{"id":11644,"date":"2017-06-30T10:47:37","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T09:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=11644"},"modified":"2017-06-30T10:47:37","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T09:47:37","slug":"celtic-diary-friday-june-30-etims-source-proves-correct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=11644","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Friday June 30: Etims Source Proves Correct"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not wishing to blow ones own trumpet, but have a look at this from the diary of May 9&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Our own stained source tells us to keep an eye on this guy\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.twtd.co.uk\/images\/news\/2818.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for kundai benyu\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>He\u2019s Kundai Benyu, a nineteen year old, available for a development fee this summer as he is leaving Ipswich.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He\u2019s spent this season on loan at non League Aldershot, and is being watched by a number of clubs, all of whom seem to be willing to pay a few quid for him.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Haarlem blue, who writes for Ipswich independent website, had a look at him recently..<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;He looks very comfortable on the ball with most passes short and accurate and mainly looking to move forward. Good vision and definitely has an eye for the killer pass. He takes all of the set pieces for the Shots, freekicks and corners, and always wants to be involved. &#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Watch this space, especially if Bojan Krkic starts sulking again.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We will now pause for a moment to congratulate our man in the know, and consider the serious ramifications of having to pay for his beer the next time we see him..<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/milwaukeebankruptcy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bankruptcy-Pocket-no-money2.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for bankruptcy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Well, whenever the scattergun approach of the mainstream media gets one right, they harp on about it for months, so we feel perfectly entitled to have our moment in the sun.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kundai Benyu, harshly described as sounding like a Japanese bendy bus by our own philosopher El Cormaco, is an excellent acquisition, though one for the future rather than one who is expected to walk straight into the first team.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/06\/29\/17\/41E1976700000578-0-Celtic_tweeted_this_photo_of_Kundai_Benyu_holding_aloft_the_club-a-87_1498753651578.jpg\" alt=\"Celtic tweeted this photo of Kundai Benyu holding up the club's famous home strip\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Manager Brendan Rodgers still has his eye on one more signing, one that will cost a bob or two, before the qualifiers begin, and that means the deal should be done within the next week.<\/p>\n<p>On Benyu, the manager said-according to the Sun;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt will give us great power and strength as well as quality.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hang on, thats not what he said at all. Thats an older quote about another transfer target.<\/p>\n<p>So lets see what Benyu told the official site..<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><em>&#8216;I\u2019m absolutely delighted to be joining Celtic,&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><em>&#8216;It\u2019s a massive honour to sign for the Scottish champions and one of the world&#8217;s truly great clubs.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><em>&#8216;It\u2019s also a great opportunity for me to continue to develop as a footballer under Brendan Rodgers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><em>&#8216;I\u2019m looking forward to meeting up with my new Celtic team-mates. I know there\u2019 s a lot of hard work ahead of me but I am ready for this, I\u2019m looking forward to the challenge and I can\u2019t wait to get started.&#8217;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><em>\u00a0The manager has told me just to relax and enjoy my time here, but has warned me not to let my mates talk to drunks in the pub, as that bastard at the Diary can pick up more than \u00a0Jodrell fucking Bank.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He has signed a four year deal, and Ipswich will receive a bit of compensation.<\/p>\n<p>There were reportedly several other clubs on his tail, and it must be regarded as a neat piece of business for the club.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Virgo, who couldn&#8217;t quite reach the level of being a neat piece of business for Celtic, said this, on Twitter;<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item-header\"><a class=\"account-group js-account-group js-action-profile js-user-profile-link js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Adamvirgs19\" data-user-id=\"1271740002\"><span class=\"FullNameGroup\"><strong class=\"fullname show-popup-with-id \" data-aria-label-part=\"\">Adam Virgo<\/strong>\u200f<span class=\"UserBadges\"><span class=\"Icon Icon--verified\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">Verified account<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"UserNameBreak\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"username u-dir\" dir=\"ltr\" data-aria-label-part=\"\">@<b>Adamvirgs19<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<small class=\"time\">\u00a0<a class=\"tweet-timestamp js-permalink js-nav js-tooltip\" title=\"12:23 PM - 29 Jun 2017\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Adamvirgs19\/status\/880507143736233984\" data-conversation-id=\"880507143736233984\"><span class=\"_timestamp js-short-timestamp js-relative-timestamp\" data-time=\"1498764236\" data-time-ms=\"1498764236000\" data-long-form=\"true\">13h<\/span><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\" data-aria-label-part=\"last\">13 hours ago<\/span><\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<div class=\"ProfileTweet-action ProfileTweet-action--more