I hope so, Docco, I really do. Maybe a year or two away from Parkhead to hone his art and broaden his experience will set him up for bigger things to come. Too many decent football men get lost to the game and it would be a shame if that happened to Scott Brown.
I said that before that the lockdown was tougher on Broony than most - he was actually better just have a 3 week breather then start up again.
I'm all good and at peace with that, Hoopster. I'd like nothing more than for him to continue being a Celtic legend.
U hav not got 2 wondr or hope as Broony has made it klear in interviews he wants 2 b a coach, n a coach wiv Celtic his aim.
He wasny just idly watchin under age Celtic teams ply in his spare time, he was doin his first coaching badges.
Well weve just added Turnbull to the midfield hopefully he , like soro will hit the ground running. Also big Nir , I wonder if he remembers that he is actually a quality midfielder with a howitzer of a shot on him. Returning Nir to his natural position would no doubt see some rustiness but with Christie, McGregor, Rogic , moi, Forrest , ntcham as our midfielders I do believe that we have the strongest midfield in the country by miles. Of course injuries wont always permit us such luxury but we also have the youngsters in Connell, Henderson and mikey johnstone to come through , the latter 2 having already made a minor breakthrough of sorts. Still it is true as you said broony is THEE ball winner and main man at breaking up opposition moves his vision is second to none. Weve now seen ronnie, br and now once more lenny looking for his replacement when the time comes. Ronnie made a decent effort at that in brining in ajer, Rodgers kouassi well the less said the better , soro ? Who knows but lenny seems him good enough to make the bench and that's a plus in itself. Fact is (imo of course) we will most likely have to break the bank , possibly spend more than weve ever spent on 1 player to get a replacement for our captain. As green sprig said he is no ordinary player , recalling the majority of the support wanted him gone when ronnie was in charge and it was a majority I believe, only for him to raise the bar again. In an ideal world soro will be able to share some of the burden. Weve lost a few big characters in the dressing room of late , lustig was a big (though necessary) loss to the squad. So I think that we have to, when the time comes spend big and probably bigger than ever as how do you replace such a man, winner, captain? Not with young projects imo we will need a ready to go winner with the experience and nous of what it takes captaining a massive club. I remember many eyebrows were raised when we forked out over 4mill for him and what a bargain that has been. I dont believe for a second that McGinn would have been capable of replacing broony as good a player as he is hes not in the same mould. Not a leader on and off the field great player though just not right for that job. I almost feel like I'm being sacrilegious even talking about a replacement for the legend broony is but the time will come and we will have to be ready for it because broony is a worldwide name , serial winner, no nonsense character. A shithouse of a player the fitba hacks like to call players like broony and I dont mean SMSM hacks broony is internationally recognized as a hardman but fair(ish) player . So I'm encouraged by the fact soro is making the bench at least. From what little I've seen of him he looks to be a ball winner but that's only the start he must be able to visualise what the opposition are trying to do and stop it before its begun , Raleigh the troops and give them a rocket when required. Soro may become that player I hope but he cant be now ir we'd have seen more of him. It's for these reasons that I believe we will have to spend heavily for the next captain as I dont believe either that calmac is that player nor anyone else currently at the club. I just hope it is the lack of games hes had this season and we'll soon see the real deal broony. Cos with no winter break this season theres no going away to recharge the batteries, we can set up differently tactically but at 35 and with the sacrifices hes made for the club the more I think on it the more its phishing me off that we dont already have a ready made replacement , I mean weve only had what 3 years or more to dwell upon it. Although it does take the board about 3 years to identify , target, and sign a player anyway
. One Scott Brown, captain, legend , collector of trophies medals , records, capable of self resurection, a player that we (certainly i) will never see the like of again. The 9 posters above the brazen head says it all. They say 1 picture can tell many stories but NINE pictures with captain invincible holding aloft the league trophy 9 seasons running? It really is incredible, words fail you when trying to explain such monumental achievement ☘
He is one of those characters that we are desperately in need of in the dressing room and I'd agree wholeheartedly with you MD his signing for us is quite possibly the best and most important of them all. He is indeed in the same kind of mould as broony and it's easy to forget that he almost died in 2010 lacerating his liver , lost 3 pints of blood in an injury collision with a goalie. He hasnt played too much at the top level for a top club , Everton being the biggest club I can think of but his over 30 appearances for Eire makes up for that. Strangely enough I mentioned that eyebrows were raised by our supporters when we paid hibs over 4 million for his signature, Duffy also raised eyebrows when he became Brighton's all time ( at the time ) record signing for 4million odds bucks . He also switched allegiances from NIreland to Eire so the zombies are gony love him haha. Theres quite a few parallels between him and broony you could make and the fact that he has played over 30 internationals for Eire he will fit right in at paradise and not a project either but an experienced international who wont be fazed by anything except maybe when he rolls up to rugby park , or one of the other fake plastic pitches looking for a football field haha "where the tucks the grass?" . The board have taken stick again as so every season. I cant fault them for the amount of money they have spent in the last 2 seasons. I have been quite pleasantly impressed with how much theyve put in. Not so much impressed by how they went about some of the signings like shved who anyone can see is a player but we cannot afford luxury passenger players (I nearly choked on my breakfast when I read we were allegedly looking at yaya Toure 5 years too late) and bayo , has he always had injury problems or just our training regime is so so tough all the players say that. Its still unclear whether he'll be back but I hope so for he didnt get the chance to shine except under the disco lights when he signed. We should've have repeated the christie manoeuvre and sent him to a scots club Aberdeen or killie wouldve let us see what he can do at our level not the french 2nd div which is miles behind the standard of the SPFL (ahem , ahem , choke , spluttter, bs!!)Broony, is one of those special, unique players who come around once in a.............this season, of all season's, his presence will be massive on and off the field,like you say Winter, i have high hopes for young Soro, this season,with the amount of games,no way can Broony play every game,who can step up?, well, this season ah think it just might be, big Shane Duffy!
Been saying it myself it's time he was fazed out we need fresh legs in midfield I don't see why we can't play a 352 way jamsey on left until elyonousi gets upto speed n frimngpong on right wing and midfield of turnbull calmac and christie for talking sake some fellow Tim's need to realise it can't last forever we awe love broony but it's time to face facts hes not having the same impact anymore it's time he became a coach maybe
U hav not got 2 wondr or hope as Broony has made it klear in interviews he wants 2 b a coach n a Manager, n wiv Celtic his aim.
He wasny just idly watchin under age Celtic teams ply in his spare time, he was doin his first coaching badges.
Hes 35 noo mate it comes to every footballer at arse end of they're career this is no time for sentimentality I know hes still fit as a butchers dug but it's time to move on he will always be one of us but times caught up way himSame as last year, Broonie is finished, Guy is not having any of our opinions.
He will do everything and anything it takes to be a positive contributor to this 10 season and it is early days just yet. I hope with all my heart that he can rediscover his form cos an in form broony is a force to be reckoned with. I hope lenny finds a way to get the best out of him and doesnt overplay him to the detriment of both the team and broony.Same as last year, Broonie is finished, Guy is not having any of our opinions.
He will move to the side at the end of this season, makes sense and in midfield and now defence we are getting stronger to allow him rest time, 20 game season Scott Brown is less than half of what we pushed from him other seasons, so 20 games max including in big cup games will see him through.
