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Celtic Diary Wednesday June 14: More Changes And An Open Message to Regan

He’s going to be busy reading all these open letters and words of advice that have been sent his way of late.

 

I’ll keep mine simple.

 

With a picture.

 

Image result for fuck off

 

And now, back to the ranch….

For those of you desperate to see Johnny Hayes in the hoops, Cardiff boss Neil Warnock says his club are no longer interested in signing the winger.

“You can only wait for so long and you’ve got to move on,”

“Aberdeen want two players from Celtic and they’ve been messing us around for quite a few weeks now. And it wouldn’t surprise me if their manager Derek McInnes goes to Sunderland either – there might be other motives behind everything stalling.”

“We’ve moved on and gone on to another one or two targets that haven’t been mentioned yet,”

Which means he is, but Hayes and Aberdeen should stop messing him about.

Its not really the fault of Aberdeen, as their manager Derek McInnes is looking at the Sunderland job, leaving the way clear for major change at Aberdeen, such as the introduction of laughter, ambition and the possibility of taking points off “rangers “.

Some have claimed that the Dons will now slide below second place, but to be honest, McInnes was not the man to lift them to the next level.

Alex Neil and Alex McLeish must be favourites to take over, but Tommy Wright would be the obvious choice if Aberdeen are ready to move up a level.

Meanwhile, the new contract for Brendan Rodgers has meant he won’t be linked with any jobs down south for a while, which has upset a number of hacks, who must now concentrate on touting players who don’t want to leave Celtic either.

They do this on a number of levels.

One is to constantly link Celtic with their replacements.

Some are quite ridiculous…

George Boyd of Burnley is one, but as we saw last season, no matter how well you perform at Turf moor, its a big step up to the Scottish league…

No doubt Boyd is mentioned as a replacement for Griffiths, who is wanted down south, but the Scotland sensation doesn’t want to go anywhere.

Incredibly, Griffiths is just fifteen goals short of joining the hundred club after only 143 appearances in the hoops, and if he stays is certain to have his name among the all time greats.

He’d be happy with that.

With strikers such as Louis Moult and Liam Boyce probably on the move this summer, if the manager is looking for back up then he doesn’t need to look far.

Both of these with the correct coaching could become class acts.

Another mentioned is Jean Kevin Duverne, a young defender with Lens in the French second tier. He was born on the 12th of July in 1997, but as we don’t worry about that sort of thing he should be okay.

Again though, if its in the papers, the rule of thumb is that its probably bollocks.

Next monday is the first major date in next seasons calendar with the draw for the opening rounds of the Champions League qualifiers.

Without going into too much detail, the repetitive nature of the games at this stage of the tournament mean Celtic will probably face Linfield, Dundalk, or Vikingur of the Faroe Islands.

There is no chance of a trip to Iceland this time round as their champions , Hafnarsomething or other are seeded.

Belfast on the 12th of July is more likely than not… although should Celtic face Linfield, it would be infinitely preferable to play in Belfast for the first leg (12th ) than the second…

Glasgow Rangers will be in Northern Ireland this summer and will play friendly matches against Ards and Portadown.

 

First up, a Rangers XI will take to the pitch at the Bangor Fuels Arena to face Ards on Tuesday July 18 (kick-off 7.30pm).

We could all have a singalong on the ferry.

Image result for fighting on stranraer larne ferry

The players may be on a break, but with the draw coming round so soon, they’ll have to switch back on pretty quickly.

Some however, don’t seem to have switched off….

“We all know what it’s like now, with six games to reach the Champions League,” he said.

“That’s the way it is in Scotland and we just have to knuckle down and get on with it.

“That’s the mindset you need to have as a footballer. If you want to be at the top of your profession, you don’t get much rest.

“I had four days away after the Cup Final and I now have ten days off to recharge the batteries. But even during that time I’ll still be working to make sure I’m sharp for pre-season.” 

