can't think of a good title: SPFL 2020/2021

here we go ten in a row?

Fingers crossed.

only watched 7 minute highlights of the Celtic game from Sunday but honestly from an attacking point of view the bhoys looked "class" - albeit against Hamilton who might finally get relegated this season (fingers crossed).

Can't see them holding on to Edouard for the entire season tbh.

aye, he is too good :(

Best young forward we've ever had imo

Took us all of one game to fuck up COVID bubbles to protect football.

2 Aberdeen players tested positive and 6 others isolating after a trip to the city centre pubs following their match on Saturday. Game with St Johnstone off.

aye, this season is going to be a bit of a fiasco you'd imagine

Gerrard clearly turned on el búfalo. will anyone actually buy him though?

Season over.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-53733180

Footballers. Honestly. Clowns.

The Scottish government is warning that it could call a halt to the football season after a Celtic player breached coronavirus rules.

Boli Bolingoli admitted he played in Sunday's match against Kilmarnock despite having recently returned from Spain without quarantining.

Griffiths in the COVID bad boy's club too but we already knew what a dick he was.

We also had Rangers going ahead with a bounce game against Motherwell with 9 (iirc) players awaiting test results and therefore not cleared to play.

Given what we know of Scottish football's ability to govern itself and given how many Riordan, O'Connor, Griffiths, etc. types there are (I see a pattern and it's not just their barbers 😀) I think the chances of getting through the season without wee Nicola pulling the plug are slim to none.

bolingoli is one of those players you expect is a numpty based on how he plays. id drum both him and racist leigh out of cp right now if it were possible

ryan christie, target man

(tbf to him he actually made an OK hash at it but was still not convincing. instantly looked more comfortable when he was moved to a wider position)

don't get me started. classic lennyball

Aberdeen flying the flag in Europe the night at least

olivier ntcham, AMF

think there might actually be a title-race this year if Celtic's early season form is any indication, although the Morelos situation is obviously a big issue for rangers, he really dug them out of a hole constantly last season

hard to replace goals, even though he never scores against celtic. if we can hold on to edouard (unlikely) and get a CB, I'd fancy our chances. off season has been so compressed, with players training at home/alone over the summer, would expect them to get progressively better as match fitness comes on

aye, I fear for eddy. and the transfer windae doesn't slam-shut until October!

would expect them to get progressively better as match fitness comes on

Yup. It's a shit excuse but I think without Boli's wee trip to Spain we'd have bern two matches sharper and fitter and good enough to win last night.

Good thread of footballers you'd rightly forgotten

The next time you hear “He’ll score for fun up there” about an SPFL signing target, send them this thread.

Players that cut it in England, but not Scotland. pic.twitter.com/vZtSEg3UA5

— Evan (@EvanMcFarlane) September 8, 2020

getting really fucking tired of Greg Taylorcutsitback

plays like a coward who knows he's out of his depth

haven't seen much Celtic lately but what I have seen has been quite pish

aye it's been rough going apart from one or two games - lacking in imagination, movement and speed and too many of the best players just a bit off the pace

defence also looks ready to give everyone at least one goal every game

thank fuck

I reckon 'thank fuck' will be trending

Celtic Football Club 2020/21 pic.twitter.com/NpSv7oFT1O

— Oldfirmfacts (@Oldfirmfacts1) September 24, 2020

Celtic unwatchable this season

lax alt's barnet isn't going to help

French Eddy has COVID

first Glasgow derby of the season in 11 days

fucksake

It's as much fun watching Scotland as it's ever been. Really feeling the value in this lockdown Sky sub.

/sarcasm

hwfg

...

to get beaten by Serbia

Me myself and I watching the big game at home today.

I have never been less stoked for the madness.

Jotters all round for our coaching team. Tactically inept. No motivation. No organisation. Nothing.

