There are strong reasons for concern but no Celtic fan is fooled by the tag team of Ryan Stevenson and Keith Jackson in the Daily Record.
The story in the Record is copper bottomed. It isn’t a tabloid flying a kite. The Record put the by-lines of their Editor and News Editor against the story.
Nancy held positive talks with Hoops chiefs over the weekend and the push is now on to tie up the deal ahead of the weekend.
The ‘advanced stage’ to the Record story never quite added up. There was no comment from Columbus Crew about an approach for their contracted manager.
It seemed convenient for Gerrard and Cavenagh to hold talks in London. Strangely neither man has been pictured in recent days, all of the messengers have been kept upto date by WhatsApp.
When print circulation is below 40,000 and dropping at 18% year on year the Record is utterly desperate to grab any sort of digital audience regardless of the content and accuracy.
After scrolling through repetitive paragraphs the duped reader discovers that the Annual Report for 2025 will be published in September with a few bland paragraphs covering turnover of around £150m and a paragraph expressing disappointment about failing to reach this season’s Champions League.
Luka Modric, Ronaldo, Jamie Vardy and Josh Windass would lead the Revolution with Cavenagh profiled as the supreme professional with a ruthless desire to succeed.
Rodgers has already seen off Micky Beale and Phil Clement in his second tenure, if trends continue Keevins will soon be investing his emotions on Martin’s successor or explaining to the Sunday Mail’s Army of Readers why Barry Ferguson is the perfect interim manager, again.
WOKE football might be fine and dandy at MK Dons, Swansea and Southampton but it will never be on the menu for the gammons that live out their supremist dreams in the Ibrox stands.