{"id":6784,"date":"2015-03-14T10:01:47","date_gmt":"2015-03-14T10:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=6784"},"modified":"2015-03-14T10:01:47","modified_gmt":"2015-03-14T10:01:47","slug":"celtic-diary-saturday-march-14-lets-all-do-the-broony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=6784","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Saturday March 14: Let’s All Do The Broony"},"content":{"rendered":"

Which, of course, these days involves pizza, vodka and a lapdancer.<\/p>\n

With the inevitable walking away of Second Rangers director Chris Graham after his artwork failed to impress any right thinking person, the Sun tried to balance the publicity by bringing forward their sunday headline about the Celtic captains night out.<\/p>\n

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Big news in Scotland. It even made the English version;<\/p>\n

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The big difference was the shock horror angle of the Scots paper, whilst the English story was more of a tut tut and a smile. Theres a whole thesis to be written on editorial agendas right there.<\/p>\n

Hang on, isn’t Brown a teetotaller ? The thing is, alcohol can affect non users in many different ways.<\/p>\n

It appears to make one’s hair grow at an astonishing rate;<\/p>\n

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The Sun picture was apparently taken in February, which in fairness gives Brown plenty of time to recover for Sundays game. But lets not allow the facts to impinge on a good story. Especially one that the MSM can get their teeth into.<\/p>\n

The BBC even had a reporter outside Celtic Park with a copy of the paper asking fans what they thought;<\/p>\n

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What was in the story ? Does anyone actually care ?<\/p>\n

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Scott Brown used the word “banter ” ?<\/p>\n

Lap dancers, vodka, pizza, falling asleep on the pavement, maybe. Using the word “banter ” in conversation ?<\/p>\n

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CELTIC star Scott Brown blows Hoops gaffer Ronny Deila\u2019s healthy eating regime \u2014 as he sits slumped on the pavement scoffing greasy pizza and chips after a strip club bender.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Hoops skipper got the munchies at the end of a night on the tiles that saw him guzzling vodkas and stumbling around lapdancing bars in Edinburgh with his pals.<\/em><\/p>\n

Deila has banned fries and fizzy pop from Celtic\u2019s training ground to get his squad in top shape to tackle Europe\u2019s elite. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

So, presumably , Browns antics will get him into bother. John Hartson, who sold his soul to the sun in a far worse crime, commented:<\/p>\n

last night former Parkhead striker John Hartson, 39, claimed Deila \u2014 who has introduced tough fitness rules and banned junk food and fizzy pop \u2014 will have been \u201craging\u201d at the antics of the sozzled midfield ace on Wednesday night.<\/em><\/p>\n

The SunSport columnist also reckons Scotland boss Gordon Strachan won\u2019t have been impressed by our snaps of the star slumped on a pavement scoffing takeaway pizza and chips.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hartson said: \u201cI\u2019m not condoning what Scott did. He has a responsibility as captain of Celtic and Scotland to portray a better image than those pictures showed.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cRonny Deila will have been raging first thing yesterday \u2014 Gordon Strachan won\u2019t be too chuffed.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Brown is due to lead the Celts out at Hampden in the showpiece against Dundee United. And he\u2019s expected to feature in Strachan\u2019s squad on Monday for upcoming matches against Northern Ireland and Gibraltar.<\/em><\/p>\n

John Hartson ? Commenting on diet ? Roy Keane, in the second part of his biography,says he \u00a0saw the chunky Welshman eating crisps and guzzling fizzy drinks on the team bus, and said to himself \u00a0” Welcome to hell ”<\/p>\n

Is the story true ? I couldn’t give a toss. As long as Brown performs on the pitch, like every man and woman who earns a crust, he’s entitled to let off steam any way he wants. And if you consider this extract;<\/p>\n

But just three minutes later he stumbled back into the bar and was helped out the door by a bouncer \u2014 who told him to \u201cget some food and sober up\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

An angry dancer emerged seconds later and complained to Brown\u2019s pal: \u201cHe fell asleep during the dance. I don’t care if I got my \u00a320 off him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

then you know its a work of fiction. No lap dancer on this earth wouldn’t care if she got paid. So either the picture of Brown slumped in the street is after the bouncers gave him a kicking, or its an old snap dug up to make a point.<\/p>\n

I wonder which it could be.<\/p>\n

One pleasing aspect of the whole affair is Celtics decision not to talk about it, as the BBC explained;<\/p>\n

Celtic are making no comment over a newspaper report that appears to show captain Scott Brown apparently drunk in Edinburgh days before a cup final\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Good. Maybe the PR man is finally getting to grips with his job. If not his emails. Still no reply, by the way.<\/p>\n

So, when theres a bad story about Celtic in the papers, its either because theres a big game coming up, or the other lot across the river have spectacularly fecked up.<\/p>\n

