What next for Rangers?

By Mark Reid February 24, 2012 Leave a Comment

 

So, Rangers have gone into administration. Where do we go from here? Will we disappear altogether and reform as Rangers 2012? Will there be a hero to come in and save the day, take over the club and build on our world record 54 league titles (sorry, I had to get that in)? Or will it be down to the fans to chip in and take control of our club?

We can’t disappear and reform without our history. It simply can’t happen. So we need to hope a prospective buyer can come in (and there have already been people in touch with the administrators) and sort the club out. If not, it could lead to a fans takeover. How this would work, I don’t quite know. But the Rangers Supporters Trust and the Rangers Supporters Assembly have joined forces and created www.saverangers.com

This site is for supporters to pledge how much they think they would be able to put into a fans takeover of the club. Now obviously this will be hijacked by fans of other teams (predominantly our neighbours from across the city and the horrible team from the north east) but they’ll be weeded out and the Trust and Assembly will be left with a rough figure. This may not be enough to take over the club but it might be enough to join a consortium or to go into partnership with another businessman.

The great thing this would bring is a fan’s perspective to the boardroom. I know board members in the past will have claimed to be Rangers fans and have the club’s best interests at heart (I won’t name names). But to have real, real Rangers fans running the club would be amazing.

Since Craig Whyte came in, it’s been a lot of broken promises and the fans have been kept in the dark. David Murray sold a lot of assets and failed to defend the club and the fans against the media – a thing Whyte did do but to only protect himself. These are things that Rangers fans have had to put up with for years. Maybe a fan presence in the board room would finally see the club sticking up for its loyal supporters.

Whatever the outcome, I just hope that at some point in the near future, all talk of Rangers is about how well we are playing on the park and how we are adding to the 114 domestic trophies already won.

 

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The Embarrassment In Munich

By Chris Hamilton February 21, 2012 Leave a Comment

Boxing has something of a difficult reputation at the best of times. Those of us who love the sport can see the bravery, the technical ability, and the romance of the rags to riches story that it can generate. While also understanding that it is a sport that at it’s essence is rewarding the physical damage one human can do to another. We are aware of this dichotomy and that people who despise the sport only see the one ugly side of it, even when we defend it and try to balance their arguments with the plus points of boxing. That it instills discipline, that it is a sport that relies on keeping a clear head under pressure, and that contains a natural aggression and channels it into a safe, controlled environment.

Then this happens:

It’s moments like these that damage the sport of boxing. Rather than talking about the brave, and committed performance Chisora had just put  in against Vitali Kiltschko, now the only thing being talked about are these two clowns, and their ridiculous brawl. Coupled with the completely unprofessional incidents by Chisora before the fight – slapping Vitali at the weigh in, and spitting water a Wladimir just before the fight began – there is really nothing good that can be taken from the fight itself. A solid performance has been completely tainted by the immature actions of an absolute idiot.

I’m not just blaming Chisora for this event, though he shares a very, very large part in it. There was no reason for Haye to mouth off at the press conference the way he did, and the photo of him swinging a camera tripod is just ridiculous. This whole thing could have been easily diffused. All Chisora had to do was stay in his seat, and then security could have easily removed Haye from the room. Instead we have this farce, with Chisora making threats to shoot David Haye, and “physically burn him”.

There was talk of Haye coming out of retirement to fight Vitali later in the year, and if this incident had stayed in the realm of trash talking then there may have been a Haye vs Chisora fight before that. Frank Warren, sitting beside Chisora, tried to diffuse the situation by suggesting that very thing happen. He said Haye should fight Chisora, with the winner fighting Vitali Kiltschko. Now however, there is a very good chance that Haye will not be allowed a boxing license again, and that there will be severe actions taken against Chisora. We have two careers severely damaged, with talk of jail time being mentioned in the press. I doubt it will go that far, but you can never be sure, especially when taking those comments by Chisora along with his previous arrest history.

It was an ugly night for the boxing community, and that community would be wise to cut these two adrift and try to distance themselves from them as quickly as possible. I don’t think this story is going to quietly disappear any time soon though, and that means boxing as a sport, not just these two fighters, is going to be under an increased scrutiny for the foreseeable future.

