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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Too much wishful thinking on here, I think. If this result holds, they will be full of confidence on Sunday.
Roma hit the post.
I’m sorry, that should have been Eintracht hit the post.
Getting my games mixed up!
thems will not need to worry about fatigue for sun they haven’t needed to get out of first gear , red bull have been dire tonight.
RB look clueless
As easy a 90 mins as the huns have had
Looks as if the Orcs may have to beat 3 Bundesliga teams to win the Europa League.
That should be 3 – 0
1-0 Liepzig
Dancerrrrrrr!
RB nick one with a great strike.
Poor apart from that.
Jim delacunt is still trying hard to be liked
Yes huns 1 nil down
at last 1-0 leipzig
1-0
Go for 2nd come on
Leipzig 1-0
Its the way tae beat junkie boy. Low.
Germans need to press like mad here. A second will finish the tie.
Thank f###
Great goal, taken first time from distance.
Rory gettin excited about the return leg.
Giruy
Scorer played for Man City for a while.
If Huns go out over 2 legs will press say wee gio had 180 mins to have a go and his tactics blew it…
D :)
INIQUITOUSIV on 28TH APRIL 2022 9:36 PM
Honestly not wishful thinking by me. I genuinely believe that a `good` result tonight would have them giving priority to the EL thereby increasing our already good chance of victory on Sunday.
Low and hard against McGregor – are you watching bhoys?
“Necessity is the mother of invention”. The need of some to hate the Rangers means they invent a lot of nonsense about them being a sh** team. They’re definitely not!
If we secure this title it will be an enormous ‘feather in out cap’ against a formidable opponent. The fact that we have done it ‘on the hoof’ whilst building a new squad will make it all the more remarkable.
Leipzig 11 fouls. Orcs 3. Unbelievable. Lundstram and Jack usually commit 3 a minute.
Surely RB cant play as badly next week, cant see Sevco upping their game to beat them with a goal of a start
Higgins 3-3
FT 1-0 Liepzig
The Germans look very pleased.
JHB on 28TH APRIL 2022 9:47 PM
“Necessity is the mother of invention”. The need of some to hate the Rangers means they invent a lot of nonsense about them being a sh** team. They’re definitely not!
If we secure this title it will be an enormous ‘feather in out cap’ against a formidable opponent. The fact that we have done it ‘on the hoof’ whilst building a new squad will make it all the more remarkable.
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How magnanimous of you ? Geez peace!
Slim lead. Braga had same score and just fell apart.
Bowen with fantastic acrobatic shot off the bar.
They certainly give the appearance about being confident for the second leg.
Undoubtedly the huns will need open up more, a lead was crucial.
JHB on 28TH APRIL 2022 9:47 PM
I expect you will get some stick for that but I agree with you.On that harmonious (!) note,
Goodnight all.
Class
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West Ham lad Bowen looks a player.
Final whistle blown at RB corner..refs a hun