Last month we heard from one of our community, RalphWaldoEllison (John), whose adult son, Tony Conway, has been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, the same strain of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) that claimed Jimmy Johnstone almost six years ago.
Tony, John and their families now live in the United States, but they, along with Tony’s brother Martin, are travelling to Scotland this weekend to watch Celtic play Dundee United. They will be here for a total of around 48 hours but I will get a chance to meet them and they are going to the game with Jinky’s son, James Johnstone.
I spoke to James last month and he relayed Jinky’s strong views on research into MND. The fight against this disease will be won one day but there is a great deal of research and political effort required before then. Tony has committed himself to this end.
This morning James Johnstone told me: “My Dad was my hero and I took great pride in the way he fought this horrible disease, it’s great to see the same attitude in Tony. I know how much my Dad loved the Celtic fans and his answer to this would be to help get a cure for MND. Hail, hail.”
I encourage you to visit Tony’s blog dontshrink.com, learn about the condition and leave him a message of support. The Celtic Movement began by putting food in front of hungry children 124 years ago and it remains one of the most able forces for good in the land. We can pick up this challenge.
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Cultsbhoy
It doesn’t offer me any option, in settings – mail,contacts, calendars. The only displays are New invitation alerts & Time Zone support
Chaplin
Have you scrolled down?
Should be below
Accounts
Mail
Contacts
Then CALANDERS
Loving the commentary from the darts “look at him, no expressions at all, he’s just like a schoolteacher”
Night all tims
TSD
“Of course Auld SFTB(“Were you at the game?”) continues to insist that buying Fletcher in the ‘Willo’ window would not have significantly boosted our chances of winning that title…
A less cuddly version of Jimmy Sanderson ? ”
I may have to explain further for the hard of thinking (and fans of drunken right wing Republicans with invented “war hero” status)
My “were you at the game?” comments were meant to differentiate the pros AND CONS of watching a game live. You do, unarguably, get a better view of the pattern of play live but you also get a poorer view, with no repeats, of controversial incidents and close play (who provided the assist/ who failed to tackle). Do you not agree?
I, for one, have no other criticism of anyone who fails to see the game live. I have missed far more Celtic games than I have ever seen so it would be a particularly stupid and twisted argument to make.
Now why would an intelligent man like yourself want to come across as stupid and twisted? Is it an unrequited love affair with Kojo? Did Hugh Keevins once compliment you on your Brylcreemed hair?
BTW I am pleased that you find me uncuddleable. For that relief much thanks.
P.S. Steven Fletcher did nothing between Jan and May of 2009 to justify your “guarantee”. Playing Paddy McCourt would have been a better gambit.
Celtic /// \\\Celtic
Tried everything I know
It’s an older 3gs phone
Another celebrity Hun Andy Fordham’s gastric band seems to have stretched a bit by the look of it. Round them all
Nighty night
Goodnight CQN
Thanks to those who provide so much entertaining reading
Hail Hail
Busted!!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2085466/Jeff-Winter-blog-carries-verbal-attack-Catholic-church.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
It’s all over Celtic Minded and Twists’n Turns, he again is spouting his hatred for the Catholic Church by alluding to child abuse within the Church.He is a serious bigot and he wil not escape with this.He is being reported to the Police, to Talk Sport and to Sky who use this decrepid individual.His hatred for all things Celtic and Catholicism is quite staggering.
SFTB.
I reckon that Stephen Fletcher would have become a far better player now if he had joined Celtic,rather than EPL strugglers.
Anyway,I confidently predict that Jordan Rhodes will lead us to glory,in a deadly partnership with Anthony Stokes.
After all,he is supposedly something of a Celtic fan too..
I think you’re confusing me with Philvis,who really is the Brylcreme boy.. I obviously use more exclusive products,sourced from the natural riches of the Amazon,to keep my Lustrous Mane in perfect condition..
Are you still time-sharing a comb wi’ hamiltonbhoy ?
TSD
Who, in the Celtic squad of 08/09 would have supplied the young and raw Fletcher with the quality of service that Matt Jarvis gives him currently?
