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Celtic Diary Tuesday May 15: All Sorts Of Nonsense

Kristoffer Ajer has signed a four year deal with Celtic, disappointing the likes of Borussia Dortmund who had had their eye on him.

Signed by Ronny Deila and farmed out to Kilmarnock, presumably as a punishment for something, the lad has come on in leaps and bounds, and may well be the mainstay of the Celtic central defence for a while yet.

He’s even made Dedryck Boyata feel a little more comfortable, and Mikael Lustig has noticed a drop in cries for his retirement from the stands, and as he’s the only player in our side prepared to run directly with the ball at the opposition, the decision to sign him up has to be applauded.

Ajer said;

It was never in doubt,” 

“When you play for Celtic and perform in such a good team there will always be interest but for me it will always be about Celtic and when that opportunity came up I wasn’t in any doubt.

“To be fair I have never been interested in hearing about any of the interest levels. I was just 100% focussed on Celtic and when this opportunity came up to renew my contract I was really happy with that because there is not a better club for me to be at right now.

“The last year has gone quicker than I expected but I have always been training had and receiving a lot of help from the gaffer and the rest of the squad. They have believed in me as they do all their players and that makes it easier for a young guy coming to a massive club like this.” 

The word on the street is that he’s Kolo Toure’s project, and it has to be said its going well.

With Scott Bain also secured, you might be surprised to learn that another goalkeeper is on the radar, young Conor O’Malley of Peterborough..

O’Malley began his career with his local club Westport United in their youth team. He played for Mervue United‘s under 19 side for the 2011–12 season, making 2 appearances for the first team in the League of Ireland First Division. He played for Salthill Devon‘s under 19’s for the 2012–13 season before returning to Mervue’s first team, playing 8 games in the 2013 season.[2]

In January 2014 O’Malley joined Shamrock Rovers’ B team, he played 15 times for them and also made the bench for the First Team 3 times. As a result, after another year he joined St Patrick’s Athletic ahead of the 2015 season. He won the 2015 League of Ireland Cup for the club, by saving 2 penalties against Galway United in the final.[3] He played in the 2016 League of Ireland Cup Final also, as Pat’s won 4–1 against Limerick to retain the title.[4] In his 48 games for them he gained a reputation attracting the likes of Leeds UnitedPeterborough United and Rangers.[5]

On 7 August 2017, O’Malley joined his old Pat’s teammate Chris Forrester at League 1 side Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee expected to be in the region of €100,000. He made his debut in a 2-0 victory against Southampton Under-21s in the EFL Trophy

When he joined Peterborough, manager Grant McCann said..

He is a down to earth lad, he is 6ft 3, is brave, will come for crosses and really good with his feet and he will keep Jonathan (Bond) and Josh (Tibbetts) on their toes.

I want to make sure we have three keepers fighting for two places. Conor knows Chris Forrester very well. Chris has talked to me about him, I have a lot of contacts in Ireland and I have spoken to three or four managers in the Irish Premier League and they all tell me he is the top young keeper out there.

“I am delighted to have him on board, without me sounding like a broken record and saying loads of clubs were after him, it is the truth, there were Championship clubs in for him and I am really pleased he has decided to join us and look forward to working with him,”  

Its the good with his feet bit that caught my eye…

Any other tittle tattle you hear will be just that. As usual, the media won’t know about any incoming until its done. The key is to watch the local papers such as the Peterborough Telegraph, who cannot be controlled as much by the Celtic management.

And we just make stuff up. Apart from when we don’t.

We just keep our eyes open..

Various reports say that Zvezda winger Luka Adžić, whose contract is up next January, has declined an offer of a new deal. He was allegedly wanted by a few months ago. It would be a shame to lose such a talented youngster at this stage…

We haven’t made the stuff about a european final in the offing, well, not all of it at least, and the mystery further deepened when one of ours tried to log into the wifi at the ground on Sunday..

