Short-term fix for staple Euro strategy

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There’s always a bit of reticence signing a player who has been away from his previous club for four months. Carlton Cole hasn’t played since starting West Ham’s final games of last season, and presumably has only trained in isolation since then.

Expectations of a quick return, should Celtic offer him a contract, have to be tempered with the realisation that he’ll be at least a month away from full fitness, but by then we will be set to face Molde away.

One aspect of our play that will concern Ronny Deila is that we’re short of attacking variation. The high ball forward to Samaras, so long our staple on the road in Europe, is not an option. This will be the reason why Carlton is training at Lennoxtown this week.

I’d expect a short-term deal to be concluded between now and January, to give both sides a chance to check out the fit.

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  1. CORKCELT on 22ND SEPTEMBER 2015 8:57 PM

     

    Ball whacked St Johnstone defender on the hand in the box. No way deliberate but if Ref was at it, he had an opportunity. Don’t care what anyone says in my opinion Ref has been good.

     

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    Shooosh you…an what Cork substitute for Saints….still not scored yet Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

  2. Rowley Birkin QC on

    BBC’s third apaology for bad language in the stands! Now they’re blaming the microphones that are just too good!

     

     

    JeezO

  3. I heard he was dead on

    Delighted.

     

     

    Won’t have to play that lot.

     

     

    Let there be no more talk about what they are going to do.

     

     

    A team of journeymen should have been 4-0 up and pumped them after not trying a leg after the 50th minute.

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