The Diary is meeting the new boss that’s the same as the old boss.
With the media being banned from last nights presentation it’s been interesting to see how they reported or sensationalised the not-very-much that happened or was not-of-great-interest that was disclosed. “Celtic to confirm Neil Lennon next week” was ones take with talk of “final details” being “ironed out“. The others just took quotes from here and there and cobbled together a few hundred words. Some said they had got the quotes from Twitter and Fan-Sites others didn’t bother.
This was a major shift in the way our club was being reported. Celtic-Cyber-Timdown use of new media must have been an eye opener for the club. No agenda reporting. Just the facts. It must have been an eye opener for the old media as well. More power to the fans where Apple is the King and geeks with hard-drives full of Swedish dog porn will set the subjects.
The Celtic medical team are rebudgeting after Stephen Reid decided to join WBA and is looking forward to his relegation a year from now. “It’s a club I’ve always admired (Celtic) bottomline this is Premier League football” he said while stubbing his toe, pulling his hamstring and castrating himself.
Morten Rasmussen will be sat at home with the rest of us watching the World Cup after he didn’t make Denmarks final 23 man squad. Can’t be a surprise as he didn’t make the Celtic first 11 and I’m sure sticking pins in a Robbie Keane shaped doll will make him feel all the better.
Don’t you hate it when some fancy named agent, in this case, Fernando Oliveira, calls up some bored hack and gives him a bit of fannel? “An English agent came to enquire about Collins status and there is a strong chance that he will join Celtic” he declared before tea about Aurelin Collin, a French centre back who once played for Gretna has had failed trials at Blackpool, Preston and Wolves, played for a Greek team that got relegated and is currently holed up at Vitoria De Setubal hoping for a better life.
I liked the Sol Campbell rumour better myself.