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Celtic Diary Wednesday January 3: Later Than Advertised

Hours later, to be honest.

A change in one’s daily routine may mean that the diary will appear in the evenings for a day or two. This , of course, means the reader can peruse in the evening, and then again in the morning, thus doubling the chance of it making sense.

Then again two times none is still none.

With the football taking a break for a few weeks, our esteemed and ever watchful media must now fill their pages with whatever nonsense they can come up with over a few beers, and happily for them we now have a transfer window for them to gaze thoughtfully through.

So far, the general rule that if you haven’t heard about it from a reliable source before it gets into the mainstream, then you might as well forget it.

Erik Sviatchenko heard about his future from his anager. all that remains to be decided is where he goes. We wish him well.

Marvin Comperr, Lewis Morgan, John McGinn and Leo Mazis are the named names where a deal has already been done. Morgan was originally destined to remain at St mirren on loan, but now may come to Glasgow immediately after the injury to johnny Hayes and the worrying lack of form/luck/attitude displayed by Scott Sinclair.

Mazis is a young Australian who has caught the eye over at Canberra, so presumably he’s quite a tall chap. As long as he’s half as good as rogic, but twice as fit, he’ll be fine. but he is only seventeen, so he won;t be going straight into the first team.

We have heard about a South american, a former player possibly returning-Charlie Mulgrew?- and brendan and Peter desperately trying to bring in a blue chip name to bring back the feelgood factor, not least of all to Brendan.

Apart from that, nothing is certain apart from the fact there will be changes.

On the way out ?

Well, pretty much everyone depending on what you read or hear. In reality, those who want to go will be allowed to go.

A couple have already gone on loan, Kundai Benyu to Oldham, Kouassi Eboue to be decided and one or two others will follow.

Whats worrying is that if Rodgers is allowing them to leave, either permanently or on loan, and its because, as some would claim, that they are not champions League players, one wonders quite how the named replacements are any sort of upgrade.

Indeed, if this is the case, one might argue that those who felt Celtic were merely a development side out to make a few quid may have a point…

 

The players are now away on a wee break, doing whatever players do when the manager lets them off the leash.

You’d think that the last thing they’d want to do is pt on their work clothes and go out of their way to meet customers though…

Kieran Tierney signs a Celtic fan's passport in Tenerife

Over in Tenerife, it appears that Keiran Tierneys idea of a week off is to put on his old Celtic top and pop out to a Celtic bar to meet fans.

He’s still young, and should be out smashing windows and stealing wheel trims. Someone have a word…

 

Speaking of having a word, could someone point out to Neil Cameron of the Herald that the reason HMRC have yet to really turn the screws in getting their bit from Rangers is that there’s a club/company basket of assets trading with that name with similar branding thats about to get its balls squeezed ?

THE taxman has not received a single penny of the £72 million in unpaid tax and interest believed to be owed by the liquidated company that owned Rangers FC.

While payments are being made to creditors, no money has yet been paid into the bank accounts of HMRC – six months on from a landmark legal victory over the Ibrox club’s use of loans to pay staff in a tax avoidance scheme.

Thats how it works, but not how they’ll tell you it works. HMRC will now make a second example of Rangers, thus preventing other clubs from not paying them and then simply setting up again.

Speaking of ignoring the facts about Ibrox, David Low , in an excellent piece, has also reminded us that the Takeover Panel will also get their bit, so to speak, and asks why the mainstream media are ignoring what he calls the elephant in the room..

Heavidor

there are a number of things that haven’t been, er , considered by our esteemed media, investigations department, which Low outlines in the article, especially this bit..

If King does the right thing by resigning from the board, it is still important to appreciate that the ‘4 Bear’ Concert Party as determined by The Panel will continue to exist irrespective of how King deals with the instruction to make an offer for the shares. That is the elephant in the room that remains; the Concert Party via their shares and loans will retain the same level of control they currently have and remain compelled to abide by The Panel’s rules. King’s resignation would not remove that impediment.

