{"id":7222,"date":"2015-06-07T10:18:39","date_gmt":"2015-06-07T09:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=7222"},"modified":"2015-06-07T10:18:39","modified_gmt":"2015-06-07T09:18:39","slug":"celtic-diary-sunday-june-7-july-calendar-nearly-full","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=7222","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Sunday June 7: July Calendar Nearly Full"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the football off, there’s always other things to do at the weekends. I live quite close to the massive Alton Towers theme park, so thats always an option.<\/p>\n

Especially now they’ve replaced the old “fast track ” ticket with the new “clear track ” pass.<\/p>\n

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July 1, only a few weeks away, is when it all starts again. Thankfully.<\/p>\n

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All we need now is the champions league draw to fill in the gaps. The full list of teams in the first round draw is;<\/p>\n

Unseeded teams                 coef.\r\n------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------\r\nThe New Saints           Wal   5.575              Crusaders Belfast        Nir   2.475\r\nLevadia Tallinn          Est   4.200              B36 Torshavn             Far   1.450\r\nPyunik Yerevan           Arm   3.550              Lincoln Red Imps         Gib   0.550\r\nFC Santa Coloma          And   2.666              Folgore                  Sma   0.349<\/pre>\n
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They will play off and enter the second round, along with<\/p>\n
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2nd Qualifying Round (34 teams)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
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Seeded teams                   coef.              Unseeded teams                 coef.\r\n------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------\r\nSteaua Bucuresti         Rom  40.259              The New Saints *         Wal   5.575\r\nCeltic                   Sco  39.080              FK Sarajevo              Bos   5.500\r\nAPOEL Nicosia            Cyp  35.460              FK Ventspils             Lat   5.350\r\nBATE Borisov             Bls  35.150              Dila Gori                Geo   4.875\r\nLudogorets Razgrad       Bul  25.350              AS Trenc\u00edn               Svk   4.250\r\nDinamo Zagreb            Cro  24.700              Levadia Tallinn *        Est   4.200\r\nNK Maribor               Slo  22.225              Zalgiris Vilnius         Lit   3.900\r\nMaccabi Tel-Aviv         Isr  18.200              FK Astana                Kaz   3.825\r\nCH                       Pol  17.300 - 24.800     Milsami Orhei            Mol   3.750\r\nPartizan Belgrade        Srb  14.775              Pyunik Yerevan *         Arm   3.550\r\nMalm\u00f6 FF                 Swe  12.545              Rudar Pljevlja           Mon   3.375\r\nGarabag Agdam            Azb  11.500              Vardar Skopje            Mac   3.175\r\nHJK Helsinki             Fin  11.140              Stjarnan FC              Isl   3.100\r\nMolde FK                 Nor  10.375              FC Santa Coloma *        And   2.666\r\nFC Midtjylland           Den   7.960              CS Fola Esch             Lux   2.525\r\nVideoton Feh\u00e9rv\u00e1r        Hun   7.950              Dundalk                  Irl   2.150\r\nSk\u00ebnderbeu Kor\u00e7\u00eb         Alb   5.575              Hibernians FC            Mlt   1.591   \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\nOf course, it’s all regionalised at this stage, so you can safely say it’ll be Iceland , Ireland or Wales. It usually is.<\/p>\n
You’ll notice that one of the friendlies is against Real sociedad, currently managed by former Celt Davie Moyes, who is in the middle of his round europe football management tour. He may not even be manager then, as he is being touted for a return to England, but you’d hope he was. Otherwise, according to ScottishFitba Net, there may be some confusion;<\/p>\n
Real Sociedad, managed by David Moyes, will be heading to Glasgow in early July to take on Scottish champions\u00a0<\/span>Celtic<\/a>\u00a0in a pre-season friendly. Ex-Celtic player Moyes, who spent three years with the Hoops as a player in the early 1980s, will be bringing his La Liga side to Scotland on Friday 10 July. The game will be played at St Mirren Park Paisley because Parkhead is undergoing a refurbishment. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\u00a0At least Moyes will know that St. Mirren Park is not in Glasgow. Otherwise, the Sociedad staff will have to keep an eye out for the ground as the plane lands in Paisley.<\/p>\n
The friendlies, all in Paisley should provide enough opposition to waken the players from their summer slumber, and the fact that they are not being played in the USA, or australia , is a sign that Ronny is in charge of the football these days, and not anyone with a calculator and a bank statement.<\/p>\n
\u00a0A glance at the out of contract players in the SPL reveals that Dundee Utd keeper Radislow Czierniak is out of contract. If we need good back up, and Czierniak has always played well against Celtic, then we could do worse.<\/p>\n
If only to see the look on Jolly Jackie MacNamara’s face.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0Whoever “helps ” Chris Sutton with his newspaper column clearly hasn’t been doing his research. “Sutton 2 claims he worries that the signing of Dedryck Boyata will see the exit of Virgil van Dijk, despite the Belgian stating that one of the reasons he came to Celtic was to play alongside van Dijk, which was explained to him by manager Ronny Deila;<\/p>\n
My only concern is how the signing will affect the club\u2019s thinking about\u00a0Virgil van Dijk<\/a>.\u00a0Deila has stated his desire to keep him but if a silly money bid comes in it will be hard to resist.<\/em><\/p>\n
\u201cBoyata and van Dijk have the makings of a top partnership but whether they will get the chance remains to be seen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
