The Diary is thinking about the absolute cunnyfest that Real Madrid will be with The Special One and Ronaldo in the same building.
You do wonder what we are waiting on. The reason why we just haven’t appointed Lennon are not being made public but they are, or could, be becoming clearer.
We are waiting for Tony Mowbray to depart the Celtic world as like the cast of Lost he is hanging around the purgatory afterlife waiting on his issues to be sorted like we wanted our defence sorted out.
“They are currently on gardening leave from the club” said a League Mangers Association lacky regarding Mowbray and Grant who have contacted them asking for them to handle their case for settlement.
“It isn’t the case that clubs have to have settled with previous employees before they appoint new managers – every club is different and I can’t comment on individual cases” he continued naively hitting the nail on the head why we haven’t appointed a new man. We haven’t sacked the last one and we are not willing to appoint a new one until we get them off the wage bill.
Or….are we waiting to appoint a Don figure, a Godfather or an auld git to assist Lennon? Giovanni Trappattoni has been mentioned and the thought of Craig Brown bringing the stench of mint imperials and Steradent to the dugout brings water to my eyes.
Of Trappattoni a FAI suit whispered “He’s 71 and the arrangement with Ireland suits him because he insisted that he would still live in Italy” emphasizing that due to his age we can’t demand that he moves to Newton Mearns. Brown, thankfully, distanced himself from the role “I have no contact whatsoever with Celtic” he answered, holding an imaginary phone up to his ear and mouthing “call me” like some X-Factor contestant.
When Lennon does get the gig it most certainly will be without the talent of Aiden McGeady if the papers get their way. Spartak to bid £6m was a headline and with all sorts of no-marks being drummed out to discuss the situation not of him going to Russia but going to The Greatest League In The World.
Lou Macari mused with all the importance and relevance of a man who thought that Carl Muggleton was a better bet than Shay Given “Those doubts will never be answered until he goes there. I don’t think anyone believes he will go there and set the place alight” while the baldy that didn’t go to Madrid, a porn star girlfriend and ended up at Birmingham, Lee Carsley, declared “I don’t know whether he would do well with a team lower down in the Premier League” and when asked if he thought Aiden was ready to make the step up answered “I don’t think he is” much to the delight of those that want us to sell Aiden and then watch him fail.
We are making Landry N’Guemo feel wanted. An already cut-price deal is being lined upped to become a cut-cut-price deal with us only willing to offer £1.2m for the erratic midfielder. Nancy want us to take left back, Jean Calve, as we are reportedly just keen to find some left backs.
“This year I won’t cost anything” boasted the player with the some misplaced faith for a player being offered in a buy one get one free deal. “The big difference between this year and last year is the fee.” he continued still not grasping that being available for nothing and being a make weight will see him viewed with cynicism.
The merry-go-round will continue until the drugs wear off. Scunthrope want £2.5m for Gary Hooper and he was up in Glasgow seeing the sights last week and the frightening concept that Neil Lennon has read the Roy Keane Big Book Of Management and is trying to sign as many Irish players as possible with Daryl Murphy, Roy Keane, Marc Wilson, Damien Duff, Anthony Stokes and Steven Reid all rumoured to be on the To-Be-Sure-To-Be-Sure-List.
Thank god, Big Cass is not available.
Til tomorrow.