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The Go Radio Football Show 10th September
This is the Goradio Football Show. Listen anytime, whatever you get, your podcasts. Call 08/08/17/17/700. Good evening, choose the evening Paul Cooney here in the company of John Hartson, the former Welsh international legend and Celtic favourite, and the invincible former folk at captain. Stephen again is with us. Stephen just fresh from the game the other night. You went actually at the game obviously, but Scotland 2-1 defeat. We talked about it big time last night. Lots of calls here in Goradio. Almost every one single, but we're playing better than we did in the Euros in the summer. And not many people say hey it's time for change at the top. It's not great, but it's better than it was in the Euros. Absolutely. A week ago, I'm not going to lie and say I wasn't dreading international break off the back of the summer. It felt like a lasting hangover, you looked at the pullouts in terms of injuries losing guys like Kean T on the Agems Forest, Kyle McGregor retiring. Consigned about the form. If you were to tell me it was going to be no points. As I said, the disaster, bit spin anything but that. I think it was reminiscent of Steve Clark's teams throughout the qualifying campaigns. Probably just missing that little bit of clinical edge in both boxes in terms of hanging Angus Gunkey. Probably save the run out of the Fernandez goal, cut bad mistakes in terms of the penalty decisions to give the penalties away and probably need to be a bit more clinical in the opposing area. But lots of positives to take, which is nice to see even though we've had two defeats. Were you dreading it though? Because obviously your brother is such a big part. And I know how disappointed John was with the failure at the Euros for the whole team, but were you dreading it? Just as I said to you, off the back of the summer, you're looking at the six games in this such a short pit space of time. He's trying to bed in new players into the group. You've lost a lot of big players, a lot of big characters, change of formation. You're looking at it and thinking this could be six defeats. It could be three months of absolute misery. But we've got to take positives from that. The nation's league, being in the Agroup is going to be throughout the future of football. If we're in the Agroup, we're going to lose games because you're playing against the best national teams. But it's the World Cup. It's all about the World Cup. And I think the new formation in terms of playing in the back four and getting to see young players come in. I think they're in a much better place. I can see, I can see a lot more positives than I'm on third two ago. All right. Do you want to speak to John and Stephen? Do you know the number O8, O8, 17, 17, 700? Let's hear from Steve Clark after the defeat the other night. This was his reaction afterwards. No, we spoke after the game about that. Just re-reiterated into the players that we have to understand what part of the cycle we're in, what we're trying to do. We're trying to re-adjust a little bit after the summer. We can use these matches to try to build and make sure in the end goal as always is qualification for a tournament for a country like Scotland. So we can use these matches. It would be nice to get some points. It would be a nice note to consider like goals. But this is a level that we're at because we have been a good team and we've managed to get to the top level of nations like. Players understand how difficult it is to get results at this level. But they did well. The change of formation, Stephen, so you're not complaining about it. It's free to up a bit in the midfield. For John, for example, gives him a bit more chance to do what he really likes doing. Well, there's big bits in terms of... It allows you to have, I think, Scott McTombney playing in behind on Dykes. I thought he was excellent over the two games. Really, I mean, looks in absolute powerhouse. I think if you're watching the games in neutral, you would say he is, I mean, nappling midfield on now, ex-manuated, at the top of his game. I was really impressed with him. But just the back four, I thought, we've still looked and although we're still conceding goals, which is an ongoing issue, it's something... I'm more interested in the one clean sheet in 14, actually, in the one defeating 14, because it's context to some of the defeats. But damn's your Steve Clark team. We're a team where a lot of the goals come from set pieces. They come from midfielders. We're not free scoring, so we have to be better at the back. We have to concede less. But I liked the back four. It gets more midfielders and forward, thinking players on the team. I really hope we continue with it. John Harrison with us. And John Bigwin for Wales last night, 2-1 against Montenegro. We will come to that. What did you think of Scotland then? You saw both games. We lost to Poland, late, late show, and then losing 2-1 to Portugal in Lisbon. I thought they were slightly unlucky, Paul. I'll tell you why. They worked really hard to get in front against Poland. And I think it was a little bit of naivety, a bit daft, even palleties away, so late in the game. I think they'll rue them, but they've gone from a real good winning position to just lose in the game. It's very difficult when you are two in the lap. It's a precarious situation, Paul, because you either go for a third and win the game comfortably 3-1. And you open up and potentially you get done on the counter. Or if you sit back and invite pressure, that's not particularly a good thing to do either. But generally, when you are in front, there's a tendency to drop slightly. Rather than going for the killer third goal, I thought against Portugal to have gone 1-0 after 7 minutes. Steve Clark would have been desperate to get to half-time in front, which the team managed to do, concede then 10 minutes through Bruno Fernandez. And once again then, they get done a little bit of poor defending. But I just think over both games, I thought they held it on for long periods of the game. The whole game is disappointing. But it was two penalties. It's individual to blame there. I know we don't want to blame individuals in general. But you can't be given penalties away at that situation in the game. And the two boys who gave them away will know that anyway. They'll know they made mistakes and they hold their hand up. But for me, I thought they did OK. On another day, I think they could have come away, beat Paul and then got a good draw. But it just didn't work out that way. John's been on saying, not you're John. John is saying, do we need a striker and we need a goalkeeper, John in Canva's line? Yeah, Stephen Hart argue with. Yeah, I mean, when Bruno Fernandez go and Angus gone, you're actually, you're fearing for his future in terms of the backlash. The one thing I would say is he's made two or three wonder saves, which to be fair to him. And then when you take a step back in both areas of the park, who is next? If we don't play Angus gone? Who is that? We were spoiled over the last 20, 30 years in terms of the goalkeeper position. And then it was looming on as this kind of situation, we go get him. And bear in mind, Angus has failed to void. Steve Clark had to go to him and try and persuade them to come play for Scotland. So I think they're a little bit loyal to there in terms of we are in between goalkeeper and we're needing some of these young guys to start playing regularly and one of them to really step up and become the Scotland number one. So it's a difficult one to just hound him out. He's not a thought, he's not a Craig Gordon, he's not an Alan McGregor, David Marshall. But he's doing a job and he's holding the gloves until someone steps up. The striking position, Harry Adams obviously not available for this one. Lyndon Dykes has been excellent for Scotland. Another one, Ozzy, Tom Scott, from where he's been, I played against him in the championship when he was playing off the left wing for Queen of South, came a long way in his career. He's now playing League One with Birmingham. Is there a, is there by the time the World Cup qualifying? Is there a case where Tomy Cohen making go and start scoring goals for Madosborough and really make that position his own? Because it has get to the point now where there's only so many goals you make Tomy's can get. There's only so many goals you can get from set pieces to go to the next level for the team and be in mind it is much more difficult to qualify for a World Cup. There's going to be real tight games that you need to strike at your poach out one for you, maybe get one now. So it is two positions of worry but we aren't blessed with a lot of options at the moment. Were you surprised we didn't see more of Tommy Conway? Because as you say, it's the World Cup that's the real tester for us. We've got to be there and play a more give-em-more game time. That's difficult. I mean, these games are so hard in terms of he's going to go against Portugal. I thought I thought we played really well throughout against Portugal. A lot of it's hanging in. I mean, you're asking Dijks is doing a shift. The team, they're all doing shifts with the team. Do you just throw a young boy on? What is he going to get out of that in terms of attacking since? He's trying to see out one now. It's difficult but I'm sure he'll be friendly before the World Cup campaign starts but you're looking into the future. He is one you're keeping an eye on. It's difficult I said afterwards, obviously they'll be analysing the whole game, in fact both of them. As you always do, after an end of a journey if you like, which was the championships in the summer, you have to go away. You have to analyse everything. I've to analyse myself, my staff, my players. Then you have to decide what the reset is. Then you have to explain that to the players. Like I said, we look to try to improve, build on what we do. I'm very honest with my players and they're very honest with me. I think when you have that relationship with your players, then you can do what we've done in a short space of time. But then we want to do it again when we get together in the next camp. We've got a little bit longer so we might manage to get three training sessions before we go to the pitch. It gives us more time. We can go myself in the coaches, we can go away, we can analyse this game, the polling game and hopefully we can give the lads a few more pointers for the two games next month. Which don't get any easier, Portugal and London and Croatia way. John Harshness, the hardest thing in the game, isn't it? Scoring goals. And we really need an out-of-the-out striker. Yeah, and unfortunately Scotland are not blessed with fantastic set the forwards. You know, England had a brilliant season last year, 30-odd goals, but I think he's the other side of 30 now. Not started this season in great form, didn't feature an awful lot in the Euros for Scotland. I think he might have started. He started the last game against Hungary. Did he always... We didn't see much of them. He didn't see a lot. There was a big shout as well for him to be playing in them games on the back of the season that he had. But you've got a clucks of fantastic mid-field players, McTommy, McGinn, Gilmore. I could go on really. But it's just that set the forward area, Paul. You can create opportunities all day, but if you've got nobody, yes, Stephen is right. Lyndon Dyches has come up with a few important goals in the past for Scotland. But again, you've got no one really... Oh, you can really hang your hat on if you like. You know, if a ball comes across the box, bang, it's a goal. You know, like some of the strikers, you've had over the years, if you like. So that's the problem you've got. You can play all nicely, nicely football. You can't just pop balls, you know, on a plate for center forwards just to go score, but you need to score other goals. You need to have a link up, man, in and around the box and runners, midfield runners going in behind and crosses coming in. You need service as a center forward. So at this moment in time, Scotland don't seem to be. There's not many old imagine, either, that are really shining, you know, calling out for the place in the theme. You mentioned in '30, though, but he's only there at 30 or thereabouts. When you think about Ronaldo at 39, and look at Madrid, who was 39 yesterday, it's phenomenal. Stephen, you've given it up too early, surely. You're just a boy. Come