It was quite a fascinating weekend in the Scottish Premiership. Celtic started the action by labouring before taking the lead and moving into cruise control against Ross County. St Mirren bookended the action by scoring a 95th minute winner at Easter Road. Motherwell rode their luck to earn a point at Dundee, St Johnstone continued to concern their fans by going down 0-2 to Hearts, while Aberdeen failed to make a single attempt on target in a 0-0 at Livingston. Oh, and Kilmarnock failed to read the script by beating Newco.
The excitement Kyogo generated two years ago, on his first league start for Celtic, against Dundee, was palpable. He scored a hattrick, causing us all to hope we had signed the real deal. Two years on and the evidence is overwhelming. His performance on Saturday was just as impressive.
Twice he dropped deep to create a chasm of space behind that he filled with two inch-perfect passes. David Turnbull should have scored with the first, Matt O’Riley made no mistake with the second. His goal was not an easy strike; placing a bouncing ball from 12 yards with enough control to keep it on target, but still managing to beat the keeper. Turnbull’s head-flick and Liel Abada’s early cross both contributed to an excellent move. He is without doubt in the top two Celtic players of this century.
Maik Nawrocki showed enough to indicate why we spent so much money bringing him to Glasgow. His first involvement was a choice to concede a corner within 15 seconds of the start. It’s what we would expect in a Champions League encounter, less so against County, but the player was right to take no chances.
For two years I have lamented the infrequency our central defenders break the lines and carry the ball forward – as Kris Ajer did. Maik took one opportunity to do this, hopefully we’ll see it again.
We are a few weeks shy of two years since Carl Starfelt and Cameron Carter-Vickers teamed up in central defence. In that time, they have not lost a single game over 90 minutes to Scottish opposition. Carl took the more difficult left-sided role, despite being right footed. If, as likely, he moves on this week, he leaves a big jersey to fill.
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SAINT STIVS
And, in the modern world, is there such a thing as mens netball ? if there is where is the reporting of it ?
Ha Ha, I am up for a game but I am not sure they will find a skirt big enough !
Of course there is
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/63384826
the english thorns, as the warn up for the english roses,
the world has gone mad, but each to their own, it is good i suppose that if you cant play football you try excel in any other sport.
walking football, sitting down darts, the sun lounger 50 metre dash, and so on
TomMcLaughlin 2.34
Thanks for that article.👍
HH
as an aside,
my wife managed to record the road race cycling yesterday in glasgow, she said you will like the views of the country, and that stuff, so i gave it a go,
I thought jeese oh 270 kms of peddaling , that is some endurance test, but watching it, once they got to the city, why do they do that 20 laps type end of the race, it went on and on and on, i thought is was nice for the people to see something (how many tricolours btw), but it must have been boring after say 2 laps, why not just have a big long road race that gets to the city as the real end point,
just sitting here wondering (another great sport).
My issues with English Sport is very simplistic, I want every English Team be they men, or women, to lose. Regardless of what type of game they are playing and who they are playing against..
When it comes to individual Sports I’m not that bothered, I have a big interest in Boxing and over the years had great admiration and liking for a number of English Boxers,
The teams, the Supporters and the British Media just piss me off.
Signed on this day…..Scott Sinclair
https://twitter.com/LilZe_7/status/1688324070969057281?t=7HDSp7HXiWnX6_yz2WSlNA&s=19
HH
When I rad about how biased and jingoistic the English media is about their teams, can I assume that those same posters feel that that is not the case by Scottish journalists concerning Scotland teams?
FWIW, I feel `we` are even worse.
WhyarewesogoodSSC
`read` .
Rangers would earn between £1.2m and £1.4m if PSV Eindhoven make Malik Tillman’s loan from Bayern Munich a permanent move. (Daily Record)
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From BBC Scotland gossip section today, this has to be a wind up surely?!
agree on Nawbrocki carrying ball forward – but would prioritize central defenders ability to win areal battles defensively and offensively. Links with Harry Souttar types excite me. I might actually get off my chair when we have a corner and be less anxious when opponents have corners.
LB would solidify what’s developing as team with good backbone – work to do!
I am going to set myself up here but ………….
I dont understand anyone of Irish or Scottish or Black heritage buying into the whole I am an England supporter first.
Ian Wright being an example. he really does my head in on it.
I met a best pal from school just the day after lockdown, he came up to the port from milton keynes, he has lived there 30 odd years, he has 3 bhoys, grown up now, and they played at a decent level, Luton, MK Dons, he was a good player himself.
