Newcastle fans website, Black and White and Read All Over, has a more sensible outlook on any return for their former reserve, with Tim Krul on his way out, but they still haven’t given up hope…<\/p>\n
” \u00a0we would look rather silly to have let Forster go only to then buy him back (no doubt at an inflated cost). For his part, Forster was desperate to leave St James’ Park and get the first-team football he craved, apparently aggrieved that his path to our first team was blocked by Krul. As the Dutchman’s replacement, he wouldn’t have to worry about that any more, but nevertheless, having left slightly under a cloud, you do wonder whether he would really “welcome a return to Newcastle<\/i>“, as the\u00a0Journal<\/i>\u00a0insist. Perhaps the widely anticipated ousting of the Silver Fox, the man who denied him the opportunity to stake a claim for the position, would be the key to any deal. ”<\/p>\n
Incidentally, Barcelona have had their transfer ban lifted, so anything can happen….<\/p>\n
It doesn’t matter if he goes, as we have a more mobile replacement lined up; ( Thanks , Baresi )<\/p>\n
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The other Celt widely touted for a move by the press is Dutch centre half Virgil van Dijk. After a great start to his Celtic career, he’s tipped to move on, but the man himself is looking ahead to the Champions League;<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to be tough again but you need to be ready for that when the time comes and we are looking forward to them,\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe deserve to play in the group stages as we are one of the biggest clubs in the UK and are champions but it\u2019s not that simple.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know what Murrayfield is like so it\u2019s difficult to say but so be it and we just need to make sure we get to the group stages so we get more nights at Celtic Park again.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou hope it\u2019s going to be much better than what happened this season. When the draw was made and I saw the three clubs, it was an amazing feeling. My first season in the Champions League, to play against Barcelona, AC Milan and Ajax was brilliant, I enjoyed it a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n
Still only 22, he is in the right place at the right time to fully develop into a top class player, which is something that the management should be reminding him of daily. And it might be an idea to steal his phone and hack his email account….<\/p>\n
One player who seems to have no inclination to leave Glasgow is left back Emilio Izzaguerre, and he’s just sorted hinself out with a little bonus by advertising bottled water back in his native land. \u00a0He’s made a few short films where he is seen walking around Glasgow and the Highlands extolling the virtues of \u00a0Aguazul mineral water, and somehow that suits the image of the clean living family man that is Emilio.<\/p>\n
We hear as well that Neil Lennon is the number one target for Norwich, despite the fact that they don’t really seem to be able to offer him anything that he could possibly want. Unless he wants to invest in some corduroys , a pipe and some comfy slippers, its not the place for him. In fact , its not really the place for anyone.<\/p>\n
Many years ago, the motor i was in broke down, and I was stranded-and believe me thats the right word-in the city for a full day. If ever a doctor tells me I have six months to live, I’m going to move there.<\/p>\n
It’ll make me beg for death.<\/p>\n
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Elsewhere, Paul the Tim, who posts frequently on the Huddleboard and Twitter was delighted to see his gift of a Celtic top handed over to il Papa himself, Pope Francis I, when his mum and gran went to see the man in Rome.<\/p>\n
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The shirt has Pope Francis 1 on the back, and there is a suspicion that he put it on over his robes when no-one was looking and pretended to be Henrik Larsson in a kick about on the Vatican car park.<\/p>\n
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Today sees the publication of the one hundred and twenty day review conducted by the financial gurus over at Ibrox. The hordes were warmed up by director and Morton fan Sandy Easdale, who warned that the club was “fragile ” , presumably because you can’t say “fucked ” on the BBC.<\/p>\n
Easdale told the BBC;<\/p>\n
“The club is at a crossroads at the moment and a fragile position,” said the chairman of the club’s football board.<\/p>\n
“It can either go forward with a strategic view, with a long-term view, steady as she goes, or be pulled apart in other directions.”<\/p>\n
