A recent match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund included two errors over 90 minutes, according to the SFA an error occurs in one match out of 135!
About 75 minutes was allocated yesterday with the set up designed to ensure that the odds are stacked in favour of those on the podium who are generally being criticised, something that they aren’t accustomed to.
A focussed approach to recruitment is required- the big issue is whether Lawwell Junior knows of players over the age of 23 that can improve the Celtic team, over three transfer windows his only success so far is Alistair Johnston with half a dozen or more failing miserably.
Having been lured to Celtic over the last 18 months players won’t be accepting transfers and pay cuts just because of a change in circumstances at their employer. The wishes of the manager will be very difficult to execute.
The SFA have no such controls for Scottish football which has resulted in the Lanarkshire and Glasgow Referee Associations supplying most of the officials involved in top level matches with other areas virtually written off.
Since Lawwell took charge of recruitment only Alistair Johnston has arrived to go straight into the Starting XI with the January transfer window critical to improve on the quality available to Rodgers.
Almost two years on Patterson has started just 19 EPL matches fror Everton with Sean Dyche his third manager since moving south.
The comparisons to 2012 are obvious with the Mainstream in complete denial about the disastrous state of finances at Ibrox. A google search of ‘Roger Mitchell, Rangers’ draws a blank, there hasn’t been a single story this year.
Listen, we have enough – what I would say – development players. I think it is clear. And I love that, it is what I have done all my life is work with those players.
Davis was pulled out of an Irish Pub in Rome where he was watching the Ryder Cup at the start of October to takeover from Micky Beale for two matches. Now, with two weeks between matches he has been removed by Clement.