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Celtic Diary Monday October 23: Steelmen Steal A Celtic Final

In case you hadn’t heard. “rangers ” lost out on a chance to win their first major trophy when they were beaten 2-0 at Hampden yesterday by Motherwell.

That sets up a League cup final where Celtic will have to wear their special kit specifically designed for this type of fixture.

Image result for suit of armour

It would be unfair to say that Motherwell take an overly  physical approach to matches, but it would not be entirely inaccurate.

November, it seems, will be just as hectic as October, and its just as well Celtic have enough strength in depth to cope. If you don’t count the defence. that is. Although by Christmas Nir Biton and Kristoffer Ajer will be considerably more experienced central defenders.

Next up are Aberdeen, currently sitting alongside Celtic at the top of the table, and it will take a monumental effort for the hoops to lift tired limbs again and head back south late on Wednesday with a point or three in the bag.

Listening to Scott Brown, there was perhaps a sense of relief that the hoops had made the League cup final despite a wee bit of fatigue after the Munich trip.

“It was all right, we got a day off on Thursday to chill and relax and let our legs feel normal again.

“We got back to understanding our shape in training on Friday.

“You are always going to feel a bit of fatigue but we got subs on that gave us a bit more momentum in the second half.

“Jamesy came on and Tom, who is always nice and relaxed on the ball and composed, and Moussa is always a goal threat.

“The size of him scares defenders and he holds the ball in and gives us a different way to play. 

“Griff’s pace in behind scares defenders so it’s two totally different strikers that we’ve got.

And on Saturday, we used them both.

The desire to win a second treble is still there, as Calum MacGregor, who must surely now start the next few games, explains..

“We spoke about it at the start of the season and the message was we want to win them again, not just defend them.

“We want to go out there playing fast, aggressive football and that’s what you need to do to win trophies.

“We showed that, especially in the first half against Hibs. And when we needed to dig in, we showed again we can do that side of it too.

“It was a big thing for us last season to get the first trophy on board because we were playing well and scoring goals, but you want something as a reward for that. 

Winning the Betfred Cup last season gave us that reward, it’s the first trophy of the season and getting it under your belt gives you a great boost.

“So, hopefully, we can do the same again this time round and kick on again from there.

“The manager is always stressing this competition is important for us because last year it sent us on a great run.

 

“The aim this year will be to do exactly the same.” 

The timing of the final means that it slots in before two league games -against Motherwell.

I wasn’t kidding about that kit…

Then its Anderlecht.

November 2017

Sat, 4th Nov St Johnstone Ladbrokes Premiership 12:30 A
Sat, 18th Nov Ross County Ladbrokes Premiership 12:30 A
Wed, 22nd Nov Paris Saint-Germain UEFA Champions League 19:45 A
Sat, 25th Nov Partick Thistle Ladbrokes Premiership 15:00 H
Wed, 29th Nov Motherwell Ladbrokes Premiership 19:45 A

December 2017

Sat, 2nd Dec Motherwell Ladbrokes Premiership 15:00 H Buy Tickets
Tue, 5th Dec Anderlecht UEFA Champions League 19:45 H

It’s not just the SFA and SPFL who aren’t up to the job, it’s maybe time to book the fixtures computer in for a service as well.

 

Elsewhere, there’s what grown up journalists call a “developing story ” developing…

The Ibrox board, having probably noticed by now that Pedro Caixinha isn’t the right man to lead the club to any kind of success,  are looking at ways of terminating his contract. However, there doesn;t seem to be enough cash to hand to offer a severance package, which means that unless he does something outrageous , such as bless himself or wear a green tie, then he’s here at least until the transfer window sees his imports exported.

And anyway, the man has been around a bit, and whilst he’ll never get his story told in Scotland, over in Portugal, we hear the printing presses are ready to roll with a story along the lines of

I was told I was coming the the most successful club in the world and all they gave me was a basket of assets!

Which will be followed by

I stood on the touchlines listening to songs of anti catholic hatred

and

They told me not to go to Mass

Poor Pedro, even Derek Johnstone has turned against him.

I think..

  Retweeted

Big Derek Johnstone on there: “Before the game a lot of Rangers fans were 50-50 on Pedro. That’s now gone the opposite way.” Erm..

We hear that Pedro has the sympathy of some players, but not all..

Traynor has already written Millers speech for when he gets the job…

Or will he ?

High ?

I’m guessing he must be positively off his face.

Enough of them, lets move on to a story which will give you that little warm glow that you don;t get very often these days..

Yesterday we had the first caption competition for a while, due to the unreliability of the author.,

Several contenders, but one stood out..

