{"id":8815,"date":"2016-03-17T09:58:40","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T09:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=8815"},"modified":"2016-03-17T09:58:40","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T09:58:40","slug":"celtic-diary-thursday-march-17-have-we-underestimated-ronny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=8815","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Thursday March 17: Have We Underestimated Ronny ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Poor Joseph of Arimethea.<\/p>\n

According to all four gospels, this guy actually gave up his own tomb for the body of Jesus after his crucifixion, which must have put him fairly near the top of the list to have a day dedicated to his memory, and when he finally got one, he shares it with a chap who chased a few snakes into the sea off a cold and wet lump of rock in the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n

And guess who gets all the publicity.<\/p>\n

Joseph must have used the same PR firm that Celtic have hired.<\/p>\n

The media have found someone who supports Ronny deila, and not only that , they’ve given him some column inches, in the interests of balance and fairness, of course.<\/p>\n

FORMER Hoops frontman Darren Jackson has slammed the “disrespect” being shown to Deila as he attempts to guide Celtic to a league and Scottish Cup double.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cI think everyone is being totally disrespectful to Ronny. He\u2019s in a job, he\u2019s top of the league and Celtic could still win the Cup.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cYes, he\u2019s had a couple of bad results, he will admit that himself, but you can\u2019t do any more in the league.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cA team is closer to Celtic than people imagined they would be but should Aberdeen not get credit for that? Do we not praise Hearts?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are going to be games you lose or draw that you should win. But I\u2019ve been in a job when other people were being linked with it and that\u2019s not nice.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cOf course it would be a dream job for someone like Malky but I don\u2019t think he\u2019s coming out and saying, \u2018I want Ronny\u2019s job\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cI have a lot of respect for Ronny. The European results were disappointing and put him under a bit of pressure but I wouldn\u2019t like to say he should be out of a job when he\u2019s top of the league and in a semi-final.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe European scene was a big disappointment and I think that put him under a lot of pressure.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cThat is the big thing because Celtic fans love European nights.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cThey haven\u2019t had the Old Firm derbies either, although we have one in April, but the European nights are amazing.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cIf he wins the Double, can you turn around and say it isn\u2019t good enough?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n


\nThe last line is a good point.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Suppose, for instance, that Davie moyes gets the job at Celtic. Once i’ve stopped crying, would it be fair of me to demand a treble as the only sign he has improved things ?<\/p>\n

Or would Champions league qualification be the only thing that mattered ? Which, bearing in mind the progress made by Aberdeen and Hearts, could actually lead to the club not taking the sixth title-assuming , of course we get number five ?<\/p>\n

But hey-at least we’d have got some money in the bank.<\/p>\n

I caught a wee bit of the Bayern -Juventus game last night, which showed that Celtic still have a wee bit to go to be able to compete at this level, and oddly enough, the realisation that we may not quite be there yet made me think that although one could argue that this season was a disaster in Europe, there is scope to see if ronny and the jonnies have learned something.<\/p>\n

Maybe the players lethargy was a direct result of the feeling that they had let everyone down by not qualifying last year.<\/p>\n

Maybe I’m talking shite, and it would n’t be the first time, but fuck it.<\/p>\n

Lets stick with what we’ve got, and see where we can take it.<\/p>\n

Let’s give the manager and the players the vote of confidence that will help them to succeed both short and long term.<\/p>\n

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The alternative is to start all over without actually seeing if the lessons handed out last year can be dealt with next year.<\/p>\n

The main one being that Celtic do not have a divine right to be at the tip table, and that a tremendous amount of effort and hard work will be required.<\/p>\n

Genuinely, i thought we did well away from hiome, a previous problem, but couldn’t back it up at Fortress Parkhead, which seemed to be suffering from a few interior problems.<\/p>\n

Anyhoo, I’d rather put former rookie boss of the year Ally Mccoist in charge than Davie Moyes or some of the other candidates on offer.<\/p>\n

Incidentally, Moyes is not exactly in demand , is he ?<\/p>\n

Anyway, McCoist has put down his hoe and has offered advice to the beleagured Ronny Deila, of whom it has to be said, is dealing with all the speculation around his job rather well, and if this is to be part of his learning curve and he comes through it, we could very well have an entirely different boss next year without changing the nameplate on the door.<\/p>\n

McCoist offered his sympathy to Deila, without a hint of irony<\/p>\n

“The current manager at Celtic is a man that I have a great deal of sympathy for.<\/em><\/p>\n

“No matter what he does, it is probably not going to be enough.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

but the cheeky funster hasn’t lost his touch-he pointed out the troubles he had at the last but one club he managed;<\/p>\n

“Our own club went into administration and then liquidation. You get players turning up and they don’t know if they are going to be getting paid.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Thats possibly because no-one explained to them what liquidation really meant.<\/p>\n

“There are restrictions on you all over the place. It is an extremely difficult job.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Not that bad. just get yourself a big salary and tell everyone else nothing happened.<\/p>\n

Mccoists re-emergence has hardened my resolve in defence of our own manager, as you may have noticed.<\/p>\n

Look how bad he did, and compare the media attention he got when all around realised how clueless he was.<\/p>\n

Yet Deila, despite his apparent faults, has won two out of four \u00a0major trophies , with two still very much to play for.<\/p>\n

He doesn’t deserve the shit he gets, and in fact deserves praise for dealing woith it without actually punching anyone.<\/p>\n

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For those of you who like to fund the lifestyles of bookmakers, this week is the biggest fo the racing calendar, a time when turf accountants can ring their own accountants and ask if there’s enoguh in the pot to build that second home.<\/p>\n

For a few Celtic players, it was an opportunity to get a day out away from the pressure of the title race, in the modern surroundings of the lush fields of Englandshire, to watch the powerful grace of elegant equines..<\/p>\n

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The players certainly looked the part;<\/p>\n

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Though Griffiths clearly hasn’t grasped the idea that jeans and a jacket is only acceptable if you are in 1983, but i guess when they told him the dress code they explained it to him by telling him to wear what he would in court.<\/p>\n

And fair play to whoever took the photo and aimed the hair dryer at the same time.<\/p>\n

This Cheltenham thing, I can’t see the attraction myself.<\/p>\n

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and to be fair, it looks bloody cold.<\/p>\n

Ah. bollocks. got to go.<\/p>\n

The new settee’s here.<\/p>\n

Quick caption competition…<\/p>\n

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