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Time for an inquest into fragile Celtic limbs

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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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  2. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    In fact Neil Lennon must be the honoured as the greatest hunskelper in history

  3. Green Lantern (((((0))))) on

    Robert Tressell. Aye the huns have the SADIM touch. Everything they touch turns to Sheeiiiitaahhh!

     

    Stupid dumb Sevconians!

  4. Celtic to the very core on

    can anyone tell me the chant coming from the green brigade for at least 5 mins early in the second half against hibs? ok, it was fairly obviously “celtic…….celtic…..” but with the beat of the drum it was superb. when did it start and what are the origins? also any good you tube links appreciated. cheers bhoys HH

  7. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Did nobody enjoy my video at 20.59, not one celt?

     

     

    At least when I posted it on RM a while back I got a reaction, not a great one but a reaction just the same.

     

     

    I guess we’re all busy baking cakes and looking for stornoway black pudding shops.

     

     

     

    busyhousewives.com

  11. Celtic to the very core on

    A Ceiler Gonof Rust

     

     

    just logged on mate, dont post very often, but that post of yours is special my friend, thank you

  13. saltires en sevilla on

    hendrix67

     

    21:03 on

     

    4 September, 2012

     

    Anyone know how to stop a 10 month old stealing the remote controls and your phone?

     

     

     

    —-

     

     

    thousands and thousands of smarties….he’ll totally lose interest in everything else

     

     

    except maybe just keep an eye on yer oul’ Hawkwind album covers ..;-)

     

     

    HH

  15. Celtic to the very core on

    Moonbeams WD. Kano 1000 \o/ Supporting Neil Lennon 100%. Champions. C’mon Wee Oscar.

     

     

    your view my friend, not mine though. i think it sounds great.

  16. The Singing Detective Demands The Resignation Of Campbell Ogilvie on

    Soooo….what was Prez Autocue Obama’s Very First ‘Executive Order’….On The Morning After His ‘Botched’ Inauguration?

     

     

    * Close Down GITMO ?

     

     

    * Re-Build New Orleans From Scratch ?

     

     

    * Have His Smirking Visage Carved Into

     

    The Rushmore Monument….

     

     

    Alongside George Washington,Thomas Jefferson,Abe Lincoln..And Theodore Roosevelt…?

     

     

    No…His Very First Action Was To Have All His Personal Records SEALED….

     

     

    Totally Unprecedented Action By Any US President….

     

     

    * Health Records

     

     

    * School And University Course Records

     

     

    * Birth And Passport Details..

     

     

    * Social Security Number(s) Details

     

     

    The Unknown Unknown President…

     

     

    Where Was He Born…?

     

    When Was He Born….?

     

    Who Was The Daddy..?

     

     

    Why Does Granny Sarah (Among Others)…Keep Insisting That He Was Born In Kenya….

     

     

    How Come The US Immigration Records For ALL Individuals Entering The U.S. From Abroad….Are Unaccountably Missing,In Their Entirety…For A Five-Day Period….

     

     

    Which Includes The Purportive Date..Of Obama’s Alleged Birth On Hawaii..?

     

     

    As Uncovered By The Investigations Of Sheriff Arpino ,Of Arizona…..

     

     

    Who Has Also Shown That The ‘Birth Certificate’…..Conveniently Released On The Day Of Bin Laden’s Elimination…

     

     

    Was Not A ‘Genuine Document’….

     

     

    I Think We Should Be Told….

     

     

    Who This ‘Manchurian Candidate’…

     

     

    Really Is……..?

     

     

     

     

    http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/09/m-obama_love_him_hate_him_you_havent_a_clue.html

  19. Mea Culpa on

    Note to hunz:

     

    It is not a Timmy conspiracy that has brought about your demise, it is simply that your club and all it’s insidious “peepul” have ventured beyond what you can control.

     

     

    You will note that the only times when things have gone against you throughout this saga are when the people making decisions are not appointed by the hidden, secret forces of darkness.

     

     

    The only reason you are not in the SPL now is because the decisions were made by all the clubs, not just the SPL board; by all the SFL clubs, not just the SFL board; by HMRC not just the Scottish Government; not forgetting the influence of all the fans across the country, not just your own supporters who clearly don’t care about the truth, just so long as their glorious club is protected.

     

     

    Just like the only time the truth is told about what is actually happening is when those words are spoken/written by the media outside of Scotland.

     

     

    The Scottish Sun should just pack up now. You clearly serve no purpose.

     

    Any self respecting “newspaper” which has received death threats etc… in order to influence what you print should be printing a front page story telling everyone about the threats etc…

     

     

    Remember Watergate? Would you have even heard of Watergate had it happened in Scotland?

  21. Bloke109 on

    Celtic to the very core

     

     

    You’re not being ganged up on, but if it’s the one I’m thinking of, I’m with MWD. We have reached a place at CP where the GB is the heartbeat of the whole crowd – I am a big fan, but for this one song, I see it as self-indulgent nonsense which does nothing to raise the team. In the Helsingborgs game, they sang it midway through the first-half and it coincided with us losing momentum, losing our way and conceding possession – an up-tempo chant at the time I think would have changed things. I am probably over-stating the GB issue here, but I genuinely believe that when we do the echo chant for example that the opposition can’t handle it. The vid where the stadium is rocking, I think 3-0 against the defunctors (I know it’s not only GB) shows how a crowd can boost a team. I’m not a huge fan of the Aiden McAnespie song at games either for the same reason.

  22. jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on

    I thot brines was his usual anti Celtic on Saturday. They don’t shock anymore and they don’t like it!!’

