I read Kenny Shiels’ comments that Newco’s Barrie McKay was better than James Forrest and Patrick Roberts, making me curious about McKay’s contract. The midfielder’s deal expires in 18 months, but when announcing his contract signing, Newco were unusually frank about their newco status:
“The winger has played a total of 78 times for Rangers, after making his first start in July 2012 against Brechin City at the age of 17.”
Before going onto explain in the same article that “The pacey winger made his Rangers debut against St Johnstone in the Light Blues’ last game of the 2011/12 season.”
If you count, that’s two debuts. For two Rangers.
McKay was clearly Newco’s best player against Celtic, causing problems from the first minute until their challenge ran out of steam. Tying him into a long-term contract will be a priority (or selling him will be).
Yesterday I noted how Kiernan yelled abuse towards Tavernier at Scott Sinclair’s goal at Ibrox, but as this still shows, the entire Newco defence have questions to answer.
There are five defender goal-side of Stuart Armstrong (not counting one on the wing). As the world was about to find out, Sinclair was unattended, but look at the space Moussa Dembele is in! The two central defenders, who will soon claim to be covering him, are five yards away from him. The defensive line isn’t so much a line as a horseshoe.
This is what Moussa scores so many goals against that lot, he doesn’t get this kind of space against any other opponent.
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MiT
Doing ok big Chap
Hope your enjoying the -19 in Toronto :-))))
I start my new job tomorrow- same as my old job, different title and new badge on my shirt
Feeling a bit sevco ish :-)))
Hail Hail
Blast from the past
http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/the-loan-ranger-and-the-bank-that-went-tonto/
SALTIRES EN SEVILLA
Lovely, just lovely!
Saw a thread on Sevco media about signing new players. James McCarthur and James Morrison should be signed to beef up the midfield. Hmm.
I like the sound of Allan bitton
Pfayr
Yeah, I realise a comparison was being made, but VFR was denying that he had initiated it, preferring to say it was started by me and Kevjungle.
We were responding to his comparison, which I quoted in my last post.
Glad you agree about Martin. That season in 2000-01, Dundee had players like Caniggia, Sara, Nemsadze, Khizanishvili in their squad. The competition was much more difficult, even without the big-spending cheats.
johnjames up.
seems king is cashing in some assets.
Tonyrome
Not St Berts – yes I know Davy well ;-)
Walls have ears btw!!
If we sign Mr Eboue, will he be going to the African Cup of Nations?
FAIRHILL BHOY on 3RD JANUARY 2017 8:23 PM
So where does the alternative clique meet up :-)))
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It’s a secret.
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The main thing for me when discussing the MON team of 2000 and The BR team of present times is the desire to play entertaining football. Winning is not always enough, it has to be winning and entertaining the fans.
In 2000 there was no Facing Book or Twitter thingy or More pertinently , Kodi or mobdro. For the greater part if you wanted to watch Celtic you had to make the effort and attend.
Yes there was Sky and highlights but the facility to watch and analyse every game at the click of a switch simply did not exist.
In that respect BR’s task is equally challenging. If his teams do not entertain the fans there will be less desire to make the effort to leave the house or the pub.
Entertainment is key now. Just as the existence of cliques is factual, the increased requirement to entertain the fans and let the punters enjoy themselves must be paramount.
HH.
DESSYBHOY on 3RD JANUARY 2017 8:40 PM
No. Not in squad, not been capped yet
SES
That was a lovely read.
God bless our fathers of that era.
Big Jock was their messiah.
Gary 67
Good he can settle in and learn how the team plays.
GREENPINATA
In 2000 there was no Facing Book or Twitter thingy or More pertinently , Kodi or mobdro
Or Mark Warburton
Mon and Brendan are very good managers but like all of us (with a very few exceptions) products of our time, our environments
I’d like to be proved wrong by Brendan, he’s still young enough to do it, but I think Celtic isn’t the place to do it
TTR
Heard two deluded sevcoites today in the bookies arguing whether McArthur or Snodgrass would be the better signing for them. How the rest of us laughed.
Greenpinata
Martin’s team banged in over 130 goals that season. . . Plenty entertaining!
BEATBHOY on 3RD JANUARY 2017 8:38 PM
Yep, you are correct; I reread my initial post (written after a considerable amount of Proseco, Amarone and Stella) and I did start a direct comparison.
No offence intended in the reference to you and KevJ, so my apologies if it irritated you. But to be honest I don’t see where “sucking up to Jim Payne” (paraphrasing) and wee barb afterwards came from.
Anyway we can agree to disagree.
KTF
FAIRHILL BHOY I’ve always posted under the VFR name.
KTF
Sky News makes its own news with a puff piece survey ………….” Is Britain more divided …….tara rararara ”
Those chosen for interview in Scotland……………Celtic supporters , probably at the last night game at Celtic Park including impressive views of Celtic Park and the approaches.
That won`t go down well , I fear , with the erstwhile establishment mob.
Hee Hee
Thetimreaper8:36
Hun media is good fun at the moment, completely off their heads, looking for sugar daddies and believing that they are not that far away from our level. Long may it continue because until they realise otherwise their pain will continue, which is nice.
well i only need 6 goals for Arsenal for my -2 bet to come up
VFR
Just had an image of a pupil saying to the teacher, “It wisnae me, sur!”.
But, you’re right, it was uncalled for, after a civilized debate throughout the day, so apologies.
Vfr-and under that proseco,amarone and Stella =-))
Prestonpans Bhoys,
For some of them the biggest issue is that Halliday wore green boots on saturday
SALTIRES EN SEVILLA on 3RD JANUARY 2017 7:19 PM
lovely
HH
Saltires
That’s one of the best posts I’ve ever read on here. My oul da was probably a bit more outgoing than the manner you’ve described your own but, in common, they both rarely spoke negatively about anyone or anything else.
My da would never hear a bad word said about Celtic and every time I go for meetings at Parkhead with representatives of the Plc I keep that on my shoulder. It gives me balance.
Thank you for your post.
Gordy
We need to lose every game and the huns win all theirs and they pip us for the title. 2-3 now.
You have a chance. :)
Hi Bhoys
Saltires
I was a bert’s bhoy myself just wondered if we were at school together. My elder brother tells a similiar tale regards the Ibrox disaster.
Met wee Davie a few times when i’ve been in with my brother who’s a regular.
I know what you’re saying about the walls.
KEEP THE FAITH
DD,
aye game on,
another couple and i can fish the bet out the dark fruit cider can
Have asked this a couple of times recently.
Is there a requirement for a club to have three years of signed off, audited accounts before it can compete in Europe.
And if so, have THEY fulfilled this requirement.
Anybody know?
Gordy
Arsenal have as much chance of scoring another 4 as the huns have of winning the league. Great game though. Good to see young Ryan Fraser do well.
Red card Bournemouth, a wee harsh.
bawsman – hilarious – it’s not long since tonto was in charge but seems an age – what a change sinse he has the best manager in the world and 20 something points ahead of us. So much so that the huge story this week was that one of their players played well in a game.
Gordy 9:11
It’s how many of their brains work, remember one saying he was surprised that I wore a blue t-shirt, my comment was that I was a Celtic fan not a bigot. That was game, set and match……
QUONNO on 3RD JANUARY 2017 9:22 PM
I have no idea , but like you would be interested in the answer
HH
DD,
happy if Arsenal lose,not a fan of Wenger,
and of course Bournemouth have the Holy Goalie
Quonno
I thought someone asked about this, and the response from the league was
“Accounts? We ain’t got no accounts. We don’t need no accounts. I don’t have to show you any stinkin’ accounts!”
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