04 Jun 2026 20:54:03
See the Green Goons are at it with the board again over the possible Robbie Keane appointment. Let's just bury them once and for all had the perfect opportunity last season. Hope they go with O'Neil and we wipe the floor with them as they were rotten and we made a right mess of it
05 Jun 2026 10:08:39
A team for everyone!
I don't think so somehow.
05 Jun 2026 11:38:48
I wouldn't want him either after managing a team in that god awful place. Now, attacked 6 countries in past 2 years, still trying to play victim, unbelievable.
05 Jun 2026 12:26:48
What about Miller then, their football people doing a job.
05 Jun 2026 14:44:47
We have a difference of opinion, Struth, and that's ok, mate. 👍
05 Jun 2026 15:52:20
Boy blue no probs. 👍
05 Jun 2026 19:58:15
Boy blue yet am sure you will use plenty israeli products like smart phones. hard to choose when and when not to be offended by a country 👍
05 Jun 2026 20:38:50
He's one of them though, all he done was manage a football team. Wants to come back to UK and manage Celtic but the Palestine sympathisers are having none of it. Let's hope they live to regret that decision
06 Jun 2026 00:27:49
Peterpan loyal, it's not hard for me, mate, I do and always have used Samsung. You obviously don't know me, mate, but I'll give you a small idea of some of my favourite things that I will never buy again, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Starbucks. Not had any of them for over a year, from eating/drinking them daily. I'm not saying I've boycotted everything they own, as it would be really difficult, but I really try my best not to if I can.
Tbh I feel a lot healthier for it as well. It's just something I'm really passionate about, mate, followed the Palestine/Israel conflict for past 20 years. I take it you're an Israeli sympathiser, Alloa?
06 Jun 2026 08:56:29
Boy blue ....
{Ed001's Note - sorry but bullshit and lies are not allowed. You have no idea what you are talking about, there has never been any defending, only attacking and the rest is just idiotic nonsense that you must be extremely bigoted to believe.}
06 Jun 2026 11:43:01
Take it a post has been erased somewhere. 👍
06 Jun 2026 12:36:30
Well said, Ed. Maybe it's best not to get into it on here, guys.
06 Jun 2026 20:40:46
It's completely wrong and embarrassing not to have a manager just because of a country he worked in. That's all I'll say on this matter.
{Ed001's Note - sorry but it is not at all. Embarrassing is Keane for taking their blood money. It is like going to South Africa in the apartheid era, except much worse, you have to be a s**mbag to take the money.}
07 Jun 2026 14:57:33
Cannot understand the abuse he's getting, he's doing a job managing a football team, not a member of their government, far from a fan of the Israeli elites etc, but the common man woman of Israel are no different from us, keep politics out of sport at all levels.
07 Jun 2026 17:45:07
I will just stay out of this one.
03 Jun 2026 20:25:42
What's people's thoughts on Robbie Keane possibly becoming the new Celtic manager?
I know he done pretty well with Ferencvaros, but is he decent, could he do a job for them.
Please keep comments appropriate. I won't reply to any bigoted, sectarian or phobic crap.
🤗
03 Jun 2026 22:20:28
Don't really know much about him, Gazza. Had a look, he won a league in Israel and Hungary, didn't win it last season for 8 in a row. Celtic fans don't want him either.
03 Jun 2026 22:21:52
Gazza, this might be the only answer you get then. 😂😂
03 Jun 2026 22:52:54
Celtic fans currently protesting at the possibility of him being appointed.
He took over a dominant Ferencvarcos team and won the league first season, brought in some of his own signings etc. and blew the league this year but won the cup.
Would be a massive gamble as they have as much of a rebuild this year as we do, either team gets it wrong, it would be disastrous.
He will get zero grace period as first blip, the sharks will be out.
04 Jun 2026 06:59:15
Strange they not wanting him now. Was one of the main ones they wanted before Mon came back.
