Celtic v Inverness, Live updates

Reggie on 11th February 2017 3:41 pm

BARNEY67 on 11TH FEBRUARY 2017 3:36 PM

Wait a minute what? Do you want 10s for everyone? Get a grip of yourself. If you disagree fair enough but try and act in a civilised manner

CultsBhoy - Believes in Brendan on 11th February 2017 3:45 pm

Richie Foran shaping up for Ibrokes job…

Auldheid on 11th February 2017 3:48 pm

I thought Boyota was a delight to watch today. Played with supreme confidence in defense and attack.

Glad we rubbed it in. ICT were a disgrace today helped by weak refereeing. Booking Lustig for a jersey pull and ignoring Vigers do the same a minute later because it would have been a second yellow being the highlight of his performance.

Whilst I get frustrated at the across the back play in the first 20 mins of most of our games I can see the part it plays in the last 20 when the opposition are knackered.

Clever stuff.

GlassTwoThirdsFull on 11th February 2017 3:49 pm

Well done Celtic. Excellent performance and result. Put those dirty thugs to the sword. Hope they get relegated.

Barney67 on 11th February 2017 3:54 pm

I happen to swear in normal life as most of u probably do. I refuse to adopt the, Jeeves and Wooster style, most of u seem to talk in on here. Ok fair enough we don’t want it to be like Hun media or swallow swallow. So I’ll accept my telling off. Let’s all pretend kids don’t swear. HH

Billy Bhoy on 11th February 2017 3:54 pm

I kicked every ball today, possibly as I had Celtic as my joker today.

Says much about the performance that I’m gutted that we only managed to score 6. It could, and should, have been double figures.

Interesting to note that Cifcti has featured in the last two games. This clearly shows that he’s impressing Brendan in training. Perhaps not a bad thing as it will give Griffiths food for thought. If he doesn’t buck up his ideas he might not even make the bench when fully fit.

glendalystonsils on 11th February 2017 3:56 pm

Two big hurdles overcome today……..the dirtiest team we’ve faced and the weakest referee.

Nothing the SFA can muster will stand in the way of our irresistible football however.

I just hope that licensed thuggery today doesn’t cost us too many injuries. ICT should have finished the game with maximum 8 players on the park.

As for Clancy, one of these days that kind of performance might lead to a lawsuit for failing to protect the career and livelihood of a player. I just hope it’s not one of ours.

FAVOURITE UNCLE on 11th February 2017 3:58 pm

SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 11TH FEBRUARY 2017 3:10 PM

spot on ,great laugh.

gordybhoy64 on 11th February 2017 3:59 pm

Well done to those playing their joker on the Hoops today,

I have a bet on 5 games both teams to score,evey one is 0-0 at half time

Reggie on 11th February 2017 4:03 pm

BARNEY67 on 11TH FEBRUARY 2017 3:54 PM

I happen to swear in normal life as most of u probably do. I refuse to adopt the, Jeeves and Wooster style, most of u seem to talk in on here. Ok fair enough we don’t want it to be like Hun media or swallow swallow. So I’ll accept my telling off. Let’s all pretend kids don’t swear. HH

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I don’t care about your swearing, it’s the ‘GTF’ for giving a balanced opinion on the performance. Anyway… as i said, can’t wait to see a fully fit squad in action.

thetimreaper on 11th February 2017 4:03 pm

CULTSBHOY – BELIEVES IN BRENDAN on 11TH FEBRUARY 2017 3:45 PM

Richie Foran shaping up for Ibrokes job…

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Perhaps, failing that there’s a Farmer without an assistant somewhere.

GreeninbingleyinOslo on 11th February 2017 4:05 pm

Magnificent Celtic. Just magnificent.

I had an uneasy feeling that we might trip up today – nae chance. What a superb display against what used to be a bogey team. After their first-half thuggery, am delighted we gave them such a shoeing.

That tackle by Vigers on Sinclair – embarrassing. I was watching in our bar with the Norway CSC and as usual there were a host of guys from all over the world watching this. To a man and woman they were aghast that an assault like that only warranted a yellow. That could have put Scott out the game for the rest of the season. Only in Scotland.

