{"id":5761,"date":"2014-10-06T10:48:27","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T09:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=5761"},"modified":"2014-10-06T10:48:27","modified_gmt":"2014-10-06T09:48:27","slug":"celtic-diary-monday-october-6-an-open-letter-to-ronny-deila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=5761","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Monday October 6: An Open Letter To Ronny Deila"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Ronny<\/p>\n

Just fuck off<\/p>\n

Signed<\/p>\n

Ralph Malph.<\/p>\n

Picture suggested by Devoy, in Saturdays replies. Its very apt.<\/p>\n

I had a great weekend, well, Saturday .<\/p>\n

I toddled off to Betws y coed , in the middle of a Welsh valley, great restaurant, great hotel, and hardly thought about the football at all.<\/p>\n

It actually cost me less than going to the game, when you factor in refreshments. And guess what, the restaurant didn’t even alter the time of my booking so that I could get away earlier. In fact, afterwards, they asked me if everything was to my satisfaction. Jeez, if you were asked that after the game on Sunday your mates would batter you for keeping the bus waiting and making them miss work on Monday.<\/p>\n

Going into the break, Celtic now lie sixth in the league table, which many people still think is a one horse race. Trouble is, the horse is sick. And its the jockey who is wearing blinkers.<\/p>\n

Shall we have a look at the table. No, lets look at one we made earlier, instead.<\/p>\n

Back in May, in fact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Final Table<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFull<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\nHome<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\nAway<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nP<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\nW<\/a><\/td>\nD<\/a><\/td>\nL<\/a><\/td>\nF<\/a><\/td>\nA<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\nW<\/a><\/td>\nD<\/a><\/td>\nL<\/a><\/td>\nF<\/a><\/td>\nA<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\nW<\/a><\/td>\nD<\/a><\/td>\nL<\/a><\/td>\nF<\/a><\/td>\nA<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\nGD<\/a><\/td>\nPt<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nCeltic<\/a><\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n102<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/td>\n+77<\/td>\n99<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nMotherwell<\/a><\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/td>\n+4<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nAberdeen<\/a><\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/td>\n+15<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nDundee United<\/a><\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n<\/td>\n+15<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nInverness CT<\/a><\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n57<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nSt Johnstone<\/a><\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n<\/td>\n+6<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nRoss County<\/a><\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/td>\n-18<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nSt Mirren<\/a><\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/td>\n-19<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nKilmarnock<\/a><\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/td>\n-21<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nPartick Thistle<\/a><\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/td>\n-19<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/acronym><\/td>\nHibernian<\/a><\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n<\/td>\n-20<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/acronym><\/td>\nHeart of Midlothian<\/a><\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/td>\n-20<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Now lets look at it this morning…. no lets not.<\/p>\n

Siting in sixth place is all we need to know. Just four months after winning the league by twenty nine points, with \u00a0thirty one wins, six draws and one defeat, it seems that there are one or two problems at Celtic Park.<\/p>\n

Since the summer, Fraser Forster has left, and he has been replaced by a keeper of similar quality. A few players , who hardly featured, have gone out on loan. The team, on paper at least, has been strengthened with the emergence \u00a0of Calum MacGregor , arguably a more than decent replacement for the erratic Georgios Samaras, \u00a0the purchase of Stefan Scepovic, and a number of loanees to make the numbers up.<\/p>\n

Oh, and we got a new management team.<\/p>\n

Its hard to believe that the side who got results against Red Bull Salzburg and Dinamo Zagreb could fail to perform against the likes of Hamilton-no disrespect to them, they are at the top of the league on merit- Motherwell, Inverness, Dundee and so on.<\/p>\n

Hard to believe but its happened. And we all have our theories as to the reason, which usually revolve around the new managers systems on the field, and fitness kick off it.<\/p>\n

I’m going to suggest its a lot simpler than that.<\/p>\n

The players don’t want to play for them<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Thats why they are now performing in Europe, and leaving the league for a late surge , which shouldn’t be beyond them, under a new manager,<\/p>\n

There cannot be any other reason.<\/p>\n

Henrik Larsson will be available in November, which is when the AGM takes place. Deila might well turn out to be a good coach , with a great new vision. but he won’t be doing it at Celtic.<\/p>\n

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You may have noticed that the Diary mood can be a little extreme in its views, when the going is good, its very good, and when its bad its awful.<\/p>\n

And right now, its pretty bad.<\/p>\n

The decision to move the kick off forward to 1pm had a detrimental effect on the crowd, although a few did turn up after the Great Scottish Fun run finished. 42,000 was the official crowd, but I think they counted them on the way out as well.<\/p>\n

