Although we celebrated after the Hearts game, and again after the Aberdeen game, to orrow is the game where Celtic are begrudgingly handed the SPL trophy by grinning imbecile Neil Doncaster, providing a golden opportunity for either Ronny Deila, John Collins or anyone else to cement their name amongst true Celtic legends;
Sometimes the simplest way to get your feelings across is often the most effective.
For Ronny deila, its the end of a turbulent exoerience as he prepares to head off into the sunset, and he’s probably going to be more than a little emotional, if his press conference yesterday is anything to go by, and he offered hope and encouragement to the incoming boss about next season;
“This squad could get to the Champions League next year.
“They have to be ready and use the experience they have. The last two seasons we have been very close. We will meet the same kind of opponents next time and Celtic should be good enough to beat them seven times out of 10.”
Should be, but the squad have proved that they haven’t learned anything, so some level of experience above what is already there will be needed to boost the chances, which frankly are no better than fifty fifty at the moment.
Whether that experience will be at managerial level with the expected partnership of O’Neill and Keane , or at player level with the -well, we’ll come to that in a moment-acquisistion of a blue chip signing…
Deila continued, dropping a fairly big hint that he will grass the troublemakers…
“I would be happy to take a call from the new manager. If he wants that then it is not a problem for me.”
Then the current boss got a little , er, emotional, looking back at his two years in the hot seat;
“It is good in one way, but in another way it is a little bit sad.
“When I get some time off and take time to reflect, I’ll feel very proud of my two years here. I will have a lot of good memories.”
“You have to be very honest with yourself, and be yourself.
“And then, whatever happens, you can look in the mirror and know you’ve been true to yourself. That gets through to the fans.
“I admit mistakes when I have made mistakes. I’ve said things when things haven’t been positive and I think you get respect for that.
“I’ve also taken the responsibility when things haven’t been so good.”
Oh stop it.
You’ve won two titles, more than quite a few Celtic bosses, and for that we thank you.
You’ve assembled a squad which has potential, and for that, we thank you.
but, we did tell you that you had to stamp your authority on the squad, and you didn’t, so when you take another job, learn from it, and don’t make the same mistakes again.
Goodbye, Ronny, maybe the job just came too soon for you. all the best in whatever you do next.
Except if you end up back at Celtic Park as manager of a Europeanopponent.
Celtic face Motherwell in the final game of the season, and whilst the result doesn’t matter, perhaps I can finally get the 7-0 thats been promised for the last couple of years ?
That would be nice.
Our tarrier carrier pilot is on another mission tomorrow, so a few of us are jumping in with the Preston Emerald , who have been known to enjoy a sing song and a good day out, which kind of adds to the excitement, as they are still completely unaware of how the Lennon CSC members can make a long day longer, and really need to work on our four part harmonies.
And we have promised to to have the one drink each.
I worked briefly in Preston for a while in 2007/8 and used to pop into the Sun Hotel to watch the occasional game on television, and it will be like a wee trip down memory lane of sorts.
Of course , by the time I get home, as we intend to have a refreshment or two when we get back to Stoke, any memories that come back to me will have disappeared again, but that measn the next time I do this, it will be like a whole new experience, and thus ad to the excitement.
So, are we any coser to finding a manager for to replace Ronny Deila ?
Peter Lawwell , as usual, was frank and honest with the press; ( you don’t know what frank and honest means, do you ?-Ed )
“It won’t be for another week or two, I would have thought. We have just started the process,”
“We will get the best man available who wants to come to Scotland. We have strengths and weaknesses, but we need to get in the best and get the fans back. I hope that’s what we do.”
“Every time you go out for a manager, it’s tough. However, we are champions, we are going into the (Champions League) qualifiers, we have a stable club financially, we have just announced the biggest shirt sponsorship deal in Scottish football history, we have the biggest kit sponsorship deal, we are going to play Barcelona, Inter Milan, Leicester, and it is Celtic. We still have a big appeal.”
