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Celtic Diary Tuesday April 17: Complacency Fear As Ibrox Implodes

It looks as though chaos reigns over at Ibrox in the aftermath of their Cup exit at the hands of Celtic.

Andy Andy Halliday, who had a bit if a tantrum after he was hauled off shortly before half time, came in for a bit of stick from Chris Sutton, who knows a thing or two about throwing tantrums and sulks, byt thats  to get himself sent off..

He was screaming at the bench – blaming everyone else but himself and that sums up the Rangers players’ mentality.

“What kind of ship are Rangers running? Halliday was discarded by the previous manager and brought back in by Murty but was absolutely hopeless against Celtic yesterday.

“So what right does he have to act like that? The Rangers players are out of control. Kris Commons did something similar with Ronny Deila in Molde but the difference is he could actually play and back it up. 

Halliday has done nothing and should have been ashamed of his performance. I’m not saying Murty got it right but the 26-year-old should have kept his head down in that situation.” 

I’m not sure I agree with his excusing of Kris commons “because he could play a bit ” but he does have a point in there somewhere.

And that point is that this incarnation of “rangers ” is about to collapse.

And thats without any financial complications taken into consideration.

They were fighting in the stands, fighting in the tunnel and figthing in the dressing room. It didn;t occur to any of them to do any fighting on the pitch, or at the very least show a little passion out there, and thats why they were so soundly beaten.

And they’ve got it all to look forward to again in just under a fortnight.

They may have to do it without manager Graeme Murty, at east according to Ibrox Noise, which claims to have heard a story.

I personally treat these websites who claim to have heard something with a little pinch of salt, as I prefer the ones that just make stuff up, like we do.

However, its worth considering this one, especially as Dave King recently more or less told the world Murty was going at the end of the season, and you could make a case for the fact their season has already finished…

“Claims vary between him being completely axed at the club, to being restored to the youth setup, but the ugly performance, result and off-pitch aftermath of the Murty era are leading to allegations the 43-year old has finally run his race in Govan.

“The disaster that was yesterday’s Old Firm nightmare for Rangers has put Murty under an even bigger microscope than he already was, and with speculation being rife over the past month or two around the likes of Clarke, Robinson, De Boer, Jack, Keizer et al taking over, it does seem a matter of time before Murty leaves the post.

“We all knew it was only till season’s end anyway, but in a case of damage limitation the board are alleged to have decided to take action and dealt with it now.

“We cannot corroborate these claims as yet but we’ll keep you posted.” 

The supporters , though , have made their mind up, and already begun protesting..

Thats Auchenhowie, the training ground, and this is a supporter placing a padlock around the gates.

In the dark, when there is nobody there.

Another bemoaned, well, everything…

And then, this morning, the chaos continued..

LAST STRAW

Rangers set to sack Kenny Miller and suspend Lee Wallace after Hampden bust-up with Graeme Murty following 4-0 loss to Celtic

SunSport can reveal that Miller’s Ibrox career is OVER following a major changing-room rammy while skipper Wallace also seems certain to have played his last game for the club 

Well, until Miller replaces Murty, that is.

Forget all this talk of anyone else coming in, although there is a story circulating they have asked Derek McInnes to take over, again, and he’s told them no, again.

Although there could be a chance for Jimmy Nicholl to step up to the plate, though frankly even he might not want the gig.

A high-ranking Gers source told SunSport: “The Ibrox hierarchy are raging with the behaviour of the club’s most senior player and club captain after Sunday’s defeat.

“The powers-that-be believe the manager has been undermined and have decided to take action.

“They don’t think what happened in the dressing room is acceptable.” 

No dignity, you see..

One supporter showed dignity, and dammit, he may have seen through the masterplan in place over there..

Image result for tinfoil hat

Well, at least we can say that this isn’t his scarf..

Still, as chaos reigns over at Ibrox, the media had to do their bit for balance..

