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sack the board
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So how much have we spent net??
Has Murray spent £10 for every £5 we have spent??
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Truly sorry to see him go. Definitely not seen the best of him yet.
Good luck Ken!
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The longer this goes on the more disappointed I'm getting.
To the pub!
Any news, someone jump into Rufus T. Firefly's on Hope Street and let me know.
You will recognise me by the fact that......
I AM STRACHAN
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Good luck Kenny, thanks for the effort and not little skill but never good enough to be a Celtic No 9.
Good luck with that wee Hun as your boss!
RobinBhoy
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Paul67, I know you watch the figures. How much have we spent net this summer?
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Paul mate! WHIT HAVE YOU HEARD???
/Bishop B
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Jeez,first Mo Kamara and now Gerd Miller.Sold when they looked like they were about to get the hang of it.Still,£3M!Could go to the Fund to rescue wee Steve Appiah from his Fenerbahce Hell..
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Good luck Kenny Miller - some good memories, just not enough of them unfortunately.
Can't help but feel that we might see KM back at Mordor one way or another at some point in the future.
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Paul67,
Sopt on with your summation of Kenny Miller's time with us. A great tryer but not good enough as a striker to be the Celtic number 9. I wish him luck in what will probably be a relegation fight at Derby.
Of course that number 9 jersey is now vacant. Is there someone lined up to fill it?
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Danged new articles! From the end of the last thread........
A big shout out to Mark and Joe who I watched the game with in the Dubliner, Copenhagen. Great company to watch the game and celebrate the result with!
Thanks to geebee as well for pointing me in the direction of the Dubliner!
Remember Mark, create a gmail account to post on here!
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miketw10
I am in your camp, I am sorry to see him go.
I find it strange, selling him with no replacement. I had Kenny ahead of Magic in the pecking order.
Keep some people happy I suppose £3m profit. I just see the squad weakened.
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I assume Paul is posting new articles to keep us trim and nimble for switching quickly to the BIG ONE.
'GG
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Paul
Ah dinna hiv any qualms...aboot hoo ah feel...
Kenny winsnae any good..
An' miny a time his antics...
MADE BE BEEL!
Ah'll no be a Hypocrite...
But, ah weesh him well!
So ah say " Bon voyage...but... get tae ....! (Rhymes wi'? ach ye ,fill it in yersel'!)
Noo my pal Paul... ye know da score?
Da SEE-SAW is still Iled an ready!
It awaits in anticipation, in who's acomin'.....thro' da DOOR?
Dat is da law of Physics, as practiced at Paradise...
Da money in!.... da Money oot!
An' dat's da trut', it isnae lies!
collie.
Tail's Awaggin', Awaggin'
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Paul67,
I beat you by several minutes there ;-).
I asked about the MOLE in the STV atrocity? Have you any info you can divulge?
TMM
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Miller for 3 mill is superb business....as long as you have someone to replace him. He's come off the bench at Falkirk and Aberdeen and played a significant role in winning the matches. Zurawski ain't goin' to do that and the reluctance to let Riordan near the pitch says it all.
Yours, anxious and frustrated
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Posting again.
Don't know if this has been mentioned before,but regarding Platini's plans for Cup winners gaining access to the CL.
Had this plan been in place last season,how many of us would have preferred to lose the Cup Final to Dunfermline.
It would have meant no place in the CL for rangers,therefore probably no Cuellar etc.
Also,we would have received all of the TV money - around £2m extra due to Dunfermlines certain early exit in the qualifiers.
I could see teams from all over Europe deliberately losing their Cup Final to deny their rivals CL cash.
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heraldo
surely we didnt sell him with no replacement, Skippy and Killen were in before we sold Beattie and now Miller.
The question is have we replaced them with better?
We probably wont know for sure til the season is at or approaching the buisness end but what we do know for sure is that even if things are sort of even or only slightly improved on the playing front we've made a healthy profit
2 strikers out for £4 mil
2 in for 700k
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Bhoy Molloy, I reckon spend has been around £7m, net spend now considerably less – but don’t go ranting at me! I have heard it all during the years we were spending £63m and taking in £13m.
