Spartak Moscow have appointed Valery Karpin as caretaker manager. The former Russian international has had an active role in the club since 2008, variously as chief executive and manager. He took control of the first team when he replaced Michael Laudrup in 2009 until Unai Emeri’s appointment this summer when Karpin returned to his executive role.
He is an experienced pair of hands who is likely to stabilise things after the spirit had been drained from the club. Spartak are already out of Europe but will pose no less a threat than Inverness when they arrive at Celtic Park next midweek.
Neil Lennon will not be particularly concerned by the impact of Celtic’s defeat by Inverness on Saturday on the league table but the experience will still be arresting. Celtic have won three of five away games in Europe this season, losing the other two by a single goal, but there is clearly still work to do when faced with a home challenge in the SPL. Valery Karpin will be keen to prove he can exploit this.
Celtic have established credentials in three areas this season: they can defend adroitly when setup to do so, they are a major threat at set-pieces and they are an effective counter-attacking side. Any other attributes remain a matter for conjecture.
The first instruction against Spartak should be ‘stick to what you’re good at’.
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For the most fanatical Stoner, the most definitive review of their £$€¥ laden outing, the greedy feckers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2012/nov/26/rolling-stones-50-anniversary-fans-reaction?intcmp=239
“Le vin rouge est fini” as they say in the posh parts of Rosemount Street.
So I’m away to do my pull-ups.
BJMAC
I tried to explain that to him last night-his righteous indignation at the ultimate insult was worth the bollocking,haha!
He’s been around,though. Sounds like a clever guy-he once got offered a job in Swindon and told them to GTF.
No foolin’ this fella……
Good night all.
A wee bit of Dean Martin on spotify then beddy byes.
As always good to hear from you A Ceiler Gonof Rust. Can’t figure out that moniker.
It’s the way you type it BMCUW ;-))
anyway, was it Swindon the town, Swindon Town or Swindon bs?
I was talking to a fellow tim yesterday at young acgr’s fitba, an arbroath tim (no not JJ). Anyway, he tells me he’s getting 25/1 on an an arbroath win on saturday and he’s sticking a tenner on it.
I always said there was something fishy about these parochial tims.
Especially arbroath tims.
Bjmac it’s unlikely that a tribunal in England at this level would involve such senior personnel. But like all legal issues it’s .. depends, if, maybe, if it were the case, in the event that …
I chip in with my tuppence worth. Not to contradict. More to contribute.
HH.
BJMAC
I was scared to ask,tbh!
A CEILER GONOF RUST
I canny take the credit for the term “moonhowler”,I merely appropriated it.
Stole it from SETTING FREE THE BEARS.
Chunkles & Ra Bommur…..way too quiet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYXIhxBPvpQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Feck it, I lifting my boycott and going to the game on saturday to spite o ootatooners betting against the hoops.
£18 for me and the young un. I hope it’s a better drive up the road than the last couple of home games or he’s getting ditched at cumbernauld. He takes a defeat worse than I do and I have much, much, much more experience at Celtic defeats than him. FFS?
BMCUW – without you the phrase may never have been used on CQN, moonhowler that is, not hun. ;-))
Hope you’re well.
I’d better get some sleep.
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BJMAC, BMCUWP is pilferrin yer patter. At least he’s man enough to admit it………while you’re about.
Bobby, you should just have claimed that one.
I’m away to howl at ma neighbors cat and have another fag. Is it allowed to say the word fag on CQN?
Smokin……………………………………….
opps, got ma sftb’s and ma bjmac’s mixed up in responding to ma bbcuwp’s……………..The shame of it all.
Apologies in advance.
Life was easier when all we had was TLA’s
Bobby, have you a second go at that wee snifter yet? I warrant it will be even better the second time around.
How does one contact the moderator on here?
Or does he contact you?
If so I’d like him to email me.
BJMAC,A CEILER GONOF RUST
Sorry,lads-had to nip out and tow one of the drivers out of a wee puddle.
I told them not to use the accelerator when going through water,one of them asked-“What if yer going uphill?”
Sometimes,I despair………
Hopefully just the electrics and not the air intakes that are goosed.
Anyway,I always reference the person who has done the work-SFTB’s comment was too good to let it go right away.
As for te 3 ELEMENTS,well,Saturday turned out not to be the day for it. A litre bottle of Smirnoff ambushed me. By the time I’d battered it into submission,I was fit fer eff a’.
It is not to be wasted on a drunken git,bud!
BTW,having a fag is perfectly acceptable on this blog-the best posters indulge,IMO-but rolling yor own is still illegal.
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as far as I know……
BMCUW
JOLLY BHOY JOHN
What’s up,bud-you a man of few words alluva sudden?
Sitting here watching e Godfather again,I swear I know the dialogue all the way through.
Sen it so many times-yet I still forget to look out for the oranges when someone’s about to cop one.
I could start it again from the beginning but I’ll save that for a coupla months.
Ooooooops-spongey keys.
I blame a comment from GORDON64 the other night.
Spat my lager everywhere!
Just as well it wiasnae 3 ELEMENTS…………
BMCUW
I see yer pal BJMAC were getting fired in with the hun cracks ha ha
am taking on the chin.am no getting paraniod or nothin honest.
