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Celtic Diary Friday July 5

Steven Mouyokolo, the French defender who has agreed a one year deal with Celtic, has revealed that Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink was the man who sold himon the club when they were next door neighbours at Hull. With Gary Hooper a target for the east coast English side, perhaps he could do us a wee favour in return..

Thats if he is still a target, that is. With a mere eight weeks left of the transfer window, Hull may look elsewhere. Especially now that Harry Redknapp and his Queens Park Rangers have expressed an interest. Poor Gary . He deserves much better. If he was French or Spanish a top English club would have bought him by now. He’s not a big , glamorous foreigner, and thats what fans down here want.

Ipswich are stepping up their interest in Kelvin Wilson. Got a baaaad feeling about this one…

But back to Mouyokolo, who sounds like a man who does know what he wants. He terminated his contract when he was at Wolves because the club refused to allow him to work with his own medical people, and now he feels that , having had his own men around him, he’s all better and raring to go.

” It was a big risk, but after completing ninety minutes for Celtic, I look back and I think I made the right decision. Now I need to keep working and find my peak fitness and tactical awareness. ”

Whats interesting about the man is he seems to be a strong willed chap,and that kind of mental strength is what is needed at the back for Celtic. We’ve not had a Roy Aitken type since, well, Roy Aitken. Heres hoping…

Another defender, French born Bilel Moshni, thinks that a move to Rangers will help him get a place in the Tunisia squad in next years World Cup finals. Please, somebody tell him.

Still, he might arrive in time for the “historic ” friendly between Dundee and Rangers, which commemorates the first meeting of the two clubs 120 years ago. Please, somebody tell them.

Actually, and I promise this is the last time I’ll mention that lot today, has anyone else noticed the deterioration in Ally McCoist? Not mentally, -he was always a bit dim, I mean physically ?

Remember Jimmy Carter ? The US president who virtually fell apart before our eyes as the job destroyed him ? Or Tony Blair, who now looks like a waxwork effigy of himself thats been left too close to the fire ?

Well, consider McCoist, just a few short years ago

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The boyish looks, the cheeky wee smile. Looking at him today, just months into the difficult job as manager of the newest club in Scotland

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Anyway, back to the good guys.

Southampton refuse to give up on Victor Wanyama, although Cardiff have. Apparently Celtic wanted too much money. Manager Malky Mackay has obviously neglected to consider the business arrangement Celtic already have with the Welsh club, which was agreed in secret before he arrrived in the job.

When Glenn Loovens joined Celtic, Cardiff, by way of compensation, now give Celtic all their best young players , free of charge , for the next few seasons. The process will continue until the memory of the fair haired international defender is completely erased. ( Note, this arrangement is not in place with Wolves, -Camara – and does not explain any move for Kevin Doyle. Actually, nothing could possibly explain any move for Kevin Doyle. ) Although no matter who we get in, we can only hope they are as delighted to sign for Celtic as Nicolas Anelka clearly is to sign for West Brom.

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James MacLean, the music loving left winger at Sunderland is being mentioned as a £4m signing for the Celts, but this must be taken with a pinch of salt, because it looks like theres a journalist out there with a broken keyboard that can only type £4m, Sunderland, and Celtic. Players names are just filled in at random by people on twitter.

Personally, I don’t twitter. Have been known to panic though.

Especially when people like Neil Doncaster, the “new ” head of the rebranded Scottish Football League, says he thinks he got the job because of his ability to ” hit the ground running ”

You see, like everyone else who pays to watch football, I’d been hoping that Doncaster would find a job more suited to his abilities, such as digging holes in the road and filling them in again.

Doncaster beat off David Longmuir, the former SFL chief  who lives with Rangers fans , but isn’t one himself. I can believe that, I live with a woman who is attracted to men, whilst I am attracted to women, so you can see how different sorts of people can live happily together.

Anyway, Doncaster,speking from his office in Lalaland,claims that his administration knowledge is vitalto the success of the new set up,which is exactlythe same as the old set up, but with a play off.

“The complexity,particularlyof some of the broadcasting arrangements in the UK and overseas, is such that I think anyone coming into this environment really has to hit the ground running. ”

TV deals ? This idiot spent months running down the very product he was supposed to be selling.

” You can never know what is round the corner . There is a job to be done now. Its an important job and that is what my focus and priority is now. ”

There was also a job to be done before, and he wasn’t very good at that either.

If he was the best candidate, you can only wonder who else was in the frame. After all, the blazerati of Scottish football has included such luminaries as Gordon Smith and that other idiot Regan. In fact, I’m going to bring out a wee hat to celebrate these people.

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A friend of mine has recently returned from a vacation in Jerusalem, where he spent two weeks praying on his knees in front of the famous Wailing Wall. That was his way of asking the lord for a clean , fresh start in Scottish football, and a removal of all the bias, corruption and greed that has blighted the game. I asked him how it felt;

“Like talking to a fucking brick wall. ”

Tommy Boyd, the man who made his name with an Etims Podcast and a couple of title wins, has signed up to play in Stilian Petrovs legends charity match. This game, on September 8, is already looking like a who’s who of Celtic, with Henrik larsson, Lubomir Moravcik and even Roy Keane looking to play.

Happy Birthday to Stan today. He’s 34. We wish him many, many more.

Henrik Larsson spoke of how the game ahead was going to hurt in yesterdays teasing little quote. Well done to the Little Drummer bhoy for that one.

