Gary Hooper has scored once in his last 23 appearances for Norwich City, an ultimately meaningless goal as his team lost that day. Prior to that, he scored five in eight in games in which Norwich collected 10 points, while he opened his account for them with a brace in the League Cup against Watford. The latter stages of that 23 game desolate run has been marred by an injury he collected preseason, returning to league duty this month.
This is not the player you or I will recognise. Gary was more than capable of going through a dry patch, but he was an undisputed penalty box finisher, who seemed to perform better, the better the competition. Now he has to sit alongside Jos Hooiveld on the Norwich bench, as his in-form club, with in-form players, occupy a play-off place. Think of that for a moment, Hooper and Hooiveld, largely indistinguishable on form for Norwich.
It’s no surprise that Neil Lennon wanted him at Bolton, he knows Gary is a better player than probably anyone in Norwich realise. Norwich rejected the bid, as they were reluctant to weaken their squad, but already this season is looking unlikely to add much to the end of career Gary Hooper Highlights DVD.
Celtic are already on the case to sign John Guidetti on a permanent deal, he’s looked the part since he first touched the ball in a Celtic shirt, but by contrast, Stefan Scepovic has looked awkward. The early goals didn’t come, he looked short of a game plan and when a header missed the target on Thursday night, one guy behind me bellowed the kind of comment you hope a player looking for confidence doesn’t hear.
I don’t know any more about Stefan than you, but I absolutely know we’ve not seen the best of him, just as Norwich haven’t seen the best of Gary. This guy has the background we want in a new recruit, scoring well in the Spanish second tier and wanted by top tier club.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen a Celtic player as happy to score as Stefan was against Astra. The finish against Kilmarnock will have built on whatever confidence boost he received. The project is back on course. He needs to continue to find the net, and we need to remember how to support a player as he settles into a new life.
We’ve had a great run of momentum with the help of Magners in recent weeks. The club sponsor have offered a couple of premium match tickets, on the back of which we’ve asked for donations from £1 to Mary’s Meals.
It’s been great to see this in action. We get lots of £1 and £2 donations, but plenty of people chip in with a lot more. It’s been a great way of ensuring prizes are open to everyone.
Today we formally launch the bid to build a fourth school kitchen in Malawi for Mary’s Meals. During 2014 you funded the construction of three kitchens, which feed close to 2000 of the world’s poorest children each day. All of them live below the UN measure of absolute poverty.
Over the last 20 years the number of people living below $1.25 per day has halved. Organisations like Mary’s Meals are making enormous inroads. Those kids aren’t just getting a meal, more of them are able to attend school (up 30%) as they don’t need to work for food. This improves their academic achievements and gives them skills which will be with them throughout their lives, increasing personal, regional and national productivity.
93% of the money raised by Mary’s Meals reaches those on the ground. It costs around $12 to feed a child for an entire year. It’s almost incalculable what your money does.
Magners have kindly offered two debenture hospitality seats for The Celtic Suite, including buffet lunch, for the Inverness game on Saturday, which are available for auction here on ebay. The journey we had last year in building those three kitchens was remarkable, I know we’ll enjoy the new project.
Current bid is £1 to get in quick!
Big thanks to Magners, b.t.w. This help goes a long, long, way.
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M6bhoy
The ruling bodies wouldn’t and couldn’t do anything about it, as all Celtic would be doing is telling the truth.
I’d love to see that being the subject of an SFA investigation, the meaning of liquidation.
They’ve rewritten their own rules, but will they take on the Oxford dictionary?
Hail Hail.
D D
God bless ur wee mammy!!!
M6bhoy,
For me oldest and most successful are two different entities.
Leaves room for someone classing themselves as youngest most successful…..yuk…shudder.
WITS
A proper gambler would bet on whether they made Heaven or Hell. :)
m6bhoy
23:34 on
28 October, 2014
Geordie Munro 23:30 on 28 October, 2014
“Oldest, most successive club” is the tag-line I would use in our branding.
Who could argue with that?
It is factually correct.
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I would use something more subtle, less controversial, easier play on words , with just enough on message subtext, with no comeback or legal aspects to worry about
maybe this
“your not rangers anymore, they died, hun bigoted bastards that they were, and we won our day has come, so get it up you zombies”
i think thats catchy enough
beatbhoy
23:37 on 28 October, 2014
I predict that we will not say a peep.
I hope I am wrong, but we have been complicit in this along, as have many other clubs.
Assuming, we go through tomorrow, the potential for a clash with the zombie club narrows.
HH
CRC
Goodnight Timland
KTF
HH
Jack
You paid yer bingo monies?
HH
Victor
AShley looks the double of a young Bernard Manning!!
Saint Stivs 23:38 on 28 October, 2014
“your not rangers anymore, they died, hun bigoted bastards that they were, and we won our day has come, so get it up you zombies”
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Translated into Latin mibbees?
Jude
If you ever meet ma mammy, don’t tell her I gamble. She calls it dabbling with Satan.
WITS re The Invincibles, Daniel Curleys speech from the dock, never got the acclaim it deserved.
