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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BSR / Bada
Aye………the buzzer would come in handy as would a rather large bin………
There is a fine line of-course………
but imo we should dump the rubbish.
I don’t know, perhaps the drekk being spouted from this recent regular source is funny???
……I blame the skools!
:)
HH
South Of Tunis
17:42 on
31 March, 2014
Egrets, we have a few….
Familiar face at 00:59
http://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2014/mar/31/england-team-2014-world-cup-kit-video
Tony donnelly 17.57 Get a Life.
Agreed Tony, we should all aspire to skulling pints in The Brazen Head and posting pish on a blog. That is really living life to the full.
Keyboard cowards, the clique as we all know them, the west end ceaser salad mob, Ashton lane cheese an wine brigade, merchant city hanger Ons .
Smashie
Sorry I missed your earlier post I was too busy plying myself with alcohol in the PE cupboard!! :-)
I’m sorted for Tannadice but I’m waiting for word as to whether the bus needs some.
whinhallkev
18:00 on
31 March, 2014
England have switched their blue shorts for an all-white strip after Fifa requested all nations to wear one-colour kits in an effort to help referees
Whaaaaaaat???? Is that for real?
Corkcelt
If you think I post pish ? Then don’t read it ya nutter, and the Brazen Head may be beneath you, but it’s my local, and it like it, and it sure as feck Doesent need the likes of you or any of your gang, just answering your beef.
As a new club they are defined by us, their irrational hatred of Celtic.
they miss us.
HH
Celtic open to all except those nasty Ceasar( nb spelling) Salad eaters!!
I can’t help reading your stuff Tony, you are fair churning it out for the past 6 or 7 hours.
Whoever locked the medicine cupboard would you please return and start dishing out the medication , I think the patients are getting withdrawal symptoms :-)))
Does anyone know what the actual crowd was on Saturday?
SoT…..
Plenty hoopoes here ….. Luvly birds, and many more here besides them. Food provided morning and evening … Good to hear the different songs of life.
HH
Johnny Clash
Bitter, bilious spiteful slander.
An Tearmann is right – morally and financially bankrupt Second Rangers define themselves by racist and sectarian hatred, just as their morally and financially bankrupt first infestation did.
They need us. The smart thing to do is to ignore them, because WE don’t need THEM. Very difficult, I know.
God, I never, ever want us to take the field against any manifestation of that hate-filled entity again. Ever. The air I breathe is a whole lot cleaner since they imploded.
Corkcelt if you get a chance on your whirlwind tour of Poland try and see the salt mines .unbelievable.Cracow is really beautiful and the locals are so friendly but you’d know that anyway from our correspondent over there
Official attendance 49,270.
I’d murder a McNeill salad tony now that you mention it
CQN Rap Wars
South Side v West End
Bsr
And the unofficial attendance?
JohnnyClash
It sounds like the kit man/bus driver has added another string to his bow!
Classless creatures!
South Park Wars .v. Westside Story!
neilbhoy
17:58 on 31 March, 2014
South of Tunis at 17:42
Springtime ——-way down south.
The Swallows are back
The Swifts are back
The House martins are back
The Sand martins are back .
Hope to see my Hoopoes soon . I fret about them.!
Lucky man to have them all back!
The day my local swallows arrive back is my favourite day of the year.
Osprey and hen harriers seen here today in the Highlands though. Can’t be bad!
ornithologists.csc
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Saw a Hoopoe once in Suffolk.
Here in Fife the geese are heading south again!
HT, were you too pished to count them…….:_))
McLeish on SSB ,getting a dig in about us” parking the bus” against Barca……..ye couldnae make it up, from the Club of “anti football”
Spellin Pollis oot the night again, how boring is your life?
Evening Bhoys, not been at the CSC on London Road for years.Thinking about taking our club there en route to the Seville play on 12th April.
Anyone who frequents, some chat on what it’s like these days would be good .
Be about 16 of us, would we need to book ?
HT
Well up on previous weeks, given all the freebies, excitement and anticipation of the lap of honour. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
well done Eoghan O’ Connell on saturdays debut.got your name correct this time HH
BBC Sports Headlines………………….in shock use of the word liquidation.
*story about Hearts*
ACGR
Haha I lost count at 25 :-)
Bourne
Definitely the biggest crowd for a while though I think the official figure is slightly on the high side :-)
burghbhoy
18:34 on 31 March, 2014
Not sure about booking but it’s definitely a lot nicer since it was done up.
Burghbhoy
Here’s the phone number 0141 554 6342
Spring is in the air, thousands of noisy geese to be seen making their way north here in NW of USA.
Thoughts of Champions League qualification already. Trust in NFL.
Verona brings back memories there of a lovely German lass Cristina from Hanover. Thanks for bringing all that back.
Many older cities rapidly expanded during the Industrial Revolution, as workers flocked to the urban centres. As the towns and cities expanded, the residential areas for the workers tended to be in the east, with the middle and upper-classes in the west.
The reason for this is that in much of the northern hemisphere, the prevailing winds are westerlies – blowing from west to east. The massive, unchecked pollution from these early industries would therefore drift eastward, making the air quality much lower in the east end of cities, lowering the desirability (and price) of the housing. Middle classes preferred the cleaner west ends.
State Aid CSC
HT
Thanks buddy.
We’ll give it a bash!
How can ricksen and novo be included in sevcos hall of fame ? they never played for them.
TUPE ya bass
Good Evening Timland
Decisions, decisions……..whit clique should I join?
1…the touchy feely tree hugging veggie westend fraternity
2…the raw meat eating, tell it how it is,grow a pair ya lassie,
soothsiders.
PLEASE ADVISE!!!!!