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As you can imagine, it's not a cheery one; we really wish it was.

We discussed the two games we played since last week, and it's fair to say we are not impressed with what we saw in either game.

Even our look forward to the two upcoming home games isn't one that is brimming with positivity.

The next subject we discuss is the Greenock meeting, and you'd think that our communications correspondent, Paul, would be happy that there was an attempt to communicate with the fanbase. I think you know us well enough to know how last night went down with the lads.

We dropped the "G" so we can make our usual award an accurate one this week

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A slightly shorter episode than normal, as we have decided; like a Temu Boomtown Rats tribute band, we don't like Thursdays.

That leaves us with one game to discuss: Sunday's wind-assisted victory at Easter Road, plus a quick preview of our home game tomorrow and Sunday's game when we get tae Falkirk.

Chris, as promised, manages to suggest an RGC that meets with our full approval.

It's a lower-key episode than some of the recent ones but that's what happens when you completely ignore one game

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Thanks to the fact that we airbrushed last Thursday's game from history, it's a cheery episode.

Chris takes the reins for the first part of the pod, as the usual host was at the game on Sunday. We discuss the game and some questionable fashion choices, and it's all good, with a lot of positives to be taken from the performance and the result. 

We then have a frankly half-hearted discussion about Thursday night, and then we move on to Sunday game against Hibs.

A listener narrowly escapes when it comes to the RGC of the week.

Last week we thought we were spoiled for choice when it came to nominations, but this week, thanks to the good people at Copa90, we have SO many potential winners...

As always, thanks for listening, and feel free to spread the word

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It's been a while since you've heard from us, thanks to that horrendously long international break.

When you last heard from us, the mood in the camp was not great, but thanks to a decent(ish) performance at Fir Park, there is some cheeriness on the pod. Chris had a scheduling conflict (although we do hear from him) so we have drafted in Davie Farrell, who reveals he does possess a cheery side. 

It's our fault, as we tend to ask him on to explain why a shitshow happened.

We cover the 'Well game ' and share our fears about Thursday before looking forward to the Hearts game on Sunday.

The SHOCKING scenes at the "Home of Golf" get discussed (Spoiler: we found it hilarious)

Finally, we have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to potential recipients of the title RGC of the week

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After a dark night of the soul the three regular contributors we have a group therapy session to help us deal with the events of the last eight or nine days,

Regular listeners will know there is a difference in how highly the manager is regarded. There are reflections on the last two games and where we are as a club with a general consensus that change is needed.

Obviously it's not a cheery listen, and we won't be back until after the International Break unless there is a change in the management set-up at the club.

In that regard we throw some names around we'd like to see come in and it's fair to say none of them is at the top of the bookies' odds list that has been doing the rounds.

We hope you enjoy it and hopefully we'll be back before the International break is over

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It's not as downbeat an episode as you would expect. 

We asked the Fenian Red Adair, Davie Farrell, to give his thoughts on Sunday's shitshow, as the WhatsApp group content suggested the three usual members of the pod's flying column would just have screamed into the void for an hour.

There's still a bit of that, and there are some concerns about where we go from here but hopefully Sunday is a wake-up call for a lot of people. 

We still manage to find an avian RGC of the week that prompts an idea for an actual RGC mascot.

Davie developed some sound issues halfway through the record which hopefully won't be too much of a distraction

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It's the usual lineup for this episode, and it's a busy one.

Chris returns refreshed and invigorated from his holidays; Paul pitches up an utter shambles after a weekend on the gargle.

We cover why we will never be the number 1 Celtic podcast, look back at the Aberdeen and St Mirren games, with Chris doing most of the heavy lifting on the "reasons".

There are two games this week: Chris and Paul will be in Perth for the St Johnstone game and then there's the game against "thaym" on Sunday that we discuss. Obviously, we reflect on the news that augurs well for Greggs Q4 results.

We have our last chat about the transfer window until December at least to round off the football chat.

