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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Just reading back; we are in need of an old school BMCUWP Hootenanny to introduce ourselves
Not as Big Jimmy advocates (which has its place of coirse) but an inclusive one
I can see cracks in some of the jousting recently that a game of pool ( has to be black in last pocket) would sort
What a game Craig Gordon is having.
Deniabhoy
Good point and indicative of the short term success KPI Ange has
A bit like Lennon in 2010 when he was handed a range of experienced players to win the league.
He nearly did; it was too close for s rookie to get over the line.
TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 29TH MARCH 2022 7:38 PM
ZIGGYDOC1
Why would away goals not be counted???
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I thought it might be the same as European games.
Ghana go through, 1-1, on away goal. No confidence boost for Nigerian Sevs nor shop window in Qatar.
Ziggydoc1
Plus 3 FIFA payments to help keep the lights on…
Shame really….
HH
Coneybhoy…pretty sure BMCUWP is in the process of organising a Belfast Hoot for June (I think)
H.H.
Coneybhoy
If your near the shipbank on fri aft
It is believed big jimmy will be giving his easter lecturefrom 2ish
Titled
What is a chump?
Sub titles
-Poor racing tips
-to busy laughin to take you serious .
🤣🤣..
HH
“I’m just back from the Butchers, where I bought a tin of paint……………………”
1-0 Scotland. Hendry.
ZIGGYDOC2
I see. You were talking about away goals counting double, which is a far cry from away goals not counting at all. I’m easily confused.
Great goal, that is a corner!!!
Pleased for Hendry . The Austrian diver is embarrassing
Ally “it really was” McCoist.
Absolutely
COMEYBHOY
Correct. He felt a slight touch on his head from Jack’s hand, knew it was a goal and went down clutching his face. My pet hate in football. Cheating all day long.
DENIABHOY on 29TH MARCH 2022 8:16 PM
TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 29TH MARCH 2022 8:16 PM
ZIGGYDOC2
I see. You were talking about away goals counting double, which is a far cry from away goals not counting at all. I’m easily confused.
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😂 😂 Sorry for not being explicit.
I shall repeat for all of the fine ladies and gentlemen on this site. Shipbank Inn, Friday 1st April from 12. All welcome.
BIG WAVY on 29TH MARCH 2022 8:10 PM
Ziggydoc1
Plus 3 FIFA payments to help keep the lights on…
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😂 A ‘treble’ wammy.
Shame really….
Lurkintim
I think i’m barred!! Still a great idea
An Tearmann
Unfortunately not over till the semi; i do fancy a Shipbank at some point
One of the few pubs I haven’t been in round there. I usually get as far as the mucky video gaff
I still genuinely think everyone on here is a good person no matter their opinion or keyboard fights( I started a few)
Not having mcgregor shows how good he is
Felt sorry for him covering Brown and giving away free kicks, pens, reds etc for us last 3 years. He can tackle
Watching Tierney shows how hard Taylor tries at Celtic
Feel bad fir slagging him so much
Aribo was ‘trending’ on twitter. Took a look. Him, bologun and bassey all getting pelters from Nigeria fans.
Watched the first half of the Scotland game. Odd performance from Jack. He is either simply not fit or he us not trying very hard.
BRRB…see if this is a long-game April Fools…sumbdy’s gettin there baws toed ;-))
H.H.
Without reading back but no doubt it has been noted, I see Ben Doaks scored a hat trick for Scotland Under 17s.
AT, I’m giving the lecture on Friday. My notes are prepared.
HT Austria 0 Scotland 1 (Hendry)
A very impressive performance from Scotland with some excellent passing and possession. Unlucky not to be further ahead although Gordon has made 3 great saves.
GREENPINATA @ 7:02 PM
Many thanks for your reply. What constitutes a female to play for the Celtic Ladies team is a simple process. Or any Ladies team for that matter.
It wasn’t that simple for Caster Semenya when she was training for the S. African track team. In fact she started running to train for her fitba team so it wasn’t such a clear cut issue for S. African fitba and athletics. I doubt they are a radical hippie woke bunch or whatever other words the Gammons use as jibes these days.
Walk into any working class pub in Glasgow and you will get your answer.
In the pubs, that crude answer would not disqualify many a transexual person. A hole is easily created. You may be going into more learned establishments than I visit but I don’t get any detailed knowledge of the female reproductive system in the ones I go to (and, no- that doesn’t mean they are Gay Bars).