on, Stephen, carry on. Do you put shots on? Exactly, yeah. Now, honestly, it was that, I thought we'd weathered the storm the other night. It's just that little bit of actually thought, I mean, Ronaldo, how do you criticize Ronaldo, but I thought he was pulling it, and the summer I thought, maybe he's in a national career. But there's just that nagging thing, he's going to get a chance, he's going to get it. Then he's headed, comes off the post, and I think maybe we've seen it through, but it's got me kind of, you speak about how do you leave Ronaldo, clean the box, but they're almost having a wrestle, and it's got me kind of just looks, half a second at the cross, Ronaldo breaks free, and taps in, and it's why he scored 901 goals. It's for not, 39, John, can you believe it? I know he played just half the game, but the energy, even the way he tracked back, he was. He's a freak, isn't he? He's a freak, he's a freak in nature, and they say that with the utmost respect. You've played against him? Yeah, I played against him at United, and you know, in Raikin's testimony, where we got beat 1, Ronaldo, got the goal at Old Trafford, but he's just been phenomenal, you know, him and Messi, they just, they dragged themselves, you know, through everything, didn't they, in terms of goals, they were competing for golden boots for years, and years, I think nobody else won it for 10 or 11 years. I think they split, you know, that great trophy that you can get. Very greedy, those two, aren't they? Yeah, it's phenomenal. Yeah, best play in the world and all this stuff. So he's kept himself to his credit poll, he's clapped himself in a Makhalad condition, and he's got incredible hunger to keep going, you know, he doesn't think he's done enough, and he's got, he's got all this money, and he's got all this fame, and he's got all these records, he's broke every single record in the book, you now think he'd go, you know what, I'll get a little, I'll go and buy myself a little, a little Cruz liner or something, and I'll take my family from the world on, I'll have a nice break or some bait every day. He buys the Cruz liner, doesn't he, in the Mediterranean, so I'll just chill out, he's like, no chance, I want to go until I'm 40, I want to get a thousand goals, so you have to admire, you know, is one is contribution and to football, and then the next one is the desire and the commitment to keep going. He got the best of our defence, just with two minutes to go, but the manager said overall, and I think everyone agreed, the back four worked again, the defence did very well. Yeah, and Tony Rousen and the Roberts and everybody defended well, I thought, we knew the threats that the courts will have, we know that quality players, you know that eventually they're going to create a goal chance, and by and large we managed to defend the goal chances very well, like you say with brave defending, that's what you have to do at this level, that are low shortcuts. Yeah, Bruno Fernandez and Cristiano Ronaldo, not a bad double act to score against you although that first one, and the keeper himself said he knew that was a holler, it's that bit strong, but it's certainly, he knows that he should have got it, he should have stopped it. Manage is talking about the positives of the game, a lot of positives, if you can ignore the results, but we're professional, so disappointing to come out of two games who are a few that we played very well in both games and don't have anything to show for it, so like I said, it's a level where the lessons are harsh, but it's important and I spoke to the players about it in the dressing room, it's not to be too hard on themselves, they're obviously disappointed, but they have to understand the work that we're doing and I think if you look at the amount of time that we had to work, so in the summer was about three, we decided to change the system a little bit for these two matches and I think you see that the players have done good work, like I said, that's why I'm so disappointed for them because they've put so much into these two games. How were they afterwards then, Stephen, given, John, for example, how are they feeling after that? Yeah, with disappointment obviously, it's the last three games I've lost, I mean it's the worst way to lose a football match later on, there's three games on their own now, they've lost in the last couple of minutes, which leaves a horrible feeling, for whatever reason, with the hunger again, we needed a goal, we miss a good chance, we could down the other end, we can see these last couple of games, even in the polling game, I couldn't really see how polling could win it, we were so dominant, throughout the game, never mind just when we got back to 2/2, we almost found a way to lose, so disappointed with that, but I think they took a bit of pride in, because they were under enormous pressure, there was a lot of negativity, there was a lot of people expecting them to lose, and what I would say is, I think they took a lot from hand in sailing out for the home game, I think that was an amazing sign, a strength from the faith in it, from the Tottenham, because what I expected, you thought this could be a 20-25,000 crowd, and it's almost like over to you, the players try and get us back, but no, it was like nowhere with you, we're with Steve Clark, and we're ready to go again for World Cup. I think Steve Clark could be a bit, he sounds a bit defensive at times with the media, and the media, by and large, I think the coverage has been fair off his time, and you would say, "Hey, I've taken you to two tournaments," and he absolutely had, but it's the job of reporters to ask questions, I mean it absolutely is, but it could do with just a little bit more grace in a way, and it was tough when people are criticising you, nobody likes it, John, but it's part of it, because he ignited this country like nobody else in the last few years, you know, when we went to the Euros in '21, and this year as well, I think we're better than we sounded just before, do you know what I mean? The players, it's winning Paul, winning takes care of everything, winning takes care of everything, winning keeps the press away, you're almost not immune to criticism, even if you win, but the criticism multiplies when you've won one game in what 14, that is horrendous for me, I don't care what country you are, I don't care what manager you are, how good you are, how bad you are, winning one game of football Paul, international level in 14, it's not good enough, Steve will know this, but ultimately he was the man picked to stay in the job after the Euros, and in all fairness they have got a really tough group now, because they've gone up a level in the Nations League, so you play top-top teams now, like the ones they're playing at the minute, and they've come very, very close, you know, in these last two games, they led in both games, you know, and basically they've just, for whatever reason, I don't know whether it's, you know, naivety, whether they've relaxed a little bit, or whether Steve hasn't maybe made the right tactics in terms of the team holding on to the leads, but when you're in Portugal and you've got a one lead, you're always going to expect Portugal to have a really, you know, if they were pulled in the first half, they were always going to come and have a go, especially we scored in 17-minute, whether the setup was right in the second half, and the game against Paul and for me, we had that, you know, to say we, I say Scotland had that, that was stolen from their grasp, so you could say, look, these things don't happen like that very often, and you could say, well, we got, we got our noses in front against Paul, and then maybe we should have held on, but maybe then the fans will go, there's too many maybes, there's too many disappointments, but I do feel they competed very, very well in both games, and on another day Paul, they could have been walking away with four points. The comeback was phenomenal, wasn't it, against Paul? It's not often we're too down, Steve, and we come back, I mean, you're right, we snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Yeah, but there was an intent in terms of half-time, they're getting that go-back right from kickoff, it was, it was one of those where you can go 10, 15 minutes in the second half, and even if you start the second half, they're getting that go-back, I think it was huge. In Poland, I mean, Poland are absolutely beatable in Poland, I think we looked a better team, I know it's a different situation, it'll be tougher going away there, but you have to think the balance of play that we can go over there to Poland and win, if it plays well as that, tighten up at the back, I mean, we gave them goals, the two penalties, I have to say, for what ain't there else to go through in terms of the amount of people that tell him, he's not good enough to play with Salty, he's not good enough to play for Scotland, how robust that boy is in terms of, even when he made a mistake, he obviously makes a mistake, gives a penalty, I thought he responds really well, he is, he has a credit to himself and probably tell a lot of young players out of there in terms of dealing with a criticism and just just absolutely going again. Totally agree, look at the player at a lay-off, he was up against, he was on fire and Tony Rosen didn't let down Scotland at all, good to see Levin Dofsky in town, he got his goal, we know about the penalty, John, but we're talking about some of the great strikers here, Levin Dofsky, football's an entertainment and we love seeing these players, just putting aside the result, Levin Dofsky, what career he's had? What a career, you know, when Poland went to and that, you just think, well, Scotland have pulled it back and then obviously they conceded very, very late, but Levin Dofsky's been one of the world's best strikers in the last sort of decade, Paul is brilliant for Bayern Munich, now he's a Barcelona, his goal record at Poland is unbelievable, his game per goals, yeah, fabulous player, aggressive, good in the air, good at holding the ball at Paul and you know, he's got an array of talents within his armory, he can do a bit of everything really, so a bit like Harry Kane can do a bit of everything, can hold it up, can run in behind, he's just been a top-top striker. O8, O8, 17, 17, 700, your chance to speak with John Hartson and Stephen again, and also big night tonight for Rangers fans as a Q&A with the manager, Philippe Clamon, so what would you want to ask the Rangers manager tonight, John, yeah, I'm going to ask you one question you would ask him, Stephen, you as well, and if you want to come on, you can send a WhatsApp, voice note or call his life, O8, O8, 17, 17, 700s. This is the good radio football show, listen anytime, whatever you get, your podcast. Let's go, let's go. It's Tuesday evening, this is Paul Kinney with John Hartson, so many Welsh caps and Stephen again, the invincible fork, and obviously cap to every level for Scotland and then probably injury, Stephen meant you missed out just to get Scotland cap, probably. Maybe, yeah, and you've played your players in the 21s at going to have caps, but it's always been an area that parks Scotland were strong, so it's not one of those sleeping, but yeah, just like everyone else, I find and looking towards the next world, how good would that be? It'd be fantastic. We're getting you certain now, and actually there hasn't been a pile on against the manager, I'm looking at the messages coming in here on the socials that go football show, he does need to cheer up a bit, I think he does with the nation, because people turned out in huge numbers the other night, and he talked about the disappointment for the players, I get it, at this point for the country, but they still seem to be in general behind them, yeah? Yeah, especially, I mean, you look at what he's going to park across the border, they have to go through, I mean, Lee Cosley still just then to manage him, wanting him sacked for not signing an anthem, so yeah, I think the media, I mean, they've been tough over the years in terms of clubs I've been at, domestically, they ask the tough questions, but I think buying lads are really supportive of the national manager, and they don't want to bring negativity to the national team door, that they want to support it, and even with the 1 in 14, I don't think they fully went for any of the squad around the manager. I think sometimes when you talk about managers Paul, sometimes there's a face