Fletcher was not ready then. Neither was James McCarthy. Both would enhance our squad now but not then. I hope Rhodes would be willing to be our first successful target man since Sutton & Hartson. It is not a position we have sought or sourced for most of my Celtic supporting career. The Lions had no big target men. The Quality Street Gang supplied none. The Centenary Bhoys did not have one but our unsuccessful early 90’s team had Cascarino. We have recently tried Sheridan, Killen, Murphy and Rasmussen with no discernible effect.
Roll on the day we can source a big ‘un who can play.
P.S. You are as ill-informed about the comb issue as you are about politics
G’night CQN
Oh well, that’s all right then. Just go along and play nice now.
From the independent.
I didn’t mean to injure Kayal, says McCulloch
GORDON TYNAN THURSDAY 12 JANUARY 2012
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I didn’t mean to injure Kayal, says McCulloch
Rangers midfielder Lee McCulloch yesterday insisted there was no malice in the tackle that ended Old Firm rival Beram Kayal’s season.
The Celtic midfielder’s fears over the ankle injury sustained in a challenge with his Rangers counterpart during the Glasgow derby at Celtic Park on 28 December were confirmed on Tuesday after surgery.
McCulloch denied deliberately trying to injure the Israel international and wished him a speedy recovery.
The Ibrox midfielder said: “It wasn’t as bad a challenge as some people are trying to make out. We were both committed to winning the ball and I think television replays have proved that.
“I have never gone out to purposely injure a fellow professional and I never will. We both went for the ball and unfortunately for Beram he picked up this injury. My thoughts are with him and I am sure he will come back stronger for it. I sincerely wish him all the best.”
McCulloch came in for criticism from Hoops fans in the wake of Kayal’s injury but last week Celtic manager Neil Lennon cleared the 33-year-old of blame. McCulloch added: “Some of the things being said are over the top. To suggest it was intentional is ridiculous.
“I was delighted to see Neil Lennon say it was a committed tackle between two players. He has played the game and knows what can happen during it.
“I have to thank Neil for what he said as some people are determined to make more of the issue.”
Kayal vowed to come back stronger – and sooner than expected. He said: “The doctor and the specialist met with me and told me it [ the surgery] went well. In the past, I have returned stronger than before and I believe this will happen now too.
“I can’t wait to start the rehabilitation process and to get back playing quicker than people think I will be back.”
Andy Little, meanwhile, is determined to grab what could be his last chance to rescue his Rangers career.
The Northern Ireland international played in his first match in 11 weeks on Tuesday as the Light Blues beat Kilmarnock 4-1 in a friendly at the club’s Murray Park training ground. The 22-year-old was back in action following his recovery from a medial knee ligament injury which cut short his loan spell at English League Two side Port Vale last year.
Little described 2011 as the worst year of his life, as he also recounted operations to both hips, but it is injuries to fellow Ulsterman Kyle Lafferty and Steven Naismith, and uncertainty over the future of top scorer Nikica Jelavic, that have opened the door.
Little, whose contract is up in the summer, declared himself ready to answer the call of manager Ally McCoist, who finds himself short of firepower with no guarantee that he will be able to replenish his squad before the transfer window closes.
“It was my first game back for a few months and fitness-wise I felt good,” Little said. “I played 70 minutes and I could have gone for 90 but maybe the coaches wanted to be safe.
“I feel I am match fit now and I feel full of confidence. My aim is to force my way into the team. There are places up for grabs further forward which is where I want to play.
“I have messed about a bit in the past, playing at right-back. That was no one’s fault but I want to start as striker.
“I don’t know if I will be in the squad for the St Johnstone game at the weekend but there is a bounce game next Tuesday and I hope I can play there.
“I spoke to the manager just before Christmas and he was pretty positive, he wanted to see more of me.
“My contract is up in May and I hope to know if I am getting a new contract in the next couple of weeks.
“I want my future sorted out but at the same time, with all the uncertainty around the club, I can understand the manager’s position. If it was my last game then I can take that and get myself ready for a fresh start.”
McCoist has admitted his interest in Real Valladolid striker Javi Guerra. The manager confirmed reports he had been watching the 29-year-old, who has scored 37 goals in 60 games for his club during the past two seasons, but he was coy over the likelihood of a January move for the player.
McCoist told the club’s Blues News: “I don’t like discussing other team’s players but he’s very good. We’ve been watching a lot of games. Valladolid are going well in the second tier in Spanish football just now and he has been battering in all sorts of goals.