 

Back at the ranch, and the players are currently enjoying a bit of time off ahead of some intense hard work ahead of the Cup final.

As most of them haven’t had a break since the Tenerife trip last week, so they may be suffering from over work after an hour and a half shift at the weekeND.

There is a worry, certainly for me, that these breaks have upset the momentum of the squad, momentum in the loosest possible meaning of the word, and there’s a danger that the players will treat the Final with the same half arsed attitude that they have treated most league games.

From where i was sitting on Sunday, there was an awful lot of hesitancy and uncertainty among the front players, as though fear of making a mistake was overriding any instinct to try something new.

Forget the system, thats not the problem.

Its the players.

They need a kick up the arse.

Rodgers has changed things around on several occasions this season, even going with two up front on occasion, but it hasn;t really worked, and it puts me in mind of what Ronny Deila said to me a few years ago, about how he would teach the players another system when they had mastered this one.

Slow learners, perhaps ?

Maybe, but that hesitancy on Sunday has been evident throughout the season, its just that this time I was close enough to see it in their faces.

If I were to adopt a phrase that pays for the players at Hampden it would just be simply

Gauny Dae Sumthin

Perhaps the idea is to lull Motherwell into a false sense of security, and then blitz them in the way ” rangers ” were torn apart early on at Celtic Park a couple of weeks ago.

One worry that needs to be aired before the game is the threat to life for Scott Brown, who has been the victim of some tackles that should have put the perpetrator in front of a judge.

And one of the most enthusiastic players in Scotland will be playing for Motherwell, and they have history between them.

Image result for cedric kipre motherwell

One of our summer signings has to be a big lump of a lad who can be brought on purely just to knock fuck out of anyone who kicks any of ours.

If he can play a bit thats a bonus, but there is little protection from referees these days, and Brown is going to end up on the treatment table sooner rather than later of things are allowed to carry on.

And at his age that could be career defining, if not actually career ending.

Former Celt Mark Wilson , speaking in the Evening times, finally said something I agree with..

I thought the tackle on him on Sunday was a shocker,” 

“One or two of those challenges and I’d have thought it was a coincidence but they are now tallying up and you see how bad they are.

“The one at Celtic Park from Andrew Davies was an absolute shocker, Naismith the other week was an absolute shocker and Cosgrove at Aberdeen was a shocker.

“And Graeme Shinnie’s here was a bad one. I think Broony has had problems with his ankles. People say it was a nothing game for Celtic but that could have put him out of the cup final.

“I don’t know if it’s people just want to try to get near him because he’s been on such a high level, no midfielder has really touched him this season. The young boy at Hearts, Harry Cochrane, had a good game against him at Tynecastle but apart from that no-one has really touched him.

“I don’t know if it’s just frustration in other players thinking if I can’t get near him in a football sense I’m going to try to leave something a mark on him. 

But I thought the one on Sunday was a bit naughty, going into the last ten minutes of the game but Scott takes it well.”

Which reminds me…

Celtic’s Scott Brown left with cut to head after smacking himself with massive league trophy

(Credit: Craig Gordon)

Get someone else to pick up the Scottish Cup…he’ll probably fall down the steps or something.

 

Meanwhile , over on the other side of the city…

 But they’re still the people, and hot on the heels of the signing of Canada legend Scott Arfield, the next big story will be how Steven Gerrard has used his influence to bring in a couple of duds from his Liverpool youth side, who had been interesting Celtic..

Well, they probably arent duds, its just that under Gerrard for the youths they kind of looked as though they were.

I’m sure they will all see a continuation of his influence as a positive thing in their careers.

These loans don’ t always work out, as Celtic discovered with Charley musonda, and there was a clu on facebook as to why it didn’t.

His girlfriend posted..

The problem with kids from the EPL is that they feel they have already made the grade, and usually have all the trappings to show it.

