The Official Scottish Football Thread (Vol. 2)
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A very poor window from Celtic (despite getting rid of some of the deadwood and getting £2m for Turnbull despite him only having 6 months left on his deal)
The Lagerbeikle saga being particularly poor
It looks like a rift between the Lawwells & Rodgers has entered into trench warfare
Still think the starting XI is more than good enough to win the league but given our injury problems (Hatatae & CCV) we've gambled this window on not buying in a starting LB and a decent striker to push Kyogo on
On a semi related note from the discussion a few weeks back, this ruling has just happened
Apologies for the link reference being the Sun
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/11902921/ju...
The Lagerbeikle saga being particularly poor
It looks like a rift between the Lawwells & Rodgers has entered into trench warfare
Still think the starting XI is more than good enough to win the league but given our injury problems (Hatatae & CCV) we've gambled this window on not buying in a starting LB and a decent striker to push Kyogo on
On a semi related note from the discussion a few weeks back, this ruling has just happened
Apologies for the link reference being the Sun
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/11902921/ju...
Some interesting news today.
Wonder if a poster on here will get his permanent ban overturned for trying to explain this exact thing. But was reported and banned for sectarian bigotry.
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/11902921/ju...
Wonder if a poster on here will get his permanent ban overturned for trying to explain this exact thing. But was reported and banned for sectarian bigotry.
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/11902921/ju...
Edited by Pishtonhead on Friday 2nd February 18:20
Pishtonhead said:
Some interesting news today.
Wonder if a poster on here will get his permanent ban overturned for trying to explain this exact thing. But was reported and banned for sectarian bigotry.
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/11902921/ju...
I’d probably doubt that as it’s still a slur, used to offend. If a few feel vindicated that they won’t get a sectarian element added to there criminal record then that’s pretty telling of what kind of person they are. Wonder if a poster on here will get his permanent ban overturned for trying to explain this exact thing. But was reported and banned for sectarian bigotry.
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/11902921/ju...
Edited by Pishtonhead on Friday 2nd February 18:20
The fact the transfer window has just shut and this is the first conversation that pops up is pretty sad itself.
Anyway quite happy with rangers transfer business.
Can see the effect that nils koppen and clement leading the transfer strategy has had, highly rated youngsters rather than English championship journeymen. Hopefully it bodes well.
I’d have liked an out and out striker that could really bang the goals in but it’s hard in January to get that kind of player, I was on the fence about shankland as I think he would have done a job for us but his resale value would be nil.
Can’t say I know much about diomande or Cortez but from the stats and analysis types on Twitter they seemed to be pretty excited about them.
Up to the manager to work his magic now and get the team really performing.
Celtic looks like they have had a poor window but they have still spent a fair amount the past few seasons so it would be stupid to think they won’t be looking good even if it seems there a little internal power struggle right now.
Can see the effect that nils koppen and clement leading the transfer strategy has had, highly rated youngsters rather than English championship journeymen. Hopefully it bodes well.
I’d have liked an out and out striker that could really bang the goals in but it’s hard in January to get that kind of player, I was on the fence about shankland as I think he would have done a job for us but his resale value would be nil.
Can’t say I know much about diomande or Cortez but from the stats and analysis types on Twitter they seemed to be pretty excited about them.
Up to the manager to work his magic now and get the team really performing.
Celtic looks like they have had a poor window but they have still spent a fair amount the past few seasons so it would be stupid to think they won’t be looking good even if it seems there a little internal power struggle right now.
dalzo said:
Pishtonhead said:
Some interesting news today.
Wonder if a poster on here will get his permanent ban overturned for trying to explain this exact thing. But was reported and banned for sectarian bigotry.
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/11902921/ju...
I’d probably doubt that as it’s still a slur, used to offend. If a few feel vindicated that they won’t get a sectarian element added to there criminal record then that’s pretty telling of what kind of person they are. Wonder if a poster on here will get his permanent ban overturned for trying to explain this exact thing. But was reported and banned for sectarian bigotry.
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/11902921/ju...