I think we have a fairly good idea of whats going to happen. and I think he does as well.<\/em><\/p>\n Easdale said he did not know the exact figures for season ticket renewals but admitted: “At this moment in time, ticket sales are slow.”<\/p>\n Someone sent us a picture of the ticket office over there. Slow might be an exaggeration.<\/em><\/p>\n Asked whether they would be sufficient to sustain Rangers in the short-term, the Greenock-based bus tycoon said: “We’ve got all the numbers. Me and chief executive Graham Wallace are confident and the board’s quite confident that we’ll meet those numbers.”<\/p>\n But he added: “If you’re loyal and you support the club, then come out and support the club.<\/p>\n It might be too late for that<\/em><\/p>\n “It doesn’t matter who’s running the club or who wants to run the club… the main thing is the loyal supporters need to come out, by a man, and stand by the club. That’s what the club’s been built on: loyalty.”<\/p>\n As opposed to a sound financial footing, which would probably have been a better idea.<\/em><\/p>\n Asked whether poor season ticket sales could increase the risk of a second administration, Easdale replied: “That’s a difficult question and it’s a question that I hope I don’t need to answer.<\/p>\n Second administration ? I see the BBC are still dealing with the facts…<\/em><\/p>\n “In 140 years, the club’s gone into administration once. I don’t think it would survive a second one.<\/p>\n It didn’t survive the first one . So he’s got a point. Sort of, anyway.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n So I would ask every loyal Rangers fan – and I pick my words correctly in saying ‘loyal Rangers fan’ – supports the club at this time and gives it a chance.”<\/p>\n Three words-none of them accurate. They’re not loyal Rangers fans. Rangers died. Not as loyal as the Easdales, anyway<\/em><\/p>\n Easdale denied he was guilty of “emotional blackmail”.<\/p>\n He added: “We don’t want to go back to the dark days of administration. Everything’s a possibility and we’ve got to look on a positive as a board. As a board, it’s business as usual. We’ve got to keep going forward.”<\/p>\n Hurtling headlong over the precipice would be more accurate, but it is going forward, I suppose.<\/em><\/p>\n Ibrox chief executive Wallace is due to release the findings of his 120-day review into the club’s accounts on Friday.<\/p>\n Speaking of reviews, this is from the flyinghippo, from a Rangers website;<\/em><\/p>\n Had my 15 year old brother up from Milton Keynes for the holidays and decided I’d take him on the tour. I did it last, maybe, 5 years ago and was blown away.<\/p>\n I could not believe the difference. The place just seemed like it needed a good scrub, the wallpaper on the inner corridors towards the press room and the dressing rooms was all water damaged,\u00a0there was a hole in the carpet in the blue room<\/strong>,there was dust all over the place,\u00a0the press room had some sort of foosty smell in it<\/strong>. Outside, in the main stand, nothing looked as though it had been painted in years, the dugout was rusty,\u00a0the covers on the seats were manky<\/strong>…….I was just really disappointed. I can’t remember the name of the gentleman who did the tour, he said he used to do security, he was excellent\u00a0but they hadnt even given him a club suit to wear<\/strong>. There was just an obvious drop in standards to what I had experienced before and it was genuinely sad to see. Who can I complain to? Is it worth it?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Back to the report;<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Easdale said he hoped it would answer any questions fans may have.<\/p>\n “It answers our questions and it’s a clear indication where Graham and the board want to take the club,” he added.<\/p>\n “We’re kind of tied by the Stock Exchange in what we can say. I’d love to tell the fans all, but, the PLC board is tied by rules and regulations.”<\/p>\n No, you aren’t<\/em><\/p>\n Responding to Easdale’s comments, the Union of Fans – a collective of Ibrox supporters groups – said the club’s precarious situation was not down to a lack of loyalty from fans.<\/p>\n “It is down to two years of mismanagement and the squandering of huge sums of money, which Mr Easdale has been a part of for the past seven months,” added a Union of Fans statement.<\/p>\n Its a little more than two years….\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Another “senior ” Ibrox source claims the club is on a life support machine….probably best not to tell this chap then;<\/p>\n Anyway, man of the peepil Ally Mccoist, who has been draining the club of hundreds of thousands of pounds a year admits to being surprised that things are so bad;<\/p>\n Whilst the rest of us admit to not being surprised that he’s surprised. Or stunned, or however his pals in the press paint it. 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