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Just read the BBC Web Site, they are leading with "clear hint at departure" angle.
Or is it that he is really exiting (ie making an real exit...)
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Paul
You would have thought that was clear enough but it's obviously not judging by the bbc football web page.
Celtic manager Martin O'Neill has given his strongest suggestion yet that he could leave the club in the summer.
O'Neill again refused to deny mounting speculation that he's resigning to take some time out of football.
When asked where he would be next season, he said he wouldn't say for sure, but added he "definitely wouldn't be going to another football club."
O'Neill will win his fourth SPL championship in five seasons if Celtic win at Motherwell on Sunday.
More to follow...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/4566399.stm
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Obviously the fact that Martin said 'if you are asking am I leaving to go to another football club the answer is no' will just be interpreted as he's taking a break from football.
Why the hell can't the man just say, 'As long as I'm not sacked I'll be here next season' is that too much to ask?
qmark
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Bishop O Briggs
Sure am a soosider although I don't restrict my drinking to the sooside!
Newlands / Giffnock bhoy.
Rumoid, my sister told me "I'm dumping the wee man (her son) with Mum" what chances do you think there are for any one getting a ticket when there are mental ladies like that about .ps she has had a season ticket for 12 years!
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Good point above, please check your spelling. I am sure Martin finds the future 'exciting', not 'exiting'.
Nat
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is that exiting or exciting
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Just read the bbc website regarding this. If this is what the BBC is putting out imagine what the headlines will be in the tabloids tomorrow.
And yet again right near the eve of a ttile clincher, we have the media trying to destabilise our club.
Paul , im guessing you did mean exciting and not exiting ;)
Now wheres that spell checker
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Did you mean exciting, rather than exiting as you have typed? Makes a real difference to the story!!!
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Paul, where you at the press conference ?
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I was told from a good source today that MON has told his players he is going to take some time away from football after the Cup Final!!
Take from that what you will but apparently his wife is still very unwell and Martin wants to devote as much time as possible to her!
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Looks like the BBC is fast becoming the Daily Record of the net.
The worst thing is you can't bhoycott them by not paying the TV licence!
I'm so exited Paul!! Just can't wait for Sunday........
Lets hear it for the bhoy(s) as the song goes!
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The word around Celtic Park over the last week or so has been that Martin is taking a break from the game altogether. I have to say, reading his comments today, this lends some weight to that story.
Whatever Martin decides he will always be remembered as the guy who gave us back our pride on the playing field. If he does go, then it will be with my thanks and best wishes.
I will then turn my attention to giving "total commitment" in terms of support for the next manager. Give Tommy Burns another go I say.
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Why are we even entertaining this chat at the moment?
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BBC scotland have the same information as Paul but somehow managed to miss out vital details of the looking to the future(concerning players) ang are obvioulsy doing some scaremongering amongst celtic fans who are resided to gaining their celtic news through such sources as BBC, or the papers tomoro no doubt
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OK, OK, far too excited to post anything at the moment!
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Martybhoy
regarding the tv licence
Oh yes you can!
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MON aint leaving but if he did he would get my best wishes he wouldnt be talking about the future like this if he was leaving.
Footballs a funny thing though but i fully expect him to be around and really grind Rangers into the dirt next year.
Good luck Sunday Celtic.
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If Martin Oneill should leave Celtic (lets hope he doesn't) the next manager in line for the Job in my opinion would be Tony Mobray, no better man to do the job than the guy who invented the famous huddle and turn things around with Hibs
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As long as we have the £15m, I don't mind who spends it ;)
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Like many others including the BBC I am also reading this as he is off in the Summer however I am intrigued by the fact that it sounds like he is still going to be involved in the transfer activity. Do I sense another General Manager/Coach type management structure? It makes sense in as much as it will relieve him of much of the day-to-day part of his job.
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David Moyes for me.
Is he a celtic man.
Tony Mobray lacks the big game experience though but he plays lovely football.
MON stays for 6 more years then Moyes will be primed for the position.
Give MON time to win his 9 or 10 titles first though.
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Without trying to get too heavily into semantics here I think we should remember that Martin talks about the "football club this, the football club that" it is the terminology he uses. I think this is more media stirring.
I also think there is a little evil in the man too, he likes to keep all those idiots at the press gathering (except Paul) guessing.
Keeps everyone on their toes and makes us realise just how lucky we are.
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As much as i hate the way journalists are selective with the quotes they print and the negative spin the put on things, he does completely bring it all on himself with his stupid, ambiguous statements.
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OK - lets stop talking now about who "may" replace MON. Lazy journos surfing the Web will be able to print nonsense like "Mowbray fans fav. to replace O'Neill". Let it lie, unlike Chic Young wouldn't.
Anyway, I remember the last time we went into a last match of the season needing a win to ensure the title. All the talk back ten was about our manager leaving. We won the league that time - so that will do for me !
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Why do we even bother having press conferences before important matches like this one, when we know all the press scum up here are just gonna use it against us?
Just seem like giving them the amo to shot us with!!
