I get that if VAR did not have clear evidence that the referee’s made a mistake, they have no scope to overturn an on-field decision, but I thought the ball had gone out of play before Alistair Johnston crossed for Daizen Maeda late in the game at Easter Road. I cannot get exercised over the apparently inappropriate intervention.
An away game after an away European game remains statistically the time a team are most likely to drop points. These circumstances significantly explain why Hibs took all three points against the champions on Saturday. Celtic were poor in the first half. They improved in the second period when Daizen replaced Adam Idah through the middle, but it was all too late.
Last night news broke that Philippe Clement was to be sacked across the city hours before the deed was officially confirmed. It is classless to allow a manager’s sacking to leak like this.
Information is currency and info that Clement was to be sacked is worth a lot of currency to a board member, trying to earn enough support from the media to leverage later. Last week more news leaked from Newco, about a potential new US investor. That leak did not land well with the investor, who had not made their key personnel aware of the prospective action. But the leaker earned currency with the recipient of the news.
This is chronically dysfunctional and consistent with everything we know about Newco, especially their relationship with the media. You can expect to read positive spins on the club’s plans as a consequence, with the interests of the leaker boosted in particular. It’s all cosplay, the real world is unaffected.
In his 16 months in charge, Clement won the League Cup Celtic had been eliminated from before he was appointed. Celtic won the three other trophies awarded during his time, enjoy a 13-point lead in the league and alongside Queen’s Park, are the only Glasgow clubs in the Scottish Cup. Despite this lack of success, interim-CEO John Bennett awarded Clement a new four year contract in August. A the time, this appeared rash. Looking back, it was clearly another example of inept management at Ibrox.
On Clement’s appointment in October 2023, Bennett said, “A team led by our [then]CEO James Bisgrove, members of the board, and former Rangers player and manager Graeme Souness, has spent the last 10 days interviewing several high calibre candidates, with those individuals undergoing a rigorous interview and vetting process.”
I would like to offer a sincere thanks to Graeme for his role in the fiasco over the last 16 months and hope he is back at the table in the weeks to come. The only cloud on our horizon is the reported prospect of Barry Ferguson being appointed interim manager across the city. This could easily lead to a permanent appointment, with Ferguson exerting pressure on Brendan Rodgers next season. Let’s hope Graeme can convince the board to look at a different candidate.
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Have to be honest here.
I GENUINELY thought talk of that guy taking charge on an interim basis was a windup.
Astounding.
all real staunch huns!!!
Steven Thompson feeling left out?
As much as I don’t care about Rangers or Big Phil, he was at one time, a very decent manager. I hate looking at Kris BOyd, well hate looking at him anytime, but he has that smug look on his face , revelling in the fact that someone has lost their job. I ‘m just a wee bit surprised that he has not been asked to join the dream team. I saw the headline and it said something to the fact of Rangers all star coaching line up. They have been hired to pander to the diehard hordes, but even many of them will be looking and thinking what the Fluck:))))
As much as I was none too happy about losing to Hibs, you can always guarantee that THEMS will bring a smile back to your face. Lets get back on track tomorrow against a rejuvenated Aberdeen and put them to the sword again.
Hail Hail
Sean
Brendan Rodgers has revealed that Celtic have been in contact with the SFA over the decision to rule out Daizen Maeda’s second strike against Hibs.
Must be a good chance of Wee Bazza getting a red card when we host them at CP. Can’t see him or McGregor being able to behave with dignity, especially if they are getting humped.
I hope Muir gets his jotters. I doubt the SFA would dare have the game replayed, even if there was a serious breach of their rules and laws.
For those seething at Muir’s conduct on Saturday and who are demanding our board members seethe publicly alongside them?
Respectfully, revenge is a dish best served cold.
I’d rather they stayed calm and effected change instead of snarling publicly.
Saturday is gone. Past tense.
Let’s fix forward like we’ve done before.
Dougal thought he could manhandle Neil and get away with it. GONE
Dougie Mcdonald cheated in our game against R1ngers. We bided our time and waited for him to make a mistake. GONE
Dallas wanted to exert generational influence. GONE
As a parting shot he fast tracked his boy. NOW SITTING IN THE BROOM CUPBOARD STARING AT MONITORS. GOING
Madden liked a flutter and the blues. GONE
Allan Crawford was empowered to speak publicly just once about dodgy offsides – Celtic were his target. GONE.
