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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Jimbob
Stubby fingers + iPhone!!!
JohnnyClash @ 15:46
Not sure who he was representing, but spotted Duffield on the news the other day, he was lurking around in the Scottish business delegation on a jolly to Brazil this week. Not convinced the huns could afford the flights to South America…..
Hail Hail
ballabhoy
Summa of Sammi….: 1 December, 2011 at 16:05
I guess that ‘lucrative Indian market’ is going to remain untapped.
Should the police not be interviewing Clarkson abt his threat to shoot the strikers??
My missus came to the match last night, finally managed to persuade her, on the way back home she’s saying how much she enjoyed it, she did have one question though,
“The guy with the long hair….”
“Samaras?” says I
“yeah him, he seemed to me to be playing really well tonight but I could her lots of folk giving him dogs abuse, howcome?”
Players need encouragement, end of
Hx2
hail hail Southbhoy
Easy answer would’ve been …………..there are footballers and then there is the Enigma that is Georgious Samaras…….works wonders then………falls over, or miskicks. or blah blah blah…games are won on end results i.e. goals…….how many goals has he scored this season? a miskick that the keeper fumbled. Sorry, not a fan of Sammi’s hail hail
Ian 58- Sammy’s silky fringe was probably obstructing his view.
As Paul eludes to, play Sammy in a position he can gallop on and he will be a star. He reminds me of a young unbroken horse: all legs and knobby bits, but pace and enthusiasm in shed loads. Reading the blog about the abuse that rains down on him from the stands, did not even come close to prepare me recently, attending a couple of games at the vitriol directed at him. A pimply, peely waly punter to our left, who persistently cursed at the big Greek, found himself on the receiving end of abuse from an enraged 16yr old, blond, Californian surfer girl. He sat quietly and behaved himself after that. No shrinking violet when her poster Bhoy is concerned, that dhaughter of mine.
Srs
Was never a Goa was it??
!!Bada Bing!! says:
1 December, 2011 at 16:02
More a kindred spirit. :O)
Gave him pelters last night,thinks he and his comrades on a par
with the miners and Jarrow marchers.
Whit is a “Deid Leg”.. any way?
Ah imagined it meant that yer leg had..
“Gone tae Sleep”
But,obviously Ah am wrang in making that Assumption..
Fur..
Lenny, Says that Victor is Still Uncertain tae be Fit fur.. Sunday..
Noo..
Sunday,is .. Four Days Away!
So.. Like Ah said.. Ah wiz wrang..
His Leg Musta “Died”, efter Awe..!
Fancy that~
Kojo
Do STV always do a review of the foreign press when a Scottish club loses in Europe, or is it just when Celtic lose?
Neil saying joos sale was a good deal for the club,sell all fringe players and brink quality in.
Vnham
Sami’s G O.
Head breast, right shoulder, then left shoulder!!
San Diego Bhoy
Good on yer daughter sounds like she knows more about football than half the dafties who are blind to Sammi’s obvious ability!!!
!!Bada Bing!!
He is a very useful golfer, having played a few times with him and his uncle Eammon Bannon.
That fella on Hail Hail Radio sounds like the John Paul out of Limmy’s World of Glasgow.
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/: 1 December, 2011 at 16:14
Ha Ha.
They say.. so they say..
That..
Broonie,is Hiving a wee Tete a Tete wi, Newcastle reps.. in a Glesga
Eaterie…
No a Hotel.. though.. an Eaterie.
Kojo
Srs
Aveladze was asked not to do it till sumdae pointed out it wisnae the Tim wan.
kojo
Ill go for Molly Malones? Great pint of the Pure there!!
Hooiveld turns out to be no bad at all but ………..no one at Parkhead could see it. Maybe if Lennon didn’t change the team every 30 seconds, he might have.
Samaras ? Bit better – certainly no worse – than the other excuses for forwards we have.
Stokes ? Useless, just gets lucky sometimes.
Hooper ? Got talent but struggles on poor, poor service.
Forrest Gateau ? Was he playing ?
Lennon’s summing up of the game ? What game was he watching? We were lucky to get Nil.
Our chances V Udinese ? Zero.
No doubt all the above makes me a hun. Sad.
Galloping Grecian runs rings round gale lashed Gazebo
Ole Kojo -is he having the Happy Meal?
Bring Me The Heid of Thunder Crap Reid says:
1 December, 2011 at 16:33+
‘Stokes ? Useless, just gets lucky sometimes’
– – – – — – – – –
You’re not serious with that, are you ?
kojo@16.29
hope he was eating a big piece of humble pie!
Bring Me The Heid of Thunder Crap Reid says:
1 December, 2011 at 16:33
Makes you such a positive person,blind man can see stokes is running his socks off for the team.
glendalystonsils says 1 December, 2011 at 16:25
And a very steady player for us as Naka would testify to.HH.
bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Bring Me The Heid of Thunder Crap Reid – i agree with you. didnt see a single thing from last night that gave me any encourgamnets. nobody at the club is good enough just now. they all need chased to a man. loved your name for forrest by the way haha
Bring Me The Heid of Thunder Crap Reid: 1 December, 2011 at 16:33
“Hooiveld turns out to be no bad at all but ………..no one at Parkhead could see it. Maybe if Lennon didn’t change the team every 30 seconds, he might have.”
You expect the manager to select injured players?
Should we have stretchered him on to the pitch?
Bournesouprecipe – did messrs Stewart and Connelly seek shelter in the ole Gazebo last night, or was it VIPs only?
Bring Me The Heid of Thunder Crap Reid says:
1 December, 2011 at 16:33
Hooiveld turns out to be no bad at all but ………..no one at Parkhead could see it. Maybe if Lennon didn’t change the team every 30 seconds, he might have.
He’s found his level, that’s all. Not good enough for Celtic but good enough for Southampton.
Then you go onto slag all the Celtic players off. Dear oh dear.
No doubt all the above makes me a hun. Sad.
Yip you are sad. A sad wee man. Couldn’t care if you are a hun or not!!!
I think we would have got our money back on Hooiveld,a few EPL teams looking at him too.
Mo Bangura has listened to advice and been to the hairdressers, in an effort to win over the Celtic faithful by undyeing his curls, and going for a more straightforward Evertonian Fellaini look.
Unfortunately his skills have not improved, and banjo coo’s and posterior may still apply.
Noo.. wance Broonie finds oot.. whit he is worth tae the
Newcastlers…
well..
Howya Gonna Keep Him, Doon oan the Ferm..
When he Coonts the Contents o’ the Baga Gold ,that is Carelessly
Tossed tae Him. Across the Table??
Kojo
“oh no theres 2 of them”
mikeandberniewinterscsc
Hey everyone, Declan’s back…
Steinreignedsupreme – back? i never went anywhere
Voguepunter………er sorry Jeremy Clarkson has apologised about remarks made about the public sector strikers