If Shane Duffy wanted to whet the appetite of supporters after securing his loan move to Celtic, scoring a 93rd minute equaliser for Ireland in their Nations Cup game in Bulgaria last night was the way to achieve it. Those who know the player told us he was a commanding presence and the manner in which he powered home his header from a corner kick backed this up.
When you watch how teams defend set-pieces against Celtic, you will note their key defensive resources concentrate on Christopher Jullien. He also appears to be the man other Celtic players try to provide space for, by stopping opponents getting a block on him.
Jullien is a better set-piece target than we have had in many years, but this makes us predictable to defend against. Duffy will make Celtic significantly less easy to stop on these occasions.
If there was a Greatest Set-Piece Team of All Time table, Martin O’Neill’s Celtic would sit top. Bobo Balde, Chris Sutton, Joos Valgaeren, Johan Mjallby and John Hartson were five absolute mountains. Defenders seldom knew who to cover. As a consequence, Henrik Larsson did as much damage in the air as any of them.
Football has changed greatly in the years since that team rose to prominence, it was a thing of its time, but defending and attacking at set-pieces requires the same core attributes.
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MM 12.39am
Hope the restrictions are lifted
Give that wee granddaughter the biggest hug … March to June was hard work for our wee granddaughter .. iPad contact while only 2 streets away in the “scheme” was hard going :-) … if another lockdown happens here we will just all move in to a two bedroom property :-) … me & the Mrs are classed as “key workers” so we can go to work beside hundreds of other people but not hug the kids …. f that CSC :-)
Keep that green flag flying down under
Hail Hail
,Melbourne Mick, Tim Tully has a nice ring to it.
Gary Og,, Chris Crooky & Coach, “Beeswing”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT-_9Y0hEUE&ab_channel=TheRebelCollective
Ave Ave
Right, just before I go and show her majesty how to light
the barbie wtf.
JVR/ GERRY
Utmost respect for those health workers, I’d give all of them
Huge rise and medals galore.
JVR your friend is correct hundreds have been infected and the
others need to cover the shifts for them.
News keeps showing us billions of ppe in warehouse but not
reaching medical people, between that and the hotel fiasco heads
should roll.
The voters won’t forget
Stay safe bhoys/ghirls
Reminds me, how are you DENA?
H.H. Mick
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/salmond-inquiry-team-angry-at-snp-chief-executive-peter-murrells-response-to-information-request-twtwbv5qt
This guy Murrell, is half of the Ceauşescu-styled husband & wife team that run our one-party state here in Scotland. If you told any democrat in Europe about this arrangement, they would NOT believe you.
In my early years in the Labour Party, Tony Benn was my hero – Tony had five famous questions that he used as part of his test of a democracy. He also used it to devastating effect when challenging the EU, or, EEC, as it originally was.
Let’s ask these questions of Mr Murrell.
1. What power do you have?
2. Where did you get your power?
3. In who’s interest do you exercise that power?
4.To whom are you accountable?
5. How can we get rid of you?
No one outside the SNP politburo knows any answers – perhaps even no one outside the Sturgeon/Murrell sham marriage.
What a state Scotland is now in – is it any wonder everything the touch turns to dust?
MM 1.20am
Just for clarification… am just a DWP worker (no where near as important as healthcare workers) and my good lady works in Tesco … which is more important than my job … at least she can bring the grub and hand sanitiser home :-)
JHB on 6TH SEPTEMBER 2020 1:24 AM
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Scotland is in a right mess of a state alright. Do you English Nationalists have any answers for us?
Ave Ave
Melbourne Mick , enjoy the barbecue and the rest of the day.
A BANKRUPT SCOTLAND
A bit of early morning reading for anyone out there with a functioning brain.
Scotland persistently runs a deficit on the current account of its balance of payments of around 10% of GDP (£16bn). Currently this deficit is settled by the UK. With independence, Scotland would be responsible for financing its twin fiscal and current account deficits.
