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Five years ago, Jack Ross took his Championship St Mirren team to Celtic Park for a Scottish Cup tie and impressed everyone.  Brendan Rodgers thought they were the best domestic team to play there all season.  I thought he was a manager for the future.

Within weeks of leading St Mirren to promotion, he moved to the disaster zone that was Stadium of Light, Sunderland.  Sunderland had just experienced the CEO magic of former Rangers chief, Martin Bain, and had been relegated for the second successive season.  He took them to the League One play-off final but having sold their star striker and with Aiden McGeady carrying an injury, they lost.  He was sacked a few months into the new season, again in a play-off spot.

Of all the bizarre sackings in football, Ross’ losing his job at Hibs, shortly before they were due to play Celtic in last season’s League Cup Final is up there.  Hibs then became the disaster zone club.  He should have been a good fit at Dundee United, but after losing 7 to AZ Alkmaar, 9 to Celtic, and worse, 3 to St Mirren, he was sacked this morning.

It took less than 4 weeks to go from the height of taking a first leg lead against AZ, to the loss of the next five games, scoring once and conceding 24.  Earlier this month, we discussed, “[United’s] smallest loss in the last three years was £2.52m, their highest turnover in that time was £3.9m.  Football comes at you quick with losses like that.  This will not end well.”

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  1. Turkeybhoy on

    Chairbhoy,

     

     

    Its just a pity tthat the major majority of your posts all relate back to 2011\12,and castigating the actions of a Board,which most of us agree with,but reluctantly have moved on since.You seem,on here anyway,to take no joy from our present state.

     

    A wee change of content would be most appreciated.

     

     

    Hail Hail.

  3. Big Jimmy on

    ZIHUATANEJO on 30TH AUGUST 2022 4:26 PM

     

    The horsey Bhoys might like this BOBO

     

     

     

     

    Is running at Carlisle tonight at 19:20

     

    ……………

     

    Ive backed BOBO with my Bookie, but like the Horse KYOGO earlier it is up against a HOT Favourite ( 2/7 ON).

     

    Again there is no Each way bet to be had as there is only 3 Runners. BOBO is also a First Timer so is making its Race Course debut.

     

    Still, Ive only risked a couple of quid for an interest.

     

    HH

  8. JIMDOM on

    Chris Hay ! Well played 442

     

     

    The suits used to charge us £25 to watch the team play in that monstrosity of a home kit. Can’t remember what it was for the Rangers games. Maybe 442 can ?

  12. big wavy on

    Barkley feels like a Hun punt but could be a Hart move……

     

     

    Will rationalise either way, depending on how it lands. Journo Hendry saying he’s been offered to Huns.

     

     

    HH

  15. scullybhoy on

    theBHOYfromU.N.C.L.E on 30th August 2022 5:01 pm

     

     

    Last game the Lisbon lions team played together v Clyde

     

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

     

     

    Well done sir. Unfortunately, I cannot award the prize to both Celts, so a new question will have to be set.

  16. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    Last para of Paul’s article is a shocking indictment of those running Dundee United.

     

     

    How can a club have annual losses of 65% of turnover on their bestest day and expect to survive?

     

     

    Madness.

     

     

    What would our reaction on here be if Celtic lost £65m in one trading year.

     

     

    We know Sevco’s reaction – they’d spend more.

  18. theBHOYfromU.N.C.L.E on

    SCULLYBHOY on 30TH AUGUST 2022 5:06 PM

     

     

    This prize, hope it is not a scam……….

  19. Timbhoy163 on

    If Barkley is any good then surely at least one club in the EPL orChampionship would snap him up.

  20. marspapa on

    SAINT STIVS on 30TH AUGUST 2022 4:12 PM

     

    we should nip in and steal that guy fletcher from dundee united while they are managerless, he is a cracker

     

     

    ——————————————–

     

     

    More of a Headbanger.🤕😎

  22. Chairbhoy on

    MARSPAPA @ 1:25 PM, CORKCELT @ 1:30 PM, AN TEARMANN @ 2:17 PM,

     

     

    Cheers ghuys, thanks for putting me right, I saw the comment as a cheap shot, completely willing to accept it wasn’t meant that way.

     

     

    HOT SMOKED, more than happy to bury it, I don’t want to continue this on email and I wish you nothing but the best.

