After a weekend when we all got odd-jobs around the house done, real football is back tomorrow as the champions head to Dingwall to face Owen Coyle’s auntie’s nephew’s side attempt to take a point or more.
Owen is not Brendan Rodgers, but he is no mug, and will have watched how Steve Clarke, Tommy Wright and Neil Lennon did to hold Celtic this season. They will fight for everything.
Biggest news to come out of the international break is that there is absolutely no news about Derek McInnes. The Aberdeen manager is still the Aberdeen manager, despite his move down the table being suggested by every rent-a-quote in the game.
I remember when Old Rangers were unable to entice a manager from either Aberdeen or Dundee United (Jock Stein counselled both targets against the role). A lot has been liquidated since then, but Newco find themselves trying to achieve what Oldco couldn’t in 1983: recruit a manager from another Scottish club.
Getting McInnes is a fairly straightforward business. He has an agreed compensation figure in his contract; agree to meet that sum and do the deal with the manager. We both know that Newco don’t have any discretionary budget, waiting to be spent on managerial compensation, but if you were convinced you had the right man, you would find the cash somewhere.
No one really knows if McInnes would take the job, although it’s clear matters have not reached that stage yet, despite the passing of three weeks since he was first targeted. We were all convinced he was heading to Sunderland earlier this year, until he completed his due diligence on the club and decided to stay where he was. The length of time it is taking to open talks surely makes a move to Ibrox less enticing.
Not that it really matters, we’ll spank both teams, whoever is in charge.
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Paul67
Brendan Rodgers here for 10 Sevco managers in a row.
here for 10 Sevco managers in a row.
10 in a row repeat to fade
Who broke the Blog – Big Jimmy?
Our feelings for Celtic still run deep but the quiet nature of the Blog suggests a degree of compacencey.
JJ
mcinnes going to shamblesco would be terrible for scottish football
good evening all.
mam sitting tonight again in ML4 so will be here all night :))))))))))))))))))))
LEFTCLICKTIC
Tell yer Mam that yer pal inside that computer thing says hello!
HH
Why is everyone afraid if McInnes taking the job? He’s an ok manager but he aint no Brendan.
PAUL67
Best lead article for ages,bud. Takes a lot to make me chortle on the eve of my next stretch of exile,but job done!!!
BILLYBHOY
I don’t think anyone’s afraid of him taking that job. In actual fact,it would be helpful to us as it would damage Aberdeen.
Never mind news about McInnes – any news of spare briefs for the Ross County game tomorrow ???
Wee BGFC insisting we set off at 6:00 am tomorrow to “…catch all the buses on the way up…” – would prefer a long-lie in to 7:00 myself.
Dingwall here we come, but knowing we had tickets for the game before setting off would make for a less fraught journey !
Will keep an eye open all evening on the blog, or you can get us via the usual suspects (HT / BT / DD / Paul67)
HH
BGFC
BMCUW
Told her, she says hello back while looking bewildered that i can contact anyone on “that thing” :)))))))))
sorry i missed you bud,next year it is :))
LEFTCLICKTIC
Never a problem,old bean. A lot of other matters for you-priorities.
Good evening, friends.
The ‘who has picked who’ update for week 8 of Last Man Standing 9 will be out just as soon as the final 5 picks come in. When this week’s fixtures were emailed out I did commit to not issuing any reminders so this is me just stating the facts ;-)
Thanks to the 50 who have already chosen their team for this week. Even those who may or may not have chosen you know who ;-)
One thing we can be sure of if ‘Wee Deek’ takes the Sevco Poison Tumbler is that he.is.a.HUN.
A lot bigger hun than we have to date assumed.
Any aspiring career-manager would look at the Hun seat/upturned bucket and laugh.
That job is for the desperate and forlorn.
If McInnes has half the quality the SMSM are currently bestowing upon him – and any wits – he’ll use the superior Pittodrie resources to acquire a couple of decent players in January to solidify their second spot and get a good cup run – such a finish would open the gate to at least an English Championship post to him next summer.
It will be interesting to see if a so-called dyed-in-the-wool-bluenose can overcome decades of cultural conditioning and apply intellect and logic over bile and bigotry.
Dead-Heat rules in Last Man Standing – if ye picked the Huns at anytime, yer oot!
;))
Who really gives a feck who the new hun boss will be, if we carry on the same path they will never catch us in a month of sundays, McInnes, Mourinho it makes no difference, feck them , they are rancid cheating scum who wouldn’t know dignity if they were drowning in it, I hope they burn in hell, with dignity obviously.
All Derek McInnes has to do to kill the speculation stone dead is to say he’s not interested. At no point has he said that therefore by default he is interested. Of course as we all know their skint so no war chest and no compensation money for Aberdeen, which of course makes the job look plain ugly. But I’m sure in the right circumstances – e.g. Mike Ashley takes over and throws a load of dough at them – he’d jump at it.
Could I ask for your thoughts and prayers for my niece, her husband and their unborn son who has been diagnosed with a serious genetic disorder, trisomy 18.
Hot Smoked, complacency? Quiet satisfaction!
BillyBear, silly billy, who is afraid?
feck the huns. some celtic stuff who scored the first ever goal for celtic. 2 name the clubs celtic beat in the coronation cup .3 where in leicester are leicester celtic based.
jophes
thoughts and prayers
Jophes
Sad news.
HH
TET, you seem unsure about your feelings there, need time to think it over?
:-)
Jophes, as others say, in my thoughts.
Good luck to you and yours.
JOPHES
All concerned have my best wishes,mate.
HH
Big Packy
1. McCallum
2. Some English mobs(Arsenal me Man U) then Hibs in the final, 2-0
3. No idea
DOC . first 2 correct no3 is a trick question. hh.
Alternative non-Celtic Quiz
1. What was the nickname of Wild Bill Hicock’s brother?
2. Which of the brothers was really called Bill?
Doc
Have given it another thot, feck them :-)
HH
Did Phil O’Donnell score the first goal at the newly rebuilt Celtic Park? I think he was playing for Motherwell at the time and he put them up 1-0. That may just be the romantic in me showing though.
T
Podium!!!!!!
On the 19:15 flight from Gatwick to Edinburgh:-)
Jophes
God bless you and all your family
I have a nephew I like to call jophes. Love him dearly
TET, I like a well thought out argument and discussion, therefore I concur!
SFTB’s all I know regarding Wild Bill was via Deadwood, so I won’t win this one!
SFTB
His smarter brother was called William Hicock.
Jophes, thoughts and prayers with your family members in this difficult time for them.
DOC the third question was. Leicester Celtic Football Club, Rathfarnham, Dublin.hh.
Watching sky sports wee shortbread edition there with kris and numnuts,numnuts I’m sure just said Newco had to wait till they had a home game to bring money in to maybe get Derek:-))