They drag us back in.

Welcome to The Godfather 3 podcast. The plan to take advantage of the International break went up in flames thanks to an "accidental" leak of a conversation about the manager, followed up by a simply incredible statement, released at ten to nine on Saturday night. A statement sponsored by Chateauneuf-De-Pape and Chat GPT by the sound, length and accuracy of it.

Chris Paul and Jim discuss both events and we also got some input from Kieron O'Connor, the man behind the excellent football finance site @swissramble on social media.

Unsurprisingly, his expert view on the statement is exactly the same as the "amateur" view of almost every Celtic fan who read it.

There's plenty of moaning, some discussion around what next for the fans in terms of attempting to effect change. There's a consultation document here that we'd encourage fans to engage with

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We then finish with our suggestion of how a new board set up should look.

We won't lie, it may sound a bit dry, but if you want change, you should have some idea what you want that change to look like.

Thanks as always for the support

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I don't think any of us were quite prepared for the clusterf*ck of the closure of the transfer window.

We start by discussing Sunday to set the (bad) mood for the rest of the pod. Concerns are raised about both the manager and the captain, and our apparent inability to get up for big games. That's the last five where we've not shown up.

Surely the last day of the transfer window would cheer us up? Well, it didn't and don't call me Shirley. As you can imagine, the board and the major shareholder take a bit of a kicking and we resign ourselves to the fact that those actually responsible will suffer no consequences for the transfer window shambles.

We do discuss what options are open to fans who want to register their disgust and it boils down to "Do whatever feels right for you"

Chris manages to eke out a very worthy RGC from an unlikely source.

Sadly, we stopped recording before we got a chance to mention Mick Rice, a good Tim from Belfast, a barman in one of London's hidden gems, who was laid to rest today.

Go easy Mick

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As promised, here is the European "Special" if it can be called that.

We decided to get someone on the pod who might genuinely have an idea what he is talking about when it comes to squad dynamics, player performances and what effect uncertainty can have on a club.

We therefore got ex-pro, ex-asst manager and all-round good guy, Davie Farrell to talk about the events of the last week.

It's not cheery listening in some ways, but Davie is always worth listening to and he does end on an upbeat note so there is that...

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That's Rabbie, not Tommy, of course...

An executive decision was made last week that this episode would only focus on Saturday's game and events domestically. There will be another pod later in the week dealing with all things European.

With Chris on holiday, it's a two-hander, so as we're only discussing the Livvy game, the mood in the camp is pretty cheery, helped by a good second half performance and "events" in Edinburgh and Paisley.

There is frustration that we can't claim credit for christening a certain manager "Terry Vegetables", but that's the only negative in this recording. We're hoping that later in the week, the next pod will be equally upbeat.

The RGC award goes to two people this week, and you'll fully understand why when you hear the reason.

As always, we thank you for your support and kind words, all 1692 of you.

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Three men of a certain age are still feeling tender after the RGC day out, so that, allied to the usual complaints about the board, it's a bit of a subdued episode.

We discuss Friday's very cheery and entertaining game against Falkirk, and then discuss the CL qualifier. Two of the team are very confident, the other has some residual Celtic in Europe PTSD, which means he's a little less bullish about the tie.

There's a bit of a preview of the Livvy game, and we agree that the outcome of Wednesday's game will determine the approach to that one.

We have an enthusiastic and animated discussion about the exciting transfer rumours, and that's a complete f*cking lie.

We do have a bit of self-indulgent chat about our day out, but it does give us a chance to talk about Saturday's games and a certain penalty shoot-out. As a result of that discussion a certain Premier League manager will now be known as "The SFC". Regular listeners will have a fair idea who that will be.

Paul suggests the RGC of the week and rarely has anyone deserved the award more.

As always, thanks for your continued support and please feel free to tell the grumpy Sellick Da or Ma about the pod.

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Another increase in the giddyness quotient this week.

We discuss Sunday's game and it's broadly positive and actually, there is genuine positivity when we discuss the performances of Maeda, mind you, it's somewhat balanced out when we discuss Idah and Scales, but overall, even the horror of the four quid Pittodrie Pie can't dampen the lads' enthusiasm.

Like Sportscene on Saturday, three old blokes discuss the other results at the weekend, with one result in particular getting slightly more attention than the others. Our efforts to have that section sponsored by Biffa Skip Hire were in vain, sadly.

There's a brief moan about the board, but we're conscious that we're just rehashing the previous week's content. We'll try to steer clear of the subject until the window closes.

We have a chat about this Friday's game, and then Paul does a deep tactical dive into the threat posed by one of the players in one of our potential CL qualification opponents. It's a level of insight you won't get on any other podcast

As always, we are grateful for your support, and please spread the word if there's an old, miserable Tim in your life. It's the echo chamber that miserable Tim b***ards everywhere have been waiting for.

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A slightly more upbeat episode this week. (Only slightly mind you)

We discuss the Flag Day victory against St Mirren and reflect on Brendan's Friday press conference, which did have a whiff of "Back me or I'm off" about it. There's a bit of actual xG chat but largely in a "point and laugh" context when discussing the game at Motherwell at the weekend.

Sunday's game against Aberdeen gets a preview of sorts and there's some chat about the CL draw and ticket prices for the upcoming games.

When the calculations of how much money it costs to follow Celtic home and away are discussed, one of the contributors suffers a bit of an existential crisis. It does allow the host to clamber onto his "matching fan's ambitions" high horse.

Ever mindful of the RGC curse, there's a unanimous recipient of the award this week.

As always, we are grateful for your support and kind words. If there is a miserable "Sellick Da" type figure in your life, then feel free to let them know about the pod

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Sadly it’s a familiar theme in what should have been an upbeat pre-season episode.

Three grumpy Tims of a certain vintage railing against Dermot and the unacceptable way he's running the show. Even the new Dundee manager making a James Hunt of his first few weeks in the job isn't enough to lift our mood.

Hopefully, in a few weeks time we'll look back at this recording and laugh.

As always thanks for your support.

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