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Scott Sinclair; New baby arrives, and there to greet her were her mama and papa.
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8 May 2017, 12:51 PM
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Still the stupidest post ever on this board. Mentally weak. Was arrant nonsense at the time, and not a thing has happened to make it any less irredeemably nonsensical. EDIT- also the most recent post by her/him
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8 May 2017, 12:58 PM
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Looking forward to him scoring some goals in Europe next season
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8 May 2017, 02:46 PM
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English reject ripping up the worst Scottish league in living memory. Or at least that's what someone said before I removed them from my Facebook
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8 May 2017, 06:07 PM
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English reject ripping up the worst Scottish league in living memory. Or at least that's what someone said before I removed them from my Facebook Worst league in living memory and they cannae even finish 2nd in it
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8 May 2017, 10:42 PM
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PLAYER of the Year winner Scott Sinclair has vowed to turn down any offers of a lucrative move back down south. The winger was honoured with the PFA Scotland award on Sunday night in recognition of a stunning debut season at Celtic. And the Englishman, who still has three years left on his contract, is not prepared to risk “ruining” his career by walking away from Paradise. The former Aston Villa, Manchester City, Swansea and Chelsea star is on the radar of several Premier League clubs after reinventing himself under Brendan Rodgers at Celtic.ing himself under Brendan Rodgers at Celtic. But when asked if he would fancy a bigger stage than Scottish football, Sinclair replied: “Not at all. I’ve found my happiness and I’m enjoying every minute at Celtic and I wouldn’t think of a reason to leave. “I wanted the enjoyment back so why would I want to leave and find myself back in a situation I was in last year or the year before? “I’m in no rush to leave here. I’ve had all these moves before. “I moved to City and it didn’t work out, I went to Villa and got relegated, and now I’m enjoying playing every week, scoring goals, back to my best. Why would I want to ruin that? “All I’m looking at is enjoying every single moment, improving my game and coming back stronger next season.” Sinclair would love to win a first England cap for the World Cup qualifier against Scotland at Hampden on June 10. He said: “Scotland v England would be the best one to play. I just have to keep my head down and work hard and hopefully one day the call comes. “Everything is outwith my control apart from playing well every week and scoring goals. That’s all I can do.” Rodgers’ side, who remain unbeaten in domestic competition, are aiming to seal the treble by beating Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup Final. The Hoops bowed out of the Champions League at the group stage, and Sinclair reckons the only way to top this term would be to go further in Europe. He said: “The only thing I’m thinking of is to go one better in the Champions League than this year. That’s the only area where there is room for vast improvement. We’re definitely better prepared than last year.” http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/801976/Celtic-Scott-Sinclair-Brendan-Rodgers-Scottish-Premier-League
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SCOTT Sinclair was well and truly on the ropes after disappointing spells at Manchester City and Aston Villa and came out fighting. His combative approach to the rocky patch he encountered has paid dividends and resulted in him enjoying an outstanding debut season at Celtic and being named PFA Scotland Player of the Year by his fellow professionals. Yet, the winger feels the success which he has experienced in this country in recent months is insignificant in comparison with that of his friend – the world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua. The 28-year-old may, having helped the Scottish champions qualify for the Champions League group stages and win the Betfred Cup and Ladbrokes Premiership while going undefeated domestically, have enjoyed a knockout season. But he thinks that Joshua, who unified the IBF, WBA (Super) and IBO titles with his win over Wladimir Klitchschko at a packed Wembley last month, still holds the upper hand with what he has achieved. The former bricklayer spent time in prison on remand for affray as a young man and was forced to wear an electronic tag when he was released. He was later arrested for drug dealing and given community service. But the London-born fighter learned from those experiences, turned his life around and won a gold medal at super-heavyweight at the Olympic Games in 2012. He has won all 19 of his fights by knockout since turning professional in 2013. Sinclair, who flew straight from the 5-1 win over Rangers at Ibrox to be ringside alongside 90,000 other fistic fans at the Klitchschko fight, revealed his countryman is a constant inspiration to him. “He is such a good, humble guy,” he said. “He is a superstar now. It’s great to see what he is doing. “I think I’ve been to his last three fights. I try to go to as many as I can if I’ve got time. It was a bit tight the last time, going from the Rangers game at Ibrox, straight down to London and then back the next day. “I got to hold his belt after the fight. There are so many people there, his close friends and family were in the ring. But one of his