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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Bada
Cheers,but I’m not going back up to bookies.
Anyways don’t back the dugs,even more crooked
than the nags.
Hope you get a winner if on ,big mhan.
Vogue
Are you always so stupid or
is today a special occasion?
Meant to post. If any of the Glasgow (or surrounding area) Bhoys are wanting to lose a bit of weight, they could do worse than have a wee look at the Football Fans in Training initiative. Every Monday/Friday, a wee bit of exercise and food education with a group of Celtic supporters up at Paradise. Even if you don’t lose weight(but you will) you get to run (sometimes) out the tunnel. Good guys that run it too.
philvis
I think we’ve had another lucky escape, nor good enough for Sunderland not good enough for Celtic.
Mr MacAskill confirmed that he does not believe the allegations will have any effect on the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications Bill, which is under scrutiny by the Justice Committee.
He said: “I’ve known Christine Grahame for many years and I’ve never, ever, known her to have, frankly, any real interest in religion, and certainly to have no sectarian views at all.”
I have no interest whatsoever in relgion but I still detest the Protestant superiority attitude made obvious by the WATP brigade.
JJ
St Stivs no amigo it’s an auld rebel song from 15/ 16th century:
Follow Me Up To Carlow lyrics
Lift Mac Cahir Og your face,
Brooding o’er the old disgrace,
That black Fitzwilliam stormed your place
And drove you to the Fern
Grey said victory was sure,
Soon the firebrand he’d secure
Until he met at Glenmalure,
Feach MacHugh O’Byrne
Curse and swear Lord Kildare,
Feach will do what Feach will dare
Now Fitzwilliam have a care
Fallen is your star low
Up with halbert, out with sword
On we go for by the Lord
Feach MacHugh has given the word
Follow me up to Carlow
See the swords of Glen Imayle,
Flashing o’er the English Pale
See all the children of the Gael,
Beneath O’Byrne’s banners
Rooster of the fighting stock,
Would you let a Saxon cock
Crow out upon an Irish rock,
Fly up and teach him manners
Curse and swear Lord Kildare
Feach will do what Feach will dare
Now Fitzwilliam, have a care
Fallen is your star low
[From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/b/bardic-lyrics/follow-me-up-to-carlow-lyrics.html%5D
Up with halbert, out with sword
On we go for by the Lord
Feach MacHugh has given the word
Follow me up to Carlow
From Tassagart to Clonmore,
Flows a stream of Saxon gore
And great was Rory Og O’More
At sending loons to Hades
White is sick and Grey has fled
And now for black Fitzwilliam’s head
We’ll send it over, dripping red
To Liza and her ladies
Curse and swear Lord Kildare
Feach will do what Feach will dare
Now Fitzwilliam have a care
Fallen is your star low
Up with halbert, out with sword
On we go for by the Lord
Feach MacHugh has given the word
Follow me up to Carlow
Curse and swear Lord Kildare
Feach will do what Feach will dare
Now Fitzwilliam have a care
Fallen is your star low
Up with halbert, out with sword
On we go for by the Lord
Feach MacHugh has given the word
Follow me up to Carlow
V
Am or Bm on the auld takamine!
Charming.
If you wurny fae Ruglen I would knock your pan in.
Kindest regards ,vp.
Livibhoy- mate got it 3/1, my online acc only puts up prices a few mins before the off,as VP said the dugs are murder polis dont throw away all of your good work mate.
Sorry my last post was for my good friend ,bournesoup.
Mr MacAskill confirmed ….. “I’ve known Christine Grahame for many years and I’ve never, ever, known her to have, frankly, any real interest in religion, and certainly to have no sectarian views at all.”
When he cannot spot 20, 000 singing loud and proud, he can hardly be trusted to spot a solitary one !
Vogue
Did i see you in Rutherglen Main Street on your Raleigh Grifter?
bournesouprecipe says:
11 November, 2011 at 16:52
Infra red chopper ,mate.
