{"id":2681,"date":"2013-05-17T11:05:30","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T10:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=2681"},"modified":"2013-05-17T11:05:30","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T10:05:30","slug":"celtic-diary-friday-may-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=2681","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Friday May 17"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes, no matter how well you are doing, it doesn’t hurt to listen to someone for a wee bit help.<\/p>\n

Bertie Auld, who would tell you that he knows a bit about the game, thinks that Neil Lennon could do with three new players \u00a0to help bring along the ones we already have. Auld, on teamtalk.com, said;<\/p>\n

” Whether he is allowed to bring in another couple of players, I couldn’t tell you, but everybody in the stands will tell you we need another two or three players. I also think we need someone who is going to entertain the supporters.”<\/p>\n

He wasn’t referring to the keepie uppie specialists or folk singers that appear from time to time, what he meant are players, well, like him, like Jimmy Johnstone and so on.<\/p>\n

He went on to quote two of Celtics legends, Jimmy McGrory and Jock Stein;<\/p>\n

” Entertain. You have the ability, or you wouldn’t be here. These people have paid good money to see you.”<\/p>\n

The wee man then went on to answer the old chestnut about missing Rangers;<\/p>\n

” I don’t think so. The great thing about being a Celtic player is that you have a standard you have to play to all the time.”<\/p>\n

Some of todays players should take heed.<\/p>\n

James Forrest is looking ahead to the final two games of the season, and the chance to get a run in the tea. forrest, who has stayed clear of injury all week is looking to add to his total of three goals this season , and says;<\/p>\n

” Its still been a good season to look back on when I’m older.”<\/p>\n

\u00a0Have a wee read of what Bertie says, son.<\/p>\n

Frazer Wright has been in front of the SFA, and they have decided to uphold his two match ban, given for his common assault on Mikael Lustig. Wright will now miss St. Johnstones last game of the season against motherwell, and Rangers first game of the season against whoever they play.<\/p>\n

\u00a0His manager Steve Lomas added his tuppence worth.<\/p>\n

\u00a0” My very real worry is that managers will start flagging up incidents missed by officials during the game, and which might not have been highlighted on television. “<\/p>\n

\u00a0Which is sort of the point. Of course, the fact that Lustig had to be held back by his team mates, and was subsequently booked by referee Alan Muir may suggest that something had happened, and warranted further investigation.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Its not looking good for Hearts, the other Scottish club to have had the magical hand of Campbell Ogilivie at the helm in recent years. \u00a0Lithuanian parent company UBIG have declared insolvent, and they , along with their sister company Ukios Bankas , own 79% of Hearts. ( or \u00a32 6s and 4d in real money ). Where that leaves the Edinburgh club is at the moment unclear, but it may eventually mean relegation, or even liquidation. Perhaps, with the imminent crash of their new\/ old cousins from Ibrox, they can all get together and form a great big new superclub and come back even bigger and stronger.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Or perhaps they can just disappear.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Speaking of Edinburgh, remember that book you read as a child, about a wee dog? Greyfriars Bobby?<\/p>\n

\u00a0I read it again last night, having not looked at it for years.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Now, here is a story about a dog who refuses to believe his master is dead, and stays loyally by his grave, returning every night for fourteen years. The dog has a penchant for soldiers and military tunes, and is visited later on in the story by a “Grand Leddy” and even the queen, as a reward for his unflinching loyalty. Oh, and he’s looked after by a guy who lives in a lodge.<\/p>\n

\u00a0In one scene, the dog is dismayed by a familiar tune sung in a “Celtic hiss”, but returns to good form when the tune “Bonnie Dundee” is played on a flute. ( Bonnie Dundee ? Who the hell thought of that one ?)<\/p>\n

\u00a0Apart from being an incredibly stupid mutt, can it be that the dimwitted dog was actually the first ever hun?<\/p>\n

\u00a0Just a thought.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Which brings me to that club again. Whilst we’d all rather that they just rolled over and died, you cannot deny that it is a source of much merriment for us during this long , long winter.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Its only fair to give them some good news when it surfaces, and finally they have got some.<\/p>\n

\u00a0New -or current- CEO \u00a0Craig Mather says that Ally McCoist will still be in charge next season.<\/p>\n

\u00a0“Thats not even a grey area. ” he announced.<\/p>\n

\u00a0And so the singing and dancing did break out on the streets of Glasgow. Rangers fans were happy too.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Alasdair \u00a0Johnston, the former director who famously said “Surrender , No, ” before being forced to surrender his place on the board claims that “there is a cancer spreading through the club”<\/p>\n

\u00a0He’s so nearly right. What he should have said is<\/p>\n

“The club is a cancer which is spreading through the game in Scotland.” , but at least he’s trying.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Heres the article for those who like a laugh.<\/p>\n

ex-rangers-chairman-alastair-johnston-warns-1893676<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0But who can resist the good vibes finally flowing from Ibrox ? Not the poor deluded fool that is Bill McMurdo.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0So, verything is rosy, and Dave King is ready to step in. Its a good job Saddam Hussein and Pol Pot are no longer with us. If they were , no doubt they would be high profile \u00a0middle eastern or Asian investors.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Of course, there are still board room shennannigans afoot at the club. Green, who may yet return, ( yeah, right ) is trying to remove Murray and Cartmell, and install Easdale and this guy, mentioned back in October by Paul McConville in his blog.<\/p>\n

Lawyer-Mazen-Nabil-Houssamis-Rangers-board-bid<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Charlotte Fakeover released another email yesterday, which if genuine, and theres no reason to doubt it, proves beyond all doubt that Green was a front for Whyte<\/p>\n

Chosen-One<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0We asked an SFA spokesman for his reaction to all this.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Looks like we will have to draw our own conclusions<\/p>\n

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By the way, we hear a very influential person is on the way to Ibrox, to collect a debt…<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Maniche deserves a round of applause for his comment on yesterdays picture.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Today, mull over whats happening here. Well, someone has some explaining to do.<\/p>\n

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