Right, if he can do t, so can we.
It’s time for us to insult your intelligence…..
Electronic TimsRUMOUR…..Celtic have been approached by the agent of Zlatan to see if we want to sign him on a 1 year contract. #Celtic
Even we at Etims thought twice about putting this one out, but there is substance to it. Lets face it, at least the ones we make up have some sort of credibility, but this one came out of nowhere….or did it ?
In July, after PSG, who he leaves this summer, he said;
“Where I go next, it will be a surprise, a very big surprise.”
Then, in august, he dropped a hint about where it could be…
But that means a move to Malmo wouldn’t be a surprise….
Prior to that, in 2013, he spoke about Celtic…
“Celtic is a club with a big tradition and a place any top player would want to end their career.
“How could I say I wouldn’t want to play for those fans every week?”
“But after playing at Celtic Park it is easy to understand why he chose to stay there for so long.
“No player would ever want to leave playing in the stadium for those fans.
“It’s a beautiful condition to play in.
“I have played in the biggest games in world football. But I have never experienced an atmosphere like I did at Celtic Park.”
So, the big man has a bucket list….and those capable of lip reading will notice that in this picture , Zlatan is asking Henrik to put in a good word for him with his Celtic Park contacts…
CELTIC QUICK NEWS is to place a statement on Resolution 12 in newspapers in England and Switzerland later this month.
In a series of newspaper interviews which appeared in today’s Scottish newspapers, Chief Executive Peter Lawwell indicated that an official statement from Celtic could be expected shortly.
Informed sources believe that apart from fine tuning a few words here and there, the club is entirely on the same wavelength as the Celtic shareholders who have been pursuing this matter dilligently for several years.We understand that the SFA are themselves reasonably satisfied that the matter is now set to be referred to UEFA to review the circumstances that allowed Craig Whyte’s Rangers to participate in two European competitions in 2011 while have overdue social taxes.
Rangers were eliminated from both competitions and in February 2012 the club went into administration. It was later placed into liquidation in summer 2012 after a proposed CVA was rejected by the club’s creditors.
In order to achieve widespread awareness for Resolution 12, advertisements will be placed in The Guardian and also in the Swiss newspaper of influence Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
This initiative is currently being crowd funded on Celtic Quick News and you can show your support by contributing to the cost of the advertisements HERE. Contributions start at £10 and adjust the quantity if you wish to contribute more. All Celtic supporters are invited to participate.
Any surplus will be donated to the Malawi school kitchen’s appeal on CQN.
I also put atletico Madrid case to you.
If you want redress for Celtic being stuffed by licences being awarded improperly Atletico is as striking a case as that behind resolution 12, yet no shareholders appear to have any interest in it. Why? Because you guys need to build straw men that satisfy your fixations with how Rangers are treated by authorities.
No, we don’t.
Really, we don’t.
According to the Spanish daily El País, Atlético Madrid is paying 4.5 per cent interest on the outstanding €115 million they owe Spain’s treasury, amounting to an annual payment of €15 million. But although a deal has been struck with the tax authority, the debt means last season’s Europa League winners fall foul of Uefa’s financial fair play rules that demand clubs keep up to date on tax payments.
“The [Uefa] Club Financial Control Body’s investigatory chamber has identified that important overdue payables towards other clubs, and/or towards employees or social/tax authorities existed in 23 cases,” said Uefa in a statement.
“[Therefore] 23 clubs involved in 2012/13 Uefa club competitions have seen the payment of their prize money temporarily withheld pending further investigation.
“This [withholding] measure will remain in force until all identified balances have been settled in full or until a final decision by the CFCB adjudicatory chamber is taken.”
Willie Malley takes training at Barrowfield
Maybe it wasn’t Ronnies time or more likely he was like some of his players and just not good enough but when I read this I thought of him.
‘“You can be shaped, or you can be broken. There is not much in between. Try to learn. Be coachable. Try to learn from everybody, especially those who fail. This is hard. … How promising you are as a Student of the Game is a function of what you can pay attention to without running away.”
