I was happy to see Lennon take over at such short notice given the circumstances. He seemed like the logical choice, however, I would have been more delighted to see him leave this summer. I just don't think he takes Celtic to another level, been there done that. I just don't rate him but happy as always to be proven wrong.
Celtic will do just enough to win the league again, by far the best squad. They do lack a bit of quality though. They have been dismal in the last year or so as far as transfers, but if the whispers are true that Rodgers was making it clear last summer that he wanted out as soon as a suitable offer came along, how much would you want to trust him with the transfer kitty? Plus, of course, he was by no means great at buying talent. Very good coach yes, but transfer wise, not rated highly.
As far as Europe, it's one big protectionist fix. Keep elite teams elite. 19 out of the 32 guaranteed places go to 5 countries. It's a fucking racket. France is one of those countries, when the fuck did a French team win the Champions League? If you don't count that 93 year ( a year where Marseille bribed opposing teams), its been well over 50 years.
Meanwhile, Ajax get to the semi-final this year , have to sell star players and one reason is they are not guaranteed CL games this season. Meanwhile the fucking French get 3. Italy get 4....for fuck sake, the last time an Italian team won was back in 2007. Germany get 4....name another team not called Bayern that's won in recent years. Ajax win the Dutch league, have to qualify, meanwhile the 4th German team can just swan in there. Fucking rigged as Fletch says.
Heading over to the UK in the next few days, going to take in the British open. May try and see the second leg of the Celtic qualifier , don't know yet. I'll be making my services available for Celtic at right back...it's been years since they have had a half decent one, and in the last two years they have failed to find a quality one. The ever incompetent Lustigis now gone. Seriously, how difficult is it to find a semi decent right back? Something I learned today and had no clue...Kierney was born on the Isle of Man.
Celtic were supposed to playing at home the first leg, but to avoid any mishaps and the short notice for getting visas, Sarajevo had to play at home first. I was watching Reporting Scotland recently, I saw that an Orange Walk marcher playng the flute spat and shoved a woman in Glasgow.....stay classy my friend...stay classy. The more things change...the more they stay the same.
Edit: Also, I have trouble buying fizzy Irn Bru, my wife bought me a bottle as a surprise in South Carolina. It was completely flat , also no sell by date.....anywhere. I find this a lot....I have bought some from Amazon, New England , Texas.....almost all flat. As soon as I hit the airport in Scotland I buy a bottle...and all is well...fizzy as fuck.