We then reflect on the dangers of granting people access to your Ticketmaster account, and the RGC is a football "influencer" who gets a shoeing on TikTok

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A new voice on the pod this week. Chris in Belfast, Davie living his best life and Paddy Hoey laid low with the flu meant we asked Britain's number 32 tennis player, Keith Murray, to join us tonight.

We discussed Saturday's game, what appears to be shaping up to be another transfer-window shitshow, and briefly previewed the next two games.

The conversation then turned to the next generation of Celtic fans and Keith shared his experience and frustration as a father of two young boys whose chances of getting "the bug" are severely restricted.

I think a lot of fans will sympathise, and we pose the question is anyone at board level aware of the issue?

There's a unanimous RGC of the week, and I am sure it won't surprise any of you

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After the LASK shambles, your host and Paul are in their usual seats to discuss the game.

Chris decided to lock himself in a bothy in the Hebrides, so we had to bring in The Fenian Red Adair, Davie Farrell, to cast his trained eye over the shi*show that was the defeat in Austria.

Worryingly, the trained eye reveals that it was even worse than you thought, so as you can imagine, this is not an upbeat episode, and there is very little in the way of positivity. 

We are currently in negotiations to make this episode available as a potential penance for Saturday confessions at West of Scotland chapels.

Despite the downbeat tone, we reckon it's still a good listen, and there's a unanimous RGC this week

Onward and upwards

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It started with a message in the WhatsApp group: "There's been a purchase from JD Sports, but who for Kammy?"  It ended with some spectacular grassing and an unconvincing attempt at an explanation, and that's before we got onto the events of the last week.

There's a review of the game at the weekend, a look forward to the CL qualifiers, plus a discussion on transfer business.

There is some positivity in that we're somewhat prepared but we should be in a better position. That said, we are confident we will get past LASK. 

We got a bit of a scouting report on Hassan from Sid Lowe that we can't broadcast, but it's generally positive.

The RGC is an old "friend" who narrowly edges out another outstanding candidate.

As always, thanks for your support 

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As you can imagine, there is something of a change in mood compared to last week's pod. It's a broadly upbeat recording with a soupcon of giddiness. Oddly enough, a convincing 90-minute performance, giving Neil McCann a bad day at the office, plus the potential emergence of a new hero will do that to men of a certain age. 

Obviously, events in Govan on Sunday are discussed and enjoyed, and we take some pleasure from the undoubted discomfort that Derek McKlopp felt at full time.

Of course, it wouldn't be an RGC pod if there wasn't a degree of moaning, and that is largely centred around potential transfer activity both inwards and outwards. There's some concern about who might go and concern about what is likely to come in.

Still, it was a great weekend, so let's enjoy it.

As far as the RGC goes, it's an AGM that provides a worthy recipient of the RGC of The Week  Award sponsored by High Performance

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It stays the same.

Our man in the east was unavailable, so it was only right that we arranged for The Fenian Red Adair (© T Grieg) AKA Davie Farrell, to step in.

We review Monday night's game, and it's not particularly uplifting. Davie casts doubt over our defensive strategy at set pieces in particular, plus he is very concerned about physical and match fitness.

Our attention then turns to the transfer window and our strategy (no laughing at the back), or more accurately, lack of strategy.

It's not an upbeat episode, so you have been warned. We have the same board, the same management team and largely the same players, so why would we be upbeat?

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We're back for season 26/27, and we're as positive and upbeat as ever...

Actually, there is a bit of truth in that statement, as we're not as grumpy in this episode as you'd expect. Only because we are still clinging on to a slim hope that it might all turn out right in the end.

We discuss summer musical highlights so far. Discuss our transfer activity so far (No laughing at the back, please) and what might transpire in the coming weeks.

We discuss our realistic expectations for the season ahead, which leads us nicely into a discussion about NAP. This was prompted by a listener email, incidentally.

The first RGC of the season is announced, and Chris stumbles on an idea that may yet see the three of us on Dragon's Den

As always, thanks for listening 

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A bit of a one-off episode this. 

We asked (Dr) Paddy Hoey onto the pod to talk about a book about football, This Is Our Game. It's a collection of writing from fans in the great football cities around the world, and Paddy wrote the chapter on Glasgow.

