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.
946 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- ...
- 25
- »
Motherwell 3-1 up and going top
We will be a point behind with a game in hand
Bloke109
I sit close to the dug out and Lenny was unhappy with young Watt’s workrate.
Missed it. That’s why I don’t bet.
Refs should follow rules ,but this is Scotland and we are Celtic,never going to happen
unless we import them for another planet.
HT
Your boys dont play with biased officialdom thats why.
HH
floridaghirl
Watch yerself – they will be asking for your email address next!
HH!!
BMCUWP
You’ve been up to late ,get to your bed ,you’re hallucinating and believe you are young
and attractive.
FGF
Yipp cant wait till the bucket day. HaiL HaiL
feedthebear
I don’t think the Watt to left, Hooper to right and Paddy in the middle thing worked. Watt stopped working for a while and NL was right to give him pelters. Hooper for me comes alive in the penalty box, and offers next to nothing outside – he links up well enough but the ball doesn’t stick often enough. I’d like to see our two new strikers getting a game and rest Hooper. Watt, like our other young players, needs to be used sparingly and intelligently.
VOGUEPUNTER
Not at all,I just borrowed your trick fairground mirror.
Cant disagree with any of that bloke109
HH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLba64rs_XI
The Gary Neville orgasm remix
Neil Lennon
Needs to kick James Forrest up the arse for the number of times he just throws his arms in the air and switches off when he is beaten .
The boy has talent , but he really leaves his team mates exposed when he just chucks it.
Like a petulant wee Bhoy.
Grow up James and stop acting like a quitter.
You have a wonderful chance to become a great player.
Have a look at Adam Matthews , chasing after his cock up in Heldingborgs.
A67
Good post Paul,
We have a cracking young team built by a magical IMO young manager.
I never heard the booing shenanigans at the game yesterday, like Vouguepunter et al I’d give the
Boo ….. Aherm Bhoys short shrift….. Or just tell them to shut the f up (thumbs up).
HHp
Elgin denied a stonewaller. I my eyes anyway :
Surprised at the amount of posters critisising young James for getting booted all over the park.
Do you think he throws his hands up for the sake of it ?
Sort the match fixers, sort the problem.
Jude..,
Optimistic appeal sums it up, penalty at ibroke for away team, two chances
There was no booing!!
Paul67
There are undertones to your article there that’s it’s going to happen Wednesday week. My perfect cousin told me and that’s no little feat.
TET,
We know we’ll get cheated, we don’t need wee girls in the men’s team
Bloke
you have a good Heart…
sevco under pressure!! o))
One nil city !!
1-0 Elgin haha
Ha ha ha ha
0-1 Elgin
Hee hee pishy huns…..
Elgin that is ))))))
That was not a penalty for Elgin.
But that was certainly a goal.
Ya danser.
Elgin 1 up on some other team.
MWD
The Exiled Tim
Och come on. No-one’s criticising James Forrest for getting kicked – that’s disingenuous in the extreme. It shouldn’t be a surprise to a player that we don’t get given fouls but it should be a surprise that the player doesn’t play to the whistle and get back and help his full-back.
sevco 1 down
jude2005 is neil lennon \o/
16:34 on
2 September, 2012
FGF
Yipp cant wait till the bucket day. HaiL HaiL
Should be a good day mate , hopefully raising a huge sum of money for Oscar.
Hail Hail
canamalar
Whit about Sammi then ?
Throws his arms up just as much, he gets no protection either.
turned over to hear that mob belting out the sash…
get them liquidated now….
Referee has just warned McCoist.
You only have until 35 minutes to score a legitimate goal before I give you a penalty.
TET,
Agreed, worst part to his game, big lassie
Firs post on the new look format.
Help required, have gambled and booked tickets to Lisbon for the Benfica match without tickets.
What is the best way to try and get them as I am not member of the euro scheme?
Ball was out. Guy was offside. See life sometimes??!!! <o))))