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Celtic Diary Saturday January 20: Celts Glad To Be Back At Work. Honest.

The quest for the treble starts its third leg today, when Celtic host Brechin city in the less prestigious of the three Scottish Cup.

After manager Rodgers reverted to his Liverpool days with this weeks press briefings, showing he hasn’t forgetten how to be tetchy, he reminded us of when he was managing in the English cup for the Mersey side..

“The first season at Liverpool we lost away to Oldham. I changed the team around quite a lot for the FA Cup.

“It wasn’t the first game because we had beaten Mansfield away, Daniel Sturridge scored his first goal, and then we played up in Oldham away from home.

“There were a lot of changes and we were punished for it.” 

Clever…”I” changed the team, “we ” were punished. Is that one of those irregular verbs ?

He has had a look at todays opponents, who haven’t won a league game this season, but doesn;t seem to have spotted any weaknesses..

“It has been tough for Darren Dods but this match, with 60,000 at Celtic Park, will give them some motivation.

“I have studied Brechin and watched them. They haven’t won a game and have four draws but when I look at the team they are playing for the manager. 

When you study and watch them it is not as if it is a team that is downing tools and not playing or not working for him. They are a team that is part-time in what is predominantly a full-time league. The guys are giving their all.

“It doesn’t mean we disrespect them. We expect to go into the game, work well and get through.

“You just have to be ready. There can be no complacency. We just have to focus on ourselves and do what we normally do. I’m looking forward to the game. You always want a home game in this scenario. 

Unless its a European game obviously.

“Last year when we came back we were away and played well. We got the win and that set us on the way to winning the trophy.” 

Thats kind of what we are hoping for. A refreshed and enthusiastic Celtic, back from their break should hit the ground running.

If we struggle in any way, or there is less than one hundred per cent effort today, then we have a problem.

At least he has removed the “tired ” theme from his statements, which may well have influenced the players a little more than he would have wanted.

We have a lot less games in the second half of the season compared to what we played first half.

“We pressed the refresh button in Dubai and we’re really excited for the second part of the season.

“We’ll definitely be a lot fresher, it’s natural. The players did brilliantly to get through to that point of the season and through December when it was demanding a real burden on your physicality and mentality. They came through it well and finished eight points ahead. 

I’d kind of believe it if he had used the same player sweek in week out, but he didn;t, and has used the in jury problems as an excuse for one or two poor performances.

The time for excuses has stopped, and the players will just have to get used to three hours work a week.

 

There was some good news…Brighton have bought a striker, which in the words of one newspaper means..

Moussa Dembele edges closer to Celtic stay as Brighton splash out record fee on Dutch striker Jurgen Locadia

Brighton had been linked with an £18m move for Dembele but have turned their attention elsewhere. 

There’s no mention in the article, by double surnamed hack Fraser Wilson at the Record-and we all know never to trust a man with two last names- as to Dembeles reaction now that his dream move has been wrecked, but he’ll probably get over it.

Hopefully, Greg Docherty will be strong enough to withstand the latest media onslaught, after his move from Hamilton was wrecked by Hamilton, who rather selfishly wanted the first instalment of a £300,000 deal up front, and not in August, as the Ibrox club rather generously offered.

 Hamilton have told them to fuck off, and the player won’t feature in todays Lanarkshire derby, not because he is thrashing out a deal with “rangers “, but because Millwall and Cardiff want him, and they have got bank accounts with statements that are not written in red ink.

Neil McCann of Dundee, for the moment anyway, is holding out for as much as he can from Celtic should Jack Hendry choose to move to Glasgow. I hope he stands his ground, Celtic drop their interest and then he gets sacked when the player leaves for nothing at the end of his contract. We’d only loan him out somewhere anyway so we might as well let him learn his trade at Dens.

Meanwhile, in the darkness on the edge of town, there’s been a terrible slur…

Martin Williams in the Herald does his best to make this into a serious bit of news..

PRIMARK has banned a cap with the word ‘hun’ on it from its Scottish stores after it was told of its link to a sectarian slur.

The retailer said that the word was used as an abbreviation of the word ‘honey’.

