Quintin Jardine's blog

So Celtic reach the final of the Scottish League Cup where they’ll play Dundee United. And no sooner has the smoke cleared from the semi-finals that they buy two of the opposition’s best young players, who’ll be warming the bench at Celtic Park for the rest of the season.

There’s something wrong with that, but it’s nothing new. It’s been a blight on our game for decades.

However it’s almost matched by Mike Ashley turning Rangers into Newcastle United’s youth development partner.