So how do you feel about playing a couple of teenagers, Filip Twardzik and debutant Jackson Irvine, in central midfield, but dropping a couple of SPL points? Good, I hope. Welcome to the world of player development.
For a decade or more Celtic produced prodigious youth teams but watched as Dundee United, Hibs, Hearts even Hamilton Accies graduated more effective adult players. Key to this is perhaps ensuring that players are tested at a higher level at key times in their development. In short, if you have not played regular first team football by the time you are 22 there is a good chance you will not fulfil your potential.
There is cost to this development, you’re not going to win all the time, especially when the two teenage central midfielders are surrounded by other young players: Adam Matthews, 20, Tony Watt, 18 and James Forrest, 21. Half time substitute, Victor Wanyama, is still only 21.
I’m looking forward to seeing more teenage kicks in the coming months.
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A Ceiler Gonof Rust
23:31 on
2 September, 2012
Just watched the highlights of yesterdays game. FF should have been more commanding in coming for that ball. Lustig was not to blame. FF seemed to take a slight step to his left instead of coming straight in and taking the ball.
FF better no dae that against Barcelona.
FF Has to learn to be more commanding in the 18 Yard Box Just now he is just a good shot stopper and a good Goalkeeper also has to learn about commanding ones technical area, Positioning, Anticipation, and good distribution of the Ball. The Big Man still has a few things to learn that ball yesterday should have been in Row ZZZ If in doubt put the Ball out of the field of play. Your right we can’t affoard to defend like that against for example Barcelona. If we do then Wee Lionel will have a feild day he will think that his Birthday & Christmas has all came on the same day
HT
Is that not your job ? ;-)
HH
SFTB
There are 2 ‘Awe Fur eff sakers ya c***s Celtic’who sit behind my bro, the kids n me.
Relentless Green Huns.
Anyway. At the end of half time on Sat my bro turned round and shouts…
“Awe Fur eff sake ya clowns Celtic” that was the worst half time I’ve theyve seen in years.
MWD
tommytwiststommyturns
My Dad hates Murdoch with a passion and always slaughters anyone who buys the Sun. He still buys the Record?
I think he takes on board opinions like Keevins and I’m sure there are many others of my Dad’s age or similar who have no interest in PC’s that get all hteir information from the Record etc.
I’ve they’ve
Acchhhh yee know wit a mean.
MWD
Awe Naw
My skills only go so far :-)
Setting Free the Bears.
So..
Ah kin see that you ..are wan o’ they folk that Ah wiz talkin aboot..
Who are doomed tae End up in a Garret..in Maryhill.. wi’ only a Canary and a Cat
fur company..
Pal..
Afore, that fate befalls ye
If ye feel like . .Demonizing a Celtic Player… ?
Well.. jist ye go right aheid..
It wull dae ye the World o’ Good…
Let is Awe hing oot.. pal..
Noo and Agin. o’ course..
Ye dinna need tae go overboard
HT
;-)
He canny write either ;-)
HH
petec 23:46 on 2 September, 2012
In our CQN bubble, we sometimes forget there is a big bad (and good) world out there. Hence the reason for the 10,000 leaflet drop yesterday at CP for WeeOscar4life
HH
CRC
Sharkeys
Rutherglen Road???
Awe Naw
I may have my work cut out with this one :-))
Snake Plissken,
I like the players he has brought in this season.
And don’t worry about my Arsenal prediction, I have been making it regularly now for years. ;))
I’ve even dropped them to getting 2nd, if not first. :)
It is coming, and there will be an Arsenal dynasty as they have been building a massive foundation, for years.
This is a season for blooding young talent.
However, yesterday’s abundance of youth is not the way we will be doing it.
Injury to a raft of players forced the manager’s hand and, but for missed chances and the goal frame, we would have got away with it.
Personally, I can’t see much differece with Phil’s publishers opting for the Sun and Neil’s going with tne Record.
Both are reprehensible ad those who are foaming at the mouth over Phil, should redirect some of their discharge to Neil.
For me, the question is:- Why did the Sun “pull” the story.
Were they afraid of the “legals” or afraid of the HunIA?
is, why did the Sun ” pull” the story?
MWD
I have a Statler & Waldorf pair behind me who reinforce each other in their misery.
When a Celt scores, he gets a response of “He nearly missed that, you know!”
It is worth it to see the rictus of a smile that struggles to express itself on their face when we score.
AKBW1888, it’s basic stuff. My bhoy’s team (u16) has a great shot stopping goalie and the lad made some spectacular saves today. But three times during today’s match the keeper dithers on a ball coming at him that he could easily collect.
Result a 4 – 2 loss.
Big FF is quite obviously at a different level to the goalie in young ACGR’s team but its kind of the same thing. FF could have gone through both the hibs player and his own to get that ball, and he should have.
tommytwiststommyturns
Phil has had a connection with that group for years, he broke the Dallas story through notw, he has written for them many many times as a freelance journo. Nothing new here.
There seems to be outrage at the book being serialised through them yet nothing I read or heard criticised him for getting his stories in print. Just an observation.
Moonbeams – simply follow the crowd… Mmmwhaaahaaahaaa ;-)
hh
Gotta Go
Good Night Scotland
Good Night Ireland
Good Night Wales
Good Night England
Good Night Canada
Good Night New Zealand
Good Night Australia
and
Good Night… Irene,, wherever you are.
Kojo
Still Laughin’… like..L’il Audrey.
petec – unfortunately, it’s not just the old timers who continue to buy the rags. They can be excused up to a point, but there’s thousands of ‘younger’ Celtic fans who still pay good money for these rags, who continue with their agenda against our club and manager.
