There’s something healthy when the arrival of a new striker, who has yet to trouble the net, has raised the game of an incumbent. If you talk to footballers they’ll tell you they need to be challenged. Even most greats hit a comfort zone, where they know they are cherished by manager and fans alike, so that knot in the stomach about where the next contract is coming from never materialises.
Gary Hooper missed this at Celtic. He was the apple of Neil Lennon’s eye, and clearly top striker at Celtic, but a few seasons in his appetite for the same old challenge seemed to wane. I’m assured by those who shared a dressing room with Henrik Larsson, this was one area which set the Swede aside. The accolades meant nothing to him, he wanted every trophy, every record, which perhaps indicates why he captured the Champions League in his mid-30s.
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Gerryfraaebrig
my point was there are many good people in the world who stand up for injustice, no matter what faith or nationalit and had a lot more to lose including their own life.
Parkheadcumsalford you have found my weakness ” the weather forecast”, now your running it at night also. my only saving grace is weather is a wee bit warmer here. Yes, we got a lot of mileage out of ” Any Bus”
Almore looking forward to catching up on Wed with CC and WITS (I almost suspect I may know him).
Lennybhoy sent you an email today included in response to Neil.
Tomthetim Have I missed the Donegal CQN AGM again. Up next Sunday for a week.
Tomthe tim
Surely everyone knows that you can’t go to heaven in a Sevco scarf.
Don’t you know that Our Lord is Celtic daft?
Amen
Anyroadup,
I’m very happy now to head to bawbaws that was good :)
Night night n hail hail timdom
Canamaler…Cool.. Bless…Laughing..
Gerryfraaebrig
my point was there are many good people in the world who stand up for injustice, no matter what faith or nationality and had a lot more to lose including their own life.
Parkheadcumsalford you have found my weakness ” the weather forecast”, now your running it at night also. my only saving grace is weather is a wee bit warmer here. Yes, we ( college mates) got a lot of mileage out of ” Any Bus”
Almore looking forward to catching up on Wed with CC and WITS (I almost suspect I may know him).
Lennybhoy sent you an email today included in response to Neil.
Tomthetim Have I missed the Donegal CQN AGM again? Up next Sunday for a week.
Tin foil hat on for this — just a thought.
I have been trying to understand some of the recent TFOD2 happenings.
Base point — MW as manager, why him and why now.
Couple of points come to the surface — he has made money in the city, he is late into any form of football and he has some new ideas.
Any thoughts on him paying for the TFOD2 managers job.
They are skint and he wants to get involved at the highest level.
In F1 you have dreamers and wannabes who bag a seat based on the sponsorship they can bring in. All you need is a modicum of talent and a F1 drivers licence which can be gained with the right amount of lower level experience and training.
I cannot get my head around MW turning up at the TFOD2 now.
If he was as good as some suggest then why not another EFL gig?
He looks to be a man in a hurry but why would someone with his limited record make the cut in Govan.
How many other more trad candidates were out there and available?
Consequently what was his USP to the TFOD2 board — I suggest money.
Would any manager with the correct training or training programme get the job if their financials were better than any other candidate footprint the job?
Is MW on very low wages?
Is he on no wages?
Or is he paying to live the FM in real life dream?
As noted before I am wearing a tin foil hat.
auldheid
21:53 on 19 July, 2015
I love my faith, as I have already posted I question all the time, but for me my catholic faith will never hinder anybody, my belief is if it helps my family through bad times (death) well we are not harming anybody, had a right good few nights on Cqn from wee Lizzie the Nazi (each to their own) to super Leigh Griffiths (who might score more than Henrik) to Jamesgang making HT the cross dressing guy from that advert…. Anyway Cqn take care and Hail Hail
AoW I love being on strike
Tiocfaidh ar la
Canamalar
Not smarting but just trying to get you down from the high horse, .
Cathach, what makes you think you might know me. I am intrigued. Give us a clue
Guys
Wot are the dates for the Dublin hootenanny
HH
cathach
Didn’t get it mate, you may have sent it to an old addy…resend it lennybhoycfc@gmail.com
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
cathach
22:00 on 19 July, 2015
Totall agree
Hail Hail
weet weet weet(gbwo)
22:04 on 19 July, 2015
Almere or Clogher will confirm but think it’s 27/3/2016
Cheers mucker
HH
Is Clogher or Almore about?