  24. Celtic to the very core on

    Bloke109

     

     

    it’s a matter of opinion i guess, i’m not saying its better than the more upbeat songs but i just like hearing it. whether it helps the team or not who knows but generaly there cannot be 90 mins of upbeat songs at every game. the song/tune/ditty i mention gives a continental feel to the games, and the bhoys on the drums make it sound special imo.

  25. Bloke109 on

    Must be just me, but once again I’m not on message with the main article.

     

     

    I have a knowledge deficiency when it comes to what is going on beghind the scenes in training at Lennoxtown or CP, so tend to stay away from idle speculation. The last line suggests that to me, so I am more led to believe that Paul67 knows something or is again preparing us for something. A new sports science appointment? Who knows, not the kind of signing that would have my mouth watering.

     

     

    But let’s go a little deeper. Ledley’s injury was in Sweden where he landed awkwardly and seemed to damage a groin. Brown, we know about the apparently degenerative nature of his injury, while Victor was injured in the first-half on Saturday (who knows if it was fitness or impact) and Kayal hasn’t played since first-half in Sweden, where apart from being awful, we’re led to believe he has been injured since (again, fitness or impact, during game or since I’m unclear on). This leaves us with Charlie, who in simple terms played in the week and didn’t on Saturday – again, I’m not clear if it was impact in training or a fitness issue.

     

     

    This all leads me to be unclear on the hypothesis of the article and would seem to by and large dismiss the ‘it’s Scottish refs fault’ accusation – on this occasion, I am sure it is a factor overall, and has been in previous seasons as alluded to. No doubt on that. But for this season, for those players, right now?

     

     

    Must be me.

  26. Bloke109 on

    Celtic to the very core

     

     

    Sure, no problem with that – was just hypothesising on the effect of crowd chants – maybe no issue there. Aside from that it’s personal taste. So you’re wrong :-) Will listen out for it in future.

  27. The Singing Detective Demands The Resignation Of Campbell Ogilvie on

    Of Course….While Lashing Out At The Magnificent Benevolent British Empire..

     

     

    The Author Of The ‘Obama Article’..

     

     

    Mr.J.T. Hatter….Is Rather In Denial..About America’s Own Empire….

     

     

    Including Guantanamo And Puerto Rico..Taken From The Spanish….

     

     

    The Panama Canal Zone….

     

     

    But Most Particularly….The Brutal Subjugation Of The Phillipines…

     

     

    After They Had Been Wrested From The Control Of The Spanish….

     

     

    In Truth,The Yanks Could Not Have An Empire Based On The British Model..

     

     

    As They Had Their Own Virgin Sub-Continent To Exploit…And Couldn’t Spare The Manpower…..

     

     

    They Followed A More ‘Venetian’ Pattern Of Global Conquest….Maintaining A ‘Presence’ Around The Globe…

     

     

    Without Deploying Large Numbers Of Administrators And Colonists…To These Areas….

     

     

    If The Marxist Infiltrators In The Unions Had Not Wrecked British Industry After The War…..

     

     

    Who Knows What Kind Of Utopia Britain Would Be Today…..

     

     

    For Our Children….

     

     

     

    And Oor Children’s Children….

     

     

     

    A Golden Legacy…….Spurned !

     

     

     

    en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine–American_War

  31. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Celtic To The Very Core

     

     

    Glad you enjoyed it. If more people on here stopped knitting and focused on the club who knows what might happen. But what would I know, I’m just a newbie and still a suspect hun. Haw Haw Haw

     

     

    Hail Hail Bruv

     

     

     

    Bloke 109, Thommo, knew how to skelp the hun and was a fantastic member of the Celtic family. The hun still hate him and that in itself speaks volumes.

     

     

    Disagree with your take on the GB Celtic tribal chant, I love it. If they increased it to two beat in the bar it would be more effective.

     

     

    numbnut.com

     

     

     

    Hail Hail bruv’s

  33. Tom McLaughlin on

    Looks like we will have 2 qualifying rounds for next season’s CL as opposed to the 1 we faced this season.

     

     

    I guess that gives us an added incentive to win it this year, thereby securing automatic qualification.

     

     

    Hail Hail.

  34. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    beat = beats = to the bar ……..

     

     

    Lets not forget in all this hunsoupery that Celtic musicians have also played their part. I’m humbled at the accuracy, comedy and timing of these three well put together little numbers of our very own Billy Nowell. Stand up and applaud this man’s efforts.

     

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zi4FwUGsX4

     

     

    Goodbye rfc(IA)

     

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylucI-soxJ4

     

     

    Stadium of Silence

     

     

    And my own personal favorite………………………….

     

     

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZMR3Xt1NIY

     

     

    I will survive (but for how long)…………………………….

     

     

     

     

    Nice…………………:_)

  35. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Tom McLaughlin

     

     

     

    01:31 on 5 September, 2012

     

     

     

    Looks like we will have 2 qualifying rounds for next season’s CL as opposed to the 1 we faced this season.

     

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

     

     

    Not after we win it Tom.

     

     

    We had to pass the finn’ s then the swede’s this year……= 2 rounds.

     

     

    Next year I believe the Scottish Champions i.e. Cletic will face three rounds. On the bright side we’ll face diddy teams like the hun.

     

     

     

    Hail Hai Bruv.

  37. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    BMCUW, huv yi goat an enigma machine or are yist an anagram junkie?………or wuz it the clue?

     

     

    Cool banana’s.com

  38. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    BMCWP, ah hope wee claire is the on ma birthdaylist, she’s a wee honey.

     

     

    I actually thought the google chrome bit wiz the main event, just goes to show if you go for a dram at the right time you can get yer thillz twice.

     

     

     

    Maltmadman.com

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