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I'd love to see Slattery stay too. If he wants a change however, he is at the perfect stage in his career to move on. So I wouldn't be surprised if he goes.

The boss was talking him up earlier in the week and expected him to be available "unless the plane gets lost". Also gave a shout out to the goal he scored. Of course, he could be playing his 3D chess and not planning to involve him, but in theory at least he should be in the mix.

If he keeps playing at his current level Celtic will likely want to sell him on for a million or two in the summer.

I thought Stuperevic was still weeks (or months) away from competitive fitness.

I'm sure everybody is mentioning Jens as a replacement, because that's the way football works and he is flavour of the month. There are plenty of other managers that play the same style, so it shouldn't be difficult to recruit one of the hundreds that implement the same philosophy. Elliott Watt has played for Wolves, Carlisle Utd, Salford City, Burton Albion and St Johnstone, and I heard him in an interview saying every one of those teams (including Carlisle Utd) had managers that played the same way - which is why he found the transition to be straightforward. If Carlisle can find a manager to implement it, surely Celtic or Aberdeen can find someone too. It would be ironic if they want to implement something progressive by following the well worn path of poaching a rival boss.

I've been racking my brains for days trying to figure out who Nancy reminded me of. It clicked this week. Mick, from the TV series Rev

Can you imagine what the Celtic fans would be saying if, instead of Nancy, they were told their new manager had been in the game for 7 years and only claim to fame was winning the Faroe Islands Premier League once? Even with half a great season at Fir Park, that's still a risk for many clubs and there is zero guarantee all the ingredients for a similar level of success would be in place in his next destination. I know football loves a knee jerk signing, but I'd hope he at least gets one full and successful season under his belt before he moves on. Lose 3 out the next 6 and the narrative will suddenly change to "wheels come off", "was never going to work", and "be lucky to finish in the top half" Regardless - just enjoy it while it lasts. Whether it's the next game or the next half of the season.

He's was taking a lot of notes! Was good to listen to a discussion With Mulgrew genuinely interested and asking actual football questions.

Don't bet on it.

I can only assume the intent behind this show is to rub the poor decisions into the faces of the fans on the wrong end of them.

If we can stay close enough to be one of the official chasers, it's going to be a fun second half of the season. Close to zero chance of winning the league, but I'm going to predict we don't finish in a relegation spot.

Agreed. He made a few mistakes earlier in the season, but I can see why JBA stuck with him as he has really grown into this system. He looks very confident and assured now.

Tom English on Sportsound saying it's the most comprehensive beating he has seen Celtic suffer at the hands of Scottish team.

Another visiting team we have made look ordinary.

Ibrahim's Heid sets us on our way. Take your pick...

Agreed - it must be nice to hear as a player too.

Very a much a "get in behind them with a bit of pace" lineup. I expect we'll be flying out the traps tonight.

Didn't the boss say he'd been sick and not fully recovered?

In the most predictable move ever, Ross County looking for a reunion with SK.

So what he's basically saying is that if we want to win we need to drop him?

Didn't matter how many different ways they asked him to slag off the ref during that Press Conference, JBA wasn't biting. They'll need to find a different headline.

Turnbull bossing it so far in the Cardiff game.

I think a contributing factor has been the reduced time the squads have had to train together (thanks to FIFA agreeing to release players later than originally planned). Good for their parent clubs, not so good for their national teams.

We already have strikers who can't score.

I thought everyone knew that Rangers VAR doesn't review that kind of incident.