George Lazenbhoy October 22, 2017 at 10:08 am · Edit · Reply →

The the Rangers car crash show up for the SPFL two horse race. 

Today, who and what is he texting, or thinking ?

 

 

And by the way, it’s that time again, and the foodbanks are running low.

Please, do what you can…

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portpower
6 years ago

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Light `em if you`ve got `em sevcoites.

sevco two-humped camel gravy train FC.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  portpower

Morning comrade Port!

portpower
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

G`day Monti.
I`ve a feelin` we`ll come out of 2nd gear on Wednesday and mop the floor with the Dons.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  portpower

Port,
It’s a tough game but i often wonder what the opposition players feel like when they see us in full flight?

HH

Monti
6 years ago

Caption: ” Fuck sake, no matter how i angle this shit phone, my eyes still appear squint…and i’m looking straight at the fucking thing “

Monti
6 years ago

Caption: ” Alexa…tell me the time of flights to Portugal on Monday, single ticket, one way “

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

🙂
Does it buy a round though?

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Caption: ” Alexa, scratch that, Pedro say’s it’s flight times to Transylvania, not Portugal “

Puggy67
6 years ago

Caption: King misinterperates shouts of ‘curtains ya bass’ at Hampden and searches cheapeststickersonline.com for the Ibrox stairwell.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Puggy67

Need to draw a veil over this curtain stuff 🙂

The real Anton Rogan
6 years ago

Caption: Dave keeps one eye on the Sevco share price and one eye on the bargain shelf in the Toryglen Asda

Monti
6 years ago

The share price being located in London? 🙂

Level 5 plant
6 years ago

Caption Thank God I didn’t cash out early, that was easy money!

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Level 5 plant

Hahaha

Level 5 plant
6 years ago

Caption. On cashing out, Dave thinks to himself,
I have nearly enough money now to get rid of that dick and his caravan!

portpower
6 years ago

Caption:
DCK text; Ladina, could you sub me a flight hame?

6 years ago

Three games against Motherwell in 6 days.

We really will need our strength in depth for that.

jimmybee
6 years ago

Caption : 100 rand double Moult and well to win 2_0 cheers Kenny for the tip

henkesdreadlocks
6 years ago

I wonder what the bhoys on the etims caption competition are saying?

jimmybee
6 years ago

Caption :Agghhh Aye there its there us partying after beating the hoops in the semi.
Why oh Why did we upset the Irishman. AGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH
Stupid huns.

Wisnae me
6 years ago

King tries to get the Parks to stump up more dosh by going to: bigbustycoons(dot)com only to be pleasantly surprised by what he finds.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Wisnae me

” Coons “?
Oh dear……
Bye Mr Garnett

Wisnae me
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Big Bus Tycoons?

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Wisnae me

Ahhh, my filthy mind….
Apologies!

D'Fhinnein Mick
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

That’s how I read it too.

Feel styooooopit now.

charlie
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

ha ha ha ha

Wisnae me
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

FFS Monty next you’ll be telling that before I put a line on I can’t go to oddsexchange.

Wisnae me
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

PS. If you’re mind is that filthy can I recommend therapist(dot)com

OK, I’ll stop now.

henkesdreadlocks
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

I’ve just seen this and the responses, fucking brilliant.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

🙂

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago
Reply to  Wisnae me

Classic,car crash moment….as they said to GMS ‘Look before you leap’……

Two Ton Tommy
6 years ago

*Caption “The hole in this phone is nearly as big as the one in the truth I will spend the season ticket money on players”

Monti
6 years ago

Had a nice quiet evening last night, sat back, put a film on & poured a single Moult.

Lovely!

henkesdreadlocks
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Going by your posts later on, I would say you had several singles.

Monti
6 years ago

Henke,
Was a nice day on Sunday, good things happen at times m8

Devoy45
6 years ago

Caption: “If my lips are moving, I’m lying (glibly and shamelessly)If my fingers are texting…I’m also lying (glibly and shamelessly)
Aberdeen on Wednesday:
4-2-3-1
Gordon
Lustig/Boyata/Bitton/Tierney
Brown/Ntcham
Forrest/Rogic/Sinclair
Dembele
3-5-2
Gordon
Lustig/Boyata/Tierney
Forrest/Brown/Ntcham/McGregor/Sinclair
Dembele/Griffiths
I think we can go three at the back domestically.
Hayes/Rogic/Armstrong/Roberts/Edouardo/Griffiths: 3 of them also to figure.
Whichever formation we use, provided the MIBs don’t act like MIBs, we will win 2-1 or 3-1.
Aberdeen have more weaknesses than we do and we can exploit them, on a level playing field. McInnes’ constant greetin’ shouldn’t influence the officials—it may be backfiring on him. We need to boss them but mainly, outplay them. Having Christie out and Hayes on our side are advantages to us.
The MSM have forgotten that we are still unbeaten despite having many key men out injured, for several months. Dembele coming back will make a real difference with all these games coming up. We can respect them but we are still a better team than them. Season long, no Aberdeen player would get in our first 11. Respect but no fear if we play our normal attacking game.