sort of behind the mask, and there's a character behind the mask, now Tony Mulberry was one of the most dower managers when doing interviews, and when you see him on the training ground, things like this, but what a great guy Tony was, you know, if you're going to go for a pint with Tony Mulberry and Mark Venus, his assistant, I had them both at West Brom and I enjoyed their company, Tony was great, obviously he was ex-Celtic, captain, so we spoke about Seltic quite a lot, and obviously he lost his first wife as well, which was really sad, and Tony was such a great guy, but you know watching him, listening to him, you know, so Steve Clark's probably the same, like I can't say I know Steve, I say a lot to him when I see him, but I never sat down with him in another type of conversation, but he might be a really nice guy, he might be different in the dressing room to his players, obviously he comes across well to them because they've done really well for him, you know, reaching the major tournaments under him, but to his defence I would say in front of the camera you can't really expect him to come out buzzing and smiling and making everybody laugh and be in the Philippines when he's not winning games, you know, winning people will say some people will have a go for making a joke of losing all the time, if he was to lighten up a little bit more, so in his defence some managers come across his tower, but when you get to know them, you know, know them properly away from the football, they're actually nice people. But this was before the games, I thought it just seemed a little bit downbeat, and if I was the SFA I'd be saying Steve, new contract there just a few months ago, let's really go for it, but come on, just give us just lighting it a bit before the games because people, it's the national game, we love it, they're entitled to an opinion, there's great respect for him, let's get up and go on, let's be a bit more adventurous as well. Managers are all different, sometimes you know managers like that, it might be an assistant, some of the best assistants bring the personality, remember the amount of times you get to manage anything, he's just always serious, he mustn't go to bed serious, but this is the manager, it would be the one that brought the E.B. the shoulder where you'd go and say, it seems, I mean, I don't know all enough at all, you just, John Carver neither, John Carver seems to be just as serious, it seems to be quite an intense period in terms of the one defeating 14, everybody probably could do a win and a bit positive, positive a turn about a life about it. What's the cars they like because you were with them down south? Yeah, it was, David Weir was my manager at Sheffield United for a brief spell and Lee Karlsley was an assistant, he was very, I mean he was, David Weir was quite quiet, man really deep in thought, Lee Karlsley was quite loud and he always seemed to be, he was a big personality, a huge personality and really a dry sense of humour, but you always get the sense that he was a manager on his own right, sometimes it felt like he was almost a dumb and disrespect, but it almost felt like it would be like the manager was, he would always kind of, okay, I understand why you might have done that where his Lee Karlsley was more like, unflake, why did you do that, so did you see what he was going to do at England, I mean he has put himself in an absolute pole position for that job. He certainly has two, we know when for them. I picked the Karlsley on Coventry, I played with him for a while at Coventry, great lad, as Dean said, dry sense of humour, always cracking jokes and not always taking the mech, you know, you were careful of what you said around him because he'd, you know, he'd pick you up for it, these type of things, but he was alright as a player, he was up and down with field player, decent career, played for Everton, Coventry and he's a really, really good lad, but I think when he finished playing Paul what he's gone and done, he's really, really worked at the coach inside of it, got himself around top coaches, went to do all his badges, made sure that he had his pro license all his way for badges, so then he puts himself in the position, he's at the younger levels working with England and sometimes that opportunity just arises and he's got the opportunity and I can see him getting the job full time, I'm not bothered about singing the anthem, Paul Skoll's never sang the anthem, Jack Charlton was an Englishman, played one in World Cup for England, managed Republic of Ireland, this doesn't make any sense to me, now people don't sign over lots of Wales footballers who didn't even know the Welsh anthem, we know you do, because you sign on the station, everybody's different, that was when I was a Welsh speaker, I grew up in Wales, I was practicing it, but I've got no issue with anybody if they don't want to sing the anthem. I agree, I think it was a kind of, it's in some of the papers down south, it was a bit jingoistic, we don't need it, who cares, it's a lot of good press as well, it's a lot of good press as well, Stephen, are you a decent singer, would you like to sing for a Scotland now, come on, on you go, no, I've sung it on you, don't replay it Paul, I think you could hear it, with the way the bikes were, you could hear Harry Kane and all that singing the national anthem, but listen who cares, football wise, in fact just before we talk about what you would ask the Rangers manager tonight, because Philippe Le Mans, I'm good on them, speaking to the fans, I think at Edmondston House this evening, what about this this afternoon, more nonsense, St. Johnson have cut to the away tickets for Celtic and Rangers allocations at McDermott Park from this season onwards, I think, well, let's discuss, first and foremost, you tell me if I'm wrong, will they, will they sell, no, the stadium, no, if Saligan means as I've got no fans there, no, will they sell out, no, no, well, I don't, I can't father them that one out, because you want full stadiums, even if you give Saligan Rangers a little bit of the budget in terms of how many fans does it hold, give them 1,000 supporters each, just so you got some fans in there, if you don't want to give them, oh there's going to be some, but not as many as there were, I thought you just said they cut no, not completely John, but they're cutting it, it's this nonsense, they're cutting it, they're doing it in Edinburgh as well, Stephen? Yeah, I'm, I'm a bit torn in this discussion, I'll explain why, obviously you want every seat taken, financially, there's absolutely no waste in joining some wanting to cut the allocation, right? Smearing, the team's hearts have done it, and they've said the big retainance, one of the biggest issues, the home fans have got is the takeover of the grounds, so you imagine, so we're a Celtic, at Celtic Park in eyebrows, you imagine the listeners that go to the ground and you imagine there's a way fans that behind both goals, behind both stands, that's one of the issues that Mum fans had with it, I mean you think back to Love Street, Love Street had a massive away end, and then they had the small bit, so you could almost, the Celtic arrange us fans, or at any travelling, big travelling, they congregated in one area, what this demand, because it's a smaller stadium and because all the, and they can't have them in half a stand because of security reasons that it has to be behind both goals, I only know this from speaking to some on fans, this isn't even really a compliment, like absolutely why they've done it as a club, this is from speaking to fans and listening to their opinions on it. So if they haven't got the fans in, right, does that mean they believe that they've got a better chance of winning the game with less fans in? Well John, that's sorry Stephen, but would you say to John, finish what you were saying, sorry, so like their maxed experience, it feels like there's a takeover of their ground, so it's not as if, right, the way fans are down that side, right, okay, it's like you almost have to go through the way fans to get into the main stand, or they can a North Bank stand across, so that, it's not you, so it's that, I mean there's the sporting bet where you think the more away fans, like sell to your Rangers are sucking at any both goals, blah blah blah, but for a long, long time sell to your Rangers have been beaten by these teams, but I just think it's a match to experience in terms of, because it is a takeover of a ground when sell to your Rangers come to town, it is a takeover and especially when they're at both ends, so I'm about to- It's driving you, it's big revving you for you. Yeah, and as I said, the clubs, there's absolutely no way since joining somebody cut the revenue with it, I think they're just trying to, please, the fans in the way of saying, look, we're not going to absolutely give away home advantage here. That's good to hear that insight, so it's a balance, but listen, if you don't get fans coming in, these are the days when you make some money, and the clubs don't sell out unless it's the old firm coming to town. Yeah, it's always been the way there wasn't, you know, when selling can rain just go anywhere, even out with iBrox and Saldic Park, they do take over, they do take over, they take masses amount to the stadium, because they're allowed to, because they've got, they've given the tickets, but they've not been allowed anymore, John, look at heart strangers, opening day the season. Well, I don't know where we go with this one then Paul, I really don't know, are you going to get empty seats in the stadium? Well, we had it, remember a few weeks ago, opening game, it's on Skye, there's nothing on in England, Nada, Zilch, everyone's watching, people speak, heart strangers, and there was gaps, hats didn't fill it, and more Rangers fans wanted to go. It's the clubs, it's the home club. Right, so can we come out and explain to us why? Yeah, that's what we went, we went some clarity on why St Mirren have cut, St Johnson, St Johnson, I've cut, Saldic probably Rangers will be next, in terms of, yeah, in terms of why have they, why have they sort of cut the, you know, that allocation of other way fans, why, because we are talking about it, we've got a clue why, every Stephen, well, thinks he knows, I think I know, Stephen's probably got more of an idea, because he's got someone in there that he knows, but from, from our point of view, we are just talking, I am got a clue why they've done it, seems to be, it's just amazing, that's all I'm doing, it's a shame, isn't it? Because we want, it's a spectator sport, we want them in the ground, and, and that was the case at hearts a few weeks ago, so they haven't sold out the ground, and that's Rangers in town, and the sun shines, start the season, it's pity, isn't it? Well, I'll be doing it next, and then hebs will do it, and then after doing it, yeah, so there you go, they'll do it, every club will start doing it now. What do you think, give us a call, O8, O8, 17, 17, 700, what would you be asking Philip Clamont tonight, as he faces it, and it's good that he is sitting down with Rangers fans, join if you had one question to him, if you were a Rangers fan, or even if you were there, what would you want to ask him? Well, I'd say Mr. Clamont, I'd say, if you don't win a trophy this season, do you expect to keep your job? Okay, and that has taken into account salting dominance, but that would be my answer to him, if you don't win a trophy this season, we saw the reaction after the Celtic 3-0 win, how toxic it was at in certain parts, so if you don't win a trophy this season, do you really expect to keep your job, although you have been given a new five-year deal? Stephen, what would you want to hear from Philip Clamont? Lots, lots I would want, I would want to know why he keeps almost putting it off as a project, and what he expects to change from now to in October and November, when he keeps saying we'll be in a few months time, we'll get going, what is really going to change? I would want to know his long-term plan of closing the gap in Celtic, how are they going to wrestle that, and finally I would want to know, what is your style play, what is it, because it looks like it's a direct, long-bound style, which as I said, before I've no got an issue, I don't think, I think Boba Boring, I've never played Lepepe Guardiola, I think it's boring to watch, so I'm not judging, but what is it, because it looks to be direct, but it's not, it's like mix and match, sometimes it looks as if all the players are doing something different, it doesn't look like they've got a clear identity, it doesn't look like they've recruited, and the basis of this is your clear identity, you look at Celtic, and I want to say Celtic's perfect, but they're the direct rivals, they recruit players that seem to fit into their system, Rangers seems to be, I mean players get brought out of nowhere, some of the players, it doesn't make sense really where they're going with it, some of the players they lose, they're a place with totally different players, so it's just where are we going and what is your style play? 