23 Jun 2026 19:05:17
Beaton in usa having pics taken with celic fans and doing the handball motion
23 Jun 2026 19:15:35
Can't see him doing the motion, but seems he was getting the p ripped by other fans doing the hand motion when he was there.
SPFL Posts 5
23 Jun 2026 12:36:33
Braga leaving hearts, Lyon most likely destination.
Hearts already identified a replacement from Holland.
Signings ✅
Manager ✅
Rangers .
😴.
22 Jun 2026 22:28:14
Reports in France that Lyon are in talks with Hearts for Braga. £8m the fee mentioned.
23 Jun 2026 00:23:55
Good business and looking to replace with Kostens. 1 in 3 striker in the Eredivisie. Jamestown won't get every signing right, which has been shown. But they have picked a couple good ones so far. Kostens looks to be a bargain on paper.
22 Jun 2026 21:43:02
Apparently Lyon in for Braga, there's an article saying they believe Hearts looking for €10m 🤯😳
I only mention it bwcause some have said we're interested.
23 Jun 2026 07:47:16
I wouldn't mind Braga signed, but certainly not for that fee.
23 Jun 2026 19:04:15
Beale will be in euros, so about £8m, mate. I'd imagine part of that will be significant add ons as he's a gamble, £5m upfront maybe with £3m in add ons.
22 Jun 2026 19:57:22
Derek McInnes cited by the SPFL for his comments after the Celtic 96th minute penalty award Vs Motherwell.
Comes under the rule where he can't claim bias, incompetence or call into question the character of officials.
He said the decision was "disgusting" and said "everyone is against us".
I don't see that as bias, incompetence or character assassination. He's simply said he's disgusted by the decision not claimed incompetence and said everyone is against Hearts not claimed a single ref is showing bias.
22 Jun 2026 20:18:10
Saying everyone is against us suggests they are in favour of someone else, therefore bias.
However, I agree that, in the heat of the moment, managers should be forgiven for letting off some steam, especially when they are interviewed so close to the final whistle.
But also, he might have been trying to build a bit of siege mentality or put a bit of pressure on the refs for the Celtic game - either way it's nonsense.
22 Jun 2026 20:38:21
He was also talking about a game he wasn't even involved in, so hardly an emotional moment after a match where Hearts were involved, which might make it more understandable.
And suggesting that the officials were all making decisions to prevent Hearts from winning the league is just plain and simple bias.
In fact, it sounded like he was accusing them of cheating. He will fit in well with a section of our support.
He knows the rules before the start of the season and broke them, so deserving of punishment of some sort.
22 Jun 2026 21:47:23
He wasn't wrong tho. 😜
22 Jun 2026 22:05:21
Always cheated, never defeated. Which club does that represent these days? It is truly embarrassing. We weren't good enough and neither were they. Simple as that. He also forgot the Shankland handball they benefitted from.
Hopefully, Cavenagh stops him from embarrassing our great club in the same way.
22 Jun 2026 23:00:52
Angus, there were a few really bad decisions in the final 2 weeks that cost them. They may have benefitted months and months beforehand against us with the handball, but there were massive decisions that all lent a hand to one team. If the refs did their job, Hearts would have won the league.
23 Jun 2026 08:35:58
Big Dado. I am not arguing that they had some bad decisions, but they also had some extremely fortuitous ones as well, more than the Shankland one I mention. In fact, having just had a Quick Look and the table I found says that they had 10 favourable VAR decisions and 4 unfavourable, so if the refs had done their jobs they would have been nowhere near top of the league. Celtic was 12/8, which must be the worst against figures for a conspiracy to work.
But, the charge against McInnes and the conversations on here aren't about decisions being bad; they are about cheating by officials to ensure Celtic won.
I think McInnes was just trying to create a siege mentality, but his words do read as if he is saying that there is bias against them by everyone, that would include officials.
And the Motherwell handball was a handball; footage/photos have been released to prove it 100%. And yet fans go on about a conspiracy despite proof to the contrary.
So, again, Hearts and Rangers lost the league because they weren't good enough.
23 Jun 2026 10:05:59
You can count over the season how many favourable and unfavourable but it just seemed odd to me having so many that benefitted Celtic in a short space of time toward the end. We also had a chance to halt them and failed, so you are right, we definitely weren't good enough.
They don't half carry some luck though over the season, their late goals drain the life out of me. We move on though, but it would be a kick in the Santa Clause if he's banned for the first 4 games.
23 Jun 2026 13:01:23
BD, are their late goals just luck, or is it another example of them getting their players' mentality right? We need to reach that level of belief. I rarely feel confident we will score a late winner, whereas with them, you know it's coming. We need that "never say die" attitude.
I also think there is a big difference between what fans consider a correct decision and what the laws of the game actually state, especially regarding what VAR is actually seeing. The Motherwell handball is probably the best example of this disconnect.
Regarding Derek McInnes's history of moaning about refs, I've always seen it as a way to deflect from his team's performances at worst, or a way to build a siege mentality at best.
