{"id":9279,"date":"2016-06-21T09:20:22","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T08:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=9279"},"modified":"2016-06-21T09:20:22","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T08:20:22","slug":"celtic-diary-tuesday-june-21-and-were-back-in-the-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=9279","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Tuesday June 21: And We’re Back In The Room"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, technically, we were never out of the room, but for some reason the site wasn’t working properly yesterday, the screen showing that your acount had been suspended , which some readers took to mean that their account had been suspended, when in reality it was ours.<\/p>\n

Still, a quick rustle round to get a shiny ten bob for the meter, and we’re away again.<\/p>\n

We never went anywhere, we awere always here, and just because none of us said anything, there was no reason to suspect that we were unhappy with , say, the bonuses being handed out, our new contracts or the lack of funds available to buy, r, new laptops.<\/p>\n

In fact, here’s a photo of us all looking as happy as can be, so there’s no reason whatsoever to think all is not well.<\/p>\n

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Ach , there’s me getting my stories all mixed up again.<\/p>\n

Joyous Ibrox fans, you see, are all happy again because \u00a0despite still not having spoken publicly, their magic hatted boss has been pictured-supposedly- taking training and and not hitching a lift south with his number two, Davie Weir.<\/p>\n

Whatever blows their frock up , I suppose.<\/p>\n

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Back to the good guys, though, because thats what its all about really, and Celtic now know that they won’t have to go to Iceland this year for the first European game, which is the Second Round qualifier, but either to Estonia or Gibraltar instead.<\/p>\n

Yeah. Gibraltar. Who knocked out the champions of the Isle of Man in the pre-qualifiers.<\/p>\n

Surely it would be a better idea for all these wee countries to play amongst themselves in the summer and whittle it down to just the one side and therefore cut down on the fixtures ?<\/p>\n

Oh, wait, thats a really bad idea. at least until the Scottish co-efficient gets into double figures.<\/p>\n

As it stands, Celtic will have played forty two games before christmas, should group stage football and a place in the League cup final be achieved.<\/p>\n

And at , say fifty quid a game, a conservative estimate including costs, thats , er, \u00a32100 per fan if he wants to see all of them.<\/p>\n

Without beer.<\/p>\n

What do we know about Lincoln Imps, the side from Gibraltar who we may face ?<\/p>\n

Well, they’re from Gibraltar, and called Lincoln Red Imps.<\/p>\n

So, not just your usual Imps then.<\/p>\n

As usual at this stage of the competition, Celtics possible opponents play in a picturesque setting…<\/p>\n

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And we’d better hope that Estonian side Flora Tallin put them out, because for a semi professional side , they seem pretty fearsome.<\/p>\n

Look at what they did to one of Europes biggest clubs… just weeks ago…<\/p>\n