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We all know Craig Whyte doesn’t get nearly enough credit for the wonderful job he is doing for Scottish football but his cause was not helped by rookie manager, Ally McCoist, who when asked today if Nikica Jelavic asked to leave Rangers said, “No he didn’t, not at all. I have a wonderful relationship with Nikica. He never said that.”

The Rangers manager then passed the buck onto the unfairly beleaguered club owner, telling STV, “We received a bid from Everton which Craig [Whyte] found acceptable. Therefore business was done.”

McCoist refused to take a manager’s responsibility for deciding who leaves the football club.  Craig Whyte made it clear to all concerned yesterday that Nikica Jelavic wanted to leave Rangers and there was no point keeping a player who didn’t want to be there.  Whyte needs the backing of everyone with the best interests of Scottish football at heart, including his manager.  The intrusive scrutiny he has been placed under in recent months will not help him achieve his objectives.

Whyte hasn’t put a foot wrong so far, we should all mind our own business and let him get on with his job. Eye on the prize, Craig.

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  1. Sandman Is Neil Lennon on

    Paul Lambert press conference on SSN. Re: Grant Holt:

     

     

    ‘Rangers offered nowhere near anything. And it’s not as if he came and said he wanted to talk to them.’

     

     

    Reporter: ‘And if it was Celtic. Would you have accepted the offer and let him go?’

     

     

    Lambo: ‘I’d have driven him there.’

     

     

     

    Quality.

  3. celticrollercoaster says In Neil we trust on

    Round 3: Celtic Picture Board: Name the players that have donned the Hoops?

     

     

    (2pts per first correct answer: 1pt per answer if you are correct but not first. Remember only 1 submission per round)

     

     

    http://i39.tinypic.com/ff2v53.jpg

  5. The Token Tim on

    Provan

     

    Elliot

     

    Jackanovski (I know I know)

     

    Gillespie

     

    Mowbray

     

    Cascarino

     

    Collins

     

    Coyne

     

    Creaney

  8. Jobo Baldie on

    1- Provan and Whittaker

     

    2 – Elliot and Jackie

     

    3 – Mowbray

     

    4 – Cascarino

     

    5 – Collins, Coyne

     

    6 – Creaney

     

     

    Jobo

  9. Factus 8 on

    Provan

     

    Elliott

     

    Jackie

     

    Gillespie

     

    Baillie

     

    Cascarino

     

    Collins

     

    Coyne

     

    Creaney

  10. KevJungle on

    For the earlier posters re: Gerry McNee.

     

    I apologise for delay in responding as, otherwise engaged. Now, i can only post what I believe to be true and, if that conflicts with earlier versions then, I hope we can agree to disagree and continue on a friendly level as hooped fans.

     

    I was led to believe that, McNee asked McNeill if he felt that he should feel responsible for, Celtic losing the league to Aberdeen in 1980 because, McNeill sold prominent CH, Roddie MacDonald without properly replacing him. This led to Cetic losing a, 10 point lead to Alex Fergusons, Aberdeen.This discussion took place after our away game in the ECWC v’s Partizan Tirana.

     

    Apparently, McNee was trying to make the point that, Willie Garner wasn’t a proper replacement for MacDonald and, that this managerial error of judgement had cost us the league in the, 19879-80 season and, almost cost us the Scottish Cup Final v’s the huns as, we had to play Mike Conroy at, CH with suspensions and injurie’s we weren’t properly covered. Luckily for McNeill, we won the 1980 riot final. But, McNeill felt uncomfortable with McNee’s range of questioning and, let himself down by asking McNee to go outside. For what it’s worth, as a Celtic fan, on this occassion I think McNee had a point and, McNeill knew it and acted like a ned. McNee it has to be said, did indeed have a point. I mean, even if MacDonald was getting on, surely he was better for Celtic’s remainder of the season than, Willie Garner ? WTF ?

     

    I feel that, Garner came to Celtic purely for, cronyism reasons ?

     

    I expect to be shot down for this next bit but, there were times when for me at least that, Gerry McNee knew more about Celtic than, Celtic knew about themselves !

     

    Gerry McNee, a fellow hurting-Tim of the 90’s and, will always be remembered by this Celtic fan as, the guy who continued to highlight Celtic’s dreadful and, precarious plight during the 90’s whilst, the LL fawned over the Murray era at Ibrokes!

     

    Hail! Hail!

  12. Parkheadcumsalford on

    TheOriginalSadiesBhoy,

     

     

    I have known Gerry McNee for 50 years. I would agree with much of what you say. But I would be utterly amazed if he were a relation of Pat Crerand. I never ever heard him mention it, even in the days when he went to every game, home or away. Pat is from the Gorbals; Gerry is from Shettleston. (Mind you, he might be related through his wife, who comes from the sou’ side.)

  14. JimmyQuinnsBits on

    Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus let me go

     

    Beelzebub has never got a pint for me, for me, for meeeeeee

     

     

    is it… Gerry McNee… naw? Gerry Adams?

     

     

    wait a minute… naw, don’t tell me…. its… its…

     

     

    The Bunnet… he never really left us

     

     

    joshin buddy ;)

  15. Onwards and upwards on

    provan

     

    elliot

     

    dziekanowski

     

    gillespie

     

    mowbray

     

    cascarino

     

    collins

     

    coyne

     

    creaney

  18. The Good Ship Celtica. on

    Aw man that’s good from Paul Lambert.

     

     

    Like Jock we may not have been his first love but we sure are his last.

     

     

    TGSC,

     

    Sailing On….

