The long road to fitness started in Austria last night as Celtic gave an outing to 19 players against Wiener Viktoria. This time of year always provides an interesting angle on the young talent waiting to breakthrough, often to be overlooked until the following year’s preseason tour.
Last night 19-year-olds Johnny Kenny, who joined in January from Sligo Rovers, and Bosan Lawal, who joined a year ago from the Watford youth setup, did most to pique interest. Let’s hope Kenny can fight off the fierce competition from Albian Ajeti for the third striker spot. Having only just turned 17, Rocco Vata seems worth keeping tabs on.
Getting to the point in their career that they are making a Celtic debut is a huge achievement for Kenny, Lawal, Vata and Matthew Anderson, the 18-year-old full back who played last night. The fallout rate of signed youth players before this point must be close to 99%.
The challenge ahead, to become a Celtic regular, remains daunting. It is as much a challenge for the coaches as the players.
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MELBOURNE MICK on 8TH JULY 2022 1:13 AM
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Great to see you Posting Michael Bhoy.
HH Mate.
MODERATOR1888 on 8TH JULY 2022 8:40 AM
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Cheers Mr MOD, I will mess around with my tablet at some point this morning.
HH
Good to see Melbourne Mick posting. Hope all well with you and yours down the Peninsula. I am wearing my Melbourne tee-shirt (green obviously 😉) this morning in tribute.
HH
Martim,
taking ownership not self validating,not weaponizing,meaning as stated 100% my words.
Now why where you weaponizing it again? The convo was over imo with my reply to P67.
-Think you need help contorting anything of that subject with indy mate!
-The ABT as he proves tonight he thinks abuse is the norm,he hides behind anonymity.but at least its not gammon,alzheimerscentral,yeti ,toatytrumper trot,snowflake whatever term of abuse.he makes my point for me.abuse is normalised on cqn.no need for it.
@Fellow celts..sincere apologies for my posts last night ..yes drink was taken….
And when that happens i open up….i looked in the mirror this morning and asked myself..
are you 17.or 70.? you clown… iv’e no answer…..i,m angry and hurting today at the thought that the bastard
who murdered my son is walking free around inverclyde still stabbing young ones.. still dealing drugs.
i lost my faith on the day my son left us…..And yet i found myself outside st joseph’s church this morning where my son was christened, where father o’keefe married us in 74 where.. i made my confirmation.sung in the choir..buried my family.where i asked young father Bolan to help me to take the thoughts of retribution out of my head…He told me ..Terence..focus on your young ones they are the ones that matter…..You were so right father….
DRAMBOWIECELT
No need for apologies 💚💚💚
MELBOURNE MICK
G’day ya mad Melbourne Tim 💚🍀🦘🦘🦘
Here’s an idea.
Some people post political stuff
I don’t.i just reply to people’s stuff.
If people post political stuff,do it at the end of the previous blog.
Say if Ernie is postin,just come on
One line post -prev blog
If answered I reply Ernie Lynch prev blog.
Now what that will do will imo
Leave the daily blog to Celtic only
And leave the politics on the previous blog.
Ernie/SFTB et al what do you think?
HH
Drambowiecelt on 8th July 2022 10:02 am
My condolences you’ve had a very difficult time, I doubt I could deal with such pain without all my thoughts turning to retribution.
All the best.
DRAMBOWIECELT on 8TH JULY 2022 10:02 AM
Absolutely no need to apologise. God bless.
An Tearmann on 8th July 2022 10:06 am
Makes sense to me. Would also reduce the ridiculous political attacks depending who the poster is.
Some like to tag an anti indy message to every post.
Tiny Trot @ 9.35
Given the Star Trek vibe this morning.
Beyond parody — BoJo is in full Klingon Mode.
Beyond double parody — you are claiming to be the victim.
Interweb / Romulan cloaking device no more.
Happy to meet up with you before a game in the next month.
I will check with my social secretary — aka wife — to understand my availability.
We have a few issues to discuss — specifically I will offer you the opportunity to say to my face what you written on here. The full gory detail will be requested including the name calling that involved a known / convicted child abuser who haunts our club — well maybe my club as no supporter of CFC would in my opinion ever use such language / imagery no matter the situation.
I don’t know where CQN Corner is but I am sure I will be able to find it.
In advance of that scenario I will offer you the opportunity to make an apology — failing that a long period of reflective silence would be enough both for me and good for the rest of the blog.
If neither is forthcoming then we can have a full and frank discussion about the sh*te you spout.
Tiny Trot @ 10.0
Here is the reality.
You do not talk / discuss / engage in politics at any level.
You howl at the moon.
You are a disgrace to the Trot / Militant / Wee TS’s legacy.
They at least were happy to discuss issues in an adult fashion.
All that comes from you is the sound of toys hitting the ground.
DRAMBOWIECELT on 8TH JULY 2022 10:02 AM
I wish you and yours all the best.
No need to apologise, Hail Hail
Drambowiecelt,
Absolutely no need to apologise and if this wee place helps you in any way deal with your terrible ordeal then we’re all behind you.
HH fella.