Uncle Len, I have heard we are pursuing a couple of deals, but was given no guarantees.
Gordon J, someone to replace Kenny, are you on the radar?
Heraldo, we signed two strikers already this summer, McDonald is the replacement for Kenny.
‘GG, the new article went up to give the blog a shove, my web space was playing up again.
Themadmurph, no one at STV, much higher - and I'm not sayin'.
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Who really cares about the bank balance when we seem to be loosing a player without any replacement?
Miller is an ideal CL player as witnessed last year against Benfica. OK, I'll admit he had a stinker away to Copenhagen but that was down to his lack of confidence, something that seems to have returned lately.
Don't understand this unless we have a quality replacement in place.
If we have then just announce it instead of all this cloak and dagger guff.
fedupwiththisbleedinwindae.csc
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Don't necessarily agree that the squad is weakend.
£3 million for a Bosman, it's perfect.
Majic will be 12th man behind McDonald and JVoH and Deek moves up the pecking order too.
You do not worry about whether we have spent more than the Govan crew. As long as we have the quality we will prevail. They're playnig catch up remember...how many of their 12/13 signings do you think will improve our squad or walk into our team??
PL and WGS I have no doubt are continuing to work on deals...nothing to back this up but if its not by midnight...we will get the right player, at the right price at the right time.
That said we know where we need to reinforce and get cover so too do PL and WGS.
Keep the Faith.
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raman has just informed us that
kenny signed for derby for 2 million, not 3 million. and that gs muttered something about balancing the books.now which one do i believe.
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Paul
Like the transfer window I like to come down with a thud.
No gentle let down for me.
So I'll keep my hopes up until midnight.
Estadio's post late last night has whetted my appetite.
5 hours 29 minutes and counting.
'GG
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All media outlets report Kenny Miller to Derby for 3M.......
Raman reports on STV 2M.... They just cant help themselves
SGC
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It's beginning to look like there will be no new strikers added to the squad.
I assume that, according to rumour last night,with Riordan turning down a move back to Hibs and Zurawski staying to "fight for his place", we were top heavy up front, ( nae sniggers).
With Miller unhappy about his playing prospects and having a value, it seems that he was the obvious choice to go.
I had hoped that the Riordan plus cash for Murphy and Maloney (or Naismith) in, would be a goer.
Who knows, plenty of time yet, but I hae ma doots. Somebody has usually leaked or spotted something by now.
Somebody mentioned Mooning Fleck earlier. Total A... at Ibrox, but a fine player at Norwich.
At that time, RTE showed a lot of English football and Norwich were a good team to watch, Townsend et al.
The one who made Fleck look good was none other than a young Chris Sutton, who fed him a diet of scoring opportunities and Fleck scored for fun.
When Chris left, Robert was good for Fleck all.
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'we signed two strikers already this summer, McDonald is the replacement for Kenny.'
Those words have depressed me.
I was looking for a top drawer 30 goal a season man before the end of the day.
We need one for th CL along with a centre half and another wide player.
Trying not to get too down after such a good week but we've got money,we need plyers and if we dont sign them then at midnight tonight this seasons going to look a whole lot tougher.
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Beattie £1.25m
Miller £3m
Total in £4.25m
Donati and Brown £7m
£7m- £4.25m= £2.75m, am I right here?
So for all the profit and areas of the team crying out for new blood we have effectively spent
£2.75m?
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Good luck to Kenny Miller. I really wanted him to do well but it didn't quite happen.
I will be very dissapointed if, as seems likely, there are no last minute signings. In the last 44 hours we have raised a minimum of £7M from group stage qualification, £3M from Kenny Miller's sale and freed up approximately £60K per week in tranfers which translates to £3M per annum. We have the basis of a good side, but while we have an outstanding goalie and a good midfield, we clearly lack quality in defence (particularly at both full back positions) and would also greatly benefit from a quality striker.