Whereas the French chaps we have on board must be a delight to work with…

Effectively, the new management at Ibrox are about to make mistakes that Rodgers certainly won’t be repeating.

Which should keep us chuckling at least until autumn.

Gerrard has been asked if there’s any chance of bringing Mo Salah, the Egyptian scoring sensation from Anfield to Ibrox, not becuase he’s good at scoring goals, but because of the high level of stupidity amongst the Ibrox support , which means they will think the back of his shirt says No Salad, which is sure to shift tops when they go on sale.

Image result for fat ugly rangers fans

 

Meanwhile, there’s something else we should have seen, and its taken a young lady on twitter to point it out to us.

Neil Lennon was rather exuberant at the end of his sides 5-5 draw with “rangers ” at Ibrox. He had a wee run round the pitch, arms outstretched a la Henrik Larsson to double the effect on the hordes, who typically reacted as thougb they’d been sprayed with holy water.

Lennon pointed out that he’d been the victim of sectarian abuse, which is the norm for him when he goes to Ibrox, and sadly the media have come to accept it as the norm as well.

But if you thought the media were distasteful in their coverage of what is actually a hate crime, and could well get the place closed down-it would if it was anywhere else, maybe singing about any other minority- then take a look at this, presumably written in 1690..

Replying to 

You take it personally because you are a Celtic fan and you cannot separate your feelings from being a manager with another team other than Celtic when playing Rangers. The sectarianism has got worse since you came to Scotland and I personally feel you instigate it a lot.

 

Perhaps we’ll see a new law -wouldn’t be a surprise with Scotland’s form when it comes to making laws- where catholics or Irish are not allowed to be catholics or Irish in a public place.

Ginger hair could be forcibly dyed and crucifixes confiscated, perhaps melted down to make the very bars for the prisons of these criminals…

Would that please the peepil ?

Fuck. I shouldn’t put ideas into their heads, which coincidentally have an awful lot of room for them.

On Cup final day, thankfully they will be pre-occupied with another royal wedding, this one to distract from the Brexit shambles, and its all going wrong for the happy couple to be.

Meghans dad won’t be there, which means that neither male parent will be at their childs wedding, which is surely a first even for that dysfunctional lot.

Phil the Greek will struggle to get there due to illness, and auld Betty is trying desperately to at least find a pub in Windsor showing the cup final, as she forgot to sign up for the home cup ticket scheme.

Image result for unhappy queen

Now in her nineties, she’s genuinely worried she won’t be around for ten in a row, especially as all the newspapers have her obituary ready to print, and we hear she’s exteemely pissed off with Harry, who she affectionately describes as “not even one of fucking us ” for booking his wedding on the very day she was desperate to see back to back trebles.

Something you perhaps didn’t know is that her portrait in the ibrox dressing rooms actually contains a couple of cameras to allow the opposition to watch the team talks that take place there.

We asked the men charged with observing the footage what they thought..

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Yesterday, we showed this picture…

He’s about to sing this wonderful lament …

R.St.Parsley May 14, 2018 at 2:45 pm · Edit · Reply →

The Billys Of The Boys Brigade

Oh, father, why are you so sad
On this home cup tie morn
When Ibrox men are proud and glad
Of the heated ba’ we’ve drawn?
My son, it seems a memory stirs
Of far-off, distant days
When, being a young Hun like you, I watched the Rangers play.

Where is the club I used to see
When ‘history’ was made
With EBTs that were tax-free
And debts we never paid?

And now at home we watch a clone
That wears our made-up stars
But people know it’s just Sevco
And laugh at us in bars
They say ‘Gers died and split their sides
When we say it’s the same
Even worse, Sevco’s going burst and heading down the drain.

Where is the club I used to see
From whom we stole the name?
We like to claim its history
But don’t accept its shame.

And so, my boy, I’ve told you why
When Sevco play I cry
For I recall we did fuck all
As we watched the old club die
It was long ago before Sevco
The Billy Boys and me
Watched as our side began its slide into obscurity.

