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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Free lunches will no longer be provided for staff at Old Trafford, saving more than £1m a year, while the catering arrangements at Carrington will be unchanged for the remainder of the season.
The club’s annual donation to the Manchester United Disabled Supporters Association (MUDSA) will remain at £40,000 and the club is in talks with Manchester United Foundation (MUF) about its level of contribution.
Ratcliffe has announced a string of cost-cutting measures since his investment in United, with the club saying at the time that the first round of redundancies would save between £40m-£45m.
In December, Ratcliffe warned more “difficult and unpopular decisions” would be taken to get the club to where he wants it to be. Matchday ticket prices have been increased to £66 per game, with no concessions for children or pensioners.
Ratcliffe is still to decide whether to rebuild Old Trafford, which could cost £1.5bn, or build a new ground, which would likely cost more than £2bn.
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The fixture was initially set to be played on Saturday, April 5 at McDiarmid Park with a 3pm kickoff, but has now been moved to the following day.
Due to the match being selected for TV coverage on Sky Sports, it will now be played on Sunday, April 6, with an earlier 12pm kickoff time.
R2ngers NOT the top story in Repugnant Shortbread (just started).
Have they taken the hump at their employees being poached?
Maestro
That is genius
I’m glad the club have asked the SFA for clarification on the VAR out ball decision.
Paul67 , I’m surprised you don’t think us potentially getting cheated out of a point is a big deal .
Todays staunch appointment doesn’t appear to be going down too well either .
Interesting times ahead .
I see Brendan preferring to follow protocol than making statements like some on here suggesting our board should do. It’s the way we do it he said.
Others on here suggesting our board were somehow weak for this.
from follow follow
It’s like the proddy expendables
clunks on 24th February 2025 6:37 pm
from follow follow
It’s like the proddy expendables
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the unglorious batards ?
Just spent 20 minutes eating Haagen Dazs and reading follow follow response to the staunch appointments. To see they are not too happy would be an understatement of huge proportions.
Also just think g back to Tom English telling everyone who would listen after rangers sensational moral victory 3-3 at ibrox that this guy Clemente was ‘the real deal’. Rangers had a man who knew what it was about and could deliver.
Saint Stivs on 24th February 2025 6:39 pm
clunks on 24th February 2025 6:37 pm
from follow follow
It’s like the proddy expendables
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the unglorious batards ?
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The masonic temple of doom
Hopefully he passes the audition and gets a 3 year contract
clunks on 24th February 2025 6:44 pm
Saint Stivs on 24th February 2025 6:39 pm
clunks on 24th February 2025 6:37 pm
from follow follow
It’s like the proddy expendables
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the unglorious batards ?
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The masonic temple of doom
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Raging Bull(shit)
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BACK TO BASICS – GLASS HALF FULL on 24TH FEBRUARY 2025 4:00 PM
Excellent post.
Worst thing that could happen in my view is that VAR is scrapped.
We’d then be back to the days ( far worse in my view than what we have now) where , eg , Willie Collum can give an unchallenged penalty when his back is turned to the action because “he heard” a foul.
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leftclicktic, thats a fooking winner