guys, part of the team, asked if I wanted a picture of the belt.” Sinclair continued: “I just met him in London a couple of years ago. I knew a few of his team, MJ (agent Michael Jarman) and Leon (actor Skinner) who are good guys as well. “Most of the time we just chat about normal stuff, not football or boxing. We normally talk about everyday life, rather than what we do for a living. When I was younger, I was into every sport and did a bit of boxing. But I do like watching it now. “Anthony is an inspiration to everyone around him. What he’s had to go through, and boxing is a different path to football, it’s an inspirational story to every youngster out there who wants to pursue a career and stay focused on the track to where they are going.” That is exactly what Sinclair has done since joining Celtic last summer. He struggled to establish himself at Manchester City and was unable to help Aston Villa stave off relegation last season. The £3.5 million which Brendan Rodgers spent on his services seemed like something of a gamble. But it has proved money well spent and then some. He is the top scorer in Premiership with 21 goals to his name to date. He credits Rodgers, who he worked under previously at Swansea City, with bringing the best out in him in recent weeks. “He just gives me that belief,” he said. “When you are playing under a manager like Brendan and you are given that licence and freedom to go out and play and just enjoy it while working hard, you can’t ask for more. “I’ve played under so many managers who haven’t got time for you to progress. If you have one or two games that aren’t so good athey are under such pressure. With Brendan it’s been unbelievable. I did well at Swansea under him and was at Chelsea as a youngster. He’s just a great manager to work under.” Sinclair is hopeful he can help Celtic maintain their unbeaten run in their last four games, beat Aberdeen in the William Hill Scottish Cup final later this month and complete what would be only the fourth treble in their history. “It’s getting closer,” he said. “All we can do is take every step as it comes. People always think we can win the treble, but I think we just need to keep playing like it’s our last game. We’ll then go to the final and hopefully that will the last game to top it off.” Sinclair, who has been capped by England at every age-group level up to under-21s and represented Great Britain and the Olympics in 2012, has been mentioned in connection with a call-up by his country in recent weeks. He admitted that he would love to be involved with Gareth Southgate’s side in the Russia 2018 qualifier with Scotland at Hampden next month. “That would be the best one to play,” he said. “I’ve just got to keep my head down and work hard and hopefully the call comes. Everything is out with my control apart from playing well every week and scoring goals. That’s all I can do” If the call from Southgate fails to materialise Sinclair will turn his attentions to helping Celtic to qualify for the Champions League group stages for the second seasons running. He is optimistic they can make more of an impression next term. “Hopefully we can go into the Champions League and go one better than this year,” he said. “That’s the only area where there is room for improvement. We’re definitely better prepared than last year.” http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/15273049.Scott_Sinclair_reveals_the_inspiration_behind_his_knockout_season_at_Celtic___heavyweight_champion_Anthony_Joshua/
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9 May 2017, 01:00 PM
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Herald today states that he is under contract at Celtic until 2018 - that's next year and I thought it would be longer. Tried checking but to no avail - anyone able to clarify?
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9 May 2017, 01:04 PM
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Herald today states that he is under contract at Celtic until 2018 - that's next year and I thought it would be longer. Tried checking but to no avail - anyone able to clarify? I'm almost certain it was a 4 year deal he signed
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9 May 2017, 01:05 PM
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Herald today states that he is under contract at Celtic until 2018 - that's next year and I thought it would be longer. Tried checking but to no avail - anyone able to clarify?
I'm almost certain it was a 4 year deal he signed Thanks - sounds more likely
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9 May 2017, 01:09 PM
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Herald today states that he is under contract at Celtic until 2018 - that's next year and I thought it would be longer. Tried checking but to no avail - anyone able to clarify?
I'm almost certain it was a 4 year deal he signed  Thanks - sounds more likely Transfer Markt says his contract is up in June 2020.
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/scott-sinclair/profil/spieler/31552
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9 May 2017, 01:20 PM
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9 May 2017, 01:22 PM
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Herald today states that he is under contract at Celtic until 2018 - that's next year and I thought it would be longer. Tried checking but to no avail - anyone able to clarify? 4 years according to Celtic's announcement when he signed.
http://www.celticfc.net/news/11029
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9 May 2017, 01:31 PM
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Herald today states that he is under contract at Celtic until 2018 - that's next year and I thought it would be longer. Tried checking but to no avail - anyone able to clarify?
