McGregor and managing form of young players

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If you’ve not been following the work being done in your name in Malawi this week, do so here.  20 people arrived from Scotland early this week on behalf of the Celtic Foundation to renovate six centres which feed children ages five and under.  They are also building a latrine (pretty sure this is a toilet) at one of the centres.

It’s another remarkable testament to the ethos of Celtic 127 years after the project started.

The Foundation are in Malawi with Mary’s Meals, the remarkable Scottish charity which is feeding hundreds of thousands of the world’s poorest children each day.  By careful management of costs, utilisation of volunteers and ‘vocational’ staff, a remarkably high 93% of their revenue reaches those in need on the ground.

Really good to read Callum McGregor speaking to Celtic media.  Not that he had anything particularly illuminating to say, but he was speaking after putting in a training session, confirming his return to fitness.

With the injury to James Forrest, Callum was one of the few bright lights in our early season form, opening the scoring in three consecutive European away games.  He even shone in the inept Murryfield performance against Legia.

At the Hearts game last month I overheard someone suggest Callum needed a rest.  His form had definitely dipped, which is not uncommon after young players sparkly when first breaking into the team.  If he stayed fit there’s little chance he would have been rested for any of the recent games, such has been the form of those around him, so maybe his recent illness came at the right time.

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  1. BIG-CUP-WINNERS on

    Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas

     

     

    Youth football is incredible.

     

     

    Was involved in running a kids team for a couple of years: parents physically fighting, swearing, playing ringers, embezzlement, opposition teams arranging “friendlies” to poach players……………

     

     

    It’s (almost) always the adults at fault…………

  2. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    TBJ

     

     

    If yer on the wagon,you have my utmost respect. Genuinely.

     

     

    I can manage a quarter of a week at a time and that’s about it.

     

     

    Dry from Wednesday lunchtime till Friday morning every week. Except when I’m home on my hols.

     

     

    Then,I’m dry unless I escape!

  3. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    petec

     

     

    20:49 on 10 October, 2014

     

    BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS ,

     

     

    I remember the article that you promoted, very subtly, New Age, when we had a meeting with Marco.

     

     

    F*ck the new age and every secretive order.

     

     

    I have Nothing and I want for Nothing in This World.

     

    ~~~~~~~~~~++~~~~~~~~~~

     

     

    Sometimes I’m so subtle,Pete,that it goes over even my own head.

     

     

    Can you refresh my memory please?

  4. Devo max..or not Devo max…That is the question.

     

    What a game on Alba right now..RR v QoS …3-3.

  5. I keep getting OFFERED, subliminally, Work.. Theosophists.

     

     

    I get advice to Leave my Work, from Caring ex Communists.

     

     

    Life is Radio Rental when you are Crazy like me.

     

     

    Money is F ALL

  6. BMCUWP’s, not going to make it tomorrow.

     

    Apologies for the late notice, unavoidable.

     

     

    Have a great day Fholks.

  7. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Big cup winners, it was better when my son’s team played sevens.

     

     

    The behaviour on & off the park was better and more importantly, the boys were more involved in the game plus got more touches of the ball.

     

     

    When they went to elevens, some of the players hardly touch the ball so inhibiting enthusiasm and developement of the players.

     

     

    My son’s team played in Carluke a few years back at the council run pitch used by Carluke Juniors. There was a running track between the viewing area and the pitch. It was the most calm I had seen watching parents and the boys never had anyone shouting at them. No atagonism on show.

     

     

    A former Partick Thistle player coached the best footballing team in the league but they also had an issue with their appalling attitude towards other teams. The coach ended up allegedly assaulting the coach of another team, who ended up in crutches. I believe the court case is still to be sorted. Barry Ferguson’s son or step son played for them and he had a horrible get it ye attitude.

     

     

    My son still enjoys it, more for social reasons, but I’m disenchanted with it. As long as he’s happy to go along, I’ll back him.

  8. petec

     

     

     

     

    20:58 on

     

     

    10 October, 2014

     

     

    When I was at secondary school we were asked what was noticeable about the Bible.

     

     

    No one ventured a reply so I said. “No one laughs.” which was the answer the teacher was looking for.

     

     

    Laughing is a very human condition, it is something shared between friends, in fact it is the glue of friendship.

     

     

    A divine being would know that and be happy with his human nature being projected as much, if not more than the divine. Any well balanced being would surely?

     

     

    If divinity was so important to JC why was his first public miracle getting everyone pissed or when he wanted some pals, why did he arrange a barbecue on the beach?

     

     

    It was not that no one laughed in the bible, its that no one reported it in that way when they did.

     

     

    Maybe they thought no one would take them seriously.

  9. Wow….some of the posts on here are way too heavy(for my non brainy brain)..

     

    Anyone send me in the direction of a good dating (cough) site….my heads fried reading some of this..

  10. BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS

     

     

    21:26 on 10 October, 2014

     

     

    petec

     

     

    20:49 on 10 October, 2014

     

    BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS ,

     

     

    I remember the article that you promoted, very subtly, New Age, when we had a meeting with Marco.

     

     

    F*ck the new age and every secretive order.

