One of the things Neil Lennon may have on his agenda for the international break is an inquest into the physical condition of his playing squad. The season is a month old and Celtic have an injury list which would wipe out pretty much every other team in the country. If this was an isolated occurrence it would be no more than curious but we have written about, and discussed, the fragile limbs of Celtic players since the Lennoxtown Training Centre opened nearly five years ago.
Since then Celtic ‘lost’ (more on that at a later date) three leagues by a maximum of six points and lost valuable form and points due to first choice players sitting in the stands on match day.
On Saturday our central midfield was without Ledley, Brown, Wanyama, Kayal and McGeouch (on a non-fitness related injury), while even auxiliary stand-in for central mid, Charlie Mulgrew, was on the list of others getting treatment.
The run of bad luck has moved clearly into the realms of statistical relevance. It is not luck at all, we are doing something wrong.
Football clubs look to sports science to deliver multiple objectives. Competitive pressure is put on players to become faster and to be able to run as effectively late in games as they can in the opening minutes (which for now is a physical impossibility but remains a key target), but we are clearly missing a trick.
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CRC
It’s Richard @carlukeshamrock you need to thank.
Not that moob BJmac.
MWD
CRC
Ive now lost count of how many times I say “basically” on that podcast lol
OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDD “basically i say basically rather basically a lot” lol
HH
Jude2005
Anything is possible. Just txt you.
HH
CRC
Miki67 – I am of a like mind to yourself. What I am wondering is why are people not more vocal in their anger? Are they so well shackled by mortgages and insecure employment?
30th Oct the TUC are calling a march and rally to protest the cuts again. They should be calling a general strike.
Working people are being robbed blind and many of them don’t seem to notice or have the will to fight.
Still, we plough on.
Hail Hail
Bundoran – I think we all have words or phrases we overuse! I have one or two myself – ‘where was I?’, ‘where am I?’ ‘How do I get out of here?’ are just three that spring to mind for me!!!
67 heaven how ya doing Gordy. I also received my letter today. Must say I,m disappointed at the pricing of the package but nevertheless I,ll be buying,see you there. Hail Hail Hebcelt
I am getting on this vit D thing!
buick makane-The fantastic future for us is,Green is doing them over too but the huns are too thick to see it.The LL are buying into his BS courtesy of Media House.Where are Bomber & Myth? They have been told to shut up and step aside as Timmy having too much of a laugh at them.The day Green walks away will be too much for The Big Hoose Loyal.
Basically Bhoy
MrsCRC did pick up on that basic fact, basically!
Bjmac- take back my thanks :-)
HH
CRC
CRC
Think its basically a nervous basically action that basically i say basically a lot lol
HH basicallycsc
What are all these 50 shades of grey books doing on the amazon chart beside Phil’s book? If I want a colour chart I’d go to the B&Q, not amazon.
Phils book ordered, shud be good holiday readin…
B-)
B B CRC
Replied BrilLLLLL
BB
Yes you do. But you say it in such a basic way that it comes across basically basic.
Seriously though. It is horrible to listen to your own voice. I thought I did ok for a monotone spectator.
HT did no too bad to.
MWD Basically
Gregg
Dont go there!!
Its About the Confederate army.
Major demo on October 20th.
I am so sick of the right wing brainwashing dolloped out daily while people are going hungry,getting sick,killing themselves because of this ConDemNation we ALL inhabit . http://afuturethatworks.org/
We all say basically loads (obv basically more me than basically the rest of you lol)
HH
Bundoran Bhoy –
At least the word you (over?) use is clean. I went to Uni with a guy who became known simply as “Neil F*ck” due to his overuse of the offending utterance! Mind you, he was from Wishaw.
Gary Hooper and Victor Wanyama are to be offered new long term contracts with Celtic
CRC
You can get an ointment for that. Basically.
Book ordered. Now up to number 7 in best seller list.
Sorry lads here’s that article about Hooper and Wanyama.
telegraph.co.uk
Celtic to reward Gary Hooper and Victor Wanyama with new contracts following Champions League qualification
Celtic manager Neil Lennon intends to utilise part of the club’s £20 million Champions League booty to secure his best young players on long-term contracts.
by EWING GRAHAME | SEPT. 4, 2012
In the money: Celtic’s Victor Wanyama Photo: GETTY IMAGES
Kenya midfielder Victor Wanyama has attracted interest from Arsenal and Manchester United and an unsuccessful bid from QPR while Southampton manager Nigel Adkins, who worked with Gary Hooper at Scunthorpe United, has long coveted the Hoops’ top scorer.
Lennon is also likely to initiate negotiations with the representatives of Wales midfielder Joe Ledley and defenders Thomas Rogne and Charlie Mulgrew after the international break.
