If the manager’s performance in front of the cameras at the weekend was a disaster it was nothing to that of his assistant today.
A still is never the best evidence but it does show Sangare going in studs up to win the ball before he is brought to the ground by Hart with the red card awarded for denying a goal scoring opportunity.
Building up would be very costly and involve taking the roof off existing stands, building down gets close to the Water Table with the nearby River Clyde with finance tighter than ever after investing in the white elephant that is New Edmiston House, again driven by supporter demand.
Without any sort of explanation Beaton opted to raise a yellow card with Callum McGregor the closest player to the referee but according to the SPFL website Scales was booked for a bad foul.
But in terms of a performance that is well below what the players expect, I expect, the fans expect. We got away with one today.
Sure Rodgers can do with assistance and support with getting deals over the line but he needs to have the most significant say in the players that he is working with.
With projects, you’re willing to give them more time. But qualifying from a Champions League group is not something you can wait for to come to you somewhere along the line. It’s an instant demand. You can’t go into the campaign undercooked and hoping that projects just in the door…
By 10pm on Tuesday night Rodgers will discover what lessons were learned with just a two week turnaround till Lazio drop in again on Celtic Park for Matchday 2.
That sounds very much like preparing for failure, something that the club chairman specialised in as CEO when Maribor, Malmo, Cluj, Ferencvaros and AEK Athens all beat Celtic with vastly smaller budgets.
Under Crawford Allan it seems that having two surnames is a big consideration for reaching the top, the big match fees, very generous expenses and some midweek European jollies with big hitters like Collum, John Beaton, Nick Walsh and Kevin Clancy.