The diary is back, the dairy has been discontinued, after the decision was made in the Etims boardroom to stop churning out cheesy bull.
Thats enough puns for now.
Manager Neil Lennon is over the moon ( no more cow puns -ed ) at the resurgence of midfielder Beram Kayal;
“Beram’s a quiet boy off the field. On the field, when he is at his best, he is a tiger.
“His passing and his football were good against Ajax and his discipline too.
“Like the rest of the team he grew as the second half wore on. The desire is there among the squad and Kayal is a fantastic example.
“We have now seen glimpses of him coming back to the form that he had shown. He looked good in pre-season but hadn’t really caught fire.
“Against Hibs last weekend we thought he looked more like himself. Against Ajax his whole instincts were there.
“He looked to have that natural feeling you get when you are out there and I thought he had a brilliant game. I was delighted with him.
“That run and shot after he scored was like him in the old days. ”
It certainly was. Even Kayal was shocked, and had to have a lie down.
“Even for the tackle on Fischer, I wasn’t sure he was going to make it there. The Kayal of maybe three or four months ago wouldn’t have done but he has got that extra pace back.
“He makes a great tackle and that was a turning point, it was important. As good as a goal, I felt.
“Then he gets his bit of luck with the goal and he deserved it. He has given himself a huge lift and given us all a huge lift with that performance.”
The game itself was billed as a season defining clash, and perhaps it will also be remebered as the game we got Kayal back. all he needs to do now is change his name to Mulgrew and he’ll be shoe-horned in somewhere.
“He looks after himself, he works really hard. He is a good professional.
“He has been desperate to reignite his form and I believe he has done that.
“He always believed he could do it, that he just needed game time. But last season, with Victor Wanyama playing so well and Joe Ledley and Charlie Mulgrew, competition was pretty fierce in there.
“I have to say he hasn’t been anywhere near showing that sort of form and he knows that himself. I don’t think you ever lose it. Physically, you can lose it because injuries take their toll.
“Maybe that has been a little bit of the case for him.
“I said in pre-season he had started looking like himself again, then he had a hip injury and a groin injury which kept him out for a month.
“The start of his season for him has been a little bit disjointed but, like I said, I felt against Hibs he was starting to look a lot better and that Ajax goal will have given him a massive shot in the arm.”
He even shoe-horned Mulgrew into that speech.
With Nir Bitton not going to be available, and Scott Brown suspended pending appeal, Kayal has every chance to cement a place in the middle. Brown will be an automatic pick should his suspension be lifted, but he’ll pick up another one fairly quickly, so Kayal need not lose heart. Lennon continued;
” So we need to keep Beram fit because, when you put Joe and Charlie in there, it’s a little bit lopsided.
“I keep on going on about these two lefties in midfield but it is just an imbalance in there that you can get away with, with two righties.
“Now it’s Beram’s time and he has certainly maximised the opportunity.”
Lennon was in a happier mood than of late, and the relief from beating Ajax was evident amongst some of the players as well. Joe Ledley, has has been unlucky with injuries this season, confirmed the sides belief in itself;
“We have always had a lot of belief in ourselves as a team, but I think there were a few people who thought that was it for us,”
“But we felt that we were very unlucky in those first two games.”
“The performances were good and the lads took a lot of positives from them. And we have always kept a firm belief that we can get out of the group again this year.
“The result against Ajax gives us a lot of hope. The big thing for us will be going to Amsterdam and we’ll look to get another big result.”
Neil Lennon summed it all up;
Ajax will face UEFA sanctions for the behaviour of their fans at Celtic Park. Various missiles, including plastic seats, were thrown at stewards and home fans in the family section. Great move by the club, to put kids next to the away fans.
“Disciplinary proceedings have been opened against AFC Ajax for crowd disturbances and throwing of objects (article 16 of the UEFA disciplinary regulations) at theChampions League match in Glasgowagainst Celtic,” said a UEFA spokesman.
“The case will be dealt with by the UEFA control and disciplinary Body ”
Strathclyde Police confirmed there were no arrests, as there is no set procedure on arresting away supporters at Celtic Park. However, most of the officers present had their time taken up listening for banned songs, synchronised coughing or people pointing sticks at Ajax fans.
A man who posted a comment on Facebook asking people to send “mair bombs and bullets ” to Celtic boss Neil Lennon, has ben jailed for nine months.
William Kilpatrick posted the comments after finishing work, and in the aftermath of a 0-0 draw between Celtic and former rivals First Rangers.
The Sheriff, summing up , said;
“I have little difficulty in accepting that you did not appreciate the gravity of the matter when you posted those words. But you have been found guilty of a serious offence. Your comments towards Neil Lennon were offensive.”
There is no evidence to suggest that the guilty man had bought shares in the newly privatised Royal Mail, and was simply trying to increase their value through extra business.
Speaking of raising money, cash strapped minnows Second Rangers are selling off souvenirs, and I rang up to offer £60 for Ally McCoist, Ian Black and Lee McCulloch. It seems, however, I had misread the advert, and it was bricks that were on offer. The Auchenhowie training centre bricks, to be precise. Auchenhowie is the new name for Murray Park, as it seems that the new club are reluctant to use the great mans name anymore. A bit like the Scottish press. Thankfully, HMRC have promised to bring him back into the spotlight.
