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<p><strong>Can Celtic get back to bossing the midfield battle?</strong><span id="more-3245"></span></p>
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The team with the most upheaval over the transfer window has been Celtic so we&#8217;ve been having a look at their business and what shape they are in now.</p>
<p>We examined the goalkeeping and defensive positions <a href="http://footballsfootball.com/WeknowSFA/celtic-window-case-defence/?source=rss">here</a>, with a conclusion of the goalkeeping position being weaker and cautiously saying the defence has improved.</p>
<p>We fully admit it&#8217;s a bit quick to be making judgements on many of the players and we got a bit of debate regarding one or two of the appraisals&#8230;<em>which is fair enough.</em></p>
<p><strong>Today we are going to look at the midfield and we expect it to get messy!</strong></p>
<p>One of the issues is the variation in formations and shape Celtic could in from the middle of the park. The defence is always likely to be a flat back four, which makes it easier to dissect.</p>
<p><em>So we&#8217;ll do our best.</em></p>
<p><strong><strong>Midfield</strong></strong></p>
<p>Starting with the new acquisitions</p>
<p><strong>Joe Ledley</strong></p>
<p>Ledley arrived from Wales for free due to a contractual loophole and has looked steady without grabbing any game by the scruff of the neck so far.</p>
<p>That said, there have been many reasons for this.Ledley has been forced to play at left-back on occasions and when he does play in midfield, there is yet to be a consistency in his choice of partner.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ve seen enough of Ledley to suggest he&#8217;ll do fine this season.</p>
<p>A goal from left-back against St Mirren indicates he knows where the net is but 2nd half performances away to Caley and Motherwell suggest Ledley can control things in the middle of the park.</p>
<p><strong>Efrain Juarez</strong></p>
<p>An early favourite of the Celtic fans, the Mexican has provided a dose of energy and enthusiasm to the middle of the park, something lacking in recent years.</p>
<p>Like Ledley, Juarez has been used at right-back and is yet to start in midfield in the league. It&#8217;ll be interesting to see how Juarez performs there in the SPL.</p>
<p>Two goals in Europe suggests he knows how to get beyond the opponents defence, although there may not be the same room behind SPL defensive walls as Juarez found in Europe.</p>
<p>On pre-season and European performances, Juarez is likely to be an asset in Celtic defending much further up the field. This is definitely a positive for the club and should instill a bit more tempo in the team.</p>
<p><strong>Biram Kayal</strong></p>
<p>Two games at Celtic Park, two man of the match awards. That&#8217;s not bad going and a lot of it stems from the fact that Kayal can do the basics right. It shows how poorly the Celtic midfield has been when the ability to control and then pass the ball impresses so much.</p>
<p>Kayal is likely to be the conduit from back to front, effectively pushing the team up the park whilst maintaining possession.<strong> Kayal also doesn&#8217;t look as though he&#8217;ll be bullied to often either.</strong></p>
<p>For balance, we have to add that Juarez and Kayal looked shocking away to Utrecht. The entire Celtic team did but given the way they had played previously, it was a surprise. Every player deserves a few chances and the early penalty awards threw all of a Celtic persuasion off guard so we&#8217;re not going to dwell on they showings but they both had off nights.</p>
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<p>If Celtic went with a 4-3-3, there is an argument for including these three players in the middle but that overlooks captain <strong>Scott Brown.</strong></p>
<p>We have been critical of Brown before, not because we think he is a bad player but because we think he should be doing better. A lot of this has been down to being asked to do a different role for Celtic against opposition laid out differently than he faced for Hibs and as he does for Scotland.</p>
<p>There has been a quiet resurgence of Brown of late though. His passing and control has looked sharper and he has seemed more focused. As mentioned for Joe Ledley, second half performances at Caley and Motherwell can rank amongst the strongest Brown has offered.</p>
<p>On this basis, we&#8217;d have to say Celtic have greatly strengthened in the middle of the park. Three new signings all showing potential and a marked improvement in the remaining player has to be a positive.</p>
<p>When looking at the players now in the middle, it&#8217;s hard to think of any reason for the inclusion of N&#8217;Guemo or Crosas so it&#8217;s a definite strengthening in the middle of the park.</p>
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<strong>Wide areas</strong></p>
<p>The loss of Aiden McGeady and his 14 SPL assists has to be considered a loss. Even allowing for a dipping of form, McGeady was the creative outlet Celtic always looked to and was one of the few players to get fans excited.</p>
<p>Diomansay Kamara looked okay on loan without ever really excelling and Marc Antoine Fortune was often shoved out wide to varying degrees of success.</p>