It doesn’t end there. By challenging the authority and insulting the intelligence of The Panel and the Court, King has ensured all large share transactions in RIFC will be scrutinised and questioned and could additionally determine, for example, that the Concert Party is increased to include Club 1872 and Barry Scott on the basis they are working in concert with King and/or other concert party members.

There are some who think that The Panel has been slow to respond and impose sanctions and that they are all bark and no bite. It would be wrong to think so. The reality is that King has moved the whole dispute into uncharted territory. There has been no precedent for such continued brazen and naïve flouting of Panel rules. Accordingly, The Panel has chosen to move at its own pace, dotting the ‘i’s and crossing the ‘t’s and I suggest they’re being methodical rather than indecisive in dealing with the estimable Mr King. 

Or, to put it another way, they are about to be taken apart from so many different angles it will be impossible to put them back together again.

In fact, they might have to start a new club.

It’s getting closer, as Phil MacGhoillabhan reports…

Phils Phacts

Perhaps we are now on the point of spotting why the mainstream media are anxious to concentrate on nonsensical stories about players, managers and anything else they can come up with. 

There was one story that made me sit up though…

John Barnes Accuses Big Brother Of Racism After He Is Evicted

Ah, wait, no. Thats next week.

He’s only just went in. From the Sun..or some other rag..

The 54-year-old former Liverpool player will be joining the house on Friday alongside a series of other men who will be setting the cat among the pigeons in the styled “Year of the Woman” in the Channel 5 compound.

Making the announcement, Rylan played John’s football-themed rap hit World In Motion and told the camera: “As you know, Friday night, the house will receive some gentlemen.

“Tonight, I can reveal that one of those very men, will be Liverpool legend and rap superstar John Barnes is going in the house!”

Former BB winner Kate Lawler then jumped from her seat and bust out some moves as the crowd cheered on the new addition to the compound. 

Celtic fans everywhere immediately turned off their televisions, cancelled their newspaper subscriptions and wondered who the hell suggested that to producers.

The Liverpool Echo, in a “Who is John Barnes ? ” feature for younger readers, completely left out his stint at Celtic from his CV, for which I am eternally grateful, as it helps me to forget his short stay here , which apparently was made short because he is black..In 2014, he said;

A white manager loses his job and gets another job, he loses his job, he gets another job. Very few black managers can lose their job and get another job,” 

It’s more to do with the perception of my ability to do the job, because there’s a certain perception of who can make a good manager.” 

One who knows how to run a football team usually finds he’s got a leg up.

Actually, we might keep an eye on him while he’s in there. . He’s, er, unique.

By the way, this story was not in the Liverpool Echo…

Police in Liverpool pulled over a local lad and were amazed to find the car taxed M.O.T. tested and insured. It wasn’t stolen and there were no stolen goods or drugs found. The driver was sober AND He had a full licence and no points.
A police spokesman said, “We had no option but to fine him £80 for wasting police time.”

 

How about a caption competition ?

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Okay then….

 

 

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Puggy67
6 years ago

Caption: The Scottish Cup draw descends into farce as Griffiths throws away the ‘Rangers’ home tie ball.

Mike
6 years ago
Reply to  Puggy67

Banned from entering any caption contest for the next 6 weeks, from John chairman of the takeover panel.

basqueceltic
6 years ago

Caption,fuck off Moussa.

Mike
6 years ago
Reply to  basqueceltic

Banned for not being here and suffering like we are, from John chairman of the takeover panel.

Mike
6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Oh Spanish fly’s,
they are of mixed race, gals and ghuys,
oh Spanish fly’s,
me and wee Monti sympathise.

Dziekanowski’s nightclub child
6 years ago

Caption: ‘…and don’t come back Dembele!’

John mc mullen
6 years ago

I’m no your dad so piss off kid

Monti
6 years ago

Caption: ” I said i wanted Teacakes, no fucking snowballs”

Mike
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Banned for being a fud, yours John chairman of the takeover panel.

1888fc
6 years ago

Oi! Moussa!!

Gary burns
6 years ago

Caption….tie that around your goalposts!!!

