{"id":6314,"date":"2015-01-08T12:28:46","date_gmt":"2015-01-08T12:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=6314"},"modified":"2015-01-08T12:28:46","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T12:28:46","slug":"celtic-diary-thursday-january-8-well-thats-everything-sorted-then","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=6314","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Thursday January 8: Well, Thats Everything Sorted Then.."},"content":{"rendered":"

Paolo di Canio has told Talksport that he would consider taking over the managers role at Celtic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy not? I follow Scottish\u00a0football<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI know it is not the best season for them at the moment and Scottish football is not in a good place generally.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Rangers dropped down the leagues there was less interest, because Celtic just won the league too easily. The other teams were not at the same level.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI am an open manager. Scotland was my first experience abroad from Italy. It\u2019s a top club in the world and I would consider it, if I was offered the chance.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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<\/span><\/em>Well, thank the lord in heaven for that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If it wasn’t for the fact that he couldn’t wait to take some laxatives and stand over the club with his legs wide open the last time he was here, and if it wasn’t for the fact that he has proved to be nothing but a mercenary since, and if it wasn’t for the fact that he’s completely clueless in the managers seat, then I suppose he could be an option.<\/p>\n

I suppose we would take him. If Ally Mccoist isn’t available.<\/p>\n

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Well, maybe. but you get the point.<\/p>\n

Even Talkshite Radio is getting in on the anti Deila act. Which i suppose you can at least partially blame on the lack of transfer activity this window for them to harp on about. The station is notorious for winding celtic fans up because they know we’ll bite.<\/p>\n

Speaking of the transfer window, Sky Sports News is hilarious as they find correspondents all over Europe, ask them about possible moves for players to the EPL, and find that its not going to happen. Sooner or later an SSN presenter is going to say “Oh for fucks sake ” as they desperately try to find something to talk about.<\/p>\n

They still have Harry Redknapp, I suppose.<\/p>\n

John collins has hinted that Celtic will add to the squad this month, he was wheeled out-presumably to keep him away from the players-to tell the Daily Record , when asked about the title race;<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cIt may well do (go down to the wire). Our aim is to win it as quickly as possible, that would be the ideal scenario.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a good squad and hopefully we will add to it this month and it will get even better. We have had bad injuries. As clubs you go through that and we have suffered with that.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Injuries. We have certainly had more than our fair share. Charlie Mulgrew does still play for Celtic, despite not being seen for a while, although perhaps it would put our minds at rest if he stopped playing those dangerous games usually reserved for rock stars and hotel rooms.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0No, I don’t know either, but what people do in their private time is entirely up to them. I guess what happens in the Canaries stays in the Canaries.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Perhaps they’d have been as well staying at home though, considering the high winds on the island;<\/p>\n

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Celtic have played an astonishing 34 games this season so far, so maybe a break is in order. Its just the timing thats worrying. Still, its a bugger getting a phone signal down there sometimes, so its possible all just a cunning plan to keep our top players away from agents and the like.<\/p>\n

Though we hear our scouts aren’t having a break. The demand for a big striker has lead to talks with an un-named American.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Come to think of it, maybe its worth considering starting the season earlier, maybe in July, and bringing back the January break. We’d get good weather to watch the games in, the clubs would be better equipped for the early European start, and the fans wouldn’t have to pay for trips at what is traditionally the skintest time of year.<\/p>\n

\u00a0We mentioned that the players were reputedly not happy with the facilities over there, and it seems that there may have been something in it.<\/p>\n

Apparently the pitches are great, but the drainage ditch next to them is creating a bit of an aroma, and upsetting the lads.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Hah, if he thinks it a little unpleasant there, wait until he stands in front of a few thousand Second Rangers fans. I suppose you could call it conditioning.<\/p>\n

\u00a0However, the management are on the ball, and have hired a local chap with the latest technology to get rid of the flies.<\/p>\n

