{"id":18019,"date":"2022-10-28T08:15:27","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T07:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=18019"},"modified":"2022-10-28T08:15:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T07:15:27","slug":"celtic-diary-friday-october-28-in-the-real-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=18019","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Friday October 28: In The Real World"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the humdrum monotony of the Champions League all but done, it’s back to the exciting stuff this weekend, with Celtic visiting Livingston on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Kick off is at noon, or 1pm if you forget to put your clocks back on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

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Greg Taylor, Ange’s favourite full back, ( how many clues do you want ? ) was wheeled out to talk about the game, and he said that the players will approach the game as though they were playing Real Madrid, which means at least a couple of them will have booked taxis for the airport on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe badge demands it. It is as simple as that. It does. Every game is big at a club this size and Sunday is no different because Livingston away is a difficult game.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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“It is a game we will approach in the same way we do every game, treating our opposition with the utmost respect and aiming to put on a performance.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cYou will see the fans when we go to Livingston. It will be like a home game for us and they will be cheering us on from minute one until 90. With the way that Europe has fallen for us this year, we want to give them something to cheer about domestically.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThey [Livingston] have shown throughout their time in the Premiership that they have got a good way of playing and they stick to it whilst all playing for each other. So we all know it is going to be difficult, but it\u2019s a game a lot of us now have experience of and, when you get experience of occasions, domestic or Champions League, it does help.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cIf we can reach the levels we have reached in the Champions League, we will be pretty alright in the league stuff and domestic games because the level needed is really, really high.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is the best competition in the world, but Sunday is now the big one. Livingston has been a tough place to go throughout the years and they will be wanting to get a result. Equally, we want to do more than get a result, we also want to put on a performance for the fans.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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I’m not sure if he’s trying to convince us, or himself.<\/p>\n

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The disappointment of failure in europe will have left the players feeling a bit flat. They will have had a rude awakening about the realities of top level football, and it’s up to all concerned to get back into their stride as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n

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The prospect of domestic fare until more or less this time next year won;t be thrilling for them, and it will be interesting to see f they can pick up the pieces and keep progressing.<\/p>\n

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Livingston away has been a bit of a nightmare over the last few seasons, but the players did seem to get a handle on it eventually, Celtic won 3-1 back in March after a succession of draws , with Maeda and Forrest goals sandwiching an own goal for the hoops.<\/p>\n

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James Forrest has come into the side and seems to have got his mojo back, and that can only be a bonus, as he’s been through the disappointment of European exits before.<\/p>\n

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Lots of times, come to think of it.<\/p>\n

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With Kyogo Fuhruhashi not delivering the goods, will he continue to be played in a supporting role with Georgios Giakoumakis as the target man ?<\/p>\n

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With Ange Postecoglou telling us he won’t alter the way we play and us all believing him, it’s curious to see one or two tweaks, such as Aron Mooy playing on the right against Shakhtar, largely to cover for the wandering Juranovic who seems to have lost a bit of discipline ( another clue ) but in fact merely getting in the way of the re-invigorated Forrest.<\/p>\n

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The manager has also said that the signings of Abildgaard and Bernebei were made with an eye on introducing them in the second half of the season, are we about to see another couple of, er, tweaks.<\/p>\n

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The idea we will play the same way is linked to the We Never Stop mantra, the reality is we will, and are making adjustments to the all out attacking style.<\/p>\n

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Had we ever been in a position to close out a game in Europe, we would have.<\/p>\n

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As I’ve said before, these things take time, and we will have to be patient,.<\/p>\n

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We’ve all got our own ideas on who we should play and how we should play them, but we need to remember there’s still a wee bit of trial and error, and we’re always going to have players off form or injured.<\/p>\n

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what our manager seems to be trying to do is cover all the bases, and that’s a lot of bases.<\/p>\n

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One or two replies on Twitter have suggested that the gates weren’t closed the other night after kick off against Shakhtar, but I’ve had a couple of messages suggesting that in fact it’s happened a couple of times.<\/p>\n

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John Paul Taylor hasn’t replied to the question yet, and there have been claims he didn’t reply the last time either when others complained.<\/p>\n

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But I’m sure he will.<\/p>\n

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Elsewhere, and the Scotsman says the Daily Mirror says that Celtuic and “rangers ” are being targeted by the European super League sides…those ones who wanted to break away from UEFA to set up their own league which would attract quite a bit of money, most likely at the expense of UEFA, which is why they went to court to stop them.<\/p>\n

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The Daily Mirror is claiming<\/a>\u00a0that the\u00a0Glasgow<\/a>\u00a0duo may be approached by the principal clubs of the\u00a0European Super League<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Real Madrid<\/a>, Barcelona and Juventus \u2013 as they are becoming increasingly frustrated by their breakaway battle from UEFA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The aforementioned trio are locked in a court battle with European football\u2019s governing body over its alleged control and monopoly of the game, with a verdict expected to be delivered in December.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Interestingly, Barcelona and Juventus are bith out of thius seasons Champions League, and Real Madrid haven’t had it all their way either.<\/p>\n