Keiran Tierney telling it like it is.

And he was backed up by Craig Gordon…

“We will try and train the best we can to cope with it and we have to be ready for the first part of the season because they are the most important games of our entire year.
 
“We need to make sure we are in the right frame of mind and I am sure that the manager will ensure that we are.“They are massive games because of what is at stake.

 
“The group stages of the Champions League have certainly been among the highlights of my career because of the magnitude of the occasion.
 
“It is a competition every player wants to have the chance to experience.“There is another aspect, too, for the club in that there are financial rewards to be gained, but for us as players it is about the chance to play against the very best again.

 
“The supporters love those nights, we as players love them and it is really about making sure we are in that environment again.“So, there isn’t much downtime or too much time to reflect on winning the treble or playing against England. But that is football sometimes.

 
“We would far rather be in this position than not, so I don’t think you’ll hear too many complaints.” 
Straining at the leash ?
Not quite, but certainly focussed.It wasn;t a great campaign last year, sure it had its moments, but when all is said and done it was disappointing not to be involved after christmas.
I think we can all be a little more optimistic for this season, the team are gelling nicely, confidence is high and surely we are due a good draw ?
With Rodgers unlikely to bring players in for the sake of it, there’s little chance also of us having a Jo inge Berget moment like a couple of years ago. Celtic will only sign quality from now on, which will improve the team, and not just numbers to make up the squad.
Which will always end in disappointment..
Over the river, the rebuilding continues, and quite a few amongst the hordes are convinced that this is the start of something…

1.5 million for two players! Nani on 80k a week, batshuayi 100k! The season lasts 40 weeks! 180K x 40 is 1.5 million! Transfers confirmed! 

Presumably this is the guy who did the accounts for the old club.

Somehow, the media have convinced them that Dave King has opened the warchest he so cunningly held back from Mark Warburton and given the cash to Pedro Caixinha to sepnd how he wants-and the Portuguese hasnt spent it on a flight back to Lisbon!
He’s spent wisely, according some hacks, despite them not knowing any of the players coming in-Ryan Jack excepted or seeming to know what he’s spent.
away from the claims of ten million with twenty more to go, here’s how the transfer activity is viewed outwith the west of Scotland..
There was a word of warning for the Mexican chaps as well, from their homeland…
From Sports witness….

Mexican outlet insists on religion problem at Rangers, and problems for incoming players

Thats the Sky and BT sound technicians getting their bonuses sorted.
George Galloway, the maverick former MP is in bother again, or at least, he will be if the blue mails start pinging towards Police Scotland…

I would advise everybody to complain to for the blatant sectarianism of George Galloway. Disgusting bigotry

His crime ? Well, when I say crime, it isn’t really. but you know what that lot are like….
See what he did there ?
Daft old bat Theresa May hasn’t got into the DUP mindset yet, but they’re working on her. They keep telling her it’s “No surrender ” but she’s struggling with it…
Hang on, maybe Dave King is splashing the cash, we hear he’s on his way to Ibrox now, from the airport.
Though I think the cops in the escort are all Tims…
Yesterdays picture…
Cartvale88 June 13, 2017 at 12:44 pm · Edit · Reply

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The great new Conservative and Unionist future.  

On the same lines, from Yoor wullie on twitter, this was taken by Bert Hardy in 1948 Glasgow…

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Monti
6 years ago

Thoughts & Prayers with the residents, families & friends of those involved in the tower block fire in London!
Awful scenes this morning!
YNWA

Monti
6 years ago

Caption: “What’s wrong pal?, i know we live in poverty, we know it’s hard here, but we have Celtic, we don’t need anything else.
Now get up on yer feet & let’s go and get the ‘ba & get a game going, chin up, let’s go find the rest of the bhoys”

Southside Tarrier
6 years ago

Caption,
Geez a look at your paper.
Naw you’ll wipe your arse wi it.