  19. Celtic Soul Brother- Supporting Kano 1000 on

    1.Provan,Whitaker

     

    2.Elliot,Jackie

     

    3Gillespie ,Mowbray

     

    4.Cascarino

     

    5Collins,Coyne

     

    6.Creaney

  20. The Lizard King on

    1 Provan

     

    2 Elliott and Dziekanowski

     

    3 Gillespie and Mowbray

     

    4 Cascarion (can’t be – he’s scored)

     

    5 Coyne and Collins

     

    6 Creaney

     

     

    Ok Jobo – Ginger Beer makes you faster

  21. Jobo Baldie on

    Factus 8 –

     

     

    that’s what I thought and still can’t be sure whether he played for us or not. I mean he must have so that I get 2 points….

     

     

    Jobo

  22. The Spirit of Arthur Lee on

    1 davie provan

     

    2 Paul Elliott/ Duffcheque

     

    3 Garry Gillespie/The chin

     

    4 Big tony

     

    5 collins and coyne

     

    6 Geery no longer a taxi driver creaney

  23. amadeus on

    It’s the good ol’ Irish mafia, the money men, no less.

     

    It is very odd the company this man Whyte is keeping.

     

    I am on this.

     

    CQN – tomorrow’s news today!

  30. dirtymac on

    davythelotion says:

     

    3 February, 2012 at 21:25

     

    McNee is like a lot of pundits, they think they know best. Name one commentator who has had success in their chosen field. Keevins, Young, Traynor, Delahunt, Gordon and the rest couldn’t make it their game yet they feel qualified to criticise managers and players!

     

     

    The fact is that, with few exceptions, sports journalism in Scotland is populated by people who, by their own admission, can’t/don’t use the internet; read a balance sheet; distinguish between administration and liquidation; recognise a fact or an opinion; commentate impatially.

     

    ———————————————————————

     

     

    My view on Sports ‘journalism’ in Scotland is:

     

     

    These guys are all supporters of football. Some of them like the orcs, some us; others neither. They have not, with nary an exception, played the game nor added in any way to it. They leech from our game, not just their living, but the soul of it too – see article re Thommo.

     

     

    I have respect for two Scottish sports journos: Britney and (somewhat strangely perhaps) Leckie. Both absolutely love the game. One has an intellect that understands the subtle nuances of almost everything that goes on in the game and the other really is a punter with a true love for what he does. The latter, Leckie, in my opinion has largely deceived himself into believing that the ills plaguing our game are as much our fault as the orcs – he continues to believe that the spend, spend, spend arms race was a choice on our part – it was to be honest though: a choice of necessity or destruction.

     

     

    But the guy truly loves his football and if anyone ever gets the chance to talk to him about it, and not mention us or them, you’ll find a guy that is very passionate about our game – he feels it has been destroyed by the aforementioned spend, spend that enveloped several other sides in the 90s. It really puts his back up that we (Scottish football) has fallen so low. He also gives the impression that he’d be delighted for both Celtic and them if they were to help turn our collective (everybody’s) fortunes around in the game.

     

     

    The former, Britney, I just really enjoy reading. I’ve never met him, but would like to. Like Leckie, he comes across as being a genuine supporter of the game irrespective of who he supports. I’ll always make time for anyone with a genuine interest.

     

     

    The rest can go copulate themselves.

  31. The Token Tim on

    SFTB

     

     

    I had to take a second look as initially thought Hayes!

     

    Then went for big Cas instead.

     

     

    Scoring at Ibrokes was only thing that saved him for complete ignominy as opposed to just ignominy……..

     

     

    HAIL! HAIL!

     

    Token

  32. Onwards and upwards on

    Amadeus, what was your breaking news today mate, I haven’t been on all day, even refer me to the time you broke it. Cheers mate

  33. setting free the bears on

    KevJ

     

     

    The ageing and pretty poor Roddie McDonald was replaced in a team that had Tom McAdam and Roy Aitken to play CB.

     

     

    Willie Garner played what? 2 or 3 games for Celtic and Gerry was questioning Billy for “almost” losing a game.

     

     

    Only problem was Billy not hitting him hard enough because he had to do it again to the bumptious boor.

  34. JimmyQuinnsBits on

    Naw… naw… that would just be…. too sweet

     

     

    They would never pull it off…. DD & McM and the Whyte puppet… noooooooo

  35. Ulster-Celt on

    Árd Macha

     

     

    can’t complain.thanks. caught your post regards your Donegal troubles. hopefully things work out well.

     

     

    “We are due a few pints soon.”

     

     

    how about Glasgow? I’ll get the first round! you can bring the sandwiches :-)

     

     

    UC

  37. celticrollercoaster says In Neil we trust on

    ok answers to round 3

     

     

    1) Davie Provan, Brian Whittaker (well done Jobo!!)

     

    2) Paul Elliot, Jackie Dziekanowski

     

    3) Gary Gillespie, Tony Mowbrary

     

    4) Tony Cascarino

     

    5) John Collins, Tommy Coyne

     

    6) Gerry (not a taxi driver anymore) Creaney

  38. The Lizard King on

    amadeus says:

     

    3 February, 2012 at 21:51

     

     

    I’d say Mr Whyte is doing jest fine under the radar. Lets not give our enemies any unnecessary focus or encouragement.

     

     

    HH

     

     

    TLK

  40. celticrollercoaster says In Neil we trust on

    and the scores….

     

     

    Celtic Soul Brother-supporting Kano 1000 34

     

    The Token Tim 31

     

    Factus 8 24

     

    The Lizard King 23

     

    lostinbonnybridge- Kano 100 22

     

    Onwards and Upwards 21

     

    pracepta 20

     

    The Spirit of Arthur Lee 20

     

    JoboBalde 19

     

    setting free the bears 17

     

    Top Corner 11

     

    Stringer Bell 5

     

    Pearcesdad 3

     

    Dirtymac 3

     

     

    10 mins break

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