Sunday will be six full weeks since Reo Hatate limped off with a hamstring injury. That’s too long for him to be anywhere close to fully fit, even if he has been working hard this week. We may be able to get 45 minutes out of him, but I know what you’re thinking, we rushed Aaron Mooy back from injury into a big game and he looked a shadow of himself.
I also don’t think we can use him as a second half substitute. The game may go to 120 minutes, we cannot have our subs expiring. If the game is tight, Reo will be used for the first half only, or extra-time.
Liel Abada’s last outing was the same day as Reo’s. He will surely be retained for a late cameo. Jota, on the other hand, was made for occasions like this.
After chairman Douglas Park and director of football Ross Wilson bailed out of Ibrox, chief executive Stewart Robertson yesterday announced he would leave the club in the summer. That’s a lot of organisational knowledge walking out the door at an organisation not known to possess a knowledge surplus. You are right in thinking this is a club unconvinced it is on the path to glory.
Robertson will be replaced by current commercial director, James Bisgrove, the man who did the deal for Newco to participate in the Ange Homecoming Tournament (Sydney Super Cup). Bisgrove was delighted at the deal until he heard our own man, Adrian Filby, negotiated a fee around twice as much and excluded the “Old Firm” phrase from the all promotions.
Bisgrove has been at Ibrox since 2019 and last year agreed a deal with a Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) company, which subsequently went bust. He was the club’s point man in the deal which saw Castore replace Hummel as kit manufacturer. This deal, of course, only last week hit the courts are administrators for Hummel distributor, Elite Sports, successfully asked the court to demand Newco hand over commercial records. He has a consistent touch, at least.
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St Stivs
Sorry to hear about the health issues, hope that improves.
Good idea to decide on joining the bus or not for next season, gives you time to build your case – sounds pretty good already!
I need to behave on Sunday though or I might get banned from meeting BRRB and Almore in Dublin next week
CHICAGOBHOY1967 on 26TH APRIL 2023 4:16 PM
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that’s brilliant and what a great first post🍀
CHICAGOBHOY1967 re: license plate
Are you a hun?
I’m down in Louisville mate. Take road trips up to Chi-Town every year. Next one is last week of June.
HH good sir.
Chicagobhoy1967
“Like most states, Illinois allows car owners to personalize license plates. I was pleased a couple of months ago to learn that ‘COYBIG’ was available.”
Brilliant.
Fine first post, that.
Coneybhoy
So you have to behave to meet me, Almore and Brian M? You’ll get back home the following week and the locks will be changed. 😂😂
chicagobhoy1967
Brilliant!
Just hope Hank Voight is a Tim
“Well, 1 and 1 is 2
6 and 2 is 8
Come on baby, don’t ya’ make me late…..”
Welcome chicagobhoy1967. Don’t be a stranger…
HH
CHICAGOBHOY1967 on 26TH APRIL 2023 4:16 PM
welcome.
Where are you in that fine place ?
I talk to people there nearly every day.
Even got to of the younger EPL Liverpool supporting colleagues to go here for the 3-2 huns game, they thought it was brilliant and are coming to back to Scotland in September. They came in December already but no matches on.
http://www.chicagocsc.com/Home.html
it is a small world but i wouldnt want to paint it
Chicagobhoy1967
I used to live in Evanston many years ago. Great bars downtown, Clark Street anaw that.
SAINT STIVS
I live in the south suburbs, a fair distance from AJ Hudson’s. Next time my brother-in-law comes to town I will haul him up there for a match. He visited Glasgow with me in 2015, enjoyed Celtic Park as I did.
we’ll miss hatate but should be better than their huff ‘n puff and set pieces
Chicagobhoy1967
Hail Hail and welcome.
Great Post,first of many I hope 💚
Do they still dye the rivers green on Patrick’s day?
Hail Hail
Good evening all from the Vogue. I hope you are all hale and hearty.
AN TEARMANN
Yes, but just a different shade of green — cool video of how it’s done:
https://twitter.com/SjamaanN/status/1503399768680280067
wtf is going on at dignityville – so many top tier business leaders leaving !
I have no understanding or insight into large organisations but this can’t be good – personally I feel someone somewhere in hunsville knows there ain’t a lot of spondulics now or in the foreseeable. This then puts them at odds with the expectations of the average deluded horde.
CHICAGOBHOY1967
Great post. Company in Mississauga name COYBIG Tree Services…………..rather have the plate.🇮🇪
ChicagoBhoy: Great first post and love the car plate. I lived in Phoenix for a year and loved the personal plates there – some were very creative.