Took me 12 minutes of half watching Arbroath vs Hearts to realise Hearts weren't the team in maroon.

absolute glamour tie in Gayfield on a Friday night

I'd quite like to have ticked Gayfield off my list if Covid-19 wasn't around - first competitive fixture there since 1979! Cue "you'll have a chance to visit next season" jokes.

haha

you'll have a chance to visit next year when we repeat this season

Truly saddened to learn of Ebbe Skovdahl’s passing. Ebbe was in charge of @AberdeenFC from 1999 to 2003, he was 75 years old. RIP ❤️ pic.twitter.com/tbyG7tPVvd

— ally begg ⭐️⭐️ (@ally_begg) October 23, 2020

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54764579

Marius Zaliukas dead at 36 from MND

Oh, that's terrible. I didn't know he was ill. Such a horrible horrible disease. RIP.

(Missed the news about Skovdahl as as well. Can't we have nice things any more? Ryan Christie's goal was a belter this afternoon)

Nice things were so hundreds of years ago :(

Fantastic finish from Christie but I'm still struggling to get worked up about fan-free-fitba. Like I appreciate the technique and applaud it like I would any of darragh's efforts in the 'I SCORED A GOAL FFS' thread but I don't get out of the eight month deep crater in my couch.

that zaliukas story is very sad. so young (not just saying that because we're the same age).

Celtic actually winning a game feels novel!

we not got a set piece coach or what

Have I requested the sacking of everyone recently? If not, that.

Highlight tonight was Lennon asking Kennedy for an opinion and Kennedy straight up shrugging and turning away

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

At the moment it looks like the best hope for Celtic is to win every Old Firm game because Rangers are just rolling over everyone else. It helps that they have the advantage of a one goal start in every game though with a guaranteed penalty for Tavernier. I doubt they can keep it up for an entire season. Fingers crossed anyway.

11 points behind with two games in hand and three glasgow derbies left. ano celtic have been absolutely chronic so far but think people need to keep a wee bit of perspective. NL needs to do something to get on top of the three remaining derbies though because slippy has looked like he has his number

Gary Holt presumably leaving Livi for the Celtic job.

we not got a set piece coach or what

― ||||||||, Thursday, November 5, 2020 8:27 PM (three weeks ago) bookmarkflaglink

absolute shitshow

something of a bonus that it isn't another league game that gets Lennie his jotters

defence is a shambles

feels like the mowbray season

far far far too easy

The old cliche of "They must be wishing they could play this shower every week" comes to mind.

Esepcially this guy, Julis.

60 minutes at and home and 1-0 down and with 70% possession We've managed 3 shots on target and forced Ross Co into committing a total of 4 fouls. This team is done.

Lose this and he has to go.

Don't let the door hit your arse on the way out, eh?

Super Ross County Go Ballistic See You Later Lennie.

Still not sacked yet. Pull the finger out Lawwell

who are the candidates here

di canio in

I don't think they're going to sack him.

Keano

so far I've seen the following names floated

MON
jack ross
eddie howe
terence venables

slaney in

I actually have no idea but it feels like change is needed.

Big factor (ok excuse) for me this season is our 12th man usually helps while at Ibrox it can often add pressure so lockdown is costing us points.

slaney in

― ||||||||, Tuesday, December 1, 2020 10:12 AM (thirty-eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Si coach with Slaney as DOF.

Martin O'Neill 10/11
Jack Ross 11/8
Gordon Strachan 8/1
Dan Petrescu 14/1
John Kennedy 14/1
Eddie Howe 20/1
Henrik Larsson 20/1
Serhiy Rebrov 20/1
Alex Neil 22/1
Rafael Benitez 22/1
Malky Mackay 25/1
Marco Silva 25/1
Paul Lambert 25/1
Ralf Rangnick 25/1
Shaun Maloney 25/1
Steve Clarke 25/1

A club looking for a reasonable deal on Jack Ross probably shouldn't have set Leeann Dempster on her high horse over rearranged fixtures at the exact time they're looking to negotiate.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18913123.police-alerted-financial-irregularities-st-mirren-fc/

Police Scotland have been alerted to financial irregularities at fan-owned St Mirren FC involving commercial agreements and possible non-payment of tax and national insurance.

defending's overrated

It's squaresville, man.

