The frustration at the news Derk Boerrigter is injured, again, and will miss another important Champions League game, is enormous. Derk was a big part of our summer signing strategy but he came with a caveat concerning his propensity to suffer injury.
We have seen only flashes of him since he joined from Ajax in the summer. His opportunities to exploit his undoubted speed in SPFL games will be limited by opponents tendency to defend deep, denying him space to run into, making Champions League games all the more important to his season.
Our other pace player, James Forrest, will surely come into sharp focus for the visit of Ajax on Tuesday.
I see Alasdair Johnston is expressing concern that Our Hero is still pulling the strings at Ibrox! I never thought of that!
Let’s see…. He is a director of Sevco 5088 Ltd, the firm which had an irrevocable right to buy the assets of liquidated Rangers, he issued a pre-action letter to exercise those rights, there was in independent ‘inquiry’ which completely failed to investigate control of Sevco 5088 Ltd, then he went quiet. Why are we always a day behind the news?
Does that mean he got bored and went away, or is he conducting his business in private? I am sure it’s the latter but Craig Whyte is the least of Johnston’s concerns when it comes to who is able to pull strings at Ibrox. All the action is offstage.
Speaking about what is happening offstage, whenever Rangers International’s advisers confirm how the company can appoint sufficient executives to be compliant with AIM requirements, they will need a new chief executive.
Going by recent (and not so recent) trends they will need someone with their snout constantly in the trough, with impeccable Rangers credentials, with their snout constantly in the trough, who is currently available for work, with their snout constantly in the trough, who has previously worked in the game and with their snout constantly in the trough.
If only they could find another genuine fan who would be prepared to do whatever necessary in return for a remarkable contract. Can’t think of anyone.
Wait a minute………
Thanks to everyone who participated in Show Your Hand yesterday.
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BMCUWP, your first communion, that was a lifetime ago, as was mine. I had my first Chinese meal afterwards………………………….what a treat?
This blog is a revelation in mental health concepts. Today it has helped me sort out my preference between torture and death by baseball bat.
BobM, send me the fleg. It deserves to be hung at the camp nou, it was made for such a venue and just such an occasion. It will be flown proudly and returned to you.
We are brothers
Hail Hail
Frankfurters, I love them.
We areat the END, IMO. andpeople are stillbeing Idiots, Roman Circus arguments.
A Biblical Generation is 70 years apparently, theres a book that….. ;))))
ACGR
I was gonna bring it back up the road with me next time,as it is hanging proudly on my wall beside my Lisbon Lions mural.
Your idea is better!
I’ll send it in the next coupla weeks. It looks good where it is,so I’ll joooost hang on to it for a bit if that’s ok.
Great Change – Comet Ison it is comin into view.
I knew a long Time ago that, I KNOW Nothing.
There are plenty plonkers that kid on they know Something and they get prestigious jobs and they then decide on…………
From The Herald
Sean Fallon’s loyalty to Celtic was never shaken, but James Bond was still able to stir things up at home
Stephen Sullivan
Friday 18 October 2013
IT was midway through the second half of a tempestuous 2-2 draw with Bari on Celtic’s 1970 end-of-season tour of North America.
Sean Fallon, left, was assistant to Jock Stein at Celtic but was once left to take charge of the team during an end-of-season tour
Jock Stein turned to his assistant, Sean Fallon, and said simply: “I’m away home.” Within seconds, he had disappeared up the tunnel and was heading for the airport. Fallon was stunned. Celtic still had four matches of the tour to negotiate and he was left with players, staff and journalists pressing him for answers that, having been deserted without warning, he did not have. Eventually, Stein released a statement claiming that he had returned to handle a backlog of paperwork and receive treatment on his troublesome ankle. The truth, his wife Jean later revealed, was that “he didn’t have his heart in it”.
There was an additional factor. Celtic’s first opponents on that tour had been Manchester United and it was while in Canada for that fixture that Jock Stein began tentative discussions about moving to Old Trafford. It was the beginning of a saga that would take most of the season to resolve and, for once, the manager chose to keep his principal confidant largely in the dark.
