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Craig Gordon

Discussion in 'Ex Players' started by Dáibhí, Jul 3, 2014.

Discuss Craig Gordon in the Ex Players area at TalkCeltic.net.

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  1. LectersLuncheon

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    When we first signed him I was gutted. Pure gutted. An injury prone Hun who went to sevco FOR FREE to try to forge a deal.

    But he proved me wrong. His first season he was immense.

    His second season he was solid but looking suspect.

    After that... It was calamity after calamity. Error after error.

    Take hindsight into account and I was completely justified.
    Not only was he becoming a disaster between the sticks, but he compounded my loathing with constant blame shifting, arrogant diatribes and constant crooning about his beloved diets.

    One of Rodgers' first moves was to replace him. Didn't work out.

    Same with Lenny. Did work out.

    Gordon was provided with a wage well beyond his worth. He was given status. European opportunities. He was given his chance back on the international side. He was given his CAREER back when no one, not even sevco would touch him.

    Where's his gratitude? His humility? Where's his * conscience?

    Nowhere.

    If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, then it's a * Hun.
     
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    He was good up until that Inter game. He * us out of Europe with that and was a calamity ever since.
     
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    If he was anywhere near as good as he (or indeed some of the deluded on here) thinks he is he wouldn't need to keep flapping his * holster to the media every two seconds looking a job.
     
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    Can't wait to move him to ex-players
     
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    Anyone still rate or have sympathy for this piece of *?
     
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    Nah ....
     
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    The more he talks the worse he comes across.
     
  10. Henrik 07 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Goalkeeper Craig Gordon's prime motivation in deciding the next move in his career is to force his way back in to the Scotland team.

    The 37-year-old is out of contract with Celtic, who have offered him reduced terms, and has spoken with Hearts.

    Gordon said he is driven by Scotland being "a couple of games away from qualifying for a major finals".

    "The only way I can try to force my way back in to Steve Clarke's thoughts would be to play football," he said.

    "That's always going to be a main thing for me to think about, the financial aspect not so much.

    "I still have ambitions to get back in to the Scotland squad and perhaps even challenge for the number one spot to try and get to a finals."

    Scotland face Israel at Hampden in a Euro 2020 play-off semi-final in October. Victory in that would leave a final against Serbia or Norway away to clinch a first appearance at a major finals since the World Cup in France in 1998.

    Gordon won the last of his 54 international appearances in a 3-1 home defeat by Portugal in October 2018.

    In the season halted by coranavirus in March, he made only six first-team appearances for Celtic, four of which were in European competition, as Fraser Forster became Neil Lennon's established goalkeeper.

    But, speaking to BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound, the former Hearts and Sunderland keeper insisted he had much left to offer, especially having had a two-year spell out of the game injured.

    "I'm well over 500 games in my career and I don't want to stop now," he said.

    "You want to test yourself against the best players and I want to continue to do that.

    "I'm feeling as well as I have done in the last five years. I've worked hard in lockdown. I do realise that time is running out for me but I'm still hoping I've got a good few years left in my body."

    Gordon feels he is out of contract "at the worst possible time" and fears for many lower-league players' futures.

    However, he is hoping to have his club future confirmed in the "next week or so".

    "There's been a bit of interest, especially from [clubs in] Scotland, so I'm very thankful. I'm very happy with how things have gone in the past few days.

    "Hearts are definitely a club I've been speaking to."
     
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    Spouting off on radio this afternoon...

    ie... his agent getting him a turn to try and get his Celtic offer upped or to tout himself elsewhere...
     
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    He called us “them”.

    it’s high time he * right off.
     
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    Contract ran out already, he isn't our player any more, get it moved!



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    Oops...moved now :50:
     
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    Was all Rodgers fault apparently , the playing out from the back thing . He was under strict instructions to play the ball into specific areas , no matter if the player was there or not . If the player was'nt good enough to control the ball or was,nt where he was supposed to be Rodgers would take it up with the player .

    So there you go !!
     
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    I can’t recall specific line-ups ...but I think having players like Denayer, VVD and KT in front of him for the bulk of his ‘golden period’ made him look better than he was. Yes he could make some individually brilliant saves... but could intersperse with equally world class gaffes.

    Once those players started going and our defence was weakening... his flaws were quickly highlighted.
     
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  18. Henrik 07 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Move it back after he’s signed a new deal


    :fear:
     
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    He's not signing a new deal is he?!?!
    He can frigging stay here.
     
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  20. Henrik 07 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Who knows.


    Maybe aye maybe naw.



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