Faint fitness hopes. Organisational knowledge drain

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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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  1. Chicagobhoy1967 – Welcome aboard the good ship CQN watch out your ship does not get grounded at a famous Glasgow hostelry on the banks of the river Clyde named the Shipbank where you will meet a few other Shipwreck bums I mean guys.

     

     

    Keep on posting Amigo Hail Hail

     

     

    D :)

  2. Tobago Street on

    TOP MAN TOM MCLAUGHLIN!

     

     

    TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 26TH APRIL 2023 1:38 PM

     

    RP MCMURPHY

     

    The best Edinburgh bar for Celtic games is Kitty O’Shea’s in North Hanover St in the city centre.

     

    I have booked a room for the Tynecastle game. You are welcome to join us.

     

     

    T

  3. Lampard looking a wee bit glum. Brentford 2 up.

     

    It’s getting that he won’t even make the short list for Beale’s job.

  4. listen to this,

     

     

    apparantely we are turning the japanese players into catholics, or some other sort of batshit,

     

     

    camara hadnt even seen in the trophy room (tbf there was nothing in it when he joined)

     

     

    and best of all the host says

     

     

    christine, christine, you made some very good points there.

     

     

    https://twitter.com/i/status/1650624542937690112

  5. HI,first goodnight to the biggest rascal ……BRRB..

     

    Scroll by this i… think it may take sometime…….I had a visit tonite from a close friend.

     

    Jada..He was my drummer in 1973…..He happened to say 50 years Tez….

     

    We started playing in the back bedroom ..with a set of congas.. and a acoustic guitar ..around greenock.

     

    Ala Bolan..(big jimmy)…we discovered that Bowie was the biz ..so we played the whole ziggy album..live.

     

    local bands such as Sponge(Joe Fisher)were playing country and western /status quo..

     

    Any hoo one fri night playin the Para Handy….there were 4 bands watchin us….and they had all come to here Bowie….Durin radar love ..golden earing …Jada put on a show that blew the punters away.from then on i called him the human metronome…….anyhoo….He’s just finished his radiotherapy treatment for head and neck cancer..he will know the results in two weeks…if it has been succesful..Very strange that two peeps out the same band deal with the curse only a few years apart??? Iv’e arranged a room where he can batter his drums out , and get him out the house…..He would like a reunion god bless him …..watch this space…

  6. @H…Thanks for the thought mate…..your input to Pauls blog …

     

    since way back has been inspirational …. Don’t ever think you are being ignored….

     

     

     

     

     

     

    H.H

  7. Melbourne Mick on

    Hello again all you young rebels

     

     

    From another lovely sunny morning on the Oz Adriatic.

     

    Just reading back now, and a great first post from CHICAGOBHOY 1967.

     

    Hope to hear more from you, and your stories. that’s what makes CQN

     

    the top Celtic blog to visit.

     

    H H. Mick

  8. @Higgie…10 years before you were a shammy bhoy….Did you play with my nephews under sunny???

     

    Ian forsyth..john boyd….joe boyd…

  9. @Mick god bless you might like 11.13 our time

     

    And keep on keepin the rebels in your time…..

  10. DRAMBOWIECELT on 26TH APRIL 2023 11:36 PM

     

     

    I didnt, they are two years older than me i think.

     

     

    See John just other day stays across the street from my mother in law.

     

     

    some players right enough.

  11. Melbourne Mick on

    DRAMBOWIECELT

     

     

    And god bless you to mhate, it’s a bit strange every time

     

    I see your nom de plume I think back to the days I would

     

    only drink the GLAYVA, then I discovered CELTIC MIST

     

    which was even better in my soggy mind.

     

    Think I had a sweet tooth lol 🥃

     

    H H. Mick

  12. DRAMBOWIECELT

     

     

    I am such an idiot I ahnt really caught the make up of your blogname,

     

     

    I misread it as Drambuie celt all the time.

     

     

    Now I get it a Bowie fan ffs. I am an eejit.

     

     

    Hers is my favourite interpretation of any of his works.

     

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW0ACEOEq6w

  13. Aye son .. when Tom went to chelsea John went home

     

    and played poker up the gibby….A natural left back

     

    and fecked it

  14. Melbourne Mick on

    And just like STIVS I took the wrong meaning

     

    of your blog name.

     

    I do love a dram though….and Bowie of course 🥃 😜

     

    H H. Mick

  15. Ach M. M We look forward to your adventures…

     

    every time i call it with my baby ghirl…Peppa,,..lol

     

    each plait must be perfect lol…..

  16. I get john and joe mixed up.

     

     

    john is 3 years younger than me, but i did play against him in the teenage teams because he played in older aged groups.

     

     

    the para handly as a “venue” is hard for me to imagine, but i did grow up on tales of the uncles going to exotic pubs like beaujangles to see bands. and always a fight .

     

     

    from the bands just a bit later than you i know Danny T and the Larkins quite well, as in they are in laws.

  17. DRAMBOWIE

     

    Tribute on “youtube”when DB passed away

     

     

    “Life on Mars at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum”

     

     

    Nice 32degree sunny Jakarta. Soon be time for a refreshment.

  18. Good morning all Tims across the globe from a dry but rather chilly Garngad.

     

     

    A good read back there bhoys.

     

     

    Big Jimmy – How are you buddy?

     

     

    You going to this maniacs (BRRB) swaree on 12th May?

     

     

    D :)

  19. Remember on Sunday bhoys if going to game wear the hoops if possible or just wear the green.

     

     

    COYBIG

     

     

    D :)

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