When an unexpected name flies into the frame from left field there’s always a concern about what you’ve written about him before. I still remember the day we signed Kenny Miller, and an earlier blog with my assessment of the player (subsequently found to be on the money). While it’s important to be fair when assessing players, I’m not in the business of trashing them before they kick a ball for Celtic, so Miller’s signing was not a comfortable one.
With this in mind, I typed “Leigh Griffiths” into the articles database to check what had been written. Apart from match reports, there was only one comment, the day after last season’s Scottish Cup Final:
“Leigh Griffiths has had plenty of uncomplimentary discourse written about him this season, most of it deserved, so it should be recorded that he was the first Hibs player to return applause in the direction of Celtic fans yesterday, closely followed by his team-mates.
“This is the way football should be. For too long our game has been poisoned by the unique kind of rivalry you got in Scotland. More of the same, please.”
He unquestionably did deserve the criticism that came his way last year. If he gets his move to Celtic he needs to grow as a person, as well as a player, which is a big challenge. His move towards the Celtic support at Hampden was a modest but necessary first step towards reassessing other people.
Having said this, don’t go ordering your ‘Griffiths’ shirt just yet, I reckon a deal has no more than a 50% chance of happening. Wolves didn’t invite our interest and our need is to be ready by June, not February. Neither club has an imperative to do this deal, which is often an omen for snags to get in the way. Patience required, as you know………
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The Battered Bunnet@10:59
Excellent posy but it won’t stem the tide of calls for sacking of our scouts because they lack the relevant skill of clairvoyancy.
kitalba
Can you think of any youth player that we let go, that you wish was back at Celtic?
A lot have gone on to have solid pro careers:- Caddis, McGowan, Quinn, Cuthbert, Lawson, Gardyne, Millar, O’Donnell, Keatings, Irvine, Carey and Tidser, but I cannot think of one who is screaming, it was a mistake to let me go.
Of course, I exclude Watt and McGregor from that question, as we still have them.
Has to be the Sunday name mate, no nicks.
robcfc11
11:51 on 29 January, 2014
TD…. Hibs ? Or are you meaning Sunday names ? (Hibernian)
Has to be Sunday name mate, no nicks.