{"id":6094,"date":"2014-12-02T10:57:19","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T10:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=6094"},"modified":"2014-12-02T10:57:19","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T10:57:19","slug":"celtic-diary-tuesday-december-2-neil-mccann-to-be-new-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=6094","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Tuesday December 2; Neil McCann To Be New Coach."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lets offer him a job, and see him do another about turn where his opinions are concerned.<\/p>\n<p>McCanns outbursts on Sky sports were made to look as ludicrous as they sounded when SFA compliance officer Terry McGlennan, \u00a0who replaced Vincent Lunny as soon as common sense prevailed at Hampden, looked at the Guidetti Incident during the Hearts game, and said there was nothing in it.<\/p>\n<p>Wait for the outcry when those from the darkside who can read out loud realise it rhymes with Lennon<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/BudWMWrCUAAqynz.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Guidetti , of course, had always denied that he was looking for a penalty.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTY_eTAsmteTvXFQcSmHA-VsyuL3Zsprp1EcQZQnLdJF0n_yxoZ\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Record led with this impartial headline;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #111111;\">Celtic&#8217;s John Guidetti looks set to avoid<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #111111;\">SFA probe over controversial Tynecastle<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #111111;\">penalty incident during Scottish Cup win against Hearts<\/h1>\n<p>The Scotsman added;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #222222;\"><em>The on-loan Manchester City striker went down in the area despite there being no contact made on him by a sliding challenge from Hearts defender Brad McKay.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #222222;\"><em>Referee Willie Collum immediately pointed to the spot and Guidetti got up to convert the penalty for Celtic\u2019s second goal against a Hearts side earlier reduced to ten men by a straight red card for Morgaro Gomis<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Is it just me, or is there an implication \u00a0that the Swede has &#8220;got away with it &#8221; ?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Perhaps its time<\/strong> for Celtic to call McCann to account for his all to frequent slurs on the club and its players. After all, he&#8217;s the assistant coach of Dunfermline, and although he may deny he&#8217;s speaking as the coach when he goes on his spiteful tv rants, we can use the old looks like a duck adage to dismiss whatever excuse he uses as to which hat he&#8217;s actually talking through.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure if say, a Celtic player called Dunfermline cheats, then he&#8217;d be in bother.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTg3wcfz3auBifvXky1f3lI3VD69F3R4uokR2QIEXTjYLahApwA\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the very least, McCann \u00a0should be forced to apologise and be banned from Celtic Park. And then given a good rub down with sandpaper.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, join me in a search for this headline, or something similar, which may actually prove impossible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Incompetent refereeing again by Willie &#8220;clueless clown &#8221; Collum leads to wholesale restructuring of SFA training.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll notice I called him a clown. I was using a bit of alliteration for comic effect, and couldn&#8217;t think of another word beginning with &#8220;c&#8221; that would have fitted in.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, wait. I think I can.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The draw for the Scottish Cup fifth round <\/strong>was made yesterday, and Celtic will travel to Dens Park in yet another tricky away game. Willie collum will be the referee, because he&#8217;s actually refereed our last four games in the competition, and he&#8217;s doing so well theres no need to change him, for , say, someone who actually has a basic knowledge of the laws of the game, and how to implement them.<\/p>\n<p>New Glasgow rivals, and cup specialists Second Rangers drew a home tie against Raith Rovers, giving old pal turnbull Hutton another chance to end their dreams of a trophy.<\/p>\n<p>Actually, when news of the draw reached the dark side, they gave a hint as to why they may have got themselves into a bit of trouble financially;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/B3yuK1iIgAAY5FW.jpg:large\" alt=\"Embedded image permalink\" \/>\u00a0Oops. but it does explain a lot.<\/p>\n<p>With revelations yesterday that the Ibrox club receives a mere 7.5 pence in the pound on merchandising, and subsequent calls for a boycott of Sports Direct, thats when they aren&#8217;t asking owner Mike ashley for a few quid up front to pay the bills, that is, the Rangers supporters Trust-hah, the most inappropriate and inaccurate use of the word trust since I asked Michael Jackson to babysit- have spotted a gap in the market;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thelionbrand.co.uk\/Resources\/lionpic1a.png\" alt=\"LionPic1a\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The lion brand.<\/p>\n<p>I think they may have spelt \u00a0&#8221; lying &#8221; wrong.<\/p>\n<div id=\"item2b\" class=\"f-x2\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<p class=\"style17 f-lp\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>The Lion Shirt.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"item6\" class=\"f-x2\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<p class=\"style16\" style=\"color: #343434;\"><em>The Lion and Rangers are entwined &#8211; a symbol of the never say die spirit which characterises the club from it\u2019s earliest days.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"style16\" style=\"color: #343434;\">Just because they never say die doesn&#8217;t mean they aren&#8217;t dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style16\" style=\"color: #343434;\"><em>In recent years the tenacious devotion of fans to the club has shown forth through some dark days.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"style16\" style=\"color: #343434;\">Quite possibly the least accurate sentence ever written. Anywhere. Ever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style16 f-lp\" style=\"color: #343434;\"><em>The Lion now symbolises the spirit of determination which saved the club and which now wants to secure its future through democratic fans control of a large shareholding.