{"id":13022,"date":"2018-06-01T09:35:11","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T08:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=13022"},"modified":"2018-06-01T09:35:49","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T08:35:49","slug":"celtic-diary-friday-june-1-calm-before-the-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=13022","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Friday June 1: Calm Before The Storm ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another Celt is on his way to pastures new this morning, as development squad defender Sam Wardrop steps up to senior football.<\/p>\n<p>He joins Jack Aitchison over at Dundee United who appear to have ditched their own youth policy and just decided to use ours.<\/p>\n<p>The Tannadice side have been out of the top league ever since Celtic plundered them for Armstrong, Mackay Steven and Ciftci, and this our way of saying sorry.<\/p>\n<p>Although they should be held at least partly responsible for telling us Ciftci was any good.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As always, the transfer business is getting done quickly, and with Rodgers more or less saying he was having a bit of a tidy up, its not unexpected that one or two or going.<\/p>\n<p>What is important is that the key players are retained, and the team continues to develop.<\/p>\n<p>Brighton have expressed an interest in Leigh Griffiths, who would love it down on the south coast, which is almost entirely populated by senior citizens, allowing him scope to steal their false teeth while they are asleep and swap them with their neighbours.<\/p>\n<p>You have to make your own entertainemnt down there.<\/p>\n<p>It should appeal to the mischeivous striker though, who has no doubt upset the hordes again with his ready wit&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"content clearfix\">\n<div class=\"permalink-header\">\n<p><a class=\"account-group js-account-group js-action-profile js-user-profile-link js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeighgriffO9\" data-user-id=\"987023594701148162\"><span class=\"FullNameGroup\"><strong class=\"fullname show-popup-with-id u-textTruncate \">LG<span class=\"Emoji Emoji--forLinks\" title=\"Keycap digit nine\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"visuallyhidden\">9\u20e3<\/span><\/strong>\u200f<span class=\"UserNameBreak\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"username u-dir u-textTruncate\" dir=\"ltr\">@<b>LeighgriffO9<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"follow-bar\">\n<div class=\"user-actions btn-group following not-muting including \" data-user-id=\"987023594701148162\" data-screen-name=\"LeighgriffO9\" data-name=\"LG9\u20e3\" data-protected=\"false\"><span class=\"user-actions-follow-button js-follow-btn follow-button\"><button class=\" EdgeButton EdgeButton--primary EdgeButton--medium button-text following-text\" type=\"button\">Following<span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">Following\u00a0<span class=\"username u-dir u-textTruncate\" dir=\"ltr\">@<b>LeighgriffO9<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ProfileTweet-action ProfileTweet-action--more 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Football Club<\/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 u-textTruncate\" dir=\"ltr\" data-aria-label-part=\"\">@<b>RangersFC<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"follow-bar\">\n<div class=\"user-actions btn-group following not-muting including \" data-user-id=\"351838853\" data-screen-name=\"RangersFC\" data-name=\"Rangers Football Club\" data-protected=\"false\"><span class=\"user-actions-follow-button js-follow-btn follow-button\"><button class=\" EdgeButton EdgeButton--primary EdgeButton--medium button-text following-text\" type=\"button\">Following<span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">Following\u00a0<span class=\"username u-dir u-textTruncate\" dir=\"ltr\">@<b>RangersFC<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/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=\"und\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Emoji Emoji--forText\" title=\"Fisted hand sign\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/abs.twimg.com\/emoji\/v2\/72x72\/1f44a.png\" alt=\"&#x1f44a;\" \/><em><a class=\"twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LetsGo?src=hash\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\"><s>#<\/s><b>LetsGo<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"und\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/Dej4hOkX0AUeChd.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"und\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Have a closer look at that hall of fame behind him, it stops in 2011&#8230; which , as we know, is roughly when the club stopped.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"und\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/DelhP5AWAAEAjEZ.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"und\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Griffiths, though, is exactly the kind of player Celtic need, so Brighton, and anyone else, can forget it. The striker wants to stay at Celtic, and injury permitting, there&#8217;s a host of records and achievements waiting for him to claim.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"und\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Another who seems to enjoy the idea of settling down is Scott Sinclair, who proposed to his actress girlfriend while they were in Disneyland..<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"und\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ok.co.uk\/media\/images\/625x938_ct\/1155475_helen__3d4aa0e12700ad5128c08278f1e48e7e.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"und\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">OK magazine said&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>Helen Flanagan27, is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ok.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/1386353\/coronation-street-helen-flanagan-engaged-celtic-footballer-scott-sinclair-disneyland-proposal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">engaged to partner Scott Sinclair<\/a>, 29, after the professional footballer proposed during a trip to Disneyland.