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Neither you nor I are medical experts, but if Leigh Griffiths can bang in a couple of goals for the reserves last night, he can take his place on the bench against his old club, Livingston, on Saturday.  The 11 games in five weeks before the winter break will go a long way to determining the success or otherwise of our season.  Going into this period with only Odsonne Edouard available up front places too much of a burden on the French striker.

Tottenham, honestly!  All the money in the world and they think Jose Mourinho is the next big thing in football management.  Five years ago, Mauricio Pochettino was an inspiring choice, the hottest property in England after setting Southampton on a road to finding and developing young players, before selling them at an enormous profit (including Victor Wanyama).

Mourinho is not without talent and he is undoubtedly box office, but his natural instincts are as far removed from Tottenham’s as it is possible to imagine.

Yet again, we look at a football club and wonder, with all these resources, why can’t you just go out and find a manager with a verifiable record of improving teams?  Is it really that difficult?

I’m over the Seville thing with Mourinho, no grudges left.  If he’s ever in town he’s welcome to draw the Paradise Windfall, but Tottenham do not deserve this appointment to be successful.  It is lazy and conservative – and there are enough like that around.

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  1. Off to the shops then, she convinced me by saying ” you can huv a pint

     

    and wear your Cellic tap, sumbdy always talks to you then. ”

     

    Good shout.

     

    Aff oot.

     

    H.H . Mick

  2. Afoabi is a strapping lad OK, I’d love to see him get into a match day squad. It would be too big an ask to start him but if a game was in the bag there would be an opportunity for him to stake a claim.

     

    We have an array of young talent, Frimpong, Johnston, O’Connor, O’Connell. Dembele, Oko-Flex, Burt, Afolabi, Aitchison & Henderson to name a few, they all need a run of games but so do Griffiths. Arzani Taylor Bayo & Shved. It is an impossible situation.,

  3. Ha ha Greeninbingley…

     

     

    I was thinking – of all the sites I’d imagine there must be at least a couple of medically learned chaps/chapettes.

     

     

    CQN – lazy journalism :)

  4. Good morning CQN from a dark, wet but roastingly humid Garngad, currently a balmy 4 degrees😂

     

     

    Never mind this 34 in Melbourne crap 😂👍

     

     

    Get the Griff on the bench and some game time on Saturday.

     

     

    Ps how will we all manage now that Prince Andy is stepping back fae pubic duties???😂

     

     

    HH

     

     

    D. :)

  5. David66

     

     

    Morning mate

     

     

    Stepping back from public life- yes

     

    Stepping back of Civil list- no

     

    Still a parasite- yes

     

     

    HH

  6. HunderbirdsAG

     

     

    Many happy returns hope you have a great day/night

     

     

    Hope Leigh can get some game time but pretty sure Neil will already know what he might need in January, hope Livvy get a doing on Saturday since they are the only team that have beat Neil domestically this season

     

     

    Hail Hail

  7. Delighted to hear Leigh’s bangin’ in the goals.

     

     

    We need him challengin’ for a place in the team.

     

     

    HH

  8. Macjay.

     

    From that article:

     

     

    ` Celtic supporters often moan about the lack of caps given to the Lisbon Lions, `

     

     

    Or it coulded have been worded thus:

     

     

    `Celtic supporters often point out the lack of caps awardeed to the Lisbon Lions.`

  9. “Celtic supporters often moan about the lack of caps given to the Lisbon Lions, but what is perhaps less well known is the number of times Jock Stein prevented his own players from reporting for duty. Why risk Bobby Murdoch for a Finland game when there’s a European semi-final a few weeks away?”

     

     

    Another cracker from Neil Cameron

     

     

    Celtic fans can never moan about anything

  10. AT 7.24am

     

     

    Vivid memories of watching that game at my brothers house after spending the day avoiding the score (even in Oz, this is not easy when Epl is involved). On arrival had to check if he’d manage to negotiate his day without finding out the score- check. The omens were good!

     

     

    Both relieved we sat down to watch the game with a couple of other pals.

     

     

    When we got the free, said to my bro ‘ this is Naka country’

     

     

    ‘Na, too far out ‘ he said

     

     

    Next minute…bedlam as we watch it curl into the top bin and proceed to bounce around his lounge room in delight. Tense game followed and I thought we’d blown it when we gave away the pen. Up steps the holy goalie, mare bedlam.

     

     

    Loved going to work the next morning seeking out all the epl followers to tell them about one of the best free-kicks in CL history.

     

     

    Naka was one of a kind.

     

     

    Cheers for sharing.

     

     

    HH

  11. Hunderbirds are Gone on

    AN TEARMANN

     

    I try to take my love for Celtic out of it, and therefore I am not sure if I succeed

  12. Hunderbirds are Gone on

    Part two (hard to post with all the jumping around.)

     

    … but I think Naka’s free kick at Celtic Park is the best I have ever seen.

     

    🍀⚽️

  13. Anyone get the chance to read Peter Crouch- How to be a footballer, would recommend.

     

     

    Behind the scenes account of his time playing in the PL. Very funny in parts. Story of him and his Liverpool teammates go-karting the day before the CL had me in stitches.

     

     

    Comes across as very down to earth which is ironic for someone who would have to duck for low flying aircraft…:)

     

     

    Patter polis will be at my door shortly…:)

     

     

    HH

  14. Dbhoy

     

    Apparently ,on being asked what he would have been if not a professional footballer, the bold Peter replied, ” A virgin”.

  15. 13 years ago Lord how time flies, that was my best trip ever to Paradise. We managed to get 6 tickets out of 3 Season Books but were scattered around the ground. I was with my mate just behind the goal where the Holy Goalie saved the penalty. Never forget that night.

  16. prestonpans bhoys on

    Looks like the buffalo sale continues on the SMSM. Latest pish is that Saint-Etienne bulk away from Hun’s saying they are greedy, now I take it the SMSM think we have no access to the internet?!?

     

     

    Just a wee wonder onto their website and look at their purchases this season: 4M euro’s for one guy and two 1.8 buys. So suddenly we are to believe they would spend 20+m on the well announced asking price for buffalo.

     

     

    Of course perhaps the rumours are true and Saint-Etienne are only offering what they think is right price………………………another 1.8M buy !!

  17. Naka best free kick taker ever at CP…some crackers in his back catalogue. 2 v Man U and one at Killie to win the league and his shot from 40 yards v the hun

     

     

    Kikinthenakas

     

    🍀🍀🍀x🍀🍀🍀

  18. MacJay

     

    That link to the ET was also the paper version in the Herald yesterday.

     

     

    Two for the price of hun😀

     

     

    Really love we’re here blames Jock Stein (obliquely) for the lack of Lions caps.

     

    So it was Big Jock who took Jinky to the 74 World Cup and left him on the bench for three games?

  19. HS

     

     

    A copywriter in an advertising agency is his serious answer.

     

     

    He was in awe of Gerrard as a player, has a whole chapter on him in the book. In his down time he was fanatical about football according to the big chap.

     

     

    HH

  20. Still buzzing with Taylors performance the other night.Added to his display for us in his first game,he looks a player.Fit as a butchers dog.He deserves a run in the first team.I like Hayes but he is not a LB.Should only be used as cover.

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