<p>The wide positions have a number of players vying for position and hopefully this competition can inspire better performances from the wide men.</p>
<p><strong>Jamie Forrest </strong>has burst onto the scene and been a revelation at times. With young players, you expect inconsistency and it will surely come from Forrest but so far he has looked good. An assist and goal versus St Mirren, an eye for goal in other games and a good level of work-rate has seen Forrest emerge with credit so far this season.</p>
<p>And then there is <strong>Paddy McCourt</strong>. We coined the term &#8220;<strong>part-time player, full-time genius</strong>&#8221; and it&#8217;s good to see he has lived up to that billing.</p>
<p>A brilliant 60 minutes versus Blackburn in a friendly earned McCourt a start at Caley where he had a virtually invisible hour. One cross-field pass was all he had to show until he got the ball wide and cut in and cut in and then whipped the ball home.</p>
<p>To ensure his cult status, he immediately picked up an injury when Shaun Maloney jumped on him!</p>
<p>Paddy also impressed away to Motherwell when he came on, changing the dynamics of Celtic&#8217;s play. McCourt can move at players, shifting the opposition defence backwards as they drop deeper to counteract his talent which should then create more space for Celtic to press onto them.</p>
<p>Depending on the formation being played, any one of Juarez, Brown or Ledley cound find themselves out wide. Celtic are also awaiting the return of Niall McGinn and can of course, utilise a few of their forwards in the wide position of an attacking position.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ll discuss the merits of Samaras and Maloney when we look at the forwards but they provide options here too.</p>
<p>The loss of McGeady means Celtic had a big gap to fill and perhaps wisely, the club has decided to not put all of their eggs in one basket. The wide position is very dependent on confidence so a flexibility to rotate until someone earns the starting place is not a bad tactic.</p>
<p>This may be something that causes disagreement but even with the loss of Aiden McGeady, we would say Celtic are not weaker in the wide positions. And if two players step up and show consistency over the season, we&#8217;d expect an overall improvement in this area of the field.</p>
<p>Again, another long one but we&#8217;d say Celtic look to be much improved in the middle of the park. There appears to be flexibility in the players to allow for a few shapes to be set out and there seems a greater tempo than Celtic have had in recent years.</p>
<p>We will round up our review by looking at the forward positions<em> (hopefully on Friday)</em> but tell us your thoughts on the Celtic midfield.<br />
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		<description><![CDATA[13 midfielders but will it be enough? With Celtic bringing in Israeli midfielder Beram Kayal, some fans have been wondering why the club have spent more money on another midfielder? Even before Wednesday night’s capitulation in Braga, the Celtic backline and goalkeeping spot were under close scrutiny and they failed the first test of the [...]


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<p>With Celtic bringing in Israeli midfielder Beram Kayal, some fans have been wondering why the club have spent more money on another midfielder?</p>
<p>Even before Wednesday night’s capitulation in Braga, the Celtic backline and goalkeeping spot were under close scrutiny and they failed the first test of the new season. This means that the need to bring in centre halfs, a left back and even a goalkeeper should be pressing matters for the club.</p>
<p>This is why there has been some concern over the fact that another midfielder has been added to the squad but Celtic may not be as overburdened in that area as you would first think.</p>
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<p><strong>A look at the Celtic website suggests the club has 13 midfielders in their first team squad.</strong></p>
<p>3 of these players are youngsters so you can overlook Simon Ferry, who appears to be on his way to Swindon Town anyway, as well as Ryan Conroy and Charlie Grant. <strong>This takes the number of midfielders down to 10.</strong></p>
<p>Aiden McGeady is on the list as well and it would appear that he will be leaving the club shortly. The official line is that Aiden McGeady missed the Braga match because of an injury but many believe he was removed from the match squad to prevent him from being cup-tied.</p>
<p>This leaves the midfield with 9 players and it has to be said that Lennon doesn’t appear to fancy Marc Crosas, with the Catalan player only featuring in emergencies or when the game may not be the most important in the mind of the manager.</p>
<p><strong>So that leaves the Celtic midfield down to 8 players.</strong></p>
<p>Of these, it has to be said that wide men Shaun Maloney, Paddy McCourt and Niall McGinn have all suffered injury problems and it would be a brave manager that put all his faith in them. This leaves you with a core of five players:</p>
<p><strong>Efrain Juarez<br />
Scott Brown<br />
Joe Ledley<br />
Ki Sung Yueng</strong><br />
And new signing <strong>Beram Kayal</strong></p>