It's a great read and available here https://www.augustbooks.co/books/this-is-our-game-joel-rookwood-and-daniel-fieldsend/ 

Paddy is great value, and for those who have an interest in football around the world, it sounds like a great read.

We then make the error of asking Paddy for his thoughts on last season and the summer so far. Needless to say, the mood of the recording takes a turn for the worse.

We will be recording another season preview episode later in the week so hopefully there will be some movement to give us cause for optimism for the season ahead.

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The plan was to hold off on recording an episode until the full managerial team was confirmed. However, nothing involving the Celtic board is ever straightforward or professional, so we decided we could at least have a chat about Martin getting the job.

Obviously, there's a bit more enthusiasm from some of the pod team than from others, but essentially, among the available options, we accept that he's the preferred choice.

The transfer window is another cause for concern and we touch on that too.

Obviously, we are not the only team in Glasgow that has a managerial issue and our man in the east has done some research on the Govan appointment. Our man in the west has also done some impressive research into his CV so he can make some cheap gags at the PTC's expense.

To sign off we have a Summer RGC which gives Paul & Chris another opportunity to go in two-footed on one of their favourites.

To sign off we kind of dedicate the episode to one of the funniest and kindest men that God has ever put on this earth, Charlie Devlin. 'Big Peas' was a legend and his passing will be mourned by so many,

Rest in peace Charlie 

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The host returned from his holiday, meaning we could finally record the end-of-season pod.

Paul and Chris talk us through their day at the cup final sponsored by Baby Guinness, it would appear. We then review the current squad and play a very sh*t version of Shag Marry Avoid. "Staying, Going, and Should Be Going" doesn't quite have the same ring to it. The outcome is that a major overhaul is on the cards, which leads us nicely into a discussion about who will carry it out.

Media reports at the time of recording suggest the two main candidates for the job are Martin O'Neill and Robbie Keane. It's fair to say that there's more enthusiasm for one candidate than the other. 

Don't get carried away, "enthusiasm" is very much a relative term.

We end the podcast with the announcement from the calm and collected Paul about who gets the honour of being our RGC of the Year.

We should be back when there's news about the "new" manager, but in the meantime, we thank each and every one of you who have downloaded and enjoyed the pod this season.

As mentioned, we now have a Substack site and we're hoping to put some content on there that hopefully you'll enjoy. There's an article from Davie Farrell that's well worth a read.

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As the pod heid bummer, Paul was up that Italy over the weekend he takes the host's chair for this week's episode.

Obviously, there's a huge amount of joy about Saturday, and it appears that the utter headloss from everyone about the Motherwell game increased the desire to win on Saturday.

We discuss the game and the post-match scenes like the grumpy old men we are. 

Of course, we talk about the final on Saturday and the prospect of a domestic double.

There won't be a pod next week, so we'll be back in a couple of weeks for a season review and preview of next season.

The RGC of the week takes one on behalf of all the bed-wetters in the media

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What should be another incredibly giddy recording is somewhat derailed as we react to people absolutely losing their sh*t over what was a handball. The level of outrage has taken us all by surprise.

As Paul is currently honing his spaghetti wrangling skills in Italy, Davie Farrell steps in for this recording

Davie does an excellent ex-pro explanation of what happened, and Chris calls all of Davie's pals in the media a shower of c*nts. Classic case of playing to your strengths.

We look forward to Saturday's game and have another laugh at the lads from Govan, and again, we get a former coach's explanation of the "disappointment" at Ibrox.

The collective head loss as a result of the penalty gives us a couple of  RGC contenders

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What a fantastic day, actually, that was a good weekend, wasn't it? 

As you can imagine, there's a lot of giddiness to go around. Our review of events at Celtic Park takes up the first bit of the pod and we have a right good laugh at 'thaym', their manager, their captain and their fans

Then we move on to the carnage that followed in the pub afterwards, and there's a gig review from Chris and Paul and a frankly incredible choice of post-pub/pre-gig scran by our man in the West

A preview of Wednesday's game follows before the host tells of another shocking confession following hard on the heels of "Tennis Clubgate"

Finally, there was a two-horse race for RGC this week, but ultimately a man who has given Celtic fans so much joy over the years who nicks it.

