{"id":6697,"date":"2015-03-03T10:07:56","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T10:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=6697"},"modified":"2015-03-03T10:07:56","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T10:07:56","slug":"celtic-diary-tuesday-march-3-the-man-who-found-deila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=6697","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Tuesday March 3: The Man Who Found Deila ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A common debate amongst Celtic supporters in recent years has centred around the scouting system. If we sign a dud, it must be John Parks fault, or Peter Lawwells, and if the guy turns out to be brilliant, it was all down to Neil Lennon, or more recently Ronny Deila.<\/p>\n

But who spotted Ronny Deila ?<\/p>\n

This was the burning question last night, so i decided to ask someone who might know, via Twitter, which is good for that sort of thing.<\/p>\n

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Chances are (very) slim to none, but I’ll put it out there; Ronny Deila would be a fabulous fit for Celtic and Celtic would suit him great.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Based on this reply, as far as I am now concerned this is fact, and Christian, who is a keen student of norwegian football now living in Glasgow, deserves all the credit and at the very least a sizeable finders fee from the club.<\/p>\n

I asked him what he thought;<\/p>\n

” Don’t talk shite , you nutter. And stop harassing me. “<\/p>\n

\u00a0As the woman in Monty Pythons Life of Brian explained;<\/p>\n

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\u00a0“Only the true Messiah denies his divinity” ,\u00a0<\/em>which as far as I’m concerned closes the case.<\/p>\n

\u00a0I put this to christian, who replied :<\/p>\n

\u00a0” fuck off. I’m calling the police. “<\/p>\n

When I asked Ronny, he was honest enough about it;<\/p>\n

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If you think about it, all joking aside, Deila came out of nowhere. Not the “nowhere ” that this ” nobody ” came from according to the media, but more of a nowhere as far as any hints about him joining Celtic were concerned. \u00a0Which is partly why the press haven’t taken to him, and partly why the impression given is that they can’t wait for him to fail.<\/p>\n

\u00a0So, in actual fact it probably was Christian who first brought him to the supports attention, and as far as I’m concerned, Lawwell was dithering over the candidates, read that tweet , and made his mind up that moment.<\/p>\n

As Derek on twitter posted, a big thank you to him for that.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Meanwhile, back at the ranch, is it true that back at the start of the season Derek MacInnes was , er, making fun of the bold Ronny at a coaching session ? Could that explain why Ronny seems to enjoy beating Aberdeen more than anyone else ?<\/p>\n

\u00a0The Scotsman -and a few other papers-claim that Craig Gordon is set to be the target of a summer “swoop ” from Chelsea as the English-or Russian -giants seek to strengthen their squad.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Aye, okay. They used the word “swoop “, so it must be true. I liked this wee snippet from the Scotsman article;<\/p>\n

He [ Gordon } spent time training with former club Hearts as well as being linked with Arsenal, Celtic and Rangers, and helped out with coaching at Dumbarton on a casual basis.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Note the inclusion of the cash strapped basket case as a serious contender, just to keep their profile high.<\/p>\n

Things are going quite well for Celtic just now. Everybody is happy, players, fans, probably even the board. So its time to take those pesky tims down a peg or two.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Whilst supporters are fully aware that a couple of players might not be here next season, the level of trust in Ronny Deila is so high that the support are probably of the mind that he’ll have a contingency plan in place, if for instance, Virgil van Dijk finds someone who wants him, and Jason Denaayer wants to return to the English Reserve League.<\/p>\n

\u00a0For instance, if Craig Gordon does go, we’ve already spoken to a replacement;<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Despite being on the verge of an historic first season treble, Ronny has been warned by Andy Walker that he might have a crisis on his hands come the summer.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Between mouthfuls of soup. walker told Sky Tv;<\/p>\n

\u00a0“The big question now for Celtic is how well-equipped will they be to go into the Champions League qualifiers. I think the likelihood is that Virgil van Dijk will leave, I think he wants to go, Jason Denayer has said he wants to go back to Manchester City, and I think it’s debatable as to whether Celtic want to keep John Guidetti.\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

“So I think you are going to see a number of changes, big changes because you have had a centre-half partnership that has been very impressive all season – and if Denayer and Van Dijk go then you are going to gave to get replacements in for the qualifiers which will start in July. The pressure will be on to get the new signings bedded in.<\/em><\/p>\n

