The interview with Premier Sports was illuminating, rather than usual gaggle of keyboard warriors Rodgers related to Charlie Mulgrew and Michael Steward as he explained his thinking after joking about his ridiculous booking from Kevin Clancy.
With the stakes so high it was well anticipated that the SFA would put Beaton in charge of the Pittodrie fixture with the only consolation being that Andrew Dallas hasn’t been given the VAR gig.
If Beaton didn’t get Sunday’s match it would have been the post-split fixture at Celtic Park or a possible Scottish Cup Final. Ibrox on Sunday is definitely the lesser evil of the three options.
Ben Siegrist is reported as a summer transfer target for Aberdeen.
Despite four impressive seasons at Dundee United that earned the 'keeper a move to Celtic in the summer of 2022 his career has failed to kick on in Glasgow.
So far Siegrist has made just…
Clancy knows that he can get away with those subjective honest mistakes, he’s had a decade on the circuit, collecting the top match fees, generous expenses and European jollies.
There seemed to be a real lethargy about some of the early play, McGregor was losing his midfield battles while Taylor looked as if he had overdone it in the warm up.
Celtic have won by a single goal in their last three trips to Pittodrie, in December the returning Callum McGregor was the matchwinner with an 87th minute goal that started the demise of Jim Goodwin after a highly cautious display infuriated Dons supporters.