<p>There is every chance that Aiden McGeady will be replaced, the rumours about Liam Lawrence refuse to go away, or there may be a hope that one of the afore mentioned trio of McGinn, McCourt and Maloney can step up to the plate to replace the Republic of Ireland international.</p>
<p>However, if Celtic are planning to play a 4-5-1 <em>(or 4-3-3)</em> or whatever variant is popular this week, they may find themselves short of numbers if injuries and suspension kick in.</p>
<p>It has to be said that Celtic’s top priorities are the left back, centre half and striking position so there needs to be action on improving these positions.</p>
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<p><strong>However, thinking that the Celtic midfield is settled is not quite true either.</strong> We wouldn’t be surprised to see a few more changes in the middle of the park for Celtic as well as the other positions on the field.</p>
<p><strong>How many more changes do you think Celtic need to make?</strong><br />
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<p>It hardly seems like days since the World Cup final and the last game of the 2009/10 campaign but already a Scottish representative is getting set to hit the field for competitive action. Motherwell have a new field at Fir Park and Icelandic opponents Breidablik will be the first foot for the 2010/11 season.</p>
<p>Its a tough task for Motherwell as their opponents are well into their season and after 11 games are top of the Icelandic Premier League. This mixture of confidence and fitness means that a tricky night is definitely in store for the Lanarkshire club but Craig Brown is not taking a lack of action as an excuse for whatever happens on Thursday night.</p>
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<p>Last year’s Europa League qualifiers showed that John Ruddy could be trusted between the sticks for Motherwell and new goalkeeper Darren Rudolph will be hoping to start the season off well. A clean sheet will give Motherwell plenty of confidence, and another week of fitness, to take to Iceland in their attempt to progress in the competition.</p>
<p>Motherwell have had just the three pre-season friendlies behind them before this match but the players have known this match was looming since the moment their participation in the tournament was confirmed. This happened when Dundee United triumphed in the Scottish Cup final over Ross County so the Well management team and players can’t say this was a surprise.</p>
<p>Depending on the result at Fir Park tomorrow night, the debate and discussion about summer time football is sure to kick off again and we must admit that we aren’t adverse to it. We like the current situation, its what we’ve always known but if by altering the calendar we give our team a better chance of progressing in Europe, it has to be considered.</p>
<p>Mind you, if anyone advocates the benefit of <em>“summer football”</em>, they should be dragged outside and left to stand in the pouring rain for an hour and tell us all about the high points of summer football!</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Games are running out for Pressley’s safety guarantee Falkirk know that the second bottom club Kilmarnock are not playing until Sunday so they really have to get something from Fir Park to turn the pressure up on them. The Killie v Aberdeen game could go either way so a loss today for Falkirk could see [...]


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<p><strong>Games are running out for Pressley’s safety guarantee</strong><span id="more-2133"></span><br />
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<p>Falkirk know that the second bottom club Kilmarnock are not playing until Sunday so they really have to get something from Fir Park to turn the pressure up on them. The Killie v Aberdeen game could go either way so a loss today for Falkirk could see the club slip even further behind in the battle to stay up.</p>
<p><strong>A win though&#8230;.well, it’s very much up for grabs.</strong></p>
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<p>Steven Pressley has been moaning this week about clubs spending more than what their budget entails but we all know that’s football and at the moment, it is within the rules. Okay, perhaps it is impossible for a club like Falkirk to do this at the moment but they have in the past and the Bairns are as guilty as any other Scottish football club for at times living beyond their means.</p>
<p>Pressley is a strange character, a lot of people speak highly about him and the leadership skills he brings but he seems so wooden to us. Upon getting the Falkirk job, Pressley guaranteed Falkirk would not be relegated. It’s time to start proving that Steven or you’ll be remembered as someone who is unable to keep his promises, amongst other things.</p>
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<p>Motherwell suffered a bad reversal last weekend against Dundee United but with United also thrashing Hibs in midweek, the Lanarkshire club are still on the trail of fourth place. A home win today will see Motherwell leapfrog Hibs, who do not play until tomorrow.</p>
<p>Motherwell travel to Celtic Park in their final pre-split game so three points today would be most welcome for Craig Brown to shove Motherwell up the table.</p>
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<p>It may seem as though there is not a lot for Motherwell to play for but with every league position worth additional cash, the difference between fourth and fifth could have an impact on Motherwell’s budget for next season.</p>