Incidentally, if you want to enjoy some flute music in Ayrshire here's the link to the festival we discussed

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That was the weekend that was...

Our men in the East and West were both at Easter Road on Sunday and we get their views on a game that wasn't short of incidents. A game that we should have won, easing up, ended up in a nervy last ten. It's as if Celtic have forgotten they are based in the heart disease capital of Europe.

We look forward to the Derby on Sunday and have a right good laugh at events at Tynecastle on Monday evening.

There are a few tennis puns and some chat about the POTY awards too.

In the week that ST renewals came out, we had a chat about the Collective's suggestion that fans wait until the last day before renewing. That leads into a discussion about the potential relocation of The Bhoys. Spoiler alert- We think the club have made a rip-roaring c**t of it.

As always, we are so grateful to each and every one of you who listen to the pod.

Hopefully next week's episode will be a real gidfest after positive results at Fir Park on Saturday and Celtic Park on Sunday

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As you can imagine, there is cheeriness by the bucketload in this week's episode. We came within a bawhair of the perfect footballing weekend. 

An unconvincing convincing 3-1 win for Celtic, a hilarious win for Well and were it not for Hibs doing what Hibs do, we could have been in the box seat for the run-in.

We look forward to next week, and arguably, by the time we record the next episode, we should have a much clearer picture of who is likely to win the league. 

In other news, the new contracts for Scales and McCowan get discussed, a Godfather disowns his Godson, and we make a plea for support for the pod's furry friend, who is doing a charity walk next week.

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You’d think a six-two victory in a semi-final against Premiership opposition would be a cue for an upbeat and giddy podcast.

Well, no, it wasn’t. Podcast big boss and head honcho Paul is in Spain, leaving his two underlings to hold the fort. Davie Farrell steps in and, unusually, he gets to talk about a game we actually won. However, it has to be said, he isn’t entirely positive about Sunday’s performance. Without it being a spoiler, Davie has a fairly revolutionary idea that we should start the game with our best players on the park.

We look forward to Falkirk on Saturday and have our say on whether we think we can win the league.

The RGC this week is one of friends from Govan who inadvertently gave a bunch of Celtic fans a great day out at Hampden.

As always, we appreciate all your kind words and support but please spread the word to any grumpy Tims that you know

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There was a full turn out of the podcast team at Saturday's game, so Chris has taken over hosting for this week's episode.

We look back at Saturday's game and the post-game sesh before looking forward to Sunday's semi. Despite the win the mood in the camp isn't particularly cheery. We take the opportunity to look at each department of the team and in truth there's not a lot of positivity in that regard either.

We hold our own POTY award and goal of the season and it's slim pickings and no mistake. 

There's a quick discussion about the Haughey Monorail proposal, and it's clear that for the two ST holders on the pod, some further details will be required before they are likely to get involved.

A sneaky attempt to ambush the host when we get to the RGC nomination is thwarted by the host throwing himself under the bus.

As always, we are grateful for all the positive feedback (and the less-than-positive feedback, too)  feel free to spread the word to the miserable aul' b******ds in your lives

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Finally, a win in Dundee means there's a bit of a change in the mood from the last pod after a game up there.

We go over the events of a welcome win at Dens, look forward to Saturday's game, and discuss the potential post-split fixtures, too.

Our man Paul chaired the most recent Collective meeting, so he gives a little update from Thursday's meeting.

Martin's suggestion that he would be open to a longer stay gives us a reason to discuss his staying on for another year. It's fair to say there's not a lot of enthusiasm at that prospect.

Paul and Chris go two-footed on the "media hoor"  host who has been hawking his half-arsed opinions on various media outlets this week.

The RGC is unanimous, although had Chris caught events pre-match on camera, he'd have had this week's RGC in the bag as well as £250 from You've Been Framed

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As it's International week, we took the opportunity to record a special episode with a friend of the pod and all-round GC, Stuart Braithwaite, leader aff from the least shite Glasgow band, Mogwai.