D'Fhinnein Mick
6 years ago

CAPTION

Aw,ffs,why are The Samaritans engaged!!!

Monti
6 years ago

Caption:- ” Shit it’s Gazza on the phone, No Gazza, a fishing rod, some lager & a pack of chicken breast won’t help this situation with Moult “

6 years ago

I’m only here to use the wifi

charlie
6 years ago

caption mike its dave ime sorry

charlie
6 years ago

caption dave says who keeps texting me pictures ae empty wine cellars

Dziekanowski's nightclub child
6 years ago

Caption: How the hell do you get onto those pay day loans?

6 years ago

Caption
Dave : where are you darling

Pedro: I’m here at the house. I’m naked from the waist down

Dave: I can keep you on until February if you do exactly what I say

Pedro: hurry up then and bring the biltong

charlie
6 years ago

caption jimmy bring the bike fae the trophy room a left ma wallet in the hoose …..again

Friesdorfer
6 years ago

Hello, hello, Takeover Panel here. Don’t worry about change of clothes.

George Lazenbhoy
6 years ago

I would like to thank all my friends and family who have helped me win the caption competition. This will go down as one of the greatest achievements of my life.

Bognorbhoy
6 years ago

Caption….

Ok craigy make it two quid and you can have it back…

charlie
6 years ago

caption mike its dave did a tell ye aboot ma impecuniosity ……….and before any yoos smart arses start thinkin were did that daft cunt get a word like yon imecuniousity ….a stole it aff phils blog he he

6 years ago

CAPTION:
Dave, you still owe us, place is surrounded, hope you have plenty krugerrands. Affectionately, Castlemilk Wild Team.

VooDude
6 years ago

King tries to do a selfie but keeps missing.

henkesdreadlocks
6 years ago

Caption……..

Dave takes a selfie…

comment image

Kenny
6 years ago

Cash out ya bastard ye

henkesdreadlocks
6 years ago

Deary deary me, a no better than average player scores to goals against utter shite and the bed wetting celtic twitterati support are clamouring to get him signed up in the hoops. Jokers.

charlie
6 years ago

henke wouldnt it be fun tae buy him and lend him to hibs in january ha ha the zombies wouldnae know wether tae piss or shit

henkesdreadlocks
6 years ago
Reply to  charlie

I think their heads would explode charlie.

henkesdreadlocks
6 years ago

comment image

charlie
6 years ago

burst oot laughng oan the bus there henke the wee wummin beside me thinks av flipped ma lid he he

henkesdreadlocks
6 years ago
Reply to  charlie

Hahahahaha!!!

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  charlie

🙂

6 years ago

Caption,
Aye aye, there’s Dave having a squint at the stock market.

Monti
6 years ago

Celtic fined €10,000 for the pitch invader that tried to kick Mbappe.
Hope your proud of yourself today ya wee prick.

jimmybee
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Monti the guy i heard had his drink spiked he was robbed of his money hours before the match.
He has no recollection of him being at Celtic park. If you look at the picture he is nowhere near the player and is kicking fresh air. Which tempts me to believe this.
I feel sorry for him as he seems a decent lad and didnt deserve death threats.
But he wont be allowed back and being a true tim this will be enough punishment for him.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Jimmybee,
Getting your drink spiked & being robbed doesn’t mean go onto the field of play and try and attack a footballer.
If he had made contact with Mbappe, our next game would be behind closed doors.
Fuck him.
He doesn’t deserve death threats but he does deserve a healthy slap in the puss.

Oh and if he is in a good financial position, maybe he could contact the club and offer to pay the fine.

jimmybee
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Think you miss the point. If he hadnt his drink spiked he wouldnt have been in the state he was and wouldnt have entered the park.

broxburnbhoy
6 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Jimmy, Was that the defense he offered in court?