But our football and game-intelligence was just sublime. Not fair to single anybody out. Hat-trick Moussa MOM but the team was just brilliant today, every one of them.

Even the pigeons were impressed.

If I was to single one out it would be Henderson – couple of seasons ago I thought he would never make the grade. Guess that’s why I’m me and Brendan Rodgers is Brendan Rodgers!

I really believe this season is the beginning of something very special for us. I was excited and delighted when Brendan signed for us, but I never, ever envisaged a transformation like this.

This is a marriage made in heaven. The greatest club in the world, and a fan-manager with the Midas touch.

Am off to watch the goals again – we are on 101 for the season, or is it 102? – then I’ll play my Reb tunes (Liam Clancy’s version of the Foggy Dew would make a statue cry) and then, and only then, will I catch up with the burning car-crash of Karmic comedy that is the Blue Joke.

Blown away by that performance today, I really am.

God bless us, one and all!

HH

Parkheadcumsalford on 11th February 2017 4:05 pm

Back in Largs, where the sun is trying to shine (although the wind is bitterly cold).

Haven’t read back but I thought ICT were the dirtiest team we have played so far this season (and that’s saying something). But we just get better and better. I thought so many of our players were different class.

Entertainment value: 11/10.

Barney67 on 11th February 2017 4:05 pm

Reggie, apologies for the Gtf.

GlassTwoThirdsFull on 11th February 2017 4:07 pm

Absolutely brilliant!

Just when you think things can’t get any better you hear that Sevco might be going for McLeish!

No other club on the planet would touch him with a bargepole and Sevco have him as their number one target!

Please please PLEASE!

Almore on 11th February 2017 4:08 pm

Biggest negative for me today was the absence of a fans’ café beside the Superstore:-)

sipsini on 11th February 2017 4:13 pm

Nbraw/ marspapa…

Are you making Lisbon for the celebrations?

Mars, she will be a wee Tim, no worries on that. HH

ItaliaBhoy on 11th February 2017 4:14 pm

Another howitzer statement from Ibrox, this one from David “Dave” King himself.

They don’t do brief, do they? Rambling, mostly incoherent rant about boardroom leaks, and the frankly unbelievable assertion that he has already “invested” £18million in the club/company/ethereal entity.

What it -notably – lacks, is acknowledgement of a written resignation from MW, DW, and FMcP.

This will end in court.

dessybhoy on 11th February 2017 4:16 pm

italiabhoy

Do you know where I can read the statement?

An Teach Solais on 11th February 2017 4:18 pm

ALMORE

I believe that St. Drogo is the patron saint of cafes and cafe owners. Perhaps a wee word in his ear? Maybe also regulars reminders to JPT. However, if proposed hotel comes to fruition hopefully a cafe would be incorporated.

Definitely should be in plc plans for our Irish and travelling supporters’ benefit as well as those living in closer proximity to CP. Hope your call falls on responsive ears. HH

Gerryfaethebrig on 11th February 2017 4:19 pm

Gordybhoy 3.54pm

That sounds like one of my coupons, I take it as a compliment, it’s hard too do :-)

gearoid1998 on 11th February 2017 4:20 pm

Gftb

Solution

Tap Miss Gftbs communion money for the Lisbon trip. Hopefully she will give you a decent interest rate -)

HH

THE EXILED TIM on 11th February 2017 4:20 pm

I have issued a select number of statements to give supporters a reliable update on the progression that your board committed to almost two years ago.

Some of the content relates to a subject matter that the Club would normally only deal with at our AGM or results announcements. However, under the circumstances, I feel that inclusion is appropriate to ensure that supporters are properly informed and don’t have to rely on uninformed media speculation.

For the avoidance of doubt, I repeat the key elements;

We would invest sufficient resources to ensure immediate promotion to the SPFL.

In season two we would further invest to be competitive in the SPFL and qualify for Europe at the end of the season. Our realistic expectation was to come second. This was to be achieved by signing five or six players of a quality that improved the squad that won the Championship.

In season three we would again invest in five or six players that further improved the squad to compete for the title and progress in Europe.

