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By · CommentsIbrahim Proof Of Trail And Error….
Much has been said over Celtic’s transfer policy, usually negative I might add.
The idea of having player after player come through the doors at Lennoxtown for a trial doesn’t always go down too well with the Faithful, myself included. It was almost as if there were more trials in the Campsies than at the High Court!
We would all much rather see the club pick an established player pay the money, throw him into the team and he becomes and instant success.
But in reality, it doesn’t work that way.
The old adage that you have to ‘kiss a lot of frogs’ could well be used when it comes to the number of ‘potential’ signings that make their way to Glasgow to earn a contract with Celtic.
The ‘frogs’ will come and go but every so often a ‘prince’ will emerge and the Bhoys will take him on to the next level.
By all accounts it looks like Celtic’s new number 40, Nigerian Rabiu Ibrahim will be that player. The 20 year-old has done what many before him have failed to do, earn a three and a half year deal with the Hoops.
Hopefully he’ll repay the faith manager Neil Lennon has in him and become a star at the club.
Welcome to Paradise young man!
What Would Burns (Tommy) Have Said?
By · CommentsOK, It’s A Day Late But Still Worth It...
Wee sleekit bun beasty,
soon tae hae five stars removed from thy breesty,
ye took yer chance and skipped yer taxes,
noo the HMRC huv yer baws in vices!
Yer gaffer’s skint, the larders bare,
there’s hee-haw in the bank anymare.
There’s nae point greetin or asking fur help,
as the Tims will surely issue a skelp.
The big rid wa’s ootside yer grund,
will soon get selt tae feed the fund.
Soon hunners o’buns will hae nae team,
and the whole of Glesca will soon be green.
So when ye eat yer haggis the nicht.
just spare a thot fur the blues so shite!
And raise yer gless please everyone…
fur the one and ONLY Tommy Burns!
Sam Torrance Puts Andy Gray In His Place…
By · CommentsCeltic Man Sam Shuts Smug Gray Up!
I don’t know a lot about golf, never have never will, but I do know who Sam Torrance is, and I do know he was supposed to be a very good golfer.
So when he ‘appeared’ or ‘guested’ to be more accurate, on Keys and Gray on Talksport at lunchtime I listened in but not intently.
That was until one of the presenters Smug (Andy Gray) asked Sam who his football team was. The way he asked Torrance it was as if he already ‘knew’ what the answer would be.
Unfortunately for the dumb Gray his researcher didn’t do their homework, and when Sam emphatically replied CELTIC you could almost hear the shcck inn bluenose Gray’s voice when he blurted out “What?”
It was absolutely classic.
A typical thick H*n made look stupid, which is a dawdle for poor Andy.
Although the rest of the ‘interview’ was filled with good banter you could tell the former Sky presenter (before his sexist remarks) was taken aback. Even his sidekick Dick Keys couldn’t help him out.
And just like you could tell Sam was a Celtic man, articulate, a gent and a great sport, you could also tell that Andy Gray is NONE of the above!
Celtic’s Key Man In The Deadly Dozen!
By · CommentsTwelve In A Row Turn Championship On It’s Head…
As we all know the turnaround in Celtic’s fortunes from mid October has been remarkable. And I defy ANYONE to tell me that they knew we could go on such a fantastic run.
Most will point to Lenny’s half-time talk at Kilmarnock as the turning point and there’s no doubt it was a pivotal moment in proceedings but for me the fact that we’ve now got a goalkeeper we can trust has made all the difference.
Saturday’s display was just another example of how valuable a good goalkeeper can be. There will be games where we are under the cosh and need a bit of good fortune, but good fortune lasts only so long.
Fraser Forster is now a real presence between the sticks for Celtic. And with a more settled central partnership of Charlie Mulgrew and Thomas Rogne in front of him the big man looks as comfortable as ever in a Celtic jersey.
Having a good number 1 is paramount, hopefully Neil can get something sorted to keep Fraser at Celtic Park. And let’s not forget he’s only 23, so he WILL get better.
P.S. Was Lenny’s substitutions ‘tactical genius’ of a piece of luck? We all know if FS had made the same changes he’d be hailed as the former!
Name Changed Already…And He Hasn’t Signed Yet!
By · CommentsComical Ally Gets Pronunciation Bang On!
If media reports are to be believed the the Dark Side will today make their first signing of the current transfer window.
The tax dodgers from down Govan way are set to swoop for Swedish midfielder 21 year-old Mervan CELIK!
Now for those of us round these parts, the players surname is pronounce C-e-l-i-k, in fact fat Sally pronounced his surname that way in a recent press conference.
As you can imagine there has been a barrage of jokes and quips about the MM signing a player called Celik. Some have even suggested that his wife’s name is Mona!
But all this hilarity has gone down too well in some of the newsrooms around these parts. In the news bulletins this morning the sports commentators were at pains to pronounce the players name as “Ch-e-l-i-k”!
Well if they canny beat the real Cellik, they might as well sign someone who sounds as good!
*Update, apparently the Celik player has signed AND he’s got Bougherra’s old number 24. Does that make him a “Magic Celik” player now?