04 Jun 2026 08:03:27
See the banner outside the stadium, "Desmonds and Keane, F##£ Off", charming fans😉
04 Jun 2026 11:28:47
Hope he gets it, just to see the meltdown from their fans. 🤕🤕
04 Jun 2026 13:43:20
Gazza, it's what Rangers do, not them.
04 Jun 2026 19:46:55
I understand that, John. However, they are our biggest rivals and challengers. And also Hearts seem to be pretty active in the market and making improvements already.
04 Jun 2026 22:48:07
Gazza, firstly, I hope you are in good health.
Secondly, John is our secret weapon and is 100% correct. The minute you become reactive about what your competitors may or may not do, you are screwed. We need to build the best version of ourselves. That's all Rangers can control. Organizations that obsessively focus on their competition often suffer from tunnel vision.
Instead of charting an independent course towards success, they constantly shift priorities to match the competition. Often, it is either too late to do so or results in a pale imitation doomed to fail.
Let them appoint whoever they want. Let us build the best version of Glasgow Rangers and let the other do the worrying!
04 Jun 2026 23:04:47
Kaiser, I don't believe they ever wanted him, if they want to sell season tickets they shouldn't either.
04 Jun 2026 23:23:22
Correct Bb4, in fact, I think he left Ferencvaros before he was pushed. He managed to lose the league despite all the state funding they get. He also annoyed me for sucking up to their revolting ultras.
02 Jun 2026 09:02:12
Just read there that them lot are looking at a group of MON, Robbie Keane with Scott Brown and Shaun Maloney. Hate to say it but that group of 4 ticks all the boxes for them that we want ticked for us imo.
02 Jun 2026 12:30:48
Interesting to see if Keane gets job after all the hate he got from that mob when he worked in Israel.
02 Jun 2026 12:51:57
What has Keane done as manager?
02 Jun 2026 12:52:12
Couldn't think of 4 worst people to see celebrating another title win. Rangers need to get the finger out and soon.
02 Jun 2026 12:52:46
Mass, I thought it was either Mon or Keane; and if Keane came he would want Brown, and 2 others.
Maloney wants to be Director of Football, again I think I read that a week or so back.
But they were looking at ex-Celts, you are right. I am mixed on that as just needs the right coaches wherever they come from imo.
02 Jun 2026 14:38:25
Keane has won 3 titles - in Israel (plus a cup) and Hungary with 2 different clubs.
But I'm pretty sure there will be a huge backlash against him from Celtic fans.
02 Jun 2026 15:40:07
Never won the league in Hungary this season, first time in 7/8 seasons, yes for working for an Israeli club, Mph.
02 Jun 2026 15:49:28
Didn't he win it the previous 2 seasons then?
3 titles in 4 years in 2 different countries is not too bad.
02 Jun 2026 18:00:14
I've not got a clue what he's done, Mph, why I asked, not a man I pay any attention to.
02 Jun 2026 18:04:06
Only read about him not winning the league recently.
03 Jun 2026 16:42:05
Angus, there are rumours Martin moved upstairs and Keane as manager.
03 Jun 2026 23:00:38
Celtic fans do not want Keane as manager. Guy at my work has been moaning about it all day.
Only way they would accept him is as an assistant to O'Neil, as Maloney is moving into a bigger job (something else they don't seem happy about lol).
They all think they will be getting 30m+ for Engels this summer, who can't get into the Belgium squad, but some of our fans can't see us getting more than 12m for Raskin.
Seen they just offloaded Palma for 3.5m. They always seem to get those sort of amounts for fringe players and we just give them away.
04 Jun 2026 23:07:02
No chance Keane will get any capacity anywhere at Celtic.
05 Jun 2026 10:29:48
You're the man, agree 100%, can't think of anything worse than having to watch that lot celebrate anything.
30 May 2026 14:12:08
Upgraded yellow to a red in the Scotland game for a tackle to the boys foot. According to our glorious leader of refs, that should only be a yellow as there wasn't sufficient contact anywhere else. Also, looked very 'on off' to use his vernacular.