Cartvale88
6 years ago

Caption
One day you will be a Lisbon Lion!

the bams are easily upset, at least George has a sense of humour.
Unlike the DUP MP that tweeted
The futures bright the futures orange, that is frightening.

jimmybee
6 years ago

Caption: Picture shows how much investment is needed inside ibrokes stadium.

mike
6 years ago

Attendances in the SPFL have risen last season by 12% to over 4 million, with the Hibees coming back up, this coming season then attendances will rise again.
THAT is the reason, fuck all will be done about Res 12. or anything else to kick out the conflicted in the SFA, SPFL by the Celtic board. That is my opinion, not what I wish for and I sincerely hope that I am wrong.
Johnny Hayes coming to Celtic, might not be the signing that most supporters want, but for me, he will only add to the squad.
Young Ajer like Christie and Hendo. will need to bide their time, but their time will come.

mike
6 years ago

1948 is when I was born, I could be one of them, hard times after the war, but it made us what we are, happy!!!.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  mike

Born 1948?
I’d question that, you auld Noel Hunt 🙂

Brian (not the messiah)
6 years ago

Caption: the marble staircase has really gone down the toilets!!!

mike
6 years ago

Life is such a wonderful thing,
Think of the happiness that you can bring,
compliments, encouragements, encourage all,
make your friends and family, stand tall.

Nobody likes a sour pus,
a smile can mean so much to us,
a hug a cuddle, a cheeky wee kiss,
boot out unhappiness, give it a miss.

Looking back on a life where you have been kind,
it really is all on the mind,
the table of life where you have dined,
your memories left, your love entwined.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  mike

PISH!

Mike Annis
6 years ago

Caption. It’s like this pal, you vote for us Tories and we will see you alright.

Admin
6 years ago

Is that a dirty mag your reading?

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Desi Mond

Is there reading in those magazines? I’ve never seen one of those Jiz mags…
A friend of made said they were called Jiz mags….cough.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Desi Mond

Is that Arlene Foster female?
Fuck sake min, i thought Ruth Davidson was a munter…..

mike
6 years ago

Yes sir you can boogie,
you can boogie all night long,
oh yes sir you can roger,
you can roger all night long.
But kin yoo make L.U.V. 😉

Monti
6 years ago

Mexicans, colombians & Catholics in their dressing room at the Hunnery?

Agent Pedro, keep it going m8

jimmybee
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Sounds like a rebellion m8 .

