Nerves jangle a week ahead of Europe

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You and I have been through a few close seasons together, so  it’s no surprise we have this uncomfortable feeling as we look ahead to (hopefully) four hugely important Champions League qualifiers while contemplating how ring-rusty Celtic have looked preseason.  These games really don’t matter, of course, they are there to allow us to experiment and build fitness for the real challenges ahead, but you would rather we were turning teams over 4-0 than being on the receiving end.  Evidence, perhaps, that the experiments were leading somewhere.

Lots of coverage today of the fall-out from Friday’s meeting between the SFA and Sevco, some of it informed.  Huge issues clearly still remain before they will be granted permission to join the SFA but they would not be helped by their prospective manager, Ally McCoist, walking away this week.   Sevco have not sold many season tickets but if McCoist goes their chances of doing to will become increasingly scarce. Friday’s comment from McCoist sounded like a scene-setter for a resignation letter.

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  1. BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 24 July, 2012 at 09:26

     

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    No offence m8 but

     

    I don’t seek agreement.

     

    I seek typing-space.

     

    No one likes me….so what ?

     

    The thorn isn’t always necessary but,

     

    Hail Hail shouldn’t be ignored. imo.

  2. Sell Kelvin Wilson, sign John Mensah (powerful and experienced) on a free and Efe Ambrose (young, potential, sell on value). Add to Rogne, Mulgrew and Wanyama (if required at CB) and central defence is sorted.

     

    Spend Ki money on Jordan Rhodes.

  3. Celtic_First on

    DBBIA

     

     

    I see what you did there.

     

     

    My wee heart was in my mouth for a second; I thought you had, through clever-cloggery, got wind of Stephanie moving to Rangers Media or, worse, Sky News. You nearly had me. It’s early for me.

  4. Dontbrattbakkinanger on

    Stephanie Flanders will never work for SevcoTV.

     

    she would rather drop her ‘H’s.

  5. KevJungle – Murdo..10 men Championees..1979 on 24 July, 2012 at 09:33 said:

     

     

    No one likes me…

     

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    Careful Kev, almost slipped into a ‘I don’t care’ there.

  6. Dontbrattbakkinanger on

    Ole UNESCO have designated Shangri-La a ‘biosphere’. Presumably the only bit left that isn’t infested with wind turbines.

  7. the hooped crusader on

    Good morning Bhoys,

     

    Does anyone know the KO time tonight??

     

    Heading out will check back later,

     

    Cheers

  8. Off topic but I’m looking to spend my recently acquired 50th birthday dosh on a new laptop. Any recommendations (good or bad) in the £400 – £500 range. Usage tends to be CQN – emails – Excel – Word. Not a big gamer.

     

     

    I know CQN won’t let me down…

     

     

    Jobo

  9. The Battered Bunnet on

    Someone have a quiet word with Craig Beattie. It’s not pleasant watching a decent young fellow make a fool of himself.

  10. Someone have a quiet word with Craig Beattie. It’s not pleasant watching a decent young fellow make a fool of himself.

     

     

    What’s going on with him ?

  11. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    KEVJUNGLE

     

     

    It’s not a popularity contest,mate.

     

     

    Dissension and debate are always welcome.

     

     

    Drivel not so much.

     

     

    Stop wi the feeling sorry for yourself,btw. We tend not to do sympathy or crocodile tears on here!

  12. FF stating that Beattie is signing 3/4 year deal with the 3rd division giants.

     

     

    Hell mend him.

  13. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    RICHIE

     

     

    Do you think they’ll last as long as three-quarters of a year?

  14. Philbhoy - It's just the beginning! on

    Am no postin’ again in case sumdy takes umbridge or fa’s oot wi me.

     

     

    Ave goat mair impairtant things in ma life!

     

     

    Coming dear!

  15. So Sevco will be playing this weekend (maybe…)

     

     

    I take it they will wear the old rangers strip

     

     

    with the old rangers badge

     

     

    are they allowed to do this ?

     

     

    Brnobhoy

  16. philvisreturns on

    I think it’s very brave of Mr Beattie to join a brand new Third Division club that may or may not be solvent.

     

     

    He must be a romantic at heart. (thumbsup)

  17. brno – give them a break… have you seen the cost of new strips et al recently? Don’t you know they are having cashflow problems? If they aren’t allowed to play in their old strips with old badges, they’d be turning out naker-rambler-style!

  18. philvisreturns on 24 July, 2012 at 10:00 said:

     

     

    Could be worse… he could have signed for Rangers!

  19. FourGreenFields on 24 July, 2012 at 09:58 said:

     

     

    Thought they couldn’t sign anyone when in administration .( not liquidated yet )

     

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    Why do you think it’s taking so loooongggggggg to liquidate them ?

     

     

    Any other club would be sleeping wi the fishe’s by now.

  20. The Honest Mistake loves being first on

    Ambitious Beattie will go down in history, he will have to score one goal to be the club’s leading goalscorer.

  21. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    THE HONEST MISTAKE

     

     

    Betcha it’s a last-gasp penalty.

     

     

    After all,they ARE intent on keeping their traditions……….

  22. KevJungle

     

    They are still in administration until BDO complete liquidation process , I thought you couldnt sign players while in administration , hence my question .

     

    Can they sign players or not ?

  23. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    KEVJUNGLE

     

     

    I think he might be,and I’m absolutely certain you are!

  24. FourGreenFields on 24 July, 2012 at 10:07 said:

     

     

    I thought they could sign players up until 31st August.

  25. A bit ambitious of Beattie to try to get in a side ahead of no1 striker Moisty.

     

     

    What an utterly ridiculous mob the MSM are in Scotland.

     

    Still putting out utter crap as news in a vain attempt at selling a good news story about that ex-football club.

     

    Why does anyone waste their cash on such drivel?

     

    There are much better brands of bog roll.

  26. Imatim and so is Neil Lennon on

    philvisreturns on 24 July, 2012 at 10:00 said:

     

    I think it’s very brave of Mr Beattie to join a brand new Third Division club that may or may not be solvent.

     

     

    He must be a romantic at heart. (thumbsup)

     

     

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    2010 Never Again

     

     

    His tweets a few weeks ago about the glorious 12th sum him up fairly well