“He is someone else’s player and it wouldn’t be fair of me to say much more than that, but he is a top player.”
Asked if he would be interested in signing the forward if he became available, McCoist said: “Quite possibly. He is a very good player and, if the opportunity arose, yes.”
Motherwell and the Scottish Football Association have spoken of their shock and sadness following the death of Bill Dickie, who served the boards of both organisations.
Dickie was chairman of Motherwell from 2003 to 2008 and was on the Fir Park board for more than 30 years, serving as vice-chairman until he died on Tuesday night. The architect, who was in his 80s, was instrumental in the redevelopment of Fir Park in the 1990s, when he also served as president of the SFA.
The Motherwell chief executive, Leeann Dempster, said: “Everyone is absolutely devastated by Bill’s sudden passing. It has come as a great shock to everyone at Fir Park.”
Worthwhile watching this interview of Jordan Rhodes.
Refreshingly level-headed for such a young player,and obviously something of a thinker.
Ideal sort of chap to have in the team.
Whatever has happened to the due diligence that Fergus McCann used to insist upon ?
Jordan Rhodes In Cyprus
Due to the lack of fairness and incessant consistent cheating verging on the pathological
one-upmanship of hunnery over Celtic in my lifetime, I can honestly say that I do have a
pathological obsession with the huns going doon the swannie (Trademark Terry).
Do I need education? Do I need medication?
No I need vindication.
I tell you this no eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn
Stringer Bell …00.02……It’s coming across that you are a tad condescending / sanctimonious on the subject of oor wee-minded keevins….(they ‘ignored’ hitler…!!!…LOL…!!!)…… and, on this subject only, I hope you don’t mind if we ignore you……..if there is one fud who needs to be clear on what we feel about him, it’s keevins…..!!!!
McCulloch will be loving it…it will have been an ever-present hope to injury any Celtic player he could. However I’m with Lenny both players met the ball with intent to win it..
Chaplin
If you can aces an apple shop make an online appointment and an Apple Genius will be waiting for you at your allotted time and will sort you quickly and for free….
Good morning,
There has been some considerable speculation on these hallowed pages about the merits or otherwise of a number of potential centre forwards who may be signed in the transfer window. In the course of these debates and arguments, I am always impressed by the statisticians among us who can inform us that this or that player scored so many goals and that their scoring avarge is 40% or a goal every three games or some such.
I am not really a great statistics man. I much prefer words to get my meaning across but sometimes the odd statistic just jumps out at you– even when it appears in the midst of a good story!
In 1953, a rather gregarious young man who goes by the same name as myself went on a lads holiday. Now this rather curious chap would be my father, and the destination for this holiday would be the popular town of Buncrana in County Donegal. The oul fella had been there scores of times before with his own parents, but on this occasion he was with a group of mates. It was a popular destination for young men who were living in Scotland but who had been borne in Ireland or who were of Irish parentage– and as this Holiday was over the Easter period ( April )- there were lots of young folk around the town.
Among those who were on holiday at the time was one William Gallagher. Willie was the eldest son of the mighty atom himself- Patsy Gallagher-and both Willie and Patsy had played for O Holy redeemers school team where my old man had played some football. Further, although Patsy was born in Milford, my father had always regarded Patsy as a Ramelton man which is where my grandfather was brought up and so Willie and my old man had a fair bit in common and were reasonably pally.
So, there he is in Buncrana and he thinks that he will go to the house where the Gallagher clan are staying and say hello as you do.
When he gets there, he finds that friend Willie has a few others with him who my dad does not know- although as he says himself they seemed a nice crowd. Among Willie’s friends was a wee smiley guy who my dad had never met but who he had seen before. This wee guy was a right wee live wire, with a cherubic wee round face, a wicked sense of humour and facial muscles which were simply locked in a permanent grin. Whatsmore, as he got to know him, it would become more than apparent that the wee chap was mad keen on the odd practical joke.
In those days, my old man sang a fair bit, and at night he would do the odd turn in the Plaza ballroom in town and in one or two other locations and so from what I gather this young team from Clydebank and their hangers on had rare old time.
However, smiler was a touch agitated. If any of the crowd had been in touch with “Home” he wanted to know if they had heard any news. Remember that at this time, not only were there no mobile phones, very few people actually had access to an ordinary private telephone and so calls “home” were things to be arranged well in advance for both the caller and recipient.
