With Kenny Miller overdoing it and Andy Halliday making himself unavailable Super Scoreboard turned to Alex Rae to share his expertise on tonight’s show.
After a long stint on the media circuit Paul Ince brought the former Wolves midfielder in as his assistant manager at Reading last March as they successfully battled against relegation from the Championship.
Reading decided to sack Ince and Rae on April 11, after a few weeks break Rae is back on the media circuit with Ince unlikely to be back in management any time soon.
On one of his last Super Scoreboard appearances Rae shared his views on James Sands and Reo Hatate.
Bringing in the American utility man was apparently an act of genius from Giovanni van Bronckhorst while the reports from Japan on Hatate were far fetched, Rae simply wasn’t buying it.
@alexrae1969 remember this? Having been around football for a long time I’m skeptical how good he really is. We have heard he can play left back, left wing and even striker. automatically my instincts are telling me that I’m not buying this…
Alex Rae on reo Hatate Jan 5 2022 pic.twitter.com/s01pkriIVa
— ??????? Gaz B ?? (@gazb1888) February 3, 2022
Fortunately Celtic did buy it, on February 1 the Japanese utility man scored twice in the Glasgow Derby as the hoops went to the top of the SPFL Premiership, a position they retained throughout Rae’s absence down in The Championship.
Hatate is now on course for a domestic treble, Sands is back in the MLS tying to pick up his career after a lost year working alongside John Lundstram, Ryan Kent, Borna Barisic and Alfredo Morelos.
Jumped in car after work,put @ClydeSSB on ,hear Alex Rae,heart fm it is
— James cooper (@JtshaftCooper) May 26, 2023
Tuned into superscoreboard for 30 seconds, heard the name Alex, then remembered Alex Rae had been sacked from his latest football job. Then turned it straight off.
— Laurence with a u (@lordo1000) May 26, 2023
@ClydeSSB Alex Rae ???
— Stewart Millar (@beebhoy7) May 26, 2023
Alex Rae & Hugh Keevins
Both trying to flog Big Ange to Spurs ??? Two fucking retarded pricks #ClydeSSB— I Am A Fenian !! (@TheGreatDaneGuy) May 26, 2023
@ClydeSSB Alex Rae pulled out from under his rock again I see
— Steph G (@StephanGordon12) May 26, 2023
Alex Rae on @ClydeSSB ‘Ange strikes me as a very hungry man…’
Aye, you’re not wrong son ?#GravyEnthusiast
— Alfie (@KontermanRocket) May 26, 2023
Some amount of rockets on Clyde tonight & not just Alex Rae.
— Martin Reilly ?? (@martinreilly75) May 26, 2023
@ClydeSSB @gordonduncan7 @shinjukushug @Hannahnaman The Scoreboard going FULL Rangers Podcast tonight, in your studio tonight, not 1, no2 but 3 Anti-Celtic Pundits, special guest… Alex Rae!
— George Brown (@GeoBrown26) May 26, 2023
Haven’t been listening to @ClydeSSB recently. I was going to tune in tonight but heard Alex Rae was back – never bothered.
Speaks through gritted teeth when talking about Celtic.
— CM ? (@mcbhoy) May 26, 2023