<p>The Well players may not has as much to play for as the Falkirk players but you still fancy their chances of taking the points today.</p>
<p><strong>Bairns, is it beginning to look as though you are doomed?</strong><br />
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<p><strong>At least McDonald would have got to see it this time</strong><span id="more-1798"></span></p>
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<p>Well, according to the Celtic website, the decision to send off Scott Brown was one that seemed to mystify most observers but that has held no sway with Dougie McDonald and the SFA.</p>
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<p>McDonald was unable to get a clear view of the incident on Sunday as he was looking through a crowd of players but he wasted no time in brandishing a red card to the Celtic captain. Given the swiftness of movement and decisive action that McDonald took, it was probably unlikely that he would be willing to accept he made a mistake.</p>
<p><strong>Even one that may have been made in a honest manner.</strong></p>
<p>The thing is, with a Celtic source casting doubt over the credibility of referee’s against the club, was there any chance a grade one official was going to come out and say that they made a bad decision against the club?</p>
<p><em>Anyways, back to the facts as opposed to opinions which some will agree with, others will disagree with.</em></p>
<p>Brown has been given a three match ban and will miss:<br />
<strong>Away to Falkirk<br />
Home to St Johnstone<br />
Away to St Mirren</strong></p>
<p>With the league race virtually over, Brown’s absence may not be a crucial loss to the club, some may even say Celtic’s midfield could improve, however, Tony Mowbray won’t be pleased at losing his captain for three matches.</p>
<p><strong>Who will come in for Brown?</strong><br />
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe they’ll rescind his red card? The SFA made a big show of inviting all Grade One officials to Hampden for the debut game of the Craig Levein era, no doubt hoping to create a sense of unity behind the beleaguered refs and linesman. Yes, its a strange one. Hugh Dallas has been critical of [...]


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<p><strong>Maybe they’ll rescind his red card?</strong><span id="more-1791"></span></p>
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<p>The SFA made a big show of inviting all Grade One officials to Hampden for the debut game of the Craig Levein era, no doubt hoping to create a sense of unity behind the beleaguered refs and linesman.</p>
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<p>Yes, its a strange one. Hugh Dallas has been critical of refs this season but then rewards them in this manner, we wish our bosses rewarded incompetence, it would make life a whole lot sweeter. <strong>Cos we’re fairly incompetent.</strong></p>
<p>Anyways, there would have been a bit of embarrassment amongst the ref’s seats when Scotland took the lead. A great cross from Wallace was nodded back across goal by Barry Robson and Scott Brown was in the right place at the right time to fire the Scots into the lead.</p>
<p>It was changed days from Sunday when Brown was in the wrong place at the wrong time when Dougie McDonald deemed his clash with Kyle Lafferty deserving of a red card. Celtic fans will be hoping that this goal may encourage the SFA to look upon the players appeal with a bit more kindness.</p>
<p><strong>Then again, is there point in trying to work out the SFA logic? Nope&#8230;anyways, back to Craig Levein.</strong></p>
<p>There is obviously no guarantee about what will happen in the qualifying campaign but this victory will hopefully give the national team a confidence boost for the vital head to head matches against the Czech Republic.</p>
<p>The most startling thing was the fact that it was Scotland’s first friendly win at Hampden in 14 years. So for that reason alone, the Craig Levein era has got off to a great start.</p>
<p><strong>What was your high point of the evening?</strong><br />
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<p><strong>Dermot Gallagher shows up Dougal</strong><span id="more-1778"></span></p>
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<p><strong>You all know by know that WeKnowSFA highly respects Stuart Dougal and eagerly await his column every week.</strong></p>
<p>Oh wait, no we don’t, he is an arse of a human being and an auditor of any note would take a look at his columns and see he was unfit for duty, if not a little unhinged.</p>
<p>Another day, another dollar for Dougal with his witterings:</p>
<blockquote><p>So let&#8217;s start with the big one, Brown&#8217;s red card. When I first saw it I felt it was two players coming together and, to be honest, it was all a bit of handbags. Then Kyle Lafferty went down and I did find myself thinking &#8220;not again&#8221;. But Brown put his head towards Lafferty in a butting motion. That&#8217;s violent conduct. That&#8217;s a red card.</p>
<p>It doesn&#8217;t matter whether Brown struck him in the face or not &#8211; in fact he didn&#8217;t. He pushed his head towards an opponent and that is giving any referee a decision to make. It was an illegal action and therefore had to go.</p>
