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<\/p>\nYou have your tantrums about the management.<\/p>\n
I just wrote a full bloody diary, and the whole lot disappeared.<\/p>\n
And it was awesome as well.<\/p>\n
Full of humour, charm, reasoned and well thought out arguments to gently encourage informed and thought provoking debate, but then it just disappeared…<\/p>\n
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Celtic were beaten by Motherwell, quite well beaten, and for some, that will be the straw that breaks the camels back.<\/p>\n
Despite being a point clear with a game in hand, and still in contention for two cups, supporters are calling for his head.<\/p>\n
All because we lost to motherwell 2-1. Incidentally, its not so long since another Celtic side lost 2-1 to Motherwell with an inept performance that saw the title handed to former rivals Rangers on the last day of the season.<\/p>\n
A disaster which has largely been omitted from the resume of the then manager , Martin O’Neill.<\/p>\n
No-one seems to mention that we , at least, now know how the team copes without Armstrong, Brown and Johansen, and how much we rely on Leigh Griffiths.<\/p>\n
It also went some way to showing that one or two players need to be moved on.<\/p>\n
Before I get accused of the happy clappiness again, i’d just like to point out that I’ve had a visit from the ghost of christmas past.<\/p>\n
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Don’t panic. i’m getting new pyjamas for Christmas. And a haircut.<\/p>\n
We had a sit down and a natter, and he went through the christmases of 89-98.<\/p>\n
He reminded me how, ahead of the New Year game with the now defunct tax didgers of Ibrox, I would sit with the league table and the fixture list, and work out how we could still win the league if we beat them twice, and they dropped a few more points between then and May.<\/p>\n
It didn’t happen.<\/p>\n
It didn’t even nearly happen.<\/p>\n
Then he showed me Paul Lambert and Craig burley scoring at Ibrox, which \u00a0reminded me that see after a period of adversity, the good times feel so much better.<\/p>\n
With that in mind, lets spare a though for those who don’t always win what they want.<\/p>\n
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Or our regular contributor Monti, appearing on tv quiz show “pointless ”<\/p>\n
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The answer “Ronny ” didn’t appear on the list, and for those who were playing along at home, neither did “Brits ”<\/p>\n
And it shouldn’t appear on anyones list.<\/p>\n
Theres a meeting at Celtic Park this week, either today or tomorrow. Dermot Desmond has flown in, presumably with his secret santa pressies, and social media seems to think that he has a Davie Moyes in his bag to give to the Celtic support.<\/p>\n
Lets just hope he’s kept the receipt.<\/p>\n
Thats one gift that should go straight back to the shop on Boxing Day.<\/p>\n
Social media was hysterical over the last couple of days, as was this site.<\/p>\n
The empty vessels, i.e. the ones that make the loudest noise, appear to want Ronny out now, if not before.<\/p>\n
The most common reason is that he isn’t getting the best out of his players.<\/p>\n
Agreed, there are one or two that should be performing better, and there are perhaps one or two that are being out of position, but he has said all along he wants players to be comfortable in more than one position, or doing more than one job.<\/p>\n
And the time to practice that is when you are the strongest side in the league.<\/p>\n
Though I think we’d all feel a little more comfortable if he picked his thirteen or so for the future and ran with them from now on.<\/p>\n
Some say we should sack him because we are going backwards..<\/p>\n
Backwards ?<\/p>\n
To a possible treble ?<\/p>\n
And then theres Europe, where at best we were unlucky, and at worst bloody hopeless. There’s no middle ground there. supporters are polarised on that debate.<\/p>\n
I think we were unlucky, but also failed to raise the game when needed, which is difficult when you lose a lead, to regain the impetus. But, lessons were learned as the group went on, and the last two performances were much better.<\/p>\n
We lost it against molde, twice, and no-one expected that. Thats probably why it hurts so much.<\/p>\n
As for the Davis cup, the boat race and Wimbledon, theres always next year, but i think its fair to say we are probably still outsiders.<\/p>\n
The anger hurled at the players, management , board and anyone else who got in your way at the weekend may also have been because the club had legend Billy McNeill in the building, as he wathced his statue being unveiled.<\/p>\n
Billy arrived with John Reid, former chairman, anbd incredibly he too, at least on one or two forums, wa scriticised for his choice of companion, and then , along with Bertie Auld, for his politics during the referendum, as one or two remembered they voted no, or endorsed no, or something or other.<\/p>\n
Frankly, and i may be accused of hypocrisy here, i don’t give a fuck. If those two voted for the Union or not. Or who they turn up with.<\/p>\n
Auld and McNeill don;t need to prove anything to anyone at Celtic, , or to the support.<\/p>\n
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and they never will, but to a few self righteous individuals, perhaps merely to draw attention to themselves, seem to feel that they are qualified to give an opinion.<\/p>\n
Seriously, there are very few indeed entitled to criticise these two about anything, considering what they have done for the club<\/p>\n
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God bless them, and the rest of the players of that era.<\/p>\n
And back to today, how about a wee bit of patience, and a wee bit of support.<\/p>\n
As Jimmy Johnstone once said, the support is more important when things aren’t going so well.<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, the big news is that Sepp blatter and Michel Platini are forming a breakaway organisation, after they were removed from world football.<\/p>\n
Memberships to THIEFFA will be available soon.<\/p>\n
Before i go, think back to Saturday.<\/p>\n
What largely went without comment , which would previously have been , if not dominating the headlines, then certainly an issue for debate ?<\/p>\n
Which actually shows how far the game in Scotland is progressing, at least at some levels.<\/p>\n
In fact, I wonder if we have seen the future, and a way to clean things up around here.<\/p>\n
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