I don't understand the point of salivating over our financial results. Surely this is only a good thing because it allows us to strengthen our squad. Other than major shareholders, who cares otherwise, unless there is a danger of going bust which their clearly isn't.
The board won't take the flak they deserve for this because of the feelgood factor after Wednesday - a gamble which just paid off. This is the third consecutive transfer window where I have felt the board are not matching the ambitions of the fans.
bryce
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well said lennybhoy18-31
we already have millers replacement in mc donald and 3 mill for a bosman is good buisness
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I think 2 in (McDonald, Killen) one out (Beattie) and now Miller is a bit simplistic. Zurawski has reached the end of his shelf life, and Riordan has, well, issues. That combined with JVoH's unimpressive performances of recent and I conclude that we are weakened. As for teams that sit deep, well Aberdeen 2nd half would fall into that category. Furthermore, our CL opponents are unlikely to follow such a pattern. Neither are the buoyant Dark Side. I concede we have been spoiled in the past (Pierre, Cadete, Larsson, Sutton, Hartson) but we now have the weakest strike force I can recall.
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Come on lads how can we say we will be disappointed or depressed?
Even if no one is landed let's look on the bright side.
Two dynamic midfielders signed and bedded in.
A couple of back up strikers signed.
Money from Beattie, Miller and Marshall. How much in total? Anyone else?
Gravesen off the books.
OH and then there is the little matter of CL FOOTBALL
'GG
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LennyBhoy
I think the time is right and we should speculate.
I think we are capable of finishing second in the group with luck and by avoiding injuries. However looking at the bench against Spartak i would only be confident with Sno. (Miller too but he's gone now)
What if scenarios - pick 2-3 players who, if they picked up knocks would not be replaced by similar quality and experience - this worries me (eg Dounbe, Caddis, Odea..)
Too many times in the past Celtic has been in a position of strengh and failed to add the final pieces to forge a truly great team.
I hope this is the time we add quality and go into this group with much more confidence.
i'd be happy with defensive minded players and a pacey replacement for Kenny.
Finally, Good luck Kenny - I appreciated your attitide and team efforts and wish you all the best with the rams
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OK - I'm off to play golf, can't wait any lnger. Absolutely perfect golfing weather in Minnesota - Not a cloud to be seen, around 82deg and no wind. I'll be practising the hole-in-one routine learned on CQN recently.
For what it's worth, I really can't see TG an KM going out the door and no-one coming in. Our business hinged on CL qualification. Had we not qualified, KM would have stayed. As it is, the 3m plus TG's wages will surely be re-invested today.
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Bhoy_Molloy said...
Beattie £1.25m
Miller £3m
Total in £4.25m
Donati and Brown £7m
£7m- £4.25m= £2.75m, am I right here?
So for all the profit and areas of the team crying out for new blood we have effectively spent
£2.75m?
Add £1m for Marshall and subtract £750,000. Spend £2.5m?
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This guy seems pretty confident Maloney will sign...
hrehttp://www.monthehoops.co.uk/showtad.php?p=135061#post135061
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GG
A couple of "back up" strikers signed ? Does that mean JVoH and Zurawski are first choice ? If so, its no wonder I was reading reports of Shaktar's confidence.
I think in the club's eyes, one of the 2 main aims of the season has already been achieved - qualification for CL group stages. If we perform and punch above our weight that will be seen as a bonus. I find that disappointing. A penalty box striker and a left back would make us a team to be fearful of. With no recognised predator and a weakness at left back, we become fearful.
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Should have had a whip-round before the Spartak game and chipped in to get Eidur Gudjonson (sp) for a year. Then we'd be A-class. I'll be distraught if this is all the transfer activity we see. January is no use, as everyone knows. We could be out of Europe and loooking shakey in the SPL by then...
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According to Clyde Bobo refused to move to Sunderland. Assuming his wage was more or less matched, I'm very dissapointed with him, although he should never have been given the £32K per week deal, one of the few things I will criticise MON for. Says a lot for Bobo's footballing ambitions. Assuming he plans on seeing out his contract, who will want to sign him at the end of next season after two and a half years without first team football? Short sighted unambitios mercenary.