“There will be three or four we will be looking to give new, improved contracts to, just reward them for their efforts,” he said.
“Gary and Victor would come into that category and we are already talking to Thomas. It’s ongoing with him – he has a year left on his contract and he is a player who has done great for me.
“There are a couple of other ones in the pot as well who deserve it. The value these guys get from being here is the Champions League.”
Lennon also conceded that, in the absence of Old Firm fixtures, the opportunity to compete against the best in Europe is the club’s greatest allure when it comes to attracting foreign players.
“Without Rangers being here the carrot is that you come to Celtic to play Champions League football,” he said.
“They are going to do that and are going to experience something that will be very, very special – and that other clubs in the Premiership can’t give them.
“Something like 80 per cent of the clubs down there can’t give them Champions League football – but thankfully we have been able to provide that this year.”
One new signing who has already made an impact on the manager is Venezuela striker Miku, who joined from Getafe on a season-long loan on Friday.
“The boys up at Lennoxtown were really impressed with his attitude,” he said. “He was in on Sunday and looks like he is just a total professional in everything he does.
“He is a family guy, he sets his diet out and everything is planned out for him. In football terms he is a very good player. A good footballer and will complement Hooper very well.
“He is probably not a big name here, but at Getafe he scored 14 goals last year in La Liga.
“For us to get a player like that we would normally have to pay £4-5million so to get him on loan is a great bit of business for us and I know there were other clubs very interested in him. It was a coup for us – and now I just hope we can hit the ground running.”
Only four players – James Forrest, Scott Brown, Georgios Samaras and Lukasz Zaluska – have survived at Parkhead since Lennon replaced Tony Mowbray in 2010.
“There was definite surgery needed – there was a malaise going through the club at the time that we had to cut out and rectify,” he said.
Know this has been said to death but isn’t it great that the very people who hate what Phil Mac stands for and hates the fact that an uppity taig was the one who tried to alert them to the downfall of their club are the very ones who are now making sure his book gets the widest possible audience and Phil makes a few quid in the process!
There is a lesson in this for us – stop watching Sevco, reading about Sevco and being in any way bothered by them other than to keep one eye on what they are doing off the field. We are only encouraging them…………
But for the time being, we should just enjoy yet another laugh at their expense. Everything they touch turns to comedy gold or pure sh 1 t or both.
hen1rik-Asset management mate,I remember NL saying at the end of last season that Stokes was first in line foran extension,contraryto what some bhoys posting here yesterday.Maybe a re-think with the 2new guys and emergence of Tony Watt.HH.
BB
I thought you did very well last night as did HT.
The Bhoys around the table, Richard, Johnny, Kev, Brian and Peter (or Tommy to HT) were welcoming and made it very easy for us. All well hosted by Richard.
MWD
Any way of telling how many copies the book has sold/ pre ordered?
Bada
You can never have to much of a laugh at the hun,its like a drug,you just want more laughs to keep coming,right now we’re overdoseing on laughter
MWD
Agree mate the guys were fantastic, even Tommy Tommy ;-)
HH
Away to bed. G’night all.
!!bada bing!!
23:27 on 4 September, 2012
Yeah true matey.
VitaminDAmazonbookliststupidOrcsCSC No1 signing out!!
Invercelt at 22:08
Interesting lesson on the unification of Italy- especially the annexation of the Duchy of Tuscany.
Did you know that the Grand Archduke of Tuscany is alive and well and living in Livingston?
Oh yes—Archduke Sigismund of Austria, Grand Duke of Tuscany (Sigismund Otto Maria Josef Gottfried Henrich Erik Leopold Ferdinand von Habsburg-Lothringen; born 21 April 1966) is the titular Grand Duke of Tuscany and current head of the Tuscan branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.
He is married to the third cousin of Camilla Duchess of Cornwall and has three weans and is Grand Master of the Order of Saint Joseph and Order of Saint Stephen, the two orders of knighthood of the Grand Ducal House of Tuscany. !
He wears big fancy robes and all that stuff– but presumably noy when he is down at Tesco or the factory outlets!!!
In tomorrow’s papers Neil Lennon says besides Wanyama and Hooper Ledley, Rogne and Mulgrew will also receive new extended contracts
I won’t believe it until @chrismclaughlin confirms it.
Right lads night night.
Henrick
Unfortunately Chris is tooooo busy tomorrow talking passsshhhhhhh!
MWD
MWD / CRC
I told Richard what to do!
I want the thanks returned….
RT,
can I just add, the most hated man in scotland the man they tried to run out the country with assaults, threats bullets and bombs, guided us to the championship and is leading us into europe has lorded over scottish football during their demise.
hail hail Neil Lennon
I hope Adam Matthews is on that list