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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Bloke109
My tongue was stuck firmly in my cheek when I said that, I didn’t think I needed a :>)
Ha ha ha ha,poor wee sleekit ally.:-)))))))
It’s funny enough that “The Rangers” are reduced to playing Elgin. It’s even funnier that they are moved to 4:30 on a Sunday afternoon. But to hear they are behind is hilarious.
They will probably win 5-1 again, but it is such a laugh watching their humiliating attempts to get to the dizzy heights of the third tier.
Dundee win at Tynecastle! :-)
canamalar
If it wisny for the beard, you would never know :>)
TET
So was mine :-) Apols.
BT
It wisnae the sash. It was we are Pash!!! lol
Grade one officials for 4th tier game, are they still getting the grand a game ?
James Forest throws his hands up on occasions when it’s not a foul.
Yes he often gets kicked all over the place and yes he needs more protection from the officials but the guy is a footballer and needs to remember one of the first things he would have been taught all those years ago when he first started.
Big pals just saw the score.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Foahtz9xnw8
Gordon_J
Fourth tier mate!
HH
Good afternoon CHAMPIONS
Weefra HH
Ah, I read you wrong. Apologies!
” Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket ”
” Never let it fade away ” ( Hal David. r.i.p. )
Magic.
Tooting Tim
how long do you sit in the car before tooting?
TootingTim,
In the fourth tier … but trying to get to the third.
Great result for Dundee, beating Hearts. Ryan Conroy with the goal and Rab Douglas with a penalty save.
Gordon
The turd would suit them fine
Mayo in danger of blowing this game , Dublin have brought it back to within 2 points with 2 mins to go .
blantyretim,
no rejoinder I can rustle up can beat that one someone posted earlier:
Ah, the curse of tooting car men:))))
Elgin denied a pen for hand ball. And huns shld have a man sent off. according to Burley
Good to see Celtic (and some new fourth level club) supporting ethnic minority sporting events by hosting the UK football championships. These used to be the UK Asian sports but have now been broaden to support diversity. The Final is being played at Celtic Park next week and entry is free!
Is there an opportunity for an Irish team in the SEMSA?
http://semsa.org.uk/events/ukafc
Huns 2-1 up now, scottish superkid David Templeton scores for the 4th tier team
Feedthebear
If NL was upset at Watt’s workrate yesterday he must get radio rental when Stokes deigns to stroll around when he’s playing
On refs – always said it is one of the quickest ways to improve the standard of football on offer in Scotland – just tell/instruct the refs to apply the rules as they are applied all over the rest of Europe!
How often do you say to yourself “Only in Scotland…” when yet another assault goes unpunished or when a Celtic player gets fouled and the ball goes 40 yards away from the opposition goal and the MIB waves play on … as that is advantage!!!!!
Rant over
HH
First post since returning from yesterday`s game and having been out today.
Expected to see the usual ” We dropped points so we were rubbish.” nonsense. Pleased to see that most posters recognise that we outclassed Hibs and, but for poor finishing and bad luck, would have won by an embarrassing amount.
IMO , Brines is a cheat . This was obvious to me on numerous occasions. So, whilst I can see why some say a player should always play to the whistle, I believe James Forrest is correct to constantly appeal against this blatant cheating.
Filip Twardzik is a class act. Tony Watt has shown that he has what it takes but he also showed that he is a youhg guy with a lot to learn. Filip looks the real deal already.
Without the Green Brigade on days like yesterday (which, despite the result, was men against boys with our boys being the men!), Celtic Park is lacking in atmosphere. Hats off to the remarkable Green Brigade.
JJ
Nail
Refs have 2 contracts in the 4th.
Just watched a short feature on Radamel Falcao over here.
165 goals in 248 games as a pro.
That’s nearly as good as Henrik.
Do we have any scouts in Colombia?
HH!!
Nail=Neil sorree
Doesn’t matter if servo come back and win, totally embarrassing for them to be 1 down to Elgin considering how much they have spent, although Elgin have history than them.
croppybhoy
When the huns were winning everything in scotland, and were getting humped in europe every season, the msm kept telling us the reason was the lack of quality week in week out in scotland.
The reason they kept getting papped oot of europe was fair referees.
The oportunity to change the game for the better is there, but no, still the same old same old.
Jeez they really do hate us.
Young Gunn has green boots on. Hope his cars no outside the big house.
Black gets walloped. Burley says its a fair tackle. Boy gets booked.
This morning I came on and posted I was running the Half Marathon in Glasgow today.
I finished it and it was a wonderful experience.
I am at present drinking beer, I will continue that for some time whilst lurking, if I post nonsense you know why.
Mayo hold on to beat Dublin 19-16
What a shock!!!!
TET
My older brother always said that , apart from having quality players and a truly great manager , Celtic won the European Cup because of fair refereeing in European games.
The difference between the ref on Wednesday and Brines yesterday was as obvious as Brines` anti-Celtic officiating.
JJ
Tyneside C C. Going to Newcastle next weekend; is there anything on inthe Irish Club on Grey St and can you get in ok? HH
Mayo defeat Dublin to go into the All-Ireland final against Donegal.