{"id":6035,"date":"2014-11-20T11:19:54","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T11:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=6035"},"modified":"2014-11-20T11:19:54","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T11:19:54","slug":"celtic-diary-thursday-november-20-ronny-wants-revenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=6035","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Thursday November 20: Ronny Wants Revenge…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before we start, theres shocking news from the world of music. Bono, lead singer with rock giants U2 , and full time charity fundraiser has been involved in a bike accident, and has suffered multiple fractures to his arms, shoulders and face He’s had metal pins and screws inserted to help put him back together.<\/p>\n

Well, tonight thank God its him instead of me.<\/p>\n

We’ll return to the theme of tax dodgers later.<\/p>\n

Scott Brown is suspended, and Mikael Lustig is injured again, and so they will both miss the weekend clash with Dundee. Kris Commons could feature, if only to dispel stories that he’s outta here when the January window opens. Arguably, Celtic have been playing better without him, but thats a little unfair on Commons, as he does add creativity to the team when he’s playing, and although he hasn’t hit the heights of last season, when he arrives in the box behind the striker, he’s a great finisher.<\/p>\n

As for playing better without him, it could be argued that we were playing badly as a whole, and Commons absence was just coincidental, coming at a time when the players were finally adapting to the new Deila system.<\/p>\n

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James Forrest will be available as well, which could mean the game turns out to be one of the more entertaining this season.<\/p>\n

Celtic drew 1-1 up at Dens Park earlier this season, a match Ronny spoke about yesterday<\/p>\n

\u00a0“Dundee away was the worst game we have played this year, so we have something to prove after that poor performance.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Really ?<\/p>\n

I didn’t see it, or if I did , it has been erased from memory. The latter is more likely.<\/p>\n

I asked someone who was at the game if he remembered it;<\/p>\n

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It appears he did.<\/p>\n

When Ronny first arrived at Celtic Park, his ramblings to the press were often bland and uninteresting. Like this one yesterday, looking ahead to the game;<\/p>\n

“Dundee are a well-organised team and have good togetherness. These are usually the differences between a good and bad side.”\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Hardly likely to be pinned up on the away dressing room wall and used as a motivation, and paying enough respect not to offend, while at the same time making it perfectly clear that he can’t remember a bloody thing about any of the Dundee players. Perhaps he’s erased it as well.<\/p>\n

You couldn’t blame him.<\/p>\n

\u00a0“Now we are ahead, having played one game fewer [than their challengers], we have the chance to put ourselves in a very good position.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Hopefully we can continue winning games and put other teams under pressure.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0At least the press didn’t have to pay to get in.<\/p>\n

\u00a0We’d all rather Deila did his talking out on the pitch, and now that he’s settled we’re beginning to see a man who is entirely at ease with the Scottish hacks, and isn’t giving them any ammunition to throw at him.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Instead, they are just concentratiing on picking a name out of one hat , a club out of another and a number from another.<\/p>\n

\u00a0One that came out, and never got printed, was Jo Inge Berget, to Cardiff, for \u00a36m . This story was about to hit the back pages until the woman who brings the sandwiches round pointe dout that he was actually already their player.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Incidentally, its not just Scottish hacks who are piss poor. The Manchester Evening News has reported on interest in John Guidetti from France in the January window. You’d think they’d know by now.<\/p>\n

Sportsvibe, the “home of entetainment ” added more fuel to the fire;<\/p>\n

Marseille are believed to want Guidetti to replace Andre-Pierre Gignac who is attracting interest from Premier League duo Liverpool and Newcastle.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Guidetti joined the Etihad club in 2008 but has failed to break into the first team, leading to several loan spells at Burnley, Feyenoord, Stoke City and Celtic.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0The player who spent the majority of his childhood in Kenya qualifies to play for Sweden as his paternal grandmother is half Swedish, half Brazilian.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

More worryingly is the interest from Southampton…<\/p>\n

Southampton are poised to launch a January bid for in-demand Man City forward John Guidetti, who has impressed on loan at Celtic.<\/em><\/p>\n

The 22-year-old has scored nine goals in 10 games for the Hoops and they are desperate to keep the Swede on a permanent basis.<\/em>
\nHowever, the fact he is out of contract at the Etihad next summer could force City to cut his season-long loan short and cash in on the youngster in the new year when the transfer window reopens.<\/em>
\nCity are believed to want just \u00a35million for a permanent move – and that is a fee Saints would be prepared to play.<\/em>
\nSaints boss Ronaldo Koeman had the player on loan at Feyenoord two seasons ago and made an enquiry during the summer but he eventually moved to Scotland.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Hang on, \u00a0he did grow up in Kenya?<\/p>\n

If you are curious, you could always look it up. I’m in a hurry today.<\/p>\n

Oh, for f…<\/p>\n

See if you can spot the young Guidetti in this picture;<\/p>\n

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

Theres a video as well.<\/p>\n

Guidetti in Kenya<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0It doesn’t matter how many times the club come out and say its a year long loan. But once more would be nice. Its making me nervous.<\/p>\n

Anyway, looks like we’ve got a replacement lined up. none other than Wayne Rooney, currently of Manchester United, and probably looking to get as far away as possible from that place as he can. Probably. Or probably not.<\/p>\n

I don’t know.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cMy family and I have always followed Celtic, since I was a boy anyway, so my kids have all got Celtic kits and I always look out for the scores.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI got asked about coming here but I\u2019m concentrating on Manchester United and England at the moment.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n


\nIf David Murray was our chairman that would have have been a front page special;<\/span><\/p>\n

Rooney In Plea To Celts ;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bring Me Home!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Manchester Utd superstar and England captain Wayne Rooney expressed his desire to join his bhoyhood heroes Celtic yesterday-and he told Sir Dave he can’t wait to come north ! \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Of course, if Murray had been Celtic chairman, we’d have no club to support. He had a habit of spending money thats not there, and not on the bills he’s supposed to, which led to the liquidation of the one club stupid and short sighted enough to let him anywhere near it.<\/p>\n

\u00a0But Daves back on the scene. \u00a0He’s been in the papers, getting his tuppence worth in when Dave King, another dodgy chap, said he was due \u00a320m from the liquidated club.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Barcabhoy explains it better than me. Over on the Scottish Football Monitor.<\/p>\n