So if anyone in the company called home from the post office, smiler wanted to know if there was any news!
The reason for smiler’s consternation? He wanted to know if there was any news on whether or not– he had been signed by Celtic!
Again, it is hard to imagine that a football player would be reliant on someone else’s phonecall to learn whether or not he had been signed by Celtic, but that was the case in 1953.
Alas, there was no news of any such signing and smiler just got on with his holiday apparently– in fact he would not actually sign for Celtic for another 3 weeks! However he obviously knew that he was of interest to Jimmy McGrory. Once he did sign, it could be said that he had a slightly strange career in that he was perhaps looked upon as a utility player. Someone who would not always make the team.
Yet when he did make the team– whether it be the Celtic team or any other team he played for– the statistics that i was referring to above suggest that he was devistatingly effective.
He played for his first senior team– Morton– some 82 times scoring an amazing 57 goals. Now that is impressive by anyone’s standards. From there he moved down south and played with Middlesborough for two seasons scoring 14 times in 38 games. Clearly he didn’t play every game down there, but again the stats are reasonable. When he left Celtic after a 7 years stint, he played 69 times for Dundee United and hit the net 30 times over a 3 year period. Lastly he made 18 appearances for Raith Rovers and scored 4 times.
But Celtic was his real love and so it was there our smiler spent the majority of his career. He stayed roughly the same length of time as Henrik and in that time made 191 appearances ( compared to Henrik’s 221 )– although I stress that he did not always get a game. During those games he scored an impressive 82 goals- many of which were extermely memorable as they were left foot thunderbolts.
Many will by now have guessed that the wee smiley man was Neilly Mochan.
My memories of Neilly were of course as the Celtic trainer who ran on with the magic sponge when someone was injured. The image I have of him in my head is of the wee guy with a slightly redenning smiley face, slicked back though thinning hair, perhaps just a wee bit portly– but who i would have put my money on to beat any of the Lisbon lions in a sprint save perhaps for Stevie Chalmers and Bobby Lennox!– let’s face it Carl Lewis wouldn’t have caught Lennox!
Neilly won the Coronation cup with Celtic in only his second game, won league and cup doubles and of course scored two goals in the league cup final when Hampden basked in the sun. He was a Celtic man through and through, and of course developed a great relationship with Jock Stein with whom he played and worked with as trainer and the holder of that magic sponge.
The guys over at the Celtic graves society have recently been given access to Neilly’s remarkeable collection of memorabilia and I have no doubt that there will be more articles on this collection on the timternet in the coming months. However for now you can see some of the photos and a description of the things Neilly collected here:
http://celticgraves.com/topic/9330076/1/
My old man came to like wee Neilly an awful lot and earlier today was talking away to me about that time in Buncrana which brought all this to mind. Just a wee smiley funny guy– who happened to be more than alright on a football park!
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If you liked my wee story– or even if you didn’t– please please please do what you can for Vanessa Riddle. She is a wee girl who can be saved but only by way of a treatment that the health authorities do not provide in Britain. Having thought she had beaten her condition, she has relapsed and now faces a fight for her life. This is a fight that is winnable– but to even stand a chance takes an awful lot of money!
Her grandfather is a Welshman who works in Prestwick beside my brother in law and a couple of other big Celtic supporters. All the family live in Ayrshire and Vanessa is currently in the Sick Kids Hospital in Yorkhill. I was asked if I could spread the word of Vanessa’s fight amongst the Celtic family in the hope that the money can be raised to at least give her a chance.
There is something awfully wrong with our society when it would appear that a child can be cured– or stands a chance of being cured of a dreadful disease– but policy or money means that that cure and treatment will not be administered.
So here is the link to Vanessa’s appeal: Anything you can do will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks– really deep heartfelt thanks– to all those who donated, tweeted, e-mailed and messaged me today about this. You really are some crowd and I am in awe of your kindness and compassion.
http://www.justgiving.com/vanessa-appeal
Cheers
Brogan
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon..!! Tick Tock !! says:
12 January, 2012 at 01:10
Stringer Bell …00.02……It’s coming across that you are a tad condescending / sanctimonious on the subject of oor wee-minded keevins….(they ‘ignored’ hitler…!!!…LOL…!!!)…… and, on this subject only, I hope you don’t mind if we ignore you……..if there is one fud who needs to be clear on what we feel about him, it’s keevins…..!!!!
