Your grandad will tell you Jock Stein was master of the news the week before a big derby game. He would seed positive news stories about players or the club to make sure everyone had a spring in their step and to put pressure on opponents.
Graeme Murty is not the master of his own domain, so has few levers to pull in this respect, but he must have despaired when news broke that Newco were unable to retain a 21-year-old central defender they bought from Raith Rovers in January 2017.
Newco are dead in the water if they cannot retain recruits from Raith Rovers who have played a dozen league games for them this season. Dead. In. The. Water. They cannot buy the finished product, they cannot even compete for the French youth international talent Celtic seem partial to.
The only team development strategy available to them is to develop, retain and benefit from young domestic talent. And according to Murty, they cannot afford to offer competitive wages for David Bates.
They couldn’t even convince him to keep his contract business to himself for a few days until after his team face Celtic tomorrow. What a hopeless shower.
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Predictable team with Armstrong injured, I always like to see Griff and Paddy though. Hopefully they’ll get a bit of time to rub it right in.
Tempo Bhoys, tempo…
HH
Surprised Nthcam and McGregor start today, thought it would’ve been one in place of the other with Roberts or Sinclair taking up the other slot .
However Brendan knows.
COYBIG
HH
In the Celtic end now, empty!! Calm before the storm methinks ;)
HH
is that the team Johnjames put out last night?
strange
never mind …in Brendan we trust ..
Braw
Hebcelt your welcome ..
So Musonda and Comperr our two big Jan signings don’t even make the bench, mmmmmm.
Big improvement needed to get result, cmon the hoops.
Bench gives us plenty of chance for more goals and it is a cup game after all.
Pity only 3 can come on but today we need to put this mob in their place and march on towards the double treble.
Mon The Hoops.
marspapa @1:22
100% correct.
just opened my first can of lager bhoys, just cant watch a game against that mob wthout a drink, those going to the game stay safe.hh.
Test
“No surrender “ Johnston and “ The Qui
mff Murray looking like *Waldorf and Statler in that photo.* Apologies to Waldorf and Statler