The 43-year-old was certainly not one of the big names touted around when Steve Bruce was sacked, but he has already done enough to dispel any doubts the club hierarchy had about his ability when they met last week. In a job that has also been mooted as merely a stopgap for a club in transition, can Howe prove he is the man to see out the long term? The last couple of weeks Anna Stembridge has been quite frustrated and we have seen unusual changes from her, while Thunder have found a seven that really works and works under pressure against top teams. "Bertie was one of footballs greatest ever characters and the life and soul of every event he attended," added Celtic. The 23-year-old, who has 18 Vitality Roses caps, will be joined by Zanele Vimbela and Alice Harvey in her new team's defensive end.