I was speaking to a friend who supports Newco about their recent decline. His reckons the goalkeeper situation has a lot to do with it. Allan McGregor was a big part of their success last season, now 40, time has caught up. His shot stopping ability has stopped, speed of foot movement has slowed and, as we saw at Celtic Park, he does not command his six yard box.
As a consequence of all of this, confidence of those in front of him evaporated. They play well when on the counter, but pushing up field is dangerous.
We’ve been there. Last season we had the year of three keepers, none of whom convinced the manager to give them an extended run. Not only was our defence unconvinced by the man behind them, they did not know who they were training to play in front of a few days out.
So much went wrong in 2020 it would be harsh to overstate any one element, so don’t misunderstand. But the antics of Fraser Forster, who watched his pal, Craig Gordon, reject an offer to play backup to him at Celtic, to accept a deal on half the money at Hearts, before changing his tune and returning to Southampton is troublesome.
When we watched Joe Hart make that early save on Sunday, we are reminded of the importance of the last line. Without Joe, we would be second favourites for the title right now.
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I heard he is going to Ibrox
I don’t think Jim Goodwin is into sentimental appointments, or old pals acts.
Jim, is an ethics based, grounded sort it seems, he was the only football person in Scotland who stood up for his clubs supporters, citing that medical passports to be demanded of football fans to enter the stadium to see their team, is an unacceptable over reach, and a breach of supporters privacy, good on the Goodwin, a man with a backbone and ethics, no wonder he looked look like the odd one out in Scotland, everybody else, bullied, cowed, and sitting at the back of the bus, and those who didn’t buy the bull were smeared as dangerous monsters?? just shows exactly what type of country we really would be given half the chance.
Goodwin is a winker and will fail at the Dung hill
Lewandowski with a hat trick in 12 minutes vs Salzburg.
How many???
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BANKIEBHOY1 on 8TH MARCH 2022 8:27 PM
How many???
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you still got connections in singer toon ?
i would really like to find out who owns the quadro-fenian scooter /
berwick on tweed, away doon at the border with england, is further north than largs
Stivs……………
I do bud, I’ll put the feelers out but in The Peoples Republic Of Kilbowie it could belong to emdy!
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HH
Strachan and McGhee might want Broonie to help out….
!!BADA BING!! on 8TH MARCH 2022 8:41 PM
Strachan and McGhee
see you, a man of your age, with your experience, a veteran of many a through the night campaign ……..
and you go and mention that word that lets the jeanie oot the bottle.
Jordan Pickford celebrated his twenty eighth birthday yesterday……
By letting in five goals…..
Ss-Strachan ?
lol
the ither wan
type it 3 times in front of the mirror and if by magic ……………………
Christie with Bournemouth equalizer 1-1.
Ridiculous red card for Sanchez in Liverpool game, 90 seconds after Inter scores. Plays the ball and his momentum carries him into Liverpool player.
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A symbol of war, invasion and conquest?
The Union Jack
The name ‘Union’ first appeared in 1625. There are various theories as to how it got its name. The most plausible one is that when a small flag was mounted on the front of a warship (and a selected number of other ships), it was called ‘the Jack’.
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Ever a red card for Sanchez ,why didn’t VAR look at that ,or does that come into play with offside and goals scored.
Liverpool hit the bar, and Salah hits each post with 2 separate shots. Some game.
INIQUITOUSIV on 8TH MARCH 2022 9:29 PM
Ridiculous red card for Sanchez in Liverpool game, 90 seconds after Inter scores. Plays the ball and his momentum carries him into Liverpool player.
Mmmm he was on a yellow,for a similar dunt in first half.pity tho for inter and as a neutral always prefer 11v11.
HH
Bayern 7-1 up against full strength Austrian Champions. Gulp! We could be in a Group with them if we win the league. Some reinforcement necessary at season end, methinks.
AN TEARMANN
Didn’t deserve the second yellow, IMHO. After hitting the ball his foot travelled about 12 in. at speed, and there was nothing he could do to change the speed, direction, trajectory or foot orientation. If you played fitba, you’ve been there. There was no malice intended.
Inter superb defensively, but riding their luck.
Italian booked for high boot that was lower than opponent’s knee. Poor refereeing in this game from top Spanish ref.
Could be 4 Clubs from Englandshire in CL quarters. Maybe Atletico Madrid can change that.
Right
Just finished a long day at work then some dinner.
Settling down to watch full match recording of Bayern vs Salzburg.
The Austrians were excellent in the first leg.
I have a sneaky feeling they might push Bayern all the way.
Should be a cracker.
SCULLYBHOY on 8TH MARCH 2022 9:36 PM
Not sure what Scotland leaving the UK would do to change any of that.
Seems we have knocked back the 800 tickets for Ibrox
Bada
Good news, where are you getting that from?
PB- a text message 😁
INIQUITOUSIV on 8TH MARCH 2022 9:51 PM
AN TEARMANN
Didn’t deserve the second yellow, IMHO. After hitting the ball his foot travelled about 12 in. at speed, and there was nothing he could do to change the speed, direction, trajectory or foot orientation. If you played fitba, you’ve been there. There was no malice intended.
Thats football,Sanchez wouldn’t have malice at all,professional yes,that why I think he will know the impact of that tackle.did feel sorry for him and inter for it to happen then,so quick after scoring.he is experienced pro tho on a yellow.
Interestingly all those measurement you say could possibly be measured by VAR in the future,but we would need to make rules first
:-)
Sarah should have put it out of sight.
HH
PB- seems the Affiliation and Association told the Club, they wouldn’t take them…….Dortmund get 4,000 we get offered 800…..i just hope we are not obliged to offer thems tickets for CP……hopefully never see them inside CP again….
Salah of course
HH
Bada
Thanks for that further clarification. As Celtic previously said, we’ll dictate how many huns are allowed in. In this case zero, nada👍
I don’t think Sanchez can really argue against his second yellow card tonight. Whilst there may have been no malice, it was a reckless challenge.
After connecting with the ball, his momentum carried him forward toward an opponent, in a motion in which he had lost control.
Was this motion unavoidable?
Yes. He could have stayed on his feet.
He chose to lunge for the ball. Yes, he made a connection with the ball, but he couldn’t prevent himself from colliding with an opponent in the follow through. He thereby had no control over his actions, including the danger he could impose on an opponent.
Unintentional, it may be. Reckless, it was.
IMO :-)
HH
Re : Jullien
Could it be that he may be classed, by Ange, in the same bracket as Barkas, Ajeti, McCarthy.
ie an asset that he’d rather sell, if a buyer can be found?
HH
ernie lynch on 8th March 2022 10:04 pm
SCULLYBHOY on 8TH MARCH 2022 9:36 PM
Not sure what Scotland leaving the UK would do to change any of that.
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Shrink it a bit further?
SCULLYBHOY on 8TH MARCH 2022 10:59 PM
ernie lynch on 8th March 2022 10:04 pm
SCULLYBHOY on 8TH MARCH 2022 9:36 PM
Not sure what Scotland leaving the UK would do to change any of that.
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Shrink it a bit further?
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How do you shrink history?
Ernie,
There’s a few on here try to change history.
Not yourself of course.Heaven forefend.