Time for Paddy, Emilio and Kelvin

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Tomorrow Celtic have a Scottish Cup tie away to Peterhead, currently second bottom of the Third Division.  Peterhead have recorded their only two home wins of the season in the last two weeks, so Celtic’s scouts will have seen them at their best, but the break from league action will allow Neil Lennon to rest players who have been carrying niggling injuries, including James Forrest, whose terrific form could be jeopardised by the stresses of carrying such a prominent responsibility for Celtic.

The game in Peterhead will also give fringe players an opportunity to shine.  I suspect Paddy McCourt is still carrying the can for hitting the post against St Johnstone in August, the day it all started to go wrong.  We’ve missed him.  Emilio Izaguirre and Kelvin Wilson would also benefit from 90 minutes football as the squad reassembles itself, although the game might come too soon for Kris Commons.

News that Beram Kayal’s injury is likely to keep him out of action for four months was sickening.  This is the third serious injury Beram has suffered since joining Celtic 18 months ago.  I read a bit about grade 3 eversion ankle sprains yesterday.  He’ll need the best treatment and recuperation in the days and months to come.

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  1. THM

     

     

    Fair enough.

     

     

    You are missing the point, I never said EBT’s were illegal or that the hun did anything wrong re EBT’s, if they did do anything wrong the FTT tribunal will find on that, but they did commit a fraud when they furnished the SFA with info re players being paid by an outside agency.

     

     

    That is directly against the sfa and uefa rules.

     

     

    They commited fraud, and no euro licence should have been granted.

     

     

    This is nothing to do with the tax cases, nada.

  2. Nani jumped just in time. Anyone less agile could/would have gotten a sore one.

     

    Two-footed, studs up, no control….aff.

  3. The Honest Mistake loves being first on

    Canamalar.

     

    What happens to our participation in European competition when we take on the sfa in court? They have us between a rock and a hard place.

  4. I am sure I read on here that Celtic used the EBT system but paid back anything due when Brian Quinn advised that it was not allowed..

     

     

     

    2 0 manure

  5. RobertTressell at 12:35

     

    Yeah your injury sounds very similar to mine. I can understand why after knee ligament damage the player is sent out to test the limb as initially you dont feel it as bad as the injury is. I walked home via the pub on mine and yes it was a little sore but only felt mild. It was after maybe an hour when I got back to my room the real pain started.

     

    How is yours now? Mine is pretty much pain free, except on cold days and as I said before, every so often with small elevation changes, such as catching a 1/2″ drop in a slab with half the foot my ankle just gives before I have time to catch it.

     

    I am sure the healthcare given to pro sportsmen and women is leagues ahead of us mere mortals but I was amazed at the recovery time as I normally heal very quickly. Well used to when I was a young thing :0)

  6. Ten Men Won The League on

    2-0 Utd

     

     

    2 attacks. 2 goals

     

     

    A very unjust scoreline but you have to admire the finish for both goals

  7. BSR

     

    Done. Gazebo transportation being arranged as I print. DBBIA predicting better weather than the final. BJmac organising a fast train to Mount Florida, Goldstar on ticketing duty and TBB making all the necessary financial arrangements.

     

     

    EC67

  8. That was a good tip….never knew I could get that channel in my Sky package here in Germany….got on just in time to see the Wellbeck goal.

     

     

    Thanks again to all who provided that info.

     

     

    Hail Hail Gerry

  9. Ten Men Won The League on

    Now that the result is safe in Man Us favour, Foy books Wellbeck for a nothing challenge

  10. Soft yellow on Wellbeck more to do with ref trying to look even handed.

     

    Why is Hart not playing?

     

    Think he would have saved both goals

  11. Ten Men Won The League on

    Penalty to Man U after silly challenge from Kolarov

     

     

    Keeper saves Rooney penalty but he heads in the rebound

     

     

    Utd looking as though they will equal City’s result at OT earlier in the season

  12. Snake Plissken

     

    That’s not true.

     

    The totally unbiased broadcasting corporation has no mention of such on its live text

  13. Another indication of the sea change with Scottish tabloid hacks and Rankers financial predicament

     

     

    Keevins who not so long ago was claiming he could not discuss Rankers and the tax case as it was sub judice

     

     

    Now he says Rankers will HAVE to sell Jelavic as they are broke

  14. Ten Men Won The League on

    Snake

     

     

    Indeed. If Ferguson had lost this game he would have been under huge pressure

     

     

    Chris Foy has ensured that won’t happen due to his SPL level refereeing

  15. Ten Men Won The League on

    manihoop

     

     

    The ref has allowed Man Utd to foul at will with no hint of a card

     

     

    Now where have we seen that before?

  16. Ridiculous refereeing comments over Kompany’s red card

     

     

    Two footed tackle with studs up in the midfield area by a central defender is madness, asking for trouble

  17. Ten men

     

    Foy is weak but he got Kompany call correct by laws of the game.

     

    He is though like a lot of refs afraid to incur fergies wrath.

     

    He was lenient to Giggs and Jones and probably started to fear looking biased so booked Wellbeck harshly.

  18. Neil Lennon is ainm dom (nohunlover) on

    Watching United and their 12th man Foy and it could easily be watching Rangers and Collum/Murray etc.