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      |  Dear Ben, I have your surnames as Benjamin Lloyd P. What does the P stand for? I ask this as I keep a statistical record of Old Firm games and, of course, you made your debut against Rangers. Best regards and best of luck, Cameron Stevenson  The Editor  Hi Cameron, it stands for Phillip. Cheers mate, Ben. 24 Oct 2008 11:25 Hi Ben, I would like to take the opportunity to say a belated "welcome to Celtic FC". I hope your injury issue is behind you and things start to happen for you at Celtic Park. Hope Glasgow is treating you well! I wondered if you could give me some feedback on the progress of Koki Mizuno, who like yourself has been around for 1/2 a season or more now, but has been hindered I believe by injury. How does he look in training? Can you see him making a similar impact to
Naka? Welcome and Hail Hail. Kind Regards, John Rodgers
The Editor Thanks for your e-mail and your welcome John. Me and Koki get on really well. His English isn’t too good, but on the football pitch that doesn’t matter. He has been doing really well actually and he really could be another Naka. He doesn’t have the same physical attributes, but you should see him on the ball – he has got great feet and he can cross the ball really well. He could definitely be another Naka if he works hard. It´s all down to him at the end of the day. They are big boots to fill but I hope he can do it. Cheers, Ben. 24 Oct 2008 11:24 Ben, I moved to San Francisco about 3 years ago and never miss a match (Channel 67 online) - So it´s either 4am or 6am kick-offs depending on the UK KO time.
I’m looking forward to seeing you fight for those striking positions – we are missing power and pace up front and I wish you all best luck, your hard work will pay off I’m sure – be patient. Hail Hail, Stevie
The Editor Thanks Stevie. Wow – it´s great to hear from Celtic fans as far away as San Francisco. Good to hear you´re still watching the Hoops every week. Thanks for your support. I feel that I am getting closer to the first team. Can´t wait for my chance. Thanks again, Ben. 24 Oct 2008 11:24 Hi there Ben, What are your future ambitions for Celtic? Are you looking forward to being involved in the Champions League with the Celts?
The home matches are just something else believe me!!! Lee, Scotland
The Editor Thanks for your e-mail Lee. My aim is to get a regular starting place in the first XI at Celtic and hopefully score a lot of goals. I am looking forward to being a part of Champions League nights too. I have been there on European nights and witnessed the atmosphere for myself. It´s amazing and the fans are great. I want a piece of that. Cheers mate, Ben. 24 Oct 2008 11:23 Hi, what is the difference between the atmosphere at Celtic Park and the Riverside? Matt The Editor Thanks for your e-mail Matt. The biggest difference is that Celtic have got so many fans and the ground is full for pretty much every match. The fans are so passionate - they live and breathe Celtic. No disrespect to Boro´s fans, they are passionate too, but the Riverside doesn´t hold as many people and it´s rarely a sell-out. I don´t know what it is and I can´t put my finger on it but the atmosphere is crazy. It´s electric. It makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck. That´s the best way to describe it. Thanks, Ben. 13 Oct 2008 11:55 Hey Ben. I´m a lifelong Celtic fan and have a season ticket for just beside the tunnel. I would just like to say that all the support are really wanting you to make a big impact for the team and believe you can. How is life at Celtic? Is it much more than what you were expecting it to be? Sorry to hear about the injury. I hope you come back fighting fit and score a few goals for us... All the best, Ell The Editor Hi Ell. Thanks for the e-mail. I think I can make a big impact too. I´m really looking forward to getting my chance. Life at Celtic has been great. It´s been tough for me because I´ve been so frustrated at getting injured in pre-season but it´s been made easier by all the people at the club: the players, the manager, the coaches, the fans, everyone. Every single person makes you feel welcome and wanted. It was hard to believe it when I first got here. It makes being injured a lot easier and helped me to settle in a lot quicker. There´s no way I would have settled in so quick without the effort everyone has made for me. I really appreciate it. It´s unreal (answered August 19, 2008). 13 Oct 2008 11:50 Hi Ben, I just want to say good luck for the coming season. Hope to see you putting some pressure on Skippy, Big Jan and Sammy for a place in the first team. Hopefully you get over that injury fairly quickly too. Best of luck from Dublin, Ireland. Garreth The Editor Alright Garreth. Thanks for your support. I´m going to be back in training this week I hope. My injury has come along a lot quicker than I thought. I´ll have to play a bit of reserve team football while I get my fitness back but hopefully I´ll get a first-team chance soon. Thanks again, Ben (answered August 19, 2008) 13 Oct 2008 11:48  |
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