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This time of Tuesday evening, this time tomorrow night we'll be here with the Bally Fagusson and Peter Grant, 08/08/17/17, 700 quite few comments coming in, what people would want to ask, is I get with Philip Clemente tonight at the Edmondston House, and I think it's really good that they're doing it, the timing, this was arranged ages ago, but good on them for facing the fans after losing at Celtic just over a week ago, it seems a while ago now doesn't it, because of the window, because of the principal, whether or not he's going to come from the meeting tonight feeling positive about questions, answers, or whether he's going to feel very, very down and negative, because he will need to answer some really strong questions tonight, and the fans are not stupid, the fans want honest, proper answers, not deflecting, not just saying things for the sake of appeasing the supporters, it's got to get into the nitty gritty tonight to get proper answers off your manager, that's what they want. He's experienced of course three titles in Belgium, so he can, I'm sure handle himself, he has one from Craig who's on in Glasgow saying, "Who's accountable at Rangers for recruitment and squad planning, and why is your style of football not the best?" He's not happy about it, he said something, so I'll just call it not the best, so "Who's accountable for recruitment and squad planning?" They brought in a new head of football didn't they, recruitment earlier this season? Yeah, we were in an age where we have an aim to this recruitment in terms of the between the manager and the new scoping, and the jury's out in terms of the players have brought in, I've been really disappointed and proper up to this point. I don't think he's as good as Ballygan, I definitely don't think he's as good as Conor Gogen. I haven't seen anything to suggest that he's definitely better than Ben Davis, up to this point. All he did at Celtic Park was just pass the buck back to John Sutter, who was the one who had to take responsibility, so that's the next bit in terms of, if there's not money to spend, who's spending it, and are they going to spend it wisely? Because it's well spent, it's much spoken about in terms of the season Celtic had in the Covidgia, and I'm supposed to call go just come in, boom, hit the ground running, brought in transfer window, and it set Celtic up for three or four years, Rangers are needing one of those windows, and our new scoping in Philip Clement, the duo, are they going to be able to spend what money they've got wisely enough to revamp this squad? Rangers fans, what do you think? What would you be asking tonight? 08/08/17/1700, elsewhere, some of the headlines today. Still, lots of comments coming in after the Scotland performance. Luke McCown faced the media yesterday, one of Celtic's new signings in the closed season. We had a little bit of it last night, he was actually asked about Champions League football, so it's quite a journey, isn't it? Was it the Champions Cup not that long ago at Dundee, of course they came up last summer, Premier Sports Cup qualifying, and now Champions League. Here he is. Sorry as well, I think. I think this year you've probably got a lot of first-time things happening at the club, obviously, meeting my debut, if I got a chance to kind of playing a Champions League game, that's another big milestone in my career, but as I said, once I'm in the door now, it's about not just getting feeling happy about that, it's pushing on and making sure I can start the next game. Can I be standing in the lineup? Can I be helping the team win games and they match us, so that's the kind of goal for me. His goal is, yeah, Stephen. It was brilliant. It was a brilliant interview. He said a brilliant first couple of weeks at Celtic. It's so relatable. You imagine the amount of people out there whose dream was playing for Celtic Rangers. He's come up the hard way through the United Youth Academy. He's under hard yards, and as I said, every summer it's the Challenge Cup and the Premier Sports Cup, and the Champions League, and it's how he bridges that, not just he's talent, but almost his mentality. He's now competing with Cal McGregor, one of the all-ting great Celtic captains. He's competing with an 11-million-pound midfielder, Rio Atate, Phil and the National. You go through the list and you think, right? Well, it's so relatable, but it'll only get you so far at club that size if you want to be there in three, four years and be the next. One of these guys, the one that when people are signed are compared to, look, look how in it's about with that mentality he's got, and he showed that Dundee, can he go that next level? What would you like to play against? Well, I didn't play it. I played against someone who's a young speedy winger. He's a converted into a sentimental midfielder. He was central to everything Dundee did really well. What I always liked about him, I liked about him as a winger. He could tell he was a good football. He kind of judged him as a winger, but since he became a sentimental midfielder, I love that he always passes forward. Love it. There's nothing worse than young midfielders. They go in there and it's like they never take any risks. Yeah, but he never gives a ball. Yeah, but he doesn't take any risks. Always, he watched any sports in highlights, any live games of Dundee. He was the one that made him. He was the one that third-class. I think Simon Murray, guys, at that will suffer from the loss of such a big talent. John, that was his boyhood team, but he's not there as a jersey fellow. He's got a great attitude, hasn't he? Yeah, as Paul listened to that attitude there, like Stephen, I think it's very bullish. He's sending out a message that I am coming here to play second fiddle. He backs himself, which I think every player has to. Even if sometimes inside, you're not. You don't ever come out and say it. You make sure you say the right things. Even if you don't really, I'm good enough to be in this team. I want to play. I'm not coming here to be a sub. That's great. That's the type of things a manager actually wants to listen to. He's got real character. I don't think he'll play every game. I think he will have to buy this time, because we saw how good Bernardo was against Rangers. Then obviously, Hitati and McGregor in there as well. But there'll be injuries. There'll be opportunities for him. There's no doubt about that, but I just like the fact that he's backing himself really, really early after maybe one game, Celtic fan. That just got out the window of the other. It's great for the Celtic supporters, but that's not going to make him play anywhere, or any better. It's just a great, great moment for him to join his boyhood club, but it doesn't mean he's going to play any better. He's still going to have to show his ability on the pitch. For me, as I said, you'll get games, but whether or not he can become a regular starter. He's had to be seen. Yeah, let's hear a bit more from him. He really does. He's what I try and just plays many minutes as you can. You know, he's standard in the year. It's the best in the country. It's a Champions League team. I was somehow used to that kind of format. So, I used to be the premier premier sports cup at the status season. But now, listen, I just know that it takes a lot of hard work to get in the team. I know it takes a lot of hard work to push players for the places, and that's evidently what I want to do in the future. But now, I'm just a bit learning right now. And finding my feet and kind of doing the usual stuff when you go to your new team. So, that'll be the kind of, as I said, the other mindset to go on for you now. And, of course, he's no stranger to the East End and to Kerrydale Street. To give you the O3 or 4, right? It was last on Sutton, Hartson, Petrov, Thompson. That was all still probably to take my penalties. Like, Thompson, I think that's my actually one. I do that guy. So, but no, that was a team growing up. Obviously, just my family. It was also a massive influence on that, like, being a Celtic fan as well. And it was just that. It was that was the place I was just just watching. Join. Brilliant. Yeah, obviously, he knows what it's all about. He's the beat of the game. She's a fan. And I'm just delighted for the boy, because he gets a chance to live out a boyhood dream, but dream. But now, he's got to push on. You know, he's going to become a real good Celtic player. He'll have a few years to get in the team. And I just feel that Brendan Rodgers, you know, is renowned for wanting to work. We're young good players. He turns them into better players. The training ground will be totally different, you know, no disrespect to Dundee, but he's with superstars. He's with full internationals at Celtic. So the level of the training will will be better. He'll be around more quality players. And that can only improve young players, Paul. So he's got a great opportunity. I'm delighted for him. He sounds like he's a real level headed boy. And more than anything else, I just love his confidence. Yeah, for sure. He's one to look out for, isn't he? But you can hear it. He's desperate to play. He doesn't want to just make up the numbers. He has as he's joined the winning machine. He's going to address them for the guys that just win. You speak of him. You listen to Matt Riley speaking about it. Just absolute ruthlessness mentality to win. So it'll make him a better player, whether it's at Celtic, in hopefully Scotland in the future. Gordio Football Show, Paul Cooney, John Hartson. And Steven again, O8, O8, 17, 1700, some of the other headlines today. Ryan Jack, now the former Rangers in Scotland midfielder. He's received an offer from Turkey. Second tier club Eric Spore. They came up from the third tier. They're hoping to get into the Super League this season. But they've made an offer to him. There's no word yet whether or not he is going to go there. We know his quality is just trying to keep him fit. And remember, he was in the Scotland squad for the Euros just a few months ago. So we wish him all the best, but there's no decision yet. Besheaked us. We talked about it last night managed, of course, by GVB. Do you have any of our broadcast could be about to make an offer for James Tavernier. So is he going to go there? John, what do you think now with James Tavernier? You've been a big supporter of him quite rightly. Is it time to go now though for him? I think it is. I'll tell you why. It's because he's having to prove himself now every year. I think for the first seven, eight years of his Rangers career, no questions asked. We got a great right back. He morodes forward. He gets back. He's defending what wasn't questioned as much five, six years ago. Rangers, he was getting goals, their pieces, quality crosses. And I think in the last couple of years, in particular, I think he's been getting dogs the boots off the support, a part of the support. I would say not everybody. And it looks like to me slightly on the back of the way he played at the weekend there against Celtic, it's got to him. He luck lost. And that's not what you'd consider James Tavernier to be. He's normally somebody that sticks his chest out, takes penalties, runs off. And he's been a big, big player for many years. There's no getting away from that. So the Rangers fans, okay, they'll feel, you know, they're justified in this criticism on the weekend. He wasn't great. He was actually quite poor. I never got himself into the game, never got forward, didn't get the normal crosses in that he gets, he never showed his quality. So for me, it's probably right that that he moves on because he's been wonderful for Rangers. It's not forget that. But now, sometimes Paul, you come to the end of your time somewhere and you've got to think to yourself, right, I'm going to step away now because