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If anyone else mentions MON leaving until after the Cup final I say give the charity box a tenner,be positive and don't even mention these websites of the B b c and the others,it's only a free advertisement for their website,we may have to pay the licence fee in most instances but if you don't click on their websites then you won't give them extra revenues.
After all there has been an open policy of bhoycotting the recor*
I do believe it has been hitting them in the pocket,more so than ever recently judging by the way other papers are changing their editorial stance towards Celtic to pick up on their lost readers.
There will only be one set of supporters smiling at the end of the weekend.
Then it's onto Hampden in the sun
DaveL I'm hearing you.
Cabbage McFlabbergaster
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Have to agree with the Beeb Paul, sounds like he is leaving but as he says not to another football club. Could it work with JR and SW in charge while we wait on MON sorting out his private life? As a 'family' club I would like to think we would but if the 'success at any cost' mentality takes over then its unlikely we will. However as supporters we should definitely put the who thing to one side and concentrate on one more final push this Sunday. Wee Tam.
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Paul
Great Site and good reporting - keep this up for the sake of all Celtic Fans.
Hail Hail
B
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Paul, well done.
It's tremendous now hearing ALL aspects of press briefings rather than the selected bits that the media stick out.
Not only do they spin and re-gurgitate old news to sound negative - and never more so than on the eve of big games - but as we've now read, they selectively omit stuff that would be construed as positive for Celtic fans.
I doubt we'll read of MON being "really excited" about anything in tomorrow's papers, radio/tv reports, or on the BBC website.
It was great to read about it here though.
C'Mon Celtic - one more push.
We Shall Not Be Moved.
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" excited about signings" "help will be forthcoming" this is seismic from the usually cautious MON.
impossible to believe he will leave just as the opportunity to really take us forward presents itself. "much chance of staying as leaving" he's been saying this type of stuff for years.
Prepare for the double, a summer of signing fun and continued domination with MON leading the parade.
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It's not just the BBC. The "quality" rags were regurgitating big Feck's ramblings on that other mob sitting atop the moral high ground...does anybody expect anything else!
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/football.cfm?id=551052005
"I think the institution that is Rangers has been unsurpassed in 132 years in terms of dignity. We would never bring into question the integrity of the officials"
Why would they need to question their integrity when they can bring it up at the next lodge meeting. What a load of henry halls...
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Why the Panic ? MON never give sa straight answer to these morons who twist any story to suit their needs to sell papers to the uneducated. He feeds them small bits of info. and must laugh his head off once its printed and then as always does his own thing.
Lets concentrate on supporting the Bhoys over the next two weekends and rest will take care of itself.
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IF MoN was to leave, i don't think he'd quit permanently. It would probably be something like 6 month's while putting someone in temporary charge. Someone like SW and JR or maybe even..... Paul Lambert? Too late for that one i guess.
anyway, i don't see why i am speculating on this, i firmly believe that MoN will spend the cash over the summer and get the new team in order come august.
Oh, and thanks Paul for telling the'whole truth', instead of the likes of the Record going "When Larsson left _________ it has been tough_____Help"
westim
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Just taken from the BBC and the record website:
"SPL Points Change Plan by Joe King:
Today it has emerged that the Scottish FA in association with the BBC and Daily Record, after an intensive campaign, have decided to push through the points restructuring of the SPL. From today all points for this season will be re-evaluated to the old format of 2pts for a win a 1pt for a draw. This make the title race neck and neck with Rangers sitting comfortablyy ahead on goal difference. An SPL source said "We felt it was the fairest way to upset Celtic and hand Rankers the title". Meanwhile, things got much worse for Celtic as there manager said he's leaving. When asked about the future he said "Who cares leave it to Co Adriannse".
This story has as much foundation as anything the BBC has printed today.
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Did anyone really expect anything other than negative stories from the media regarding celtic before such an important game, please people i'ts par for the course
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Bellamy leaving, Mon leaving, club in crisis arghhhhh....
My mum was told by her neighbour when hanging out the washing the other day that MON is staying...
The neighbour said if MON was temporarily leaving do you think paul lambert would have so keen to sew up the Livingston job....
Come on guys concentrate on the game....(and my camels are still available for anyone who has a ticket burning a hole in their pocket btw)...
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MON has not been at celtic for quite a few summers in his charge. World cups etc, just because he may be taking some time off after the season is over it does not mean he is going anywhere... pure speculation!
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Lets face it.
1. The press up here have nothing to write about.
2. They make crap up/miss interprit/make mountains out of mole hills etc.
3. Negative news sells more than positive.
Martin realised this along time ago and simply goes fishing at press conferences.
Come on the guy is doubtless a smart and shrewd cookie. He knows exactly what he is saying (well apart from in Turin, with a certain ref) and knows for a fact that press will hang on his every word. He must have a right old chuckle to himself when the media go into overdrive and the least wee thing he says.
The other factor is diversion. By holding the kind of press conferences he does, it diverts attention from the players. Just look at fannny baws Mourino at Chelsea.
Keep it up Martin, it certaintly gives me a giggle.
