Few Celtic players have glided through four seasons with scarcely a critical comment directed his way but Adam Matthews can make this claim. I didn’t expect him to make it as a first team player as a 19-year-old when he arrived from Cardiff City, but he so comprehensively made the position his own, you’ll struggle to name the two right backs at the club when Adam arrived………….?
The limiting factor in his Celtic career arrived in the form of a tall Swede. Mikael Lustig has had plenty of injury problems but when fit, he’s first choice, with Adam playing backup.
Adam’s most memorable performance came against Barcelona in that game. With Lustig at right back and Emilio Izaguirre unavailable, Adam was asked to play left back. Tony Watt and Victor grabbed the headlines that night but Adam’s performance was remarkable.
He didn’t miss an angle all night, no matter how fast Barca pinged the ball, Adam was there. We faced so many balls on the wing that night but the discipline in defence was remarkable. He was clearly asked to give the Barca players space outside the box and drop to the 18 yard line, I remember yelling “Close him down” all night, but Neil Lennon had done his homework, the tactics were sound. That game is recalled so often, for so many great reasons, but while the tactical discipline deployed was not as sexy as the goals or the atmosphere, it was genuinely world class. We analyse games through different perspectives: when Celtic win like that all you hear about is the atmosphere, but if a German team had won that way, UK pundits would wax lyrical about their discipline. Adam was a big part of that success, and if he goes to Sunderland, he’ll flourish.
Those two right backs were Mark Wilson and shampoo hero Cha Du-Ri, b.t.w. But you knew that anyway, didn’t you? If you can remember the left back we signed that summer you’re doing very well. So many miss the target for every Adam Matthews.
Well done to Celtic, who have improved the look of two stadiums this week.
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Corkcelt
Lennybhoy is CQNs version of Hector Bandido from etims rumour mill :-)
Madeupp@shCFC
Honestly can’t stop smiling about kevj and the way he told us his news.
Delighted for you mate.
bigmarkmcgheecsc
glendalystonsils…
Hopefully Paul mc Mullen won’t be the last to be loaned out to the lower league.
RD wants to have a player pool and back up from our aspiring youths, I’m all for that, though it’s time the amount we had on our books was addressed.
The bhoys not ready for the step up would make good additions to teams like Hibs/St Mirren/QOS and such like.
Btw… I hope my post doesn’t come across as keeping dem huns down:)
Good Stuff Lennybhoy, Thanks, you were first man in with confirmation of Janko well before the MSM.i
Madmitch
Very easy to say it was a waste of men, machinery and material as like all amateur
historians you have the benefit of hindsight.
What would you have done in 1940-1944 to progress the war against the Nazis?
Invade France? Norway? Holland? – with what army?
Or would you have waited until the Red Army had perhaps lost the war in the East since we were doing nothing but targeted surgical strikes against limited targets in occupied Europe?
That decades before any such thing exists -if it even does exist today?
Total war was forced on us by the Nazis -they practised in Spain and set on with a will in Poland, Holland and France before launching the blitz on us!
As I say easy to criticise with the benefit of hindsight – more difficult to suggest alternatives that could actually have helped the war effort.
As for bombing civilians let’s not forget the Germans had plenty of anti aircraft defences that took a heavy toll on Bomber Command.
I remain in awe of these ordinary guys who night after night put themselves on the line – knowing what they were up against and yet were still prepared to go ahead.
I for one don’t know if I would have the courage to do what they did.
My dad lost one of his best friends over Germany – my dad always spoke highly of him and so I take offence at later day critics who fall for the old wishy washy nonsense that thinks that evil like Nazism could have been destroyed without getting our hands dirty. There is no nice way to win any war let alone a total war against a state like Nazi Germany!
HH
Not long aff in from hols……how come when you are standing 6 inches from conveyor belt
in baggage claim in airport ,some fekn eejit manages to stand in front of ye ? :O(
On a happier note,great news from KevJ…ye probably caught summit from standing in
that yella watter in the ole jungle.:O) Really peased (pleased) for ye.
Happy birthday to Jobo the weathermeister.
All the best To Adam Matthews.
Roy Croppie in Turkey….factor 100 for you mhate HH
Just back in from the beach where one of my mates turned up with 4 bottles of Chablis for me.Drank two,so wont blether too much.Saw this and had a giggle
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Just in from the beach,a bit pissed,and out again shortly,so just to share this.
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sipsini
It would be Karma at it’s best if some Celtic loanees helped to keep Sevco down. Might even lead to their complete demise!
Sorry for the repeat.Turkish internet.
I see that Zig (or is it Zag?) is guest commentator for tomorrow’s game. Guess he won’t be playing then.
voguepunter
Welcome home
Looks like Ciftci is desperate to play for us.A good sign.Big Pierre being very diplomatic.
Get him signed Celtic.
leftclicktic
Cheers my big friend,looking forward the cultural fiesta tomorrow :O)
KevJungle….
Well done….!!!!!!!
Voguepunter…
There was some newbe on the blog last night from Hamilton wondering where you drank, reckon he wants words with you.
PS… No one told him:)
Good evening friends and a Big Thank You for all of your birthday wishes.
Getting dragged out for some food and beers so unlikely to be on the ole blog tonight. So no need for anyone else to feel obliged ;-) ;-)
Life’s Good!
Joe Bo
celticrollercoaster supporting shay,our bhoy wonder along the way
17:29 on 3 July, 2015
Haw you behave yourself, you’ll end up like Vossen, off the list…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Jukebox Durie and ‘others’ just been told there’s no job for them at Ibrokes from today.