After the debacle on Saturday, where Celtic had two hundred shots on goal as usual, failing to convert any of them, Ronny Deila said he wasn’t worried, which made him unique amongst those who had seen the game;<\/p>\n

\u201cWith so many chances you should win, no question. We had 10-15 chances.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe know it\u2019s about taking chances and getting results and today was just a very tough day at work. I\u2019m very disappointed, the players are as well.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cNow we have 13 days off. I would rather we had a game on Wednesday but now we have 13 days to prepare to bounce back against Ross County.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI understand the fans booing at full-time. We must win games and today we didn\u2019t.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBut I\u2019m not worried at all.\u00a0I think we\u2019re progressing again.<\/a>\u00a0When you have 10 to 15 chances, you have played quite well.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe got the full-backs more into the attack, we got more set-plays, more crosses.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBut of course you need to put the ball in the net. We need that determination to really want to get that ball into the net.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was too sloppy. The runs into the box weren\u2019t powerful enough. We needed more \u2028accuracy and determination.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cTo lose at home is not \u2028something we want. But in \u2028football these things happen. We just have to bounce back.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are still in every \u2028competition with opportunities to have a very good season.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Ronny says we are progressing. Look at the league table four months ago, and look at the one today. If I was ill in the hospital and was told I was progressing at the same rate as Celtic, I’d be on the internet looking for flights to Switzerland.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Perhaps he is comparing us to his old club, and thinks that being better than them is an improvement.<\/p>\n

Scott Brown, the captain and therefore the link between players and management, put on his management head, and accused players of going missing, and hiding. They probably don’t want to be picked. The pre match meal is Muesli and coconut juice.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cPeople were just hiding and it was disappointing to see and to play in.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI take my share of the blame as well. I\u2019m not laying the blame at everybody else because we\u2019re all in this together as a team.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m devastated. I don\u2019t do getting beat. I came to Celtic to win games and we\u2019re not winning games and performing just now and I don\u2019t know why that is.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI understand the fans\u2019 frustrations. Their frustrations are my own frustrations. Everyone in that dressing room should be devastated with that result.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are just not doing it as a team and as individuals. We are just waiting for somebody like Kris to score a wonder goal from 30 yards and then we are all happy but that doesn\u2019t happen every week.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s almost two years since we\u2019d lost at home and we wanted to keep that run going but we didn\u2019t do ourselves justice.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know why we never got going. I\u2019d love to tell you. I\u2019d be a great manager if I knew that.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt looked like we had given up fighting, we were second to balls, we didn\u2019t have enough up front and it just wasn\u2019t good to watch.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe tried to play but Hamilton pressed us high up the pitch and teams don\u2019t do that at Celtic Park.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe should be pressing teams high up the park. At the end of the day we weren\u2019t good enough. We missed a few chances but we didn\u2019t deserve anything.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0The rigidity of Deilas system means that once the opposition learns how to deal with it, Celtic are finished. god help us when we play teams for the second time this season, and I wonder if the SPFL will change the rules to keep us in the top flight.<\/p>\n

\u00a0A national newspaper, somewhat gleefully, one thinks, to ask supporters where they think celtic will finish this season, only 64% of those who replied think the hoops will win the league, and a lot of the other votes have been traced to a village called Lennoxtown.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Deilas mentality is all wrong. He appears to be happy with this shite, calling it progress. Theres the problem, and there is only one solution.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Before anyone starts with the “you’ve always had it in for him ” line, you’re probably right. Not for any other reason than his ineptitude, though, and i have leapt on any hope, however small, that he could turn things around.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Its finally out there for all to see. In professional management circles, there is a word for it.<\/p>\n

He’s a diddy.<\/p>\n

\u00a0And if the day looks gloomy already, after the break , andy Walker will tell a Sky tv audience where Ronny is going wrong.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Fuck that. I’m going to watch a film on the \u00a0nollywood channel. Its called Painful Madness, which seems kind of familiar….<\/p>\n

By the way, the Lennon CSC , North Staffs and Cheshire, is holding its monthly meeting at the Holy Trinity club in Newcastle Under Lyme tonight, at around 8pm.<\/p>\n

\u00a0We will be planning next months trips to the game, and holding a though provoking and intelligent discussion on the month just gone.<\/p>\n

\u00a0You are more than welcome to attend, and it promises to be a barrel of laughs.<\/p>\n

\"jolly\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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After Celtic’s latest defeat where do you think they will finish in this season’s Premiership?<\/h2>\n
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    • Champions –\u00a064%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • Second –\u00a015%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • Third –\u00a07%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • Mid-table –\u00a06%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • Relegated –\u00a08%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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