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This Is Clarke’s Best XI | Is Dermot Desmond Recruiting Players Himself?

22 min · 22 de jun de 2026
Portada del episodio This Is Clarke’s Best XI | Is Dermot Desmond Recruiting Players Himself?

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On this week’s Frankly Speaking, Frank McAvennie and Simon Houston tackle two of the biggest talking points in Scottish football. Is Dermot Desmond taking a more hands-on role in Celtic’s recruitment? With questions continuing over transfers and decision-making behind the scenes, Frank asks who’s really calling the shots at Parkhead. The discussion then turns to Scotland’s huge World Cup clash with Brazil. Frank believes Steve Clarke must make changes and argues Lawrence Shankland cannot start against the South Americans, with Scotland needing a different approach if they’re to cause an upset. Plus reaction to the latest Celtic developments, Scotland selection debates and much more. #Celtic #Scotland #DermotDesmond #LawrenceShankland #Brazil #SteveClarke #FranklySpeaking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

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Portada del episodio This Is Clarke’s Best XI | Is Dermot Desmond Recruiting Players Himself?

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On this week’s Frankly Speaking, Frank McAvennie and Simon Houston tackle two of the biggest talking points in Scottish football. Is Dermot Desmond taking a more hands-on role in Celtic’s recruitment? With questions continuing over transfers and decision-making behind the scenes, Frank asks who’s really calling the shots at Parkhead. The discussion then turns to Scotland’s huge World Cup clash with Brazil. Frank believes Steve Clarke must make changes and argues Lawrence Shankland cannot start against the South Americans, with Scotland needing a different approach if they’re to cause an upset. Plus reaction to the latest Celtic developments, Scotland selection debates and much more. #Celtic #Scotland #DermotDesmond #LawrenceShankland #Brazil #SteveClarke #FranklySpeaking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

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