'Glasgow Cup' Final

[JohnMc 2,468]

It was my first chance to see Gilmour play live. He can certainly play, his movement and vision was noticeable and he's got a big heart too, challenging clearly bigger and older boys when some reticence might have been excused. I can see why we want to keep him and others want to take him.

 

At that age group you have players who still look like kids, slight build, smaller and more child like and then you've got the strapping lads who could pass for 25 year olds. I always assumed the wee small ones must be really good to get on the same pitch as the boys who are clearly physically much stronger than them.

 

Although I long ago realised you can't tell who is going to make it and who won't from watching one youth game I couldn't help speculating. Aitchison and the boy who got sent off caught the eye for Celtic, also I thought their full backs looked quite decent too. For us, Gilmour aside, I liked the defender Mayo and Kelly who I think was in midfield. But they could be flipping burgers or playing for AC Milan in 10 years for all I know.

 

I started watching saying it doesn't matter what the score is, the score isn't important at this level, it's about performance and style and learning. Of course when our sub put that header over in the final minutes I was howling at the TV like a maniac and cursing him all ways, as ever it came down to really wanting to beat them.