{"id":5650,"date":"2014-09-10T11:28:29","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T10:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=5650"},"modified":"2014-09-10T11:28:29","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T10:28:29","slug":"celtic-diary-wednesday-september-10-raise-a-glass-to-his-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=5650","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Wednesday September 10: Raise a Glass To His Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First , a minute to remember the man, who died on this day in 1985. May he continue to rest in peace.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT0i8jHeUfRPlBxr6LZsqeBTNpKpNq9Jb6I2p8uB9UL_u2dqTH8iA\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And then back to the nonsense.<\/p>\n<p>Celtic will receive a \u00a3212,000 bonus after Manchester City, Zenit St. Petersburg and Paris St. Germain were fined by UEFA for breaching their financial fair play rules. Half a dozen other clubs were penalised as well, but the Manchester club-well, it&#8217;s based in Manchester but thats about the only link it has to the area, were hit with the biggest bill-\u00a350m -which means their oil rich owner might have to sell one of his shirts.<\/p>\n<p>The money is divided between the seventy clubs who have made the group stages of this years European club tournaments, and means that Celtic now need to recover only a further \u00a319, 788,000 to replace the lost Champions League money.<\/p>\n<p>Telling you, spearmint pacers is the way forward.<\/p>\n<p>City owner Shiekh Mansour looked distressed last night when he discovered the size of the fine.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2014\/09\/09\/1410280205138_wps_27_Manchester_City_s_owner_S.jpg\" alt=\"Buying: Manchester City owner Sheikh mansour shows no sign of stopping his spending spree\" \/><\/p>\n<p>God help us if we ever lose the soul of our club to the money men.<\/p>\n<p>Fitba&#8217;s back on Saturday !<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/?attachment_id=5651\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5651\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5651\" src=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/cheering.jpg\" alt=\"cheering\" width=\"225\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/cheering.jpg 225w, https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/cheering-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a lunchtime kick off !<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcREWfbgxUtdcmCixCUeu_XdkQjsx0HibfkgysrIAmZswrl5RGre\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another early start, but thats the price we pay for accepting the tv deal with Sky. He who takes the money has to play the tune.<\/p>\n<p>Ronny Deila will have been glad of the international break. It interrupted the run of four games without a win, which hasn&#8217;t happened to the hoops since Katie Price was a virgin.<\/p>\n<p>And it meant Deila, who was under a lot of pressure, got time to draw breath and stay in a job.<\/p>\n<p>The next few games will see if he gets to keep it. Celtic face Aberdeen at Celtic Park, and it won&#8217;t be easy. Chris Maguire, once of Aberdeen , now of Sheffield Wednesday, explained;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;With their big support and the atmosphere there, it was always great to play at Celtic Park,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But at this moment in time Aberdeen have nothing to fear. I&#8217;ve watched Celtic two or three times on TV recently and I don&#8217;t see anything in their team to make Aberdeen afraid.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;As a big Celtic fan, it&#8217;s a big thing for me to say that. I don&#8217;t think the players brought into Parkhead since the start of the season have been up to standard. They lack quality, in my view. There&#8217;s a lot of my mates who are season-ticket holders and when I ask them about the Celtic games they all say the same, that it is not the Celtic everybody knows.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The Champions League was a big disappointment.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On his old club, he added;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;He has his own way of playing and they had a fantastic season last year.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I can certainly see them getting something from the game this weekend.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Aye, a pasting.<\/p>\n<p>Well, theres always a feeling of optimism after a break. Will we see the new players ? Will Celtic reproduce the scintillating form shown against Dundee Utd a few weeks ago, or was it just a fluke ?<\/p>\n<p>Our early start has put some travellers off, so if you need a lift up the M6 \u00a0give me a shout.<\/p>\n<p>Beram Kayal has revealed the reasons behind his decision to name his son Pirlo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\"><em>\u201cWhen I was a child my family and other people in the village called me Pirlo. When I had the chance to play against Andrea with Celtic I swapped shirts with him after the game.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\"><em>\u201cThat was a big thing. We like his name and it has a family connection because that\u2019s what I was called.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\"><em>\u201cWe looked up what Pirlo means and it\u2019s something like \u2018professional\u2019.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\">Actually, it doesn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\">Pirlo : noun,<\/p>\n<ol style=\"color: #333333;\">\n<li>An\u00a0<a style=\"color: #a65800;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wordsense.eu\/ap%C3%A9ritif\/\">ap\u00e9ritif<\/a>\u00a0made from\u00a0<a style=\"color: #a65800;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wordsense.eu\/white_wine\/\">white wine<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #a65800;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wordsense.eu\/Campari\/\">Campari<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a style=\"color: #a65800;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wordsense.eu\/seltzer\/\">seltzer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\"><em>\u201cMy wife was fine naming the baby after a footballer. She picked a footballer for a husband after all!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\"><em>\u201cIt would be no problem for me if Pirlo plays for Scotland one day. I hope so.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\">Should have named him &#8220;Buckfast &#8221; then.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\">Meanwhile, supporters liason officer John Paul Taylor has given a heads up to all those with the home made badges to get the disabled parking spaces. These badges are available at most pubs and dodgy market stalls.