I'd have KT instead of Hanley and Lewis Ferguson instead of McLean Clarke is such an uninspiring manager .

The brouhaha over the antics of Rangers players might get overblown The hypocrisy though is eye watering, on both sides I said we shouldn't sign Griffiths, before we signed him . I didn't want someone with his baggage. I said the scarf stuff was idiotic

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Rangers fans can celebrate however they like , it's been long enough , and we'd do the same However, their players . 🤦‍♂️. A classless , brainless bunch .

Did the manager pick the wrong team ? Not in my view , who else could he have chosen ? Did he set them up the wrong way ? No idea, i'm not qualified to comment. Have we got some players who aren't good enough for our toughest games ? Self evidently yes Why ? Now there's a point to debate

Well that was beyond disappointing It confirms what we've known for a while. We lack depth. There are some players who just aren't good enough , and a couple who are talented enough but not reliable We can't use injuries. We only had 2 starters missing, and Nawrocki did as well as Trusty does

The best teams i've seen in the CL last 16 PSG Bayern Barcelona Inter Nothing from Wednesday games was especially good, although you never write off Real Madrid If i had to pick a winner - PSG

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So King is claiming he brought the new investors to the door Just for younger viewers , a reminder of King's character. As an aside , i think the investment is likely, but what shape it takes and the scale is unknown Everything else is speculation

Heroic Absolutely heroic . Undone by a little lack of depth. We just didn't have the quality to bring on , apart from Idah No failures. Special mention to Schlupp.

So the "Secret Sauce" that Hearts recruitment team is drinking now , has delivered an own goal machine CB who is on his 5th team in 4 years . 🤔

Obvious caveat to start I'm completely unqualified to pick a team for Munich Despite that , here goes KS AJ CCV Trusty Schlupp McGregor Engels Hatate Kuhn Idah Maeada

In other news Middlesbrough got hammered and Iheanacho was dreadful He's now easily the highest paid player at a club who have lost £105 million in the last 5 years We did the right thing in not pushing the boat out for him

Gutsy performance It's difficult at this level , you're weakest link can kill you Nothing to be ashamed of for the club We're getting there

Consequences Last season Rangers lost £17m That was with a £12 m contribution from player sales and a £4 m contribution from the Scottish Cup from the quarters onward The equivalent numbers this year are £800k and £Zero If Clement survives , this will be why

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The window Understandably fans focus on who is arriving. We all like shiny new things . However i judge a window in the round Part 1 Getting game time for players on the periphery.

The transfer market is dysfunctional Do we have the correct strategy to work our way round the dysfunction ? We’ll find out soon enough

Hard call as to who was the worst of this trio today Referee - 81% possession yet we commit 60% more fouls 🤬 Beaton - Just utterly dreadful Peter Grant on Celtic TV - Always knows better . An ears bleed listen On balance I’m giving it to Beaton

Is there anyone who talks more dross than Chris Sutton. ? Every time he writes an article he shows his ignorance

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A virtuous cycle is a self-reinforcing loop where positive outcomes lead to further positive effects, creating a continuous upward spiral of improvement Celtic are now in this loop 1 . We sell peripheral players for significant sums Think Bernabai, Mikey Johnson ,Oh, Haksabanovic, Iwata & Lawal

Criteria 1 Still has to be playing 2 Full season minimum at Celtic ( Schmeichel and Kuhn not eligible) Since 2014 -15 Best season long performance for Celtic

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Interesting take on where it went wrong Good insight and hard to disagree with most of it , although don’t go along with the view a Wanyama would have made us even worse We desperately missed a ball winner and physical strength, so that’s the one take I couldn’t understand Listen for yourself

Managerial appointments are critical,as important as the quality of recruitment A club lives or dies by both Mistakes made can have consequences for years , sometimes for Decades Imagine if Sir Alex took the Rangers job when offered in 1985 The consequences of rejection

We need a couple more match winners in the squad Players who have the vision and technique to change a game Don’t see it in Palma or Yang Forrest will be a miss over the next 6 weeks as he can change games Fingers crossed Kuhn doesn’t miss more games

Just out of curiosity , what's the disparity in budgets between Hearts and the 3rd club in Moldova , whose stadium capacity is 2,600 and who's all time record signing is €9,000

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I still haven't changed my mind There isn't a single player at any club in Scotland who would improve our best X1

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Midfield are doing nothing Kyogo has touched the ball maybe twice and miscontrolled both We might have 60% possession but we're doing nothing with it

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That Dinamo Zagreb stadium 😱

Here is this week's podcast, Celtic chat, classical music gig reviews, Uber taxi reviews and a Paul Whitehouse anecdote. Perfect way to waste a bit of time before the game later

Endorsement time The new @huddlebreakdown.bsky.social and @rgcceltic.bsky.social podcasts are both excellent Very different in content but well worth a listen The @celticrumours.bsky.social podcast is also consistently excellent. Not yet heard the latest one . Pencilled in for for tomorrow

On weeks like this i realise how Celtic are able to make dreams come true , & also how good fortune often drops at the feet of the talented Tomorrow Celtic are playing in the CL Groups Middlesboro are plodding in the Championship In 2021 a players view he was too good for us had real consequences

Today Upsides 3 pts Kasper 6 left players started ( myst be a record) V good goals Kyogo & Jamesy very sharp No injuries Downsides Pressing absent You could have got 2 buses through the middle of our Defence

What do Leigh Griffiths , Charlie Mulgrew , Giorgios Samaras and Stefan Johansen have in common ?

Rangers AGM From what was reported, it was Jam tomorrow ( we promise) and sorry for the current FUBAR This though is something else Screams distressed seller in distress £800k in total for Cantwell , Lammers , Goldson , Wright & McCrorie Meanwhile we got £2m for Bosun Lawal Levels

Ref last night Bernardo goal - 50/50 Valle booking - wrong call Shinnie not receiving 2nd yellow - inexplicable Nilson - allowed to foul at will VAR reviews - no real issues Maybe it was the weather, but he had a bad night

Picking the Celtic Goal of the Season is going to be a nightmare

This is a very fair assessment of the challenges facing Rangers , from a realistic Rangers fan The squad cost rules really handcuff potential investment, so whilst not having money now is the problem, the new regulations rope off what was a historic solution x.com/amckellar89/...

Most important player in the EPL ? Virgil . Not even that close

Copa Libertadores Final A madhouse of raw emotion And Pat Nevin commentating like it's a review of an art exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art 🥱

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Brugge has an Academy style team called Brugge NXT On Wednesday Brugge started with 4 players from the Academy system and 3 who were on the bench Celtic had 1 starter and 3 on the bench , all of whom made their debut's at least 6 years ago. Regardless of the challenges this isn't acceptable

Relief Good subs by Brendan

The new UEFA Regulations are designed that clubs live within their means . Specifically they are designed so that clubs cannot just throw money at buying players or paying wages , that are not covered by Revenue and player trading profitability. This gives Celtic an inbuilt advantage over Rangers