Shots each with the clown shoes again tonight.

We're overdue being the high profile comedy show in Scotland, need to just suck it up.

It all just seems so unnecessarily self inflicted when we're the only club with any fucking money.

forster's been a big loss

aye

we're stuck choosing between two unconvincing keepers who both look shot for confidence

I am taking small crumbs of comfort from occasional majestic Rogic touches and signs that Eddie has SPL level form in him

Milan are no Sparta Prague.

forster in goal and you have a more organised defence, a commanding presence at set pieces, and stops a whole bunch of the soft goals we've shipped. alas

even if we win this now (unlikely), it's the soft goals and continued vulnerability that keeps me worried

fucking comical

If you could just let us have the 3pts at the weekend that’d be grand, feel free to get a new manager in and pump everyone left right and centre after that.

"let you have" implies Celtic have some of influence over the outcome

17 goals conceded in 5 games, which is the worst of any team in this year's competition. We're like one of those teams from Malta or somewhere that manages to scrape into the draw and everyone else wants in their group.

not seen barkas make a save. get him punted

xp It's alright, we'll find a way to not take advantage.

see tavernier pen scored again tonight

not seen barkas make a save

Sutton mentioned that tonight and I'm still like, um, what about that one time, um...

I'm glad I decided not to bother watching tonight. I have never been so disillusioned with this mob in my life, and, y'know, we've had some moments in that time. Even when I got the goal alerts in the first 15 minutes, I would have put my house on Milan. Not that any bookie would have been offering decent odds on a Celtic win even at 2-0 up. It's embarrassing.

not seen barkas make a save

St Johnstone had one shot on target today. It wasn't saved.

The Board of Celtic Football Club wishes to make clear its continuing support for Neil Lennon and his backroom team.

The good news is that's usually the prelude to a sacking.

that'll be either after losing the cup final or the derby imo

Two votes of confidence in a week, now where do we exchange those for points?

why are you looking at a laptop lads

it's just a notepad file that says:

SHOOT

bhoys bag a W for user onimo. lovely stuff

michty me, a victory.

team's def looked a lot more dynamic in the midfield in the past two games

st. mirren wth

Good old St. Mirren!

https://scotslawthoughts.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/cracked-rangers-crest.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/7c7N78k.jpg

Hooray, we're garbage and we've won the cup.

Commiserations because that will keep Lennon in the job probably. Thought we had you at the Gordon save.

Every silver lining has a cloud.

defending's overrated

― sir kieth scamper QC (||||||||), Thursday, December 3, 2020 6:22 PM (two weeks ago) bookmarkflaglink

Quadruple treble achieved. Lennon out.

Quit while you're 16 points behind Rangers in the league ahead.

Eddie's penalty was sublime. Apart from that he was garbage and needs a month on a beach or something.
Our defence is the softest it's ever been.
Not sure of having keepers named Hazard.
Neil Lennon needs to be sincerely thanked and moved on.

needs a month on a beach

Largs for January is going to be brutal, I know you want to punish him but you're taking it a bit far.

Never did [insert any ruined player from past 70 years] any harm

Kris Boyd and John Hartson passing on their wisdom, 19 point gap, pishing rain, Hamilton's excuse of a pitch.

Someone remind me why I watch this shite.

It's a decent performance now - good way to spend Boxing Day tbh.

actually a decent game vs a quarter strength Accies team

front two showing signs of clicking, Turnbull and Soro continuing to impress, Broonie not being missed

roll on the 2nd... : |

predictions ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSPNQ82Sq4E

two up front. no brown. barkas in goal. may god have mercy on our souls

where's best for streams these days anyway

I follow this guy who usually posts a reliable link for each game - though this season I've got Sky and BT so less need for feeds.

https://twitter.com/TheSbeitan?s=09

I've got BT but no sky sadly... cup runneth over w/str34m suggestions now though. ta

Playing Barkas the other day so today wouldn't be throwing him straight back in at the deep end is the kind of thing that drives me nuts. It *looks* sensible but it's really just cowardice - fear of putting Hazard into the big game despite him being probably the best choice.