But it decided to discontinue the cap after it prompted a social media storm.

It came after an Irish journalist Aoife-Grace Moore posted a picture of a ‘hun’ cap found in a Glasgow city centre store and said: “This is a very very bad idea.” 

A number of concerns were raised regarding the design with many suggesting that it could lead to sectarian abuse.

Rangers fans have been campaigning to have the use of the word ‘hun’ made illegal in Scotland following online abuse of pop singer Amy Macdonald two years ago.

The move was linked to an internet petition which says the word is a term of “religious hatred, a derogatory and sectarian term for a Protestant”. 

This is a protestant.

Image result for jock stein celtic

This is a hun.

Image result for Mo johnston Jock Stein

There endeth the debate.

And if anyone sees this hat on sale, perhaps on line, I want one.

In fact, we should all wear one, which would certainly not offend their sensitive souls.

Many years ago, I used to have a girlfriend who called me “hun “, its a term of endearment down here. Mind you, she’s probably still waiting outside the pub for me to turn up.

Hope she remembered a jacket.

Meanwhile, spare a thought for Hartlepool, the English side facing liquidation over a mere £200,000 bill.

As if things weren’t bad enough for them….

They’ve asked them to wear their “rangers ” shirts, which will make it tricky for them to blame any problems on chelsea fans. Stand out in the crowd-they’ll certainly do that alright.

One diehard bluenose legal expert said

I’m going to tell them its only the company that will die.” 

Image result for terry fuckwitt

 

On a serious note for a minute, take some time to read this… about police brutality in the eighties..

Janefield street

Was anyone there ? What do you remember. Who knows ? With enough testaments maybe we can get the case looked at again..

 

 

 

Those of you who asked about how I got on at the hospital needn’t worry. The doctor merely told me he’d heard I drink to excess, I reassured him that I would drink to anyfucking thing.

 

Yesterdays picture..

desimond January 19, 2018 at 10:03 am · Edit · Reply →

Once again Dougal…those cars are far away….. 

Today…a cartoon..

Finally, a wee bit of irony..

 

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D'Fhinnein Mick
6 years ago

My comments are always “awaiting moderation”

Yesterday,the following one was still awaiting moderation 23 hours later.
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D’Fhinnein Mick
D’Fhinnein Mick January 19, 2018 at 10:34 am · Reply →
Your comment is awaiting moderation.

Wish I’d said that!!!
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Anyone else experience this,or is it just my Timmy paranoia?

D'Fhinnein Mick
6 years ago

There you go…

D’Fhinnein Mick January 20, 2018 at 9:53 am · Reply →
Your comment is awaiting moderation.

My comments are always “awaiting moderation”

Yesterday,the following one was still awaiting moderation 23 hours later.
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D’Fhinnein Mick
D’Fhinnein Mick January 19, 2018 at 10:34 am · Reply →
Your comment is awaiting moderation.

Wish I’d said that!!!
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Anyone else experience this,or is it just my Timmy paranoia?

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago

Me,every time…..outrageous,can’t get involved in friendly chat etc because of this…..D.Mond has already admitted that I’m the worst…..affected,maybe just the worst?……

D'Fhinnein Mick
6 years ago

Moderation in all things?

6 years ago

http://celticbynumberscom.ipage.com/league-performance-regression-yes-heres/

Celtic are on track for another fantastic season but league form has definitely regressed. Fatigue and volume of injuries? Not exactly. Here’s why.

Broxburnbhoy
6 years ago

Very intersting mimbers. I think the main point is that when you have an unbeaten season and win nearly every match, then unless you can repeat that ( almost impossible ) then the numbers will show regression. Is that statistically significant regression ? No. While we still dominate possession I agree our real weakness is that we are failing to convert that into goals.
I believe the other teams are finding better ways to stop us by hook or by crook and even so we have lost one game only domestically ( like Man City ). If we use last season as a yardstick we will almost certainly show regresssion and that said regression between 97% and 90% is the place to regress

6 years ago
Reply to  Broxburnbhoy

I think the other teams have improved slightly. Hibs are a new challenge and well hearts are improving too so results aren’t as favourable who cares it’s still a cakewalk

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Iancelt67

Iancelt,
It’s not a cakewalk m8, other sides are slowly improving while we stand still, we do it all the time.
We must invest heavily in the team!

