Hildy 0 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 From the Daily Record: CELTIC wrapped up five-in-a-row and pipped Rangers to the title with a 2-0 win over Dundee United at Tannadice on a final day of drama in the Under-20 league. A win over their derby rivals during midweek had given Celtic a lifeline in this competition and they went into the match today knowing that a victory would allow them to leapfrog the Ibrox side at the summit and claim the trophy. The game at Tannadice was nervy at times, with Celtic defending a slender lead after Jamie Lindsay’s first half opener before Paul McMullan put the result beyond all doubt with a goal on the hour mark. Torrential rain made for tricky playing conditions and the home side enjoyed the first clear cut chance of the match when Ross Gilmour sent his header from a Chris McLaughlin free kick spinning over the bar early on. Celtic soon settled and took the lead, with John Herron’s initial shot blocked before Lindsay got on the end of the loose ball and rifled home in the 16th minute. United had chances to level before the interval, with Celtic keeper Leo Fasan pulling off two good stops and, after a tentative start to the second half, McMullan cut in from the right and latched on to a pass from Liam Henderson before beating Joe McGovern with a low drive. Youngster Henderson was, alongside Herron, one of two youths in the Celtic side with first team experience while John Souttar was an unused substitute for Dundee United. The victory meant that Stevie Frail and John Kennedy’s side pipped Rangers to a fifth consecutive title by a solitary point, with United finishing fifth from bottom in a 16 team league. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-match-reports/dundee-united-0-celtic-2-3518851 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cooper 0 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 5IAR, they have Scottish football sewn up for as long as they want. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 4,808 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 5IAR, they have Scottish football sewn up for as long as they want. Unfortunatly I think you are right but winning an u20 league doesn't necessarily mean your youth system is the best. Surely teams that have a fair number of u20 players playing in the first team are ahead in that particular department. eg. If Dundee Utd had been able to play their best XI with u20's you'd have had the likes of Soutar, Gauld and Robertson playing. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cooper 0 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Celtics best 6 players at that level are all out on loan. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 4,808 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Celtics best 6 players at that level are all out on loan. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Fair enough ! But it comes back to being a league that doesn't tell the full story. It's about managing and developing your young players, not winning titles. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cooper 0 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Fair enough !But it comes back to being a league that doesn't tell the full story. It's about managing and developing your young players, not winning titles. It has to be about both, i don't want us breeding losers. We are a club for winners. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 It has to be about both, i don't want us breeding losers. We are a club for winners. I didn't realise Celtic had 5 in a row. That's shocking and anyone who thinks that is irrelevant is kidding themselves. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cooper 0 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I didn't realise Celtic had 5 in a row. That's shocking and anyone who thinks that is irrelevant is kidding themselves. There was a time a few years back they were on about 9 i think, not sure who stopped them. May have been Hibs? As you say, anyone who dismisses stuff like this is foolish and rather ignorant. It paints a picture. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Sure I read an article about Spain or Barca winning together at all levels and how crucial it has been in their development. Might have been about Xavi. Been trying to find it but can't. I don't think Sinclair can be faulted in wanting to win in fairness. My understanding is it's all he is interested in. He doesn't care how we play or whether technical players get developed, he just wants the biggest team that can try and win. The thing some fail to understand is performance leads to success. Playing shit football might get you domestic success in a weak league like Scotland if you have a big cheque book, but you will soon be exposed badly in Europe. Although in Ally's case he could have a blank cheque book and the result would be the same. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hildy 0 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 How many of our under 20 players were denied a chance in the first team because we were chasing this title, and how many will get a chance in the future? We either have little belief in them or we got our priorities wrong by not giving some of them an opportunity to shine in the top team. Much as these youngsters want to win, if they are knocking on the first team door and being denied because Rangers thinks that an unbeaten record in the 3rd tier is something to brag about, who can blame them if they now feel disillusioned and angry? If we won't give them a chance at this level and Dundee United are prepared to do so at a much higher level, they will know that it's time to get out. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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