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<\/p>\nYesterday, i took a trip to the doctors and asked him to examine a rather angry looking red and green furry scab that had been in my belly button for a week or two, and when he explained it was a bit of tomato skin, I began to wonder why I, and one or two others on our bus, had not been sent the controversial letter from Celtic Park;<\/p>\n
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At first, it was thought to be a hoax, and frankly, i’d be surprised if it wasn’t, or at the very least a joke being played on one supporter by another, maybe even with the help of John Paul Taylor, who does have a sense of humour.<\/p>\n
John Paul then tweeted this;<\/p>\n
“I can exclusively reveal its genuine, dispatched at the request of incumbents within the locale,” \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Then he deleted it. since then it’s all got rather silly, as in these days it doesn’t take long for news to travel…<\/p>\n After complaints emerged regarding the foul atmosphere at Parkhead, the club moved to demand that their supporters bathe before attending games \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n And over at Ibrox….<\/p>\n The Daily Mirror even ran a poll, which asked if Celtic fans did actually smell worse than other fans. And it looks like their entire readership has voted, with the ayes leading by the narrowest of margins, 1-0.<\/p>\n It’s all very silly. I’m sure that no Celtic supporters would be abandoned by others for this reason, and made to sit by themselves.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Anyway, there’s a game tonight.<\/p>\n Celtic face ajax in the Europa League opener in amsterdam, and as usual, the press are right behind the scottish champions, and perennial sole European campaigner.<\/p>\n The Record..<\/p>\n The Scotsman;<\/p>\n and again..<\/p>\n and the Daily Mail;<\/p>\n So let’s not bother with any of that, and see how the dutch press are looking at the game.<\/p>\n Oh, for fucks sake.<\/p>\n The Record’s Gregor Kyle did make a promising start to his article ahead of the game;<\/p>\n Celtic step into the Amsterdam ArenA tonight with the upper hand over Frank de Boer\u2019s Ajax.<\/em><\/p>\n The Hoops have faced the Dutch giants eight times but have won four, lost three and drawn one.<\/em><\/p>\n Now they come up against the Amsterdam outfit for the ninth time in their opening Europa League Group A fixture.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n but a quick call from the office changed the tone…<\/p>\n Ronny Deila\u2019s side is under pressure having being knocked out of the\u00a0Champions League<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0fallen five points behind Aberdeen in the title race.<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n The best we could hope for was on the official SPFL website, who led the cheers…<\/p>\n Celtic begin their Europa League Group A campaign this evening when they play Ajax in the Amsterdam ArenA, live on BT Sport at 6.00pm.<\/em><\/p>\n Ronny Deila’s side trained under the closed roof on Wednesday and the Norwegian is hopeful his side can bounce back from Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Aberdeen at Pittodrie.<\/em><\/p>\n Not working with the players, not instilling confidence in them, not ironing out the lapses in concentration. Just “hopeful “<\/p>\n So, it looks like we’ll have to rely on our own thoughts.<\/p>\n Which is probably a good thing.<\/p>\n Gordon, Lustig, Ambrose, Simunovic. Izaguirre, Brown, Biton, Armstrong, Johansen, Forrest, Griffiths.<\/p>\n As opposed to the Etims twitter, which favoured;<\/p>\n Team for tomorrow: Gordon Lustig, Jings, Crivvens, Helpmaboab Bitton & Brown Forrest, Johansen, Commons Griffiths.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n I’ve gone for Ambrose because of his experience, strength \u00a0and pace. Someone else is a big fan;<\/p>\n And Simunovic ? This guy looks mean. Maybe a fiver on the first booking ?<\/p>\n As opposed to this guy, who just looks pissed off<\/p>\n And this guy, who seems to have already allowed his chin to drop just looking round the ground;<\/p>\n Tactics ?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Time to shut some people up.<\/p>\n Scott Brown spoke to the press about the “ongoing crisis ” at Celtic Park.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve heard the word crisis used but listen I had Tony Mowbray as a manager \u2013 THAT was a crisis.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He’s got a point. If ever a picture was made for a caption competition….<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re playing well now but back then we weren\u2019t playing any football whatsoever and the crowds were down to 15,000-20,000. That was an extremely hard situation but this isn\u2019t even close to that.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThis is one defeat. It\u2019s not an issue. Teams lose, it\u2019s about how you come back physically and mentally. We\u2019ve got to keep ourselves and the fans going.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve had a lot of highs and lows here. It doesn\u2019t matter where you are, you can\u2019t keep on having highs all the time. You\u2019re going to have one or two lows \u2013 but it\u2019s about how you bounce back as a team and individually.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI regard myself as mentally very tough and hopefully everyone else is as well.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve won four titles in a row and we didn\u2019t achieve that by becoming depressed for the rest of the season after one defeat. We are very strong mentally and can come back from these setbacks.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n We need a big performance from everyone tonight. Thats all.<\/p>\n Celtic have had two famous wins in Amsterdam. Another one would be grandy and dandy, but its not the end of the world if we get beat. All I want to see is a much improved effort on the park.<\/p>\n The mention of Tony Mowbray is curious.<\/p>\n And it may go some way to explaining the dip in form and confidence.<\/p>\n We know that during his time at the club, Mowbray refused all advice on how to deal with the press. as a result, when things started going awry, his “I’m an honest guy ” approach didn’t work, and he was heavily criticised. In the same way that an ineffective ally McCoist wasn’t.<\/p>\n Lawwell is on record as saying ( I heard him say it ) that the playerd were reading the papers, and began to think that Mowbray was a bad manager, and the malaise quickly spread through the club.<\/p>\n So if ronny is spending all his time defending himself from criticism, and shooting down rumours of his dismissal , then players reading it may actually begin to fell a little insecure.<\/p>\n \u00a0So, from now on, i’d like all official statements from the club to read<\/p>\n “Fuck off “<\/p>\n Now then, there was a meeting with New Balance over the kit issues on tuesday, which I was going to attend, but certain family events forced a diversion to Dunoon.<\/p>\n I don’t have any further information, but cannot help wondering if this lady is anything to do with New Balance, or if they are aware of the new use for their products;<\/p>\n If she is a representative of the company, which it has to be said, is extremely unlikely, if there are any issues she would like to discuss, or any opinions she feels she might wish to take on board, she can pop round and see me.<\/p>\n When the wifes out.<\/p>\n Quick word about a former player. Celtic supporters own forgotten man , both during his time at Celtic and now down at Brighton, where he’s doing very well, Beram Kayal retweeted this last night;<\/p>\n![\"GazzettaWorld\"](\"http:\/\/gazzettaworld.gazzetta.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/gazzettaworld_logo1.svg?v=20150805160801\"){kind=logo}
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Fan’s body odour causes stink at Scottish football club Celtic<\/h1>\n
King says It will Take Five Years of Maximum Effort to<\/h1>\n
Reach\u00a0Hygiene Standards Of \u00a0Celtic Suppport<\/h1>\n
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say some Celtic supporters as boss Ronny Deila comes under fire<\/h1>\n
Ronny Deila: Sack me if Celtic don\u2019t win the title<\/h1>\n
Frank De Boer: Ajax still favourites against Celtic<\/h1>\n
Celtic will win the Scottish Premiership… I deserve to be sacked if we don’t, insists Ronny Deila ahead of Ajax clash<\/h1>\n
Algemeen Dagblad: Celtic fans receive letter because of the stench.<\/h3>\n
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