After we establish his RGC and Celtic credentials, we get his view on the current state of affairs at Celtic and his thoughts on the season so far.

Paul gives us a little update ahead of Thursday's collective meeting and we express our frustration at the recent interview by The Anfield Wrap at Lennoxtown of Oxlade-Chamberlain at a time when our own fan media is banned.

Not a good look in our book.

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It won't surprise you to hear that the mood of this episode is somewhat different from the last two weeks. Chris and Paul get the opportunity to vent about the game, which hopefully they found cathartic.

We asked semi-regular contributor Davie Farrell to join us to give some informed content on Sunday's shambles from a coaching perspective. Spoiler alert - It's a grim listen.

In fact, the whole episode is pretty downbeat, but I can't imagine you would expect anything less.

The struggle to identify an RGC is solved by a great story from Davie about a "special" bus driver.

As always, thank you for your continued support, this week more than most weeks, we appreciate it

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There's plenty of cheeriness to go round this week. A good result and a half-decent performance against the best-coached team in the league keeps everyone in a good mood. 

The mood is so good that Chris graciously allows Paul to take the second half of Saturday's game, meaning he didn't get the poisoned chalice for once.

There's a chuckle about the game in Kilmarnock on Saturday night, even though it did have a whiff of Sophie's Choice about it, thanks to the respective managers of the teams involved.

We have a chat about this weekend's fixtures, and there's some (muted) praise for the pod's favourite ex-Celt Steven Pressley. Incredible #scenes.

There's a bit of an update from Paul about the Green Brigade ban which is an  interesting listen

We finish with an explanation of why we are changing the parameters of the RGC award. The curse is just too powerful

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It won't surprise you to hear that there's some cheeriness among the three contributors. 

There's a deep dive into the game at Pittodrie (No' really) and we discuss a few of Chris's previous jobs, before moving on to events at Ibrox. Both Paul and Chris were at the game, so we talked penalties, competition winners, and a podcast exclusive on the location of one of our strikers on Sunday. 

Then we have some Kate Adie-style reporting from the boys about the events post-shoot-out. 

We round it off with a chat about the Motherwell game and then Sunday's game gives us our RGC.

As we always say, thank you for your continued support, and if you know anyone who you think is in our demographic, why not send them a text, apparently that's what the cool kids are doing these days.

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First pod in a while where we have the luxury of only talking about the football. Stuttgart and "Thaym" away, and the upcoming league and cup games. 

In addition to talking about the games, we started our own conspiracy theory about the FDC being nowhere to be seen on Sunday despite the fact that his jersey did make the trip to Govan.

Talking of Govan, there's a plug for the fundraiser for a statue of Jim Craig, and a cracking bit of politics from Paul at the death.

This week's RGC was up for grabs for a while. A tyre repair man, an HGV driver were in the mix but eventually it was someone filling one of the contributors full of free drink that won out in the end.

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After last week's pod title unfortunately turned out to be bang on the money we revisited the question of the goalkeeper.

After an absolute shocker of a week on the park we moved away from our usual format and basically had a moan-in for half of the episode. The keeper, the defence, the midfield and the forward line all get a bit of a shoeing as does the manager.

There is concern about the upcoming games, and we discuss what we think should happen if the results don't go our way. It's not a particularly upbeat episode

It was also a big week off the park, and Paul gives a first-hand account of the recent meeting between the Steering Group and the board. It doesn't lift the mood of the pod too much in fairness.

We head overseas for this week's RGC, as there really was no obvious candidate after an absolutely shocking week.

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Quite the week where Celtic appear to have forgotten that Scotland and Glasgow in particular has a problem with heart disease. The two games, Livi and Killie placed enormous strain on the hearts of our pod's target demographic but all's well that ends well.

We look back on both games and it's quite cheery in the main. Mind you there is then some discussion about players in the squad that potentially could let us down in the run in. (The episode title is a clue to one of them).

There's a look forward to this week's games and a call for some pragmatism ahead of the Stuttgart game if this week doesn't go our way.

