It comes as no surprise that Celtic have made a bid for Hibernian’s John McGinn. The player was the standout central midfield performer in domestic football against a Celtic team who are at their strongest in that area.
Should he sign, he would be a similar age to that of Stuart Armstrong when he joined Celtic three years ago, and who he will replace in the squad. He is also a better player that Stuart was when he left Dundee United. He has the engine and attitude for Brendan Rodgers to significantly improve him.
Goals grab headlines and the two McGinn scored at Celtic Park last season, as well as his goal at Ibrox which secured a win, raised the player’s profile, but goals only tell a small part the McGinn story.
Hibs will be happy to wait until the last week of August and will try to attract other bidders. Despite taking a back seat when it comes to day-to-day duties, Rod Petrie remains a key figure at Easter Road and will do whatever he can to sell to anyone but Celtic. I don’t expect Celtic to pay whatever Hibs ask, so the deal is far from assured, but with only 11 months remaining on his contract, he will definitely leave Hibs before 1 September.
I see Belgium got awful leaky at the back last night….
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Maguire only put his hand up to avoid a yellow card for diving, which it plainly was.
Surprised Ali could run straight off.
He normally falls over or has sleekit kicks when he runs near an opponent.
Quadrado is hopeless.He flatters at times but ultimately a let down.
aaargh… columbia have a great break and a great chance … but cant even hit the target! that should have been the equalizer.
NegAnon2 on 3rd July 2018 8:12 pm
Gentlemen what you should be alarmed about is why auldheid is getting his (or rather the SFAs and Celtics) excuses in early.
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Gies peace. You have no idea what you are talking about and in the absence of knowing, you make things up.
I should know better than try and make some folk think differently , to consider the possibility they might not know enough to be as certain as they are, I should know better but I enjoy the challenge.
On Waking Up
Spirituality means waking up. Most people, even though they don’t know it, are asleep. They’re born asleep, they live asleep, they marry in their sleep, they breed children in their sleep, they die in their sleep without ever waking up.
They never understand the loveliness and the beauty of this thing that we call human existence.
You know, all mystics – Catholic, Christian, non Christian, no matter what their theology, no matter what their religion – are unanimous on one thing: that all is well, all is well.
Though everything is a mess, all is well. Strange paradox, to be sure. But, tragically, most people never get to see that all is well because they are asleep. They are having a nightmare.
Last year on Spanish Television I heard a story about this gentleman who knocks on his son’s door. “Jaime,” he says, “wake up!” Jaime answers “I don’t want to get up Papa.” The father shouts “Get up”, you have to go to school.” Jaime says, “I don’t want to go to school .” “Why not?” asks the father. “Three reasons” says Jaime.
“First, because it’s so dull;
second, the kids tease me; and third I hate school.
And the father says, “Well, I am going to give you three reasons why you must go to school.
First, because it is your duty;
second because you are forty five years old, and
third, because you are the headmaster.
“Wake up! You’ve grown up. You’re too big to be asleep. Wake up! Stop playing with your toys.”
Most people tell you they want to get out of kindergarten, but don’t believe them. Don’t believe them!
All they want you to do is to mend their broken toys.
“Give me back my wife.
Give me back my job.
Give me back my money.
Give me back my reputation, my success.”
This is what they want; they want their toys replaced. That’s all. Even the best psychologist will tell you that, that people don’t really want to be cured. What they want is relief; a cure is painful.
Waking up is unpleasant you know. You are nice and comfortable in bed. Its irritating to be woken up.
That’s the reason the wise guru will not attempt to wake people up.
I hope I’m going to be wise here and make no attempt whatsoever to wake you up if you are asleep. It is really none of my business, even though I say to you at times “Wake Up!”
My business is to do my thing, to dance my dance.
If you profit from it, fine; if you do not too bad!
As the Arabs say,
“The nature of rain is the same, but it makes thorns grow in the marshes and flowers in the gardens.”
The way Columbia are playing, the drug barons cash is on England
England have been very, very ordinary tonight.
They knew what they were doing when they threw the game against Belgium the other night. ?
The Colombians still not getting forward quickly enough providing support to Falcao. If they concentrated on playing football, instead of the stupid niggly fouls, they could win this game. But, have they left it too late.
THE EXILED TIM on 3rd July 2018 8:44 pm
Incredible that people actually believe that a member of the SPL board, who was a signatory to the 5WA didn’t know anything of it’s content.
If that was coming from the huns we would be bursting our sides laughing at them.
With respect anyone who believes that is a feckin moron.
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To be clear I don’t think that, but I am offering reason, not excuse, why it Celtic had no option but to accept majority rule.
I do think they should have had more insight into the impact of agreement to the SFA membership transfer and persuaded fellow clubs to tell Green to gtf.
Hello.
In danger of getting my head kicked in
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
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YA FEKN BEAUTY!!!!!!!!!
yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a leap.
Colombia paying for giving this England side to much respect.
Their coach is the guy who took off Riquelme and put on a defensive mid when Argentina were leading Germany in 2006 world cup.
He also brought on some non scoring forward and did not use Messi much to the chagrin of the Argentine population.
Germany equalized and won game on penalties.
Maybe no Rodriguez effected his thinking but he was to cautious until last 15 mins.
1-1 Colombia from corner.
Wow. Extra time! Its been some World Cup for drama with flashes of great football.
Yesssssssss
Yassssssssssssssss !
The engerland media had better put the braso away then
Oops, spoke too soon, aw shucks!
DAVID17
Re Hello.
