If this were a football match, Portsmouth would be shown the yellow card for time-wasting. To comment now would embarrass the player but there will be a time of my choosing when I will have something to say. |
If you had said to me after those European games that we would be in this position heading into this game with Hearts, I'd have taken that, |
If you play for Celtic or Rangers, there is a certain responsibility. If you are a footballer full stop, you have a certain responsibility. You have to be disciplined. It's okay being angry, but you must be focused and you just keep trying to work on that. There is a thin dividing line between being a competitor and going over that. |
If you want to start it, accept it. That's what we did when we were players. We used to go hammer and tongs at it, and some of the things that were said were nasty, but if someone wants to start a verbal in any walk of life, they have to accept it. |
It has been the Jimmy Johnstone week at Celtic Park. |
It is obviously a huge disappointment to lose a player of Chris's quality. The club has granted Chris his wish to move on and I would like to wish him all the best for the future. |
It was a real tester, breaking away on his own from the half-way line. When you are running, and there are 50,000 people there desperate for you to score, the pressure's on you. But he came up with the winner. |
It was as good a debut as I've seen in a long time. |
It was hilarious this morning. I actually used it in my team talk. Nobody bothered one little bit. It took our minds off the game for a wee while. |
It wasn't an easy decision to leave out Bobo, because I could have done that with two or three from the back four. But there's a limit to the players you have and the changes you can make. The reality is we're not defending well enough. But we just have to plug on. There's no magic formula. |
It will not be on Saturday because he has not really trained and is just getting himself together. Hopefully, it will be next Saturday. |
It would be good for everybody, although we would have to make sure the rest of the Scottish league would be safe and prosper, |
It would be stupid to think people would not notice there was a hitch in his contract and try and get a top player. |
It would have been a benefit to me and the lads in some way in terms of playing in it. I hope we can play with a full deck of cards next time. |
It's a nerve thing. He'll probably be able to do some light training on Monday. |