“Jock was very cagey about the whole thing,” said Fallon. “He told me later that he was thinking about moving, but I think he knew I was annoyed with him over upping and leaving like that in America. That was one time I wasn’t entirely happy with Jock. The uncertainty about the Man United thing wasn’t helpful to anyone and I felt he could have been more up front about it all. But you just get on with it. There wasn’t a big fall-out or anything like that; I just let him know what I thought. I wanted it sorted out one way or the other.”
For weeks, months even, it seemed likely that Stein would leave. By February 1971, patience was wearing thin, with the minutes of a crisis board meeting revealing a hardening of attitudes towards the club’s vacillating manager. “It was agreed to put out to the manager that he was being paid a very high salary, that ‘loyalty to the club should play a very important part’ in his thinking and that ‘we were not prepared to enter into an auction’,” the minutes read. Billy McNeill, in Hail Cesar, remembered driving to Stein’s house to confront him on the persistent, unsettling rumours. “Jock was up front with me,” wrote McNeill. “‘I’ve been offered the Manchester United job, Billy, and I think I’m going to take it’, he said.”
Matt Busby, having made his initial approaches through Pat Crerand, met the Celtic manager at a motorway service station near Haydock on April 14, 1971. Terms were discussed and, seemingly, agreed. But within 48 hours, the deal was off. As Crerand explained: “Later that week, Matt said to me: ‘That’s some pal you’ve got. He took the job and then phoned me this morning to say he’s not taking it after all.’ I was surprised because I knew Jock definitely fancied coming to United, although I knew Jean [Stein’s wife] didn’t want to leave Glasgow.
“It was a shame because Jock would have been ideal for United at that time. To have had him and Sean come down, it would have been the perfect set-up. There’s no doubt that he’d have brought Sean along, and I would imagine Neilly Mochan would have come, too.”
Plenty would have made the same assumption, although George Stein suggested that this was in fact a critical issue on which Busby and his father did not see eye-to-eye. “Initially I was sure that he was ready to accept,” he said in Jock Stein, the Authorised Biography. “Gradually, though, the more he talked, the more the doubts filtered through. Not about my mum’s feelings, because he knew that she was reluctant to move, but about the job itself . . . He was insisting that he wanted to bring in his own backroom staff so that he had his own people round about him. But Sir Matt had his own loyalties.”
Yet if this is indeed the case, and Stein was fighting for Fallon’s place in the Old Trafford hierarchy, it was a needless battle.
“There’s no way I would have gone with him to Manchester United. Jock never spoke to me about joining him there, but it wouldn’t have interested me if he did. I wouldn’t have left Celtic unless they wanted me out. Why would I walk out on a club I’d always dreamt of being part of? Manchester United is a great club as everyone knows, but it’s not my club. So, honestly, I wouldn’t even have been tempted. Jock and I had great years together and were very close, but my main loyalty was always to Celtic and he knew that. I actually don’t think he would have asked me to come with him and, if he did, he would have expected me to say no.”
As it happened, Fallon and Stein were at Old Trafford the following year, though merely to provide the opposition for Bobby Charlton’s testimonial. But as Celtic’s players trotted out for their warm-up, disturbing news reached the club’s assistant manager. An enormous box of chocolates had, he was told, just been delivered to Old Trafford for his wife, who had travelled down for the match with Jean Stein. This was disconcerting because Fallon had ordered no such gift, and realised that Myra would know that only too well.
“It turned out Sean Connery had sent them. I know – the last man you would want sending chocolates to your wife! He was a good friend of ours at that time and would often come for dinner at our house in King’s Park when he was over for games. I used to pick him up at the airport and he never wanted to go to a hotel or anywhere fancy. He always preferred to come up to our house. He was a lovely man. He’d be telling Myra, ‘Now, please don’t be going to any bother for me’. As you can imagine, she wasn’t exactly put out by him being there. That was during his James Bond days, so he was the biggest heartthrob around.
“I remember once, when we were going to Celtic Park with him in the car, we stopped by the Steins’ house to pick up Jean. She didn’t know that he was with us, so we got him to go to the door and shout up in that great voice of his, ‘Jean, are you ready to go?’ All we heard was her screaming ‘Oh my God!’ He was just a very down-to-earth guy who liked his football and happened to be almost as handsome as me . . .