― David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest
Well done Ralphy,
Arise all Fenians i tell you,come fight for Erin GoBragh,
Dip your hands in your pockets and fight for Res12 an awe.
Back theRes12 fight lets back the Petitioners.
As i was going over the Cork and Kerry Mountains,
I saw Captain Farell and the money he was countin,
I first produced my pistol and then produced my rapier,
I stand o er and deliver or the devil he may take ya,
Musha ring dumb a dumb a da da,
whack for my daddo, whack for my dadda-o
Thers whisky in the jar oh,
Make mine a double Phil.
Caption, Pensionerbhoy looks on in amazement as Mikey scores for the tic verses Real Madrid. 17-0 to the tic.
Pensionerbhoy ya wee tease,you come on with yer brilliant posts and then leave us gaspin for mair,then you leave us dangling. Tell mrs P.B. to release you from the chains in the basement and come back to civilisation.
Toon Barmy,Toon Barmy, come along and by your plastic belly.
mike
My absence was far from intentional. Mrs. PB did have me chained to some extent but being the superman I am that was not a major problem as my laser eyes simply burned them lose at will. However, some major repairs to the auld hoose, which is even more dilapidated than yours truly, along with a very, very busy couple of weeks organising various events for my “young folk”, prohibited me from even reading the esteemed Diary and the celebrated comments. However, a late night or two – early morning might be a better description but Mrs. PB thought the back of Maris Pipers I put next to her in the bed was me with a hard on – saw me play catch up and, low and behold, here is Mr. Doddery Old Fool back in the swing of things. In some ways I thank the Lord I missed commenting on some of the recent “stuff”. It is beyond belief what is doing the rounds regarding the concoctions of our degenerate Scottish authorities, our board, CEO, management and players. Nor have we been helped by the “wisdom” of many of Celtic’s staff as spewed out in the press of late. I was once a great critic of the club’s silence on many issues but reading some of the claptrap from CEO, manager and players in recent weeks encourages me to take up knitting, beginning with purl and knit stitches I can apply to club mouths.
Having said all that, I am somewhat disappointed some fans can not let Deila go without kicking him when he is down. I tend to agree with Ralph that he was a man with very good ideas in his head but a total inability to transfer them to players and coaches. Consequently, we ended up for two years with headless chickens instead of peacocks. However, the fact the man had the club at heart even in his failure, surely entitles him to leave, if not with respect, then without disrespect. We are better fans than that and I believe that, in spite of deserving criticism, we should never talk disparagingly of anyone who has given time and energy to our club – perhaps that should apply to anyone anywhere. No matter the general consensus, I wish the man well in the future. The present was not his, for sure, but maybe his talents will shine elsewhere and in another era. For now, let us all look ahead in the hope there IS someone worthy of the managerial post out there. Not one hat in the ring fills me with confidence as yet.
I would say it is nice to be back but I await Monti’s PENSIONERBHOY OUT with calm apprehension 🙂
Caption: Groundsman still waiting to clean up Scottish football.
mike
My apologies. My superman finger hit the post button before I could check over my drivel. Within the first few sentences, I notice horrific bloomers. I am afraid to check any further, apologise now for the multitude of spelling and grammatical blunders which, being a well bred Dundonian, will no doubt offend your delicate literary sensitivities 🙂
H H
pb is it not that you have to”earn” respect,the ghuy was a total failure as a coach in almost if not all aspects of coaching,he was clueless as to the composition of a team and the requirements physical/mental of players he had 2 years to get it right and never came anywhere near to,nobody to blame other than himself.
john
I am literally about to be shoved out the door by the other half so this is a quickie. I may not have expressed myself properly. I was not asking for respect for him as a manager but as someone who managed our club. Willing association is always worthy of our fan’s respect and to not give it is in my opinion letting ourselves down rather than condemning the manager. As I said, I always believed we were better than that and a cut above the rest. I think just letting him go without jeers or cheers would be the simplest solution. Having said that, I am a big softy at heart when it comes to anything or ANYBODY Celtic.