He doesn't half chat some read and write. Makes it up as he goes along and is a dirty cheating hurre.
All any of us want is fairness, if one of our players had committed the same tackle and was sent off, I would certainly have no problem with it whatsoever.
We need to keep calling them out and I would love to see us applauding Hearts onto our pitch as champions, with the chant to match. The club can't stop smaller banners, so would love to see plenty with 'sfa cheats' on them also. Do all we can to highlight the cheating to the watching world.
Anyway, that's today's rant.
30 May 2026 14:36:32
Did you miss the elbow to the head. I think that in itself shows the rest of your post up. 🤷
30 May 2026 14:54:20
I did, Angus, still, good rant while it lasted.
30 May 2026 15:28:19
He was sent off for an elbow to Hickey's head.
30 May 2026 15:29:11
Possibly Cletus and didn't mean anything personal to you. But I think it showed exactly the point I make all the time about fans not knowing the rules. A lot of the decisions made are subjective. BTW, Hearts lost the league not because of cheating but because they weren't good enough over 38 games; exact same as us.
They just kept in it for longer.
However, if it makes you and others happier to think it is cheating refs which cause us to not win titles, then carry on and just keep forgetting the decisions we get which are always forgotten about.
30 May 2026 15:49:03
Agreed with Hearts losing the league cause not good enough, Angus, but what really gets my back up is our fixtures with Celtic and favouring one team with VAR. If it was balanced itself out, I wouldn't be thinking this way.
30 May 2026 17:55:24
Here, no worries, Angus, I jumped the gun and made a tit of myself lol. No apologies needed.
30 May 2026 19:09:03
Cletus, no you didn't. Nothing wrong with being partisan imo. Just try to steer away from the conspiracy stuff. I appreciate you doing all the hard work for me. 😂
Star, that favouring isn't because of bias, though. Some you win, some you lose. There were 2 decisions this year that VAR got wrong which would favour other teams, and no-one ever mentions those.
The last Motherwell hand ball, we know it hit his head; question is, did it hit his hand as well, however slight. I think it did, as much as it grieves me to say it. So, as WC says, correct decision.
30 May 2026 20:43:03
Angus, the only reason his hand is up that night is because trusty barges into his shoulder, so it's never a pen. Everyone, bar the refs and Celtic fans, know it.
30 May 2026 21:30:42
The Hearts pen against Well that wasn't given and the Celtic 'handball' pen won them that title, let's be honest about it. Ever since the Cerny it was more out than in fiasco where so called top grade officials on VAR didn't seem to know the basic laws of the game, I've been convinced that we are dealing with cheating and nothing will change my mind on that.
Think about the Cerny incident where both VAR officials have, shall we say, leanings towards a certain side of the city. It's 2-2 and near the end of the game. Wonder what the outcome would have been if it had been McGregor's shirt being tugged on the 18yd line at the other end. I think we all know the answer to that, don't we?
30 May 2026 22:22:22
Storm, his arm is already above shoulder level. Therefore, according to guidance to referees, there is a higher chance of a penalty being given.
I am not an expert on human anatomy, but do know a bit about Newton's laws of motion. The arm was already raised around shoulder level. So by Newton's laws, a direct defensive barge to the shoulder will not cause a lowered arm to force itself higher above shoulder height. Instead, the impact will push the entire body sideways or compress the arm downward against the torso.
So his arm was raised, and therefore Trusty's impact, by the laws of the game, isn't relevant. What I mean about fans not understanding the laws and therefore thinking refs cheat. But again, thank you for proving that fans don't know the laws of the game.
And I think you have just called me a Celtic fan unless I am mistaken, as I can see the reasons a penalty was given. After the discussion in another thread today, I am totally dumbfounded that you would do that.
