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Celtic Diary Sunday September 29: Celts In Crisis

Well, give it a couple of days and the media will have ramped it up a bit.

Domestic invulnerability came to and end at Easter road yesterday as Celtic failed to overcome a resilient Kevin Clancy who stubbornly held on to earn Hibernian a point.

Scottish referees are noted noted for their ability, which leads to questions about their loyalties, and there can be little doubt that there should be questions asked about the whistler.

The poor man couldn’t make up his mind which of the clubs with Irish roots he should upset the most with his decision making…so he decided to even out the mistakes, although it’s notable that he saved the most inexplicable ones for Celtic.

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Hibs boss Paul Heckingbottom-you can get ointment for that- got sent off for kicking a water bottle at an official, but still found time to moan.

“Listen refs have bad games, make bad decisions, and you know I don’t’ come up here and moan about that. We should have had a free kick then straight after that, Glenn Middleton goes through, Mortiz Bauer gets across slips and brings Glenn down, but they get the free kick so it is building.

“Literally phase of play, good press, we win the ball, break then five seconds later it is called back for something the fourth official has seen. 

Could it have been an “infringement ” ?

“Then that is not transmitted to the players. Some of them think it is a drop ball and they are getting the ball back or something. Others understand it is a free kick so it was a shambles. A farce, that bit of play. 

He’s got a point, referees do need to be clear about their decisions, especially during the game.

“I didn’t know that the water bottle had happened, I think it hit the linesman, so I shouldn’t have done that. But it was for confronting the fourth official, like I say because it was him who gave that goal.

“There’s a swear word in there. It’s his fault. That’s what I said.” 

Then there was the Olivier Ntcham incident, when the Frenchman confronted a Hibs player with his fists and grabbed him by the throat, a clear indication that this set of players will not be bullied or intimidated, something which clearly affected the Hibernian game plan.

“He should have been sent off three times. For the three punches. That is the worst one and that is the biggest injustice. Refs get things wrong and we should have dealt with it after he gave the free kick, we will be looking at why we didn’t deal with it and why they scored.

“But that, everybody has been let down by that, everyone. All the supporters, all the players, everyone connected with the club. Listen, there is an incident, a couple of arms thrown. He can claim he hasn’t seen it fine but the fact he is actually stood right there between the two players when the third one comes in on the end of his chin, so you tell me why it isn’t a sending off. 

“Everyone can see it, everyone. I am up in the back of the stand in the top row and I can see it, I saw the first two as well. Everyone makes mistakes, everyone has bad games. But there was something different about that. That wasn’t right, that. “That is what has let everyone at this club down.

“I’ve not spoken enough about the players yet about what they did well and why I am proud of them, but the overriding emotion is that we have been let down as a club by that.

“You know what you have seen, probably the wrong man is here, because only one man can say why it is not a red card. That is just the injustice that I am feeling right now.” 

No point in asking Clancy, it’s not like he would know the rules.

Neil Lennon had something to say as well… which, of course , we can’t repeat here, but we can tell you what he said to the media.. after Celtic were denied two clear penalties which could have changed the game…

The one on Moritz Bauer is a clear penalty and the one on Christie is a clear penalty.

“We didn’t get a stonewall penalty against Kilmarnock, anyway, that’s not the reason, well it might be, why we dropped points.

“They were not debatable penalties, they were clear penalties and would have changed the psychology of the game.

“Our finishing in the final third wasn’t there, it was a little bit flat, we looked a little bit slack. 

One could argue the European game was on their minds, or that simply it was just one of those days, but looking at the big picture, it’s still an away point at a difficult venue, and Celtic were never going to win every game this season.

Not with this set of referees, at least.

“The referee got a lot right but in my eyes he got some big decisions wrong.” 

If you count turning up at the right ground at the right time on the right day, that is.

Lennon also conceded that Olivier Ntcham may well have been out of order..

You’ve got to keep your hands down. ( no, not you, Fraser ) 

“I’ll speak to Oli about that, I don’t know what the provocation was. Maybe both players merited a yellow card.

“There was a lot going on out there today.” 

Strangely enough, as anyone who ever travelled on Virgin trains going from Glasgow to Crewe will tell you, everyone remembers the reaction, but no one considers the provocation.

Players such as Vakoun Bayo also came in for criticism, which os a shame. The poor lad needs confidence, as after all he only made the bench because Leigh Griffiths has a clause in his contract forbidding him to play against his parent club.

 

Well, its done with now, and it’s allowed the Gerrard juggernaut to move within one point and one goal of Celtic, which has set some hearts all a flutter.

The new “rangers ” swept to a 5-0 win over an injury hit Aberdeen, helped by the SFA decision at shortly before three to lighten up on penalty claims.