Edited by Pishtonhead on Friday 2nd February 18:20
The fact the transfer window has just shut and this is the first conversation that pops up is pretty sad itself.
That says more about your insecurity than anything else.
He was on here over 10 years but you reported him to mods cause you couldn’t handle it. Well done.
He’s a friend of mine and he can’t believe there’s no recourse to owners of this site but some guy who is offended for no reason apart from being a rangers supporter and staying in the ugliest town in Scotland can get him banned.
Fair play. Hope yer team get pumped and yer next s
te is a hedgehog. Pishtonhead said:
At no point was it used as a slur. But you got the posts taken down so no one can actually see he was saying the same as the top sheriff in Scotland.
That says more about your insecurity than anything else.
He was on here over 10 years but you reported him to mods cause you couldn’t handle it. Well done.
He’s a friend of mine and he can’t believe there’s no recourse to owners of this site but some guy who is offended for no reason apart from being a rangers supporter and staying in the ugliest town in Scotland can get him banned.
Fair play. Hope yer team get pumped and yer next ste is a hedgehog.
Hun is a slur designed to offend, either with the sectarian element, its reference to nazis or the reference to mongols. I’m sure the pistonheads mods team will be happy reverse it now that he can say the sectarian element was removed from it That says more about your insecurity than anything else.
He was on here over 10 years but you reported him to mods cause you couldn’t handle it. Well done.
He’s a friend of mine and he can’t believe there’s no recourse to owners of this site but some guy who is offended for no reason apart from being a rangers supporter and staying in the ugliest town in Scotland can get him banned.
Fair play. Hope yer team get pumped and yer next s
te is a hedgehog. 
He’s such a close friend that you made an account just to jump on here and post that, let’s not kid ourselves on welcome back
Offended for no reason? Try calling it to someone in the street and see how you get on
unsure why you’ve even mentioned where I stay,care to explain?frank hovis said:
That first half was utter keeck
Stood off Celtic and never put them under pressure
Quite a difference second half
Sublime from Bojan again ,
Polvara and Barron came in to it well in the second , really should have taken all 3 points
That first half was an utter embarrassment for SPL. My son was begging me to take him home. Second half, decent entertainment and Aberdeen had a lot more chances and should have at least another goal. Celtic seemed bereft of ideas and they were clearly afraid of Miovski. Roger’s brand of football sucks at the moment, and it’s shocking to see the club having somehow managed to be weakened over a transfer window. Stood off Celtic and never put them under pressure
Quite a difference second half
Sublime from Bojan again ,
Polvara and Barron came in to it well in the second , really should have taken all 3 points
Celtic are top of the league but short on confidence. Not enough quality at left back, and centre back because first choices can’t stay fit... Kyogo is isolated with Rodgers shape and tactics… No second option… no backup striker… Maeda/Hatate/Vickers out for various reasons… Main problem is Rodgers - what is happening is exactly the same as his last season, last time round. I believe I predicted it when he was appointed. The squad are plenty good enough to win the league with ease, the issue is the manager.
Edited by abzmike on Saturday 3rd February 20:24
frank hovis said:
Not sure what’s going on at Celtic
Hart is below par keeper , Aberdeen packed the midfield and defended well , Aberdeen has weakness with crosses but Celtic didn’t really exploit it
Elsewhere Hibs , losing again
Hearts pretty much got third sewn up
Hart had 2/3 cracking saves to keep Celtic in the game. Don’t put yer blame on him tbh. Blame the board for not strengthening the team. But tbh we are still top. Hart is below par keeper , Aberdeen packed the midfield and defended well , Aberdeen has weakness with crosses but Celtic didn’t really exploit it
Elsewhere Hibs , losing again
Hearts pretty much got third sewn up
The first half I thought Celtic were going to win 6-0 again. Very dominate and missed a lot of chances.
Second half Celtic turned up thinking the game was an easy win, but Aberdeen lifted their game. The second half was probably the most enjoyable half of the league this season.
Brilliant goal by Miovski. He had a really good game today.
