I’ve never treated the Ballon d’Or seriously, but would you be alarmed if your manager overlooked two of the most outstanding footballers of all time, to vote for one of the poor relations in an outstanding, if waning, Barcelona team.
England manager, Roy Hodgson, is entitled to his opinion but in nominating Javier Mascherano, he’s started a debate which will not reflect kindly on him.
I remember when Martin O’Neill was in charge of Celtic, he could do or say anything and no matter how incongruous it seemed, we all looked for hidden wisdom. Martin knew much more about the game than all of us but this authority was uniquely evident. I don’t remember any other Celtic manager being regarded with such awe, and I go back to the latter Stein days.
Whether Mascherano is fit to pass the ball to Leonel Messi is beside the point, Roy’s opinion is a prisoner of fortune. He’s dead meat to his critics.
For all of Martin’s brilliance he wasn’t one for cutting edge tactics. He knew what worked for him and stuck to it. So when Gordon Strachan came along with some new, ‘ideas’, the reaction was not appreciative.
Gordon’s early days (years) were remarkably hostile but it’s what I’ve regarded as The Ross Wallace Deployment which remains in the mind as an unfinished debate.
Ross was a left winger. But, five goals down after a first leg capitulation in Bratislava, Gordon deployed him on the right. The outcry was palpable. We’d never heard of playing a left footed player ‘out of position’ like this. What is now commonplace – to mix a left and fight footed full back and winger on the same side – was both new and proof positive that Gordon Strachan was a deluded simpleton.
There’s value in the opinions of the outliers, so my vote for the Ballon d’Or would have gone to Efe Ambrose. Gordon Strachan was a better manager than any of us knew at the time.
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leftclicktic
“Business minister Jo Swinson said Mr Whyte had harmed Rangers and its fans and had shown a ”lack of regard for proper corporate behaviour”.”
Ahh I think Swinson means unlike David Murray or Charles Green or Dave King or Mike Ashley or Campbell Ogilvie or …
who were all sticklers for playing by the book.
Cue demand for Griffiths to start every game.
Árd Macha
Tamrabam
“the article that i refer to is the blog header article that suggested MON didnt have tactical nuos where as WGS did.”
I read the article again and I am still missing that suggestion.
Can you specify what statement in the header article belittles MON?
Traditionalist
Assuming they won’t be playing on Saturday so give them a run with the youngsters
Paul’s headline looks like a Big Bang Theory episode title!
I suppose playing Ross Wallace at left back was also a stroke of genius
Obviously Tonev not playing
Lovely football
Good chance for Henderson
Nice move
Diletarians of the world: Untie!
Almost 2-0 as Henderson stabs it just over the bar
Unlucky Henderson.
Great flick on by Griffiths
Griffiths should start every game!!!!
:-)
LiviBhoy
16:08 on
13 January, 2015
traditionalist88
Possibly shop window. May be scouts there.
LB
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Kayal yes but not for Tonev, he ain’t ours to sell!
Anyone wishing to buy Kayal, can’t they just watch some youtube videos like everyone else!
HH
See if Tonev and Kayak become our midfield fulcrum….you are all going to look really deli…..daft. :)
Hail hail
Estadio
I am not lurking
WGS had a habit of playing left and right footed players on the opposite side at Southampton. I think Fabrice Fernandes used to do this for him.
livibhoy
I think you should contact the SPFL! Excellent points.
I would only add that I think summer football would also get punters to watch the games.
Trad….,
Why don’t you like Kayal ?
Or
Do you like Kayal
Kayal…Kayal
NOT ….Kayak.
Hail hail
Estadick
Bt,
Tonev is free to play in these games neebs.
Geordie…,
Was that you on the telly posting ?
A kayak might have been handier with the weather we are having.
Philbhoy,
Good man:-)
Árd Macha
themaestro72
I am against summer football. Not playing in the winter would encourage more people to watch English fitba and the league would lose more fans.
The summer is for holidays, family time, golfing, all day drinking, festivals, the olympics and world cups.
LB
Geordie
I was talking about Saturday and reason him and kayal playing today
“Cue demand for Griffiths to start every game”
Ard macha,
Is that not the job of the ref?? :))
Canamalar
16:13 on
13 January, 2015
Trad….,
Why don’t you like Kayal ?
Or
Do you like Kayal
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Pretend hardman. Poor decision making/rush of blood to the head when in anything resembling a decent position. Average technical ability and very injury prone(which bearing in mind the other things is maybe a positive)
For a start…
HH
Made themselves a chance, no good defending by us
TBB
I noticed that. I sense that a new movement is about to flourish into existence.
The Diletarians are here!
Hail hail
Estadio
Celtic being pressed
Bt,
Ah right. I get you now.
Canamalar,
No neebs. Must be someone else writing guff.
Which I’ll be stopping soon. Battery has had enough.
Corner
Celtic corner
Need to see that again, looked like a foul on Griff
Ghuys
Just dump SKY.
I did back in april or May and have vowed that I will not return to it.
A combination of negative CFC reporting, pro zombie nonsence, general EPL cheerleading, the derisory, pitiful sums given to Scottish fitba in general and the way the way that our subscriptions are used to keep the loathsome Ms Brookes and her cronies out of jail was enough for me.
I can’t really say that I miss it. There is loads of live football on BT.
You know it makes sense.
HH
Is that Mulgrew commentating?
Long range peach
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