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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Gilmour subbed off at the end there with a self-inflicted injury. Nothing wrong with him as he chases after McTominay to celebrate the winner, then tries to copy the goal-scorer by sliding on his knees in front of the support. Flips over then subbed off holding his left leg…fanny!
Reminds me of being fifteen year old when Scotland beat the Checks in 73 – came back from an early set back – oh and my first can of Hoff lager😀
and the award for most over-rated young player goes to ………………….
ffs, put the radio on while making the dinner ,,,,,,,,,,,,, fecking ebt mccann.
Well done Ireland!
Scotland (hateful wee country = brilliant win – Hendry, Robertson, Tierney, McGregor Celtic youth????} anyway love Yah JBH XOXO
SAINT STIVS on 9TH OCTOBER 2021 7:07 PM
and the award for most over-rated young player goes to ………………….
That boy is shite,they are looking for cash…as usual.
Austin MacPhee was brought in by SC to focus on set plays. Scotland score winner from corner three minutes into added time. It’s fine margins when it’s a game between two evenly matched teams.
Would be nice if one of the heid bummers at Parkhead actually took note of current trends in the modern game.
Won’t hold my breath though.
Apologies …he is not very good :O(
VOGUEPUNTER on 9TH OCTOBER 2021 7:09 PM
SAINT STIVS on 9TH OCTOBER 2021 7:07 PM
and the award for most over-rated young player goes to ………………….
That boy is shite,they are looking for cash…as usual.
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he will be stevie g first signing for Noocassel
That was an excellent 2nd half performance by Scotland. Well played. Hopefully all our Bhoys are free frae injury – I thought Nir had a good game for Israel too.
Hopefully Steve Clarke will give Callum a rest against the Faroe Islands – he was Superb tonight, again.
Mccoist..
Motm.
Gilmour..
Young motm.
Patterson..
Ironic that the 2 guys in the studio with thatched are being interviewed by a lassie called barber..
Gid win though…
Boyd is a Sky Roaster and him saying Patterson was excellent is pure hun propaganda – Jota will destroy him if he plays on the 2nd. Patterson was a weak link tonight. Usual Hun/Sky sh!te.
I thought Paterson was pish. Looked like a player that doesn’t play every week….oh wait ye doesn’t.
Great result overall.
D :)
INIQUITOUSIV
What game were you watching? great second half by Scotland ,some are never happy.
Well played Scotland
And
Well played VAR
Get it brought into scotland asap
I hopefully am a true Celt, but Gilmore and Patterson were brilliant – now I will go and be sick.
Feck off JBH CSC
SCULLYBHOY
Thought the same.
now the big one, live on your stv channel, on a saturday night, beamed right into your living room …………
andorra v england.
😉👍
john mcginn was having a great interview until ………..
billy gilmour is a world class player, we are lucky to have him and nathan.
gilmour cant get a game for norwich,
Happy enough for Scotland.
Loathe that we Nasty tho’ ,horrible wee sleekit hun.
The score is one thing.
The message mangement is anither…………….
Aye.
management.
David66 on 9th October 2021 7:24 pm
I thought Paterson was pish. Looked like a player that doesn’t play every week….oh wait ye doesn’t.
Great result overall.
D :)
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That was my thought David. The Newco clubs Captain isnae likely to sit out many games, he was not match sharp. When Boyd Creamed himself over him I shook ma heid.
Mon Andorra, get stuck right intae them
AN TEARMANN on 9TH OCTOBER 2021 5:58 PM
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What was interesting was as to whether it would plug the gap between posts at the time it was posted.
If you were a grown up then you would’ve understood that.
But your not a grown up.
And who is kev ?
Do think I’m kev ?
Petec thought that the other the other night as well, that I was kev. kevjungle.
Well, lucky for you that I’m not kev, or you’d be away emailing CQN administration to have me removed for upsetting your little applecart, wouldn’t you ?
Contact me once you grow up, and you’ll maybe have realised by then that your just like 99% of other Celtic fans, a plastic Paddy who sings war songs and then fills your pants when the big bad Tory board demand your ticket money. In other words a fake.
But your not alone there are 53k others just like you.
And before you ask another stupid question, to impress upon your equally stupid audience, as the great, and greatly hated on here, by fakes like you, the great kevjungle would’ve said….
“No I don’t want to meet up with you, or any of your other fakes, just to probably end up with a criminal record and for what ? Defending myself against a few fakes ? No thanks.”
Only, kevjungle would’ve said it more rumbustiously.
Keep well kevjungle if your still with us. 🙏
Peace.
CLUNKS on 9TH OCTOBER 2021 7:29 PM
Well played Scotland
And
Well played VAR
Get it brought into scotland asap
CLUNKS, I appreciate your thinking and wishes, but the idea that any VAR team (made up of ex-Hun referees) would over-rule Madhun or any other of the MIBs in the Masonic grip is, in my opinion, fanciful. We would all HOPE that it would make a difference, but in this instance I’m for changing my name to Thomas, he of the doubtful mind.
SAINT STIVS on 9TH OCTOBER 2021 7:48 PM
john mcginn was having a great interview until ………..
SAINT STIVS, you have to wonder what it is that comes over these guys when put in front of a microphone. Are they primed, prepped?
Gut-wrenching stuff right enough.
TIMHORTON
Same game as you. Happy with the result, but who could be happy with our long throw ins to nobody, our poor corners (apart from the last one ) and a clodhopper missing a penalty? That was our first winner against Israel in 7 and a half hours of football, so it was about time.
Game turned on Dykes high boot being given as goal,amazed it was not penalised.
Only McGregor to be dropped now so assessments can be made fairly,as complimenting Celtic players not on.
Even old Stevie has been knobbled with Liberal smatterings of the other Woods,plus wee Naisy in backroom.
Little interest.
Watching the Faroes against an injury hit Austria. The Faroese have been unlucky so far, but the Austrians struck on the breakaway after 24 minutes. Can’t see Austria getting anything in Copenhagen on Tuesday.
Danes 1-0 up in Moldova.
INIQUITOUSIV
Didn’t see the first half but thought they were excellent second half.Gilmour and Patterson played well but not world class by any stretch.
ISR are not a great team the youngsters will be tested big time soon. What gets my goat are the ravings by McCoist and Boyd(a horrible person if there was ever one)but that is Hundome.
Danes 4-0 up at halftime. 26 goals for, and 0 against in the Group. Incredible.
TIM HORTON.
I was lucky. Watched the game on ESPN+ App. American commentator – not great, but at least not the insufferable Boyd and McCoist.
JIMDOM on 9TH OCTOBER 2021 7:13 PM
Austin MacPhee was brought in by SC to focus on set plays. Scotland score winner from corner three minutes into added time. It’s fine margins when it’s a game between two evenly matched teams.
Would be nice if one of the heid bummers at Parkhead actually took note of current trends in the modern game.
Won’t hold my breath though.
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Aston Villa employ Austin McPhee as their set piece coach, I have posted this before, he is doing a wonderful job and it’s Villa’s set piece goals that will keep them in the EPL IMO.
Never saw the game, far more important things to do than listen to a hun agenda.
The Mrs is just out of hospital and am having to do so much extra stuff, jeezo, she works so hard.
What I do know tho is, Patterson is crap, had I bothered looking into my crystal ball it would have confirmed that for me, but he is so effin bad I didn’t need to bother.
Thank feck the Swiss Roll are winning