Teenage kicks

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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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  1. Headtheball

     

    16:13 on

     

    2 September, 2012

     

    The curse of tooting car men. :-)

     

     

    >>>>>>

     

     

    HTB – that’s genius – LMAO :-)

     

     

    HH

  2. ref at the hun game ..G Somers ..we have had to endure this wee tool before ..

     

     

    was outed as a hun…fairly obvious given his handling of the game thus far

     

     

    it really is shameful that the MIB consider it necessary to assist sevco even tho` they`re in div3…

     

     

    btw ..huns defence is atrocious ..would love to see Commons,Sammi,Forrest,Hooper and co running at them …

  3. Couldnae care less about a fourth tier corrupt criminal outfit. Hopefully the only top tier they’ll ever see is in ‘A’ Hall @ The Bar Linnie.

     

    : > }

  4. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Jungle Jim, I posted a reply to you on Wed re the offer of the seats on the Arbroath bus. Thanks for the kind offer but I had to pick the bhoy up from school before driving to Glasgow.

     

     

    Great night and really looking forward to our european adventure.

     

     

     

    Hail Hail Bruv

  5. ROW Z - Let Celtic Flourish by the Cleansing of the 'den! on

    Estadio

     

     

    the first is ma place and the second is your’s?

     

     

    HH

  6. awe naw

     

     

    if Brown is struggling as badly as has been suggested in the press this morning ….

     

     

    it was remiss of us not to have brought in midfield cover last week

     

     

    as i stated we have sufficient cover if the rest stay fit…a big ask of Kayal

  7. ROW Z - Let Celtic Flourish by the Cleansing of the 'den! on

    Estadio

     

     

    Is the first the Royal?

     

     

    Second ra Barras?

     

     

    HH

  8. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    Kayal Commons Zwardik, Wanyama, Mc Court, Mc Geough, Samaras

     

     

    Maybe Lenny could not get the ok

     

     

    But a 6 month deal and give Skoosh a break ???

     

     

    HH

  9. voguepunter

     

     

    17:39 on

     

    2 September, 2012

     

    Doc is Neil Lennon

     

     

    Doc,Tims are in proportion,huns are stunted.

     

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    True, we are stunning, not stunted!

  10. awe naw

     

     

    only Kayal,Ledley and Vic play centre mid and have experience ..Twardzik is promising but lacks experience

  11. Row Z

     

     

    I would love to give you the first! But I’ve got to be fair and strict.

     

     

    Second is NOT the Barras. Kilbowie Kelt got it.

     

     

    Hail Hail

     

     

    Estadio

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