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Have Neil Lennon's wages been taken up by anyone?
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Evenin all.
Have to say that I'm sorry to see Miller go, but obviously it's up to the player himself whether he stays and proves he's worth a place or goes to guarantee first team football, even if it is in a relegation fight. Ultimately, £3m back for a bosman is good business.
I do not for one second believe that Gordon and PL are not trying to get identified targets in. I have faith that both men know exactly what the supports ambitions are and that they are doing their utmost to deliver.
As for this net spend nonsense again.... if, as some believe,all the board care about is balancing the books then the reputed bid for Skoosh would have been snapped up in a heartbeat.
Just over 5 hours to go, a quality left back please, and another striker to give big Jan something to worry about.
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Shammy
Quit trying tae mak a Silk Reticule... oot o' a Hog's Ear!
Tae git 3 Mill fur a Duffer, wiz sae Srumptious, ma dear,
It wiz a Repast fur da Gods....who ur noo Laughin'... ah hear!
Nevah underestimate da Power o' Hivin' some Dough!
Mebbe,Wan dae ye'll be skint.....
Den ye'll maist Soitenly know!
collie.
Tail's Awaggin', Awaggin'
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Stebhoy:
You do have a point re-defensive minded players and a striker...but we too need cover for Naka, who plays wide right if he's not playing?
The window is not shut, as Paul67 said there are no guarantees...the deal is not done done until the ink is dry and the fat lady sings, which is 00:00.
And yes I wish Miller all the best not a prolific scorer but he worked his socks off.
Keep the Faith
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Paul67
We will have to disagree on this one. We are now weaker upfront. JVOH as our first choice striker worries me more to be honest.
declan
It looks as though he is being sold with no replacement. That leaves 4 strikers. Killen as back up to JVOH and Magic backup for McDonald.
Weakened.
Who can we buy for £3m? When you look at players in England going for crazy amounts. Also, who will fit into our wage structure.
I just don't get it.
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Jilly Jarosik still here?! He'll look ridiculous if no-one even bids for him.
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Dear`Pual67. In the end it seems there will be no Hemdani for Osasuna.
Our sporting director has just anounced the squad is closed...:(
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So 19.00 hours.
Wonder if the lights will be burning at CP.
Think I'll go out for a drive later.
And then settle down for the real drama when 'through the window' starts at 22.00. It's always good for a giggle.
Someone asked about Celtic pubs in Paisley.
There is only one really dedicated Celtic Pub and that is the Wig and Pen.
It will be mobbed. Most other pubs are reasonably welcoming. I tend to go round the corner, nearer the ground and use The Alamo.
Good craic with the buddies' fans and one or two of 'them'.
Hail Hail
Estadio
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Posted this earlier but I think it might have been missed.....
I'm not getting a good feeling on this. Which I am disappointed about.
Paul, it leaves me wondering how how we go about managing the uefa cup budget versus Champions league qulaification budget paradigm you discussed. Because I'm left wondering if we're entering the CL proper with a UEFA cup prepared team. Surely there are times for belt and braces?
I would feel a bit let down if we fail to act on any of our 'weaknesses'
I'm not an advocate of 'Spend, spend, spend.'... But I would like to see 'Spend.'
I think we have due cause/need to strengthen and we have, If my reading of our finances are anywhere near right, the affordability.
I hope we don't rue this window.
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BBC Understands...
1834: Barcelona have just told us that Deco and Eidur Gudjohnsen are going nowhere, although when pushed, their spokesman became a bit coy. "I haven't heard of any movements, but there's two hours left." Clocking off at 2130 local time? Clearly nothing stands in the way of a Friday night tapas on the Med.
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Dissapointed to see Kenny go at this stage - not always effective but did offer genuine pace up front (something we don't really have) - albeit it would have been from the bench - which is no bad thing against tired legs!
