Our best wishes to Jos Hooiveld, 28, who has managed to resurrect his career at Southampton 23 months after completing an unsuccessful move to Celtic. Southampton, newly promoted to the English Championship this season, sit top of the division, with Jos a key part of their success.
The big defender clearly has more than he was able to demonstrate during his time here, despite Celtic clearly being in need of a strong central defender. Last night, after Georgios Samaras was send forward to lead the line, it occurred to my just how unsuitable he is as part of a front two. All that gutsy energy, running and yes – bravery – both in terms of diving into challenges and always being available for a team mate, no matter what feedback he is receiving from the stands, is hidden when he’s up front.
Give him space to gallop into on the wing or let him find his own Southampton.
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aldersyde…,
Sammi is world class always has been, if you choose to be a sheep and join the flock of unthinking, thats your problem.
We’ve had plenty from him, most just need to open their eyes and appreciate.
Ah watched the game.. last eve.
Celtic, wur..
Finger Smacking Goooooood!
Ah dinnae look oan .. losing tae Such a Crack Oootfit.. as a Defeat!
Ah look oan it .. mair like ..
Wan that Goat Away..
Yes.. Folks.. we wur . THAHHHHHHHHHHAT Close, tae
Hauding oot fur a Tie!
Look.. we are IMPROVING.. in oor Euro Showings…
Whit a Difference, fae the Usual.. Getting Oot Classed and Walloped..
Ah Thought that Every Player, for us.. last Night..gave a Very Good Performance..
and a Special.. Pat oan the Back tae the KID… yes the Kid…
Master Mathews.. he did very well.
And..in Victor, we hiv founc… a Real Living and Breathing…Child Prodigy!
Forrest, too… another.. Kid..
Think aboot it… This Young Team of oors..
Didnae Let us Doon.. agin a First Class Team..
Naa.a.a
Ah don’t care wit Anybuddy says.. except..well.
Mebbe..
The Pope!
But, Ah think that we hiv noo goat a Young Team Oan oor Hands.. that wull go .. Places..
BBC have received nearly 5,000 complaints about Jeremy Clarkson’s ” the public sector strikers should be taken out and shot in front of their families’” statement.Position untenable, sack him now,fud of the highest order
DBBIA,
“Memo to new Chairman- potholes at CP are even worser than when The Idiot Reid was in charge”
Too right. I know a fella who inadvertently stepped into one of them on his way out of the ground after the St Mirren game at the weekend and now has a double leg fracture to show for his trouble.
And on the subject of Sammi’s hair…. yet again you hit the nail firmly on the head. *Flicks hair casually to the side* “Because he’s worth it!”
Met Police have passed a file on John Terry to the CPS.
Kojo says:
1 December, 2011 at 15:30
Well said,even in that tongue twisting lingo of yours.
kojo,
problem is they will not be allowed to develope as a team the board will see to that, any decent offer will be taken for all of them.
Would love to have seen Hooiveld given a chance. As for Samaras, I think of the World Cup game he played last year in SA as lone striker, he was immense, just a pity he can’t do it consistently for Celtic.
No fun being a Hun.
Hail! Hail!
Ole Johnny Clash – pleased to see that news of the upcoming SClubSe7en reunion hasn’t dimmed your critical perception.
!!Bada Bing!! says:
1 December, 2011 at 15:32
Is your new job ,taking over from Mary Whitehouse.
Grumpy git.
.
Kojo..
Sammi has been Putting Great Passes/Crosses in For Years..The Amount of Time he Put ball Across inches in Front of Defenders to The Moaning Marsupial (Skippy) only for Skip to Be Half a Yard Slow was Unbelievable..
Que..Skippy and Most on here to Blame Sammi..
Skippy’s Moaning at Times was Unbelievable..Glad he is Not in the Dressing Room Now..
Summa
My dear,dear,dear,friend.. Voguepunter..
Ah Admit.. My Verbosity.. is Hard tae Penetrate..
I Hope Ma Sainted Mama is no Watchin…
She wiz so Prood of His Son..
the English Major! From .. McGill.. No Less!
where o’ where.. did It awe go wraang!!
Kojo
yer pal.. who likes ye aloater.
Evening Celts from a warm Turquoise Coast.
New Celtic 24 hour radio station on-line from noon today
Hail hail Radio.
http://www.hailhailradio.com/index.html
My dear,dear,dear,friend..canamalar
Pal..
Ye know how Ah feel… aboot that, Doncha ,pal..?
“Anybuddy, at Parkheid oan the Clyde is Fur Sale..
Fur .. the RIGHT OFFER,of Course.”
Sorry, tae Hiv a wee clash of Opinon ,wi your guid sel
oan that..
Kojo
Before we get into a lengthy Sammi debate, can we clarify if he’s a Hun or not?
It’s all Greek to me.
V
To Southbhoy,
Out of the mouths of babes.
Keep the faith
Vmhan – no Hun could possibly have such lovely hair.
Talking of lovely hair, does G. Duffield Smith still work for Rangers? I haven’t heard a peep from him since his car crash interview on Shortbread a few months back.
kojo,
its no aw we disagree on, but it will severely limit our potential, not where the “guardians”, of the club should be taking us IMO.
Sense returning to CQN…
More discussion about Celtic.. Less said about Huns the better… Also spot on Paul, acknowledging the obvious Sammi is a very good footballer.. A reminder of better times when the team was packed with quality rather than loans and freebies…
Big window in January… Again .. Same challenge as last umpteen windows
Goslie, Centre Back and bone fide on field Leader
Come on PL listen and learn don’t let us down again. Bring in the required players and we probably be in for a decade of domination.. More keech and it’s an unacceptable 4IAR for the bereft Hun monkeys
Honestly don’t think Jos Hooiveld was given much of an opportunity here. He could have developed into a solid confident centre half. I seem to remember both Paul Elliot and Alan Stubbs had terrible first seasons but grew into great players for the Hoops.