Prediction: 3-1 them and Lennon oot.

didn't see the game the other day but from highlights looked like barkas didn't have a save to make. the one time utd got through on goal, barkas' angles looked wacky to me but thankfully the striker fscked it

Celtic have started well.

Probably jinxed it saying that

Needed to take advantage of the good start. They haven't.

If only Frimpong could cross a ball.

Was going to argue with you for being unduly pessimistic...

Should never underestimate the stupidity of professional footballers.

This was somehow more deflating than being humped

1 best team in europe pmsl
2 dumb challenge by bitton but ref fucked that imo
3 we not got a set piece coach or what
― ||||||||, Thursday, November 5, 2020 8:27 PM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink
4 french eddy u ok pal?
5 wingers pls l2cross
6 might as well patch lennon now. league over, destabilisation risk not an issue

Yes, getting a bit greedy with 10-in-a-row anyway, bin Lennon and start again.

seems bad?

While all of the other members of the squad and backroom team have tested negative, we have been informed by the authorities that, having been deemed ‘close contacts’, Celtic manager Neil Lennon, assistant John Kennedy and 13 first-team players will be required to self-isolate on a precautionary basis as required by the current regulations.

https://www.celticfc.com/news/2021/january/Celtic-Football-Club-Statement/

Not sure that's a bad thing tbh.

we've had 13 players missing all season. boom boom

the jolly to dubai now a superspreader event, yas

will give us an advantage in the game against the hibees, they won't want to be marking too closely

Hibs will Hibs it up obviously.

The bit of the story that should be the reddest flag is that it's Jullien that tested positive. The long term injury went to Dubai for pints 'elite training' on crutches.

some bench that

oh dear

Celtic trip and everything that followed showed how much of a shambles the club is. Feels like the culmination of everything that's been heading south since before Brendan headed south.

got to be a good chance the league gets called off again surely, the way things are going. FM pls put us out of our misery

Sturgeon must condemn (the continuing of the SPFL premiership season)

Nice one.

Not from there...😱

Lawrence Shankland scored this stunner for Dundee United from just-past the half-way line in their 2-2 draw with St Johnstone at Tannadice! 🎯 pic.twitter.com/UvydMSAd5k

— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) January 12, 2021

We were wrong and we are sorry. I will now outline all the ways in which we are neither.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWr9o2bS5sw

xp you (some of us, ahem) don’t love to see it.

Unable to get out of our own half at home here. Painful to watch.

Defence is a shambles. Taking turns at letting the ball bounce to get each other in trouble. None of them would get a game for Livvie (feat. Efe Ambrose).

our "front" three is a midfielder, a full-back, and a fully grown adult who answers to "Mikey"

https://www.celticfc.com/news/2021/january/Manager-We-ll-reap-the-benefits-of-training-camp/

A week and two home draws later.

Stoked for the reaping.

lennon has made a total cunt of himself the day

first manager to throw himself under the bus to save the board

that said I'm all for him getting tore into Andy Walker

That even made the news down here.

big last days of trump vibes from lennon there

celtic are winning the league

he also sounded a tiny wee bit like maybe he was a quiet covid denier too I thought. Describing players as being "deemed" to have covid was a weird choice of word.

he was forever in the pub last time he was manager - i used to drink in a few of the same places - so he's probably been hit hard by lockdown

That goal OMFG I keep thinking we'll hit the bottom of this shite.

made this comparison in my whatsapp tim chat, which no-one appreciated.

duffy makes loovens look like maldini

the hot weather training really coming in handy here at the tony macaroni stadium

Scott Brown leading from the front there.

