{"id":17092,"date":"2021-08-11T10:34:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T09:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=17092"},"modified":"2021-08-11T11:49:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T10:49:26","slug":"celtic-diary-wednesday-august-11-that-old-familiar-feeling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=17092","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Wednesday August 11: That Old Familiar Feeling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every now and then, someone at the club comes up with an idea that slips through the net and , well, for want of a better word, makes you proud.<\/p>\n

And this is certainly one of their better ideas ( following up on a suggestion from Paul Gallagher on Twitter<\/em>)<\/p>\n

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\u00a0While we welcome our fans back and celebrate your return after such a long time away, the Club wanted to take time to remember those fans we have lost.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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…..before kick-off, there will be a moment to pause and applaud to remember all those we have lost over the course of the Covid pandemic.<\/em><\/p>\n

We are delighted to be looking forward to hosting a full house at Celtic Park on Thursday for the first time in such a long time.<\/em><\/p>\n

While we do so and all strive again for some form of normality, it is important to recognise that the current pandemic has changed the lives of so many of us in so many ways.<\/em>
\nIndeed, from speaking to our fans, we know that tragically, a number of supporters will not return to Celtic Park as they have lost their lives to Covid-19.<\/em><\/p>\n

In fact, during the long enforced absence from Celtic Park, so many fans have passed away for other reasons too and not had the chance to see their beloved Celtic Park again.<\/em>
\nSo while we welcome our fans back and celebrate your return after such a long time away, the Club wanted to take time to remember those fans we have lost.<\/em>
\nWe will all take a moment – Club Management, players, staff, supporters, officials – pause and applaud and, of course, remember all those who we have lost, but who we have loved so dearly.<\/em><\/p>\n

Our opponents, FK Jablonec, will also take part in the applause and we will, of course, all take a moment to think about those in the Czech Republic and all other countries affected by the pandemic.<\/em>
\nWe thank our fans for their continued support and look forward to welcoming you back to Celtic Park on Thursday evening.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0It’s a wonderful idea. There isn’t a single one of us who hasn’t looked over at a seat and thought of someone who no longer sits there, we’ve all lost friends and family over the years who once sat among us, and the last eighteen months or so have seen more and more, who either because they have passed or are now too ill to attend, won’t be there on what is sure to be an emotional occasion.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0This one is for them.<\/div>\n

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\u00a0There was talk yesterday that Gordon Strachan will be returning to the club in some capacity, as Celtic have fallen below the required amount of Strachans at the club according to UEFA rules.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0However, Dominic McKay put that one to bed a while ago…..<\/div>\n

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\u00a0So I’m sure he wouldn’t have gone back on his word. Celtic are no longer a club that takes one step forward and then two back.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0Progressive forward looking…that’s what he said, right ?<\/div>\n

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\u00a0Anyway, back to Thursday, and there’s an added bonus to the welcome return …so maybe the board and new CEO do care about us….the concourse and all it’s kiosks will be open, and it appears everything will be free !<\/div>\n

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Confirmation that concourse kiosks will be open again from tomorrow evening, please note that all kiosks are now cashless<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

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\u00a0That’s what cashless means ? Doesn’t it<\/div>\n

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\u00a0Speaking of cashless…..<\/div>\n

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\u00a0Just as they did ten years ago, Malmo defeated a club from Ibrox\u00a0 in a UCL qualifier, plunging them into at what best could be called financial uncertainty.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0 the Ibrox cash cow, it’s unwavering if unintelligent support, filled Ibrox to the rafters last night , and predictably enough, the team fell apart.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0Fitba Tweets<\/em> was on hand to sketch the post match chatter among the players….<\/div>\n
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\u00a0Despite taking an early lead and seeing some , well, Lanarkshire style refereeing, the mighty Gers were overcome by ten man Malmo who are now the last team to beat Rangers in the UCL, and also the first to beat the new club.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0As Mikael Lustig, explained on Instagram….<\/div>\n
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\u00a0“rangers ” should have had a man sent off when alan MacGregor forgot where he could and couldn;t catch the ball….<\/div>\n
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\u00a0whilst the aptly named Bonke Innocent was sent off for, well, you tell me.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0We’re used to some bizarre decisions, and last night was no exception, the home side didn’t even get a penalty..<\/div>\n
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\u00a0On a serious note, they now have to find an awful lot of money from somewhere, as alluded to by Malmo manager Jon Dahl Tomasson when he pointed out to hacks that , er, they needed the money from qualification, and somewhat oddly, despite a lack of interest into following up on the Malmo man’s claims, from BBC Scotland’s Uncle Tom English, who said;<\/div>\n
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Rangers have blown a massive opportunity there. Waved goodbye to a ton of much-needed loot<\/strong> and missed out on the big-time games in the CL. Toiling badly to deal with expectation and pressure. Three losses in a row. Only lost 3 times in 56 games last season (without fans)\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0Why is it much needed ? Why has no one in the media followed up on this story ?<\/div>\n
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\u00a0The defeat means “rangers ” will now have to travel to either Khazakstan or Armenia, three days before facing Celtic.<\/div>\n
\u00a0Unless, of course, there’s a long overdue outbreak of Covid on the other side of the river…….<\/div>\n
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\u00a0One witty and articulate fellow did offer some words of comfort to those affected by the events in Glasgow last night….<\/div>\n
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\u00a0Meanwhile, on the other side of the water, the powers that be in European football were gathering at a hotel in Belfast ahead of the Super Cup final, which is between a couple of teams no one gives a toss about.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0At the bar, however, one of our roving pish stained drunks somehow found himself next to this guy….<\/div>\n
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\u00a0and amidst all the small talk, asked him about the eternal question about the same club myth perpetuated by those in the Scottish media…to which he was told<\/div>\n
\u00a0“That was all sorted out in the letter from Traverso<\/em> “<\/div>\n
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\u00a0Which , you recall, explained that “rangers ” couldn’t be retrospectively punished for the sins of the original club because they were a new club.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0The readiness of the reply, combined with the certainty of Tomasson’s comment on their financial situation, means that UEFA are taking an interest in their activities.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0And last night in Belfast, there was someone among them who might well have been able to help……<\/div>\n
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\u00a0By the way, the Swiss are reporting that several UEFA chaps have been arrested in an investigation into corruption. I do hope any Scots delegates are okay…..<\/div>\n
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