Scott
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Harry Hill,
another reason rankers dont need to complain about match officials is because, in case any1 needs reminding, had shall we say 'close relations' to match officials in past years
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Same old hysteria and nonsense.
It's actions that count, not words.
Deal with the reality and not the fantasy.
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I'm glad to see my fellow celts giving this story the reaction i't deserves, i just feel for the poor few who still believe the nonsense the poor excuse's for journalist's in this country print.
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I cant beleive some people on this site are already putting forward suggestions for a replacement manager.And if your going to say you heard from a 'good source' please tell us who it is or shut it.
Fuckin BBC again
If i had bothered to buy a tv licence id be sending it back
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Been reading this for months and never felt the desire to say anything until today. Contacts i have in advertising confirmed to me months ago oneil would go in the summer to be replaced by a foreign coach. I would just like to say to oneil goodluck and i hope everything works out well with the wife.
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"Contacts in advertising" - yeah because they know everything 1st!
Honestly gee us peace.
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There are no possible replacements for the man. No other manager would ahve been able to do what MON has done for celtic and it is ludricrous to pick out other men for the job until we know his certain future. So for now, calm down and get the 3 points on sunday
mon the hoops
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It certainly makes a difference reading all of Martin O'neil's comments.
Surely the BBC does not have an agenda against Celtic?
If, like me, your fed up with "lazy Journalism" phone the BBC and complain on 0141 339 8844.
The least we can do is tie up thier phone line till the league is tied up!
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OK Rab1888 we will all now just come on this site and say what a wonderfull guy Paul is cheer "hear hear" when he posts and have no opinions or comments of our own. That would work wouldn't it?
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For 'contacts' read 'good source'
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"I think the institution that is Rangers has been unsurpassed in 132 years in terms of dignity. We would never bring into question the integrity of the officials"
what....unsurpassed for over 100years at imposing a policy of not signing players beacause of their religious background?
Daniel Fergus
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good source has celtic ad account and have been briefed on campaign to boost merchandising and deflect the negative backlash when mon walks. might be nonsense but it was them that told me mon was coming in first place only saying what i was told.
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MON is a very clever guy and doesn't tend to make comments he doesn't mean.
I'm sure if you were to analyse the "MON to go..." headlines, they all come before big games and are usually attributable to some vague comment he made to the press.
My personal feeling is that he's playing the media like a violin.
He throws this stuff about to get the spotlight on to complete nonsense about him, which in turn takes the spotlight and pressure off the players.
I personally think that if he wants to go, fair play to himk. I'll miss him, but life will go on with yet another "Rangers revolution" (how many is that now?)
McCann came and gave us some fiscal stability to build on and O'Neill did a similar job with the team.
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Anon 3pm It most businesses they call that "contingency planning" Media / Advertising teams are always going through exercises like this. It is just good business sense. If they have the "advertising account" then they should be subject to confidentiality agreements.
A very close friend of mine is doing the property transaction for the new training facility and I can assure you he has told me nothing, zip, nada.....so Celtic aren't that daft.
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Anon 2:54
a contact told me your reliable source was talking rubbish
there. now we're having a proper debate
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Anon 3.00pm - Come on get a grip.
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Celtic do not have a retained advertising agency. They have a retained PR agency, The BIG Partnership, who Brian Quinn 'tried' to call a few weeks back but no advertising agency. Your 'contact' is spinning a line. There's no way this kind of information (even if it was true) would be passed to the ad agency and I'm sceptical to think anyone at Celtic would think some press ads might address any kind of fan backlash at MON leaving (which he won't).
My first posting and it's a negative one. sorry.
Looking forward to Sunday,
Ogilvy&Mather
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Remember there are now probably lots of interlopers - so don't rise to the bait (or so a reliable contact said to my source).
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Soemone's nicked my alias on the BBC website. So....not to be confused wi' the other PaddyBhoy!
Mates and I were talking earlier in the week trying to guess the negative story that would come out before the weekend......no negative Rangers stories? Shum mishtake shurely....?!!
Anyhow, let's not get distracted by them and concentrate on trying to win the league.
It's clear that IF MON leaves then it is to care for his wife....no fan will question this, and we would all thank him and pray that she hopefully recovers soon.
No question by what he said he left that possibility open. Lets not waste any more breath on the whole thing.
C'mon the hoops on Sunday!
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Let's not forget that Martin O'Neill is a very, very astute. man. Do you think he would deliberately put things in the media envronment that he thought would damage our chances on the eve of such a crucial game?
Nonsense.
I very much share the opinion of those who are disgusted with the BBC.
We can make an active decision not to buy the Record or the Sun, but unfortunately many of us can't escape buying a TV license.
I therefore find the BBC's agenda over the past few weeks, both on radio and the interent, even more disgusting than the tabloids.
It may be argued that the objective of newspapers is to sell advertising, but what's the BBC's excuse??
One other point, shame on those already talking about MON's successor. You're the reason why tabloids still make money.