js-more-ProfileTweet-actions\">\n<div class=\"dropdown\">\n<div class=\"IconContainer js-tooltip\" title=\"More\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">More<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-tweet-text-container\">\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--normal js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em>Amazing move for Kundai Benyu signing for <a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link js-nav\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/celticfc\" data-mentioned-user-id=\"15203904\"><s>@<\/s><b>celticfc<\/b><\/a> what a great move for him. Take it from me your joining an amazing club best of luck \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--normal js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Whilst someone who has watched Benyu added;<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item-header\"><a class=\"account-group js-account-group js-action-profile js-user-profile-link js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ffsTom_\" data-user-id=\"2724079342\"><span class=\"FullNameGroup\"><strong class=\"fullname show-popup-with-id \" data-aria-label-part=\"\">Tom Walker<\/strong>\u200f<span class=\"UserNameBreak\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"username u-dir\" dir=\"ltr\" data-aria-label-part=\"\">@<b>ffsTom_<\/b><\/span><\/a><small class=\"time\">\u00a0<a class=\"tweet-timestamp js-permalink js-nav js-tooltip\" title=\"8:22 AM - 29 Jun 2017\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ffsTom_\/status\/880446294908698624\" data-conversation-id=\"880445078547951616\"><span class=\"_timestamp js-short-timestamp js-relative-timestamp\" data-time=\"1498749729\" data-time-ms=\"1498749729000\" data-long-form=\"true\">17h<\/span><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\" data-aria-label-part=\"last\">17 hours ago<\/span><\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<div class=\"ProfileTweet-action ProfileTweet-action--more js-more-ProfileTweet-actions\">\n<div class=\"dropdown\">\n<div class=\"IconContainer js-tooltip\" title=\"More\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">More<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ReplyingToContextBelowAuthor\" data-aria-label-part=\"\">Replying to\u00a0<a class=\"pretty-link js-user-profile-link\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/celticfc\" data-user-id=\"15203904\"><span class=\"username u-dir\" dir=\"ltr\">@<b>celticfc<\/b><\/span><\/a><a class=\"pretty-link js-user-profile-link\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kundaibenyu_\" data-user-id=\"1242354343\"><span class=\"username u-dir\" dir=\"ltr\">@<b>kundaibenyu_<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<button class=\"js-other-reply-users btn-link\" type=\"button\">3 others<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"js-tweet-text-container\">\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--normal js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em>Celtic fans, you have got one hell of a player on your hands! With <a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link js-nav\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialShots\" data-mentioned-user-id=\"205637838\"><s>@<\/s><b>OfficialShots<\/b><\/a> he was the best player I&#8217;ve seen for many many years!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--normal js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">If only he was Mexican, or had spent time in the Portuguese reserve league, then our own media would be singing his praises and saluting the work that went into the deal&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--normal js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--normal js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">There&#8217;s still a bit of work to be done to secure the services of midfield lynchpin stuart armstrong, although the gaffer is confident the deal will be done. armstrong himself is desperate to get his capital letters back, and should sign soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--normal js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Rodgers elaborated;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI wanted to put it on the backburner towards the end of last season,\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u201cI didn\u2019t want any distractions and there was a period of time when it wasn\u2019t resolved.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe put the contract talks on hold. He\u2019s had the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eveningtimes.co.uk\/search\/?search=Scotland&amp;topic_id=8885\" target=\"_self\">Scotland<\/a>\u00a0game and a holiday, so I\u2019m sure they will resume over the course of the season.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s just negotiation. Stuart\u2019s at that point in his career. He had a brilliant season, he came on great strides last season.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cContracts are always about length of time, or finances, but I am pretty confident the club and the agent will come to an agreement.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe\u2019s happy here in this environment and he knows he is improving and developing. So let\u2019s wait and see. He\u2019s someone I\u2019m keen to keep.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe last thing he (Armstrong) needed to worry about was contract talks. We wanted to put that to one side. I\u2019m sure that will be resolved over the course of the season<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe\u2019s now an international player so let\u2019s wait and see. He\u2019s someone we want to keep.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNaturally, I hope he (Armstrong), gets his deal here, and he is very happy. In his own mind he\u2019s been through a tough couple of years, but now he has found a level of consistency and form and he naturally wants to continue like that.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Another who has yet to re-sign is defender Kolo, Kolo Toure, but for the big man its more a case of does he want to be a coach, or does he want to carry on playing..<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers again;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s a tough one,\u201d \u00a0\u201cKolo is still in that mindset where he is asking: \u2018Do I want to play?