Where is the club I used to see?
Who ‘bought’ the history?
Will we be told when Sevco fold
To follow ‘Gers mark 3? 

Absolute class…

Today..

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D'Fhinnein Mick
5 years ago

Two great players,and I was blessed to witness both.

http://www.thecelticwiki.com/m/page/Murdoch%2C+Bobby

http://www.thecelticwiki.com/m/page/Burns%2C+Tommy

Bobby Murdoch,Tommy Burns.

R I P

CarlJungleBhoy
5 years ago

Caption: It’s Kenny Miller

puggy67
5 years ago
Reply to  CarlJungleBhoy

🙂

Noel Skytrot
5 years ago

I think we’ll pulverise Motherwell this weekend with a 4-0 defeat. If we turn up, and we usually do for the big games, we’ll hammer them. Good to see KA signing there’s a lot of potential there.

Caption….Oh look grand mater it’s a Luftwaffe air display team. Does this jog ones memory of ones childhood heroes?

Admin
5 years ago

The reason we have been rotten in the last 2 games is they have been nothing games.

Its like when your about to leave a job..you don’t knock your pan in, your run down the clock preparing for your big new start.

Celtic are preparing for Saturdays final, Killie and Aberdeen games were meaningless and ultimately that Aberdeen result will be a quiz answer in years to come.

The players are fine, they are only human, you don’t go all out in an old mans pub for a winch when you know you have the dancing coming up later on!

maryhillbhoy
5 years ago
Reply to  Desi Mond

Well said Desi!!!!
Ralph I assume that 5 trophies out of the last 5 available and reaching the group stages of the CL, and then qualifying post Xmas football doesn’t count as daein something?????

puggy67
5 years ago

Caption: Oh dear it’s her father again, I believe they sell the lead to a scrap merchant.

Noel Skytrot
5 years ago

Caption…Wills, why does that small plane up there have a banner saying, Double treble winners?

Noel Skytrot
5 years ago
Reply to  Noel Skytrot

Having one of those mornings. It should say Harry rather than Wills.

R.St.Parsley
5 years ago

The Skelly Chairman

Once a skelly chairman sat inside a stadium
Underneath a roof where the rain flowed free
And he said as he watched and listened to the Billy Boys
“I feel at home here at Sevco FC”.

“Won’t pay my bills here”
“Won’t pay my bills here”
“You can default on the bills here with me”
And he sang of the Sash and the Famine and the Billy Boys
“You can default on the bills here with me”.

In came a roofer offering an estimate
“Can’t take a chance with the fans’ safety”
“How many rand have you got in your tucker bag?”
“I’ll need some cash upfront for my fee”.

At this the skelly chairman nearly had a heart attack
“Are you trying to take the piss?”,said he
And he showed him the door after he had gave his arse a whack
“I’ll only pay if you work here for free”.

Suddenly a crack was heard high above his cranium
Down came the roofs on him – 1,2,3
Now his ghost can be heard in the ruins of the stadium
“You can default on the bills here with me”.

“Won’t pay my bills here”
“Won’t pay my bills here”
“You can default on the bills here with me”
Now his ghost can be heard in the ruins of the stadium
“You can default on the bills here with me”.

R.St.Parsley
5 years ago
Reply to  R.St.Parsley

Yes but I’m signed up to the Good Friday agreement.

Rob O'Keeffe
5 years ago
Reply to  R.St.Parsley

It’s turning into the Not Very Good Friday Agreement thanks to manbeast Arlene and her bribed cohorts….

Stevie D
5 years ago

R.St.Parsley; absolutely brilliant! Fess up. You’re really Burt Bacharach aren’t you?

R.St.Parsley
5 years ago
Reply to  Stevie D

More like Bert Backache at my age!

Stevie D
5 years ago
Reply to  R.St.Parsley

Ha!

jimmybee
5 years ago

Caption: Gran am i a true windsor, oh look harry a flying pig.

