After that he underwent hernia surgery, the rehab is 4-6 weeks meaning that he will miss a chunk of pre-season with his place in the match at home to Panathinaikos on July 22/23 in doubt.
In those days I really did not want to give an inch, I knew how it worked. I wasn’t letting anyone get the upper hand on us.
Scotland defender Greg Taylor is close to moving overseas under freedom of contract while Leeds United and Sunderland have been credited with an interest in key central defender Cameron Carter-Vickers.
Among the many problems facing the SFA the issues with VAR is near the top, effecting 11 SPFL Premiership clubs most weekends. Maxwell thinks it is working well but he led in the worldwide recruitment that led to Collum being appointed as Head of Refereeing at the SFA.
Rodgers’ signings played a huge role in earning the club £40m directly from UEFA. Throw in five home sell-out matches alongside hospitality spin-offs and bonus payments from sponsors and they have more than justified being signed.
The Record’s campaign has linked their cherished club at Ibrox with Leeds and the Red Bull empire at every turn, with the Crystal Palace case in the spotlight the Record has given the game away on the 49ers role at Ibrox.
I have been trying to be as forceful as I can about what we need to bring in, and the challenges we have had are well chronicled. Irrespective of the result tonight, we still need reinforcements.
In three or four windows, we could have closed the gap [to Celtic] with a good development of players, but the decision is made and you need to accept it.
It isn’t an exact science but between the bank account, a new share issue and some limited borrowing a new structure could be built in one year without impacting on the team.
I’m pretty sure by then, we’ll have one or two people to help us and add to the group.