{"id":10636,"date":"2016-12-26T08:48:55","date_gmt":"2016-12-26T08:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=10636"},"modified":"2016-12-26T08:48:55","modified_gmt":"2016-12-26T08:48:55","slug":"celtic-diary-monday-december-26-enjoying-the-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=10636","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Monday December 26: Enjoying The Break?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thats all that over with for another year. And I’m banned from buying the presents or having anything to do with buying the presents from this year forward.<\/p>\n

I admit to struggling to get the wife something, so when she said just get me bath stuff I thought it would be easier…<\/p>\n

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And when the kids chipped in to get her something and it turned out to be a vacuum cleaner she couldn’t hide her disappointment.<\/p>\n

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I just hope you all had a good day. And that you got what they thought you wanted, and not what they thought you deserved.<\/p>\n

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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers doesn’t need to tell the support he’s got Celticitis, when he popped out yesterday, the symptoms were obvious.<\/p>\n

The Belfast Telegraph were with him…<\/p>\n

Celtic’s Brendan Rodgers in Christmas Day visit to NI Hospice bearing \u00a326k gift from Hoops<\/h1>\n

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Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers gave up some of his family Christmas Day celebrations to lend a helping hand to the charity that is closest to his heart.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Northern Ireland Hospice ambassador spent yesterday morning visiting the patients, their families and staff in the Belfast centre.<\/em><\/p>\n

During his visit the Carnlough man also announced a surprise Christmas present of \u00a326,000 from himself and the first team squad at Parkhead.<\/em><\/p>\n

Since becoming an ambassador earlier this year, the 43-year-old has made several visits to the adult and children’s hospices, as well as running in the Belfast City Marathon for the charity back in May.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Hoops manager lost his mother and father to cancer in the space of a year.<\/em><\/p>\n

His father Malachy died in 2011 at the age of 59, and was cared for by the NI Hospice in his final days.<\/em><\/p>\n

NI Hospice president and news broadcaster Paul Clark joined Brendan on his visit to yesterday.<\/em><\/p>\n

As has been the tradition for many years, Paul and his family spent time at the hospice on Christmas Day, visiting patients and staff, alongside a team of volunteers who make special cocktails, sing carols and help to create a festive and joyous spirit at what is an extremely difficult time for many of the patients.<\/em><\/p>\n

Speaking during his visit yesterday, Brendan said that seeing patients, families and staff at the hospice had “once again been a humbling experience” for him.<\/em><\/p>\n

“On today of all days, the visit serves as a poignant reminder to me, and hopefully everyone out there, of the importance of spending quality time with family and loved ones,” he said.<\/em><\/p>\n

It’s not what you say, its what you do that maketh a man . If you want to add a few bob to the hospice fund, you can do it here..<\/p>\n

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Celtic were in Hamilton at lunchtime on Saturday, and despite having Calum McGregor sent off for two bookable offences, the first when referee Willie Collum spotted one of his laces undone, which was followed up shortly after when Collum saw him trying to fasten them, the hoops managed a 3-0 lead in what can best be described as difficult \u00a0conditions.<\/p>\n

The weather was bad as well, with Storm Barbara wreaking havoc all over the west of Scotland, which made intricate passing and entertaining football a little more difficult than usual.<\/p>\n

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The groundstaff at Hamiltons New Douglas Park did their best, with an innovation on spectator comfort that may yet catch on and even rival the safe standing section at Celtic Park.<\/p>\n

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Celtics goals were all examples of excellence. See, i was only kidding about MacGregor getting booked over his laces. He was sent off for the sublime forward ball which sent Leigh Griffiths clear to score the opener, and by showing what he was capable of, Collum intervened to give Hamilton a chance.<\/p>\n

Stuart Armstrongs top corner sizzler in the second half and Moussa Dembele’s cool finish-he had come on for Griffiths, who had a tight calf ,- please, I’ll do the jokes-, to give Hamilton a chance.<\/p>\n

Collums performance in the middle wasn’t as bad as it could have been, and he has to be congatulated for spotting the assistance given to Scott Brown when he nearly fell over, as weaker referees might have been fooled into awarding a penalty.<\/p>\n

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With another three points in the bag, supporters are now hoping Celtic can ride out the current slump for the remaining two games before the league takes a break for a few weeks, with Ross County next up on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Sky TV , as ever, received criticism for its coverage of the game, despite cutting the sound off during the second half and sparing the audience the voice of Andy Walker and whoever it was that was commentating.<\/p>\n

