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The Go Radio Football Show 11th September
This is the Go Radio Football Show. Listen anytime, whatever you get, your podcasts. Call O808 at 1717 700. Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! The European Football. The Euros were a distant memory. We know what happened there in the Nations League the other day. But back to Club Football. And Peter, we're just thinking this time next week, you'll be at Celtic Park getting ready for Champions League. I bet you can't wait to get back to the club stuff. Absolutely, Paul, and the big thing for me is I keep seeing each season. That's why it's so important to try and win your league. The domestic football is so important for Celtic. You'll be champions in every competition, but especially the league. And to get that opportunity to the Champions League and hear that music, it's fantastic, fantastic for the supporters. And I'm interested to see what's now you've got the four home and four away games now. Yep, Slovan Bratislava coming to town this time next week. Before that, of course, Celtic playing hearts on Saturday. It kicks it off again and you know what that means if Celtic wins. It's so important Paul, when you've got the chance to kick off first, none of the Rangers are not playing until the Sunday, it's brilliant to put the more points between you. And that's what you've got to try and do. To do that, you've got to get a victory. Last year, hearts came to Celtic Park and there were only a team that I've felt won the games there that deserved to give away with the victory on that particular day. So Celtic, no, hearts have got a couple of points from now and again. But I expect Celtic to turn up and Tom Hartswovan getting to the Champions League as you say in great form. Barry, it's a huge week coming up for Rangers. They're not going European football to the following week in Malmo, but this weekend, the Sunday, the big game. And you mentioned the other day on the program, I see some of the networks picked it up. You're looking forward to seeing Bezurami. And you were watching them last night in action. Yeah, I've watched both games and highlights Paul, maybe 15, 20 minutes each game. It's a good victory against Ukraine. He played 77 minutes. Looked to Park. And again, last night, should I say against Georgia, but they lost the game one now and he played 81 minutes. So it's fairly fit, Paul. He said plenty of game time over the last day or four days. The game again is done tonight. It's not till Sunday, so you have four rest days. And for me, with the money that the Rangers have paid, the half million euros, it gets straight into the team, because obviously they suffered a tough defeat against the last game. And I'm looking forward to seeing him in a Rangers strip, because what I've seen over the last couple of international games for Albania, it looks like a very accomplished player. Jimmy's on asking already, '08, '08, '17, '17, '17, '17. Barry, where's he going to play them, do you think? You can play behind the main striker, Paul, or I could play on the left-hand side. I've not just watched their two games. I've been honest with you. I've watched plenty of highlights, because you're always interested to see what a player's like and what Rangers have bought. And you can play a few positions, Paul, behind the main striker, which is important. You just don't want a player coming in and he's isolated to one position. So, it's important that they can play various positions, and certainly be dramatic in doing that. You can make an aim for yourself quickly, Peter, couldn't you? Because Rangers need them just now. The fans, you know, they're desperate to see a spark from somebody. Yeah, I'm surprised, Paul, because the one I've been probably disappointed in, I've just listened to even the Rangers supporters, I've taught them, because lawns could play in that left-hand side. And there's a number 10. And I think he scores goals, he's got talent, you know, and I'm really been disappointed in him, because I thought he'd be a right big player for Rangers. So, you're at Bajama, whatever you say his name comes in. If he plays on the left-hand side, I've seen him through the middle. He scored in the Euros, and it was a very good goal. He scored. And you're thinking, it's a position where they've got a hell of a lot of players. I really do. I think Rangers could have been doing with someone else, but Barry spoke about that, midfield general. I just think it seems to be number 10s, wide players, and center 4 was this in me by all the time. And I think the team needs more than that at this moment in time. Go Radio Football Show, Paul Kuney, Barry Figgs and Peter Grant. Peter, what about Alistair Johnson? He missed out in Canada's goal of straw with Mexico. Concerns about his fitness, or what do you think? Well, if you go after 25 minutes in the first game, Paul, there's always a concern, obviously, then not to play this second. But the good thing about Tony Rawlings has managed to both games in for Scotland, and Tony never lets the club down. You know, he's done remarkably well, and I've got to tap your hat to him again, because he's got a lot of criticism. I've felt unfailing, and I've buried it as well at the time that he was unfailing, criticized. I thought he can shoot again, two difficult games. He can shoot him very well as well, so he's in good fatal. He's got games in his legs. So, if Alistair Johnson is missing, Tony Rawlings would come in here. I think he would fit seamlessly. And even though I think Alistair Johnson is a very good defender. And Barry, it was a tough shift, wasn't it? He was up against Lea, who was a really good player the other night in Portugal. Yeah, and also the Polish team was a decent Paul. It was two good tests. It was clumsy at the penalty decision, but I think if you look at his overall game, I thought, I thought he played particularly well in both games, and even with Grant, he was saying goodbye to the Euros. I thought he'd done a job there. Look, he's not the number one choice hit right back, because obviously, hockey and part of some are injured, but that's when he come in. And I thought he'd done a fine job, and also I thought he'd done a fine job in the last two Scotland games against Poland and Portugal. For sure, no points for Scotland. Well, we'll talk a bit more about it, Barry, and I spoke in Monday, and Peter, we haven't seen you since last weekend, but there were signs. I'll ask you now, what did you make of it? We know we're disappointed, no points. What did you feel about the way we played? Frustrated, Paul? Because I think it's the way we should have played in the Euros. We said that last week, we're playing McTormany, my gins now that in the areas of the pitch that we feel they can affect more, Scotland look more energetic because of that. And as I said last week, I don't care if it's a back photo back to you. These guys have got to play that way, no matter what system. I mean, you can play them in that same positions, even if you play the back three, so it doesn't really matter. So, people are going to think, "Oh, what if he only comes back and he does that left hand and we go to a back three again?" Yes, but we can still do that with John McTormany and Scott McTormany, and the things we spoke about, not taking set plays, and they're being a massive threat in the box. And it does it fantastic the world. So, frustration is probably the biggest one for me, more than anything else, because I think we could achieve performances like that. If we'd have started like that in Germany, against Germany, I think they'd have qualified. I genuinely do. I think we'd have done it in the next two games in a different fail. The storyline maybe, I don't mean five, but maybe they'll lost the game, but I don't think they'd have lost it in it, which sucked a life from us. Yeah, I lied to gameplan. I lied to both performances, albeit, we never picked up any points, Paul, but I think there was more positives than negatives. And granted, as you just mentioned it, McTormany's, McGinne, Christie's, you've got to let these boys off a leash, and let them get forward, and then you've got your anchors behind it and Goma, guys like that, and McLean, who I thought it'd done pretty well as well. Or as well for the goal, eh? Yeah, it was a brilliant goal. I was screaming at Andy Roberts, and he whipped it in, but listen, he played it back and came to McLean, whipped in a non-believable ball for McTormany, he finished, but I just liked the attitude. They looked a lot more happier and comfortable in that kind of formation, and hopefully going forward. And we get the injured players back, like guys like Keon Tien, they're hacking and always going about for a bit more longer than, but loose. Yeah, loose as well, yeah, he's back, the training field. I just think when we're like that, aggressive in the press, I think we're a better team. Did you hear the chat this morning on the way up? I think you maybe did, listening to talk sport, they were talking about Billy Gilmore, and saying that Brighton, who've got a brilliant system, we know they have about buying, selling, but it's data-based. And Billy Gilmore's stats didn't look as good, and they decided to sell him at a price that Brighton, you thought, was strange, it's so cheap, I think. I think people look too much into his stats, Paul. I've been honest with you. Because he was on cheap, personally, when I've watched Brighton, and you've watched him because there's a Scottish player playing there, I thought he stood out like a sore thumb. I mean, he's going to go on the ball a lot more, so the passes completed. Billy would probably make 60-70 passes within a game at times. And he had to go and he played in that position. He had to go and give the ball away at times, so I think some times looked too much into his stats. For me, every time I watched him, he was really impressive. And again, before he left against Manchester United, it was outstanding player in the pitch. And Peter, we know that Brighton are brilliant player. And Matt already, we know that. But interesting, I don't know if you heard it this morning. I didn't, Paul. But as I said, if you're talking about it really, Matt's slightly different. I don't think Matt could play as that deeper one. He played it for Celtic when Kalam was out in just a little bit, and done well in it. Because it was a position I used to play him a lot till then, really. I coached him. Did you? Yeah, because I played him a deeper one. Because he wasn't good at watching or position run off him, and, by the way, I'll tell you, being that central pivot and being the one that makes all the passes, is great. But you know, sometimes our position is going to have it, and they're going to have runners. And if you don't match your runners, it's going to punish you. And that was probably Matt's weakness. But in the European games, I thought he'd done it really well, but he'd get caught out in the laps in the game. He'd been out to take a wide free kick, gave the ball away. There's no doing the position now, because Kalam McGregor is not playing and Celtic can see during the counter. So there's every thing that you've still got to add to your game. The likes hit Billy Gilmore. I've watched him a lot. And the only thing I would say, if you look to his stats, sometimes, I would say the last year, because he was in and out the team, didn't pass it. The ball forward enough for me. There was a lot of square passes. And if they looked at my callisters, if they were running off of that Alex and my callister, he was more forward when he was past. And that was probably, if you're putting him up against each other, that's a difficult one. And when Billy's trying to find his feet, he's wanting to go give the ball away, so he's playing safer. And you automatically do. He's a young man. But he's been excellent. And great credit to him. And he'll go over there by a manager who knew him from Chelsea, obviously, in Conte. And obviously, he's got a power office. There'll be Scott McTomany going there. And they're two different completely types. But the one thing the towns I love is the two, their attitudes seem to first class. They want to improve. They want to get better. They want to do exceptional well. And they don't hide away from adversity. And all these things that will set them up in good stead to have a right good career. And they're telling God, well, and hope we're talking about them winning this area or something to make sure we're doing so well. And that'd be fantastic for everybody. Head to head with Bologna, maybe. But you're going to take us over to Private Jam, come on, we love that. I've seen that actually. Today in the press, Lewis has signed a new contract to 2029. Wow. Yeah. And if I knew that, he's obviously kept that under wraps. It's going to be a big Christmas. Well, that wasn't at the end of the day. I'm sure Bologna will be doing that for a reason because I think there's so many clubs up until they get that serious knee injury that was really interested in him. Obviously, he's former manager. More to go in there in the summer. So Bologna are just protecting their asset. That's what I'm doing. And listen, he's obviously got a wage increase, which I thoroughly does. Because he's a captain as well. And he was their outstanding player last season. Yeah, you're learning this program, don't you? Everything's a puzzle for him. Yeah. Because he's grabbed at the both hands, not just a football field. But the fact that he can tell you in the way he does is magnificent for him. You know what I mean? Because he's brought Ray into it and leading players. I watched his games early and the one thing you could see