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Celtic Diary Thursday June 7: Rounding Up Ridiculous Rumours

There’s been a few lately.

Its probably down to the hot weather and excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages.

Those telling us these stories are probably drinking a lot more than usual as well.

There’s quite a few eminating from Ibrox, but thats to be expected. We’ll get to them after the biggie, as we are wont to call it.

Ten in a row.

Thats how Celtic will say farewell to Scottish football, or at least how the first team will say farewell. There may be a second feeder team playing doestically, but the main team will be featuring in the new champions League.

Except it won’t be for champions. At least the current version pretends its a champions league, and in that way entry  is based on merit, albeit slightly skewed in favour of those with a larger tv audience.

UEFA are slowly putting the plans together for a new European league, where all the big clubs can play each other regularly , home and away, with massive corporate and television sponsorship.

The global economy has finally come to Scotland.

The criteria is simple. big fan base, 60,000 seater stadium with LED lights and a hybrid pitch, hotel on the grounds…

And it helps if you have a guy on the committee thats highly influential in perhaps organising it it. With a decent manager who likes a challenge..

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Incidentally, that committee, the European club Association issued a statement yesterday, after a meeting in Warsaw..

“The model that emerges for the UEFA Club Competitions post-2024 should aim to strengthen the value of the competitions, while increasing the overall number of participating clubs and a greater certainty of matches for all,” 

and that they would be

“reviewing the total number of games, release periods, confederation tournaments (dates and frequency), and a re-balancing between European and domestic club competitions.

“The aim must be to develop a new model which reduces the current burden on players and adapts to the new realities of the club game,” 

2024 ? Alright, more than  ten in a row, but whenever it happens, its going to happen, and Celtic will be in there somewhere.

Of course, certain financial regulations will have to be adhered to, with perhaps wealthy owners underwriting initial costs, should there be any, but effectively, it just means that you have to be sqeaky clean to get in.

You know, audited accounts, money in the bank-well, even a bank account would probably be enough.

After all, the wealth thats there to be accumulated should lead to a much more even playing field than is currently paraded as an elite competition, especially if its evenly distributed.

Is there anything in this story, and its only fair to say the chap who told us was slurring a bit, well, a lot actually,  but let’s examine the evidence.

Celtic have invested heavily in the infrastructure around the ground, and there’s more to come.

We also understand that those high up in the club, top of the north stand, presumably, are furious with the way events have transpired domestically, and have no further wish to be associated with it.

There has always been a real fear at Celtic that the other clubs, especially whichever version is playing out of Ibrox, will manipulate things to “clip our wings “, and Celtic are having none of it.

Sharing home gates, increasing the amount of live television games from Celtic Park, anything at all that could cut revenue.

In any other industry that would not be allowed, but Scottish football is a law unto itself, or at least it thinks it is.

So, we believe a top secret memo was passed around the latest board meeting, never to be spoken out loud, and everyone had to eat it after they read it…

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Time, of course, will tell, but knowing that there is an end in sight to the piss poor Scottish set up, down largely to its piss poor governing bodies, is probably why the club haven’t complained about “rangers ” failing to meet certain criteria and being granted a licence to play in europe.

You didn’t know ?

The SFA website was updated yesterday..

 

With Celtic supporters and shareholders ready to quit the game, simply because its rigged and those rigging it don’t give a toss who knows, the club has to do something.

I like to think that they have decided not to stay where they aren’t wanted.

But lets go out in a blaze of glory.. three more trebles, and , of course,

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Other wee tales from the side of the city where the sun always shines include a message not to worry about any strengthening of the team. It’s all in hand, and we’re to ignore the media, for they know not what they speak of.

And there are some silly stories being bandied about, as the media do their best to find that exclusive exclusive..

Nathan Dyer ? oh dear…

No chance.

Some of them are valiantly still hawking john McGinn elsewhere, but as we know the player is already settled on his new vocation, and Oddsone Edoaurd is staying as well.

The club  just want to make a big song and dance of it when its revealed, along with anyone else who hitches their trailer  to the Celtic juggernaut.