Daniel Mcdonald McManus
6 years ago

Here is my donation for the frozen sperm bank see you next year and remember to file it under anonymous I have enough bairns

Big Swee
6 years ago

Caption. “I said a Tunnocks tea cake not a bloody snowball ya plank”

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Big Swee

I fuckin said that 🙂

BJF
6 years ago

Leighton Griffith’s Nobel prize winning entry for mechanical engineering as he describes the force and velocity of an object required to demolish the main stand at Ibrox.

Well enough about the rabble, KT looking better already, pain from Saturday almost gone, can’t wait for the return of the Chanpions!

Jimmy m
6 years ago

Moussa a biG player for us and may well still be have pacience

Monti
6 years ago

Has Boyata gone yet?

Monti
6 years ago

So far we have signed a 17 year old WINGER from Australia, when we have Mikey Johnston sitting there patiently.
We are going to sign another WINGER from St.Mirren, Lewis Morgan.

Can someone tell me what the fucking plan is?

THE DEFENCE IS SHITE FFS

NURSE

6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Flank `em.
The wee bassas`ll tie the oppositional defenders boot laces together.

Bull horn formation.

Monti
6 years ago

How difficult is it to sign a couple of fucking defenders, fuck sake min?

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Very,very,difficult…..for us…Signed Chris(not many will come in) Davies…..

Monti
6 years ago

Caption: Brendan ” So Leigh, you’ll be on the bench with…”

Monti
6 years ago

Can’t wait for the announcement of another WINGER today…..wow.
While the Neymar’s and Cavani’s check their CL goal ratios in anticipation of next years draw…..we will scour Paisley & Australia for wingers…..fuck me gently.

Oh i was forgetting we have Boyata & Franz Ajerbauer.

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

I hope the Australian guy believes in God,just in case he’s related to …….comment removed by Puggy’s dad…….

Mike
6 years ago

Wooft that John, chairman of the takeover panel, he’s a tough cookie him.

Mike
6 years ago

There are mair Celtic players gonna be playing all over Europe than any other team in the history of World fitba.
Celtic the suppliers of maist teams in Europe, question..will there be any left to play fitba. in Scotland……who kens.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Mike,
I don’t possess the virtue of patience, especially transfer windaes.
If we start the second half of the season without significantly strengthening the defence, i’ll be totally pissed off.

” world class in everything we do ”
” we want to be stronger at the end of the window than we were at the start of it ”

It’s all fucking shite & i guarantee you the now, we will be scrambling about on the last day of the windae trying to secure a 17 year old defender from fc pish.

I need to lie doon like ken, i need a padded cell during the transfer windae like.

Nurse

Mike
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

You are right, I have a bitter taste and a bad feeling about this windy, I hope my fears are…..unfounded.

Monti
6 years ago

I see the msm are rightly criticising the Falkirk fans for throwing fake eye balls at Dean Shiels.
I’m not a fan of Kenny Shiels, in fact i think the man is a complete cunt, but his boy doesn’t need to accept pish like that from Falkirk.

As far as the msm are concerned, what about highlighting the sick chants, racist & sectarian from the Huns, what about that eh?
Throw a toy eyeball on the park and it’s all over the news, but singing about the murder of Catholics….not so bad that.
The sooner those fucking rats get liquidated for good the better.
While they are at it, there would be orange feet on Scotland’s streets any more, their lodges would be razed to the fucking ground.
Fuck off somewhere else and spout their sick shit.

Oh momma oh momma comfort me…..

Mike
6 years ago

He’s up at five and cant be late,
for the daily diary or the posters irate,
Ralphy and son his works never done,
The files in his head, he takes them to bed,
and he is…working all day all night, no time for a shite,
no time for a break or a coffee fucks sake.
Ralphy and son, common tae…gie him a break.

Mike
6 years ago

Caption, I am the man, the sno-man.

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago

A big,big thanks BR for signing random youngsters. Best Wishes from the coaches and dev squad Bhoys…….anyone want to take any of us on loan?….

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago

Caption: Puggy! Here’s some ice for your gin…..

6 years ago

Welcome to Celtic,Keeva Keenan and my Aussie Bhoy, Leo Mazis.

