Picked up, shook out, turned into someone new

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Neil Lennon seemed hurt by the performance yesterday.  “Some of [the players]look like their minds are elsewhere at other clubs.

“I don’t know if they have been tapped up, I don’t know where they are mentally, but you can tell by their body language they are not with us at the minute and I’ll have to sort that out.”

“I have pulled them out of places that no-one had heard of and put them in the shop window.

“And I want payback now. That is simply not good enough.”

Those of you of a certain age might have thought that sounded a bit like:

“You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar, when I met you.  I picked you out, I shook you up and turned you around, turned you into someone new.”

Of course, that girl from the Human League retorted:

“I was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar, that much is true.  But even then I knew I’d find a much better place, either with or without you.”

As Human League declared in verse, talent will find its level, but only if it performs.  It doesn’t matter where they came from, players who cannot excel in the SPL will drift into relative obscurity on leaving Celtic. There has been no exception to this rule.
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  1. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    VP

     

     

    Sorry,got the first and last letters wrong…..

  2. 1 Back In Focus

     

    2 Pont Alexandre

     

    3 Boston Bob

     

    4 Sprinter Sacre

     

    5 Pendra

     

    6 Counsel

     

    7 Sgt. Reckless

     

     

    Cheers

  3. Hail hail all

     

    28/1 shot nice one Fleagle….

     

    Here are my selections for Wednesday

     

     

    1 BACK IN FOCUS

     

    2 PONT ALEXANDRE

     

    3 LORD WINDEMERE

     

    4 SPRINTER SACRE

     

    5 BARBATOS

     

    6 FATCATINTHEHAT

     

    7 THE LIQUIDATOR

     

    Cheers Lhads

     

    Good luck all

  4. The Bhoy from the Village on

    1 BACK IN FOCUS

     

    2 PONT ALEXANDRE

     

    3 UNIONISTE

     

    4 SPRINTER SACRE

     

    5 PENDRA

     

    6 BORDONI

     

    7 UNION DUES

  5. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    Taking the liberty of posting this for LIVIBHOY,who put it on the wrong article.

     

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~

     

     

    LiviBhoy

     

    11:25 on

     

    13 March, 2013

     

    Punts for Cheltenham today!

     

     

    13:30 Godsmejudge

     

    14:05 Pont Alexandre

     

    14:40 Unioniste

     

    15:20 Sprinter Sacre

     

    16:00 Abbey Lane

     

    16:40 Saphir Du Rheu

     

    17:15 The Liquidator

     

     

    LB

  6. !!Bada Bing!!

     

    13:24 on

     

    13 March, 2013

     

    1 GODSMEJUDGE

     

    2 THE NEW ONE

     

    3GOULANES

     

    4 SIZING EUROPE

     

    5FIVEFORTHREE

     

    6 RUACANA

     

     

    The plonkers only picked 6

  7. Doctor Whatfor on

    Selections for day 3, Thursday

     

     

    1. Captain Conan

     

    2. Ely Brown

     

    3. First Lieutenant

     

    4. Wonderful Charm

     

    5. Ballynagour

     

    6. Romanesco

     

    7. Arabella Boy

  8. CQN USERNAME Day 1 Day 2 Bal

     

     

    MHARK67 35.53 43.50 79.03

     

    fleagle1888 48.53 20.25 68.78

     

    Cathal 37.16 16.25 53.41

     

    Valentine’s Day 27.16 25.50 52.66

     

    Algarvian 20.53 25.50 46.03

     

    Bhoy from Village 18.53 25.50 44.03

     

    Bada Bing 10.53 24.50 35.03

     

    LiviBhoy 15.53 16.25 31.78

     

    Doctor Whatfor 27.16 3.00 30.16

     

    cavansam 25.53 0.00 25.53

     

    bobbymurdoch’sW 15.00 8.00 23.00

     

    voguepunter 5.00 16.25 21.25

     

    tomtheleedstim 20.53 0.00 20.53

     

    Sixteen roads 14.63 0.00 14.63

     

    twists n turns 13.53 0.00 13.53

     

     

    Cheers, fleagle1888

  9. A wipe-out yesterday … today’s a new day :¬)

     

     

    1. Dynaste

     

    2. Jetson

     

    3. First Lieutenant

     

    4. Solwhit

     

    5. Ballynagour

     

    6. Romanesco

     

    7. Sacree Tiepy

     

     

    Good luck everyone.