 

Some of the more ludicrous tittle tattle, as expected, is pouring out if Ibrox and the surrounding pubs and clubs.

David Hopkin ?

Well, have you seen either Gerrard or McAllistair any where near Ibrox during their first week in the job ?

Wheres the big interviews ? The ones where the new guys tell us how proud they are to be in situ, and what they intend to do about the clubs current predicament.

There have been none, there have been plenty of others telling us what they intend to do, but nothing from the pair themselves…

Someone may have pout two and two together and come up with five, but that was their club accountant, so there may yet be something in it.

All the while, Dave “The “King has been spraying accusations right, left and centre about everyone and anyone he can think of, a deflection tactic he has employed for quite some time now.

Oh, thats from the Evening Times, by the way, that label.

The headline referred to the “rangers ” owner as “The King”

They’ve stopped pretending completely now.

 

We also hear of a sex scandal over on the other side of the city.

I think thats what the fellow meant when he said they’re all fucked.

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There’s another petition doing the rounds which deserves your support, if I may be so bold.

Scotland have been drawn to face Israel in the upcoming European Nations League, or whatever its called, and with the Israeli’s currently restructuring Palestinian society with bombs and guns, Scotland should make a moral stance and refuse to play them following in the footsteps of Argentina, who cancelled a friendly this week.

Israel Petition

We skipped the caption competition yesterday, so we go back to Monday for this one..

Bognorbhoy June 4, 2018 at 9:54 am · Edit · Reply →

Caption 

Suggs singing..

Madness, madness they call it madness.. 

Today..

Image result for steven gerrard and gary mcallister

 

 

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portpower
5 years ago

O`there`s a distance chosen.
For all in all.

It`s if?

portpower
5 years ago
Reply to  portpower

sevco FC.

mike
5 years ago

Great Diary Ralphy, If I had a wish list before I shift off this mortal coil….that would be near the top.

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  mike

What’s at the top of your list….a nose job?

mike
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Naw to flip you over and leather your arse.

mike
5 years ago
Reply to  mike

Yes and I wish he would give me some, but that’s not at the very top. 😉

The Cha
5 years ago
Reply to  mike

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  mike

Ooh matron 🙂
Not too hard now…..

mike
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

I’m in control of the slipper.. meeeee. 😉

mike
5 years ago
Reply to  mike
portpower
5 years ago

Caption:
Wish I was their understandin` last cycle.

sevco aye prepare FC.

‘Don keys’ Maxwell?

portpower
5 years ago
Reply to  portpower

It`s in his eyes Charlie Saiz.
The rigmarole role of retiral from those.

portpower
5 years ago
Reply to  portpower

H. search.

AweNawNoAnnoniOanAnawNoo
5 years ago

Somebody should have told poor Barcabhoy and by extension etims this two days ago. Bloody shame

Look if the Brits are turning a blind eye to this at every level why whould we expect Las Cos nostra …ooops I mean UEFA to do anything about this.

ExpectationManagementCSC

Rob O'Keeffe
5 years ago

Barcabhoy knew,we all knew,well some….Don’t blame the Brits,it’s the SFA that DaveCo have by the bollocks by threatening them with the 5 Way Agreement…..

portpower
5 years ago

Poor is “their” choice for us.
They do walk away with it.
Barcabhoy and Co. can`t advocate enough of that that`s that.

BJF
5 years ago

Caption “ So guys it was a joke, upset a few people in the unwashed south of Glasgow though.”
Mike don’t plan to shift too soon, this could happen. Great diary Ralph, if we keep tilting at the windmills of the SFA and the Scottish media we will get nowhere so why not start a new game consistent with our stature and history.

mike
5 years ago
Reply to  BJF

BJF, if it happens, that shock would do fur me. 😉

Celtic Mikey
5 years ago

I understood the focus previously was to enter a British league. St Peter re- positioned himself to join a bigger pond in Europe. Next stop the world club league? Hotel for visiting teams and perhaps dedicated training facilities for them at barrowfield all looking good. Nice museum to chart the history for visiting supporters to show how big we are.
The kudos of commenwealth games for opening ceremony etc is putting Celtic park on the map.
The additional 20k seats on North stand , yes all looking good.
All pish as you would say Ralph

