{"id":8660,"date":"2016-02-18T11:08:31","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T11:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=8660"},"modified":"2016-02-18T11:08:31","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T11:08:31","slug":"celtic-diary-thursday-february-18-new-bhoys-speak-of-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=8660","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Thursday February 18: New Bhoys Speak Of Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kristoffer \u00a0Ajer has signed for Celtic.<\/p>\n<p>With Ajer, Roberts, Christie and Allan now on board, we hear that one of our current midfielders sent someone round to \u00a0Ronny Deila&#8217;s house to have a few words with him&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CbduUDLUAAAeeWq.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ajer won&#8217;t be joining immediately, he&#8217;s going to spend the next few months with his club Start, back in norway, but will be here in time for the qualifiers. Well, Ronny likes to fling a player in who no-one else knows when it comes to important games.<\/p>\n<p>Ajer spoke to the press yesterday;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<em>Half a year back in Norway will let me play more matches with my team.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u201cStart have been struggling with the Academy, so they haven\u2019t a big squad.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I hope I will still play a lot there so I will be ready for the Champions League qualifiers. It should be absolutely perfect.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cCeltic is such a big club that they must be in the Champions League, so that\u2019s what I will try for.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOf course, there are more matches and more game time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI can also finish high school and, of course, take my driving licence.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fair enough. we hear Calum MacGregor will be \u00a0looking for a lift in to work.<\/p>\n<p>Ajer is highly rated by a number of big clubs, so why Celtic ?<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<em>It was big teams, but for me the most important thing was Celtic.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u201cFirst of all Celtic is one of the biggest clubs in the world as you see the fans and you see the atmosphere here in Glasgow.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You Tube has a lot to answer for. no wonder some of the imports look a little confused when they hear the sound of seats clicking into place at the start of every game, and not the ninety minute singalong they were expecting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u201cI came to train with the players and everyone was so warm with me. I just felt home here.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u201cI don\u2019t look at Celtic as a middle step. I look at Celtic as a really big club.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u201cOne of the main focusses here is to play in front of a huge fanbase and I can\u2019t imagine anything bigger in football than playing in front of so many thousands here.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u201cRonny said Celtic is the perfect club for me to come to, but, of course, he told me I had to prove myself good enough.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u201cI am a part of the squad, but it\u2019s my choice now whether I want to take the opportunity or I don\u2019t.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u201cRonny has a great reputation back in Norway and he won the title there, so, of course, he is the manager and I want to prove to him that I am good enough to play.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reading between the lines, the previous Norwegian wonderkid, Martin Odegaard, looked for too much too soon, and there can be little doubt his name was brought up in negotiations. We&#8217;re lucky our manager is norwegian, because it appears that they have the monopoly on europes next generation, and must be a good outside bet for the European championships in 2024, the World Cup in 2026, and if ever they get a team up from Mars to play us, they&#8217;ll think that all Earthlings are tall, blond and athletic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Makes you wonder why we bothered fighting the Germans.<\/p>\n<p>There was one telling quote from Ajer, regarding Deila;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cI am sure that he will be the manager for a long time.\u201d<\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Of course, this means that the piss poor hacks in the MSM have asked the question, as none of them are concerned about his role in the team, his own particular strengths and attributes, but thats because they would have had to dip into their own spoecialised knowledge of the more intricate areas of the game, and they haven&#8217;t got any, so they didn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, no-one asked what the thinking was behind this statement&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #3f3f3f;\"><em>\u201cI was comfortable as a captain. I have always been captain in youth teams and it was a huge experience for me.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #3f3f3f;\"><em>\u201cI was grateful the manager gave me the role.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #3f3f3f;\"><em>\u201cTo be honest, I look at myself as a captain whether I have the role or not because I always scream and demand everything from me and the rest of the players.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #3f3f3f;\"><em>\u201cI\u2019m not scared of saying this is me and this is what I stand for.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #3f3f3f;\"><em>\u201cNow I have to prove myself good enough and I am not going to hide behind the rest of the squad.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #3f3f3f;\">It should be interesting when he does get here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #3f3f3f;\">The other new boy, Erik Sviatchenko was a little more economical with his words.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #3f3f3f;\">&#8220;I want to win the Championship with Celtic &#8220;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #3f3f3f;\">Maybe he&#8217;s going to do his talking on the pitch. We hear he already knows the Belgian and Nigerian for &#8220;What the fuck are you playing at ? &#8220;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #3f3f3f;\">\n<p style=\"color: #3f3f3f;\">Have you entered this competiton ?<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>ATTENTION all Season Ticket Holders &#8211; make sure you don\u2019t miss out on this\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #009850;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.celticfc.net\/news\/10033\" target=\"_blank\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold;\">once in a lifetime opportunity<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to be a Celtic goalie facing shots from the country\u2019s leading marksman, Leigh Griffiths.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>The closing date for entries is 5pm this Friday. The competition is open to all Season Ticket Holders over the age of 18.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>A total of FIVE lucky winners will receive expert goalkeeping tips at Lennoxtown from Hoops coach Stevie Woods before coming face-to-face with the goal-machine Leigh Griffiths.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>On Saturday, Leigh became the fastest Celtic player to reach the 30-goal mark in a season since the legendary Henrik Larsson \u2013 do you think you have what it takes to shut him out?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>To be in with a chance of winning this sensational prize, please email us at\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #009850;\" href=\"mailto:marketing@celticfc.co.uk\">marketing@celticfc.co.uk<\/a>, providing your contact details, 2015\/16 Season Ticket reference number and a brief explanation of why you would like to take part.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Full competition terms and conditions are available\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #009850;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.celticfc.net\/pages\/competition\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Good luck!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Griffiths is terrified the Ross County goalkeeper has.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">We hear that Craig Gordon is hopeful that he will win a chance to have some goalkeeping tips from Stevie Woods.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Its 2016, and there will be many of us heading to dublin this Easter, to commemorate the Easter Rising , which took place one hundred years ago.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">I can&#8217;t afford to go, having bought a lovely silk(ish ) \u00a0scarf outside the ground for an extortionate fee which says Ireland 1916-2016. I really shouldn&#8217;t buy anything after I&#8217;ve had a drink, except maybe another drink.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Others, though, are already making plans&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CbZ6RzZW0AAHtat.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">time for a quick caption competition, As you can tell , I&#8217;m in a bit of a rush, so its a little short today..<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/Cbd_rZoWwAMuZhb.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">By the way, the replies have become a much better read now we&#8217;ve all stopped calling each other names.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Theres one or two I&#8217;ve noted that deserve a wider audience, such as the ones about coaching , formations and tactics. and the one about fan ownership from the man previously involved in something similar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">I wonder of those who made those points would like to elaborate into a full length article. Let me know in the replies and i&#8217;ll get back to you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Rebus, Uralias, and I think it was Cecil the Lion are the ones I&#8217;m thinking of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">I&#8217;m away now to see a physiotherapist-all one word-about my dodgy leg.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">You&#8217;ll probably be able to hear me scream if you open a window.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/oF0ig-GwDGo\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">I just hope she&#8217;s in a better state than the last one&#8230;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 516px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-8660-1\" width=\"516\" height=\"292\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/CbfZJ7vWEAAiqgc.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/CbfZJ7vWEAAiqgc.mp4\">https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/CbfZJ7vWEAAiqgc.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kristoffer \u00a0Ajer has signed for Celtic. 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