BAD NEWS EMERGES FOR CELTIC DESPITE RESOUNDING THRASHING OF RANGERS

According to the Times, Manchester United scouts were in attendance at the Scotland national stadium to watch the two Old Firm foes go at it again, whilst keeping an eye on Kieran Tierney. The left-back, who has already played over 50 matches this season for the Bhoys, has continued to impress and the Red Devils are one of the latest teams to go and watch how he plays. 

Rod Stewart was there as well, and the word is he wants Mikael Lustig to play rhythm guitar in his back up band.

As for Tierney, he was pretty clear about his intentions the other day..

“I’m not thinking about anyone other than Celtic just now,”

“I’m enjoying my career here; I’ve just signed a six-year deal, so if that doesn’t say long-term, I don’t know what does.”

TheTimes begged to differ..

Kieran Tierney committed but Celtic may be powerless to stop move to England

I’m a freelance journalist and former professional footballer based in Nottingham.

I write for The Times, including a column visiting a different club outside the Premier League each week, ESPN, The Football League Paper, and my work has been published by the The Independent, Daily Mail, and Sky Sports.

I’m also a contributor to various broadcasters, including the BBC, TalkSPORT and Sky Sports.

My 15-year football career began at Nottingham Forest, where I spent five years, before moving on to Rotherham United, Chesterfield, Crewe Alexandra, Northampton Town and Grimsby Town. I retired in 2016 after more than 350 professional games and 15 appearances for Scotland under-21s.

In June 2015 I graduated with a first-class BA honours degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting from Staffordshire University. I’m also a Uefa B licensed coach.

 

The headline is deceiving, as nowhere in the text does Robertson make that claim, in fact, he says the opposite, and praises Tierney

It is the perennial question: how can you judge Scotland’s brightest talent against lesser opposition? Though it was widely felt, north of the border, that Virgil van Dijk and Victor Wanyama were good enough to play for one of England’s best — and so it has proved — Southampton were the only club willing to make a move for the pair during their Celtic days.

Brendan Rodgers, however, believes Tierney is different, and puts the young tyro on a par with fellow left backs Danny Rose and Ryan Bertrand, players the Celtic manager has worked with previously. “This is a young player who can play in the top four of the Premier League, if that’s where he wanted to go,” Rodgers said.

What is clear is that Tierney possesses the required levels of professionalism, determination, application and character to play on any stage. 

but adds..

.strange as it may sound, José Mourinho, or any other potential suitor, may have their work cut out in convincing Tierney to depart just yet. 

Juventus, by the way, are another recent ” suitor “.

Ah well, we’d be gutted if nobody at least tried to sign him.

Though more gutted if he went anywhere.

Same with this guy, who has also expressed a desire to stay at Celtic, despite never quite being the managers favourite.

Image result for leigh griffiths

 

When we bring our A game, nobody in Scotland can touch us. You saw that on Sunday. That was a game that they cheered for.

“Their manager said that, but you should be careful what you wish for in case it comes back to bite you on the arse.

“You always want to beat your rivals and, from start to finish, we dominated the game in every aspect. I could have had a goal myself near the end if Kieran had spotted me, but he was trying to pick out Scott Sinclair instead. It was 4-0 going on five or six.” 

Calum MacGregor, who was excellent again on Sunday, spoke about the attitude in the side after the “rangers ” players had cheered drawing Celtic..

“We were excellent,” 

“To win 4-0 in a semi-final makes us well deserved winners.

“They cheered the draw, they fancied it, but you have got to show up in the big games and we did that.

“The draw is made and you think, ok be respectful. Everyone is excited, it is a big derby but it is disrespectful and that annoyed the players. We were really here to prove a point. You can’t do that. You can’t cheer the draw and we turned up on the big stage and beat them.” 

For Celtic, there’s still a league and a cup to win.

That seems to have been forgotten in the general mirth after the game.

The first chance to win the league is on Saturday up at Easter road.

Maybe time now to put Sunday behind us and switch back on…

As for the Cup, motherwell played with drive and passion to overcome Aberdeen quite convincgly, and they will be more than ready for the final.

Celtic need to keep their own drive and enthusiasm high, because its always harder to switch it back on when you’ve turned it off.

