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[ArmaghGAAforum]

Big interview in Celtic View this week with Mc Court and he reckons he found the going tough at the start but is now ten times fitter than the day he joined Celtic. Is earning rave reviews for the reserves at the moment. Even Danny Mc Grain says he cannot work out his talent or range of tricks, and lets face it he himself has come up against a good winger or two in his time. Still seems to me to be a little on the light side for the rough and tumble of the SPL, though

http://www.eighteen88.com/mccourt/paddy-mccourt-interview-video_697a19ab7.html

there is the interview in full.  He is sounding more confident.  Some of his goals in the reserves are brilliant and they are shown in this video

[gawa316]

Some crackin goals there and his technique is unbelieveable.

How come he never set the world alight ar Derry City?

[Main Street]

"Paddy is recognised to be one of the outstanding talents in the League of Ireland and City fans count their blessings that the midfielder turns out for the Candystripes."

McCourt has hogged the headlines in many a match report when playing for DC.
He is generally regarded to have had an excellent start to 2008 season but had recurring hamstring/ back injuries which kept him on the sidelines month after month.

[Tommy Tight Lips]

yeah he regularly terrorised defence in the LOI,was always derrys most dangerous player and always the player the opposition set out to stop but as its been said he had a lot of injuries and wud never have started any more than 6 or 7games in a row before being injured for at least a couple.if you look him up on youtube during this DC days theres a few good videos.just hope he can get rid of the injuries and make a go of it in scotland!
great win today for the hoops,2weeks off till the next game could be vital for the run in.

[T Fearon]

Posting this from Prestwick Airport, Saturday night. Great 3 points but a patchy display, naka, crosas and Mc Geady all off form, and I shudder to think how we'll cope for two games without Brown. Good to see VOH turn in a man of the match performance (though there was precious little competition from any other individual to-day) Still 3 points from a mediocre performance and the defence looked watertight as well, only 1 goal conceded in the last 5 games has to be good.

[the green man]

any word of a free upgrade, tone?

[Main Street]

and the defence looked watertight as well, only 1 goal conceded in the last 5 games has to be good.

Already wiped the Dundee Utd game from the memory

3 goals conceded in 5 games
and 4 dropped points on account of that.
Not a patch on the clean sheet team of Mjallby, Bobo and Valgaeren

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Lads good result today, 3 points in the bag, shite. performance though, should have scored 4 at least.

[TacadoirArdMhacha]

Some crackin goals there and his technique is unbelieveable.

How come he never set the world alight ar Derry City?

He was a joy to watch at Derry City. The most gifted player int he League by quite some distance. No matter how poor a match was, at least with Paddy on the pitch you'd be guaranteed something absolutely sublime.

[T Fearon]

Main Street, sorry about that, I had inadvertently erased the Dundee Utd game from memory.

Of course they're not a patch on the aforementioned. If Celtic had players of that ilk today the league would have been over by Christmas.

PS Managed to locate Easter Road (home of Hibs) in Edinburgh on Saturday morning on foot. Also is the Meadowbank Stadium, nearby, in Edinburgh, used at all these days? Seems like a good stadium going to waste?

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Daily Ranger has both front and back pages devoted to the following story:

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/comment/columnists/sport-columnists/jim-traynor/2009/04/20/madcap-idea-for-old-firm-to-head-south-becomes-masterplan-it-comes-to-money-86908-21291152/



http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2009/04/20/old-firm-to-be-offered-place-in-english-premier-league-but-must-pay-100m-entrance-fee-86908-21291451/

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Also:


http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2009/04/20/celtic-fury-as-split-fixtures-hand-advantage-to-rangers-86908-21291161/

[lynchbhoy]

. Also is the Meadowbank Stadium, nearby, in Edinburgh, used at all these days? Seems like a good stadium going to waste?

feck - dont thell your good friends in the fai ! ! !

[T Fearon]

What do you make of he post split fixtures? The Huns have us , Aberdeen and Hearts at home, and away trips to Hibs and Dundee United (the last fixture with Feeney playing for the Arabs and will surely be going all out to deny the huns...like hell), whereas Celtic have only Hearts and Dundee United at home and are away to Aberdeen and Hibs (two grounds  we've lost at this season) and Huns, and home to Dundee United and Hearts.

Its vital we avoid defeat at Ibrox as the Huns have a definite advantage with the fixture schedule

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

What do you make of he post split fixtures? The Huns have us , Aberdeen and Hearts at home, and away trips to Hibs and Dundee United (the last fixture with Feeney playing for the Arabs and will surely be going all out to deny the huns...like hell), whereas Celtic have only Hearts and Dundee United at home and are away to Aberdeen and Hibs (two grounds  we've lost at this season) and Huns, and home to Dundee United and Hearts.

Its vital we avoid defeat at Ibrox as the Huns have a definite advantage with the fixture schedule

Strachan's not happy and throw in the timing of the Huns match with Scott Brown going to miss it, can't blame him!