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ok.co.uk\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coronation Street<\/a>\u00a0actress shares\u00a0one daughter with her husband-to-be \u2013 two-year-old Matilda \u2013\u00a0and the couple currently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ok.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/1256342\/helen-flanagan-pregnant-coronation-street-second-child-baby-scott-sinclair-matilda-baby-bump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">have another baby on the way.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Scott shared the news of their engagement on Instagram with his 168,000 followers with a picture of the proposal and the caption: &#8220;She said YES!&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>From his career to relationship with Helen, here&#8217;s what you need to know about Scott:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Scott is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Celtic.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He represented England from the under-17s to the under-21s and played for Team GB in the 2012\u00a0Olympics.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">In depth analysis at its best.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">And the bride to be ?<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">\n<p><em>Helen is now engaged to Scott, after her proposed in Disneyland.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Helen had previously told OK! magazine: &#8220;We\u00a0both would love to get married\u00a0and for us all to have same name.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">Congratulations to the three Scott Sinclairs and the little baby Scott to be when he arrives.<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">Of course, OK magazine, part of the celeb culture literature designed purely for people who are hard of thinking is not to be taken seriously. Its a bit of light relief for those who like that sort of thing, Happy wee feelgood stories to take readers away, even just for a moment, from the drudgery of their own existences, and perhaps even to allow them to dream for a while&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">We have our own similar thing north of the border, collectively termed the mainstream sports media, and they often give a platform to those who, in their own way, help people to escape reality for a while..<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">The Evening times, for instance, has radio pundit Derek Johnstone, a portly funster with a cute high pitched voice, which prevented him from making the transition to the big screen when the industry introduced sound..<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/betap.nbclearn.com\/files\/icue\/govt_politics\/political_parties_elections\/mass_media\/143116_640x480.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for fatty arbuckle\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">Johnstone has been defending Dave King, who has been deflecting attention away from his ongoing financial issues this week..<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">\n<p><em>IT has been good to see\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eveningtimes.co.uk\/search\/?search=Rangers&amp;topic_id=8844\" target=\"_self\">Rangers<\/a>\u00a0chairman\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eveningtimes.co.uk\/search\/?search=Dave+King&amp;topic_id=9247\" target=\"_self\">Dave King<\/a>\u00a0standing up for the club this week.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We haven;t seen him at all this week. He&#8217;s in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p><em>For too long now, Rangers have been seen as a diminished force in terms of the power that the club has both on and off the field, and if the chairman sees something that he feels is unfair or against the interests of Rangers, then it is only right and proper that he calls it out.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Rangers have been quiet on a lot of issues since 2012,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-2tfNKZ4NH7Y\/T-rCEByU4DI\/AAAAAAAAAXE\/MZnbViFJmro\/s1600\/rangers+dead.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for rangers coffin\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>but it seems as though that won\u2019t be the case any longer, and the club will be fighting their corner whenever it is called for.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"inArticleAd-1\" class=\"advert-container\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<p><em>The statements have gone down well with supporters, as you would expect, but spare me the theory that King is only playing to the gallery to sell season\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=3589&amp;awinaffid=489729&amp;clickref=BUY+TICKETS+TO+THE+SSE+HYDRO+GLASGOW+NOW&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fsearch%3Fvid%3D444745%26user_input%3Dhydro%26q%3DThe%2520SSE%2520Hydro%26tm_link%3Dtm_header_search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tickets<\/a>. In case it had escaped anyone\u2019s attention, Rangers had already sold 42,000 season books.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Which, as we know, isn&#8217;t enough to fund the Gerrard revolution, pay the Close Brothers back or any of the other financial issues that threaten the Ibrox club\/company \/clusterfuck.<\/p>\n<p>And the HMRC demands from former players seems to have escaped analysis and comment..<\/p>\n<p>Then there&#8217;s King with his accusations of conflicts of interest, which although laughable and immediately swatted away by the SFA, may give us a clue as to who is first out of the door at the new look\u00a0 SFA, should such a thing come to pass.as Auldheid explains on SFM..<\/p>\n<p><em>I think I posted that conflicts of interest do occur and as long as they are known the rules can cater for it.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>For example the SFA Licensing Commitee has such a rule and chances are Andrew Dickson used it in 2011 to stay silent on the decision to grant a UEFA licence to Rangers. Should he have done so is for SFA JPDT to now ponder.