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Group: uk.sport.football.clubs.celtic · Group Profile
Author: John E
Date: Dec 18, 2006 13:31

"Moody Marco" zoom.co.uk> wrote in message
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> John E wrote:
>> "Moody Marco" zoom.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:8PCdnUlBCKDfZRvYnZ2dnUVZ8smonZ2d@giganews.com...
>>> liam* wrote:
>>>> "Moody Marco" wrote
>>>>> Ray wrote:
>>>>>> "Moody Marco" zoom.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:sMednSirgMSv0RvYnZ2dnUVZ8ti3nZ2d@giganews.com...
>>>>>>> Ray wrote:
>>>>>>>> "Moody Marco" zoom.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:7MSdnabztbS3PhjYRVnyjQA@giganews.com...
>>>>>>>>> celticbhoy60 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> "Moody Marco" zoom.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>> news:bYadncnvbccp5BjYnZ2dnUVZ8sylnZ2d@giganews.com...
>>>>>>>>>>> Ray wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> "Colin Mckechnie" ntlworld.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>> message news:aqchh.17146$HV6.14455@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
>>>>>>>>>>>>> We were a little lucky though lol
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Theres no such thing as luck, It was a good old fashioned
>>>>>>>>>>>> old firm match, the muddy pitch seen to a good old tussle.
>>>>>>>>>>>> I felt Celtic had to much in reserve to raise our game
>>>>>>>>>>>> whenever we needed to. McGeady, Lennon & Boruc deserve
>>>>>>>>>>>> special credit for game.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> You're fucking kidding? McGeady was honking today.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You would say that
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Oh come on.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I can see why McGeady can do no wrong in the eyes certain
>>>>>>>>> Celtic fans but he was pish today. Doing a couple of fancy
>>>>>>>>> turns does not mean you played well.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> For Celtic Lennon & Boruc were very good, McManus, Balde,
>>>>>>>>> Wilson and Naylor were good, Nakamura occassionally looked the
>>>>>>>>> part, but McGeady was pish. And there were Celtic fans on the
>>>>>>>>> radio phone in saying the same thing. Indeed SME in this very
>>>>>>>>> thread criticised his performance. I lost count of the number
>>>>>>>>> of times Rangers players just took the
>>>>>>>>> ball off him. Note I didn't say "tackle him", I said "took the
>>>>>>>>> ball off him" - more often than not they just ran along side
>>>>>>>>> him, and came away with the ball.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Can I ask *why* you think he deserves "special credit" for
>>>>>>>>> today's game? Lennon & Boruc I'll give you, but why McGeady?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Last season everyone was raving about Maloney and rightly so,
>>>>>>>> this season McGeady has improved his game and Maloney has taken
>>>>>>>> a backseat to him. He is a matchwinner and has lit up the
>>>>>>>> Scottish game with some of his play. He worked tirelessly
>>>>>>>> again today on a very heavy pitch, it didnt always come off for
>>>>>>>> him but but every time he gets the ball Celtic fans get
>>>>>>>> excited and opposition fans (and defenders)get scared
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> He was pish yesterday, why can't you just admit it?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> , he is a cracking player and deserves credit for
>>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Of course - but that doesn't mean he had a good game yesterday.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> he wasnt pish! IMHO i thought he was great and i appreciated his
>>>>>> shift.
>>>>>
>>>>> He was poor. So far you're the only one I've came across that
>>>>> thinks he was great
>>>>
>>>> "McGeady had yet another fine game for Celtic..." Graham Spiers in
>>>> today's Herald...
>>>
>>> "great"
>>
>> Certainly not "great" (no Celtic player was), but not "honking"
>> either. He skinned Rangers players a good few times (was he not also
>> involved in the build up for Gravesen's goal?), and showed some
>> lovely skill.
>
> Fair enough, maybe not honking, but I wouldn't even say "good".

Hardly any Celtic players were "good" IMO except Boruc and the defense
(particularly Naylor).
>>If I was going to critisise Celtic players, he wouldn't
>> be first in the list (it would be Naka actually).
>
> I thought Naka was ok. What was your problem with him?

Lack of effort primarily. I like Naka so I let him off without getting
violent.
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