{"id":11994,"date":"2017-09-24T11:03:04","date_gmt":"2017-09-24T10:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=11994"},"modified":"2017-09-24T11:03:04","modified_gmt":"2017-09-24T10:03:04","slug":"celtic-diary-sunday-spetember-24-now-for-the-big-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=11994","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Sunday Spetember 24: Now For The Big Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Celtic moved five points clear at the top of the league table with a comfortable 2-0 win at the home of “rangers ”<\/p>\n

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1.<\/td>\nCeltic<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n18:3<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n\n
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2.<\/td>\nSt. Johnstone<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n13:8<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n\n
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3.<\/td>\nAberdeen<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n6<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n11:6<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n\n
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4.<\/td>\nHibernian<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n12:10<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n\n
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5.<\/td>\nRangers<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n13:10<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n\n
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6.<\/td>\nMotherwell<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n6<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n10:9<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n\n
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7.<\/td>\nHearts<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n6:8<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n\n
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8.<\/td>\nHamilton<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n11:13<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n\n
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9.<\/td>\nDundee FC<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n8:15<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n\n
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11.<\/td>\nPartick<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n8:13<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n\n
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12.<\/td>\nKilmarnock<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n5:11<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n\n
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Which takes care of domestic business ahead of the crucial business in Brussels on Wednesday. Opponents Anderlecht, under new temporary coach Nicolas Frutus beat Waasland Beveren 2-1 after falling behind, and may well feel a little more optimistic of getting a result than this time last week.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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For Celtic though, it was merely another routine away league game , albeit in front of a larger crowd and a desperate media.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The result was never in doubt, even if the performance at times was indicative perhaps of minds being on the upcoming European game, and although the game was scoreless at half time , the hoops quickly put the result beyond doubt with goals from Rogic and Griffiths before the midpoint of the second half, thus avoiding any unneccessary stress.<\/p>\n

There was a flashpoint of sorts at half time when unstable “rangers ” manager Pedro Caixinha had a pop at\u00a0 bemused Celtic captain Scott Brown, which no doubt will get Neil Lennon a five game ban for giving the Portuguese ideas, but all that did was show that the gentle old man had been told to be a little bit more fiesty..<\/p>\n

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The mainstream media jumped on this little head to head as being the main story, and decided to go with the Portuguese angle..<\/p>\n

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Notice the narrative is entirely different from , say, a non PR perspective…<\/p>\n

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From the but at the bottom-not the headstone advert, which could cost the Mails graphics editor Brendan O’ Hoolahan his job, note how many pages are devoted to the game, which is considerably more than it merits.<\/p>\n

and the Sun…<\/p>\n

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Note also the Griffiths wiping his nose story.<\/p>\n

We asked the striker why he wiped his nose on their corner flag, and he replied<\/p>\n

” If I’d wiped my arse on it , I’d have got booked.<\/em> “<\/p>\n

Well, thats what I think I would have said, which is pretty much the same thing.<\/p>\n

The stewards, fearful of a bit of provocative scarf tying at the end of the game, long after the Ibrox hirdes had departed, bar a few waiting to be offended, formed a defensive line around the goalposts at the Broomloan end..<\/p>\n

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what would they have done had the players advanced toward them ?<\/p>\n

Attacked them ?<\/p>\n

Then what would 7000 Celtic fans have done ?<\/p>\n

If we are talking about provocation, these stewards and whoever controls them should be hauled in front of the courts.<\/p>\n

Especially this one…<\/p>\n

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Though credit to this one, who really loves his job…<\/p>\n

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Was Brown guilty of taunting the manager ?<\/p>\n

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Can’t see it myself. The blanket is on offer to keep the old fellows knees warm in the second half.<\/p>\n

The incident Caixinha refers to didn’t happen. There was a bit of a tangle but the media narrative suggests an assault. There was no assault, not even a little bit of handbags.<\/p>\n

After the incident at Hamilton where Brown was accused of kicking an opponent in the head, one could be forgiven for thinking theres a bit of a campaign against him.<\/p>\n

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As for Caixinha, he’s under a bit of pressure now.<\/p>\n

apart from his usual burbling in the media, he has to now justify his signings to the hordes, who are wondering why he was allowed to spend \u00a39m on diddies such as Carlos Pena, who seems to think exercise is simply shewing your food quickly.<\/p>\n

They haven’t spent that sort of money, thats more or less beyond doubt, but it made the support feel like they were on the way back-again. They are now eight points adrift of Celtic after seven games, and have still to play Aberdeen, Hearts and St johnstone.<\/p>\n

Pedro is on a three year deal, and if they sack him, they’ll still have to pay him.<\/p>\n

This means they can’t sack him, and that hurts them, so they have to call in a few favours to deflect from what is becoming a catastrophe over there.<\/p>\n

Thats why this man is denying liquidation,<\/p>\n

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and will deny anything else that ensures he gets his cheque in the post.<\/p>\n

We are witnessing a propaganda offensive the like of which has not been seen since Joseph Goebbels got a phone call from his mate Adolf asking him to do a bit of work on his image as he was thinking of going into politics.<\/p>\n

We can see through it, but theres many many more out there who actually believe whats being said.<\/p>\n

But when the dust clears, it was “rangers” 0, Celtic 2.<\/p>\n

Which is all that matters, because we have moved on from the circus that surrounds that fixture.<\/p>\n

And whatever one particular clown says doesn’t should have no bearing on anything we do.<\/p>\n

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Caption yesterday…<\/p>\n

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BJF<\/cite><\/span>\u00a0September 23, 2017<\/abbr>\u00a0at\u00a011:37 am<\/abbr><\/span>\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0Edit<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0Reply<\/a>\u00a0\u2192<\/div>\n
\nCaption: 3 Ibrox stands closed for repair and refurbishment but all fans safely reallocated.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0Today, what could the captain be saying ?<\/p>\n

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