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However, the reports suggest that regardless of the outcome, the European Super League wants to press ahead with a breakaway league and could ask\u00a0Celtic<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Rangers<\/a>\u00a0to join due to their fanbase and marketability. It would also mean, though, that no English clubs would likely join and be replaced by other clubs in northern Europe, such as Ajax. It is unclear whether such a plan would get off the ground, however.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The latest Super League proposal fell apart last year after widespread criticism and fan unrest.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Hang on, they want “rangers ” because of their fanbase ?<\/p>\n

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Of course they do.<\/p>\n

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More likely the Ibrox club have contacted them in the hope they will be allowed to join, thus escaping the prying eyes of UEFA who keep interfering with their unique financial model.<\/p>\n

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This kind of ties in with reports earlier in the week that there are rumours of a takeover at Ibrox….<\/p>\n

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From the Record, presumably via Dave King<\/p>\n

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Kyle Fox Rangers takeover price floated as football finance<\/h1>\n

expert values club at \u00a3100m<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

The American businesswoman is keen to invest and could launch a bid to a buy a 25 per cent stake in the club.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The term ” Expert ” is being stretched a bit here, as we will see.<\/p>\n

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A football finance expert has valued\u00a0Rangers<\/a>\u00a0at \u00a3100m, but Kyle Fox thinks she could complete a takeover for \u00a325m.<\/em><\/p>\n

The American businesswoman announced her intention to buy a controlling 75 per cent stake in the club earlier this year after a meeting with former director\u00a0Paul Murray<\/a>. Chairman\u00a0Douglas Park<\/a>\u00a0and his fellow board members have resisted attempts so far, and launched legal action against Fox and company KRF Capital over an alleged potential breach of trademark.<\/em><\/p>\n

However, the\u00a0Ibrox<\/a>\u00a0club walked away from the case, which reginited Fox\u2019s takeover desire. She said she was keen to \u201cexplore opportunities\u201d for investment in the club, with a revised plan to buy 25 per cent stake, which would make her the club\u2019s biggest individual shareholder. Now Kieran Maguire, author of the\u00a0Price of Football , believes Fox could achieve that for \u00a325million. That\u2019s a quarter of what he values Rangers at, although Fox would still have to convince existing shareholders to sell.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe asking price was probably in the region of 25p per share, minimum. If someone wanted to acquire all of those, you\u2019d have to offer a premium,\u201d he told\u00a0Football Insider<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cRangers\u2019 market value is probably just over \u00a3100m at this point. If Fox wants to take control, it\u2019s going to have to be a lucrative and persuasive offer to encourage shareholders to give up their investment in the club. Some of their connections to the club are based on finance and some of it is based on emotion.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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The word “probably ” occurs quite a lot in that assessment, which means it’s not really an assessment,<\/p>\n

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What would have made the article worthwhile would have been a mention of the accounts, for example is the club vulnerable to a takeover, or is it ripe for development ?<\/p>\n

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And on what market are the shares valued at 25p each ?<\/p>\n

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And how does the “expert ” arrive at the \u00a3100m valuation ?<\/p>\n

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A strange article, though no doubt we’ll soon find out why it’s been planted.<\/p>\n

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It’s Friday, and that means it’s time for the Etims<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Knob of the Week\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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\"Sleek<\/p>\n

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This week, we’re going to award it to a composite character, a fictional creation that represents thousands, maybe even millions of people who all have a certain characteristic that means they qualify as exponents of top level knobbery.<\/p>\n

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Our man is a Brexit voting immigrant hating sort of fellow, or lass, who wants to keep Britain white , bring back capital punishment and dreams of the days of yore when Britain ruled the waves, as opposed to these days when she merely waives the rules.<\/p>\n

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Even though his own ancestors would have worked in the pits for sixteen hours a day, or in the mills , or up the chimney, for some reason he imagines that he was a great seafaring captain, or the sort of intrepid explorer who ended up being in charge of a country where everyone had much darker skin and he could keep them in their place.<\/p>\n

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the kind of person who thinks that Boris Johnson is just like them, a guy who does his best under trying and difficult circumstances, and he knows that because the Sun and the Daily Mail told him so.<\/p>\n

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Of course, now he’s moaning that there’s a brown person in charge in Britain and he’s a little confused as to how that happened when he wanted to ban them all, which was why he voted for Brexit, even though Europe isn’t in Asia.<\/p>\n

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In his mind he’s experiencing his worst nightmare…the foreigners have taken over….and he voted for it.<\/p>\n

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He feels betrayed, but all that has happened is one self serving Tory has replaced another….they manufacture them somewhere near Eton and market them through Fleet Street and the BBC.<\/p>\n

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And they come in all sorts of colours and sizes. Though some do last longer than others, they’re pretty much all poor quality.<\/p>\n

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Which in my book makes our man a bit of a knob.<\/p>\n

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Why ?<\/p>\n

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Because he still hasn’t learned his lesson. He still judges people on appearances, when in fact….<\/p>\n

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\"Video<\/p>\n

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And thats why this week, millions of people have been awarded<\/p>\n

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Perhaps it’s just me. and believe me, these days there is precious little to laugh about, but pardon me for smiling when i think of our man, and millions like him, who found out this week that irony can be pretty ironic sometimes.<\/p>\n

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\"Union<\/p>\n

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Yesterday, we has this….<\/p>\n

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Desdamoaner\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Right guys, turn the Rangers game aff, you’re supposed to be doing Killie v Hibs\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Today….<\/p>\n

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