While Celtic are busy preparing their players and supporters for the derby game at the weekend, Newco look to be storing up their major news story for after the game, perhaps anticipating a pick-me-up will be needed.
I’ve heard a bit of ‘Why this guy?’ chat about, Pedro Caixinha, one of our self-declared “Celtic brothers”. Why not Derek McInnes or Tommy Wright instead of a man who sends video messages across the globe to congratulate Celtic?
McInnes, and Wright are both better than any previous Newco manager, and would use the Murray Park budget to out-perform Aberdeen and St Johnstone respectively, but ask yourself, what percentage chance would Newco have of catching Celtic with either as manager?
2%? Maybe more, but it’s certainly not as high as 5%. Newco would probably finish second, but by this time next year the reality that they were miles behind Celtic would have dawned on everyone.
What chance would Brother Caixinha give them of catching Celtic? While there is a high chance he would be less successful in the Scottish Premiership than McInnes, the certainty of success or failure cannot be predicted as accurately, as with a manager we are more familiar with. You could be around 80% certain that with Newco’s budget and resources, McInnes would finish second in the Premiership, but 98% certain he would fail to top the table.
If you are left to choose between a manager you are 98% sure will fail, and a manager who you just don’t have enough information to estimate his chances of success or failure, why would you appoint the former? Newco are as well taking the Hail Mary manager than investing in a strategy they are sure will fail.
Brother Caixinha is being offered the job because there are no good choices, only bad ones, and worse still. And that’s the pick-me-up some will read about on Monday morning: ‘Brother Caixinha will give us a Hail Mary shot at winning the league, but might finish below St Johnstone.’ Although maybe they’ll phrase it differently.
I loved Ally McCoist’s assertion on Sky TV that it was rubbish to suggest Newco needed a director of football and that all they needed was to spend ever-more money. After all they have been through, their influential figures are actively briefing against adding technical resources, instead asking for a club already running at a loss to gamble more. I hope Ally knows the Hail Mary!
Here’s an idea, live within your means and get better at everything you do. Do this and you’ll survive.
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He’s just landed…….
Aye…..
…mates Da’s cousin just picked ‘im up at Abbotsinch…….
apparently he’s just asked…….
…………… if he’ll make 6 o’clock at St Simons?………..
FACT.
i agree with sally
newco should spend spend spend to get them back to dominance. That’ll give them a sustainable future. Go for it supermontydon (wink wink).
HOT SMOKED
Ewwww, I hate grapefruit.
Grapefruit is a pure Hun.
DAVIDOPOULOS on 9TH MARCH 2017 4:42 PM
Dbhoy on 9th March 2017 4:40 pm
Marvin Gaye said the same thing years ago ;)
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oh yeah, i think I Heard It….somewhere….
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Aint that peculiar….
DBHOY
I also suggested stupidity and unquestioning.
4 different things. I agree. But any one, or any combination of the 4 is complicity.
Did your pal see the fallout from Manchester? I’d suggest that even if he were a Martian he’d be aware at some level of what that club is! Pleading ignorance, stupidity and not questioning is lifting the carpet to sweep your acceptance under hiding your complicity.
MWD
HOT SMOKED on 9TH MARCH 2017 4:49 PM
….but if you accept things because of ignorance there is certainly a connection !
Not to the person ignorant of any situation/circumstance
MWD
Lets leave it there . BTW I said you seem angry/ bitter, was how your comments came accross.
If I’ve got you all wrong you have my apologies
Back in the 1930s, I’m sure many folks in Germany knew some decent Nazis.
Y’know – worked with them, drank with them, met them at family gatherings, just happened to be followers of the Nazi party, but, y’know, weren’t ‘Nazis’ – didn’t agree with some of the rowdier elements of their institution; well, wouldn’t admit to approval of their behaviour outwith the company of their own kind…
Godwin’sLawConversationBombCSC
;))
SANDMAN
Aye, like that guy Schindler. Apparently he had quite a lisp… Or something
Davidopulos aka punhun…I posted earlier about john james. There is something not right about him…i do believe he is a blue nose/hun (not getting involved in that one……yet), supposedly friendly with McMurdo (he is a hun), however, it seems he is working to an agenda, which may eventually prove you to be correct. You just never know with that lot…
DBHOY on 9TH MARCH 2017 4:57 PM
HOT SMOKED on 9TH MARCH 2017 4:49 PM
….but if you accept things because of ignorance there is certainly a connection !
