Alfredo called up

[tazzabear]

We go into the Septic game with Itten or Sakala leading the line?
That’ll do.

 

[ald]

Alfie needs a minor injury which causes him to withdraw but then clears up nicely in time for the Old Firm game.

I honestly wished that international football was scrapped altogether. Hardly anyone gives a toss about it.

 

[Main Stand]

So they look to be missing

Kyogo (injured)
Turnbull (injured)
Vickers (USA)
Rogic (Aus)

Potentially any of the rest of the Japanese contingent. That’s 4 guaranteed starters.

I’d say their replacements for they 4 aren’t as good as the replacements we have for Morelos and Aribo. Obviously they two are huge for us, but I’m confident we’ll get through it.

 

[WinkieWATP]

Go out and spend some of the NP money on a CF

 

[Blue Steel]

If both sides have 3+ players away on international duty it will become a game of who blinks first and requests a postponement. The winner gets the moral highground.

Mate , will never have a battle for moral high ground with them , count the court cases .

 

[Delboy Trotter]

He won’t play which is the frustrating thing

Perhaps he could explain to the manager he’d rather stay and play in a huge game for us …. Yes I know it won’t happen

 

[Chapman billie]

McGregor
Tav Goldson Bassey/Helander Barisic
Kamara Davis Arfield
Kent Itten Sakala. Subs Wright Bacuna Hagi Balogun King McCann.
That's with no new signings. Not great but not too bad either. Don't forget they will have a few out too. Get it played.

 

[BlueSevenTwo]

What ever?

It’s a reasonable question , why the flippant reply?

 

[YOGI_GER]

Is it a rule or not?

 

[Andrew webb]

Jesus, this week is going from bad to worse.

Time to use that £12m Rangers. No point sitting on our hands for much longer.

Well said

 

[Bruce_Wayne]

McGregor

Tav
Goldson
Helander (if fit)
Barisic

Kamara
Davis
Arfield

Kent
Sakala
Roofe

Even if Bassey plays instead of Helander there should be no fear going up against them with that team.

 

[Blue Steel]

He won’t play which is the frustrating thing

Perhaps he could explain to the manager he’d rather stay and play in a huge game for us …. Yes I know it won’t happen

Ah ,so some how you find a way to have a dig at Morelos , He has just fought his way back into international squad ,so why should he ?

 

[Johnny.mcb]

McGregor

Tav
Goldson
Helander (if fit)
Barisic

Kamara
Davis
Arfield

Kent
Sakala
Roofe

Even if Bassey plays instead of Helander there should be no fear going up against them with that team.

Roofe and Arfield could be away as well

 

[Murphy]

Hopefully Sands as well or Nigeria getting to the semis of AFCON and that would take us to the 3 that would allow us to cancel the game.

We dont get to cancel. We are only allowed to request it.

 

[Andrew webb]

Blow Morelos is away and 100% agree the game should have been played 2nd of January but we’re a better club than that lot so we can’t act like them and ask for postponement

yes we should
we should have our strongest team

 

[Bruce_Wayne]

Roofe and Arfield could be away as well

Arfield has retired from International duty and Jamaica have nothing to play for.

 

[Blue Lew]

It’s a sore on which is made worse by the probability that he won’t feature but we need to to take it on the chin and get on with it.

 

[giogaddi]

Roofe and Arfield could be away as well

Arfield has retired from international football

 

[Johnny.mcb]

Arfield has retired from International duty and Jamaica have nothing to play for.

Here’s hoping

 

[20rangersultras07]

Rogic called up…does anyone know if Carter-vickers gets a call up for usa?

 

[Davie Weir]

Will Scottish football be willing to let the biggest game of the season go ahead with two under strength teams? They absolutely shouldn’t

Both clubs should be requesting a postponement

 

[The Highland Bear]

So they look to be missing

Kyogo (injured)
Turnbull (injured)
Vickers (USA)
Rogic (Aus)

Potentially any of the rest of the Japanese contingent. That’s 4 guaranteed starters.

I’d say their replacements for they 4 aren’t as good as the replacements we have for Morelos and Aribo. Obviously they two are huge for us, but I’m confident we’ll get through it.

Have the USA and Aussie teams announced their squads yet?

 

[giogaddi]

Rogic is a fcuking donkey anyway. Hasn't kicked a ball against us for 4 years.

 

[Ray Von]

Will Scottish football be willing to let the biggest game of the season go ahead with two under strength teams? They absolutely shouldn’t

Both clubs should be requesting a postponement

People don't seem to realise it wouldn't just be the OF game that would be postponed, it would be 3 for both us and them. When are they going to get played?

 

[Davie Weir]

Rogic is a fcuking donkey anyway. Hasn't kicked a ball against us for 4 years.

 

[Bruce_Wayne]

Here’s hoping

Unlike with the countries who do have a chance of qualifying, Australia and America for instance, Roofe could simply just ask to be omitted due to the old firm.

 

[rangeral]

Is it a rule or not?

Postponement and International Selection

G7

A Club shall be entitled to apply to the Board for the postponement of any Official Match where three or more of its Players who would otherwise have participated in such match are unavailable through international selection and, following receipt of such an application, the Board may postpone and rearrange the relevant Official Match in accordance with Rule G3

G3 Subject to Rule C42, the Board shall have discretion to schedule and to reschedule the date, time and/or venue of any Official Match as it shall consider appropriate.

