Sustainable, successful, team development

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There are several parts of Tuesday’s performance which could be improved upon, parts which will be exposed by the rigours of Champions League football, but we looked like an experienced European team, one who could go away from home, roll with the early season uncertainties, but still have enough in the tank to win comfortably.

For the last couple of years we have watched a team mature while Neil Lennon has continued to add young blood to the squad.  Fraser Forster has become an adept shot-stopper, puncher and kicker-with-both-feet.  Joe Ledley has developed into a disciplined anchor in midfield while Adam Matthews, Victor Wanyama and Beram Kayal have progressed even quicker than I am sure the manager expected.

Last season’s Europa League campaign contributed significantly to the development.  The team seemed to grow a few inches during the home win over Rennes, which propelled them onto the league title.  A Champions League examination will present no fears but will expedite progress.

We could be on the verge of the first sustainable, successful, team development plan in 40 years, one that delivers titles, significant progress in Europe and lives within its means.

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  1. jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on

    2 cannibals eating a clown one says to the other. Does this taste funny to you??

  2. can’t make my mind up if ki going is a good or bad thing, my gut feeling is the spl isn’t where he’ll shine

  3. Two snowmen standing in a field one says……..can you smell carrots??

     

     

    …..coat is already on !

  4. PeterLatchfordsBelly on

    Scottish football has been declining for years. EPL is killing it as demonstrated tonight – Liverpool Reserves cruise past the purple huns. Ourselves apart it’s becoming a country of footballing pygmies.

  5. Green Lantern (((((0))))) on

    The Midlithuanians and the Muthas are a total embarrassment. What a company for true football fans to be associated with.

     

    Scoddish foodbaw f@nnies.

  6. Alasdair MacLean on

    Botafego Palmeiros 1-1 – played in a 3/4 empty boring athletics stadium on a rubbish pitch.

     

    Total bore-fest featuring world renowned players and managers……

     

     

    Setanta Africa only show available here …but wait a minute – just wtached an advert for the upcoming ICT V Celtic game which they’re going to be showing…

  7. Eyes Wide Open on

    Seven Fishes Four Steaks

     

     

    21:48 on 23 August, 2012

     

     

    Agree, but in fairness it is in keeping with Paul’s leader!

  8. I think Radio Clyde is designed to drive the Celtic support mental, and any fair-minded neutral with enough knowledge of the game in Scotland.

     

     

    Truly awful tonight… Mark Guidi ‘I see them as the same club, history intact’. So all business as usual at Ibrox then Mark? 140M to the taxman Mark? Liquidation looming mark? No Europe Mark?

     

     

    Glibly spoken for all the hurtin Huns out there.

  9. jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on

    Daddy cannibal and son cannibal come across a lovely big blonde sunbathing. Son says to daddy. Look dad lets take her home and eat her. Dad says will we hell. We’ll take her home and eat ur maw.

  10. Pot 4??

     

    Someones posted on Tuesday night about possible defeats of other and tic getting into pot 3?

     

    Not looked back through posts, how have results went still pot 4?

  11. Dirty football in Russia. I posted in the Morning that Russian fans attacked groups of

     

    the Turks before the game against Fenerbahce.

     

    During the game the Russians

     

    burn Turkey flag and

     

    banner with portrait of Mustafa

     

    Kemal Atatürk.

     

    The Turks hacked official

     

    Spartak website today and put the banner on it that says: “There

     

    are no unpunishable people.

     

    UEFA and FIFA forget and

     

    forgive. We do not forget, do not

     

    forgive.”

     

    More than 80 hooligans arrested before anzi Mahachkala game in Europe . They were attacked by Zenit St. Petersburg hooligans .,

     

    Zenit St. Petersburg is still racist club . Never ever black player in the squad .Club was negotiating with Yan M’Villa but the supporters said NO. Club accepted supporters decision and the transfer collapsed.

  12. When puyol is not on the field you can give barca corners all night they have no threat without him from a high cross ball

  13. "THERE IS ONLY ONE TEAM IN GLASGOW" aka "@67MOULDY67" on

    OSCAR KNOX APPEAL 

     

     

    FIRST EVENT

     

     

     

    Hello , just to let you know that I am planning to take part in a 50 mile cycle from Glasgow to Edinburgh, 09/09/2012

     

     

    During the next 2/3 weeks I plan to train very hard in order to be able to take part in this cycle where I would hope to be able raise some funds for “Wee Oscar Knox” who is 3 year old kid and is not keeping very well just now.

