The more things change the more they stay the same. As we get ready to start a new season things may seem a wee bit different. Ange has gone and Brendan has returned (no one saw that coming).
We still have the same settled squad minus of course, Jota who could in no way knock back the oil money from the Saudis, and Aaron Mooy has sadly had to retire due to an ongoing back problem.
We have added a few signings in Marco Tilio, Thiago Odin Holm, Yang Hyuen- Jun, Kwon Hyeok-kyu and Maik Nawrocki. So all is good in that aspect, plus a few more will descend towards Celtic Park before the end of the transfer window.
Over at Ibrox and the Rangers have added nearly an entirely new side and ditched serial underachievers Ryan Kent and Alfredo Morelos. Despite being skint and flirting with FFP regulations, Michael Beale has been allowed to go for it, so a brand new challenge awaits us.
A lot is changing as we approach kick-off, but not on a grand scale as there are still a lot of familiarities. For example, in pre-season we witnessed a barrel load of spot kicks to the Rangers, the majority of them awarded by Scottish refs. It seems the officials are getting in as much practice as the players in preparation for next season.
The last 16 of the Viaplay Cup was also drawn yesterday and the Ibrox club was drawn at home to Championship side Morton while Celtic face a tricky away tie on the plastic against Kilmarnock. Who saw that coming?
Jota in my opinion could have played one more season with Celtic and then moved to one of the top European Leagues. Instead he decided to take the money from the despotic regime in Saudi, who treat women, gays, foreign workers and any of its own citizens who push for some democracy terribly and with no mercy.
All this talk of money before principal from some Celtic supporters sickens me.
😂😂😂 the draws are fixed now? 🤦🏻♂️