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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Timbhoy163
There was a Pig and Whistle pub in McNeill Street in the Gorbals, certainly there till late 70s maybe early 80s. Don’t know if it is still there.
It was owned by Michael Heraghty.
Big Jimmy
I see you beat me to it.
I was in the pub once. It was a sort of pilgrimage thing.
I see Nacho Novo is backing the huns to steal the league from us
Oh well thats it then we might as well send the league trophy
over to Ipox
Is there any bigger motivation to the tic romping the league
as to prove that repulsive rat wrong
BURNLEY78 on 12TH DECEMBER 2022 9:56 AM
They’ve got a totally uncompromising attitude that’s exciting.
There’s no bullshit either, confidence, a bit of arrogance but no empty words.
Like Ange and totally unlike Beale who comes across as a mouthy south London wide boy.
We don’t need 3 international right backs. Makes sense to sell … so long as the money is used as P67 describes and we don’t see a return to Lawwellball.
CELTICFOREVER on 12TH DECEMBER 2022 11:39 AM
I see Nacho Novo is backing the huns to steal the league from us
……………….
WILL NOVO put a large wedge on his old Club and put HIS Money where his Mouth is ?
Somehow, I DOUBT IT….Its ALL TALK of course.
The Huns are 10/1 to win the SPL……
CELTIC are 1/20 ON with Bet365 to win the SPL.
Novo….just yet another wee CHEATING, RATBAG HUN.
In his playing days, he was forever TELLING the Hun support EVERYTHING that they wanted to hear.
HH Mate.
McCullum, the coach changed test batting when he was a player. He’s not asking his players to do anything he didnt do as an international batsman, it means his message carries more weight.
Ange has years of experience and past success to back up his words. Beale has nothing when things go wrong and the doubts start, as they will at some point
new article posted.
Read the new Post
Same as the old Post….
Oh no there isnt
No new article yet, as far as I can tell.
There’ll be a pig with a whistle when we play the Ibrox mob next. Might even be one at Pittodrie
I see the new article is an indefinite article.
If a new article is posted in a forest, is there still a podium fight?
CELTICFOREVER @11:39 AM
I see Nacho Novo is backing the huns to steal the league from us …
Is there any bigger motivation to the tic romping the league as to prove that repulsive rat wrong?
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CelticForever – Lol.
I’d completely forgotten about the aforementioned irrelevant no mark.
A yapping dog. Nada mas.
Proving him wrong (on anything) doesn’t register on my radar at all.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1601297440883486721
Hope that plays , superb 👏👏👏👏
Bognorbhoy
Hibs? Calton Hill?
Not sure I have seen it mentioned on any of the fawning reports Re Sevco thrashing Leverkusen 3-0 that their team was missing World Cup players and it is some 6 weeks before their league resumes in Germany.
BIG JIMMY Could you tell me what’s the name of the pub across from The Shipbank ,is it The Kirk or something like that,and can you remember the Central Police Station is still there on the right side under the Railway Bridge on the Saltmarket.
Juranovic, why should we sell? Part II
Parts III and IV to follow….
*article live now.
Cpneybhoy
If a new article is posted in the forest,
Do I get the clap?
SumfinprofoundCsc :-))