Celtic have announced the signing of the biggest shirt deal in scottish football history. And its not the one to fit Kris Commons, sparking rumours that he might be heading out of town in the summer cull.

Well, if he’s going around telling Hugh Keevins that Neil Lennon is coming back to the club, as Keevins seemed to hint at on the radio, then so he should be. However, the gullible radio host has been known to fall for stories that exist only in the mind of the source before, so we’ll wait until we see more evidence, such as a written contract, like the one the nasal numpty saw with Artur Jorge written on it.

He should have known better then, as whoever drew the contract up had spelt Celtic with an “s”.

Apart from all that, another sign that I’m rambling a bit already, Peter Lawwell rambled on about what a great deal this is for Celtic etc;

“We are delighted to make this announcement, which is fantastic news for the Club and our supporters and ensures a positive, long-term and high-value partnership for the future.

“We have already enjoyed an excellent relationship with Dafabet and we are delighted they have made such an increased commitment to the Club.

“Celtic continues to be one of the world’s great football clubs and one which is delighted to attract such high-calibre associations. Partnerships such as the one we announce today allow us to look forward with confidence as we ensure Celtic maintains its position as the biggest and best in Scottish football. 

“We welcome Dafabet to Celtic as a Main Club Sponsor and very much look forward to working with such a successful organisation over the next four years.”

Except you soon won’t be able to recognise the shirt-or the brand-for the sheer number of sponsors names on it. Like a formula one car, its about to become little more than an advertising hoarding.

Bet league sponsors Ladbrokes are a bit miffed. They only get a wee spot on the sleeve.

So thats gambling on the front, and as the club continues its association with Magners, drinking on the back. Oh , and gambling on the sleeve or the breast depending on which domestic tournament the club is playing in.

In fairness, I suppose you could argue the club know their customers.

Drinking , gambling, what next -a link to a tobacco firm ?

Aha!

That explains the link to a new management team….

Dafabets main man, John Cruces,, added:

“A year ago I said that no matter where in the world you are, you see Celtic shirts such is their tremendous support and fan following. We’re talking about one of the most iconic and recognised shirts in football. 

Unless you stick a shitload of company logos over them.

Fortunately, Canadian cock up company New Balance will be making the shirts, so the logo will fall off after a couple of washes. If it hasn’t unravelled first.

With any luck.

A story in the on line news magazine “The Drum ” caught the attention, and if you see Peter knocking about, please don’t tell him… not that it matters, as Police Scotland are probably already looking into it…

Argentinian football club begin implanting fans with

season ticket microchips.

Won’t be long, the way politicians and police view football supporters.

Good job Thatchers dead.

Not because of this story, just saying , like.

Still, at least one clubs fans will still be able to lend their ticket to their mate if they can’t get to the game…

The story explains how the club , Atletico Tigre, are not in cahoots with the local law enforcement brugades, because you can trust South American countries when they say that sort of thing

The club’s general secretary, Ezequiel Rocino, launched the initiative by having one of the microchips, similar to those used on dogs and cats, implanted in his arm, under his tattoo of the club.

Discussing the move Rocino highlighted that the club was “not doing anything invasive, just accelerating access. There’s no GPS tracker, just the member’s data.”

The club added: “The scanner will read the data on the implanted chip, and if the club member is up-to-date on his payments, will immediately open the security turnstile.”  

Come to think of it, I’d trust the junta’s more than Police Scotland, who are already in training to make sure no one can smuggle in a fake chip.

Back to the latest name to be used to deflect attention from who is really getting the managers job after Deila leaves, which is Brendan Rodgers, the out of work former Liverpool and Swansea boss. He told reporters;

I’m just enjoying the rest – I’ve got no concrete offers at the moment but certainly in the summer I want to get back to work,

‘I’m refreshed and ready to get back in the summer.

‘It’s (Celtic) an incredible club – a club that my family and many friends support.

‘Obviously the league hasn’t been so competitive but it’s a club that’s one of the great iconic ones in the world.

‘It’s a huge club. I think Ronny’s done a great job in the two years he’s been there and it looks like they’ll go on and win the title again.

‘That’s two titles in a row. I’ll be sad to see him go but it’s an opportunity for somebody to go to a great club.’

The Daily Mail described that as “dropping a hint ” he was interested in the job, but frankly, showing that level of interest in any job when you’re out of work will get your benefits stopped.

In other news, “rangers ” slipped up and forgot they were supposed to tell people the club and company were separate entities on their ticket website ahead of the season before last…

Incidentally, those in the know assure us that the company number above means the company was formed in….2012!

And down south Leicester City, on a shoestring player spend of just £82m, have won their first ever English League title, which is all over the news.

Makes a change , I suppose.

Last time I paid any attention to that lot I think Corinthians won it, beating the Old Etonians by three wickets and a couple of tries.

John A grabs his first title with FFS ally put some clothes on, in response to the first image of Bibendum, or as he’s more commonly known, the michelin Man. bibendum, incidentally, means good cheer, and the connection with celtic winning the title is more a connection with the support, based on this early ad…

The last line “drinks all the obstacles…” , a new motto for at least one CSC I can think of, if not for the next road safety campaign.

today, another form of transport takes centre stage,

Incidentally, speaking of trains, this was spotted by Oban, on twitter, who gives us as good a reason as any not to bother with the west coast main line until it’s re privatised…