I’m pretty sure Players’ Player of the Year rules oblige nominees to come from more than one club, allowing players the opportunity to vote for at least one opponent, instead of a team-mate. That being the case, we will probably see a token Aberdeen player on the list alongside the Celtic nominees.
This award, voted by the professionals, has been dominated by Celtic players for a lot longer than the league title itself. Di Canio, McNamara, Larsson (twice), Viduka, Sutton, Hartson, Maloney, Namakura, McGeady, Brown, Izaguirre, Mulgrew, Commons, Johansen and Griffiths make an incredible 16 Celtic winners in the last 20 years.
The current holder missed the chance of defending his title after an early season injury kept him out of the team, then the irrepressible form of Moussa Dembele made Leigh’s chances of a sustained run unlikely.
Moussa, alongside Kieran Tierney, are likely to be nominated for both Player and Young Player of the Year. Stuart Armstrong’s late season form may see him nominated, while Tom Rogic’s early season form deserves a shout, but all electorates have notoriously short memories, so Stuart stands a better chance than Tom.
Scott Sinclair has been the transformational element in Scottish football this season. His speed of thought and control are exceptional. He was the player who Celtic battered defences into submission early in the season as Celtic picked up from some nervy European qualification performances, and transformed into a well-oiled machine.
Scott’s performances in his debut season in Scottish football reminds me of a former PotY winner’s debut season. Both arrived as support forwards in their mid 20s. They share the same speed of thought. This instant the ball arrives(d) in their vicinity, the next phase is already underway.
I remember commenting during the season that stopped the 10 that Henrik Larsson was “precious” to Celtic. It was clear he was having a huge impact on the team, but Jackie McNamara and Craig Burley outshone him for many as they picked up the Players’ and Writers’ trophies respectively that season. Henrik’s true talent was still unfolding.
Scott Sinclair’s impact this season has been no less precious. For me he is the stand out Player of the Year. Oh, and the nomination from Aberdeen, I suppose it has to be Ryan Christie, who steadied a stuttering Dons team and helped secure what will surely be second place.
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Re – EBT’s and other Misdemeanours…
If I remember correctly there’s an old saying in Politic’s, which goes something like this…….
” It’s not only the “OFFENCE”……….IT’S ALSO THE COVER UP! ?
IF/WHEN all the cheating and wrongdoing emerges , CELTIC ( and other clubs) MUST be PROACTIVE on it ! Celtic’s legal team should be ALL over this by now…ready to POUNCE !
HH
Where have these EBT admissions come from ?
JJ
Ian Cathro should get the “Number 3” job at Ipox………..they “Move the Goalposts” all the time over there, to suit their own agenda’s whenever the mood takes them.
HH
What does EBT stand for ?
“Enjoy Being Thucked” ?
KTF.
Tomthetim very astute post confirms info I had received. Bredan asked for an received opinion from Ronnie and JC and acted accordingly. Scotty’s dinner with Brendan probably wised him up and to be fair to him he reacted positively much to the teams advantage. H H Hebcelt
Had a quick read of the Ian Cathro article in the Record while
I was at the shop,maybe I misread it but it seems to me the
headline is shit stirring,having said that I think the boy will not
see the season out,the msm have already made their mind up.
WEST END OF EAST END on 5TH APRIL 2017 9:03 AM
celtic by numbers on 5th April 2017 7:52 am
Would you have the stats on Callum McGregor ? Two of his interceptions led to goals as well as his dummy for Stuart Armstrong to score. Would be interesting to see his comparison for the 90 minutes…
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I have lots of stats on mcgregor! His feint for the Armstrong goal made a difference causing the defender to hesitate. If I could give 0.5 of an assist I would. If a plsyer dummies the ball I tend to give a pass as logically it has moved the ball to a teammate. McGregors movement was subtler than that and I was frustrated I could not capture any data point on it. Will have to think about that but welcome ideas.
I missed his 2 intercepts leading to goals and will go back and rebook! Thanks
Forensic article by AULDHEID on E-Tims.
http://etims.net/?p=11054
new article posted.
THOMTHETHIM FOR OSCAR OK
You’re having a laugh, aren’t you.. :)…..we were imperious against Hearts ….HH ….