If he gets a touchline ban for it, we just have to deal with it. Cavanagh needs to make sure it stops, as it only penalises the team. If Sheeran steps up, he is a more than able deputy to get things done (though I can't remember the exact rules on a banned manager contacting the bench).
Ultimately, if the manager is found guilty of the charge, he deserves the punishment. As much as I don't want it to happen, the fact that he's our manager doesn't change that.
23 Jun 2026 15:13:07
Angus, that will only be the ones that VAR has admitted they got wrong?
Collum is still adamant that the Celtic penalty was a penalty, and that Alistair Johnston caught Moor on the top of the foot! What chance do we (all fans) have when the review show is being used to gaslight.
23 Jun 2026 15:34:22
He will end up with a fine n touch line ban, anything to give that mob the upper hand.
N yeah we were not good enough.
But there was definitely decisions made that help that mob win the league.
There's definitely corruption n bias in our league.
N fact we weren't good enough.
Helped them all the more.
Celtic defender clearly booting one of our players in the head no card.
Twice that muppet scales shouda been off.
So definitely corruption n bias refs in our league.
Good on him.
Even England pundits calling it out.
Except that muppet Sutton.
Who see no wrong in them.
Needs to be called out more n shouted out by other managers or it will never stop.
Our league is corrupt to the core 0.
Plain n simple.
Refs n VAR are diabolical up here.
Hence no refs to Euros.
Or World Cup.
All crap.
23 Jun 2026 16:53:09
Zikos, no, I think the table was from the key match incidents.
But, you are right, it is a conspiracy, and refs have won Celtic each of their last how many titles, well except for the one where fans weren't there. Goodness knows how they managed to make a mess of that.
22 Jun 2026 17:03:19
Wow! Hearts going all out in search of their new manager.
They ain't messing about are they?
Apparently led Alkmaar to 4th last year. They're all in.
22 Jun 2026 18:12:04
It's Vranacken. Belgian. Finished 3rd in Belgium and won cup last season. Prides himself on solid defence and fast attacking football. Plays 4-2-3-1.
22 Jun 2026 18:44:24
Thanks, Peterpan.
Article I read said AZ Alkmaar.
I've never heard of him.
22 Jun 2026 18:56:35
Think that's the other lad they were interviewing, mate mate. 👍 Vranacken just won manager of the year in Belgium.
22 Jun 2026 19:19:58
This guy's name was Martens.
21 Jun 2026 11:30:30
Good luck to Kenny Miller in his new post with Maccabi hope the club do well under his leadership.
21 Jun 2026 12:54:11
He's a mercenary.
I hope he gets relegated.
Lost all respect for him now.
21 Jun 2026 18:28:01
Almost all current and ex players are mercenaries these days, Stevie. Money talks.
21 Jun 2026 22:05:09
Jfm, But it don't sing and dance and it don't walk.
22 Jun 2026 06:18:41
Forgot about that song, BigDado.
22 Jun 2026 06:28:47
I do like Neil Diamond. Although Stevie probably thinks it's more like Dirty Cash (money talks).
22 Jun 2026 10:43:57
Karaoke classic. Ruined by many!
22 Jun 2026 11:29:45
Karaoke not for me, I can empty a room in seconds.
22 Jun 2026 13:16:27
Forever in Blue Jeans. 🇦🇺🇬🇧
22 Jun 2026 21:07:46
Love on the rocks, beautiful noise.
22 Jun 2026 21:16:25
I am I said. Some cracking songs and one crackling song.
22 Jun 2026 22:40:26
Crackling Rosie, what a tune, America too.
23 Jun 2026 02:33:31
Jfm, that's it mate. Doesn't sit right with me mate.
Morals matter to me.
It's blood money, and he'll be shaking hands and eating and socialising with all these people. I'll watch what I say, but I just couldn't sit in the same room as these people after what's gone on over the last 2 years.
{Ed078's Note - solid principles. It'll never catch on.
23 Jun 2026 03:14:56
The Neil Diamond references above brought back a memory of our new manager.
He loved a belt on the karaoke singing Love on the Rocks. Think FMV loved himself more in those days, but that's another story. 😁
It was a Sat the Gers weren't playing. It was when McCoist and Durrant were playing for Killie. 1999 maybe.
Minibus of us jumped through from the District. It inc DM, Barry F, Craig Moore, Charlie Miller and a few of the regular DB guys.
I was only out for a quiet pint. Only a young guy at the time, I only had enough in my pocket for a few pints.
Big Oz spent the full day making sure I had a beer and wouldn't let me put my hand in my pocket. Think he sensed I was skint. He was an absolute gentleman.
Anyway, McCoist scored a hat trick that day and we went back to the District. Karaoke on and DM singing some ND and McCoist up singing In the Ghetto. Great memory.
23 Jun 2026 19:08:24
I know Ed, you're absolutely right. Not the first and won't be the last.
But those of us still with morals can still hold ourselves in a higher regard than those who do these things.
I Now hate Kenny Miller and I don't use the word lightly.