H H
P.B.Absolutely brilliant auld bhoy and welcome back.
Your post once again is top class and aleviates the boredom of the usual guff.
A Maris Piper hard on,marvellous,personnally i prefer Jersey Royals cos,the name makes up for the lack of performance.Your correct of course with your observations,so no argument from moi.The thing is that when you composed your article you specified the requirements that a new Manager should have and you fully described Roy Keane,Rebus agreed with me,so, if that does not work out.we ken who to blame,You.
Your good lady sounds broody with all that spring clean ups,so watch yourself we dont want you back chained up in the basement,treated as an object of her affections and desire.Try and phone the polis,to facilitate your release.
Guid to hear from you auld bean,keep on,keeping on,we miss your wit,humour and common sense.
Toon Army,Toon Army,roll up and buy your plastic belly.
Moneyball still in place as Celtic trial tin can for goalkeeper
Fuck I need to get out the house…
Caption: “It’s my baw”, shouts Ralphy, “I win”.
if we bring in keano and big zlatan ralph you will have to bring up young scotty cardle on that preston bus to stop all the fights
Another excellent diary Ralph.
Could be Big Pete’s ‘get out of jail card ‘if he got Zlatan for the season ,sold out Celtic Park every time.
Caption: Deficiencies in Celtic’s scouting system come to light.hh
caption ffs that looks like ma auld back ma auld maw always says when i was a wain she bought me wellies and i never had them aff ma feet that mght be me in the shorties
caption thats some number that auld guys got aint dain much brushing
is that tiggars broom hees got
Was that the worlds first sweeper?
The St Johnstone ground staff get the pitch ready for today’s game.
That’s what Celtic needed this season a sweeper at the back
Ralph
Another guid yin as usual. I am not sue about the overall effect of the advert by CQN but I am willing to add my few coppers to the cause. You see, in the end, we need the media to take up the cudgel and given we are using this very same media to advertise makes me wonder if that gives them the ability to simply use the adverts as their “investigative journalism” or, as we better know it, “churnalism”. Only an excuse comes to mind.
Agree with you about Ronny. Like all good souls who did their best, may he go and rest in peace. Life goes on and, hopefully, Celtic will move on.
I am going to cheat since have not had a go for nearly two weeks and do a second caption: Training session for Scottish assistant referees.
H H
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Danny mcgrains boot camp for youth development moves to another level
Hi All,
Arrived back in Canada last night but still not home. Driving from To to Ottawa as we speak(almost!) so, will we get Ibby for a season? There is a key word in the last sentence…….”season”. Associate it with books and you are getting near the truth of the rumour! It will not happen, but, hey ho, thank goodness. We should be trying to build a team long term, not provide cameo appearances for millionaires at the end of their careers. Too expensive, too disruptive and too late……enjoy the thought but pray that it goes away!
Back on the road,
Rebus
Along with Roy Keane – We will Feck up the Ten if he comes in.☘☘☘
After going bust again, a southside Glasgow football club finds that it cannot get anyone to contribute to its new beginning and has to lower its sights when looking for a new stadium.
As thread titles go Ralph that’s up there with the best.
Bravo.
Ralph if that particular rumour comes to I will spend a weekend in Dundee with no alcohol
Excellent read and a good laugh. Resolution 12: Justice will prevail. Cheers, Tims.
Caption:”Today Tanner Baa, tomorrow Inter Milan… an’ aw…”
Caption: “Historical nursery for Celtic wingers…”
I think I’m the wee cock on the rock as I would recognise the back of that napper anywhere. Ma ould pair would never let me face the camera. It’s Mcauslin street the toonheid. Hh
Caption:
The Hampden pitch gets another upgrade prior to the end of seasons showpiece event…..