Noel Skytrot
5 years ago

Caption….Harry why is their a swastika from the palace flagpole?

Noel Skytrot
5 years ago

Sorry typo…Caption…Harry why is there a swastika flying on the palace flagpole?

jimmybee
5 years ago
Brian (not the messiah)
5 years ago

Caption:look mummy thats my ginger doppleganger neil lennon flying up there after the hibs equaliser

Monti
5 years ago

Caption: Harry ” Gran what do you think of those hun peasants not paying your tax, what “?
Lizzie ” One thinks they are stupid, stupid huns “

Monti
5 years ago

GOD BLESS OUR TOMMY BURNS, IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER!

‘ HE IS HERE, HE IS ALWAYS HERE ‘

Monti
5 years ago

Ralph,
Quality Diary today m8!

James61
5 years ago

Caption
Granny, what’s the score,? F..k off son I’m watching moonbeams over ibrokes
HH

Gerry
5 years ago

Is there an email address that I can send something to for Ralph or Desi?

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  Gerry
Admin
Rob O'Keeffe
5 years ago
Reply to  Gerry

No,that’s only for Puggy……

5 years ago

What’s it got to do with you?

TC
5 years ago

Caption: Queen-“if i had the wings of a sparrow, and i had the arse of a crow, id fly over Ibrox tomorrow, and shite on the bastards below! – sing ya wee ginger twat!

Cortes
5 years ago

Caption: Here’s your parachute payment coming down, Harry. Say farewell to the Civil List.

5 years ago

Caption
We’ve used the paparazzi chase in the tunnel. I’m thinking plane crash, Harry, what do you think?

Phil the righteous
5 years ago

Granmama don’t look to heaven.
Only Brendan can save us now!

Charlienich
5 years ago

Rogic just opened the scoring granny, did you have him for first goalscorer?

Admin
5 years ago

Harry – “Will the Royal Family be paying the £25 million for this wedding?”

Granny – “Oh look, flying pig!”

Rob O'Keeffe
5 years ago
Reply to  Desi Mond

D.Mond,please cut out the r word…..

rab wallace
5 years ago

Caption” gran I need to pee”

Mike
5 years ago

You two who meant so much,
two of the best of men and players,
an inner core of steely strength,
will forever remain in our prayers.

Ne-er a day goes by,
that we don’t think of you,
you were special and that’s no lie,
thoughts of you clear away the clouds,
and brighten up our sky.

Jinkylarrson
5 years ago

Caption…. grab why does Neil Lennon get sent off for Celebrating a last minute goal but pep gets lauded for the same thing.

broxburnbhoy
5 years ago
Reply to  Jinkylarrson

I think you know why as do all of us

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  Jinkylarrson

Pep wasn’t born an Irish Catholic!

Monti
5 years ago

God bless the Irish & Catholics throughout the world!

jimmybee
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Does that go for Michael O Halloren Monti.
He was at holy family rc church this morning talking about his young irish catholic upbringing 🙂

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Not until he repents his sin of puring that shit on his back!

Rob O'Keeffe
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Ok,I shall…..Signed Ghod with Big Jock by My side….

jimmybee
5 years ago

As the russians got expelled from all over europe in protest about the attack on 2 of its former citizens then shame on them all for saying nothing and doing nothing as the state of israel murders and maims indiscriminately on the Palestinians.
I pray that this madness stops but with Trump it will only get worse.
It is not those who can inflict the most, but those that can suffer the most who will conquer.”

Rob O'Keeffe
5 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

IDF-Funded by USA,”trained” by Brit “advisors”…..

jimmybee
5 years ago

Caption : Gran am i a real royal, why of course harry why you saying that,well i have red hair and i want to be like tommy burns.

Devoy45
5 years ago

Caption: Sorry mum, but you’ve got seagull shite all over your hat!

