{"id":14344,"date":"2019-06-10T10:35:17","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T09:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=14344"},"modified":"2019-06-10T12:50:20","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T11:50:20","slug":"celtic-diary-monday-june-10-long-wet-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=14344","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Monday June 10: Long Wet Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With very little going on due to players and coaches having a few days off, the media have taken it upon themselves to keep everyone entertained.<\/p>\n<p>Not just the mainstream media either, but social media as well.<\/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\/TheBottomCorner\" data-user-id=\"227648654\"><span class=\"FullNameGroup\"><span class=\"UserNameBreak\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"username u-dir u-textTruncate\" dir=\"ltr\" data-aria-label-part=\"\">@<b>TheBottomCorner<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"follow-bar\">\n<div class=\"user-actions btn-group not-following not-muting \" data-user-id=\"227648654\" data-protected=\"false\" data-name=\"The Bottom Corner\" data-screen-name=\"TheBottomCorner\"><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>TheBottomCorner<\/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>Arsenal are in talks with Celtic to sign Kieran Tierney. Celtic want to sign Osei-tutu on loan as part of the deal. Arsenal working to renew Osei-tutu&#8217;s contract before sending him on loan.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Of course, if Andy Robertson goes to Barcelona, Liverpool will swoop for Tierney. Thats if Manchester United don&#8217;t swoop first.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">None of these clubs are waiting to see how the surgery goes before committing millions of pounds ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">There&#8217;s confusion over Nir Biton, who is entering the last year of his deal. The club want to &#8220;pay him off &#8221; and release him, but Lennon wants to keep him. As for Biton, he is on record as saying he wants to stay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Olivier Ntcham ? Someone on twitter reckons he&#8217;s unfollowed his team mates on Instagram, the modern &#8220;come and get me &#8221; to other clubs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">In fairness, it is true that he turned down a better salary to go on loan to Girona whilst at Manchester City, in order to work with Brendan Rodgers. With Brendan no longer at Celtic in body-his mind left years ago- then Ntcham probably does have itchy feet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">It&#8217;s all very tedious, and the fact is no one knows anything, except we have heard rumblings that Lennon isn&#8217;t happy with his renewed budget, after being reassured he would have priority over hotels, museums and car parking facilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">But then again, is Lenny up to his old tricks to get what he wants by dropping hints over a beer that Lawwell is p to his old tricks with the cheque book ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Or is it all just bullshit ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">That seems to be more likely than anything else.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">As for David Turnbull, the media, and thus sections of the support, are turning this into another John McGinn saga.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">This guy, who may or may not be a sort of Lanarkshire Leo Messi is up for sale, and so far Celtic have expressed an interest. So have Barnsley, which should give you a clue as to how good he really is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">If Celtic don&#8217;t reckon he&#8217;s worth what Motherwell want, then he will go elsewhere. Simply because John McGinn turned out to have a decent six months in a B league south of the border is no indication of whether or not Turnbull will add anything to the team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">But, oh, the drama..<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">The Daily Record hotline, where hysteria has found a home, had an early candidate for knob of the week&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Jimmy Murray, Edinburgh,<\/strong>\u00a0said: \u201cThis must be the last straw for Celtic fans. Outbid by Barnsley for Turnbull of Motherwell. Celtic not even prepared to go to \u00a32m for the player.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThere has been 52,000 season tickets sold but it\u2019s a total boycott that\u2019s needed.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/rangers-fc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rangers<\/a>\u00a0will win the league before the split.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Well, two candidiates&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>John Bruce<\/strong>\u00a0emailed: \u201cDespite winning a treble Treble, it has all gone remarkably quiet in the east of Glasgow.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cCould it be that the Hoops fans have finally realised that they are facing a resurgent Rangers with a world-renowned football icon as their manager who is about to strengthen his squad, whilst they have appointed the cheap option who is facing a rebuild and player auction, then having to replace them with more loanees and cheaper players with the usual \u2018world class potential\u2019?\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Er, no.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">It&#8217;s important to remember that the window isn&#8217;t actually open yet, so no one can bid anything for anyone, although doubtless off the record chats have taken place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">But it would be nice , just once , to read a positive story about Celtic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">I mean, the club has even topped the League Table of Shame, featured in the Sun newspaper, which presumably doesn&#8217;t do irony..