Evans, John, Sir (1897). The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain (2nded.). Longmans, Green, & Co. p.422. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) The greatest credit that can be given to Angeball is that it fundamentally changed the mentality of how the game was played at Celtic, if even for just this era. The players bought into it, and the support loved it. A great success, and a blueprint for all future managers. Marshall, D.N. (1983). "Further notes on carved stone balls". Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 113: 628–646. doi: 10.9750/PSAS.113.628.630. S2CID 257748877. I think the boys will feel confident going into the game and feel like they are in form but it is a one-off shoot-out and we want to make sure we come out on the right side of it." It may be these numbers that convinced Tottenham that Postecoglou is the man for the job when his European record has probably been the biggest concern around his appointment for many of the fans.

Carved stone balls are petrospheres dated from the late Neolithic, to possibly as late as the Iron Age, mainly found in Scotland, but also elsewhere in Britain and Ireland. They are usually round and rarely oval, and of fairly uniform size at around 2 + 3⁄ 4inches or 7cm across, with anything between 3 and 160 protruding knobs on the surface. They range from having no ornamentation (apart from the knobs) to extensive and highly varied engraved patterns. [2] A wide range of theories has been produced to explain their use or significance, with none gaining very wide acceptance.

Dundee manager Tony Docherty: "There are a lot of aspects I was pleased with the performance. In the first half, we executed the game plan really well and probably had the best opportunity of the first half. Some of the balls have grooves or interspaces between the knobs into which leather could be tied so as to make a device such as a bolas. [ citation needed] Their use as weapons was suggested by many researchers but in recent years this idea has fallen from favour. [ citation needed]

Carved stone ball, classed as Neolithic Three Scottish examples, in Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow Exceptionally elaborately decorated ball from Towie in Aberdeenshire, dated from 3200–2500 BC [1] We have enough of the ball, got into some really good areas, we just missed that final moment of combination play and that final moment of quality that allows you to get in front and opens the game up. It's been a funny old season for Hibs. Lee Johnson has seemed on the brink a few times, and yet his Hibs' side go into the final day of the season facing one of the biggest derbies since 2012. There was a concern when Kyogo went off with what looked like a recurrence of a shoulder injury in the first half, but the striker returned to rediscover his threat with a goal and assist. The only silver lining is that Rangers learned from their 3-0 defeat last season, and improved in the following three derbies.

a b c Secrets of Stonehenge (science documentary / transcript). Nova. PBS. November 2010. — shows an experimental use of them as roller-bearings for megalith transport. Search transcript for key phrase "carved stone balls". There was a much greater fluency and things were connecting much better. It is a game of patience and the players did that very well." Kevin Nisbet equalised from the spot before Bain's fumble put Hibs ahead for the first time and the deputising goalkeeper was at fault again as Paul Hanlon nodded in a fourth, courtesy of a deflection from Alexandre Bernabei.

I work a lot with him, in terms of just speaking about things that were maybe kept inside me for a long time, things I maybe didn’t have the knowledge to understand how to speak about that to somebody. Lawwell and Brendan Rodgers offered a stiff defence of their efforts in the UCL while bemoaning the gap has got bigger. Of course recruitment was also a hot topic and one supporter asked why Lawwell’s son has been made the head of it. CEO Michael Nicholson replied because it was Ange Postecoglou’s wish for him to be given the role. They weren't too bad against Rangers, but were punished for their mercy in front of goal. Again, they had plenty of chances but were handed the lead by a massive Bain blunder. To test the proposal, experimental archeologists built a model system, substituting hard wooden balls made to the same size. The balls were placed into grooves cut in parallel longitudinal wooden 'sleepers'; these supported an overlying carrying-board that the giant test stone rode on. At least in the situation tested, the model showed such heavy transport to be practical. [15] [11] Platonic solids [ edit ] Sink stones' (fishing weights) found in Denmark and Ireland have some slight similarities, these artefacts being used in conjunction with fishing nets. [14] Similarly, they might have been used as loom weights, but neither loom weights nor fishing weights have any particular need for uniform diameter.Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers: "I thought we played well in the first half without scoring, but give credit to Dundee, they worked very hard defensively and sometimes you have to tire out the opposition and then I thought in the second half we found more spaces and looked good and threatening and took our goals well. Celtic have started the season in fine form, having hit nine against Dundee United last week, before putting four past Ross County on Wednesday in the League Cup despite making nine changes. Matt O'Riley is "in the best frame of mind" as the Celtic midfielder pins that shift in mindset as the key reason behind his scintillating start to the season. Brendan Rodgers said he wanted the midfielder to score more goals at the beginning of the season, and he's certainly delivered. Including that dramatic 97th-minute winner at Fir Park against the Steelmen.

Celtic chairman Lawwell told the club's AGM it is "tougher and tougher" to compete in Europe due to an expanding gap in finances between them and other clubs. The next was far from the perfect chance. It was barely even a chance. Youan lined one up from 35 yards, arrowing it straight down the keeper's throat - only for Bain to cough it up, letting the ball slip over his shoulder and in.Viaplay Cup winners Celtic have won 11 of their 12 matches so far in 2023 and an early title win seems more and more likely. Another possible use for the stones would be in the working of hides. [ citation needed] Into the 20th century leatherworkers polished leather, parchment, and hides, by tying the skins to a frame using a ball at each corner of the hide then rubbing down material being worked with stones. The corners of the hides were wrapped around the balls which allowed the bindings to hold fast without slipping off. In more modern times, the balls were often made from scraps of the material being worked and the leather was cut away from the balls when the polishing was finished. This caused the balls to grow in size until the process had to be started over by replacing the oversized balls with scraps and beginning a new ball.