NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) said 11 people who had eaten at the stadium on 21 September, the day Celtic played Motherwell, had fallen ill.<\/em><\/p>\n The health board said all 11 cases were recovering in the community.<\/em><\/p>\n Environmental health teams are content with food production within Celtic Park kitchen and the investigation is focusing on external suppliers.<\/em><\/p>\n Dr Gillian Penrice, lead consultant in public health medicine at NHS GGC, said: “The incubation period for salmonella is usually between 24 to 72 hours, meaning that the likelihood of any new cases linked to this situation is small.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Perhaps if they paid a living wage they would get staff who know how to cook. And who give a toss about what they serve up. Still, it was in the hospitality suites, so it won’t affect real fans.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “All 11 cases are recovering at home and our investigations into the source are continuing.<\/em><\/p>\n “I would stress however that this appears to have been an isolated cluster of cases, that there is no ongoing risk to customers and that we are satisfied with the food handling and hygiene at Celtic Park.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Guess it helps to have mates on the council.<\/p>\n Salmonella is no laughing matter. Many years ago, a dodgy chicken sandwich or two at a party left me sprinting from Buchanan Bus station in Glasgow to central stations old toilets where the resulting explosion caused the Gourock dunoon ferry to cancel sailings for a fortnight.<\/p>\n As for myself, it actually ended up with me losing two stones in weight, so to be fair, with the onset of middle age , I might just book into hospitality for the next game I go to.<\/p>\n One or two of my shirts are getting a little tight under the arms.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I won’t be at tomorrows game, we’re away tonight to the middle of Wales for a wee break to celebrate-is that the right word-our anniversary, and for some reason she didn’t fancy a trip to Glasgow instead.<\/p>\n John Guidetti is back in contention for a place in the side, which means anthony Stokes will move out to the left or right, or both. Noticably against Zagreb, the two wide players switched wings late on, which showed a flexibility with the management that is completely new to Celtic.<\/p>\n Thankfully, dundee United lost 2-0 at Kilmarnock last night, which means the hoops don’t quite need snookers yet, but a glance at the table shows how important a win is tomorrow.<\/p>\n Although all the teams above Celtic will drop points between now and May, its certainly not a foregone conclusion that we won’t, which means we’ve got the competitive league we wanted, and perhaps a longing for the days when we only had the one team to worry about.<\/p>\n The players are queuing up to praise Ronny Deilas training methods, and it looks like the recent run of wins has even made supporters think that finally, the team is going places;<\/p>\n Virgil van Dijk, for instance;<\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s good for us all \u2013 after all it\u2019s not something that makes you worse or anything else.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cHe wants to make us better players, wants to get everything out of us and that\u2019s a good sign.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cHe is also busy trying to win games and that is the most important thing in football but if you play at the highest level then you should look into it.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cIf you want to play at the highest level and get everything out of yourself then of course you need to do what it takes.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cDiet and fitness are important. They belong there.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s his opinion and everyone can have their opinion. He\u2019s the gaffer and he wants us to do it. That\u2019s his right and it will only make us better human beings and better players. We will see how things go.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Ronny returned the compliment when he was asked about the Dutchman;<\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cI cannot see his weaknesses. He\u2019s quick, he\u2019s strong, he\u2019s good on the ball, he\u2019s calm, he reads the play well, he\u2019s good in the air.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cYou name it, he has everything. Yes. He is the perfect defender. He has to step up every day and go to training to get even better but he is improving all the time.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cVirgil looks fit and sharp and, for me, I hope that when he does leave Celtic he goes to a top, top international club.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t have so much experience of those things but, in my opinion, if he gets consistency in his play and is even more disciplined in his structure, we\u2019re talking about a player who could win the Champions League.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s the goal but, of course, I want to keep him here as he\u2019s a vital player for us.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Then Efe Ambrose weighed in with his tuppence worth;<\/p>\n \u00a0“From the start it was a hard change because it’s not been easy playing the way he wants us to play.<\/em><\/p>\n “But hard work pays at the end, so we are working hard and I believe we will soon start to reap the reward of what he is trying to bring into Celtic.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0“I think we are getting used to it and getting better. The level he wants us to play is very high but I feel in a few months we will be there. If you are not fit you cannot play at the level he wants us to play at.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0“You know you can press but when it gets to 80, 90 minutes, it tells. But that is when you show the extra spirit and everything you have got to keep on fighting.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cWe never give up. That is what he has brought into us. We will make sure we fight on for 90 minutes the way he wants us to play.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cIt will take a little bit of time but we know he has a plan and his ambition for the club is good.<\/em><\/p>\n “He is trying to bring a new style into our game, which is different for us, but every manager has his own game plan and tactics.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cAs players we just have to give him maximum co-operation, work hard in training and improve on every section of training, because that is where you learn and that is what you put into the game.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Reading between the lines here, it looks like the players are beginning to feel the benefits of the changes in training and diet. And, that , of course, will make them more receptive to his ideas. I’m still not convinced entirley, but for the first time this season, I can now see what he is trying to do. and i can se that it might actually be working.<\/p>\n \u00a0Told you I was fickle.<\/p>\n \u00a0Maybe it will be a memorable season after all. I always thought it would be. Though perhaps a different sort of memorable, granted, but i choose my words carefully.<\/p>\n \u00a0A win tomorrow would mean the spring in our steps could reach Olympic standards, but it won’t be easy. Hamilton are doing very well, and Ronny has nothing but praise for the club.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cHamilton have come up and they’ve done well and have a lot of fight for each other. They like to play, want to play and they have taken that energy and confidence into the top division and they are getting points.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe need to be on top with attitude and intensity and then get tempo in everything we do and open them up to win the game.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to the game. We are on a good roll now in these games without a loss and we\u2019ll try to keep that as long as possible.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI see signs in the team that excite me with the pressing and the full-backs coming forward and creating things on the sides. We just need to do it for longer periods and Sunday is another opportunity to create and improve more.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThere may be changes to the team but not as much as we have done before.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n He’s learning….<\/p>\n Maybe its me, being someone who is resistant to change. In fact, if I had a pound for everyone who has told me that, i’d have three hundred and fifty shillings by now<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The game against Kilmarnock on October 26 has also been moved forward to 1pm. The club maintain they have consulted supporters and are doing it so we-honest, they said we, and not them-can get home earlier.<\/p>\n Maybe Leigh Griffiths has probation on Sunday nights.<\/p>\n They never learn.<\/p>\n Season ticket sales, already down, will be at rock bottom next year. See tonight, for instance, i’ve booked a restuarant for 6.30. If they rang me and told me last night that I had to be there for 4.30, i wouldn’t go. In fact, I wouldn’t go again.<\/p>\n The \u00a0buy one get one free offers are all well and good, but if you can’t get there it makes no difference. And it annoys the hell out of season book holders, who will be tempted to wait next summer and see what other deals are on the table for individual games. The whole set up needs to be looked at. If Lawwell thinks the emergence of Second Rangers into the Premier League will solve all the problems, he might do well to think again.<\/p>\n Thats if (a) they actually get promoted, and (b) they don’t go under.<\/p>\n The old picture in Wednesdays diary was of a Scotland England game at Celtic Park in the 1890s.<\/p>\n More of an appeal than a quiz this time, what is going on here ?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With the glory of Europe behind them, celtic return to \u00a0bread and butter league business against surprise nearly table toppers Hamilton Athletic, which are another…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ateam.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2J7If-1uR","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5757"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5757"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5760,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5757\/revisions\/5760"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/p>\n
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