You seldom hear football people speak as unguardedly as Peter Grant did to The Herald yesterday about Scott Brown. “If somebody had offered us £4m (in 2010)? I would have driven him down the road myself”. The tone of Peter’s piece was supportive, though. Our former assistant manager affirms Scott is a vastly improved performer since. I agree.
You never really know what is going on inside a squad. Footballers play with injuries, many find the distractions of wealth all-consuming and some are simply deployed incorrectly. At the #19 game last week I recalled the form of Stiliyan Petrov under John Barnes, he was lost, especially when playing right back. Bobby Petta also looked out of sorts under Barnes but within weeks of playing for Martin O’Neill both were among the most valuable assets at the club.
Neil Lennon told us last week that Scott Brown was unfit during last season’s Champions League campaign. It’s clear that he is an incredibly more effective player when fit, but Peter Grant suggests Brown has also learned positional discipline, a subject he has previously been criticised here for.
A lot of Scott’s contribution is off the ball. He closes space, filling the park with a presence, which is defensively important, especially on Champions League duty. I’ve never seen Celtic’s yardage stats on players but you have to think he’ll top the list most weeks, he is the Great Scottish Runner, but all that energy needed to be harnessed correctly, which is perhaps what Scott is learning from former midfielder, Neil Lennon.
The next achievement to look out for from Scott is a marquee performance on a European stage………
Which leads us onto the Great Scottish Run. You can still sign up for the run, and if you’ve registered already, or are still to register, you can participate in the 1254125 campaign.
The heart and soul of our community is something we cannot take for granted. It has flourished because you, and countless thousands before you, have decided to improve the lives of those around you by getting involved in the name of Celtic.
On Sunday 6 October there is a 10k and Half Marathon. If that is beyond you. There are family events taking place the day before.
The first thing you need to do is sign up for the Great Scottish Run, or here for one of the family events.
Once you’ve done that, you can register for the 1254125 campaign here.
Then you can create a donations page here. Click Start Fundraising, search for Celtic Charity, setup your My Donate account).
Email me and let me know if you are having trouble signing up or need any more help, celticquicknews@gmail.com.
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Heard duffield say on Clyde, that no players dived or cheated when he played. Did he not play with polaris McDonald?
The other Bs score in Dumfries….
My son has just told me that Celtic beat Real Madrid 2-0 to win the 2017 Champions League.
FIFA 2013 ipod touch game.
I hope tomorrow night is the start of the build up to the real thing.
I am confident that we can get atleast 1 point tomorrow night.
Stokes has surely earned his place.
sixtaeseven- he’s “buying” Challs’ shares.
Hunskelper
That’s a shocking accusation…. dignity fc.
Picture the scene in the murray park dinner room.
Blacky… I could give you a hunner names in unner ten minutes boss.
Ally …. go for it … yer time starts…… nooooo
Blacky …… ” jig , alexander, little, sandaza , faure, wallace , kyle, temps, … ”
Ally ….. ” ffs blacky stoap right there…. I cannae go oot there in front of the worlds media with a hunner ay oor players who bet against us.
Geez they blank sheets of A4
BB
You missed out a O
….what’s up wi’ Wazzers napper?
(has the zip come loose?)
Dodgy goal for man u
Olympiakos 1 – 1 Paris Saint Germain
These guys behind the goals are useless,scandalous goal at this level.
!!Bada Bing!!
Thought Chuckles shares were locked-in until November(?). And he doesn’t sell at a profit?
And some folk pay 50p and others pay 1p ?
I blame Catholic schools for me thinking “Does not compute.”
tbj praying for oscar knox
20:08 on 17 September, 2013
Just putting 2 + 2 together mate, it’s the only reasonable way to explain all those results haha HH
Bankiebhoy
Burst his heid ….
I did initially wonder if it was part of his hair restoration project
It’s written in the stars, attacking football won the big eared cup in Lisbon against the classy Italians, now with the final in Lisbon again, we open our account against Italians.
Attack them and they’ll crumble, Celtic will put down a marker tomorrow night.
BT
Townsend had to force out that he thought Evra was just about level
Bollox …clearly off
That Weiss has just scored one of the best goals you will see in the CL. Hope he breaks his leg now…
Bankiebhoy
Did you not see the pic of wazzer and big fellany
Compared them to the wet bandits from home alone
Hunskelper
They lured the bookies to think they were rotten ;)
Benfica 2 – 0 Anderlecht
PF
Spoke to oldtim this evening.
Not going to the racing or bmcuw day/night either.
PF
it’s an odd one isn’t it………….
perhaps he swapped jerseys wi’ Petr Cech…….an’ got carried away!
BT
How did you enjoy Syria ( aka the cross keys) on Friday
TBJ
the wet bandits, classic!
greenyin
Benfica doing what Benfica does in the CL most years. Terrific record.
Who is going to own up to giving SFTB the box of schemie liquers ? ;-)
HH
Seems to be tendency on CQN to knock ex Celts that have let Peter Lawwell down or is it just me ?
HH
Peter Grant and Skoosh are pretty similar players in many ways. I love them both.
HH
Soal
Rancid as you well know.
Asonofdan
Until they met the famous glasgow celtic ;)
Nice to hear that Starry popped in.
HH
Anyone else seen the story Charlotte Fakes is actually that scumbag Gavin Masterton?
Rooneys cut head, looked pretty bad
http://metro.co.uk/2013/09/04/wayne-rooney-shows-off-gruesome-gash-on-facebook-page-3950188/
Rooney Fellani Wet Bandits
http://sohanews2.vcmedia.vn/2013/1-1379336216877.jpg
Galatasaray 0 – 1 Real Madrid
sixtaeseven-i think Challs conned the clowns in to re – writing the rules again ,and took the mug’s cash with his big Yorkshire hands.HH
Nov2006
Good to hear you have gone to Milan. Enjoy it.
HH
” Rooney shows off gruesome gash on facebook….”?
…….I thought the lad had put all that nefarious stuff behind him.
(leopard, spots an aw that s’pose)
Copenhagen 1-0 up against Juve and coping well. Hope they beat these bandits. Horrible cheat Lichtsteiner playing.
Come on the Danes!
J
Good evening friends.