Sterlingisation, i.e using the Bank of England £Sterling, is a form of fixed exchange rate and therefore does not provide a balance-of-payments adjustment mechanism, and since an independent Scotland would also no longer have fiscal transfers from the rest of the UK, it would need large-scale borrowing to compensate.
However, financial markets would not regard a fixed exchange rate system combined with large twin deficits as credible, and this would produce a classic currency crisis in which sterlingisation would have to be abandoned and replaced with a new separate currency, (maybe the Scottish Poon) at a sharply devalued rate.
The combination of no external adjustment mechanism and large-scale borrowing in a foreign currency, along with a unitary probability of devaluation, is simply a recipe for NATIONAL(ist) BANKRUPTCY…..
“Quick get on that bliddy phone tae the IMF, tell them to get here right noo…..we’re offski!”
https://youtu.be/3o5-3xtFsH0
ah bliss lol a time gone by
hh
AN TEARMANN on 6TH SEPTEMBER 2020 1:53 AM
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Have you tried white as Australia?
Ave Ave
JHB 1.52
I am a bit late to the party … no poster should receive any abuse just for their political positions.. .. whether it’s the left wing or the right
Just for avoidance of doubt … I have only voted once … it was “yes” am not clever with all the economic stuff …
GFTB on 6TH SEPTEMBER 2020 2:01 AM
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English Nationalism sponsored by JHB et al has no place in Scotland.
Ave Ave
Henry Joy 2.09am
Too cryptic for me
I love Celtic.., but the older I get the more Scottish I feel … why not …
It’s my country
By the way I hope I don’t annoy the high brow politics …
I live wee Nicola … like her or loathe her … she is the mist honest politician on the go ….
Hail Hail
GFTB on 6TH SEPTEMBER 2020 2:19 AM
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Me too. English Nationalism just gets uglier by the day.
Ave Ave
At this point ..
Can I just say “love” wee Nicola and not live Nicola … :-)
Fellow Celts good night n god bless
“Quick get on that bliddy phone tae the IMF, tell them to get here right noo…..we’re offski!”
-as Jim said to Denis in 1976.
when Denis went to the imf.
thus the “socialist” government became the first advanced government on the planet to roll out friedmanite monetarist policies.1976…..
it enabled The fettes educated war criminals hero- Thatcher to say her monetarist policies were not as cutting as Denis Healeys when she got elected in 1979
or we could do what happened after the market “liberal” policies on credit and banking enabled us to run out of money in 2008
just invent a new term like..
what was it again – Alistairs thumbs ? Gordon’s “invisible” hand ? na QE will do !!
back to Celtic for me
A Gary Og favourite, “Redemption Song”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iP7r0cg7Oc&ab_channel=steintheman
Ave Ave
A T 2.30am
Back to Celtic …
Why mention Thatcher ? That’s giving others more of an excuse to stay away from Celtic…. hope I am incorrect
HENRY JOY on 6TH SEPTEMBER 2020 2:00 AM
AN TEARMANN on 6TH SEPTEMBER 2020 1:53 AM
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Have you tried white as Australia?
Ave Ave
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lost me there mate..not hard to tho
night Celts
hh
Motown meets JC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX0nK4bbHs0&ab_channel=WernerHoffmann
Ave Ave
gftb
hope is a great thing keep it lit as fine poster says :-)
hh
AT 2.50am
Always hope here :-)
And I can assure you every poster on this place that has met your good self knows you are one of the best
Vatican News is funded in whole or part by the Vatican City government.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-RFWoMT574&ab_channel=VaticanNews
Ave Ave
DAVID66 on 5TH SEPTEMBER 2020 4:52 PM
Big Jimmy – get they new Togs oan and get oot there manana.
I am in need of a swally soon this nae drink is making me ill.
Be in touch next week.
D :)
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MAGIC Mate…
NO Drink makes Jack a dull bhoy !
Who the feck is “Jack” ?
Just try and give me at least 24 Hours notice…and I will stay aff the drink the day before any meet….Hic..Hic…LOL .
BIGRAILROADBLUES..
I will give you a shout on here mate…after I get a small Posse together….we can head The Chumps aff at the Pss…LOL
HH
HWG10IAR
Pss ?….PASS !