GM
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Very off topic, and from 2 days ago
BANKIEBHOY
only things I could find out about rangers feeder club:
cannes in france at one point, not sure if this link still applies(club where zidane and vieira once made their name)
current feeder club in china, dont know which team
used to have an OZ feeder club, where craig moore an tony vidmar came from.
This is only stuff available to me, dont have 'sources'(sorry had to use that word, it's bn flyin around all day)
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Harry Hill
God point re McLeish claim to Rangers "dignity" over 132 years, always accepting referees decisions.
Big Eck should check out his club's 132 year history. He'll find out that they did not accept the ref's authority in 1969 when Jim Callaghan did not send Big Yogi off in an old firm game which Celtic won. Rangers' dignified protest was rewarded with the ref being suspended for 8 weeks.
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A point no-one has made so far. Just HOW much money has MON made taking the Third Estate to court for their shambolic attempts at journalism?
If I were him I would be making exactly these sorts of ambiguous statements until we get the next 'exclusive'. A friend of a friend who swears. Oh yeah? Hotline to the brief.
I've also envied him on his position in being able to lay all of those mugs on betfair who have heard a whisper he is going to be the next manager of whoever. I hope he has made a tidy sum all told.
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Or is that the Fourth Estate?-don't even know what it means!!!
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MON leaving
Bellamy leaving
Bobo leaving
Sutton leaving
Petrov leaving
Fernandez leaving {yes ya dancer}
Crests broken, thugs and thieves
Celtic a Club in crisis.
All however runs smoothly down mordor way. You couldnt make it up, well you can if your employed in certain areas of the media. No doubt that wee shit that is Spewan cameron will flog it for all its worth on real rangers radio.
Players come and players go. Managers come and managers go thats the reality of the situation Will MON leave?. Only if it is for the health of his wife, even then im sure he will still have dealings with celtic. Why? because he s one of us. Lets pray for his wifes health and lets pray that he stays. Something just tells me that he s at it with the press I do really believe he has a great disdain for some of them.
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“I came back with my old stock answer”
in reply to old stock questions. In other words - ask a silly question you get a silly answer.
“When I arrived I inherited some pretty good players, and some not too clever, but after two weeks I had made then my team”
a wee pop at big Eck’s constant claims that he is not too far away from having his own team?
I believe, like others have said before, that Martin likes to tease these hacks every Friday at the obligatory press conference. I personally cannot see Martin leaving Celtic this summer or anytime soon.
dialupcelt
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O'Neill is staying, I don't see how it could be interpreted any other way.
Eck taking the morale high ground? He was adimant the penalty had been awarded correctly, when even the CIA and MI6 couldn't argue for it. Also wasn't this the same manager who put pressure on match officials by saying they might try to be "too fair", i.e. any decision against Rangers is a bad decision and biased because the ref is only trying to even up some notional disparity.
It's not what you say, it's how you say it and who your audience is. The spin is in the eyes of the reader or ears of the listener. The interpretation is not left to you and me and Joe Public, the interpretation is made before we get the information and all we get is tainted propeganda.
Don't let the baldies get you down.
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Paul, I've got a cracking idea to get on to another subject and off all this controversy. Why, wait for it, why don't you have a competition, with say, a free meal for 2 at ra sellic as the prize? But maybe you could tie it in with this being the final day for season tickets?
Whadda ya think?
:-)
WSNBM
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One minute we're slagging the bbc for spinning a story and the next minute we're picking a new manager.
Leave the 'good source' exclusives to the
hun media.
If you think the media is negative now, wait until we win the league on Sunday. Monday will be MON going, Bellamy going..etc etc.
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Exactly, dialupcelt. What would anybody with half a brain do when faced with these morons every Friday for five years.
GM
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Paul,
it's so good to have someone in the conf without an agenda. You see the newsnow feeds and it's all negative.
It's a press agenda, I'm not even going to taint it by saying HUN press. It's the news media's way. They need scandal and controversy. Saying MON is staying is not news. It's not controversial, it won't sell papers.
Thankfully you sold out ;-)
Keep up the good work!
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For a more balanced view, check out the Guardian website. No mention there of MON leaving, instead Thompson talking about trying to win the league, and MON and Thompson talking about trying to convince Bellamy to stay...
Killer quote is Thompson "I think the English Premiership has got the best chance but I know he wants to play Champions League football.
"Hopefully, we can get the job done in the next week or 10 days (League and Cup double) then maybe sit down and have a drink with him and say, 'C'mon stay here!'"
Bellamy wants to play Champions League Football... Don't think Man Utd, Arsenal or Chelsea will be going for him, so leaves us or Everton... I know where I'd rather play ;)
Hail hail,
Damo
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ExiledInAberdeenTim,
from wikipedia;
""The term "Fourth Estate" refers to the press, both in its explicit capacity of advocacy and in its implicit ability to frame political issues.""
dialupcelt
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Just had a thought reading the Guardian report, http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,14546,-5019349,00.html
Where they at the same press conference????? Just a thought....
Damo
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Paul
Was this the story you were checking out before running or has this still to come??
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Regarding Eck's comments in the printed media this morning about dignity and all that...
