ian1964 10,367 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) ...........when the Scottish Premiership is so moribund should be wiped from history Edwin van der Sar holds a world record – when he was at Manchester United he went 1,311 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League. That record is under threat. Celtic’s Fraser Forster is currently on 1,035 minutes in the Scottish Premiership. But don’t you think it would be an absolute scandal if Forster took that record off the Dutchman? Celtic are a heavyweight champ bossing the ring, seeing off a succession of flyweights week in, week out. Every game is a mis-match for Celtic, it will be an embarrassment if Forster doesn’t break the record. It’s no criticism of the England man – he’s just doing his job. But it would be so wrong for a keeper at such a dominant club in such an uncompetitive league to take such glory. On Sunday, Forster broke Celtic’s clean sheet record when he shut out St Mirren, making it 11 in a row. Charlie Shaw – a 5ft 6in keeper, Celtic captain and legend - set the original record in 1922. Neil Lennon described Forster’s achievement as 'a testament to him and the players in front of him.' Really? As Lennon also said, Forster wasn’t 'overly worked' during the 1-0 win over St Mirren. He’s not been overly worked all season in the Scottish Premiership. Celtic’s wage bill is more than six times bigger than the next highest in the top flight north of the border. Rangers are out of the picture, and there is no serious challenge. So any records broken by Celtic at this time when the Scottish Premiership is so moribund should be wiped from history. Not only are they totally meaningless, they’re an insult to those who worked so much harder to break the record previously. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2551378/ADRIAN-DURHAM-My-four-questions-Manchester-United-fans.html#ixzz2sLmPGYf4 Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook Edited February 4, 2014 by Zappa added start of article 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 5,087 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 "Poor Charlie Shaw He never saw Whaur Alan Morton Pit tne baw." 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aweebluesoandso 290 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 You'll never get that clarity and honesty from the Scottish press,i wonder why? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Adrian Durham will get a power of abuse off of the teeth grinding craicpots for writing that. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC 150 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I suspect you don't wonder at all, aweebluesoandso 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anchorman 0 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Adrian Durham will get a power of abuse off of the teeth grinding craicpots for writing that. Durham loves winding them up. After they got humped big style by Barcelona reserves - the topic of his phone in the next day included "What is the point of Celtic? Are they a waste of time in the Champions League?" A complete wind up (he dislikes Lennon big style). 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 You can't wipe them from history but you can't really celebrate them either. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUDE 0 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Sincerely enjoyed that. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cooper 0 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 You can't wipe them from history but you can't really celebrate them either. Surely just like our League title and Ramsdens Cup wins? Where is the glory in beating such weak and inferior opponents? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC 150 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Surely just like our League title and Ramsdens Cup wins? Where is the glory in beating such weak and inferior opponents? Exactly, there is no glory for them or us. It is like when we were at the top and got drawn v little teams in the; there is no glory. There can only be shame in failing to win such things, as there was with the last Ramsdens' embarrassment last year. When we were where we should be - should never have been moved from - we beat minnows year after year and no-one remembers, nor should they - but Berwick in 67 will never be forgotten. So, it is just something that has to be done, has to be gone through - going though this period in style while building a new club ethos around youth and fast, slick passing would have made use of the enforced time in the wilderness, however. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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