Taylor and Johnston’s importance to Celtic

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Celtic’s defence had to cope with another injury on Saturday: Liam Scales missed out with Maik Nawrocki stepping in, but as a unit, they are solid with Greg Taylor, Alistair Johnston and Cameron Carter-Vickers in place.

It was fitting that Johnston got an assist for Reo Hatate and Kyogo’s goals, the second a particularly satisfying cross.  He is back on the form we saw when he first arrived in January last year.  Decision making, energy levels and end product have all ticked up since the winter break.

Both fullbacks were missing in February, then returned to build up match fitness in a team in a mini crisis.  It was a lesson on how fragile form can be when players are even 10% short of sharpness.

The injury to Daizen Maeda poses a different challenge.  Luis Palma returned to action after six weeks out and, for my money, looked like he has work to do and perhaps a few pounds to shift.  Yang didn’t look comfortable on the left on Saturday, so until Daizen recovers or Luis gets miles under his belt, I expect Greg Taylor has a lot of running to do, especially on the big open spaces of Hampden.

The two fullbacks are among Celtic’s most important players.

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  1. PARKHEADCUMSALFORD on 16TH APRIL 2024 8:06 PM

     

     

    Saw plenty of John Wayne pictures when I was a boy.

     

     

    *did you ever watch “she wore a yellow ribbon”

  2. Tontine =

     

     

    What A film, what a soundtrack………

     

     

    Cavalry Quick News CSC

  3. BANKIEBHOY1 on 16TH APRIL 2024 8:32 PM

     

     

    Tontine =What A film, what a soundtrack………Cavalry Quick News CSC

     

     

    *aye but it was on every other Sunday afternoon at hame

  4. garygillespieshamstring on 16th April 2024 6:59 pm

     

     

    Kenny lost his medal

     

     

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

     

     

    Correct!

  5. Not too unhappy to see Athletico losing now in a really great game v Dortmund.

     

     

    Just wish I could watch both games at once.

  6. Tontine Tim,

     

     

    I think it was on tv once year back then. Wasn’t that big Irishman who was often in his films in it too? There were a couple of actors like the man who was in “Wagon Train” who were often in the casts with John Wayne.

  7. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    Goalie saves Barca twice.

     

     

    Defensive panic presents the ball to Mbappe.

     

     

    Game over

  8. Poor decisions by barca players early on cost them .

     

     

    A lesson how to make the extra man count .

     

     

    The young barca boys have some future ahead of them .

  9. Just went to login and a pop up asked for my iPhone passcode?

     

    Is this normal or…?

     

    Didn’t put the passcode on and 2nd attempt at login was successful.

  10. GGHS, Victor McLaglen claimed to have been born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, although his birth certificate records 505 Commercial Road, Stepney in the East End of London as his true birthplace, his father, Andrew Charles Albert Mclaglen, was a missionary in the Free Protestant Church in South Africa, and was later a bishop of the Free Protestant Episcopal Church of England.

     

     

    The McLaglen family is ultimately of Scottish origin, descended from a MacLachlan who settled in South Africa in the 19th century. The name was rendered into McLaglen from Dutch pronunciation. A.C.A. McLaglen was christened Andries Carel Albertus McLaglen in Cape Town on 4 April 1851.

  11. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    Shocking statistic from the BBC reporter in the West Bank.

     

     

    Since 07 October massacre by Hamas, 460 Palestinians and 13 Israeli settlers have been killed.

  12. FLOATIN’

     

     

    I would reckon any pop up, being that it is a pop up (ie an advert) is not affiliated with the site as all of Paul67’s login pages are embedded into the site as opposed to pop up (ads)

     

     

    celticquicknews@gmail.com is paul67’s email addy and I would recommend you bring this to his attention

     

     

    How did you get logged in?

  13. The pop up asking for my iPhone passcode said this was necessary to login to CelticQuickNews

     

     

    Bit fishy methinks

  14. aye floating sent an email to p67 too

     

     

    If it happens again could you could screenshot it nd send to p67

     

     

    And also note the time

  15. I had something really interesting to post but I forget what it was….

     

     

     

    sixtyeightamdahalfyearoldandlosing it.csc

  16. Clunks

     

     

    May be an idea to check no malware has latched onto pop-ups by running checks on them.A common hazard on free sites like this.The site is getting on par with j.forrest for access at times,pending where loggin in from.pity that puts folk off.

     

     

    HH

  17. Emerald Bee- GGH

     

     

    Re Willie Gardner,he didnt last long after his o.g’s,thinking back was he not outed as postin on here re postin on FF or Hunmeeja?

     

     

    Was it Jim Melrose who gave fans a giruy when being subbed,or after he scored? Seem to recall that with him,summit dodgy wi him

     

     

    HH

  18. glendalystonsils on

    Scummy Simeone will be away up the tunnel at FT without shaking the opposing managers hand.

     

     

    Think there’s another scummy manager that does that as well …. just canny quite remember his name …..

  19. Did Big Victor not sing Glory Oh To The Bold Fenian Men?.Sure he did.Maybe Sergeants Three?.Big Jimmy will probably know.

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