Back in October I wrote that Tom Rogic could be this season’s Player of the Year, or he could just as easily drift out of the team. Injury (hamstring, of course) soon interrupted his run of form but Tom was inspired at Hampden in December, when the League Cup was brought back into the fold. On this basis alone, Tom’s nomination for the Scottish Professional Footballers Association (SPFA) Player of the Year is worthwhile.
The Celtic story of this season is largely how we overturned a six-point deficit during the second half of the campaign. The team’s rise was helped enormously by a spectacular January transfer window, but without a few excellent performers in the first half of the season, current form would count for nought.
Kyogo changed everything. His goals, movement, respectful behaviour, the sheer joy he brought to Celtic cannot be overstated. He was the muse all others took inspiration from. Despite missing half the season, you could make a case that his impact outweighs all others.
Cameron Carter-Vickers did what we hoped Shane Duffy would do a year earlier. He controls his immediate vicinity with an assuredness that allows the entire team to relax and get on with their with their primary function. If not Player of the Year, he is a big part of the story.
The same goes for Joe Hart, who settled our 12 months goalkeeping problem and provides the same assuredness the team gets from Carter-Vickers. Neither Kyogo, Cameron nor Joe received a nomination.
Callum McGregor did and is likely to win the award. He has been a Celtic constant for eight years and a setter of world records for time served per season. He is one of the players who could easily slot into any of the great European sides.
Whatever your views on PotY, these are the nominations came from players who have competed in the league this season; there are no impartial fan or journalist eyes involved.
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This is every Glasgow pub I have ever been in.
https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/20098678.glasgow-pub-waterloo-bar-closes-early-due-strong-smell-gas/
FSTB, mind and behave yerself on Sunday. I won’t be invited as I am now officially a jinx, jonah and hellish bad luck. I blame sitting beside you. 😳
BIGRAILROADBLUES on 28TH APRIL 2022 6:23 PM
Now that is premature
FSTB
Buzzing to see the semi final tonight as it’s always good to see Scotland represented on the world stage. Gonna be some match.
Best of luck John Higgins!
TIMHORTON @ 6:04 PM
SFTB
If memory serves me i think Crewe brought a lot of good players through their youth system.
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They did indeed – Stan Bowles, Neil Lennon, Dean Ashton, Danny Murphy, Geoff Thomas, David Platt, Billy Jones, Ashley Westwood, Eve Sodje, Seth Johnson, Rob Jones, Bruce Grobelaar, Nick Powell and, unfortunately, Robbie Savage.
Their goalie at the time the train driver was talking to us was called Willie Mailey
so come on bhoys what is your thoughts on the outcome on Sunday and we can’t just post a 1-0 1-1 5-0
we need to give our thoughts as to why we think were right .
Me first .
I will go for 3-1 to the good guys , I think Anges philosophy is starting to sink in to the team and we have players who can take the chances we create .
The reason I have gone for 3-1 is that sevco 2012 will look to break up our play and momentum from the off ala stopping our midfield breaking forward by fair means our foul ala madjins game plan .
and Tav has to have his penalty .IT’S THAT LAW YE KNOW
FSTB
BIGRAILROADBLUES on 28TH APRIL 2022 6:31 PM
I didn’t want to say anything ,but !
FSTB
No predictions but here’s my team. Joe, CCV, Carl, Greg, Tank. Captain, Reo, Tam/Matt, Kyogo/Gio, Jota, Shogun Warrior. Covered all bases there I think. 😂
BRRB
All kidding aside if we dispatch the pretenders on Sunday get yerself up to the Hoogaiat for a hootnanny
FSTB
FSTB, that’s probably what will happen. Glad there’s a stomach pump available at the Royal. 😂
Is it wrong for me to want Leicester to win tonight ? I’d like to see Rodgers add to his success. A superb manager.
big jimmy
Good shout about Eric Black from back in the day. Though I preferred to see him on the deck. Struggling to get back up! And of course the fantastic Pele who nearly played at Celtic Park. On 30 October 1962. Just imagine it? Well ye’ll have tae Jimmy since Santos never turned up.