FredCDobbs
6 years ago
Reply to  Broxburnbhoy

its the football that is showing regression. The hertz and hun games were fucking awfull. wake up call if you will, however there are those who slumber. I am dreading the zenit humping that is in the post.

This post needs spell checking get to it bitch!

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  FredCDobbs

🙂

denis mccarthy
6 years ago
Reply to  Broxburnbhoy

Would like to see change of systems and prepare a more defensive set up to use in Europe.

Mike
6 years ago

Plus we are missing simple goal opportunity’s from near the goal line
we must have missed at least seven close range goal scoring opportunities, misses that went in last season.

Monti
6 years ago

Celtic

Hazard

Lustig
Welsh
Deas
Tierney

Forrest
Brown
Ntcham
Johnston

Mcgregor

Edouard

Monti
6 years ago

Hazard is a goalkeeper not to be confused with Boyata.

Una
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Nurse the cyberchondriac has woke up, could you please pass us all the prozac.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Una

Just look in your handbag, no need for the nurse.

Alzyerpal
6 years ago

Caption: They were right enough Grampa, Bart and Lisa are Celtic supporters.

Arsene Parcelie
6 years ago

Caption:
”What do you mean yer out of spearmint and macaroon?”

Greenmaestro
6 years ago

I can’t imagine what taboo might be.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Greenmaestro

Criticising the board in earshot of Mike?

Mike
6 years ago

Caption, A fag or a werther’s, now let me think, Have a fag and blaw the smoke out your arse, then post on E-Tims, you’le be in good company.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Roll up Roll up to see the board tub thumper,

Signed,
Mike #P.lawwell

Mike
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Tub, Tub, coming from you fatso, the Celtic King of all moaners, haw, this is wrong, haw, this is pish, haw this is mince. Mr. Negative.
Thank crunchie I don’t live in your wee World, I live in the World where dreams are possible and shoot fur the stars, Free, Free at last.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

” Yes sir, the Jerusalem garrison ” 🙂

Tubbytubthumper
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Don’t bring me into this……

Monti
6 years ago

🙂

Mike
6 years ago

A great picture of my greatest ever sporting hero.

And then you go and show something simple like….

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

P.Lawwell?

Mike
6 years ago

Big Shuggy, I don’t know what the problem is but you say that every time you post WordPress is kicking your posts into the long grass, every time that I reply to you the same thing happens, cannot explain it but that is what happens and has been happening for the past two years.

Mike
6 years ago

Yoker, Got your reply over the page, good luck to you and all the very best.

Board apologist, fuck aff, then fuck aff again, if enough mud is thrown, sometimes some sticks, not in my name.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Pravda is looking for an editor.

Stevie D
6 years ago

Ralph, I remember years ago a mate being advised by his doctor to “drink in moderation”. He thought it was a boozer.

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago
Reply to  Stevie D

Was it Charlie?…..

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Stevie D

Boom boom…

Noelskytrot
6 years ago

Thank feck the football is back today I was getting withdrawls. Celtic 5 Grouse 0

Puggy67
6 years ago

Caption: 20 Glib & Shameless regular please.
Sorry son we only do King Size.

Mike
6 years ago

S.H.U.G.G.Y. I don’t understand it, but every time I have tried in the past to post to you the post never appeared, so try another posting name moniker, give it a try and see what happens. Let me know how you get on.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Enjoy your Prawn sandwiches today big nose, remember to tut tut at other fellow fans as they talk about the teams strengths and weaknesses.

#P.Lawwell

FredCDobbs
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

or in your case only the weaknesses

Even Bigger Big Shuggy
6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

l hope this works Mike

Mike
6 years ago

Like a picture of Saint Francis, the big man appears!!

The real Anton Rogan
6 years ago

Has Brendan knicked your wheel trims or something?

You’ve had a right downer on him recently

Monti
6 years ago

The questions are there, i’m merely raising them.
Some of you would probably have called the ‘ Celts for change ‘ guys ” moaners “!