Sammi will always be an enigma I fear. Love watching him in full flow.
Remember his first season when he cut through the Murderwell defence like a knife thru butter or how he tore Killie apart at Rugby Park running almost the whole length of the field to score a wonder goal.
I could never bring myself to shout at him and always feel the anger that is showered down on him from the stands is counter productive.
If Neil has managed to found Sammi’s Mojo and can keep it fine tuned then we are in for a treat for the rest of the season.
Goalie!!!!!
Hooiveld’s most comfortable position at Celtic appears to have been on the treatment table – so it’s tough to judge how good he is. I think his move is best for all parties really.
Sammi got loads of encouragement from the area I was sitting last night, and he was hearing plenty of it. Seems like Fraser Forster is the new scapegoat though.
Always liked Sammi despite him nearly running me over once as he was coming out of a petrol station!
Never hides.
So glad he’s finally found a position in the team that suits his talents.
Hope it stays that way.
From last thread – Breaking Bad
Abmucker says:
1 December, 2011 at 14:13
As far as i understand its not the done thing to post those kind of links.
If you can get my @mail from Paul67 i’ll be happy to mail you the links you need.
Joos’ old bhoy works for Shell and so is known to a few of my mates in Aberdeen.. Joos feels he was not given his chance and would be desperate to get the opportunity to prove to Celtic he was wrongly treated….
Estadio if you are lurking check with Fiona. Hope this finds you well Hail Hail Hecelt
My dear,dear,dear,friend.. canamalar
Na. We don’t hiv Disagreements… at awe,pal..
We jist Hiv Many Differences in oor Opinions~
Which ur a whole different thing.
Right?
Right.
Kojo.
In the time of the Ginger Helmsman I struggled to see the virtues of hoopslegend wee Paul Telfer.
I never once booed him though, but I’ll admit to having bad thoughts when [yet another] pass went astray.
I hope he’s not working as a postman since he hung up his boots.
Dontbrattbackinanger
I read something somewhere that Paul Telfer hated football..I’ve met a few players that were scunnered with football which is true of many folks views towards work, but I seem to recall Telfer saying he HATED it.
Similar to Sndre Aggassi in his biography who has had a deep hatred of tennis from a very early age…
Does the Telfer story Ring any bells with anyone?
VP- Im sure you see Clarkson as an ally,given the stick you gave G 64 and his comrades yesterday :>
CultsBhoy hates being 2nd: 1 December, 2011 at 15:54
That doesn’t tally with the facts.
I seem to remember him coming off injured on a few occasions or being unavailable for selection after games he managed to complete.
When he was fit he was often selected. Trouble is he was regularly injured.
Ah am Glad to see.. that Joe and Victor.. only suffered a
a Twisted Ankle and a Deid Leg, respectively.
well.. AH Say Glad.. But,mebbe…Ah should hiv said..
Sad..
But.. Say.. Wait a Minute!
Na.. An am No Sad , At Awe!
Ah Am “GLAD”..!!!
Noo..if Joe had Broken his Ankle..and Victor had Ruptured an Appendix..
THEN..
Ah wid Hiv Bin.
Sad!
Heck.. Ah wiz Right the Foist Time..
Ah am “Glad”. efter Awe.
And Ah am Mair Glad.tae his THAT.. Settled.
Kojo
Cultsbhoy- WGS said he never met a player less interested in football,would talk about golf all day long.
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Sunil Chhetri disappointed with Rangers trial (No Not their Tax Trial)..
Sunil Chhetri admits he is disappointed with how his trial with Rangers went but is grateful for the opportunity to have trained with the club.
The Indian striker has spent the week training at Murray Park alongside international team-mate Jeje Lalpekhlua, having arrived in Glasgow last Friday
Both players had little time to impress, with Rangers’ first team training restricted this week by a SPL fixture with Kilmarnock on Sunday and then a visit to play Hamburg in a friendly on Tuesday night.
“On the first day we came here, they were preparing for a match the day after, so we couldn’t train,” Chhetri told STV.
“The second day was the match, then the third day they had to rest after the match.
“On the fourth day they left for Hamburg and we couldn’t go. It was a bit disappointing the way it went. But as I said, this was the only week we had.
“I’m just disappointed I didn’t get much time with the first team. Even the gaffer didn’t get much time to see us.
“Having said that, this is the only week we had a break in our league. This was the only chance I had to come and have a trial.”
Chhetri and Lalpekhlua are now on their way back to India without a decision having been taken on whether either has done enough to win a permanent deal.
“On the whole it was a good experience,” Chhetri added. “It’s an honour to come to Rangers on trial. I had a chat with the manager but not about the trial. It was just a friendly chat.
“I am sure Kenny [Moyes] and Yogesh [Joshee], my agent, will talk to him and then we will see what happens next.
“We have to rush back as we have international duty from the 3rd. I think Kenny and Yogesh are going to get feedback, then we will talk to them and see what happens
“As far as Jeje and I are concerned, if given a chance we would love to come back again. In the summer hopefully. It depends on what Mr McCoist says to our agents.
“It is a huge club with a huge history. It is a big name to be attached with and, given the chance, we would love to be a part of it.”
Summa
champions
Cultsbhoy,
You getting your A and your S mixed up on that keyboard??!!
BadaBing
Yep that was also part of it… Remember Sutton being interviewed and saying his real ambition was to be a cricketer…