Started the campaign brightly too - I would've held on until January when some of the clubs in the EPL looking at relegation might have been tempted to bid slightly more and we knew where we were with regards europe.
It does strangely feel as if we've weakened the squad - never thought I'd hear myself say that after some of KM's performances last season.........but there is still a few hours left.
Good luck at Derby Kenny!
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Not sure we should worry about how much we have spent NET. (12mil for Tore Andre Flop anyone?) but rather on how much (or little) we have improved our squad.
Personally i feel we really really need some quality defenders in, and not just full backs! and a quality 20+ striker, i'm happy with midfield although the loss of Lenny and shift to the much more attack minded midfield reinforces the reasons why we should really really have improved the defence
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Donati was apparently 2M Euro or £1.5M.
Brown £4.5M plus 750k for McDonald = £6.75M.
So minus £ 1.25 for Beattie
£3m for Miller
£1m for Marshall
Total 5.25m
6.75m - 5.25m = £1.5m spent this summer ?
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gg
my word m8 you have the makings of a board member. admire your loyalty though .
i dont know about anyone else, but i am sick fed up hearing about maloney. here is a guy we nursed and provided for when it wasnt known if he would play again, and when he did, and had a good season ,up and off for him.i say no thanks shaun,youll get used to wet wednesday nights in blackburn,when the cl theme is ringing round paradise .homesick eh or just sick. and btw imho we need to spend on other more important areas of the team,areas that every celtic fan and their granny can see needs URGENT ATTENTION.
hail hail
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Estadio, is Gabriels any good? Still "celtic-friendly"? Havent been in for 6 months +, but it used to be a good place to watch the celtic away games.
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estadio
is Cafe borgia a celtic pub - i think the owner is a celtic fan ?
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Gabriels burnt down a couple of months ago. Paddy Malarkeys just doon off the High St is good but a wee bit wee.
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Two out, none in, despite a minimum of £7M from group stage qualification.
I am furious when I consider my financial, and more importantly emotional, investment in my club.
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FTFS1888 and stebhoy,
will find out for you.
I'm from the Gorbals, so I don't know the pubs personally but somebody up Sharkey's or the Whistlin will know them.
Will pop somethin up either later tonight or tomorrow.
Hail Hail
Estadio
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WizardofOz, Ah! that would explain why I havent been in!
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Paisley Pubs.
Try the Craigilea Bar or the Inn Shot at the Top of Well Street.
PS Make sure your "tooled up".
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WizardofOz
"a wee bit wee"
You hear that phrase a lot but rarely see it in writting !
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bhoy_molloy : think you've shot a hole in the £7M net spend argument!
declan : good point about the defence. Before that incredible game on Wednesday, I felt that PL/WGS had taken a massive gamble on our CL qualification. You can't get much closer to high risk than we did on Wednesday night!
I'll be amazed if we don't have some serious "irons in the fire" tonight. Although, we've got quality youngsters coming through in Evander, Teddy & Darren, we need an experienced striker and defender.
It's not just about adjusting our CL ambitions to suit for this season, the SPL winners this year go straight into the CL group stages next year.
That's more important to me than however many-in-a-row!
TTTT
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danny...
I know.Not quite Estadio standard, is it.
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Bryce Curdy:
WGS said they need to balance the books, if you want to bring in quality or try...and I believe PL and WGS are, you need to offload in order to balance the books in order to bring in players you feel will improve the squad and who will walk into the team.
Kenny was not an automatic starter, although he did start scoring. As for Tommy G it simply did not work. Would rather try and get in a couple that will do better.
And don't get hung up about the money...the biscuit tin mentally has gone.
latest score 2-0, the game lasts until 00:00
4 hrs. 35 mins.
Keep the Faith
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I can understand if the strategy is debt reduction or large dividends, but the fans deserve to be informed of this and decide accordingly whether to renew their season tickets, invest in merchandise etc.
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real radio says shaun maloney is at cp finalising a deal
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WizardofOz
It sounds perfectly natural saying it, it just looks unusual seeing it in writing.