Ya Hoor, whit a diary the day,all the young yins are oot doing the shoppin,going the wifes messages,lookin efter the weans,
sookin up the wifeys bahookies,makin the dinner.Its only us auld codgers thats left,mahn its feckin guid,only sensible poachers left,except hail mary.
Phaco,guid lookin from the back(his best side)Pensionerbhoy,henpecked as usual,Devoy back behind the sofa.(where is your pal Andybhoy)he should be here with his wit and shoumer,spoutin his pish.
Ralphy,please make it compulsory age should be posted,so that the wheat is seperated from the chaff,(thats a fermin term btw) for any silly townies.
Wait now am away fur a wee snooze a bovril and a mint cream,
oh sorry Rebus i forgot you,you are probably snoozin as we speak after your travails tae Scotia.
Fazers tae Malky,speak later Mrs Mikey needs me to go for the messages.H.H.
Caption…… the original ‘Zlatanner ba’ player.
And right on cue its ,Whoosh and yer Deed.Guid yin Andy,mind oor yins were always half croon yins.Manys the day i spent under the street lights after dark,with the jakets off,banging them in(thats a fitba)for any young yins and beltin the tanner ba against the walls,man it was guid.Then father would come looking for me and skelp my ear.Get in big yin and help your mother.AH happy innocent times.
Caption, I’ll go with whatever Ralph says as I feel he’s on a hat-trick 🙂
Caption
Warburtons latest loan stars, enjoy a kick about at Murray park
HH
Mike, I’m 66 same as Danny McGrain. “Old age ain’t for cissies…” Full of wisdom and bullshit. Behind the sofa with andybhoy!? Well, I’ll come OUT (from behind the sofa!) with our new manager, winning everything in sight, the Celtic way. Roll on six in a row. I’m also willing to be wrong about Roy Keane. I love the Celtic. Off for my tea, no been out all day…!
Devoy,join the auld age Arthritic club,with the emphisis on the tic bit,i must confess that you are a wee bit younger than moi.There is none so wise and full of it than i.
But, and its a big but i share your passion for the tic and hope that whoever they appoint will lead us onwards to no6.
So tarra for noo, i am off to check my sheepies.Later i will watch Hinterland on bbs4,then come back on to spoil everyones fun.H.H.
Mike,
If I walk the dog now Hinterland should be done when I’m back. Looks like John Hartson got the memo. (See comment below).
Uralias,he should get the memo Ralphys been touting the two amigos for 7 months,Montis changed his tune and now wants Bik MacFarlane,just to put a light under the players erchies.He may have a point,but Keano and MON,well that would be GREATTTTTT.
I know bud, that’s why I was asking who was John Hartson lurking on this site.
IT Wisny Me.
Hat’s off to Neil Lennon today for taking time out to have his picture taken with my wee girl and plenty of other kids today at their first holy communion he has made a lot of people very happy his attitude was first class. Thanks Neil XO
All right which one of you lot are John Hartson. I have read on a webshite (not a typo). That you have decided to talk about MON and Keano both coming (just the mention of it means Monti’s controller is getting the same treatment). Oh and just to put Monti out of pocket I hear that Zlatan’s agent contacted Celtic because ghod told him what was afoot (apparently agents aren’t good at anatomy).
As john howard said to me, when you have emptied the mountain it needs to be restoed. So lawell restore the mountain and fuck right off.
Zlatan my erse.
Didn’t think you thought that highly of Zlatan you would name your biggest asset after him.
Zlatan is a great player
hes better than say rivaldo
Caption: new pictures of ipox emerge. “rangers” really rank rotten rat ridden reprobates.
Hail, hail to Neil Lennon. Nice touch from a true Celt. Making a special day even better for those first Holy Communicants.
Neil Lennon is a top dude and top tim. We are all Neil Lennon.
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SFA present this picture as evidence that social projects, Xbox’s and unsafe streets have ruined Scottish Football not them being a bunch of corrupt nobs.
Just in from grandsons first holy communion,great day,though no Neil Lennon.