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Depends who you mean by ‘we’, mate!
Feel free to do whatever you think best. I don’t mind at all.
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Am l the Only one Who thinks for Many Years Now..That Jeff Winter is a Olde CQN Favourite and Was in The SS..
Summa ft SeanSouthCSC
Chaplin,I’m in the same boat Pal,3gs,done the update last week,lost somethings,but my youngman,back them up first,and stored them in another thing,I was lost.But I got everything back,except music I bought..Bug because U already paid Itunes for It,I can download again to the same Itunes adress free..hopefully..by the way Pal I will be in the fiveways before the game this w/end of you fancy à Pinto.
BRTH – donation made & besides being such a great cause on behalf of Vanessa, please consider it in part as a small thanks for pleasure of reading your invariably thought-provoking posts on this forum.
All the Best for 2012 & more power to your keyboard.
brth,
heartbreaking. donation to be made when the wife gets home with the credit card. keep publicizing it. God bless her.
hail hail
Breaking news on twitter x ref jeff winter has posted a vile rant about Catholics . Horrible reading says he was hacked , mmm
gaz1888 says:
12 January, 2012 at 03:18
Gaz – that particular reptile has lots of “previous” for such vile utterances.
I was directed to some writings by him (in & especially FOR a hun blog, not his own) a couple of years back & it was disgusting – in much the same vein as this latest version. (He clearly knew his audience)
He has many devotees on the Purulent Side, and we will no doubt hear of many of them leaping to his defence (albeit within the confines of their own hideous websites) over the days ahead.
I do hope that James Forrest’s initiatives to get this cretin called to account meet with success.
When we were fifteen points behind Rangers the universal view was that a striker and a centre half was the minimum requirement for the January transfer window and you’d have been hard pushed to find a Celtic fan who disagreed.
Finishing the transfer window with one bosman right back, a position we didnt need covered, would have been unthinkable and would have provoked a serious backlash among a huge number of Celtic fans.
The fact we were now two points in front has no effect on this view and we still need a striker and a centre half as a minimum requirment.
Changing our views on squad requirements simply because the huns have imploded and we have put together some form reeks on the complacency that has cost us so dearly in recent years and has thrown numerous life belts to the drowing huns.
Having said all that I would be completely un surprised if we finished the current window with no new additions as it exacly suits the modus operandi of our current board of doing as little as possible to stay slightly ahead of Rangers.
I am also unsurprised to see the usual Lawell fan boys defending the do nothing and hope policy that has failed so badly in recent years.
a poster on RTC asked the question …what would he pay for his season book at Celtic if there were no Rangers games, because they deservedly were forced to start in Div 3…..My response is below…..I would be very interested to see if I have called this correctly….all Celtic supporter opinions valued
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Let me answer that, based on History.
Celtic supporters step up to the plate when it’s for the good of the club…..always have done
So what would a Celtic supporter pay…..2 answers , whatever h/she can afford, and in my my view , at least what is charged just now.
Give me a scenario, where Justice is done, and seen by the entire footballing world, to be done. Then in that scenario , I will pay and pay happily what the club charge just now, if thats the price of The Cheats at Rangers being forced to start life in Div 3
I will go further…..I suspect if the club come out and tell it straight….tell us that losing Rangers will cost us £2 million a year in TV money, then I and I am sure the overwhelming majority of Celtic fans will respond positively
If the club tell us, we need that £2 million, and we want to charge it ,split over 50,000 season books….well thats £40 per season book holder
For Justice…..a small price to pay….a very small price
As I said at the start, when the cause is pure, then Celtic supporters always step up to the plate….always
as a follow up…Celtic could enter into an agreement to buy additional away tickets for every game there was capacity. Celtic could then offer an “away” season book. The extra income would compensate SPL clubs for the loss of Rangers away support revenue.