I'm much longer. Can you just keep, you know, not performing at this level? And that's what he's doing. If he looks at his performance, you can't say he's been great in the last couple of seasons. You know that himself, he's a professional, he's on his slides. So right now, for me, I think it's time for him to move on. Even, what would you do? Yeah, I've got two opinions. I mean, outside the window. Two opinions. In that case, can we hold it? The news is next. I know you were offering me that option. And we're going to hear after this, after the news. This is the Go Radio Football Show. Listen live weeknights from five on go. Let's go. This is the Go Radio Football Show. Listen anytime, whatever you get, your podcasts call. Oh, wait, wait. It's 17, 17, 700. Her two live from the gorbals here. It's Glasgow's own Go Radio, Paul Cooney, John Hartson and Stephen McGinn. Victor, Jack Victor. We're in this very studio this morning. Are we your fans of it, guys? The Jack and Victor? Very funny, wasn't it? Love that. Absolutely amazing. But are we in tune if that was amazing before that's still getting into the fight? John, did you ever get called at a home or whatever? True in the fight. We used to watch it on a Friday night in the hotel, or the lads are getting one room. What was the other one called? True in the fives, another one as well. Yeah, but Jack and Victor anyway, from, I can't imagine, but all lads would be having massages. We'd all, we'd all go in 10 or 12. Was this something before the games? Yeah, on the Friday night. Right. Yeah. We'd watch it all over the store. Did you understand it? No, a bonus Scottish girl. She's not even going to be a bad pal. John's on the line, a different John, 08 or 17, 17, 700. John, good evening. How are you doing? You got it? Have you done that? Yeah, we're pretty good. We're getting over the Scotland results, but I think we're heartened by quite a lot of the play. I thought Jack had been quite well as well. I think I'm good, John. I think you get a lot of criticism now that he's going there for nine days. But I think he kept the score down. To be honest, he kept the score down. He should have saved it for nine days one, but Steve would be an honest sculptor on the back foot, the whole game. Really, even after McTomb in his school, he kind of let him come out as in, as with Steve Clark did in his interview, they were always going to get another chance when he had really. So I don't know if Steve Clark's going to say to himself, if he knew that, why did he not just go for that? You know what I mean? I don't know. Yeah, I see Fernandez said afterwards that he made so many great saves. I mean, he did go down to installments at the actual goal, but he did save us in a number of occasions. John, what's on your mind tonight? Do you first-time caller? What it is is Steve and it's Steve and I. Hi, John. How are you doing, Steve? Good, thanks. What is it? I've literally just heard you and I'm going to, I'm a reindeer's fan, but this has nothing against Luke McGowan. I'm actually asking this as a as a creation for every young school you shouldn't clear. Okay. Just with Steve and Steve there, he says like minutes ago as midfielders are like 21-22 and they make mistakes and they're two parts of more or less. And then Celtic brought in Luke McGowan. So what you think that there is, does that mean that if young midfielders make mistakes, any young midfielders, even arenas midfielders, anybody that has anybody, so if a 21-22 year old makes mistakes, does that just mean that another team come in and that team, anything just come in and buy someday, 20, 70, 70, 30, 30, the round of trades and they don't make mistakes. So my question to Steve and I, how did these players round? If they don't like them, they make a mistake. And then heads, hearts, St. George's elbow, head with heart, range of 70, then going by an older player who's round the trade and then they don't make mistakes. That last bit, I've just, what I said a few minutes here, I'll come back to your second bit because I actually totally agree with you in the second bit. The first point, the point about passive midfielders was in the last five to 10 years, because the way football's changed, I was a midfielder and probably midfielders of a similar age and once it rolled on me, you didn't have a specific position as a midfielder. Whereas in the last 10, 15 years, you speak to young players that are 13 or 14 and I'm holding midfielder. And I'm like, what does that mean? And you watch them sometimes and it's like they just, they keep the ball for the team, which they don't make long-busting runs. What I meant about my comments, I loved them when the difference went in, they sent him a midfielder. He almost played like a winger. He almost played like even in the controlled games he passes forward. And that's what I look for. You're a rangers fan, Alec Coenabarren from the first time I watched him because he passes forward. He doesn't just get on the ball. Off I sent half pass it back to the other sent half, he tries to take responsibility. So that's what I kind of meant about being passive as a midfielder, not as a young player. The next bit, I mean, his report came out as if he released a report and it was about how do we get more young players, because as a league, we aren't playing enough young players. And one of my big things is if you're playing young players, you almost have to be able to make mistakes. I mean, I cost goals all the time for something. At times get dropped for it. We were two and a half one day at Tana Dice to Craig Levine's team, we were two too. Then we were trying to win the game, done the night to counter those. I didn't bring down, I think it was maybe Danny Swanson at the time. I didn't bring him down. The manager wanted me to take a yellow. I didn't bring him down, I tried to get back, go side. He slapped his man and we lost three too. I get the absolute treatment. But to put young, we have to get more young players in. You're watching the national team the other day. You look at, you go through them all, I mean, starting in midfield the other day. I was a player, obviously a first-team player when John McGinne and Kenny McLain were coming through. They guys came and got put in the team. They just got put in the team and they made loads of mistakes. They also did a lot of good things. So I think they're a poor and I'm a big fan of lots of it. We have to, as a league, find a way. Even if it's bringing back roles where you have to have a certain amount of young players playing over a course of season or in a match day squad, we have to get some of these guys in. And at times, they're going to course goals, they're going to make mistakes and they might need to come out the team for a couple of games. But we have to, as a country, we have to get back to playing young players in a league. And John, you agree as well, as in John Harrison? You want to give young players, they don't get enough chances, do they? No, first of all, you've got to show that your capable of stepping up, making the step up. And you show that generally on the training ground and in the '19s or '21s. And then the manager might just start feeding you in. What happened with you, John? Can you remind us? Well, when I was at LUTA, you've got to be good enough first. Well, you got to impress. You said '17 when you went there. '18, I made my debut. When I went to Arsenal, then at '19, I did write in Dennis Burke to compete with. Wow. You know, so Arsamenga used to feed me in. And I knew I wouldn't play four, five, six games on the trot. He would feed me in. I do quite well. And then he'd bring me out and put me in another four or five games. I was bare camp about that. I got the amp a little bit, but there we are. But the strikers, I mean, you have to be. Oh, I wanted your, they were fantastic with me. You know, they were geniuses, the two of them. They were the best in the world at the time. So I'm all for giving young players a chance. But, you know, my count was now 26. You know, so he's already proven at Dundee. And to cut the Celtic, he'll realize, you know, in terms of the competition, what he's up against. And I like his attitude. You know, he might have to set out the few games when he's used to playing every game. And what Steven said, I agree with Steven in terms of that's why I went to Luton. There was bigger clubs in Luton that wanted to sign me at 16 years of age. But I knew if I'll go to Luton in the second division of English football, I'd get my opportunity sooner than if I'd gone to a man's city on a Liverpool, because you've got to be exceptional to break through. Because as Steven said, nowadays, you know, you've got the Fordons, and you've got one or two others that come through. But generally, you have got to be unbelievable to go in as a center forward for Liverpool. Because what happens is if the center falls, not currently scoring goals, they have got the potential to go in by the best center for the world. And pay 60-70. You there, then you've really pushed down the pick in order, then. Same with man's city, same with mine I did. They don't want to give the young one, unless the classroom might do two. That's a good one. Because they don't have that bigger first-time squad. So if I can't walk through something, then you'd think they'll go and play every colours, which I quite like. There's a lot of teams that maybe hoard older players, and there's just absolutely no pathway for young players. Jon, what would you say? Can we ask you a question? So, Philip, come on. Your manager meeting the fans tonight. What would you want to ask your boss if you were there this evening? What would you say? If I was there this evening, I would be asking about a sailor, please. I think I have the range of fans issue here to the sailor, please. And it just doesn't seem to be working the way that he wants it. Now listen, I know that range should never be a rebound, because the first-time range should never be a rebound. They should be challenging. That was rebound. That annoys me because it's Glasgow Rangers, to know what I mean, but that range shouldn't never be a rebound. They should have, they should have a project in place. Let's say we can have, let's go on a step. Look at that, and by the way, this is not a dig, this is not a dig, the loot may go on anybody, when I just heard Steve in there, I would just think about if any 21, 22-year-old midfielder or defender or whoever, and they start making mistakes, and then the team, any club, any club brings in someday a bit more experience. How does this 21, whoever was younger guy, kick on? How did it kick on? I know it's so deep in ranges, and looking back to the top left, but you know what I mean? And then throwing them over here, I get that, but I'm just thinking, like, war, league, and because it's Steve in our church, it's in my room. Yeah, he is under 18, yep. So I was trying to think, I think, I just think you like the bottom of it, I don't feel that's why I fall, I just think you like the bottom of it, and I just don't think myself, what does that do? A young player, if I'm more than a bit Scottish, football player, nothing good enough. All right, I've got that point, and Stephen, you've answered it. Yeah, so what I had, when I played there was a three under 21s in the match day squad. So when I came in, I came in the first in football, and the team at the time obviously, there was a guy who had played for Nuka, so at one point, a guy called Gary Brady, and I'm thinking, he's amazing, I can't get to that. Because of the under 21 rule, you almost had a, there was a pathway for you, you think, I just need to be better than, I need to be one of the three best under 21 players. Yeah, take a look. John, hold on a second, Stephen's telling us I'm holding on a second, John, we're loving your enthusiasm, but it pumped the brakes a wee bit. Yeah, so I just needed to be one of the best three young players, and then that got me on the bench, the first team, then because you were on the bench between them and the first team, so I felt like there was a pathway there, as opposed to nowadays, even with nine subs, there's sometimes not even one player that's under 21. It's whack, I know it, I know it's split opinion at the time, but I like the rule that it gave you that we, a little bit of light at the end of turnover, I just need to be three, and then once you're on the bench, anything that can happen, you can go on the pitch at any point. Yeah, and I also think as well, you can't