The international precious commodities

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The first reaction to the international break is never positive: “How many players do we have away and what condition will we get them back in?” The team which stopped the ten had more representatives at the 1998 World Cup than any other side (a remarkable achievement), but we caught a cold from these exploits the following season.

Leigh Griffiths would no doubt be delighted to start for Scotland this week. Representing your country is one of the things footballers look back on in their later years, so for his own sake, I hope Leigh gets the call, but for Celtic’s I’d be quite happy for him to have a quiet couple of weeks.

Griffiths, Scott Brown and Nir Bitton are precious commodities to Celtic right now, we can’t afford international mishaps for any of them. There’s better cover for the others who will be on international duty, but Stefan Johansen in particular looks like could do with a break.

You’ll know Packie Bonner’s autobiography, The Last Line, launches this month. Packie has a night at Walkabout in Glasgow on 29th October, where the big man will speak about his career, and many other things, past and contemporary. Tickets are available here.

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  1. ExSlaemuirBhoy on

    Saint Stivs on 6th October 2015 9:19 pm

     

     

     

    SAINT STIVS on 5TH OCTOBER 2015 6:46 PM

     

     

     

     

    TOMMIE20 on 5TH OCTOBER 2015 4:17 PM

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Irvine Celtic supporters

     

     

     

     

    Maybe, More details would be good. Age etc. Now a couple of boys who work / worked off shore as pipefitters. One with E.B as initials. May be brothers

  2. Delaneys Dunky on

    Lucky Man by The Verve has just come on Radio X. Love songs that take my breath away and bring tears of happiness to my eyes.

     

    I hope you understand? :)

  3. NatKnow on 6th October 2015 9:24 pm

     

     

    THE EXILED TIM on 6TH OCTOBER 2015 9:17 PM

     

     

    WC

     

     

    Sadly a lot of very good posters on that list that no longer post.

     

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    I’m not on that list and I’ve been here over 10 years!

     

     

    To be fair – I think we were asked if we wanted to be on the list. I didn’t supply my name.

     

     

    UTLR!

     

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    Yep, at the time when Winning Captains asked for names I thought it was to cliquey to post after :o)

  4. THE_HUDDLE on 6TH OCTOBER 2015 9:28 PM

     

    NatKnow on 6th October 2015 9:24 pm

     

     

     

     

     

     

    THE EXILED TIM on 6TH OCTOBER 2015 9:17 PM

     

     

     

     

     

     

    WC

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Sadly a lot of very good posters on that list that no longer post.

     

     

     

     

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    I’m not on that list and I’ve been here over 10 years!

     

     

    To be fair – I think we were asked if we wanted to be on the list. I didn’t supply my name.

     

     

    UTLR!

     

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    Yep, at the time when Winning Captains asked for names I thought it was to cliquey to post after :o)

     

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    You and me both mate. Maybe we should form our own clique? With Kev J. If he would just shut the feck up. :-)

  5. Re Laudrup

     

     

    Who are the best examples of wee brother better than big brother? Any sport

     

     

    Tom McAdam

     

    Andy Murray

     

    Klitscho?

  6. could we pick up retiring rugby union referees have them retrain in football and be posted to Scotland

  7. Watched the news earlier, Warburton to Liverpool, he said he was flattered.

     

    Flabbergasted more like!

     

     

    Gold, pure comedy gold.

     

    I’ll miss them.

     

     

    TET, true enough, some good posters no longer posting, some Roasters still going though!

     

    :-)

  8. Coneybhoy on 6th October 2015 9:25 pm

     

     

    WC

     

     

    I put forward an idea a while back that (if possible), stats on the top 10 posters each year, since the blog started, would be interesting, controversial and possibly poignant.

     

     

    Based on prolificacy not quality of course!

     

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    On most other sites you get post numbers next to each user, they even dish out badges for reaching certain milestones, that either makes you interesting, sad, or a talker of poop :O)

     

     

    Really even though CQN has gone through a recent upgrade it is worlds behind others, note that isn’t a criticism, just that some think the upgrade added unnecessary bells and whistles when in fact it brought it into the 1990s.

  9. Aye, it’s a shame really.

     

    There was talk earlier that the ref last year was the start of the falling out on here, and I have to agree, before it was reasonably civil, then all hell broke loose.

     

    Mixed with a clear divide between the suit lovers who can see no wrong and those who dare to crit them, the blog has taken a toll.

     

    HH

  10. Don’t like to type it but:

     

     

    Barry Ferguson better than Derek

     

     

    Good examples

     

    Gary 67

  11. Delaneys Dunky on

    TET

     

     

    3 years or more ago you posted. “Sort the refs you sort the problem!”

     

    You are still 100% correct.

     

    Flying to Benidorm on halloween for a week. What weather should I pack for. TIA pal. :)

  12. DELANEYS DUNKY on 6TH OCTOBER 2015 9:49 PM

     

     

     

    Flying to Benidorm on halloween for a week. What weather should I pack for. TIA pal. :)

     

     

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    all of it.

     

     

    happy to help

  13. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    SAINT STIVS

     

     

    What,is Benidorm in Saltcoats now?

     

     

    Thanks for your help earlier,mate. Much appreciated.

  14. Speaking of badges did Badgeman not used to post on here or was that another Celtic forum?

  15. DOC on 6TH OCTOBER 2015 9:36 PM

     

     

    Watched the news earlier, Warburton to Liverpool….

     

    Is Brookside coming back?

  16. Gary67 on 6th October 2015 9:42 pm

     

     

    CONEYBHOY on 6TH OCTOBER 2015 9:32 PM

     

     

    Paul McStay

     

     

     

    Bobby Charlton

     

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    The Charlton brothers, both world cup winners and league winners, not a bad combo

  17. CONEYBHOY on 6TH OCTOBER 2015 9:48 PM

     

     

    Don’t like to type it but:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Barry Ferguson better than Derek

     

    Canny agree wi that one…….

  18. Delaneys Dunky on

    Good evening CRC. Hope LMS is getting weighed in with all those who picked oor rivals Aiberdeen. Going for a second chance. All to a great cause. :)

  19. BING!! on 6TH OCTOBER 2015 9:57 PM

     

    DOC on 6TH OCTOBER 2015 9:36 PM

     

     

    Watched the news earlier, Warburton to Liverpool….

     

     

    Is Brookside coming back?

     

     

    Bread

  20. willie maley no as good as his brother tom

     

     

    one of the kellys not as good as his brother james.

     

     

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