Gordon Parks - This aged well!

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Rangers' transfer drive suggests Celtic's Ten in a Row bid will be a stroll - Gordon Parks​

  • BY GORDON PARKS
  • 08:28, 2 JUL 2020UPDATED08:39, 2 JUL 2020
Gordon reckons that the signings made by Steven Gerrard have been decent but nothing that will take the title back to Ibrox after nine years across the city.

After what feels like an eternal wait, the pedal is now being pressed on a new Premiership season.

With players back in training, signings being announced and politics slowly being replaced by transfer speculation on the back pages, fingers crossed a brighter dawn is upon us.

It’s not quite Christmas but it’s starting to feel a 
lot like football.

Even in these pandemic times, though, sport doesn’t stand still. One factor that remains clear is a power shift at the top of the table is no nearer than it was when the coronavirus caused the curtain to fall on our game in March.

Give or take a few comings and goings, the issues that decide winners and losers have been frozen in time.

Nothing happening at Rangers would suggest a recruitment drive of the standard required to bridge the significant gap between the champions and the pretenders to their throne.

There’s a quality and strength in depth within Neil Lennon’s Celtic squad which his counterpart Steven Gerrard can only aspire to acquire.

Scotland squad keeper Jon McLaughlin’s arrival follows defender Calvin Bassey’s move from Leicester plus permanent deals for two former loan players, midfielder Ianis Hagi and veteran striker Jermain Defoe.

Good players, potential and unknown quantity among them – but well short of any changing 
of the guard.

The major issue for the Light Blues is that, man 
for man, they lacked the class to match Celtic, with keeper Allan McGregor 
and Borna Barisic the 
only two contenders for a place in the strongest 
Old Firm select.

A cold analysis of the two teams would probably only see Barisic get the nod so, from last season until now, nothing has changed.

Every day now counts for both clubs. A mixed bag 
for Celtic this week came in the shape of winger Mohamed Elyounoussi committing himself for another loan season and Fwather Forthter’s future being confirmed elsewhere.

The absence of Forster 
in this campaign is a dunt but, given the choice, Elyounoussi’s return appears more significant as the truth is that good Old Firm goalies who can be redundant for long spells are six-and-half-a-dozen.

But the feeling grows that it will require more than a few blows across 
the city for Rangers to 
start believing the quality of their rivals is starting 
to rewind.

Unless Rangers are capable of pulling more than a few rabbits out of the hat over the next few weeks then we will be heading into a new campaign with the title 
race being something of 
a foregone conclusion.

It’s just a brutal fact that Celtic have the better players and season after season have been superior in every department.

The finance required 
for that dynamic to shift doesn’t appear to be available. And for Rangers to be in a position to show 
a sustained competitive challenge, it’s hard cash that matters.

It’s great we now have 
a genuine countdown to kick-off with all the twists, turns and intrigue only Scottish football can deliver.

But when push comes 
to shove, as it stands, 
once again the Premiership title destination appears 
all too predictable.”

The part about the goalkeeper is my favourite! :))
 
The best part about this is that it is idiots like Gordon Parks that gave their fans, board and management the false sense of everything being rosey. All these Celtic heavy combined 11s, all these x player is worth 40 million etc.

We could see that they lacked real depth, we had Hagi on the bench and they have some 17 year old Wigan youth player and yet they still were convincing themselves that everything was fine.

Celtic fucked up 2-3 years ago when they decided that they would gamble on Brown et all being able to last 2-3 years more and running players like McGregor into the ground.
 
Almost as well as this


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Never let these cnuts live it down
 
Lovenkrands said:

Rangers' transfer drive suggests Celtic's Ten in a Row bid will be a stroll - Gordon Parks​

  • BY GORDON PARKS
  • 08:28, 2 JUL 2020UPDATED08:39, 2 JUL 2020
Gordon reckons that the signings made by Steven Gerrard have been decent but nothing that will take the title back to Ibrox after nine years across the city.

After what feels like an eternal wait, the pedal is now being pressed on a new Premiership season.

With players back in training, signings being announced and politics slowly being replaced by transfer speculation on the back pages, fingers crossed a brighter dawn is upon us.

It’s not quite Christmas but it’s starting to feel a 
lot like football.

Even in these pandemic times, though, sport doesn’t stand still. One factor that remains clear is a power shift at the top of the table is no nearer than it was when the coronavirus caused the curtain to fall on our game in March.

Give or take a few comings and goings, the issues that decide winners and losers have been frozen in time.

Nothing happening at Rangers would suggest a recruitment drive of the standard required to bridge the significant gap between the champions and the pretenders to their throne.

There’s a quality and strength in depth within Neil Lennon’s Celtic squad which his counterpart Steven Gerrard can only aspire to acquire.

Scotland squad keeper Jon McLaughlin’s arrival follows defender Calvin Bassey’s move from Leicester plus permanent deals for two former loan players, midfielder Ianis Hagi and veteran striker Jermain Defoe.

Good players, potential and unknown quantity among them – but well short of any changing 
of the guard.

The major issue for the Light Blues is that, man 
for man, they lacked the class to match Celtic, with keeper Allan McGregor 
and Borna Barisic the 
only two contenders for a place in the strongest 
Old Firm select.

A cold analysis of the two teams would probably only see Barisic get the nod so, from last season until now, nothing has changed.

Every day now counts for both clubs. A mixed bag 
for Celtic this week came in the shape of winger Mohamed Elyounoussi committing himself for another loan season and Fwather Forthter’s future being confirmed elsewhere.