Anyone else scream at the telly last night when Real Madrid were awarded a penalty against Juventus, when the Italian side were judged guilty of wrestling Reals forwards in the area ? And then there was that dive…
.Juventus , they never change, do they ?
Fall out from last weeks Hibernian match continued, with a Hibees website bemoaning the brutal assault on defender Michael Nelson, who is now set to miss a few games;
” Hibs defender Michael Nelson looks set to be sidelined for a number of weeks following a horror injury picked up against Celtic.
Despite Celtic manager Neil Lennon claiming that Hibs had put in some terrible challenges, and even going as far as threatning revenge when Hibs next visit Parkhead, it’s the Hibees defender that was injured badly.
Nelson, 33, had a massive black eye, and swelling round the injury, early reports suggest that he has fractured his eye socket.
Hibs are said to be confiming this today in their press conference at Easter Road.
Nelson has been a rock lately in the centre of defence, and will be a big loss, but club captain James McPake is set to step in.
McPake has been for a couple of months with a back injury, but is expected to take over in defence against Aberdeen at the weekend. ”
It’s “threatening ” , not threatning. Glad to help.
Harry Redknapp, the man who has only ever won one trophy in his career, has been accused of dodgy business dealings and talks shite on the radio, thus making him perfect in many peoples eyes for the England national job, has his own wee thing on twitter. Called AskHarry, he will give his opinion on anything you want. This one made me laugh;
Talented lad, our ‘arry.
Steaua Bucharest, as pointed out first by el cormaco, are the only team without a shirt sponsor in this years Champions League. Thats because theres nothing worth buying in the city.
Theres a Glasgow derby coming up on Sunday, against the other big team in the city. Which Partick stalwart was the target of Celtic back in the seventies, but went south instead, as Jock Stein didn’t really rate him ?
Don’t forget, theres a podcast being recorded tonight with ticket supremo John Paul Taylor. Contact us to get your question asked. Its bound to be more sensible than any of ours.
Alan Hamsen?
Eh, I mean Hansen, or was it Hamster, or Hamlet?
Partick Surpremo….was it wee Bertie Auld again?…he might have been a good age by then but could have still did a trick nae doubt, thats if he could have gotten that sheepskin jaiket and bunnet aff!!
Patrick Slurpremo?
^ Irish dairy product guzzling champion (1888 – 1971)
Alan Hansen.
The other story about Hansen was that he was left out of the Mexico 86 squad after he decided on the day of the Wales game that he had a small strain and didn’t fancy it. Big Jock told Fergie that if we qualified Hansen wasn’t going.
When Fergie took over after the Big Man’s death he made sure the squad had no Hansen.
Re the latest Lenny hating loonball – “William Kilpatrick posted the comments after finishing work”!
You mean someone saw fit to employ this brainless idiot? Who? Weir Pumps? The Shipyards? The Polis? My money’s on the latter.
For further Sevco laughs, big elbows McCullochy (dead imaginative these sevco nicknames) has said his ultimate ambition is to lead “Rangers back in to the CL”. No sniggering at the back now, didn’t your mammy teach you it’s not nice to laugh at life’s unfortunates?
What a boost we seem to have got from the game on Tuesday. Lenny is positively beaming! It was arguably our poorest performance in the CL so far this campaign but I will take 3 points over plaudits any day. Off to Amsterdam now for a load of fun. Oh, and something about a game of football too so I’ve been told.
Sure it wasnt “Lead Rangers back into the Bar-L”?
Is that the Bar-L that laday went over niagra falls in?
Think that might be Alan Hansen
Should the police not have kettled and arrested the Ajax fans as they marched to the game otherwise are they failing to apply the “law”
In March I did by chance see the Green Brigade just before and during the kittling and subsequent arrests and it was nothing near what the police appeared to be facilitating on Tuesday night.
Perhaps those arrested in March might show this footage …..must surely discredit the police?
What happened to the puns?
They went a-whey
Go Home Ya Phuns!
The puns got, erm, punished
Re Michael Nelson of the Hoboes.
I blame Pat Fenlon. After all he did want to get in people’s faces.
Be careful what you wish for. Karma’s a Beeatch!
Celtic Dairy (sic) favourites?:-
Moo Johnstone?
Paul Lambert?
Milky McKay?
Not forgetting:-
Danny Ox,
Raphael (Cow) Scheidt,
Tommy Churns,
Swilly McNeill,
John ‘Yoghurt’ Hughes,
HENrik Larsson,
and my cousin Frank McBaaaarvey.
See whit you’ve started now with your punfoolery.
Im udderly wtting myself here
Ralph
With all the puns flying about the farmyard of humour, it is probably just as well my first lot of manure was rejected today.
I have to come back, though, if just to challenge your quiz answer yesterday. I knew SB had problems with sponsors but had a niggle somewhere they had found one at an even lower investment than Sevco, I think. That is what struck me about it. So, I did a Rangers and gained an advantage by looking up Wikipedia and here is what I found:
“On 28 September 2013, City Insurance becomes shirt sponsor of Liga I giants FC Steaua București in a deal worth €1.5 million per year.”
Lord Nimmo is available if you want a let off.
H H
Strathclyde Police have released a statement saying the following ‘Following the alleged disturbance of the Ajax fans we have decided that no further action is required. We are quite satisfied that while in the act of throwing chairs at kids there was no lateral movement’