On another note last ime i was heading home last month i was lucky or not to share a seat in the same cabin as PL …..it was durning the last international break imagine my suprise when i looked up from reading phil,s book Downfall to see the bold PL and his good lady heading back to glasgow.I did not want to bother the big fella but the heed was spinning with theories …the papers were full of the hooper transfer pish at the time ….Dubai nice place to meet agents etc off the msm radar…..or is it a venue for a pre season tournament next year …or is there another sheik with wealth off the radar ??…so for the next 7 hrs ma heed was full of this …so i couldnt wait to ask him when i got off the plane ….i introduced my self and thanked him for all the good work he has done is sending signed strips to lads in brazil for the fundraising raffle….then had to ask WTF were you in Duabi for turns out he was only “ON HOLIDAY” aye right!!! watch this space ! mmmm i am tipping its a emirates stadium deal mibies aye !! mibies naw!!
Bjmac
loving the pod cast mate
JOLLY BHOY JOHN
Honestly,the hun gag is just that,a wee gag to break the ice wi a new poster.
Juvenile,aye,but trust me-you’ll be doing the same before long,haha!
Peter Lawwell generally gets an easy ride on here……during the day.
Not so much at night. In general,I think the club is being well-run off the pitch,but they need to pay a lot more attention to relationships with the fans (without wishing to go over old ground)
PL would be unlikely to stand in the way of a good career move for one of our players-as he might put it himself-and in the summer,Hoops was possibly our main saleable asset.
Izzy and Beram were struggling to overcome injuries,and Vic hadn’t yet hit the heights regularly. So you are probably bang on.
Now,though,we could speculate about any of half-a-dozen or more next time he’s there!
On the stadium-naming issue,would you be ok with it,and for what minimum price?
Morning Celts que pasa?
Zybyszek et al, very soon Celtic will click and go on a magnificent run of games winning with style and flair, the boo Bhoys will retreat and be gone.
We need supporters to get behind the team when we’re
playing poor,
Positive thoughts CSC
A wee chant from the Green Brigade that should go some way to explain their absence:
“it isn’t a crime to support your team, it isn’t a crime to support your team”
From what I’m told and seen myself, apparently the Glasgow police think differently.
Good early morning friends from a dry and not-freezing East Kilbride. Airport duties this morning on the way to work…
Good Morning Vmhan and good Morning to all.
You are very right, my friend.
There are huge games soon and Neil Lennon and the team need your support. I can not be with you at the stadium but share your opinion.
Vmhan, I’m in the public transport and practising good manners today (only today). If I offend the host of this train I imagine he could come and boo at me.
Beat this Russian team, make it Spring there.
Z
I’m sitting in a railway station, got a ticket for my destination……….
Simon & Garfunkel CSC
1.Just because you earn a bigger title doesn’t mean you earn more respect.
2.It’s easier to say “I’m sorry…” than to have to hire a fresh team of employees.
3.A culture of fear only works for so long. And it’s horribly destructive in the long run.
4.Leading doesn’t need to include yelling. Actions matter.
5.Being right isn’t your top priority any more. Helping your team win is the top priority.
6.Just because you have authority doesn’t mean that you are the leader.
7.A quiet look of support counts a lot.
8.Performance isn’t always logical. Screwing up sometimes means your team member needs a kind word.
9.What needs to be said usually needs to be said by you.
10.You can blame your team or lead your team; but you can’t do both at the same time.
11.A simple “Thank You…” will go a long way.
12.Make passive aggressive the ultimate crime. Your team will stay better motivated.
13.Anyone can do the easy things. Just make sure someone is doing those things.
14.Just because you have haters doesn’t mean you are doing something right. Maybe you’re just a jerk.
15.You can read the news or create news. You should do both, as often as possible.
16.Make high performance the new status quo.
17.The numbers matter. Eventually you have to defend vision with results.
18.The opposite of innovation is procrastination. Keep deadlines sacred.
19.Demand personal accountability. Start with you.
20.Don’t do for your team what you are paying them to do for you — their job.
21.If you aren’t getting results, change the rules. It’s your game; play it your way.
22.Proving someone else wrong isn’t a good enough reason to do something — even if they are an idiot.
23.Make mountains out of molehills. The details matter. You usually find that out too late.
24.Ideas are only as valuable as the effort you put behind them.
25.Hire within. Inspire within. Lead within. Over the long run you can’t recruit better than you can mentor.
26.Push your team to achieve the impossible. Help them believe it’s possible along the way.
27.You’re only as good as your last weak moment. Think through your actions ahead of time.
28.If they aren’t following it’s because you aren’t leading.
29.Give first. You’ll avoid most personal issues by just not being selfish.
30.What people say isn’t always what they mean. Look behind the words.
31.Be the type of leader you would want to work for. If you can’t respect you, how can anyone else?
32.Hire slow. Fire slow. And believe in second chances. You’ll need one yourself one day.
33.Things always look different six months from now. Make sure your expectations and actions are free of baggage.
34.Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness. Not doing anything with the help you get is.
35.If you want to figure it out, you will. Breakthrough happens when urgency meets experience and effort.
I’m not in a railway station, but ‘where am I’?
http://enematic.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/so-where-am-i-2/
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The Mitchell Library?
Kit, :-)
a place of far more knowledge and insight!
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