Enjoyed the SAHB stories, only saw them the once, at Celtic Park same as yourself, but I think it was 1975. Little Feat too. Hope yer well for tomorrow!
Rock tree bhoy
😂
BRRB
HH
BIGRAILROADBLUES on 28TH APRIL 2022 6:48 PM
Do you think Ange will be tempted to go with the same team that gave us 3-0 last time out ,wee terrorised them on the wings that night and may negate the roughhouse tactics in the midfield .
FSTB
Celtic Mac, June 1976. I was there, a Who fanatic. They were poor, SAHB were fabulous.
SFTB
My mate, when i lived in England, had a situation where his wife called the gas board due to a smell
They located the smell to a sports bag in the cupboard under the stairs he had dumped post footie a year before😎
FSTB, I don’t know if you can guess APs tactics. Neither can the huns. Which is good.
Ffs I forgot about Liel. Good grief. 🙄
Fergus
The fixture on Sunday is the mirror of the game in April 2012 when we played our last game vs Rangers
3-0 then, 3-0 Sunday
At the beginning of the week I was wanting a football treble to come up trumps.
Firstly Liverpool to convincingly thump Villarreal so we can achieve the champions league riches, secondly Leipzig to hammer Sevco so we can all stop worrying about their run in the Europa and lastly and more importantly Sunday to rubber stamp the title.
So far we have 1/1 so here is hoping that the second part of the treble is “up” later tonight.
Cmon Leipzig!!!
I wanted Villereall to win; never liked Liverpool
Not bothered about CL, the cards fall as they do
Not bothered about Sevco; if they win they trophy they will deserve it
3-0 Sunday and party
I’m sure that any violence occurring in Leipzig tonight shall be faithfully reported in the media. Apart from the Scottish media that is.
BRRB – You are always welcome.
Now whether I will be welcome in the pub by manageress or bar staff is a different story after you lot went away I stayed and done some karoake (fstb I know I’m pish) and was up dancing with loadsa woman (Big Jimmy would have been proud).
Not been in since.🙈🙈🙈
D :)
Oh and returned home to mrsdavid66 at about midnight from early doors.
She was not a happy bunny.
Now I think DJ and Karoake is on Sunday again😂
D :)
D66 she was at it. Officious wee girl. Working in the wrong trade, shouldn’t be customer facing.
Erm, not your wife. Ffs I give up.😂
DanDan – Best of luck.
But I fear Mr Hugh Dallas will have an unseen hand on tonight’s Referee and officials.
D :)
BRRB – 😂
Barmaid was definitely in the wrong and I bent the manageress ear later about her.
D :)
Sunday’s result either 1-0, 2-1, 2-0, 3 -0, 3-1, any win will do.
D :)
Coneybhoy – enjoyed your highlights post
.. And have to agree with your favourite of Dundee United at home.
I couldn’t see a winner coming that day.
When it did, and the whole stadium erupted, (hardly anyone had left) it felt seminal.
By contrast, I genuinely felt we would score at Dingwall.
I lost my feed around 94 minutes.
While trying to reconnect my phone began to ping repeatedly.
There’s something magical about unlocking this infernal device and seeing a message preview that simply says
YESSSS !!!
No other checks or actions required, you know all is good in the world.
Calling all shipwrecks and drunks. Meeting called at Shipbank, Saltmarket tomorrow, high noon. All welcome, no exceptions.
D66 has Alexa tuning duties tomorrow so wont make it . 😉
Is there any indication of trouble in Germany ?
Re scores 2-0 to Leipzig tonight.
6-0 or 7-0 on Sunday.
They will be shattered and we will score 2 early then they won’t know whether to stick or twist and we will bring on a fresh bench of forward and mid players
Adi I’m to busy charging laptops.
D :)
BRRB
From hence forth I think you shall be known as captain jack sparrow
FSTB
DAVID 66
bet your glad the weather is picking up that shed out back must be cold when you get home form the local
FSTB