  10. Fleagle here are the results of the Reykjavik jury……..day 3 picks.

     

     

    1. Captain Conan

     

    2. Shut the front door

     

    3. Cue Card

     

    4. Reve de Sivola

     

    5. Cantlow

     

    6. Romanesco

     

    7. Sacree Tiepy

  11. Valentine's Day on

    Day 3

     

     

    1. Dynaste.

     

    2. Close house

     

    3. Cue card

     

    4. Reve de sivola

     

    5. Kapga de cerisy

     

    6.Problema tic

     

    7. Any currency.

     

     

    cheers fleagle.

  12. Lads, my selections for Day 3

     

     

    1. Dynaste

     

    2. Sam Winner

     

    3. First Lieutenant

     

    4. Peddlers Cross

     

    5. Cantlow

     

    6. Relax

     

    7. Any Currency

     

     

    Cheers, fleagle1888

  13. The Bhoy from the Village on

    Day 3 Selections

     

     

    1. Marito

     

    2. Sam Winner

     

    3. Cue Card

     

    4. Reve de sivola

     

    5. Ballynagour

     

    6. Super Duty

     

    7. Arabella Boy

     

     

    Good Luck

  14. My picks for Thursday

     

     

    1 AUPCHARLIE

     

    2 TOP OF THE RANGE

     

    3 RIVERSIDE THEATRE

     

    4 REVE DE SIVOLA

     

    5 BALLYNAGOUR

     

    6 CHARTREUX

     

    and my selection for the GlenfarClad stays the same as Tuesday

     

    SIZING AUSTRALIA

     

     

    Cheers bhoys and good luck today

  15. 1 Dynaste

     

    2 Close House

     

    3 Cue Card

     

    4 Oscar Whisky

     

    5 Walkon

     

    6 No Secrets

     

    7 Arabella Boy

     

     

     

    Cheers fleagle1888

  16. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    1……….MARITO

     

     

    2……….SHUT THE FRONT DOOR

     

     

    3……….MENORAH

     

     

    4……….BOG WARRIOR

     

     

    5……….BLESS THE WINGS

     

     

    6……….GALAXY ROCK

     

     

    7……….SADDLERS STORM

     

     

    I thought I had posted these about 3am,but it seems not!

     

     

    I shouldnae have bothered wi yesterday’s lot either. I was right enough when I called them next week’s Tesco burgers….

     

     

    Anyway,bestaluck,y’all!

  17. BMCUW,

     

     

    do you have shares in Galaxy Rock ??? :)

     

     

    I think you’ve napped that old nag several times in the CQN Saturday compy !

     

     

    fleagle1888

  18. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    FLEAGLE 1888

     

     

    Haha,I’ve also backed it a few times when it’s won,so a sentimental choice really.

     

     

    Well-spotted though……

  19. Cheltenham Winners

     

     

    Day 1 :

     

    Ch.Fever (CF), Simonsig (SG), Golden Chieftain (GC), Hurricane Fly (HF), Quevega (Q)

     

     

    Day 2 :

     

    Back in Focus (BiF), The New One (N1), Lord Windermere (LW), Sprinter Sacre (SS)

     

     

    MHARK67 79.03 (CF, SG, Q, BiF, LW, SS)

     

    fleagle1888 68.78 (SG, GC, SS)

     

    Cathal 53.41 (CF, SG, HF, Q, SS)

     

    Valentine’s Day 52.66 (SG, HF, Q, SS)

     

    Algarvian 46.03 (SG, Q, BiF, SS)

     