The alternative.. Celtic refuse to take any tickets for away games at any club who votes to allow Rangers Newco direct SPL entry, unless it is on highly penal terms
If the club are forced to accept a Rangers Newco, and can’t find their own exit route, I could see an organized boycott of all away games. It has been spoken about before for lesser issues. This is the definitive ethical issue of the age as far as Scottish Football is concerned. I am sure the thousands who attend away games at present, could be persuaded to attend a development squad game every other week. Set the price at £10 , promote the cause, and watch 5,000 attend generating £75,000 per game which is £1.4 million a year
ask yourself, who would you rather give money to …Motherwell or Kilmarnock, who conspire to reward the cheating of Rangers, or to help develop more McGeoch’s Keatings, Paul George’s and James Forrest’s
bit of a No brainer
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The former Scotland coach also claims that Vernon’s record, which has seen him net nine goals this season, would be up there with Jelavic’s domestic haul of 14 if he had also been on penalty duty at Pittodrie.
Brown claimed: “Look at Vernon’s scoring record in comparison to Jelavic. He has scored nine goals and just one penalty while Jelavic has 13 goals and five penalties.
I am not saying Vernon is better than Jelevic, but there records are comparable and Jelevic is a £4million striker playing in a team that creates more chances than Aberdeen.
“I am not saying Vernon is better than Jelevic, but there records are comparable and Jelevic is a £4million striker playing in a team that creates more chances than Aberdeen. It shows just how good Vernon is for us.
Summa
Barcabhoy says:
12 January, 2012 at 04:30
I really like your thinking but I’m not entirely sure whether you have called it correctly, although I’d be delighted to find out that you have.
I would imagine that most who read & post on CQN would be aligned with your thinking, but in common with some other interesting initiatives proposed on these pages, some
really solid leadership & organisation would be required to mobilise supporters in the numbers required to get this kind of outcome over the line. But its do-able nonetheless.
As for paying some form of premium to ensure & see justice done – I am with you on that idea, & I think that is a part you have very probably called right.
The scenarios you outline are of course, highly dependent on the board playing their part & adopting a role which would (perhaps unusually?) appear to be well unified with the typical supporter’s views.
Now while I am not one of the “sack the board & fillet PL” brigade, I cannot say that I fully trust them either. I would like to, but don’t get enough warm fuzzy feeling when it comes to some of their perceived actions. (&/or inactions)
So I will repeat what I’ve stated on these pages before (while earnestly wishing it never comes to pass) – If the board are shown (or even if there’s a strong enough whiff of suspicion) to collude or assist in any form of “save the hun” activities, whether by overt action or by lacklustre inertia, then my days of supporting CFC in its current from will be unequivocally over.
I know that plenty of others feel the same way, and I hope that over the coming days & weeks that message reaches the board’s ears often & loudly enough so that they can be in no doubt of the outcome should they fail the very lifeblood of the club on this issue.
Morning All,
Some from the morning papers…..
CELTIC target Rafik Halliche has been told he can quit Premiership club Fulham in January.
The Algerian defender spent a week on trial at Lennoxtown before Christmas as Celtic started their search for defensive back-up.
Neil Lennon was impressed by the 25 year old and was keen to enter talks about a loan deal with a right to buy option at the end of the season.
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However, Fulham’s willingness to trade now might persuade Lennon and Celtic to alter their tactics after boss Martin Jol made it clear the centre-half has no future at Craven Cottage.
Celtic are hoping the Londoners accept a nominal fee for the former Benfica stopper who is also interesting Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem and Carling Cup sensations Crystal Palace .
Jol said: “I’ve got five centre-backs – he’s a good player but I haven’t used him. He told me at the start of the season he needs to play, and it’s the same story now. There’s a few options so we’ll have to wait and see what happens.”
Meanwhile, Senegalese striker Boubacar Sanogo admits he would be keen to talk to Celtic about a transfer.
Sanogo backed out of a trial with the Hoops last summer after suffering toothache, but is ready to re-ignite signing talks if Lennon is still interested.
The 29-year-old St Etienne striker is currently on trial with rival French side Auxerre and has been scouted by Greek outfit Olympiakos.
Sanogo said: “Celtic is a very good club.I might be interested if they really want me, but nothing is concrete so far.”
Lennon is keen to bolster his attack and is also weighing up a bid for long-time target Baba Diawara of Maritimo but he is valued at £5m
Meanwhile over at the Peckham Palace……..
SOCHAUX have insisted that Rangers urged THEM to make a second bid for Maurice Edu.
SunSport understands the request was made WITHOUT consent from Gers boss Ally McCoist who wants to keep Edu at Ibrox.