him. I mean, I always laugh because I used to cope here at the point now. But I remember him pointing to everybody. I have her audience. Yeah, exactly. I remember him going and pointing to everybody. But because he couldn't speak the language, Bob, so he was telling him to shove in here. And it was brilliant just watching them, you know, because that was the way he was communicating. But to go and learn the language so quickly and do it fantastically well. So, delighted for him deserves it. Absolutely brilliant. Just like his father, great with the language. Bad language. I haven't heard him on the beat for a wee while. I know he's on a lot. But, yeah, listen, yeah, I see him. He's on the beat. He's on quite a lot. Yeah, he's, yeah, I'm listening. I'm sure he's over the moon and he's proud of his son. He's a different country, a different environment. It must be so difficult going out there yourself. But listen, he's risen to it. He's grabbed it with both hands and great to see him back and the training ground out. And hopefully in the coming months, he'll see him back out in the pitch strutting his stuff. Yeah, he's a great example, isn't he, for young people, what they could do. Well, somebody who's come the other way is listening. It wasn't all plain sailing from him. He's a young man. He's getting let go by Rangers. I think he was 14 or 15. I'm unsure exactly about age. Went to hammocknack. He's in there, does he have a lot of credit? The nuts are done really well. Got his move to Aberdeen. And Derek kicked his game on. Derek McInnis kicked his game on a couple of levels. And listen, look what happened. He got his move to his area. And that's the thing Paul were talking about last week, was it? The week before we were talking about youngsters. He's well leaving Rangers to go to Hamilton, so people know him and get an opportunity to see him playing instead. He's saying that he's side way Rangers, just because I'm at Rangers or I'm at Celtic. It's so important as we talk about these young kids have a window that people can see them. And there's too many young boys getting released nowadays going for Celtic or Rangers and getting out of football. Not just going down the levels, going out of football because nobody knows them. Nobody gives them an opportunity because I've never seen them. That's a good point, Grant. I mean, I don't think there's a good enough support network. For these young players that get let go 18 and 19, because you do, you find a lot of them. And I've spoke to a numerous parents where they just disappear for the game and they've got good ability. These boys, so I don't think there's enough support because let's not everybody's going to get kept on. And going to play with Rangers or Celtic, but I still think there's going to be some sort of help for these young men. Because it's tough when you get rejected, but we've all had rejections. Well, I'm going to ask you now, Barry. It's a bit bit different from when I played Paul. More in Barry's team, because there's so many youngsters. I'm thinking at that level and the way they're coached now and supposed to be and everything's different, there's so many of them. How they can't find football clubs when they leave a Rangers or a Celtic. That's what makes my mind boggle. Because surely they're good enough to make sure all that training program and everything's the school and everything's supposed to go with it. And they drop down the level and go nowhere. I think it's a mix of a few things. I think it's the rejection side which they suffer most with. Nobody likes rejection, but sometimes you need a bit of guidance. Maybe somebody needs to set them down and go through things, listen. I had that when I was 15. I'm sure, granted, you've had it in your career. It's no nice, but it's important that you've got people running about you. And if you have no people running about you, I still think that the clubs that let them go have to get a responsibility as well to make sure that they get a help in hand. Do they? Yeah, do they? No. Well, I see so many go out the game, which is no nice to see. As I mentioned, as I mentioned, a lot of these players have got good ability. You kind of go for yourself, take them in your sport in no play. Not have ability. No play. Of course. You know, and that's the worry. To go for that, that's my concern. And that's what I'm talking about. I think in the other time it was easier, Paul, because people could get to see you were either playing the reserves if you were under 16s. So they would get to see you there. And then when you went to between 16s and the reserves, because there was no under 18 at that particular time, there was only one competition, the youth cup, as I said, once. And then everybody went to a club. Whether you were good enough to go and play there all the time, because it was men's football, you were near enough, dropped them in two. It was different, but they all went to a club. Now I'm seeing guys that I speak to too often. They say, "Oh, I always wear angels up to the summer there." I'll say, "Oh, how are you now?" "I don't play anymore." That's terrible. But I've not heard that much, Paul. If I say a hundred times I'd be stalling, I'm not cutting it. Yeah. And that's my concern. What happens with them? It shows you the resilience of your nephew. Because his dad, Derek Ferguson, his uncle Barry Ferguson, he's at Rangers 14-15. So you're the elite. Yeah. And then suddenly you come home one day and say, "Oh, I've been freed." Do you remember that time with them? Yeah. And listen, it's happened to a number of people. No, just loose. But it's an example where, listen, you're down. It's a team that you supported as a boy. But listen, there's other clubs and other ways to go about it. I suppose you had that wee bit about them. We don't need to go and prove them wrong. But then you've got to give credit to the team that took him on. It's Hammonakis that I've obviously walked to him through the system, gave him his opportunity and it first came at a young age. And made a bit of money off him. I don't think it was much because it was only training compensation. And it was only there for a couple of years. But Hammonakis have... They've got...they had the big part to play and obviously he's future. And I don't think loose forgets that either. It's amazing. So, what did that baden? Yeah. Obviously, they took a punt on...no, a punt or a gamble. But it was a young player. I don't think he played many first-team games at Hammonakis. But Derek obviously seen something in him. And how much did they pay for him? Do you know what? I think it was 128 or 220. So, Hamlet, I don't exactly know how much it was. But it wasn't a lot. But Aberdeen made a healthy profit. But again, Aberdeen obviously walked really hard with him. I did it mechanics, Tony Dorker. To not sure a minute of the player that now he's became. But a lot...I mean, the clubs deserve credit. So did it managers and coaches. But you need to give loose credit as well. He's obviously walked really hard at it. Inspiration for young people listening to the goal radio football show we're here with Peter Grant and Barry Ferguson. That's true. I hope people do listen to that because that is... ...opportunities elsewhere. Yeah. But it is hard to say rejection is hard. Yeah. Because you don't have to pay the still. Kids are going to give it to itself. You don't really have to pay. But they probably feel that they've let people down. Well, that's what it's going to say. He's all called in his father. We're in for range of first-team. He's going to hope to tell them I'm not going to be a part of that. And he thinks that's the end of the world. And you've got to probably Derek, his family. Great credit as well. I'm telling the respect to that. Because he's trying to tell him something. And he's not really wanting to believe you. Yeah. You know, because he's your son and you're hot for him and all these different things. So all that's, you're going to come through that. And to come through and come out the other side of that. But we've had the experience. Absolutely. Absolutely. Your two boys play, my boy plays. He doesn't play at the same level as I played it. But do you know what? I'm hella proud of him. Absolutely. He's making a living in the game. Yeah. He's went and done it his own way. There is pressure on him. Oh, that's... Yeah. That's... Yeah, he focuses, boy. Yeah. Exactly. And it's no nice, but you know what? I'm proud of him. I'm sure he's going to do this. Absolutely. Two his boys. It doesn't care what they're playing. See, as long as they've went and they've made their own way in the game and worked hard and make a living, it deserves a pat in the back for that. And you'd had to rack up the miles. I know that round the country. I'm watching them all at different clubs. And by the way... Try and do them. You're doing south. That was the thing. I remember Lorraine used to go be in a Sunday morning. I was in Poland half past six in the morning, drive to Swansea. This was for your knowledge, by the way. The game was at midday kickoff. The game was played. So you're leaving there about two, three o'clock in the afternoon and you're not back to nine, ten o'clock in that night. So Lorraine was doing that. I was working. So Lorraine was taking the kids everywhere. You were another part of the country. Yeah, exactly. So they were taking them. But not just Lorraine. All parents were doing that... I know. ...dream for their child, obviously, because that's what their child wants to do. See, you're trying back the middle of the hill. Lorraine was as much interested in football as flying in there. That's why she married me. (LAUGHTER) But as I said, that's what you're doing. So you have to do that and parents do it all over. And even now when they go, that's when I was flying on America. Then they went to Ireland, sorry, Sweden, in Ireland. And thankfully he's down in England when it's only a three-and-a-half, four-hour joint for me. But listen, I love getting down and seeing them and listening. It's great to see that they've made their own way, which I like. I like to see. After the break, we're going to hear from someone who's made his own ways come from the Bundesliga to Celtic, Celtic's biggest ever signing. We're going to hear from Arne Ingalls next. That's just after this. This is the Good Radio Football Show. Listen anytime, whatever you get, your podcast. Let's go! (SINGING) Good Radio Football Show, Polk, anybody Ferguson and Peter Grant. We had Victor, Jack and Victor in the studio yesterday morning. They're breakfisher, did you hear them at Crofti and Griddo? I know you got away, buddy. They're great fun, aren't they? Yeah, I love it. It's all game, you can, if you don't. And they did the 5K challenge. But they did it with the guys, it was good. You see it online? Brilliant. Yeah. I had them talking about a comic or something. Actually, yeah. They were pushing back. Well, now they were brilliant in here yesterday morning. Well, that's great. So it's not very funny. Good to hear it funny. Crofti and Griddo back tomorrow morning whenever you wake up. And if you miss any of the programme and what we're chatting about at the beginning, remember, you can subscribe, you can follow us wherever you get your podcast. Because quite a lot of people are coming on saying, why is there not more done for players, young players, if they're released, whatever age, 14, 15, 16, who could do more? But you mentioned the PFA, what could the PFA do to help them? And what do they do? I think they do try and help. I think it's a mixture of people, you know what I mean? I do think the clubs, I've got a responsibility when their contract's in. And if they ain't going to give them another contract, they need to help them. Whether it's giving them training facilities, making sure they're all right, until they do fix a self-help way, a club show. I think it's a mixture of things, Paul. But I just see so many people. It's a good thing to grow it up because it is important because I come through and assist them. And out of my age group, probably it was only me, kind of, everybody, some of the other players, sorry, they play maybe championship, I've had another one's drifted out. And I used to sit back and think, "You're too good to drift out here." A football. And I'm talking '94, '95 or '20, '24, and I still see the same thing happening. I just think it's important that we try and help these out. I'm not seeing the players that get free, they're going to go and make it a career of it. They might not make it, but you know what? You need to try and help them because, as I said, rejection is one of the hardest things they take. They're living, when you look at it, they're only 18 or 19. They're still young. The parents can only do so much. I just think they need a bit of help out with the parents. I could be a mixture, as I said, club, PFA, other associations or whatever. I just don't know. I just don't believe there's enough help for these young men because it's tough on them at times. Peter? Well, I think the PFA, it should be something with the television money. We know it's not massive up here, but a percentage it should definitely go to the PFA. I believe. Which happens in England? Yes. I believe that should happen. And every club, it's under Don Burrello, the Premier League Championship for setting it all the way down. Whoever's covered with his Scottish football, every player should get his injuries. If it's a serious injury, he should be looked after 100%. Not 50% yet because he's about boys are working. I was fortunate for now. I was all alone. Barry was all alone. We had a chairman. If guys were injured, they would look after them. They'd take it yourself and he would