{"id":3852,"date":"2013-10-30T09:59:19","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T09:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=3852"},"modified":"2013-11-05T10:58:43","modified_gmt":"2013-11-05T10:58:43","slug":"celtic-diary-wednesday-october-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=3852","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Wednesday October 30"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anthony Stokes has commited himself to Celtic for the next three years. He signed a new contract yesterday, and seems quite happy with his lot;<\/p>\n

“I’m absolutely delighted and I’m just looking forward to the next few seasons,” he told the club’s official website. “I’m just glad to get it out of the way and I can concentrate on my football.<\/p>\n

“I’ve been happy enough with the way it’s gone for me this season. I’d have liked a few more goals by now but that’ll come.<\/p>\n

“Overall, I’ve been delighted. I’m enjoying my football and I’m hoping this just helps me kick on.”<\/p>\n

Stokes, now back in the Ireland team, looked forward to the future with Celtic;<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a striker you want to be getting over 20 goals a season and that\u2019s always the aim, but I don\u2019t focus on it too much.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t realise this season that I\u2019d scored my 50th goal. It wasn\u2019t something that preyed on my mind until I thought \u2019that\u2019s me halfway there\u2019, so it\u2019s something else to aim for.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve a long way to go to reach 100 so we\u2019ll just take it game by game and see how it goes. At the moment I\u2019m buzzing at signing the deal and I\u2019ll be well up for Saturday\u2019s game against Dundee United.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hopefully, he can now settle down and enjoy his football, and perhaps stop trying so hard.<\/p>\n

Georgios Samaras has also reached a milestone with the club, his strike against Partick was his fiftieth goal in the league, and seventieth overall. All wel and good, but its not that many for a Celtic forward, considering how long they’ve been here. Samaras and Joe Ledley are the next two that Lennon hopes to get tied down, and after that, he will try to sort them a new contract.<\/p>\n

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Aiden McGeady, ( remember him ? ) will be leaving Moscow Spartak as soon as a suitable offer is received by the Russian club. Everton are interested, but don’t be surprised if he signs a pre contract in january with his first love. By doing that, he would get a decent wage, and Celtic would get a much more mature player than the one that left a few years ago. He is married now, and has spoken of moving closer to home. If he’s up for it, Celtic would be foolish not to at least try and get him.<\/p>\n

Someone else who seems happy at Celtic, apart from Stokes, that is, is Amido Balde, who gives the impression that there is a decent striker in there somewhere struggling to get out. anyway, even without Jorge Cadete helping him out, Balde is looking to learn;<\/p>\n

“I have spoken to the manager and he knows what I am doing,” he told the club’s official website.<\/p>\n

“I am happy as the manager is doing a lot of work with me to make me become the player I need to be.<\/p>\n

“Since arriving the manager has been working with me to improve certain things like my movement, finishing and, in general, being a better attacker. I am just here to learn and do what the coach wants.”<\/p>\n

Although it is a bit worrying that when Celtic bought him, all that was needed was some work on his movement and finishing. You’d have thought he’d have already had those skills. To be fair, Cadete, who touted himself for a coaching job yesterday, was more than above average in both of those departments, and as a bonus, he speaks Portuguese, and so might have more chance of making himself understood to the big man.<\/p>\n

The only problem, of course, is that Cadete is just as likely to start talking about spacemen and elves as he is football.<\/p>\n

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Jorge was having problems with his then girlfriend, and lost the plot a little. Wouldn’t have bothered me. Mainly because they would have needed a crane to get me off her in the first place.<\/p>\n

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The interest from Barcelona in Fraser Forster may well have dissipated with the Catalans agreeing a deal for \u00a0Borussia Moenchengladbach keeper Marc Andre ter Stegen. He’s 21, a full German international, and will cost the tippy tappers \u00a38.5m.<\/p>\n

Prior to that , Barca midfielder Xavi had described Forster as “world class “, saying the big fellow would fit in at the Nou Camp, which shows how much the management tell the players over there.<\/p>\n

Tony Vidmar, an \u00a0Australian who used to play for former rivals Rangers-the first one-has given his opinion on the international future of Tom Rogic, the promising young midfielder learning his trade at Celtic.<\/p>\n

Surely if an opinion on the lad is required, and it has to be an Aussie, why not ask Scott MacDonald, or Mark Viduka-oh wait, maybe Vidmar isn’t such a bad idea; ( from the Evening Times, a guy called John McGill-nothing to do with buses. Probably. )<\/p>\n

” they \u00a0( Australia ) have a new boss in Ange Postecoglou and Vidmar – who is now manager of Australia’s youth teams – reckons Rogic is in danger of missing out unless Neil Lennon starts playing him.<\/p>\n

Vidmar said: “He hasn’t had much game time and it’d be frustrating for him.<\/p>\n

“It’s up to Ange to see if he’s going to throw him in there.<\/p>\n

“Do you need to be playing regularly for your club as a prerequisite or is Ange going to go with the best players irrespective of game time?<\/p>\n

