Neil Lennon has been fluid with his team formations in recent weeks. As a result, three central defenders, Efe Ambrose, Kelvin Wilson and Charlie Mulgew could each be regarded as first choice picks, although Ambrose and Mulgrew have also been deployed in midfield. Ambrose has featured in all nine games since the beginning of December, while Wilson has featured in eight and Mulgrew in seven.
Add to the picture the fact that fourth-choice central defender, Thomas Rogne, has appeared in eight of those nine games, missing only the replay against Arbroath, and our central defenders look curiously stretched. Much has been made of the proximity of Efe Ambrose potential involvement in the African Cup of Nations to Celtic’s Champions League tie with Juventus, but the numbers suggest a vacancy exists beyond this tie, hence the recruitment of Rami Gershon, who will join on a six month trial, pending a work permit, with a permanent transfer agreed in principle, pending performance between now and May.
Gershon, 24, has kicked around Standard Liege for three years without making a discernible impact, but he is an experienced international who fits the profile of a non-critical recruit, competing as fourth of fifth choice central defender. His six-month objective will be to secure Thomas Rogne’s place in next season’s squad. The try-before-you-buy strategy we discussed earlier this week will ensure Neil Lennon has a player keen to impress whenever he gets an opportunity. Sound squad management.
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Jacob Richardson@jjarichardson
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SPL planning a moonlight flit, before the Nimmos call around. looking for Tainted Titles.
Tom English @TomEnglishSport
In regard to Jim Traynor’s piece on Rangers’ website. I was the one who ridiculed Watty’s comedy bid. What are you going to do about it Jim?
haha square go ,Tom English and Traynor
Mike and Bernie Winters
Bada Bing!!
18:56 on 8 January, 2013
The charade of a merger to a new governing body, is to make sure nobody is accountable in underhand dealings with oldco,i.e stripping of titles,passport to play European football with no accounts,etc etc
Biggerpicturecsc
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It is not a new governing body, that role (hah) is the SFA’s, the leagues are merging the SFA are going no where but need to be reformed.
!!Bada Bing!!
18:58 on
8 January, 2013
Has he proposed meeting betweem the GB and PL taken place yet? oh to be a fly on the wall then
Rangers supporter coming up with a reason to postpone change a year. I have sympathy with his view on sporting integrity grounds.
Look, Rangers will return to the top flight, which will of course have to be rebranded. Rangers will take a seat at the head of the table where, despite the latest insult of being shut out of reconstruction talks, we will act with the good of Scottish football in
mind
from JABBA THE HUN.really JIM you shure.is that what you did in the past???when i say you i mean yous.ps know how aw your mob go to AIRDRIE on holiday .where dae people frae AIRDRIE go?????
I’m weak tonight.
I shouldn’t let Traynor’s bombast annoy me – but it plain old does.
Baiting the support of Celtic and a few others? Alluding that ‘the fan’ is just plain dumb? I expect nothing less from a guy who played football at school level and has never tasted the dust of the arena.
But the threats? To fellow professionals of his ex-trade?
Is there no low he’ll not embrace?
As I write this my anger wanes. My embarrassment for his lack of integrity increases. Was it MacIlvanney who said – always watch out for the badge kissers, they’re the first to go in times of strife.
Deary me Jabba.
I’m sure you’ll never want for money. Because you’re cursed to be poor in so many other ways.
But I’ll bet, late at night, when you’re all alone, you’ll know deep down it ain’t how you thought’d be. Ain’t like the eighties. And you’re still on the outside peeking in.
And Chucky? Yeah Chucky’s a great laugh, but here’s more potted hough, than succulent lamb…
I’d light a candle for you at St Pat’s but I wouldn’t waste my spirituality nor God’s time.
U
I think it would be cathartic if , every time anyone of us feels the need to mention Jabba, his name should be followed by ( used to be a journalist).
JJ
Is there not one person out there with the common decency to tell Kojo that “Homeland” is a drama series and not a documentary.
The poor guy(s) is getting themselves in all sorts of kerfufflement.
Watching SSN
What a couple of eegits Doncaster and Regan are
Heaven help us with them in charge
Longmuir …Hun plant ..
Seems ole Greengo had inside info when he said thems wouldn’t ever play in the SPL …
We are decent fitba team …..get us out of here !!!!
Lifeline for Rangers? Scotland to reduce leagues making it easier for Gers to rise back to the top
By GAVIN MCCAFFERTY, PRESS ASSOCIATION
PUBLISHED: 16:28, 8 January 2013 | UPDATED: 17:02, 8 January 2013
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Scottish football could be reduced to three professional divisions, which could speed up Rangers’ climb back to the top flight.
The Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League have agreed in principle to a plan to merge and restructure the leagues.
This would lead to 12 teams playing in the Premier League, 12 teams in the second-tier Championship and 18 teams in the National League.
Champions: The Scottish Premier Division would stay as it currently is
Clubs have still to vote on the proposals but a major breakthrough was made during a meeting of the SPL, SFL and the Scottish FA.