pay for that operation or whatever. And that was a good issue. His own heart and the respect of that. But there's so many of these guys. They're all in a year's contract, Paul. A year's contract, 90% of them are in a year's contract. So the time of the year's up, they can have an injury. That is isn't the following year. They get released. They've no way to go. They've no rehabilitation. They're on two nights a week. They're at the physio they were working with. Now all of a sudden that stops. So the players have got to pay for that. They've had to pay for their operation. If you're going to go to the NHS, which people are going to shoot and scream about and say whatever, but if they're playing the football for the clubs, you can't just push them at the side and say, "Oh, well, you're no part of us anymore." And I've seen it happen too often. And I've been fortunate. I've seen the co-front and the respect happen. Both my boys had really bad injuries. A few times had to get through operations. Peter down south was looked after, and he was looked after remarkably well up here before. Raymond was slightly different. And I must admit that. And I was really, really disappointed the way he did. Me, enough. He had to pay for everything. Everything. Operation, rehabilitation, everything. And the respect. And that disappointed me. Not all mys to it. Because you never look upon it. Do you hear these sort of stories? The clubs should have better insurance. I think the clubs should not be allowed to play in the league. If you can't cover your players, I do not think they should be allowed to play in the league. Because every week, there's people injured. But these boys, they're livelihood. Some of them can be drivers because they're part-time. Can't drive. Peter was fortunate enough. He was still full-time. He had a bad Achilles injury. Seven months he wasn't allowed to drive the carpool. Seven months, so you imagine that's your full-time job. You're a snooker. But he was full-time at the time. So, I'm thinking to myself, you look back at the players I dealt with and I'm thinking, that's a hell of a worry. Because they've got kids, families, houses. And you're not getting paid because you're not at work. And we don't realise all these sort of things that go on in the game up here. And I definitely think there needs to be help for the PFE. I know they work harder to try and get things to do. We really need to help them. The govern body needs to help them out and give them money that they can look after these guys. Because if the money gets bigger and bigger because of the unit, you use it brilliant. Fantastic. Because that means people will not get injured. If somebody does get an injury, they should be able to get looked after without that worry. Yeah. They don't get enough help, I don't think. I really don't. And I'm talking about the PFA here. Because they try this up most. But it's funding. It's a lackey funding. And it helps the centre of the low league players. Because I've been involved in the low leagues. I had a similar situation. It kept in. And the owner was brilliant. The other guys needed operations and needed scans. Because they're like, "What's in an MRI scan? You're talking 500 quid?" Yeah. It's no cheap. Just to get to the bot me, what exactly the issue is with the injury that happened in a game. But in terms of the PFA, yeah, I don't think they get enough funding. They don't get enough help. They try. I know that for a fact because I know people in there. But they just don't get enough funding and enough money. And they try and help these low league players. So in England, as I remember. But they're there for them? Yeah. They threatened to strike, didn't they? The PFA said, "Right. We'll take the players." And it didn't happen. And they got 1% in Scotland when they do it. But the players say, "Right. We're going to stand together and we'll strike unless we get a percentage going to the PFA to help players." Yeah. It's really, really difficult, Paul. Nobody wants to say strike. I think when you're talking about the television money and everybody's sitting down together, you know at the top of the table is always going to be the dictator. You know that's always going to happen. Unfortunately, the other ones are not probably strong enough. You know, and to get that percentage, because they should, for me, they should be a put for these situations. Because everybody knows, if you're below, sorry, the Premier League, you're going to the championship. You're going to have at least two part-time teams. Then the rest of them are all part-time and the leagues below that. So you know the guys are going to need to help along the road. And maybe the guys at the senior level, because the clubs have paid the insurance, as you say, the other clubs can't afford it. So they need the help. But the PFA could get in and help you with certain things, for sure. But the most important thing is livelihood. They're on a year's contract. How can I pay my mortgage? And that's why, when I used to speak to some of the boys, "Oh, you're more than good enough to play full-time. You say, "I can't take the chance. I'm going to work every year." And that's why. And good players, Paul. Because I used to say that, I said, "Have a good player could play at the highest level as in play full-time football?" He said, "Yeah, but I don't want my contract to pop every summer." I know there's a lot of good things at PFA. They put on a lot of courses for players part-time. They may be going to get a job, or even, sorry, correct me now. Guys at a full-time that I know are a lot of money to maybe just live comfortable after it. They put on a lot of courses. They try and help them after their careers finished. But as I say, as I go back to it, they just don't get enough help. And if they go at that help, I think it would make your game better up here. It would take a lot of headaches away for a lot of the clubs. It would take a lot of headaches away for a lot of the players. Because they're worried. You know what I mean? The mental health. It's not even years contracts. It's like nine months contracts. They're contracts end in May. They don't get paid during July. Maybe July, maybe a couple of weeks in July when you go back to season. Sometimes you start back to season and you haven't been paid. Let's hope something can happen. That's important. But two of the most important players get really bad injuries. One was near enough a year. The second one was a year. Is this a hollow? Yeah. Listen, they've got what for buy. But they're really bad injuries when you didn't expect it. They've got to still live and pay for the families. You know? That's what I'm saying. The PFE need the help. The Scottish players need the help. The clubs need the help as well. Because they can't afford it because it's very, very expensive. So they've got to find a way that we can make that money for these guys. Do you have insurance as expensive? Yeah. But can I mention that? I think you've got to have some sort of insurance in place as a football club. But I know money is really tight in the Scottish game. And these are things that I don't think it's poker about enough. It's not. I really don't. And the reason why I speak about lower football is because I enjoyed it. I was down there for four years, five years. It was a good experience for me and a lot of good people. It worked really hard. No, just the boardroom run about the club. And also the players, the players, I mean, they come off their shift straight to training without even eating. And they're working here. I tell you, I tell you a lot about a person, in my opinion. It's not all glamour, is it? You are either. I think so. No, but it isn't. They're falling tears, Paul. They're not on money, is it? They're not. They're not. Who are they putting? Yeah. You know what they come in? And Barry's right. The players are turning up, especially during the Covid period here when we had it. But during the Covid period there, they're turning up with the football kettle on, not allowed to show. Getting back home half past 11 at night, some of them. But that was nonsense. But that's what we're saying. Half past 11 at night, they're leaving to go home. And the great thing we've seen these boys, they used to sit in the dressing room again, but Covid kicked in. All of a sudden, they were all in their own cars. There was nothing for them. So, all of a sudden, there's changing clothes and that stand herself. Yeah. And then driving in the car, the self is there. In the winter. Yeah. So, they're doing all these sacrifices, people who have it, they're looked after now. No. You need to help them then, because they've got families. Let's hope something happens. We'll take your comments. Some people are coming on saying, "Good on you guys. People need to speak out." We know about the glamour, we hear about the big money. But actually, most players are on much less, and it's precarious. You go for a mortgage or whatever, and they say, "Well, let's see, what's your prospect?" No, I see quite a lot of the league and even championship players, they go fund me pages. To try and help us. To try and help us. They've got an operation and it's tough to read that at times. Because they put their bodies on the line. These players, but as I said, go back to what it says right at the start. Associations that are like the PFA and whatever certainly need to help to help these players out. Arnie Engels, Celtics new. We're going to the other end. So, somebody who's signed for 11 million pounds, Celtics biggest ever signing. He's been speaking to the media. What about the expensive price tag then? Because this is at the other end of the game. How does it feel about that? Is it affecting them? Do you think it will? They paid obviously a big amount for me, and I want to return also a lot for the club. I just want to be my best form here and just perform like I always do. That's why they did it. It's just for me to adapt now quickly to the situation, to the team. It's an amazing team, so everybody speaking me really well is teaching me a lot. So, I think it's going to be easy to integrate and to perform. So, the Belgian who's come. What was he, 21 years old? He spoke about, well, his first encounter then with Brendan Rogers. What did he say about Celtic? Yeah, I think he sees a lot of me. That's why he wanted me also. So, it's just for me to stick to the basics and to learn how the team is playing. He also explained me how he works, how the training facilities are, how the fans here are. So, he explained me everything and that was a really nice conversation with him. But, yeah, it's up to me also to just perform and to show them that I have qualities enough to help the team. And that's the most important thing. So, he's got the quality. Why did he choose Celtic? I think it's a really big club also. I think it's the biggest club in Scotland. They play every time for the championship and for the lead caps and everything. So, I think it's obvious that it's a step forward for me. And also with the new format of the Champions League. I think it can be really amazing and special for us. Peter, you're looking forward to seeing him. I knew you saw a glimpse of him the other week. Yeah, I was very impressed in the short period he was on. The camera you heard, Paul, because the thing I liked about him, I hadn't mentioned it last week, was one of the times the ball was played in a key. He'll go and hit 10 off without the ball. And myself and Barry were speaking about how difficult that is as a midfield player playing against him. Because you know you've got to track him. But it also depends on the defensive line. And especially with teams playing now with this high line and trying to press up to the half-way line. You do need midfield that runs. And that's what really impressed me with him. He's a very good size. He's a perfect specimen for the midfield player. There's no doubt of that. I've not seen enough of him but in that small period. As I said, that cameo. I thought he'd done really well. And he can't be a mug if he's maximated. The maroon is now in this world at 20 years of age in the Belgium national team. That's for sure. The price tag, that's not the kid's fault. That doesn't matter for me. If he's a good game, bad game and a different game, it's not the price tag that's given him that. The kid gives out there. He's delighted. He plays for Salting. I hope he comes out and does fantastically well. Barry, you'd prefer he'd come to Celtic. It's a Rangers round Celtic. But it's good to see somebody who's played 50-odd games in the Bundesliga at 20-21 coming here. Yeah, and I watch a lot of the Bundesliga. And it's a top league here. A lot of top players, top teams. And there's a big price tag in top of his shoulders. But listening to him there and listening to people talk about him the last couple of weeks since he's signed. We'll sell it. It looks to me if he'll just take it any stride. A glimpse from coming on at the new fun game and right away was demanding the ball. Making runs is going to just point it out there. So, look, time will tell. But it looks like Salting have got a player in that hand. We also, you know, on Sky just before the game. And he made up with his old manager, Phillip Clema. Yeah, I work with him. So it's normal. There we see each other. But it was nice to see him, but it's for me to beat him. So that's what we did. That was good to see the two of them pretty much though, wasn't it? Yeah, when they sell obviously, he was a former manager. I would think he was going to walk back and walk by him, sorry, and ignore him. But listen, he's right there listening. He's obviously played a part in his career. But listen, when you're at the