     

     

    I have Nothing and I want for Nothing in This World.

     

    ~~~~~~~~~~++~~~~~~~~~~

     

     

    Sometimes I’m so subtle,Pete,that it goes over even my own head.

     

     

    Can you refresh my memory please?

     

    ”””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””’

     

     

    You highlighted a New Age (music) section in, I think it was the Metro. I thought at the Time wow, this guy listens to my shite. It was the specificness of the New ageness, I know you always like to do jibber jabber, deny it at your peril, Beryl.

     

     

    The Truth is a Revolutionary ACT.

     

     

    Let it go, Joe.

     

     

    Don’t be offended, if a person isn’t yer best friend. I’ll certainly be gibbering away to you on CQN like you are my Best Friend.

  11. We are a poor team in a poor league

     

    Run by a poor board

     

    With a poor manager

     

    And have poor players

     

     

    We have a great support

     

    And a great stadium

     

    With a great balance sheet

     

     

    The way I see it…

     

     

    Kikinthenakas

  12. Auldheid

     

     

    21:32 on 10 October, 2014

     

     

    petec

     

     

    20:58 on

     

     

    10 October, 2014

     

     

    When I was at secondary school we were asked what was noticeable about the Bible.

     

     

    No one ventured a reply so I said. “No one laughs.” which was the answer the teacher was looking for.

     

     

    Laughing is a very human condition, it is something shared between friends, in fact it is the glue of friendship.

     

     

    A divine being would know that and be happy with his human nature being projected as much, if not more than the divine. Any well balanced being would surely?

     

     

    If divinity was so important to JC why was his first public miracle getting everyone pissed or when he wanted some pals, why did he arrange a barbecue on the beach?

     

     

    It was not that no one laughed in the bible, its that no one reported it in that way when they did.

     

     

    Maybe they thought no one would take them seriously.

     

     

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    Keep talking…………

  13. itscalledthemalvinas on

    Any chance wee Gordon can give big Gordon a rest tomorrow and not pick him for North Britain tmrw ?

  14. TBJ says Wee Oscar Knox is in heaven with the angels on

    Bmcuw

     

     

     

    Thats a whole week without a beer – trying to do without until goa

  15. 67Heaven ... I am Neil Lennon ....The angels are with Wee Oscar in Heaven.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors on

    I’ve just been told that BDJ said tonight on SSB tonight that Scotland were a better team than Ireland …… GOD BLESS HIS WEE COTTON SOCKS

  16. Dallas Dallas,

     

    As you know, I was involved in youth football for many years.

     

    I have a very mixed view of youth football.

     

    On the positive it is great to see youngsters, develop their skills and make life-long friends.

     

    The competitive element is a mixed one-

     

    Competition is a fact of life when they leave school and apply for jobs etc.

     

    As a friend said to ‘ schools want the best singers in the panto, best chess players in chess club,’ but , they take a different attitude to football and hockey’ .

     

    However, I can also see a different perspective that different players develop at a different ages.

     

     

    On the negative side, I saw some bampots on a fairly regular basis, mainly guys living their own failings via their kids, but for every bampot coach there was a dozen + good guys.

     

     

    I also saw, and continue to see these stupid wee plastic cones, they are everywhere, they seem to breed, and , it strikes me that the guys who make these are the biggest beneficiaries of all the cash pumped into youth development.

     

     

    Advice, keep supporting your Bhoy, as I know you will, and don’t let the bampots spoil it.

     

     

    PS not once in my 10+ years of youth football did I ever see a Celtic scout, despite on a regular basis seeing Hertz, Livi, Yon deed team, Dunfermline, Hibs & Aberdeen scouts .

     

    Shame

  17. Bgx

     

     

    Thanks but when was the last time a team in the SPL/SPFL did well in Europe or had a bit of a run…eh…granted there are some games that are competitive but doesn’t make them good to watch or of any real quality…

     

     

    Kikinth

  18. eddieinkirkmichael on

    Morrissey the 23rd

     

     

    21:52

     

     

    Yes. But I’m not telling you, you have to scroll back

  19. eddieinkirkmichael on

    setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox but saying no to CQN racists

     

     

    21:54

     

     

    lol, no

  20. Arghhhhhhhhhh!

     

     

    Chiellini – scores!

     

     

    Chiellini – og!

     

     

    Chiellini – scores!

     

     

    Screws coupon – Italy @-1!

     

     

    A plague on the house of Juve!

  21. bognorbhoy oscar in my thoughts on

    I wanted to learn some DIY so went to the library and asked for any books on shelves.

  22. dallas dallas @ 19:47

     

     

    No need to reply for the delayed response Sir!

     

     

    What a polite gent you are, you are!

     

     

    HH jamesgang

  23. Kikinthenakas…agreed, but if you supported say D utd..or Hamilton or Aberdeen or IcT you would be loving it mate…coz we suck dont mean the league aint good for others…its great for them…has been since the death of the hun…i gotta say this….im glad other teams have won cups at our expense…im glad…Scotland is a better place for it….and that is more important to me than my club winning evrything on offer…when i was growing up 60s70s…we were the most hated club in Scotland….dont think we are now…and that suits me fine….

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