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………
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BRTH
Beyond Anton Moravcik and Venglos playing together at Bratislava, something somewhere tells me that Venglos or Moravcik was due to play at Celtic Park in the 60′s but didn’t due to injury.
1964 ECWC – Celtic won both legs 1-0.
Venglos was dropped for Horvath at CP and played in both legs – Moravcik didn’t feature at CP but played in the return leg in Bratislava.
Your recollection might have been distracted (by your love of boxing) – Clay defeated Liston in Miami the night before the CP game. :-)
I reckon we will have to score twice to get at least a draw.
ZADOC not VADOC.
scottishleaf
Don’t see many results like that in Europe these days.
LB
SoT
I am sure you see a lot more Serie A than I do.
As well as worrying about their players, I worry about CL decisions in favour of the “big” team as we have suffered from these before.
I saw a couple last night with Bayern scoring a clearly offside goal and Man U having two offside players in their first goal, one fouling the keeper.
Zadoc the priest, hehehehe
ASonOfDan
I tend to agree with that. I fancy Commons and 3-2 Hoops tho at 600/1.
That’ll do nicely!
LB
Just in to say…
I think that the Cellic will emerge from the San Siro tonight with their heads held highand pride intact.
I’ve no had the chance to read back but, I believe there’s no Ledley or Forrest ?
If that’s the case ?
I can see aprk the bus job.
I do hope that Neil disny try to be gallus and go with three strikers like he did with Juve @ CP last season and we got our erchies kicked for being so cheeky.imo
HH
I still cannot hear the CL theme from that tune…..tone deaf maybe???
spelling mistakes
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ach – why bother ? :)
As I am sure my fellow CQN couponeers will testify, I am the man to put the kibosh on Milan tonight. All I have to do is put a bet on Milan to win and game over. Unfortunately, I never have/never will bet against the Bhoys.
Till later, off oot
Hail! Hail! PMTYH
Lol
If Ledley does indeed miss out, that’s a real shame. He’s a good player for games like tonight. The amount of work he got through in the Barca game, without even touching the ball, was staggering.
Another keevins crystal ball moment
http://youtu.be/FeM-qEsGGIc
He is a fud HH
I’m a long time ‘non admirerer’ of Scott Brown in a Celtic shirt, far less wearing the arm band.. I concede however he has got better of late and if he can traslate his international form to tonight’s game then he may have me reconsidering my assessment.
I’ve alwys felt Scott would be very good in another team as I’ve said before, Arsenal would be perfect fit – not because he has that level of talent but because he would compliment their truly brilliant football. Scott needs to win the ball and release it to better players.
Tonight, hopefully Celtic play like Arsenal and Scott compliments. I’d love to see him light up the stage with a terrier ball winning performance and releasing team mates to do damage. Stick at what he does well- expecting him to do more is often when it goes wrong for him IMO.
Tommytwiststommyturns,
When I was a wean,I used to stay at Govan cross.At that time apart from Celtic my head was full of Topical Times football annuals.All the great players.When the huns had a big European tie,I used to go up,lifted over,straight down to the front to see these guys close up.Never really registered at the time,but I saw them get some royal humpings back then.Eintracht,6-0 up from the 1st leg.The huns scored 3,then Eintracht woke up and ran out 6-3 winners.12-3 agg.Spurs another,5-2 at Ibrox,and 3 something at home,probably 8-3 agg.Real Madrid,Puskas scored at Ibrox,1-0,then Real humped them 6-0 in Spain
My only big night at Celtic Park was Celtic v Real Madrid,in a friendly.The Blue and White???,trophy.I got Puskas and Gentos autograph,Real won 3-1,and Celtic were forced back out to do a lap of honor.5 or 6 years later,I was in Lisbon.
I think Jabba is a bawabg BUT
I remember going to game just after LUBO signed on way in on Radio the pundits were
giving it ho ho Celtic pay 300,000 for a 33 year old whilst mighty gers have splashed out
£4 million and 30,000 grand a week on Braveheart.
The only one that knew anything about Lubo was Jabba who said he had loved watching
French football and Lubo was every year in running for player of the year with Zinadine.
He was class only question was could he still hack it at 33.
The rest guffaw guffaw Traynor you diddy he was obviously not playing against the likes
of Colin Hendry every week.
:>)
you fancy a pint and the tic down the brazen?
Right breaky time (late) sheet, shave an a shower, doon ti the oasis for a couple, Wells Fargo (cargo) for the night, wind up the manky mob in the pub, stick a nicker in the duke box, play JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGH, head out the door with a GIRFUY’s, home to my wee abode Celtic tap on, Zadoc the priest Blaring, moooooooooon the hooooooooooops. Gonny be a smashing day ;)
Naa Masty am staying local mate.