Crawford was supposed to keep the big seat warm for Cheatin’. WHOOPSIE
Ahem … “traditionalists” didn’t want VAR. Brogues, Blazers and Committees don’t do transparency.
DELIVERED
Generational change actually takes a generation.
Old bull, young bull stuff.
Chill.😎
When the ball over the line storm in a tea cup is used to divert attention away from the glaring fact that Rodgers and his vastly expensive playing squad got fun oot by Hibs at the weekend. This deflection indicates the docile emptyness that is passed off as today’s Timdom. jeez!
A Timdom that goes along with the “Irish Famine” narrative to take the bad look off of the utterly evil British Empire’s deeds.
A Timdom that hizny Once called out the “Poppy Day” Masonic ritual on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, trap, trick, stitch up, laughing stocks, etc, yadda.
11 x 3 = 33* Always in your face ritual. lol
A Timdom which wouldny just throw their granny aff the bus, but would throw her under it, probably cause she dizny digg the hideous “woke mind virus” and all of its secret and cowardly, androgynous ugliness.
A Timdom standing as One, shoulder to shoulder, with the “woke mind virus” colonised, and sucking up to the EU gravy train, warmongering scum puppeted, Sinn Fein, not a pair of steel balls amongst the 60,000 “save the Old Firm for £49” traitors then lie their arses aff about it. lol
And an Ireland that izny governed by a Gerry Adams led Sinn Fein [ that ship has sailed away long ago ] is an Ireland that will not teach their people about the 1000 years + White Irish slave trade but will whine about the Black Lives Matter for some woke cuddly toy kudos. lol
Even the fake church and their holy books were nobody can confirm a single word of, Who wrote them? Who wrote the Serenity prayer? Who rolled out the Santa Clause grift? Who flung dung? The church will go along with the sook the Establishment “Irish Famine” narrative rather than at least try to flick on the switch of the truth light for this half decent attempt at truth telling.
https://x.com/_HistoryNerd/status/1893808946999120188
Only the real good guys speak the truth. That’s why they get witch hunted, smeared, then banned.
If David Gray can pull Rodgers troosers doon with considerable ease….anything can happen!
PS, Rodgers only whines about mibbery when he’s been fun oot.
Hmmmm.
PS, Blessed be the Peace Makers.
President Putin, President Trump, President Xi Jinping, President Galloway.
Saint Stivs on 24th February 2025 2:52 pm
“so how does brandan and team get them back firing in all cylinders in the run it.”
A bit like the Yang sending off and dodgy penalty at Hearts last year I feel Muir may have just done us a service in this regard.
Well we will know what to expect from the wee Ned’s teams , after what he got away with as Alloa manager , we lost a player for months after an assault from one of his Alloa team .
R.I.P. Roberta Flack
A fine singer.
https://youtu.be/UaLV_GqW_UA?si=JaRImyRdvXCUg4_m
BR presser
Stolen from Twitter
Sportscene just lost 75% of their ex hun panellists for about eight weeks.
https://philmacgiollabhain.ie/2025/02/24/clement-costings-and-other-inconvenient-facts/#more-36720
KINGLUBO on 24th February 2025 3:23 pm
Ask yourself this, how many times do we score and it gets checked by VAR just in case there was a small infringement to allow them to disallow the goal.
Absolutely. And how often has VAR disallowed Celtic goals? The Jota goal at Motherwell was only one instance.
MAESTRO – Sure they can do both jobs and Barry can scribble his DR column from the dugout,
Heard Mourinho is quaking in his boots.
I don’t know why so many fans are angry at the no goal decision , Muir has a long history of wrong decisions against Celtic . In fact it seems to be a double act McLean and muir They should both have been fired straight away Monday morning after the Inverness cally game , But they are not the only double act .we have Beaton and Aitken as supporting acts Still to come .
BBC report.
“Rodgers got the better of Clement in four of their seven Old Firm derby meetings”
Bless.
Sounds better than
“Clement managed just one Glasgow Derby victory in seven attempts”
… doesn’t it?