30 May 2026 23:06:04
Breathe, Angus. No hulking up, mate. 😂
30 May 2026 23:10:00
Bd 😂😂. Don't make me angry; you wouldn't like me when I am angry. 🙈
31 May 2026 00:17:36
Sorry, Angus - saying you think it hit his hand proves the point. It wasn't conclusive.
But according to VAR it "definitely" hits the hand??? Which no one can actually confirm.
The issue I have with that particular call is the role of the VAR. They are supposed to draw the attention to the referee, then show them footage or images to prove the point.
However, on this call the ref asks the VAR - "Does it hit his hand?" because he can't see it. To that, the VAR replies "definitely". Therefore the ref gives a penalty for an offence he doesn't see!
That's the wrong application of VAR - and if it's to be used this way then we can remove the screens so the VAR can give the calls.
31 May 2026 08:22:06
Zikos, my understanding is that the referee has to view decisions which VAR draw their attention to which are subjective, i.e. not matters of fact.
VAR can make the decision for the ref if it is fact, so in this case I think it is a factual decision: did it hit his hand or not. You see the same with offside; it is a factual decision so VAR makes it. Only offside ref gets involved in is one where something like interfering with play is part of it, e.g. Andy Robertson ducking under ball for Liverpool disallowed goal earlier this season.
VAR don't see the TV footage we base our opinions on.
However, in this incident they would see the VAR footage from the camera which runs along the 18 yard line so that may give a more definitive view to prove the hand ball.
But again you prove that you don't know the way the system works. That isn't a criticism as it is the majority of fans including me. But we accuse people of cheating without even knowing the rule or procedures. I like to look at what they are to see if I can understand why a decision was given as I don't always agree with them either.
31 May 2026 10:08:48
Angus, can you please explain the Cerny incident to me and the clearly audible statement made by one of the VAR officials - it was more out than in - and then apply the rules of the game to that particular statement?
In your view, does this particular incident reek of corruption, or is it a simple honest error?
31 May 2026 10:17:27
Seeker, I can't and wouldn't even try to. They got it wrong, Collum has said they got it wrong.
So, is it that every decision they get wrong is a sign of corruption? What about the two they got wrong in our favour? What about the 4 they got wrong in Falkirk's favour?
So, no, I don't see it as corruption; just a really bad mistake. We all make them, just that the ones we make aren't in full scrutiny of the public.
No-one has ever answered this question for me yet. What is in this for the referees: is it cash, they can't get promoted so it isn't that?
The standard of refereeing is not at its best, but then the rules are becoming more and more confusing, so I have some sympathy for that.
If it makes others feel better that we are losing because of this conspiracy, then army on, but I just can't see it.
31 May 2026 10:31:05
I'm not concerned with VAR getting it wrong on occasion, but I'd just like to know why in our fixture against Celtic, VAR always rules in Celtic favour. It's happened numerous times since VAR came into play; wouldn't be as bad if it evened itself out, but that doesn't happen.
31 May 2026 11:14:31
I was livid at the time, but Hearts gained more from VAR over the season than any other club. Got 2 huge calls against us at Ibrox earlier in the season that got brushed under the carpet.
I'm generally not that bothered about Hearts not winning now because I'm not a Hearts fan and it means nothing to me now. I'm more fed up by the way Rangers lost our way again when the pressure came on us.
31 May 2026 11:45:28
Fair enough, Angus. I just can get my head round that statement. Also the way Beaton was urged to play on. As if nothing to.
31 May 2026 11:50:38
Phone doing my nut in! I was about to say that the matter seemed to be done and settled within seconds. Now I know it would have been forensically pulled apart had it happened at the other end.
None of the above makes me feel better btw, I'm just frustrated at the constant bias shown to them, especially in games against us.
Can't remember the last time a call went in our favour against them, but I could list at least a dozen the other way.
31 May 2026 13:16:14
Seeker, I agree with it being a bit quick, but I think because it was a factual decision, i.e. was his foot in the box or on the line when it happened. So VAR made it and didn't involve the ref, which is correct process I think. I would have preferred it to be looked at again as well, especially as the in/out discussion seemed to be saying it started outside but then continued inside. That is subjective and not factual.