“I nearly had a heart attack that night at Old Trafford. But I must give him his due because, although he always had a soft spot for Myra, he never tried to steal her away from me. It was just a thank you for having him up for dinner again. It said a lot about him, and he was a pal of ours for quite a few years.”
* Sean Fallon: Celtic’s Iron Man, the authorised biography by Stephen Sullivan, is available in hardback from all good bookshops. It is also available as an ebook
HH
Also from The Herald
Lennon builds Celtic hopes on squad’s bouncebackability
Hugh Macdonald
Chief Sports Writer
Friday 18 October 2013
CELTIC will appeal against the three-game European suspension imposed by UEFA on Scott Brown following his red card in the Champions League defeat by Barcelona.
Celtic will appeal Scott Brown??s three-game ban
Neil Lennon, the Celtic manager, had indicated earlier yesterday that he believed a one-match ban would suffice for the sending-off of his captain after he had aimed a kick at Neymar in the 1-0 loss at Parkhead earlier this month. If the appeal fails, the Scotland midfielder will miss both matches against Ajax and the visit of AC Milan. “The club finds this to be excessive and they will be appealing against the decision,” said Celtic in a statement.
Lennon’s side are bottom of the group having lost their opening two matches, while Ajax have one point going into their trip to Glasgow on Tuesday.
The appeal procedure means that Celtic must ask UEFA for a written judgment and then appeal within five days. Any appeal will be heard by a committee at a yet-to-be-decided date, but guaranteed to be before matchday four – the away trip to Ajax.
The severity of the sentence was a blow to Celtic on a day when Lennon was upbeat about the fitness of his squad in the wake of the international break. The biggest concern had been over Mikael Lustig, the Swedish full-back, but the Celtic manager said: “He will be a doubt for Saturday [away to Hibernian] but we’re hoping he’ll be okay for Ajax next week. His hip locked but it’s been an ongoing problem. He’s probably going to need surgery on it.”
The fitness of Lustig is important for Celtic, given that Adam Matthews, another candidate for the right-back position, could be out until the new year after shoulder surgery.
Lennon, however, will welcome back James Forrest, the winger who has been suffering from a virus, and Biram Kayal, the Israeli midfielder expected to deputise for Brown in the match against Ajax. Two other midfielders – Nir Biton of Israel and Joe Ledley of Wales – are also back in training, although Lennon was downbeat about Ledley’s chances of playing against Ajax. “It’s a bit of a gamble and I don’t fancy having two lefties in midfield. That would create an imbalance,” said the Celtic manager, who will pick Charlie Mulgrew in a central role.
“Kayal has been training well and we’ll have a look at Biton. They come into contention for Saturday and for next week. I might have to play Scott at Easter Road because we’re short of numbers. Ideally I’d have been able to leave him out and play someone I’d be calling upon next week.”
The much-travelled Efe Ambrose, the Nigerian defender, will arrive back in Glasgow today after helping his national side beat Ethiopia 2-1 in the first leg of a World Cup play-off. “Efe is just a rubber man. He bounces back so easily from his trips away it’s incredible. He’s got this elasticity in his body. He’s a naturally talented athlete. His powers of recovery are very, very quick,” said Lennon.
Derk Boerrigter, the Dutch winger, remains out for another 10 days with ankle bruising but Lennon is pleased Forrest, another wide man, is back in training: “The break has done the world of good in terms of getting some quality work done. Having him back is a boost for everybody.”
HH
PETEC
This comet suggests Celtic might win the big one in 2031,if your 0231 comment is correct.
Belated link from my 0359 post,which killed the blog anyway!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2465563/Will-world-end-2032-Ukrainian-astronomers-discover-massive-asteroid-hit-earth-power-2-500-nuclear-bombs.html
BOBBY,
The Whole System, according to the most Conservative, will go to a Pheonix thing in 2018.
I think Mr Cuddy is miles oot, nae harm to him at all, despite him being Wan of those really clever chaps.
He might be WRITE, he may be Wrang.