SFA chief executive Stewart Regan said: ‘We have had a very productive meeting of the Scottish FA’s professional game board.
‘We had board representatives from around a third of the 42 senior clubs in Scotland.
‘I’m delighted to say that we have agreed a set of principles to restructure Scottish football.
‘That will include a single league body, subject to club consultation.’
Jungle Jim
19:16 on 8 January, 2013
I think it would be cathartic if , every time anyone of us feels the need to mention Jabba, his name should be followed by ( used to be a journalist).
JJ
you shure of that JIM.HE WAS A JOURNALIST!!!!fooled me.ps happy christmas will be up shortly for that pint you promised.
Traynor is a tosser …ignore ..the Huns and their rabble rousing bombastic jingoistic eegit support are welcome to him
Auldheid @ 17.35 – thanks for the reply and a happy new year to you and yours.
If Jabba’s job is to stir up controversy and drive people to Rankers website, then it looks though he has succeeded.
Why are you not scared, ya numpties?
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And they’re BROWN!
And they control the CIA!
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Google chrome can’t get on the rangers website the techie must have taken his laptop home
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In B-I-T-S….
Cookin’ Wi Gas….
Mince of Celtic Minded tweet to jabba…
MinceCFC@CelticMindedcom
“Word of advice gentlemen…” Stick your advice up your arse Jabba, you fat hun dick. Rangers are deid.
Taggsybhoy – Thanks for your response on the previous thread. I will look into Crail.
How about two leagues -1 with 41 teams and the other with – they can with themselves forever
79caps @15.48,
I did support Philvis’s argument, but not his bad manners: I’m never rude – I’m even civil to Canamalar. IMO you shouldn’t have copied his rudeness when answering me, but you realise that yourself, so no great harm done!
As for the £/euro exchange rate, exchange rates need to change as economic circumstances change. I visited Ireland in 2003 when the £ was worth 1.50 Euros & it was appallingly expensive. Ireland needed a flexible exchange rate & has had instead to suffer truly savage deflation (which makes the Con/Dem cuts here look extremely mild).
paulsatim is neil lennon
19:24 on 8 January, 2013
Mince of Celtic Minded tweet to jabba…
MinceCFC@CelticMindedcom
“Word of advice gentlemen…” Stick your advice up your arse Jabba, you fat hun dick. Rangers are deid.
######
Well that’s fairly unequivocal.
What about us telling them to stick their league up their jacksie.
Paulie Walnuts @padrepio1916
Its a day for leaked new strips, this is the new Rangers International Football Club strip for next season! pic.twitter.com/vYGPb1KA
And he gave us succulent lamb and finest red wine
He told us the famine song was really all fine
And don’t forget the cracked Celtic crest
Or Ally’s front-loaded war chest
And the best of the lot – Ronaldo was going to sign
Jabba preaching to the converted – ignore, don’t give him oxygen.
SS1
Dean Saunders is Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen is Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie is Philvis’ Grandad
Wait a minute…
Doncaster changes his position on league reconstruction like the wind. ….I’m guessing he just disnae really know what he’s doing
Traynor …integrity …really …..what would amount to integrity punting the Huns back into the top division ??? ..vituperative ignoramus
PeterScarff, 18:45;
‘My goodness there are a lot of right wing nutters on here. Most unusual for a Celtic site.’
At times on here its as tedious as reading a Sun editorial…
HH
How I’d love to say this…
MR Traynor… Seriously.. Oldco accepted their punishments..?..
This from the tribute club, that the manager DEMANDED the names of the three man tribunal sitting discussing an oldco problem?
This from the tribute club whose previous defunct organisation discriminated for over a century against Roman Catholics and allegedly still tells players not to bless themselves and has mysteriously never found a player of note from the Irish Republic….
We could talk all night Mr Traynor..
You call me illiterate…. From a man who wrote a column in a paper I’d not use as loo roll??
It’s comedy but scary, because YOU Mr Traynor have an awful lot of illiterate fans who believe the garbage you right.. Jealousy will turn you Green, Mr Traynor!
Those puns are probably too intelligent for your wee brain- and me only a Celtic supporter.. I’ll argue 24/7 Mr Traynor about the poisonous role your club plays in Scottish society and still does..
Read it and weep.. Celtic European Cup Winners 1967!
SPL Champions 2012
HH
“I’ve really enjoyed the SPL this season so far, but the campaign is diminished by Rangers’ absence”
Spiers, all this pining for the Sevco Strollers is becoming tedious.
Canamalar @ 15.44,
I’m not sure what the Marxian analysis supported – I’ve been trying to find out from Ernie. However, the satellite countries were pretty d**n good at arms production (Stalin had cracked that problem in the 1930s) – they just werern’t much good at meeting civilian demand.
BTW I looked for you on Sat after 6 p.m. in the 3 Judges, but packed out, so some other time.