put too many in at the same time, you know, because you want to put one in, and then obviously, the most senior experienced players then can help him along when he makes his debut and going from there, because the emphasis on Rangers and Celtic winning is massive in Glasgow. You have to win games, you can't afford to check two or three in at one time, because they're not quite ready, and they can ruin young players as well, when you put them in and they're not there, because then they come out and they have to spend a long time out then. So yeah, John, for me, I'm all for giving young players an opportunity, but I just think good managers will recognize it and start putting one, two, maybe three, deal with them properly around experienced players, and I think that's the way to go personally. But I think it's always great, it's great for the supporters, when they can see one of their own players coming through the system and then eventually playing for the first team. That's a great moment for the club, the supporters, and particularly the player. So yeah, I'm all for it, really, but it's got to be done in the right way. You can't just throw young kids in, join your back on. No, I don't know, I really don't know if my point is getting missed. If Stephen's a coach, right, so my point is, just say, I'm his midfielder, say, and I have two bad games, and then John Hartson comes in, he plays for me, so he's just saying he's 32. I know you're not 32, John, right? Oh, look at John. No, you're there, look at John, I'll be up there if you do. But he comes in, he takes my place. So, what would Stephen say as a coach to me? Maybe juicy, you need to go. What do you need to get your head together, get yourself back in here? Because you know I had a great couple of games, so I don't know, I'm just trying to do it. Okay, I would say, John, I've been there, it's hard. You have to fit what the older players have got is a level of consistency. Just go back to basics, what are you good at? Yeah, you're good at X, Y, and Z, concentrating training this week. Get back to basics, and I was taking in and out the team all the time. Like, I'm a big believer, and young players will have bad games, but they can do bats that are just youthful, enthusiastic, and I think there's always a place for it for a young player, so. And where were you at that point? Was that St. Mary? St. Mary, yeah. So, it's when I had a brilliant learning experience, it was such an experienced team, and I could do the bat. I mean, they were so different from 17, 18 to 25, and I look back sometimes at some of the games, I think. How did I even go in the pitch there, because it was rubbish? Well, who were good with you, names that we know from that time? I mean, they were all good, they were such a brilliant dress, and they couldn't direct their football at Ralph Rovers, John Potter. He was vice captain, he was amazing, and a bit like John, but he would be one of the ones that John, don't beat yourself up. You've been brilliant all week and training, didn't happen for you today, you might not play next week, but just go back to what you did all week and training, and you might go on next week. John, I hope that answers it for you. John Haassen, what would you say to John if the question was to Philippe Klimonk? There's quite a few people who've been on, I mean, just fancying. What is the style of play? What is he wants to do? Well, the style of play is meant to be 4.3.3. You know, that's how we set up. And you've got to find the right players to play within that system, and make sure you're at it every single week. You can't afford not to be at it at a club like Rangers. So what they do, they play dancers through the middle, the baton doe on the left. What's his name on the right? Journey, journey. Journey on the right. Their job is to get up and down the pitch, create opportunities for their striker, baron sitting, being a bit of a good passer, keeping the ball, Diamandie and Sterling, either side of him, make tackles, win the ball, get up and down. The system is a 4.3.3. It changes on the pitch, of course, because players get dragged out of their position. But that's what he could say, and he just needs to find the right players. He thinks he's got them, you know, he's got a few players in the window. He thinks he's got them. Now it's just a case of getting on the training ground and working religiously on that system, for that system to really work. Barry Ferguson on the show last night said Nadine Bajrami. He would be one of the first names on the sheet for Tanadeis this weekend. I wanted to ask John, the Rangers fan, but you first, Stephen. Just before the news, you said, James Tavernier, you've got two points. What would you do? Should he stay? Should he go? Yeah, well, I thought he should have gone in the summer. I thought the club, it looked as if he was moving on and the way he'd just, just losing another cup final as a club captain. I thought the rumours, I thought, there's no smoke without fire. He might move on. And up until the window was probably thinking, is he going to go out just before the window shots? Is if I was James Tavernier, I'd probably go. I'd degree with John, he looked beaten at Celtic Park. But now that the window shot, I know there's been a couple of names mentioned out of contract players, I don't think Rangers can afford from to go. Why? Well, because he goes nessiss. Domestically, I think what I would do is I'd cut back the amount of games you place. Maybe even the European games, can you bed in a style and can the Dutch boys, can you? He won't enjoy being a sub, James Tavernier. But if he's leaving Rangers anyway, can it happen? And Jan, can they bed in? His replacement is going to be, he's not the long-term captain of Rangers, who is going to be the captain? Can someone announce a vice captain that maybe wears the handband when he's not playing? Because I don't think it's sustainable, the way he's playing to go Sunday, Sunday, Sunday, Thursday, for the next three or four months. And of course, John, he was the top scorer last season. And assess its phenomenal. John, what would you say, John, the Rangers fan, on Tavernier? Well, do you know what? I don't think I believe it's before the belief, but I don't think it's there. I don't think it's there. No, but I certainly haven't got a lot of it. Sorry, what about James Tavernier, what's your view? Well, you reap it, you're so cold, you reap it, you're sore. And the chance, it's too late now to then go and start getting people who are out of contract. They don't be picked up at the moment. If they were that good, they would have been picked up. So, for me, I'll just keep James Tavernier. As I just know, maybe to John, listen, I know that you've been backing you up. But I would keep him just now because you reap it yourself. John, I know we asked you what question you've got for your manager tonight. And you said you want to know what the style is, right? There's going to be hundreds of Rangers fans wanting to know that question, right? What else would you ask him? Well, obviously, he's been told about the transfer of policy, that all it has been, has been mourns and mourns. And they've got a strike up there, they just haven't got money in this bank, but 1.8 million on the young guy. If they've not got money and they know they're struggling on the top, as he know, I say that all these transfers are equal. He's not going to improve. That's just, that can be 2 million pounds. Why do you see these 2 million pounds of Rangers don't have? And they know that they're short at all. If you've not got to see it, you see it less than... I understand it might be good for your future, but we need something low. Great question. Yeah, great question, John, ask him that. Yeah, John, thanks so much for making the switch and joining us here on the goal. Radio Football Show, that's going to be some night to night at the Edmondston House for the Rangers fans going along. Oh, wait, wait, 17, 17, 700s, we're back in a moment. This is the Goradio Football Show. Listen anytime, whatever you get, your podcast. Let's go! Evening. Let's go! Laurie is on the line, though, in the East End. Laurie, good evening, how are you? Hey, Paul, good evening, good evening, John. Good evening, Stephen. Good evening, Laurie. Paul, before I make my point, I would like to address my big Paul, John. How am I, of course, I have got a recendence, and we've both been in the cancer journey. Yes. Hey, John, I had meeting with my specialist in the first of July. I've got the all clear. I don't have to go back, but I don't have to shake up until the first of December. But John, before I move on to my point with the football, I know you're a very humble and modest man, regarding the amazing what you do for the pizza and for the cancer patients. But I'd like to thank you, John, for the bottom of my heart. For everything you do, for people like myself, and you who are on the cancer journey. Thank you, Benjamin. Thanks, Laurie. It's important for me to help others now. I went through it, and I know the battle and the different stages. I went through the support that I had in the hospital from doctors, nurses, surgeons, and I had amazing support outside as well. So, I feel I have a duty now as a cancer survivor, somebody who's been through it to go around and look to help others. And that's what I do with my charity. We raise money. It goes to all types of causes, like cancer and things like these. So, we try and support the Beetson. We support Robin's house. We support Glasgow's Children's Hospital. And I just do what I can, Laurie. And as I said, I don't want any praise for it. I do it because I've been through it, and I know what it does to families. It's has families apart, does cancer. And you're one of the lucky ones, one of the blessed ones, like myself, Laurie. So, I've come through it, and now you're in a good place. So, I just want to say, again, the old clear is a massive, massive moment in any cancer, and anybody's got cancer's lives. So, listen, well, well done for that. I'm delighted for you. Yeah, John, and I'll just conclude my comments regarding cancer by saying, I know you are a very unassuming and modest man. But I should thank you for every one of us. It's been an odd journey. Thank you, John. Okay, yeah. Thanks, Laurie. Here, yeah. Yeah. Bro, you're Laurie. But that's it from you, Laurie. We've had enough. You got me in tears, Laurie. I can't speak anymore. It is, Laurie. That's really, that's really nice. You've just come on, we didn't realize. But, of course, as long as you know it. But be this conversation. I know, and you have, indeed. So, Laurie. I'll tell you what, on a cheerier subject, I know that a big follow-up command tonight will address the faithful. Hi, Brooks and Anderson, how he's put up with the vineyards. Regarding the plight of rangers, or the importance of rangers, whichever way you want to look at it. He's going to have a tough reception tonight. I think that he's an outstanding coach with a very impressive resume. I'm trying to look at things objectively here. I'm a Celtic supporter, of course. But I think the guy has been dealt a busted flush. Anyway, irrespective of that, that's been just problems. I'm a Celtic fan. I post a reflection during this international break. Well, and I think that things cannot be Russia as a Celtic fan. Done 13, and especially the emphatic and decisive nature of a victory against rangers. I'm so delighted that Brendan is back in the fold. I know there were huge reservations when he was appointed. A lot of people did not appreciate their prop manner. Much had departed. I, you know, a first-time round to go in less than 30. It was a lot of work around the bridge here. I cannot help but think that 6-3 years of age, the last time I felt as positive of its Celtic was when I blessed Martin a 2-3 ends, a back at the beginning of the millennium. At the start of the season, Paul, I had suggested to you that I thought they would be a closely contested title this. I know think that the title will be wrapped up at the ventilators by Christmas. The panel slots. Stephen, first of all to you, what would you think about, yeah, you think it'll be wrapped up by Christmas? First-liking graduation, Laurie. That's great news. Thank you, Stephen. I appreciate that. What I would say, and obviously, it nearly happened last year, but you actually look at the quality of Brendan Rogers and you think, how does he lose a leg over 38 games because of the quality of manager? And