I’ve always cautioned against judging a player who has been out for an extended period but being hooked at halftime last night looks like an ominous sign for Derk Boerrigter, who sparkled for 30 minutes on his debut against Ross County earlier in the season but has come nowhere close to that form since.
Injuries stopped him in his tracks that day against County, and several times since, but whatever the reason, we’ve not seen anything like what the player is capable of, and at 27, he is likely to be looking for first team action elsewhere next season.
After last night’s game Neil Lennon spoke of the possibility of signing and losing players over the summer transfer window, which starts in three weeks. Buying well is crucial, and Celtic didn’t do that last summer, but getting those ‘no longer in the manager’s plans’ off the books as early as possible is also important.
Last August we offloaded Lassad, probably by parting with a bundle of cash in the process. This is not a precedent Celtic will have been keen to set, but it’s better to have the decks cleared than have an unproductive player linger around for a year.
Anyone starting less than a third of the games he is available for selection should be looking for pastures new, especially with new arrivals expected this summer.
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LiviBhoy – God bless wee Oscar
14:48 on 8 May, 2014
Does Armstrong from Dundee United not want to stay there as they are letting him complete his degree?
I would like to see us sign the lad though. Looks a cracking player. Would take Gauld too and loan him back for a season.
Give United Balde on loan IF they want him. That Bhoy needs games. He was so off the pace of the game last night it was unreal. He needs games to get to grips with the Scottish game. It probably explains why he has scored a few when coming off the bench. He can make an impact with his power and strength when other players are tired.
LB
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I thought his degree course was through the OU – distance learning can take place absolutely anywhere. Except maybe Govan.
!!Bada Bing!!
14:27 on 8 May, 2014
And has NL being try to convince PL that it would be better all round if Sammi stayed?
Or I’m I misreading the situation?
MWD
Is repatriation your personal preference or the desire of all those voting YES?
For those who may have missed this from Phil
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Once you have convinced yourself of the impossible then anything is possible.
Because they wanted to believe that Rangers didn’t die in 2012 some of The People are now in the process of trying to kill another club.
If their season ticket strike is successful and the normally loyal Ibrox types withhold these seasonal monies from the Big House then an insolvency event is almost guaranteed.
Only the current shareholders stumping up millions will prevent that.
If Administration morphs into Liquidation, which it could, then Mr King will be able to position himself to pick up the stadium for very little.
In fact the withheld season ticket cash could be used to purchase the stadium.
Of course in the world view of the supporters it is only the company that is being killed not the club.
They will, perhaps, see that they are killing a company to save the club they love.
For them 2012 saw the death of a company that ran Rangers Football Club.
The football authorities and the mainstream media played along.
In facilitating this Orwellian fiction the door is opened to the death of another club that plays at Ibrox.
Once the step is taken to think the unthinkable then, in the law of unintended consequences, all things are possible.
In 2012 the home crowd at Ibrox looked on in shock and horror as the club that they, and generations before them, had supported quietly slipped beneath the waves that Britannia once ruled.
Then the people who run the national game came up with rule bending wheezes like ‘conditional membership’.
It still doesn’t clear up who played Brechin City at Glebe Park in the Ramsdens Challenge Cup in 2012 because it certainly wasn’t Rangers.
In order to keep the franchise alive the home crowd at Ibrox had to be convinced that Sevco Scotland Limited was in fact Rangers (1872-2012).
Thus the club/company fiction was created.
The outworking of this bed time story is that the Bears (there are more than three and quite a lot them have done porridge) are prepared to kill the club that the currently follow follow.
If this season ticket boycott is successful then it will be “a programme for complete disorder”, although I doubt many of The People will recognise that quote from Franz Fanon.
The anti-colonialist from Martinique lacks the necessary imperialist tinge for their toxic world view.
On Tuesday the earthly representative of Rangers on earth issued an encyclical to the faithful.
Basically it told them to get back into line put their season ticket money in the receptacle provided.
On the outside a former Rangers director and multimillionaire, backed up by a Nine In A Row Legend is telling them to do the opposite.
It is quite clear that many of The People are in emotional turmoil.
At the moment it is possible to discern that the season ticket refuseniks have the momentum.
If I was Mr Tyrell then I would be working on unearthing some club legends to counteract the undoubted credibility of Mr Richard Gough.
I think the chaps in the Blue Room could be forgiven for feeling that they are currently under siege.
However, they will know, of course, that there can be no surrender.
Meanwhile the rest of Scottish football are in danger of an overdose of schadenfreude as they look on and smile as the generation that was over fed by Sir David Murray very publicly writhes in pain.
In fact if I didn’t know any better I would think that some of The People are just not enjoying The Journey.