\u2019 He\u2019s now 35. He was fantastic for us last year, but his contract has run out. But he is someone I would like to have a role for.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cObviously, the playing role diminishes for him. He just needs time to see where he\u2019s at, in terms of playing, or whether he falls into the coaching role more.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s something that he and I have spoken about over the course of the season. I think that sometimes what happens is that players who have been at that level, and have that experience, they sometimes just get pushed to the side a little bit.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBut guys like that are very, very important, not just for changing rooms, but for clubs. Players like that retain the values of a club and they understand the levels expected and the pressures, and they can help in that perspective.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With another player set to join before the start of the UCL campaign, things look a little better on all fronts at the club.<\/p>\n<p>Someone is going though, the u20 coach Jim McGuinness&#8230;he&#8217;s away to China this summer to work with a guy called Roger Schmidt;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s a fantastic opportunity,\u201d told McGuinness to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/sport\/soccer\/jim-mcguinness-takes-assistant-role-to-roger-schmidt-in-china-1.3138318\">Irish Times<\/a>\u00a0about the move.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s a level up for me and a great honour to be asked. Roger is a really prestigious European coach and just to be part of his management team is a great privilege. I also feel that it\u2019s great timing in terms of taking the next step forward in my own coaching career.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"no_name selectionShareable\"><em>\u201cIn terms of Celtic, every decision that was made was with their knowledge.\u00a0Dermot Desmond, in particular, was implicit in any decision made. And I\u2019d like to think that the umbilical cord won\u2019t be cut. Everyone in the club has been hugely supportive and hopefully I will return there someday as a better coach.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"no_name selectionShareable\">From where I&#8217;m sitting, this is the manager tightening his ring of steel around him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no_name selectionShareable\">John Kennedy next ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"no_name selectionShareable\">\n<p class=\"no_name selectionShareable\">Elsewhere, the issue of new and old clubs resurfaced last night as UEFA upset fans of &#8220;rangers &#8221; , who made their European debut last night, something confirmed by UEFA when they published the badges of competition participants..<\/p>\n<p class=\"no_name selectionShareable\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/DDf0QBSXcAQFTyk.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"no_name selectionShareable\">\n<p class=\"no_name selectionShareable\">New badge, new club ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"no_name selectionShareable\">However, there was more kerfuffle when Grant Russell, of STV, pointed out how Danny Wilson was desrcibed on the Ibrox squad<\/p>\n<div class=\"content clearfix\">\n<div class=\"permalink-header\"><a class=\"account-group js-account-group js-action-profile js-user-profile-link js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/STVGrant\" data-user-id=\"139482399\"><span class=\"FullNameGroup\"><strong class=\"fullname show-popup-with-id \" data-aria-label-part=\"\">Grant Russell<\/strong>\u200f<span class=\"UserBadges\"><span class=\"Icon Icon--verified\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">Verified account<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"UserNameBreak\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"username u-dir\" dir=\"ltr\" data-aria-label-part=\"\">@<b>STVGrant<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"follow-bar\">\n<div class=\"user-actions btn-group following not-muting can-dm including  \" data-user-id=\"139482399\" data-screen-name=\"STVGrant\" data-name=\"Grant Russell\" data-protected=\"false\"><span class=\"user-actions-follow-button js-follow-btn follow-button\"><button class=\"\n    EdgeButton\n    EdgeButton--primary\n\n    EdgeButton--medium \n    button-text\n    following-text\" type=\"button\">Following<\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ProfileTweet-action ProfileTweet-action--more js-more-ProfileTweet-actions\">\n<div class=\"dropdown\">\n<div class=\"IconContainer js-tooltip\" title=\"More\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">More<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-tweet-text-container\">\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em>One for Rangers old\/new club debaters. UEFA have Danny Wilson as eligible for Europa Lge as he was trained \u201cby his current club\u201d 2006-2010.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-tweet-details-fixer tweet-details-fixer\">\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><em><span class=\"metadata\">9:20 AM &#8211; 29 Jun 2017\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">He went on to show a document which proved this, and by definition , proved that UEFA still view the basket of assets as the same Rangers who graced the continent over many years..<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2008\/05_04\/football1505_468x248.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for rangers fans riot in barcelona\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/DDgJ1ZoWsAEYlvF.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">However, this isn&#8217;t quite what it seems&#8230; but then again, nothing ever is from the illustrious STV hack&#8230;regular readers will remember his novel and refreshing interpretation of the Traverso letter&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">Wilson was then withdrawn from the squad, interestingly enough, as Grant appears to have drawn the Ibrox clubs attention to a little bit of an anomoly that could have meant they had incorrectly registered a player, something UEFA are a little tougher on than the SFA.