5 years ago

Over on the 15th up for the standard liege friendly

The Cha
5 years ago
Reply to  Iancelt67

The game’s on the 14th according to the celtic website http://www.celticfc.net/fixtures

5 years ago
Reply to  The Cha

Over in the 14 Th. Next week celtic

5 years ago
Reply to  Iancelt67

Cha I meant. Spose it’s the local pubs to watch the Aussies in Russia

5 years ago

I think before we get invited to a British League,that old Stand needs upgraded,as for Sevco,this is a opportunity for our club,to not take any away tickets from them, it’s to dangerous for our fans to be located over in that corner,so come on Celtic,you know it’s the right thing to do,no more Sevco Supporters inside Paradise.

Rob O'Keeffe
5 years ago

There you go,the SFA grant a licence to a club that’s still in liquidation? C’mon Scottish clubs,time to stand up and Shout Enough!
Gerrard hasn’t been about but DaveCo have signed a £3m player,brought another in on loan and Murty(decent guy,aye right) returns as youth coach.So who’s running the circus?
P.S.Can’t wait to play Barca,Man City,PSG,Real Madrid etc home and away,on a loop,how exciting! Multiple pumpings every season (but don’t forget the €€€€s-Peter).Please Sir,can we get in to the trough? Look at our pitch,shiny lights,hotel for the wealthy.It would become even more Plc than FC…..

portpower
5 years ago
Reply to  Rob O'Keeffe

Condescending manner on the quiet vouchsafed open David?
Cum Scientia Humanitas

sevco conferment FC.

mike
5 years ago
Reply to  Rob O'Keeffe

Weev’e all got families to feed even eejit’s like Murts. eh Rob.

greenmaestro
5 years ago

Is that Gary Barlow and the lads softening up the *rangers players with a couple of numbers before giving tax advice.

Rob O'Keeffe
5 years ago

Caption: I’m sitting next to really stupid…..

Monti
5 years ago

Caption: ” Right someone has stolen the DVD & Video recorder…..Stevie…any thoughts? 🙂

portpower
5 years ago

Surface. 7IAR

Keep schtum…a WASP(SDM was duped) has the favour of of the two he faced.
Fvck they mammy fvckers.

Have they fabled du ricochet halls?

sevco deficient tales FC.

FANTASY,FANTASY thy orange aliment.

portpower
5 years ago

It`s does.

Alzyerpal
5 years ago

Caption:

“Get me a ticket for an aeroplane
Ain’t got time to take a fast train
I have come undone, won’t be managing the hun
‘cos UEFA sent me a letter

Well they sent me a letter
Said I couldn’t manage in Europe before
I get the Pro licence I need
So I’ll have to study much more
Anyway…”

Monti
5 years ago

Firstly i think the new pitch looks great, befitting of the worlds greatest cub & support.
But can we stop with all this fancy lighting pish ?
We needed new foodlights and the LED oes will be good, but do we need the fancy stuff, the coloured lighting displays?
I’m an old fashioned guy when it comes to the fitba.
Miss the days of paying into the Jungle after a few cans of Tennents.
Poor a condition the stadium was in, it was still a magical place to go.

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

l & n

Maryhillbhoy
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Monti I miss being 18 but those days are gone mate.

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  Maryhillbhoy

Maryhill,
Sadly so comrade, taken over by the prawn sandwich brigade now!
God bless the Jungle!

henkesdreadlocks
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

We’re trying to get a Euro final and we host that rugby final next year. All about generating extra revenue.

Monti
5 years ago

PISH

Sid
5 years ago

What’s GMac daein Tom
What’s GMac daein.

James61
5 years ago

Caption.
Well at least we’re not at ibrokes
HH

Mike Annis
5 years ago

So another reason for the silence from CP. I wish your theory were so but I’m of the cynic school and think they don’t actually care as long as the money rolls in. Hope to fek I’m wrong.