 

Yesterdays picture..

henkesdreadlocks April 16, 2018 at 3:56 pm · Edit · Reply →

Caption………..

Andy Halliday. 

Today..

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Noelskytrot
5 years ago

Looking at various hun platforms they’re getting their sashes in a right twist over the state of affairs at the TosserDome, it won’t last. All King has to do to placate them is ban green boots, promise a new orange strip and the ST money will flow in.

Danny
5 years ago

Caption: Your managers will be attending Mass

Morto
5 years ago

Caption:
Bless me father for I have sinned…..

CarlJungleBhoy
5 years ago
Reply to  Morto

🙂 That’s what I was going to say.

Pat Higney
5 years ago

Caption: “ Please God, I’ve done my penance in this life, can I be something better in the next life? Like a shite eating fly, maybe?”

D'Fhinnein Mick
5 years ago

CAPTION

Oh,Lord,why have you forsaken me?

Pat Higney
5 years ago

On another note, there has been a statement from Ibrox stating that there were categorically NO cheers from the ‘the rangers’ dressing Room when the post split fixtures were announced!

D'Fhinnein Mick
5 years ago

RALPH

Btw,that’s a first-class article.

portpower
5 years ago

….

portpower
5 years ago

….i`mddopppmeverything

Nomes
5 years ago

Caption:-

Scotty….somebody….ANYBODY….please just beam me the fuck up!

portpower
5 years ago

Good game.

Devoy45
5 years ago

Jimmybee, a while back you suggested I read Phil MacGiollabhain’s “Minority Reporter” about the Irish in Scotland, the Famine Song, Neil Francis Lennon, etc. It is an excellent read. Don’t know how I missed it. Thanks for putting it my way. By the way, I had never seen all the words to The Famine Song written down before. Vile, beyond contempt. After “An Gorta Mor” my ancestors had the sense to go first to Canada and America, bypassing Glasgow initially. Phil makes the good point that every city in the world (except Glasgow) has had a Famine memorial. It is also fitting that such memorials should be non-sectarian and non-political and simply honour the million plus who died in the Starvation, of all nationalities and religions. My great-great grandfather Liam and great-great grandmother Margaret died in 1846/7 as did some of their children and extended family. Go home? I live in Scotland. That is my home. Peace and good health to you Jimmybee.

jimmybee
5 years ago
Reply to  Devoy45

Devoy im glad you read and enjoyed it m8.
Good health to you and yours.

BJF
5 years ago

Caption:” Go on, if you still do miracles turn Andy Halliday into a footballer!”

BJF
5 years ago

Caption” You could have told me five of them were Celtic men before I picked them.”

Mike
5 years ago

Oh dear, what can the matter be,
oh dear, what can the matter be,
oh dear, what can the matter be,
Billy’s so long in the face,
He promised to buy us a basket of assets,
Oh dear is that not a classic,
Billy has ran his last race.

BJF
5 years ago

The contrast between the two teams , RRM not up to the job of playing against Celtic and the number of Celtic players who went to Dembelle and congratulated him for letting Ntcham take the second penalty; including Roberts, Brown,Tierney and Sinclair, that is a team that plays together.

jimmybee
5 years ago

Caption: Please let them beat hibs

Rosco
5 years ago

Murty’s prayers are answered as Dave king relieves him of his duty

5 years ago

“Father forgive them for they know not what they do!”

5 years ago

Calls for Watty to step in before next Celtic game will come loud and strong from all areas soon eneough.

Apparently all rangers need are blood, snotters and passion, in this modern day of not tackling like a maniac…talk about backward thinking…they are done, its over (again) and it can only be a matter of time before a Board member breaks ranks and the fissure goes epic

50 Shades of Green
5 years ago

Please big man 4’s enough

Bognorbhoy
5 years ago

Caption…

Thank the Lord that somebody else said that Miller won’t play again this season, his misses
(See what I did there)
would have slaughtered me if I announced it.