Satan is determined to disprove GOD. He wants to be the All Seeing, All Knowing, All Everythin’ and btw you can do everything you want, anything you want. Go forth and Harm anyone ye want, No Matter who they are, Satan is very deceptive and he is likely to spend a Fortune on a place like Dis Nae with nae apparent upgrade to the Edir.
off oot for a long Time, in off oot terms.
KevJ.CSC
ALAN THOMPSON closed the door on the football world, turned the key and locked himself away.
Sacked by Celtic in a ruthless act, he felt so much hurt and pain he turned his back on the game he had known for 22 years.
For months his life was in a dark place.
But now — after more than a year of soul-searching and heartache — Neil Lennon’s one-time trusted right-hand man is ready to emerge from the shadows and return.
Breaking his silence in a SunSport exclusive, Thompson has revealed his turmoil, and how he is now more eager than ever to get back in the game.
Thompson, 39, said: “I’ve been a long 15 months out of the game, that’s for sure, but the truth is I probably needed it.
“I had been involved in football for 22 years solid before this.
“And after everything that went on at Celtic I needed a break.
“But for the last two or three months I’ve really missed it and I’ve now got the itch to get back in.
“People I know at various clubs have been great, like allowing me to watch them train and pick things up, and I have the football bug again.
“I feel refreshed and I’m raring to go now.”
Thompson was a key part of the Hoops backroom staff when he lost his job before the start of last season.
Only weeks earlier he had celebrated winning the SPL title with boss Lennon and his stars.
Thommo added: “I don’t want to go into the specific details of how things ended at Celtic.
“I’m better than that and the last thing I want is to sound bitter and twisted, because I’m not.
“But something needed to give, and they made the first move.
“Obviously, it was a difficult period but it is out my system now.
“I cannot influence anything that has happened in the past.
“Whether that is from the time I played the game or when I went into the coaching side, it has gone.
“But what I can influence is what happens in the future and I am full of positivity from that point of view. It’s about moving forward now.
“Don’t get me wrong, it took me a bit of time to get over losing my job at Celtic.
“Everyone makes mistakes and everyone has bad times, both professionally and personally.
“I had a lot to deal with, but I dealt with it. I think if you speak to anyone who loses their job they will say you feel sickened by it.
“Regardless of the circumstances, it hurts. That is a conversation I’ve had with lots of people.
“Sometimes it takes a while to get over. I virtually locked myself in the house and avoided people for a few months.
“There were times I felt like that as a player, but this was a lot worse.
“I did not feel like confronting people, I just hid myself away and tried to handle things myself.
“But I had a lot of strong people around me who gave me sound advice and I came through the other side.”
Thompson loved watching Lennon’s Celtic side reach the last 16 in last season’s Champions League.
And he hopes they reach the knockout stages again this campaign.
But deep down there is a nagging feeling of regret and frustration he is not still part of it himself. Thompson said: “Celtic did great last season in the Champions League. Hopefully they will do just as well this time.
“When the games come round I’m glued to the TV like everyone else.
“Initially it was hard to watch the Celtic matches, I’m not going to lie.
“It was not easy, sitting there watching games when you have been around it and part of it.
“A big part of you thinks: ‘God, that would have been brilliant to be involved in’.
“But that’s not the case and I’m over that now, and I enjoy watching Celtic play. I still have huge feelings for Celtic.”
Thompson’s energy is not going to be wasted with negativity.
He has a wealth of experience he hopes to put to good use the first chance he gets.
Contacts in the USA and Australia have already offered him jobs in recent months.
But with his eldest daughter, Scarlett, 16, sitting her GCSEs, he has been reluctant to move overseas.
But with the help of sports marketing and recruitment firm Sport Careers, Thommo is being guided towards a return to football.
He added: “I learned a lot when I was at Celtic. I had two years there as a coach and it opened my eyes to things in the game.
“I now want to use that experience I gained and put it into another club.
“Now I see myself going back into the coaching side, but eventually I would like to try management myself.”
CELTIC were last night stunned by UEFA’s decision to TRIPLE Scott Brown’s Euro ban.