Caption: Of course we’re well off and no Sevco player would ever sell the jerseys but we haven’t a scoobie we’re our trousers went.

Cortes
5 years ago

Well, if nothing else, I hope your rumour of catching the post 2024 train before she sails ((c) Carla in “Cheers”) has Maxwell, Petrie and Dungcaster shitting themselves and maybe, just maybe, begin to wonder how to clean up the game in Scotland.

Great stuff. Thanks.

mike
5 years ago

What would we do in the close..D season if it wasn’t fur rumours.#

If it wisny fur a rumour where wid we be,
drinking Murphy’s beer in the lav a toree.
If it wisny fur the Celteek, what would we do,
pished oot oor minds, looking fur were shoe’s.

5 years ago

is it Really,The Real RainJurZz.But then the DeLooDeid do believe in Impossibilities.Anything from 2012 Onwards is IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!

portpower
5 years ago

Rocksolid center half wonderkids:
Is Danny Bhoy Rugani on his way?

Rumour mill Jumanji.

Noel Skytrot
5 years ago

It would be great if this happens and we leave the cesspool that is Scottish football and it’s cronyism. Again, if anyone thinks that Maxwell and co won’t favour the “puddle drinkers” they need to think again. AOBC has been their mantra for a long time and we should never forget that. Fuck the SFA

Caption

Gary, can you tell the journalists that I’m not singing the Billy Boys for them today. They really like that song don’t they?

George Lazenbhoy
5 years ago

Caption: so this goes out to all my new rangers family…… Oh father, why are you sad on this..

Joe D
5 years ago

We should be fixing up the main stand rather puting fancy lights on it. That’s been needing a proper facelift for years now.

mike
5 years ago

Why are Palestinians protesting in GAZA.
Read this the other day, it’s shocking.

95% of the water is undrinkable.
4 hours electricity every day.
45% unemployed.
46% kids suffer acute annemia.
50% kids express no will to live.
2 million people denied freedom of movement.
We hear your pain.

mike
5 years ago

That is what oppression feels like!

BroxburnBhoy
5 years ago

Aye speculation is rife Mike and mostly pish! It is engaging to argue about it though

mike
5 years ago
Reply to  BroxburnBhoy

At least 58 Palestinians shot dead recently in Gaza, hundreds injured
because Trump relocated the American embassy. People shot dead, tear-gassed, Drones, Tanks, snipers, against sling shots, Molotov cocktails, stone throwers, burning tyres.. David V Goliath.
All reported by CNN as witnessed on the telly, or was it FAKE news.

broxburnbhoy
5 years ago
Reply to  mike

Mike just to be clear, I was referring to your ditty rather than commenting on the situation in the middle east.

mike
5 years ago
Reply to  broxburnbhoy

Phewwww thank ghod fur that, I thought fur a minute ah hid lost a pal.

Broxburnbhoy
5 years ago
Reply to  mike

No fear of that Mike

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  BroxburnBhoy

BB,
Are you suggesting Ralph feeds us pish? 🙂

portpower
5 years ago

Aye Ready for Rangers Palace FC…

The Gee`s to try for God luvs hymn.

Canny wait for sevco v The Buddies first game at the IOUbrox.

It`s inevitable from the Canadian computer fixture.

sevco Heriot-Watt the eff FC.

The Cha
5 years ago

It’s good that Cifti has gone even if we had to fully pay him up for next season.

Too often in the past we played “hardball” trying to get unwanted players to leave at cut-price but never tended to happen and suffered someone stinking the place out for a year or 2.

Not so confident about players coming in; wasn’t it all going to be done the week after the Cup Final?

I can pass on McGinn but Awesome Edward plus 1st choice CB, RB and good backup LB need signing, as Champs League starts in 5 weeks (gulp).

portpower
5 years ago

OutKast`re to open the new light show at Celtic Park.

portpower
5 years ago

David Cunningham King(sic)nails it.

portpower
5 years ago

There`s blame to be had on.Shirley.
RES12`s to be answered.

