{"id":17595,"date":"2022-03-30T05:04:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T04:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=17595"},"modified":"2022-03-30T05:04:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T04:04:41","slug":"celtic-diary-wednesday-march-30-but-were-different-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=17595","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Wednesday March 30: But We’re Different Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Willie Collum has been nominated a referee for sunday’s Glasgow derby, which seeing as the man in the middle will need eyes in the back of his head for this one, is probably good news.<\/p>\n

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Collum is equally berated on both sides of the river, perhaps more so in the south, as it’s the first time he’s had one of these games for quite some time,<\/p>\n

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With the perception of bias high among other referees it’s perhaps the only option left to the SFA.<\/p>\n

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Sometimes decisions are not made because they’re the right one, sometimes it’s the only one.<\/p>\n

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For instance, Buckingham Palace is coming under criticism for allowing Prince Andrew to escort the Queen into Phil The Greek’s memorial, even though it was a far better option than leaving him behind to keep an eye on the kids.<\/p>\n

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Collum has his moments, and has made his mistakes. One thing can be certain, though, and that’s that he has never really concerned himself with being popular.<\/p>\n

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With the game on sunday in mind, Celticbynumbers <\/em>on Twitter has put together a piece on the perception of opponents that Celtic’s defence is weaker on the left hand side.<\/p>\n

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Stats do back up this weakness, but his article does point out that most of the pressure on our defence is on the left, giving us cause for debate.<\/p>\n

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Do opponents focus on our left hand side because it’s weaker ?<\/p>\n

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Does the extra focus mean that it appears weaker ?<\/p>\n

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That’s one for Hector Bandido to ponder…..<\/p>\n

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You can read the full article here..<\/p>\n

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Celtic by numbers<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tickets for the Scottish cup semi final , another Glasgow derby, are being distributed amongst season book holders who are on the Cup scheme, which is a poke in the eye for those who attended the less glamorous earlier ties.<\/p>\n

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Tickets for games should only be acquired through the club, and a certain amount of care should be taken with who gets them. Supporters will never agree on how they should be allocated, as to a man they will favour whichever system earns them a seat at the game.<\/p>\n

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However, there is always the ticket tout, not the dodgy looking guy hanging around the ground, but the even dodgier website type…<\/p>\n

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Those of you determined to venture over to the darkside on Sunday could probably pick up a ticket if you had enough money, or if you were stupid enough to trust this sort of place…<\/p>\n

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