Fraser Forster had a daily routine which verged on OCD. He rose at 6:00, ate his first meal of the day, drove to Lennoxtown (while eating six pancakes, as it happens), then worked-out in the gym. He stopped for ‘breakfast’ with the rest of the team, his third intake of the day, before training started at 10:00.
After training the players take lunch, then head home. Fraser stayed, back to the gym, or some specialist work with goalkeeper coach Stevie Woods, before heading home at 16:30. He was first to arrive and last to leave, every day.
This was his routine, broken only something as rare as a dentist visit. Every biological and fitness measurement was documented with improvements targeted.
Years ago, he decided he was going to this year’s World Cup. The personal relationship, which took visits to London to maintain, was put on hold. The visits interrupted the work schedule for two days, which he couldn’t afford.
There is a reasonable chance that he put more work into his game than any player in Celtic history, the contrast with some would anger you. The results were remarkable. Fraser transformed from a rough stone into the only man in the England World Cup squad not to play in their feted league.
Much of this was as a result of the meeting of minds he had with Stevie Woods. Stevie completely changed Fraser’s game, set career targets with him and planned how to reach them. I could make a good case that Woods is one of the leading goalkeeping coaches in Europe. He created one of the greatest keepers in Britain and will do so again.
On a personal level, he is everything you would want a Celtic player to be, had time for kids, time for fans. He graduates from Celtic as a credit to our club. We want more like this.
While I’ll have genuine regret if he goes, the axiom of the ages remains true, we manage our assets, or we fail to manage our assets. If we have £10m to add to or deny the budget, it should not be tied up in a goalkeeper.
So good for Celtic, but it’s left me with a problem. I’ve a nine-year-old who eats, sleeps, talks and, most of all, dreams, Fraser Forster. Hero worship has never been so intense, so I’ll delay wishing the big guy well, just in case….
Just so you know, Maribor would put us out if we played them this week. Don’t go dreaming of Champions League football yet.
Still cannot believe what happened yesterday.
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Neganon2
Not a good start but that is all it means.
Agreed Tom M. Legia can beat it.
Celtic ‘corrupt’? Danso, got a good lawyer?
I thought the manager wasn’t keen on loan deals : “Loan deals are a possibility but they are not ideal – you don’t want to develop other clubs’ talent and not get any money for it. The important thing is to get someone who will make the team much better.”
So far we have one loan deal in Inge Berget and now looking at the possibility of Tonev on loan,I don’t know a great deal about these players but they don’t strike me as players who will make the team much better and it certainly doesn’t align with the managers philosophy on loans. Deals of this nature give the perception of uncertainty in a players ability to deliver and if they do, they are back in the shop window. If we are to develop as a team through Ronny’s vision then we need permanent signings unless the player involved in the loan is proven at the highest level.
Legia
Hello can I speak to Peter?
Celtic
He’s busy
Legia
Can you ask him if we can have your place in the CL if we get thrown out?
Celtic
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Jude
Got Joe Fanning’s three at Haydock.
Lost half my winnings at Ayr last night.
G Lee let me down. :(
Ah macjay1 so you want others to show their cvs etc but you are not willing to do so???
Silly boy.
Liverpool are humping Dortmund 4-0 in a friendly. Dortmund’s reputation will be taking a pounding around the world.
Satsuma.co.uk being advertised at the home of Hearts’ opponents.
Smacks of a wee bit of the lot that used to play there before they folded.
Ulcyr
How is it possible to keep up so many years of constant moaning minnie negativity?
I’m in awe. :-)
McGhee and Sow now odds on to be sent off.Card happy Thompson depending on strip as per normal.
Martybhoy yes indeed but poor Ronny doesn’t have any say.
Burnley78
13:12 on
10 August, 2014
If you scroll back to around half eight lat night you will find a a short resume of CEO’s Celtiic career that I posted.
You may or may not agree with it.
Craig Thomson setting up Hearts for the inevitable red card 3 yellows to them now.Hail Hail Hebcelt
Captain beef heart do you believe that celtic knew about the 5 way agreement?
