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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by the opposition player who turned his back to him and stuck out a leg … not much but enough
Hail Hail
Larsson80
That too is a fine establishment. I’ve also enjoyed Dragon I directly across from The Ole Royal Theatre.
MWD
brimmer,
From way back on last thread, re Glasgow Streets; gonnae no’ dae that! Not a dry seat in the house.
Sandman.
Skiffing through those posts re the FF reactions to the unfamiliar concept of justice, strengthens my conviction that that organisation should be put out of business and their hate filled followers scattered to the four winds.
As long as that club provides a focal point for their hatred, there will never be peace and safety on the streets of that dear city.
As for the Gary O’Connor case. I have just watched the clip posted above and i think a case could be made to show that the defender, with his back to the player, extended his left leg in O’C’s direction.
That conclusive, but, a case of some doubt.
As for Aluko, case proven, justice done.
Incidentally, in three weeks, the previously nondescripy Sone has:-
1) Cost his team three points v Killie.
2) Won his team three points v D’line.
3) Got himself a two match ban. Appealed.
4) Ban upheld.
MWD
It’s the dugs doo dahs Danny bhoy. Top notch. Enjoy.
Declan. i’m not surprised you got John lennon as opposed to OUR manager.
You my son are one simpleton.
As for the Stuart Slater tattoo??? see the line above..
Nutjob
brimmer
Maybe its the wind and rain thats causing havoc here but Is the argument re Aluko and Connor about the outcomes in that one cheat was punished and the other one wasnt?
surely a cheat is a cheat no matter what?
He cheated, he wasnt caught at the time he has been now
sup your medicine
TinyTim says:
8 December, 2011 at 13:39
‘The managers briefing tonight has been cancelled due to the weather.’
You’re not having much luck with this, are you?
Aw Naw
So one was missed?
Are you arguing in spite of Naismith and Aluko that nothing has changed?
A year ago none of them would even have been looked at.
I appreciate this decision does not fit with your world view and I did say there wil be others that will reinforce it but 2 out of 3 is a lot better than 0 out of 3.
Why not at least admit there has been an improvement that we should all welcome.
Two men behind bars
One saw mud
The othet stars ;)
Brogan………..
What is the next step…………how about some feelers………I’m fur it…….
Chicken lasagne ………. indeed……..wae cheese?
…………………………..
Now regards Mr Aluka whit’sisname…………Ref Conroy? considered that The Honey’s only committed the one foul in the 90 minutes, yet the “offence” in the box against whit’sisname justified the award of a penalty, tells me everything a need to know………….
How many times have you watched a game & thought a foul had been committed in the box…….but because it was in the box, the ref hadnae awarded it……..& thought that……..if that had been outside the box the ref would have given a foul…….
Think about it……..makes nae sense tae me…..
Paddy T
From last thread for the newbies who missed it.
Btw Declan & Slabberer4767447
Only one football ground shown and check out those buses.
heh heh heh heh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ManXMQJpxUw&feature=related
brimmer
iki says:
8 December, 2011 at 14:38
‘From FF as quoted previously:
“The SFA will doing anything in their power to get the title to Parkhead.”’
If that was the case the penalty wouldn’t have been awarded, the huns wouldn’t have scored and they would have got 1 point from the game rather than 3.
MWD
Enjoy, as I say a couple of years since I’ve been in, but its the best chinese I’ve had in Glasgow, went quite a few times for a fair while – cannae afford it now.
Your bufday doesn’t conjure up any pleasant thoughts at all, however I’m sure Cultsbhoy will be happy – I assume he’s going ;-)
hh
bjmac
Aye,reading posts on FF you can see why we are much better thought of and why were so different.
My question on the aluko case is, what happens to the ref who clearly cheated ??
This was not an oscar winning performance from aluko it was blatant cheating and the ref appears to be complicit in awarding the decision.
Good afternoon all…not been on all week, had man flu…:(
Still went to work, which I regret as the mob I work for would not send people home. Immediate Line Manager e-mailed everybody to say go if you want but in your own time.
Lennybhoy sent an e-mail to the Chief Exec. at approx. 13:00 criticising the lack of communication from Senior management and citing Nicola Sturgeon and ACPOS advice and the fact that they closed Schools for pupil safety but no regard for staff safety.
I left at 13:10, home for 14:10 thankfully…
I got a text from a colleague, the Chief Exec. put out an e-mail at approximately 14:00 advising staff they could go home if they wanted…still had to use their own time…
A result for Lennybhoy…I wonder!!
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire says:
8 December, 2011 at 15:23
Agree,should be demoted, he had the best view of all.
Paddys,Taigs,Tarriers,everything has a direct link to the Irish in a derogatory way,pure sectarianism and they tried to tell us TFS was banter.
Awe Naw —-
” Career threatening tackles ” are tolerated in Scotland —– part of that ” it’s a man’s game ” guff .