The Hoops skipper was sent off against Barcelona for a fly kick at Brazilian ace Neymar.
Boss Neil Lennon hoped Broony would miss just one Champions League game — next week’s home clash with Ajax.
But UEFA chiefs looked at the incident yesterday and ruled Brown’s punishment should be increased from the automatic suspension.
Celts will now launch an appeal against the decision made by the all-powerful Control and Disciplinary Committee.
A club spokesperson said: “We feel that it is excessive and we will be appealing the decision.”
Celts have five days to make their plea, but they must request the official judgement before compiling their defence.
If it fails Brown will miss the crucial double header with Ajax and the home match with Italian giants AC Milan.
It’s a crushing blow to the Scotland midfielder, who has been outstanding this season.
Neymar did him no favours with his reaction to the incident.
But Brown accepted full responsibility for his actions after the match and admitted he let his team
There was some good news for Lennon yesterday though, with right-back Mikael Lustig winning his fight for fitness ahead of Tuesday’s clash with Dutch cracks Ajax.
The Swedish defender had a long-term hip injury which flared up last week.
But Lennon is hopeful he will be fit to play, with Adam Matthews a long-term injury casualty.
Lennon said: “Mikael is okay. He will be a doubt for Saturday, but we’re hoping he’ll be okay for Ajax next week.
“His hip locked, but it’s been an ongoing problem and something we’ve known about for a while.
“We’re trying to manage him, but the amount of games has caught up with him a little bit.
“Hopefully he will be okay for next Tuesday.
“It’s a bit of a relief. With Adam out long-term it would have given us a bit of a problem.
“We are always wary with Mikael and eventually he’s probably going to need surgery on it. But that’s for the future.”
Lennon gave Efe Ambrose extra time off after his international call-up with Nigeria.
But he reckons he’ll be fine for tomorrow’s clash with Hibs at Easter Road.
He added: “Efe is just a rubber man. He bounces back so easily from his trips away, it’s incredible.”
Befo, I go, Bill and me, we disagree.
Bill is smart, Rafael Van der,
Evolution, crazy talk,
repitition, omit… denier.
Ancient Aliens, who owns these channels?
Critical thinker – Zimmermadman.
Èmbracing Madmannism.
Our day will come.
Yeshuah is the light that should be put on a pedestal, especially as the ages darken mair noo.
I get annoyed when the Pride people keep up the pretence despite everything crashing and burning everywhere elksBORG.
ernie for dictator, It would be a fine society, for a while.
Starry
Mags Mc Gill is currently in Japan
Big place I know
HH
GlassTwoThirdsFull
23:08 on
17 October, 2013
Sevco have an HR department????????????
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Don’t worry only 1 guy changing the telephone list???
Every Day!!!
HH
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS forza Oscar and Mackenzie
03:59 on 18 October, 2013
PETEC
This comet suggests Celtic might win the big one in 2031,if your 0231 comment is correct.
___________________________________________
Peter Goodgame is essential reading, he is oot in the field and before he went there, he ripped Capitalism to shreds.
This guy does the really hard yards.I posted his jibber jabber regularly.
You huv seen moi, I definitely need beauty sleep.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuOyBc3obqg
Last working day for a week. Dancer!
Full concentration on Hibs & Ajax.
I’m predicting a double victory for Lenny’s Lions.
We are at our best when up against it through injuries/suspensions.
That auld Cellic spirit always pulls us through!!!
Hail Hail to all CQNers
PETEC
An early dose of Stevie Nicks for yer guid pal jooooost aff a nightshift?
I’ll be sleeping on my back later on,then!
Cheers,fella!!
From The Record,and I wonder how long they have been sitting on this story,and why they consider it is now worthy of a mention
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Rangers director Brian Stockbridge splashed out on huge £755,000 mansion after club lost £14million
18 Oct 2013 07:15
THE finance chief at Ibrox bought the house in Dunbartonshire in July 2012 and also paid a further £425,000 in June this year for another part of the building.
Stockbridge’s fancy new pad has caused fury among fans.
RANGERS director Brian Stockbridge has bought a £755,000 mansion after presiding over a shocking £14million loss at the club.
