He made a decent start , as well-as the Record explains..<\/p>\n
” DUNDEE UNITED defender Gavin Gunning faces a three-match suspension after being accused of kicking Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk.<\/p>\n
Gunning has been issued with a notice of complaint from Scottish Football Association compliance officer Vincent Lunny over an incident during his side’s 1-0 Scottish Premiership defeat on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The charge accuses Gunning of “violent conduct by kicking or attempting to kick an opposing player, namely Virgil Van Dijk”.<\/p>\n
Lawwell then \u00a0submitted plans for his new office, and attempted to quell any fears that he might try to dominate the association.<\/p>\n
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Long time contributor to the diary Billy McBiggott , of Larkhall, got in touch to register his disapproval;<\/p>\n
” Thats it all out in the open ! I’m disgusted ! The bigots are running the show now . It’ll ruin the game in Scotland . He’ll just use his influence to destroy Rangers. Something needs to be done about it. ”<\/p>\n
So, with his club dead, the carcass being savaged by vultures and the fans being ripped of by the spivs, now they finally decide to do something. If its not raining, presumably.<\/p>\n
So, either football is beginning to clean itself up, and become much more open and accessible to the fans, or Lawwell will asume a dictatorial position which will end up with fans being banned from the grounds as an inconvenience, depending on how you look at the man.<\/p>\n
Does it mean that Campbell Ogilivie is being moved out ? One thing that is noticable is that Lawwell wasn’t elected, he was appointed, which means that the circle will always be closed, and true transparency is still a long , long way away. Still, if you want to change anything, you have to do it from the inside, and take these people on at their own game.<\/p>\n
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Celtic will have to play any Champions League qualifiers away from Celtic Park next year, should the hoops fail to win the tournament and qualify for the group stages automatically. Plans are already being made for this, and with Hampden being used for the commonwealth games, Murrayfield in Edinburgh has emerged as the only suitable candidate to host the second and third round matches. Celtic Park should be ready for the play off round, but the earlier games need to be moved.<\/p>\n
Ibrox was also considered, but is expected to be under new development by then, which will significantly reduce the capacity.<\/p>\n
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On the bright side, though, it looks like there will be plenty of parking.<\/p>\n
Its all because Celtic Park is hosting the opening ceremony on the 23rd of July 2014, and groundstaff reckon it will take a few weeks to get it back to a playable condition.<\/p>\n
A Glasgow 2014 spokesman said: \u201cGlasgow 2014 is committed to returning Celtic Park to its pre-Games state as part of the Venue Use Agreement.<\/p>\n
\u201cGlasgow 2014 is developing contingency provision for an alternative venue for the fulfilment of the club\u2019s competitive 2014 fixtures\u00a0that are scheduled to be played at Celtic Park during the period of the organising committee\u2019s use of the venue should that be required.\u201d , which showed he was all growed up and able to use big words.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, back at Celtic, a new sponsorship deal with Phoenix honda was announced yesterday, and Derk Boerrigter took the opportunity to tell us all how he would help to beat his old club Ajax, and secure, according to media experts, third place in the Group of Champions;<\/p>\n
\u201cI can help the manager prepare for the Ajax games,\u201d said Boerrigter. \u201cI played there for two years and I know everything about the team and the players. I know how they play, who takes the free kicks, everything. I will speak to the manager and give him the information he needs. We want to win the games, so I will tell him everything.<\/p>\n
\u201cAjax have just lost a couple of important players. Christian Eriksen is an excellent player, very skilful. He\u2019s a top midfielder who can score goals and provide assists. So they\u2019ve lost quality in midfield.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey also sold Toby Alderweireld, who is a good defender, so that\u2019s quality gone from the back-line and I think a young player will take over from him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are definitely weaker now than they were at the start of the transfer window, of course. They\u2019ve lost three good players including myself. So they\u2019re weaker.<\/p>\n