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Is There Life After Celtic?
Posted by: | CommentsNaka To Head Home To Japan
With the news that Shunsuke Nakamura is likely to leave Spanish side Espanyol at the end of the season, it makes you wonder if his decision to go to Spain was a wise one.
His intention of playing in arguably the best league in Europe alongside football’s elite such as Messi, Kaka and Ronaldo was admirable. Who wouldn’t swap Scotland for Spain?
Personally I thought Naka was a great player for Celtic, probably underrated by the fans. His ability to hold the ball when we need to keep possession has been sorely missed this season.
And of course his dead ball prowess has yet to be matched by Fox, Robson or Maloney.
But Naka has found out like many others that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side.
Only Henrik, King Kenny, Chalkie and possibly one or two others have prospered when they’ve taken off from Paradise. That may be something the current crop should keep in mind before they fall through the trapdoor and into football oblivion.
New Poll: Should The Celtic Board Spend More Money?
Posted by: | CommentsTransfer Inactivity Causing Concern
To some, the board’s lack of activity in the January transfer window ultimately cost Celtic a fourth successive title in a row.
And this time around, the club have hardly burst the bank to secure new signings, Marc-Antoine Fortune, Danny Fox, Landry N’Guemo, Lukasz Zaluska and China captain Zheng Zhi replacing Naka, Jan, Bobo, Zico and JJPD.
Should the board be pushing the boat out to secure players of a different quality, a WOW signing…..like we were promised three seasons ago.
You decide in today’s poll….
Irn Bru & Crisps, The ‘Phenomenal’ Celtic Diet!
Posted by: | CommentsParting Shot From Naka Sidekick
With Shunsuke Nakamura, our most gifted player in the last four years, on his way to Spain his friend and fellow Japanese national, journalist Daisuke Nakajima has launched a ‘veiled’ parting shot at the way we do things in Scotland.
Naka In Full Flow!
Nakajima said: “Naka really enjoyed his time in Scotland. He always says he improved as a player but he says the Scottish game is in need of a more global outlook in order to progress.
“He believes Scottish football can improve tactically if some foreign mangers come in and introduce more complex training techniques with a focus on passing and learning.
“The drinking culture and eating of fish and chips is not good. Even Celtic players eat crisps and drink Irn Bru on the team bus on the way to the game. This would not happen in Japan.”
And it shouldn’t happen in Scotland either.
Even amateur football players don’t guzzle juice and crisps before a game but these overpaid ‘professionals’ should know better.
It’s definitely not ‘Phenomenal’ in my book!
Tony To Find Out The Hard Way!
Posted by: | CommentsLittle Attraction In The SPL
As if he didn’t already know, new boss Tony Mowbray is about to find that there is very little left to attract decent players to the SPL.
The money isn’t anywhere near comparable to south of the border, the competition isn’t better and this season we may not even have Champions League football to barter with.
I’m sorry friends, but the heyday of Scottish Football is a thing of the past.
Even Lenny admitted the quality of player isn’t what it used to be. (In a private conversation with Graeme Spiers. Who’d trust him?)
Now there’s an understatement if I ever heard one!
And now we’ve learned over the past few days that our most techically gifted player, Shunsuke Nakamura is off to Spain for a couple of years playing football in the sun. (Beats playing at Falkirk any day!)
So, for when the journeymen arrive lets look back on Naka’s finest hour as a Celt. The night he tamed Man United, Sir Furious and all!
We’ll miss you Naka!
On Their Merry Way…
Posted by: | CommentsClear Out Begins..
Starting anytime after 3.00pm on Sunday the clear out at Celtic Park will commence.
First to go will be the big Guinean leech Bobo Balde. The talk is of a trial at Birmingham with big Feck, personally I think he should be on trial at the Old Bailey for fleecing us of £30,000 a week for the last four years.
Does he think he’s some sort of MP?
Next out the door will be big Jan. Looks like he’s off to Holland to re-join PSV Eindhoven.
On His Way To Holland
Joining him in the exit queue will be Lee Naylor. Don’t know where he’s heading, and don’t really care.
Then there’s the Italian enigma Massimo Donati. Mo flattered to decieve when he first arrived but couldn’t get to grips with the pace of the Scottish game.
No doubt more will go, Mark Brown, possibly Naka and probably Scott Brown, to raise money for the new man in charge.
Either way, the Celtic of next season will be quite different from this season.