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The Scotsman claims that Celtic are considering a bid for Gary Mackay Steven, now that it appears he will not renew his contract in the summer. United are reported to want \u00a32m for the player, even though he will be out of contract at the end of the season, and can actually sign a pre contract with anyone he wants.<\/p>\n

For nothing.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Although the Tannadice club have announcd a profit in these post Armagedon days, and don’t have to sell, they will take something rather than nothing. Sheffield united are also interested, so Mackay Steven won’t be in a rush to make up his mind. He’ll wait for a while, think about his options, and then decide what to do.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Kris Commons isn’t in Gran Canaria, so thats a cue for Bolton fans to get all excited;<\/p>\n

The Voice of Bolton-which presumably sounds like Kirk from Coronation Street-says that the money from the English cup game with Liverpool will allow Neil Lennon to get his man, but they aren’t as optimistic as you would think, more a sort of clinging hopefulness comes through in the article.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Commons , of course, looked leaner and fitter in his return to the side against Kilmarnock, and maybe he , like Anthony Stokes, has finally bought into the Deila masterplan. If \u00a0he has, maybe he’ll get the deal he wants.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Things are hotting up over at Ibrox. As expected, Robert Sarver has increased his bid;<\/p>\n

Rangers International Football Club plc<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

(“Rangers”, “RIFC” or the “Company”)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Revised Proposal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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The board of Rangers notes the announcement this morning by Robert Sarver of a revised proposal “Revised Proposal” which contains the following summary:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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“The revised proposal involves investing up to GBP20 million for a majority shareholding by way of a placing of new ordinary shares in Rangers at 20 pence per share (“Placing”) followed, if the Placing is completed, by a mandatory offer for the remaining issued and to be issued ordinary share capital under Rule 9 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (“Code”) at 20 pence per share. As part of the revised proposal GBP6.5 million would be made available to Rangers in immediate short-term funding by way of a secured loan to be repaid in 90 days or out of the proceeds of the Placing.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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The Directors thank Mr Sarver for his continuing interest in Rangers. They are studying the Revised Proposal which was received last night, and are consulting with major shareholders, to understand whether the proposal is capable of being implemented. \u00a0A further announcement will be made shortly.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

So , he’s offered a bit more, and they are thinking about it.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Wait till he does his due diligence. Despite what he hears, summed up by Burt on twitter,<\/p>\n

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\u00a0a glance through the books, and a bit of due diligence might make him think again.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Sarver has thanked the Ibrox hordes for their encouragement in his bid, though he was careful to admit he didn’t always get the “Scottish sense of humour “<\/p>\n

Aye, I’ll bet. Remember this, from those witty scamps in the crowd ?<\/p>\n

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The best answer to yesterdays subbuteo pic was the team that beat Benfica. Gary Caldwells oversized head means it couldn’t be the Seville team. I’ve no idea what it is. I was hoping you might tell me.<\/p>\n

Why’s Bertie so happy \u00a0?<\/p>\n

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It would be wrong not to mention the events in Paris yesterday, where journalists and cartoonists were gunned down in an attack on the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesterdays Diary was a sarcastic look at censorship via the legal system in this country, and made a point about the threat of being dragged through the courts for saying ” the wrong thing ” . Legal action pales into insignificance compared to the tragedy yesterday.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Without doubt the press should remain free to lampoon who they want, without doubt they should not be bullied into censorship, and of course there must be condemnation of the murderers for their ruthless action yesterday.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Although the act was done in the name of Islam, the Qu’ran says that the murder of one man is equivalent to wiping out the whole of mankind, and the prophet himself suffered persecution, neither he, nor his companions felt the need to avenge themselves.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0As ever, it appears those on the extreme fringes of religion are causing murder , mayhem and distrust. Quite what their aim was is beyond me. Surely we should simply respect each others faiths, and not try to impose our own on those outside it ?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

What kind of world are we living in ?<\/p>\n

\u00a0In Scotland, of course, we can say what we want, and we can do what we want.<\/p>\n

We have complete freedom of choice.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Sometimes.<\/p>\n

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