     

     

    Well the thing is TURKEYBHOY @ 4:43 PM, I don’t instigate the comments, I respond to what has been said.

     

     

    Are you are suggesting that folk should be allowed to put up what they like, factually accurate or not, have an opinion without a contra opinion being raised?

     

     

    Some seem to like the debates, I’m quite happy to let the past remain there and live in the present, especially as presently we are doing not too bad.

     

     

    Hail Hail

  24. !!Bada Bing!! on

    Too much hype with Barkley for me ,like Deli Alli,English media raised them up as superstars

  26. Turkeybhoy on

    Barkley not been” Offered” anywhere.

     

    He is a fee agent.

     

     

     

    Lovely reporting from the Bog Roll Record.Rangers rocket past Celtic in the Co- efficient.

     

    They then tell us that the BR eraa,which got the Sottish teams their high co- efficient has just run out.

     

    Funny,I could have sworn that the rag has been spouting for months,that their babies exploits in Europe past couple of years was the reason.

     

    When the rest of us knew how it really worked.They get paid too !!!!!!!!.

  27. Zihuatanejo on

    BIG JIMMY on 30TH AUGUST 2022 4:43 PM

     

    ZIHUATANEJO on 30TH AUGUST 2022 4:26 PM

     

     

    The horsey Bhoys might like this BOBO

     

     

     

     

     

    Is running at Carlisle tonight at 19:20

     

     

    ……………

     

     

    Ive backed BOBO with my Bookie, but like the Horse KYOGO earlier it is up against a HOT Favourite ( 2/7 ON).

     

     

    Again there is no Each way bet to be had as there is only 3 Runners. BOBO is also a First Timer so is making its Race Course debut.

     

     

    Still, Ive only risked a couple of quid for an interest.

     

     

    HH

     

     

     

    I did the same

     

     

    HH

  29. Rock Tree Bhoy on

    Chairbhoy

     

     

    Hot Smoked usually ends his posts with…

     

     

    thats me away for a run…

     

     

    or

     

     

    thats me away for a swim…

     

     

    or

     

     

    thats me away for a game of golf..

     

     

    and I’m thinkin, why is he tellin us that? is he trying to make us all feel like lazy no marks?

     

     

    so I’m on your side mate.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    …..only jokin guys :-)

  31. Turkeybhoy on

    Chairbhoy,

     

     

    No problem,just comment.Thing is,far too much going on at the present.

     

     

     

    Keep on keeping on.

  32. scullybhoy on

    big wavy on 30th August 2022 5:23 pm

     

     

    Jimmy Johnstone

     

    2-2

     

    League winner ?

     

    HH

     

    ……………………………………………………….

     

    glendalystonsils on 30th August 2022 5:28 pm

     

     

    SCULLYBHOY @5.21

     

    Scorer Jinky occasion New Year game v them .

     

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

     

    Good stuff lads.

     

     

    https://www.thecelticwiki.com/1967-05-06-rangers-2-2-celtic-league-division-1/

     

     

    Now I am off – so deffo last one.

     

     

    Which bhoy has just scored?

     

     

    https://i.pinimg.com/originals/77/85/02/7785027a2262fc3730fe56168d88f1ea.jpg

  33. scullybhoy on

    I was just logging off when I saw this:

     

     

     

     

    I’m not sure there’s been a better coaching hire recently in global football than ange postecoglou at celtic.

     

     

    — Jordan Gardner (@mrjordangardner) August 28, 2022

  34. Rock Tree Bhoy on

    Duncan Ferguson being tipped to take over at Dundee United, that would liven things up..

  37. scullybhoy on

    glendalystonsils on 30th August 2022 5:46 pm

     

     

    SCULLYBHOY

     

     

    Dixie ?

     

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

     

     

    Brilliant lad.

     

     

    HH

  38. markiebhoy on

    Might have already been said but Parker has been agitating for more money.

     

    Ross Jack has had one win in his last 13 games in charge in the SPL between

     

    Hibs and United. I have United supporters in my family and it’s easy to say give the

     

    boy a chance but the pain they have felt over the last few weeks has been palpable.

     

    In a two team city the embarrassment has been hellish for them.

     

    They should try to get Michael O’Neill in. Did a great job with Norn Iron.

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