The Lotw Diary- Wednesday Wailings

Now that us mere mortals are no longer invited to the arena of the Champions League the lure of the games has waned. Last week if it wisnny for the polis, quite rightly, geing the Man who fans a doing when they strayed into no-mans land, look if yer in that area then yer “game” for a baton across the heid, then the games last week would have passed of withoot any stirring.

But after ma self imposed exile last nights game at the Trafford ball park made me have faith in the set of the most corrupt competition in Europe. It was that guid i thought I had snorted a line of Keith Richards dad. It also served as a reminder to the hoops how far we have to go both on and off the park.

Peter Lawell has stated that it is his aim to make Celtic the biggest club in Ireland. Last seasons signing of an aging Roy Keane was the 1st step in raising oor profile, still don’t think now it was for fitbaw reasons, and I fully expect we will sign another big Irish star soon.

This will be futile cause if Man who keep on putting on performances like that then we have no chance of over taking them as the number one team in Ireland. Saying that right enough because of Sky’s coverage of the premiership we have no chance of even over taking Arsenal or Liverpool.

Man who last night gave a performance that set pulses racing. They have been doing it for years in Europe and also they entertain in the EPL. Sky’s packaging of their product means that even the most boring games are deemed as entertainment. Kids from Kerry to Derry will this morning be Giggs, Smith, Rooney and Ronaldo.

If the hoops want to lose the tag of every Irishman’s favourite second team then they have to entertain. We have to be entertaining on the biggest stage of all where the packing and profile is best. We have done it this year. The Nakaing of Man Utd would have done more for oor profile than the signing of Keane and oor gallant performance against Milan will have made youngsters take notice. Still canny see many Seamus Nakamura’s kicking around yet though.

While setanta coverage is improving, lot of money being spent on it and improving it’s profile, it’s place where Handels priest heralds the teams that we have to perform to turn young heids. Beating Man U and such every now and then isny guid enough. We have to be doing it regular. We have to prove this season isny a one off and ensure we are back in the mix next year.

We can’t have another Bratislava cause if we do then we can get hit wie the small team jibs from meeja and those wie the passing interest we are trying to snare. We are trying to snare consumers and they are a fickle beast whom only want success.

Thing is do the board think we have the plan and the man in place to snare these consumers?

Forza The Hoops