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Looks like Liam Burt has been released by the Scum ... that went well ... and long may it continue ...

There is a rumour he is wanted by Man Utd - I kid you not

Just proves we were right to let him go too. If he isn't good enough for them he isn't good enough for us.

Separatism FC toiling even more. Surely all that it has left is to continue to repeat the lie, in the hope that enough iterations will make it seem like some kind of approximation to truth. From today's Times: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jim-torbett-boys-club-abuser-offered-to-bail-out-celtic-b5t5lrcqw Jim Torbett: Boys Club abuser offered to bail out Celtic Marc Horne Thursday June 11 2020, 12.01am, The Times Jim Torbett is serving a six-year jail term for sexual abuse The millionaire paedophile behind systemic abuse at a Celtic FC feeder team offered to help save the Parkhead club from bankruptcy. In March 1994 Celtic were hours from going bust as debts spiralled out of control and their credit facility was recalled by the bank. Michael Kelly, a club director and former lord provost of Glasgow, has told how Jim Torbett, the founder of Celtic Boys Club, pledged to help bail the club out. Torbett, 72, has twice been convicted of sexually abusing young players between 1967 and 1994. He is two years into a six-year prison sentence. Dr Kelly, who created the Glasgow’s Miles Better civic slogan of the 1980s, said that he was informed of the proposal by his cousin Kevin Kelly, then the Celtic FC chairman. During an account of the period in his book Paradise Lost: The Struggle for Celtic’s Soul he wrote: “[Kevin] went on to tell me that friends had put up the £1 million guarantee that the bank were asking for. I asked him who these people were. “He named [the Irish businessman] John Keane, Jim Torbett, himself and [the Celtic board member] Tom Grant.” Celtic, while expressing “regret and sympathy”, have distanced themselves from Torbett and his crimes, insisting that the boys’ club was an “entirely separate organisation”. However, the latest revelation further highlights Torbett’s strong ties to the Parkhead club. At the time he was running Celtic’s chain of shops. A company of his, the Trophy Centre, had a lucrative long-term contract with the club, reported to be worth £250,000 a year. Kevin Kelly was a director of the Trophy Centre from 1989 to 2005. Torbett was first convicted and jailed in 1998. Press reports from the 1990s claimed that Torbett had his own seat in the Parkhead directors’ box and had ambitions of joining the board. His offer of financial assistance was forgotten when Fergus McCann, a Canada-based businessman, seized control. His takeover led to the old board members, including Michael and Kevin Kelly, being ousted. Torbett initially welcomed Mr McCann’s arrival and was quoted in Celtic View, the club’s official magazine, in March 1994, saying: “This is the best thing that could have happened to the club.” However, within two years Torbett was removed from his role with Celtic Boys Club after allegations of widespread abuse appeared in the press. Mr McCann said that he would personally take steps to restore the confidence of parents and young players in “our Boys Club”. Making no reference to it being a separate entity, he issued a statement that said: “It is not good for Celtic to be associated with this kind of scandal. “Celtic is a very proud name to very many people and looked up to in particular by young boys. “What we have to do is to reassure parents that their boys will be safe playing for our Boys Club and to reassure the boys themselves who dream of playing for Celtic.” Kevin Kelly, now 81, has previously insisted he had no idea that Torbett and others were preying on children, saying: “Those who committed crimes are in jail and that’s where they should be. That’s all I’ve got to say.” Dr Kelly and Celtic FC did not respond to requests for comment.

Not sure what your religion has to do with anything, particularly when Craig hasn't mentioned it. BTW Tim=Celtic fan.

The longer this goes on, the less I am convinced anything will be done legally or otherwise to oust the cabal at the top of the game, despite all the stuff that led to the vote and afterwards.

Just wondering if the responsibility of being captain is the root of Tav's indifferent form. Would Goldson handle it better?

That may have been how it was used 100 years ago, but these days, it's used in regards to Celtic fans, and can generally be used without offence being taken. It's the same as the use of Hun. It may have been used as a derogatory term for Germans 100 years ago, but it's now used as a derogatory term for Protestant. In addition, it was clear in Craig's use what he meant.

a) not worth any further comment, not least since all you level at me can be mirrored straight back. Not that you would see it. b) not worth any further comment, not least since all you level at me can be mirrored straight back. Not that you would see it. b) NB ... I am not even a Christian.

The cabal that is the SPFL, SFA make it up as they go as seen in 2012 when they kicked Rangers down the leagues with the backing of all the clubs then changed the rules to deal with Hearts!. All Scottish clubs will do what they are told, a few may moan, but ultimately when Peter speaks they bow down and take it up the arse. Scottish football has long been fucked, and things won't change any time soon.

"It's the greatest sight.... that I have ever seen..."

Tavernier turns 29 in a few months, and has 2 years left on his deal. We have invested heavily in scouting so in my opinion we should try and get a good transfer fee in for him now before his value dives in the next couple of years and he leaves for nothing. I am a fan of his, but it makes good sense for the club and we have to trust our scouts to come up with a replacement.

I completely disagree. (this is despite my hope that Stewart would succeed as I have a few friends in common with him.) Jones, Stewart, Murphy and Polster are not good enough. They would get nowhere near Celtic's team and should in turn be nowhere near ours if we want to challenge.