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>But taking your point about non declaration, Dickson was involved in that for 6 years at least as admitted in his FTT testimony.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>However LNS decided it was an administrative oversight only and imposed a fine.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>My point being Dickson is still there and has not stepped down so why should the SPFL Chairman, unless he is being accused of being untrustworthy by DK regarding\u00a0 what was a simple oversight?<\/em><br \/>\n<em>If rules are in place to declare interests and the SPFL Chairman\u2019s are now understood,\u00a0 \u00a0then why should he step down?<\/em><br \/>\n<em>I\u2019d thank DK for pointing out an administrative loophole, the impact of which is now negated as result of DK raising the point.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Dickson is now a Director at TRFC\u00a0 I believe and has a position on an SPFL Advisory group. Should he be?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another pundit who really shouldn&#8217;t be allowed to publish in the mainstream without an adult checking it first is Barry Ferguson, once captain of what was once Rangers&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>For Rangers fans, this morning feels a bit like waking up on Christmas Day.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s hard to imagine a better present than\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/steven-gerrard\">Steven Gerrard<\/a>\u00a0starting his work as the club\u2019s new manager.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Excited? I feel a bit like a schoolkid again.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Is that legal ?<\/p>\n<p><em> I still can\u2019t quite believe a man of Gerrard\u2019s stature is about to get to grips with the job of restoring\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/rangers-fc\">Rangers<\/a>\u00a0and bringing back the standards I grew up with.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t think any of us thought he&#8217;d be that stupid<\/p>\n<p><em>I can\u2019t wait to see the changes he makes and the way he goes about bringing Rangers up to the kind of levels he demands. Who else will come in with him? Who will be the first out of the door? And most importantly, what brand of football is he going to play?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Right now it\u2019s a guessing a game because no one can say with any certainty what his philosophy will be. The smart money says he\u2019ll try to emulate the high-pressing style Jurgen Klopp has installed at Liverpool and I can\u2019t imagine there\u2019s a Rangers fan out there who isn\u2019t drooling at the prospect of that.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I wish the first game of pre-season was this afternoon, I\u2019m so excited to see it for myself.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">I think a lot of us are looking forward to the latest performance of Scotlands most successful pantomime.<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">Just two examples of the demise of a once proud industry..<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">Of course, all of this hullaballoo surrounding Gerrard and stories about the persecution of all things &#8220;rangers &#8221; is merely to deflect from the Takeover Panel, the secured loans, the directors resigning and perhaps most importantly, the furor that will come from one angle or another when the SFA pluck up the courage to tell us whether or not the &#8220;rangers &#8221; have been given a licence to play in Europe next season.<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">The deadline was yesterday&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">Incidentally, Gerrard will not be at Ibrox today, his first official day of his new job.<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">Do I win \u00a35, or do we have to wait for him to hand in his doctors line ?<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">\n<div class=\"content clearfix\">\n<div class=\"permalink-header\">\n<p><a class=\"account-group js-account-group js-action-profile js-user-profile-link js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Drone_Ranger74\" data-user-id=\"999025322506051584\"><span class=\"FullNameGroup\"><strong class=\"fullname show-popup-with-id u-textTruncate \" data-aria-label-part=\"\">The Drone Ranger<\/strong>\u200f<span class=\"UserNameBreak\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"username u-dir u-textTruncate\" dir=\"ltr\" data-aria-label-part=\"\">@<b>Drone_Ranger74<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"follow-bar\">\n<div class=\"user-actions btn-group not-following not-muting \" data-user-id=\"999025322506051584\" data-screen-name=\"Drone_Ranger74\" data-name=\"The Drone Ranger\" data-protected=\"false\"><span class=\"user-actions-follow-button js-follow-btn follow-button\"><button class=\" EdgeButton EdgeButton--secondary EdgeButton--medium button-text follow-text\" type=\"button\">Follow<span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">Follow\u00a0<span class=\"username u-dir u-textTruncate\" dir=\"ltr\">@<b>Drone_Ranger74<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/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>I&#8217;ve never seen a guy <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em>Who wears the brown shoes <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em>The Rangers tie and look as good as you<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em> Oh Stevie You got me singing the blues<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em> Came up her from Anfield <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em>To take on the job Help us pump the Fenians, <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em>the mhanky mhob <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em>Oh Stevie You got me singing the blues\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em>On your first day you said Let&#8217;s Go<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em> Were gonnae stop the fenians doing 10 in a row<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em> Oh Stevie You got me singing the blues <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em>Your going to put poor Brendan back on the buro<\/em>o<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em>But who gives a fuck <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em>You got a King Billy tattoo<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em> Oh Stevie You got me singing the blues\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Personally,<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">I Never Felt More Like Crying Again when I read that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">Away from all that, and its time for some local news, local to me , that is..