I had a look at the story on the official site this morning about a compilation CD with various versions of the Celtic Song being released. After the initial pleasure of seeing Emilio Izaguirre and Scott Brown on their feet unaided, what struck me most was the apparent body mass of the two players we would normally consider our midfield enforcers, Scott and Beram Kayal.
Against Paddy McCourt, Joe Ledley and Emilio, not to mention men of considerable bulk, like Charlie Mulgrew, they are comparatively svelte and diminutive. The central midfield role is about mobility and football-intelligence more than anything else. How you use your weight against an opponent is as important as having the weight to begin with, but when the margins between winning and not winning are so tight, getting the physical balance right is important.
I don’t think I’ve been happy with a Celtic 4-4-2 line-up for years but playing Scott, Beram and a couple of wingers across midfield feels like an invitation for more limited opponents to bully this area, something the Highlanders did very effectively the last time we visited Inverness.
After mentioning tomorrow’s Fans Against Criminalisation meeting in yesterday’s blog I read Joe O’Rourke’s item on the Supporters’ Association site on the same subject with a mixture of horror and foreboding. The First Minister would be well advised to quickly reign-in whatever loose cannons he has roaming the corridors of power. Well done to Joe for bringing this to the attention of a wider audience.
The guys from the Alzheimer’s charity, FootballMemories,org.uk asked me to bring their site to your attention. They work with Alzheimer patients, using the universal platform football provides us all, to engage and invoke recollections. The site has lots of great Celtic stories, take a look and add your own.
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Being of Irish and Scottish born I always had an affinity with this country know as Scotland. This ideological thinking on my part was born of perceiving this country as on the whole fundamentally routed in Celtic (Keltic) foundations.
Through this I’ve seen many an uprising (both quiet: through the political channels, and aggressive: through the means of warfare).
I always thought (or expected) that all the remains of the (K)Celtic tribes would band together in common cause, such as shared heritage, language, ways of thinking, etc.
What I find are a people divided, either by ego or a feeling that there is no way other than the action they have chosen in their mind. Add to this mix the very “people” who “protested” against what they seen as an oppressive, totalitarian dictation on how they should live act and behave.
Somewhere along the line we all lost our common threads, by which I mean we lost what matters most: the ability to empathize with each other, in our daily lives, how we need to struggle, and how we make the best of it regardless.
In short, we all have the same loves and fears and hates and tears but what we find solace in is the fact that deep down we are all trying to get through it together. What has been lost in the translation is the ‘idea’ that this sort of thinking is only specific to one group i.e. Catholic, Muslim, Protestant, Jew, Buddhist……! We are all cut from the same clothe and all share the same feelings be they good or bad but whenever we try to relate to someone we have been taught is our unadulterated enemy then the empathy becomes that much harder.
To summarise this ranting and soapbox style preaching, all I want is a bit of patience and listening skills on all sides. Then maybe, just maybe we might move forward as a species. If we don’t then we’re doomed to extinction (except for the rich who will be hiding underground).
I have faith, do you?
Not a bad header from Walters there.
Mon the Green Army.
Fellas,
Please spare a wee thought for the dad of a fellow seldom poster TBFTL. He’s in the RAH Paisley recovering from a heart attack.
Lardo66 says:
11 November, 2011 at 20:33
Sorry to hear that. Best wishes.
Lardo66
My thoughts are with him and his family.
Speedy recovery I hope.
Lardo66 says:
11 November, 2011 at 20:33
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God bless him, prayers said.
Vinny
YNWA
hamiltontim
soz getting back tae ya so late, just reading back on the posts
ahm in the good ole high coats, far away fae the junkieville that is the jackson courts
ireland 1-0 estonia at half time,
estonia down to ten men,
c’mon you bhoys in green!
Lardo66
Prayer to you and yours dear sir!
half time 1-0 Eire….. Estonia 10 men.
Mon Irlanda!
V
Lardo66
Best wishes to TBFTL’s Da.
Vmhan♣ who Supports Neil Lennon says:
11 November, 2011 at 20:39
Can I join your ♣ ?
hh
bjmac ;-)
Apologies for long post, but it’s no like me, and I think we should find this interesting. It’s the daily and Sunday newspaper circulations (copies bought and sold) for Scotland for October 2010 to October 2011. Two to check out are The Times (how are you Graham?) and the Sunday Herald (wailing and gnashing of teeth there I’d think – jaw-droppingly poor). Compare and contrast CQN Magazine views – we’re not comparing like with like, but what a comparison. We can of course also factor in 2st century habits, the Metro factor, and so much more, but the figures are staggering.
Source: http://www.allmediascotland.com/press_news/31993/daily-newspaper-sales-in-scotland-suffer-more-drops
Daily Mirror – 8.3 per cent drop = from 24,867 on average last October, to 22,805 last month;
Daily Record – 8.6 per drop = from 292,390 on average last October, to 267,075 last month;
Daily Star of Scotland – 19.3 per cent drop = 78,379 to 63,241;
The Scottish Sun – 5.7 per cent drop = 333,812 to 314,822;
Scottish Daily Express – 9.9 per cent drop = 70,574 to 63,601;
Scottish Daily Mail – 5.6 per cent drop = 114,461 to 108,047;
Daily Telegraph – 3.3 per cent drop = 21,116 to 20,416;
Financial Times – 18 per cent drop = 4,226 to 3,461;
The Herald – 13.2 per cent drop = 52,642 to 45,646;
The Guardian – 7.8 per cent drop = 14,038 to 12,936;
Independent – 9.8 per cent drop = 8,066 to 7,276;
The Scotsman – 8.3 per cent drop = 41,758 to 38,289;
The Times – 14.3 per cent drop = 22,215 to 19,042.