opposite club, you want to do one thing and let's get one over. Yes, you're old manager. It's more lonely about him, Paul. To be fair, Clema. You know, so listen to the actual thing. Yeah, of course it is. Listen, isn't it, Mario? Everybody knows that you're a rival. Mario will tell you he's probably played against most of the players in the Premier League when he was playing against them. He's probably played with some of them. So you go there and you want to beat them for that nine-two minutes. You don't care who you're playing against for that nine-two-five minutes. You don't want to beat them and turn them over and have it right. And I'm sure Clemonne and I'm sure Hongos are the same. The one thing you'll know like is confidence because if you're Dutch or Belgium, you're the greatest player in the world anyway, they have that great belief. And listen, if you're playing with Celtic Rangers, the one thing you do need to have is that belief that you can play. You can handle that and it talks very well. You called him. Did you give a call, Barry? Hey, you're my rival. What did you say? Can you say it on a family show? Remember his brother. I used to have him. His brother as well. Haven't he injured Aaron as well? You did, yeah. You were roommates and all that. He went to the Euros in Russia. So Peter's born to get all that brilliant boys. These are the Rangers in the Celtic End. Absolutely, yes. I was about to get him flying across with him in the dark. This is the Go Radio Football Show. Listen anytime, whatever you get, your podcast. Let's go. Let's go. Club Football is back this weekend. We can't wait for it Saturday. Aberdeen against Motherball. These are all at three. Celtic against Hart's. Hibbs against St. Johnson. Ross County against Dundee. And St. Morin against Comannico. West of Scotland. Derby. And then Sunday. High noon. Dundee United against Rangers. Bizrami played for Albania. Couple of games. Played quite a few minutes over the last few days, Barry. And on the highlights, he looked impressive. Yeah, he did. And obviously, Baldwin Rangers made the signing of him. You obviously look a bit closer, isn't it, as well? You watch a lot of footage and listen to it. I suppose anybody can look good, but obviously, I watched the highlights in the last couple of games, against your career in Georgia. And certainly, he looks a player. And I would fully expect him, Paul, to come straight into the team, because Rangers need to go up there and make sure they come back down the roadway with three points. And look, he's well up to speed, Paul, as I said. He played 77 minutes, 78 minutes against Ukraine. And Saturday, a few days rest, then another 80 minutes against Georgia. So, he's fully fit. He looked good. So, I'd be surprised if he wasn't involved. Certainly, when they start the 11th, come Sunday at 12 o'clock. Do you think they're all involved? Had you again, though? It wasn't as close. I can't see that. I know. I find it has weird in it. You're still paying all these wages weekend, week out. It doesn't go away. You know, when is it Friday? All this day, they can move anywhere. For Turkey. Yeah. But for anywhere right now, it's Paul. That's the last one, though. For everybody, I think. I'm not sure it's Saudi Arabia or anything like that. But the kids obviously not want to go there. But I'm just thinking, if he's a good player, why would you not bring him in at the squad? I know that I keep seeing, but Rangers seems as if I've got a lot of players in there. This is very close. Apparently, his money goes up significantly, if he plays another game. But I've not been funny in that. I'm sitting here, Paul. I wouldn't care if he's moneying up. I'm paying him anyway. Yeah, sure. I'm paying him no more. Is that the national player? I'm paying him anyway, and he's doing nothing. But we just don't know how much it is. It doesn't matter. Well, it does, if it's like massive amount of money. Listen, I'm sure Rangers can afford it somewhere. Absolutely. I don't care how dire straits are. I'm sure Rangers can afford it. But also the fact is, you've got to play your best players. If he's one of your best players, you've got to have him in the training room. You've got to be a first player. There's no doubt of that in my mind. What he says he is coming back from international football, and he's going to fight for his place. He has been good that way, hasn't he? But he doesn't rock the boat. Well, looking from the outside in anybody here, it looks to me if he's got a good attitude. He's went and played beating games, scored a few goals. He's obviously still showing a good attitude. But if you're asking me, do I think you'll play again? I can't see it because the manager's been pretty straight. He said he mentioned a few months before the season started that he wasn't going to be part of his plans. And I just can't see him pulling a Rangers jersey on. But you never know, listen, that could be a series of injuries as you might be really low. But I just get a feeling after that would be the case. I think he would bring a younger player in from the academy. Jack's been on the socials 08/08/17/17/1700. He's saying, "Barry, where did you make up for Leoplemon last night?" I know it was a private session, but we saw stuff online at Emerson House for the Rangers Foundation. I think they made a charity night, and he faced the fans. Outside there was a banner saying, "Sack, the board, back the manager." What do you think of what you saw from last night? Well, I've just seen so many questions that you get asked in, and I think he stood up there for a player. It must have been tough, obviously, after the last result. But he stood in front of them, I sat in front of them, and answered the questions as best as possible. But look, I'm sure he's just desperate for this game to come around about on Sunday. I would be that two-week wait. I'd feel it two months. It would be killing me inside. I'd just be desperate for a game as quickly as possible, and I'm sure that's the case with the managers and the players. He was asked, "Can we win the league?" And he said, "Yep, we can win the Scottish Premiership despite the five-point deficit." He didn't say that. Well, of course, it's five points. Well, I would be absolutely shocked if he says, "No, we've got absolute no chance." You've got to have that belief in your manager and the players don't believe it would chance you got. Look, it's going to be tough the way that Celtic have started. I'm not going to sit here and kid anybody on. Celtic have looked really strong and really at it. Rangers have had a kinder. How could the average start for this season? But if you're asked that creation, I'm sure Gandhi or Gread be absolutely shocked if he says anything other than, "Yep, you've got to have that belief, Paul." If you don't have that belief, you shouldn't be involved, of course. Take me to the airport and leave. There's no question on that one. What about the Scottish son is saying that the St. Marin Vice Chairman Jim Gillespie, who had been tipped as a potential chief executive at Rangers, they're saying that that's not going to happen. He's not going to join them. They're saying the leading candidate now the front runner is Adrian Bevington, who joined as former FA official. He's been asking Villain a few other clubs. He's really good in the program here last week, whether or not he's going to be chief because I haven't a clue. But they're saying that Jim Gillespie, who's got a great track record in business, that Scottish son is reporting that he's not coming to Rangers. We don't know yet asked you off here, but it looks as though he's not going to be nice. In someone like Rangers, someone who knows maybe the club, but more of a business side of it. Fergus came in and just ripped everything up and done it his way when he came in and he sold it. When he asked him not to take over, as I say, I thought he was a strange cat. He was very much on his own individual and nobody was going to stand in his way and what he promised he gave, and he was very single-minded about that. And I think Rangers probably need someone like that to come in at the board so whether a young one, I'm not sure. Somebody's been over the course before and knows all about it. Come in with that business argument. And listen, it's been nice if they had that Rangers back now and probably. But the bottom line, that's not going to count Paul. The bottom line is, can you bring people to the football club? That's the most important thing. Can you bring money in, generate money for the football club? And that is the role, how am I going to do this? And whoever it gets that, Bevington will know a lot of people because of his involvement. He said, doing an angle for a long time. Do you think he would be good for it, given you know him? They do need a kind of transformational CEO. Fergus was CEO and owner, so he brought the finance and walked out. But remember, Fergus knew of it, Celtic. He knew that background he's salty, everything that goes well at net expectation. See, if you don't know that Rangers could get in swallow a lot of people up under respect of that because you don't realise you don't get time to make mistakes. You know, you don't get that time. You've got to get there, hit the ground running and make it better right away. There is no time for them to wait for the situation they're in at this moment in time. Very similar to yours, and I keep saying it was mirrored in the respect to that. We had an unbelievable fine base who backed him. He was never going to allow that to harm. But he needed someone to lead that and Fergus and that. The leaders of that, and that changed everything round. But there was a lot of pain to go before that. Barry, what do you feel? Well, they desperately need one in because obviously James Bizgrove left to go. Hey, so we did. The way I'm probably looking at this is, they need to make sure that this is such an important. Job, bit rangers. And they need to, I'm sure the chairman knows that he needs to get this spot on. I've met both actually. I met Jim and a couple of years back. And I was impressed by him. It was only five or ten minutes. But I liked what I've seen. And Bovington as well, I met him a couple of times with a master's football. He was involved in that when it was internationals. And I liked what he had to say as well and experienced guy being about. You just mentioned there's a big job at England, national team. What in the Premier League? I believe now he's a workman agency in Germany. But what I do know is they need to get it spot on because it's such an important role at a club. The CEO, so rangers know that they need to get this one bang on the button. The son of reporting, they said this last night and today they've updated it saying that it's not going to be Jim Gillespie. But Adrian Bovington could be top of the list. Speaking to Go, because we asked him last week, would you be interested in the job? He said rangers as a football club is such a huge football institution. It's a global club. I've been following it very, very closely. Clearly, they were well beaten at the weekend by a very strong Celtic team, because this was last Thursday on the programme. He was on with Mark Quidi and Andy Walker. There's a lot of pressure flying around there. What I would say is, whoever the chief executive is going to be for rangers, it has to be someone who can show real leadership, a good communicator, got to have a real understanding of the game and the industry, knowledge of the transfer market. And they've got a picture of him here with Capello, actually. But of course, he works with Sven Goran. Well, he's put himself forward for the journey. It was a great interview, I see. Yeah, but when I spoke to him when I was at the Masters, it's very confident. Yeah. That's the way he came across. Obviously, I know his football inside. I'm actually a football fan. He obviously understands how big rangers are. I'm not surprised that he's been linked with it. But as I said, Paul, rangers need to get this appointment spot on, because it's such an important role. Any football club, but just now rangers need one in. As I said, they need to get this one correct. Celtic rangers are different, but let's not be kidding. I said that to you at the Atlanta team, I've been down in England. There's nothing quite like it, please believe me, apart from Manchester United with a pressure. And I've said that many, many times. And that's why there's an extra pressure with this. You need to galvanize everyone, because obviously, there's a split with the supporters and that, and over the team, because you obviously lose and it's Celtic, Celtic. If it was Aberdeen, it was leading the league, it probably wouldn't be as bad, because Celtic are doing it consistently. And that is a problem. That is a major problem. So you've got to, one, get closer to that, first and foremost, but you've got to galvanize everything else round about the club, bring everybody together, and that's what happened at Celtic Park. They had to try and do that. They get back to Celtic Park as quick as they possibly could. We'd been away for a year, get back there, even though there was only certain parts of it. Then try and build that community between the supporters and the players, and that, instead, it used to be psych the board, all of a sudden, you're back at Celtic Park, you're back in the team and all that. They're always back to the team. When you're having a go at the board all the time, it was hard. The Rangers are now at similar positions, so as a different beast, so the person has to be aware of what it means. News is next, then we're back, and we're looking forward to the weekend with Barry and Peter. 