If Sutton wants, I’ll write his column for him from now on. It’ll be funnier, have more pictures in it , and probably be more accurate.<\/p>\n
Well, it’ll be funnier and have more pictures in it, anyway.<\/p>\n
But at least it would be honest.<\/p>\n
I hate that when something turns out to be completely different from what the title suggests.<\/p>\n
Like the TV programme “Changing Rooms “, which turned out to be an enormous letdown.<\/p>\n
There was another letdown yesterday for supporters of Scotlands newest club when their transfer policy was revealed on Newsnow;<\/p>\n
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With no season books on sale, and the board all away on other business, it must be a relief to know that they are getting on with something, even if they are not sure what it is.<\/p>\n
Bilel Moshni.the comic centre half who has left the club under a bit of a cloud, has made some startling revelations;<\/p>\n
“McCoist isn’t on Gardening Leave – he was fired”<\/h3>\n
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\u00a0This comes from the “Ibrox Noise ” blog, which is refreshingly honest about all things about the club.<\/p>\n
Mohsni \u00a0 \u00a0claims that rather than McCoist receiving a monthly wage of \u00a372,000 for doing nothing, the former chief was paid off in full to the nature of his entire year\u2019s \u00a3850,000 salary and presumably has signed a confidentiality contract prohibiting him from ever publicly revealing it.<\/em><\/p>\n
The former Southend stopper said:<\/em><\/p>\n
“The big mistake was to\u00a0sack<\/strong>\u00a0McCoist in the middle of the season. After theysacked<\/strong>\u00a0him no one knew what was happening at the club. It was like a mess so it is normal that we didn\u2019t get promoted. Everything was a shambles.”<\/em><\/p>\n
It is of course possible something has been lost in translation here, but if it has not, and indeed Mohsni\u2019s English is pretty good, then the entire \u201cGardening Leave\u201d story is a total lie and public relations exercise.<\/em><\/p>\n
The curiosity is whether the truth looks bad, indeed good, for McCoist, or for the ex-board. And may also explain why the current regime has been extremely vague about discussions with McCoist. Dave King has claimed, very specifically, that he understands McCoist\u2019s contract is still being paid:<\/em><\/p>\n
“Ally McCoist is still being paid by the club, I think through to the end of his contract. That’s my understanding, he’s still being paid.”<\/em><\/p>\n
If McCoist has already been outright fired and paid off, then King is being \u2018economical\u2019 with the truth. And if there is indeed a confidentiality clause, that is probably why. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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King ? Telling lies ? Who’d have thought it ?<\/p>\n
The search for a manager goes on, with more names being bandied about by a lamb soaked media, when in truth , the club faces the armageddon that they were supposed to inflict on everyone else as soon as next Friday.<\/p>\n
Here’s a thought.<\/p>\n
Last season, when banks and finance companies refused to offer facilities to the Ibrox club to enable season books to be paid for in stages, it was Mike Ashley who provided the required security.<\/p>\n
Now that he’s a little miffed with King and his acolytes, perhaps he’s withdrawn that facility, and thats why there’s no books available at this point.<\/p>\n
Don’t forget, Celtic have already completed their renewal period.<\/p>\n
Hearts have sold over ten thousand.<\/p>\n
They haven’t even got any on sale yet.<\/p>\n
For those of an Ibrox persuausion, there was always the Orange Fest to cheer them up.<\/p>\n
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Despite a pitiful turnout, the crowd staunchly supported their cause, and refused to have their enthusiasm dampened by the inclement conditions;<\/p>\n
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Organiser Edward Hyde said;<\/p>\n
\u00a0“Unfortunately due to the velocity of the wind we’ve had to cancel some things. Other than that the event has gone very well.<\/em><\/p>\n
“It’s been a wonderful day, despite the weather.” \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
Certainly looks like the fun and laughter never stopped;<\/p>\n
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Before the event, Hyde had said:<\/p>\n
“Most people’s only experience of the Order is if they happen upon a street parade.<\/em><\/p>\n
“They know little or nothing about the Order’s purpose, the huge contribution we have made and still make to the life of our wonderful city, nor the amazing extent of our charity work.<\/em><\/p>\n
“Hopefully our Heritage Day will demolish a few myths and give people a better understanding of who we are and what we stand for.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
I think it’s pretty much already out there.<\/p>\n
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Here’s an example of their tolerance;<\/p>\n
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Still, maybe they’ll not bother next year. Or any other year after that.<\/p>\n
Barcelona became only the sixth club to emulate Celtic’s 1967 achievement of winning the European cup, domestic league and domestic cup in the same season. So well done to them.<\/p>\n
They beat Juventus 3-1 in a game that saw the Catalan side take a lead after just four minutes, and me decide to watch House Of Cards on Netflix instead.<\/p>\n
Juventus’s Leintsteiner complained afterwards about players being dragged down in the penalty area<\/p>\n
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\u00a0Irony can be pretty ironic sometimes.<\/p>\n
Afterwards, one Barcelona player ( I’m not going to grass ) planted a Catalan flag in the centre circle, and decided to send his win bonus straight to UEFA.<\/p>\n
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Mike Galloway was the Celt in the picture yesterday, one of a rare breed who would run through a brick wall for the club. Not the most eloquent of players, but his heart was always in it.<\/p>\n
Right, whats the occasion here ?<\/p>\n
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