It was only a month ago that he came out with
"In some instances, it may sound strange, but in their effort to show they are strong - at Ibrox on a couple of occasions - they can be too fair, if that makes sense." - eh no it doesn't but carry on...
"In an effort to show they're not going to be influenced by the Rangers crowd or intimidated by Rangers players, we've had some decisions you would say were strange."
If that isn't questioning the integrity of the referees, then I don't know what is!!
dialupcelt
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Wont be leaving for another CLUB.
'Heard' around that he wants a break.
DD has a carribean hotel.
£15 million
Of course its obvious...
O'Neill the next manager of Barbados !!!
When outed O'Neill was heard to say 'I've always wanted to sign for Barbados. I'm thinking of taking Willie Miller with me as under21 coach.
'Why Willie Miller?' enquired the extremely low IQ-ed Scottish journalists.
'Simple' smiled O'Neill
I just wanted to set up the Bridgetown Billy Bhoys.
Up for it big style Sunday.
Hail Hail
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Forget all the MON nonsense. Have a read at this:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=349404&in_page_id=1779#
Getting there!
cheers
Freddiebhoy
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Lhads n Lhassies,
The wanadoo is down so no weekend access for Martybhoy.
Hopefully, chip my tuppence worth in next week when I sober up.
C'mon the hoops give us 3points and plenty to smile about.
Hail Hail
We shall not be moved.
Martyybhoy
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Top of the league and one game away from winning it. In the Scottish Cup Final with the potential to win the double. A Scottish Football record sponsorship deal around the corner. If this is a crisis, then I am up for a crisis every year.
With regards to the will he / won't he stories with regards to Martin. People's families are the most important thing in their lives. If he is indeed leaving for family reasons, then I wish him all the best for the future and thank him for 5 utterly fantastic years.
However, I think that it is in severe bad taste that the press, I am not including this site in this, continue to speculate with regards to Martin stepping down due to family reasons. Can they not leave the guy and his family alone.
It is not new news anymore, and to read the articles you would think that we have a major game coming up. However I am paranoid.
Over the past 2 weeks, we have been losing O'Neill, Balde, Bellamy, Petrov and Sutton. This is not paranoia, but a deep rooted conspiracy by the Scottish establishment. However it has gone on for 132 years and won't change.
Stephen Connelly
Mossend
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Long time reader, first time poster...
McLeish claims the moral high ground after Celtic & Hearts questioned dubious refereeing decisions "We would never bring into question the integrity of the officials." We pay them good money to give us decisions and they do it, he should have added.
In response to the criticism levelled at him he said "It happened to Walter Smith as well. When he won nine in a row, he was getting slaughtered for not doing well in Europe." Hmmm, ‘Eck – one big difference you haven’t won nine in a row – you struggle to win one in a row!
BTW - do I detect a few mischevious Huns on here? Seem a lot of people giving these "MO'N is leaving stories" more credibility than the average cynical Celtic fan would...
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Pablo67,
You my dear friend are not included in the following:
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You Suckers fall for it every time~`!!!!!!
Ha! Ha! Ha!
How Sweet it IS!!!!!
Rory Invergordon.
Some Folks Just Don't Get it!
Lucky For Me........of course!
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change of subject guys for a wee trip down memory lane. 2 years tomorrow for the best football day out in my life.
Watch the video.
http://forum.comeonthehoops.com/showthread.php4?t=1314
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Cheers Rob71.....that wis majic!
Great memories....is there not a final in Seville next season? Champions League?
Is that no destiny....?
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I don't know why you lot watch the BBC as we we all know they are against Celtic, you're better reading the Record, no wait they are against Celtic too, and the Sun, what about the Scotsmann and the Herald, nah they're proddy's, best to listen to the Radio, not Clyde though they are a Rangers station, Real radio, nah Huns, Radio Scotland, shit we are back at the BBC!!
We Cellic fans sure talk some bo""ocks!!
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the seville video obviously provoked a bitter reaction from a Hun
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Cheers Rob71,
all the emotions came flooding back, even brought a tear at the end. Great day, great week actually. All inclusive in portugal and headed to Sevilla on the day. Unbelievable. Had to laugh at the cathedral when a wee tour guide had to hold up her clip board for people on her tour to try and follow because of the thousands of celtic fans there.
I've always said I would like to go back and see Sevilla when it wasn't a see of green and white. I'm sure it would be nice, but that day will live with me forever.
I think I'll go and watch the DVD.
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Shame about the 'dark side' infiltrators although we all knew it was inevitable.
Don't know about others but I still can't bring myself to watch the Seville game again - its too painful. I think if I don't watch it I'll still believe we can win it. Great post Rob71. I'v been on that CelticAction site for the last hour. Brought back great memories of Love St. in '86 - That 3rd goal is still my favourite ever Celtic goal.
MMFYM
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dialupcelt-cheers for the definition. not sure it applies to our lot though!!
It's great to see loads of new faces on here as well as the usual regulars. The site has opened up no doubt both due to the continued high standard and manner of debate and Paul's coup on the Press Conference front.
