Not all managers regard it as necessary to personally watch a player before signing him. Some are satisfied to trust their scouts, stats and video evidence.
That’s through necessity, though. What chance of you of watching a late addition to your wanted list in the dying weeks of a window? They would all prefer to see the player in person.
With two games a week, that is often impossible. This issue lead Martin O’Neill and Gordon Strachan to over rely on players they came up against in the SPL.
International breaks are, therefore, an oasis of opportunity. This is when a manager can travel half the globe watching football, assessing multiple targets.
Ange Postecoglou now has free midweeks but he has used the February and March breaks to get ahead of the curve. Let’s hope wisely.
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Counting chickens and all that!!!
I’m a tiny bit concerned about the hun game, sure on paper we should stuff them. But, I’m old enough to have seen many times, the form book go out the window, many times.
I’m sure we will win, but going on about the league being ours if we do, sorry but let’s wait and see.
I do however have total faith in Ange and the team who will be doing the ” one game at a time” thing, so confident I am but not over confident
KINGLuBo
Bada
I have never turned down a ticket😱, On a brighter note my daughter has one but will be on holiday, so I’m sorted👍👏
Just read an interesting article on psychology in football. It praises the pathfinder Carvalhaes, a Brazilian who worked with the ‘Pele’ World Cup squad in 1958. Amazingly it was not until the late 1980’s and Milan’s “Mind Room’, that his methods became an accepted part of the game in continental Europe – although many would say the Argentine/French coach Helenio Herrera in the sixties, could get into opposing teams’ heads with his Catenaccio system. He also used psychological methodology and was a great disciplinarian with his strict diet regime & ‘early bed count’ prior to matches. Of course we all know that Bertie leading-off The Celtic Song in the tunnel at Lisbon, used a ‘Maryhill variant’ to get inside the Inter players heads before kick-off.
They say good players don’t become bad overnight, so last season’s collapse must have its root cause in the psychological mind-set of a squad of players, previously multi-winners, who apparently downed-tools and let Gerrard and his squad walk all over them. The manager who said “some don’t want to be here”, must also figure large.
Of course this season we see quite the reverse, with Ange inheriting a ‘rag-bag’ & depleted squad; then after a disastrous start, turn them into a domestic juggernaut, unbeaten in 30+ matches. We don’t really know what Ange’s particular brand of psychology is – but we do know it works.
Bill Beswick, a psychologist with the England team once said – “The mind is the athlete, the body simply the means”. If that holds true, then it surely gives us a better understanding of Celtic’s performances, last season and this.
Ange has stated the mind-set for the Ibrox showdown – confidence & no fear, just like the Celtic Park 3-0 game. Let’s hope our players give a repeat performance
“INIQUITOUSIV on 29TH MARCH 2022 2:38 PM
For those breathlessly awaiting the score, Mongolia drawing 0-0 away to Bangladesh after 90 minutes.”
Damn you,Inquitousiv! There goes my evening`s planned viewing !!!
Tommy/jhb 👆
Source article? Link.so we can read it without your bias
Was wondering why Croatia were playing in an empty stadium. Just realized they are playing in Qatar, so Jura has a longer trip home than I thought.
Abada stats for Israel U21s,4pm ko
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-60918457
You won’t get me, I’m part of the Union
Unionist CSC
HOT SMOKED
For those breathlessly awaiting the score, Mongolia drawing 0-0 away to Bangladesh after 90 minutes.”
Damn you,Inquitousiv! There goes my evening`s planned viewing !!!
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That made me spray my keyboard with coffee!🤣😂😅
“INIQUITOUSIV on 29TH MARCH 2022 3:29 PM
That made me spray my keyboard with coffee!🤣😂😅”
Send it over and I will clean it up. That won`t be a problem as I have nothing on for this evening.
I think Liverpool bought Henderson.
We need the reserve League back but it’s not affordable………..according to “rangers”
Largely Croatia reserve team looking good. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to check if Jura comes on, as I have an appointment with a quack shortly. 0-0 after 34 minutes.
Aff oot.
SCULLYBHOY on 29TH MARCH 2022 3:29 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-60918457
You won’t get me, I’m part of the Union
Unionist CSC
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Are you suggesting that events in Ireland are somehow an argument for Scotland leaving the UK?
I have often heard people say that form goes out the window in trying to predict outcomes in games involving Us and Them. It does not feel to me that that is the case. I think whoever was the dominant team in any era won far more of these games than the `weaker` side.
I have no facts to support my feeling.
Madmitch
We now have the WAG academy at St Ninians with its Glee Club / High School Musical vibe.
What does above mean? 🤣
Is this the made up language adopted when someone questions your interpretation? Like above☝ in youth set up 🤣 step back from the telly.
I note when your loosin it in politics you go down the ol Glasgow gangs route 🤣 I am still awaiting what ‘the cumbie’ had to do with Labour introducing monetarist policy🤣 just laugh it is funny.
Disagree with you on music telt to get wi the bronski.🤣
Is this now SCQN ?
Just read the new reforms for the Champions League to be implemented for the 2024-25 season and one of them potentially allows for a maximum of six clubs entering the Champions League from any one national association.
I mean WTF???
Good evening all from Ruglen.
Sceptical Go out sometimes
You are totally wrong
That is,as in talking and writing nonsense
Your racist
Your white
Your a Brexiteer
You are a unionist,and supporter of its genocide
You are anti vax
You are a confused mess
In particular the bit below 👇 taken from the shoite posted above
“and now the erosion of women’s rights, to the extent that a newly appointed, female USA judge, was put on the spot during her vetting process, and when asked to define what a woman is, this female judge couldn’t answer that simple question”
Making nonsense up to fit your right wing pash narrative.Kemanji Brown Jackson repelled all narratives from the racist right in America.She at no time defined herself other than a black American woman,so it’s understandable why racists get annoyed and use simplistic bannenshyte repetitive post to smear.it only highlights your insecurity.