4 years according to Celtic's announcement when he signed. http://www.celticfc.net/news/11029
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10 May 2017, 05:04 PM
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Did anyone catch him on talksport this morning?
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10 May 2017, 05:06 PM
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Did anyone catch him on talksport this morning? No, but i'd appreciate someone posting a link to the recording if available
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10 May 2017, 05:11 PM
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http://talksport.com/football/scottish-player-year-scott-sinclair-tells-talksport-he-joined-celtic-rediscover-happiness
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10 May 2017, 05:34 PM
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BBC Radio 2 playing in the office. You'll Never Walk Alone was on ten mins ago. Now Supertramp are on. Hun rage ahoy!
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20 May 2017, 05:19 PM
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hattrick needed tomorrow to finish top scorer in the league. 2 to match boyce
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scotty__sinclairThank you to the Celtic supporters association for voting me Player Of The Year and the amazing painting I received @artbhoy 🍀 
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Sinclair isn’t taking success for granted but he’s close enough to contemplate the magnitude of what this team stands to achieve over the next seven days. He said: ‘It hasn’t been done, an invincible Treble, which means something is working in this team and with this manager. ‘We can go back years and talk about the Larssons and all these big names and they didn’t even do it. So it would be a massive achievement, but we haven’t done it yet. ‘We need to keep going for these next two games and hopefully I will be talking to you guys about the fact we have made history.’ Today confirmed as the Scottish Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year, Sinclair and his 25 goals have been crucial to Celtic’s imperious season. After completing his £3.5million transfer the previous evening, he was named on the bench for the opening league game of the season which, in a nice piece of symmetry, came against Hearts at Tynecastle. Sent on with the score locked at 1-1, Sinclair announced his arrival in Scottish football by applying the finishing touch to Leigh Griffiths’ low cross to score a goal that set the tone for Celtic’s relentless domestic campaign. Yet, for all his talent and a CV that features spells at Chelsea, Swansea, Manchester City and Aston Villa, the 28-year-old has never participated in a cup final. He did, of course, score a memorable Wembley hat-trick for Rodgers’ Swansea in 2011 but for all the glory of taking the Welsh club to the Premier League, the play-off final doesn’t quite qualify. Having missed out on FA Cup selection with City in 2013 and Villa in 2015, he was injured when Celtic beat the Dons to lift the League Cup at Hampden back in November. This, he hopes, will be fourth time lucky. ‘I wasn’t there when City played Wigan and when it came to the FA Cup Final for Villa against Arsenal I knew I wasn’t playing. I’d played a couple of games leading up to it but sometimes you just know,’ he explained. ‘That game with Swansea was so long ago and is the only sort of big day I’ve been involved in, so it hurt to miss out again. I enjoyed the day anyway because I had played a massive part in the lead-up to the final but you always want to play.’ Having rediscovered his rhythm at Celtic and even been spoken of in international terms by Rodgers, there is a school of thought that Sinclair might wish to have another crack at the game down south. Given the fact he took a pay cut to move north, there is some financial logic in that view but it also ignores the degree of personal contentment he has enjoyed since moving to Glasgow. Asked if he would recommend a similar move to any other players enjoying a career nourishment, Sinclair responded: ‘It depends on the player’s mentality. On a personal note, I wanted to come and play football and enjoy it again. Not everyone has that mentality. You pick up nice money down there and people have nice lives. It depends on what type of person you are. ‘I always knew that Celtic was a massive club. But the intensity of playing in front of 60,000, that’s when it really hits you. You think: “Wow, this is something special”. ‘That brings a pressure. Up here we are the best team and we are under pressure to win every game. That’s a good pressure. ‘I am in no rush to move on. This is the happiest time of my career so far, I can honestly say that, so I don’t need to be looking too far in the future. ‘I concentrate on coming in with a smile on my face and looking forward to playing in the games.’ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4526106/Celtic-star-Sinclair-sets-sights-Invincible-Treble.html
football writers player of the year
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21 May 2017, 02:28 PM
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He just slipped "mentally strong" into his post match interview.
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