It’s all good down Kinning Park way…

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Whereas for Celtic, it’s just one problem after another..

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The link up with an Indian club is interesting, it is a club, by the way, and not a takeaway on the Great Western road, as it continues down a path that many other European clubs have taken.. and every single one of them has gained absolutely nothing from it.

 

 

As for the Celtic support, some of them  kept the faith by demanding Kris Ajer be dropped, Scott Brown be put out to pasture, and poor old Moritz Bauer to be sent back to Stoke, a punishment which no one deserves.

 

I found an old twitter thread from 1966 , when the hoops lost to Dundee United for the first time of two that season, and it makes for interesting reading…as you see, the more things change the more they stay the same…

 

Stein needs to be a bit more streetwise..this attacking football is pretty to watch, but leaves us exposed 

 

Too right, mate, that defence is shocking…john clark is only using us as a stepping stone, he’ll be away at the first sign of a big cheque

Tell you something else, if Joe McBride gets injured, we’ll win fuck all this season. 

Never mind Clark, what about McNeill ? Never a centre half ! And Gemmell needs to be told he’s a defender. 

Heard Jinky was out on the lash again last night 

Guys..calm down. Freak result…Dundee United won’t beat us again  

Stein out ! He was a shite player as well. 

 

 

You get the idea.

 

Never mind, back to the 21st century and there are tales of a takeover bid that simply cannot be ignored.

We hear-we literally heard someone say this-that someone is in the middle, or maybe at the start, or perhaps nearing the conclusion of, a move to buy out Dermot Desmond and take control.

The big question is, will Willie pay Peter enough to keep that heated driveway heated ?

 

Of course, it could all be bollocks, and remember where you read it first, but there are too many stories about new ownership in the ether to ignore them.

And they are increasing in frequency…

 

Scottish footballs search for investment and a new sponsor for the league continues, and it’s a relief to hear they won’t be considering this rather shady bunch…

Oil company Petrofac, owned by Ayman Asfari who has donated £860k to the tory party and met Johnson, has had a £1.6b oil deal backed by the tory govt and underwritten by the UK taxpayer despite being under investigation by the SFO over bribery, corruption and money laundering

Oh , hang on, let me re write that..

Scottish footballs search for investment and a new sponsor for the league continues, and it’s a relief to hear they won’t be considering this rather shady bunch again….

Oil company Petrofac, owned by Ayman Asfari who has donated £860k to the tory party and met Johnson, has had a £1.6b oil deal backed by the tory govt and underwritten by the UK taxpayer despite being under investigation by the SFO over bribery, corruption and money laundering 

One would not like one’s club to be associated with that company, as indeed, no football club would like their name associated within the context of bribery, corruption and money laundering..

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they can’t even use their usual excuse…

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Two days of work commitments mean we have to go back to Thursday for this image..

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Whitearra September 26, 2019 at 9:04 am · Edit · Reply →

Caption : ‘Hud on Shuggie, how about we just start a fire to get the kettle on

 

Today…

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Pat Higney
4 years ago

Caption: “ Hello, is that customer service? I’d like to report a crack in the window of carriage 3!”

PJ
4 years ago

Richie’s arse for once not ot a plate

4 years ago

Fuxake,Ralph. Put me right off my breakfast. Hell knows how the poor lass in the photo feels.

Morto
4 years ago

Grateful she got a seat?

alzyerpal
4 years ago

Caption ; “Hello darling! My name is Nacho Novo. Can I mierda you and then borrow a fiver?”

JimD
4 years ago

When I get off this train, I hope I remember where I parked my bike.

Yoker Bhoy
4 years ago

Caption: Did you just fart?

Brencelt
4 years ago

When she ordered rump of pork she didn’t expect this.

Despite his best efforts, flashing his builders cleavage wasn’t having the desired effect

BJF
4 years ago

Caption How it all began: Craig Levin gives a young Ann Budge the bums rush. So Ralph about being on Twitter in 1966, can I borrow your time machine there is a young lady in Belfast in 1967…. oh well fantasy again. A bit like Paul Heckingbottom!s view of Hibs.Mate you got a point because the ref didn’t give two clear penalties, Ntcham pushed his opponent in the face after provocation, no grievous intent or violent conduct likely to cause injury. We had an off day in front of goal that’s all, get over it.

Cartvale88
4 years ago

Captuin
Sevco are back n town, shit

Clancy as usual seems to find fault with Celtc, Broonies yellow card for the Allan slo mo dive sad.

