The Newcastle United takeover is a depressing manifestation on many fronts but with some money behind them, ever-mediocre Steve Bruce’s time in charge may be coming to an end. Bookmakers have installed one-win-in-nine-trophies expert, Steven Gerrard as their favourite. I sincerely hope he remains in Glasgow.
When Brendan Rodgers left for Crisptown, Celtic received £9m in compensation, a fee that bridged some of the gap between Europa and Champions League money that season. I expect Newco would receive the same for losing Gerrard.
Gerrard was perhaps saved from the sack when the league programme was curtailed in 2020 with boos from the Ibrox support as his team left the field to another defeat. Since then, he, along with Callum Davidson at St Johnstone, have profited from Celtic’s collapse, although Davidson helped himself to twice as many trophies. Faced with a functional and appropriately prepared Celtic, his teams have unerringly collapsed.
I see some speculation about Newco’s accounts this week (not far off my expectations). When they are eventually released, few will argue they need a compensation figure in the region of £9m more than any player or coach at the club. Gerrard is managerial bait. Let’s hope Newcastle go for our old pal, Eddie Howe, currently third favourite. They seem so well matched.
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PORCIERTO @1241
They will have no shortage of applicants with a club which has zillions to spend.
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Kenny
Wee Roger talking bout finance in football
https://twitter.com/RPMComo/status/1446564027665199108?t=dUNr4pjLZlwN4S5fyJkmtQ&s=19
HH
Nice tribute to our immortal Lion’s
from Subbuteo “In The Heat Of Lisbon” very nice.
https://videocelts.com/2021/10/blogs/latest-news/watch-the-classic-subbuteo-tribute-to-the-lisbon-lions/
Until Hampden’s emptied of sleekit hunnery then I’n bhoycotting
the wee buuully boys brigade.
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HOT SMOKED on 9TH OCTOBER 2021 1:57 PM
Does the post paucity mean that :
a) The regulars are off to Hampden;
b) The majority are awaiting the return of Celtic football?
I kind of wish I was interested in the Scotland game but the combination of Scottish Media,Scottish ref`s and the anti-Celtic sentiment prevalent in The Establishment here makes such interest unlikely.
Tom enjoy your day with the family.Grandkids 3&6 no problem bringing them into the fold……..what a great age.
TB and BB
If Bitton is playing in a back three i would be surprised if he dosen’t have a good game.
McCoist commentating. Sound off.
Interesting !!! 👇
Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) Tweeted:
Writing a script for a video about the Irish Famine and it’s inarguable that large sections of the British establishment were overtly genocidal. As The Times wrote in 1848, “A celt will soon be as rare on the banks of the shannon as the red man on the banks of manhattan” > https://twitter.com/AaronBastani/status/1446466262788345859?s=20
Israel 1 up.
Butbutbut Pattterson couldn’t have shat it in the build up to the free kick – cos he is brilliant!
Hendry at fault for that goal, twice. Naive pointless challenge on the edge of the box, then jumps to the left in the wall, creating the gap for the FK.
Oh dear a Kilmarnock manager who’s tactic is to keep it at nil nil and snatch a goal – Plan B anyone?
Patterson bringing the Ibrox tactics to Hampden, Zahavi breathed on him and he promptly dropped to the turf, clutching both shins, screaming, rolling first in one direction then the other, clearly in agony. Whistle goes, a quick glance up to check it goes his way and he bounces back to his feet, unscathed…
Scotland simply dreadful so far. Flat, uninspired, relying on punts and long throws.
McTominay taking corners? What’s that about? And making an erse of it.
Zahavi shows us how to hit a free kick. A lost art in Scotland.
The goal came as a result of Patterson losing possession. Why does Clarke play this over-hyped player. Is it because the Huns are desperate to sell him?
And now farcical lengthy drying of a football with a towel before throwing it to the opposition. Jesus wept.
Agreed on Patterson
Straight into the Scotland team from nowhere
Great goal McGinn.
1-1. McGinn
At least Scotland can look forward to bringing BBBBBBillyGggilmourrrrr at some point…….oh wait a minute
Celtic reject scores!
Great finish from McGinn, thanks to Robertson & Tierney picking up a deflected through ball from Gilmour. Good team goal…
2-1 Israel.
Absolute sieve of a defence.
Haven’t seen much of Patterson but he ain’t impressing much here.
Could be 5th time in a row we have failed to beat the mighty Israel.
Scots could do with a set piece coach, as we have no idea. Using the same tactics as used on the 50 pitches on the Southside 50 years ago.
Penalty Scotland.
Dykes makes an erse of it. Absolutely dire penalty.
Summary so far. Long throws to opposition, overhit free kicks, underhit corners, useless penalty.
2 free kicks to Israel – 2 goals. Simply embarrassing performance.
PARK THE BUS N BLOOTIR IT on 9TH OCTOBER 2021 5:00 PM
What do you find interesting?
The murderous intent.
Scum britannia and its famed one sided amnesia.
Fulfilling prophecies of rancid English writers like Edmund Spencer in the 16/17th century,deemed the originator of racism suggesting the rebellious papists need a famine to clear the land.
If your ever in Cork go to the museum in Cobham it lists monthly the exporting of food while people died thro eating to much grass.
The nazis of Germany when carrying out their tyranny on Jews and minority where able to see the template from the famine genocide so that an industrial country could wipe out and exterminate its unwanted
Germany and the jew are 20th cent genocide
Britain and the Irish was the 19th century equivalent
Hope yir well kev
HH
Patterson gets a game just to get a hun into the team and keep the baying hordes onside .
Everyone knew he was hitting it there,he actually hit it in to the ground
Bitton’s a better player than Hendry, who went for £6m?
Final ball lacking.
2-2.
Dykes goal disallowed. This is an absolutely excruciating watch. Oh Wait. Ref looking at VAR monitor. Goal allowed 2-2.