Mike
5 years ago

Bernard “Barney ” Duffy was only a child when he acted as a runner bhoy for the IRA during the rebellion against British rule that followed in the years after the Rising. Born in Waterford on the 26th July 1903. “Barney” and his five siblings came from an area called the “Coombe”. At the time of the insurrection he had finished school and aged just twelve, volunteered as a messenger delivering information from Boland’s mills rebel outpost. Bernard Duffy, a lecturer in English in Hamburg, Germany and Grandson of Barney, recalls. They were dangerous and deeply divided times said Bernie. Tales of hidden guns, house searches and dubious goings on. He recalls during the war of Independence, a 19 year old “Barney” was at a card game when the Black and Tans suddenly raided. The men were subject to arbiter detention, an officer drew his pistol and shot and killed a card player in the face. It later transpired that the hapless victim was a British soldier at home on leave. The Easter Rising of 1916 is a part of Irish history, its very identity. A broad spectrum of Irish men and woman played their part, from poets, actors, lecturers, docker’s and railwaymen
all played their part. They shared a love of their Country and like most Irish people fought oppression and unfairness wherever or whenever they could. Although its fair to say that not every Irish person was enamoured by the rebels and viewed them with suspicion.
“Barney” played his part especially after the “Rising”, he never spoke much about it, later on in his life, he was probably sickened by the deaths and destruction and like all fair minded person wondered if all that they had gone through was really worth the deaths and the sacrifice that ordinary people endured. But he followed his heart and did what he thought was the right thing to do. It is easy to think of daring do’s and to romanticise especially when young the Rising, but at the end of the day, people died on both sides. The Rising was the beginning of the end of British occupation and it served its purpose, sad though it is that people had to sacrifice their lives for a basic human right, the right to determine the running of their own Country for their own Countrymen and woman.

Tam the tim
5 years ago

Don’t know what game Motherwell we’re playing on Saturday but it sure wasn’t football. Drive and passion Ralph yes but I had to turn the telly off cause it was hurting my eyes.
HH

Daziekanowski's nightclub child
5 years ago

Caption: ‘Where’s Struth and a rowing boat when you need one?’

Charlie Saiz
5 years ago

The irony of Oldc Rangers ending up shit creek without a paddle after being founded by 4 fannies fae a rowing club seems to be lost on them 🙂

Charlie Saiz
5 years ago
Reply to  Charlie Saiz

First rule of conflict bud 😉

Charlie Saiz
5 years ago
Reply to  Charlie Saiz

Game of cat and mouse over there bud.

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  Charlie Saiz

FFS he’s in his loft again!

Charlie Saiz
5 years ago
Reply to  Charlie Saiz

@monti
I think you’ve suffered enough embarrassment on that score son 😉

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  Charlie Saiz

@Charlie Saiz,
Cats & Mice?
Did you & your fellow Nigels try to intimidate them as well?
The Catholic ones obviously.

Mike
5 years ago

Are you sitting comffybold two-square on your botty Ralphy, then I’ll begin, mucho enjoyobold your Diary…AGAIN.

Weered, great poem from the poet laureate.

Yoker, its all or nothing, all or nothing, for me.

Yoker Bhoy
5 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Great post on Barney Duffey Mike. Easter Road can’t come soon enough.
And now a wee 60s merseybeat song.

Yoker Bhoy
5 years ago
Reply to  Yoker Bhoy

Duffy

Faither O'fore
5 years ago

Caption: that plague of locusts we discussed would come in handy right about now God??

Yoker Bhoy
5 years ago

Ooooohhhhhh Dixie Dixie…..

Mike
5 years ago
Reply to  Yoker Bhoy

Well done Yoker for posting Dixie’s video.
Oh Dixie Dixie, Dixie, Dixie, Dixie Deans…..Magic.
Some day i’ll fly away, leave my brains for Doris Day,
what more can love do for me,
what will love do…to me. 😉

Charlie Saiiz
5 years ago

Caption
Oh Heavenly Father could you please resurrect Old Rangers for the second half?