With Loovens there was always a hint of a player hiding in there somewhere.

on... imo (onimo) wrote this on thread Anyone Who's Good Enough For Middlesbrough Won't Be On Dis Ting: SPL 2010/11 on board I Love Football on 16-Mar-2011

oh look Loovens fucked up shocker

Plucky Celtic gain vital point in fight for second placehttps://t.co/aDS0fJ4H1b pic.twitter.com/SU1m9I0CQ2

— HITC Sport (@HITCsport) January 20, 2021

Hopefully Dermot D is lurking and sees it's so bad we're getting 'plucky' zings from Hibees.

I see people are flying the "RAFA IN" kite again

sonotgonnahappen.jpg

Was hoping St Mirren might at least get to the League Cup final yesterday, this season's a washout.

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/6582663/lampard-celtic-job-chelsea-sacking/

i know this is obviously nonsense but if this came to pass i would seriously have to evaluate giving two fucks about celtic

Can't believe you've got it in for LAMPS before he (never) gets here!

(also fuck the Sun, always)

RIP Dr Jo

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jan/26/former-celtic-and-aston-villa-manager-jozef-venglos-dies-aged-84

Aw, shame. RIP.

thanks for Lubo. RIP.

Frimpong out.

Managed by clowns at every level.

:(

He might turn out to be a very good player one day but 11.5 million for a wing back who can't cross a ball is not too shabby. Watch us squander it on two or three haddies though.

it'll be used to recoup loss of revenue id imagine

Yes it'll be squandered on unsold tickets.

RIP Shuggie Edvaldsson!

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/johannes-edvaldsson-dead-70-former-23377948

... just discovering his surname was actually Eðvaldsson.

... and, less happily, his father was allegedly a Nazi war criminal.

I also just discovered that

Story gets weirder, from his younger brother, Alti's wiki page:

Chapman Pincher alleged that Atli was the owner of certain documents that might add further weight to the case against Roger Hollis, that Hollis was a Russian spy at the head of MI-5 in the UK.[8] As Pincher, who died in 2014, stated "I have been unable to extract a copy of the interrogation report from Atli", p. 603. The interrogation report was alleged by Pincher to have been written by his deceased father, Evald Mikson.

I used to work for Shuggie back in the early 90s, he owned a hotel up the west coast, and once held a warm-up event for the World's Strongest Man in the village park with all the strongmen staying in his hotel. Somewhere in my parents' house, there is a photo of me being lifted by Magnus ver Magnusson while Shuggie laughs in the background. That was one of the weirder turns that my life took.

Now that is cool.

haha, great story.

i had heard that he owned a hotel on the west coast, but also that latterly he had been living in Linwood

Linwood no more ;_;

retirement in linwood sounds like the celtic season 2020/2021 of retirements

Big Peter the CEO is offski then (after end of season £££s).

I'll use my favourite phrase I inherited from my dad:

cheerio tae fuck!

Am nicking that phrase, say thanks to your dad from me!

Can't exactly say I'm lamenting the departure of Lawwell, but I hope the new guy pisses off the other side as much:

Lawwell was a massive part of the treatment Rangers received in 2012. Forcibly made sure we were crushed. He had his tentacles into everything and everyone. He is a cancer to the Scottish game and a bully who has held a dark cloud over chairman, SPFL and others.

Good Riddance

— MacGerrard ☕️ (@MacGerrard_) January 29, 2021

(Replies also contain hilarious revisionism over the end of the 2007/8 season)

cleaning house at the end of the season makes sense. a shame that the science of the management of football clubs doesn't really exist. in north american sports there's a real stress on the "front office" and all that that entails, and people get fired a lot more often for not doing a good job. it almost feels churlish to be mad at lawwell when he has presided over a lot of success, but the ronny deila and lennon appointments were dire, and there is always the feeling that significant things like bringing in the rat rodgers always come from desmond

also of course the success when rangers weren't in the top division shouldn't be asterisked and you can only beat what's in front of you etc. but really any cunt could have presided over success in those years

Genuinely rather go with 10 men than see Shane Duffy near our pitch.

Bitton one of those guys you spend years thinking might just be a player but he isn't even close.

ffs

buddies doing well though eh

Microscopic mercies.