I'm off to keep the wife company watching 'Corrie'. Hayley's a dad apparently, how does that work ?
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TTTT
Apparently only if the winner of the CL has also qualified from their own league which is likely to be the case but that is different from the SPHell winners gaining automatic qualification.
As far as signings later tonight - why should there be? I can't get my head round this, if we're signing anybody on the last day of the window why wait until the last few hours of the day?
Peter Lawwell has probably clocked off for the day.
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Wizard,
Is that phrase available on a Bosman, season loan, or can I negotiate a swap deal with you?
I know the window doesn't shut until midnight, but I may have to consider going after 'ma heid's loupin'.
Wonder why the Jam Tarts haven't exercised their patented "Lithuanian Squad Replacement Policy"?
Just had a txt from Thomas Cook.
'Away Milan Packages now available'.
Hail hail
Estadio
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paul .fellow celts .
a lot of posts on here regards lee naylor. his position is one i also think we should try and improve on .but no-one has mentioned mark wilson .and i for one dont think he escapes criticism. may i ask.
1. why cant our scouts identify good full backs. i dont know when last we had good steady full backs.
2.what is happening at youth level ,when we cant produce full backs,who are better than what we have in our first team at the moment.someone is not doing there job .and sorry to say this but it looks like our second strings have gone back since mcdowall flew the coop.johnbhoy my friend, you will probably enlighten me .i hope you can
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Maybe its because we are 4 and a half hours fromthe window losing but....
We have lost a very effective striker - perhaps not an out and out goalscorer - but nonetheless a good striker and excellent in Europe and would have proved to be good this season as we have more pace in midfield so he would have got the ball a lot earlier.
Follow that - with
2 Full backs who are not good enough to be at the club - with little back up (a guy who we didn't want at the end of the season even though he won us a cup)
A centre halve guaranteed to play every week even though there are better player on the bench and in the stand...
A lumbering giant who is currently unfit but still playing and did the same last season after a good start.
Only the midfield look impressive!
Please please go and sign some players and spend the alledged £10 million kitty!
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I will not be disappointed if we sign no one tonight. I would have liked a few players in but I wouldn't want us to sign anyone for the sake of it. I would be annoyed if the board were not pursuing any options. As long as they were making the effort to sign someone but sometimes the best laid plans don't come to fruition.
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Just thinking i have a Fantasy Football team on channel 4 called
"Biscuit Tin's in The Blue Room"
seemed funny weeks ago but i reckon i should see if i can change it now:-)
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This is killing me. Might have to just log off, get drunk, and check back after closing time.
Would settle for Maloney but Gudjonson would be better. I've come to expect the unexpected when the sharp-suited one is about, but he's leaving it very late if he has any party tricks left.
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Why is everyone getting so excited about Molly coming back?
We don't need cover in that area.
We do however need a quality CB, 2 FB's and a CL quality CF.
Last I remember Molly didn't fit the bill for any of these positions!
I'm away before my heid explodes.
/Bishop B
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EDB : take your point re next season CL qualification.
With regards to our net spend this summer, which is now not even remotely close to £7M, I wouldn't have minded if the club had turned round and said that they were completely paying for Lennoxtown while reducing debt.
Of course, they wouldn't as they can't even fill the stadium as it is for run-of-the-mill league games. We all saw the empty seats appearing last season and it was fairly evident at the opening game against the Ayrshire Huns.
Disappointing, but we need to be faithful through and through and trust in the long-term strategy.
TTTT
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Paul
Why dinna ye tell 'em ...ah know dat ye could..
Tae buy a Proved Prolific Striker, wid tak maist of POSH'S Monthly Clothin' Budget...leavin' her only Twa Pennies, tae da good!
Na, we must fish roon aboot Boattom,
Fur dat's de kinda Feeders dat we ur,
In dat hope we kin catch a guid yin, afore his Price disnae rise too Far!
An' mak nae mistake aboot it... we hiv caught a Real Live Wan in oor Keiller's Jeely Jar!