C42 Other than in Season 2022/23 when the Season shall be permitted to commence on 29 July, the Season shall not in any calendar year commence prior to 31 July in that year and the Board shall not schedule the first League Match of any Season to take place prior to 31 July in any year.

https://spfl.co.uk/admin/filemanager/images/shares/pdfs/SPFL%20Rules%20and%20Regulations%2012-Jan-22%20(MASTER%20COPY)%20CLEAN.pdf

 

[Main Stand]

Have the USA and Aussie teams announced their squads yet?

Don’t believe so, I’d expect both to be included though.

 

[Syme]

People don't seem to realise it wouldn't just be the OF game that would be postponed, it would be 3 for both us and them. When are they going to get played?

I was thinking this myself… it would be mental for us to ask for a postponement and grand them the initiative!

Would be us probably playing catch up to them if they didn’t postpone.

 

[20rangersultras07]

Don’t believe so, I’d expect both to be included though.

Doesn’t rogic always get called up anyway? With decent form he’s in he’s definitely getting called up

 

[BrooklynBlue]

People don't seem to realise it wouldn't just be the OF game that would be postponed, it would be 3 for both us and them. When are they going to get played?

I'm sure the SPFL would amend their rules if Celtic want February 2nd rescheduled.

 

[the_people]

What's Daniel Cousin doing these days?

 

[looway]

We've a squad for a reason. Players missing gives others the chance. We'restill good enough and we can't call them shechtbags and start flapping at 2 players being out.

 

[nelster]

Malmo away memories should urge caution among those trying to dress it up.

 

[bilkobear]

I don’t think he gets called up this time

We are now looking at the possibility of dropping points in both games that got moved . I’m not writing off the old firm but to go there without our 2 best players makes it tough . If we do drop points in both games then the poets have reduced our lead to basically zero by movin the games

Anyone who couldn't see the brazen opportunism at work in the shenanigans regarding the fixture list before Xmas, probably also believes that there were players at the Paedophile Paradise who were so distraught when poor Phil O'Donnell's corpse was thrown onto that season's fixture list, that they couldn't function at their place of work.

Yes, they have pulled the trick again, and yes they will reap the benefits.
We were stung in 2007/8 and we are being stung again.

Filth FC are masters at stealing advantages off the park and have a history of robbing others out of Champions League money and will adopt the most shameless tactics in order to do so.

 

[Syme]

Doesn’t rogic always get called up anyway? With decent form he’s in he’s definitely getting called up

Rogic will definitely be called up, not sure about the Japanese contingent. Maybe the baldy one and Carter Vickers hasn’t been in the USA team for a good few games. Equally I don’t think Sands will be called up as I’m sure one of the reasons Carter Knickers was because he played out with the states.

 

[Blair1310]

I was thinking this myself… it would be mental for us to ask for a postponement and grand them the initiative!

Would be us probably playing catch up to them if they didn’t postpone.

If both teams wanted it postponed it wouldn’t make a difference. We would both play our 3 games on the same night. They have hearts away so hopefully they ask for it. If not, we must

 

[Syme]

If both teams wanted it postponed it wouldn’t make a difference. We would both play our 3 games on the same night. They have hearts away so hopefully they ask for it. If not, we must

And if they don’t is the point I was making.

 

[JAC_1966]

Bugger

 

[Supersonic55]

He should be told to pull out of it, they never fucking play him anyway

 

[bringbackmols]

Hopefully Sands as well or Nigeria getting to the semis of AFCON and that would take us to the 3 that would allow us to cancel the game.

No, it would allow us to appeal to get it moved.

It's up to Doncaster and his motley crew whether we get to; and he's already said there is no leeway for movement now.

The whole thing is an absolute F'n farce.

 

[Coisty09]

I am so p&ssed off
Their plan is working perfectly.
Probably our two best players this season out while they have strengthened and have less dross than they did before.
Not got a good feeling about 2 Feb….

 

[Davieblue1977]

Congrats to Buff, but well miss him

 

[Blue Bill]

We shouldn’t ask the for the games to be postponed . We have been giving the scum pelters saying they are shite bags now we won’t it postponed . Play the game we have already beat them with players out this season

 

[top_cat]

Go out and spend some of the NP money on a CF

I support this suggestion also.

 

[Arkanoid]

Still beat them!

 

[chucknorris]

As long as our defence is intact, which it will be, I fancy us for at least a draw.

 

[onceuponabriggsbear]

We are done

Unless the board find reinforcements

That's the spirit.
Inspirational post

 

[Sheik Ma Shammy]

Go out and spend some of the NP money on a CF

We should have been doing that anyway the number of chances our forward's miss is unreal.

 

[Coisty09]

So they look to be missing

Kyogo (injured)
Turnbull (injured)
Vickers (USA)
Rogic (Aus)

Potentially any of the rest of the Japanese contingent. That’s 4 guaranteed starters.

I’d say their replacements for they 4 aren’t as good as the replacements we have for Morelos and Aribo. Obviously they two are huge for us, but I’m confident we’ll get through it.

Kyogo will be miraculously fit