That was aging goalkeeper Roy Carroll, who clearly isn;t thinking about the possibility of facing Celtic at all.<\/p>\n
Linfield should overcome their opponents tonight, but it would be funny if they didn’t.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Stuart Armstrong is still the focus of media specualtion over a move south, but there isn;t any new information to be had, so the Evening Times threw a curve ball to keep the bad news flowing with this sensational scoop..<\/p>\n
Ex-head teacher of school linked to Celtic fined for season ticket fraud<\/h1>\n
The club really should vet anyone with “links ” to the club. This includes staff, aupporters and those who watch on the telly when there’s nothing else on.<\/p>\n
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A FORMER head teacher of a school affiliated with\u00a0Celtic<\/a>\u00a0FC was fined after fraudulently obtaining more than \u00a31,000 for season tickets.<\/em><\/p>\n Anthony Russell was sentenced at\u00a0Glasgow<\/a>\u00a0Sheriff Court for using public funds to buy two season tickets for Celtic games for the 2012\/13 season and four season tickets for the 2013\/14 season.<\/em><\/p>\n The values paid by Glasgow City\u00a0Council<\/a>\u00a0were \u00a3264 and \u00a3775 respectively – coming to a total of \u00a31,039.<\/em><\/p>\n But it was not until February 2015 that an internal audit in to the learning centre revealed the misuse of public funds to buy tickets for the stadium\u2019s main stand.<\/em><\/p>\n It found that some of the tickets bought using the funds were under two of the 57-year-old\u2019s sons names.<\/em><\/p>\n Russell, of Belmont Drive, Giffnock, was the principal teacher of the Glasgow Celtic Football Club Learning Centre at the time when the purchases were made.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n As part of the programme pupils are given the opportunity to attend home matches accompanied by an adult or guardian.<\/em><\/p>\n A total of 26 match day tickets were given free of charge to the learning centre and 22 season tickets were bought by the council from Celtic at a subsidised rate.<\/em><\/p>\n The court heard that Russell had paid back the amount in full.<\/em><\/p>\n He also resigned from his job.<\/em><\/p>\n Russell admitted that between August 1 2012 and May 31 2014 at Celtic Football Club Learning Centre, Kerrydale Street, and\u00a0City Chambers<\/a>, George Square, he obtained \u00a31,039 by fraud from his employer, Glasgow City Council, by pretending that the season tickets for Celtic games were for the school when in fact they were for his personal use.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Ah, well, you take the chance, you get caught, you pay the price.<\/p>\n The council have also taken a chance by allowing the Orange Order to continue their tradition of Irish bainting , with thousands of marchers singing their folk songs in the streets of glasgow last weekend.<\/p>\n However, the Famine Song, an anti Irish ditty set to the tune of an old Beach Boys number, which claims those from the emerald isle should now go home as the famine is over, was outlawed by the courts, and cannot be sung publicly.<\/p>\n Unless you happen to be on a council approved and police monitored march, that is.<\/p>\n but it wasn;t meant to offend anyone…<\/p>\n No, its the words.<\/p>\n Would the marchers, who sung this song outside a catholic church, have parked themselves outside a synagigue and reminded those inside that the holocaust was finished , and it was time to pack their bags ?<\/p>\n Or maybe marched through Brixton or Boardsley Green in Birmingham announcing the end of slavery and the departure of flights for the Carribean ?<\/p>\n Unlikely, as it would simply not be allowed.<\/p>\n But in Scotland its a tradition to be openly racist, and whilst the police were keeping an eye on things, for many it appears that their work is also their hobby.<\/p>\n What other explanantion can their be for them standing idly by whilst the law is repeatedly broken ?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Its time for decent citizens to demand an end to this shameless parade, otherwise all the doo lallies around the world will choose Scotland to parade their hatred.<\/p>\n Actually, scratch that last line. If someone at Visit Scotland reads it, they’ll suggest it at their next meeting.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Back at the ranch, and the side are getting ready for their next match.<\/p>\n Its a 5 o’clock kick off against Slavia Prague.<\/p>\n ( You’ll notice that all “rangers” \u00a0games these days kick off at “PM ” and not “o’clock ” . The latter sounding a “bit feniany ” )<\/p>\n Back in April, a link between the two clubs was commemorated..<\/p>\n Visitors to Prague\u2019s main Ol\u0161ansk\u00e9 cemetery were treated to a somewhat strange sight last Saturday as Glasgow Celtic and Prague Slavia football fans congregated at one specific grave to the tune of a mournful bagpipe. They were paying homage to a Scotsman, Johnny Madden, a legend for both clubs who coached Slavia Prague for 25 years from just after the start of the 20th century to its third decade and took them to the top in Czech and European football.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Have a listen to this, from Radio Prague..<\/p>\n Radio Prague<\/a><\/p>\n Read about the man here..<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/DD31rRwXcAA4YO-.jpg\")
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