{"id":9058,"date":"2016-04-29T10:05:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T09:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=9058"},"modified":"2016-04-29T10:05:26","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T09:05:26","slug":"celtic-diary-friday-april-29-over-to-you-peter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=9058","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Friday April 29: Over To You, Peter…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two parts to the Diary today, there’s the football, which is what its really all about, and then there’s the SFA, who we’ll get to later.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow Celtic can win the league with a victory at Hearts. Thats the bottom line.<\/p>\n

In order to do so, a number of players need to step up and grab the bull by the horns. This is our league title, and we want to make sure that it stays that way. Everything else can wait.<\/p>\n

You can’t have ten without first having five, and although there seems to be a malaise and perhaps a bit of complacency involved this season, there’s no time like the present to start outting things right, especially as the result will be instantaneous .<\/p>\n

We’ll have five in a row…<\/p>\n

So, lets go back in time to the last , and only second, time it happened.<\/p>\n

Just to get you in the mood….<\/p>\n

This is how it finished that year, although it had finished some weeks before the last game.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Pos<\/th>\nTeam<\/th>\nPld<\/th>\nW<\/th>\nD<\/th>\nL<\/th>\nGF<\/th>\nGA<\/th>\nGD<\/th>\nPTS<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nCeltic<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n96<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nRangers<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nHibernian<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nHearts<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nDundee United<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n-2<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nDundee<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nKilmarnock<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n57<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nAberdeen<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nMorton<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nDunfermline Athletic<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nMotherwell<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n-2<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nAirdrieonians<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n-5<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nSt Johnstone<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n-12<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nAyr United<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n-15<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nSt Mirren<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n-15<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nClyde<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n56<\/td>\n-22<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nRaith Rovers<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n-35<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nPartick Thistle<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n-41<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Twelve-the equivalent of eighteen today-points ahead of Rangers.<\/p>\n

We were also in a European cup final that year, after one of the most momentous couple of games in the clubs history.<\/p>\n

Oh, for the days of an eighteen team league….where players could develop at the highest level, and where there wasn’t so much money involved…<\/p>\n

Celtic also won the League cup that year, beating St. Johnstone, who would improve massively the following season, but failed in the Scottish cup, losing the final to Aberdeen, 3-1. Aberdeen would go on to be the main rivals for title number six, and it would take a last ditch on the line clearance from captain Billy McNeill to steer the side to title number six.<\/p>\n

But all of that was in the future, which did look quite rosy at the time.<\/p>\n

today, of course, there are no such dizzy heights, but a title is a title all the same, and it provides the building blocks for future adventures…<\/p>\n

If you need no further encouragement to look ahead to a second none in a row, followed by a crack at the elusive tenth, look at how the Evening Times reported \u00a0Celts hitting a then world record ninth…<\/p>\n

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Some things never change…”But Falkirk take a point ! ”<\/p>\n

Yeah, that’ll teach those pesky tims.<\/p>\n

Tomorrows game will probably be reported with much the same enthusiasm among the press, especially the Evening Times, which is more or less a mouthpiece now for whichever entity happens to be operating out of ibrox, but if thats what they want to do, let them.<\/p>\n

It’s just a shame the paper itself isn’t just a little more absorbent and perhaps easier to fold into little squares.<\/p>\n

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Tomorrow could, and should, \u00a0be a day to remember.<\/p>\n

What we need, to restore a feel good factor that has diminished as the weeks go by, is a swashbuckling adventurous Celtic, sweeping majestically to a convincing win, and perhaps thats how we’ll remember this season.<\/p>\n

We need the defenders to defend, the tacklers to tackle, the passers to pass and the strikers to strike.<\/p>\n

And most of all, we need the captain to lead.<\/p>\n

Come on Celtic, give us something to cheer about…<\/p>\n

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Actually, he said, moving on to the second part of the diary, those not on the park tomorrow can give us something to cheer about as well.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, a number of you sent emails to the SFA, letting them know that their behaviour over the Resolution 12 issue, and their reply to the requisitioners, is simply not good enough, and does not show honest and transparent governance.<\/p>\n

I have to tell you that no-one has received a reply, as at the time of typing, and so therefore, regrettably, this club should now be at war with the SFA.<\/p>\n

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Curiously, the spectre of the old firm was seen in the courtroom yesterday as mike Ashley withdrew his case against the SFA, where he demanded to know how on earth they could decide that Dave King, a convicted fraudster from South Africa, could be a fit and proper person to be in charge at ” Rangers ”<\/p>\n

To be honest, I actually think that the answer is in the question there, but others may differ, considering the previous holders of that role…<\/p>\n

Ashleys lawyers got to se why, and he withdrew his case.<\/p>\n

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Curiously, the lawyer acting for the SFA asked the judge..<\/p>\n

\u00a0would a shareholder in Celtic be able to sue SFA if King does well hence leaving to a drop in value of his investment?\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Not sure why Celtic shareholders were even mentioned, but it could be a sign that Celtic are in the back of their minds ….<\/p>\n

so, they do not want to talk to us, or the public, \u00a0and they are continuing to maintain that they did nothing wrong in granting the licence to a club to participate in the champions league which did not meet the criteria.<\/p>\n

Heres what needs to happen.<\/p>\n

Peter Lawwell, before tomorrows game, should announce his retirement from the SFA. Anyone else from Celtic involved at any level in any office of the governing body should also resign.<\/p>\n

To take effect immediately. Without explanation.<\/p>\n

That should get the cisterns flowing at Hampden.<\/p>\n

More importantly, that will get everyone connected with Celtic back behind the club, which they feel , and so do I, has been a wee bit distant from the fans of late.<\/p>\n

Then next week, early next week, Celtic should announce they are taking up the battle on behalf of the resolution 12 guys in order to ensure honest and transparent governance of the game, which cannot possibly be a bad thing.<\/p>\n

Maybe a wee apology from Lawwell, along the lines of, look , we got it wrong, we didn;t quite understand the depth of feeling here, but we are going to put it right now.<\/p>\n

Because, in truth, thats what matters. Putting it right.<\/p>\n

Lawwell is more than capable of dealing with the SFA, and he shouldn;’t worry. If he wants his job back at \u00a0Hampden, i’m sure there will be plenty of vacancies when all this is over.<\/p>\n

Over to you, Peter. Show everyone the real old firm is the one which contains those from Hampden and those from Ibrox, looking out for each other.<\/p>\n

Because they sure as hell aren’t looking out for anyone else in Scottish football.<\/p>\n

Storm the doors of their offices, and show them how you, and we, feel.<\/p>\n

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Go crack some skulls.<\/p>\n

I think we might be pleasantly surprised at what happens next….<\/p>\n

Anyhoo, Pensionerbhoy won another caption competition, his comment about shredding the evidence not actually meaning the love child a clear and unopposed winner.<\/p>\n

now, I’ve no idea whats happening here, perhaps someone could tell me…<\/p>\n

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