There are lots of decisions which are looked at in every game we play.
Yes, it seems as if they get a lot of the decisions recently, but most seem to have some merit in being given by laws of game. Remember the penalty to Rangers calls when we were getting lots of penalties from VAR decisions. It just takes a few to swing the focus the other way.
I still say we lose games because we aren't good enough. The two cup finals probably being the exception rather than the rule.
31 May 2026 17:25:42
Hmmm I'm not sure about all the different rules involved in handball, but as an isolated incident, and having seen the replays numerous times, I really did not think they should have been given a penalty that evening and still don't.
How quickly they managed to conclude it was 100% a handball also did not sit right with me at the time. Had they not been given that penalty, there would most likely have been different champions at the end of the season.
31 May 2026 18:23:35
Tav, the fact that fans don't agree with it doesn't mean they didn't reach the correct decision though. That is the problem imo. Fans don't agree because they don't know the rules, so therefore the refs/VAR must be cheating.
Again, can someone tell me what benefit there is to the referee or VAR to cheat.
It needs to be large imo otherwise the consequences are: found to be cheating, loss of trust and reputation; lose job or company. etc etc.
The worm will turn when we start winning, but that will only be due to cheating refs/VAR (according to Celtic fans), and funnily it will be the exact same refs/VAR.
31 May 2026 20:15:48
My two pence.
There are two kinds of VAR calls, and it's important not to mix them up.
First are clear-cut factual calls, like offside or whether a foul happened inside or outside the box. These are black-and-white decisions based on objective evidence, so VAR can make the call directly without sending the referee to the monitor. For example, if the lines show a striker was even slightly ahead of the last defender before scoring, that's simply offside.
Second are judgment calls, where interpretation matters. That's exactly why the on-field review exists: the referee is supposed to look at the footage and make their own decision. Handball is one of the clearest examples of this, because it depends on things like where the arm was, whether there was movement toward the ball, and whether it was a natural position.
In this case, if the referee needed to ask VAR whether it was handball after already looking at the screen, that suggests it wasn't obvious enough to justify overturning the original decision. If it takes that much uncertainty and outside input, then VAR is basically deciding it for him, which is not how it's supposed to work.
That's why I don't think this was a simple factual VAR call, and I don't think the handball decision was the right one.
To my knowledge, factual decisions do not require the referee to review the monitor.
The process in making that decision is what was wrong - whether it was handball or not.
31 May 2026 21:04:30
I don't think anyone cheated, I don't think there is any conspiracy. I just thought they made the wrong call and made a big decision far too quickly.
31 May 2026 21:24:10
Tav, I might agree re wrong call on it from the TV footage I saw. I just wonder if VAR footage was more conclusive.
I just think, as well, perhaps we are all a little desperate for Celtic not to win the title, and we are grasping at anything to make that happen, even when we can't do it on our own.
I will wait until next season, hopefully, when we are good enough. I will find that much more gratifying.
01 Jun 2026 09:06:04
His hand wasn't above his head, Angus. His arm was shoulder level, because he is jumping to head the ball. Surely you know that, and the barge by Trusty pushes his hand above his head. That's not even up for debate. Everyone can see that. There is also no proof it hits his hand, and the camera angle from behind proves it doesn't hit his hand also.
I never called you a Celtic fan, and you know I don't believe in conspiracy theories, but for the life of me I don't understand how anyone bar Celtic fans can think that's a pen, because it's not and a terrible decision.
WC has gone and said what he said to back the ref for one reason, and that is the backlash that happened from it. It got a lot of coverage all over Britain, and 99.99999% say no pen, so are they all wrong?
01 Jun 2026 10:39:21
Storm, I am telling you what guidance the referees are given. This isn't my opinion. So, if the player has his arm at shoulder level or above, it is more likely to be considered a penalty if the arm/hand is hit. The challenge by Trusty only pushed it higher, but it was originally in a position where it would be a penalty if/when it hits his hand. That is fact and not up for debate.