….pfayr supports wee oscar
14:44 on 8 May, 2014
Not to mention Rasmussen. . .
borgo67
14:51 on
8 May, 2014
It’s funny how we never get anybody on here who admits to bowing down to Regi Blinker when he went over to take a corner .
Come on you know you want to get it off your chest.
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I remember a cup semi final(at Ibrox) one wet Wednesday night vs. Dunfermline, Regi was on the left wing and NOTHING came off for him the whole night. He practically hugged the touchline for the duration, and did NOT want the ball. The crowd reaction did not help his confidence – he wasn’t the ‘I’ll show them’ type. Scared to take his man on, scared to try anything.
One of the worst displays I have seen from a Celtic player.
We eventually won 1-0.
HH
borgo67
14:51 on 8 May, 2014
It’s funny how we never get anybody on here who admits to bowing down to Regi Blinker when he went over to take a corner .
Come on you know you want to get it off your chest.
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Still got my Regi Blinker wig. Though to be fair, it’s for the head rather than the chest…
The Battered Bunnet
14:58 on
8 May, 2014
HT
It’s a well observed phenomenon, but I can see nothing in the clinical research papers (just searched quickly) linking the two injuries SM has suffered.
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No need for clinical research papers, the most appearances he ever made in a season was 22 and there were only TWO seasons in his career he has exceeded 20.
Shame as he is a solid CB but he’ll be forced to retire before he’s 30.
HH
Garngad to Croy
12:39 on 8 May, 2014
I would not be sad to see Balde, Pukki, Boerrigter, Watt, Lustig, Kayal, and Zaluska moved on to make way for 3 or 4 new signings.
Lustig? Let him go? No way; class player!
celtic mac
13:51 on 8 May, 2014
thomthetim
Is there any truth in the rumour, (which I have just made up), that the Union of Fans have adopted ‘Semper Fideles’ as their motto?
*****
Was that the erstwhile City of Glasgow Police Motto?
traditionalist88
I was at that game , sat in the club deck it felt like those of us there were detached from the rest of the crowd , someone shouted out ” it’s like watching the game fae a f####n post box .
Think Burley got the winner
HT
Naw. I’m just kicking you oot.
The rest will be forgiven as long as they want to live in my dictatorship!
MWD says Aye
for those who may need a wee bit help getting to the match on sunday :-))
http://t.co/DGB1PehhMY
borgo67
15:10 on
8 May, 2014
traditionalist88
I was at that game , sat in the club deck it felt like those of us there were detached from the rest of the crowd , someone shouted out ” it’s like watching the game fae a f####n post box .
Think Burley got the winner
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Ha, was up there for the Raith final in 94.
Yeah think the Dunfermline game was either AET or right at the end of the 90, not the most memorable night but a wins a win:)
HH
moonbeams wd. rooting for wee oscar. voting ‘yes’ on the 18th of september. kano’s yer man.
15:11 on 8 May, 2014
HT
Naw. I’m just kicking you oot.
The rest will be forgiven as long as they want to live in my dictatorship!
MWD says Aye
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Mugabe’s Wet Dreams :-)
gerrybhoy
15:04 on 8 May, 2014
Absolutely, and keep Pukki also
thomthethim for Oscar OK
15:09 on 8 May, 2014
On Taggart it was Semper Vigilo.
I’ve always assumed it’s meant to be ironic.
natknow
Could be doing with one of those wigs too. Although as someone once said “I am not going bald , it’s just growing back inside my head and coming out my ears and nose”
Hi Celts marysmeals magazine 2014.here is a link.great mag and as wee know great cause
http://t.co/OBYQwixvgb
or for those not on twitter
http://www.marysmeals.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-Marys-Meals-Magazine.pdf
HH
I’ve always assumed it’s meant to be ironic.
borgo67
15:17 on 8 May, 2014
natknow
Could be doing with one of those wigs too. Although as someone once said “I am not going bald , it’s just growing back inside my head and coming out my ears and nose”
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HT PMSL
you win ya bassa.
MWD says AYE
Ernie,
I think you are right.
I have a distant memory of the River Police launch that used to berth at the Jamaica Bridge, I think.
Vigilis makes more sense than Fidelis, Heaven forfend!
Sadly the reaction to misguided signings in Amido and Derk has us clinging to the perception that the answers are to be found in bonny scotland.
They aren’t. The teams we play, play industrial football with players with poor technical competence who get by on blood, snorters and crap refereeing. That seems to go for the ones shipped off to England as well. It’s why collectively the national team is a joke.
Let’s get better value abroad where we can utilise their better use of resources with their young players. Seen northing from DUFC to get excited about, Armstrong included.
All in my humble opinion of course.
big wavy
15:27 on 8 May, 2014
It’s why collectively the national team is a joke.
