Lotw Diary.

So, was there a side order of garlic bread to go wie the ipox order from Dominos Pizza after their game last night? I’m sure the Coca Cola was flowing, Charlie the Honey Monster munching the fries and Da Da Darcheville going for a slice of a cheese and tomato and missing his mouth from three yards. Rumours that Barry 8 oot of 10 Ferguson was posted missing from the festivities celebrating the snatching WAFFA cup qualification from the jaws of last 16 qualification are unconfirmed......

Not, one to gloat, well, but after 3 games we were oot and qualification, a knighthood and the freedom of Govan was guaranteed for Wallie, Ally and Kenny. For them to let us become the most successful Scottish team in CL history is very dignified of them....

I’m sure the Green Brigade are busily coming up wie ideas for January 2nd in which their banners will include mentions of the European Cup, Big Jock and something French.... Allez Lyon, Viva La France and Peppe Le Pew...

So what aboot he Hoops then?

The holy goalie is leaving.... Holy Goalie might be staying.... Holy Goalie to Lannndan

Oh, Arfur Bourc the Holy Goalie, he might not be so holy when he leaves, if he leaves. He might leave sooner if he goes ootside CP and looks at the unoffissial merchandise Holy Goalie scarf’s, which have the wrong words to his song on them. What do we expect for a fiver right enough? Will need to ask why the say he hates r*ngers and not he hates the h*ns? Is having the word h*n on yer scarf now offensive? Don’t answer that....

Anyway, this story started of wie this quote” I have decided I am going to leave Celtic in the summer. "Celtic want more than £10million for me but I think it is too much..” It then moved on to this after the correct translation was reported.. "For the last month-and-a-half, we have been talking about signing a new contract," and "The price of £10m (Celtic's market valuation) is cosmic money but I know people in Great Britain expect to pay more than any other countries in Europe."

He mentions using the Webster law, which unlike Murphy’s Law is bitter and involves periods of inactivity, injury and ugliness. As the Tory Mail points oot, on the link above, Arfur has his dates wrong as he only signed on loan initially and the SSM has him over a barrel regarding Webster’s Law, which is still as murky as the Clyde, in the legal respect as far as i’m aware.

So, what does this blogger make of it all?

Think we all know that a goalie like Arfur will be in demand and none of us will be daft enough to think that he will prolong his already legendary status if 1) a massive bid- yes, £10million please- and 2) a club that takes Arfur’s fancy comes along. A club that will take Arfur’s fancy is not a Tottenham or a Villa.

It will be a Man Utd, Barcelona- dodgy goalie at the mo- or an AC Milan- Coco the clown will sulk back to Brazil and Arfur has been impressive, twice, against them or the dark horses and who I would term as favourites to make the 1st bid Arsenal.

Jens Lehman will be offski in January and surely Arsene canny see Almunia as the long-term future of his up and coming golden generation. Arsene did sign the “New Boruc” in Fabanski last season, a goalie that coaches at Legia rated higher than the Holy Goalie, but he has failed to make the step up.

A swap deal plus cash, I think, would be of interest to the tracksuits and the sharp suits at CP. Wie Mark Brown deciding that palming the baw across goal is a necessary evil, must be a Scottish goalie thing as “Scotland’s number one” done it last night..Mawhhhaaaa, signing a younger version of Arfur, who was rumoured to be on oor radar anyway, would appeal to the coaches and the moneymen would be thankful that we would retain the links wie Poland.

I can’t see Arfur signing a new deal until the late summer at the earliest. Wie the Euro 2008 and the latter stages of the CL coming up his stock could rise even more- yes, £12million please...- so, Arfur is quite right to become the chief executive of the Holy Goalie and wait and see what gets landed on the table.
If he does sign an improved contract wie the Hoops then I would expect a Stan P situation to arise. But it’s all if and but’s and I fully expect more press shite before the season is oot.

Oooooohhhhhh.. I’m all Holy Goalied oot, so lets look to the future, after that fat bloke in the red suit has broke into yer hoose, ate yer food and drunk yer wine….yes, I’m looking even further than Inversenkie….

Mick wants the Real deal....

So Mick wants Madrid. He says “I think everybody would say Madrid because we never been there before. We’ve played a lot of the best teams in Europe apart from Madrid.” Quite right to, if we are going to be Scotland’s only representatives in the competition it’s only fair that we get a tie befitting of the most successful Scottish team EVER in CL history.

Also from a purely selfish point of view, we, as now CL mainstays and luminaries, in wie the big boys on a yearly basis, soon to be the establishment club and the quintessential Irish / Scottish club, respected the world over…we have seen them come and go….except Madrid…

Right, Madrid could end the Fortress Parkheid bubble, which has wobbled and will go sooner rather than later but so what….Munich celebrated a draw at CP, Milan and Donestk would have loved a draw at CP…we have many memories and losing to the all stars of Madrid is not exactly Bratislava-esq.

Personally, a wee trip to Spain would do me. Madrid, Barca, two cities I huvnae been too, and Seville the scene of the hottest day of ma Celtic supporting life. A strange part of me wishes a trip doon sooth, maybe a wee pint of shandie in the Chelski village would be something to tell the family aboot…

Forza