Oh, and I was pulling your leg, but your words were: "Everyone, bar the refs and Celtic fans, know it" so I think it was a pen.
I am not the ref, so therefore I must be a Celtic fan. 😉
I am giving an interpretation of why the decision might have been given as I don't believe in conspiracy theories, but you might want to go onto Sky Sports and search for "Motherwell vs Celtic: New angles of Celtic's controversial VAR penalty!" as there is a 31 second video on it. I am assuming that Sky haven't altered the footage, but they might be part of this huge conspiracy. Go and have a look and then come back and tell me what you think.
01 Jun 2026 13:14:18
Angus, I have seen it from behind the goal, it doesn't hit his hand. I don't need to go and look at all angles again.
Last question, how do you jump, with your arms up or like a fish, arms at your side?
Obviously, when you jump your arms come up.
That is natural, that is a fact. The barge pushes his arms above his head into that position.
01 Jun 2026 19:37:07
Storm, you do need to see the video on Sky though because it proves once and for all it hit his hand. But you won't, as you don't really want the truth; otherwise you would have done it already.
Not going to even discuss it with you further. If you want to know the rules on jumping for ball and hand/arm being at shoulder height then go and read them.
Not sure if what you are doing is confabulation or confirmation bias, but watch the Sky video and then tell me it didn't hit his hand. But that is it for me on this thread. Sad, really, as it was decent for a while.
02 Jun 2026 08:25:52
The rules on hand ball need revisited. And, to be honest, I don't know what's the fairest way to do it. In my mind it should be if the ball didn't hit the hand what would the outcome have been. But even that involves a lot of speculation.
I understand the head hand penalty and why it was given, but if the hand wasn't there it would have hit his head and the outcome would have been the same.
There is no easy solution, but we need clearer rules that are easier for everyone to understand. But no, I don't want it simply if it hits a hand it's a penalty, whilst that would be easier to administer it wouldn't help the overall product.
02 Jun 2026 10:48:45
Geesa, I agree 100% as the law is a complete mess. However, the more they meddle with it the worse it gets.
I agree that the footage of this incident shows that it would have smacked him on the head so did it make his body larger; I don't think so either.
So a penalty was really harsh but by the law it was.
I am not sure what the answer is as deliberate/non-deliberate makes it subjective as well so doesn't work. Go back to whatever it was at the start and leave it there imo.
02 Jun 2026 11:15:20
The camera angle from behind proves it doesn't hit his hand so I don't need to see anything Angus.
Also it wasn't a clear an obvious error either but you keep just going against the grain as that's all you ever do. If the majority on here said white you would say black and you can take that to the bank mate
02 Jun 2026 12:55:30
Storm the hand is in front of his head and squashed against that, so unless the footage you are looking at is Xray it proves nothing. Just stop being stubborn, go and look at it and you will see. Not even trying to prove a point here. Just that the truth is out there if you are brave enough to look.
And the rest of arm height, clear and obvious, is all scrambling by you because I think deep down you know what that footage will show.
I work on facts where I can and this is one. It is you who are working on opinion. Oh, and I am more than happy to have a different opinion based on that.
02 Jun 2026 14:00:01
Ball did hit his hand, Angus, still wasn't a penalty imo.
02 Jun 2026 15:42:42
Star, I agree 100% with that thought and that isn't what I have been arguing ever. But rules stupidly/unfortunately say it was.
03 Jun 2026 07:01:41
Lots of re-refereeing the re-refereeing going on up there ⬆️ 🙄, move on, it's history.
03 Jun 2026 18:28:01
Fork, I hope that isn't you telling people what they can and can't post. 😂😂 That is my job, remember. 🙈
03 Jun 2026 20:24:25
It was not a pen end of story, the footballing world is laughing at our VAR and Refs and rightly so.