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What to expect from returning central defenders

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During the second half of last season, right back Alistair Johnston eclipsed the form of left back Greg Taylor.  That scenario has flipped so far this season, in part due to Greg’s resurgence, but it is fair to say Alistair has yet to hit top form.

Livingston on Saturday was only Alistair’s third full 90 minutes this season, coming days after a full game in Rotterdam.  By any measure, his fitness is still at a preseason level.  We have three games before the next international break, which should be enough to see the player back to his best.

Witnessing such an outstanding athlete parachuting into a fully fit team while he is still working to get there, should be informative for what we can expect when our injured central defenders return to the fold.

Nat Phillips, who has played 45 minutes football this season, will be first.  He will be miles short of pace but with the Champions League suspension of Gustaf Lagerbielke, Nat will face Lazio, fit enough or not.

By the end of the international break, Cameron Carter-Vickers will hopefully be available for selection, over two months since his last outing, which was only his second game of the season.  He will need at least a month before we can look for anything like his best.

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  1. Saint Stivs on

    That Braverman speech, surely it is a hate crime.

     

     

    That language, the type of stats quoted, how god awful ugly is that womans heart.

  2. !!Bada Bing!! on

    A picture of Raskin at The Vatican, with his old dear doing the rounds……the huns are revolting….

  9. Burnley78 on

    It feels like an international week.

     

     

    Interesting to see how Lazio get on v Torino tomorrow.

     

     

    They have Milan away at the weekend so it really could mean they would be the classic ‘crisis club’ coming to play Celtic for relief from domestic woes.

  11. TheLurkinTim on

    Before this season started…I insisted that improvement in Europe should be our baseline, not beatin the huns…are we there yet? Feyenoord away was a chance for a point/s…lost…Lazio at Paradise are up next…realistically we need to win to keep Euro progress alive…I’ll take us to win by 2 ;-))

     

     

    H.H.

  12. Sionnaigh on

    The rather large tricolour flown proudly high behind our away Livingston end was green, white and Papal yellow. Is this a sign of things to come from the new generation? Freedom to rewrite history and obliterate the memory of Protestant Irish Republicans?

     

    Feck that bollox.

     

    Henry Joy McCracken

     

    https://youtu.be/KlE7JgQQ9pU?si=dX62pw_TUh2y_0Oc

  14. Scaniel on

    Did that hooligan BRRB break the blog again?

     

    Anyway, grandson off school today so made his own homework:

     

    Saved Video

     

    

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  18. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    BURNLEY78 @ 10:50 PM

     

     

    It feels like an international week.

     

     

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    Agreed B78.

     

     

    No midweek games great for players but can’t believe it’s only Wednesday

  19. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    SIONNAIGH @ 6:38 AM

     

    The rather large tricolour flown proudly high behind our away Livingston end was green, white and Papal yellow. Is this a sign of things to come from the new generation? Freedom to rewrite history and obliterate the memory of Protestant Irish Republicans?

     

     

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    Perhaps more salient Sionnaigh …..

     

     

    …. How do the people standing behind the flags at games feel about it.

     

     

    They get waved almost full game – surely must block view of pitch?

  21. Cloud9 on

    mailto:?subject=How%20Ajax%20went%20from%20Champions%20League%20overachievers%20to%20chaos%20%7C%20Bart%20Vlietstra&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Ffootball%2F2023%2Fsep%2F27%2Fhow-ajax-went-from-champions-league-overachievers-to-chaos&CMP=share_btn_link

     

     

    How things quickly disintegrate when the ‘suits’ act like fans and a previously tried & tested model is jettisoned.

     

     

    When a club has to stand on its own two feet and has no sheiks, US banks, or, sugar-daddies to pour money in, things can unravel very quickly.

     

     

    Grass not always Greener CSC HH

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