A bold yet wise choice for Celtic

Rangers may have been quicker off the mark in announcing their manager for next season and in officially releasing their new kit but that is not to say there is any shame in Celtic being behind at this moment in time.

Not when the club has just had the official press release for their new Nike home kit. Critics of Celtic (and yes there are some) point to the fact that the club are hampered by the green and white hoops and the fact that any changes to the kit will be primarily cosmetic.

In some eyes, this can be seen as a hindrance but equally, to many it is a strong point of the kit and the club.

This sneaky shot has been uploaded to Twitter..we’ll leave their name off just in case they get into bother but if its you and you want your props, let us know!

The heavy use of Ki Sung Yueng in the promotional shots would maybe suggest the club still has an eye on the foreign markets.

The fact that both clubs have launched their kit around the same time would possibly suggest that contractual issues, either with the outgoing Carling or the incoming Tennent’s, have been the reason behind the lack of announcements or official promotion to this point.

Would we be stretching the point to suggest a similar situation may be behind the lack of appointment at Celtic Park with regards the manager’s hot-seat? With ex-boss Tony Mowbray still having contractual issues to resolve, it may be that no official confirmation will be forthcoming until these issues are resolved.

The next Celtic manager may know he is getting the job and may be quietly working away on targets and tactics for the season ahead.

On an entirely unrelated topic, Celtic have announced the Q&A road-shows featuring Peter Lawwell and Neil Lennon have been extended into July when the pair will be visiting Dublin and Lurgan in Ireland.

Celtic are also set to release a new away kit this season with the bumblebee away kit moving to the team’s third choice strip. It may not be the end of this top though, especially if the rumours about the new Celtic away kit are true.

This hasn’t been confirmed but the talk has been of a lime-green kit most famously worn at the climax of the 1985/86 season. Celtic had to go to St Mirren and win by at least three clear goals and hope that hearts, on an almighty unbeaten run, lost at Dens Park. Celtic hit five and Hearts succumbed to two late Albert Kidd goals to wrap up another league title for Celtic.

If the new away kit is worn in another last day title decider in Celtic’s favour, its place in the history of the club will be guaranteed. However, you just don’t know, maybe the bumblebee kit will be worn one last time to give the Celtic manager, whoever it may be, a thrilling climax to their debut season in charge at the club.

What do you think of the new Celtic kit?

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The sprightly youngster is still plugging away

You know what it is like. You have a wee party, things get a bit messy and in the morning when you are tidying up, you find something that you thought you had lost forever.

Rangers have been having a few parties in recent weeks and the latest was in celebration of the news that Walter Smith was staying on for another year. There must have been a few bottles of wine (from SDM’s personal vineyard?) tucked away at Ibrox but the good news is that the clean up process found pictures of Davie Weir on his Rangers debut.

Davie Weir was slightly older than most players when he made his debut for the club he supported as a boy. The following picture shows Weir running out for Rangers back in 1954. Davie Weir was 28 at the time.

No of course not, as we found out yesterday, it’s silly season. This is actually the picture that Rangers are launching their new Tennent’s kit with.

It means that the pictures that leaked a few weeks back, you know, the ones where Kevin Thomson looked like a school boy in the gym getting into trouble for dishing out wet willies to the other pupils was genuine. Which probably means the red and white striped kit will be the away top for Rangers next season.

Rangers have a tendency to release three strips a season (well, every little helps) so there may still be another Rangers strip to come in September / October time but for now, all you Gers fans will be weighing up getting this new home top.

And we did say last night, expect to see the “Welcome The Chase” saying crop up…we just didn’t expect to see it almost instantaneously!

Rangers fans, opinions on your new kit?

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A dog is doing a s…..

Out with the Diadora and in with a brand that isn’t embarrassing to wear. The SFA deal with Adidas sees Scotland back amongst the major footballing brands, if not yet back amongst the major footballing nations.

Fletch and Faddy look positively delighted to be wearing the new kit and this is the sort of new found optimism that we were hoping Craig Levein’s appointment would bring to the squad. There is no stopping us now.

That said, the shirt pretty much does what you would want from a Scotland kit, it keeps it simple and is likely to be a big hit when it officially goes on sale.

It will be worn at Hampden on Wednesday night when Scotland take on Euro 2012 qualifying rivals the Czech Republic in a friendly match.

Not only is it the debut of Adidas but it sees Craig Levein taking charge of his first Scotland team.

Levein has been denied the services of Lee McCulloch who was injured by Kevin Thomson in the Rangers v Celtic match on Sunday. James McFadden also remains a doubt for the match with an injury but such is the life of an international football manager.

Will you be buying the new Scotland adidas kit?

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