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Super Bowl XLVI – Live Blog

By Chris Hamilton and Mark Reid February 5, 2012 3 Comments

Welcome to the live blog of Super Bowl 46 between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots.

 

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There’s not a team like the Glasgow Rangers…

By Mark Reid February 2, 2012 Leave a Comment

What is going on at Rangers just now? I’ve re-written that question a couple of times, but decided to take the swear words out. But that’s how miffed I am at the moment.

We’ve won the last three league titles, and up until a couple of months ago, it looked like we were on course for number four. Yes, we should have done better in Europe and yes we shouldn’t be getting knocked out of the League Cup away to Falkirk. But we were 15 points clear at the top of the league and had an outstanding record away from home.

Things going wrong on the pitch have coincided with things off the pitch getting worse. There is the much talked about tax case hanging over our heads, the constant snipes from the media as well as unneeded comments from some former board members.

I’ve been pretty patient so far when it comes to Craig Whyte. But selling our best player and main goal scorer on transfer deadline day and not bringing in another forward (despite the fact we needed one with him still at the club) is just crazy. Putting in a bid for Grant Holt of Norwich at the last minute was baffling. How can we afford a Premiership striker when we can’t even offer deals to free agents? For me, it was nothing more than a PR stunt to keep some deluded fans happy.

When Mr Whyte took over the club from Sir David Murray (it’s probably best I don’t say too much about him) he was greatly received by a lot of Rangers fans who had became fed up with Murray and his constant refusal to defend the club against certain people in the media.

Mr Whyte doesn’t do many interviews or talk to the press often but there is one statement he has made that sticks out for me  - “The manager will have £5m a year for the next 5 years to spend on players”. Now, we gave improved contracts to Steven Davis, Steven Whittaker and Allan McGregor. But James Beattie was freed and Vladimir Weiss, El Hadji Diouf and Richard Foster returned to their parent clubs, surely freeing up some room in the wage budget. I’m not saying it will cover the whole expense of the three new contracts, but it must have helped.

The summer signings of Juan Manuel Ortiz, Dorin Goian, Carlos Bocanegra, Alejandro Bedoya, Lee Wallace and Matt McKay totals just under £4m. However, with Madjid Bougherra sold for £1.7m the money going out is only £2.3m.

With David Weir terminating his contract in January, Juan Manuel Ortiz returning to Almeria on loan and the sale of Nikica Jelavic to Everton for £5.5m, is not only more money off the wage bill, but actually puts Rangers into profit transfer wise.

The pressure is surely now on Craig Whyte. He issued a statement on the official site recently addressing an article in the Daily Record about borrowing money against future season ticket sales. In this statement, he indicated that there was a £10m hole in turnover due to not qualifying for the Champions League. Why do you think that is Mr Whyte? Perhaps it’s because you’ve not lived up to your end of the bargain. Rangers didn’t sign any of their first choice transfer targets. To me, he’s indicating that it’s Ally McCoist to blame for the European failures. To a certain degree, the players and particularly the manager have to take some responsibility. But let’s be honest, the likes of Bedoya and McKay weren’t first choice signings. I think that’s been shown by the fact neither have featured much so far this season and if rumours are to be believed, McKay was actually offered back to his old club, Brisbane Roar.

Part of me hopes the manager takes a stand and resigns. He’s a Rangers legend, our all time top goal scorer and doesn’t deserve to have that tarnished. But he’s a Rangers man and I get the feeling he’ll never walk out on the club. Ever.

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El Clásico Part II

By Mark Reid January 26, 2012 Leave a Comment

Barcelona 2-2 Real Madrid (Barcelona win 4-3 on agg.)

Well, things looked like they were maybe going to go Real Madrid’s way for 42 minutes of the first half. That was until Pedro put Barcelona 1-0 up and Dani Alves scored an absolute wonder strike 3 minutes into first half stoppage time.

Things could have been very different because Real Madrid almost had a dream start with Higuain capitalising on a bad back pass in the first 10 seconds of the game but slotted his chance wide of Pinto’s goal. He also missed another couple of chances as Real Madrid kept Barca on the back foot. Mesut Özil, back in the starting line up after missing out in the first leg, hit the junction of post and crossbar with a brilliant strike from 30 yards. The fine line between the teams over the last year or so demonstrated by Özil’s effort staying out and Alves’ flying into the top corner.