If you think Celtic have no issues on the park or in the boardroom, you are deluded.

Serious pressure needs to be applied on Lawwell for answers.

Strip the titles!

Monti
6 years ago

Ryan Christie scores AGAIN for Aberdeen, Celtic struggling for attackers/creativity.
Eboue Kouassi contributing nothing, cost between 2-3m, Liam Henderson, cost nothing…sold to Bari.

Farewell and adieu farewell spanish ladies.

Monti
6 years ago

The board delivered Brendan Rodgers, Brendan delivered the treble, so sit down, face the front and shut the fuck up!

Never mind 10-15 years of financial doping, never mind the cheating, lies & corruption.
We gave you Brendan and the trophies, so move on & let it go!

The Celtic board are going to allow this to go unpunished, that is fucking criminal.

Get Lawwell and this board tae fuck!

Broxburnbhoy
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Monti why is addressing the EBT and License for Europe shenanigans only a Celtic responsibility? All the clubs were affected including celtic and therefore all the Boards amd Supporters groups are also affected. I agree it’s a responsibility and questions need answered and I think it is a collective responsibility of all the clubs and Board chairman to address including DD and PL. I have no doubt there were nefarious practices going on and I’d like to see the Title Stripping and the matter of the license resolved – where are the other
Clubs?

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Broxburnbhoy

Fuck the other clubs!

Monti
6 years ago

Christie scores again!
Oh dear

Yoker Bhoy
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Yeah, I’ve just seen the Aberdeen game Monti. We have to take Christie back this summer as I think he may well be good enough to displace Tom Rogic – similar technical ability but Christie is far less injury prone and really puts in a shift. His ability to go on surging runs is impressive. What a cracking goal by GMS btw.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Yoker Bhoy

Yoker,
Afternoon m8,
Yes i want to see Ryan in the Hoops and the lad has a lot to offer i believe.
Brendan is all about developing talent and teying to make them better….well let’s see Ryan develop, in our sacred shirt tho, not the red of Aberdeen!

HH

FredCDobbs
6 years ago

see crerand is linked with celtic. can he play centre half?

Even Bigger Big Shuggy
6 years ago

Heading to the game. 4-0 hoops

Monti
6 years ago

Mary Lou McDonald an Todhchaí!

Stevie D
6 years ago

Stalin’s great grandson might’ve passed Bairds in 1986. Woop de feckin do!

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Stevie D

Go on….

Una
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Cyberchondriac

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Una

You not got chores to do?

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Go on….

BJF
6 years ago

Sinclair and Boyata score for Celtic, that promises well for the rest of the season, only Brechin but so far so…..

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  BJF

Fucking hell….nurse

Puggy67
6 years ago

Bhoyata needs tied up on a 5 year contract

rebus67
6 years ago

A good performance to blow the cobwebs off after the break. Brechin never tested us, although the Brechin sub CF gave Ajer a hard time…a little worrying that!

Still a bit slow in the build-up which leads to possession for its own sake. We really need someone who can play forward passes behind a packed defence. I see Musonda was on for the last 10 minutes of the Chelsea/Brighton game and laid on the last goal. I hope we get him.

Good to see Celtic play again,

Rebus

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  rebus67

Never? Really?

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  rebus67

I take it Musonda will be a loan signing?

Lol

world class

Broxburnbhoy
6 years ago

Easy win – nothing to see here moving on to the next game.

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago

Roll of Honour: Vol Kevin Coen.Sligo.1975.RIP.

Good game today,feckin freezing but nicely priced tickets.Good point Rebus about Ajer and several around me were pointing it out,I stayed quiet,in case Mike heard me and grassed me to Peter.I see we are looking at a centre half from B.Dortmund so that’s more good news.
Roamin in the gloamin with a Shamrock in me hand,roamin in the gloamin with St.Patricks’s fenian band…..

Mike
6 years ago
Reply to  Rob O'Keeffe

The best things in life are free,
but you can sing along with the birds and the bees,
Give me Celtic, that’s what I want,
Oh Yeeaaaa.

