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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In the first ‘A Celtic State of Mind: In Session’ show, Paul John Dykes and Kevin Graham are joined by former Yashin frontman, Kevin Miles.
Kevin is supporting the Celtic Foundation’s Christmas Campaign by releasing a charity single, ‘Celtic, My Heart and My Soul’, and he joined The CQN Podcast at The Tolbooth Studio in Stirling to play an exclusive acoustic rendition of his magnificent ballad.
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Hunderbirds……….
earlier.
Well-played matey, a lovely thing you did for your pal.
Thanks for sharing.
HH
There’s no one clapping come on you Bhoys in green
Love you all
HH
Mt
Hope Wee BGFC and his dad get tickets for the game today
COYBIG
Hello this is WEE BGFC. We have 1! Just need tae get 1 for ma Da noo!
HH
WEE BGFC
Wee BGFC any joy ?
Central Hotel rings a bell !
There canny be that many hotels in Dingwall :-)
Best of luck
Wee big George, your Da can listen to the radio, just get in and sit beside HT :-)
Saturday greetings from a cloudy Paris -8 degrees -feels cold for this southern softie .
Psg v Nantes later -I’ll let you know if they’re any good .
64 —
https://youtu.be/bNpf7f6rFeg
Hello this is WEE BGFC. Gerry and jophes Da says he’ll fight me for the ticket! :D. I think he’ll let me win. :)
HH
WEE BGFC
Wee big George
Trust me the ticket is yours, your Da wouldn’t take you everywhere then “steal” your ticket, am sure he will be sitting beside you in around 120mins :-)
Feeling old –
Last ( only ) time I saw Nantes was in Glasgow –December 66 .
Celtic 3-Nantes 1 –
One more defence ripped apart by Jimmy Johnstone .
A choon from then –
https://youtu.be/U_HhZxWGjYU
Hello this is WEE BGFC. There is a speed trap over the dornoch bridge at Inverness
HH
WEE BGFC
Anyone who likes Kick Boxing,my wee mate,Kelly Haynes,World Champion K1,fights tonight at the O2 Arena.
Its on Box Nation.She is a sight to behold.
Cant wait for this game today.
Morning, JOPHES thoughts with your family, WEET WEET WEET stay strong mate gutted for you , HUNDERBIRDS ARE GONE , couple brilliant posts last night . Come on the hoops 3-1 demble first goal gets my tenner the day
Who would win a fight between BigBGFC & WeeBGFC? My money is on the Wee ghuy.
A relief to have the football back, every game the Celtic play, I say to myself I know the unbeaten streak must end some day but please God not today.
Anyway I’m just looking forward to reading the team line up, once I read that, my heart starts beating quicker & it’s game on.
Hope on Wednesday someone cements that wee c&£t naymanyers
Good morning Bhoys from sunny central Ireland. Great to have the Hoops back playing today, feels like an eternity since our last game. As CorkCelt said really looking foreard to seeing the lineup for today also, I’d imagine Brendan will play our strongest side possible.
Mon the Hoops.
HH
Some outstanding posts last night,the humanity and comradeship of this community takes some beating!
HH,one and all.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qcjh1a9Yoao
Glad today’s game is on Bt Sport.
Best place to watch hoops today and Wednesday in Costa adeje Tenerife
Probably stay down near beach today and try fiddlers green ??? Wed
Just passed that and it had hoops banners out but had already agreed with others to stay on front before I saw that
But previous experience appreciated as never been before
JC2
Pub justup from the beach shows all the games, does good food too Colonial bar
Owned by Scottish guy
Team 3421
Gordon
Lustig Boyata Bitton
Forrest Brown Armstrong Tierney
McGregor Sinclair
Dembele
Today’s starting line up
Gordon; Lustig Boyata Bitton Tierney; Brown Armstrong; Forrest McGregor Sinclair; Dembele
Subs: De Vries Simunovic Edouard Kouassi Ntcham Hayes Griffiths
JC2 Try the Irish Rover has just been done up and does a two for one on spirits.
Sub
DeVries Simunovic Hayes Ntcham Kouassi Griffiths Edouard
LIVE UPDATES UP
Strong team
New article up bhoys
The tried & trusted line up.
The excitement is on the bench line up, particularly Jozo.
JC2
TempleBar/IrishFiddler for game mhate or Irish Rover just along road from there which would be cheaper for drink HH !!
JC2,
Irish Fiddler/ Temple Bar , San Eugenie .