Looking Forward with Hope ... And a Stinging Appraisal of the First Old Firm Clash of 2004

Daily MailJanuary 07, 2004

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This should be year of the likely lads now that Vogts' squad is stronger '

NEW YEAR means new players, and, while most managers in Scotland may bemoan the end of the cheque book, one at least will be purring this time given the necessity for youth.

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Looking Forward with Hope ... And a Stinging Appraisal of the First Old Firm Clash of 2004

If 2004 is about further tightening the belts, it is also about unleashing spirited Scots boys on our game right the way up to the Old Firm and delighting the Tartan Army.

Over a dram at the bells, Berti Vogts will have reflected that he didn't make it to the European Championship Finals, but also that fate seems to be lending a helping hand in his transition.

For now, it's about more friendlies and taking players away again on a summer tour before the World Cup qualifying series. He landed James McFadden from the Hong Kong exercise - and will again have high hopes.

Of course, he has to be very careful how he approaches the tour business; for some people, the last thing they need at the end o...

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