My maw still paying for it.
!!Bada Bing!! says:
11 November, 2011 at 16:50
I’ve got £200 in my hipper so I will hit it with a tenner.
LB
VP- I finished about half 1 mate.
onyourbikecsc :>
Vogue
These moments we share together in Celtic Cyberland are very precious, they should be gathered in, and meticulously treasured.
They are all we have.
JJ
big day in Arbroath tomorrow so I here…. 0))
Livibhoy- wise man, well done HH
Without wanting to start a poppies debate ……….
I was in London yesterday, and did a wee bit of public transport thingy, I would estimate less than 30% of the populace had on the wee red thing.
Today back in Paisley, our office observes the minutes silence, and as I looked out the window life carried on , the busses kept moving, and people walking on.
Total aside, at Glasgow airport , Kirsty Wark Spoted with the poppy.
Hugh Dennis comedian, without the poppy.
On imagery as well, I actually find the black arm band with red poppy insignia that the English are going to wear as to alike to the stuff their enemies wore.
Finally, in my mad friday afternoon ramble , any of the london based tims …….. how good is the Shard building, absolutely stunning work.
Well done LiviBhoy. Mind dont squander it on food!!!
BT
Why? What is happening?
JJ
bournesouprecipe says:
11 November, 2011 at 16:54
Am gonnae greet:O(
bournesouprecipe says 11 November, 2011 at 16:47 philvis I think we’ve had another lucky escape, nor good enough for Sunderland not good enough for Celtic
How many of our current team would get in to Sunderlands first 11 mate?
it’s my wee mates birthday andhe is up for the weekend…..
seemingly it is the annual jumble sale…..
I look forward to seeing you in your new jumper next time you are down.. o))
Tides comin in??? lol
25 years ago i wrote to jim’ll fix it to make ragers bankrupt, he said ‘over my dead body’.
good ol’ jim i knew he wouldn’t let me down
Bt
Is it national ‘SMOKIES’day?
Bada Bing
Depends if you believe the hype about the EPL or not. As I recall, Charlie Adam was nothing special here.
JJ
Off to the bookies and then the boozer.
Mon Ireland.
Have a good weekend Bhoys.
LB
Seaser67
It was in, went out again and didn`t come back.
JJ
bada bing
Moot point, – Zenden was rejected because he would not have added anything to the squad, our last Sunderland waste of money is away on loan.
BT
A wee dance number for you and your pal??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdXPQiukoYE
Bada Bing
Big G64 of to the highlands to see his lovely maw this weekend.
He says he’s dying to slip into his wellies.
JUNGLE JIM 1701
In fairness to CA,he was told to play a game that was alien to him.
Sir Wattie wanted midfielders who knew how to get in about them.
Vogue
Cry Harder.
I was in Glasgow Sheriff court (the accused, obviously) this morning and two wee guys had ‘just can’t get enough’ as the ring tone on their phones, phoning each other constantly so it persistently rang out across the halls. All courts adjourned at 10.55 and emptied into the halls, to reconvene at 11.05 after the 2 minutes silence at 11am.
The big polis watching the two boy was absolutely beelin’, and they were watching him, sniggering and laughing. He was getting redder and redder in the face, clearly more and more irate. He made his way over just in time for 11am and as soon as the minute’s silence started he was to pounce. He was a coiled spring.
At 11am a loud siren sounded, I think they used the fire alarm. Unprompted, the boys immediately stopped their phones and sat in complete silence, as did everyone else, people from all walks of life.
Perfectly observed, apart from the big polis who fidgeted in confusion and anger at a missed opportunity. If only he’d concentrated on paying his respects.
Bobby M
You are probably right. Charlie A is a much better player than I had given him credit for at B`pool. I just get a bit fed up with the oft propogated view that the EPL teams are ALL far superior to Celtic.
JJ
VP is G64 a highlander?