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Hearts never need any extra motivation to play Celtic,what Jeffries will ensure is that they are even more fired up this time around.
I once had a conversation with an ex Celtic captain who totally despised Jeffries and said that his total hatred for all things Celtic were well known in scottish football circles.

Colm Cavanagh was poor the other night but to be fair he wasn't the only one.I don't see why he should be singled out when almost all of our players failed to perform.

I didn't say Tyrone weren't fit.Unless you're blind anyone could see that Derry had far more energy in the last 20 minutes than Tyrone.
Nor did i say that fitness was the only reason why Derry won the game.They played the better football on the night.

So you don't think Derry were the fitter side on Saturday night then?

If you were to look at both teams performances over the weekend it would be hard to see anything other than a Mayo win.
Tyrone were very poor on Saturday night and i would hope that we will see a positive reaction from them.Mayo are very strong and mobile around the middle and i think we will struggle to match them there.
On another note,i wonder if John Morrison still sends the Mayo players valentines cards

Fortune favours the brave.The Saints totally deserved the win.Their agressive playcalling showed how much belief they had in their team.

Derry were impressive and looked a lot hungrier and fitter than Tyrone.Mark Lynch was outstanding and caused all sorts of problems going forward.
As for Tyrone,i lost count of the number of times that we kicked the ball short into the keepers hands.You just can't afford to do that at this level.Very few Tyrone players won their individual battle with their opponent.We can have no complaints with the result and got what we deserved.

I can see how Canalman would have been intimidated by our supporters in Omagh.
After all,Dublin fans are known for their good behaviour and sportsmanship

Derry have plenty of big men named around the middle from Mark Lynch through to James Kielt.
Seamus Bradley will need a bit of watching,has serious pace and will be a handful for our defence.
Still worried that we will struggle for scores though,Penrose is probably our main scoring option from play.If Gerard O'Kane can hold him we are in big trouble.

It's obvious that Mickey wants his charges to get a run on Croker as early as possible,but he certainly isn't thinking of our supporters on this one.

Leaving aside Strachan,Mowbray has been there long enough now that we should be able to see a marked improvement.Look at the teams we have dropped points against,its ridiculous.
I know that some of the lads on here have said that Celtic's football this season is easier to watch than in previous seasons,but unfortunately its a results business.I had my fill of fancy football when Liam Brady was in charge.
I would love nothing more than for Tony Mowbray to prove the doubters wrong but i honestly think the job is too much for him.

 I suppose the most famous people i have met would be Arnold Palmer and Gary Player.

That's a bloody disgrace.

 Bayern Munich defender Edson Braafheid has arrived in Glasgow this morning for talks.
Don'k know much about him except that he plays left back.

The last time we beat Derry on enemy soil was at Ballinascreen in the 1984 championship.
I honestly think we will struggle to get enough scores without Stevie,so i think Derry will prevail.