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, await, await at 17-17-700. There's only three days to go. The domestic football is back. It seemed ages, Barry, didn't it? A week and a half ago, you know, part of you did want to get a break after the old firm game, but the domestic season stopped for nearly two weeks. Three days to go, four for Rangers, bet you can't wait. Yeah, I wanted a ground to open up and swallow me up. Oh, I've been honest. But as a player, when you do suffer a heavy defeat against your fastest rivals, you want a game as quickly as possible, so I'm sure it's been a long couple of weeks, but we're not far away now for the weekend. Looking forward to it, tough place to go up to Canada's. Jim Goodwin's got them, doing some decent stuff, some very good results, especially the last one against Hertz at 10 Castle. It's not going to be easy for Rangers to get up there. They need to be really at it and make sure they come back. As I said, it started to show with three points in the bag. Celtic have got Ernie Engle speaking to the media. We haven't heard them because he signed just before the end of the transfer window in those dramatic couple of days when they got three new players in in the last few moments. And it certainly was a hectic start form when he came in. And he said, "Look, I've got a lot of ambition. I want to do really well." Hopefully, a lot of good moments together with the fans and with the team. Celtic is a club that always wants to play for the championship and for the cap, so we want to do good in the league, obviously, but it's just a good step for me. And I'm happy to be here. It's a really big club, so it's nice. Big club, Peter. That's not an understatement. An understatement, absolutely. I'll soon realise that. I think he did it the week at the Rangers game. When he came on, even for the short period of time, it's a fantastic to get that out of the road. A fantastic moment for him. And I'm sure, even a player who's much bigger games, you know, by the expectation, even going to end up in the build-up. So sometimes you have done that, the rest of it takes care of itself. Then you see the training ground, you've got it got there. And as I said, that's the most competitive role for him now. Now, his work starts really now to try and get in the team. That's what you've got to try and do. And by the way, I'll tell you, it doesn't matter. You walk in the door, I said it last week, they're all your pals now. Yeah, yeah, shake their hands in the dressing room. When you're on that training pitch, it's me or you mate, it's getting picked on Saturday. And that's the way it's got to be. And that's what I think Celtic are ahead at this moment in time, because of that feature that they've got in their group. They've got a group of players that all could play in the first team. You know, and that is the difference, as I said. And that's what a few Rangers are lacking at this moment in compared to Celtic. That's why I was asking about the Hijis and all that. If you've got good players on your group, you have to use them. You have to, unless they've been really bad away from it. He spoke about his introduction to the old firm. Yeah, I think even a bit more of, obviously, you hear a lot. And you know that it's a big, big game against Rangers and that everybody's looking forward to it. So, you know that it's going to be really hard. But I think the team did amazing, and we managed to do the 3-0. So, it was a perfect day, actually, for us. And he said, you know, I'm not the finished article. I want to get even better. Of course, you want to score a lot of goals and make a lot of assists as normal. Everybody wants to do that. So, that's nice, but I just want to be here and just improve myself and show everybody what I got. So, that's it. Celtic is a big club. So, yeah, I just want to improve. Barry, what would you be saying to him about the difference between playing? You've played many German clubs and playing weekend, week out in Scotland. Well, I don't think you would ever have sampled the pressure. The expectations put on your shoulders. And obviously, the price tag, it comes with it. It's no, the young man's problem at the price tag, but a lot of people will be sitting in this dancing, right? 11 million pounds. What are you going to bring to this? But listen to him, he sounds confident. He speaks well, as well, for such a young man. But time will tell, see how good he is, but as I said, Paul, from what I've kind of seen online. And here I'm quite a lot of people speak about him and the press that I've watched him, or maybe coached him. They say that's healthy, I've got a top player in their hands. Did you feel pressure when you went to Blackburn Rovers with a big press tag on you? Yeah, because you want to go out and show the reason why a club pays that amount of money for you. It's always like putting pressure on myself when I had a bad game. I always wanted to make sure they fall in week. I came out fighting and I played better than I did beforehand. And it's part of football. It's not the player that decides the transfer fees. It's the clubs that decide that you just have to do your talk on the pitch. He also spoke about the style of play in Scotland. Yeah, I think so. It's an attacking style of playing. And also what the manager wants is a lot of ball possession and creating a lot of chances. And that suits me really well, I think. And also like to win or to need to win every game. It's also a different feeling, and that's also a kind of feeling that I really like to experience. And I'm seeing what the future brings, but I think it's going to be good. Peter, the landage you said of the broina and the company, so many others. Do you think you'll start this coming weekend? It depends how your boys come back from international duty. Maybe it's something you see on a young Bernard who played other even their captain and scored. Which was fantastic for him because he's been really good for him and I've been really impressed with him. Yeah, I've been really impressed with him. He's captain. Yeah, he's been excellent, Paul. He seems to have a good head on his shoulder, but a good footballer as well. I thought he was excellent at the Rangers game. But it's interesting I sent the boy there because I've not seen that much of him, but he's talking about goals and assists. And if a few minutes he was on the pitch, we're talking about that running off the ball. So maybe that's the thing that she had to give looked at. Who can route a place, Matt, because Matt was goals, assists and whatever were very high as a midfield player. And I'm glad he's thinking that way because that tells you he's not going to be the sort of column roll, just sitting there and making things happen, making the ball moving, whatever. He's going to be making their forward runs and that seems to be the type of players. And he's right. I'm not sure the question they're about coming to Scotland. I think Van Dyke, Larsen, you named them all. I can go through many, many more, but I won't name them. And I'm thinking to myself, well, I've done name, no harm whatsoever to come here and then go down south and rip up as well, where many others have done that. So, yes, I can understand, come out the Bundesliga, but who is it, Augsburg? You know, so you're saying, right, as Augsburg compared to Celtic, it's like me saying that somebody will whip what you want to go down south for it, Bournemouth. You know, I was at Bournemouth, loved the club, but you've got to understand the size of the clubs in that direction at times. And that's what you're playing in. He looked at that Celtic Rangers match going on in that and seen the stadium the way it was. Yes, I would still like Rangers supporters there as I would at Celtic supporters at Ibrokes, for sure. Because I think that makes it different. But that's why the kids come in here. I can come here and play with our massive club and show people that I can play there. And we know what it's like. You do well here. They'll move on again. That's life. We understand that. But if he's a top international player playing for Belgium, we should be delighted. He's wanted to come and play here. The fact he's a Belgian international at this moment. So that's the pleasing thing. That's the things we should be asking. That's great that we are able to attract these players to come here. So let's not talk ourselves down. Absolutely. Can you answer my question? Well, why did they all say about the weather? Don't tell me German in Belgium is much better. I agree. I hear that a lot over the weather. Listen, I've been to Germany plenty of times in Belgium, plenty of times where it's thrown it down. For the reason. The coldest game I ever played. Which, all right, go on. We're the Bremen. Yeah. We're the Bremen away. I was just coming back for you. I'd been out for four months, Paul. That was my first train session. But the mind's had tamed me as part of the squad. I was nowhere. For which manager? I can't remember. It was off it. Davie, I'm not sure. We played we're the Bremen and then won the league. And it was the coldest night I've ever been involved in a game at football. And I was only there to take part in the warlock because Brian's court was watching my fitness levels. And I have never been as cold in my life. Cold in Belgium? Oh. Anywhere. It's cold, right? Anywhere in my life. That's a cold place. You know, it's frozen. Yeah, man. And that's me. I've never been here. I don't know what I said here to say. I've got to get there. If you wish, I've got a sack now. But you're right. We talk yourself down too much. I agree with you. Yeah. No, but it's just an interest when you're listening to a lot of players. Oh, I'm not sure about the weather here. As I said, I've been to plenty of countries. And in September, and it's been just as cold. And as I said, chalk it down with the rain. So Barry's going nowhere. All winter. He wants to be here in Scotland. He's going to be here. You don't need the sunshine. Who cares? Scotland won the sunshine under 21s, 5-0 win against Malta. So that was, I mean, we were expected to win, Barry, but it doesn't do any harm. No one wants to know, give the young boys plenty of confidence, as I said. And a nice little football pole. It's tough at times, but a result of that against Malta. I know they're no one in the stronger nations, but listen, you've still got to go there and do a job and certainly they've done that. We have 5-0 victory. I think young lady Miller, I think it was his first start, if I'm correct. Well done. Yeah, actually scored. You scored. That's 66 minutes. Say up a chance as well. But I had to be outstanding. I had to get my match in. And Barry's right. We're playing Malta. But I definitely think that kid's levels to play. You know, so at the end of the day, we've got to keep watching these guys to nurture these guys and give these guys opportunities and credit to Miller. For giving them that opportunity. We're talking about young boys not getting an opportunity. And maybe it's sometimes better not to have money at times because these guys get an opportunity to play. We talked about young Lou's getting an opportunity at Hamilton. Miller will just do in the road. I've got a young Lening a chance to play. And he's not letting them do what's ever known. He's in the 21s for the under-19s. He goes on there and makes a star-man performance. Yep, a little ongoing. Three minutes then. Murray, Mulligan, Miller, Lening Miller and Nielsen. So good win for Scotland last night. And what about Harry Kane? Then 100th cap and two goals last night was meant to be, wasn't it? Barry's it? And of course we saw Glenn Camara playing. We saw Timo Pookie as well. He had a great chance of it being played into him. What about Harry Kane then? He looked at me back at his best. Better than he was in the Euros. Would that be fair? Yeah, I've seen him better in the Euros. I don't think he was the worst. But listen, in my eyes, he's a top-class operator. I think he's a different class pool. He's got all the attributes. And he's goal-scoring record for England all the time. Top goal-scorer. I thought he was excellent at Tottenham. Obviously he's moved to Bayern Munich, went over there and scored so many goals. Yeah, I just think he's a top-class player. He's a guy who's had to fight as well. He's another one. He went to a lesson, was sitting on the bench, is it a lonely? He went in Norwich, struggled there, and there were a few others. And I used to watch him a lot, Paul. I used to go and watch Tottenham reserves quite a bit. When they played around at Stephenage, it'd be y'all wishing you you could score goals. He just did that. He was, I don't mean that. You did that now, can you? He was somewhat Italian, because he used to play more as a ten-actually. He used to be a younger boy at the reserve levels. Because he'd take the ball and then move him. But obviously he'd get to the hets. He's been in every ten years of the ball. He's probably only one guy I've seen that you feel when the ball drops his foot and puts the ball in the back, and it's going to jump in to four. That's, the remainder four was only one year. Every time the ball dropped, you thought, "This ball's in the back." He's got that short back left as well. He's got the exact same. He's got the exact same. Harry Kane's got that as well. He moves the ball. He keep us not even set in the ball's Bayern. And that's a fantastic treat to have as a striker. Has he got a Scottish connection? Because it brings us on to Scotland. We will talk about it, Peter. We've not seen you since the game. We need a keeper. We need a striker. Jerry's been on, and he's put that to you. Yeah, I think that's probably been unfair. Angus Gunn has made a