{"id":9756,"date":"2016-09-10T09:27:20","date_gmt":"2016-09-10T08:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=9756"},"modified":"2016-09-10T09:27:20","modified_gmt":"2016-09-10T08:27:20","slug":"celtic-diary-saturday-september-10-off-to-dublin-in-the-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=9756","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Saturday September 10: Off to Dublin In The Green"},"content":{"rendered":"

Its only a league game, and a game against the side which came up from the first division last season, but I suppose I’d better go and watch it.<\/p>\n

To see what all the fuss is about, and to see Celtic show just how far they are ahead of the pretendy club from south of the river.<\/p>\n

The media are getting all excited about it, even a number of Celtic supporters are getting worked up, a considerable number at that, who due to the early kick off are already on the road.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, even at this early hour, specialist energy drinks are available;<\/p>\n

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The game itself is being billed as a sort of match of the century, whereas in truth its not even match of the week for Celtic, the serious stuff is on Tuesday, but for opponents “rangers “, its as big as it gets this season.<\/p>\n

You may find that their support are on the streets in numbers today,before and after the game, so be careful who you talk to.<\/p>\n

Theirs a quick and easy reference you can use that should keep you and yours safe;<\/p>\n

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The game itself shouldn;t be too much of a problem for the in form Celts, and whilst the SMSM do their level 5 best to turn the game into some sort of special occasion, its worth remembering just how far off the mark they can be.<\/p>\n

The Herald, for instance, showing why its circulation is on a level with publications such as “Weightlifting for The Over Seventies” and “Inoffensive songs To Sing At Ibrox ” managed to get everything wrong;<\/p>\n

Herald Scotland<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@<\/s>heraldscotland<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a011h<\/span>11 hours ago<\/span><\/a><\/small><\/div>\n
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Old Firm predictions: Our writers on how Celtic v Rangers will pan out.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Its not the Old firm, its not even Celtic V Rangers, and its stretching the literal meaning of the word to refer to their crew as “writers “<\/p>\n

The Old Firm tag, not used by Celtic for a number of years now-it was dropped after the Manchester riots as it was seen to be damaging the clubs image and \/or brand.<\/p>\n

Its not Rangers, as we know after confirmation from the head of licencing at UEFA, and sometimes we wish our club would clarify this.<\/p>\n

Ah, they have…some time ago, but with the efficiency of the Parkhead PR machine, you probably didn’t notice;<\/p>\n

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Maybe that should be on a t shirt. a similar message once appeared on a cover of fanzine NTV some years back, which definitely should be on a t shirt;<\/p>\n

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Other media outlets claim that the fixture they call the Old Firm is one where form goes out of the window, and anything can happen. This wasn’t true during the lifespan of the original Rnagers, and it remains to be seen if the Glasgow Derby follows the same pattern.<\/p>\n

For those of you wishing to place a few bob with your local turf accountant today, it might be worth studying form.<\/p>\n

Previous league meetings, for instance…<\/p>\n

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Legendary Celtic manager Jock Stein passed away on this day thirty one years ago.<\/p>\n

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If the current side play today the way he loved to play the game, then the great pretenders will be swept aside. Regardless of honest mistakes or interference from officials, because, as he said..<\/p>\n

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Thats why I’ve decided to take a trip into Dublin and join the local CSC as they watch the game. I want to see them hammered into the ground, slapped down to where they came from.<\/p>\n

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Did they not get their flag confiscated at a game a while ago. I’m sure I remember something like that happening.<\/p>\n

I want to see the new club \u00a0hammered into the ground, slapped down to where they came from. Because no matter which way you look at it, they think they are the same club. Whereas in reality….<\/p>\n

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I don’t think it matters how Celtic line up today, just as long as we don’t play the way we did last time out at Hampden. We need to make things happen, and not wait for them to make their move. Those of them that are still capable of moving, that is.<\/p>\n

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I’ve other things to worry about. The journey north to Dublin can be fraught with danger as \u00a0theres a lot of back roads before I hit the dual carriageway, and they can get busy at weekends. Last week I got stuck behind this lot.<\/p>\n

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Just as the bloody gear box packed in as well, as I explained to the wife, so I couldn’t get past them.<\/p>\n

If anyone sees them today let me know so I can give them a wide berth.<\/p>\n

A wee caption competition to amuse yourselves with until the game starts…<\/p>\n

This was taken during a performance of Celtic the musical at the Pavilion in glasgow the other night…<\/p>\n

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Maybe they’re just taking their grandchildren to see it. Helping them with the history. Or maybe they just want to be associated with a club that has some history ? Who knows ?<\/p>\n

Do you ?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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