The second half started with Barca on top but Real Madrid slowly came back into it. Sergio Ramos had a goal disallowed (harshly in my opinion) and Mourinho brought off Kaka and Higuain for Benzema and Callejon. These substitutions meant Ronaldo moving more infield to play closer to Benzema and the impact was almost instant with Özil playing Ronaldo down the right channel, he rounded Pinto and slotted it home. Minutes later, Karim Benzema knocked the ball over Puyol’s head, controlled it on his knee and volleyed past Pinto to make it 2-2. Both teams then went forward looking for a winner: Barca to win the match on the night and Real Madrid to not only win the match but win the tie on away goals. As the game petered out, Sergio Ramos was sent off for a second bookable offence after a challenge in the air with Sergio Busquests. Busquests not covering himself in glory by rolling around on the floor as if to influence the referee’s decision.

The game finished 2-2 and Barca get one over on Real Madrid again. But Real Madrid can take a lot from this game despite going out on aggregate. The way they troubled Barcelona right from the start of the game, creating chances and pressurising high up the pitch. Having a goal disallowed and a man sent off, both of which were wrong decisions, clearly hindered their chances but they can also count themselves lucky not to have Lassana Diarra sent of towards the end of the first half. Perhaps if Benzema had started instead of Higuain, I might have been writing about a Real Madrid victory.

Pepe was again involved in his fair share of incidents this week. Firstly it was falling over in the box when defending a corner after minimal contact from Carles Puyol, then there was the revenge of Messi, with the Argentinian hacking Pepe down on the touchline and receiving a yellow card. This was actually cheered like a goal by the Camp Nou crowd, proving just how popular Pepe is!

We now have to wait until the weekend of 21st/22nd of April for the next instalment of El Clásico. Unless of course, they are drawn together in the latter stages of the Champions League. Let’s hope they are, and for my sake, let’s hope Real Madrid can come out on top!

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The Road to Super Bowl XLVI

By Chris Hamilton January 24, 2012 Leave a Comment

32 teams have whittled down to the final 2. Both teams have battled throughout the regular and post season and are now set to compete for the biggest prize in the NFL. Super Bowl 46, on February 5th in Indianapolis, will be a repeat of Super Bowl 42, with the New York Giants versus the New England Patriots.

The AFC Champions, and first team into the Super Bowl, were the New England Patriots. They finished their regular season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, coasting into the playoffs with an 8 game winning streak and comfortably winning the AFC East.

This domination allowed the Patriots a bye week in the first round of the playoffs, allowing them extra time to prepare for their match against the Denver Broncos. They destroyed the Broncos in a heavy one sided win; silencing the Tebow Time phenomenon that had swept the league this season. This win set them up for the Championship match against The Baltimore Ravens, who had just ground out a victory against the Houston Texans.

The AFC Championship match was setup as a battle between the high flying offense of the Patriots against the always excellent Ravens defense. And it seemed Ravens were coming out on top of that battle as the Patriots offense struggled, causing the usually spectacular Tom Brady to have a very poor match. Throwing under 250 yards, with 2 interceptions and for the first time in 36 games, no TD passes, it was a performance that Brady will want to put behind him, saying “Well, I sucked pretty bad today, but our defense saved us.”

While the Patriots defense did indeed put in a very impressive performance, in the end it wasn’t so much the defense that saved them, rather the unbelievable missed field goal from Ravens kicker, Billy Cundiff, in the last few seconds that would have sent the game into overtime. His kick sailing wide left of the posts ended the match at 23 -20 in the Patriots favour.

Brady, who with his 16th playoff match win, equaled Joe Montana with the most post season wins in NFL history, will be looking for a far better performance from himself, and the Patriots offence in the Super Bowl against less dominant defense.

The NFC Champions, the New York Giants, had a less than impressive regular season, finishing with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses. They managed to win the NFC East by 1 game, and finished their season with a 2 game winning streak.

Their offense has, however, started to develop some excellent weapons for QB, Eli Manning, in Victor Cruz, Mario Manningham, and Hakeem Nicks. It was an offense that started the playoffs in spectacular fashion, crushing the Falcons 24 – 2. They would then face off against the almost unstoppable Green Bay Packers with their high scoring offense and league MVP candidate, Aaron Rodgers. In a match that the Giants were expected to lose, the defense had a fantastic game, stopping the exceptional Green Bay offense, and the Giants offense simply outperformed, and out gunned the Packers at Lambeau Field for a 37 -20 win.