     

     

    You can read Oscar’s story on web link below

     

     

    http://www.justgiving.com/Team-Oscar-Knox-Appeal-Cycle-09092012-Paul-Muldoon

  14. Twinbhoy

     

     

    Heard it… don’t know why I torture myself…Hun phoned tonight asking if they won cup can they play in Europe. The answer was no they’re banned from Europe…wrong!!!! they cant play in Europe because they are a NEW CLUB!!!

  15. Haw here whits this “tokentim”?? I’ll “tokentim” ye…..

     

     

    ….I am CQNs THE Token Tim…..

     

     

    Hmmmph

     

     

    HAIL! HAIL!

     

    Token

     

     

    #GitYirAinNomDeBlog

  16. jude

     

    I was winding you up with your daly obsession..

     

     

    I agree with SffS, nonne of then good enough for Celtic..

     

    maybe good enough for PL’s Celtic but not mine

  17. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    the ref in the barca game looks like he was trained in scotland,

     

    this half I will mostly be watching for

     

    10 yards at freekicks

  18. a recent conversation shared between a couple of people i ‘know’.. 0_o

     

     

    Mr 1690

     

    Great seats for life bought for me and the kids at Ibrox. GR4. A bit young yet but seats like that wont come up in coming seasons. Grab it while you can. WATP

     

     

    Aberdeen fan

     

    What a shame, forcing a kid to go to Ibrox all their days is a fate I wouldn’t wish on anybody

     

     

    Mr 1690

     

    thats cause your a tight wee fsck*r and wouldnt spend your cash on yer bairns anyway…still better football getting played at ibrox

     

     

    Aberdeen fan

     

    That’s because I wouldn’t dream of being so cruel to my kids as to take them to there. Plus it’s sets a shocking example to them, sends out a message that’s it’s ok to cheat, just like Rangers did.

     

     

    later in ‘conversation’..

     

     

    Mr 1690

     

    Your right. The past owners did cheat and had fun doing it. Now we can be debt free and by the time we’re back up we wont only be debt free we’ll be the richest in scotland by far. After seasons without without leaching off the rangers just think what state your wee club will be in by the time we’re back up…your fans wont be there, they’re shit now, what they gonna be like in a few seasons, and then we’re gonna boycot your ground and make you even more in debt. Oh yes its coming with a smile boy. Those who laugh last and all that good stuff. WATP

  19. Unconfirmed from Twitter

     

     

    A member of Strathclyde’s finest has proferred that 9 former RFC* Chairmen/Directors & 5 former managers will shortly be assisting enquiries

     

     

    ***************************************************************************************

     

     

    Re-posted from TSFM sooner rather than later I hope

  20. Wanyama here one season and a first pick from a crowded midfield squad.

     

     

    Ki three seasons and still not an instant pick so we may as well have the money.

     

     

    I think it’s true to say though the Scotland pitches, weather, whatever he will be a better player in a more cultured league.

  21. garygillespieshamstring on

    Guy comes home pashed on saturday night and climbs into the marital bed where his advances are spurned. In the morning he senses tension in the air and ponders what offence he might have commited

     

    He hears the wife frying the breakfast and thinks it maybe wasnt that bad. She puts a plate in front of him with square slice egg tattie scone bacon and a fried sock on it.

     

    Our hero asks why the sock, to which she replies “you asked for it”

     

    When? says he.

     

     

    She says “you came to bed last night, woke me up and said i want you to cook my sock”

     

     

    spooner csc

  22. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    St John,Doyle,

     

    even if its premature it still raises a smile

     

    wonder if Campbell Ogilvie’s name is on the wanted list

     

     

     

    bsr,

     

    time for some wanted posters dead or alive, I believe your a dab hand

  23. st.john.doyle

     

     

    22:31 on

     

    23 August, 2012

     

    Unconfirmed from Twitter

     

     

    A member of Strathclyde’s finest has proferred that 9 former RFC* Chairmen/Directors & 5 former managers will shortly be assisting enquiries

     

    ————————————————-

     

    Oh I DO hope you are right on this is been a long time coming

  24. Never mind the “RED” button can I use the “GREEN” button to filter oot BEGLIN, Armstrong et al ????