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The Journos · 4 November 2026
The Journos are anticipating more misery for Hearts and Celtic in Europe. The board meeting Celtic supporters in Greenock was a strategic PR move ahead of the AGM, according to Hugh MacDonald. Gordon Parks has dismissed the possibility of Scottish football clubs investing in a strategy of playing home-bred players or changing the way we coach our kids. Can Sebastian Pocognoli get Scotland back on track in our failed Nations League campaign?
"They will orchestrate his departure." Hugh MacDonald and Gordon Parks join Peter Martin on The Journos: Celtic v Beşiktaş and FC Thun v Hearts, three wins in 10 and the defeat at Falkirk, Martin O'Neill's future and his legacy, the Celtic board meeting supporters in Greenock before the AGM, and Dermot Desmond. Then how few Scots start for Premiership clubs, Barcelona and La Masia, youth football, and Sebastien Pocognoli's Scotland squad.
Is the Celtic board listening or posturing?
Hugh MacDonald says the board's meeting with Celtic supporters in Greenock was a strategic PR move ahead of the AGM. The panel don't see Dermot Desmond telling O'Neill to go; they expect the board to "orchestrate his departure", and breaking point comes if Rangers go top.
Can Celtic and Hearts get anything in Europe?
Beşiktaş arrive with a former Celtic striker in their side. Hearts go to Switzerland with about 10 players out, and "a draw would be a terrific result".
Why don't Scottish clubs play Scots?
Peter Martin counts the Scots starting for each Premiership club over the last five games: St Johnstone 5.8 on average, Rangers 1.0. Gordon Parks doesn't think clubs will invest in home-bred players or change the way we coach our kids.
Can Sebastien Pocognoli get Scotland back on track?
After Slovenia, "the Nations League has been killed stone dead for Scotland". The panel want to see his style, and expect a win over North Macedonia and a doing in Switzerland.
Is the Celtic board listening, or is it posturing? Tell us below.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Welcome: Hugh MacDonald and Gordon Parks join Peter Martin
1:26 Celtic v Beşiktaş and FC Thun v Hearts: more misery?
2:53 Celtic Beaten by Falkirk: "you can see how toxic it is"
3:52 Beşiktaş: a former Celtic striker back at his old club
5:14 Europe, "quiet humiliation" and ticket demand
6:09 Is there a shame in losing to Falkirk? + Celtic v Beşiktaş predictions
10:48 The board in Greenock: "a preemptive strike" before the AGM?
14:43 Will the board orchestrate O'Neill's departure?
16:02 "Breaking point": if Rangers go top
18:55 Celtic has no director of football
19:31 An NDA: "will not get the truth"
21:29 O'Neill's last press conference at Lennoxtown
22:40 O'Neill's legacy: "left exposed"
28:01 FC Thun v Hearts: "a draw would be a terrific result"
30:49 Hibs beat Hearts in the semi-final
31:58 Barcelona, La Masia and 20 Spaniards
37:57 Is playing young Scots a gamble?
43:16 France and the banlieues of Paris
47:12 The SFA's white paper
48:52 Sebastien Pocognoli's Scotland squad and "apathy"
53:36 North Macedonia and Switzerland predictions
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