When you see the handballs that Hearts and St Mirren got today then Celtic should have had one. The Aberdeen player moved his whole body towards the ball and played the ball with his hand. It was more of a penalty than others given.
ANOTHER Rangers game with a controversial decision with a vital goal in the game. The radio said Rangers were void of ideas and getting tense before the goal. The Livingston players and manager were all shocked by the decision and Sportscene agreed.
Shankland is on fire at the moment. Hearts had to keep him to move forward.
Second half Celtic turned up thinking the game was an easy win, but Aberdeen lifted their game. The second half was probably the most enjoyable half of the league this season.
Brilliant goal by Miovski. He had a really good game today.
When you see the handballs that Hearts and St Mirren got today then Celtic should have had one. The Aberdeen player moved his whole body towards the ball and played the ball with his hand. It was more of a penalty than others given.
ANOTHER Rangers game with a controversial decision with a vital goal in the game. The radio said Rangers were void of ideas and getting tense before the goal. The Livingston players and manager were all shocked by the decision and Sportscene agreed.
Shankland is on fire at the moment. Hearts had to keep him to move forward.
Edited by Driver101 on Saturday 3rd February 21:12
The continual debate around penalties given and not given must surely see a full review sometime soon, although different leagues interpreting the rules in their various ways doesn’t help.
We all view these situations through our own bias but you have to laugh at the ex-player pundits.
The last two Sportscene episodes have contained the classic ‘well it was/wasn’t a penalty but by the rules of the game nowadays I understand the decision’ or some similar bks.
We all view these situations through our own bias but you have to laugh at the ex-player pundits.
The last two Sportscene episodes have contained the classic ‘well it was/wasn’t a penalty but by the rules of the game nowadays I understand the decision’ or some similar b
ks.
Superb win for rangers and another step closer to leading the title race.
Interesting seeing Rogers go from his ultra confident “seen off 5 managers” comment to “I can only concentrate on the players and what we do on the field,” A man that is cracking under the pressure, along with his fan base.
Rangers without being the finished article seem to be growing and growing under clement and he’s only just started getting his own players in. They have the belief and know it’s just a matter of plugging away and the rewards will come.
Was going to say that nawrocki should have seen a second yellow for his tackle on miovski yesterday but it would mean Celtic would have to play a training ground dummy in his place and that would be an upgrade.
If only some of the refereeing conspiracy society poured the same level of analysis into why there team is struggling as to what they do with absolute non incidents like goldson stretching for a ball
Very interesting few games ahead!
Interesting seeing Rogers go from his ultra confident “seen off 5 managers” comment to “I can only concentrate on the players and what we do on the field,” A man that is cracking under the pressure, along with his fan base.
Rangers without being the finished article seem to be growing and growing under clement and he’s only just started getting his own players in. They have the belief and know it’s just a matter of plugging away and the rewards will come.
Was going to say that nawrocki should have seen a second yellow for his tackle on miovski yesterday but it would mean Celtic would have to play a training ground dummy in his place and that would be an upgrade.
If only some of the refereeing conspiracy society poured the same level of analysis into why there team is struggling as to what they do with absolute non incidents like goldson stretching for a ball
Very interesting few games ahead!
As comfortable an afternoon as Rangers will face all season. Three goals, a clean sheet and a good rotation of players in the squad. The only dampener was Balogun's injury. No sign of nerves or bottling it after the result earlier in the afternoon. Livingston were showed better organisation than they did earlier in the season but there was no way they could possibly absorb that level of pressure for 90 minutes. Having nobody up the park to collect clearances just made it relentless.
I'm not sure the how the linesman managed to miss Palma being so far outside for his goal. Exactly the sort of thing VAR is needed for. It's a shame it couldn't intervene for the Nawrocki foul.
I'm not sure the how the linesman managed to miss Palma being so far outside for his goal. Exactly the sort of thing VAR is needed for. It's a shame it couldn't intervene for the Nawrocki foul.
dalzo said:
Superb win for rangers and another step closer to leading the title race.
Interesting seeing Rogers go from his ultra confident “seen off 5 managers” comment to “I can only concentrate on the players and what we do on the field,” A man that is cracking under the pressure, along with his fan base.
