Of course, it happened in our ’67 anniversary season. Celtic were drawn away to Albion Rovers in the Scottish Cup, as the Rovers dumped Queen of the South out of the competition last night. The tiny Lanarkshire club (arguably the smallest in Scotland) don’t have an illustrious history, but Jock Stein played more games for them than any other team. In Coatbridge, that counts.
I’m sure it makes sense for Kieran Tierney to have a shoulder operation while he’s out with an ankle injury but it’s very unwelcome news that the player needed the work. Despite upbeat reports I’m sceptical the op will not further delay his return. For a start, any notions of getting upper body work done are no longer valid.
Uniquely in European football, Celtic’s season is skewed to the start, not to when the prizes are given out at the end, which have become a meritocratic formality. With no European football after Christmas this season, the remainder of the campaign will be about getting ready for July and August, when the really important stuff takes place.
Kieran will miss three Champions League group stage games in total, last Sunday’s cup final and some atmospheric games to come; this will be the source of some regret to the teenager. In compensation he can look forward to picking up a league winner’s medal at the end of the season, and hopefully being in top condition for the qualifiers.
To be fair to Robbie Neilson, even when he was a success at Hearts he wasn’t overwhelmingly appreciated. This season it looks like the party’s over, so I understand why he would take a job at MK Dons which, on the face of it, looks like a dangerous step.
Dons are two points above relegation (to the fourth tier), without a league win in two months. The club has serious structural issues which any new manager would find difficult to compensate for with little more than a few fresh tactical notions. But at least Neilson can’t be blamed for relegation, should it happen.
He’s next year’s Jackie McNamara.
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Derek McInnes would be insane to leave TheSheep to go to Ibrox, it would be the ultimate rat jumping on to a sinking ship move. I don’t think he’s that much of a hun that he would jump on board the SS Strapped in all departments just to satisfy a boyhood dream.
Anyone with half a brain knows it’s a tsunami of keech coming down the pipe sooner or sooner..
BT are ahead of the curve by allowing blatant criticism of the Orcs on their programmes adding huge entertainment value for us Schadenfreuders.
And after last week McInnes needs a big result at Poundland to keep his season on track.
No rest for the wicked eh Deek…
Top up yer tan mate there’s a good time coming.
Win Win for us Tims in the moment and I can’t wait till the Hoops take the field again and to see what Brendan does with the team next.
HH
That game last night went the way I thought it would :)
Hearts 2 – 0 @ 14/1
Correct Score
Won
Hearts v Rangers, Scottish Premiership
30 November 2016 19:45
Results:
Won £75.00
Number of lines
1
Stake per line
£5.00
Total stake
£5.00
Freebets redeemed
SP-I think Tommy Wright from St Johnstone will get the Sevco job,for more reasons than one…..
I’m going to the dentist right now for a couple of fillings, apart from my win, I bet the dentist today will be better than that sh/te I watched last night, later HH
Lurking Huns GIRFUYs
new article posted.
!!Bada Bing!!
I really shouldn’t have bothered pointing that out.
It’ll be in the match programme anyway!