The printed media WILL make themselves an irrelevance to tens of thousands of us if they continue the way they are. The internet started for like minded people sharing ideas and debate. That ethos is still visible on this site.
To echo lots of recent sentiments Paul-KUTGW. My new home page-sacked the BBC!!!
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Great post Rob71 brought back many memories not all sad.
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Is the guy who said give Tommy Burns another go taking strong medication at the moment.Lets hope Martin stays and gets smome money to spend from Dr Doom
(Quinn)
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Fellow Tims,always remember this-
The lack of wit and originality in our laptop loyal is a great source of mirth to everyone at Celtic park.
We have seen and heard it all before.
When the hoops are pulled over the heads on Sunday all else is Commentary,good night and God Bless.
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Big Joe, Says……
Paul, what are you so excited about??????
Please tell us ????
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Lots of comments, good and bad, about Martin O'Neill's response to the question "Will you be here next week / month / season?" My take on it - he has always been consistently non-committal. Why? Because if, the first time he was asked it, he said yes, then there would come a time, inevitably, when asked he would have to tell the truth and say no or lie and say yes. The man, in my opinion, has too much integrity to do either of those things. The first might damage the clud, the second would damage his reputation anfd more importantly his self respect.
Incidentally, I have it on good authority that the man himself not only reads this site, but also contributes to it. I think there should be a prize for the person who successfully outs him. My vote goes to RAB1888 for his 2.44 comment.
Anybody know where I can watch the game on Sunday in Chennai (that's Madras to all those people with years earlier than 1990 in their usernames).
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Even if we ignore the medias' usual negative spinning of MON's comments there can be little doubt that the signals he has been sending out have been rather contradictroy.
On the one hand he has been rather non-commital and evasive about his immediate future. Now this could just be MON stubbornly refusing to play the media's game. Or it could be that circumstances in his personal life are such that he genuinely doesn't know what the short term future holds for him. It is difficult to say what the truth is without unnecesary speculation and rumour about a matter which should remain private to those involved. We will just have to wait and see how matters unfold over the nex few weeks and in the meantime give MON our full support.
Condraticting the speculation that MON will be leaving is the fact the manager has seldom been so positive and purposeful in his talk about summer transfers. There are a lot of inications from MON that plans (his plans?) for the rebuilding of the team are at an advanced stage with talk of an "exciting" summer.
I have no idea what will happen over the next month or two but I do feel that this close season could be the most important at the club for many years. Lets hope it is exciting for all the right reasons.
BTW while there might be plenty of contradicitions in MON statements he has a long way to go before he reaches the level of Alex McLeish. I mean can anyone find greater condictory terms that "Rangers Football Club" and "Dignity".
Hail! Hail!
Wee Jinky
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Welcome JockyBhoy, looks like you called it right with our visitors.
Dialupcelt, sure hope you are right (as usual).
PrevaricastionsistToGo
Rory has been trying to run this story for weeks. They didn’t want to be seen to bring the subject up, so they needed to bait MON for an opening. Distasteful stuff.
Celtic Quick News will not give the story houseroom.
Our man was looking relaxed today, in contrast to last week when he was a wee bit frisky.
One comment from a Rangers fan and he brings up religion.
He shall not be moved.
Thanks for the kind comments TheMadMurph and ExiledInAberdeen.
Good call Rob71.
Big Joe, in brief: England, America, Asia, World Domination.
Not kidding.
Chennaiseabird, If I thought MON read any of this I would take a lot more care before I posted anything.
Which might be a cunning ploy by Celtic Quick News many opponents to slow things down here. What a dilema.
Why was I so excited today? I was in the same room as the most influential Celtic midfield player since the Lisbon Lions, as all regular readers should know :-)
Same again on Sunday Alan.
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Cheers Rob71, absolutely fantastic, passed it on already.
Officially 86,000 Celtic fans there according to UEFA and i know loads of guys that go regularly to games that weren't there. Reminder of how many are passionate about the team, even if CP can be a dit flat at bread and nutter games.
Motherwell to be blitzed in the first half hour, Bellamy is a week sharper, BBJ will be told he has first 45 mins (to be replaced by Craig Beattie 2nd half) so give it his all. Big Chris will be knocking over skittles, Stan will make runs knowing he has Didier as insurance.
Come on the hoops.
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try - bit flat at bread and butter games (just in case anybody thought I was talking about Rangers games)
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Can't agree with Thommo being our most influential midfielder since Murdoch and Auld, but it's all about opinions.
Why o why do we have this speculation about the manager before a crucial season defining match? We too easily allow ourselves to be bated by the agenda of those who mean us NO good. Ignore them. We have a date with destiny on Sunday, followed by a double achievement and a close season of rebuilding.
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I think MON has been very clever. The press want to run a negative story so he gives them one that the players know is mince. All the headlines will be full of it and the press will be hounding MON which he can take, letting the players go about their business of getting ready for Motherwell. Not the first time he's done this. Wont be the last.