Caption:
Eff the Hooped scarf on the post.Here,you`re to find a silver six pence to buy a new club sevconians.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  portpower

Is he any good tho?
Can he play in defence?

6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Like day becomes night et vice versa.
It does nae matter Monti,Boyata`ll be their vice-captain!

BondiBrian
6 years ago
Reply to  portpower

Some reason each time a look at his name a think Neo Nazi. Anyhoo…hope he settles in well at the Tic.

Monti
6 years ago

Would love to be a fly on the wall in Lawwell’s office….Brendan-” Peter we are seriously needing nee defenders, we don’t want to just qualify for the CL only to Embarrass the club & support, i need new defenders”

Lawwell ” i’ll leave it until the last day of the window then give Man City a call to see who in their development squad, could come in on loan.
Until then, let’s concentrate on St.Mirren wingers and Australian youth players….preferably wingers”

Monti
6 years ago

I see the news is reporting farmers are to receive payment for ‘ protecting the environment ‘? Wtf?
What about the fucking ultra slow tractors on country roads?
The smell of shite from the ferms, ken?
What about the noise pollution from a distant tractor in a field, or the bleating of sheep when going for a stroll?
Meh meh meh….shut the fuck up.

‘ protecting the environment ‘ pish.

There’s yer new laptop Mike, comes with a woollen cover.

Mike
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

HAHAHA, 😉

Protecting the Environment is all that matters,
so wee all grow thin and get no fatter,
so forget the cod and chips fried and battered.
so feed on mutton and also lamb,
give up the sandwiches filled with ham.

Mind my laptop is going in fur repair first thing tomorrow, so wont be posting till it comes back.

6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Put what you need to keep on an external hard drive and factory reset your computer Mike.

Farmers format.HH

Mike
6 years ago
Reply to  portpower

Cheers Port, I put it into pc world and they have wiped everything, useless feckers, gonny try to get it fixed tomorrow morning first thing.
All the very best to you and your family for 2018…and beyond. 😉

6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

It`d be cheaper sendin` it to me Mike.

To you and yours,God Bless.

6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Rumour Mill:

PC World are to buy Murray Park.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  portpower

Portpower,
His PC will be fine, it’ll just have some straw stuck up it’s usb.

6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Monti,here eve.
Don`t you go knockin`the Cesar of the Hektar Helden Team.HH(Hail Harvest)

Mike
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

😉

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Hector,
I miss the old boy, he kept me in check……cough.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Aye, well tell them tae fucking hurry up!

Noelskytrot
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Monti,

talking of scandals. Has anyone noticed that the pellet scandal involving that ugly bastard Arlene Foster has dropped right off the radar. Maybe the money they stole is being used to prop up Sevco by the furnishing of soft loans.

Mike
6 years ago
Reply to  Noelskytrot

Why do yah think they are pit proppin the tories, they got the money from the tax man…ie you and me.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Noelskytrot

Noel,
She should spend some of it on a face lift….he isn’t looking too good 🙂

Noelskytrot
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Indeed, Monti. Imagine having to wake up to Medusa every morning, I pity her husband.

6 years ago
Reply to  Noelskytrot

G`day Noelskytrot,

is she related to the objected Peter?

6 years ago

A 17,21,22 & 32 year old players wearin` my boots.

Add Jimmy McClean please Pedro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLUEJ0aNfCI

Hail Holy Hail.

50 Shades of green
6 years ago

Caption.

Hey you, fa the child support agency, take this ta the bank.

By the way you cany be throwing in names like Charlie Mulgrew if you want us reading this at bfast time C’mon.

Mike
6 years ago

I can see the Tic. bringing in players fur the future, that might be ok but remember auld supporter who might not see their improvement.
But I can also see one signature player brought in, a number 10, the player that can see and make the killer pass, but I can also see that it will be an 18 month loan signing, hope I am wrong about that, I hope that we spend some money bringing in 1/2 real good players.
Patience might be a virtue, but it is also frustrating, remember next years C.L. when there will be 4 qualifiers, we need to get the players in this windy.

6 years ago

Is brb a brief Ki for Celtic?
Gotta luv silly half time season.

