For whatever reason, the campaign to divide and conquer Celtic and the support continues unabated in the media.
After the unwarranted attention paid to a work of fiction , one that movie companies are already in negotiation to secure the film rights, it seems that the one thing the establishment fears is a united Celtic, all pulling in the same direction.
So, we know what to do, right ?
If you’re not up for it, I’ll do it myself.
There’s a big game coming up, the trip to Salzburg on Thursday, where the hoops will face their most difficult European tie so far this season.
So there’s little doubt the press will try to interfere with preparations.
Thankfully, the Record and its ilk are not big sellers in Austria. Therefore, the players will be largely unaffected, but while they are away, and Brendan likes to impose a sort of media blackout ahead of these ties, the press can pontificate away to their little hearts content.
And their friends, of course. Like Alex “Lend me a tenner ” MacLeish, who has told reporters that Leigh Griffiths has been ignoring his calls.
I’m surprised Leigh hasn’t changed his number, or left a voicemail along the lines of “I’m not available, but you can ring your pal at Hearts ”
MacLeish knows what he is doing, All of the Celtic lads want to play for Scotland, and he is using that to annoy and distract them. He said, of Griffiths;
“I think that you’ve always got to prove yourself,”
Fortunately for him, that rule doesn’t apply to Scotland managers any more.
Don’t worry, though. He’ll be gone as soon as he knows what his tax bill is going to be, and another idiot who has been plying his trade with little success down south will take over.
Davie Moyes has admitted he was approached by Celtic prior to Brendan Rodgers accepting the role.
Alright, he’s admitted it again. He’s always harping on about it, come to think about it, and in an interview with Simon Ferry, he admitted he might consider either Celtic or “rangers” , if he cant get another job.
Which he won’t. Until MacLeish sorts out his bills.
“It’s my home and I’d like to come back and do it sometime, but while the Premier League’s so strong, that would probably still remain my interest.”
Bringing him back onto the back pages is another attempt to make Celtic fans think that Moyes has a realistic chance of becoming manager, which frightens the life out of us.
He hasn’t, and thats because he’s no bloody good.
Hayley McQueen , the eye candy to offset Sky Scotlands uggies Kris Boyd and Kris Commons, has been hurt by criticism of the post Livingston -“rangers ” discussion on Celtic’s problems.
McQueen went on the defensive, via Twitter
A decision to discuss Celtic today was an editorial decision not mine personally. End of.
Commons and Boyd have said nothing, as they are waiting to be told what to say by their puppetmasters.
Although they will be delighted with the fuss they’ve kicked up, so whilst on the one hand I’m talking about it, on the other its just to remind you to cancel your subscription, and tell them why.
I was considering taking a subscription out, just so I could cancel it again.
Of course, this pre prepared discussion not only deflected from the piss poor result and performance by “rangers “, who would surely have been on the phone to Graeme Murty by now had it been Celtic who were setting the pace at the top of the league, and not Hearts.
It deflected from the assault on the linesman, which the police admit they are treating as , er, assault.
Rangers ‘coin’ yob: Police treat incident as assault after linesman was hit by missile during Livingston clash
Police Scotland are appealing for information after assistant ref Calum Spence was left with a bloodied wound
They could always look at the video circulating online that shows him doing it.
At least they mentioned “rangers ” in the context of the offender…
STV just couldn’t bring themselves to do it…
Police appeal after linesman hit with coin at Rangers game
Calum Spence was injured after being hit by the object during the Livingston v Rangers clash.
Though he came close, admitting it came from where there were some “rangers ” fans, but the leap of logic as to which team he supported was just beyond reporter Andy MacLaren
Police are appealing for pictures after a coin was thrown at an assistant referee.
Calum Spence was injured after being hit by the object during the Livingston v Rangers clash on Sunday.
A police investigation has been launched and officers have described the incident as “shocking”.
Mr Spence suffered a head injury when he was hit by the coin from the East Stand housing the travelling Rangers support.
Raman Bhardwij, STV’s man on the spot, was even less forthright, but as we don;t get STV in england, i can;t claim to have seen it, but someone did..
The object appears to have came from the away section of fans @STVNews Just say Rangers..its easier
Not for them it isn’t, not when someone is watching…
Anyway, Raman Bhardwaj has a scoop, and its a story which is a mere thirty years old…
Interviewed former Rangers player Mark Walters. He speaks openly about the racist abuse he received, which included hate mail from someone claiming to be from the Klu Klux Klan
The Klu Klux Klan presumably some offshoot of the notorious Ku Klux Klan.
This refers to the shameful incident at Celtic Park when the English winger was bombarded with bananas from the Celtic crowd.
It was disgraceful, and those of us around at the time are abhorred by our own behaviour and by the behaviour of our fellow supporters.
We haven’t tried to offer any reason for it, other than our own pathetic prejudices. Thats because there aren’t any.
But there’s a book to be sold, and a market to be tapped.
Even if most of that market will struggle to turn the pages due to a lack of opposable thumbs.
These days, anyone at Celtic Park engaging in racism will be summarily dealt with.
However, its still a problem elsewhere, and I’m certain that Raman will be offering the same sort of publicity to Scott Sinclair, and how he dealt with racist abuse at Ibrox.
In a later interview, he’ll also discuss with Neil Lennon the perils of opening your own fucking mail.
But we’re used to it by now.
That doesn’t mean we should accept it, and the only way to register our displeasure is not to watch their programmes, not to listen to their phone ins, and not to buy their newspapers.
The internet has helped to remove a fair chunk of their income, and we must continue to starve them of that oxygen.
As for the club banning them, that would be a mistake, in my eyes.
I’d like each and every one of them to attend each and every game between now and that moment when a tenth successive title trophy is held aloft.
Thats how we can really hurt them.
So, lets get behind the players, behind the manager and above all behind the club.
Sure, they sometimes get it wrong, and sometimes they perhaps don’t put in the amount of heart and soul that perhaps we think they should.
But we are too close to history being made to let anyone stand in our way.
And together, we’re too strong for them to stop us.
Now, whats Neil Doncaster been up to ?
SPFL agree lucrative deal with beIN Sports to broadcast across the globe
Neil Doncaster is expected to announce the deal over the next 24 hours. (Daily Record )
Lucrative ? How lucrative ?
The cash value of the contract is unknown but the deal will secure live streams from SPFL matches are beamed into Australia, New Zealand and another 24 countries across the Middle East and North Africa.
Oh. Like everything else that man does, its a secret.
A Hampden source said: “The actual numbers involved are being kept under wraps at this stage but we expect a two year deal with beIN will be announced soon.”
But it’s lucrative, right ?
There’s a story about a “rangers ” fan sexually assaulting an air stewardess…
Whilst I’m not making light if the seriousness of the assault, Souness ? His first name is Souness ?
His brothers Struth, Jardine and Greig were unavailable for comment.
So was his sister, Waddell. Though that may have been what she was doing, and not actually her name.
Yesterday, we offered up this for comment and analysis..which was actually Keiran Tierney asking Craig Gordon for a loan of his towel as the defender hadn’t realised how cold it was before he gave away his shirt.
Echoing the thoughts of the ladies, and probably most of the men on here…
Caption competition: PHOARRRRR
Today, we venture into the world of minority organsations…