I have learned not to dismiss common sense. It is one of the greatest mitigations out there, although it can never be put on any written risk assessment.
I did not dismiss it; I stated that it means all things and anything to different people. Just as one man’s terorist is another’s freedom fighter so one ma’s common sense is another man’s stupid nonsense. Risk assessment is just one of q million situations in which applying “common sense” would be instantly dismissed as “what do you mean?”
Definition: ” Sound judgement not based on specialised knowledge. ”
That is an uncontroversial definition to provide a starting point. It moves our understanding of the term from where we are to a little bit further from where we were. That definition begs further sub-definitions. What do we mean by “Sound”? “specialised”? and “knowledge”? On each one of those definitions, disagreements will abound, even though, they too have definitions in a dictionary. I have picked up many bits of informed and obscure knowledge in pubs but there is a reason that most people seek knowledge in schools, colleges and universities and from professional trainers and educators even though the Guiness there may be of poorer quality.
No need to muddy the waters, the simple answer is often the best.
Not a dictum that stands up in quantum physics or in the more arcane reaches of human biology. Simplicity is a virtue but it is not sufficient in itself. If it does not cover all the bases then the act of simplification has muddied and obscured. There are complex aspects to some issues and we should not scorn the effort to look at it all.
I do think this issue will impact football sooner rather than later.
How soon? What impact? Does common sense have the answers for these two questions?
Without doubt, interesting times ahead.
Definitely, especially this Sunday.
P.S.
🎶Poor old JHB
Sounded sad in his last post
Mixed a million Gammon tweets in mince-oh
Our common senses cried
Shook their heads and who could Balme them🎶
With apologies to Kevin Rowlands
🤣🤣🤣
Matt O’Riley came on in the 70th minute for his debut in Denmark…88th minute now.
HH
GREENPINATA on 29TH MARCH 2022 7:26 PM
AN TEARMANN on 29TH MARCH 2022 6:58 PM.
I unashamedly put greater issues into a Celtic context. It’s not about using Celtic to make a point, it’s because this is a Celtic blog and if the issue is associated with or affects Celtic then it’s valid.
Gp,it’s invalid my friend,in the legal context Celtic operate within the law not the other way round,the issue in question,say this current definition question.
You and I do know what we are,but a number want to determine that themselves,how it impacts the future we don’t know.it will tho and we will encompass it and get round ìt,and it’ll be within the law and Celtic will change.
You get a semi ticket? I did woo hoo.
Dancing and shimmering to this now 🤣
https://youtu.be/tXsxvdF481I
HH
Roberttressell
It was interesting how the commentator and the pub man McCoist went crazy at Jack getting a gsme against Poland. It was like he had recovered from a Black Knight leg off (no it wasn’t)
Strange. I think it’s just cos he is
‘All by myself (don’t wanna be), all by myself. Anymore!!!
BIGRAILROADBLUES on 29TH MARCH 2022 8:33 PM
AT, I’m giving the lecture on Friday. My notes are prepared.
I demand a meagre paragraph or 2.my lawyers are standing by🤣
HH
Just saw a TV add for Disney +. There’s something seriously wrong when they are showing the Pam & Tommy sex tape story on a channel designed for kids? Or am I missing something?
A lot of regular attendees did not get a ticket for Hampden
I did, and will make the most of it. Parents in Ayrshire on Saturday, bit of DIY the faither won’t admit he can’t do (spanish dancer catching up).
I’ll cook like i did at Christmas (they survived)
Up to Beechwood early pints
Victory
Kitty O’Shea
Hotel
Flight back
Lovely🍀🍀🍀
Game in Denmark over.
Get yer arse back to Glasgow Matt….
HH
Deniabhoy
Easy to set blocks for children
Ps
Really funny; Seth Rogan(and Tommy willy are
Stars)
2nd half in Sweden…
Carl still on bench….
HH
Big Wavy
O’Reilly vs Rogic
Discuss- you always have a good tactical view
Brilliant goal from McGinn 2-0
Coneybhoy…barred? From Belfast lol…storytime ;-)) If you need BMCUWP’s email addy, I give Paul67 permission to give you mine. Jist copy n paste this on an email to him. Alternatively go onto Sentinel Celts and ask for info
As McGinn makes it 2…well taken goal
H.H.