“They don’t want to be recognised as a Europa League side, they want to get back into the Champions league and secure the prestige and the financial rewards that that would bring to allow them to be more competitive at the top level.” \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0He’s entitled to his opinion, I suppose, but the big question now is why someone would deem it worth paying for. Just once , it would be nice to see someone in the media allowing us to enjoy the moment without donning a big cape, picking up a scythe and wandering across our screens.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0And hasn’t that guy got work to do elsewhere in the city ?<\/p>\n

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

\u00a0He must have, because the press are starting to enthuse over the next chapter of Toxic FC, as their EGM draws closer, and the possibility of another dodgy owner draws near for the fans to be fleeced by.<\/p>\n

\u00a0In Scotland , the Sports media falls generally into four classes.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Theres the credible, such as Jim Spence, Richard Gordon, Ally Begg , then just below them there are the ones who take themselves a little too seriously, Keith Jackson, Roddy Forsyth, Tom English, Graeme Spiers,<\/p>\n

\u00a0To be fair, all of these have had their moments, but they at least are in the top half of the list.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Then we have the ” how the hell is he in unsupervised employment ” brigade.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Matt Lindsay, Chris Graham, Michael Gannon, and Bill Leckie. The latter who was that bad at the Record, he was forced to work for the Sun.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Below them, of course, is Radio Clyde, which is like listening in at a chimps tea party, \u00a0with adverts.<\/p>\n

Anyway, back to Leckie, and this is his opinion on the goings on at Ibrox.<\/p>\n

Seriously, if Walt Disney was alive he’d have this guy writing the Mickey Mouse cartoons.<\/p>\n

There is no doubt that hard times lie ahead for Rangers despite the fact that a new regime is imminent at Ibrox. Nobody should underestimate the task ahead both financially and spiritually.<\/span><\/em>
Rangers urgently need a revamped stadium, Rangers need a revamped squad and Rangers also need a new manager. Add to that, a running capital of some twenty million, you begin to get the picture.<\/span><\/em>
However, despite all of this, there is some light at the end of the tunnel. Assuming Dave King is given the green light by the SFA,then the emergency contingency plan that he has already drawn up will swing into action.\u00a0<\/span><\/em>
King has already earmarked certain priorities, the main one being “Stop Celtic!”. The burly South African has decided that defeat of Rangers’ greatest enemies remains priority number one. Consequently, he has already identified a manager whom he believes has the know how, and with proper funding could defeat Celtic within two years.\u00a0<\/span><\/em>

Contrary to popular belief, I am told that Kenny McDowell’s successor will not be the much vaunted Billy Davis, but rather Stuart McCall who will cost King a lot of money to wrest him free from his key role within the national team.<\/span><\/em>

King is a determined individual who has pledged his personal fortune to get Rangers back to its rightful position as Scotland’s premier club. The two year deadline may seem narrow, but at the moment the momentum is with the Glasgow born magnate. Chris Graham of the Rangers Supporters’ trust spoke for many Rangers supporters when he said that King’s imminent take over was the harbringer of a new epoch and a brand new day. “I am told that several big investors are already lining up behind Dave King to fund the Rangers rebirth”. \u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

At least he could have had the honesty to put the words “Advertisement Feature ” at the top.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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I think he deserves an award, for putting together what is the single most inaccurate article ever to surface in the Scottish Mainstream Media. Which is no mean feat in itself.<\/p>\n

\u00a0And one can only hope he is a member of BUPA, as the operation to remove his tongue from Kings arse will be expensive.<\/p>\n

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As you probably saw at the weekend, Hearts beat Cowdenbeath 10-0, which confirms they can indeed handle the heat at the top of the First Division. To be fair, the twenty four point lead they’ve built up is probably another indicator.<\/p>\n

\u00a0For some reason, I found this funny , posted by Lois, on twitter.<\/p>\n

A shellshocked Cowdenbeath fan comes \u00a0to terms with the result.<\/p>\n

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Back to last week now, and after the first Inter game, UEFA are in a spot of bother as Police Scotland have asked them to explain their use of sectarian language in one of their official publications;<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Yesterday saw a moment of happiness frozen in time with the picture of Colin Jackson scoring the third goal in Cetics 4-2 win during the famous ten men game in 1979.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Tv cameras didn’t record the game, as there was a strike at the time, and since then all home movies of the game have been bought up by a collector, a Mr. Jackson of Glasgow.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Apparently he pays top dollar.<\/p>\n

Which other Scottish clubs did this guy play for ? \u00a0Note, clubs.<\/p>\n

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