You will have to be very cautious my lord, about the informers. I don’t seek redress. Of course I expect no mercy. I don’t pray for pardon. I expect none from the British government; they are my avowed enemies… I know the position in which I am standing here. I am standing on the brink of the grave. I will speak the truth… I admit I was sworn into the Fenian organisation twelve years ago; when I was only twenty-two years of age, and from that time to the present I worked openly in the organisation. I was let into a number of their secrets, and I will say here today that I will bring them to my grave faithfully and truly; and as to my own life, if I had a thousand lives to lose, I would rather lose them sooner then bring to my grave the name of informer and that I should save my life by betraying my fellow man… I am a member of the Invincible society – undoubtedly, unhesitatingly.
victor,
you know me hopeless at keeping up with these things, i am a half orange in my geneology, but will attend to it once i can get out the heated driveway.
b t w, you were excellent at the hydro.
can you email me on works email for a wee seperate chat tomorrow.
Cork celt, there were plenty willing to inform though,
Saint Stivs
23:45 on 28 October, 2014
Jack
Will do, but it will be after working hours
HH
Victor
CRC
I share your hope, but also your pessimism, unfortunately.
Would be happy to go with St Stivs’ prepared statement, though!
corkcelt
23:45 on 28 October, 2014
WITS re The Invincibles, Daniel Curleys speech from the dock, never got the acclaim it deserved.
You will have to be very cautious my lord, about the informers. I don’t seek redress. Of course I expect no mercy. I don’t pray for pardon. I expect none from the British government; they are my avowed enemies… I know the position in which I am standing here. I am standing on the brink of the grave. I will speak the truth… I admit I was sworn into the Fenian organisation twelve years ago; when I was only twenty-two years of age, and from that time to the present I worked openly in the organisation. I was let into a number of their secrets, and I will say here today that I will bring them to my grave faithfully and truly; and as to my own life, if I had a thousand lives to lose, I would rather lose them sooner then bring to my grave the name of informer and that I should save my life by betraying my fellow man… I am a member of the Invincible society – undoubtedly, unhesitatingly.
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Daniel Curley – a real man. Thank you for posting that.
WITS , Unfortunately, too true.
That’s me done for the night. Goodnight Timland UTLR
beatbhoy
23:48 on 28 October, 2014
Aye, St Stivs is a fine lad sometimes :-)
HH
CRC
Night, and thanks for the Tic Toc.
Big Derby to look forward to tomorrow!
Corkcelt
In it’s context, that speach has tingled my spine.
Thanks for posting. Cork is the second best place in Ireland I have visited. My Grandads birthplace Sligo just pips Cork. ;))
“your not rangers anymore, they died, hun bigoted bastards that they were, and we won our day has come, so get it up you zombies”
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Translated into Latin mibbees?
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et tu zombia, procasti inserti.
me a culpa bigota bastardo,
exista non rangeri fatali mortali,
diem forza feniani invisibali ambia
illuminati constanta (keep it lit)
Delaneys, the only good thing to come our of cork was the road to Dublin
Remember Bhoys and Ghirls
Nov 22nd.. pencil it in..a few beers after the game…nae excuses mind.
Prestonpans bhoys ( a batallion leader from WeeOscar’s Green Bucket Army) is coming through to see us all.
HH
CRC
Beatbhoy …i do get what your saying mate and i in no way disagree with your stand on the matter.you and m6bhoy ..i do see it…but imo…the club will not rock the boat…its all about the money…what i was saying about Chris Grahem was he doesnt think its the same club.i wouldnt either if it was me…but what you want is an unequivical statement from CFC saying this is a new club..
.i dont think that will happen..
Why not?..
Simple coz they would have said it before now to appease fans like yourself and to giru the Hun.
It will not happen…
off to bed,
we need to persuade Palacio67 back on the blog.
he can read Port Latin class classics from saint stephens,
WITS
Sorry pal, but in my experience Cork was a better city than Dublin. Too fast the Dubs. ;))
Delaneys, cork is quaint, for a provincial back water, and don’t get me going on that accent of theirs
Good night all Good night wee Oscar God bless x x
m6bhoy @23:27
“Any bottling or fudging on our part on this issue, then I’ll be finding some other ways to waste my time on match days.”
totally agree.
I’ve got something that may interest you. You can get in touch with me via Paul67, Brogan, CRC. leftclicktic or MWD or if you’re on twitter I can DM you.
HH
D D
Ok.
Anyone waiting on the PLC making a statement on the HUN being a new club ..ask yourself….why havnt they done it before now..
Then please ..get back to me with the answer..
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if the situation was reversed,
how would the old rangers behave towards a new celtic.
they would revel in it, and put the hose in.
their match programme for the first game would tell everyone its a new club, with no history.
whats the board feart of, they allready have their heated driveways.
grow a pair, tell the truth, or be forever damned.
Saint Stivs….it wont happen…
WITS
Give you that bud. My ear is more attune wi the Dubs accent. Forgot also how much I love Bray.
St Stivs
If the tables were turned. We would have been Belfast Celtic II.
As club programme editors are forced to resign up and down the country because they dare write the truth. It has become the unwritten law of Scottish Football to pretend liquidation didn’t happen.
It would be wonderful if there was a new unwritten law among club programme editors that they only write about the first two and a bit seasons of this new club and mention nothing of events prior to liquidation 2012.
eg: Today we welcome visitors Rangers who have gained back to back promotions thanks to the second biggest budget in Scottish Football. They currently trial Hearts in the Championship…
Pre 2012 forget it, don’t mention it!
Pre 2012 forget it, don’t mention it!
after all it was a different football club.