<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">Significantly, this shows that the SFA took the word of the Ibrox club on their paperwork for the licence application, and didn&#8217;t check the facts, something which we feel may also apply to the accounts, making the chat between Dave King and Stewart Regan a few weeks back around &#8220;general matters &#8221; seem ever more sinister&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">As for UEFA, could their reluctance to investigate the SFA be down to the fact that it would show their rules to be a little lax on licensing, to the point of ineffectiveness ?<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">Therefore rendering their competitions a little less honest.<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">Surely they would want to avoid the attention FIFA is getting about their financial matters, and to do this they have to start tightening up on teams who should not be allowed to enter due to not meeting the criteria ?<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">If Grant wants to look into something, how about he finds out which of The Rangers International Football Club or The Rangers Football club has the UEFA licence, detailed in article 45 below..<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/DDevy5dWsAApj6b.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">for those who give a toss, &#8220;rangers &#8221; secured a 1-0 win over the side who finished fourth in the Luxembourg leagie last season, in front of nearly 50,000 fans who turned up to see the new signings make their mark on the club.<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">It was old hand Kenny Miller, the ex Celt, \u00a0who scored the goal, and none of Pedro&#8217;s Pillagers proved anybody wrong about their pedigree.<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">Fans weren&#8217;t impressed..<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/DDhIU84WsAAVwrG.jpg:large\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">He means &#8220;first defeat in our entire European history &#8220;, of course.<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">Aberdeen , meanwhile, continued to strengthen their side with another ex Celt returning to Scotland, Sean Maloney.<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">Hearts swooped for Kyle Lafferty, the lump of wood who remembered being called a lump of wood by Neil Lennon, which may have swayed him over to the maroon side of Edinburgh when he had to choose.<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">St. johnstone, too, played in the Europa last night, falling 2-1 at home to a side from Lithuania.<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">Surely the SPFL can bring in an earlier start to the season to help our clubs avoid these nightmare games ?<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">How about ending the season before in March, and starting up again in May ?<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">Then we get summer and winter football, which should please everybody, and there would be a whole set of tv slots to fill. after all, its not Scotland will need players for any finals tournament any time soon, and the other nations who play through the summer don&#8217;t seem to suffer.<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">It&#8217;s Friday, and that means we have to sift through the examples of actions or words to determine this weeks Etims<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"client-and-actions\"><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\">Knob of the Week<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">After calling his squad the best in Scotland a few weeks before bringing in eight new players, Pedro Caixinha appeared a little confused with the expectations of supporters in the aftermath of a slender 1-0 win over Progres Neidercorn&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m not a guy that can make miracles in three weeks,&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">Then maybe he should have stuck with the &#8220;best squad in Scotland &#8220;&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">Pedro, not for the first time, and almost certainly not for the last&#8230;.you are this weeks<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">\n<h2 class=\"client-and-actions\"><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\">Knob of the Week\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/Pedro-Caixinha-775115.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for pedro caixinha\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Er, Pedro, its supposed to be No Surrender<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday , we showed you this picture&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/DDWfROVXsAAFrWh.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>and I have to admit, though the &#8220;banter &#8221; on here can be a little over the top, this did make me chuckle..<\/p>\n<div class=\"comment-meta\"><span class=\"comment-author vcard\"><cite class=\"fn\" title=\"http:\/\/I\"><a class=\"url\" title=\"Monti\" href=\"http:\/\/i\/\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Monti<\/a><\/cite><\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"published\"><abbr class=\"comment-date\" title=\"Thursday, June 29th, 2017, 8:32 am\">June 29, 2017<\/abbr>\u00a0at\u00a0<abbr class=\"comment-time\" title=\"Thursday, June 29th, 2017, 8:32 am\">8:32 am<\/abbr><\/span>\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0<a class=\"comment-edit-link\" title=\"Edit comment\" href=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-admin\/comment.php?action=editcomment&amp;c=872453\"><span class=\"edit\">Edit<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0<a class=\"comment-reply-link\" href=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=11641&amp;replytocom=872453#respond\" rel=\"nofollow\">Reply<\/a>\u00a0\u2192<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-content comment-text\">\n<p><em>Caption: Yesterday\u2019s caption winner heads of to Blackpool pleasure beach, hitching a lift by a passing beach goer!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\">today&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/DDX-PnIXcAIw12Z.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"no_name selectionShareable\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not wishing to blow ones own trumpet, but have a look at this from the diary of May 9&#8230;. &nbsp; 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