    Bhoy from Village 44.03 (SG, BiF, SS)

     

    Bada Bing 35.03 (SG, N1)

     

    LiviBhoy 31.78 (SG, Q, SS)

     

    Doctor Whatfor 30.16 (SG, HF, Q)

     

    cavansam 25.53 (CF, SG, Q)

     

    bobbymurdoch’s W 23.00 (CF)

     

    voguepunter 21.25 (SS)

     

    tomtheleedstim 20.53 (SG)

     

    Sixteen roads 14.63 (HF)

     

    twists n turns 13.53 (SG)

     

     

    I have only listed the winners, it gets too detailed for the places…

     

     

    :)

     

     

    fleagle1888

  20. !!Bada Bing!! 14:18 on 13 March, 2013

     

     

    1 GODSMEJUDGE

     

    2 THE NEW ONE

     

    3GOULANES

     

    4 SIZING EUROPE

     

    5FIVEFORTHREE

     

    6 RUACANA

     

    7REGAL ENCORE

     

     

    fleagle1888

  21. Lads,

     

     

    Bada Bing has 5 extra points to be added for Regal Encore (second)… this was missing from his initial post yesterday… will adjust at the end of Day 3

     

     

    Cheers, fleagle1888

  22. Cheers for the updates fleagle…. Top of the league….. Now watch me in true Scottish tradition snatch defeat from the jaws of victory!!!!

  23. !!Bada Bing!! PICKS DAY 3

     

    13:08 on

     

    14 March, 2013

     

    1 Captain Conan

     

    2 Holywell

     

    3 Cue Card

     

    4 Reve de Sivola

     

    5 Karga de Cerisy

     

    6 Super Duty

     

    7 Arabela Boy

  24. Doctor Whatfor on

    Good morning, Fleagle. Thank you for all of your efforts in this.

     

    Day 4 Friday

     

     

    1. Rolling Star

     

    2. Il Fenomino

     

    3. Our Vinnie

     

    4. Bob’s Worth

     

    5. Chapoturgeon

     

    6. Gevrey Chambertin

     

    7. Shooter’s Wood

  25. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    Before I give everyone a laugh wi my “selections” for today,I want to second Doctor Whatfor’s post,above.

     

     

    Even though the CQN NAPS COMPETITION has seen my reputation trashed worldwide,the effort put in by FLEAGLE 1888 has been exemplary.

     

     

    Thanks,buddy-if yer ever in Swindon or Kilwinning,I’ll tell you the best way out of each…..

  26. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    1……….OUR CONOR

     

     

    2……….TANERKO EMERY

     

     

    3……….AT FISHERS CROSS

     

     

    4……….SILVINIACO CONTI

     

     

    5……….COTTAGE OAK

     

     

    6……….BOURNE

     

     

    7……….KUMBESHWAR

     

     

    Thanks lads-it’s been a blast. Wish I’d stopped after the first,mind!

  27. CQN USERNAME Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Bal

     

    Bada Bing 10.53 29.50 48.50 88.53

     

    Cathal – 37.16 16.25 31.50 84.91

     

    MHARK67 35.53 43.50 0.00 79.03

     

    fleagle1888 48.53 20.25 10.00 78.78

     

    Valentine’s Day 27.16 25.50 18.50 71.16

     

    Algarvian – 20.53 25.50 18.50 64.53

     

    Bhoy from Village 18.53 25.50 13.50 57.53

     

    Doctor Whatfor 27.16 3.00 5.00 35.16

     

    voguepunter 5.00 16.25 13.50 34.75

     

    LiviBhoy – 15.53 16.25 0.00 31.78

     

    cavansam 25.53 0.00 0.00 25.53

     

    bobbymurdoch’sW 15.00 8.00 0.00 23.00

     

    tomtheleedstim 20.53 0.00 0.00 20.53

     

    Sixteen roads 14.63 0.00 0.00 14.63

     

    twists n turns 13.53 0.00 0.00 13.53

  28. Final day.

     

    Thanks Fleagle for your efforts, great fun.