There's some discussion about the upcoming meeting between the board and the Collective steering group as Paul will be one of the people in the room this week.

There's a film review and the host gets accused of being a grass. 

A packed programme and no mistake

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A week of big games not just for Celtic but our "baw tickling" rivals too.

We chat about Saturday's Great Escape, the return of The Free Broomloan and this week's league games against Livi and Killie. With our main rivals facing potentially tough games, it could be a pivotal week. 

Mind you, we do emphasise that it's up to us to take care of our business.

There's a bit of reflection on the boycott and the possibility of a meeting between the board and the collective. It's fair to say we are all hoping for positive news on that front.

There's an RGC Award for the "Unknown Editor" and a Peruvian bear* comes in for some well-deserved abuse 

*Mogwai's drummer

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It's fair to say that the last few days have been eventful after the Collective meeting on Tuesday night.

As two of our number were at the meeting and one of them is on the steering group we thought that we'd record a podcast discussing the events at the meeting, the fallout and what we maybe should be doing once Saturday is out the way.

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Ah'll give ye world class basics

Recorded four hours before the transfer window "slammed shut," some of it may not date well, but depressingly, we suspect it will probably still be bang on the money.

We look back on two decent performances with decent results and then have a quick preview of the upcoming league and cup games. 

We then discuss the transfer window, and it's fair to say that we're very much in the underwhelmed camp. It's been a while since we've got a window "right" and it's fair to say we don't think this one has been any different.

We've got a bit of a left field RGC but quietly applaud our "Wiki terrorist" listener 

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In a Sweeney's Law heavy episode, Chris and Paul discuss our draws in Bologna and Edinburgh. Both with a sense of what could have been. Of course, it couldn't be a game against Hearts without their keeper and manager getting it tight.

We then go on to discuss the two home games this week, and that leads "nicely" into another discussion about the transfer window, which is very "deja vu" heavy.

We then have a chat about the upcoming collective meeting, which gets interrupted at one point by Amazon literally knocking on our door.

It's not as downbeat as previous weeks and had it not been for VAR, it might actually have been quite cheery.

As always, thank you all for your continued support and kind words

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Another "What a riddy" episode.

We pick over the Falkirk game, but as we said last week, all that mattered was the three points. And we got them

Sunday's game joins Stranraer in 1988, Whitehill Welfare and a few other " cup classics" as embarrassing performances/results against lower league opposition. 

Both of these things would be okay had we had a couple of new faces in the stand, or heaven forfend, actually on the pitch.

The transfer ineptitude is the main focus of the lads' ire, especially ahead of two huge games this week.

Mind you, there is some optimism about Sunday from one of the contributors, which is a welcome relief from what goes before.

An ex-Celt gets a unanimous RGC award for outstanding shithousery in a penalty shootout

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The episode title will make sense, but not until the very end of the recording.

It's a mixed bag tonight; technical issues forced us to restart the recording. Some Phil Collins-related GOLD  fell by the wayside, much to the annoyance of our man in the east.

Paul gave us a bit of an update from last week's collective meeting. As you can imagine, Nancy getting bagged changed the mood at that meeting as it did on our podcast recording.

The two boys discuss Saturday's game against United and we asked Davie Farrell to drop in a voice note as we'd leaned on him quite a lot and thought it would be nice for him to be positive about a Celtic performance.

The positivity dissipated somewhat when we turned our attention to the transfer window. Let's just say there's not much confidence that whoever is pulling the strings at the moment will get the players we need through the door.

The pod finishes with another voice note from "Part-time Tim", Justin Moorhouse, one of the best comedians in the country and host of the Manchester United podcast "The Good Days Are Coming", who was at the game on Saturday, sitting with Chris.

You can decide who gets the RGC of the week from the people he mentions in the voice note

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Well, developments on Monday had already made one of the contributors' voice notes redundant, and we were winding up for a lengthy debate about the new manager when a text message brought any speculation to a halt. With Paul away on Collective SG business we got Davie Farrell in to take his place.

We had a chat about why the emptying of Nancy was the right decision and then we had a fairly spirited discussion about Martin O'Neill getting the job until the end of the season.