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Jimmybee,
I think it’s you that’s missing the point, how many times do you think someone has stood in front of the police or a judge and claimed their drink has been spiked?

jimmybee
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

He didnt offer it thats the difference.
He just accepted the courts judgement and wanted home.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Awww wee shame for him!

bgbhoy
6 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

hes a known clown from portadown

Pensionerbhoy
6 years ago

portpower,

Thanks for the memory of one of my favourite fags. They tasted like dromedary shite mixed with sand and when you inhaled, it was not your lungs that swelled up. Quite the opposite. Now I just have a puff at the old inhaler and that gives my cough a good start in the morning and the rest of the day is just one big wheeze. I still carry the lump on my back, though.

H H

Pensionerbhoy
6 years ago
Reply to  Pensionerbhoy

That should have been in your replies but the site seems to be acting like Morelos – constantly missing the target.

H H

jimmybee
6 years ago

Heres a decent project to support.
Pride of a Celtic Nation is the new Charity single by The Promise, written in celebration of the 50th anniversary of “The Lisbon Lions” victory and the 2017 Invincible season.

Check out the video from Celtic Park when The Promise visited Paradise to showcase the song and tell Celtic TV what it was all about.

Please show your support by downloading the song from iTunes, Amazon or Google Play – all profits will go to the Celtic FC Foundation.

Bobby carroll
6 years ago

CAPTION.
‘Pay as you go?’
‘What’s this PAY shite about?’

RunSammyRun
6 years ago

Pedro said he was gonna send me a dick pic, but that sure looks like Kenny Miller to me

Jez
6 years ago

Caption:-

‘Txt from Craig Whyte : “Thanks for the offer but I wouldn’t give you £1 for this shite!”‘

henkesdreadlocks
6 years ago

Caption……

‘I must say, this UBER app is fangtastic Pedro’

broxburnbhoy
6 years ago

Caption – Don’t worry kids, there’s no way your inheritance is being spent of this pile of shit

CarlJungleBhoy
6 years ago

Caption: (Types into Google ) I m p e c u n i o u s

henkesdreadlocks
6 years ago
Reply to  CarlJungleBhoy

We all know only to well what it means. In fact, the wee guy they’ve got on loan from Man Shitty, did he not come on as a substitute fot the huns yesterday.

henkesdreadlocks
6 years ago

Weered I didn’t mean that, I was making jest at the young boy Nemane from Man City who is on loan at the forces of darkness pronounced ‘Nae Money’.

CarlJungleBhoy
6 years ago

Caption: (Gazes at mirrored screen and gasps in typical CastleMilky Way delusion) …

Squinty Eye? Me? No forking way!

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  CarlJungleBhoy

I remember mirrored windows when i worked in Holland 😉

jimmybee
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Ya auld whore ye 🙂

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

🙂

Monti
6 years ago

Judge: “Why did you enter the field of play & attempt to kick a PSG player”?

Fud: Err, i hud ma drink spiked ma man…sniff”

Judge: ” Pish “

jimmybee
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

He never offered that up so dry yer eyes.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

No he didn’t offer it because the bell end was guilty of being pished on a babycham and thought he’d get 15 mins of fame.
Celtic should chase the cunt for the fine costs!

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Jimmybee,
You are aware what damage to the club would have resulted if that fud made contact with Mbappe?
I take it he will have written a letter of apology to Mbappe?

henkesdreadlocks
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Just googled that, you can still buy Babycham ffs, though why anyone would want to remains a mystery.

jimmybee
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Pish

henkesdreadlocks
6 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Aye tastes just like it JB.

Rebus67
6 years ago

Here is a puzzle that is bugging me. There once was a great natural footballer who played in the late sixties into the seventies. He played as an inside forward as it was in those days. A Celtic fan who did not play for the hoops but played for Hibs for a spell. His off field habits affected his career sadly. He was very popular for benefit games and was a great guy to have around the dressing room. He had the respect of his fellow professionals but usually could not last the full ninety minutes. Great technical skills and wonderful range of passing.

Any one remember him from the above? I think I would recognise the name.

Sorry to be so vague but it is bugging me thst I cannot summon his name. He deserves to be remembered.

Rebus

charlie
6 years ago
Reply to  Rebus67

rebus wis it andy ritchie

Rebus67
6 years ago
Reply to  charlie

Charlie,

Nope! Before him. He may have ended up as an assistant at PT. Maybe….my brain has holes in it, filled with red wine.

Rebus

6 years ago
Reply to  Rebus67

Peter marinello

henkesdreadlocks
6 years ago
Reply to  Iancelt67

The Scottish George Best. He went to Arsenal and bombed.

Rebus67
6 years ago
Reply to  Iancelt67

Ian,

No, this guy did not realise any significant transfer fee.