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'tis only speculation if you let it become. we can win our 4th title in 5 years on sunday. come through that and we've a cup final to look forward to.
let all the negative people/media worry about spinning tales of deceit.
whatever is going to happen will happen.
hail hail!
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'tis only speculation if you let it become. we can win our 4th title in 5 years on sunday. come through that and we've a cup final to look forward to.
let all the negative people/media worry about spinning tales of deceit.
whatever is going to happen will happen.
hail hail!
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money in is the jar!
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Hello fellow celts,is the game on sunday a sell out......all the best,will be watching here at 6.00 am ,looking forward to your next post paul
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Has anybody seen a lot of the youngsters playing in the reserves this season?
I would promote Irvine, Cuthbert, Lawson and Quinn for next season.
Watched Irvine play in the centre of mid earlier against the Arab reserves. Very good awareness, touch and vision. I am sure that he can push Jackie/Didier for his more familiar right back slot next season.
Cuthbert looks good in the centre of defence. I would loan him out next season with Lambo at Livi and feel he would come back to Celtic challenging for a place in the first team along with JFK this time next year.
Lawson had a very good start to the season in the reserves. He was the main man in midfield early doors, but his promotion to the senior side in the past few months has seen him playing less football. It is telling that Paul Lambert more or less replaced the young pretender in the reserves. Another gem that I feel would benefit from playing elsewhere on loan under Lambo.
And what about The Mighty Quinn?
Another young prospect who lost his place in the reserves recently due to his success. This promotion has seen Rocco stuck in limbo, training with the first team at the tail end of the reserve season.
Nice to see him start against the Arab reserves.
He is champing at the bit, right at the heels of Craig Beattie for a first team start and has the physique that MON usually goes for.
Honourable mentions to McGlinchy, Mulgrew and O'Dea, who should be the next youngsters chapping at the first team door.
dialupcelt.
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Bit of pressure telling on the posters late last night.
Think we were going to win the league or something.
Think some of us are burying our heads in the sand regarding the media unsettling us about the future of our blessed Martin.
If it’s a ploy by Martin to take the pressure away from the team then well done but Martins constant playing games with the media when it comes to situations regarding his future causes us the upmost fretting and worry.
Rumours from your Aunties Uncle 2nd cousin twice removed all of a sudden grow arms and legs.
The truth will come out when Martin decides its right to tell us, it might be good it might be bad, but we shouldn’t at this moment discredit any eventuality.
Coz if we do a lot of posters and the creator of this site might just look a bit foolish in their “its no going to happen” stance.
Decided not to take up my option for a ticket for the Davie Cooper stand for tomorrow somehow didn’t feel right, but watching us possibly winning the league with my dad together for the 1st time since 1988 feels like the right thing to do.
But also leaving him to watch the cup final himself next week cause I got my tickets yesterday also feels corrected.
Well I took him to the cup final last year, so I don’t feel guilty!!!!!!
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Paul67,Forget the exclusive until AFTER the weekend.
How about a good POSITIVE related debate about the Motherwell game,maybe your first team selection!
Get all our blood pumping and tongues wagging so the adrenaline will be felt on the park tomorrow.
Have to get some in the mood and help forget about the predictable press that we all know is taking some of the shine off the truely great possibility that MON will guide us all as fans,players, board,club to another victory and league flag to be added to a great history that we have,judging by your last few posts then we maybe in for a few other league titles,Scottish or English ones at that.
If it is the case,then lets go out of this country with our heads high and UNDEFEATED.
Yours in CELTIC with tingles in my spine,and a few pints in the train Bar carriage.
Lets hear it for the Bhoys
Cabbage
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Daily Mail
Glazer: Now the truth becomes clear
Euro league: Glazer wants to form breakaway competition
Manchester United's new owner Malcolm Glazer is expected to initiate a fresh attempt to form a breakaway European super league.
The American tycoon has seen one avenue of increasing United's revenue closed after the European Commission ruled out any support for a legal challenge to the Premier League's policy of selling TV rights collectively.
The Glazer family are understood to have now instructed their advisers to sound out other members of the G14 group of 18 elite clubs about the chances of a breakaway European competition.
UEFA expanded the Champions League in response to the last threats of a European super league in the late 1990s and although it is hugely lucrative for English clubs, the distribution of TV money is still handled by European football's governing body.
What the Glazer family would really like is for United to be able to negotiate their own TV deals but that door looks to be shut for both overseas and domestic rights, leaving a new European league as the only way to find new TV money.
Hilary Cook, investment director at Barclays stockbrokers and a football finance analyst, told the Press Association: "It is very interesting what Malcolm Glazer will try to do with TV rights.
"He needs to increase profits and football is not a business where you can cut costs easily.
"He will increase revenue to some extent by raising ticket prices but TV rights is where the big money is, particularly if a breakaway European super league is formed.
"That is not a short-term or even mid-term possibility but it is in the long-term, and it would have fantastic media potential and he would be looking to exploit that."
Guaranteed involvement
Glazer's ideal scenario would be a league where clubs are guaranteed involvement every year without having to qualify, similar to the American NFL in which his Tampa Bay Buccaneers compete.