His name is Scott McDonald.
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An' he'll be a CELTIC STAR!
collie.
Tail's Awaggin', Awaggin'
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Estadio...yours on a bosman.
"Away'n fling sh**e at yersel" also available on a free.
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LennyBhoy - I don't understand the 'balance the books' comment. We HAVE the money. Our team NEEDS strengthened. It's not complicated.
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Believe me something is going to happen tonight.
Remember this post.
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OK, none of my mates out until 10. I'm here for a while yet.
Nelsbhoy-
I shall remember.
I AM STRACHAN
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New poster to CQN, but have to say that if we do not show any ambtion tonight then we will have a very tough season ahead, not just in the CL but in the SPL.
Our full backs are shocking; the strikers we have left spent more time in the treatment room last year than playing. Is this how a "generation of domination" is to be achieved?
Show some damned ambition Celtic!!
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Huns now offering 1.5 million for Naismith.SSN
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Wizard
Will confirm at exactly one minute to midnight.
May need tae off load, 'Big Heid wae nuthin in it' and 'yer a**e in parsley'.
BTW My understanding was that
1. Lennoxtown was already accounted for.
2. We will make additional income from it since the SSM bought twice as much land as necessary. Planning permission for that land has been granted and it is to sold off at a revenue of 8-9 millions squidoodlies. This has not yet been factored into the accounts.
When it does it will mean that either Bhoystown cost us diddly squat, or we have another load of coins to up the ante. or both!
Hail Hail
Estadio
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first time poster here..lets see if this works..
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Rumour quashing No 1
Derek Riordan was NEVER going back to Hibs.
Celtic have NOT made any official contact with Hibs about Murphy.
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it works
welcome mark and vennegoor
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Captain-2, if I find out what happened I will let you know.
Bryce Curdy, the club have not paid a discretionary dividend in since Fergus took over, why would you suggest they are now going to do so with you season book money? Debt has also quadrupled under the DD regime, despite two share issues.
I know we all want to see more players, but you and me do not know what is going on, who they are trying to sign if anyone, so why try to impose a theory that does not fit with past practises?
It’s easy signing world class players for Celtic, just ask the guy next door, but don’t ask PL or Gordon Strachan.
Jimtim, irrespective of the qualities of Wilson and Naylor, I think we need more cover than just Doumbe. No idea if there is anyone pushing from the youth teams.
On the positive side, if we sign no one at least we will hear from some of the people who have been busy on other projects for the last couple of weeks.
CelticSephirof, I love the ‘I am Strachan’ line; smile every time.
Welcome Vennegoor, I'll let you off with the 'D' word, as 'tomorrow is another day'.
Mark, welcome also.
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According to Malloney agent.
Player going nowhere and will fight for his place at Villa.
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maloneys agent says defo no deal with celtic hes staying to fight for his place at villa, /real radio
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Damn your eyes mr 90.
My debut rumour and you vaporise it.
Obviously from a petulant source - as you know!
I need booze.
Hail Hail
Estadio
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And £1m for Pearson.
We have spent £500,000 this summer??
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BBC REAL, RADIO.
Naismith could be Hun by midnight.
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"Welcome Vennegoor, I'll let you off with the 'D' word, as 'tomorrow is another day'.
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Thanks, Paul67.
It's not a day where we can improve the squad, though is it. If we fail to improve the squad then it is bad strategic planning, pure and simple. Money in the bank will mean nowt if Rangers win the league.
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thats me..yippee! John @18:14. thanks for the heads up John, it was great to be able to share the magic of wed night with such gentlemen as joe and yourself. thursday at work wasnt quite as much fun though!
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Paul
Someone on here suggested it as a chant a while back to cease the Strachan baiting. I thought it was class so I thought I'd adopt it, especially in the wake of the Spartak game.
No matter what happens and how disappointed I may be at the end of the night it shall remain at the bottom of my posts.
I AM STRACHAN
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EDB,
I reckon that you are right, not much (if anything) will happen tonight regarding inbounds.