Marinello was a winger, I think. He moved too soon and tonthe wrong city…bright lights and all.

Rebus

iancelt67
6 years ago
Reply to  Rebus67

pat quinn

iancelt67
6 years ago
Reply to  iancelt67

sorting

Goalkeeper
Thomson Allan Scotland Scotland 05/10/1946
Gordon Marshall England England 02/07/1939
Defender
Jim Black Scotland Scotland 13/11/1943
John Blackley Scotland Scotland 12/05/1948
John Brownlie Scotland Scotland 11/03/1952
Bobby Duncan Scotland Scotland 27/04/1945
Mervyn Jones Scotland Scotland 06/10/1949
Eric Schaedler Scotland Scotland 06/08/1949
Chris Shevlane Scotland Scotland 06/05/1942
Billy Simpson Scotland Scotland 11/07/1945
Midfielder
Alex Cropley Scotland Scotland 16/01/1951
Arthur Duncan Scotland Scotland 05/12/1947
Johnny Graham Scotland Scotland 08/01/1945
John Hamilton Scotland Scotland 10/07/1949
John Hazel Scotland Scotland 30/11/1952
Billy McEwan Scotland Scotland 20/06/1951
Pat Stanton Scotland Scotland 13/09/1944
Forward
Colin Grant Scotland Scotland 21/07/1944
William Hunter Scotland Scotland 14/02/1940
Joe McBride Scotland Scotland 10/06/1938
Jimmy O’Rourke Scotland Scotland 18/09/1946
Alex Scott Scotland Scotland 22/11/1936
Eric Stevenson Scotland Scotland 25/12/1942
Manager
Willie MacFarlane

Rebus67
6 years ago
Reply to  Rebus67

Folks,

I got my dates totally wrong on my mystery player! I went through the list of former Hibs players. And the answer is. Chic Charnley! Charnley played in the eighties and nineties not the seventies. Silly me!!

I saw him play for Hibs on visits back to Scotland..

Two significant points about him. One, he was in the Hibs team that played Celtic on Henrik’s debut when he misplaced a pass that gave Hibs a goal. Second, he played a trial for Celtic during the Macari era……against MU.

Sorty about deceiving you,

Rebus

Rebus67
6 years ago
Reply to  Rebus67

Sorry….as well as Sorty!

Rebus

iancelt67
6 years ago
Reply to  Rebus67

CAB DRIVER

Rebus67
6 years ago
Reply to  iancelt67

Ian,

Again “Sorry”. Thanks for all the names. Brings back memories. I assumed that I had seen Charnley before I left Scotia but in the nineties I travelled back to Eire and Scotia aboit four times a year in those days. I saw a lot of games on those trips and that is why I got confused.

Perhaps, as well, I am over 29 and the old grey cells are not as sharp as they were.

O me miserum!

Rebus

iancelt67
6 years ago
Reply to  Rebus67

put me through all that research hunting for a 1970s drunk playing for hibs…could have been anyone. I once saw stevie chalmers smoking a fag when i was a boy, right after a game

charlie
6 years ago
Reply to  Rebus67

rebus when eubank was the world champion the bold chic challenged him tae a square go ha ha hees a taxi driver noo but he was some fuckin fitba player

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago
Reply to  Rebus67

And guess who scored the goal after the misplaced pass?….

Stevie D
6 years ago
Reply to  Rebus67

Charnley scored that goal. A Possil boy.

Rebus67
6 years ago

A quiz comment gone missing. Can it be retrieved?

Rebus

ROB O'KEEFFE
6 years ago

Caption :Wonder how this tax system works? I know, I’ll phone Mike…

mike
6 years ago
Reply to  ROB O'KEEFFE

Well first of all you make a fortune but be extremely careful to pay all your taxes, when they are due and timeously. (you don’t want any sleekit wee bastard try to take away yer dosh) and then you gie it all away to your loving family, no yer misses tho in case she fucks of with the milk man, it helps to be generous to others as well.
No like that King Kunt, cos he is always on the scrounge.
There ye go……sorted.

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago
Reply to  mike

Erudition beats poetrician……….

mike
6 years ago
Reply to  Rob O'Keeffe

But no masturbation. 😉

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago
Reply to  mike

Any tax news regarding property deals in South Africa or maybe East Coast?….

Monti
6 years ago

Not seeing much coverage over the Alves assault on Moult and indeed Moult’s reaction?
Of course the compliance officer will be all over it…..cough.

jimmybee
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Did Moult not get booked for his part ?

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Yes,don’t think Murderwell can complain about anything,right dirty shower….McLean was terrible……

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