<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/D8nk3AkUEAIfcYZ.jpg:large\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">\u00a0They&#8217;re referring to pyrotechinics, and not those trousers where you can smuggle a carry out into the ground in one of the legs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Though if it were the seventies fashion classic, then it truly would be a table of shame.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Speaking of shame, Marvin Comperr may not play this season either, having spent last season on his fat arse, and there are signs he may be difficult to shift from the wage bill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Or anything else for that matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/D8pav8PWsAUc4eU.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">On the dark side of town, there&#8217;s still hope that Liverpool won;t cash in on Ryan Kent and let him waste another year in Glasgow..<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><span class=\"article__kicker theme__copy-color t-p-color\">GERS HOPEFUL\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"article__headline\">Ryan Kent \u2018closing in on Rangers return\u2019 with Steven Gerrard confident of sealing loan deal.<\/h1>\n<p>It&#8217;s a loan deal, at best, and thats where they are at. Loan deals&#8230;and a couple of out of contract SPL players.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You wouldn&#8217;t think it from the media, as the procession of fifty fivers continues to parade through the pages..<\/p>\n<p>The Womens World Cup is well and truly under way.<\/p>\n<p>Scotland lost 2-1 to England in their opener in Nice, but showed enough to suggest they will settle.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC covered the game, and it was refreshing to hear the all girl punditry team talk more sense than their male counterparts, as well as looking like they had put some effort into their appearance..<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/D8oyvLdXoAE5hPE.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Possibly..<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/D8oy7sAX4AE4vMH.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In other news, over on the Sentinel Celts site , auldheid has a point or two to make about hypocrisy in the media&#8230;well worth a look.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There is a massive campaign of deflection underway. I&#8217;m still trying to find out what those shields are protecting..r who they are protecting.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, we had this picture..<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/D8VDWkhUYAA-kNG.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"comment-meta\"><span class=\"comment-author vcard\"><cite class=\"fn\" title=\"http:\/\/cliftonvillefc.net\">W<a class=\"url\" title=\"Weered\" href=\"http:\/\/cliftonvillefc.net\/\" rel=\"external nofollow\">eered<\/a><\/cite><\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"published\"><abbr class=\"comment-date\" title=\"Sunday, June 9th, 2019, 1:49 pm\">June 9, 2019<\/abbr>\u00a0at\u00a0<abbr class=\"comment-time\" title=\"Sunday, June 9th, 2019, 1:49 pm\">1:49 pm<\/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=971764\"><span class=\"edit\">Edit<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0<a class=\"comment-reply-link\" href=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=14341&amp;replytocom=971764#respond\" rel=\"nofollow\">Reply<\/a>\u00a0\u2192<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-content comment-text\">\n<p><em>Caption\u2026 He\u2019s steemin again\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>today..<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/D8n0pv7X4AInTWJ.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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\">Now, I wonder if you can help..<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em>Hi I\u2019m raising money for my niece Skye Duncan who last year at the age of 13 on the 31st of July was diagnosed with osteosarcoma (cancer in the bone).<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em>Skye\u2019s tumour grew so rapid that the Drs felt they had no alternative &amp; to save her life ,but to amputate her Right arm and Shoulder. <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em>Since Skye\u2019s operation on the 27th of September last yr Skye has undergone the most brutal chemotherapy with lengthy hospital stays for all the family, Skye\u2019s mum Ann has found a prosthetic arm which Skye would love but it costs \u00a38000 to make so I am asking all of my family and friends to please donate anything at all you can to achieve this amount of money for Skye x <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em>She is the most courageous brave little girl who has gone through all of this with so much bravery and the best sense of humour I\u2019ve ever seen under these circumstances x <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em>Skye\u2019s last chemotherapy treatment was on the 17th of May this yr on her 14th Birthday, she is now very positive and looking forward to the future xx <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><em>Thanxx in advance to everyone for their donations xx \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Please give what you can, every little helps\u00a0and the\u00a0link is here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/donate\/452866825270278\/?fundraiser_source=external_url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HELP_SKYE<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"js-tweet-text-container\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With very little going on due to players and coaches having a few days off, the media have taken it upon themselves to keep everyone&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":13775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/quotes.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2J7If-3Jm","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14344"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14344"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14348,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14344\/revisions\/14348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}