couple of errors. Unfortunately, as a goalkeeper, you get judged on that. He'd three excellent saves, actually. You know, very, very good saves. And as I say, the goals have been disappointed. He's sail worth. You can see that. But I think, listen, a lot of good goalkeepers, Craig Gordon. That's been excellent. McGregor was excellent. All these guys, David Marshall, David Markle blew well. And Angus came in after a career. And now he's certain places going and loins and whatever. So now he's sailing and finding that. He's made a couple of mistakes. But listen, there's no doubt. He's proved his performance. He's been Norwegian City in the championship, which is a bad deal. He's a really tough league. He's put in top class performances. And I thought at the other evening, he had taught class saves. But unfortunately, when you make a mistake as a goalkeeper, it's the thing you're always judged on. And let's not forget. He opted to play for us. You know, he didn't have to. He had options, didn't he? Because he is English. And he's died, of course. Yeah, well, we try again. The first time in Big Alec, now he's going to be trying to get him. But he was still on the forefront with the 21s. Did you not manage to persuade him? I'm amazed. No, we didn't. But didn't. Not that time. Because I think he thought, and I was surprised a little bit, because, England, a lot of top, top quality keepers. It's probably just older than Angus. You're all playing first team football at a particular time. He didn't move. I think he went to Southampton, as well. He went in, or he's twice maybe in loan before he went there permanent. No, listen. He's got all the attributes to be a top goalkeeper. There's no doubt about that. Go keepers, I say. They're going to make mistakes and be punished for them. And unfortunately. But he is the best goalkeeper at this moment in time. Barry, we spoke about it the other night. He did such great work. It was just a pity with the first one. I think if you ask Angus himself, he'll tell you. He should have done better for the goal. There's no doubt about that. But it's tough. I won't. A goalkeeper makes a mistake. It's easier for an outfield player. For a central midfielder. If you lose the ball. Unless you've got a line of defence and a goalkeeper, you get through. But, look, listen. I thought after he recovered, because you could see he was disappointed. He's banged the ground. And then, obviously, made a couple of excellent saves after the mistake. What about striker? I mean, we just can't magic up somebody. Lyndon Dykes played the two games there. Peter, what do you think? We saw a wee bit of Tommy Conway. We haven't seen much. It's not been a good start to the season for Lauren Shanklin. You know the story. Listen, I'm sitting here unemployed, pulling the respect to that. So I'm not going to judge Stevie's substitutions or whatever. But in that period, instead, I know that Tommy Comey comes on because he's getting underneath and running. He can chase him around. You're looking after the back four. I keep thinking, why did we take John McGinnoff and we need a goal? Right? Why not put Scott McTomany up the top end of the pitch and say, "Right, okay, we're still going to have that target play to play off, but we can keep John on as well because there we're keeping our goal scorers on. We're bringing other guys around behind them. We're going to get crosses in the box. Scott's still going to arrive. He doesn't need to play right up his number nine. But it still gives you that target. If you're Lyndon Dyke, sorry, one most of his head, that was when the ball went forward and it gave Scott, even if he nodded it up near or the defender nodded it up near, Ermid Field were onto the next ball and it helped him. I thought we lost that, but we needed it most. But yeah, again, taking John off of that particular team, putting on guys that have never scored. First goal, another scored. You're having a game now, I mean, but never scored. You're taking goal scores. That was probably my question, Mark on that. And as I say, Steve has done a fantastic job and whatever. But I've got your question that at times. I thought maybe that was where I done with Scott, me and Tomany, and left John on the pitch, because maybe it's still a goal threat for us. And kept Billy Gilmore as I say, I always think anyway. You should go on if you have no good count on McGregor. You don't know anyway, because you need people to serve us these forward guys. Barry, good insight. Leave one. John McGinn. Yeah, because he's always a threat, Paul. We don't know if he was maybe had a neglect. That could have been the reason. But I believe when you've got a threat on the pitch, even if they're not having a good game, they can come up with that one bit of magic for you. And certainly, the goals that John scored for, first got on over the Steve Clark era. I've been really important. But you just don't know, maybe he was feeling something. Who knows? It's like some of the polling game I would have kept Billy on. The pitch, because at that stage, we were going for it. And you need that pivot. And I might have had a pitch, and when I moved John back there, that's no John's natural position in my eyes. I like John McGinn. Followed up the pitch, where he can really affect the game. And I just, with the light, I've seen Billy just sat in front of the back four in patrol. I've obviously, Paul and my track has won an encounter. Peter, what are you thinking for Croatia and Portugal over here? Croatia way, obviously. What are you thinking? What have you learned from it? I know managers always say this, but the style of play was better to watch. But did you learn much from the Ryan Goals? We didn't see much of them. No, it's difficult, you know, because I think the three boys in that you were putting on, they were all going on, really, for the first Scotland caps, as in such. I don't mean that's the first Paul, four or five, maximum. But you're looking at that and you're thinking, right, we need to win the game. How are we going to win the game? These guys are going on nervous, and it doesn't matter how experienced you are as in a club player. You're not going to play for your country, it's completely different. And I think we've still got to find that out at a big rate. We can obviously get a goals going striker who's six foot four, you know, can run like the wind, you know, going to score goals for fun. You see Ronaldo then that guy he has, you know, because that's the one question that was going to ask Barry, because even on the goal, when we Billy Gilmer lets the boy run, doesn't he? The box, he lets the midfielder run into the tracks. McCain a little bit, and then it leaves Ronaldo, but Ronaldo knows the space is there. So he watches McKenna going one way to track Billy's man, and then Ronaldo's left in the box. He doesn't have that striker, it can do that. Scott McTomany is probably as close to it. It can find space in the box brilliant. It does it fantastically. Well, I know he's not a striker, but he does it really, really well. He's finding that space not arriving, but you watch Ronaldo. Everybody goes that way. He just stands still. Thanks very much. And that is a difference, and we don't have that night. And unfortunately, you're looking down, you're hoping that the Cornways and that can come through and give us something like that. But it's difficult to do that. As I say, we spoke about the earlier in the programme, we're losing so many youngsters who are not there in the trade. You know, and that's a problem we're going to have in the future. It's just, it's clever centre forward. What? If you watch it, it's really simple, but it's so effective. Isn't it at that experience? That's why the guys scored over 900 goals. It's just mad. Do you love watching him? Is it 900 goals? - 900 goals? - 900 goals? - 200 or so on. - 100, 100. - 100, yeah, yeah. - Nearly. Yeah, yes. It's madness when you actually think about that. But even you look and you see who's next to him's like something like under 400. That's the closest and it's not mad at all, but it's some superstar. You're thinking, wow, that's incredible, you know, how far. But listen, no matter what you like him as a kid and the way he's interviewing that come across it, I think it would really poor at times. It's all about him, isn't it? But you have got to give him remarkable credit for the shape, the physicals and the specimen it is, the goals you scored in a big game player. You know, there's no doubt, but I still think Messi's the best. And obviously, if you're to compare them that way, I like to watch Messi. But we go back and we go back mad at Donas and all that other time and you just think, they've got different, all the time, but he scores. - And they've got different lifestyles from Ronaldo. - Yeah, but he sacrifices so much Paul just to know for himself. - Yeah. - But that's what he's saying. He sacrifices such a shape. It's quite incredible, actually. - What did you and you give up? - 30, 70. - The week before I went to West Ham, I played against Wickham wonders for both moves, and then I left a fallen week to go to West Ham, so it was 37-30. - And you knew it was time? Did you tell me you'd again then? - I think I knew it was time, maybe 20 years ever. - Nonsense. - No, but as I said, Paul, a few years I'd been what you do, but they wouldn't have let me, they wanted me to keep playing because I had a lot of young players. They were playing and they wanted me to keep playing. - I saw that's what I was a player assistant at. - How can he do it? - Sorry, at 39, no. - It's phenomenal. - Because the way he looks after his share of Paul, it's easy. - He just look up when he takes his top off. - No getting out of his heart on him. He clearly does all the recovery stuff, right? - Well, that's what this is when he's 80, but he's done one of all accounts. He can back figure on my dreading their Champions League night, and it was about two o'clock in the morning. So they get the private playing back to my dread, whatever. All the players shooting at their cars go home. He asked for the stadium to go home because of what East Bath's not in there. And before he even home, even any of the East Baths don't know. Got the guy coming in and giving him the massage at three o'clock in the morning, you know, because he just feels that's what he needed at that particular time. And that's why his body's in such fantastic shape and allows him to win the trophies that he's done. - He's East Baths, but I haven't been bubble buffed. - Exactly. - I love a bubble buff. - Salt, ain't it? - They're sending a message out to Margaret and Lorraine. Get the ice bath on. - Oh, I could not. - I could not. - No, no, no. - I just one thing I just couldn't do. I know, listen, it's a great recovery, but no. - I've got these Kyle chambers as we all know, Bob. But you've got gloves and socks and all that. Forget that as well. - He's definitely a Benjamin Button, isn't it? - It's phenomenal. - Yeah, it do. - Incredible specimen. Yeah, a man, he's just an elite sports person. That's what he is. - This is the Go Radio Football Show. Listen anytime, whatever you get, your podcasts. - Let's go. - Let's go. - Let's go. - It's flying in for 90 minutes and already to the Go Radio Football Show. That's what happens when you get Barry Ferguson and Peter Grant together. A bit of a double-eyed developer. - What are we for that East Bath? - Exactly. - I don't know how to do it. - I don't know how to do it last half. - Yeah. - I was once invited to one of us and now you're okay. - I made it to an East Bath. - That was another story. - There's an old cube in it. - So, yeah, Ronaldo, we're talking about there. Who's Scotland's Ronaldo? It would be Craig Gordon, 41 years old. I'm not completely different kind of player, but he's still there. Could he come back into the reckoning or is that now? He's had his time as Scotland goalkeeper just under the heading of... Well, he's been on saying, is he worth his number one at the moment for hearts? - Listen, I think Craig Gordon would only come in at the Scotland squad if he was gone, if he was going to play. I don't think he'd come back to be a substitute at anything like that. - You can't give that going to you. - No, I can't. Unfortunately, you know, and listen, as I said, as a goalkeeper, you make a mistake. That's you, you know, people will just throw that at you all the time, especially if you don't win. If you win the game, people forget about it. They'll see how they keep a made a mistake for their goal, but we win four, nothing or whatever. When it's in big games and in big moments, people always remember it. And as I said, a couple of fantastic saves. After Craig Gordon's an outstanding goalkeeper, no doubt about that. But I think how his teams came and gone, because I don't think the manager would guarantee him that. - Barry, Derek's been on, not your brother Derek. A different Derek in the south side saying, "What would your line up be for Rangers this weekend?" Now, we want to find out how people are coming back, because you've mentioned Bezurami, you'd expect him. He's three and a half million pounds. We have to think about it, or is that maybe for Friday when we find out more? The game is still four days away. - There could be some injuries we don't know about. So, let me, let me off to Friday. - So, so, Scotland to have a new year, and that is one of the stories today. - To have a new year might not be. - Yeah. - There's still a lot of talk, Paul. There's, I see some comments. There's no going. - Yeah. - Other comments that he wants to go. So, we don't really know until the Turkish window closes. What is it Friday night? - Right. - If I was asking you, and you or James to have