Oh, they have.<\/p>\n

Chris Graham has become the latest person to walk away from the club where people don’t walk away, turning the line of people who exited the place recently technically into a conga.<\/p>\n

He apologised for being a homophobic bigot, from his safehouse somewhere in Alaska.<\/p>\n

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If theres anyone left on it, that is. We hear that Mark Dingwall, another fan who dreams of a seat on the board, fancies his chances of getting a call…<\/p>\n

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but to be honest, theres a lot of competition;<\/p>\n

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Anyway, in the spirit of Graham, we tried to find a picture of the man being taken forcibly from behind by Ibrox mascot Broxi Bear, which would illustrate how he’s been treated by the club, but we couldn’t.<\/p>\n

And its a horrific image anyway.<\/p>\n

Graham may feel a little bewildered at being asked to leave a club with a history of bigotry and intolerance for being bigoted and intolerant, but perhaps theres a wind of change blowing through the old stadium.<\/p>\n

And perhaps there isn’t.<\/p>\n

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Charlie Saiz, a regular contributor to the site, offered his services as a demolition expert, but is yet to get a call. Events seem to have dictated that he might be waiting a while.<\/p>\n

Rangers fan who offered to raise army of free<\/h1>\n

workers to spruce up Ibrox embroiled in racism row<\/h1>\n

Where do they find these people ?<\/p>\n

One post on Glaswegian Woods\u2019 Facebook, from October last year, warned: \u201cCivil War is coming. Everyone I know has had enough of Muslims and ethnic cleansing is fast becoming the only solution.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0The Record continued…<\/p>\n

On January 12 this year, a post read: \u201cThe whole Islamic ideology is based around repression of women, rape, paedophilia, and sex slaves. Islam MUST be outlawed and those involved in crimes against women exterminated.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Last October another post read: \u201cJail the paedophile Muzzie scum who treat females like bits of meat.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Another post directed to terror group ISIL read: \u201cWelcome to Facebook, supporters of ISIL and worldwide terrorism. Get your money out and give it to your Local Mullah. Or better still buy a gun and start exterminating sand monkeys. \u201c<\/em><\/p>\n

The ranting posts contrasted starkly with the caring, sharing Woods who offered to renovate Ibrox for free.<\/em><\/p>\n

Personally spearheading the recruitment drive, he said: \u201cI\u2019m looking to collate a list of volunteers willing to give up a few hours or days to help with essential work at Ibrox and Murray Park.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

After the posts began to be Tweeted, Woods deleted his Facebook profile and claimed on Twitter that someone had used photoshop to falsify posts on his timeline.<\/em><\/p>\n

He later came back online with a fresh Facebook profile, with no blemish of anti-Muslim comments.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Record contacted Woods via Twitter to ask for contact us for clarification, he Tweeted: \u201cYes and I am an astronaut with NASA.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

He later phoned the Record to deny that the offensive Facebook postings were his own.<\/em><\/p>\n

Woods, who claims to answer phones for a Rangers fans’ group, said they were made on a previous Facebook account he had used, which was subsequently hacked by an unknown person.<\/em><\/p>\n

He said: \u201cI have Muslim friends and workmates. I don\u2019t know who hacked my account.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Police Scotland said they were unaware of any official complaints about Woods.<\/em><\/p>\n

Rangers haven\u2019t commented.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

No, they haven’t. Theres a white chap from South Africa in charge over there. I wonder what his views on racism are.<\/p>\n

The bit in bolds good. You almost never hear of a racist saying he has friends and workmates from a different background.<\/p>\n

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So, the huns are being huns, and a young man is behaving like a young man.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Thank the lord for the gift of the free press. At least they missed this story, or they would have no doubt claimed that it happened last week as well.<\/p>\n

Celts trade slaves and gold for Etruscan-Greek ceramics and amber<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Digital Journal<\/b>\u00a017:42 Fri, 13 Mar 2015<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The big game is tomorrow, so we’ll preview it properly in the morn, Meanwhile lets just hope that none of the players passes an off licence on their way home from training. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A lot of people over the years have given a lot to Celtic. Some have more or less worked in some capacity for thirty, forty, even fifty years or more.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Happy Birthday-I know it was yesterday-to one who stands amongst them;<\/p>\n

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You feel he doesn’t get the recognition he deserves for his commitment sometimes, but thats because he doesn’t look for it.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Many have been called legends. Very few have actually deserved the label. John Clark is one of them.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Donetsk was the place in the picture yesterday, today we ask who and where ?<\/p>\n

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\u00a0This picture was posted on the Kerrydale Street forum, in the old Celtic images thread by “Glasgow road” . Theres over 1700 pages of pictures on that thread, and if you want to lose yourself for an hour or two, theres no better place.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Except maybe a lap dancing club with a pizza parlour next door.<\/p>\n

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