I personally estimated that we would require an investment of £30 million over that period to achieve our stated objectives.

I now comment on each of these elements;

We hired, at short notice, a relatively untested management team that recruited a number of players and introduced a style of play that was pleasing to our supporters. Significant investment was made on and off the park and the Championship was ultimately won in some style. The season was an unqualified success and the management team was rewarded with a vastly improved contract.

This season we did not stick to our plan of signing five or six players because the manager appealed to the Board for additional signings. Despite the concern about departing from our plan of prudent phased investment, the Board backed the manager’s request for accelerated investment. This placed us significantly above the football resources available to our competitors (other than Celtic) and was expected to ensure that we finished a strong second in the league and had a squad that could be added to, close season, to make a strong impact in the Europa League qualifiers. While I still believe that we can finish a strong second, I am stating the obvious to admit that we are not where we anticipated we would be at this stage of the season and we have not repeated the success that we had with our signings from the previous season.

Following from the above it is clear that we are behind our target for next season but, given that we recognise this, it is the duty of the Board to take steps to get things back on track. That is what our supporters trust us to do and rightly demand that we do. We remain 100% committed to the plan we commenced with and that the supporters continue to endorse resoundingly.

£18 million of the originally estimated £30 million investment has already been made. Ultimately, the overall investment in any football team is driven by the net player spend and, given that we are behind target with our squad, there may be a further need to accelerate investment at the end of this season. It is my present personal view that we will, in all likelihood, invest more than £30 million before we are where we want to be but this will be revisited once we have a new permanent management team in place.

The vagaries of running a football club are not new to your Board. It is our job to react to and manage these as they arise during any season – and from season to season. Despite the relative disappointment of this season so far, the bigger project remains firmly on track and we will take whatever corrective measures are necessary. On this point, I want to deal with one issue that has recently received wide coverage in the media.

It is a vital obligation and fiduciary responsibility for any Board to continually monitor the progress of the company’s financial and operating performance against its budgets and plans. This is done at regular Board meetings where all aspects of the company’s business is reviewed and evaluated. What is stated and dealt with during those meetings is confidential and governed by a number of rules, regulations, laws and ethics. Put simply, what is said in Board meetings stays in Board meetings.

Ahead of the Board meeting at the end of January, I advised the manager that the Board wished to review our recruitment plan and performance over the previous two windows. This was a routine request and was timely given the concerns that everyone at the Club has with regard to the high level of wages we were paying relative to the performance on the pitch. In particular, a large portion of our wage bill was not even seeing regular playing time.

Under normal circumstances such a review would remain confidential. However, in this instance, your Board’s routine questioning of management was leaked to the media and conveyed as being a negative reflection of the Board’s attitude to the manager and the recruitment department. It was confirmed to me that the leak did not come from a board member.

Irrespective of who leaked confidential information, it is clear from subsequent media comments that the manager did not respond well to the Board reviewing his recruitment activity. This is a strange position to adopt and, in my personal experience, is not a position that a more experienced manager would adopt. No manager in the world can reasonably expect to be beyond scrutiny.

Things moved quickly from that point. There were rumours that the management team (presumably their agent) was negotiating with English clubs and, in one instance, I was informally approached to ask if the Club would waive compensation if the management team was to leave. While this was unsubstantiated by direct confirmation from the Club in question, I was alert to a conversation that Mark Warburton had with me after joining the Club in which he advised me that his long-term ambition was to manage in the EPL and he viewed Rangers as a stepping-stone to achieve this. His comments to the media simultaneously reinforced his present unhappiness at the Club.

I was therefore not surprised when the management team’s agent approached the Club’s Managing Director Stewart Robertson to request a meeting which was held in Glasgow on Monday this week. The outcome of this meeting was that the agent subsequently offered that Mark, David and Frank would resign with immediate effect without compensation as long as the Club, in turn, agreed to waive compensation from any new Club that they signed for. After discussion the Board accepted this offer and employment was immediately terminated. In order for us to achieve our ambitions we need employees that, like your Board members, will always put Rangers first.

