{"id":11047,"date":"2017-04-03T09:42:19","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T08:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=11047"},"modified":"2017-04-03T09:42:19","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T08:42:19","slug":"celtic-diary-monday-april-3-over-the-hump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=11047","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Monday April 3: Over The Hump"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the more annoying trends in social media is the one where people-i think they’re people-refer to wednesday as hump day. apparently it means that we are over the hump and on the way down the hill as far as the working week is concerned.<\/p>\n

Thats the Monday to Friday working week which was confined to history under the Thatcher government for all but a few of us.<\/p>\n

Celtic won a sixth consecutive title yesterday in considerable style by beating Hearts 5-0 at Tynecastle.<\/p>\n

That means we are over the hump on the way to ten, the magical figure which will erase the Cheating Years from Scottish football’s record books.<\/p>\n

Celtic sixth consecutive title means that the club have now achieved the feat on three separate occasions, two more than anyone else, and three more than anyone else without imaginative fiscal policy.<\/p>\n

The desire for tn is strong, but we should maybe take a seat back and enjoy what is still a remarkable achievement in its own right.<\/p>\n

The game itself was as good a game as you’ll see anywhere. Hard but fair, classic goals and an atmosphere that leapt out of the tv screen.<\/p>\n

For those in the ground, the Scottish Mestalla lived up to its reputation of intimidation, as Mikael lustig would attest to after he went to get the ball back from some of the less evolved amongst the home support.<\/p>\n

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Another appeared to spit at the Celt, and at the very least wasn’t wishing him good luck…<\/p>\n

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There’s a chin asking to be whacked.<\/p>\n

Full clip here..\u00a0Lustig abused<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite the grounds shameful record on security, remember the attack on Neil Lennon ?. stewards still failed to appear in front of those responsibe, and as far as I’m aware no one was ejected from the ground.<\/p>\n

Maybe the club should take it up with Hearts, and maybe even ask for a neutral venue for the next fixture.<\/p>\n

We’ve been asking for protection from referees against the opposition players for some time, is it now time to ask for protection from supporters ?<\/p>\n

BBC sportscene made no mention of the incident, and the post match Sky analysis prefereed to concentrate on possible exits for Brendan Rodgers and a number of his key players.<\/p>\n

After a great peformance on the day, and a wonderful season all round, obe might perhaps have expected Neil McCann and David Tanner of Sky tv to dwell on these matters, and perhaps encourage a light hearted and watchable recap of the season.<\/p>\n

The managers favourite goals, games or even singalongs.<\/p>\n

Anything,in fact, that would make viewers want to watch it.<\/p>\n

Instead, the atmosphere in the room resembled a wake before everyone is drunk, and McCann , along with his half witted pal Tanner, not only seemed to mourn the title win, but actually shifted the conversation to how limited Celtic are, and asked Rodgers about perceived weaknesses in the side.<\/p>\n

John Collins, to whom the question was attributed, looked bemused, and tried his best to think of a way to excuse himself.<\/p>\n

By the way, NOTLR on twitter has spotted that if you turn Neil McCann’s head upside down, he looks like someone off the telly..<\/p>\n

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Ach, maybe thats a bit harsh, he did have quite a rough start to life…<\/p>\n

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However, the professionalism of rodgers showed through, and despite McCanns pleas for an English side to come and take him and some of his players down south, the manager reassured us he was quite happy with his lot…<\/p>\n

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From Squawka, who don’t have Neil McCann asking the questions..<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cNot really, no, and I\u2019m not trying to downplay it,\u201d Rodgers said, as reported by\u00a0BBC Sport<\/a>, when asked if the title win was his biggest achievement.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cMy biggest feeling is how I can influence players, so when I see Stuart Armstrong play like he did, that\u2019s my big achievement. When I see Kieran Tierney, Scott Sinclair, Scotty Brown develop, these are my big achievements.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cFor any people thinking it\u2019s easy, look at Aberdeen the other night [Friday\u2019s 7-0 win at Dundee], and how well they played. A really good team, an excellent manager, and they go away and get a victory at a hard place to go.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just been the level of our consistency \u2013 the players are getting the rewards for how they work on a daily basis. It wasn\u2019t easy, every game is tough.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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There must be something in the air-another Glasgow club achieved something special at the weekend..<\/p>\n

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If Sky decided to play the occasion down, one of the Celtic players decided not to..<\/p>\n

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Liam<\/strong>\u200f\u00a0<\/span><\/span>@Liam67M<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
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