Confused of Glasgow seeks tactical advice Am I the only reader who was completely perplexed by Richard Winton's article "Is there still a place for old-fashioned strikers?" (Sport, June 11)?

Visceral, perfunctory, apocryphal, phalanx. No, I don't know what they mean either. Later in the article he informs us: "With the ubiquity of the 4-5-1 necessitating cosmetic attention, this development . . . seems likely to become the next system to capture the tactical Zeitgeist". What?

The beauty of football and the explanation for its massive popularity lies purely in the game's simplicity. Fans like goals. They mostly don't care how their team goes about scoring them, so long as the other side score less. And all this without the aid of a thesaurus.

One final question, can anyone explain what a "double pivot midfield" is?

Stephen Downey, Glasgow Strange recruitment two points on proposed Celtic signings this summer: n If, as reported, they are trying to sign every player Rangers are showing interest in then we will finish in the bottom six of the league next season. Most of the names mentioned are not Celtic class.

n Some of my peers continue to state we need a "blue chip" signing. I disagree. Think back to Juninho, Thomas Gravesen and even Roy Keane. I would much rather have a player such as Scott McDonald, as he is quite literally over the moon to be at Celtic Park.

He will give us his all, as will young Scott Brown. These guys are the future for Celtic, not a has-been with an over-inflated ego and price tag.

Robert McGonigle, Bearsden Changed days Last week you printed a lavish report on the Junior Cup Final by one of your top reporters. Then just five days later you didn't even give out details of Saturday's Junior fixtures, which I sought eagerly through the section.

I had to resort to a sly glance through the Super Soaraway' in the newsagent to find out who was where. How quickly we forget!

Also, the photograph of Hugh Gourley in Sunday's piece about the Glasgow cup final (Archive, June 11) must have been taken many years after Cambuslang's victory in the initial final, as he looks anything like a minor?

GR Strang, via email