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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Gary67
15:46 on 28 October, 2014
Best cover version ever…
Police & Thieves – The Clash
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Best cover page ever…
Thugs & Thieves – The Daily Record
I’ll get my coat…
Can’t do the link on my phone but just seen Kieran Tiernay’s wonder goal against Hearts…. Brilliant…
Because of PLs salary & bonus,i hope the pressure is too much to bear ,and the LW will be agreed before AGM.
A club which until recently was in administration elects to pay all of their employees a Living Wage while our board members once again aim to reject the proposal.
Shameful, Celtic.
Cover versions-
Heptones- Suspicious Minds
Incredible Bongo Band – Apache
George Jones- Mansion On The Hill
George Jones- Bubbles In My Beer
Dexter,
How many more reasons can you find for not ‘giving a penny more’?
Gies peace.
TBJ
Have you not got a ticket for tomorrow night?
Dexter – Celtic employees are paid the minimum wage – it would b illegal not to.
Dexter,
while I agree that the club should pay the living wage,
do you ensure that other areas you spend your money on
such as restaurants,pubs,theatres and so on all pay the minimum wage
Bada bing….better get the blow torch out for PL,s neck then mate..
Only way to embarass the man i fear.
..hope im wrong and.really hope youre right…
Dexter,
sorry should have said living wage
Are we just more than a cub now?
Celtic “Because”
MWD said AYE
Cover versions. Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo do a great version of ‘Tougher than the rest’. Cant do the link thing but check it out on her website
gordybhoy64
16:02 on 28 October, 2014
This is the mentality the board depend on
If you’re a Celtic supporter you spend your money on Celtic
Theaters pubs and restaurants are optional and choosable
Is choosable a word?
Well it is now
Cliff Richards’ ‘the Lords Prayer’
Gets me every time
ghordybhoy64
Seriously!
Celtic is in our blood, it’s with most of us from birth. I harly think equating Celtic to going to Cineworld to watch a movie is the same thing?
But I agree pressure should be put on all business’s in the UK to pay the living wage and this must be backed up by rasing the minimum wage to this level.
But we have influence as a support and shareholders whether it be financial or emotional with our club, albeit limited influence. that pressure must be put on Celtic PLC.
MWD said AYE
MWD,
Aye seriously
My first sentence clearly stares that I think we should pay the living wage,
the reason I referred my point to Dexter is that I have rarely if ever seen a positive post
from him regarding Celtic and I wondered whether he was withholding his money
from all areas that don’t pay the living wage or just using this as an excuse to have another go at the club
I think the board are downsizing so that when celtic meet the huns again on the park we”ll be equals and we can take it up the arse again like the good old days
It’s what Brother Walfridian would have wanted
Some great suggestions for the Greatest Ever Cover Version, but you’re all wrong.
I haven’t been able to dig out a clip of Morrissey singing ‘The Lemon Song’, so my nomination is. . . Well, it’s a bit early for it, so will call back later.
Hail hail.
One more before I head for my Tai chi class.
Sweet Pea Atkinson – Tomorrow’s A Long Long Time
Cineworld is better value.
Just a few of your British pounds to see top, top stars- e.g Scarlett Johansen, wee Kelly Reilly,Gerald Butler, Morgan Freeman,Harrison Ford, Jamie Foxx, Sir Sean Connery.
And you get to sit in the warm and the dry without some f###wit behind you shoutin’ ‘F###sake Johansen! WHAT is your motivation!’ all the way through from the Pearl and Dean to the closin’ credits.
Bada, it’sl smouldering away, fire crews are still hosing it down.
Repost.
A message to the Spanish based Tims.I’m on the scrounge again looking for some advice.
Just got a cracking deal on flights to Valencia in the summer its one of the few Spanish cities I’ve not been to and I believe there are a few of you in the Costa Blanca area.I’ll want to spend a few days in the city then I’ll be looking for a coastal base to do some touring and some relaxing time,any recommendations for places to stay? Either in the city or on the coast any ideas welcome.I’ll hire a car if I need to but I’m more than happy to use public transport if feasible.
Thanks in advance.
I will definitely not be making any more comments on the living wage, people are going to think I’m a miserable old sod. I do agree people need to be paid properly for the job they do. But at any cost?
Anne Budge said. Having reviewed the salary structure across all areas of the club, we propose to implement the nationally approved living wage.
I presume Celtic did review their salary structure and for whatever reason they thought it shouldn’t be implemented. This is not like the minimum wage, where everybody has to pay it, how many companies are paying this? Would you be not better campaigning to raise the minimum wage to this amount?
Geordie Munro @15:09
Money going on the new club….
St johnstone drifting out to 21/5 Hmmmmm.
Geordie, if you’ve seen the complimentary comments Mr. Wright of St Johnstone has been making about his club’s opponents tonight you might understand why the odds on his team are ‘drifting’. Can’t be very inspiring for his own team to know that they are up against such top players as ‘Boydy’ (quote/unquote) and Kenny Miller, plus named others.
Dbia @ 1618
When you put it like that……
But wait till we find out some of them actor folks get upto 40 x pl’s salary for one flick.
There’ll be tears and snotters I tells thee.
Emeraldbee,
Really?? I did not know that.
I woulda stuck my house on the St’s beating them last season. This year I’m not so sure HH
Margaret McGill
Youre just missing Kojo aren’t you ?
HH
You are also less likely to get kettled at Cineworld; unless of course the main feature is ‘Sideways’.
Cover version got to be
Syd Vicious with My Way or
I dreamed the dream by subo
Hi troops , anyone got an email addy for john Paul Taylor
Thanks in advance
Jimtim.
twentyfirstofmaynineteenseventynine
16:32 on 28 October, 2014
Who?
Geordie,
Lead article (after the Ashley stuff) in the Herald this morning. The St J’s manager widely quoted about how good the opposition was, naming various players. As I said, wouldn’t do much for the confidence of any of his players who read that stuff. His team talk should be interesting – maybe he’s playing a smart game, lulling Ally’s Superstars into a false sense of superiority? Naw, me neither.
dontbrattbakkinanger
16:18 on 28 October, 2014Cineworld is better value.Just a few of your British pounds to see top, top stars- e.g Scarlett Johansen, wee Kelly Reilly,Gerald Butler, Morgan Freeman,Harrison Ford, Jamie Foxx, Sir Sean Connery.And you get to sit in the warm and the dry without some f###wit behind you shoutin’ ‘F###sake Johansen! WHAT is your motivation!’ all the way through from the Pearl and Dean to the closin’ credits
Aye but some twat behind you will be rustling their sweetie papers and slurping their giant oversized cola. Gets right in my thrupnies so it dis :-) :-)
this is a great cover –
http://www.universal-textiles.com/UK-UT/lutkb314.jpg
http://www.celticfc.tv/huddle
Margaret McGill
You know who, and whether he talked pish at times or not he had a good input to this forum and was unconventional. I didnt agree with a lot of his views but its good to see a bit of imagination and controversy and I think he’ll be a loss to the site.
So according to Phil that’s the huns saved
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/less-than-a-club/
Who”d a thunk it