It's fair to say that, amid the happiness that Nancy is gone and Martin is in, we discuss whether he should be given longer. Two say no, one says yes.

We have an absolutely incredible RGC nomination from the boy Farrell, but the host exercises his veto to nominate the two lads in row CC in section 138 of the Jock Stein Stand.

It's a cheery episode that none of us saw coming around half two on Saturday.

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As you can imagine, there's little in the way of cheeriness in this week's episode.

We reflect on the Livi game, the Fir Park Shambles, and it's fair to say no one is looking forward to Saturday. We are grateful to Davie Farrell for his voice notes, which accurately capture the mood of the other three lads.

It's a tough listen but we are sure that it reflects how the (silent) majority are feeling about the club just now.

We would like to thank you all for your support and kind words about the pod, and wish you all a peaceful and happy new year.

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Which is more than Johnny Kenny has managed to do in the last two games.

It's a mixed bag this week. There's some discussion about the shambles at Tannadice with a bit of input from Davie Farrell, which you'll note was recorded just after the final whistle.

We then move on to Sunday's game against Aberdeen and we genuinely look for and actually find some positives we can take from the performance.

None of us are convinced by the new manager, but at least, for the first time, we could see what he is trying to do. The issue that we don't have the personnel available is a problem so there's some chat about the upcoming window.

There's a jaw-dropping story from a trip to Carlisle that is worth hearing, incidentally.

All three of the lads thank you all for your support of the podcast, and we wish all of you who celebrate a happy and peaceful Christmas.

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We got some feedback after last week's episode that we had been overly harsh in our view of the new manager. 

It's fair to say that the events of the last seven days, unfortunately, have vindicated us to an extent. Incidentally, none of us takes any pleasure from that. 

As we watched events unfold on the pitch, we decided that some input from an ex-pro and coach would be worthwhile, so Davie Farrell joins us to pass judgment on Nancy's "game plans" and it's no spoiler to say he's baffled at what he's seen in those first three games.

We end the pod with a very personal RGC Award, and as always, thanks to everyone for their continued support, we appreciate every single one of you who listens.

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We did say when we started the pod, we wouldn't try to be knee-jerk reactionaries.

Well, that shitshow on Sunday, against the backdrop of the events of the last 10 months, has put paid to any idea of us being optimistic about what lies ahead.

There's a very brief review of the Dundee game, followed by a dissection of Sunday's horror show. We genuinely want Nancy to be a success, but there was a lot to worry about, and we discussed our concerns at some length.

We look forward to the Roma game, and it's fair to say our man in the east isn't brimming with confidence about the outcome.

Our attention then turns to the cup final and again optimism is in short supply.

F*ck me, this episode sounds like right laugh, doesn't it?

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There's a fair amount of cheeriness this week. 

Three great away wins have improved the mood, prompting the host to seek forgiveness from our man in the west. 

We talk about that great victory in Rotterdam before moving on to Sunday's game in Edinburgh. All three lads were in attendance to see Celtic win comfortably at Easter Road although Jim and Paul (in particular) may have overindulged before and after the game. 

It wouldn't be the RGC Podcast if there wasn't some moaning and the delay in announcing the new manager gives us the opportunity to go in two-footed on the board.

Finally, we agree on the RGC of the week as the repeated bed soiling from the lads from Gorgie since we anointed their manager as an RGC has us all living in fear of "the RGC Curse" .

Thanks for all your support, we really appreciate it

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We never promised you a rose garden...

A year ago today, we released the first RGC pod, and we promised an upbeat pod, free of moaning and bed wetting. That's worked out well hasn't it?

This week's pod is a bit bloody miserable with a side of righteous anger. The combination of an uninspiring win on Saturday, which followed a shambles of an AGM and a collective meeting, means there isn't much positivity around.

Just a reminder that we are just three fans giving our opinions on Celtic, and we're not attempting to become influencers or try to monetise the pod, so it's possible you won't agree with our opinions, but be assured these opinions come from a good place.

Incidentally, the invite for Ross Desmond to come on and discuss his views on the support is a genuine one.

