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. Send the fans home happy

     

     

    Certainly did tonight(me)

     

     

     

    just wish i had put bet i nearly did by mistake

     

     

    Stj to win -1 (usual away bet on hoops)

     

     

    Corrected to +1 st j still got 23/20

  2. Canamelar your words of wisdom are greatly appreciated. Remind me where abouts in Scotland do you live and work ?

  3. Cmon Lets Get Real about This…The last time Anyone from CQN expierinced Racism or Secterianism in Scotland was a While ago or Never, coz i aint and im 58…Cqners used it as an excuse to vote NO..when Really..Your Only Whores…It was all About The Money…Laughing at You..

  4. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    Hamilton

     

     

    Summa may have been planning some time in London.

     

    Not really sure.

     

     

    Delaney`s a good St. Paul`s Whiteinch boy.

     

    :-)

  5. 3 years ago today.

     

    Proud to have been a part of that.

     

    Bless you were mhan, you brought so many people together, for that I will be forever grateful.

  6. Predicted MSM headlines,

     

     

    “Warbo declares ‘We will storm to double triumph!”

     

     

    Or in the real world,

     

     

    “New Glasgow Club fail first test. Ongoing questions about governance and finances.”

     

     

     

    Clogher

  7. Neganon to YOU…..WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU ENCOUNTERED RACISM OR SECTERIANISM…YOU JUST YOU…tell me about it…You are a sad hate filled man..if i knew you, Na ..i would never be connected with such a sad pathetic excuse for a man..

  8. Careful With That Tax, Moonbeams on

    EmeraldBee ..

     

     

    Walk over the moors down to the war monument at Kingarth often .. There’s cows on it now .. So, no being enjoying it .. Cac all over the path and cows trying to set about the dug .. Did you start at Kilchattan Bay .. Walk round the shore to Dunagoil ? It’s obviously named that after Dunagoil in Ireland .. After the Scotti tribe settled there .. First Irish settlement in ole Dalriata ..

     

     

    Not a lot of people know that ..

     

     

    St Blanes chappel is just of the track .. ole Irish Saint ..

     

     

    You probably know anyway :)

  9. Celticrollercoaster supporting Shay,our bhoy wonder along the way on

    setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on 22nd September 2015 10:59 pm

     

     

    Or the thoughts of doing things with dead pigs heads that has kept the union together for the perks within:-)

     

     

    HH

     

     

    CRC

  10. Sftb why do you decry any individual the right to be self governed by their nation state ? Your comments are unbecoming.

  11. BGX I was on my way home after the Milan game earlier this year with my wife and two girls when, on the train I was told my family and I were fenian bstards.

     

     

    Does that count?

     

     

    Or is that okay in your super duper, left wing but really right wing socialist, police state junta scotland?

     

     

    And are you and other posters such as I thought he was dead simply plants from bella caledonia and wings over scotland designed to ensure we ignore the democratic will of the scottish people?

  12. Great, you have never been subjected to racism or sectarianism. I am much older than you but I have received attention from racists and sectarian types on several occasions.

     

    Oh and before you come back with your usual reply, I vote SNP and voted Yes in the Referendum.

  13. Gordon64 why is it okay to completly ignore a democratic vote from the people of scotland?

     

     

    Are we stupid and dont know any better? Did we make a mistake and should be ignored?

  14. Celticrollercoaster supporting Shay,our bhoy wonder along the way on

    connaire12 on 22nd September 2015 11:07 pm

     

     

    Thanks for your email reply. Be in touch soon

     

     

    HH

     

     

    CRC

  15. Neganon2,

     

    I asked last night and never seen a reply,

     

    apologies if you did post one,

     

    but where were your posts expressing outrage at Ruth Davidson

     

    being labelled a pig last night

  16. Gordon64 @ 11:04 pm

     

     

    “Sftb why do you decry any individual the right to be self governed by their nation state ? Your comments are unbecoming.”

     

     

    a) I don’t think I did

     

    b) Why was mine the comment you chose to find most unbecoming? You had to by-pass comments calling other posters whores and worse to get offended at a jibe on claymores and Shang-A-Lang.

     

    A bit one eyed, I think.

  17. BGX

     

     

    I love Scotland. It’s a beautiful country with many, many good, honest and people.

     

     

    However, to suggest that there are some of its inhabitants who don’t have a problem with those of either an Irish or a Catholic background is simply wrong.

     

     

    You want to witness sectarianism or anti Irish racism in Scotland?

     

     

    Attend a Celtic away game.

  18. Careful With That Tax, Moonbeams on

    NEGANON2 on

     

    22ND SEPTEMBER 2015 11:08 PM

     

     

    ..

     

     

    You’re obviously not stupid ..

     

     

    Consumed by hatred ? Negativity ?

     

     

    You only happy when it rains ??

     

     

    :)

  19. Careful,

     

     

    Yeh, started at the Kilchattan end, buzzed by the bassas in the helicopter (upset the wummin so it did), walked through St. Blanes. Ended up in the Russian Tavern in the Port for the first night.

     

     

    Did second day today, up through Glenmore and back via Rhubodach. Mrs Emeraldbee cacked herself having to walk through some Heilan’ coos to get down the hill – I tried to point out that the bull was ‘excited’ in other ways and therefore not interested in us!

     

     

    Are you a Bute mhan by any chance?

  20. MacJay

     

     

    I try to be good. Baptised,Educated and Married in Sao Paolo Whiteinch is forever on my CV.

     

    Hope to share an ale with you in the next few weeks.

     

    God bless you and safe journey home mi amigo.

  21. Careful With That Tax, Moonbeams on

    I woulkd sat so aye .. Spent the first few years of my life in Greenock .. Stayed all over .. Paisley, Glasgow, liverpool .. At her majesty’s pleasure .. But aye .. Always end up back here .. You’re talking 40 years ..

     

     

    Don’t worry about highland cows .. They might look fierce with the horns .. Docile big beasts though .. Seen more aggressive seagulls :)

  22. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    Racism is based on generalisation.

     

     

    Labelling a country and it`s inhabitants racist and sectarian based on comments from individuals within that country or from that country is in itself inherently racist.