This set them up for the NFC Championship match against the San Francisco 49ers who have had a very impressive season. The 49ers have struggled badly in recent years, but this season has seen them begin to find stability on the offense, and develop an aggressive and dangerous defensive unit that has been able to contain almost every team they have played. Having already beaten the Giants during the regular season, it wasn’t unreasonable to think that they could do so again, and in fact, the Giants went behind twice in the match, both times to touchdowns from a resurgent Vernon Davis. In the pouring San Francisco rain, the Giants fought back and put themselves 3 points ahead with a Mario Manningham touchdown in the fourth quarter, before allowing the 49ers to draw level with a field goal.

The match, now in overtime, was finally won by the giants on the fourth series after the 49ers wide receiver, Kyle Williams, fumbled a punt. A few moments later Giants kicker, Scottish born Lawrence Tynes, slotted a 31 yard field goal between the posts to win the match 20 – 17.

Both championship games were close, tense matches though both sides had good offensive points that give me hope for an exciting Super Bowl. Eli Manning and Victor Cruz combined for a remarkable 142 receiving yards against the 49ers, and the Brady/Gronkowski combination caused problems, even with Brady’s poor performance, for the mighty Ravens defense before Gronkowski suffered a minor ankle injury.

These offensive weapons, coupled with good, but not great defenses on show mean we should be looking at an exciting, high scoring, pass orientated Super Bowl on February 5th. I, for one, can’t wait.

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El Clásico

By Mark Reid January 21, 2012 Leave a Comment

Another El Clásico; another Real Madrid defeat. Another Mourinho system; another Barcelona win. Jose (or Mou as he’s been christened by Madridistas) was second best again against Pep Guardiola. He deployed a surprising formation and starting line up on Wednesday in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter final at the Santiago Bernabéu. The 4-3-3 system, which was a 4-5-1 at times, was surprising. It meant no place for Mesut Özil or Kaka in the starting line up. Also surprising was Karim Benzema playing an unfamiliar right wing position. The inclusion of Pepe in centre midfield wasn’t a surprise due to him filling the same role last season against Barcelona. But playing him along side Xabi Alonso and Lassana Diarra was aimed at stopping Lionel Messi floating from the false number 9 position (a free role centre forward) and stamping his authority on the game. This worked for the first half and part of the second half. That was until Messi’s delightful clipped through ball to Eric Abidal for Barcelona’s winner.

But sacrificing a playmaker didn’t pose Barcelona problems when Real Madrid counter attacked. In the 41st minute, a Barca corner was defended well by Real Madrid and cleared to Pepe who ran out from defence and into the centre circle. Instead of having the awareness of who was around him, he tried a near impossible through ball to Gonzalo Higuaín. Holding on to the ball for a second longer and checking his surroundings, he’d have seen Cristiano Ronaldo free on the left and Karim Benzema streaking up the right. Had it been Özil or Kaka, it probably would have resulted in a shot a goal, and who knows, perhaps a 2-0 scoreline at half time.

Pepe had a good game in centre midfield but regardless of how well he played, and however good a player he is, there is no doubting that some of his antics on the football pitch don’t belong in the game. There was the play acting after losing the ball to Cesc Fabregas – trying to con the referee into believing Fabregas had elbowed him in the face – to the stamp on Lionel Messi’s hand after he’d been fouled by Jose Callejon.

So, on to next week and the second leg. What will Mourinho try this time? Perhaps a more attacking formation. I can see Ángel Di María coming back into the team and Higuaín or Benzema dropping out for Mesut Özil and Real Madrid reverting to a 4-2-3-1 formation. For Barcelona, it will be same again: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. No matter who plays though, we are in for another exciting game. Let’s hope we get more goals and less, well… Pepe!

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The Richest Fight in History… Maybe.

By Mark Reid January 17, 2012 Leave a Comment

Floyd Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao – if this fight goes ahead, it will be the richest in the history of boxing with each earning an estimated £25m. Mayweather brought the prospect of this fight back into the public eye last week when he called out Pacquiao on his twitter page saying:

“Manny Pacquiao I’m calling you out let’s fight May 5th and give the world what they want to see.”