Having had to watch most of the hearing its good to see Americans with hope as Cory Booker showed on day3
https://youtu.be/A9MDgdW1nbM
HH
HOT SMOKED on 29TH MARCH 2022 4:45 PM
Is this now SCQN ?
Or LGBT SCQN?
All welcome J,maybe get back to words some day 😁
Now this IRA.
Coatcsc
HH
EXPAT CELT
Just read the new reforms for the Champions League to be implemented for the 2024-25 season and one of them potentially allows for a maximum of six clubs entering the Champions League from any one national association.
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And you can bet it will be the EPL.
Team for Sunday. Hart, Juranovic, CCV, Starfelt, Ralston, McGregor, Hatate, O’Riley, Jota, Giokamakkis, Maeda. Please excuse the spelling, I’m an elderly drunk.
INIQUITOUSIV on 29TH MARCH 2022 4:59 PM
Exactly! There are supposed to be more CL spots for smaller nations but SIX spots for the EPL! It’s like they are creating a mini super-league.
Toaty Trumper @ 4.03
Still waiting on you doing yer homework on what actually is / was monetarism?
Being the Thatcherite / Big Bang / City of London bean counter that you are I thought you would have had it all worked out at the drop of a hat.
For the record the cuts in public spending in late 1976 were not in any way a form monetarism — they were a clumsy political response to the Treasury drive by carried out by the political establishment to destabilise a progressive government doing their best to deliver social development and economic progress.
Whoever told you to the contrary is either a Tory yanking yer chain or a Trot at the madam.
If you want a lesson on market manipulation for political ends look at the exchange rate fluctuations that took place in the late 70’s — pound crashed — just as the oil started to flow.
Any response that mentions 26% inflation — nothing to do with HW / DH / AWB …
Lag in the system from the Barber boom / 74 oil shock / post colonial raw material cost inflation / Vietnam War era euro dollar hangover — will be treated with the derision it deserves.
Public spending went up in 77 / 78 / 79 and would have gone up in 80 if the Nats hadn’t done the durty on JC.
Cumbie — you are having a laugh or you really are the small town boy your posts suggest.
Cumbie — there is a world beyond Cumberland Street — try 1950’s 2nd wave new town policy?
Cumbie — Egg chasers of some repute back in the day.
Your City pals probably knew us as Scumberned.
Finally step away from the emoji button — trendy vicar stuff for a been counter of your vintage.
Still waiting for your political outlook.
Very quiet on who or what you support / vote for.
I wonder why?
Everton announce loss of £120.9 million for year ending June 2021.
Madness
BIGRAILROADBLUES on 29TH MARCH 2022 5:02 PM
I’d have Taylor in for Ralston based mainly on the partnerships up both wings but otherwise I’m in agreement. If Maeda can keep the Tav/Pen quiet I reckon it should be a decent afternoon.
To Celts in around Belfast a wee visit to Belfast Celtic
Visit this museum
https://twitter.com/belfast_celtic/status/1508826930254069762?t=oLpS2-Dm4_HzwKuCVpGjpg&s=19
HH
BIGRAILROADBLUES on 29TH MARCH 2022 5:02 PM
Team for Sunday. Hart, Juranovic, CCV, Starfelt, Ralston, McGregor, Hatate, O’Riley, Jota, Giokamakkis, Maeda. Please excuse the spelling, I’m an elderly drunk.
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Swap your Ralston for Taylor and that’s the team for me.
JJ up against Kent a big match-up. Our man to win it. Again.
That bench could have a mouthwatering set of game changers too – Kyogo, Turnbull, Rogic, Forrest, Guchi, Bitton and if Welsh injured big Chris Julien……not bad if you ask me…
HH
Regarding Sunday when shooting at goal and McGregor, keep the ball low.
Till later all time to start getting ready for Grandsons Confirmation mass.
Is there any truth in the rumour that Iniquitousiv is Celtic’s scouting system?
Gentlemen of Celtic, I appreciate your comments on my team selection. Which means we’re all wrong. 😂
Abada still on,63 minutes….
LEFTCLICKTIC on 29TH MARCH 2022 5:24 PM
100% agree, the aging body now struggles with anything down low.
MACCARGO 5.37, that’s what the actress said to the politician.😂
Juranovic played no part in Croatia’s win today…
Get him home…
Can’t see Starfelt getting a game tonight for Sweden and hopefully O’Riley comes through unscathed or the Denmark U21s…..
Hate internationals csc
HH
MADMITCH on 29TH MARCH 2022 5:12 PM
Ah bless.mitchy I was only attempting to decipher🤣 not trigger more imaginary goings on in yir wee brain.
🤣🤣
If I say Tongs ya bass fleeto,(sorry I hope :-))
Cumbie:-)) (you have a good night:-))
I hope you don’t take offence it was just for fun.🤣🤣
Monetarism,from what I recall YOU did not know🤣,
was introduced by Denis Healey in 1976.Policies implemented by IMF structural adjustment programmes as security for IMF loans.
You have been informed of this previously
It enabled Margaret(Tony’s hero) Thatcher to say her cuts were not as swinjin under her chancellory as they were under Denis Healey in 1976.imagine that.
Iniquitous – way, way earlier…………….
McGuigans? Don’t recognise the Bhoys concerned but had a fair few with that surname at my school, so probably relatives.
A nice wee contribution too, thanks for sharing.
Duntiglennan CSC
HH
BIGRAILROADBLUES on 29TH MARCH 2022 5:41 PM
MACCARGO 5.37, that’s what the actress said to the politician.😂
So long as she doesn’t say ‘Penalty Rangers’ we’re good lol