weve been celt a dud calendar

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CELTIC are flogging their 2010 calendar on the cheap - after a string of pin-up players quit the club.

 

The glossy �£5 merchandise has been knocked down to just �£3 in the shops in the wake of a Parkhead player exodus.

 

This month's sales of Gary Caldwell, Barry Robson, Willo Flood and Chris Killen mean it's ALREADY out of date - barely a fortnight into January.

 

Even cover-guy Shaun Maloney isn't playing - because he's battling a long-term injury.

 

CELTIC CALENDAR

Injured ... Shaun Maloney is out

 

Last night, Hoops season ticket holder Evelyn Hewitson, 57, told how she was left fuming after her son bought her the calendar for Christmas - at full price.

 

The gran, from Ayr, joked: "I will just have to get my scissors out and remove the offending players.

 

"But if I do, there might not be much of the calendar left."

 

Defender Caldwell was sold to Premiership side Wigan during the week but Celtic fans will find it hard to forget him - because he's 'Mr April'.

 

It will be near the end of the year before supporters can turn the page on midfielder Robson, a new signing for Middlesbrough. He's 'Mr October'.

 

Team-mates Flood and Killen are also featured in the cut-price calendar despite their moves to Boro.

 

And other members of boss Tony Mowbray's squad will hope that appearing on the calendar doesn't turn out to be a bad omen. Lee Naylor is 'Mr November' but he's already been linked with a return to England in the January transfer window.

 

Swindon Town are also keen to take Celtic Under-21 star Paul Caddis on loan until the end of the season.

 

And prized midfielder Aiden McGeady - 'Mr May' - was said to be the subject of an �£8million bid from Birmingham City.

 

 

 

On top of that, 'Mr June' Scott Brown and front-cover team-mate Maloney have not played for weeks - and it could be February before they even return to training.

 

One Celtic store employee was asked if the club was likely to lose any more faces from its calendar.

 

And he said: "You never know... "

 

But Celtic's calendar partners Grange Communications have covered their backs.

 

A clause on the product states: "The publishers cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions."

 

Last night a spokesman for Celtic said: "We do not have any comment."

 

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RANGERS have also produced their own 2010 calendar but all of the featured players are still at Ibrox.