Losing the argument Spiers grabbed at the suggestion that Kenny Macintyre would never suggest a bias in favour of Celtic. Absolutely desperate stuff.
It is a decent point but not the main one, Spiers knows the fate of Jim Spence and the true blue credentials of Kenny Macintyre, Alasdair Lamont, Jane Lewis, Steven Thompson and the lads at Pacific Quay.
When Rodgers returned to Celtic in the summer Glen Driscoll was the only coach that he brought in, having had six months to assess the situation he’ll have a couple of names in mind that can add to his existing coaching team of John Kennedy and Gavin Strachan.
For a while Barton cashed in on the myth that he had turned his life around, that he had been misinterpreted, cynically hitching on to the Hillsborough issues to develop credibility.
Celtic have reaped the benefit of that with the 23-year-old clearly appreciating the work that Oh Hyeon-gyu puts in on the training ground with some dividents last night.
The only downside was the substitution of Cameron Carter-Vickers at half-time, afterwards Brendan Rodgers revealed that it was a precaution against a tightening of the hamstring.
I’ve got closer to the operations over the last six months, kicking the tyres etc. That £10.5m has to go away.
A transfer to a club in the A-League would seem to be the obvious solution but as a free agent Siegrist will be on a decent wage at Celtic with his contract running through until May 2026 although the final year may be optional on the club’s part.
Liel and Daizen are both on the pitch now which is great news for us. Daizen is a little bit ahead of Liel but I am expecting them both to be available at some point this month.
It wasn’t until midway through the second half that the equaliser arrived but after Johnston broke into the penalty box the ball fell to Callum McGregor who found the net with a fierce half volley from 16 yards out. The joy matched the relief.