During the game on Saturday we had a conversation (it was that kind of game) about defenders in general, and left backs in particular, available for selection in the CQteN Dream Team (have played since July 2004). Consensus was that Izaguirre, van Dijk, Ambrose, Matthews and Lustig should feature high on the list.
The real concern was the lack of genuine competition for Emilio Izaguirre’s place over the decade. We have two excellent right backs, with Darnell Fisher showing lots of promise, but have had little genuine talent on the left. Mulgrew and McNamara (both used there occasionally), Naylor, Danny Fox, Braafheid, Mo Camara and Ulrik Laursen were at best fillers for the position.
Neil Lennon has talked for over a year about adding a new left back to the squad but I don’t think we’ve come close to signing someone for this position. The problem is not limited to Celtic, either, lots of clubs at the highest level (budget) have struggled.
I read during the week that Izzie has achieved more assists this season than any since he arrived four years ago. His form is good, so there is not a compelling need to recruit, but form and fitness are fickle. He is also one of the few from the squad who will spend the summer in Brazil, interrupting preseason preparations.
Izzie arrived after World Cup 2010, where he put in enough of a shift in two appearances to convince Celtic to move, without shaking the game to its core to the extent he was snapped up by an English or German club. If the groundwork has been done ahead of this summers’ tournament, I’d be happy to recruit another solid performing left back from a small Latin American country. I’d not be averse to shopping there for a striker either, instead of Europe, England’s lower tiers, or the Israeli league.
Seville – The Celtic Movement:
“As I recall, I was sitting at the table when I got a shout from some friends to come to the bar where they had engaged in conversation with the owner of the restaurant – Luis – who was originally from Lisbon. At the bar, Luis introduced himself and quickly handed me an official postcard complete with a place for a stamp and a message although this particular card was blank and had never been sent.
The Picture on the card was the Estadio Nacional on the afternoon of 25th May 1967 at the precise moment when Stevie Chalmers turned the ball into the Inter Milan net for the winner. Luis had been in Lisbon that day and he had kept this postcard as a memento of the day and had held it for 15 years as his own wee homage not so much to Celtic as the Celtic fans.”
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As for the DVD,
‘The party and the Guests’ by Jan Nemec. Terrific Czech satire about dictatorial regimes. This one was banned by the Communists. Forever. No wonder. It did get released at certain points though. The set up seems simple enough but it gives ample opportunity to condemn ridiculous political systems.
Hillsborough
A shameful cover up of a disgraceful dereliction of duty.
The people of Liverpool have said consistently that this was an “establishment” cover up.
Lets hope that finally we get to find out just who the “establishment” was, and just how they managed to cover up the manslaughter of 96 fellow football fans witnessed live on BBC TV.
Justice for the 96
ThomtheTim
Would it defo put them out the next game?
Different comp.
Sunderland 0 West Ham 2
Justice for 96 poor souls who went to a football match ffs……
And didn’t come home.
Over and out.
Hail Hail
Kevin Clancy to ref Ramsdens Cup Final……mmmmmmmm a career defining game for him.
Why would the polis have gone to such lengths to lie if the truth was it was the fans fault
They lied because they caused the incident …..only rational explanation
O most holy apostle St Jude
Faithful servant and friend of Jesus
The church honours and invokes you universally
As patron of hopless cases
Of things almost despaired of
Pray for Oscar Knox
Make use, I implore you
Of that particular privelidge given to you
To bring visible and speedy help
Where help is almost despaired of
Come to Oscar Knox’s assistance in his great need
That he may recieve the consolation and help of heaven
In all his necessities, tribulations and suffering
And that I may praise
God with you forever
I promise O blessed St Jude
To be ever mindful of this great favour
To always honour you as my special and powerful patron
And to gratefully encourage devotion to you.
A Caledon man is being treated for what is believed to be post traumatic stress disorder, after venturing into his wife’s handbag to get a Polo mint.
59-year old Fergal Coughlan, a gas-lighter from Caledon, was travelling back from mass with his wife Nellie on Sunday morning when he asked her for a sweet, who instructed him to ‘go into the left hand bit’ of her handbag.