My spelling is shocking and thats without any drink since last Tuesday.
HH
DAVID66…..
If I am being honest….getting new Togs will not impress the Burds/Chicks…….I think that Plastic Surgery is required !
I am not the good looking, fit young Bhoy that I used to be….but I still try to charm the Burds with some “Charisma”…til they tell me….” Feck aff ya baldy auld fecker” !
LOL
BRRB says he wants to meet up again real soon for plenty of Bevvy. There is a man after my own heart.
HH.
MELBOURNE MICK…
Is this Fathers Day ?
Its not relevant to me…as I am not a Daddy….or so I believe….in fact…I am feart to hit a wean up the toon….in case its wan of my ain ?
Just a daft auld joke MICK.
I had a few close calls over the years right enough !
HH
I loved Mickel Lustig,
I Loved Paul McStay,
I HATED Maggie Thatcher……..I was hoping that Roy Aitken would stick the heid oan her when she presented him/Celtic with the Scottish Cup in 1985 methinks ?
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Not to “Name Drop”…but I met Paul McStay the morning after we had drawn 0-0 with Bayern Munich at Celtic Park.
Paul said that he and the rest of the Bhoys at Celtic were VERY disappointed in the Bayern players after the game, as they celebrated the 0-0 draw…like they had won the game.
He was very surprised that a Club with the stature of Bayern would celebrate after a 0-0 draw ?
HH
NOT a Fenian name by any stretch but, back in the 1970’s I worked with a young Guy called…..
” VANCE HOLLINGER”….who was a very nice young fella.
It was/is a real Cowboy name….but sadly “VANCE” wasnt from the OK Corral etc….he was Vance Hollinger fae Cranhill….somehow it didnt have the same “Cowboy” ring to it after all ?
LOL
HH
Hello again all you young rebels.
Daniel’s not for turning, lockdown continues here until November.
Right or wrong we’re stuck with it, if it stops people dying in their
hundreds every day then I’ll suck it up.
But really feel for those who can’t earn a wage, or kids who are so
bored it’s making everybody tetchy.
BIG JIMMY
Never underestimate charm, I saw your pics when you aul yins met
up the last time, what nubile young nymphs could reject a rugged
looking bunch of fine Tims?
Wish me and Paddymac could join you, now that would be an eyeopener.
H.H. Mick
Best cowboy name ever.
Hopalong Cassidy
Runner up. Rowdy Yates
Third. Gabby Hayes
H.H. Mick
BOOKIE BETS…
I had Iceland v England as a 1-1 Correct Score bet yesterday…I had that horrible feeling that Iceland would miss their Penalty. LOL.
The GOOD News is that I had 3 good winners on a Lucky 15 bet…and at EARLY Prices of 0/30, 9/1 and 11/1.
All horses obviously,so I got a nice return….although the first selection was beaten….they 3 winners were most welcome.
LOL.
More Beer money ?
HH
MELBOURNE MICH..
Morning MICK…Sad news….I hope that you come out of Lock Down real soon.
Tell PADDY that I was asking for him. Hopefully us auld yins will get to see Celtic do THE TEN ?
Ive always believed that if you can make most Females laugh…yer halfway there….so I am forever using my Glesga patter and Jokes on them…
Its all Ive got left…as the Bhoyish good looks have gone…the once fast Dancing Feet have slowed down quite a bit…so I tend to try and make the Burds laugh…often at my own expense ?
HH
I also try and ply any Burd that I fancy with plenty of drink…LOL
HH
fuk sake man
is that fanny still at it?
thats been 3 weeks solid now
does he know he is on a football blog?
he is now quoting financial shite, which he would have conveniently ignored when he he was voting for brexit with his right hand
and fingering farages ring piece with his left
LETS ALL DO THE HUDDLE
Don’t hold back mhate, say what you mean 8-))))))))
H.H. Mick
Best cowghirl name ever.
Cat Ballou
Runner up Calamity Jane
Third ?
Am I bored or whit?
H.H. Mick