I See The much maligned Mhairi Black has called for a review and moritorium on Benefit Sanctions..Good on Her..Wonder if labour will support her on this…Wont Hold my Breath ….
Gerryfaethebrig- aye me anaw…until next months wage comes in and I’m down 2 days :-(
AOW I’m here:-)
WWW: gerry is correct. Easter Saturday 2016. 27/3/2016
cathach
Got your email to my usual addy, just arrived, reply tomorrow…iPad out of juice.
CQN…
Until we meet again…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Almore- got an idea I want to run past you both. What’s the best way to contact you guys?
sixtaeseven – gardez la foi
21:50 on 19 July, 2015
roy croppie
“Forest away”?
I was already imagining the 10 zillion euros we would be getting for wee Jamsie…
——
Me too!!’
HH jamesgang
Interesting story (nothing to do with football though plenty to do with human decency).
Apologies if posted already
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-33586042
ARTOFWAR
Mailed you,mate.
AOW: dublin2016@mail.com
I just see BMCUWP messaged you. Either way, we will respond. Thanks M.
WITS your wit. See you Wed. Cathach
The Old Guard Brit Establishment..CQN brigade very quiet tonight…60 mins doc got anything to do with that, I wonder.
Almore- message sent
It just gets better and better
A Championship day oot the morra for a £10 and the petrol money
I’ve just found out they are not even charging for the Parking
Good on ye the Auld R & A
Wouldn’t mind seeing either Lawrie Dunne or Harrington lifting the old claret jug
Capitalistsareus.com
Almore, did you get m reply to your post about the Mountains of Mourne, Hilltown Warrenpoint and Newry.
Martin42.
Cathach,
I’m meeting Noel on Wednesday in Sean Og’s for the second leg.
Met up with Árd Macha last week.
Attendances at the AGM have been down for the last two or three years.
I blame the forced relegation of Sevco for the dwindling numbers!!
Once they are back where they belong, then numbers will rise!
A wee pressie at bedtime.
Naka. 6 mins of genius. My fave is the swerver against the zombies.
Unsavable.
http://youtu.be/tYaZvfR-IMo
HH jamesgang
Just like them!
;-)
I remember reading away back in 2003 that 1% of the available worlds commercial aircraft fleet were used in an airlift to the Spanish city of Seville. Just sitting hear watching the Tour De France and got me wondering …….what percentage of of the worlds camper van fleet follow the tour
Roy Croppie, really liked the photo from the 1968 particulary Jimmy Steele, our unpaid massuse and comedian (according to some our players) , out the dug out celebrating.
From what I have been told Jimmy was loved by the players during his time with us as he always lifted their spirits due to his great sense of humour.
BGX – 22:17
“I See The much maligned Mhairi Black has called for a review and moritorium on Benefit Sanctions..Good on Her..Wonder if labour will support her on this…Wont Hold my Breath ….”
Been reported her maiden speech has been viewed 11 million times. What was her take on the price of oil which was once supposed to be the main economic driver of an independant Scotland continuing in the doldrums, or did she no bother with what is admittedly a minor detail?
http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/crude-oil.aspx?timeframe=5y
the huddle
Re cleaner Ta for that been out all day will try it tomorrow H H
Roy Croppie
“buzzbomb my favourite player”
and mine:)))
http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Lennox%2C+Bobby+-+Pics
good night all
JAMESGANG
Ta for the Naka clip. He really loved it against Kilmarnock!
lubo of the lamp
23:23 on
19 July, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2007/jun/14/timeforaturnaround
In 1997, the then Chief Secretary to the Treasury, William Waldegrave admitted that between 1978 and 1995 Scotland generated a surplus of £27.6 billion (£34 billion at today’s prices). Moreover secret British government documents written in the 1970s and uncovered by the SNP through Freedom of Information, revealed that with Independence: “(Scotland) would tend to be in chronic surplus to a quite embarrassing degree.”