There is something curious about the England national team. While pretty much every other country around England’s calibre select players, on merit, from clubs large and small, for decades England appear caught emperor role, seldom selecting players outside a top clutch of clubs.
This made Southampton striker Rickie Lambert’s recent selection memorable, despite the fact that his club sit comfortably above several of England’s heavyweights, significantly as a consequence of Lambert’s play.
Fraser Forster has been the best goalkeeper in Britain for a year, but he is English, and he plays domestic football for the Scottish champions, so despite his Champions League credentials, England Roy Hodgson has not capped him.
With the incumbent “England’s number 1” producing ample material to have most national team managers hide their eyes, no matter what Hodgson thinks of his preferred keeper, today’s news coverage suggests he has been boxed into a corner. If he plays Joe Hart in Brazil, and the keeper performs to his current level, Hodgson will carry the can for being the last man in England to see the obvious. England managers have a long record of having to deal with strong media sentiment coming to bear on their selections.
I’d like to see Fraser get the recognition he deserves. It would also be good for Celtic to be able to offer not only Champions League football, but also the chance to gain international recognition, at an ever-higher level. Holding onto him is another story, but all of those who were so upset when we passed on Stipe Pletikosa to take Newcastle’s third choice will not be too upset at that.
[calameo code=000390171853d2bfc4f69 lang=en page=38 hidelinks=1 width=100% height=500]
708 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- ...
- 19
- »
HT-Agree, and would add Danny McGrain.
Just popped in to say voted by proxy online, very easy to do, for all resolutions including the living wage and the SFA resolution.
Wont make the AGM but no matter done and dusted.
Hail Hail!
RobinBhoy
I’m probably being a wee bit selfish here and recognise that it’s a good thing for our players to get recognition at international level……….but……as far as I can make out,the World Cup runs from 12 June to 13th July 2014.
Champions League Qualifiers (2nd round where we come in) are scheduled for 15/16 July and 5/6 August.
As things stand,we could be losing Izzy,Sammy,Lustig and Forster (any others?)
As I said,maybe I’m selfish but Celtic always come first for me so I’ll support Portugal over Sweden,Romania over Greece and would rather Forster didn’t make the England World Cup squad
Philvis said that all CQN new threads are announce on Twitter before they v=become live, hence his podium record, for all podium chasers……….
Oh aye and possibly Ambrose,Van Dijk,Boeriggter as well….any more?
Philvisreturns – Hope so!
Paul McStay – Giving McKay the benefit of the doubt (I know) I suppose he meant not fulfilling potential in football terms, trophies etc. but are we not glad that he stayed? Damn right!
Thatcher – I will balance it out by celebrating the demise of that other murderous slimeball…Blair.
The Wall – I think it will be no bad thing for him to be exposed to the ingurlish back line, training techniques, and opposition he will face at the WC. Can only make him a better player?
medtim…
So it’s ok if Amido plays for Portugal?
Only 70 short of 3,000 at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/GettingInvolved/Petitions/judgesmasonregister
Bada
You’re right, I think I’m blinkered as I played midfield.
Robinbhoy
Nope the twitter alert is after the new article is up.
It’s easy if you know how :-)
boscobhoy02
14:48 on 29 October, 2013
Regarding the bold Jardel the signing that never was. His photo was in a double page spread in the centre of the evening times with a Huns top on.
His mrs had a supporters bus named after her the Karen Jardel loyal, no don’t laugh.
I remember the the evening times scribe Alan Davidson at the time bemoaning the fact Celtic seemed to drag their feet at the signing of players, and our sooside rivals were so much more professional.
The player in question Jorge Cadette, Davidson seemed to think he looked more like a rock star than a footballer???
….offski
CelticquietnesnightCSC
Imagine that.
A poster, so called respected, announces his favourite poster and nemisis on the blog and not one word from all the other posters who had hoped for that acclaim.
unimaginable this time last year I tell yeez.
CQN has gone tae Pol Pot.
MWD
..newsnight even.. Effin ipad
Philbhoy – Bring it on!!!!
The CQN Annual 2014 will be available to order on the blog this week and copies will be sent out towards the end of the following week when we get them hot of the presses!
DESERTBHOY
You were lucky to have that choice-you know what I mean-as a lot of people didn’t.
Thanks to the notorious blacklist at the time.
Hello Ht
I am sitting in the shadow of the grey mares tail where am l
Malorbhoy on tour csc
I don’t much care what John McKay thinks, but Paul McStay had the strength of 10 men at times.
He needed it, he carried them on his back too often.
I know there were a couple of exceptions, good players, and the early 90’s were a dark time for us all.
But can you imagine how much worse it would have bee without the Maestro.
MWD
We were all too hurt to reply in case he twisted the knife.
BMCUW
…ffs, don’t mention lists!!
The Hooped Crusader
Davidson was a jaikie
WC, when you said you needed articles in quickly you werent kidding.
Bee=been
BMCUWP
I suggest a guantlet for that particular poster at his waddin. Even the Minx will huv a kick!!! :-)
MWD
BMCUW
…ffs, don’t mention lists!!
Put me down for no lists
Yorkbhoy
winning captains
Wooohoooo!
Looking forward to it!
malorbhoy….
Close to being shat on, I would think.
desertbhoy (if you are still around)
I’m not totally heartless….let Amido go if they qualify
malorbhoy
Are you harness racing with the Duke of Edinburgh?
malorbhoy
16:08 on 29 October, 2013
Hello Ht
I am sitting in the shadow of the grey mares tail where am l
Malorbhoy on tour csc
—–
The wrong end of a pantomime horse???
Desertbhoy
You are awful but l like you
DIck Emery csc
medtim…
I was reported back in while I finish my pre bed snifter.. Not one of my favs, but hey ho.
….ok, assume he has to break in to their first team b4 he gets in ours.
Anthony Stokes signs for 3 years…………Good.
MWD
Aye,she might as well start the way she means to go on!
HT-Ditto,i said to a bhoy last week,i had a wee greet when the Maestro threw his jersey in to the Jungle that day.I was delighted he stayed,but to shut up all the stupid hun critics ,I would have liked to have seen him in a top league to prove he could play with the best of them.Maybe MacKay meant this ,in a roundabout kind of way.
Stokesie signed up?
Excellent.
Now,SAMMI,Joe,Fraser,ah the hell wi it,sign them all up.
Get Wee Jum McLean to do it,put them all on eight-year contracts.
This faffin about wi three year deals means a third of our squad are outa contract every year,and we have to worry about another third who are coming up to their final year.
Wee Jum was a prophet,a man of vision,I tell ye!
That one contract signed, well done Tony Stokes .
just get Sammi signed now.
malorbhoy
You’re building some new wind turbines on the road to the Badlands.