Newco have struggled for relevance this season, even among their own supporters, who have been increasingly disengaged. They are an object of fun domestically and were not quoted outside of Scotland. Now they are relevant. They are being discussed in news programmes and by football commentators outside Scotland, and not because of an embarrassing defeat.
The appointment will ensure the renewal of thousands of season tickets that may otherwise not have been purchased, so for the first season, it will self-finance. For a club with huge short-term challenges, this money he will bring in over the next six weeks makes the appointment of Steven Gerrard as manager a good one. July’s Europa League qualifiers are a long way off.
This is true even though he has less experience than McCoist, McDowell, Warburton, Caixinha and Murty. Gerrard has never taken charge of a full team of adults. He will have no money to compete with Celtic and will need to pitch his tactical brain against Neil Lennon and Derek McInnes next season. Results will be predictable, you can be assured of that.
Despite his warm welcome yesterday, he is, of course, another Celtic Brother. This fact will visit him with the vitriol which became familiar during Murty and Caixinha’s reign soon enough.
All of this means we get to dismantle some fantasies next season, just as we did this season and last. I see no downside.
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I welcome Steven Gerrard to Scottish fitba. It makes it more interesting and SG will give the game here more exposure. All the better when we pump his team senseless.
Quick dive in WiFi crap here
Dummy run to pub for tomorrow
Danny Boy Salou looks a go er
Update manana
COSY CORNER BHOY. what does manana mean, will get bmcuw to translate.smiley thing hope you are well.hh.
DD I do as well, but it’s how they can afford him that annoys the life out of me. You and I have worked since before we left school and paid tax all our days and these cnuts ….. Ach you know what I mean mate..
The last time they fleeced everyone was a bit different, we are miles in front so bring on the fight.
Hope you are well mate.
D. :)
Three grandweans staying so in and out tonight,run ragged ?
Big Packy will let you know what mañana means tomorrow
D. :)
David Hayes shorts are up under his arms WTF
D. :)
Martin Keown on MOTD is an excellent pundit in a sea of dross. There should be some kind of punditry exam before they let you on air. Being an ex pro is not enough. A bit like going into football management in fact !
Working Link for Boxing
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HH
How are you meant to hit Haye in the breadbasket ffs
D. :)
David66
The mersey mob and clydeside mob have very close connections. I smell a rat here.
LymmBhoy
Thank you
GUTENBERG-no way it wasn’t getting renewed,pair of old timers eh?
DD I know, to say Gerard has a colourful past is an understatement.
Great player, but his record at under 18s coaching is shite..
Bring it on
D. :)
The SMSMs pathetic efforts to compare Gerrard’s arrival at Ibrox to that of Brendan’s at Celtic is beyond parody. A wee reminder. Gerrard was Liverpool under 18s coach. Brendan managed Watford, Reading, Swansea and Liverpool before becoming our manager. Hh
GLENDALYSTONSILS on 5TH MAY 2018 10:42 PM
Martin Keown on MOTD is an excellent pundit in a sea of dross. There should be some kind of punditry exam before they let you on air. Being an ex pro is not enough. A bit like going into football management in fact !
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he is an excellent pundit.
big brother of lee evans
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Yeah, some good piss-taking opportunities for supporters up here with Slippery Steve.
Demba Ba song ready-made, yeeah coooarse, and a lively bit of ‘League won, but you fucked it up’ should be fun!
I mean, The Boss won’t mind, will he??
Nice one Bellew, put that Gobshite on his arse.
D. :)
SAINT STIVS on 5TH MAY 2018 10:56 PM
I suppose you can’t have looks and talent. Poor old huns have neither!
Gordon64 not only that, there was at best at Ipox 3000 zombies. 12-15000 at paradise welcomed Brendan. Watch the smsm spin just as many turned up for Clown Gerard being welcomed…
All the sweeter when we pump them in the first Celtic v Sevco game next season.
D. :)
Gordon64,
how can The Lying King announce a shares issue if he still has to make an offer
as ordered by the Takeover Panel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_DKWlrA24k
Many different versions of this but this is pretty unusual and ……………………………well unusual.
HH
Bellew Haye was a joke. Haye wasn’t fit, tried to throw a few Haymakers in first couple of rounds then ran out of steam. Easy win for Bellew, a Sky box office scam, £20 for a non fight.
ST STIVS
Talking of lookalikes ,I can’t look at Stoke’s Shaquiri without seeing Harry Enfield.
Dave king gets squintier (is that a word) by the minute.
a hope yeez had yer money on Bellew…..
Well done Tony Bellew
GB64 Good point amigo. But its Scotland and as we know the law doesn’t apply to all things Sevco. Hh
Gary67 agreed
D. :)
Cosy corner, had a long chat wi yer wee lad last night. Glad to report he is back to peak.
HH bruv. and god bless the winkle picker family.
I remember having some friendly exchanges with the guy who posted then as Ryecatcher that season. Loved Liverpool, and was mega-confident of them finally winning a Premiership Title.
I did point out with about 10 games to go that the Scousers, despite playing some great attacking football, had a worse goals against tally than some of the teams in the bottom half of the table and said it would eventually cost them if that stat didn’t improve.
Then came the run-in, and Mourinho’s revenge at Anfield, with the usually profligate Demba Ba taking advantage of an assist, for once, from you-know-who, followed by the blowing of a 3-0 lead at Crystal Palace to drop 2 more crucial points.
DD
I don’t welcome SG. Something stinks about the whole thing.
Someone who has always liked Celtic talking about how much he values the Hun history and tradition. It’s a 2+2=5 to me.
He won’t lay a glove on Brendan but it smacks of them walking all over the rules again.
And he’s playing a willing part in it.
Delaney’s donkey – Jimmy bell will be fair put out when he discovers he’s no longer in charge of doing the laundry at Ibrox.
It had been outsourced to Hong Kong for a while but there may have found some folks in Liverpool to do the job..
Maybe
Ticket beg:
My pal and CQN horse lover Grafittionthewall is looking for a cup final ticket.
Help required for this poor tortured soul.
ACGR-Eva Cassidy sings it better.Sorry can’t do the link?
so dk’s concert party are dancing to the TPE tune…..forbidden to trade shares…..forbidden to use NOAL…..forbidden by SARS to export funds……SG on a 4 year contract…..with considerable funds to spend…..I smell sh’te…..;-))
Stevie G had obviously been well briefed before he spoke,
got the words tradition and history out in thre first few minutes,
only thing missing was unsurpassed dignity