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item-header\" style=\"color: #292f33;\">\n<div class=\"stream-item-header\"><a class=\"account-group js-account-group js-action-profile js-user-profile-link js-nav\" style=\"color: #8899a6;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CelticFCSLO\" data-user-id=\"1580136788\"><strong class=\"fullname js-action-profile-name show-popup-with-id\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">CelticFC SLO<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f<span class=\"username js-action-profile-name\" style=\"color: #8899a6;\"><s style=\"color: #b1bbc3;\">@<\/s><b>CelticFCSLO<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/a><small class=\"time\" style=\"color: #8899a6;\">\u00a0<a class=\"tweet-timestamp js-permalink js-nav js-tooltip\" style=\"color: #8899a6;\" title=\"2:40 AM - 10 Sep 2014\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CelticFCSLO\/status\/509637413355151361\"><span class=\"_timestamp js-short-timestamp js-relative-timestamp\" data-time=\"1410342002\" data-time-ms=\"1410342002000\" data-long-form=\"true\">14m<\/span><\/a><\/small><\/div>\n<p class=\"js-tweet-text tweet-text\"><em>Due to significant uplift in usage can all fans note that an inspection of blue badges will take place on Sat, badge holder must be present \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"js-tweet-text tweet-text\">\u00a0Shortly afterwards, there will be a brief medical carried out by ATOS, the British government agency , who will judge whether or not they can keep them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"js-tweet-text tweet-text\">\u00a0So, thats the disabled joining the ranks of those not being paid a living wage at Celtic Park getting it in the neck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"js-tweet-text tweet-text\">\u00a0Although , to be fair, surely it would be easier for those with blue badges to park further away from the ground as they don&#8217;t have to worry about getting to work or anything, and usually have much more spare time to amble back to their cars ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"js-tweet-text tweet-text\">\u00a0Cue outrage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"js-tweet-text tweet-text\">\u00a0Look, theres not a lot going on, and its the only disabled joke I know.<\/p>\n<p class=\"js-tweet-text tweet-text\">\u00a0In other news, David Cameron, Ed Milliband and the other one are in Scotland today in a desperate attempt to convince Scots to vote no to removing trident, foodbanks and David Cameron, Ed Milliband and the other one from their lives. In fact, they even have a saltire flying on top of No.10 downing Street, presumably to remind them where they were heading to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"js-tweet-text tweet-text\">\u00a0This tweet made me think&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"js-tweet-text tweet-text\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/BxH7sQVCEAA1Pid.jpg\" alt=\"Embedded image permalink\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"js-tweet-text tweet-text\">\u00a0Poignant, but surely a question mark at the end would have helped convince people that we&#8217;re not stupid ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"js-tweet-text tweet-text\">\u00a0Right, who else can I have a go at ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"js-tweet-text tweet-text\">\u00a0New club Second Rangers moved closer to the abyss yesterday, it now appears that their share issue will fail, and they will struggle to pay the wages at the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"js-tweet-text tweet-text\">\u00a0Not really a surprise, and neither is their latest move to find someone with a few quid they need laundering, sorry, this predictive keyboard is a nightmare, I meant would like to invest.. &#8230;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #111111;\">Rangers director Sandy Easdale<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #111111;\">discusses Ibrox takeover during<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #111111;\">lunch with a convicted fraudster wanted by Interpol<\/h1>\n<p>Craig Whyte ? Dave King ? No, its<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 100; color: #5a6466;\">RAFAT Rizvi \u2013 who faces a 15-year sentence in Indonesia for banking crime \u2013 is trying to help set up a Rangers bailout deal with Malaysian businessman Datuk Faizoull Bin Ahmad.<\/h2>\n<p>Oh, he&#8217;s a dodgy banker. \u00a0Nice tio see they are keeping in with the traditions of the old club.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/?attachment_id=5652\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5652\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5652\" src=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/gavin-masterton.jpg\" alt=\"gavin masterton\" width=\"290\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/gavin-masterton.jpg 290w, https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/gavin-masterton-150x90.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\"><em>A FORMER Bank of Scotland boss last night hit back at claims he was given \u201cpreferential treatment\u201d when nearly all of a \u00a312.2million loan was written off.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\"><em>Scottish Labour made the claim on Sunday after it emerged the taxpayer-backed bank clawed back just a fraction of the cash they loaned to Dunfermline Athletic FC.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\"><em>The large loan was made when Gavin Masterton, a former managing director of Bank of Scotland, owned the struggling club.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\"><em>Yesterday, Masterton defended securing the controversial loan and blamed the economic downturn for most of it being cleared by the bank.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\"><em>His firm, East End Park Ltd, were given the loan, secured against the club\u2019s stadium, in 2008. The majority of the balance was written off after the firm and club went into administration last year.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\">\u00a0That report, from January, refers to Masterton after he left the Bank.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\">While he was there, he enjoyed an unorthodox relationship with David Murray when it came to loans as well, but not as much as Murray.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\">\u00a0Instead of a caption competition, we&#8217;ll go with a missing words quiz today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\">\u00a0From this headline, what word, or words are missing ?<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title mbn\" style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #404040;\">\u00a0________ drank &#8216;significant&#8217; amount<\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title mbn\" style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #404040;\">of alcohol before ___________<\/h1>\n<p style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First , a minute to remember the man, who died on this day in 1985. 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