<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">\n<h1 class=\"section-theme-background-indicator publication-font\">Stoke City legend Lou: &#8216;YOU will not stop me running the Macari Centre&#8217;<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Toxic email warns: &#8216;We have to manage Macari away&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">\n<p><em>Stoke City legend Lou Macari has vowed to continue working for the homeless in Stoke-on-Trent &#8211; despite claiming there is clear evidence that certain people are out to drive him away.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The former Potters boss helped to found the Macari Centre for the homeless in 2016 and fears certain organisations oppose his presence because he asks too many awkward questions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But he insists he remains so committed to helping rough sleepers that he will stand his ground and continue ensuring the 28-bed Macari Centre retains an open-door policy for those who need a roof over their head.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He said: \u201cPeople had told me in the past that there were those involved in other organisations who wouldn\u2019t accept me in the field of the homeless. To be honest, I didn\u2019t believe them, but sadly I now have proof in the form of an e-mail.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Lou has declined to say who has written the e-mail, but StokeonTrentLive has seen a copy and in it there is one sentence which reads: &#8220;I think there is a tale still in this issue and we have to manage Macari away.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Lou says this confirms the fears others had previously expressed to him.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He continued: \u201cI\u2019m just so disappointed there are people out there who clearly don\u2019t want the centre to flourish.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThere is clearly a need for the Macari Centre in Stoke-on-Trent and I feel as passionate as ever about helping people off the streets.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The centre, in Regent Road,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stokesentinel.co.uk\/all-about\/hanley\" data-action=\"hanley\" data-content-type=\"section-topic\" data-track=\"false\" data-type=\"inline\" data-word-count=\"1\">Hanley<\/a>, has already been recognised for its good work and won awards in its short existence.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhy anyone would want to hinder this work, I really don\u2019t know,\u201d added Lou.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Maybe it\u2019s politics, money, ego or envy. But whatever it is, it can\u2019t be as important as the work the staff at the centre are doing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Lou fears outside interference was responsible for the loss of housing benefit support &#8211; which was vital to the centre\u2019s finances &#8211; and left him footing the shortfall for a month out of his own pocket.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">As you know, this site and our own CSC has been involved in a little bit of fundraising for the centre, which helps not only to shelter people, but to give them a base from which to turn their lives around.<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">Why would someone want to put a stop to that ?<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">I don&#8217;t know who he is, but he&#8217;s this weeks<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\">Knob of the Week\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>But I&#8217;ll try to find out.<\/p>\n<p>If only to hit him over the head with the trophy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">Yesterday we had this to peruse&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/DedcDMTWAAE9t-Z.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">Doesn&#8217;t have to be funny to be a winner, sometimes someone can make a great point..<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">\n<div class=\"comment-meta\"><span class=\"comment-author vcard\"><cite class=\"fn\">jimmybee<\/cite><\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"published\"><abbr class=\"comment-date\" title=\"Thursday, May 31st, 2018, 10:25 am\">May 31, 2018<\/abbr>\u00a0at\u00a0<abbr class=\"comment-time\" title=\"Thursday, May 31st, 2018, 10:25 am\">10:25 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=922613\"><span class=\"edit\">Edit<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0<a class=\"comment-reply-link\" href=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=13019&amp;replytocom=922613#respond\" rel=\"nofollow\">Reply<\/a>\u00a0\u2192<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-content comment-text\">\n<p><em>Caption shows the spirit of John Clark wonderfully. Quiet unassuming but watching every fuckin thing thats happening and ready to deal with danger at anytime.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Why there isnt a csc in his name is beyond me.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Wonderful person and a true legend of the club.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Hail Hail to the Lions,Kings of Europe.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>today&#8230;fill your boots&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/Dei3reKU8AAAiL2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Celt is on his way to pastures new this morning, as development squad defender Sam Wardrop steps up to senior football. 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