it's up to Celtic now in terms of how long can you keep him? How long can you keep him motivated? How long can you keep his energy and his ambition up here? And that comes with signing guys like Annie Ingalls for 11 million and really making this time. I mean, because of draw, it's been a very favourable draw in terms of it is absolutely on to qualify for Celtic this year. They look a good team. They look, I mean, even in pre-season results, you can't really buy it. But right at the start of pre-season, you thought, wow, Celtic are bang at it here. I mean, this looks like a peak Brendan Rogers Celtic team. And Laurie is absolutely right to be very, very confident. You look across the city and even the next fixtures, once the European games start, they're absolutely not playing in a way that you can suggest it ranges away. When and even as often as they have done in the last few years, they put up a fight. So what's healthy need to do is to keep with this intensity, not to drop off in the domestic way because it could affect them at European level, but absolutely should be so pleased where Celtic are at at the minute and the ambition that Jim Brendan Rogers has. I think the club have backed him this summer. Sure. Yeah, hi, Laurie. I agree with you. I think Celtic will be a difficult proposition for everybody this season, particular ranges. We had a competition last season. We had a race. It was very tight until the last three or four weeks of the season, where ranges dropped points at Ross County and of course, Dundee. And they opened the door for Celtic and then they steamed through the door. And they won the league then, conventionally in the end. So irrespective, Laurie, whether Celtic win it by Christmas or January, there's no titles get handed out then or even in September. So we can't get too cardied away. And of course, in my opinion, I believe we will win the title. I think ranges are looking in a little bit of a mess. They've got a lot of work to do for the club on in terms of the team and the signings and selling a ride in the crest of a wave. They've got momentum. They still haven't conceded a goal in the league. Champ is league to look forward to. The fans are really high, buzzing like yourself. And they're going to be very, very difficult to catch. So I agree with you, I think Celtic will win the league. Because everything seems rosy at the minute at the club. And I think ranges got a lot of work to do. I'm not reveling in that. But for me, for Liverpool, he's got a mountain to climb. It's Champions League going to be the real test for Celtic this season. Yeah, and I think they've got a decent group. You know, you look at Bratislava, I'll be Leipzig, Aston Villa. Although, Villa, you know, they've finished fourth last season, of course. Yeah, boys. Yeah, I think you look at the fixtures. And I think there's some, and it's over eight games as well. And I just think that, listen, I've said this every year, to be honest, in the other groups that they've had. But I do feel, over the eight games, four at home, we know a strong Saldicard under the lights at Saldic Park with the crowd. I think that gives him a better chance. And I don't think the group is that strong. I'm quite bullish and brave in saying that. Laurie, I'm coming to you in a second. Here's what the new player that you mentioned, Luke McCown, said about his captain and the example of Callum McGregor. Just like the other boys as well, and obviously he's captain. But I think everyone, and there's so many captains in there that there's no other handband that other boys have been amazing. But as you said, Scottish, like, kind of linked there as well. He's been growing, getting a lot of advice. The coaches there as well, everybody's just chips in, and just they've been able to probably watch him and train and see his standards every day as well. Do you think he shows up in the Saturday? He shows up in the morning, Monday morning as well. So, it's not, it's been a means, but it's just one thing I want to learn for you, and can I use him as a, if you want that, can I damage to what I try to get there? Laurie, consistency is one of the hallmarks of his captain, isn't it? Yeah, you know something, Paul, I'm glad you played that tape there, because of all the acquisitions we made in August. I'm most pleased about the statement of Luke McCowan, because he's a homegrown product. It comes from a traditional Celtic background. I looked at the figures, the last season, a 10 goals and five assists done D, and God knows how many they're capable of achieving with better service. He'll not walk in the first team, he's going to be a non-study, mostly, but I've come in the statement, and he is the most satisfying acquisition in the close season, Paul. He spoke about his debut a week past Sunday against coming on as a sub, against Rangers. Well, it's obviously a lot of trust in the manager, I think is the main thing, and obviously after the game, I thanked him for that and been that trust in me. But no, it was incredible, as you can probably imagine yourself and coming out in noise like that is amazing. But no, it was just another game. Nearly out of nowhere that you had to go on and be concentrated, and trying to make as little mistakes as possible, running off a bit further asleep, which wasn't either the best. But no, you know your job, and when you're in that environment, it's serious mode on. You don't really think you're a fan or on Cloud9, it's just how it works that, so that's a kind of mindset to go on. John? Yeah, yeah, great words from Macauen there. And I do think, Laurie, you might get some games. I think you'll get some game time, and I think he's good enough. He's shown that already, and the players out there, they'll need a little bit of a rest at some stage in the season. They'll sell like in four competitions. You know, Brendan will want to utilize his squad. But just going back to the title race for a minute. Although you think, Sullivan League, so do I, there'll be no talk from Brendan Rogers in terms of titles. He doesn't operate like that, Laurie. All the dressing on Brendan will be drumming it into the players every time they win. Nothing's achieved yet. Nothing's achieved yet. Until they get over the line, and they get that trophy, you know, at Salt Lake Park for the fourth time in a row, since we, since we obviously got done for the 10 in a row, Rangers at a great season that year, there'll be no title talk within the football side. Of course, the fans will get carried away, and they'll get excited. Naturally, I'm a fan, and I get excited. But there'll be no talk, and that's the professionalism on the drive that Brendan Rogers has. That's why he's a film favorite at the club. Laurie, thanks so much for your call, and we're absolutely delighted. You've got the all clear having spoken to the specialist today. It's brilliant news, Laurie. Thanks so much. I'd like you all the best. Great guys. Thank you, Laurie, in the East End. Brilliant news, Stephen, isn't it? Because it touches every family at some point, so it's great the way he expresses it, and he's thanks to John, because the work that John does is largely unheralded. So great, John. Oh, that's awesome. Well, listen, I don't really want a prize for it, because I'm just doing what comes natural. But, you know, we're saving lives, and we're giving lots of hope and things away, and I want to do my events. We've got a great group of supporters, and it's the supporters that make it. You know, that they come and enjoy the night, and they put their hand in their pocket for prizes and auction things and that. And it's all about them, because they're the ones who raise the money ultimately. Ireland in action tonight against Greece. I don't see either of the Celtic players in the starting lineup. Maybe making some changes there, Stephen. I don't know if you've had a look. Adamida started at the weekend. I don't think I haven't seen the subject. But I watched the game. I think Adamida still finding his feet fitness-wise. It was a messy summer for him personally in terms of... He was absolutely set on and coming back up to Glasgow, play for Celtic again. And within that, it's not only, you're not probably picking up the training minutes and the match minutes. You're also, your head's all over the place. You're thinking, "Well, let's go through. We'll not go through." So, you're still getting up to speed. So, no surprises dropped out of the team. But it was a tough game for Ireland. England doing what they do best, just after a tournament, they come alive. Yeah. England team out, really, Shazin. And so, Declan Rice as well. And, John, you mentioned to offer those two scoring. You knew that was going to happen probably against their old team country. Actually, yeah. Yeah, yeah. Then, obviously, they decided to choose England over Ireland, obviously. But, yeah, I think tonight you can see the manager's picked... Lee Cosley's picked a really strong and positive team. Saka, Grealish in that number 10 role, Anthony Gordon. You know, a really, really good play. Harry Kane stays in the team. 100 caps. Yeah, 100 caps. And it's really positive. He's got as many forward-thinking players in there. You can imagine when building him and Phil Ford and come back into the wreck and in there. The England look very strong. But they always do in these qualifiers, don't they? John, could you ever have played for another country? It seems well to you about asking. Yeah, I know. That creates a headline. So, it's not like that. My grandfather was Canadian. My grandfather came over in the Second World War. He was in the Royal Navy. And he was shipped in Swansea. Come off the board. I met my grandmother. I had three boys. Obviously, my father had been one of them. And he ended up staying in Swansea. And his name was Pius, right? And he's from Newfoundland. So, I probably could have played for Canada. But I was always going to choose Wales. Of course. You're well-stringed through. Stephen? I've probably not got a problem. They're current rules in terms of... Well, not the current rules. The rules I've always had in terms of grandparents and down you can play for their country of birth. The debtland rice one makes a mockery. Event on a half football. Playing in Chelsea Cup. The way he spoke about being Irish and how proud he was to be Irish. You're like, "What is going on?" So, yeah, I don't agree. But the sooner you've played one game friend and I've seen friendly, non-friendly training match, that should be you. It does make a bit of a mockery. Three caps, but he changed. Maybe it's a man. It's a waste football. Then it's the way he speaks about England. You're thinking, "How can you be poor?" Vinnie Jones had a well-grandmother. He chose Wales and he learnt the anthem within three days and he sang it proudly. So, that's somebody who wanted to sing the anthem, show his passion, show that he's proud. Other players are different. What character? Everybody shows it in different ways. I actually told him the anthem. I know. Steve, you may have missed a way on the podcast. We'll try and find it for you when John sang it a couple of years ago. I can still hear it ringing in my ears. Hi, John, you're up for it. It's good fun. You may have got your own when he's filmed and he's done. Luke McKown was asked, "What about potential Scotland call up in the future?" It is, I mean, I'm not a focus year for us. That's a main objective. But if it happens, I'd be thrilled. But then again, my favourite in Scotland is so, so strong. You could put this point for obviously an apple in, or that kind of so. You've got an amazing, kind of bunch of boys there. But as I said, I welcome it. We'll be an arms if it's to come along. Yeah, the midfield is our strongest point. We need more strikers, or an out-and-out striker, and another goalkeeper. And it's always difficult to say that, because these are, you know, real people, and giving the best. And as you pointed out, Angus Gunn didn't have to play for Scotland. His dad obviously did. But he was born down south, but he opted to play. And he made some great saves the other night as well. I was thinking when I was watching a Portugal game. I forgot to say it a little. Wait, you spoke to speak a bit? James Tavern here, but maybe bridging that gap before he goes. But could Simon Murray, I mean, she had one's pills out this squad, could Simon Murray have come on? And you think of what the game looked like the other night against Portugal, and it was a total backs to the wall, working