against that day’s whipping boy. “Juranovic is in ahead of Ralston because he is a better player.” There was a lot of push-back against this opinion.
In my view, Josip did well to get goal-side of the supremely talented Mykhaylo Mudryk, who then cut inside before scoring from the edge of the area. So before revisionism kicks in, we should acknowledge one of the stars of this World Cup was being compared unfavourably with Anthony Ralston as recently as last month.
Despite my support of him, I didn’t think Jura had a performance like he gave last night in him. Vini Jr made so little impact against him he was hooked as Brazil failed to overcome a professional Croatia performance.
He is the best full back in Scotland, Celtic are currently cash-positive and on current trajectory, we should win the league and qualify for the Champions League group stage. So why should we entertain the thought of selling him?
It is about what you want to happen next at Celtic. I don’t just want to see Celtic win the league, I want to move beyond this season’s CL cannon fodder status and start winning games, qualifying for the knockout stages, as we did so recently. To do this, we have to buy increasingly better players and pay higher wages.
Few of those we buy will excel at a World Cup the year after they arrive, some will fail to make the cut. Not every success is destined to move on, many will become a mainstay of the team for several years. But I would like to see Celtic increasingly get them in, inflate their value and quickly move them on before their contracts being to run down, or their age profile counts against them, or form slips.
At 27, Josip is in prime Asset Management territory. We have already recruited his replacement, the only question is, how much? Or do we just settle for being cannon fodder?
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Hendersons Horse could only finish in 2nd Place at Odds ON.
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im sure you just made your cash back by lumping a few tens of thousands of quid on the Mullins hot pot at Cork at 1/9 😄😄
easy money if you have a suitcase full of notes!
it was rated nearly 20 pounds higher than the next best, won by a mere 15 lengths or so!
wish i couls earm that amount of cash for a 2 mile stroll round a park!
*could earn
Eatiful afternoon here. Great views across the river and of Ben Lomond B
LETS ALL DO THE HUDDLE on 11TH DECEMBER 2022 2:33 PM
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It didnt cost me too much of a loss, as I had also backed Two Winners at early odds of 9/2 and 6/4.
HH Mate.
●Bobby Collins,Robbie Keane and Henrik.●
Correctly answered by St Stivs.
Try this,not easy.
Which former Scotland striker became the first senior player to score a
hat trick at Wembley since Hurst did so,20 years previously.
▪︎Some of his previous club’s include Liverpool,Chelsea and Southampton.
David Speedie?
Quite correct, Mr SFTB.
“In 1986, he became the first senior player since Geoff Hurst in the 1966 World Cup final to score a hat-trick at Wembley, as Chelsea defeated Manchester City 5–4 in the Full Members Cup final,”
Lifted, on my part , straight from Wikipedia.
SFTB @3.50
Yes correct.
Chelsea 5 Man.City 4 Full members cup final 1986.
St Stivs.
Was in the company of Greenlion2 last week,there’s a good tim :-) knew yirsel and fr.Charlie too.good craic was had.
HH
Was reading report on Rous cup Scotland ! nil winners over England courtesy of Gough goal.Speddie was replaced by Murdo Macleod,making two Celts on the pitch.That was where I got the info re Speddies Hat trick,though I do remember the actual match.
BhoyjoeBelfast.
Have you heard tell of Scullybhoy recently?
If your in touch say hi,hope to see him on restart
HH
AN TEARMANN
Haven’t heard from him in a while,posted a few ‘if you are about’ get in touch messages.If I make contact I will pass on your good wishes.
Celtic Quiz News needs questions.
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 11TH DECEMBER 2022 4:53 PM
Celtic Quiz News needs questions.😊😊😊In the four divisions in Scotland and the four divisions in England. one team has a letter in its name which no other team has. What is it?
PS My answer was true when I first heard the question !
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 11TH DECEMBER 2022 4:53 PM
What teams in Scotland have a Club name which starts and finishes with the same letter?
eg Celtic .
Excluding the International Club championship ( Celtic 1 Racing Club 2) what are the ONLY competitions in which Celtic have played but not won? I can think of two.
St.Johnstone …HOT SMOKED.
HS
Europa UEFA – is that one or two?
ECWC and champions league.
Europa cup that makes 3.
Dryburgh Cup and Texaco Cup ?
Texaco became the Anglo Scottish. Burnley 78 will remember a game in that one.
David Speedie….
He lived in Dublin a few years back (maybe still does).
Anyhow he played in an over 35 league in which I played.
Played against once in a cup game.We won..but he was a nasty little ****.
Also on his team that day was Paul Byrne..remember him. Still had a nice touch but a rather large waistline.
Notta a lotta people know that
Just left the Andre Rieu concert in Maastricht, one of the last songs he did was YNWA😱😂😂
There has to be at least one hun at the concert👍😱😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😀😀
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/former-footballer-says-he-was-defamed-after-newspaper-claims-gang-links-1.2260468
Drybrough cup we beat rangers on pen.
Friendship cup.
What about names of teams that contain a place of residence.
E.G. falKIRK.
There are 5 more and one is a Scots team.
Not 5 but 4 answers for above question.
A wee heads up if any of you Celts have rte or rte iplayer
at 9.30 starts a 3 part documentary into the Irish Civil War.
Would be worth a watch.
HH
Hot smoked
East Fife
Bhoyjoebelfast thanks mate
HH
I was only responding to BSR`s request so don`t expect me to know the answers !!
Anyway, St Johnstone is the team I was thinking of and The Cup Winners Cup and the Fair Cities Cup were the two Cups I was thinking of.
East Fife is certainly one of the teams and, obviously, Celtic. The other two are not too tricky.
Cheerio for now.
BHOYJOEBELFAST on 11TH DECEMBER 2022 5:55 PM
StenHOUSEmuir.
Living (room) ston.
Bath(room) City
That`s enough nonsense from me.
definite cheerio now !
Cheerio.
X Crewe Alexandra
A view from America on the war on the poor
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/britain-poverty-cost-of-living-food-crisis-rcna57630
HH
Two Rugby Union internationals.
Different countries (one northern, one southern hemisphere).
But play in same row of the scrum.
Add just one letter to each of the first name and surname of one of them ..
… to get the name of the other.
AN TEARMANN @6.00
More than welcome.
Evening all.
Looking forward to Celtic back playing again.
A wee link to footwear suitable for this weather, fully endorsed by the Shipbank Shipwrecks, an ideal Christmas present. :)
https://youtu.be/SQNIpLoN_-8
HH
Who is acknowledged to be the best ball controller to come fom Scotland.