A quick straw poll suggests we’re happy with £2m for Adam Matthews, although Sunderland will be happier, having signed what is likely to be a first team player for what is a bargain fee in the English league. For Celtic, the player had only a year left on his contract, and was not first choice when Mikael Lustig was available. On other occasions we would struggle to get £500k.
A few factors supported Adam’s marketability and price. He is part of a successful Wales team who are likely to reach Euro 2016. Scouts from all over Europe watch Wales and it’s unlikely you’d be able to sign any of that team for less than £2m.
There’s also the Joe Ledley and Victor Wanyama effect. Joe and Victor were Celtic contemporaries of Adam and both are solid performers for EPL clubs. Don’t even ask me about what’s going on with Daryl Murphy at the moment, as it beats any rational explanation I can come up with.
Having 20 hugely wealthy neighbours comes with lots of problems, but if we are going to lose players to England, it’s better to lose them on our own terms – when we are in a position to start a fresh building process, than have events overtake us, as appears to be happening at Tannadice this year.
Enjoy events this afternoon at New St Mirren Celtic Park.
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COOYBIG
No 17 looks decent
Mon the Hoops
Griffiths flying, some speed closing down the keeper there
I personally think he was worth a lot more. But he didn’t really fully manage to fulfill his potential due to injury.
Griff nearly again, good save
Some save from DP keeper.
Winning captains
Still major problems on magazine articles with iPad
Would suggest actually worse ?
Hail Hail
Griffiths brings out an excellent save from the dullard keeper
Spellchecks magic sometimes :)
Predictive text even :) Dukla
DP look a very decent outfit btw.
Penalty
Lustig wins a penalty
Penaly, Lustig playing good attacking football
1-1
Griff beats the keeper who went the right way
Right in line with that, defo goes in the soft penalty section
I thought it was a stonewaller :-)
Remember giving Dukla Prague a good airing at the bigotdome after they had knocked thems out of Europe a few days earlier.
Must be about thirty years ago .
Down like a lucky 15
Me too, player in a scoring position bundled over
Penalty?!
Whose the ref btw?
A European?
HH!!
@CelticGoals: GOAL! Griffiths penalty 1-1 http://t.co/K28xRL9x4s
HH
BSR
You really think that Ciftci’s disciplinary record is just ” a bit of baggage”
Head butting players , spitting , biting not to mention the petulance
Should he sign for us and continue to behave in this vein …he’ll get crucified by the MIB
A good mate of mine is a DU diehard …..he’s had enough of Ciftci’s behaviour and wants him moved on ASAP …that seems to be the view of his contemporaries too
Ciftci’s is not without talent …however his behaviour and moderate goalscoring record suggest that a seven figure sum for him as he enters the last year of his contract represents a significant outlay with a large risk element
Anything is better than Balde , Bangura , Pukki …that shouldn’t be how we judge signings tho
2:1 Dukla- Izzy fell over in the build up
This is a real good workout,
1-2
A real competition exactly what we need with Europe coming up
1/2
Thought Izzie was dreadful at that goal.
Off the bar by Hanasek (no. 5) going for his hat trick
Dukla playing some game, closing us down and shooting on site
DP’s no5 is the difference.
Rogic very quiet
As SA said get the contract ready and sign him up:)
No 5 is excellent
Izzy still on holiday.
Izzy looking a yard too slow, JF made the difference in covering