Living so close to England it’s easy for us to get drawn into the ways and processes which prove effective south of the border. SPL clubs all scout there, more often than not trying to pick up physically robust scraps discarded by the lower leagues, or troubled souls looking for a sixth chance. Scottish clubs are full of players who have failed to make the grade in England.
When Motherwell were looking for a manager a year ago I heard one of their directors say they hoped to get someone with experience of the English lower leagues, as this has proven to be an effective place for them to network in the past.
Problems with the neighbours works both ways. It’s too easy for English clubs to use the loose change part of their budget to scoop up anything that looks like promising talent from the SPL. While most players will earn well in England, few enjoy the career progression they hoped for.
They do things differently elsewhere. When was the last time teams from Cyprus or Switzerland badgered an English League Two side for their surplus talent? Developing football teams is difficult but a good top level plan helps. One of the most encouraging aspects of Celtic’s top level plan is that it meets criteria that match our place in the world. Recruit talent from the right markets, at the right age and price. Some money has been spent in England, but not much, and those who have arrived from there look decent value.
If Celtic are to match the recent Champions League achievements of Basel or Apoel Nicosia, players like Izaguirre, Kayal, Wanyama and Ki, who pitch up in Glasgow from what appears to be beyond the horizon of the English, will be crucial. Just as those players at Basel and Apoel, they arrived here within an affordable budget and appear to have the talent required to compete at the level Celtic aspires to.
11 years ago we bought Chris Sutton from Chelsea against competition from other FA Premier League clubs. He was soon joined by others at the peak of their ability and reputation, all relatively low-risk signings. We had a few years in the sun but it was neither affordable nor sustainable.
We’ll know soon enough if the current crop of players trying to establish a reputation for themselves have what it takes to win the league and compete in Europe. Good top level plans can still fail in execution, but I’d rather this strategy than send my cash down the M6.
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Cults
Ok, I bow to your superiorness.
I will go to my bed and torture myself for misjudging you, my humble apologies.
Kojo
Some folk are so exalted in their own minds the obvious escapes them…
superiority..if you must – sleep tight!
Sadie’sbhoy
I’ve heard of some parishes that do it prior to Easter events.
I did it once many moons ago whilst on a pilgrimage, never again I couldn’t stop greetin.
The Original Sadie,s Bhoy,
My parish in Mossendhas face to face confessionals.
Martin42
Raymac at 23:45
I was in Kracow 18 months ago , great place you’ll enjoy it.
When I was there the Tic were at home on the Sat afternoon so didn’t think
I’d find anywhere with the game , I just relied on texts frae home.
Loads of great restaurants , you can’t go wrong.
Mr Zbyszek will no doubt give you more precise info.
Enjoy.
HH
Dec,
lol, I dunno what to make of ya… ah think yer a wind up… but yer a hoot
hail hail and gnight
JQB
Rashers Tierney
Pal.
Ah see ye ur still at the Insults?
Wulll ye NEVER GROW UP?
Ye ur a Man.. or Ah guess ye ur a Man..
noo.
Time tae stoap the Kiddie Name calling.. and street Language..
Anyway..
Ah am gled that ye hiv raised the Name of Sir Paul in ye submission
Why don’t ye write a Nice Note tae Paul.
and Ask him..
If .. Kojo, maks submissions under any ithe Name. than..
well Kojo.
He surely knows, the score oan the yin..
Go oan.. Ask Sir Paul..
and
Ye wul find oot..
That
Kojo only maks Submissions under…
the name of
KOJO.
Exiled
on reflection – I apologise to you… I don’t know you, yet I’m posting snotty stuff to you..which is wrong – genuinely – apologies!
For allwe know, it woudnt surprise me if wee sly ally has done a deal with the sfa….trying to pretend hees angry……eg giving brother collum the mib spot for dec 28th….view was obscurred like they say
Raymac
Cracow is not the place for Euro games but remember that England and Holland will have their camps in the city. They will be playing in Ukraine but not decided to live there. Both and others prefer Poland.
I say about that becouse expect more tourists from those countries next year. Some will come much earlier to see the places few months before Euro 2012.
Parkheadcumsalford says:
8 December, 2011 at 22:43
Zbyszek, Gordon_J and everyone,
Anyone who pours any kind of scorn on mental illness is not worth debating with. They are way beneath contempt.
Guys – don’t read the imposter’s posts. Scroll by. I’m doing my best not to stoop to his level by insulting him more.
I spent this morning with a representative of a major UK charity who told me that Neil was an inspiration to their patients and had, without invite, turned up at a hospice on Christmas morning to help out and speak to the patients. He has offered to do whatever is required for the charity, without pay or publicity. That’s the kind of person he is.
As for mental health problems, I’m a volunteer in an organisation that deals with children. Tonight I was in tears thinking about the impact of mental health problems on the 2 young kids I saw earlier this week – awful, heartbreak and Kojo – you have NO idea.