Meanwhile, the Sunday titles sales figures in Scotland are a more mixed bag:
Daily Star of Scotland – Sunday – 120 per cent up = 26,889 to 59,325;
Sunday Mail – 2.7 per cent up = 354,396 to 364,090;
Sunday Mirror – 82.9 per cent up = 21,809 to 39,882;
The People – 84.8 per cent up = 13,209 to 24,415;
Scottish Sunday Express – 24.5 per cent up = 35,337 to 43,992;
Sunday Post – 0.9 per cent down = 224,471 to 222,522;
Scottish Mail on Sunday – 1.25 per cent down = 105,223 to 103,908;
Independent on Sunday – 9.7 per cent up = 6,317 to 6,930;
Observer – 4.2 per cent down = 17,880 to 17,130;
Scotland on Sunday – 9.2 per cent down = 50,897 to 46,214;
Sunday Herald – 31.4 per cent down = 42,111 to 28,873;
Sunday Telegraph – 3.9 per cent down = 18,339 to 17,628;
Sunday Times – 11.2 per cent down = 59,501 to 52,838.
BjMac….
way ay bonny lad…. fill yir boots!
I’m on my 3rd can of cider and I’m ½ cut :¬)
V
HH
Lardo66
Hope everything goes ok with TBFTL’s auld man and he makes a full and speedy recovery
†God Bless him†
hh
bjmac
PS Who said you canny teach an old dog new tricks ¿
Lardo 66…….sorry to hear that……is it Frank Mac in the hospital ?
Cheers fellas. He’ll brain me for posting but prayers from sinners count as double!
Also whilst I’m on.
A mate in work’s dad is a commissionaire at CP. He’s retired from the job I do and a good man and tim.
His wife became seiously ill recently and is recuperating.
Offer them up bhoys, offer them up.
Just seen Eire’s goal and Aidens cross was ace ♠
V
HH
Sammi subbed after 56 mins of Greece’s game with Russia. Was a tactical substitution
Dan didn’t come on from the bench in Sweden’s defeat to Denmark
Lardo66-bad news.Best wishes ,thoughts and prayers for TBFTL and his dad.
CRC is on the lash tonight so for anyone not watching the game I’ll be doing the Quiz at 9
o’clock.
Keep posting on the game btw lads.
CSB
Larsson & McStay
Naw. Ole F Mc still handing out the insults and hymnals!!
Pat Friel, dourest man in Silverton but pours the most generous Bushmills!!
Bjmac
You’re taking the pssss, with all these signs its gettin like the masons on here :))
Vic
I’ve done bit of reading on this and most of the evidence would actually suggest that the Celts never settled in Scotland.
Bloke109 is Neil Lennon says:
11 November, 2011 at 20:43
Bloke109, I think some of those Sunday titles are showing an increase purely as a result of the demise of the NOTW as the overall newspaper reading trend is downwards.
I remember in the early/mid 80s the circulation of the Record was something like 750k. Amazing to see it now at 267k but perhaps a more dramatic fall from grace since those halcyon days is The Sunday Post. Over a million copies would be shifted each Sunday and it’s now down to 222k.
Neil Lennon Is A Celtic Soul Brother says:
11 November, 2011 at 20:49
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Yes I thought it was a wee bit quiet, there’s a cqn drinking session with Paddy G, CRC must be there.
V
HH
I see we are bringing out a new 3rd strip
For any bhoys thinking of buying it , here are a few facts
1. Any proceeds from the sale, will not go to strengthening the team
2. All proceeds will go direct to bank to ensure zero debt continues
3. Our CEO salary is directly proportional to our zero debt
4.buying the strip will not help the team, but will ensure PL keeps his high salary
Just some facts for bhoys thinking about it
Ps. The board plants on here will be quick to shoot this down
Hope he’s ok and back on his feet soon.
Dourest man …haha….I think he keeps his smiles for the golf course …the bandit.
Absolutely. We know each other but I am at a disadvantage. My name is pretty obvious…..
Sydney Tim, provide link to story re new third strip as the yellow/black one can’t be that old.
Vmhan♣ who Supports Neil Lennon says:
11 November, 2011 at 20:53
CRC never misses the chance of a good bevvy with fellow CQN posters!
and mines is my 2 favourite Celtic players of the last 25 years or so…..maybe that’s not so obvious right enough.
I’ll tip you a wink if I see you at 10 O’Clock mass on Sunday
Free kick on edge of the box, dive, Estonia !
OK Quiz will start shortly-bit of a mixed bag tonight.
Anyone know if Jellyfish was playing tonight?
Sydney Tim I had YOU down as a board plant collecting stats on the ordinary foot soldiers :¬)
“Derryghirl!…….. take the parcel for Sydney Tim out of the case, I don’t think he wants the new strip”
:¬)
V
HH
Corner Estonia, wide, Ireland under pressure
Lardo66
Thoughts and prayers mate.
hamiltontim says:
11 November, 2011 at 20:52
You in Dennistoun HS tomorrow for the FAC meeting ? 1-2.30pm. All going well there is no crime committed against my family tonight, I’ll be the one with the Goat ;-)
hh
bjmac