Proving the abuse point anonymous blog troll
You will not add one bit of info to me.re gory details
Your constant abuse needs approached
You are an anonymous blog troll,
You don’t have moral high ground,
You are an anonymous blog
Keep abusing people,you can’t help yourself,abuse is the norm to you.all I did is highlight the fact its your norm,
You won’t be getting any apology abuser.
enjoyed the TB family,faith and football show at the theatre last night.
I see it is still ok to use insulting names about long established CQN
posters
Tiny Trot is one of very many insulting names used which is disgusting
AN TEARMANN & MADMITCH
Please ignore each other and scroll on past
Your personal fued is now getting to the point where it is disrupting the blog
I won’t ask again
Pack it in
There’s nothing worse than when two posters are fued
Significant that Ange played Jullien in the first friendly as Starfelt will need time to get fit. More significant is that AP has confirmed Jullien is in the same boat as Ajer Edouard and Christie were last season. Celtic won’t hang around waiting to see if the player gets his move, we need a committed CB regardless.
The arrogance of Madmitch laying down fhe rules for meeting another poster face-to-face. Rules that are totally one sided, where AT has to make a grovelling apology before MM will deign to meet him, because MM thinks he is the only offended party and he has done nothing wrong.
Talk about head up your own backside.
Timbhoy from last night.
I live in Milngavie and there is nowhere for my 6 year old to have a decent kick around therefore we have to pay for the academy or all he would get is shootie in against me in the waterlogged back garden.
I use my mother’s, who grew up in the Calton, definition of class, I need to work to pay the bills therefore I’m working class and so are the other parents who are at the sessions.
The issue is that there is a lack of facilities and those that are there are closed outside school hours which gives the professionals the opportunity to make extra cash from parents who want to give their children the best opportunities they can
My son’s coach is part of the Sevco youth set up so must be great going by what others on here have posted 😱
DRAMBOWIECELT
Your post last night, was absolutely lovely.
Drambowiecelt- thanks for that reply,so sorry to read that,all the best to you all.
TMcL @ 11.13
Not for the first time you have read a post and not fully understood it.
I have been condemned for being anonymous — I now aim to rectify that “failing”.
Drambowiecelt
No need to apologise, I can’t imagine what you have gone through
Keep strong and remember there are always people who are there to listen
DRAMBOWIECELT
And no need to apologise for anything
Mod1888 @10.42
Good luck with that
CB @ 11.15
I would suggest that you are — like many on here — middle income.
Middle class salary / career / lifestyle.
Working class background / belief system.
The old 1980/90’s definition of middle class was:
Did one of your grandads drive a tram during the General Strike?
I made that one up to separate the wheat from the chaff at Bearsden Tech.
BT is a mirage / chimera — it only exists on a bus timetable.
Before that — the official definition — did you employ a servant at home?
I think the current realistic definition is — could you survive 12 months of unemployment / no wage.
It was 6 months / then 9 months — now 12 months after the CoViD shakedown showed what people can do in extremis.
MM
I would suggest that without knowing anything about me you are making a lot of assumptions
Drambowie Celt
Take care DC,I dare not begin to even fathom your pain,I hope and pray that in time healing comes to you after your sad loss.
Care always
Hail Hail
AN TEARMANN on 8TH JULY 2022 11:24 AM
Martim
As usual incorrect
Sociopath – is this your new word?Will incorporate it into your lexicon,you know the one where you attempt
to justify your confused hate with being a catholic
Love your definitions,loving your faux disgust.
Still no comment on anonymous blog troll.
Love
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Your consistent behaviour matches a sociopath.
“A lack of conscience and empathy, disregard for rules and norms, and impulsive and aggressive tendencies are all common traits of a sociopath. These traits make a person more likely to use, exploit, abuse, or harm other people, so many sociopaths are dangerous people to allow into your life.”
In fact you just evidenced it, which you do every time you post.
Religious discrimination is illegal. I have to reported it to P67. What you do next will determine if it goes beyond the blog.
Drambowie Celt
Heartfelt and heart-rending. Keep on keeping on.
YNWA HH
new article posted.
@blog…I’m a shy person hopeless in company….until the beverage kicks in…
now consider this ..i have been a frontman since 1968….Wtf you may ask?
Why the post……well first it’s to cheer me up and go positive Granda……..
I just got a vid of my grandson..Wee Cole……Winning a talent show…..singing Fix You
He’s 7 same age as indie….And today of all days ….He sings Fix you… Every generation lol.
just thought i would share with fellow tims…..
H.H
Martim
Your sociopath slander was answered and corrected.
Continually.
And it will be continually be rejected.
I told you I have full ownership of everything I write,
Are you stupid? I don’t think so
You think you have a point here when reality is the opposite,no moral high ground for you Martim.
No definitions needed
CB @ 11.44
You left a lot of threads hanging down in your post above.
I just did a bit of knitting using current W.of Sc. norms.
I will be right more times that I am wrong — apologies if this is not one of them.
Please indulge me — local youth football / couple of years ago.
Watching JR and his mates play a league game vs Milngavie.
For some reason the park was in Bearsden — does M/G allow ball games apart from cricket and lacrosse?.
M/G MF’er runs the channel — shouting “send me Harry send me” in a home counties accent that should grace a stage in the near future. Peak Villa as they met all human life on their travels and then some.
The joys of youth football one week you are in the East End / then Lenzie / then Larkhall / then Bearsden.
Larkhall is worse than I could ever have imagined.