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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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  2. jtsTICks on

    St Stiv’s thanks for your support and sympathy! My knee went in a friek Halloween accident during my attempt to replicate the Shakira She Wolf video! It was not a pleasant sight me rolling about in pain in a skin coloured body suit! Hope you are well my friend! sTICks

  4. What is the Stars on

    Ulster Celt

     

     

    what is the stars

     

     

    what about the 4000 deaths that occurred during the rising through the war of independence to the end of the civil war. history books record nearly 4000!!!!! nearly 3 times the number of deaths during the most recent period of conflict in Ireland that can be attributable to the PIRA.

     

     

    can you explain how this is acceptable???

     

     

    No I cant

     

    Why should it be acceptable

     

     

    But then again the state known as The Republic of Ireland would probably not exist without these deaths.

     

    How many of these deaths fall in to the category of “indiscriminate murder of civilians” like La Mon/Enniskliinen

     

    Maybe it makes no difference

  8. Ulster-Celt on

    hundreds of thousands of Irish men and women who live in the six counties and the bordering freestate counties must be ignorant or bloodthirsty thugs

     

     

    I mean over 400000 Irishmen and women voting for the IRA’s political wing.

     

     

    ignorant non Dublin fools

     

     

    lift a book and educate yourself

     

     

    slave

     

     

    with all due respect of course

     

     

    UC

  9. petec on

    philvisreturns says:

     

    12 November, 2011 at 01:36

     

     

    I was called to do some Electrical work at the Glasgow Uni Students union back in 88 (embellished it because it was so good, it was defo around 88).

     

     

    I can say they do have Quality Music emanating from their walls.

     

     

    Orange Crush

     

     

    Ahead of their time.

  12. Fortunes Favour Mibbes on

    petec @ 01:30

     

     

    Aye, i remember. And now i can see it. It’s here again as i post.

     

     

    Either this is one of the many un-nerving things that deserve immediate attention, or you are the John Carpenter of the timternet/ or the Jerry Goldsmith of streaming music. I’m not posting the Late Jerry’s Omen music as I used to listen to intensely in pure admiration of the musical genius behind it, until i realised the bad luck it was bringing me. Seriously.

  15. What is the Stars on

    Ulster Celt

     

     

    you really are gettin silly now

     

     

    Maybe we will meet for a pint some day and discuss this man to man

     

     

    Until then there is no point in us discussing this

     

    you want to call me a slave and a fool and whatever.fair enough if it makes you feel better

     

     

    I dont share your views,Then again I didnt grow up in a war zone

     

    sometimes I ask myself which came first

     

    The war or the madness

     

    the madness or the war

  16. Dublinbhoy on

    What is the Stars says:

     

    12 November, 2011 at 01:31

     

     

    Reclaiming the North was EXACTLY what they should have done but Jack Lynch and his cowardly crew backed down. As a result the Brits, RUC and B-Specials could do and did what they wanted…and got away with literally murder.

     

    The provos went on the offensive after the Edward Heath refused to deal with the injustices during the ceasefire. There was nothing else they could do. Nationalists were being wiped out…ethnic cleansing by the ever so proper British.

     

     

    This is becoming a pissing match so I will let you win the game…I’ve had enough.

     

     

    Hail Hail

  23. Ulster-Celt on

    WITS

     

     

    I do get a kick out of winding you up. I have lived through it and you will never know what it was like. Dublin???

     

     

    might as well be leeds

     

     

    UC

  24. What is the Stars on

    Dublinbhoy

     

     

    Its silly and I am not here to win

     

    Its no problem to discuss and disagree

     

     

    But my problem is with big cyber hard men like ulster Celt (sorry capital U) calling people slaves and free staters

     

    Such bloody childish nonsense

     

    and he wonders why we didnt vote for blessed st martin

     

    We are all west Brits (notice the capital B for brits)

  25. Ulster-Celt on

    Dublinbhoy

     

     

    I am actually messing about. I really do not believe the majority view of Dubliners hold the same opinions as WITS, in Fact two of my close friends are married to south Dubliners and they don’t hold the same views as our right wing friend.

     

     

    UC

  27. Margaret McGill on

    Ulster-Celt says:

     

    12 November, 2011 at 01:56

     

     

    Scottish person….(white of Celtic persuasion) Duncairn gardens..1980..geeza break..seen more than you son!!!

  29. What is the Stars on

    EBM Electrobhoy

     

     

    What is the Stars and Dublin Bhoy

     

     

    My offer stands.

     

     

    Drinks for either of those 2 games?

     

     

    In Frazers?

     

     

    Sorry was not paying atttention,what two games,I wouldnt mind meeting up

  30. petec on

    Fortunes Favour Mibbes

     

     

    I read with real appreciation everything you have posted since that post.

     

     

    BRTH post was poignant and totally summed things up for me.

     

     

    I knew you had visited the place as you had mentioned before and I tried to bring knowledge to your Amazing Self.

     

     

    I appreciate you so much m8, you will probably not realise so much but you definitely understand so much of the geo politics that are going on.

  33. Fortunes Favour Mibbes on

    What Is the Stars/Dunblin Bhoy/ Ulster Celt,

     

     

    Lads, it emotional stuff. You’re all debating stuff that will never be agreed on regardless who’s right or wrong.

     

     

    Just my opinion mind. I did encourage debate on it, as we all need educated on this subject, but not to the extent where personal insults come in.

     

     

    Take up EBM’s offer of a pint. And, don’t forget who the real enemy is. Cos it’s still here and there and still very active.

     

     

    If i don’t post after this, it could well be due to Strathclyde’s finest & armed bursting into my hoose to kick the shite out of me, simply for saying what i just said.

  34. Margaret McGill on

    Margaret McGill says:

     

    12 November, 2011 at 01:59

     

     

    crawling through the shit in tiger bay hoping I dont get shot..piss off ..saint stivs ..answer on the Glasgow central please?

  35. Ulster-Celt on

    Margaret McGill says:

     

     

    12 November, 2011 at 01:59

     

     

    Ulster-Celt says:

     

    12 November, 2011 at 01:56

     

     

    Scottish person….(white of Celtic persuasion) Duncairn gardens..1980..geeza break..seen more than you son!!!

     

    …………………………………………..

     

     

    see my post @1.59 both friends are sisters from Duncairn Gardens, both 39, grew up in there in the 70’s. do you know them?

  36. What is the Stars on

    Ulster Celt

     

     

    Dublin might as well be leeds?

     

     

    Eh No.Not quite

     

     

    Dublin is in the Irish Republic or freestate if it turns you on

     

     

    leeds like belfast and derry (notice the small l b and d) are all part of the united kingdom (technically speaking )

  41. Ulster-Celt on

    WITS

     

     

    doesn’t take much to entice you out!!

     

     

    what was your thoughts of a North belfast woman being your president for the last few years?

     

     

    UC

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