{"id":2647,"date":"2013-05-14T11:14:16","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T10:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=2647"},"modified":"2013-05-15T11:35:03","modified_gmt":"2013-05-15T10:35:03","slug":"celtic-diary-tuesday-may-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=2647","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Tuesday May 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Burns in the Scottish \u00a0Express claims that Neil Lennon will get money to improve the squad. Lawwell, he claims, has &#8220;vowed to give Neil Lennon the financial muscle he needs to get back into the Champions League.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He goes on to quote the CEO, who doesn&#8217;t actually say anything like this.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The club is already planning for next season. We have a title to defend, while our aim is to \u00a0once again bring Champions League football to Celtic Park.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After that , Lawwell just whittered on like he has done in every other speech about a great support, wonderful season, 125 year etc&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Still, nice to see the Express keeping up its unique record of never actually getting anything right.<\/p>\n<p>Burns, incidentally, when picking his best ever eleven to have played in Scotland had Goram, Gough, Greig, Cooper, Laudrup and McCoist in the side. With Cooper, Greig \u00a0Laudrup , McCoist and Weir in his top ten players ever, I think its safe to say his judgement on football matters is slightly impaired. Thats John Greig and David Weir. In a best ever list. Perhaps he&#8217;s confusing football with wrestling. By the way, I looked at Richard Wilsons choices, but stopped reading after he said &#8220;even the Scotland national team couldn&#8217;t choose between Jardine and McGrain&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Graeme Spiers commented on twitter the other day \u00a0that Lennon shouldn&#8217;t have mentioned the 125 years of unbroken history in his trophy lifting speech, as it was a cheap jibe at the new Sevco club, currently enjoying well over 125 days of unbroken history. Had he been paying attention to anything that was going on in football, instead of just making smart arsed comments, he would have noticed that the 125 years line has been used all season.<\/p>\n<p>He might also have noticed Sevco boss Ally McCoist-currently trying to decide which of the Everton and Manchester City jobs he will rule himself out of first-had announced to his loyal subjects at Ibrox that &#8220;We are the People&#8221;, which passed without comment or controversy.<\/p>\n<p>Its incredible how the media , including the radio and tv pundits, seem to look very hard for stories which are anti Celtic, but when an anti -Sevco \/ Rangers story could be covered, such as the mess they are in now, then the proverbial blind eye is not only turned, but poked out with a hot stick just in case.<\/p>\n<p>I suppose \u00a0we are all used to that sort of thing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Neil Lennon will be presented with the Scottish Football writers award for the second year in a row, and will receive the gong next Sunday evening, as it will take the hacks that long to come up with an invitation that is literate and legible.<\/p>\n<p>Lennon said;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8221; Its a great honour. This one means more this year. I&#8217;m very grateful. Can I go now?&#8221; (Well, maybe not the last question.)<\/p>\n<p>The hacks awarded him the trophy as he provided them with expenses paid trips to Barcelona, Turin, Moscow, Lisbon, Helsinki and Helsingborg. Without which, the best they could have claimed for was a trip south to Berwick to follow their favourites abroad.<\/p>\n<p>However, Lennon missed out on the SPL manager of the Year, which was awarded to Stuart McCall, who didn&#8217;t even have the decency to \u00a0look surprised.<\/p>\n<p>Some of us, sitting in our rooms with a tin foil hat on, may know why.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/?attachment_id=2648\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2648\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2648\" alt=\"coistycall handshake\" src=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/coistycall-handshake.jpg\" width=\"224\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/coistycall-handshake.jpg 224w, https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/coistycall-handshake-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Which bears a remarkable similarity to this;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/?attachment_id=2649\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2649\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2649\" alt=\"five points 1\" src=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/five-points-1.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/five-points-1.jpg 90w, https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/five-points-1-84x150.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Which is explained as this;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/?attachment_id=2650\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2650\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2650\" alt=\"five points 2\" src=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/five-points-2.jpg\" width=\"197\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/five-points-2.jpg 197w, https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/five-points-2-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>which, in turn, leads us here<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/?attachment_id=2651\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2651\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2651\" alt=\"sfa logo\" src=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/sfa-logo.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/sfa-logo.jpg 240w, https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/sfa-logo-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Victor Wanyama did win the Young Player of the Year award, whilst prolific goalscorer Leigh Griffiths won the \u00a0prizes \u00a0for Player of the Year and Most Girly Name of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Fraser Forster picked up Save of the Year, for the one he made on February 24, which should silence his critics. He has saved something since Christmas after all.<\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly, West Ham are the latest club to show an interest in securing the services of Gary Hooper. They join fellow London underachievers QPR on his list of potential suitors. Hooper, of course, played in a charity game the other night for Joe Coles brother and must have appeared on their radar then.<\/p>\n<p>There seems to be more and more coming out from the mess over at Ibrox. A new poster on Scottish football monitor has been placing e-mails, audio clips and other little snippets of what may or may not be genuine confidential discussions between the head honchos over there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/?attachment_id=2652\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2652\">green and whyte audio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is another little natter between Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as they went about their business.<\/p>\n<p>Leaks to the web? Its probably a director. They&#8217;ve all been at it just lately.<\/p>\n<p>The Good Ship Dignity. The \u00a0vessel that leaks from the top.<\/p>\n<p>Warm feelings toward former player and now Cardiff manager cooled considerably after his patronising statements about the &#8220;Old Firm&#8221; wanting to play in England and being unable to compete in Europe due to financial constraints. Predictably, as with any BBC Scotland report, Mackay says to compete, and attract sponsors , we need &#8220;Rangers back in the Premier League.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>My old Grandad used to liven up sunday evenings, and people would often stop by for a drink and a sing song. Unfortunately, he passed away some years ago, but I suppose we could dig him up, stick him at the top table and maybe the crowds would come back.<\/p>\n<p>Mackay is then joined by Cardiff director Steve Borley, who says that clubs should forget about attendances, because the real money is in the tv deals.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, dear. Thats the attitude that will kill the game down there (Hooray! ). Football without fans, as someone once said, is nothing.<\/p>\n<p>The guy that said that knew more about football than anyone in the game today, and he was right when he said it, and it still applies today.<\/p>\n<p>Never mind. As long as Cardiff keep producing players like Adam Matthews and Joe Ledley, then we can keep taking them off them, for nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the silence at Ibrox is shattered when someone shouts \u00a0&#8220;Oi, dickhead&#8221; \u00a0from in the stand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/?attachment_id=2653\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2653\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2653\" alt=\"oi dickehad\" src=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oi-dickehad.jpg\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oi-dickehad.jpg 275w, https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oi-dickehad-150x99.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now, who could he be talking -or listening -to?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/?attachment_id=2654\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2654\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2654\" alt=\"phone\" src=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/phone.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/phone.jpg 180w, https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/phone-120x150.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Burns in the Scottish \u00a0Express claims that Neil Lennon will get money to improve the squad. 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