However Lenny was to blame, again trying to find a space for Sham. Jamsie and Ryan out of position. Then bringing on Hayes, maybe a crowd pleaser but the wrong move. Sinclair should have been brought on earlier

The Rankers are in their glory today, but Madhun awarded them two penalties, probably will get 25 this season

Una
4 years ago

Caption

Monti meets a female for the first time and asks her whats the craic

Monti
4 years ago
Reply to  Una

🙂

Mark67!
4 years ago

After saving costs at Ibrox by closing the ladies and sharing the loos, DK does his best at trying the glory hole. HH!

tony carlin
4 years ago

Caption. “At last somewhere to put my pencil!”

tony carlin
4 years ago

Caption “virgin trains new ticket swipe reader downloads windows”

Bognorbhoy
4 years ago

Caption

Now I remember where i parked my bike….

Bognorbhoy
4 years ago

Caption

Cheeky girl won’t follow her own song lyrics ?

charlie
4 years ago

caption ralph staggers on to the 9-30 to crewe from glasgow……..the wee lassie wonders if a banana shoved up his ass would be a good reaction to his provocation

Cartvale88
4 years ago

So it was the players fault CS away and haud yer weisht, the team was unbalanced yesterday because he wanted to play Sham, at no time did we clearly breach their lines.

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Charlie Saiz makes his journey to be on Question Time, not realising his days as a sodger are long over

Rosco
4 years ago

Dawn finally finds out what it’s like to wake up at the crack of ….

Whitearra
4 years ago

Caption : Aawh mammy, a think he’s gonna turn roond.

Stevie D
4 years ago

Just took my granddaughter and her wee boyfriend (13 and 14 they are) to a thing called Comicon at the SECC. Full of people dressed up as Supermario or Michael Myers or Freddy Kruger etc, and they’re no all kids. Some of these weirdos are ages with me. Anyway, I didn’t want to cramp the kids’ style and left them to do their thing while I went to the bar for a small libation. I asked for a double whisky and a half lager. The lassie said you must have a mixer in the whisky as it’s a legal requirement. I asked for water in it and she says water doesn’t count, it must be coke or lemonade or suchlike. I says but I don’t like that, I like water in my whisky. She says you cant get it but I can put the tiniest dash in it. Jeez! I said put the tiniest dribble of lemonade in well, which she did, then said that’ll be £12 fecking 20!!! Robbing bastards! I asked if I could stand at the bar. As long as you’re no next to a till she said. So i went to the end of the bar where there were 2 bottles of water. I queried this with the barman there asking why I couldn’t get water in my drink 10 feet to my left and he said geez it and I’ll put water in it for you. What’s the point i said; your colleague’s already destroyed it with lemonade (and I got it in a WARM GLASS!). And he shrugged! Right at this minute I’m capable of murder. Seriously, is it just me?

Mike
4 years ago

Comparison statistics on penalties awarded make for interesting reading, so far this season, things are carrying on the same-regardless. Last season Celtic were awarded six, the Huns were awarded thirteen. The referee who awarded the most was the gurning baboon Dallas: 10 penalties awarded out of 16 games- 0.63 per game.
Clancy: 8 penalties awarded out of 17 games- 0.47 per game.
So what is “Fair” Fair means treating people- teams equally without favouritism or discrimination. So where is the “Fairness for Celtic?
“Rangers” had “Downfall”, Celtic has “Downsize”. The Huns went “kaput” but we despite around £40.00 mill. in the bank, year on year we “Downsize” our ambitions. Meekly accepting the unacceptable
instead of using our leverage to sook out the shit from the Sceptic F.A. and to clean up the game, we absorb it like a sponge and “Carry-on- regardless… Res.12 the answer to the unacceptable.

Owen Mullions
4 years ago

Caption:
‘Bless me father for I have sinned. Whit the fuck!!!’

Rob O'Keeffe
4 years ago

Clancy,tosser.McInnes and his “team”,utter tossers.Why do Aberdeen come to Glasgow?Just hand over the points and go and play on your “beach”.
MadHun awarded two penalties and they were penalties,if only he had reffed our game…..fine result for Stevie(still trainee manager) and we have a fascinating title race.This is what we want to see….at least until they go tits up like that other mob still in worldclass length of liquidation.
Right,let’s discuss politics…….

Rob O'Keeffe
4 years ago

Please stop talking about heated driveways.Wealthy people spend their money how they see fit.Celtic are paying many players,who don’t play very much,plenty of bucks and they live in big hooses and drive nice shiny motors.At least Peter works for his living.
Right,that’ll me be sorted for the next golf trip to Florida….

Rob O'Keeffe
4 years ago

Caption: Salmond and Sturgeon,two cheeks of the same arse…..

Devoy45
4 years ago

Caption: Great, Mr. Magoo told me I could post letters here!
Caption: Great, The Big Yin told me there was a place I could park my bike!

Devoy45
4 years ago

Caption: What;s the Craic?

Devoy45
4 years ago

Sorry Una, your “Craic” got there first!