In fact, one website seemed a little more outspoken than others…<\/p>\n

Electronic Tims<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@<\/s>ETimsNet<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0Dec 24<\/span><\/a><\/small><\/div>\n
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Fuck @<\/s>SkySports<\/b><\/a> Fuck your shite coverage of Scottish football and Fuck Rupert Murdoch. #<\/a><\/s>FuckSky<\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

There was no after match analysis , the channel blaming technical difficulties, when the truth was no one could find Neil McCann at full time.<\/p>\n

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Hoops fans can now relax, as according to the Scotsman, yet another milestone has been reached..<\/p>\n

Celtic\u2019s win over Hamilton means they are safe from relegation<\/h1>\n

Well, thats one less thing to worry about. Of course, the article is a little less than serious, and does make a valid point, to an extent.<\/p>\n

Celtic\u2019s 3-0 win over Hamilton at New Douglas Park in the Ladbrokes Premiership means they are now safe from relegation. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Their run of 22 domestic matches unbeaten has seen the club reach the 52-point mark. That coupled with their 36-point lead over bottom clubs Inverness and Hamilton means that even if Brendan Rodgers\u2019 side were to lose all 20 of their remaining matches, they would still avoid dropping into the bottom six before the split.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

According to hasithappened.net, which collates data from Europe\u2019s top five leagues, as well as the top divisions in Portugal, The Netherlands and Scotland and the English lower leagues, Celtic are the first club from among that sample to secure their status in their respective league. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cAfter today\u2019s win against Hamilton, the anomalies of the SPFL split mean that there is no possible sequence of results that would allow Celtic to fall into the bottom half of the table before the league splits, then in their remaining games fall into the bottom 2,\u201d said Keith McNamee, who runs the website. \u201cIn fact the lowest place Celtic can now finish in an absolute worst case scenario is 7th.\u201d<\/span><\/em>

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I’ve read that paragraph several times and I still haven’t got a clue what he’s talking about.<\/p>\n

CQN carries a story about colin Kazim richards, who left Celtic when he realised it was a football team, and a visit the big fellow had to a pet shop, when he was looking to buy a dog.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cI went to buy a dog and the shop owner said: \u2018Kazim, I have something for you\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I went in the back of the shop and he had lions, tigers and chimpanzees in there.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHe wanted \u00a322,000 for a lion! Obviously, I was never going to buy one, but I thought I should jokingly say: \u2018Yeah, I\u2019ll have a lion\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cFor a moment, the guy wasn\u2019t sure if I was serious. It was crazy!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Lions will always be associated with Celtic, for one obvious reason, and as are songs, such as this one..<\/p>\n

But put the lions and songs together, and you get this shite…<\/p>\n

In the jungle, the mighty jungle
\nThe lion sleeps tonight
\nIn the jungle the quiet jungle
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Near the village the peaceful village
\nThe lion sleeps tonight
\nNear the village the quiet village
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Lions, of course don’t live in the jungle, they live on the savannah, and as for sleeping at night, thats bollocks as well, they hunt at night and sleep in the day.<\/div>\n
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No wonder these two dancers tried to get away when they were asked to perform the tune.<\/div>\n
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Every day is a school day on Etims, even when they’re closed.<\/div>\n
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Then again, there are a lot of examples of misinformation out there. Imagine how stupid I felt when I went to an event in Merstham when i saw this advert<\/div>\n
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And would you have a drink with this guy ?<\/div>\n
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Imagine trying to buy something for him at Christmas. Poor little sod doesn’t know what he wants, but he’s definitely one to keep an eye on.<\/div>\n
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Some people can;t be trusted, inclusing the woman who stole 101 dalmation puppies, but she got picked up by the police yesterday, and hopefully she’ll get a proper kicking in the custody unit.<\/div>\n
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The custody unit, by the way, isn’t a euphanism.<\/div>\n
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At this time of year, a lot of people have it tough. Some are made to realise that life isn;t going to turn out the way they want it to, and its even tougher when you watch your children suffer as well.<\/div>\n
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But they always have to have hope, and sometimes you have to put them on the path to righteousness, as illustrated in this tweet and picture, from a Mr. Spiers of Glasgow.<\/div>\n
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Santa for crying out loud what are you thinking bringing this for one of my kids…!! #<\/s>Staunch<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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Spiers, of course, took it all in good spirit, a mark of the measure of the man, though there is a tone of bitterness in his investment portfolio<\/p>\n

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Caption time, and from Christmas Eve we have this…<\/div>\n
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and for the first time , the winner comes from our twitter feed,,,<\/div>\n
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@<\/s>ETimsNet<\/b><\/a> “If you want some Scotland caps, you’d better learn to play right back…” \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Today, a picture that yet again, requires some explanation..<\/p>\n

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