<p>Celtic fans felt it was harsh and that a booking was all their player deserved. But what I would say is that Celtic supporters should look at Brown who was wearing the captain&#8217;s armband. What was he thinking about?</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>So another dig at a player and an overlooking of Kyle Lafferty’s role in all of this, all in a mornings work for Dougal.</strong></p>
<p><strong>However, with regards to Brown, should it have been a red card? Was Dougal right in his assertion? </strong></p>
<p>He should know more than us, after all, we were never a grade one referee. Grade A rocket we wouldn’t argue with but never a grade one ref.</p>
<p>Dermot Gallagher was though and he had a few choice things to say about the red card award to Scott Brown. And no offence but Dermot Gallagher’s opinion carries a lot more weight than Stuart Dougal’s ever would.</p>
<p>Video footage of Gallagher’s appearance on Sky Sports News <em>(sorry guys, no Georgie, Millie or Charlotte close-ups involved)</em> can be found <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/9822973">here</a>:</p>
<p>Gallagher is adamant that it was not worth a red card and that the appeal should be successful. That remains to be seen.</p>
<p>Another thing that Gallagher talked about <em>(not on video)</em> was of the great game that Mike Dean had during the Chelsea versus Manchester City game and he was spot on. That was a tremendous refereeing performance throughout the 90 minutes in a match which had a lot of baggage surrounding it.</p>
<p>Oh to see a refereeing performance like that in Scotland&#8230;.or at least hear the opinion of an ex-referee without an agenda, the sort of thing that will never happen here.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[He brings good staring credentials As we all know, Scott Brown was transferred from Celtic during the January transfer window and the midfielder is now looking forward to a relegation dogfight at the wrong end of the English Premier League. However, away from the warped reality that Keith Jackson and Jim Traynor live in, Scott [...]


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As we all know, Scott Brown was transferred from Celtic during the January transfer window and the midfielder is now looking forward to a relegation dogfight at the wrong end of the English Premier League.</p>
<p><strong>However, away from the warped reality that Keith Jackson and Jim Traynor live in,</strong> Scott Brown has just been made Celtic captain by Tony Mowbray. Perhaps this is the decision that the player and manager had a meeting about a few weeks back?</p>
<p><strong>Okay, less of the journo baiting and back to the news in question, is this a good decision?</strong></p>
<p>Celtic fans have yet to see the best of Scott Brown and there is an argument that if Mowbray wanted to see the best of Brown, it was not the captains armband he should have been given, it was a Scotland top.</p>
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<p>It has been a tough few years for Broony, no one will deny that but the number of Celtic fans who don’t believe the player has what it takes is growing and there are a number of reasons for this.</p>
<p>Firstly, when he played for Hibs, you could rely on Brown to play well against Celtic. His style of pressing and determination works well against a side with a lot of possession and his breaks from midfield could work well against a team that would press onto their opposition.</p>
<p><strong>Therefore, Brown is a good player to play against Celtic but maybe not so good to play for Celtic.</strong> </p>
<p>In the hoops, Brown is the player being pressed hard and he comes up against opposition defences which sit deep, making it harder for an on-rushing midfielder to make an impact.</p>
<p>Brown has also showed a lack of ability to control the ball in vital times and his passing range doesn’t usually differentiate much from blooter.</p>
<p>There is no doubt that a fit and on form Scott Brown can be one of the best players in the SPL but the question remains whether Brown can be that man at Celtic.</p>
<p><strong>It also asks the question; how Celtic will line up?</strong></p>
<p>Tony Mowbray has usually been sticking to a 4-4-2 formation with two wide men leaving the two middle players fairly exposed. Hibs and Kilmarnock in recent midweeks have worked out that the middle players can be swamped which enables opposition teams to prevent Celtic from dominating.</p>
<p>If Mowbray sticks to his 4-4-2, will N’Guemo partner Brown? Does this mean Ki Sung Yueng will be forced into a wide position? If so, does it mean that McGeady, McGinn and when fit, Maloney are all fighting for one creative wide spot?</p>
<p>Does it mean that Mowbray will be looking to change his tactics and have a 3 in the middle?</p>
<p>With six strikers to choose from and try to keep happy <em>(and with his wages, you can’t see Robbie Keane sitting on the bench),</em> making Brown the captain and you would think an automatic starter, Tony Mowbray may have created some more problems for himself.</p>
<p><strong>Would Scott Brown be your Celtic captain?</strong></p>
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<p><strong>He has spent time as the top man at a club but Knox has made his name and reputation as being an assistant manager.</strong></p>