Thank you for all your support in the last year. We love doing it, and some of your feedback has humbled us.

So spread the word.

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The title isn't a song by a Belle & Sebastian tribute band but a reference to the story behind this week's RGC.

As it's international week we took the opportunity to record a pre-AGM podcast and the message is that if you are a shareholder make sure your voice is heard either by going to AGM, Proxying your vote or getting your vote registered. It all helps to send a message to the board even if the block votes will ensure the status quo (for now)

It also appears that the new manager will be announced this week and we enter the "Wilfball" era and we'd love to say the pod contributors are excited about what lies ahead.

We think you know us well enough to know that's not how it pans out.

The pod finishes with the RGC being revealed as the bass player of a seminal 80s band (No, not that one)

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The giddiness from last week was a one-off thanks to an absolutely shambolic performance on Thursday. We don't spend much time on that for obvious reasons.

The Killie game gets the usual "one half each" analysis before we move on to some new manager chat, and also raise some questions about our medical and sports science departments. Always remember that the board suggest we strive to be "world class" in everything we do. Guess what conclusion we reach about this aspect of the operation?

We then have a chat about the ticket allocation for the final, and it yields this week's episode title.

We finish with a bit of a trailer for another special episode next week and some gig chat (Well, when we say "chat" we mean "moaning")

Incidentally, the plan for the special episode is to include a Collective update and a bit of insight into what the AGM is likely to look like.

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It's fair to say it's a more upbeat podcast that in previous weeks. Sunday's game is obviously the main talking point, and we throw our weight behind the outrage at the refereeing performance in the Semi.

We then move on briefly to the game on Thursday and have a bit of a chat about the names in the frame for the permanent manager at the moment.

Quick chat about the Killie game and we acknowledge that the fixture is taking place on Remembrance Sunday in "traditional" RGC Podcast fashion.

The host nominates his RGC for this week, but is almost usurped by an excellent suggestion backed up by a great gag, but democracy prevails.

Thanks as always for downloading and listening. The numbers keep climbing as word spreads through the "Sellick Da-osphere" and we are so appreciative of your support

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Thanks to Celtic and Desmond releasing statements half an hour after last night's episode went live it rendered the recording somewhat out of date.

The only thing we could do in the circumstances was get the gang back together to discuss last night's events and our new (old) caretaker manager. Davie Farrell gives a bit of insight into the discussions around a "change in direction". between a club's board and its management team.

We also have a chat about what we would like to see as a permanent replacement for Rodgers.

All we can hope for now is that Brendan waits a couple of days before he issues his rebuttal, as we can't be arsed recording another podcast.

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With Britain's biggest "Soor face c*nt" fan away in Italy this week we asked Davie Farrell to step in for this week's recording.

Chris and Davie pick over the bones of the horror show at Tynecastle, and as you can imagine, there's not a lot of positives to be taken from the performance.  

That leads us on to a discussion about the manager and his future, for Chris, the "bawhair" that he was hanging on with last week has gone, and Davie is inclined to see what the next two games deliver, let's just say neither of them is convinced by the other's argument. 

The host sits on the fence like a right prick...

One thing that all three contributors could agree on is that none of them is approaching the semi-final on Sunday with confidence.

Last week's figures showed a nice increase (needless to say, the ex-pro was claiming the credit for the rise), so we thank each and every one of you who listened. Feel free to spread the word even further

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What are we worried about?

Quite a f*cking lot by the sounds of this episode.

Paul is off on his travels, so Davie Farrell joins us this week to discuss Sunday's game and the squad in general. It's fair to say this isn't a cheery, upbeat listen. 

No one at the club, including the manager and the captain, escapes criticism. Thanks to Davie's insight, we are pretty confident that the criticism has some weight to it and isn't just "bin ra lorra 'em" (Although it does sound a bit like that)

In fairness, this is a pod to be endured rather than enjoyed, but it does at least attempt to identify where the issues are and provide some suggestions about what we should be doing next.

We finish with a bold prediction from Davie, and an optical and fried dough product expert gets this week's RGC Award

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