SFTB @ 11 25 .
Yes , a lot of Serie A . 14 years worth .
I’m really dissonant about tonight . .
PSV [at home ] apart , they have been dire [ by their standards ] They were awful v Verona , defense was sieve like and was taken apart by the movement of the aging Toni . Balotelli had one of his couldn’t hit a barn door games [ he repeated that for Italy v the Czechs ] Torino ran through them , they were a shambles . They were lucky to get a draw.
My worry is that they might find form !
Livi bhoy
Yup and not so many 4-0 and 4-1 defeats at home in the group stages since a certain club died :-)
We thumped Suduva 8-1 at home in the UEFA cup on the Seville run
took the day off. tracy broke her foot in 2 places and need to get Michael to nursery then dinner and brazen…
8 Hrs Tick Tock
Dontch just love it
Enjoy every moment of our journey Bhoys & Ghirls
Hail Hail
Awe ffs Masty
Sorry ti here that hope she is ok.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&feature=related&v=zhkdy0AOpaM
Let the People Sing – The Malleys
scottishleaf
Was at that Suduva match. Didn’t miss many in that run. Just paid Seville and a few other debts off last week. I wouldn;t have missed it for the world. Due another final soon to put me back in the red!
LB
Praecepta !!!!!
Well done Mate.
That was the Moravcik link I was looking for.
Brilliant. There are some more loose ends to tie up before perhaps adding to the Lubo story that Stevie posted earlier.
Thanks for that.
Cheers
BRTH
SOT
As our, literally resident, Italian expert, can Celtic get something out of tonight, and if so, how do we go about it ?
I’ll ask you one on Quantum Phyics after you answer the above :-)
Marti
Livibhoy
I was at all the home games and Liverpool away and Seville
Aye that was an expensive season :-)
for Phyics read Physics! Doh!
Marti
setting free the bears supports Celtic’s best fighter- Wee Oscar Knox
“This club is magical sometimes”.
Magical things happen when celtic appear as you say my friend
Enjoy every moment of it
After our qualifying campaign everything is a bonus for me.
new article posted.
TURKEYBHOY
Personally I don’t doubt yer credentials,but others clearly do.
And that post didnae help!
Ffs….
BRTH
You’re welcome!
Think the Herald(?) ran a feature on the Bratislava players staying up till the early hours of the morning at their hotel to watch the Clay v Liston fight.
Marti Sandino @ 12 01.
I am no expert . I simply watch a lot of Italian football ..
I thought Juve would give Celtic a doing [ at Celtic Park in particular ] I am much more positive about tonight. I think Celtic should go for it . Verona weren’t frightened of them , Torino weren’t frightened of them . They attacked . .Attack them down the wings , play Samaras to run at them and play Pukki from the start .. Their likely fullbacks are better at attacking than they are at defending. They are particularly vulnerable against players who run at them . Mexes is currently a bomb scare , prone to ball watching and giving the ball away . Muntari likewise .
Quantum physics —-no problem . ! I earned my crust from Mathematical Physics
acgr
E-mail sent.
Cheers
Jonny
HH
I was talking to a hun / sevconian at work and he was saying that – it’ll no be long until ‘Rangers’ are back in the same league as Cellic again.
I pointed oot that the ‘Rangers’ that he watches today are a tribute-act or, zombies cause they died when they were liquidated.
But the hun / sevconian thinks – nah, that’s rubbish. Awe that changed was the wording on a document, in his opinion ?
He say’s – ‘Rangers’ – still play in the same colors – same stadium – sing the same songs etc….and that he canny wait to get back wur they belong !!!
He also pointed out that in effect – ‘Rangers’ have been dun oot of £45mill(3 years CL money)since they went oot the league.
I said – “Was that no a clever move ? lose £45 mill CL money and avoid £140 mill tax money etc…?”
He said – “Nah. We’ve already been proven Not Guilty”
Where the feck are we with all this ?
And – furthermore – With the greatest respect to the Gallant / Bold / Uppitty Tim Canamalar and others…you are trying to be as dignified as it’s possible to be with the ‘bored’ re: yer proposal etc -Your to be commended.
But, I think that the rather old-fashioned approach would have been better…
propose to the ‘bored’…..
We(Celtic fans) will with-hold ALL SB money from the start of next season until – you – the ‘bored’ get into the ring with the SFA and get the answers we(Celtic fans) deserve.
I know that I’ve a cheek for proposing that above as I can no longer afford my SB and had to give it to my bro :(
But, all kidding aside there a two prevailing forces here…..
Apathy v’s Anarchy ?
Who’ll win ?