Celtic Banter Archive December 22 2011

 

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22 Dec 2011 21:05:42
Hi Ed can you clear something up! Exactly what is a "Gentlemans Agreement" and how binding is it? Press reports Celtic have first refusal on Diawara because there is an agreement in place! But if the deal is for £3m and CSKA offer £4.5m surely they can go back on this? No? Help me out ed!

Barrybhoy {Ed007's Note - It means that CFC have got first refusal to meet the club's valuation, whether the original fee is part of it or it can be renegotiated I don't know. It is possible it is the original fee as the deal was all done and dusted only for the red tape to kill the deal, he could also have a buy out clause. I suppose it is binding to the extent that it was the Maritimo president who announced it.}

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22 Dec 2011 20:44:15
Ed what's your take on the SPL being played on Xmas eve. Was reading Kenny Shiels last wk and agree it could affect crowds. Glasgow city centre is going to be jam packed with fans and last minute Xmas shoppers . Why wasn't games played on Boxing day and Old Firm on Jan 2.......DH {Ed007's Note - It does seem an odd decision and will probably affect crowds on Christmas Eve. The derby match takes care of itself but I grew up with Ne'erday game and would love it to be brought back.}

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I'm not going on Christmas Eve, i've too much to do ! Can't see changing the Old Firm from New Year to the 28th making a big difference... Mrs E {Ed007's Note - *cough* part-timer :-) It's just the tradition of it I like Mrs. New Year is a pain in the ar5e TBH, I really don't see the fuss and it was always the best part of it when I was growing up....BAH HUMBUG!!}

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Mrs E, it's ok, nobody will notice you're away the stadium is always half empty anyway.

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ALWAYS half empty ? The last home game there was a crowd of 49,023 (Hearts) and before that 48,406 (St Mirren)..

My Hoops will miss me but not as much as I will miss them :( - Mrs E

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22 Dec 2011 16:22:48
Alright ED probably wont be on much so to you and all the regulars Merry Xmas hope you get hammered on the 28th LOL Have a good one.

Billyboy1 {Ed007's Note - And you Billy mate. All the best and have a great time (apart from the 28th that is).

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Same to you BB1 enjoy.

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Merry Christmas BillyBoy1...hope you have a lovely time (up to the 27th anyway) x - Mrs E

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BB1 all the best for Christmas Timalloy

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22 Dec 2011 16:17:25
Not celtic news but i thought it would give some people a laugh. its about balotelli and every word is true. i was sent it via email.

Why Balotelli is the best footballer in the world

>Survived a usually fatal disease at birth >£10,000 in parking fines >Car impounded 27 times
>£300,000 fine for throwing darts at the youth team >Won £25,000 in a casino, gave £1,000 to a tramp
outside >Rescued a child from bullying >Threw tomatoes at some Serie A manager >Threw water
balloons at Serie A meeting >Started a fight with 4 bouncers, after breaking the no touching rule at
a strip club >Thinks milk with tea is strange >Bibotelli saga >Had a £120,000 Audi R8 imported and
wrote it off within a week >Had his friends approach girls in clubs and say "Balotelli will see you
now." >Sent to John Lewis by his mother to buy essentials for the house, like an ironing board >Came
back with a giant trampoline and a Vespa and Scalectrix >Started fights with Kompany, Boateng and
Tevez at training >Was frequently seen at the AC Milan superstore while playing for inter >Went on
TV in an AC shirt with his name on while at inter >U21s game for Italy, kicks a swedish player while
he's down and proceeds to just sit on the pitch ignoring the opposition and the referee for about a
minute. >Is then offended when he gets sent off and protests about it >He winked at Ferdinand at
the semi final of the FA cup and celebrate in front of the Man Utd fans. >After the FA cup final, on
live TV, says "This season I have been s***. Can I say that?" >Was stopped by police driving round
Hulme (a real craphole) in his maserati with £25,000 cash on the passenger seat. When asked why he
said "because I'm rich" >Had to go off at half time in a game in Ukraine due to an allergy to the
pitch >Had to be physically hauled away by Zanetti for refusing to let Samuel Eto'o take a penalty
that he had won >Once broke up with a girlfriend via text while she was presenting a live television
show >Slept with a model while his girlfriend was asleep downstairs >*** mental chicken hat >When
he won the European Golden Boy trophy, said he had never heard of Jack Wilshere >Said he would find
out who he was so he could remind Wilshere he came second >Drove his car into a women's prison so he
could have a look around >Swore on live TV after the FA cup final >Attempted a roulette back heel
shot against LA Galaxy and missed >Connections with the Naples Mafia, he even testified in court at
a Mafia trial >Brought iPad to bench during International friendly. >Set house on fire using
fireworks >Said only Messi is "a little stronger" than him, and he is better than all other players
>"Why always me?" shirt, made for him by City kitman Chappy >Drove around Manchester high fiving
city fans from his car the day after >1-6 >Became the face of a firework safety campaign days after
setting his house on fire >Hands £20 notes out to strangers when in Manchester