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"style16 f-lp\" style=\"color: #343434;\">Yeah. He must have confused &#8221; Lion &#8221; with &#8220;lying &#8220;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>Its obviously not just the clubs owners who want to fleece the fans.<\/p>\n<div id=\"item2\" class=\"f-x2\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<p class=\"style11 f-lp\" style=\"color: #ffbe13;\"><em><span class=\"style4\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Why buy the shirt<\/span>?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"item2a\" class=\"f-x2\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<p class=\"style14 f-lp\" style=\"color: #343434;\">\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"item3\" class=\"f-x2\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<p class=\"style16\" style=\"color: #343434;\"><em>The last two years have shown us that control of the shares in the Club is vital if we want a club we can be proud of and protect it from the vultures who have wasted so much money and caused so much concern.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"style16\" style=\"color: #343434;\"><em>We aim to raise funds which will either buy shares on the open market or support a new share issue. All surplus funds we raise will go to that aim. The surplus will go to the Rangers Supporters Trust and they have committed to spend the money from the shirt sales purely on shares which will be under democratic control according to their Rules and Constitution.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"style16 f-lp\" style=\"color: #343434;\"><em>Rangers fans can rely on no-one but ourselves to safeguard our great club. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"style16 f-lp\" style=\"color: #343434;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/?attachment_id=6095\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6095\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6095\" src=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/z-has-bolted.png\" alt=\"z-has-bolted\" width=\"650\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/z-has-bolted.png 650w, https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/z-has-bolted-150x93.png 150w, https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/z-has-bolted-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"style16 f-lp\" style=\"color: #343434;\"><strong>The Celtic fans forum,\u00a0<\/strong>a new concept set up to encourage dialogue between the club and supporters, met back in November, and the minutes have been published online by Lostbhoys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style16 f-lp\" style=\"color: #343434;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/?attachment_id=6096\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6096\">Forum meeting<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"style16 f-lp\" style=\"color: #343434;\">\u00a0You&#8217;ll notice that Etims didn&#8217;t attend, and offered apologies. Thats because I&#8217;d heard Ronny Deila was waiting for me in the car park with a big stick that had a nail in it. Courtesy of the lass who works at Cheltenham;<\/p>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text vk_txt tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #212121;\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><em>Og jeg h\u00f8rer at fett skallet drittsekk fra Etims kommer, s\u00e5 jeg kommer til \u00e5 gi ham en \u00f8refik , og en god gni ned med sandpapir .<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"style16 f-lp\" style=\"color: #343434;\">\u00a0And some sandpaper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style16 f-lp\" style=\"color: #343434;\">\u00a0Its worth a read, and if there is anything you&#8217;d like us to raise at the next meeting, feel free to mention it. They do have a part to play, and the club does deserve some credit for listening to the support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style16 f-lp\" style=\"color: #343434;\">Even if its idiots like me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style16 f-lp\" style=\"color: #343434;\">Away from football for a minute or two, \u00a0and its been revealed that Prince Harry, the ginger royal , has confessed that his biggest fear is public speaking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style16 f-lp\" style=\"color: #343434;\">Really ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"style16 f-lp\" style=\"color: #343434;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/?attachment_id=6097\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6097\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6097\" src=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/harrys-real-fear.jpg\" alt=\"harrys real fear\" width=\"387\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/harrys-real-fear.jpg 387w, https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/harrys-real-fear-150x71.jpg 150w, https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/harrys-real-fear-300x143.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"style16 f-lp\" style=\"color: #343434;\">\u00a0I should have thought there&#8217;d be one or two other things concerning him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style16 f-lp\" style=\"color: #343434;\">Caption competition time again, and from the Clumpany on twitter, we have this picture of Mike Ashley is discussing something&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"style16 f-lp\" style=\"color: #343434;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/B3zgG9uIEAAajOK.jpg:large\" alt=\"Embedded image permalink\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"style16 f-lp\" style=\"color: #343434;\">\n<p class=\"style16 f-lp\" style=\"color: #343434;\">Elsewhere on the site today is a review of Stephen O&#8217;Donnells new book, Scotball. I liked it, and even though he&#8217;s never even so much as bought me a pint, I think you would like it as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style16 f-lp\" style=\"color: #343434;\">\u00a0Go read the review.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style16 f-lp\" style=\"color: #343434;\">\n<p class=\"style16 f-lp\" style=\"color: #343434;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lets offer him a job, and see him do another about turn where his opinions are concerned. 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