<p>Knox started his managerial career as a player-manager at Falkirk before becoming assistant manager at Aberdeen under Alex Ferguson. This was the glory era for Aberdeen with Knox on board for three years before a spell managing Dundee.</p>
<p>From there, Knox returned to Aberdeen for a second spell as No.2 to Ferguson before the pair went to Manchester United. Knox then found the calling of Ibrox to be too loud to ignore and was the second in line behind Walter Smith during their 9 in a row era before the pairing took over at Everton.</p>
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<p>After this, a rather nomadic spell where Knox was almost a number two for fire was started, with Knox providing assistance for a number of young Scottish managers, including Mark McGhee, Erick Black and Richard Gough.</p>
<p>A spell in charge of the Scotland Under 21 side allowed Knox to take control again but he was soon to be an assistant manager again under Gary Megson at Bolton Wanderers. <!-- Article Start --></p>
<p><strong>Knox was part of the ill-fated Paul Ince reign at Blackburn Rovers before his current tenure at Fir Park alongside Craig Brown.</strong></p>
<p>There is no doubt that the new Motherwell pairing will bring a vast amount of experience to the club, which will hopefully offer benefit to the youngsters at the club. Whether the new duo put as much faith in the youngsters as Jim Gannon did remains to be seen but they may have little choice.</p>
<p>Considering the cut-backs imposed on the Motherwell first team squad in the summer, Gannon performed tremendously to mould a team together so quickly but it appears that it was personality issues as opposed to footballing matters that decided Gannon’s fate.</p>
<p>Archie Knox has a reputation as a hard-man and a disciplinarian so any youngster at Fir Park will be advised not to step out of line.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four year deal for South Korean star Following the awarding of a work permit on Friday, Celtic have announced the signing of South Korean international Ki Sung Yeung on a four year contract. The player said the following; I am absolutely delighted to sign for Celtic, a football club with a tremendous history and one [...]


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Following the awarding of a work permit on Friday, Celtic have announced the signing of South Korean international Ki Sung Yeung on a four year contract. The player said the following;</p>
<blockquote><p>I am absolutely delighted to sign for Celtic, a football club with a tremendous history and one which is known throughout the world.</p>
<p>I know that Celtic has some of the best supporters in the world and I will be doing all I can to show these fans what I can do and give everything as part of a team which will aim to achieve more and more success.</p>
<p>When I lived in Australia, my football coach there was a Celtic supporter and through him I really became interested in the club.</p>
<p>It is now a dream come true for me to join this great club &#8211; already, Celtic has shown me a tremendous welcome and I really do now feel part of the Celtic family. I look forward to teaming up with my new manager and team mates and I will be working hard towards achieving all I can for Celtic.”</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>The original article featured a comment questioning just how much the player would know about Celtic. This has been taken by some readers as to being an attack on the integrity of Ki Sung Yueng or perhaps something of a darker nature. This was certainly not the intention and was in fact, a questioning of the media attention to have this sort of remark when players come to Celtic. To cause offence was certainly not the intention and therefore, WeKnow SFA has decided to remove the sentence. We believe it was a case of ambiguity and misunderstanding but there has to be a need for any website to be careful with their articles and any representation within. Therefore, WeKnowSFA apologises unreservedly if any of our readers felt this article overstepped the mark</strong></p>
<p><strong>Celtic look as though they have found a midfield pairing that works with Landry N’Guemo and Marc Crosas finding form. The club have won their last four games and having a settled midfield pairing has been at the heart of this.</strong></p>
<p>Some fans say that the absence of Scott Brown has helped Celtic to find a consistent level of form and the arrival of the South Korean will spark further comment about the Scottish internationalist’s future.</p>
<p>Injury is the reason why Brown is absent from the Celtic midfield but there will be increased speculation about his future at the club. <strong>When Brown’s former Hibs boss Tony Mowbray took charge at Celtic Park,</strong> hopes were high the club would finally see the best of the midfielder.</p>
<p>Barring an all-action substitute performance in Russia which helped Celtic squeeze through, Brown’s form has been poor at best. How much of this can be attributed to the injury is unclear but it is fair to say that Celtic fans have not seen the best of Scott Brown.</p>
<p><strong>Will Ki Sung Yueng spell the end of Scott Brown’s hooped career?</strong><br />
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