The Ibrox finance chief, awarded an eye-watering £400,000 last year including a £200,000 bonus for Rangers winning the Third Division, has snapped up a massive villa with stunning views over the River Clyde.
Chief executive Craig Mather, who quit this week, said Stockbridge did not take the bonus.
Land Register documents show Stockbridge, 40, bought half of the house in Dunbartonshire in July 2012 for £330,000.
It has now emerged he paid a further £425,000 this June for another large part of the listed building. He plans to convert it back into a grand luxury home.
A rear annexe of the building is still believed to be owned by someone else.
The house is yards from the home of twice-bankrupt businessman Jim Park, a close pal of former Rangers owner Craig Whyte and a former adviser at Ibrox.
Police are investigating comments on the Follow Follow fan site which appeared to incite criminal damage to Stockbridge’s home and car.
The club’s directors face a daily pounding from angry fans on the site. Supporters’ fury at the board has been mounting after the club announced an annual operating loss of £14.4million this month.
Rangers finance director Brian Stockbridge
Garry F McHarg/FOCAL Scotland
Last week, it emerged former chief executive Charles Green had been bragging about his new £335,000 French chateau, where he plans to keep his string of 30 racehorses.
And Whyte famously bought Castle Grant in the Highlands when he moved to Scotland to take over at Rangers.
The club, who raised £22million through a share issue in December, revealed they had just £11.2million in the bank on June 30, £4.5million of which came from season ticket sales.
The accounts also showed Green received a salary of £933,376 for the 13 months to June 30.
Manager Ally McCoist was paid £825,858, while Stockbridge received £209,308 with the £200,000
“bonus” award available.
Green brought Stockbridge to Rangers after his consortium took over the club in May 2012.
Rangers declined to comment on his house.
Andy Kerr, of the Rangers Supporters Assembly, said: “This is very similar to the Charles Green scenario. These people came at a time when there was great vulnerability, saw a fantastic opportunity and have done very well out of it. From the fans’ point of view, this is effectively at our expense.”
BRIAN Stockbridge tells Rangers fans not to panic, Mikael Lustig gives Neil Lennon a boost, and Alan Thompson reveals the reason behind his no-show at Stiliyan Petrov’s charity game, plus the latest from across the SPFL in Thursday’s Rumour Mill
Rangers: ‘Don’t panic’, says Stockbridge
RANGERS’ financial director Brian Stockbridge has called for the club’s fans to remain calm amid ongoing turmoil at Ibrox.
In a statement, Stockbridge said: “Plans have been put in place to ensure the daily operations of Rangers continue as normal.
“Rangers are financially secure and there is no prospect of the club ‘running out of money’”. (Sun)
• SOUTH Africa-based businessman Dave King appears to be drifting away from a spot on the Rangers board.
The Mail report that Stockbridge called King in an attempt to restart his attempt to return to the club, but describe negotiations as “fruitless”. (Mail)
• RANGERS defender Bilel Mohsni reckons the side can go undefeated in League One this season.
Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s game with Brechin, the French-Tunisian stopper said: “I think we can play the whole season without losing a league game because we have a strong team and a lot of good players for this league.” (Scotsman)
• Ian Black believes his recent form after his betting ban is repaying the faith of manager Ally McCoist.
Black said: “My performances in the last couple of games have kept me in the side. I went out on silly terms but the manager has shown faith in me and I’ve done well.” (Record)
Celtic: Lustig ‘to delay operation’, Brown ban appealed
• MIKAEL Lustig will delay an operation on his injured hip in order to help Neil Lennon’s side through selection trouble.
The Swede injured himself on international duty but with Adam Matthews out until the New Year, and Scott Brown banned for the bulk of the Champions League group stage, Lustig will defer an operation to keep himself available. (Express)
• CELTIC are set to lodge an appeal with UEFA over Scott Brown’s three-match ban for kicking Neymar during the side’s loss to Barcelona.