HH
TTTT
Was leggo on f f not slaughtering phil last week abt some of his stories?
My Dear Kojo….
I Believe Roy Keane Had A Similar Hip Problem….
Towards The End Of His Man Utd. Career………..
He Had A Joint Resurfacing Procedure Done By A Specialist In Cambridge…Extended His Career….
However,He Was Told That He Would Likely Need Total Hip Replacement Surgery In Later Life..
As Was The Case With Gordon Strachan…..
I Would Doubt If You Are Correct With This Story About Him Getting Cortisone Injection….
More Likely Anti-Inflam And Local Anaesthetic Injections ?
The Dandy Going Out Of Business…Now Concern For Capitano Plug..Fae The Bash Street Kids…
Been Some Month…Eh ?
——————
What Do You Make Of Frank Gaffney Jnr…..?
Definitely One Of The Sharpest Guys Around..
Intellect The Size Of A Planet…
Served As A Very Young Defense Asst. In The Sir Ronald Reagan Admin..
Really Set The Cat Among The Pigeons With His Series Of Videos On The New Threat To The Land Of The Free…
Michelle Bachman And Her Four Congressman Pals Are Diligent……..
But Where Do Ye Find A New Magnificent Joe McCarthy………………?
When The Nation Expects
Sorry for the presentationof the i-pad sabotaged post, but you(plural) know what I mean.
SFTB
Aye. But are your Hawdit n Daudit a father n son act?
Beat dat!
MWD
Kojo
Careful, the TSD curtain is falling down when you start to use interchangeable phrases.
Anyways:- “If ye feel like . .Demonizing a Celtic Player… ?
Well.. jist ye go right aheid..”
How about if Neg Anon and I start demonizing the Celtic Board instead? i have not heard you applaud that customer attitude too often.
A wee crossword clue- 8 letters- means “a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess”
Re Phil’s book and it’s serialisation in the sun – leaving aside the rights and wrongs of publishing there in the first place – it would be interesting to know why it has now been pulled. Have there been new threats or are the Murdoch press just worried about sales?
I notice today that Arsenal have got the German fellow Podioski or whatever his name is
however in my opinion I think he’ll be a good signing for them and will score a few goals to boot after all he has proved it @ International level for Germany yeah he’ll be a very good signing for them as for Arsenal chalenging for the EPL title this Season that all depends on there away form and results like in the past they don’t tend to drop many points @ home it’s there away results that have let them down it will be interesting to see if they can finish above Man Utd or Man City or even Chelsea time will tell.
celticrollercoaster loves Wee Oscar’s Green Bucket Army
It may be a big bad world but there’s a multitude of people determined to do good deeds.
What a strike by Ben Arfa.
petec
Not sure about that.
Arsenal are a nice easy on the eye side but none of their players are in the class of the unbeatable side they had.
If they keep Vermaelen fit they have a chance but the others ain’t exceptional.
Podolski is a good player and that wee guy in the middle was a good player but Giroud looks a bad buy to me.
Tony Mowbray thought he was a good player. Nuff said.
TSD
“But Where Do Ye Find A New Magnificent Joe McCarthy………………?”
I think you might find him throwing peanuts at the recent republican convention.Or falsifying his Marathon times.
Kojo
23:54 on 2 September, 2012
Good Night… Irene,, wherever you are.
PMSL
Kojo – not often we agree outright – my sarcasm detector remains at zero in this instance. The whole point of attending is to get passionate – we all display it in different ways.
SFTB – I just dont agree with you. I dont believe what posters are getting at is “relentless negativity of the home support”. I have never seen relentless negativity. I have seen anger and frustration – sometimes its over the top – indeed sometimes (more when I was younger) – I was over the top and learning. As I said we are at our best when riled and angry – it really makes a difference.
As for other managers – of course they say that – they say that about every big club.
This surreal world that some of you live in really does amaze me. Where its all sweetness and light and everyone holds hands together. I mean c’mon – learn to live with some passion – because if its not there – all your polite mumblings wont help.
NA
Yes Petec
But alas the bad BASSA’S are usually more in your face than the decent folk.
Sadly.
MWD
A Ceiler Gonof Rust
23:53 on
2 September, 2012
AKBW1888, it’s basic stuff. My bhoy’s team (u16) has a great shot stopping goalie and the lad made some spectacular saves today. But three times during today’s match the keeper dithers on a ball coming at him that he could easily collect.
Result a 4 – 2 loss.
Big FF is quite obviously at a different level to the goalie in young ACGR’s team but its kind of the same thing. FF could have gone through both the hibs player and his own to get that ball, and he should have.
I Totaly agree with your opinion Big FF still has a few things to learn before he becomes the complete article/Goalkeeper
Need to go Bhoys my insomnia is kickin in. Yawnnnnnnnnnn
Night wee Oscar & Izzie. x
As for your young Bhoys U16 Team they will learn from their mistakes
Moonbeams
You are letting them influence you negatively then. Don’t.
There is nothing but good news surrounding Celtic.
Hateful huns.
Good Night jude2005, sweet dreams and don’t forget to say your prayers before some
zzz’s so the our Lord is watching over you while you sleep
There Are Songs To Sing,There Are Feelings To Feel,There Are Thoughts To Think…
That Makes Three Things
….And You Can’t Do Three Things At The Same Time….
The Singing Is Easy..Syrup In My Mouth
….And The Thinking Comes With The Tune….
So That Leaves Only The Feelings….
Am I Right..Or Am I Right?….
Sweet Dreams Of The Unrequited Love For Albert Tatlock……
For My Good Friend With
The Hair Net….
Oh..And Anither Thing…!
Sack The Green Brigade
Sack The Green Brigade
Sack The Green Brigade
Right….?