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Callum McGregor; Called up to Scotland squad...finally
Topic Started: 16 Jul 2014, 12:00 AM (360,971 Views)
IainG
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Ah but I was so much older then,I'm younger than that now
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New 4 year contract. Good. Deserves it. Very handy player to have around.
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TK57
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the thunder came back
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IainG
14 Sep 2017, 02:25 PM
New 4 year contract. Good. Deserves it. Very handy player to have around.
Never been his biggest fan, but I agree with you.

Must be a nightmare to play against him, like a wasp at a picnic, bloody pest. Never stops.
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Kingslim
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McGregor has improved greatly but some of the hyperbole on here is tremendous :lol:
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SonOfBobo
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I think there's always a little bit of callum mcgregor that will rankle me.

good for him and us though.
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IainG
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Ah but I was so much older then,I'm younger than that now
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TK57
14 Sep 2017, 02:35 PM
IainG
14 Sep 2017, 02:25 PM
New 4 year contract. Good. Deserves it. Very handy player to have around.
Never been his biggest fan, but I agree with you.

Must be a nightmare to play against him, like a wasp at a picnic, bloody pest. Never stops.
Yup. The kind of player that will give you 100% every time he steps on the park.
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Haitch
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ssmith81
14 Sep 2017, 02:18 PM
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14 Sep 2017, 02:02 PM
fatboab
14 Sep 2017, 01:59 PM

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I think that's a wee dig at Riddlehouse.
It effing better be :lol:
It was :lol:

Sinclair is my favourite current player :thumbsup:
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adammce
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Nice to see a young player develop into an excellent option for the team - feels increasingly rare these days. Well in Callum.
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stibhan
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What Strachan liked to call a 'right good team mate'. And one of our own.
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bubba
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Getting on a bit
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he's no barry bannan but he's ok

:lol: :lol:
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Zurawski 7
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fatboab
14 Sep 2017, 12:30 PM
riddlehouse
14 Sep 2017, 12:21 PM
A lot of "good wee player" and "handy to have around" condescending comments, but I believe he's far better than that and should be starting every game. Has more of an impact in how we play than Armstrong or Rogic.
that's nonsense.

No-one is being condescending. He's a decent squad player who will play 20/25 games a season for us. To suggest he should be a first pick ahead of Rogic and Armstrong is complete nonsense.
he will be playing a lot more than that. 44 games last season, 30+ the previous 2 and will no doubt be 40+ again this season.

certainly not nonsense to suggest he should be ahead of armstrong and rogic on form this calendar year
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Kingslim
14 Sep 2017, 02:12 PM
Barrabhoy1
14 Sep 2017, 01:54 PM
Kingslim
14 Sep 2017, 12:58 PM


He's not going to be selected ahead of them, purely on the basis, he's best suited for that type of game, ahead of the other two.

That's exactly what will happen in certain games.
Nah.

What games/teams do you think will fit that criteria?
Eh??

So are you suggesting managers don't pick certain players based on type of game/opposition they have. Really? :lol: That's is bonkers, it's been happening the world over in football at every level there is.

Like I said, that's exactly what will happen. Be it a (unlikely) tight game against the Huns, or a game in Europe away from home where a we need a point/draw to see us through. Of course that will happen.

I think a few people on here who had such strong viewpoints on him are still a bit blinkered.
Edited by Barrabhoy1, 15 Sep 2017, 10:04 AM.
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Walter Sobchak
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Was underrated (by myself and many others). He's now even more overrated.

Sort of like a cheaper than Poundland Paul Scholes.
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Well done to Callum. Worked hard and deserves new deal.
Great to see young local guys in the team.
Personally I'm always happy to see him start, got a goal in him and has never let the team down.
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Wasn't his last contract a 5 year one on the back of two good performances under Ronny?
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Luca
15 Sep 2017, 01:42 PM
Wasn't his last contract a 5 year one on the back of two good performances under Ronny?
Yeah, most likely on fairly low wages I'd imagine. Think this will probably see him getting paid closer to what he deserves.
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Not saying he's better than Armstrong, but he'd definitely be rated more highly if he had Armstrong's face. And hair.
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Callum McGregor delighted to sign new Celtic contract with his roots set firmly in the Parkhead club

Signing a new Celtic contract, Callum McGregor was transported back in time to the panelled Parkhead office where he penned his first deal at the age of 13.

And the guiding hand of the late Tommy Burns on his shoulder.