I reckon that for both us and the currant buns, numero uno objective for the season was achieved by qualifying for the CL - spending gratuitous sums after the event probably seems a bit pointless as we arne't going to win the thing.
There will be a bit of a joust in the league between us and them till the end of the year to see who noses in front - then I would expect a bit of money to be spent in January to secure the league on the assumption that it is still relatively close.
Hope I am wrong - and sadly I know I will still be hitting the refresh key at midnight.
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nelsbhoy
as soon as that whistle went in belgrade on tuesday night, naismith was a rangers player. wattie knows his goal .and he is going for it. as has been said on here on many an occasion when we have them down. we always let them back up.
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Has that bathroom been finished yet?
The Slabbery Wummin is too easy going with you.
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Thanks Paul.My complements on a quality site
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nelsbhoy hope yir right,just had a brahma straight from the freeser,ah wish all beers tasted like the first wan of the night.
Even if we dont sign another before the window gets panned in ah still think we are now a better side than last season.
The dissapointment is that a couple of more signings and we could be a great team not just a good wan.
TTTT from last night on the freese frame uv got me sussed.
The fridge beckons.
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nelsbhoy
naismith is a hun regardless
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EDB
Bathroom will have to wait, until Slabbery Wummin makes up her mind on colour scheme - and then I'll do it out in Green and White!
Hail Hail
Estadio
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As I have stated I would be astonished if Celtic do not do business tonight.
It makes no sense not to do so.The Board are making noises about us being back among Europes big boys again.This can only be achieved with investment in the Playing side.From what has been brought in via CL revenue and player release as well as money from the sale of a player who the manager stated that he wanted to keep at leat one player must be brought in.
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Noel/EDB
If anything happens txt me.
I'll be in Sharkey's.
Hail Hail
Estadio
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Vennegoor, no arguments. Irrespective of the reasons, and I am sure dividends and debt reduction are not among them, resources should be used to strengthen the team.
I will salivate over the finances at another time, but the last days of August are for other objectives.
Shaun was a disappointment, this deal has been on the agenda since April and was as recently as last week.
I'll try to find out what happened on other matters.
Cheers Mark.
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Tommy Twists
Ah'm surprised at ye ma lad...
Surely, ye must know, dat tae run a successful Soccer team,
Ye need a loat o' Dough.
Every penny must be watched just like a convicted felon,
An we must tak da Money in....
Even, if it means Nae Buyin'... Onlee Sellin'!
Da reason fur da Empty Seats is also plain as day...
Ah know a Soccer crowd loves only wan thing...
that wull FILL da Seats, an' mak dem pay
IT'S GOALS! an'' GOALS! an' MAIR GOALS!...
Beats scrapin' by by Only Wan goal,
As we hiv done fur miny a day!
Noo, if ye notice...
Noo dat Lenno's gone....
Oor Goals ur coming back!!!!!!!...
Da last Three league games we hiv improved...
and wit'ah say is no flappin' jive!
we ur noo oan da scorin' track...like... 3 den 4 den 5!
"Start SCORING LOTTSA GOALS.....
And DEY'LL RETURN IN SHOALS!!"
collie.
Tail's Awaggin', Awaggin'
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we are working to a CIS cup budget!
Ulster-Celt
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Maloney at CP, Maloney staying at Villa, Maloney baloney. Some screwed up kid is the last thing we need. We need (and have needed since the end of the season) full backs, and a goal scorer. Given the length of time that has passed, I tend to agree with El Diego, why do it now. These deficiencies in the squad are hardly news.
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Jim Tim 19:10
Curiously enough I receive a Quote of the Day from a Web Service. Monday's read:
An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.
BY Elbert Green Hubbard
Over half a century of following Celtic through thick and thin, lean and fat tends to mellow one's perspective.
NOT a board member, just a pragmatist who believes that the board has the good of the club at heart, and that we have been active in identifying targets who may or may not wish to join us.
I don't think having 2 or 3 or whatever millions we get for Miller m