Monti
4 years ago

The way i see yesterday’s performance is this, there were two main factors in ot getting all three points, profligacy in front of goal & the expected non awarding of clear penalty kicks.
I don’t think we played badly, we just didn’t have our shooting boots on.
The penalty decisions need to be called out, if it’s not simple cheating, then it’s clearly incompetence.
Either way, it’s not good enough & his performance should be scrutinised.

4 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Think Hibs deserve a slight bit of praise here it’s 2 points lost but still unbeaten exciting season ahead until the inevitable. Only make it feel worse for them. Thought Bauer was excellent and Bayo when he came in unlucky with the overhead effort

jimmybee
4 years ago

We move on poor in the final 3rd Monti Ntcham or Christie only one has to play and keep jamesy out right. Silly decision like the one Calmac at left back. Keep it to the bhoys who play the positions and don’t sacrifice to try and give someone else a game. I thought Ntcham had not a bad game unlucky to be hooked. But keep it simple Lenny. HH

Magdalena’s Chestnut Gelding
4 years ago

Caption

The unsuspecting you lady just realised that she had unwillingly become a member of a 21st century “Windrush” generation.

Magdalena’s Chestnut Gelding
4 years ago

The unsuspecting “young lady”!!!

I really need to pull over on the motorway when typing these caption comments.

4 years ago

Caption
Gazza carries on his sex pest antics in British rail

Puggy67
4 years ago

Caption: Mind the gap!

Puggy67
4 years ago

Caption: Heaven, I’m in heaven
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we’re out together swinging cheek to cheek

George Lazenbhoy
4 years ago

Caption : can you open the window a crack

Martybhoy59
4 years ago

If he farts I am dead meat

Monti
4 years ago

Looking forward to that……cough.

Mike
4 years ago
Reply to  Monti

cough.

Monti
4 years ago
Reply to  Mike

🙂

Mike
4 years ago

Reading that we are being linked with Lawrence Shankland at Dundee Utd. Hardly suprising because he is scoring for fun every week, a hat trick last weekend. It was only a matter of time until some team big comes calling. Tosh McKinley scouted him, with Tosh’s reputation with strikers, if Shankland is poor Tosh will stick the heed in him..
The question is Griffiths, its not looking good for him…

Monti
4 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Shankland?
Not for me.

Mike
4 years ago

Forty million in the bank and still K.T. £25.00 million to add, but subtract the Jullien, Boli, ElHamed, Taylor monies plus two loan deals still leaves another ten million nett. Total in the pipeline not far short of £50.00 million pounds. But still scouting the Scottish Premiership, for Odsonne’s successor. Not saying that we don’t need a third striker but it sounds like another cheap investment from our Dundee United feeder club, Robbie Neilson next? Celtic-led by Scrooge.
Merry Christmas and Jungle Bells.

Mike
4 years ago

Championship.

Monti
4 years ago

Mike,
It doesn’t help making our mind about Griffiths, when the support is kept in the dark about what the problems are with him.
For one reason or another he is unavailable far too often, it’s not good enough for a club the size of ours.
At the end of this season, if he hasn’t proven his fitness & availability, i’d sell.
Bayo isn’t a Celtic first choice striker imo, oh & Edouard will miss next seasons qualifying games as he wants to play for France at the Olympics.

It’s great eh?

Monti
4 years ago
Reply to  Monti

*Four seasons ago Griffiths scored 40 goals.
Did he aye.

Mike
4 years ago
Reply to  Monti

It must mean that his Celtic future is under threat, but you are right as always the support are kept in the dark. The club pays him a lot of money, but his health is more important. Its a puzzle right enough. So once again I concur..

Monti
4 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Was looking at the glaekit pus on that cnt clancy, who knows maybe that’s how he always looks…..to me tho he looked like a man working to instruction.
Still, Lawwell will say nothing.

Monti
4 years ago

FFS It’s Gary Neville 🙂

Monti
4 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Ajer isn’t a central defender, he turned away when the Hibs player tried to square the ball, if he had faced the player square on the ball wouldn’t have ended up in the net.
I’ve said for years now Ajer is not a central defender but hey, what do i know?
We could always buy a central defender?

How did Jullien miss that header?
Bayo created space for himself then turned into Wayne Biggins, blasting over the bar.
Every time i see that chance i see Gary Hooper, planted low and hard into the net.

Monti
4 years ago

Does Lawwell not realise that staying quiet when Celtic are being cheated on the field of play, only instills confidence in those who seek to deny us?
These incidents should be very publicly discussed & queried in order to place the cheats into real pressure & scrutiny.
Lawwell does nothing about res 12 & say’s nothing when we are cheated on the park?

So why the fk does he get to take £3m out the club?

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