“My Jail Sentence was pushed back because the date was locked in. Step up Punk.”

Pacquiao has since responded claiming that Mayweather wants a guaranteed purse and would need to find a promoter who could give him that. There is also disagreement over the venue with Mayweather already having 5th May booked at the MGM Grand but Pacquiao’s team wanting the fight held off until late May to coincide with the opening of a new 45,000-seater arena in Las Vegas . Let’s hope they can sort this out as soon as possible and get this fight on. Mayweather’s jail sentence will now begin on June 1st so surely late May is a possibility.

Avid and casual boxing fans all over the world, on forums, in workplaces, pubs and at home, have been talking about this fight for a few years now. Who will win? Is Pacquiao too small? Can Mayweather be tagged? Who’s the best pound for pound?

Although Mayweather’s last fight was a controversial win over Victor Ortiz in September 2011, it’s hard for me to look past Pretty Boy Floyd. He’s 42-0 (26 KOs) with big wins on his record. Arturo Gatti, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Shane Mosley, Diego Corrales, Jose Luis Castillo (twice) to name a few. He’s ellusive, slick and overall he’s defensively brilliant. He’s the naturally bigger man than Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KOs) and that coupled with Pacquiao’s poor showing against Juan Manuel Marquez in his last fight – a controversial points win for Pacman – means if this bout goes ahead, I think it’ll be Mayweather who’s 43-0 come the end of the fight.

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The make or break match for Hibernian’s season

By Chris Hamilton January 14, 2012 3 Comments

Today takes Hibs to East End Park for what could probably be described as their most important match of the season. Hibs sit one point from the bottom of the league, and above their today’s opponents, Dunfermline, who have a game in hand.

It’s been a season of disappointment and frustration for everyone associated with Hibs. The club has only three league wins, and there is a sense of mental fragility within the squad; they’ve been throwing away games that they were comfortably winning, and completely collapsing when they go behind. There are small signs that this mental aspect to the game is changing with the new manager, Pat Fenlon, but until he can clear out the squad and stamp his own ideas and philosophies behind their football, the doubts and weaknesses will remain under the surface.

Hibs fans had grown accustomed over the years to watching the team play flowing attacking football and winning matches well. It’s not something we’ve seen down at Easter Road for a long time though. At the moment they are playing ugly, ugly football and still getting beat. While we would like to see a return to flowing football, I, along with every other Hibs fan, would settle for football so ugly it would make your eyes bleed, if they were only winning matches.

Fenlon picked up his first win as Hibs manager last weekend in the Scottish Cup; a nervous 3-2 win over second division, Cowdenbeath. He’ll be looking to pick up his first league win this afternoon, and has a few new and returning faces to help him. The new loan signing, George Francomb, could be making his debut today to help shore up the porous defence, and it would appear leading scorer, Garry O’Conner, will be making a welcome return from injury. They also have new striker, Eoin Doyle, who seems to be a good addition to the squad, and should bring a few goals to a team that desperately needs them.

At the beginning of the season the expectation was that Hibs would recover from the mess of the last few seasons, and find themselves finishing in the top six this year. As the season has progressed those expectations were crushed and have slowly been replaced with the more realistic expectation of avoiding relegation. That goal can only be achieved if they start beating the teams around them at the foot of league, and that begins with the match today. If they lose today, the psychological damage could be too much for them to fully recover from, especially if Dunfermline win their match in hand and then put themselves five points above Hibs.

This is a huge match for them. If they win it gives them back to back wins for the first time this season, and gives them a platform to build upon. A draw leaves them in a bad situation, but is one that can probably still be recovered from. However, losing this match is the first step in playing 1st Division football next season, and that would be a disaster for the club.

Post Match Update – Despite Hibs going behind early in the match, they managed to go ahead 2-1. Dunfermline brought the match back to 2-2 in the 82nd minute, and at this point I expected Hibs to capitulate and lose 3-2. Those fears were unfounded though, as Leigh Griffith scored his second of the match, and what turned out to be the winning goal in the 83rd minute. This was a vital win for Hibs, now we just hope they can build from this and drag themselves up the table.

