Tam Rogic

Sickening

 

Just seen that the final of the Asian Cup is in the 1st of Feb and is being played in the UAE in January. Assuming Australia got to the final, Rogic would definitely miss 5 games of ours, maybe 6. Who do we play in those games, we have got Airdrie at home in the Scottish cup followed by St Mirren, Hamilton and St Johnstone all at home, St Johnstone away then finally Hibs at Home on the 6th Feb. Surely we would cope ok without Rogic in those games. Maybe get him some game time in the Hibs game. I then presume there would be another round of Scottish cup matches that weekend should we get through followed by the València game on the 14th. Hopefully if Australia do progress to the final, we get Rogic back unscathed and have him raring to go again for the València tie !!

 

The sun saying on facebook Tam misses the old firm due to call up to asian cup. * news if true!!

 

Are you having a * laugh

 

Celtic and Hibernian are likely to be without key players for vital Scottish Premiership derbies next week after they were named in Australia's squad.

Martin Boyle, Jamie Maclaren and Mark Milligan, plus Celtic's Tom Rogic, have been selected by head coach Graham Arnold for next month's Asia Cup.

They will be available for their clubs' fixtures on 26 December.

But an Australian Football Federation spokesman told BBC Scotland they cannot play on 29 December.

"This is two days over the Fifa regulation and has been communicated with all clubs," he said.

It ensures some players get an extra game in for their clubs and enjoy Christmas with their families and friends at home."

They will then be expected to travel to Dubai to join the Australia squad heading for the United Arab Emirates, with the Socceroos beginning their campaign against Jordan at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain on 6 January.

Celtic, who returned to the top of the table by beating Motherwell on Wednesday, travel to Ibrox to face second-top neighbours Rangers on 29 December, while eighth-placed Hibernian host Hearts in the Edinburgh derby.

As Hibs have three players involved in the Australia squad, they are entitled to ask the Scottish Professional Football League for the postponement of their match against Hearts.

However, it is understood that, on this occasion, they have decided against this.

The Premiership enters its winter break following the derby fixtures until 23 January, but the clubs have Scottish Cup fourth-round tie four days earlier and also have league games scheduled before the Asia Cup final on 1 February.

After their opening fixture, Australia face further group matches against Palestine on 11 January and Syria on the 16 January.

Hibs host Elgin City in the Scottish Cup before league games against Motherwell, St Mirren then, a day after the Asia Cup final, Aberdeen.

Holders Celtic start their Scottish Cup campaign against Airdrieonians then face league games against St Mirren, Hamilton Academical and St Johnstone before again meeting the latter again in Perth on 3 February.

 

Can the club make a special request to the australian fa to keep him for the old firm game?

 

His international duties have always been a pain in the * for us.

 

Pretty sure he'll play at the bigotdome

 

Ridiculous how International teams have the power over clubs when we're the ones paying his wages.

I hope Rogic and the club both tell the AFA to get to.

 

We're not playing one of those, so no.

 

Ah well, need to respect the fact he wants to play for his country.

 

Their first game isn't til 6th of January.

 

They will probably want to train straight after Christmas.

 

Tell the kangaroo fa to hop off somewhere and we will put rogic on a plane after the 29th .

 

Meant to say vs the manky mob

 

He'll be playing on the 29th..

 

Theres no way he will join before the 1st

 

we could be missing other players and rogic always seem to score against the zombies and we need everybody there at the bigot big hoose .

 

Folk are worrying about the wrong end of this period: who cares about the Huns? We don't need him to beat Newco. We need a 100% fit, firing-on-all-cylinders Tom Rogic to have any chance against Valencia, that's what worries me. He's always crap his first few games back.

 

He needs to respect that we employ him and pretty much have done his whole meaningful career.
If he has any say in it. Its a no brainer he plays at Ibrox. Otherwise a questionable attitude to say the least. But id trust him for it not to come to that.