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| Marvin Compper; So good that he exists on an etheric plane far beyond that of Scottish football | |
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| Topic Started: 19 Dec 2017, 10:30 AM (136,722 Views) | |
| popeyed | 19 Dec 2017, 12:14 PM Post #41 |
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Climbing walls while sittin' in a chair.
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Ye'd tell Gordon to eff off if he started shouting at you.
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| Govan Super Casino | 19 Dec 2017, 12:23 PM Post #42 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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Varga was 31 when he signed, not as good a CV as Compper but a very good signing. |
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| noelab | 19 Dec 2017, 12:24 PM Post #43 |
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Club Captain
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I'd say Mick McCarthy would be more of an equivalent in terms of experience. We got him at 28 or 29 years old - but he was done by the time he was 32. Not a "footballer" but he was the one player who could give Big Aitken a bollocking. Hopefully this guy is a leader. |
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| Walter Sobchak | 19 Dec 2017, 12:24 PM Post #44 |
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NSSST NSSST NSSST
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All the centre halves in the world and we sign one that can’t play in the EL ![]() Obviously not a deal breaker but that is such a Celtic thing to do. Zenit are going to ride us rotten because there is very little chance we are signing 2 centre halves this window. Hope this guy can come in immediately and make a difference though. He can’t be any more cowardly than Simunovic so that’ll be a good thing. |
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| SuperHans67 | 19 Dec 2017, 12:25 PM Post #45 |
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Everyone's Fantasy Football first pick
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Welcome, Hank. |
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| BardseyCelt | 19 Dec 2017, 12:27 PM Post #46 |
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A clever Centre half with a good football brain can play well beyond 32. Look at Weir at the huns (yes I know he was Mr Unbookable but he was great for them). You put a faster, more athletic defender next to him and it can be very successful. |
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| Kingslim | 19 Dec 2017, 12:33 PM Post #47 |
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69 and counting
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He looked decent as they often sat in their own penalty area and didn't leave much space to play through. Smoke n Mirrors Imagine Weir in our team
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| BardseyCelt | 19 Dec 2017, 12:40 PM Post #48 |
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I'm not saying we get Weir though, am I? I'm making apoint about age not necessarily being a big issue for a smart centre half. Like it or not they got to the Europa final with him in their defence at 38 year old. He was good for them. |
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| Flawless | 19 Dec 2017, 12:42 PM Post #49 |
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Fatboab shirt designer
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Weir wasn't great but he knew how to play the game. If Compper can do similarly we will be doing well. |
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| Rosco67 | 19 Dec 2017, 12:44 PM Post #50 |
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We're here to eff shampoo up!
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Oh, I realise he was hardly a permanent feature in our games. I'd imagine that for the ££ we used in employing him he was very worthwhile though. |
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| tinytim81 | 19 Dec 2017, 12:46 PM Post #51 |
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If anything, what that horrific Europa campaign showed is that if you have a rock solid back four you can beat pretty much anyone in the tournament. |
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| Dempele | 19 Dec 2017, 12:57 PM Post #52 |
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First-team captain
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They used to play 2 sometimes even 3 defensive minded MIDs too. He did do well for them in fairness, refs used to allow him away with murder. |
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| sevilliano | 19 Dec 2017, 01:02 PM Post #53 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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seriously that's his youtube tbf our bundesliga cogniscenti rate him so |
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| Nakasleftfoot | 19 Dec 2017, 01:02 PM Post #54 |
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A woman’s very afraid of the size of her opening
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I'm on board with this nickname |
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| Kingslim | 19 Dec 2017, 01:08 PM Post #55 |
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69 and counting
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I know, I'm not suggesting you did. What I'm saying is you can get away with a 38 year old at the back if you play the Watty way with safety in numbers surrounding him. |
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| Kingslim | 19 Dec 2017, 01:09 PM Post #56 |
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69 and counting
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Hopefully, he turns out a good one or his new nickname could take a sinister turn. |
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| Paul Allen | 19 Dec 2017, 01:12 PM Post #57 |
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Occasional Substitute
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Only know that RB Leipzig are an all-action high pressing team, so he should be used to playing similarly at Celtic. That and he's also played as left-back so probably decent on the ball, and will likely play as the left-sided centre-back which should bring a bit more balance mean Boyata can move over to the right. |
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| 20Glasgow_Bhoy06 | 19 Dec 2017, 01:12 PM Post #58 |
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Unseen Fenian Hand
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A player who needs no introduction... |
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| Paul Allen | 19 Dec 2017, 01:12 PM Post #59 |
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Sorry, meant to edit but pressed quote Edited by Paul Allen, 19 Dec 2017, 01:13 PM.
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| Ponder Stibbons | 19 Dec 2017, 01:20 PM Post #60 |
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Some of the worst players I've known were left backs. Doesn't fit the model and at 32 I'm assuming he's a stop-gap, but in BR we trust. |
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Some of the worst players I've known were left backs.
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