“Jaysus, it was tara boys”, said the distressed Coughlan. “One minute I was asking for a wee sweetie and the next minute it was like falling down thon wormhole in Alice in Wonderland. Remember Mary Poppins’ handbag? It was like that, except with more stuff in it. I’ve seen things that’ll stay with me til I go to the grave”.
Coughlan claims he found a pair of pliers, a half-eaten Marathon bar, a balaclava, a ticket stub for ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’, a verruca sock, an old photo of Kevin McCabe, some paper clips, and a packet of unused strawberry-flavoured condoms.
“I’m disgusted and affronted”, remarked Coughlan. “What on earth was she doing with a Marathon? She doesn’t even like chocolate. And it was covered with mould. It must have been there for years. The nuts nearly broke my teeth it was that bad”.
Coughlan also claims he found half a brick, a pair of castanets, three Betamax video recordings of Starsky and Hutch, a radiator bleed key, ten unused, ripped-up pairs of tickets for Gareth Gates, and a pound of mince.
Commenting on her husband’s traumatic episode, wife Kitty told us,
“He needs to grow a pair. A woman needs all sorts of bits and bobs. Be prepared, that’s my motto. And anyway, he went into the wrong bit. When I said ‘left hand bit’, I meant left hand bit at the front outside, not the inside at the back. The clift”.
“And after all that?” said the despondent husband. “No feckin’ polo mints”.
Should have said thanks to Cowiebhoy fo this prayer.
God bless.
Well done the young hoops
And justice for the 96!
Can somebody do a wee bit linky magic with this please???
http://t.co/4zI7vb61fC
Possibly been posted but I’ve just watched it. Cheered me after some of the gash on here :)
geordie munro
21:06 on 31 March, 2014
ThomtheTim
Would it defo put them out the next game?
******
As far as I know, a straight red, I.e.violent conduct, covers all competitions.
!!Bada Bing!!
21:08 on
31 March, 2014
Kevin Clancy to ref Ramsdens Cup Final……mmmmmmmm a career defining game for him.
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His name has probably already defined his career..
Hmm.
Looks like it worked. I just c and p’d it.
You might be right tom. I can’t see it happening though.
croppybhoy
20:49 on 31 March, 2014
Ticketless fans did not cause the what happened. The ground was not overcrowded, only the two pens behind the goal at the Leppings Lane end.
You correct when you say Hillsborough was a dreadful disaster that could have happened at any number of grounds in Britain, in fact, it nearly happened at this gound in the 1981 semi final and 1987 quarter final. Neither game involved Liverpool.
cv
Sunderland score 1-2
Johnston no bad finish.
O most holy apostle St Jude
Faithful servant and friend of Jesus
The church honours and invokes you universally
As patron of hopeless cases
Of things almost despaired of
Pray for Oscar Knox
Make use, I implore you
Of that particular privilege given to you
To bring visible and speedy help
Where help is almost despaired of
Come to Oscar Knox’s assistance in his great need
That he may recieve the consolation and help of heaven
In all his necessities, tribulations and sufferings
Particularly Oscar Knox
And that I may praise
God with you forever
I promise O blessed St Jude
To be ever mindful of this great favour
To always honour you as my special and powerful patron
And to gratefully encourage devotion to you.
Just correcting a couple of typing issues,and a missing line
Thank you St Jude
Wee Oscar in our thoughts and Prayers
Leaving Tynecastle was never a safe experience in the 80’s. Only one narrow exit if I remember correctly.
cv
The Spirit of Arthur Lee ………….superb,
Marathon bit cracked me up.
.
HH
Nottingham in 83
First time I was ever stopped coming off a supporters bus, and strip searched
Hail Hail
Page 9 Podium….for big Chris Sutton
HH
TSOAL
………………………………..they would have taken that chance!
Centenary Year and a last gasp win against the Minis. Ticket allocation less than a full bus and very democratic ballot rules were applied.
A committee member (me) was drawn out and went into the ballot along with the other Bhoys – those fully up to date with their dues and took his chance.
I was the one with no ticket but I still traveled with the bus. Buses, pubs approached for a spare with no luck. Now 2:50pm and outside the turnstiles at Aikenhead Road and ready to head back to a pub.
Chairman and Social Convener grab me and all 3 of us squeeze into a turnstile – 2 tickets and a £10 note get handed over and I am in. Apart from being lifted over (when younger) had never got into a ground without a ticket.