In his mind, that would cement United's long-term future and guarantee a permanent high-income stream.
Greg Dyke, the former United director and former BBC director general, this week estimated that the club could earn £25million a year from overseas rights alone: currently they get £5.5million, the same as every other club in the Premiership.
Dyke added: "Perhaps they want to go their own way with some other foreign clubs - if the Glazer family think they could get away with that then that would explain why they have borrowed as much as they have."
Glazer should have a powerful ally in Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. G14 was Berlusconi's idea, driven by his Milan-based company Media Partners, whose efforts to form a breakaway league in 1998 forced UEFA into expanding the Champions League and increasing TV money for the clubs.
Berlusconi has been forced to step down as president of Milan due to conflicts of interest, but it doesn't take a genius to work out how influential he remains: no-one has replaced him and his younger brother Paolo is vice-president.
Berlusconi is also the man who lobbied UEFA - unsuccessfully - to provide his team with a wild card entry to the Champions League when they failed to qualify for the 2001/02 competition.
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Big Joe, Says........
Looks like the team will be unchanged................
No change for Bhoys
Celtic manager Martin O'Neill is set to name an unchanged side for the SPL clash with Motherwell at Fir Park on Sunday.
The Hoops boss has no fresh injury worries but young striker Craig Beattie is looking for a start after hitting the crucial winner at Hearts last week. It appears likely, though, that O'Neill will go into the match, in which they need a win to guarantee retaining the title, with his more experienced line-up after Didier Agathe and Chris Sutton both showed no reaction to recent groin injuries.
Celtic (from): Marshall, McNamara, Balde, Varga, Agathe, Valgaeren, Petrov, Lennon, Thompson, McGeady, Wallace, Hartson, Maloney, Beattie, Douglas, Henchoz, Lambert, Laursen, Sutton, Bellamy.
Someone was saying that BBJ might only last 45mins???
Why???
Comeonthehoooooops.
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Spanish sports daily, Marca, state in their online edition this morning that Begian goalkeeper, Erwin Lemmens, is to sign for Celtic. Lemmens apparently made the announcement last night on Catalunya Radio. Lemmens is the reserve goalkeeper with Espanyol.
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The diginfied silence comment from McLeish really is priceless.
Here is a guy who has openly questionned referees but he has the temerity to say this. Of course our sectarian media lap it up.
Diginified silence from the club steeped in sectarianism - that practiced a form of aparthied and that has had the SFA and their employees in their pocket for those 132 years - brilliant.
As for MON - well I think its clear he is going to take stock at the end of the season. If his wife remains unwell and he IF wants to take a sabbatical there is nothing we can do but give him our best wishes and welcome him when he returns.
Caretaker manager anyone?
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chennaiseabird
Have a look at this site. They may be able to help. Seems to be a couple of bars in Goa, though I am sure that is more than a hop skip and a jump from Madras.
Be sure to ring them up first!
http://www.celticbars.com/BarsI.htm
I must also echo Neg Anon. What McLeish said has to be the funniest thing I have ever heard from a Rangers representative. I am sure he must have been misquoted as I do respect the man and only believe he is at that club as some sort of punishment for a wrong doing in a previous life!
Definately a big DOH!! moment.
Come on the hoops on Sunday.
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Looks like The Daily Mail stole your thunder Paul with the big exclusive unless you have something different on offer for us?
It's been an open secret really whats been going on with the Glaser family and Manchester United.Not hard to put 2 and 2 together with all that is available in the public domain.
The European leagues have been always on the cards for years.
Now we know why Celtic were at the G14 meeting.
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info for chennaiseabird,Unless you find a bar in India that has had a Setanta dish installed at great expense and they are paying for the down link from Setanta I think you will be listening to Radio snide on the internet at some all night internet cafe unless you can find a website sending a live stream of the game,good luck on your hunt,I hope you get something.
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The Daily Mail has not got the story. Good try, certainly was 2 + 2, but not right all the same.
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Then the only other scenario I can see (that has not already been discussed) is that Celtic are asked to join a new (smaller) breakaway Glazer English/UK superleague with all the big teams involved owning their own TV rights.
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The Glazers' initial focus on improving media revenues is likely to be on international television rights. In two years time, however, they could be in a position to challenge the collective selling agreement, a move which could have major implications for other Premiership clubs. The Premiership keeps pointing out that such a move would require the support of fourteen other clubs. However, they are sticking their heads in the sand because the collective agreement is vulnerable to a legal challenge on the grounds that it is incompatible with competition law.
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if as the scottish rags are to believed MON has been leaving since the day after he joined Celtic - why should now be any different?
If he really is/was leaving why would he be constantly quoted in the vein of "I" want Bellamy to decide by the end of this month/ "We" need to do this or that during the close season, etc etc?
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Anymore "guff" about the great Martin O'Neil will have me drowning in my champagne glass. 5 years, 15 domestic trophies, 6 won, 3 in his first year. That's all folks. To compare him to Stein is great dishonour but you lot never knew about that, Did you?