The bold Daves £30m treasure chest is being well invested :))
jobo balde.
Buon compleanno .!
Auguri !
Buon appetito.!.
Non beve troppo.!
This strikes me as being a bit odd. Why would they not use their own place? It’s not as if they have game down there, either.
Strange one…..
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RANGERS will continue their build up to the new season by visiting Tottenham Hotspur’s training ground next Friday.
Mark Warburton’s side have been back in training since last Saturday and are working towards the first competitive game of the season in the Petrofac Training Cup on July 25 at Easter Road.
The Light Blues will make the trip to London at the end of next week for a series of coaching sessions at the Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre.
Built on 77 acres and located on Hotspur Way, Enfield, the training complex is the home of the Club’s First Team and Academy and is recognised as one of the best in Europe.
The state-of-the-art facility includes a covered artificial pitch, world-class player preparation areas, pool and hydrotherapy complex, altitude room, large-scale gymnasium and a specialist sports rehabilitation suite.
All training will be strictly behind closed doors next Friday and fans should not travel. Supporters will be able to see the new-look Gers for the first time on July 21 as Warburton’s men welcome Burnley to Ibrox.
Is there anywhere decent for food before the game at St Mirren park tomorrow, near the stadium?
Being that it’s aa slow day…………my appols if posted before………..
This one I just had to pass along!
This is for all you construction/engineer types
Here’s a construction technique that would be handy to know. Read the calculations below then click on the link at the bottom of the article to see this technique in action. It’s something to cheer up any engineer. It will put you in the picture and keep you up-to-date with the latest construction developments.
Below is a link to a short video of a Pakistani pile driving construction technique. Notice that the pile driving becomes effective when the extra man jumps on. Very finely tuned! The chant is also catchy.
Now, let’s analyze the Engineering here:
6 men x 180 lbs. = 1080 lbs. static force Jumping up and down will create a 3 times dynamic effect = 3240 lbs./jump = 1.6-ton thumps if the pile is tapered to 2 in. x 2 in., cross section at the tip = sq. in. So, dynamic press “Add a man” feature will increase to 950 psi, so buy the option!
Increase the chant and dynamic force goes up to 5 times to bring maximum pressure/thump to 1600 psi for a 7-man team.
Quite good, and it will penetrate hard clay and sandy soil but not hard rock!
We figure the foreman is the guy on the tambourine…you’ll probably watch this twice because you won’t want to believe your eyes the first time…
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/cFb0nLCKypg?rel=0
weeman67,
Great stuff :)
Evening all. Catching up.
Kev Jungle. Delighted for you.
Many happy returns to the EK CQN weather man.HH
SoT
Thanks for that book tip. I see that the US version is 300 pages less than the original, has a different title ‘The Bombers and the Bombed: 1940 -1945’.
Re-writing history books includes ‘commercial’ censorship I’m afraid (or whatever other reasons the US publishers give).
My Dad flew in Bomber command in WW2. He survived.
Croppybhoy
I hear your words about fallen friends. My Dad never spoke about the business of war – ever. He spoke of the Canadian crew that he was with in Halifax Bombers and that friendship was all he mentioned.
No such thing as a winnable war though. Each and every war is easily tracked back to a previously “resolved” situation and a “victorious” war. Try that theory with any war you want.
Hope you are well.
HH
croppybhoy 17″34
Well said, i had an uncle who was a tail gunner in a Lancaster bomber,
guaranteed to die and he did over France in 1943.
Just young men who did as they were told to try and stop the Nazis,
war is shit, a fact.
My father fought with Montie, he came home after Monte Casino,
wounded and survived but died in 1958 so hardly knew him.
Joy for Kev J and happy birthday to Jobo
HH
Thought I’d share a wee medical problem with my Hoop friends on here just in case anyone has similar symtoms,and like me tend to ignore them and hope they go away.
Been having pains in left arm and pain in left side of chest since I left Bulgaria to come down to Turkey. I plucked up the courage to go into Marmaris hospital today and have a ECG.
Diagnosed with Angina and have a bucket load of pills now from the pharmacy to try to get it under control.
I,ve just turned 60 and it,s the first problem health wise I’ve ever had.
The reason I,m posting this is I know there is a lot of guys who like myself tend not to go to GP,s for help etc etc and I don’t look for sympathy from fellow members, I just want to share how easy these things come upon us as we get older.
So if anyone has similar worry’s get down and get a checkup.
HH
sips
How could you possibly be afraid of a Jimmy Clitheroe lookalikey ?
First beer poured at last. And 3 feet of my garden still bathed in warm sunshine. Thanks again one and all.
Burgas..,
My wee mammy keeps saying old age does no come alone
jobo..,
Many happy returns
jobo baldie
No park run tomorrow then?
Champions league football within 3 years for the Rangers is certainly ambitious if they achieve this there new manager should get the freedom of Govan.H.H.
Celtic players in funny hadshakes shockeroony:
https://instagram.com/p/4rZaWRNIYL/
Roon ye, Hiram Abif.
If we get enough co efficient points , the new Orcs may be allowed to Phone us a taxi to the airport for our trips, how does the song go? “Champions League? Yer having a laugh…”
‘Mark Warburton’s Three Year Champions Legue Masterplan’
36 months to break even and then make enough to afford a BT Sport subscription to watch the Hoops in action?
Best of luck, Zombies…
Canamalar
she wisny wrong :)
Anybody watching the Williams V Watson match?
Is it just me or is Williams giving the lass an easy ride and then chew her up in the third set!