My problem is this,if it’s OK for cqn or whoever,to take out an advert in the guardian or whatever newspaper,then that newspaper accepts the facts of that advert,then if it accepts that the advert is factual,then why is no journalist from that newspaper,taking up the story?.
Perhaps they don’t feel it is news yet. The waters are too murky. Surely those taking out the advert have to sign of click a checkbox accepting responsibility for the content of the advert. Although I am not a lawyer.
I am not a lawyer either but,they do have lawyers checking individual adverts to ensure that they cannot be sued,they did that last time i believe with the Herald advert,for the Cellic supporters statement.
What i cannot understand or perhaps admit to myself is why the Board did not wish to get involved earlier,perhaps they thought that if the petitioners looked as if they were forcing there hand then that could get them of the hook with the National Assoc.Whatever at last it looks like progress and what many supporters want especially if season books sales are stalling,is the boards involvement and support,even if we fail,at the very least we have tried.
Well done to the Petitioners.
NAW,NAW NO regrets,yes we have no regrets,regrets we have a few,but to few to mention,he,he had no regrets when he had to go down to draw his pension.
Tomorrow tomorrow that is the dawning of the new sagatarius,the new sagatarius.
Ah the new communicants,cherish,love and nurture they are our future,may they live a long,happy and succesfull life.H.H.
God bless the wee one Jimmybee!
Wee ones communion today lads. All together now. Through him with him in him……..
God bless the wee man bgbhoy!
It’s the wee ghirl M and I was a very proud grandad yesterday.
Nice one mate, hope you all had a day to remember!
Caption: The two boys sitting on top of the concrete shed, one turns to the other..” what we need to do is start a football club, this will help take this community out of poverty ”
Celtic first and Celtic last and Celtic overall!!
Nice. Monti very nice.
Winner.
Winning Captains on CQN,saying that they have enough funding for the Gaurdian advert on Wed week,but still not enough for the Swiss newspaper Advert,APPARENTLY SUPPORT ALSO FROM SOME HERTZ AND SHEEPY SUPPORTERS.WHOD HAVE THUNK IT.
Good day all.especially the bold Mike,enjoy trophy day and hopefully a(nother)new beginning…….hail hail agus slainte.
Celtic playing well…open attacking play. Shooting boots are not on so far with shots on goal being weak. Rogic has lost the ball a few times in good position but he is always capable of a spectacular goal. he had one shot from outside the box that was class.
The position and chances created so far merit at least one goal. Hope this does not come back to haunt us.
Rebus
Finally, a goal for Tierney!!! Cuts in and blasts it into the net…pass from Roberts.
Rebus
Armstrong is playing exceptionally well. He is all over the midfield. He works the ball into the penalty area and shoots but hits the post. Rogic follows up and hits the empty net.
Have Celtic found the killer touch??
Rebus
3-0 Lustig header from the back post. Game over! The Well keeper looks wobbly over the last few minutes.
Rebus
Izzy warming up. Last Hurrah for him?
Rebus
rebus67
Listening on CTV. Sounds like we have finally found some form. Would you concur?
H H
Pace has fallen considerably. Armstrong having his best game by far. Christie needs a goal to boost his confidence.
Rebus
Rogic shot saved by keeper straight to Christie but he misses an open net. Pity…it could have started his career at Celtic!
Rebus
Excellent first half. Only three up but could have been double that. Very fluid football. Hope Christie gets a goal to give him confidence. He is carrying the ball too much and needs to play it on. However, no failures at all.
Rebus
Absolute beauty by Armstrong.
Armstrong does a Rogic and volleys the ball into the net. 4-0 the Celts.
Rebus
Roberts finally gets his goal by sweeping it into the far bottom corner. 5-0 Celts.
In more shocking news..the club have asked Ronnie to stay!!
Monti collapses!
Rebus
:), :), :)!!
H H
6-0 Christie. Great daisy cutter into the net towards the right of the net. Rogic supplied the pass.
Rebus
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