” Diving ” is seen to be a bit ” foreign ” / a bit ” Latin ” and is therefore very much frowned upon . Halfwit Huns like Duffield mouthed off about ” the blight ” of diving whilst ever so conveniently forgetting that world class diver who played for The Hun , one John MacDonald. No ” blight ” comments from Duffield about him . Wonder why ?
The SFA is a joke —– all blabber and smoke . They make it up as they go along. Cheating is cheating -it comes in many forms . The SFA have been cheating football for years . The SFA have been cheating Scottish Football for years. Incompetent charlatans.
Money for nothing and briefs for free.
Sandman
Apart from the obvious comedy gold from FF, what’s the most recurring thing??
Can you guess? can you?
Yep they are total sectarian mothers..They just can’t help it.
I’m telling ye, the older I get I thank God my dad took me to see Celtic first and my ‘ahem’ Clyde supporting Granda didn’t take me to ‘ahem ahem ahem’ Shawfield.
brimmer
Heading over to game on Saturday morning via the boat from Belfast! Hopefully the boat is still on. Is weather meant to get any better in Scotland? Very windy here.
SFFS
Wind speed on Cairngorm hit 165mph a little earlier.
That’s a freak event.
But it’s not as freakish as an SFA Disciplinary Panel finding a Rangers player guilty of cheating.
That’s a phenomenon.
The poor referee was conned into a wrong decision.
Tell that to the English F.A who demote refs.
Truth?—-I would rather talk about why Naismith wasn’t booked when he made a bloody mess of the Aberdeen player’s leg in the last Orcs-Dons match. Karma intervened, and he’s now out for the season. O’Connor dived . No doubt about it, but he got off in a fairer way(TV evidence, 3 man panel) than Bougherra, Fat Sally, and the Spitter got off for getting 3 reds and 9 yellows in a cup match for assaulting a referee and inciting a crowd(who don’t need inciting at the best of times). Wise up.
voguepunter says:
8 December, 2011 at 15:25
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire says:
8 December, 2011 at 15:23
The Ref can only get one punishment…demoted, surely!!!
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Techy help- cant get on internet from PC,disconnected everything then put them back in,still nothing doing.
Emilio Izaguirre will be fit and able to play against Rangers on 28th December at Paradise.
The Battered Bunnet says:
8 December, 2011 at 15:29
Will the ref be disciplined???
The Battered Bunnet says:
8 December, 2011 at 15:29
The establishment are very slowly turning against the orcs, love it. Their whyte knight failed to disclose he had been banned as a Director, HMRC are closing in…they are not the force they were…those that currently run them are in denial and their followers living in the dark ages.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
!!Bada Bing!! says:
8 December, 2011 at 15:31
Can’t get t’internet on Tommy tutor play computer.
In the lounge at SFO on my way home again. Can I assuma that a ticket for the Hearts game will be easy to come by when get back to Glasgow tomorrow?
PT
Sally not happy!
Bada and this already has a knob http://is2.lse.ac.uk/history/Tommy-Tutor-toy.htm.
GOT – Of course not, he won’t even be embarrassed.
Lennybhoy – The governance challenges facing Scottish Football are huge, and it’s unlikely the organisations involved will have the strength of purpose to face them.
Sandman,
Outstanding “heads up” post demonstrating the level of hatred in their DNA. Thank you for taking time to gather this info. Someone should tell them that “fenian” is a badge of honour, certainly on the Emerald Isle. (Just ask Paddy McC). And can someone enlighten me as to what a ” Tarrier” is?
If it’s “terrier” mis-spelt, then I can live with that.
canamalar, posted this earlier…
For me it was a blatant cheat…
In normal circumstances when a penalty is awarded the ref will run to the touchline to avoid confrontation….If you watch the incident again you will see that said ref hangs his head low and dawdles to the touchline…Body language told me that he new it was never a penalty kick…
Discipline the feeker…
lostinbonnybridge says:
8 December, 2011 at 15:37
Did awe naw ,write that guff? EMBARRASSING.
Well done that tipster (belfastCity?) from earlier…get in there!
Like the country in general, and the majority if it’s inhabitants, the Englisg Premiership is living on credit and make no mistake, that bubble will burst, as sure as there’s shit in a goat.
It is totally unsustainable and for me it’s great to see the likes of Basle beat Mun U if only to drive the point home.
The German League exists on a lot less money, I mean it costs a quarter of the price to go to a game there and whilst the players are very well paid the teams get by and make a prifit, yeah, remember that word.
Until the English FA stop believing their own produced hype , the best league in the world, bla de bla de bla- – don’t think so, do you.
As they say, pride does indeed go before a fall, just wait and see.
Hail Hail
KINGLuBO
Ps And as for Shrek being world class, I mean if you were to pick a world team to play some interplanetery game would Rooney be in that team, not a chance.
KINGLuBO
Ally McCoist…”…the panel have effectively called my player a cheat and a liar…”
Yes Ally…and he is…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!