Charlie Saiz
5 years ago
Reply to  Charlie Saiiz

Tis’ I Ralph wee issue with the I pad on the moniker 😉

Gerry
5 years ago

The mucky scarf in the bin picture suggests a possible “name that location” competition; unless my Paisley roots deceive me that is outside the old Bankhouse looking up to Dunn Square from Gilmour Street station. Any buddies care to correct me?
More importantly the burd posting that picture looks hot, and being a tim she ticks enough boxes to be considered for the post of Mrs Gerry!!

Puggy67
5 years ago
Reply to  Gerry

Yip you can tell it’s the toon cause it’s deserted.

CarlJungleBhoy
5 years ago

BTW There was a photo(shop) of those (Don’t Call it) Murray Park gates with rosary beads instead of the chains. Still waiting to see the Leigh Griffiths scarf version.

Cartvale88
5 years ago

Ca

Cartvale88
5 years ago

Caption

Out of the depths I have cried to you oh Lord, Lord hear my prayers, and release me from this penance.

Cannot get any better, melt down, fantasy drivel created by the fat controller. King totally absent, obviously about to spend wealth beyond avarice to gain the Wankers their rightfull place, whatever midden that is.
Only twelve days to go to another spanking at Paradise, wonder who the referee will be this time?

5 years ago

Caption
Ffs god I asked for a holiday not a halliday

Charlie Saiz
5 years ago
Reply to  Iancelt67

🙂

puggy67
5 years ago

Caption: When you realise Kenny Miller’s put superglue on your match notes.

Mike
5 years ago

Mika Lustig, Celtics wood carving machine, he’s hit more wood than…
Woody the Wood pecker.

Marcello Stefani
5 years ago

Caption. God, get the bastard who glued my hands together.

George Lazenbhoy
5 years ago

Murty commits managerial suicide after converting to Catholicism

Mike
5 years ago

Susanna was looking ……… ..D E L I C I O U S, this morning in her Emerald Green dress, I have it on good authority that she was smelling as good as she looked…. S I G H, SWOON!

Charlie Saiz
5 years ago
Reply to  Mike
Charlie Saiz
5 years ago
Reply to  Charlie Saiz

Susanna was sexy,Susanna was smart
A classy wee bird who never does fart
Sat there in silence with gub open wide
Legs akimbo always up furra ride

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  Mike

You would be able to smell her with that nose of yours 🙂

Mike
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Bass Turds.

Briannn
5 years ago

Caption: Forgive me father for I have sinned

James61
5 years ago

Caption
Surely LORD I’ve done my penance take me TAkE ME NOW please.

Great article.
HH

IRISHGUY
5 years ago

CAPTION ………….

“Lord have mercy, Celtic have mercy, somebody have f**king mercy, please”

puggy67
5 years ago

Caption: Smell the glove – the 10 year anniversary tour.

Noelskytrot
5 years ago

Over at the tramps ranch, it looks like the mutants fans groups are at war with each other….brilliant.

portbhoy
5 years ago

I’m really a celtic Supporter ask me da’ get me out of here!

Devoy45
5 years ago

Hampden, Hampden, it’s getting late.
4-0 but it could have been eight.
The mob cheered when they drew us in the Cup
but now they’re going bottoms up.
McGinn of the Calton will be dancing in heaven
When we clinch big number Seven!

PeteCon
5 years ago

Caption: “Our father,
Who art a fenian,
Halliday’s a pain.
Dave King is scum
The Williams dumb as f..k down here in Govan.
Bates is away to earn some bread.
Teach us to pass as we’re getting creamed by those who pass against us.
And lead us not into administration.
But grant them not the treble.”
Amen

Charlie Saiz
5 years ago
Reply to  PeteCon

Quality 🙂

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  PeteCon

Class 🙂

Noelskytrot
5 years ago

Channel 1690, cost 18.72

Monti
5 years ago

Caption: ” Please let us get Celtic in the semi final, the gap has closed & we want Celtic in the semi “

Rob O'Keeffe
5 years ago

Caption: Please God,no more,I’ve put my mortgage on 4….

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