Not a post I would normally reply to, however, I don’t want you to think you are being ignored for non controversial post…………..so……………hello to you!
England shouting for everything …just not cricket,cheetn bassas :O)
PHILBHOY on 3RD JULY 2018 8:58 PM
Hello as in…1-1.
I wish the Lancet would do a study on the correlation between the amount of time left in a football game your ream is winning, and the number of injuries a team suffers…
when England were winning, and they were trying to wind down the clock, they kept suffering injuries…
and then when Columbia equalized and seemed content to get to extra time, their players seemed to pick up knocks…
the human body is a funny thing.
oooooooops
DAVID17
I know, I know…………..!
Auldheid
I fully accept that, what I don’t accept is that we didn’t know anything about it, FFS no even the huns would believe that.
Our suits are where they are cos they are on top of their game, they know what is going down, always have done, to say otherwise is totally dissing out suits.
HH
just got back – passed the local when everyone was jumping and singing – might go back and see how it isnow – they’ll still win
If Columbia played the whole game like the last 15 minutes they would have won in 90 minutes.
Come on in you Anglo Saxon Swine
And partake of our Algerian Wine
It’ll turn your eyes Black ‘N’ Blue
And it’s dam well good enough for you
Brendan Behan
Feck all to do with football
Quick quiz question: name as many cities in the world , ending in OW, that the Columbia goal would have been cheered as wildly as it was here in the Costa Del Sol.
dreadful footie, great finish !
viva viva viva
May the best team win……….come on colombia
the lad on the line jumped less than his standing height
Go, yellow peril.
inglish polis on standby !
Vermin go out and they will be busier than the firemen on Saddle worth Moor.
C’mon you boys in yellow !
How bad are these two teams.
Well done Eng…. Oops, just checked the score – thot it was quiet:(
Tontine Tim @ 8:00 pm,
*First of all why give steptoe his full name and title, he’s a charlatan. I’ve been harping on about this for ages; however, since I’m no part of the clique lol, nobody seems tae care, either that or the blogs full of craftsmen and I don’t mean time served ones either.
I had an acquaintance who befriended a Mersey born goatshagger who told him “we can get you off with anything, except murder and even that’s debatable”
We have the cheek tae point fingers at countries that are controlled by cartels and mafias. Is there no one out there that will challenge the widow’s sons?
Well I state his title and full name as it gives more gravitas to the irony:)
As for the Cliques – are you suggesting you Canajun bhoys don’t run this place?
As far as the Widow’s sons go… I upset them once in the City of London – put it this way, I’ve done smarter things;)
Now below is an e-mail I sent…
Golden Era of Scottish Football
There have been several Golden eras in Scottish football some in my lifetime some I was told about by Dad and Uncles, I mention this because there is a current generation of Scots for whom this is simply a history lesson and now there is seemingly a crisis in Scottish football and if the “hue and cry” is to be believed this deficit is not only set to continue but in fact get worse, some say much worse. Rangers F.C. have gone into administration and there is a premise that states Scottish football needs a strong Rangers, yet the reality doesn’t bear this out, quite the opposite in fact.
The last Golden era was in the eighties, where club football was not dominated by one or two clubs but a very competitive Premier League saw Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Hearts as well as Rangers compete for honours – These teams competed at the highest level in Europe. In 1990 the Scotland national squad qualified for their fifth successive World Cup – many of the squad played at the highest level in Scottish, English and German football. This was directly before Sir David Murray’s Rangers distorted the whole balance of Scottish football with little evidence they cared for the good of the National game.
It is a complete fallacy that a strong Rangers is necessary for the good of Scottish football, during the last Golden era Rangers was as poor as they have been in the last fifty years. I have read no facts to support the special pleadings assertion only rhetoric, and the evidence is to the contrary. With few exceptions a strong Rangers has led to two decades of under achievement in Scottish Football and the last time the National team looked like qualifying for a major tournament, the management team were poached by Rangers at a very decisive moment. They have every right to do what is right for their club but do they have to do it so ruthlessly, it has brought them to the point of financial meltdown. Below are a few examples where far from benefiting Scottish football Rangers and their fans have brought it into disrepute.
• The censure of the Rangers fans by UEFA – in several European locations
• Greater Manchester Police blocking their visit for a testimonial due to the riots of 2008
• The Scottish Parliament introducing new legislation to deal with football hooliganism in general and sectarianism in particular
• And as I stated before the poaching the SFA’s management team at a crucial time.
Mr Regan you have been given a remit to become a new broom, sweeping through the reform of Scottish football, much of what you have already achieved and that which you propose can have huge benefits for our National sport. In several years time no one will be surprised to see a Rangers team back at the top of the SPL but I urge you not to be bow to misplaced sentiment when looking at Rangers current situation but look at the facts and implement the rules and regulations of the SFA in a manner that promotes good governance in Scottish Football Clubs and gives no truck to moral hazard.
The way this situation is handled can be an exemplar not only for the game in Scotland but for British and European football, current changes in the balance of Premier League football could bring forth a reforming era. Few people have an opportunity to make their mark at the beginning of a new epoch, you may well be in that situation and for the greater good of Scottish football I wish you the best of luck with it.
It was sent to Stewart Regan on the 17-02-2012 – three days after Rangers went into administration. You see with all the noise going on I got the feeling that there maybe some jiggery-pokery afoot.
He did not reply (on this occasion) and if he had taken my advice his reputation may be in a better place.
With what I now know what he was up to – must have given him a good lafffff…
Hail Hail