If not,let`s go.

portpower
5 years ago

Error establishing a database connection?
It wasn’t me Charlie.

JIMBO
5 years ago

Caption: “Introducing or new penalty taker”

JIMBO
5 years ago

Caption: “Introducing our new penalty taker” take 2

portpower
5 years ago

Begin.

portpower
5 years ago

Caption:
Forklift sevco `R` us.

TC
5 years ago

caption:
In honour of my hero Tommy Burns, i give you a rendition of “Mack the knife”

portpower
5 years ago

Ciftci gave us all a chance thinking we`re to play for the Bhoys.

I`ll look out the kiwi boot care from under the kitchen sink Brendan.

I`m a center half who can read the flight.

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  portpower

🙂

Monti
5 years ago

Charlie Saiz,
You are also a fan of playing with toy soldiers, tanks n guns.

Pioww pioww

Uralius
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Eh, it’s spelt pew, pew.

Monti
5 years ago

G’day Port!

portpower
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

G`day Monti.
From what I`ve been readin` Fife`s the new Scottish tourist board trap.

I`m tone deaf but i`d still play the tambourine.

I wouldn`t Arlene towards Foster`s lager,it`s shit Aussie headache beer.

Balance with Green,White and Orange.

Peace be with you.
They confused Catholics are a marchin` as usual.

portpower
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

And they think we`re made of money.

portpower
5 years ago
Reply to  portpower

Ruralbhoy
5 years ago

Monti,I was in the jungle when we held the red cards up to Suenesssss great day. Must have been first tifo.lassie standing next to asked if she could sit on my shoulders ?aye I said only if your facing the other way !! Gubbed from her sister .the Mynes fae stevenston ,Garry Owen bus Gormans Wullie and Owen great days

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  Ruralbhoy

Ruralbhoy,
Great days m8.

Rebus67
5 years ago

There is a long and twisted road between the ECA proposing a European League and it coming into practice. The big clubs are members of the ECA, why would they like to see this come to fruition? They are doing nicely now from the restructured CL and their FA’s want them to stay in their leagues to sustain their reputation and TV revenue. La Liga without RM, Barca, Athletico, Sevilla, and Valencia is a much poorer animal to sell for TV revenue. Ditto for the other big leagues.

Further would Celtic be included in such a structure and at the top tier? If you look at the value of our current playing pool, it is at the level of a club like Basel. Whereas, clubs like Besiktas, Porto, Sevilla, Shaktar have player pools valued at between twice to five times that of Celtic. Face it, we are small fry in Euro terms. We have a strong tradition and a large fan base but would that be sufficient to offset the poverty of our domestic league?

I hope this development happens with us in it but It appears similar to the main promise offered by many religions. Suffer through the here and now in order to reach a better place in the afterlife!

Rebus

The Cha
5 years ago
Reply to  Rebus67

Agreed, we’d be nowhere near the top table and probably in some unattractive bottom league with similar teams of our standing but of little interest to fans.

Holland (Ajax, Feyenoord, PSV), Portugal (Benfica, Porto, Sporting), Turkey (Gala, Besiktas, Fener, Basakehir) and probably others have reasonably strong domestic competition and I can’t see them forgo that.

The other issue is that we’re meant to believe that Lawwell and Desmond can’t beat King but will be big punchers in Europe. Absurd.

I think this is simply a distraction and displacement activity from the reality of the past 6-7 years that UEFA Licences, EBTs, PLC inaction that the Hun caravan rolls on regardless and they’ll be barking (and hopefully stinking out) in Europe next season.

portpower
5 years ago

So,so who`s the next to whittle, Close bros?
3D in the carpark.

jimmybee
5 years ago

Caption:Can you tell me which formation you are going to play when you take over at sevco

Aye say the chuckle brothers.
Tae u Stevie tae me Gary tae u tae me. Simples

portpower
5 years ago

sevconians dreamin` on such a silly season.

Henrik
5 years ago

Caption: money for players?we haven’t even got our club t shirts yet

Desmond and the Dekkers
5 years ago

Caption: one of the most overrated international midfielders of all time and Steven Gerrard

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