At least lockdown means the St Mirren fans are out of my actual line of vision in pubs. Apart from smug best mate who has moved beyond mocking to mere patronising now :-(

I'm seeing a few COYS on Facebook.

https://v.redd.it/u69u2evexcf61

hamilton commentator sacked for this little snippet

a wee snippet might have got him back on time

Another victim of cancel culture.

fairly tame compared to other things men involved in the broadcast of football in britain have said on air

Happy Broonie day

10 years ago today 'The Broony' was born \o/ 😎pic.twitter.com/sdaejdosEX

— 🍀 Celtic1967.com 🍀 (@Celtic1967_com) February 6, 2021

Happy, needlessly provocative, days. Well, not needlessly.

It's something when you play so badly and win 4-0.

lenny-ball gone good

Lennon gone at last

10 in a row back on.

Byeeee! Bring on, er, John Kennedy. That'll sort it.

just seems a ludicrous situation. they obviously decided months ago he was to be here til the end of the season - probably didn't fancy paying him off - and they wouldn't bother their arse looking at anyone else in the interim. eventually they somehow came to the conclusion they couldnt keep the circus going any longer, but just bringing in JK as interim manager seems like a waste of time? it also brings the worrying thought: if JK does well in the remainder of the season will they appoint him on a permanent basis. wouldn't put it past them!

Watching Saints win a Cup remotely was less nerve-wracking than being there but also a lot less fun.

We'll done St J!

Shame it wasn't covered on terrestrial TV.

Yeah, ridiculous for it to be bunged away on Premier Sports. Well done, had fully intended to try and track it down somehow but, um, didn't (after having a good whinge about the Premier Sports bollocks on Twitter this morning)

I'd paid for Premier Sports last month for the semi-final last month and let it roll over for the final. Annoyingly when I cancelled it after they offered me three months for £5.99, maybe I should have done that last week!

I'd say no-one missed too much not seeing the game; it was hard fought and I thought we played decently when we had more of the ball but Livi didn't offer much. The semi-final against Hibs was a much better watch.

Yes, well done St Johnstone, even though you put out St Mirren in the semis.

I'm well used to watching tedious matches this season, be good to have watched one with something at stake :-)

McInnes out, apparently.

Nicely set up for the Rangers' job when Gerrard goes to Anfield.

good to see the gers take a stand against bigotry...

Only 330 years behind the rest of us. Slavia and a section of their fans can get tae though.

Watching a few of them still persisting with the idea that Roofe got the ball and therefore it's ok to nearly decapitate the Slavia goalie is fun.

The narrative around Sunday's game is some bullshit though. "Please stay home" = we're no' giving you *more* selfie opportunities and *another* police escort up to a covid-fest, there might be Tims at this one.

Front page of the Record on fans potentially going to the stadium:

TURN UP AND YOU'LL BE LOCKED UP
Senior cop says arrests will be made

Slightly different from the approach at Ibrox with the police escort to the George Square wrecking spree.

It's ridiculous how much effort the club is putting into the stay at home message.
Like are there really thousands of Celtic fans desperate to storm the streets at the prospect of John Kennedy squeaking a home win in a dead rubber?

There's no accounting for random heid-the-ba's but I think I'd rather be anywhere on Earth doing anything else.

Fairly standard distribution

SPFL Premiership
Penalties Conceded
20/21 Season
As at 22/03 (67)

Ross County 13
Motherwell 9
Aberdeen 7
Hamilton 6
Livingston 6
Celtic 5
Hibs 5
Kilmarnock 5
Dundee Utd 4
St.Mirren 4
St.Johnstone 3
Rangers 0

the true ranger plays with dignity, timmy

i haven't even bothered to watch the highlights from yisterday, might not even bother my arse at all

scott brown will be a don next year.

end of an era.

knowing celtic, we won't strengthen sufficiently in the summer, and he'll come visiting and boss the midfield :/

on the other hand he's been crap - with notable exceptions - for about 2 year

Scotland are playing Israel.