Keep on posting.
Evening all
CHICAGOBHOY1967
Welcome
Brian
Were all those who have been very critical of Peter Lawwell in a better position to do so than Neil Lennon is? Will his comments below have any affect on those people?
Asked about his relationship with Lawwell and Desmond. Lennon, speaking to PLZ, answered: “Brilliant with Dermot and Peter.
“Peter went through the mill, as well. I felt he was treated terrible. It was a real difficult time for Peter, the criticism he was getting.
“Listen, he was getting criticism when we were winning seven and eight and Dermot was getting criticism when we were winning all these trophies – trebles, double trebles, treble trebles, quadruple trebles, a long unbeaten Cup run.
“You get to a point thinking: ‘What more can they do to satisfy people?’.
CHICAGOBHOY1967 on 26TH APRIL 2023 5:24 PM
I sent the twitter post of COYBIG number plate to my Chicago contacts, I said can you guess what C O Y B I G means ? I spelt out the letter again, C O Y B I G
Can we have a clue ?
Aye, It is a Celtic thing ………..
Is it a famous player, we wouldnt get that, that is unfair,
No, its more about the team itself ,,,,,,,,,,
Ok, is it a famous match ? a trophy ? a famous win ?
No, no, its about something the fans do , a chant, C O Y B I G
We give up tell us
One more clue it begins COME ON YOU ….
Still cant get it we give up
I send the famous Junior CAPO leading them off , I said can you hear it now
Is it
celtic, celtic, come on you bunch of grapes ___?, come on you bunch of grapes ___?, glasgow’s gonna win, glasgow’s gonna win
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNKDIwvcdtg
theres a unicorn thats hanging in whats know as fathers room
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWPKpPH_SNg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-T6rFgmyCg
https://www.corkno1csc.com/james-mcgrory/
https://www.thecelticwiki.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1-36.jpg
https://wikifoundryimages.s3.amazonaws.com/OVviWxn5NXqBXs1naGk5Qw259508
CHICAGOBHOY1967 on 26TH APRIL 2023 5:24 PM
A fine addition to CQN. Welcome.
PS As kids, we thought of Chicago as America`s Glasgow !
that being said, the players I’d most hate to lose most is ccv & jh
De Bruyne almost as good as Bobby Murdoch
SAINT STIVS @7:26
That’s my favorite video of COYBIG. If anyone ever asks what the letters represent, I will show it.
HOT SMOKED
I tell everyone the smashing time we enjoyed on our visit to Glasgow. Hopefully not too long before we plan another. My brother-in-law and I, we were out the door of our hotel each morning within 30 minutes. Slightly different than traveling with women :)
I dont often watch the English league, simply because apart from the very best teams with their world class players I often find games are mince.
However, with the BT coverage last night spoiled by McCoist rabbiting on, and the other games being shite I have tuned in again hopeful of soemthing special in City and Arsenal, but that pre match build up is spoiled by Martin Keown, the Calimero of pundits, what an over the top serious fella that GOONer is.
I was ok with arsenal winning it for Keiran, but now I dont really care.
HICAGOBHOY1967 on 26TH APRIL 2023 8:14 PM
SAINT STIVS @7:26
That’s my favorite video of COYBIG. If anyone ever asks what the letters represent, I will show it.
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The kid is from Port Glasgow, he is 20 now
‘GG on 26TH APRIL 2023 8:12 PM
De Bruyne almost as good as Bobby Murdoch
*who was labeled the “new” Duncan Edwards
CHICAGOBHOY1967
There was a South Chicago Bhoy on here a few years ago.
Which one of you is the true Leroy Brown?
Welcome.
TT
Just checked Edwards’ stats and his goal scoring prowess is nowhere near Bobby’s.
I don’t recall having seen him play, even on old reels, whereas I was blessed to see Bobby play hunners of times.
Arsenal getting a rinsing here. Lucky to be only 1 down.
Catchin up on the big news items, and some sarcastic whatsapps i got today,
As a Higgins with a neice called Michell O’Neill can I just confirm it IS NOT ME and our Chelle who are going to the Coronation
I hope she has Meghans seats and is next to Harry.
The loalists must be ecstatic at Sinn Fein up front.
Sorry 2 down at the half. Now handbags are being waved.
SS
Say hi to Big Lugs for me.
‘GG on 26TH APRIL 2023 8:54 PM
SS
Say hi to Big Lugs for me.
which wan ?