Done without thinking about the consequences – my wife gave me a rollicking when she found out (getting lifted blah! blah!).
Guilty and aged 40!
GM-Johnson won’t be short of offers when Sunderland go down.
geordie munro
21:17 on 31 March, 2014
Can somebody do a wee bit linky magic with this please???
http://t.co/4zI7vb61fC
Possibly been posted but I’ve just watched it. Cheered me after some of the gash on here :)
“……………………………………
Very good :-)) glad to see the players enjoying a laugh. Looksmlike there’s a good camaraderie amongst them.
glendalystonsils-a Collumesque appointment
Incidentally
It was also a fellow Cowiebhoy who led out Notts Forest with their flag, he had joined them in the summer straight from school as a 16 year old
May have been at school with you Doc ?
Hail Hail
glendalystonsils
21:18 on
31 March, 2014
!!Bada Bing!!
21:08 on
31 March, 2014
Kevin Clancy to ref Ramsdens Cup Final……mmmmmmmm a career defining game for him.
———————————————————————————————————————–
His name has probably already defined his career..
———————————————————————–
Aye. The paranoid fallow fallow-ers are already posting that Liam and Paddy are running the lines and Tommy Makem is the 4th official. All appointed by Peter Lawwell at the request of Rome!
A traffic warden has been disciplined by Dungannon & South Tyrone Local Authority after complaints were made about inappropriate behaviour.
32-year old Fergus Devine from Clogher was given a formal warning after he was seen on YouTube giving out five parking tickets in quick succession and then insisting on passers-by doing a Mexican wave round Dungannon Square to celebrate. Complaints were also made to the Council after Devine incurred the wrath of several motorists for dispensing tickets and then singing ‘Simply The Best’ at the top of his voice whilst trying to high-five everyone, including the motorists to whom he had just given the tickets.
Devine defended his actions, saying,
“What’s wrong with taking a bit of pride in my work, eh? Those cars were parked illegally. Well, most of them were anyway, so they get a ticket. End of. No harm in a wee private moment of personal satisfaction. Maybe the fire crackers were a bit much, but still”.
Sources have revealed that Devine was cautioned last November for making loud cash register ‘kah-shing!’ noises every time he dispensed a ticket, and was warned again a month later for giving a parking ticket to Dungannon’s Christmas tree.
Irate motorist Dymphna Curran from Granville said,
“I was parked outside the library for two minutes last Wednesday and when I came back to the car that bollox was moonwalking next to it. I asked him what the craic was, and he just started doing a robot dance. Forty buckin’ quid it’s cost me. Eejit”.
The investigation also revealed that Devine has dispensed over 4,000 tickets in three years including several for seemingly trivial traffic violations, including ‘Driving with a face like a pishmire’, ‘Rubbish reverse parking’, ‘Listening to James Blunt’, and ‘Owning a crap car”. He also gave out more than twenty tickets for cars which had only stopped because the traffic lights were at red.
Standing in Thomas Street in Dungannon, a belligerent Devine said,
“Listen, if people don’t pa…”,
before breaking off mid-sentence to sprint after a Toyota Corolla which looked as if it was slowing down.
Embdae know when the post split games are announced?
‘I went to the doctor and asked for something for persistent wind. He gave me a kite’.
natknow-VG
It will soon be summer. Will Celtic retain our top players or sell them again? I very much hope that we try to retain VVD, even if clubs offer us big money. Despite being a supporter of PL/board, there are only so many excuses one can take from them. I am fed up with the references to England and our limitations. No Celtic employee should feel the need to say/hint/suggest that we cannot get further than the last 16 in the CL. We can. Teams with lesser budgets than ourselves have. There should be more positive vibes(peace brother). Keep VVD and recruit well. No excuses about agents etc. I am tired of those. Celtic can still attract players of quality. Get them.
CowieBhoy what were his initials, a couple of lads in my year were pro players.
A.D. was year above, but he went straight to Ajax??
BF
& not TF who goes up on Oor bus :-)
Remember when we were down in England to play Nottingham Forest and we got caught in a crush ourselves. Wasn’t our fault but was a bit scary. Police should be controlling these situations. How can anyone be daft enough to blame the supporters?
Played Forest off the park down there but never took our chances.
Doc
ya auld bore ye
Anno Domini was a year above ye