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago

Caption: Homer says ‘Dad,I seem to have lost Marge’
Dad ‘Where was she last? Homer ‘Give you one guess’…….

Mike
6 years ago

Looks Left, Looks Right, Looks Doon, Looks Up, oh there’s the fud.

Scabby Back, Sky, Sky, Scagarak, Sky, Sky, Scabby Back, Skagarack,
Dave Dee Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch.

Signed Big Nose, Peter, Sword Swallower, Great Goals by Forrest, Ntcham, Boyata oh yeah and Eddy, Christie and GMS.

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Plus Celtic scored from a corner…..surely more History…..yeehah……bring on the Thistle….the Nice Glasgow Derby……

Una
6 years ago

Welcome to Celtic Park where you will see Billy Stark, you’ll hear the jungle roar when Tommy Coyne scores,welcome to Celtic Park. An old classic from back in the day.

Monti
6 years ago

Una,
‘ The Boys of the Old Brigade ‘ in the Jungle v the Huns, was quite fuckin gid, if i do say so masel!

” twas long ago we faced the foe, the old brigade and me ” 🙂

Una
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Tasty indeed Monti xo

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Una

X

Monti
6 years ago

Jings, crivvens n michty me, creaming his cords v Brechin City,
But misses the point, a reluctance to see,
But never mind blindly follow on, won’t be long til before a familiar song.

Coz when all is said about Huns being dead and they were deed, liquidated,
Remember Lawwell & Dermot, on their watch they accepted being cheated.

So fuck the game and all it means, acceptance of cheats has broken my dreams.

The corruption the lies, in it’s shadowy guise,
If it goes unpunished, it let’s them rise.

The game is fucked, corrupt and complicit…..
The beautiful game….is it?

Monti
6 years ago

Fans- 10-15 years of cheating, financial doping?
Board- we gave you Brendan.
Fans- The Huns are pretending to be the same club and their history is intact?
Board- we are giving you a hotel.

Fans – Is the Celtic board or boards going to accept all of this?

Board- fuck off!

Monti
6 years ago

Have to laugh at the likes of Bondibrian on here, having a go at me for not going to games,

The game is fixed ya fucking idiot!

Monti
6 years ago

Imagine for a second please, indulge me if you will, the roles are reversed and Celtic have been found guilty of cheating, who anong us thinks the titles wouldn’t already be stripped.

The game is fixed, it is rigged and some mock me for not going to games?

Pmsl

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Monti,titles and cups would’ve been taken quicker than Laugherty’s money at the bookies,Celtic liquidated and got a feeling that a kiddy on same Celtic club/company would’ve found it hard to be voted in to a much lower league……

Monti
6 years ago

I note with interest David Moyes has taken West Ham Utd up to 11th in the EPL….

Sniff.

BondiBrian
6 years ago

Good result. Glad the fitbaw is back. MON THE HOOPS!

Mike
6 years ago

West Ham Moyes,
he.s leaving us,
thrown out his toys,
he will never ever lead out the bhoys,
Thank you Saint Peter.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Good morning Mike,
I trust your prawn sandwich was at the right temperature yesterday & just the right amount of prawns? 😉

Mike
6 years ago

Big nose here, so called board apologist, auld mibbee, but here’s the thing, I love the Celtic,
the bonny bonny Celtic,
the best team, the World has ever seen,
the pride of our nation,
pure fitba. salvation,
The Glasgow Celtic,
they are the team for you and me.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Some prawns sir?

Monti
6 years ago

Was there any protests inside or outside the game yesterday, by fans of either club, demanding answers regarding the cheating years?
Did Lawwell take his heated seat without a single question put to him?
All very comfy isn’t it?

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

No,it was too bloody cold,had to keep moving,especially at my age.Did you go to the game,caller? Signed Bondi…..Monti: No because it’s ******** **** **** fixed……Bondi:Sound reasonable excuse…….

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago

P.S.There was a farmer looking type of guy sitting next to Peter,laughing their heads off…..I could see them in my crosshairs……

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Rob O'Keeffe

Rob,
Did he have a big nose?

Mike
6 years ago

HAHAHA Good one, did you smell the dung, that was Peter btw, not me. 😉

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