{"id":19165,"date":"2026-01-05T09:11:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T09:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=19165"},"modified":"2026-01-05T09:11:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T09:11:58","slug":"celtic-diary-monday-january-5-2026-uncomfortably-numb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=19165","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Monday January 5 2026: Uncomfortably Numb"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even after our Korean Messi opened the scoring in Saturday’s Glasgow derby one knew it wouldn’t last.<\/p>\n

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It’s what Celtic do these days under our own French General de Gormless. Play quite well, but as soon as the opposition get time to think about how the hoops are set up, it all falls apart.<\/p>\n

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It’s getting harder to give a toss. After all, if the board doesn’t care, the players have lost interest and the manager, well, the lord alone knows what’s going on in his head, then why should we ?<\/p>\n

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The 3-1 defeat at the hands of “rangers “, with all of their their goals\u00a0 being avoidable should have been the final straw in the catastrophic tenure of wilfried nancy, whose mask has now slipped alongside his capital letters.<\/p>\n

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This morning, Paul “the football doctor ” Tisdale should be hauled in and asked what the fuck is going on in is head as well. There is no evidence to suggest nancy should have been a candidate for the Celtic job, he’s shown nothing so far to suggest he can actually do it, and frankly, he’ll probably never get another job outside American college football again.<\/p>\n

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Someone has to be held accountable for this car crash.<\/p>\n

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Not that one. We know who did that. It was Dijon Sterling, of “rangers “, early on Sunday morning. He has been arrested and charged.<\/p>\n

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Our own disaster, however, has also been self inflicted. Tisdale arrived at Celtic Park around a year ago, and when he is put in front of the board to explain his novel and refreshing way of recruitment , he might not want to mention the players he’s brought in either.<\/p>\n

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None of whom have set the heather alight, and two of whom are already away…Inamura, to Tokyo, and Simpson Pusey, to Cologne.<\/p>\n

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Inamura, incidentally, was described as a club signing by former manager Brendan Rodgers, a club signing being a player he first heard of when they turned up for training, and Simpson Pusey ?<\/p>\n

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What was the point of that ?<\/p>\n

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It appears to be club policy not to include the manager in the selection of transfer targets, but to present him a list of players to choose from, which is fine, if the person drawing up the list adheres to the managers initial request.<\/p>\n

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Tisdale didn’t adhere to it, and several players were dismissed as not good enough, but the Football Quack prescribed them anyway, which led to Rodgers exit.<\/p>\n

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When Dermot Desmond threw his toys out of the pram shortly after that, Rodgers remained quiet. No statement, no interviews, no fuss.<\/p>\n

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He didn’t have to, as it turns out. There is no need to select a jury to decide who is guilty in this case.<\/p>\n

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Tisdale should be relieved of his duties today, on the grounds that he isn’t capable of performing them to the standard required.<\/p>\n

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And as for whatever database he is using….<\/p>\n

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When that is done, the manager and his coaching staff should be summoned, and informed that the club is now moving in a different direction, and that their services and qualities are no longer required.<\/p>\n

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In order to clarify that, as English is not their first language, we believe, I’ve prepared this short note in order to avoid any misunderstandings.<\/p>\n

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…with an accompanying video just to be sure.<\/p>\n

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I’m not even going to bother explaining why. We can all see it. It’s a results business , and he isn’t getting them.<\/p>\n

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And while the person responsible for getting the manager is responsible for bringing in players, then it’s not going to get any better.<\/p>\n

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Act now, and there’s a chance of salvaging something from this season, delay and…well, it’s already started.<\/p>\n

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On Friday, we had this…<\/p>\n

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\"May<\/p>\n

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wilfried nancy (no caps) demonstrates to the Celtic board that a narrow 2-2-2-2 formation is the way forward in modern football.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Today….<\/p>\n

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