“When you’re an established player you’ve got a good chance of getting into the first team, but Tom’s at an age where he’s still developing.<\/p>\n

“Is it the right environment where he can develop? I don’t know. We’ll know in the next few years.”<\/p>\n

Er, thanks, Mr Vidmar. That was well worth the phone call.<\/p>\n

The new ticket office opens this morning, which is the next step in the redevelopment around the ground. the old one and the school will be cordoned off and demolished, work beginning after the game on saturday.<\/p>\n

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Already, accident and injury lawyers are taking up their pitches near the building.<\/p>\n

Just cover it with tarmac, Celtic. Thats a mess.<\/p>\n

Congratulations are offered to Scotlands newest club, Second Rangers who reached a cup final for the first time in their history with a battling win over Stenhousemuir last night. Referee Bobby Madden created chance after chance for the nervous team, and they finally grabbed a winner in front of a live tv audience \u00a0on BBC Alba that could have been numbered in the dozens.<\/p>\n

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It looks like the sudden success has gone to a few of their fans heads as they discuss possible venues for the final..<\/p>\n

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In that game they will face Turnbull Huttons Raith Rovers, which means the destination of the prestigious Ramsdens Cup is by no means certain. Raith will be more than up for the game, and should start as favourites. Well, for most of us they will be.<\/p>\n

Speaking of Second Rangers, their pet poodle in the media was forced to slightly alter his story when the London Stock Exchange pointed out that it wasn’t entirely truthful first time round. This from the Guardians Roy Greenslade, a grown up serious journalist \u00a0from England,<\/p>\n

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Daily Record changes Rangers story after stock exchange intervenes<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Rec\"The Daily Record’s changing online headlines over Rangers storyThe\u00a0Daily Record<\/a>\u00a0scored an own goal with\u00a0its latest story about Rangers football club.<\/a>\u00a0It was obliged by the stock exchange to alter its online headline and run amended copy.The paper’s article concerned the likely arrival at the troubled club of a former director, Dave King, who is eager to become its chairman.<\/p>\n

But he has convictions in South Africa over tax evasion and there has been speculation about whether the stock exchange would permit him to take a board position.<\/p>\n

The rest of the article is here;<\/p>\n

greenslade article<\/a><\/p>\n

Jack Irvine, at mediahouse has been rather quiet lately. Could there be another storm on the way ?<\/p>\n

And then Charlotte Fakes released this;<\/p>\n

Charlotte Fakes III<\/b>\u00a0\u200f@CharlotteFakes3<\/b>\u00a0<\/a>5m<\/a>\u00a0Rule I38 set to be invoked should Rangers not hand over \u00a3250,000.00 to the SPFL.http:\/\/spfl.co.uk\/docs\/067_324__therulesofthespfl_137 5800603.pdf \u2026<\/a>\u00a0#EBT<\/b><\/a>\u00a0#RamsdensCashGrab<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Heres the rule<\/p>\n

I38<\/span>
\nIf any Club defaults in making payment of any sum or sums due to the Companyand\/or to another Club the Board shall be entitled to apply any sums which,including in terms of Rules and\/ or the Articles, would\u00a0<\/span>
\notherwise be payable to the\u00a0<\/span>
\ndefaulting Club by the Company in discharge of any debt due by such Club indefault to the Company and\/or such other Club in such manner as the Board shall\u00a0<\/span>
\ndetermine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Which could be this;<\/p>\n

” Oldco Rangers have been handed a fine of \u00a3250,000 following an investigation into undisclosed payments to players but the club will not be stripped of any titles.<\/p>\n

A Scottish Premier League-appointed independent commission – chaired by Lord Nimmo Smith – imposed the fine after finding the Ibrox side guilty of failing to make proper disclosure of side-letter arrangements during 2000-2011. ”<\/p>\n

which could be the first steps toward this;<\/p>\n

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Sorry to mention that lot at such length, but its important to laugh at those less fortunate than oneself.<\/p>\n

On the eleventh of February , 1983, \u00a0a\u00a0\u00a040,000 crowd saw Celtic win 5-0 to go through with a 5-2 aggregate score.<\/p>\n

Three first-half goals by Burns, McAdam and McClair set up a great second half and further goals by McLeod and McGarvey sealed a tremendous victory and a great ovation from the home support.<\/p>\n

The Sporting Lisbon manager that night ? Jo Venglos.<\/p>\n

The Celtic wiki has a great page on this game, one of my favourites from throughout the years.<\/p>\n

Celtic 5, sporting Lisbon 0<\/a><\/p>\n

Bit more difficult this one, but it was another memorable night \u00a0from the early eighties. Who, what , when ?<\/p>\n

\"1980-08-20:<\/p>\n

Bonus point if you spell it right…<\/p>\n

Incidentally, its Halloween tomorrow,and that means loads of bloody kids pestering at the door for sweeties. I’m going to see if this pumpkin puts them off.<\/p>\n

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