Run Sammy Run
6 years ago

Super Leigh eventually gets his turn in BR’s snow ball throwing rotation system

6 years ago

So,where have we all been year by year when Celtic have a necessity to tweak in the transfer window?

Is it to do with the green?

KTF

6 years ago

We can only presuppose…the 2 handsome Derry & Dublin Bhoys next season in the Hoops:

McClean and Hayes.

Peter, you`ve a paved purpose to accept.

6 years ago

A cracker up the backside is what the PLC need when there`s a window that`s open.

Though the sweat running down their crack always extinguishes the fuse.

6 years ago

Friday in Aussieland and King is still permeated at sevco.

“The SFA/SPFL is dead. Long live the 41.”

Mike
6 years ago

It still gets oan ma soft large nipple hauders, so it dis. Other peoples money, nae dosh, weekly stories of CVA’s,
soft loans, tells of woe, stories about another insolvency. The Rankers fitba. club it died, was buried and without doubt will never raise again, but haud oan players are still coming in to play for the peepul, the wa’s hivny fell down, the roof is still in situ, the great unwashed still go about there daily jobs of bigotry infectation.
So who, who, who is it that is continually continuing to supplement the peepul, own up ya rotter, we wid like to ken, ken.

6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Mike,could you imagine the uproar if shop windows began displaying;
Gullible need not apply.

sevco hunophobia FC.

Mike
6 years ago
Reply to  portpower

could big Pete be the yin to help keep the hundromada hordes going, just like Quick Quids with a 2000% interest rate, that makes sense to me, a good way to make loads a money govrner.

Mike
6 years ago

What has happened to the Ralph master, has the visualisation of the Tic. put him of fitba. is that only temporary, because if we have to suffer, its only right that has to do the same.
Has he gone on a gender bender, met a nice bhoy and is currently firmly embedded with him in Stoke Newington, that Voodude looked a wee bit dodgy to me, going by the Lennon CSC pic’s. haud oan a minute that might be it, he has joined the other green brigade and fucked of to the sunshine on Leith, beside the ginger binger, Lenny the Lion.
The hero of Telemark two. Will he no look daft when oor best players like Boyata join him so he can play alongside Efe the Elephant, how good would that be, eh.

Mike
6 years ago

Oh the weather up here is freezing,
my baws topped up with antifreeze,
let them grow, let them grow, let them ggggrrrooowwww.

Mike
6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

A one a two, anything but blue, how you doing Weered, has the weather improved….yet.

Mike
6 years ago

Its no any Port in a storm fur me, oh no, not fur me, I like my Ports to be of the Aussie variety, not the liquid variety.
Port my Aussie hero, the true Celtic mahn, can there be anything, anything better than a true Celtic mahn, there’s lots of pretend yins, its the true yins that mean so much to me, so awrrabest my Aussie friend, good health to you and yours.

6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Mike,we all wear The Celtic coxcomb when it comes to an open transfer window.

A laptop, a laptop! My Kingdom for a laptop!

It’s a sair fecht at the top for us all. Enjoy.

6 years ago

Scotland:
Where the jolly commutative media are engendered.

6 years ago

Irony:

† = caretaker manager.

charlie
6 years ago

heers wan for awe yoos crackpots even though maistie yees are fuckin heethins

charlie
6 years ago
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Puggy67
6 years ago

Whaurs Ralph? Fair play he’s busy but he could just post some I’ll informed pish and clips fae the media. Naebdy wid notice.

charlie
6 years ago

heers wan for celtic fans oan the winter break

charlie
6 years ago
Reply to  charlie
charlie
6 years ago

heers another wan ……….. jeest cause the world is green and white ha ha ha ha aint life grand

charlie
6 years ago
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charlie
6 years ago
charlie
6 years ago
Reply to  charlie

no that ime shy for horses whisky stout or a lassie wae a glint in her eye that mirrors mine ha ha

charlie
6 years ago
charlie
6 years ago
charlie
6 years ago

heer wan for yours and mine

charlie
6 years ago
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charlie
6 years ago
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