A wee bit late this morning. My youngest turned eighteen today, and we’ve turned the house upside down looking for his passport. He needs it to buy beer and fags. Can’t think for a minute why Practical Parenting magazine continue to refuse to publish my articles.<\/p>\n
It’s kind of strange.<\/p>\n
He’s gone from the kid who looked forward to away games at Kilmarnock, where the pub at the end of the road had a play area, to being a man. And it seems like there’s been no intervening period.<\/p>\n
I mention it because we are surprised he made it to eighteen. At the pub in Kilmarnock, for instance, they have one of those climbing frames. As the rest of us enjoyed a pre match refreshment, the whole place suddenly went quiet. Someone had fallen off the equipment from a great height.<\/p>\n
I didn’t even have to look to see who it was.<\/p>\n
Back in the days when Tullys in Motherwell was our pre match stop, I was often informed that there was a small child jumping up and down on the minibus roof.<\/p>\n
And another wee story…<\/p>\n
When he was about six or seven, we were hightailing it to one game, and he had his birthday money burning a hole in his pocket. At the time he was collecting Dr. who cards, and wanted to stop at the services to buy some. Of course, I refused, and he sulked.<\/p>\n
During the journey, his mum rang, and asked how he was doing. I told her he was fine, and she asked to speak to him.<\/p>\n
” Dad won’t stop and I need a pee. ”<\/p>\n
Like I said, it’s a miracle he made it to eighteen.<\/p>\n
Look, it’s a Diary. Not Newsnow.<\/p>\n
Aleksandr Tonev, once a favourite of Ronny Deila until he pointed out to an Aberdeen defender what colour he was, is in the Bulgaria squad for their game against Italy, or as he calls them, the Wops.<\/p>\n
Anyone else think that he might just have been guilty of the crime he was accused of ?<\/p>\n
Jason Denaayer, who has performed admirably for Celtic this season, might yet have a place in the Manchester City squad. The club are pleased with his progress,and evn though \u00a0they have another centre half out on loan, with PSV Eindhoven, Karim Rekkik, Denaayer might be offered the place in the squad.<\/p>\n
PSV are currently top of their league, and want to keep the lad. Denaayer, according to the Manchester Evening News ( or Guns and Drugs Weekly, to give it a more accurate name ) is in pole position. He qualifies as a home grown player, which will probably swing City’s decision.<\/p>\n
If you want to see who we are looking at as a replacement, you’ll have to wait for next weeks rumour mill….<\/p>\n
Which will give us plenty of time to make something up.<\/p>\n
Celtic sent their thoughts to Fraser Forster yesterday, after the big guy was ruled out for the rest of the season with injury.<\/p>\n
<\/i>Follow<\/a><\/div>\n Best wishes to The Great Wall @FraserForster<\/b><\/a> from everyone at Celtic. Hope you make a full and speedy recovery. (NM)<\/em><\/p>\n