“At least you’ll be going home with a losers medal ”

Which Celt, who was never very good at predicting things, said this to John Hansen of Partick before the 1971 League Cup Final ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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jon littledick
10 years ago

Kenny Dalgleish?

10 years ago

Darlinda?

Brian O
10 years ago

Junky…..HH

Brian O
10 years ago

Jimmy Johnstone….HH

Frank McGaaaaarvey
10 years ago

Anyone else notice how all those associated with Sevco, especially Fat Sally, and the fans have to begin every sentence they utter with something along the lines of “In our proud 140-year unbroken history, etc.”? Coupled with the staged ‘interview’ Sally did with Jabba the other day, such a blatant display of propaganda that would have put Hitler’s mob and the Ulster Unionists to shame, they really are a deluded and mentally ill bunch of reprobates. Imagine a shower of 30,000 (or thereabouts) Norman Bates clones streaming down Paisley Rd West toward you on a Sevco matchday? Shudder, shudder and thrice shudder!

Perhaps the £4m move for James “Brits Out Now” McLean isn’t such an unlikely pipe dream. I’m pretty sure the impending cash boost we will be receiving at some point for Big Vic has certainly been earmarked for Lenny to spend. However, I live in lala land and firmly believe that we will be bringing in James McCarthy with that money! I suppose it’s not only Sevco orcs that suffer from delusions after all……..

MarkyBhoy
10 years ago

“30,000 Norman Bates” will happen aided and abetted by the current custodians at Celtic. Then we can get back to playing victim properly.

MarkyBhoy
10 years ago
Reply to  MarkyBhoy

I’d like to ammend that. After reading NOT THE HUDDLE MALCONTENTS final paragraph in his simple arithmetic post on TSFM 10:18am, I think the mhan might just have a point.

“So, i really don’t think we should worry about how the spivs are fleecing them, the BTC appeal to UTT, the UEFA co-efficient or 3 year “ban” (sorry auldheid, i meant 3 year ineligibility) Easdales on the board, Ticketus pursuing money, CF revealing the scam, none of this really matters as without wholesale changes at Ibrox, they won’t last long enough to make the top flight.

A day will come when the fans will give it up.”

Tiger Jools
10 years ago

We had Mouyokolo when last in the Premiership and he is no Roy Aiken. He is not aggressive as a player and is competent but not a leader on the pitch.

Think you need to look elsewhere if that is the type of player you need.

Good luck with generating revenue for Hooper because if you get him past the next transfer window still at your club his value will drop dramatically and he will get a big pay day next season as he is surely fed up with playing pub sides most weeks. There is just too much money swilling around English football for you to compete. The team finishing bottom this season will earn more for than Man City did for winning it season afore last.

Economics that you just can’t compete with, especially with Old Firm games off the agenda.

elcormaco
10 years ago

I watched that interview – when Jabba met Sally. In fairness I thought Jabba did ask some searching questions, but of course never followed up when sally fluffed his lines.
At one point in the interview, and I cant believe the quote hasn’t been picked up, Sally says: “well no -one in their right minds would sign for t’Rangers now” or words very similar.
I know he was trying in his own way, given his limited control over the nonsense spilling out of his mouth, to say that it was a leap of faith for players to sign given where the team are. But if the boot were on the other foot that quote would have been taken and used to create headlines such as “Lenny admits players wouuld be mad to sign for Celts”, but of course, he is managing T’Rangers – long may that continue – and papers don’t want negative stories about them. Oh Lordy, no.

10 years ago

“Doncaster beat off David Longmuir”

Hopefully in private …

10 years ago

FAT Sally and JABBA,both of them are fine DIRTY. M. H. BASTOORZ, JABBA LOOKS LIKE AN EASTER EGG WI’ EYES

Pensionerbhoy
10 years ago

Ralph

In the hope my comment might be posted, I will be brief.

“Ipswich are stepping up their interest in Kelvin Wilson. Got a baaaad feeling about this one…” No worries. Kelvin wants the good things in football and he knows that his best bet for the moment is at Celtic. Garry Hooper seems to be coming round to that too and I would not bet against Victor have a burst of common sense too before the season starts. The, I have always been the pessimist.

Just one comment on the ageing Ally. Please write an apology to Rab C in the next diary.

“The complexity,particularlyof some of the broadcasting arrangements in the UK and overseas, is such that I think anyone coming into this environment really has to hit the ground running.”
The problem is the bastard keeps getting back up!

Best wishes to Stan and I hope he gets the chance to meet up with most of his old comrades on September 8th.

I got yesterday’s quote right and, guess what, my post got lost. You will just have to believe me. As will be the case when I give you my answer for today’s in the next diary comments. Kidding – I am going for Lou Macari.

Half the gates were not opened at Hampden that day (typically wise SFA decision. Nothing changes.) because they were certain there would not be a big turnout due to the predictable outcome. My pals and I were 20 minutes late getting in and we could see a guy at the top of the “heap” (for that is what the Celtic end at Hampden was then) putting up first one finger, then two, then three and then four. We almost decide not to go in taking it we would go on to win by a barra-load. Imagine what we looked like when told on entry that the one, two, three, four were for Partick. However, it was a sign of the times that we still thought we would hump them about 10-4. The bump down to earth was one of the hardest I have felt.

Sorry to be brief!

H H

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