I’m proud of Neil Lennon and will be ecstatic when he lifts the League trophy.
Hail! Hail!
DavieL
Hee hee hee….
Stupit, silly, skint huns.
God luvvem.
Declan
Oh the Glessga banter!! You the wan on the left??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T5K1HxEBCU
I just remembered a man called Bill Fuller earlier tonight. Then I looked him up and found out he had died September three years ago. He was a big man in every way. A great and good friend to those he took to. He would have been the man to promote Celtic, but being a Kerryman, his first love was GAA. He owned pubs in all the NY boroughs, and a welter of places in Ireland. It’s funny how these things come about. Way early in the troubles he wanted me to move to NY to work for him, but the missus didn’t want to go–kids too young and too far away from their grandparents. I was amazed when I read about his promotion of music–he knew all the top guys, and was instrumental in getting Johnny Cash more widely known. Right, that’s my first Guinness tomorrow in his memory.
My dear,dear,dear,friend..Martin42
Glad tae see that ye have shown interest in the subject..
of
Face tae Face Confessionals.
It is good tae Know, the Las Vegas …and Boise, Idaho..
are no the only places where a Catholic kin
challenge his Courage.
Yep..
It is Aye.. Face tae Face fur me.
Ah am done, fur good, wi the Ither..Anonymous. type. in the Daurkened Closet.
Nice chatting,pal
Kojo
yer pal..who likes ye aloater
Declan
Are you Rab Puskas of Youtube fame perchance !??
I haven’t read Kojo’s depression posts..but I can imagine it chimes with many of his right wing views that I don’t share..I still think he’s a top poster though – usually makes me think – even if I think he’s wrong, in fact ften I think he’s wrong but I’m only going to attack his views not attack him..
The only thing I’d say about depression is something I heard at a conference from a Psychiatric consultant – ‘Depression can be a fatal Illness’
A fact that struck me quite deeply and I am reminded of all too often when you see tragic events such as Gary Speed’s death. Not a subject to be joked about or treated lightly – depression is different to being fed up – Depression kills!
Kojo
Attention seeker you, never crossed my mind, and I say that from the bottom of my heart.
Now, your other alter egos, yes there are attention seeking tendancies.
Not being a qualified shrink nobody will take you seriously, but as you come from Vegas you will know all about qualified shrinks, and most of them are charlatans as you will know, so who do we believe, do we believe someone who has a letter or two after their name, or do we believe what we know, I know what I believe.
………………………………
Cults
Never would I set you or anyone else a test.
And I thank you for your apologie, it was not necesary.
Dec shun. Before a go. Us Tims go off the booze for Lent not for Christmas.!!!!
Nite all.
Davie L
Pal whit dae ye no understaun in the Following Statement??
“Ah wis speaking.. Exclusively, aboot…DEPRESSION..”
Ah never have mentioned any other Mental Health Problem.
Play fair.. wull ye?
Gotta Go .
Goodnight Scotland.
Goodnight Ireland.
Goodnight Wales.
Goodnight Israel.
Goodnight Australia.
An Goodnight,Dr Kevorkian,wherever you may be…
An remember that ye owe me for awe thae referrals ah put yer way….
MWD
Moonbeams WD. \o/ Kano 1000 Supporting Neil Lennon 100%. says:
9 December, 2011 at 00:00
I don’t agree with all that Kojo says but I enjoy many of his posts. He doesn’t need me to stick up for him either. He seems well enough equipped to do that for himself. I have fallen out with a few people on here in the past for things that they have said so I’m no saint either. I do think that Kojo gets picked on from time to time.
Many people come on to have a go at him but say that they don’t read his posts any longer. Why bother to post about him if you no longer red his posts? If you do so because you have read other people’s posts that are having a go at Kojo but you yourself haven’t read what he has posted and you subsequently come on to add your twopenceworth agains Kojo …… I would call that ‘ganging up’.
Anyone who knows me would not describe me as a shrinking violet, very much the opposite. Very much the opposite.
So what affliction, depression or oppression is holding me back from being me and exploding onto the world?
If anyone has the answer then they would be a very rich man coz there must be thousands like me
Sally says
“The three gentlemen on the panel have effectively called my player a cheat and a liar, neither of which he is.
Sally was in showbiz before he was a football manager and it shows, no one has called the player a cheat or a liar yet but we can say he is a diver…..and thats official.
Sally the drama queen trying to create his own wee Dougie Dougie
He needs help or is that funds
My dear,dear,dear,friend..Cultsbhoy
Pal
Nice wan..
Well balanced.. Pithy..
Yep..
Like ye say.. and Ye also..dae dae..
Attack the Opinion…no the Owner.
Maks sense tae me ,pally..
Maks sense tae Me.
