MelvinBragg

I find the back row is fine for that...

I'll assume I'm the first guy. Which is fine. Don't you know a football stadium is no place for rational sense...??

Did McGlinchey not play for Scotland at the same U20 tournament that Reynolds did? A red-headed winger if memory serves correctly? I remember watching some of those games and thinking that the guy was simply not good enough. He might have improved since then, mind you...

So he's away then. Good. Let's move on...

They've spent millions on the facilities, not players. Now they need to find players to get the benefit out of the facilities. As you say, within their rights. To use this in conjunction with the argument about weakening other teams though is a nonsense. Slane is not a first team player. I refuse to call anyone who has not started at least 5 league games in his career a first team player. Slane has not started one. If you think Slane has that much potential, the people you should be pissed off at are Motherwell, not Celtic. He wasn't tied to a contract early enough in order that this couldn't happen...

To be fair, if they don't have the players there at 18-19, it is McCart's job to source them from elsewhere. He's not been there that long. If he goes in and thinks that there's not much talent at all levels up to U19, then he has to try and find them. And from a very young age, players of the talent he is looking for will already be signed at other clubs. So where is he going to get them? You've guessed it, other clubs. Let's all dry our eyes here, shall we. Is it any different to us picking up Steven Saunders or Gary Smith from Queens Park to come and sit in our under 19s. Let's all climb of the moral high ground, shall we...?

Did I not tell you about Gannon leaving?? Does that make me a source??

My thoughts exactly. At no point has it been made clear that Slane wants to leave. Yet some people on here have hom tried, convicted and labelled. Couldn't blame him if he hread all the stuff on here and wanted to leave...

While I reckon that Gannon had to go, I think some of the players need to show a bit of common sense. There was quite a high profile local news story of people getting their jotters where I work because of comments about senior staff on facebook/bebo. Could be why McGarry was let go quite so easily. That and the lack of fitness obviously...

Dunno, from what I hear our CB partnership is likely to be Moore and Hutchison for a bit...

I figure we'd need Moore if Reynolds was being sold. Or maybe Craigan is going to be out for a while? How old is Craig Moore anyway? I'd have thought about 36?

Craigan will be staying. I don't see him getting a deal anywhere in January for various reasons. Lasley, I think, might stay. I don't think he's suddenly going to become a first team regular again but I think the fact that he's not totally persona non grata might convince him to hang around at a club he loves. As for the others in the squad, who knows? O'Brien seems to have one foot out the door. I think we'll only know who Brown and Knox rate when everyone is fit. Will Coke feature? Will Humphrey? Time will tell...

We live in hope. I hope that when Brown and Knox get their feet under table we'll see more of Slane and Humphrey and with no disrespect to him, I really hope that McGarry was a Gordon Young choice...

Quite frankly the suggestion of putting a Greggs franchise at Fir Park is a terrible one. I already spend enough money at the football...

Therein lies the question. Enough to buy a goalkeeper (Ruddy or otherwise)? Possibly also strengthen elsewhere...?

Be interesting to see how they do in their three games. All going well, and depending what happens with the loan players, would be interesting to see who they could bring in with their contacts throughout the game. Although both have been out of the game for a while, they have solid reputations. A few managers kicking about who played under Brown and Konx for Scotland and various clubs in Knox's case. Knowing their strengths as coaches, might be more willing to let these two guys take their young players on loan knowing they'll be in good hands...

Conspiracy number 107: Ally McCoist's contract apparently runs out in a couple of weeks...

I'm basing it on the few performances I've seen from Craigan and Lasley and the games I've seen Hammell play. I've said elsewhere that yes professionals should give 100% in their jobs as we all do. But in sport enthusiasm can contribute to your performance. And I would say it would be difficult to be enthusiastic when your boss is constantly talking you down. I would find it hard to put my heart and soul into any job where I did not respect my boss. I did not attack your views. I argued with them. And I did say that "If you believe...you're off your head" . Which I still say...

Aw, fuck, don't tell me McGarry is happy he's away. Does that mean he thinks he'll be back in the fold? That was one of the things Gannon got very right...

Specifically, Hammell, Lasley and Craigan. Guys who have a real affection for this club. And who this season look like they hate being here. If he's doing a shite job, you seem to be the only one who's noticed it. Let's just agree to disagree, eh...

I am no believer of Boyle's propaganda machine. I just watch the games most weeks. And don't see players busting a gut for Jim Gannon. Guys who were previously sweating blood for Motherwell. Deserve better stewardship? Boyle is a steward at FP. A caretaker. All he has to do is keep us in reasonable shape for when we're no longer his. We're in profit, we're in the SPL, we've seen some great football in the last few years under Butcher, McGhee and very occasionally Gannon. Aye, fuck it, you're right, he's doing a terrible job...

Name names. Reynolds and Forbes? O'Brien and McGarry? A combination of these names? I also heard today that most of the players are happy he's away (from a family member of one of the players about ten past one today)...

No, I believe the long term goal is to keep us sustainable and in the SPL. And we won't do that with a manager who is struggling to motivate any player he has with reasonable SPL experience. No brainer for me. Boyle got it right...

Yes, and you've made that perfectly clear in every single post you've made tonight. Personally I reckon getting rid of a manager who was alienating everyone at the club and showing no commitment to the club without having to pay compensation does not constitute a fuck up. Gannon had lost the players, in my opinion. Not just the senior players. No one escaped his criticism in his past two post match interviews. Whether he was right or not, you do not do this in public if you want the players to keep fighting for you. Unless you think we are able to ship out the full squad and bring in another one in the month of January, today Boyle made the right decision... As for "we will find out soon". There are two sides to every story. But on previous evidence, we know that Gannon's story will exempt him from all blame...

Where's that from, Ricky?