We haven’t signed anyone else yet.

We haven’t sold anyone else yet

The latest EPL club to apparently show an interest in Matt O’Riley are Brighton, but we have it on good authority that O’Riley is less than flattered by the approach.

And Brendan Rodgers, when he told clubs to “value the player, not the league “, was showing how much attention he was taking to the plethora of offers which Celtic have reportedly received for the midfielder.

If a serious offer does land on the table, it will be considered, but all that’s there just now are a few coasters and a couple of table mats.

There was a bit of a rammy starting on social media yesterday as fans began to realise that the season books don;t have the traditional free cup game on, and now only offer admittance to nineteen league games.

With £25 being the charge to watch the League Cup game against Hibernian, and a four game Champions League package soon to be up for grabs, accusations of penny pinching will be hurled at the board again, and when you chuck in another three new strips this season it’s getting harder to justify the expense.

And seriously, take sandwiches and a flask with you….

Even more disappointing, none of the staff were wearing their new uniforms….

Maybe someone on the board could start to read the room and at the very least put something back in for the support, and I don’t mean a free calendar at Christmas.

The Diary is a long time critic of our PR department, and it seems the board have dealt with that by simply not having one.

Some people are actually quite good at PR, such as former referee Bobby Madden, who , since leaving the game, appears to have studied it’s rules while he’s had a bit of time on his hands…

After a bit of waffle and a reference to a similar incident elsewhere, Madden concluded it was a penalty when Killie keeper McCrorie assaulted Celtic forward Kyogo Fuhruhashi.

Good ole Bob. We might not moan so loudly when he gets the top referee job after Willie Collum gets fed up with it.

But he still let his old pals over the river know he’s really on their side , by backing the no penalty claim against the soon to be disillusioned Conor Barron….of “rangers ”

With the relaxation of the handball criteria only being shared with clubs and media (still baffles me why the SFA don’t share examples on their own platforms or partner with a media outlet for fans) there is still a lot of doubt regarding what is punishable.

The distance is short and the movement isn’t unnatural, my understanding is that this is not punishable. I would go as far to say that if this was awarded I would expect VAR intervention to correct it. Hopefully this standard is maintained after the quite ludicrous guidance on-hand that has been issued in recent years.  

Conor Goldson will gutted. He would have been allowed to wear gloves under any relaxation of the rules.

Madden’s warblings were under a headline which suggests he’s some sort of warrior riding into town to uphold justice….

Madden appears less than convinced by new SFA handball guidance and also had a potshot over Celtic’s non-penalty

But as ever, we should always look below the headline and study the text before jumping to conclusions, which is why I’ve had to re-write todays diary….

Adam Montgomery, convicted of daughter’s murder, transferred out of NH prison

If only I’d checked whether or not he was still out on loan…..then I’d have noticed that it was a different Adam Montgomery.

In other news, Motherwell haven’t received their allocation for their trip to Hampden to face “rangers ” this weekend yet, which has absolutely nothing to do with the printers wanting paid for the first batch , the ones that said the game was at Ibrox, not having been paid for.

To be fair, though, it must be a nightmare for the plucky, cash strapped Glasgow newcomers as they are still trying to find their own fans tickets and seats.

Yesterday, we had this….

Today….