a new year, I've finally got to it right, because I'm listening to how you say it. - He's Gary Lineker jumping in the game. - No, no, no. As I was saying, I'm asking you, if you were on the set, you used to be, it's been on with him for the last couple of seasons. - Yep. - And you had an opportunity to leave now, and it's not your club as in Rangers. You know that. You're just, James to having you. Not bad if you're guessing. Would you think? - Yeah. - Yeah, I think I would take the opportunity. I'm, obviously, he's not been brought up here. - Yes. - Yeah. I would, and I think there's enough cover. I think these young Sterling can play there. The new boy, if you find it, can play there also. Listen, I think he's been an excellent sign, and I've always stuck up for him. - Yeah, absolutely. - And some people disagree that. That's totally up to him. But I think over the nine years, for what Rangers paid for him, I thought, I think, sorry, that he's been a really good Rangers player. I just think now, maybe it is the right time for James to, to maybe think, right, you know what? Let's try something different. Look, Stevie Stays, I'll be right behind them. There's no doubt in your life. - I think I'm just asking you about it, because I think it's so much creative, and I know what it's like, creative system, and it's never easy. - And you know one thing I respect about, when he gets a creative system, it still puts yourself out there. And be easy to go and hide and take yourself away from him. - For the nature. - Yeah, exactly. And I've seen that happen quite a lot, but that's one thing about James to have any other. But he's always stood there and went and played for the club. But in terms of, if I'm in his shoes at this time, and then I'm thinking, I've got an opportunity to go elsewhere, and maybe earn more money, I would imagine. And Turkey, because of money, and Turkey as decent, I would probably take the opportunity. You're not going to get the same as Rangers. Less pressure, maybe elsewhere as well. But sort of interesting that you see what the next couple of days hold, but see if James Stavin is here. What is a Rangers support? I'm getting right behind them. Top scorer of this season. - I think that's right. I think that's what he needs. And people don't understand how important that is for the supporters to be behind you. You know, you get through tough times, of course you do, and it's really, and you've got to remember human beings in the respect to that. They don't want to be playing poorly, they want to be the best player every week. And it's tough when you're getting criticism of a personal experience, it's never nice, but you have to dig in, and it still continues. But the manager's selection, and that was always the throwback that I had. Well, I played under six, seven minds as a manager to pick me, so you realize, well, they must think I'm doing okay. And that's the one thing that every manager at Rangers has had under, James Stavin has been there. He's played. He's played. - Every single game. - And it just becomes, it becomes that one you can easily hit that road off his back because he's been there for so long through it and probably because you know, as a captain there, you'd expect to lift trophies and unfortunate for him. - But before I had criticism, I've had plenty of the stands, and you know what? I never had any issues with that. For the stands, it's what I've seen online with the video. That was too far, in my opinion. And I've said it, Paul, two or three times now. I don't like to see that. I understand people are frustrated. I understand it's really raw right after the game, because you were well beaten from a buy sell tech story. But I just don't like to see the sort of things ham after the game. You can take the criticism and the press and the media from your own supporters. It's no nice, but it's just part of the game. It is. But what happened after that? - It doesn't sit well with me. - I think about that stage now that he would like to leave. That's what I feel, Paul. - You reckon? - But I don't think the club would want me to leave at this moment in time. - Well, that's what football inside it, are reporting today's thing. Look, the club are not going to let them go, because it's too late now to get a replacement. - And that's a nightmare for the boy. - Sure. - You know, really, because if he thinks that's the straw, it's broke. The camel's back. It's a Celtic game. And he can't get out. That makes it tough for him, because listen, let's be careful. He'll not be looking forward to this game. He wouldn't be because of the criticism he said that would have been a hard few weeks for him. And Barry says it, but jumping on that horse again and going again right away. It'll be the longest two weeks, James has probably had as I didn't just captain, because he's so desperate to get a game under his belt. So the supporter either can be singing his name, but maybe we'll be looking forward to Sunday then. If he's here, go out there at Tana Dyson and show them what he can do. - Well, that's what you're hoping he can do for him. - Yeah, personally. - Yes. - For the personal side. - Julia's been on it. - That would be my thought process. I'd be like, "You know what? I'm going out here. I'm going to give this." You should give it over to another single game, but you would have that extra bit of motivation. - I think he's done that bad. - Yeah. - And then the next week, he gets criticized by a game for the first mistake. And that's why I'm saying that's why it's finally tipped for him. - Julia's been on, and she said, "I'm a Celtic fan, and I enjoyed the day. I thought it was disgraceful. What that Rangers fan, a couple of them did to the captain. And she's on saying it's shocking for what he's done for your club. Just something you mentioned a few moments ago. They're talking about Harry Kane there on Skye and you see him in your old colors at Norwich. We're just seeing him look at him young, Harry Kane. - Yeah, couldn't turn him there. - Yeah. - He seems he had cut his granny. - Yeah, he was trying to wheel him in. - I'm quite jealous. - Yeah, it's incredible what you've been saying. - And there he is in the Leicester shirt, sorry as well. - But remember, there's a brilliant picture he had in the orange. - Yeah. - And you know the two substitutes were for Leicester. - Mm. - So brilliant picture. - Dennis Wise, no. - He couldn't get a game for Leicester under Nigel Pearson. - Wow. - That was a two-string. - Was it a set on the bench with Leicester? - Yeah. - And the champions. - I think it was. - Yeah, yeah. - What happened to those two? - I think Nigel Pearson did a great job for them. Didn't he? He got it lined up then for? - Absolutely. - To win the title? - Yeah. - Would that be fair? - Yeah. - Yeah. - The two players that you just mentioned are Kane and Vlad. - They're not right. - I don't know. - Okay. - I think Vlad, you know what happened to him? - Stop. - Look, shut up. - Yeah, absolutely. Great hunger for the game. - Right. - And you can see that Harry Kane, very professional of us than he does. And you see, he's just bummed to score goals. - He's wanted a cent of forwards that makes an average pass look a good pass. - Yeah, absolutely. - Because he's past, he just runs, he never gives up. Just 100% of the single game in here. I think he's what, 36, 37? - I think. - Yeah. - Yeah. And again, again, another brilliant story. Lower leagues in the Halifax in Fleetwood, and then the Leicester, and the National. So, it gives... - It's a goal. - It's a goal. - It's not the most goals in continuous games. It was at 12 Premier League games on the bouncy score, which is remarkable. It's not playing for an Arsenal and you hated a lot of play around that game for Leicester. - Yeah. - It scored 12 goals in 12 games. - No, it's on. O8, O8, 17, 1700 saying, "Peter, what's the word on Celtic CCV? Is it OK?" 'Cause obviously, we saw him in a... - Oh, Ben, trust him, Paul. You know, because you've seen him in the foot, you know, "I don't mean to call him." But they call him, "I used to call him a Stucky." You know, but it's like... - Yeah. - You know, he used to call him a Stucky. - It was a mistake. - It was a mistake. - Yeah. So, you're wondering if it's an ankle injury he's had, he's not been involved with America, obviously. So, it's interesting to see what's going on, but then, other interesting thing about that is, you know, with two left foots. - Yeah. - Ben. - Yeah. - You know, - Of course. - And very, really, is that a harm? - Yeah, right, you're putting the left hand, same way, very, really, do you see two left foots, putting the centre? - Just to never play. - No, he wouldn't. - No, he wouldn't. - Yeah, that's right. - That's correct. - He Chris Weld, the region that he lost him. - Yeah, but I did say that, Paul, we did a good upbringing in terms of Arsenal, and there was a number of clubs that, so that tells you that he was a player that he rated highly, and I've seen him at the gate, he looked at a unit, he looked quite big. It's deceiving when you look at him on the TV, but obviously at the game, seeing him out doing a warm up, he looked at a big boy. - And part two of his question is, what's your Celtic team for this weekend? So they're playing in a Saturday, is this the first Saturday game of the season? I don't like to throw things at you, but it's not been many. It's a Saturday, three o'clock. - Are you going to be there? - Yes. - You're covering it on Celtic TV? - Yes, I am, yes. And I'm really, really excited. - That's the first one in a season. (laughing) - You know, Rangers reserves, I'm going to watch, you know, I used to call hearts, that's what you used to call hearts, Rangers reserves, so don't be kidding there. But, I'm not really looking forward to it because Celtic, as I said, last season member hearts, soon now, you know, and comfortable beat him to now on that particular day, it was probably one of Celtic's poorest performances, so, the way the team's been playing Paul, I'm really excited they're watching Celtic, because I just think the new boys come in and give the lift to the boys that was already here. And we always said that, but they'll know, they're not a training pitch Paul, see me at a player, and players come in, and they're at a good level. It raises everything again, so when everybody's come back, usually sometimes, for a little bit, a little bit of tiredness, everybody's desperately booed here to be part of it. - Yeah. - I'm going to be seem to be looking. - And I want to be in the team. - Yeah. - Because I don't want to be the one of these boys to come in and do really well, and I'm not playing in. You know, and that's the way you've got it fighting. That's what I'm saying, I think that's the difference we sell to get this moment. They've got players in positions, they can all play in different positions, now they've strengthened each position where they were looking to strengthen, and even add that, you can see it, you did come in, you've got Kyogo, also me, this performance is a centre forward, so that gives you a third centre forward where people always send back an extra centre forward, and he can play through them, scored a couple of goals, and that's so, that's it. - So, your team then also... - I'll not be fine. - Yeah. - But you've got a Schmeichel, obviously. - Yes. - Yeah. - As far as the joins, it doesn't play with Tony Wilson. - You know, then, as I say, Kyodor Vickers, he will go with Tristy, if it's not, - Scales. - Scales. - Scales. - Yeah, he'll tell it, depends if he's fit, you know, it could be young Violi, his first opportunity. - A few new needs on the bike. - I think the midfield may be interested, and maybe think, with Bernard only played the last night, you know, and he goes with his back early, because he was suspended for the Belgium game. - Yeah. - So, he may be an opportunity start, and leave Bernard out, so that may be a slight change there, Hattati wasn't away. Callum wasn't away. We've got a fresh callum, a Gregor, and a respect to that. I think the front line, I think, will stay the same. I think you'll have coon one side here, but it depends, because me, there was one to bench on it, and never come on, but a lot of travelling there, so it depends how Brendan's sitting there. - He didn't come on. - No, he didn't jump on. - But the first one he did score. - Yeah. - The second game he didn't come on. And Kyogo, Arida, he does a bit part in both games. I still think he's short of fitness. You can see that in his general play, but the time he's been out of the knowledge, so, - He's not a full preseason game. - He's not a preseason player. - He's not a preseason player. - I know. - Games are different. Games are different. If you're playing, these boys are not the American world playing. Kyogo was brilliant over there, and he's at the ground running here, but it depends what Brendan's wanted to do with the Champions League game, with the slight shoulder injury, but I think Kyogo will start, and he'll make the substitutions from them. I don't think Brendan will do many changes if he doesn't need to. - He's forced on the bench again. - Yeah. - I think, and he's done excellent. But, as I said, I don't think he'll make many changes. I think he's wanting to make this competitive that you get in the team. I think it may be slightly different this week within the Sword of the Champions League. - Yeah. - You know, some people touch and go, maybe you'll think, "Oh, right, all these acts Saturday." - I don't think there's maybe that's the hearts. - Of course. - You know, the third force. - Of course. - Not this season, but the other. - Yeah. - Of course. But listen, I keep seeing you. Most important thing. The next game. That's