While we were dealing with the admin and press releases relating to the resignation the agent again contacted us and asked to defer the resignation until the management had secured a new club. I assume that the new deal had somehow collapsed at the last minute. The Board met to consider this request but resolved to hold them to the original agreement.

We are now in the process of reviewing the best interim and long-term solution for ensuring that a modern and robust footballing structure is put in place that will continue with and entrench the footballing philosophy that we have in place. We also must protect and support the marvellous work that has been achieved by the Academy over the last two years.

Dave King

11 February 2017

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16 roads - Celtic über alles... on 11th February 2017 4:21 pm

Is there a better striker in European football than Moussa Dembele?

ItaliaBhoy on 11th February 2017 4:24 pm

Dessybhoy – think The Exiled Tim has just posted it.

Put a cuppa on, it’s a long ‘un!

Margaret McGill on 11th February 2017 4:24 pm

Me? Complain?

Ciftci?

Nye Bevans' rebel soldier on 11th February 2017 4:25 pm

Lets be careful.

“When you wish the Gods to punish us, they answer

our prayers”

Gerryfaethebrig on 11th February 2017 4:32 pm

16roads 4.21pm

Aye, a fit Leigh Griffiths, although it’s great having both :-)

Cowiebhoy on 11th February 2017 4:34 pm

Gooood – NO, Very Gooood afternoon CQN

Firstly, thanks for the wishes, and huge congratulations to Favourite Uncle and his Good Lady – 48 years wow, also welcome to the Celtic world Eilidh Grace McGowan :-)

Now – I hope Celtic have put in an officail complaint on that refereeing today – shocking is being polite

Oh – BhoyfromSky, if looking in, Yes there is a record, my Auld Maw will try to find it, a 12 inch with 4 songs, I have been given a CD copy of it, you can copy and pass back, will probably be at 12 noon mass Tomorrow and pass on Bhud :-)

Hail Hail

Almore on 11th February 2017 4:34 pm

An Teach Solais: if the hotel is built and is Celtic-themed, that will do me.

CowieBhoy: Breithlá Sona dhuit.

Fav Uncle: Comhghairdeas libh

marspapa on 11th February 2017 4:34 pm

Sipsini

Afraid not pal , a bit like the trip over to Ireland for the centenary , circumstances have taken the possibility out of my/our hands .

I’m looking forward to the stories already ,well the ones you can print on the blog ….

That rules out any from ACGR :))

Ps…sorry did’nt get time for a chat with you and your good lady last time we met ( very nice btw).

thetimreaper on 11th February 2017 4:36 pm

‘While we were dealing with the admin and press releases relating to the resignation’

Eh?

He resigned on Monday, with immediate effect, his agent comes back on Thursday allegedly, so it took 3 days to do the admin?

And Warbs took a Presser on the Friday as well….

Lillian Gish from King. Not only has he shafted Warbs, made him look sleekit and made him look stupid. He’s now kicking him when he’s on the ground.

Gerryfaethebrig on 11th February 2017 4:37 pm

Gearoid1998 4.20pm

Aye right, she is even more of a chancer than her Da :-)

Sevco statement Dodgy Dave the 2nd saying “they” have already spent £18m laughing my bahookie off, just when you think the “dignity” mob can’t get any worse, love the fact they lib the the word “entrenched” they are a basket case, then some

NatKnow on 11th February 2017 4:38 pm

So what – huns “management” team leaked confidential information and thereby have broken the terms of their contract? Sacked with no compo? How it reads to me…

Gene on 11th February 2017 4:39 pm

Brendan was very diplomatic about the ICT strong play – should have said a bunch of cloggers could have been 2 red cards – the tackle from Vigurs on SS was disgraceful – a few minutes later he shoved JF to the ground

Gene on 11th February 2017 4:41 pm

How much of the £18m gone on glib’s first class travel

thetimreaper on 11th February 2017 4:42 pm

The £18m comes from soft loans that have kept the lights on, some of that may include money from the fighting fund and Club 1872.

THE EXILED TIM on 11th February 2017 4:43 pm

Glibby just can’t stop telling porkies, an utter shambles of a statement from an utter shambles of a club.

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