craigkillie Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Peter Grant last night talking about Josh Doig. "People have been asking me why Celtic or Rangers haven't gone for him. He good enough to play for them." He's just gone to a team in Serie A.There are 20 teams in Serie A, and they're certainly not all better than Celtic or Rangers. If he'd gone to AC Milan, Napoli or Juventus you'd have a point, but Verona are likely no better than the Old Firm.Doig obviously isn't better than Bassey or even Barisic at Rangers, nor is he better than Taylor at Celtic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 On 14/07/2022 at 09:20, Stellaboz said: Says a lot about Sportsound and how they see their listeners by appointing an absolute failure of a manager into some kind of punditry role. He's already showing his utter stupidity and ignorance of the product. Thats just another big f**k you to all the listeners. I don’t really get this, many many pundits end up in that role all over the world because they have been sacked, to a point they can’t get another gig elsewhere permanently. It’s not as if they can entice successful managers to jack their jobs and sit and watch a game instead. I do think it is too much of an old boys club though and that they should be interviewing folk properly, at least Peter would fall at the first hurdle by failing to produce his CV. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 7 hours ago, craigkillie said: There are 20 teams in Serie A, and they're certainly not all better than Celtic or Rangers. If he'd gone to AC Milan, Napoli or Juventus you'd have a point, but Verona are likely no better than the Old Firm. Doig obviously isn't better than Bassey or even Barisic at Rangers, nor is he better than Taylor at Celtic. Thank you for correcting(?) me yet again. My point was more about the league that he has joined rather than the specific team. Playing in Serie A > Playing in Scottish Premiership, no matter which teams. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Glad to see Derek Ferguson knew how a penalty shootout worked 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 1 hour ago, kingjoey said: Thank you for correcting(?) me yet again. My point was more about the league that he has joined rather than the specific team. Playing in Serie A > Playing in Scottish Premiership, no matter which teams. But you can be good enough for some teams in Serie A without being good enough for Celtic or Rangers, so this doesn't prove Grant wrong. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Has Leanne Crichton ever said anything that wasn't absolutely bleeding obvious? She's like a machine that fills dead air with stock phrases. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thenorthernlight Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 4 minutes ago, Ya Bezzer! said: Has Leanne Crichton ever said anything that wasn't absolutely bleeding obvious? She's like a machine that fills dead air with stock phrases. …. But hey, it’s a box for the BBC. Then again, James McFadden is even worse. The beigest of pundits. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thenorthernlight Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 1 minute ago, Thenorthernlight said: …. But hey, it’s a box for the BBC. Then again, James McFadden is even worse. The beigest of pundits. Box ticked even -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 10 minutes ago, craigkillie said: But you can be good enough for some teams in Serie A without being good enough for Celtic or Rangers, so this doesn't prove Grant wrong. It was the inference that it would be better for Lewis Ferguson to join one of them and play in the Premiership than to play in Serie A and (hopefully) develop himself further. Let me ask you this, I’d Aaron Hickey had gone to Rangers or Celtic two years ago would he have got a £17m move to the English Premier League? I don’t think that is even a possibility. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Crichton really isn't that bad at all. It's the auld duffers like Bonner and Grant that need punted from the show. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 28 minutes ago, craigkillie said: But you can be good enough for some teams in Serie A without being good enough for Celtic or Rangers, so this doesn't prove Grant wrong. You are right but it is a bit grating to hear the assumption that every young player in Scotland sees the old firm as their natural career path. That’s the annoying bit, not necessarily nitpicking at the various standards in serie A. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 If you're complaining about Leanne Crichton or Marvin Bartley and not the hopeless jobs for the boys duffers you're part of the problem 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 (edited) 37 minutes ago, kingjoey said: It was the inference that it would be better for Lewis Ferguson to join one of them and play in the Premiership than to play in Serie A and (hopefully) develop himself further. Let me ask you this, I’d Aaron Hickey had gone to Rangers or Celtic two years ago would he have got a £17m move to the English Premier League? I don’t think that is even a possibility. I think the pundits were more saying that they (Celtic/Sevco) have missed a trick for that cash rather than Ferguson has missed out. Celtic have aided in the development of players for the EPL for yonks now including Scottish players so saying it isn’t a possibility for Hickey isn’t really true either. Edited July 16, 2022 by gannonball -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Maybe the BBC should have a one off show with a few PnBers replacing their regular pundits. If any BBC types are looking in... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 9 minutes ago, bennett said: Maybe the BBC should have a one off show with a few PnBers replacing their regular pundits. If any BBC types are looking in... Several P&B posters have appeared on the BBC - on a View From the Terrace, for example. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSaints1877 Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Just now, craigkillie said: Several P&B posters have appeared on the BBC - on a View From the Terrace, for example. Also some on Crimewatch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Everyone who the BBC hires who isn't a white, heterosexual cis male is a 'box ticker'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 How many P&Bers have been on the BBC lunchtime news, getting interviewed in the middle of a Dundee housing scheme though? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thenorthernlight Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 On 16/07/2022 at 09:16, craigkillie said: There are 20 teams in Serie A, and they're certainly not all better than Celtic or Rangers. If he'd gone to AC Milan, Napoli or Juventus you'd have a point, but Verona are likely no better than the Old Firm. Doig obviously isn't better than Bassey or even Barisic at Rangers, nor is he better than Taylor at Celtic. The Old Firm? *Dusts down 2012 notes*. Stop pandering 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 The Old Firm? *Dusts down 2012 notes*. Stop pandering Who exactly is it that you think I'm "pandering" to on a thread on Pie and Bovril? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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