hearts. Forget Champions League. I'm only thinking in my head. If you've got sleep, doots with guys coming back for injury or whatever. Like, like, say Greg Teller and James not being able to away with Scotland. Why would you put them in a position where you need to play them? I wouldn't understand that. - This is the Go Radio Football Show. Listen live. Weeknight's from five. On go. - Let's go. Let's go. - And Joe McGuire will be here from 6 a.m. I had it on this morning, Benny. I heard they're Joe McGuire with the news at 6. He has the voice of Glasgow on the west, doesn't he? - Yes. - 6. - Yep. - What was I doing? - Yeah, I was blowing zeds at 6. - Yeah. - Yeah. - That's swollen. That's elderly. - I can get up there a little bit. - Yeah. - That's a bit elderly. - Yeah, but listen. Big man. Be a voice, isn't it? - Oh, Joe McGuire. - Brilliant voice. I love it. - Where are we going with this? Joe McGuire? - I know. - It's all of them for Joe. You'll be here tomorrow when Louise is on tonight. Brilliant. On the news. Thank you for Glasgow and the west. And listen, if you've missed any of this tonight, there's some great chat there about young players trying to come through. And then they get released at the end of the season. What's the pathway for them? And come on, we could do better for them. If you've missed it, then find us wherever you get your podcast. And follow us or subscribe and you will miss nothing. Tomorrow night, you are going to have here, we will have Craig Moore and Andy Walker. I mean, that is a really good black team. And last night, Stephen McGinnan, great form. I see the sun picked up on some of the stuff he said about Hibbs and also Big John Hartson. John was here as well. And he was so pleased that Wales had that win against Montenegro the other night. - Off to a flying start, didn't it? - A few goals in the first one. - Two goals. - One, three. - And then get battered. The one, two, one. For Scotland, when are we going to? We don't mind getting battered if we win. Or are you taking comfort from the fact that there were signs that we looked better? It's easier saying, I mean, if Keynon Taney is back, we changed. We hope he is going to be back. He was training with Arsenal, wasn't he, last week? He's back training. - I think he's got a European number, I think, for the European nation as well. - Significant, Peter? - Yeah, brilliant. Listen, I don't care what anybody says about it. I don't care what people have judged players, but attitude-wise, commitment-wise, to try and be better. And I'll tell you what, whoever they've seen at left back, I'll need your work extremely hard to keep it, because that's the one thing you'll be fighting to send Nail to try and get in the side and try and prove he's the best one there. So that'll never change. And that can only be good for the club as well. - Harry's been on seeing, yeah, she had him. He's fit to play this weekend, so he peeled out. The lawyers will be watching, so we'll see nothing. But, you know, Italian media was saying he wants to settle in over there and cheer in. And Stevie Clark said, "No, I've got a medical here." - Stevie Clark cleared it up. He had the email, a bit of a sort of a club email and say, "Here's Anisha." Then, obviously, it calls out the squad. So, yeah, I didn't see it being a problem, Paul. - So, yeah, we just move on. I like she had him as a player. I think he's, yeah, I think he's what rights phenomenal. I think when he plays up top, the only thing he could go against, she has, he doesn't score enough goals for me as a number nine. But in terms of he's as a team player and the job that he's done for Scotland over the years, I think he's been really good. - But the role in a German game, he was asked to do. Ronaldo could have been playing for us and he would never have scored. And that's why I always judge strikers with the chances they get married. If you're getting chances and they're missing, then they're right to be critical. If they're getting crosses in the box and they're never there, I think we've got a right then to be critical. It's very, very difficult if you're playing in a half-way line. You know, and you know that yourself is a nightmare. Obviously, you play along with me, Kevin Phillips, who is an unbelievable goalscoreer, wasn't he? - He's record. - You were saying in that final third, that's where Kevin lived the night. You know, he both dropped him, they both could end up in the back of the net and strikers are like that. That's why they want to play. They don't want to play at the half-way line. So I'm very difficult on that one. But it just lets you know also, Paul, we don't have the call. It's difficult for Stevie Clark to come out and say, "What is really happening?" Because you want to have a relationship with Torino. You want to have all these sort of things. You're trying, can't break their conference that they're giving you. There's so many things that they're managing. I've seen it with big allies I've said to you before. Certain things that were coming through a bit Stephen Fletcher and then played in the start. They're mirroring us to all the questions. But we knew it was happening. It's not a rule. They tell everybody else. - Something is better, right? - Yeah, exactly. - He's somebody who scored last night. We know him well, not personally. But Mejowski, he scored last night for North Macedonia. So he was a great signing for Aberdeen in a few quits. - Yeah, I said that. I wasn't too sure of him. It's that, I've been honest with him. - Yeah, but the more I watched him. I thought he became a better player when he first arrived. And last night I brought a bit of business for Aberdeen. I don't know what they brought him in for, what, 400, 500 grand? - Yeah. - And they get what five or six million pounds from? - Yeah. - Yeah, that's a great bit of business by Aberdeen. It'll be, it'll be missed. It's not been missed because obviously Aberdeen had a real strong start to this season. But yeah, just an actual goal scoring. I just thought last season when I did see him play for Aberdeen. He did stand out for them. - Give me tailing, nine in a row, isn't it? Peter, what do you think this weekend? Looking at just some of the games. Aberdeen, mother of all. That's a great game, isn't it? At Petordry. The well, couple of good results, managing your contract. What do you reckon? - I'll go for Aberdeen in that one, Paul. I just think they've hit that battle for him. They've got a good balance to the group. Aberdeen, I think the middle of the pitch now they've got two good experienced players in there. You know, so I think that's going to be interesting. I'm going to go for Aberdeen. - Barry, what are you thinking? You'll be back on Friday on this one. - Aberdeen, oh well. Yeah, I think it'll be close. But I just think Aberdeen, oh, I'll pick that one. - I think they're going to be. And there's a real derby here in the Bosnian points in Mern and Carmarnock, Peter. Both of them killing. We know the story. It's been a really tough start for them. Does it start to turn round? But at Paisley, Stephen Robertson wants to win as well, needs it. - I'm going to go for something, man. I just think the front two, rather they play up there for St. Mern. I've got that much power and pace and they've got the way St. Mern play. It causes you a problem. And now it's not been disrespectful to play the strengths. And I just think that's why they'll share it with the front two that they have at this moment in time. They'll just nick that up there. I think they'll be one goal in it. - Okay. Barry, what do you think? I'm not going to go through all of them just now, but St. Mern Carmarnock. - I think that's a stick on score draw. One each. - Right. Look forward to that one. Headlines at the top of the programme. We said it looks as though at Rangers, who's going to be the chief executive. And the word is that well, Adrian Bevington could be in pole position for it. He said he is open to a discussion. He was on this programme last week and he did speak about it. It looks as though Jim Gillespie, vice-chairman, and highly thought of is not going to be joining Rangers. He's obviously got a huge job. The Rangers one isn't, but he's also vice-chairman there. What word is that he's not going to be coming to Rangers? Rangers, apparently, well, we'll find out about James Tavern here. This report, they're not going to let him go, but I think, given what he's done for the club, if he really wants to go by Friday, they may know. - It's going to be an interesting 48 hours, Paul. - Yeah. - See what happens. As I said, he's got his critics. I think over, I look at the bigger pictures and I know people with the man that he's the one more trophies or whatever. But I think overall he's been a really good Rangers player, but he suffered a fair bit of criticism in Sunday, which, do you know what? There's a point when you can take it. If it's really constructive, I've no issues with it, but as I said, it wasn't a nice watch when I get it sent through to me. And in Sunday night, from quite a few of my mates, I just didn't sit right when I said they were on. - Horrible. Peter, it's got to be some game, isn't it, on Sunday? - Yeah, absolutely. I mean, it'll be great if Celtic give it the three points a day before and certain watching Rangers suffer if that's the case, Paul. - Which I did get you to expect, but done to United Rangers. - No, I think Rangers will get us. I do. I think, listen, Celtic Rangers get something about them in their respect to that. When there's an expectation you have to go there and you have to try and drive something out of it. And his teammates, if James Tavernier and that's still there, they'll be desperate to try and do something for him as well because of the criticism they've had. And they'll just be desperate to get start in the game again. Celtic, I'm just hoping they continue the form, as I say, with the new signings coming in with the challenges to try and get in the team. The ones that's been in there have been excellent so far. So Ben Tristan, he says there's a couple of changes. There's an upset at the Apple cart. I don't think it has because Ben Nardo's coming in and been excellent in their respect to him. If he moves out and then goes coming up Ben Tristan, he's playing some looking forward to that at the weekend. You see these guys playing some minutes. - Score line, what do you think, Celtic? - You know Celtic. - You know Celtic? - Yep. - I'm confident on that and it's very unusual, Paul. The way they're playing at this moment in time, and hearts coming, and they're always coming to make it difficult for you. There's no doubt of that. They get the two early goals in the last time they played and made it really difficult for Celtic and finished the game. 2-0, I think it was 2-0 to hearts. So I'm sure Celtic will be very much aware that the hearts are capable of doing that. But I think Celtic will give the players an inform at this moment. Time a little bit of a comfortable victory. - And 10 of dice, Sunday, what do you reckon? - 2-1 Rangers. - 2-1 Rangers. - Yeah, I think I'm a tight game, but I think Rangers will have enough in the locker to win the game. - Billy's asking on, what would Rangers do if something happens to the deserts? We might have to continue this on Friday, but that would be a warning. - Is that what a really short up top, Paul? The nail out for a month or so. Yeah. Very, very light up top, which we'll be our concern for the manager. - Quite a few messages about the discussion we had earlier. Here's one of them from Barry, a different Barry on Twitter. On X. - I was in me by the minute. - No. - Well, a thoroughly enjoyable 40-minute discussion on the Go Radio Football Show with Peter and Barry. Talking about the less glamorous side of the game and how these players need help. Enjoy hearing about Peter's boys. So that's obviously Raymond and Peter. And about Kyle, Barry's boy and their careers as well. More of this, please. I love the insight. So it is great that you share it. I don't think we get that in many places. - It's difficult, Paul, because we're not so personal. The reason I went part-time was one of the things, because I used to go and speak at different conferences and people who come and speak to us. But it was always people at the highest level. It was community speak. And I always wondered, I mean, let you know a story. But you can get relegated for the league. But you can get relegated for the league. Do you know they were training the middle third of a pitch with two armature sides and outside? No. What do you expect? You know, and they've been in the league for so many, many years. But people don't understand that because that's just club finance. It's what you can get facilities. It's available to you. But these boys love football. That's why they work hard all day. And then they turn up and they're working here to play. So they deserve something back. They deserve something back. That's going to make sure a couple of pound for them. But when they get injured, they have to be looked after. They have to be the ones that get looked after. That's so, so important. Did you put them down that season? - It killed me. - Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Strange, funny old game, isn't it? And that's the reason they're getting criticized. Breeding one in the championship. Wow. Okay. We're out of time. That's it. We can't hold any. We can't add on for VAR. Thanks so much, Barry. See you in Friday. Thank you. See you really soon as well. Thank you very much. Enjoy the night. Jocal Day is up next and tomorrow night. We've got, as we mentioned, Andy. And always here at VIVE. This is the Go Radio Football Show. Listen live. Weeknights from VIVE on Go.