We should all be worried about today, drive a little more carefully, make sure our shoelaces are tied properly and be careful what we say. Unlesss, of course, you write the Etims diary when you can say what you want, and as its Friday it’s likely i’ll fall over anyway at some point, shoelaces or not.<\/p>\n
Where shall we start, there’s a lot to get through today ?<\/p>\n
Slovenia.<\/p>\n
Eleven days in Slovenia.<\/p>\n
It might not sound like somewhere you will want to be, or had planned to be, but some of you will be going, and the rest will probably watch it on television.<\/p>\n
Then its back home for the qualifiers.<\/p>\n
As its Friday 13th , lets get the disturbing news out of the way.<\/p>\n
Someone still thinks he’s in with a shout of getting his old job back, despite whatever he -0r anyone else -has heard.<\/p>\n
It might be something, it might be nothing, but when people ask him if he’s coming back, there’s a little grin that appears on his face as though he’s hiding something….<\/p>\n
Neil Lennon is dropping more hints than he \u00a0lass with an empty vodka glass who plonked herself down next to you at the bar that he isn’t out of the running yet.<\/p>\n
But then we did say he was the default position should no-one else fancy the job, it’s just worrying that maybe no-one else does fancy it.<\/p>\n
Stepping away from scurrilous tales, maybe Lawwell is digging his heels in for his preferred candidate, Brendan Rodgers, whilst Desmond, still in “shut up and do as your told Peter ” mode.<\/p>\n
Except Lawwell is getting support from the board, and maybe Lennon, who would crawl over broken glass to get the job, may be a suitable compromise.<\/p>\n
Anyone got Guus Hiddinks number ?<\/p>\n
Roberto Martinez takes his turn in the bookies “Give Us Your money ” appeal after he was sacked by Everton. Note to anyone considering him as a potential boss, he was sacked because he was shite, which sums up pretty much all Everton managers bar Howard Kendall.<\/p>\n
Scary stuff, but then it is Friday 13th…<\/p>\n
The day is also associated with a particluar horror franchise, which ran for years even though everyone had stopped watching it.<\/p>\n
As we said earlier in the week, Peter Lawwell is doing the rounds of the papers, even though people have stopped listening to him.<\/p>\n
Today, its the turn of the Herald and Evening Times, two finely balanced papers which employ wonderful impartial writers.<\/p>\n
Neil Cameron conducted a question and answer session which , well, didn;t contain either.<\/p>\n
NC: Right, so who is the next Celtic manager?<\/em><\/p>\n PL: Aye, good one. That\u2019s a good start.<\/em><\/p>\n So, we open up for a question and answer session, the hack asks the question on everyones lips, and Peter tells him to fuck off.<\/p>\n NC: Okay, then. How have you found this season because there has been criticism from the media and supporters aimed at you?<\/em><\/p>\n PL: I think a lot of it comes from the press, to be fair. I don\u2019t go on social media, but I do get feedback. Look, we have hundreds of thousands of supporters and it\u2019s a very broad church. I respect all the views of all the fans. They are right to have views and opinions. What I would say is that, from the outside looking in, there will be things that don\u2019t make sense. Decisions and moves won\u2019t make sense. If I could get 60,000 in here to talk to them, that would be very helpful for them and for us.<\/em><\/p>\n What has happened over last four or five weeks is that we have had the associations and affiliations in and guys who have written sensible letters, good guys, maybe 40 of them. When you explain things to people, it makes a lot more sense and people become a lot more satisfied. I don\u2019t think we can respond to bloggers. If you start that, you will never stop. I respect their views, but what I want to say is that everything the Celtic board does, including myself, every decision is made in the best interests of Celtic. That\u2019s for sure. That is our commitment right there.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Peter adopts a well worn style here, he simply answers a different question. The one about how we don’t understand him.<\/p>\n NC: There have been empty seats and some of the football hasn\u2019t been up to, dare I say, Celtic standard this season. How has that made you feel?<\/em><\/p>\n