Not to the person ignorant of any situation/circumstance
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Still doesn’t make that person any less of a Hun. TBH any person ignorant enough to support the Huns with blinkers on in order that they somehow can forgive themselves of their support for their support is as much a Hun as the in your face Hun. I don’t see the difference. Even if You had never been there and you know their hymn sheet then to feign ignorance without question just because that was your team of youth is not an excuse.
Has your friend ever attended?
Has your friend never heard the sectarian Billy Boys or the racists Famine song?
Is your friend unaware of Barcelona 1972 when the old Huns rampaged?
Is your friend unaware of old Huns in Manchester?
Is your friend unaware of 20+ years of fiscal cheating?
Does your friend accept liquidation occurred?
Does your friend want the big hoos to stay open? :@-)))
C’mon be honest. Do you believe truly that your friend is unaware of what the Huns are? 100% not got a clue? Even though he spent much of his youth in the company of Tims?
MWD
I would love to see Big Jozo come back into the team for Sunday. Its probably guaranteed that Boyata will keep his place , but for me I was concerned at how Erik was easily outjumped and harassed by the journey man John Sutton. I also think his distribution at times was woeful.
I didn’t think Simunovic did an awful lot wrong to be dropped post Christmas. I hope BR has plans for him in the latter stages of the season
DBHOY
apology accepted.
I’d still be interested in your view/answers with regards my last post though. But I’m ok if you do not.
MWD
“Hon” as a trademark
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafe_Hon#.22Hon.22_as_a_trademark
https://twitter.com/celticfc/status/839838515206705152
Nye, Forrest fit for Sunday
There’s a guy on Sauchiehall St playing a violin that’s got a trumpet attached to it.
@celticquicknews
Weebobbycollins
JJ was not originally very accepting of Tim posters who had a BHOY or Tim in their nome de blogs. That all changed when he realised it was a money maker.
I still read. But I’d never donate.
MWD
MWD
I think it was you who asked earlier. Celtic 4/11; Sevco 15/2.
Cheerio for now,
JJ
MWD
We have two totally different views on this, which Im ok about.
No more on this from me.
Can we agree that there’s real potential for sevco to get an almighty beaten on Sun :)
* beating even
If ole Pedro is joining Sevco, I would like to request that the Celtic DJ plays this on Sunday…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbLiMRBUs_4
Your Directors of Football will be Celtic fans.
Happy birthday to my other half
She’s having an Arran Gold
Cream liqueur
She’s worth it it
;))
Bourne
Passed the violinist/trumpeter earlier today.
Like something out of ‘Little Britain.’
HH!!
Tally
Fair gets belted in
Kirsty on sky sports looking lovely in blue.
Jim orange band tunic white explaining that
“Pedros club is allowing him to talk to rangers , because it suits all parties ……….. AND WITH 45 DAYS OF HIS CONTRACT TO GO, and the club not wanting to retain him, it makes sense”.
Scuddish media not reporting that little bit.
“Tom Rogic is back out on the training field though still three or four weeks away. Everyone else is fine.”
Brendan Rodgers
Passed the violinist/trumpeter earlier today.
Like something out of ‘Little Britain.’
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Is that the former EBT receiver living on the bread line ?
SAINT STIVS
They’re glad to be shot of him, rubbing their hands and saying “there’s one born every minute”
Viva Il Pedro
Good news about Tom Rogic.
…and James Forrest.
Almost a full complement for Brendan to choose from.
Pumping on the cards, imo!
HH!!
Agent Pedro, please contact base to update on mission status, repeat, please contact base.
Good evening, friends.
I think sevco fans will have Pedro bumped when they only get 1 or 2 points from the 5 games after the split
Davidopoulous……
Challenging …..better get all the challenging in that you can before the nuptials….
Cos then your forever a Hun !!!!
Smiley nuptially thing
Braw…
Never ask for whom the bell tolls !!!
Another nuptially thing
Braw.
Ive heard of some brilliant stunts by ticketless Celtic supporters to get into a ground just to see the hoops.
Dressing up as stewards, cameramen, Polis, hiding in the stadium on a tour 24 hrs before the match. Bringing portable ladders. Absailing in. Grabbing a kit bag aff the coach and walking up the tunnel.
Sure my uncle duncan once walked straight in the door at ibrox with an official huns club blazer on.
However,
pretendng your gonny be their next manager, thats genius.
oneofus. csc
MWD…you’re right, at first he refused bhoy and 67 tags…now, it all about stats and coin demands…or else!
And had to move abroad? Really?
Have Accies been paid yet ??
What happened to good ole real Rangers men?