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The January Transfer Window

By Mark Reid January 10, 2012 Leave a Comment

2 returning legendsGenerally, any signings made in January tend to struggle to have an immediate effect. A lot though come good after time. Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra at Manchester United were both signed in January and had a horrible start. Evra was substituted at half time on his debut in a 3-1 derby loss to Manchester City . However, both players have gone on to be great business for Man Utd with Vidic being club captain and Evra vice captain. Others are still finding their way with Andy Carroll being prime example. People still talk about his £35m price tag which obviously is a lot of money. But when you think that Liverpool sold Fernando Torres to Chelsea for £50m, and used the money to bring in Carroll (as well as Luis Suarez), is it really that bad a deal? He’s had a year now at Liverpool , but it’s been a year interrupted with injury. Let’s see how he’s getting on come 2013.

So, who will Europe ‘s elite be looking to sign this January? Manchester United, who have already re-signed the 37 year old Paul Scholes on a deal till the end of the season, are currently relying on Michael Carrick and 38 year old Ryan Giggs in central midfield. With Darren Fletcher unavailable for selection for the foreseeable future and Tom Cleverley out injured (and relatively untried) the only other option United have is Anderson, who himself is just back from 2 months out injured. They’ve played Smalling and Jones in midfield but both were signed as central defenders. They have again been linked with a move for Inter Milan’s Wesley Sneijder but where would he fit in to United’s 4-4-2 formation? He’s a free roll type player suited to  a 4-2-3-1 formation, just behind the main striker like he’s done behind Diego Milito for Inter for the past couple of seasons. More recently, rumours are that United are interested in Chelsea ‘s Frank Lampard. At 33 he’s not got too much longer left at the top level. But as a short term fix, he would be a reliable addition which is something United need.

How about Manchester City? They have an enviable transfer budget but it’s been fairly quiet at Eastlands so far. Daniele De Rossi is one player that they’ve been linked with but if reports in Italy are to be believed, Roma have offered him a new contract worth €180k per week. What would City have to offer to tempt him from the club where he’s played his whole career? It’s not like they need central midfielders either. De Jong, Barry, Yaya Toure, Milner, Hargreaves, the list goes on.

Arsenal have gone down a similar route to Man Utd. They’ve brought back Thierry Henry for a 2 month loan deal. This is mainly due to losing Marouane Chamakh to the African Cup of Nations for a month or so. I think a lot of Arsenal fans would argue they wish he wasn’t coming back at all… I can’t say I blame them. And what about Henry? What a finish for his winner against Leeds in the FA Cup. It was like re-winding back 7 years. He might have lost some of his pace, but the touch, vision and finishing are still there. Gives me a chance to use the old saying “form is temporary, class is permanent”.

Over in La Liga, Real Madrid and Barcelona have been extremely quiet. Both have been linked with Neymar of Santos (along with Man City ) but he claims to be happy in Brazil . Rumours in Spain though do claim that Real Madrid have agreed a deal to sign Belgian international Eden Hazard of Lille in July.

Back home in Scotland, if you combined the transfer budgets of all 12 SPL teams, it would come to about £58. Joking aside, it’s been clear for months now that Rangers desperately need another striker. If interested parties step up their pursuit of Nikica Jelavic, it’ll be 2 strikers needed at Ibrox. One player Rangers have been linked with is Nacho Novo. Is it lazy journalism because he was training at Murray Park during the Spanish winter break? I think so. Keeping hold of goalkeeper Alan McGregor – linked with Malaga – would also be a real bonus for the Champions.

Across the city, Celtic have already brought in Swedish defender Mikael Lustig. Could his signing free up Adam Matthews for a move to Liverpool who have been linked with a £4m bid.

Hibs have already made one new signing in Eion Doyle from the League of Ireland. They’ve also extended the loan deal of Leigh Griffiths from Wolves until the end of the season. Both could be pivotal in keeping Hibs in the SPL.

Hearts? Well, how can anyone possibly know what will happen next. As it stands, the players don’t even know when they’ll be paid. I don’t think we’ll see many players moving to Hearts in January, but it’s safe to say we’ll see a few players following Eggert Jonsson out of the door.

Whatever happens in January, I’m looking forward to watching the conclusion to deadline day with Jim White on Sky Sports News. That alone makes the January transfer window worthwhile!

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