Martin67
5 years ago

Caption: But now we have a weapon, we’ve never used before
The Brits are looking worried – and they’re going to worry more!

Monti
5 years ago

Caption: ” look Gran, is that not Micheal fagan over there “?

” Shhhhhh “

Cortes
5 years ago

Caption: For the last time, Harry, tell her Dad this isn’t a drop-in centre.

charlie
5 years ago
charlie
5 years ago
charlie
5 years ago
Reply to  charlie

fuck jimmy …….RALPHY Y Y Y Y YOOS DID IT

charlie
5 years ago
Reply to  charlie

auldheid sais eufa aint got a time bar oan corruption ha ha ha ha dont ye jeest luv they guys

Cortes
5 years ago

Caption: Dear Lord, YOU try getting it into Harry’s thick skull that Leigh Griffiths is NOT the guy from The Fabulous Thunderbirds!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=51270i8F3mU#

BJF
5 years ago

SFA Compliance’Officer has issued a notice of complaint to Rangers about notifications over the” wee tax case”. Thecs cond chsrge has a potential fine of £1000 to £5m.

rebus67
5 years ago
Reply to  BJF

Congratulations are due to the efforts of the Res12 guys who made this happen.

As with these matters, the devil is in the detail. What does it actually mean given that Rangers are dead? I suspect that the real impact will happen behind closed doors.

This issue was not about Rangers, it was about governance. So what steps will be taken to see that this type of thing does not happen again? The timing of making this public is interesting given that the SFA have indicated that they do not have any issues with any Scottish clubs applying for a European licence for next season!

Rebus

Rob O'Keeffe
5 years ago
Reply to  BJF

They can also be thrown out of the Cups…….welcome to Scotchland Gerrard,you utter half wit….
P.S.Imagine a Sooside Sectarian Scumbag calling anyone,except themselves,scum…..Ralph,please desist from including this type of rubbish in your WorldClass diaries…
P.P.S.Remember Puggy is due a “win”,I’m running low on champagne and Guinness funds for the Big Day…..Sharing is Caring…or else….

BJF
5 years ago

Second charge!

puggy67
5 years ago

The beginning of the end or the end of the beginning? My money is on more SFA whitewash.

portpower
5 years ago

Corrupt to the Core.

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BJF
5 years ago

EUFA won’t be interested after the 5 year time bar but it adds lots of mischief to the new club old club debate. “Well Derek should your Rangers not pay up….” take it from there.
Also where is the SFA in this debate, can it claim
new Asdociation stays, nothing to do with us? Me thinks friends might fall out, eh Mr Ogilvie?

BJF
5 years ago

Status not stays, damit!

jimmybee
5 years ago

Caption : whits the sfa daein maam !

FredDDobbs
5 years ago

daedododontdaedo

FredDDobbs
5 years ago

he minging

Rob O'Keeffe
5 years ago

Breaking news: Celtic are to have an overhaul of all matters concerning training for next season after specialists delivered very interesting statistics regarding recurring injuries,types of injuries etc to Brendan and he is taking it very seriously.Good stuff and thanks to my contact for the heads up.I’ve got some/plenty Guinness to share with you…..

jazzerbhoy
5 years ago
Reply to  Rob O'Keeffe

Rob I’ve been saying it for a long time now something is amiss at lennoxtown and needs looked into.

BroxburnBhoy
5 years ago

This charge(s) ought to be brought against individuals who were at the old Club and are now at the new Club. The SFA need to focus these charges on the old club and take appropriate action. They have nothing to do with the new Club since it is a different entity and the old Club was liquidated as we all know. So I really am puzzled by this move against the new club for the alledged corruption of the old club. Thisnwill complicate the survival myth no end.

JoeKSG
5 years ago

Caption.
Harry “Go on,can my dad come to my wedding, please, please can he?”

Lizzy “Jeez, for fuck sake Harry, naw your step da said fuckin naw”

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