{"id":14150,"date":"2019-04-23T09:22:56","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T08:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=14150"},"modified":"2019-04-23T09:22:56","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T08:22:56","slug":"celtic-diary-tuesday-april-23-celts-move-to-end-uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=14150","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Tuesday April 23: Celts Move To End Uncertainty"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let’s face it.<\/p>\n

The doubt in the boardroom has made the manager hesitant to commit himself and the players a little unsure of their own future.<\/p>\n

So…perhaps sooner rather than expected, and not entirley with the support of the support, Celtic have moved to make Neil Lennon the man to take the club forward.<\/p>\n

Well, at the very least he’ll move sidieways and keep us where we are, which domestically should be enough to secure a treble this year and the next two titles.<\/p>\n

All that remains is for Lawwell and Lennon to agree on a transfer budget, and the seeds of dissension sewn by Brendan Rodgers can be blown away.<\/p>\n

Thats the theory, at least.<\/p>\n

Everybody happy ?<\/p>\n

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Of course not.<\/p>\n

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Situations Vacant\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Wanted: Football manager to assume control of all matters relating to the players, including purchase and selling, remuneration, training, fitness, diet and all matters concerning health and wellbeing, both physical and mental.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Pay not great but if you do well you might get a better job.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Club currently dominate domestically due to a huge gap in finances compared to their opposition, but an equally large gap prevents any progress in europe, but the fans love a european home game and always get mentioned on the telly, especially if they win a game or two,\u00a0 and therefore allowing a successful apllicant the necessary publicity to get a better paid job.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The successful applicant must be prepared to face a hostile media, a corrupt governing body and physical violence, real and threatened, from fans of an opposing club, or company.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The position has become available because although the current interim boss looks set to lift a further two trophies which would complete a clean sweep some miserable sods are moaning that on at least three occasions the football on display has fallen short of the standards set by Brazil in 1970,\u00a0 Ajax in the 70s and Milan in the 90s .\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh, and it’s always raining.<\/p>\n

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Yeah, they’ll be beating Lawwell’s door down for that one.<\/p>\n

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The point is that the Celtic job is no longer the attraction it used to be.<\/p>\n

Certainly not if an EPL side comes knocking, as we saw earlier this season.<\/p>\n

Well, to be fair to Lawwell, he saw that one coming last summer, and put a block on Rodgers and his scatter gun approach to spending the clubs money.<\/p>\n

Although it was too late to stop a few of the more bizarre ventures into the market.<\/p>\n

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Ten in a row is at the top of the list now.<\/p>\n

Under no circumstances will the board risk losing out on their place in history, even though one day history will remember their part in the Resolution 12 scandal.<\/p>\n

Lennon is far and away the best, if not the only option to guide the club along the home straight of this particular race.<\/p>\n

No one else can be trusted.<\/p>\n

Lennon won’t walk away when someone else waves a chequebook.<\/p>\n

He has shown he can win trophies, manage players and get results.<\/p>\n

The players like and respect\u00a0 him, and by clarifying that he will be here next year, plans can be out in place to if not rebuild, certainly redesign the team.<\/p>\n

You may have noticed that the plans have already been announced to take the players to Austria and Switzerland pre season.<\/p>\n

The announcement of Lennon , be it now, next week or even next month will happen, transfer budget permitting, and we’d better get used to it.<\/p>\n

He’s done what he was asked to do, and whilst it hasn’t been pretty, it’s a results business, and he’s getting them…<\/p>\n

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The sooner we do, the sooner everyone will relax.<\/p>\n

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Speaking of new managers, we hear a new man may be in place at Ibrox soon..he does seem to have the criteria..<\/p>\n

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Speaking of Dick Braines, how about this…?<\/p>\n

Matthew Lindsay: Rangers can topple Celtic as the dominant force in Scotland next season if . .<\/h1>\n

He then goes on to list a fairly long list of “ifs “…<\/p>\n

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All of which read like a discarded chapter from Alice Through The Looking Glass..discarded as being too far fethced for even the most child like imagination…but hey ho…season books are on sale.<\/p>\n

So, as Lindsay declares, if my auntie had baws she’d be my uncle.<\/p>\n

Here we go again. 55 is coming and so on..<\/p>\n

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The repetition every season of their war cry is becoming tedious. hilarious, but tedious.<\/p>\n

They need to freshen things up-itself an alarming phrase for them- and move with the times.<\/p>\n

Even the Scout movement have decided to get down with their homies…<\/p>\n

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Mind you, given how long it’s taking them to join us in the 21st century, we might be waiting a while.<\/p>\n

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It’s been some time since we had a diary, due to technical issues, and now it seems that normal service has resumed.<\/p>\n

Here’s a picture to ponder..<\/p>\n

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Here’s a thought..<\/p>\n

If Celtic did write to UEFA to complain about the granting of a licence to the old Rangers, what was in the reply ?<\/p>\n

And why is it that we still don’t know, nearly a decade later ?<\/p>\n

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And, more seriously,\u00a0 there were reports that the sniffer dogs employed at Easter road at the weekend may themselves be subject to chemical abuse..<\/p>\n

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At the time of writing, I’ve just seen this…<\/p>\n

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Rest in peace ….<\/p>\n

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