Kojo
yer pal.. who likes ye aloater
Kojo,
Depression IS a mental health problem.
But I guess you knew that and I’ve risen to the bait!
G’night
Hail! Hail!
DavieL
Cultsbhoy & TET
Are you two guys not from the same toon ?
I ALWAYS read Kojo’s posts – when I disagree with him – I respond accordingly, when I agree with him I usually tell him – most of the time I just smirk, knowing he’s pulling somebody’s chain – to a greater or lesser extent – many on CQN play the same game. If all we did was come on CQN to agree that all is great at Celtic – CQN would not be anywhere near as popular as it is?
Anybody who wants to get my goat -can post more about the Huns than Celtic – I’d rather critique (positive or negative) about Celtic than endless chat about what might or might not happen in Govan…Jesus , I’m doing it myself, now!!
seems to me sally is not only upset about losing his new star player for 2 games
also because he knows the gemme is a bogey ..all his other divers will need to be careful
and the refs might even take heed of this new fangled review hingy
caeser67 – when I saw declan on a few nights ago – thought surely even a current could not be that daft..turns out …it was too good to be true. But, too late I had to have a nibble.
like me ye have been declaned …by a fellow tim…it happens mate
btw just my view but calling anyone a hun should be the nuclear option…when ye ring that bell it stays rung. I had to defend one of my buddies on here recently when few bams ganged up on him suggesting he was a hun because he made some comments about the central defence (not that I agree with all his views mind) so then I became the subject of attack too: Seemingly at some time I had the temerity to say I had been ashamed of Celtic fans….
of course the aim was to ridicule and isolate me …not sure I had ever used the expression ‘ashamed of Celtic fans’….yes I spoke out when annoyed at a few away fans at the Cardiff friendly recently … was well brassed off by the guy that threw a boattle at the rapid vienna game..and the bam that ran uo to the ac milan keeper. Maybe even ashamed was correct after all…but only with a few bams. You see how that can get used by some to make you out to be something you are not?
anyway I got declaned by declan too , so you are in good company ….suggest you just smile and enjoy the chat :-)
HH
M
Cultsbhoy
To look at Gary Speed,… you see a good lookin fellah, with no doubt a gorgeous wife and kids, nice big plush house on a plot of exclusive land,…plenty of dough, idolised and befriended by many in the game and even outside it.
Yet he took the decision to end his life the way he did….
at the age he did…
leaving behind a family who needed him.
Now I suffer from depression myself,…but That there says it all for me how the depths of despair that the depression can induce.
havent caught all of kojo’s posts tonight but if hes saying that medication only masks the problem ,…then I agree with that.
I found learning about the biological effects of stress and negative thinking has on the mind and body quite interesting and helpful. When it comes to spiritual/mental weellbeing,… the Far East is the way to look IMO.
The things they have known for hundreds of years in places like India,… that so—called modern science has only realised is food for thought…..
Just look at the Shaolin monks who are able to perform superhuman feats through the natural ability to meditate.
My dear,dear,dear,friend.. Sadie’s Original Bhoy
Thanks fur the Nod,pally,
It hit the Spot!
Like Ah hiv said..
There is Only wan Chap oan here who could
ever Drive me Away fae this Blog..
and his name is
Sir Paul Brennan.
Until, he gives me the Bum’s Rush.
Awe these Panywaists oan here who think that Ah
am a Danger and a Persona Non Grata..
wull jist hiv tae Pit Up wi me.
Kojo
yer pal.who likes ye aloater.
Chaplin
No idea – I got impression Exiled is resident in Barca?
I live in CULTS…where I arrived at via Dalmarnock, Kings Park, Blantyre, Nairn, Glasgow, Ayr and Stonehaven…now firmly ensconsed in Cults as see continuity of Education as important for my Kids (based on my own peripatetic educational experience!)
Hamilton tim and Martin 42
Thanks for the heads up on face-to-face confessions. I don’t know if it’s for me yet. I’ve only read about it tonight on here. I’d have to prepare myself for a long time before I could attempt it. Unlike Kojo, I actually enjoy the anonymity of the confessional. I feel realatively safe and secure.
My. .. time, Ah really wiznae Here!
Good Night Scotland
Good Night Ireland
Good Night Wales
Good Night England
Good Night Canada
Good Night New Zealand
Good Night Australia.
And
Good Night. Hamish Macdonald, wherever your are.
Kojo.
Cults
TET lives in Andalucia (In a cave, believe it or not) but I think he was from Aberdeenshire originally, could be wrong again though.
Night fae me too….
We survived the Bawbag…that’s somethin to be grateful for !
Hail Hail
Mon the Celtic
Mon the Hibees
Can imagine Alistair at the appeal…
“Look at yer man’s 4ft arm…
Back, and to the left.
Back, and to the left.
Back, and tax theft.
Oop”
James Forrest would have a field day!