{"id":9074,"date":"2016-05-04T09:20:18","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T08:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=9074"},"modified":"2016-05-04T09:20:18","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T08:20:18","slug":"celtic-diary-wednesday-may-4-its-all-good-no-really-it-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=9074","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Wednesday May 4: It’s All Good. No. Really, It Is."},"content":{"rendered":"

Ann Budge, who’s in charge over at Hearts, has offered an explanation as to why a number of Celtic fans were locked out at Tynecastle on Saturday;<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve almost finished the investigation and I\u2019ve undertaken to go back to them to explain what happened and why it happened,\u201d said Budge. \u201cI\u2019ve seen the tickets and they\u2019re very difficult to identify and we\u2019ll have to work out what we\u2019re going to do about it. I think in the last Celtic game we had a touch of it as well.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI very much sympathise with those that had a genuine ticket. I can understand exactly how they feel and why they should feel aggrieved. Equally, we can\u2019t let more people into the stadium for safety reasons. The stadium was closed because we had filled the capacity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

May I humbly suggest that I don’t believe a word of it ?<\/p>\n

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If someone was capable of printing forgeries of a standard where I couldn’t tell the difference \u00a0to an event hosted at my club I know what my priority would be, and I know that the police, under normal circumstances, would be especially keen to track down the source.<\/p>\n

Notice she mentions it happened at a previous Celtic game as well…<\/p>\n

So , there’s a forger in Glasgow who can do perfect copies of match day tickets ?<\/p>\n

Well, that could explain this….<\/p>\n

Celtic halt price hike on season tickets as reward for supporters<\/h1>\n

Alright . it’s in the sun, so there might be nothing in it, but a positive Celtic story ? Thats always worth looking into.<\/p>\n

CELTIC are set to freeze season-ticket prices for next season as a reward to fans.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Premiership champions were expected to raise prices following\u00a0Rangers<\/a>\u2019 promotion.<\/em><\/p>\n

But\u00a0SunSport\u00a0understands club chiefs have been working to keep them as they are<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0The club slashed season-ticket prices when Gers dropped out of the top flight four years ago.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Dropped out of existence, surely?<\/p>\n

The deal means the cheapest \u00a3416 brief will still be \u00a350 LESS than in 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n

Celts<\/a>\u00a0will also have a safe standing area next term.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

There’s talk of a safe standing area for journalists as well…<\/p>\n

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Its been a busy few days for the board, by the sound of it.<\/p>\n

First we had the frantic sale of even more space on the shirt, now the freeze on season book prices, the latter can be commended, but you’ll note the kids ticket and the issue of whether or not it will be inclusive of “rangers ” games is not mentioned, so as usual it will be the stroke with one hand sting with the other approach.<\/p>\n

In fairness, though, I didn’t take any of my kids to watch the original club, and I’d not be overly enthused at letting them near to the chaos that will surround the first few meetings with the new club.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, however, the younger support needs to be encouraged, and they need to be given a reason to attend games, and whichever way you look at it, the atmosphere at the games against the Ibrox club will be a notch up from the others.<\/p>\n

It’s a difficult one, though I’d be edging slightly to keeping the kids tickets at \u00a350. and including it, with the possibility of an upgrade if a parent doesn’t want to risk taking their child.<\/p>\n

Wouldn’t that make most people happy ?<\/p>\n

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Jamie Vardy made a lot of people in Leicester happy this season, his goal scoring exploits helping to make the midlands club win the English league, becoming the first team outside the big four to win it since blackburn self destructed after \u00a0the effort.<\/p>\n

He also made a few Celtic fans chuckle yesterday as well, with this now deleted tweet;<\/p>\n

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With the inevitable clean out at Celtic Park just a few weeks away, the stories have started again. However, this time, two of the players most likely to attract attention whom the support would rather didn’t , have spoken of their desire to stay;<\/p>\n

Leigh Griffiths: I want to be a Celt for life<\/h1>\n

This is my dream club<\/h2>\n

Hang on, thats from the sun as well..whats going on ?<\/p>\n

Griffiths said;<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cI signed a five-year deal in December and I wouldn\u2019t have signed it if I wanted to move clubs.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll be 30 when my contract ends and, as Kieran said, if he could finish his career here he\u2019d be happy and if I could finish mine here I\u2019d be happy too.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhy would you want to leave\u00a0Celtic<\/a>? It\u2019s one of the biggest clubs in the world. My all-round game\u2019s got better, I\u2019m not selfish any more.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Keiran said that as well ?<\/p>\n

Yup…<\/p>\n

\u201cCeltic is my dream club . I have been here for 11 years and I am playing first-team football for the club I grew up supporting.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m loving every minute of it. I tend not to look at stories about me too much, although sometimes you cannot avoid it. I\u2019ve been linked with big clubs but it\u2019s just Celtic for me.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cLike I say, it\u2019s the dream. I\u2019ve probably used the word dream a lot this season, but it really is for me to be playing in the first-team at Celtic.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI need to realise how lucky I am to be in this position and I try my best every day to be so grateful for it. When you are a wee guy, you want to grow up and become a Celtic legend.<\/em><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>\u201cObviously, I am miles off that just now because my career has only just started. I just hope I can keep on playing for Celtic. That\u2019s all I want.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

<\/span>Add that attitude to the vibes eminating from some of the others, such as Erik Svaitchenko and the potential in the Rogics, Armstrongs, Allan’s and Christie’s, and the incoming Ajer, all ( bar rogic ) on long term deals, then the new mamanger has something he can work with.<\/p>\n

He won’t be working with Nadir Ciftci, who wants to stay in turkey, and there are a number of others who will be moved on. If there is movement before the new man is announced, then we will know he’s already making decisions.<\/p>\n

And despite the speculation, it will be a major surprise f its anyone other than Keane, with Martin O’Neill probably supervising.<\/p>\n

One thing the new manager can be sure of is the attitude and hunger of Leigh Griffiths, who won’t throw a tantrum if he isn’t an immediate favourite-not that he shouldn’t be.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to wait for my chance under Ronny Deila, five months, and after that I never looked back.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to be too downhearted if the new manager comes in and doesn\u2019t fancy me at first because I know I had to wait my turn with Ronny. If that happens then I\u2019ll just need to keep my head down and work hard to pave my way back into the team.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cI had to wait for my chance under Ronny Deila, five months, and after that I never looked back.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m not going to be too downhearted if the new manager comes in and doesn\u2019t fancy me at first because I know I had to wait my turn with Ronny. If that happens then I\u2019ll just need to keep my head down and work hard to pave my way back into the team.<\/em><\/p>\n

When Henrik Larsson, the last great striker we had at the club was in the team, you always felt you had a chance, no mattr who you were up against. Griffiths isn’t at that level, not yet, but there is a real feeling that he can get there.\u00a0<\/span>
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\n<\/span><\/em>Not least from the player himself.\u00a0
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susan murphy roared back with another caption to narrowly win yesterday, claiming the concept atomic train from 1960 was , in fact, Thomas the Tank Engine out on the pull on a Friday.<\/p>\n

Today, well, sorry for putting you off your breakfast, but its the perma tanned pensioner himself, and what is he doing ?<\/p>\n

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