Auldheid. Oh dear.
Thomson booking every Hearts tackle now.
ernie lynch
I don’t think it’s nonsense and if FF had said I want to stay at Celtic
he’d still be here.
When has any club ever worldwide came out with a statement that
we’re selling XY or Z because the price is right?
Ultimately you’re dizzing Celtic even although you agree with their
decision to sell, which of course is a no brainer when someone waves
£10m in your face.
The boy Carrick for Hearts is an empty jersey.
Big Joe
I am 20 mins inland from Baza.
For some reason I thought you were up Barca way, didn’t realise you were just up the road, in fact I know a Joe from Tore, an Irish bloke, a barman, can’t remember the bar, in saying that, he might have gone back to Ireland, haven’t been in touch for over a year.
There was a poster a while back that lived down Mazzaron way, McGrain in Spain, I think, not sure mind you.
HH
martybhoy59
That comment was in relation to Aquino, who it seemed we could get in on loan but with no chance of a deal after.
We have an option to sign Berget and presumably Tonev too.
Neganon2, the disparaging, disrespectful references to Ronny Deila do your arguments no good.
He may prove your assumptions of him correct, I hope not.
But calling him names reflects poorly on your argument.
” Diedbrox up next so we’ve planned for 10 v 11 ”
Robbie Neilson
For anyone living in doubt about the quality of the phoenix club in Glasgow…
Today’s team :
Bell, Foster, McCulloch (36), Zaliukas, Wallace, Templeton, Black, Law, Macleod, Miller (34), Boyd (30)
Distinctly-average SPL standard (Hearts, Aberdeen rejects) or worse… we will murder them next season…
fleagle1888
Just another tim. You are missing the point. Celtic wanted to sell FF and get money. We all knew it. You can argue about the whys and wherefors of selling your best player before a CL qualifier etc. but the point is that celtic try and spin the pr to say they tried to hold onto him.
No they didn’t. It’s nonsense.
Fleagle 1888 no we won’t because we will have no good players left!!!!
The disparaging remarks towards fellow posters likewise.
jude2005 is neil lennon \o/
13:59 on 10 August, 2014
Josh played the last 10 mins with the 18s V Airdrie 20s. Were down 2 nil at ht but fought back to win 4 -2. Another cracking goal from Mark Hill started the fight back!!
…………….
You must be really proud of yer grandson mate.
Good luck to the lad.
Is Sammi still a free agent ? If so we should re-sign the big guy and let him show the rest of the team how to do business in a professional manner and give him the armband till Broonies gets back
HH
gsu
PeterLatchfordsBelly
13:57 on
10 August, 2014
Macjay or whatever your name is….
I’m neither a hun nor a mindless moron. Ya bass.
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Did I say you were?
That would have been out of character.
The only huns I have outed have,in then fullness of time and with the wisdom of hindsight, subsequently and indisputably proved to be guilty as charged.
Peter or whatever your name is…………go forth and multiply.
Doc how am I calling him names. I genuinely feel sorry for RD. He has no power or influence.mwhat names am I calling him?
Neganon2
What amazes me is your ability to speak about Res12 when you haven’t a clue what’s going on.
Says it all really.
pfa @ on the ball
CT is a media tart.
He works to an sgenda agreed at the SFA ludge meeting.
Plus as with all MIB he takes advice from Sky replays and the 4th official.
bournesouprecipe
14:12 on 10 August, 2014
It’s self contradictory to say you wanted a player to stay when you’ve just sold him.
So why bother saying it?
Doc all I get are abusive remarks.
Ok Auldheid what’s the latest on res12?
Tom McL
The (don’t laugh) reputable Mail online actually has a headline that reads “Celtic hid..
Mail online and Legia both very reminiscent of Deidco.
No dignity.
Pity we seem to be writing Tonev off before the rumours are confirmed to be true. And if he’s ‘just’ a winger, well, it looks like he knows where the goal is…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deWQL7Rtb-4
When does the Transfer windae close.? Dont waaant to get to excited to soon!!!