{"id":17570,"date":"2022-03-23T09:54:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T09:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=17570"},"modified":"2022-03-23T09:56:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T09:56:27","slug":"celtic-diary-wednesday-march-23-happy-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=17570","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Wednesday March 23: Happy Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ange Postecoglou has recorded an interview with the Gegen Podcast from Australia.<\/p>\n

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You can find it here.\u00a0 Ange interview<\/a><\/p>\n

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I haven’t listened to it yet, but it strikes me as interesting that it’s overseas media that is doing all the interviews.<\/p>\n

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Is that because Ange doesn’t trust our own hacks ? If so, it’s a fairly damning indictment of the Scottish mainstream sports media, and it wouldn’t be a surprise if this was the case, given his obvious contempt for some of the questions he’s had to face.<\/p>\n

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Or is it simply because no one in Scotland has thought of offering a platform to hear what he has to say ?<\/p>\n

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Scottish football is notably parochial and has never taken to outsiders who have their own ideas, unless , of course, they were hired by David Murray.<\/p>\n

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One extract though, found on Hail Hail 67 <\/em>caught my eye. It concerns the appointment of Postecoglou and how it all came about, and it seems that Peter Lawwell ( remember him ) may well have left a legacy worth leaving after all.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s a long story, but like all these things there are little threads that sort of join along the way that you don\u2019t realise.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was working in Japan I was part of the City [Football] Group, working with Manchester City. And within that group there was an association with the ex-CEO of the club here, Peter Lawwell.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI think they\u2019d been tracking me for a while and because of my success in Japan. They were probably one of the ones who were paying attention to what I was doing because I was part of the group. I think the seed was planted, they\u2019d been following me for a while and things didn\u2019t work out with Eddie Howe coming to Celtic and I got contacted.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cFrank Trimboli is my agent, he\u2019s been looking out for a while, working his backside off to get me an opportunity for the last few years. He kept pushing it with Peter Lawwell and they finally got me an opportunity to speak with the people who make the decisions and the rest is history.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Fancy that.<\/p>\n

All hail the great Peter.<\/p>\n

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Whatever the reason, whoever was responsible, they can pat themselves on the back for having the courage of their convictions to go out and get the guy.<\/p>\n

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Even if Alan Brazil of Talkshite Radio hadn’t heard of him….<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1400370141473525763<\/p>\n

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He who laughs last…..<\/p>\n

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There’s been another change in the culture at Celtic that you may not have noticed, possibly as a result of the discussions on here and on our recent podcast concerning the likes of youngster Ben Doak being tempted south to continue their development.<\/p>\n

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According to Vital Celtic News, the problem is in hand…<\/p>\n

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My immediate concern was whether or not those songs contained any Add-ons, and worried that we could lose a talent simply down to him travelling to games on one of the more republican minded buses, but it seems like it was merely a typo, and who am I to make fun of a typo ? ( Who fucking indeed ?-overworked Ed )<\/p>\n

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But it did make me think of the possibilities….surely it’s better to have a player who knows all the words to the Helicopter Song than one who pretends he had a Celtic subbuteo team when he was a kid ?<\/p>\n

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If Ange is serious about changing the culture at Celtic, then this is the sort of thing he should look at.<\/p>\n

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Speaking of being serious, the much maligned BBC Scotland comedy Unit has been criticised for it’s recent output, as it searches for a hit show in the vein of Still Game, Naked Video or Scotch and Wry.<\/p>\n

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One team got together and produced this hilarious parody, which shows promise and demands a full series…<\/p>\n

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The football history of Rangers. 150 years, in 150 seconds… \u26bd\ufe0f\u2935\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/ugS98BPWjJ<\/a><\/p>\n

— BBC Sport Scotland (@BBCSportScot) March 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n