jimmybee
6 years ago

An open letter to the Celtic board. Words changed from open letter to the sfa.
Dear Peter,
I promised myself I would do everything I could to stop moaning and be a good Celtic supporter like you want us to be. Pay our money,and enjoy the good times while we can.
But I find that your silence on several issues was quite strange in as far as there were several incidents in Scottish Football which I believe merited comment from a person in your position.
I might be wrong here but I believe the sfa have a driven agenda against our club,and are desperate to get any Rangers back to topple us. Statements from the president recently indicate as much..
There has been as I said previously a couple of incidents in Scottish Football that deserved comment from you to protect our club and our shareholders from which I can only assume given the Craig Whyte trial,is corruption by the sfa.For whatever reason you have kept your council on these incidents, but I believe that genuine Celtic supporters would agree with me in thinking that it is part of your remit to make comment when the situation is important enough.
Let me take through a couple of those incidents, not in any particular order. First of all when our team Celtic played at Ibrox stadium on April 29th, our Club Captain Scott Brown was confronted on the field of play by a supporter of Rangers, I use the term supporter loosely. At the time of the incident the response from the Police/Security was at best lax, and at worst pathetic. I would have thought such a serious incident would have merited comment, but all we got from you was silence.
At the same match there was another incident which if anything was even more serious. After Scott Sinclair scored for Celtic he was celebrating with his team mates when he was subjected to the most obscene Racist abuse, by more than one supporter of Rangers, and again I use the term supporter loosely. Again the silence from you and that of the SFA was deafening.
During that match, and in fact at every match we have played against Rangers we have been subjected to almost non-stop Sectarian singing, and while I would not contend that our support is perfect, they are certainly not Sectarian.
Yet given every oppertunity you turn over our bhoys to the corrupt and Masonic police Scotland to deal with. Their crime,singing an Irish freedom song.
Yet you have benefited greatly from the same fans,the Tifo for the 125th anniversary,and the most recent 50th anniversary Lisbon lions sells in your shops. Without the same fans this would not have happened.
Another question which is being asked by us and which must be answered is in regards to the criteria which must be met to be awarded a European spot by the SFA for season 2017/18. Do all the clubs in Scotland which have been awarded a place meet the criteria? Are you bothered that another legacy of possible rule breaches is happening on your watch.
I also note with interest this morning in the media, SFA President Alan McRae state that it would be a “very boring and dreary” season in Scottish Football if our Invincible Treble Winners aren’t challenged. McRae doesn’t want just any team to challenge, he just wants it to be Rangers who are doing the challenging,how does this sit with you?
Finally Peter,I would like to ask you if you have changed your position by the group of Celtic Supporter Shareholders known as “Resolution 12”. Although I never followed the Craig Whyte trial very closely, I read enough to suggest that contrary to what was claimed, the Tax Liability had Crystallised and therefore a European Licence should not have been issued to Rangers.
That means without a shadow of a doubt one or more people were telling lies, the question is Peter ,when the fuck are you going to have the balls to back our great club up. I don’t expect you to answer that, but I thought I would ask the question anyway. There is also the case of the DOS/EBT with side letters schemes ran by Rangers, was the full truth put before Lord Nimmo Smith? Again were one or more people telling lies?
That only leaves me to believe that Celtic must take the lead,forget if people think it’s us v them,forget the old firm fantasy,and put our club Celtic First,Celtic Last, and Celtic overall.
You will become a hero like Fergus,if you just show us the courage to take down the sfa.
Failure to do so will deny our future generations the victory we told them we had in the palm of our hands, and they will question why didn’t you.
Jimmybee
Etims for the good guys.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Jimmybee,
Good stuff & well done m8!

mike
6 years ago

SPFL attendances have risen by 12% last season, to over 4 million, with the Hibbees coming back up this seasons attendances will rise even further. THAT is the reason that the conflicted SFA and SPFL will remain in place and the Celtic board will do fuck all about Res.12. That is my opinion, not my wish.
Stand up and be counted and strip the tainted titles.

puggy 67
6 years ago

Caption: Welcome to Level 4. To get to Level 5 all you need to do is get some shite from the bog into the paper.

mike
6 years ago

Third time L U C K Y.

Attendances in the SPFL rose last season by 12% to over 4 million, with Hibs now coming up this season, they will rise even further. THIS is the reason that Regan and Doncaster will remain in situ and the reason that the Board will continue to do fuck all about Res. 12. That is my opinion, not what I want.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  mike

Fur fuck sake ya rocket….that’s three times!

ROB O'KEEFFE
6 years ago
Reply to  mike

TREBLE, treble, toil and “troubles”….

BroxburnBhoy
6 years ago
Reply to  mike

Mike I believe you are correct and the attendances and money are major factors in other clubs avoiding any boat rocking. That said more money and more people watching is good IF and it’s a big IF all clubs are subject to the same rules and governance and no one club gets apecial treatment above any other. That is really a fair ask. This is a matter of integrity and governance over money I believe we are seeing a lack of integrity and a lack of governance – in fact alledgedly violating governance rules with regards to European licensing. Desmond and Peter please lead the club response. I want Celtic to stand for integrity and use our leverage to enforce governance of the game.

mike
6 years ago
Reply to  BroxburnBhoy

Here Here!!!

