Toure, Duffy, Diego and Leo

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I’ve not seen enough of Kolo Toure or Shane Duffy to have a view on their appropriateness for Celtic but I’m very pleased that despite the headcount of central defenders, Brendan Rodgers appears to be aware that he’s only got one he can rely on. We cannot afford to have another season of set-piece trauma in Europe.

Aston Villa’s Scott Sinclair has the makings of a more profound signing for Brendan, especially if he arrives for anything close to Villa’s asking price. Ronny Deila foundered in a sea of wide midfielders who were unable to command a starting place for any duration. We are the club where wide players come to damage their career prospects. Most of those who have ‘walked through Parkhead gates’ in this time had done so on a sale-or-return basis; at circa £6m Scott Sinclair would need to be right.

A friend once asked why the Argentinians adore Diego Maradona but appear reluctant to appreciate Lionel Messi. Diego single-handedly delivered the World Cup in 1986 and retired from international football having given everything to his country as a 33-year-old. Leo bowed out with a couple of runners-up medals two days after his 29th birthday. He could easily compete in another two World Cups, if he had the appetite.

That’s not to judge Leo; maybe he identifies with the people he chose, not with a nation. Many of us do.

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  1. Crouchy’s…….. “cowdenbeath”…………………………

     

     

    WTF.

     

     

    :0

  2. Neustadt-Braw on

    He must have wrote that before the game ……hahahahahaa

     

    At least he did not drag his poor wife out with him like the Schweinsteiger

     

    Cameron…

     

     

    hooopy birthday Gerald …belated

     

     

    Braw

  3. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    I suppose this will be a topic of discussion with my English friends and colleagues over the next few days. I hope I convey the correct tone while doing so.

     

     

    It would,after all,take a heart of stone not to laugh.

  4. GlassTwoThirdsFull on

    Switched over to the BBC news. Laura Kuensberg says Jeremy Hunt is putting himself forward. Has he even managed at club level????

  5. ERNIE LYNCH on 27TH JUNE 2016 10:06 PM

     

    Thank you for your tip re-saw guard, A4 Binders work at treat.

     

    Keep the Faith!

     

    Hail Hail!

  6. Englanders were expecting to be playing the French in the next round…………that’s was according to themselves.

  7. jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on

    WEE BURD INTRODUCING THE LATE SHOW. “IF THE FOOTBALL MADE YOU LAFF TUNE IN TO THE LATE FOR MORE OF THE SAME” CLASS!!1!111

  8. What compo would PL take to release our Brendan? His eyes might be lighting up as I type!

  9. Martinez an expert panelist?

     

    Another coach with outdated system and unrealistic view on English talent.

  10. 67Heaven .. CHALLENGING THE LIE ..I am wee Oscar...... Ipox belongs to the creditors on

    Hahahahahahaha …. aaaaaa …. Hahahahahahaha

  11. The FA WILL come for Brendan – no doubt. I did say that Brendan’s tenure could be short – I hope to God I am totally WRONG.

  12. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    Brendan won’t take the England job,it’s a deferred sacking job.

     

     

    It’s also the kiss of death for your career. With the exception of Bobby Robson,they’ve all been screwed after leaving.

  13. MATS NILLOC on 27TH JUNE 2016 10:25 PM

     

    The FA WILL come for Brendan – no doubt. I did say that Brendan’s tenure could be short – I hope to God I am totally WRONG.

     

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    Helmut!!

  14. Hodgson had zero tactical ability.

     

    O f course working with average players touted as world superstars creates unrealistic expectations.

     

    There is nobody better at elevating their own status than the English.

  15. Neustadt-Braw on

    Frabaer……I reckon the Icelander would know what braw means

     

     

     

    Braw

     

     

    Frabaer

  16. there is as much chance of Brendan being England boss than there is of me waking up a hun

  17. Hodgson lacked tactical ability.

     

    Of course having a squad of average players elevated to world superstar status did not help.

     

    There is no one better than the English at elevating their own status way beyond reality.