We talked about going to the games way back in the 80s.
I was gobsmacked when he told me they were all looking forward to getting back to wembley for the england games, as they have the supporters club package,
i really did think wtf.
dont get me started on irish people supporting english teams either.
MCPHAIL BHOY
I read that earlier as well
Not sure how that would work
Or what deal they had if they dont sign
Sounds like a squirrel tho, just like the huns having support at Parkhead
MCPHAIL BHOY
Even their lies are lies
MCPHAIL BHOY on 7TH AUGUST 2023 5:16 PM
Rangers would earn between £1.2m and £1.4m if PSV Eindhoven make Malik Tillman’s loan from Bayern Munich a permanent move. (Daily Record)
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From BBC Scotland gossip section today, this has to be a wind up surely?!
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I have read this, and just scrathed my head as to what contractual part share in ownership of the player could thems , the 2nd rangers, have on the player.
They never bought him, they had a loan of him, with an option to buy, he only played 28 games but in the crazy biased envirnment of scotland he got Young player of the year, so you send him back form the loan, how can you be due any future cut of a transfer fee ?
I can only think they agreed it as some sort of “development fee” for playing him in a season, but i really so struggle with why you would agree that as the “owning club”, ie why would bayern do it ?
tillman is a german american btw.
` and a front three that are slower than a school music night.`
Can`t remember who said the above but I liked it :-)))
PS It was from a Newco site.
Saint stivs
Who do you think Ian Wright should support – he was born in England.
Sevco seek compensation for nobody signing Morelos
BSR
Just eat and few columian delivery services have the huns in their sights after fatboy left……..
*columbian lol
MCPHAIL BHOY on 7TH AUGUST 2023 5:16 PM
This grew legs from a hun website then consumed by the SMSM as gospel. Bayern pull out of the loan deal and pay huns £1m plus 10% sell on fee.
The problem when dealing with compulsive liars is they forget what was previously said. DR changes this story regularly, first shot was above, since two lower level EPL sides were after him for £10-15m.
This is their latest story….
Clunks
Was never they same after they caught the unseen fenian hand tinkering underneath his lambourghini.
BSR
I remember that
Few discreet news stories about it
To set up the finale
Then the big reveal
His wife suspected him of playing away from home
And hired a private detective to put a tracker on it
And the story was spiked……….
SAINT STIVS
Wright should support anyone but england. his family must have came from somewhere originally.
Could you explain what you mean by that exactly?
I want to know how Morelos squeezed into a Lamborghini. Honestly thought the story was even more fake when they told you the make of his car.
Let the good times roll. 👍
Clunks
Yip, Jackanory FC
Must have been some real skinny dipper to get underneath a Lambo 👍
Two grannies waiting at the bus stop wen a man in a trench coat approached and flashed them, one had a stroke….the other couldn’t reach
Thanks for the memories Carl…well…except for the last one ;-))
Thank you Stivs for saying no to that
Tom
Maybe wana think where that question led to before posting that?
“ Doctors say that you should eat 5 pieces of fruit or veg a day to remain healthy. Last week I ate 5 mouldy plums and that night I shxt the bed. What’s healthy about that? “
Viz csc
Mod
Perhaps Saint stivs should take his own advice
I am going to set myself up here but…..
SSB on now .
Popcorn at the ready , this’ll be good 🤪
Gene
You know what??
You might be right
All of them posts get binned
MODERATOR1888
I asked a simple question. It had absolutely nothing to do with you.
High time you stopped interfering and reined in your overactive sense of power.
Has CQN really come to this?
RobertTressell on 7th August 2023 1:50 pm
Yeah – I think we saw half of it on Saturday.
The other half is making the late runs into the box to get picked out by a winger or advanced full-back when the players already there are marked. A bit like how Abada makes those runs into the box from a high right position but instead they are coming from deep and central. Defenders are mostly ball-watching and by the time they notice the player it’s too late.
Armstrong was good at that, Petrov, Burley. Even Ledley although not as prolific would pop up with a few of those. Gundogan at Man City over the last three years or so as good as anyone. Always liked a good goalscoring MF.
Indeed matey
What happened to my post in part support of Tom?
Hot Smoked
After Tom and Gene posted about their reservations
In hindsight
Might not be something we want on CQN??
Not a dig at you, tom, gene or stivs