Monti
6 years ago

How is it possible for a fire to spread so quickly through the entire block?
Some of the stories coming out are simply heartbreaking!
A mother dropping her baby from the 9th or 10th floor, a man caught the baby!

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

The man who caught the baby is a fucking hero, whoever you are, you deserve a round of applause!

6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

These buildings aren’t properly monitored and don’t have decent fire standards. Wee red is right. Unfortunately asbestos was the only answer but t we all know the long term effects of asbestos.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Weered,
I can read lowercase.

ROB O'KEEFFE
6 years ago

NEVER, never, never cos you’re a Hun signed M

Frank
6 years ago

Have stopped receiving any emails about diary. Anybody know why?

ROB O'KEEFFE
6 years ago
Reply to  Frank

Probably good fortune 😀

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Frank

We’ve been liquidated…..no worries though, we are ‘ back ‘ later today & liquidation changes nothing.

Alzyerpal
6 years ago

Caption:
Honest! The place was spotless before the sevco fans arrived.

BroxburnBhoy
6 years ago

Caption: Wish we lived in Edinburgh it’s feckim barry there ken and we’d be pinned on the broon!

Bognorbhoy
6 years ago

Caption…

Wee Patrick…. am tellin ye it says ..Hampden in the sun ..celtic 7 rangers 1….

Wee Billy…naw I don’t believe whit they papers say … yer talking shite….

Honest hoops
6 years ago

Caption; look… if we keep practicing a certain Mr Stein says he will sign us for Celtic….

mike
6 years ago

Caption, Charlie and Pensionerbhoy discuss quantum physics, Monti interjects and says PISH.

mike
6 years ago
Reply to  mike

Sorry to hear that Weered, All my best to everyone
give them all my best wishes.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  mike

Weered,
I wish your wife & Daughter all the best in their battles against their illnesses!

puggy 67
6 years ago

Caption: My name is James Traynor and when I grow up people will wipe their arse on my words.

Martin67
6 years ago

Caption: The marble staircase ain’t what it used to be.

mike
6 years ago

Oh life’s just a grape,
when your a pape,
dinny let them bring you doon,
be the smartest prick in toon,

Make the ladies laugh and cry, (Haha sob).
let them swoon before you say goodbye,
wipe the tears from their eye,
wish them well and say bye bye.

But get their number,
you want to be their night time lumber,
cheer them up with a kiss, before you slumber,
they tell you naw, whit a bummer.
but such is life,
cos their always will be an udder.

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago

Caption:Dundee Hilton

Raymac
6 years ago

Is that a snake on the floor, a large Richard the Third, or a member of the SFA?

mike
6 years ago
Reply to  Raymac

hahaha Richard the turd or the SFA, noo let me stink!!!

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago

Caption:Mike tells pensionerbhoy “This time next year,we’ll be millionaires!

mike
6 years ago
Reply to  Rob O'Keeffe

Oh we are pensioners, Pensionerbhoy and me, living the dream, eating ice cream.

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago
Reply to  mike

Brain freeze…..

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago

Please resign T.May.No comment from you about the fire in London,too busy kissing Orange(sorry) arses.Disgrace.

mike
6 years ago

We fly the flag, for oor Weered,
he likes his breakfast served in bed,
where he recalls his triumphs past,
and prays aloud his pension lasts.

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago

Weered,I’ll light candles tomorrow for your family.KTF

jimmybee
6 years ago

Caption: don’t worry Micky labour are going to win and give us the nhs, renationalise the railways,build better houses we will soon be out of the slums. No not 1948 last week.
Fuck the tories.

jimmybee
6 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Hope your family get all the best of care m8
Look after them well as in sure you will.

mike
6 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Like what? 😉

mike
6 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

I thought you worked in a brothel as a male escort,
thank fuck, you arent snakebite or deep throat. 😉

FredCDobbs
6 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

labour manifest

what do we want FREE STUFF
when do we want it NOW

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