Samaras preparations need a rethink

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Georgios is hugely important to Celtic on Champions League duty.  His presence and experience is crucial, but his ability to hold the ball up, often the subject of frustration for some in SPL games, is fundamental to Celtic’s chances of playing at this level.

Georgios Samaras hamstring injury, coming late in the first half against Kilmarnock, is a carbon copy of the injury he picked up late in the first half against Berwick Rangers two years ago this month.  Hamstrings mostly to go early in games, or early in the second half, before players muscles are properly warmed and stretched.  It is unusual for a player to get well into a game, when limbs should be stretched, before picking up this kind of injury.  Time for a rethink of the player’s preparations on cold days.

I only saw around 10 minutes of the Scottish Cup tie at Tannadaice this afternoon but was unfortunate to witness Ian Black twice make an offensive hand gesture, once apparently aimed at the Dundee United support.  If he was wearing green  I’m sure he would be dealt with.
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  1. starry plough

     

     

    And i can now see why templeton was being compared to laudrup early in the season

  2. Hello Prestonpans Bhoys

     

     

    Been out all day and just back in, thankyou for your great work. Remarkable. As in all great listathons the number can grow exponentially, can’t believe I spelt that right first time.

     

     

    Come on you bhoys in green!

     

     

    Add to the list.

     

     

    What have the huns boycotted in your lifetime?

  3. Just thinking about Sami`s pre match warm up. His idea of a warm up includes hat, scarf and gloves and the full tracksuit.:-)

  4. prestonpans bhoys on

    The Comfortable Collective

     

    19:41 on

     

    2 February, 2013

     

    I only saw 30 mins but thought he was rubbish in that time. Placating the hun is what WGS is doing

     

     

    Boy Jinky

     

     

    added!!!!!!!!!!!

  5. notthebus

     

     

    As the old saying goes ” ye’ve made yer bed noo lie in it”

     

     

    Hell mend the lot of their players who thought they were smart signing for a fourth tier club..

     

     

    No laughing noo ur they!!

     

     

    Och ma aching sides..

     

     

    Bring on the Raith..

  6. Some more hun boycotts

     

     

    Films featuring Gerard Butler

     

    The Barras

     

    Billy Connolly gigs

     

    Rod Stewart gigs

     

    Voting for George Galloway

     

     

    HH!!

  7. HH

     

     

    Has wee GS put himself in a position already?

     

     

    Picking a wee hun who sold a couple of goals today and is absolute rank?

     

     

    Condition of getting the job? I doubt it but why pick a guy who is……….. ah forget it

  8. Gordon64

     

     

    I feel you are being slightly unfair to the zombies today!

     

    After all they were right in the game until that first goal!

     

     

    HH

  9. I think that the poster, apologies for lack of name check, who suggested a reason for their boycott, may be on the money.

     

     

    There was no logical reason for their action, certainly not a two or three year old ” grievance”.

     

     

    A cash flow problem makes more sense.

     

     

    Green wouldn’t / couldn’t put up the cash for the tickets, prior to the sale, so he adopted the cunning plan.

     

     

    He knew that a big crowd would turn up and he was due a per entage of the gate.

     

     

    As it turned out, he got his share of the gate, without having to put up for tickets, which may have been unsold.

     

     

     

    Nothing else makes sense.

     

     

    Ultimately he is left with an even uglier support who are on the verge of being more revolting than usual.

     

     

     

     

    He may have been hoping for a replay.

     

     

     

    Once again, balaclava removed to the prescient poster from earlier.

  10. starry plough

     

     

    Sally has blown whatever resources he had on mediocre players with no resale value.They are stuck with them.

     

     

    They have a long long long way back.

  11. Croppybhoy.

     

    Good one.

     

    Now Sevco will have to focus all their efforts on winning the 3rd division title

     

    to guarantee their place in the same division next season.

  12. The Vespbar across from the Horseshoe was on the official Chris Graham list on Administration Day. Like Ian Lavender they too are on ze List

     

     

     

    Jimbo

  13. Tho thematic

     

     

    “You can keep the movies and any other channels, to keep family harmony, but cancel Sports and take a walk to the pub instead.”

     

     

    I take it you get the irony in that statement? !

  14. notthebus

     

     

    With all due respect they do not have a long long long way back they have never been there or in fact anywhere.

  15. I agree that Green was hoping and praying for a draw today, and a replay at the asbestos dome which could have brought in almost a million in gate receipts.

     

     

    HA!

     

     

    HH!!

  16. Ianinascoli

     

     

    Sure i saw sammi warm up in a duffle coat one night

     

     

    Just a thought on sevco losing out in the Scottish cup. We lose the opportunity for chuckles to complain that uefa are bigotted against them for not allowing them into Europa league

  17. Watching the “highlights” of the deadybears at Tannadice. They are even worse than I thought. Russell shouild have scored a hat-trick in the first 15 minutes. Thems’ defending was totally of the clod-hopping variety.

     

     

    SEVCO ARE UTTERLY DIRE.

  18. Meanwhile, in the French league, Brest are at home to Nice.

     

     

    I think I might tune into the return fixture…..

  19. JimmyQuinnsBits on

    If teams limit our wing play, we don’t have any answer currently.

     

     

    Rogic better be the db’s…. we need goals through the middle. Or ah’ll be stampin ma feet and glowerin like a seven-year old girl and, take my word for it, they’re terrifying.

     

     

    Havin said that, was glad to see Matthews and Ledleys goals from decent range shots for a change.

  20. stringer bell,

     

     

    Not really,

     

    I’m still depriving them my Sports package money and seeing the game, plus my beer.

     

     

    What if my local has another provider?

  21. Estadio Nacional on

    See when you think about it we are living in Peak Time Celtic time.

     

     

    The wee daft club that tried to emulate our European achievements died and have cup ties v Dundee United as their season highlight?

     

     

    Aye?

     

     

    They are funny.

  22. I for one cannot wait for the markets to open Monday morning.

     

    If Swally goes on a comfort-eating binge the Greggs shares will go through the roof!

  23. Boycotted their actual pitch size, especially in European games after away team has trained on it then turn up and the pitch is like a landing strip for twin engine aircraft.

  24. I know this won’t go down well with some,but I agree with previous comments regarding our players standing with their hands in their pockets,at the graveside of Johnny Thomson,

     

    IMO it is disrespectful ,I know it may be a generation thing but the management should be on top of this as it could be shown worldwide.

     

    Oldcodgerscsc.

  25. “The wee daft club that tried to emulate our European achievements died and have cup ties v Dundee United as their season highlight?”

     

    >>>>>

     

    And they didnae go to the match.

     

    Sevconians….even stupider than huns. Takes some doin’.

     

    Like they took a doin’ today.

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  27. Notthebus

     

     

    Most of TFPLG signings don’t attain the level of mediocrity …h also seems to make payers worse …Sheils was a good player last season …awful this

     

     

    Cribari…looked like a fat disinterested Sunday league player

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