     

     

    1. Our Conor

     

    2. Ifandbutwhynot

     

    3. Our Vinnie

     

    4. Bobs Worth

     

    5. Dante’s Storm

     

    6. Village Vic

     

    7. Alderwood

     

     

    Good luck everyone.

  29. The Bhoy from the Village on

    Fleagle thanks for organising, its been great.

     

     

    1. Our Conor

     

    2. Il Fenomeno

     

    3. Inish Island

     

    4. Silviniaco Conti

     

    5. Chapoturgeon

     

    6. Gevrey Chambertin

     

    7. Alderwood

  30. Valentine's Day on

    Day 4

     

    1.Rolling Star

     

    2.Tennis Cap

     

    3.At Fishers Cross

     

    4.Silviniaco Conti

     

    5.Chapoturgeon nap

     

    6.Gevrey Chambertin

     

    7.Rody

     

     

     

    well done fleagle

     

    and thank’s

  31. Lads, last chance saloon…..

     

     

    1 Swnymor

     

    2 Cotton Mill

     

    3 At Fishers Cross

     

    4 Long Run

     

    5 What a Laugh

     

    6 Ma Filleule

     

    7 Shooters Wood

     

     

    Happy punting !!!

     

     

    fleagle1888

  32. The Bhoy from the Village on

    fleagle 1888 I think I am missing 5 points for Super Duty

     

    yesterday, not that I am competitive ar anything ;)

  33. Fleagle may I also add my thanks for your excellent Cheltenham naps comp if ever you are near leigh in lancs….. RUN… No seriously a pint of the black stuff is waiting for ye

     

     

    Ok here are today’s donkeys

     

     

    FRIDAY

     

    1.STOCKTON WINGS

     

    2.IFANDBUTWHYNOT

     

    3.AFRICAN GOLD

     

    4.SIR DES CHAMPS

     

    5. HOOPY

     

    6.PAINT THE CLOUDS

     

    7.ANQUETTA

     

    cheers bhoys and good luck

  34. Cheers fleagle here are my top choices for today,I know you are waiting eagerly.

     

     

    1. Our Conor

     

    2. Ifandbutwhynot

     

    3. Our Vinnie

     

    4. Silviniaco Conti

     

    5. Salsify

     

    6. Toner D’oudairiries

     

    7. Alderwood

     

     

    Bon Chance mes Amis

  35. 1 Far West

     

    2 Shadow Catcher

     

    3 Utopie Des Bordes

     

    4 Silviniaco Conti

     

    5 Tricky Trickster

     

    6 Make Your Mark

     

    7 Rody

     

     

    cheers

  36. Oops….. well spotted Bhoy from the Village… and just in time !

     

     

    It seems that the cancelled race on Day 1 upset one of my excel formulas…

     

    Sorry about that, amended table below – Cathal is the new leader !!!

     

     

    CQN USERNAME Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Bal

     

    Cathal…………… 47.89 16.25 34.50 98.64

     

    Bada Bing 10.53 29.50 53.50 93.53

     

    MHARK67 46.26 43.50 0.00 89.76

     

    Valentine’s Day 37.89 25.50 18.50 81.89

     

    fleagle1888 48.53 20.25 10.00 78.78

     

    Algarvian………. 31.26 25.50 18.50 75.26

     

    Bhoy from Village 18.53 25.50 18.50 62.53

     

    Doctor Whatfor 37.89 3.00 8.00 48.89

     

    LiviBhoy………. 26.26 16.25 0.00 42.51

     

    voguepunter 5.00 16.25 16.50 37.75

     

    cavansam 36.26 0.00 0.00 36.26

     

    bobbymurdoch’sW 15.00 8.00 0.00 23.00

     

    tomtheleedstim 20.53 0.00 0.00 20.53

     

    twists n turns 16.53 0.00 0.00 16.53

     

    Sixteen roads 14.63 0.00 0.00 14.63

     

     

    Good Luck everyone…

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