Rangers without being the finished article seem to be growing and growing under clement and he’s only just started getting his own players in. They have the belief and know it’s just a matter of plugging away and the rewards will come.
Was going to say that nawrocki should have seen a second yellow for his tackle on miovski yesterday but it would mean Celtic would have to play a training ground dummy in his place and that would be an upgrade.
If only some of the refereeing conspiracy society poured the same level of analysis into why there team is struggling as to what they do with absolute non incidents like goldson stretching for a ball
Very interesting few games ahead!
Non incident? When Rangers get a penalty for a non incident you do everything to make it an incident. Interesting seeing Rogers go from his ultra confident “seen off 5 managers” comment to “I can only concentrate on the players and what we do on the field,” A man that is cracking under the pressure, along with his fan base.
Rangers without being the finished article seem to be growing and growing under clement and he’s only just started getting his own players in. They have the belief and know it’s just a matter of plugging away and the rewards will come.
Was going to say that nawrocki should have seen a second yellow for his tackle on miovski yesterday but it would mean Celtic would have to play a training ground dummy in his place and that would be an upgrade.
If only some of the refereeing conspiracy society poured the same level of analysis into why there team is struggling as to what they do with absolute non incidents like goldson stretching for a ball
Very interesting few games ahead!
Strange for a non incident just how angered the Livingston players were and wouldn't let it drop, the manager had to highlight how surprised he was, the radio commentary thought it was a foul as did Thompson, Grant and Mccann on Sportscene.
It's hardly a conspiracy or pouring over incidents when they are the major talking points on the analysis.
That's a lot of games recently. It is feeling like last season again. It's not a good look when so many managers and the football shows, referee review shows are talking about so many controversial incidents all for the benefit of Rangers.
It's strange that talk of game changing incidents in Rangers games always ends up with comparisons to Celtic games about yellow cards. The levelling up arguments aren't equal. Nawrocki's challenge could have been a yellow. Sometimes this are, sometimes they aren't. His yellow card wasn't even a foul. If he did get sent off it would have been very unfair.
Edited by Driver101 on Sunday 4th February 21:29
Driver101 said:
Non incident? When Rangers get a penalty for a non incident you do everything to make it an incident.
Strange for a non incident just how angered the Livingston players were and wouldn't let it drop, the manager had to highlight how surprised he was, the radio commentary thought it was a foul as did Thompson, Grant and Mccann on Sportscene.
It's hardly a conspiracy or pouring over incidents when they are the major talking points on the analysis.
That's a lot of games recently. It is feeling like last season again. It's not a good look when so many managers and the football shows, referee review shows are talking about so many controversial incidents all for the benefit of Rangers.
It's strange that talk of game changing incidents in Rangers games always ends up with comparisons to Celtic games about yellow cards. The levelling up arguments aren't equal. Nawrocki's challenge could have been a yellow. Sometimes this are, sometimes they aren't. His yellow card wasn't even a foul. If he did get sent off it would have been very unfair.
I’m sure rangers would have struggled against prime relegation candidates livi had that goal been ruled out Strange for a non incident just how angered the Livingston players were and wouldn't let it drop, the manager had to highlight how surprised he was, the radio commentary thought it was a foul as did Thompson, Grant and Mccann on Sportscene.
It's hardly a conspiracy or pouring over incidents when they are the major talking points on the analysis.
That's a lot of games recently. It is feeling like last season again. It's not a good look when so many managers and the football shows, referee review shows are talking about so many controversial incidents all for the benefit of Rangers.
It's strange that talk of game changing incidents in Rangers games always ends up with comparisons to Celtic games about yellow cards. The levelling up arguments aren't equal. Nawrocki's challenge could have been a yellow. Sometimes this are, sometimes they aren't. His yellow card wasn't even a foul. If he did get sent off it would have been very unfair.
Edited by Driver101 on Sunday 4th February 21:29
No shot on target and two touches of the ball in our box the entire game. What a thing to be raging about after that weekend of football
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