There should be a slight embarrassment of riches around Celtic today as one of our loan players, Lewis Morgan, picked up his Championship Player of the Year award. The 21-year-old left-mid player signed for Celtic in January but remained a St Mirren player, on loan, until the end of the season.
Lewis is two years younger than Jack Hendry, who signed from Dundee this year, but will share a development play with the central defender, and with goalkeeper Scott Bain (26).
With left-footed-inverted-right-wing Patrick Roberts returning to Manchester City this week and one of our other left-footed wide players, Jonny Hayes, out injured since August, there is a clear opening in the squad for Lewis.
The Champions League qualifiers are (hopefully) a marathon eight games in eight weeks, a period that coincides with the start of the Premiership kick off. During this time the squad will need to reach peak fitness, but remain rested, two conflicting objectives.
Lewis should experience his first competitive action as a Celtic player during this period. There will be around 12 games in those eight weeks, a lot of tired limbs and a corresponding injury profile. For you and me, that’s a worry, but Lewis will know it is his chance to shine.
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Monumental season, don’t know if it’ll ever sink in. However, what has sunk in very quickly is the hilarity of the stevie g appointment, and associated mountainous funds and associated reestablishment of the proper order and all this by their fourth game of the season (four consecutive home games against livi). Ahh jeez i can’t wait til it falls apart, What’s the shi* goalie daein? is only the start, death is painless , dying hurts.
VFR
I played football with Terry in the 70’s. I lived in Maree Drive.
Did you attend St Maurice’s HS?
POG,
BRTH has asked for ‘green and white’ themed dress ( not an actual ‘ dress ‘ ……unless you want to, of course ) ? Should have said ‘attire’ but too late to change it now. No football tops, but Polo Shirts are ok. It’s 7.00pm for 7.30 pm at the venue.
Looks like a few will be at the Blane Valley for pre-dinner aperitifs, cocktails, etc. Should be able to make that, traffic permitting. ?
GENE on 22ND MAY 2018 8:46 PM
Seen the stadium recently, it is nowhere near ready.
VFR
Funny thing was that Terry’s wife was also called Terry!
Phil I went OLHS and lived in Rannoch. I ran about with the Bhoys from the Village.
KTF
VFR
Did you know Barry Duncan?
Well that was a weekend to remember,beechwood before and after game sitting with Jim mcInally,Davie Nichols and Martin Clark plus my brother in laws?Then my birthday today and out with the wife stepdaughter,stepson and three grand weans in Eataliano.To round off a great weekend I get two of boca10’s newest tshirts and tickets to see Billy Joel in Manchester in June ????
VFR
You will know Fr Donnelly then?
David17
Another mate was working on the catering booths and told me he couldn’t see it being ready. The lad with the SB reckons they will play the first few games away – like liverpool.
FAIRHILL BHOY
Happy birthday to you!!
BATEEN BHOY.
I’ll have to get Stephen to book the big table for the Blane Valley,for a couple of hours.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/4416176/tottenham-retractable-pitch-football-nfl/
Philbhoy.
I’m just along the road in Eastfield. I’m originally a Priesthill bhoy from Glasgow.
There was a memorial game for Terry, a week or two Sunday’s ago at Guys Meadow.
It was all past players, playing.
Hail Hail
I’VEHADTOCHANGEMYNAME on 22ND MAY 2018 8:56 PM
Typo mate.
Extra ‘n’ in your post.
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Philbhoy I knew both of them. I was a regular at Our Lady’s until I moved away in the early 80s and then came back in 89.
The Cahill’s, the Mooney’s and the Hackett’s were the main people I ran about with.
KTF
No one ever mentions one of the greatest schools in Scotland.
Saint Aidan’s High School in Wishaw. A reputation second to none.
EUROCHAMPS67 on 22ND MAY 2018 8:01 PM
Indeed. If I had flounced, nobody’d have noticed. I just withdrew. Nobody noticed that, either. Damn.
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I won’t access the Scotsman site so don’t know what Nir has been saying, but I always thought that he was OK with the pro-Palestinian side of our support (of which I am one).
JIMMYNOTPAUL
I bumped into a another former player from our time, Gordon, can’t remember his surname, a couple of weeks ago and he told me of Terry’s passing.
Terry used to come to my house to watch the world cup games, always a late night!
He played in goal but was a pretty good defender too!
Very sad.
GREENINBINGLEYINOSLO.
Basically, the article says Bitton and his wife are being trolled on line by some of the Celtic support because he is an Israeli.
PHILBHOY-cheers,it was also my first final since 88?
VFR
Barry managed Cumbernauld Thistle.
Fr Donnelly concelebrated our wedding mass at St Andrews in Raveltston, Edinburgh in 1986.
I met him a few years ago at Margaret Mitchell’s (maiden name) funeral at Holy Cross, Croy.
I see her husband in the directors box at Celtic Park now and again.
FB- Said hello to a guy outside the Beechwood on Sunday, said to my mate that i knew his face, 10 mins later Davie Nicholls Falkirk came to mind….HH
FAIRHILL BHOY
Hope your Dad is good too!
VFR
Don’t know your pals, sorry.
Philbhoy.
If you are able to, go on to Cumbernauld Utd Twitter page.
There are photos of the players and a wee video 6th May.
I’m sure you will recognise many
Joe Reid was M.O.M.
Hail Hail
BateenBhoy: Surely the lovely pink commemorative/celebratory jersey will be welcomed? That’s what I was planning to wear.
Pinkisbeautifulcsc
JIMMYNOTPAUL
Willdo and many thanks!
Ihadtochangemyname,
I am fine. Made the final on Saturday, which was great, but why will no one sit down? Took me until Monday to recover after having to stand for about 4 hours!
On fourth of six monthly chemo cycles. Lots of people a lot worse off.
Greeninbingleyinoslo, BSR,
Surely you’re not suggesting….
Eurochamps67
Fairhill Bhoy.
Happy Birthday.
Sound as though you’ve had a blast since Saturday.
Hail Hail
Thanks for the info Ghuys. Looking forward to catching up on Friday.
Mad trip down to Glasgow today and back to Forres tomorrow then Megabus back on Thursday evening from Inverness.
BADA BING-have to be honest didn’t recognise him at first,but was told he played for Gretna against Hearts in the final.He still looks after himself, fit like?.Jim and Davie drank juice aw day ?
Good post on the Celtic FC Facebook page noting the useful Broony statistic :
Played – 474 games
Trophies – 16
Results in – a trophy every 29.6 games
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PHILBHOY-was in to see my dad earlier,he still buzzing after Saturday ?he was at game with my cousin Alfie but doesn’t drink so it was straight home in time for chapel ?
EUROCHAMPS67
Take care bud!
Wee prayer said for your recovery!
YNWA
good to hear EC
JG – I’m crap; still counting me ‘n’s.
EUROCHAMPS67 on 22ND MAY 2018 9:26 PM
Ihadtochangemyname,
I am fine. Made the final on Saturday, which was great, but why will no one sit down? Took me until Monday to recover after having to stand for about 4 hours!
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Au contraire brother. At 6’4’’ with stiff knees, trying to cram into that wee space called a seat would have been the only dampener on my weekend!!
HH jamesgang
It was the errant n in funds!!!