Captain Brown would miss the crucial double-header against Ajax as well as Celtic’s home game with AC Milan if his ban stands, with the Parkhead legal team arguing that it is an “excessive” punishment. (Scotsman)
Thompson reveals Petrov turmoil
FORMER Celtic assistant manager Alan Thompson revealed that he turned down a role in Stiliyan Petrov’s charity match in order to keep the peace at Parkhead.
Thompson said: “I just didn’t feel it was right for me to attend because it was Stiliyan’s day first and foremost.
“I didn’t want to turn up and there be any animosity between myself and anyone else.” (Sun)
Motherwell to donate to Hearts ownership bid
MOTHERWELL will donate £1 to the Foundation of Hearts for every away fan who attends tomorrow’s game between the sides at Fir Park.
Motherwell came out of administration in 2006, with current Hearts administrator Bryan Jackson instrumental in the move. (Herald)
Scotland ‘most improved side in the world’
SCOTLAND picked up more world ranking points in the latest FIFA tables than any other team on the planet.
Gordon Strachan’s side are up to 35th in the new FIFA World Rankings, their highest position for four years. (Various)
Anya: ‘Scotland are a side to fear’
SCOTLAND star Ikechi Anya believes that the national side are now a force to be reckoned with since Gordon Strachan’s takeover.
Anya said: “Now that we have done the double over Croatia, more teams will be more wary of us and do their homework.
“If you look at our last four results, we got nine points out of 12. That’s leadership form.” (Express)
Kilmarnock boss Johnston ready to show grit
ALLAN Johnston hopes that the resolve he showed during a horror spell as a Sunderland player can help him through tough times as Kilmarnock manager.
Johnston, who is yet to get his first league win with Killie, spent half a season on the bench in his final year in the Northeast, and believes that the toughness gained there can help at Rugby Park.
He added: “I need to work hard to turn things around. We knew it was going to be a tough job but it’s a good club.” (Record)
Dunfermline plastic pitch may return
A PLASTIC pitch could return to East End Park after Pars United announced that they were looking into a possible move.
Dunfermline’s previous plastic pitch was ripped up after two years after negative reviews from players and managers.
God luck to Thommo for his future be it in football or not.
A real quality hunskelper in his day and a real asset for us.
Hail Hail
BobM, the fleg is in the best place possible for the time being. It’s pilgrimage to the Camp Nou and back need not begin for at least another eight weeks. Plenty of time to organise the first leg of it’s journey.
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Burghbhoy 08:03, couldn’t agree more. Thommo was a hun skelper extraordinaireand I for one wish he was still with us.
The very best of luck to him in whatever he chooses to do.
Hail Hail Alan Thompson
Good morning friends and a Big Happy Friday from a grey but dry East Kilbride.
Morning
good luck to thommo one of my favourites during mon s era and a great hunskelper..good to hear him being positive about life and football..we all make mistakes..hh to thommo
BMCW
Go easy on the guy – he’s got 2 families and a yacht to maintain!
BMCW
Meant to say – sitting on it for 3+ months!
Jobo,
You didn’t mention the word ‘cold’ in your EK report.
I just popped oot for a bacon roll, woooofffft, baltic.
hoopy-do
Thanks for the update, particularly as I’m golfing at Langlands in an hours time ;-)
PFAyr…..
I owe you an apology for last nights outburst. Never drink and post, albeit dinner with Taiwanese customers does not excuse my rudeness to you last night.
I hope you accept the apology in good grace and for sure we will meet one day for a pint toagree to disagree how we both support the Celtic!
Hail Hail!
RobinBhoy
Morning all. Grey down here at the moment. Doesn’t look at all promising.
How are things looking at Celtic Park? Can we field a team tomorrow and more particularly on Tuesday?
Have the gates been shut in Govan yet?
Whither the cash strapped scrofulous hillbillies the day?
Robinbhoy.
If you read back we took it as an opportunity to give it tight to PF.
He did have a chuckle…
KTF.
Re agm swallyokie.
KSC usually closes at 3pm afternoons so a wee trip to city would probably be better.
We can discuss options for ksc the following week as internet bampots are due to appear on 22nd..
ROBINBHOY
I thought you were having a pop at sevco when you called them “the the huns”
Been a busy wee period wi the jetsetting-bet you miss skwerr slice though!