so hard. I mean, that is Simon Murray to tea. Could tea have been an option? Yeah, I mean, why not? I mean, we don't have seven or eight. As I said to you, I'm a big fan of Tommy Conway, but he's still in the infancy of East Korea. I think long term, he'll be a real option, in terms of starting games. But when you lose, she had them. Could it have been Simon Murray? A lot of calls tonight talking Scotland, especially earlier on. And just a few moments ago, look, Macau and could he be potential? What about Simon Murray? The Dundee striker, he's been brilliant. He'll miss Luke Macau and but low camera and still there as well. Scotland, we know the story over the weekend. We now start to look forward to this weekend. Big time, and John, for your look at some of the games here, Celtic against Hart's. It's always a great game. This coming Saturday. Celtic, I don't know. They've played this Saturday so far this season, so that will be a full house for a game that, what are you thinking about it? Well, it sounded like I started brilliantly and Hart's have started quite poorly in terms of the season that they had last season. Really pushed on towards the end in the underneath Smith. So during a game for Hart's, as I said, selling a flying at the minute, they'll just come out in normal fashion. And Hart's will be at the very, I will need to be at the very, very best to get anything of selling this weekend. No changes. I mean, I'll have to see who comes back. OK, quite few of the players are away on international games. Would you expect any changes though? Or does it go with the same team that played Rangers if everyone is fit? If everybody is fit. Bernardo. I can imagine Bernardo. McGregor, Hazzati. Coon started, didn't he? With my either on the left, Coon on the right, and I'll go through the middle. Yeah, he might see one or two of the new signings, maybe play on the left back, maybe from Barcelona that you signed, maybe come in. He's got to play them at some stage. And maybe try and give them some trusty baby at the back, just to give them some minutes before. So they're not completely cold going into these big Champions League games. Stephen? The one change would be what's the status for Cam and Carter Vickers. You think of them leaving. Battle Valor. Sorry, the left battle Valor, I meant. The protective boot, which can be. It can be just perfect precaution just to take the weight off of a foot. Or it can be potentially go away for a scan. So it would be interesting to see what Brendan Rodgers says if he trains this week, because Hazz is obviously always a big game for Celtic, but perhaps Lava's a huge game in the context of the group. If Celtic want to qualify, they have to win next Wednesday. So you wouldn't risk Cam and Carter Vickers, because he's so vital for Celtic at the top level. And they need the best players for next Wednesday. Had the ground run in the new format, the Champions League. Of course, it's going to be so massive. And we'll be on the countdown to the Champions League and the Europa League as well. For Hazz, if this was end of the radio, we'd discuss it more. But it's a worrying start for the Jambos. Everything's going wrong, really. So they'll come. And as you said, John, they could be a threat against Celtic. Well, there was something to prove on it. The players, they should be then. And if I was a hearts player, you know a good Celtic app, but you're thinking this is the ideal game for us to show, or maybe hit back and show a reaction to the support. And the manager, if they can go to Celtic Park and get a result, we are basing it on Celtic being so good and hearts. I'm going to post that. That's what we are basing it on, of course, and play for player. That's why you're at Celtic, because you're the best players in the country. If Celtic, when they go eight points clear of Rangers, Rangers on Sunday at 12 o'clock, we'll come to that in a moment or two. Stephen, can I just mention one of your old clubs as well, the other Edinburgh Club, Habs, up against St. Johnson. And for Habs, it's been a really tough start to the season. I see the director, the Gordon family, the son, spoke to Sky yesterday. What did you make of the interview? I didn't see it all. Well, I mean, I had my opinions in terms of obviously Bill Foley, the Boma 4 now, what you said in the summer. Obviously, there's a new manager in place, Malcolm McKuy's going in. There seems to be a lot of different cooks in terms of the top end of the football club for a long time, before the Gordon family took over at Habs. There was George Craig, there was Lee Ann Dempster, and then George Craig retired, and Graham Mathickman. And what they did was they liked the manager on the football club. Now, it seems like this seems to be pulled from part to post, in terms of who's making the decisions. The sign in policy seems strange, it seems random. They spend a lot of money. And you can only imagine, you hear some figures, and you think they'll be clubs, the Celtic Face Edition, Champions League, won't have spent the money in the yearly outgoings in terms of what Habs have spent in the last few years, and this is a times finishing bottom six. So, I think it was good, it was fascinating, isn't it? There's a type of interview you love, is it? Is a football fan? Well, Shanley did well to get it. Yeah, yeah, look, Shanley was great, and he held his hands up to a lot of mistakes he's made. Dean Gordon, it'd just be very interesting now, do they take a backstage seat? They've now they've put Dave Gray in place, they've put Malcolm McKuy in there. There's a lot of people in big contracts that run out at the end of this season. So, this season might not get absolutely better, you see they're still looking about for free agents. Dwight Gay always mentioned, even talk of Emiliano McOnedys coming back. So, the manager's absolutely not happy with his current squad. What title is Marky McKuy got the David Gray on? David Gray's? Yeah, this is the manager. Director of football for Markey. Markey, director of football. He is. So, we'll maybe talk about it more tomorrow night. We're fast running at a time here. Heaves against St. John's in big game at the weekend. Ross County against Dundee. St. Marin against Comannock. John, that's a really good game, isn't it? In fact, both of them need points now. Comannock, of course, over the tough start to the season. John, that's a great game at Paisley. It is Comannock, Rock Bottom. Yeah, I know they've had some really big European games, maybe because they're out of Europe now. Maybe they can just, I'm going to tell it, McKinnis can just start concentrating on their league position. I've no doubt that Comannock will climb the league scene. We're in at home, Paul, you said. Yeah. That'll be a tough game. Yes, it'll be a tough game. Not a home to Comannock. But I think a lot of these guys, no doubt at McKinnis, have had to give the boys a few days off, but he'd been working on the training ground with the ones that weren't the way of the Shen International duty, because he'll be desperate to get three points at the weekend. Just to take Comannock, it's a little bit of a, you know, it's a bad smell around the training ground. When you're actually botting me, every club feeling being botting, you just want to get yourself away from that bottom spot, you know? Yeah, St. Marin, your club is the under 18 coach, Stephen. Yeah, it's a huge game. It was, I mean, it was a reason, the reason Comannock finished in the Europa League position in St. Marin the Conference League was their head-to-head. Comannock get the better of their head-to-heads over the course of the season, and that was the big difference between the sides. It'll be a really close contest. I think it's a huge game, so early in the season. I know Comannock don't overly obsess with either. Points. They've had some difficult games in amongst our really tough European schedule, something obviously I don't agree with. I don't think we should make it even harder for clubs to succeed in Europe, but that's a longer-term problem. But yeah, a bit of fascinating game and already, when you look at, as I said, did the club just show closely positioned last year? It's going to be close again by the end of the season, a huge game. Aberdeen against Smotherall, so two great captains, Scram Schini off against Paul McGinn. So, what do you think? It's a great game, isn't it? Aberdeen, absolutely. I mean, set in records. John Metheline's an amazing start. Nine in a row, isn't it? I know people point to the fixtures, being in the primary sports car, but you still have to win these games, but I wouldn't start the life as the Aberdeen manager. Having Duke back, if they can get him back fully flat, then it's a huge positive. If we're Molomeo off the back of two wins, another big game, I think, Molomeo fancy being the team, the first team to take points off of Aberdeen, so had a good game to look forward to. Certainly will be. And John, the other big one, we talked Celtic hearts. What about Sunday? Dundee United? Again, Rangers, we know United have started well. I mean, this is a game that Rangers, they'll be desperate to win. This is where they want it. They'll want it so badly. And Tannadise is rocking at the minute under Jim Goodwin. I've been being the promoted team last season, head-to-head with Race Rover for much of the season, but just pulled away with their quality. So, yeah, Rangers, I think a big, strong traveling support up there, but Dundee United, although we had a really, really good record there, and I guess Dundee United in general, it is probably one of the, you know, one of the more famous ones. Dundee United, it's great that Dundee United are back in the premiership. It's a big ground, isn't it? It's a big ground, you know, the crowd up there. What do you think is going to happen? I think Rangers would probably hit back and win, but they won't have it all the wrong way. Scorline, what do you think? I probably think something like two, one. Two, one, Rangers. I don't think it would be cut and dry. I think Rangers will have to work for it, but I fancy them to win the game. Stephen, what do you reckon? Yeah, I think it's always one of the, you forget, because the size of Dundee United, they are a newly promoted team. They've had a brilliant start back to life in a Premier League. A brilliant one, no victory, 10 car. So, I think the atmosphere will be brilliant. I think the fans of the chances, Rangers come to town, we're all the negativity surrounding them. I think Rangers will edge it out in the end, but really look forward to it. I think it would be a great game and really closely for it. Looking forward to seeing Bishrami. See what he's about? Yeah, it's been a lot of noise about him. I think there's a lot of hope. That he is going to be that missing link. Because I do. I mean, Tom Lawrence has played a lot of football, but he looks when you think of some of the players who've had in the positions over the years, he still looks a little bit below that level. So, a big thing if he can hit the ground running and maybe go and get a debut goal and back up to the hope that the Rangers fans have in him. Deserts, dumps Dundee United. Maybe on Sunday and for Celtic, Stephen, what do you reckon? Well, I think I'm in Hart's one the first time they went to Salty Patless. Yeah, the one to know. Celtic and Hart's both in a totally different place from back then. It all points to another resounding Celtic victory. I think it's a tough time for Hart's. Stephen Aismith still, he added a lot of players, and he still don't think he's found his best team, his best formation. He's still playing about with it. So, score line. What do you think? Three or four now? Three or four now. John, score line on the Celtic game. What do you reckon? I think it'll be, oh, this could be three now. Three now. John, thanks so much. Oh, I pull, thank you. Enjoy. You're down at Celtic Manor as well. I'll fly to this one. Yeah, fantastic. Three little game on the Ryder Cup course. 20-10, Paul. One day if I'm lucky enough. John, thanks so much. Pleasure, mate. Thank you. Great news there with Laurie in the cancer free. That was great news. Stephen, thanks a moment. Good luck for, who have you got this weekend, St. Murray and under-18s? Oh, we don't have a game. We don't have a game. Okay. That's it for tonight. Barry's here tomorrow night with Peter. Joke will day is up after the news. Thanks for listening. This is the Go Radio Football Show. Listen live weeknights from five on go. Let's go.