The French club did make a renewed £900,000 bid for the midfielder last night — only to have it firmly knocked back by Rangers’ money men.
President Alexandre Lacombe admitted he was surprised by the snub and said: “It was Rangers who contacted us about making a final offer for Edu.
“But when we made our bid they said No.
“But we still haven’t given up. We are working on two deals and one is Edu.
“The Edu deal is very close. We don’t believe we are far away from Rangers’ valuation of the player and could have more talks in the next day to try and reach agreement.”
However, his claim that Gers approached Sochaux over the deal — rather than the other way — is a major blow to McCoist.
Only last week — after the French club’s opening £500,000 offer — he had said: “We’ve rejected the bid because I want Maurice Edu to sign a new contract here rather than go anywhere.”
But it’s understood he was in the dark over the Ibrox board’s efforts to cash in on Edu.
Meanwhile, Gers target Javi Guerra, 29, revealed the Ibrox side have been tracking him for a year.
The Real Valladolid striker said: “I’ve known of Rangers’ interest, even from last year. I spoke to my agent who confirmed it.
“Their interest in me is very motivating. But I am still here and remain very comfortable at this club.”
Pat Fenlon, the Hibernian manager, has revealed that he raised the issue of anti-Irish abuse at Cowdenbeath because he was frustrated that only footballers get punished for bad behaviour.
Fenlon spoke to a police officer at full-time after being subjected to sustained personal abuse from some home supporters during Hibs’ William Hill Scottish Cup fourth-round win at Central Park on Saturday, much of it referring to his nationality. The Dubliner consulted the police but decided to take no further action and brushed off the episode rather than submit a formal complaint.
But in an exclusive interview with Herald Sport, Fenlon said it had irritated him that supporters could get away with shouting abuse while players were routinely suspended for minor misdemeanours during a match. His own striker, Leigh Griffiths, was given a one-match ban for making a gesture at Rangers supporters in December. Griffiths was this week offered another one-match Scottish Cup suspension by the Scottish Football Association for a similar gesture to Hibs’ own fans after he scored in the 3-2 win over Cowdenbeath. He will contest the charge at an SFA fast track tribunal today.
“I didn’t want to make an issue out of it,” said Fenlon of Saturday’s abuse. “I just wanted to speak to the policeman and ask about it. He said he hadn’t heard it but would make an inquiry, and he came back and said if I wanted to make an official complaint then I could. I didn’t want to do that. I’m not that type.
“I’ve dealt with abuse in the past. But sometimes you find it hard when you see players getting bans for silly things on the pitch and then things like that go over people’s heads.”
Fenlon was singled out by some in his home country after becoming the first Dublin Catholic to play for the traditionally Belfast Protestant club Linfield. He told Herald Sport that Linfield had been exceptionally welcoming to him when he signed in 1993 but he had subsequently received verbal abuse from some fellow Catholics in Dublin for agreeing to sign for the club, given its history.
“I’m not one for moaning about that stuff [at Cowdenbeath], I’ve taken plenty of stick. It’s actually nice to be called an ‘Irish b******’ rather than an ‘Orange b******’ when you’re used to that! You can be called one or the other! You’re going to get that, it’s everywhere, I’ve had it in Dublin.
“But I just felt that if you’re going to clamp down so much on players on the pitch – and I don’t have a major problem with that – then you have to make sure that it’s right across the board.”
Fenlon said he had no problem with the police officer he spoke to being unaware of the shouts at Central Park, and as far as he was concerned the matter was over. “If people didn’t hear it or notice it then that’s fine. I can’t do anything about that,” he said.
Morning Celts, a wee wind up this morning in the NW of engerlund.
Ki will slot in nicely to the midfield role and will be one of our best players on Sat. Big Victor will sit in front of the defence and along with Broonie and Joe Ledley will provide the steel in midfield.
2-0 Celts is my prediction for Sat. Game.
Vinny
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JellyLegs Update..He has Only Scored 12 in SPL (5 Pens)..14 in All Comps..
Stokes.. Hooper both 15 in All Comps..
Summa ft TheJellyMythCSC..
Maccargo morning and thanks for the early updates, Awe Naw will be out of a job this morning :>)
Vinny
Vmhan Supporting Lenny…..
I’m sure Awe Naw will still have his usual fun!! :)