'When I signed the new contract I signed it in the little room just off the boardroom. It was the first time I'd been in there since the day I sat with Tommy and my parents to sign my first pro-youth contract,' he reflects now.

He continued: 'Because it was the first time I had been back in the room it was a nice feeling. I actually felt a bit emotional at the time.

'I texted my mum and mentioned it to her and she said it was nice to see how far I have come in the years since.

'It's a proud moment for me to tie my future down at the club where I've spent the bulk of my career.'

McGregor's links with Celtic stretch back 16 years. By the end of his new deal in 2021, he'll have spent over half of his life donning a green and white shirt to play football. The journey which began at the home of Cumbernauld Juniors in 2001 is not over yet.

'I still remember the trial, driving to it with my dad at the age of eight.

'Brian Meehan was the head of youth, Mark Millar was the coach and Tommy Burns was over-seeing it.

'I was actually a left-winger back in those days, a tricky winger, I don't know where that went…But Tommy was a massive influence for me coming all the way through. He would be at first-team training during the day then come to supervise us at 6pm.

'We would still be there at 10pm practicing free-kicks. He wouldn't let us go home. He was just that kind of guy, he loved football dearly. To come through from the age of eight means something to me.'

Left-back Kieran Tierney has become the poster Bhoy for the younger fans, the kid who would be travelling to games on a Wishaw Emerald Supporters bus if he wasn't playing for his boyhood idols.

McGregor, by contrast, tends to 'sail under the radar' (his own words), rarely attracting the plaudits his progress deserves. Yet his Celtic roots run deep, from east-end boy, to ball boy, to first-team regular.

'Celtic is pretty much all I have known in terms of football. Being from the east end of Glasgow it is a massive thing for me. The fans are always on about Kieran. But I am just happy to go under the radar.

'I am enjoying every minute of it here. I love the fans, I love the club, the manager is brilliant, it is a great place to be. Everything is going well.

He added: 'I'm from Easterhouse originally, then we moved to Springboig.

'I was always playing games as a young kid, but then when I moved into Celtic at nine or ten I started ball-boying at Champions League games. I did all the big Champions League games.

'I remember the Nakamura free-kick against Manchester United in the Champions League (in 2006). I was on the sidelines that night to the right of the dug-out.'

His proximity to the Champions League action is closer these days. He failed to start Tuesday's defeat to PSG, but is highly valued enough to join Scott Brown and Jozo Simunovic in signing a new Celtic contract. When Brendan Rodgers arrived, it was natural to fear McGregor might not make the cut. Natural, but quite wrong.

'It's been a progression ever since I broke into the first team, step by step. I probably think of last season and the game at Ibrox when I scored against Rangers. That was probably the moment when I thought: 'You know what, that's me here….'

'Everybody begins to give you respect as a first-team player. Your team-mates respect you as well.'

Resting on laurels is not an option. A 5-0 thrashing by Paris Saint-Germain was a humbling, sobering experience for Celtic's players. Inflicting results of that magnitude on domestic rivals is not unusual. Being on the receiving end is. PSG didn't play a different game; they played a different sport.

'I was a wee bit disappointed that I wasn't involved, but there are plenty of games. There are 60 games a season so I'm sure I'llbe playing in other games. I have just got to take it on the chin and move on and try and do well in training and get in the team again.'

The enjoyment of Celtic's European embarrassment by some of their SPFL rivals is natural, but could be misplaced. A 7-0 defeat in Barcelona in the opening game of last season's Champions League had little or no impact on domestic form.

Moussa Dembele could be back in the team for the visit of Ross County today, with Dedryck Boyata still to return. In Scotland - as in Europe - the gulf between the haves and the have-nots remains unbridgeable.

'The result in Barcelona last season galvanised the group and we knew we had a lot of work to do, but at the same time we couldn't let it affect us in terms of the domestic stuff,' adds McGregor.

'We knew we had a target to achieve and that's the same this season. We will learn from the experience and kick on as a group and that will make us a stronger group.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/Callum-McGregor-delighted
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Great player and happy to play anywhere on the park too. I'm a big fan.
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...And we're off to Dublin in the green...
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Baller.

Derided by many (including me) and has rammed it right down their throats.
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stibhan
14 Sep 2017, 04:24 PM
What Strachan liked to call a 'right good team mate'. And one of our own.
He definitely gives that impression and that adds to the amazement that he doesn't get pickedfor Scotland. A good player, who keeps improving and can play in a few positions. Definitely worth keeping.
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