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If he never had the the cash he would be just another ned,on the other hand,he is a bit of a character i suppose!

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The latest caper has him breaking a curfew and going to a curry house in manchester and sword fighting with rolling pins, the guy is a total windup merchant, can you imagine a player from one half of the old firm turning up on T.V with the others halfs Shirt on, ..... insane


Pete

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22 Dec 2011 12:37:10
the word suarez supposedly said was negrito which is a term given to pygmy african and south east asian peoples , if this definition is correct then i think he is not being racist as suchbut just calling him a midget is this as bad ? it also seems to be a term of endearment in south america also but translations seems pretty vague, the reason for the ban i think is because of the repitition of it , then it goes from a bad taste joke /wind up to abuse . channel 4 news reported the word as negrito in case anybody was thinking this is made up {Ed007's Note - That is the word. It means quite literally 'little black man'.}

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22 Dec 2011 11:32:43
Celtic are lying 4 points behind at the moment and Rangers' financial situation is well documented:-
so why is it when we approach another transfer window it is over half the Celtic team that are linked to the EPL and beyond and not our rivals 'stars'?
Surely the cash-strapped leaders have better players who are available for bargain prices? But;
Kayal, Izzaguire, Hooper, Forrest, Brown, Samaras McCourt and now Wanyama are all apparent transfer targets, if we were to believe all we read.
Are the totally un-biased goodfellas of the West of Scotland press getting a wee bit nervous or is it time for my pre-Old Firm game paranoia pill?

Jungle Jim

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Jungle Jim have you forgot they have Jellyfish that is worth £1000000000000.99


Ian

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Or 12m at max (i aint seen any poster say more than this ) i personally think he might go for about 8m. all the talk is no more than usual for the old firm in the build up to a transfer window opening.

Germinator

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Maybe no one wants any of them

David

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22 Dec 2011 11:19:13
Who do Liverpool think they are?
The club ,players and management should be ashamed of themeselves after wearing the Suarez t-shirts. A total own goal from Kenny and one that will come back and haunt him. Suarez was found guilty of racism. Im all for backing your man and appealing, but over the top t-shirts was embarrasing. Yet another reason why i can't stand the Liverpool "everyone is against us" mentality. The FA should put the whole club on a disrepute charge for condoning racism.

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I kinda agree the t-shirts were a bit OTT but was more annoyed with C*****e A**ms penaly miss :( - Mrs E

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Dunno i dont think its possible to say who is in the wrong yet untill we know what was said ...personally i cant think Suarez would have thought he was in the wrong after admitting it, they obv believe it was a mix up in cultures. I read one of the eds talking about it and they were saying that Evra is actually called the same thing by his Man Utd team mates or something like that (not 100%) Untill we know what happened were not in a position to make such accusations and decisions. Pretty sure all will be revealed in due course.

Germinator {Ed007's Note - I said that the other night Germ, it is a Spanish word that is commonly used and Utd players do call him the same thing.}

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The thing is. No one actually knows exactly what was said, and Saurez apparently repeated it up to 8 times when Evra asked him to stop. Liverpool should appeal if they think it is harsh, but do so without trying to influence the watching public into thinking they have been demonized.As i said earlier, this seems typical Liverpool backs against the wall, paranoia. If the papers are ever released and it is 100% racism, will the club appologize for the t-shirts?

Joeshmo1888 {Ed007's Note - He admitted to using the word, his argument is it wasn't meant in a racist manner.}

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And he repeated it after being asked to stop. 8 games is harsh but the tshirts smack of desperation. Would the tshirts have been on had it been a reserve player. No.The ban would have been accepted and the player would have been sold or censored by the club. But oh look, its our best player, we cant have this. Hope Liverpool get hammered for it. ( Hope my anti Liverpool feelings are not too obvious) lol. Just to balance things up, no keen on Man utd either.

Joeshmo1888

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