Again.

It's rubbish.

And they're getting beat, but they played three times last year and didn't beat them once, penalty shootouts aside.

In the year 3043 Scotland and Israel shared the spoils in yet another closely contested match, their 5423th in recent years. No-one remembers how or why this started but both sides know that it must not end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7P7XJxATAA

this classic popped up my youtube earlier

Died at the end of last year, Jim did.

https://belfastmedia.com/even-the-taliban-want-to-know-who-the-new-celtic-manager-will-be#.YHhBULIs9Fs.twitter

brits out (of afghanistan)

broke: football died with the super league announcement

woke: football died when Motherwell painted over the Keep Cigarettes Away From The Match sign pic.twitter.com/XU467USf6i

— jamie (@ekvous) April 19, 2021

Nir Bitton is still a Celtic year of Our Lord 2021.

will this season ever end

I've never cared less about a season of football in my life. It actually appears to have transcended lockdown and be operating in its own never-ending time loop.

OTM. Will the pandemic make me hate the game I love?

....I dunno, some of us are dreaming of a historic Cup double!

im worried that Mr Gerrard's unstoppable domestic juggernaut will be winning it

St Mirren the only Scottish team to beat them this season I believe?

You are correct.

My hopes aren’t too high for Sunday. We’ve had close games with them this season but I get the impression last night was our chance for a win but wasn’t to be. Rangers have a lot more options at their disposal to change things for Sunday.

There's got to be some mileage to be had here with Rangers having a problem with saints.

Well! Hopefully we don’t waste it next round. My £2 at 20/1 is still live

Quite a finish

I'm going to attempt to watch Celtic again today.

like serious illness isn't enough

Not one of your better ideas.

nope

the snookers on lads

Courage, the torture will soon be over.

How is this still this season? Seriously.

Sorry, Tom D!

Hibs v St Johnstone is not objectionable tbh.

Quite an enjoyable game, that (apart from repeated texts of "aw pish" from my mate). Hibs v St Johnstone sounds like it could be a decent final as well.

Fucking hell, eh.

Had to watch that in a pub in Dundee; but it was the three of us and three Utd fans.

Unreal. Don’t know how to react really.

Congrats. Some season.

I’m delighted it happened and gutted I couldn’t be there. Have had a few years without a season ticket for various reasons but I’ll get one for the upcoming season.

Excellent season, shame tptb decided on manager of the season before the season was done.

There would have been (more) rioting in the streets if Stevie Me hadn't won it tbf.

What a world we're living in when Celtic get a new manager and only find out about it days later and by accident. The world's gone mad I tell ye.

Anyone made the crack about Celtic being unable to attract a big name manager so settling for a manager with a big name instead yet?

the AP going for Mooy is an interesting rumour, he'd be a great signing I reckon but I'm slightly biased as he's the best Town player I have seen in my lifetime, as low a bar as that is. I think he'd have to take a pay cut because he's on super stupid megabucks at Shanghai and his brother recently died so idk if he'd want to be a couple of extra thousand miles away from home.

Mooy played for St Mirren right at the start of his career!

moy is a bhoy would be a good headline. make it happen ange

How good or otherwise is James Vincent? Can't say he stood out to me in the episodes of Sportscene I saw last season but maybe he just got short shrift in the edit

In normal times I wouldn’t be that excited to be in a football stadium for a pre-season friendly (St Johnstone vs Preston North End), especially with last season’s cup successes, but it’s 2021 and I am mildly excited to be in a stadium for a pre-season friendly.

Just the matter of PSV Eindhoven or Galatasaray for Saints in Europa League QR3 for Saints (we get the loser of that tie, Celtic or Midtjylland get the winner).

This whole story is outstanding. pic.twitter.com/5QHcZiryEA

— Garry Carmody (@GarryCarmody) July 25, 2021

"Celtic fan McGuire, 38 - who was hit with a footie ban and did jail time for punching police horses - denied knowledge of the mascot."