I’m sure WGS would disagree with that. The FIFA world rankings do.
ernie lynch-not sure how the conversation re Sami contract went,but NL wasn’t happy and alluded to it at a PC a few weeks ago,bemoaning how much it would be to replace him.Surprised at PL letting him go for nothing,bordering on negligent IMO.HH
thomthethim for Oscar OK
15:09 on
8 May, 2014
celtic mac
13:51 on 8 May, 2014
thomthetim
Is there any truth in the rumour, (which I have just made up), that the Union of Fans have adopted ‘Semper Fideles’ as their motto?
*****
Was that the erstwhile City of Glasgow Police Motto?
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Is it not the U.S. Marines? Always Faithful.
Someone has a sense of humour.
Semper Paratus was the motto for Strathclyde Fire & Rescue,Always Ready.
borgo67 traditionalist
One of reasons i think they narrowed park at Ipox was because from Club deck( one inbetween was even worse think i could touch the roof)
meant you couldnt see touchlines.
A post box seems about right.
On a similar reggi blinker story at Ipox I had to stop my mate from doing a Reggi
impersonation over the ropped Off Club deck seats. I thought that was a Weekend game
and definetly not Final against ARABS.
Anyhow wee Reggi had been caught short in a side street a few days before in city centre and my mate was wanting to re-inact the scene for those who never knew about it.
Luckily he had a God fearing sensible mate with him.
Whats Latin for always skint.
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon, supporting WEE OSCAR..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
15:15 on 8 May, 2014
gerrybhoy
15:04 on 8 May, 2014
Absolutely, and keep Pukki also
Indeed; he just needs a run of games. Am sure we’ll see positive results from him next season if he gets a regular start.
Last night’s Libertadores
Bom dia,
Well, both last night’s games ended up with narrow 1-0 home wins. Which, with the benefit of hindsight, was not that surprising. Actually both games were a lot more entertaining than expected and will be interesting second legs next week.
Nacional 1 Arsenal 0
Although they lost a terribly defended goal (a header back across the box to, unmarked MOTM, Chaco Orué) Arsenal looked the more composed side throughout. Which is more than you can say about their manager, shiny suited, Martin Palermo who’s Tourette fuelled, break dancing antics throughout the match was a joy to behold.
Several chances at both ends in this match. Nacional missed a penalty and we had two delays for floodlight blackouts, probably the most significant.
I’ll not miss Nacional, if they’re eliminated next week, but I’d miss Martin Palermo’s antics if Arsenal go out.
San Lorenzo 1 v Cruzeiro 0
SL have now scored a paltry seven goals in this competition (three against Botafogo in one match), but they have “divine intervention” on their side (allegedly).
Another narrow 1-0 home win and another poorly defended goal (defender, Gentiletti sneaking in at the back post for a free header). Unlike the game in Paraguay, SL dominated for long periods of this game, but failed to break down a well organized Cruzeiro.
However, what SL also did was some of the most deliberate targeting of Cruzeiro’s ball players throughout the match. How they managed to keep eleven players on the park for 90mins is perhaps another aspect of SL’s current “divine intervention” ?
The 30,000+ crowd last night were fantastic and it’ll be interesting to see what a 45,000+ crowd will do for Cruzeiro when they entertain SL next week at the Mineirão.
A wee footnote to this match (and several others here). It’s not uncommon (in fact, quite normal) to see referre’s bless cross themselves before and after each half is played. Wonder how that’d go down in a SPFL Championship match?
Quick view of tonight’s other two games coing up in a wee while……
U.S. Marines – Semper Fi
I’m so glad Neil is the man when it comes to who he would like to sign and who he would like to sell and not some of the posters who have been on here today.
Get rid of Lustig? Really?
big wavy
A combination of the two strategies surely best, no?
eg. Ki Sung Yeung, bought for 2m, developed, sold for 6m. Image rights etc. Great business.
James McCarthy, not signed for a combination of Hamilton deemed to be asking for too much £’s and…Ki was signed as the ‘project’ that year.
If the confidence is there in the abilities of these players and they are young, haggling over a few hundred grand is futile.
HH
I particularly enjoyed the last line on Phils latest today,I bet that hurts down govan way.
I’ve noticed that the many pundits who were on message with “the journey” have stopped referring to it.
Someone asked earlier about a proposed fanzone,
just seen this in AnTearnann choo choo link:))
CelticFC SLO@CelticFCSLO·2h
@walsh2509 No decision has been taken as yet Frank, hoping that we will know over the next few weeks though
Kayal33
15:34 on
8 May, 2014
big wavy
15:27 on 8 May, 2014
It’s why collectively the national team is a joke.
I’m sure WGS would disagree with that. The FIFA world rankings do.
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Everything below England is a joke, didn’t you know;)
(Note:This threshold is variable to coincide with the downward spiral of the England team)
Semper Impecunious