Maestro
I’m sure the beeb will be demanding compensation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cx28ve6ynydo
.. and the billionaire who invested in them is a Man Utd fan.
Am I right in asking ,how many officials are in the studio when on v a r
https://x.com/CelticEnvoy/status/1893961861692817609
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It’s 🍿 o’clock
I’m listening to The Go Radio Football Show on Go Radio https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.thisisgo.goradio
Bada
Thanks for presser link.
For those bemoaning the `fact` earlier that Celtic hadn`t done anything:
re VAR decision by VAR o Alan Muir to rule out Daizen Maeda’s second goal that would have drawn the visitors level, ” Rodgers confirmed the club had contacted the SFA for an explanation.”
BIG JIMMY
I see on the previous post that you claim the tie up with Alex Rae & QUARK.
It’s sad when someone loses a job but even more sad whenever someone talks about them on the Internet.
QUARK may have a Mother, wife or even a son who reads on this site and sees their loved one compared to EBT Alex Rae. I can see his son being ridiculed at school with shouts of “Alex Rae, Alex Rae”
QUARK jnr has enough problems without reading about it on the Wide World Internet. Give the boy (or bhoy) a break
QUARK CSC
Can anyone think of an equivalent management team for us? Stokes, Grant, Nicholas and Boruc? Not fair on any of them but I’m at a loss trying to put together four ex-players that would match Bazza, Greegsy, Doddsie and McCann It is shockingly staunch. BEYOND parody. The follow followers are not for following. They are mostly embarrassed by this and rightly so.
a tartan plaid green hooped jersey, dearie me.
full on ebt coaching team
If only we had media in scotland inclined to ask the questions
I see the huns have not got the ‘A’ team but the ‘EBT’ team!
I’ll get ma coat.
Just in case anyone thinks it is just a joke, this is from the BBC site and I think they are being serious:
” Barry Ferguson has been appointed Rangers head coach until the end of the season following Philippe Clement’s departure, with Neil McCann, Billy Dodds and Allan McGregor assisting the former club captain.”
:-)))))
Fess19 on 24th February 2025 5:36 pm
BIG JIMMY
I see on the previous post that you claim the tie up with Alex Rae & QUARK.
It’s sad when someone loses a job but even more sad whenever someone talks about them on the Internet.
QUARK may have a Mother, wife or even a son who reads on this site and sees their loved one compared to EBT Alex Rae. I can see his son being ridiculed at school with shouts of “Alex Rae, Alex Rae”
QUARK jnr has enough problems without reading about it on the Wide World Internet. Give the boy (or bhoy) a break
QUARK CSC
………….
Very good mate.
LOL
Well played SEVCO………swapping ONE Hun CHUMP…..For FOUR OTHER HUN CHUMPS !
Yer avin a Giraffe….
LOL.
What a time to be alive
https://x.com/hunskelper__/status/1894041420840734953?t=WRwtn8qJ8f_Ya7aZrxlHfw&s=19
😍👍
not sure barry fergushun has a great managerial record!
24 February 2025, 15:56 GMT
Updated 34 minutes ago
Manchester United will make up to 200 jobs redundant to “return the club to profitability”.
About 250 members of staff were made redundant last year in a first wave of cost-cutting measures by co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
In a meeting with staff on Monday, United chief executive Omar Berrada informed employees that there would be a fresh round of redundancies as part of a “transformation plan”.
A club statement read: “The transformation plan aims to return the club to profitability after five consecutive years of losses since 2019.”
It added that “approximately 150-200 jobs may be made redundant, subject to a consultation process with employees”, with the process expected to take between three and four months.
As of 30 June 2024, Manchester United had 1,140 employees, so 450 redundancies would be 39% of the club’s workforce.
Last week the club revealed a loss of £27.7m in their second quarter financial results and the Red Devils have lost more than £300m over the past three years.
ALEX “QUARK” RAE will have to be content with Spittin on his ain lawn….rather than the Fitba Pitches of Scotland. He is wan ugly , disgusting Hun CHUMP, Every time a camera was on him all he ever did was SPIT, SPIT, SPIT.
QUARK now collects a GIRO.
LOL.
HH.