After an enforced lay off , the Diary returns today in a blaze of obscurity.<\/p>\n
First , and above all-tc20012, huddleboard poster. Get in touch with us. Tc is the original poster from the huddleboard who put the aclaimed “Sashes to Ashes ” cartoon into interwebland. If anyone knows who he is, then let him know. He’s due a lot of praise.<\/p>\n
So, whats been happening while we’ve been away?<\/p>\n
No Luke Murphy yet? The Crewe boss has been sitting outside the ground with the lad proclaiming he is for sale, and cannot understand why he hasn’t gone yet. Faced with the prospect of an opening day fixture against Rotherham, the lad is sitting hopefully by his phone. In pre Sky money days, he would already have been at Liverpool. These days, he’s not a big enough name for the Premier league, but he will be one day…<\/p>\n
Virgil van Dijk, the Groningen defender is also desperate to sign. Add that to the enthusiasm of striker Amido Balde and perhaps Celtic isn’t looked upon as such a bad move by those abroad after all.<\/p>\n
Tweets seem to suggest he is in Glasgow today to sign, and it looks like he’s another who is highly rated. Van Dijk will join an illustrious list of Dutch defenders who have graced Parkhead such as Loovens, Hooijveld oh wait, lets just judge the guy on his own merits.<\/p>\n
With his arrival, that just leaves the mythical Argentinian or other who has been rumoured to be on his way. Barcelona have yet to deny any move for Lionel messi….<\/p>\n
Anyway, the fixture list is out, which means the new SPFL is going ahead regardless of what people think. Celtic will unveil the flag at home to Ross County on Saturday August 3. Hearts, already fifteen points adrift due to picking Campbell Ogilivie from the list of applicants for the chairmans job-or whatever he was supposed to be over there-visit Perth to play St. Johnstone, and could be the first team in the history of top flight football to travel by public transport.<\/p>\n
Controversy has risen over game 2 on the list for Celtic, which would have been against St. Mirren, but will be postponed so that the Dublin Decider can be played against Liverpool. Jim Goodwin, the St. Mirren defender, \u00a0has slammed the decision to allow this, but Neil Lennon has refused to comment on Goodwins actions this time. Publicly , at least.<\/p>\n
Rob Kearsay, writing on Caughtoffside .com says that Southampton have leapt “to the front of the cue ” (sic) to sign Victor Wanyama, which will surprise everyone. Including Wanayam, Celtic and Southampton.<\/p>\n
Gary Hooper is leaving, staying, joining a mountain based religous movement deoending on who you listen to. Reading, Hull and any other grim, non descript team you can think of are in the running.<\/p>\n
If only we could have the position of new club Rangers Sevco, who don’t have to worry about any of their championship winning side being plundered. In fact, with new league rules meaning they can play trialists, they have re -signed defender Stevie Smith -you must remember him, he had the word “Who ” on the back of his shirt first time round. Thats six people they have brought in for their assault on Division Two, which can only mean that rookie boss Ally McCoist is getting mixed up with the number of players allowed in the squad, and the number of players allowed on the field at one time.<\/p>\n
Still, those youngsters he was proud of last year as they began their climb up the leagues can be happy in the knowledge that as soon as the daft sod was allowed to spend fans money he would cast them aside and show he still hasn’t quite got the grasp of man management.<\/p>\n
Their fixtures are out as well, and as the fans pore over the next stage of their adventure, one match stands out. They will face East Fife at the end of August, and somewhere I read, I’m sure, that the east coasters have enquired about signing Rangers legend Nacho Novo. Novo, still the only player in Scottish history capable of peeling a banana with his feet, is extrememly popular amongst the Sevco support, for reasons only they know.<\/p>\n
Speaking of that old club, Charlotte Fakeovers latest tweet claims that the roof of Ibrox is rotten and needs replacing. Ibrox at one time had the worst safety record of any British ground, and a former Sherriff officer wrote a book about the “dealings ” , extremely controversial at the time, that kept certain issues out of the press.<\/p>\n
Does anyone else remember it?<\/p>\n
Of course, the book didn’t receive much publicity at the time of its publication, but if anyone can remember the author or title, I would be grateful.<\/p>\n
Fridays diary featured a picture quiz with a built in answer. Hovering the mouse above the picture revealed the name Tommy MacInally, which was a clue to the identity of the player.<\/p>\n
No picture today, but a quote.<\/p>\n
Who said, to who, about whom?<\/p>\n
“If you put that wee thing out on the park, you’ll be done for manslaughter? ”<\/p>\n
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