Keith Jackson has told Ange Postecoglou to put the violin away and get on with playing SPFL matches while star players are away on international duty.
Having players half-way round the world five or six times a year is a known risk that clubs take on when they sign Australian, Asian or African players.
Taking note of that FIFA brought in a world wide fixture card which ensured as far as possible that UEFA were playing internationals at the same time as other Confederations.
The Asian qualifying campaign is longer than the UEFA route with Celtic facing upto the prospect of seeing players go off on international duty for Australia and Japan while the hoops face three SPFL Premiership matches. SPFL rules allow clubs to request postponements when they have three or more players unavailable.
Opening the questions in the Record’s Monday Morning Jury:
Should Celtic request Premiership postponements if three or more players are on World Cup duty?
KEITH JACKSON: No. Ange Postecoglou says he won’t be getting the violins out if he’s missing players so Celtic simply have to get on with it. The fixture list is rammed already.
That quote was taken before Reo Hatate, Daizen Maeda and Yosuke Ideguchi were signed, taking Celtic’s Japanese contingent to four with Socceroo Tom Rogic signed nine years ago today.
Should Celtic ask for postponements if they are missing three internationalists?
Yes, we have to be at full strength
No, just get the games played
Playing three SPFL Premiership matches over eight days without three players good enough to be involved in World Cup qualifiers would be a massive and unnecessary risk for Postecoglou to take on.
The home match against Dundee United shouldn’t be too much of a stretch but going away to Hearts and hosting a Glasgow derby at less than full strength could be viewed as foolish.
In June 2020 Peter Lawwell gave his last newspaper interview as Celtic CEO, speaking to Jackson at the Record.
Jackass should shut his mouth,these players are doing a job to earn a living, and are entitled to move anywhere in the world to do their job. The mans an utter clown.
It’s not as of we’re playing Forfar, and it’s not like other teams would use the rules in place to help themselves is it?
Keith Jackson why don’t u ram your violin in you gub and go back into that hole u creeped out off an that’s why the rules were made so team that do have 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 players playing in international duty.
That’s why in Scotland. England. Wales. Irelandand Europe they don’t play club football when there’s internationals games so celtic do have right to cancel if I does or was to happen. You and all the servco must b scared to play a full celtic squad if all are saying that celtic shouldnt cancel Glasgow derby
Ange will do what’s right for Celtic Football Club since 1888, not what’s right for Keith Jackson, pipe down Keith ma man ,away crawl back into your cave.
That’ll be the red, white and blue cave near Ibrox.
never trust a unionist….or the outlet he works for!!
Jackson is just a h*n with a pen.
Yes all those shouting for Celtic to play while three or more players are away playing for their. Country are all Huns!. Scared to play Celtic with a full squad. !!!!! Go and write about the money sevco owe their queen in tax.!! Or all the people who gave them “credit” and were never paid.!! Or are you all afraid you would all be thrown out of your lodges, orange and free mason. !! Go and report on their misgivings,!! MIDDENS!!
Keith Jackson should shut his mouth as he’s a Complete helmet ,and talks complete nonsense and he should say that to Ange face to face see him get told we’re to go in Typical Ange Style
The rules are there for all to follow, so as long as there is consistency then there should be no problems. When individual clubs are criticised theh this is a problem.
Why does Jackass hate Celtic so much? This guy is full of it.
What does that tell us about him? I think we all know.