The absence of Forster 
in this campaign is a dunt but, given the choice, Elyounoussi’s return appears more significant as the truth is that good Old Firm goalies who can be redundant for long spells are six-and-half-a-dozen.

But the feeling grows that it will require more than a few blows across 
the city for Rangers to 
start believing the quality of their rivals is starting 
to rewind.

Unless Rangers are capable of pulling more than a few rabbits out of the hat over the next few weeks then we will be heading into a new campaign with the title 
race being something of 
a foregone conclusion.

It’s just a brutal fact that Celtic have the better players and season after season have been superior in every department.

The finance required 
for that dynamic to shift doesn’t appear to be available. And for Rangers to be in a position to show 
a sustained competitive challenge, it’s hard cash that matters.

It’s great we now have 
a genuine countdown to kick-off with all the twists, turns and intrigue only Scottish football can deliver.

But when push comes 
to shove, as it stands, 
once again the Premiership title destination appears 
all too predictable.”

The part about the goalkeeper is my favourite! :))
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The "arrogance" of that lot is outstanding and now it is sinking in. Just delicious
 
Part of the reason celtc are where they are is because they control the media and it's full of placemen.
They've been allowed to believe that they are untouchable in this country and largely have been.
The way some of these so called journalists write about their players, they almost take on mythical status.
Parks should be embarrassed, but he wont be.
 
Sums up Celtic fans delusion and how they have contributed to their board ripping the absolute piss out of them.

We should be thanking them for refusing to recognise the coup at the door as we stand here in front of them holding the gun at their heads ready to pull the trigger on Title 55.
 
"Mohamed Elyounoussi committing himself for another loan season and Fwather Forthter’s future being confirmed elsewhere.

I had a laugh at this, well played OP
 
Brilliant.

We obviously signed Roofe, Itten and Zungu after that was written, but one thing is clear. Gerrard knew he already had the core of a title winning squad before any signings in the summer. One more season together and it has clicked.

Get it right up every one of they pundits who had a kick.
 
Lovenkrands said:

Rangers' transfer drive suggests Celtic's Ten in a Row bid will be a stroll - Gordon Parks​

  • BY GORDON PARKS
  • 08:28, 2 JUL 2020UPDATED08:39, 2 JUL 2020
Gordon reckons that the signings made by Steven Gerrard have been decent but nothing that will take the title back to Ibrox after nine years across the city.

After what feels like an eternal wait, the pedal is now being pressed on a new Premiership season.

With players back in training, signings being announced and politics slowly being replaced by transfer speculation on the back pages, fingers crossed a brighter dawn is upon us.

It’s not quite Christmas but it’s starting to feel a 
lot like football.

Even in these pandemic times, though, sport doesn’t stand still. One factor that remains clear is a power shift at the top of the table is no nearer than it was when the coronavirus caused the curtain to fall on our game in March.

Give or take a few comings and goings, the issues that decide winners and losers have been frozen in time.

Nothing happening at Rangers would suggest a recruitment drive of the standard required to bridge the significant gap between the champions and the pretenders to their throne.

There’s a quality and strength in depth within Neil Lennon’s Celtic squad which his counterpart Steven Gerrard can only aspire to acquire.

Scotland squad keeper Jon McLaughlin’s arrival follows defender Calvin Bassey’s move from Leicester plus permanent deals for two former loan players, midfielder Ianis Hagi and veteran striker Jermain Defoe.

Good players, potential and unknown quantity among them – but well short of any changing 
of the guard.

The major issue for the Light Blues is that, man 
for man, they lacked the class to match Celtic, with keeper Allan McGregor 
and Borna Barisic the 
only two contenders for a place in the strongest 
Old Firm select.

A cold analysis of the two teams would probably only see Barisic get the nod so, from last season until now, nothing has changed.

Every day now counts for both clubs. A mixed bag 
for Celtic this week came in the shape of winger Mohamed Elyounoussi committing himself for another loan season and Fwather Forthter’s future being confirmed elsewhere.

The absence of Forster 
in this campaign is a dunt but, given the choice, Elyounoussi’s return appears more significant as the truth is that good Old Firm goalies who can be redundant for long spells are six-and-half-a-dozen.

But the feeling grows that it will require more than a few blows across 
the city for Rangers to 
start believing the quality of their rivals is starting 
to rewind.

Unless Rangers are capable of pulling more than a few rabbits out of the hat over the next few weeks then we will be heading into a new campaign with the title 
race being something of 
a foregone conclusion.

It’s just a brutal fact that Celtic have the better players and season after season have been superior in every department.

The finance required 
for that dynamic to shift doesn’t appear to be available. And for Rangers to be in a position to show 
a sustained competitive challenge, it’s hard cash that matters.

It’s great we now have 
a genuine countdown to kick-off with all the twists, turns and intrigue only Scottish football can deliver.

But when push comes 
to shove, as it stands, 
once again the Premiership title destination appears 
all too predictable.”

The part about the goalkeeper is my favourite! :))
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Great find Lovenkrands.
 
He is only one of many and their arrogance has become their undoing.

The signs of progress were there in the first half of last season and it's delightful that has continued and then some.

55 is going to end a lot of them and if we get our recruitment right in the summer we could enter a period of dominance ourselves.
 
Goalies as pish as Barkas are indeed ten a penny.

Goalies like Allan McGregor most certainly aren't.
 
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