Blackett, Christie and our biggest spend in 14 years

846

Tyler Blackett’s arrival, announced moments before halftime on Saturday, was welcome. He’ll immediately push Izzie, who has had no real competition for the left back berth since arriving at Celtic five years ago – an incredible situation.

The Ryan Christie situation surprised me. Ryan performed well against a Celtic defence in a state of flux earlier this month, as he has done previously against us, but it will certainly a curious signing (this morning Inverness Caledonian Thistle announced they have accepted a bid from Celtic).  More on these two later.

As for rumours that we’re about to spend more money on a player than we have since John Hartson arrived 14 years ago……. Well, that is a change of pace. On top of this business, I’m sure there will be more comings and goings in defence, and elsewhere.  Stay tuned……..

Thanks to everyone who entered the raffle for the Golf Day for four at Aberdour.  Taggsy informed the winner (Gerry) by email this morning.

Click Here for Comments >
Share.

About Author

846 Comments

  1. dettolandtheblackash on

    SSN reporting still no fee agreed with Southampton for Van Dijk – this late think that is a case of Celtic playing hard ball over fee or tempting last minute counter bid

  2. Good night timdom.

     

     

    Especially to honest and upstanding (apart from when they’re driving) Timmish Taxi drivers. Salt of the earth so yous ur!

     

     

    HH jamesgang

  3. ....PFayr supports WeeOscar on

    Scepovic …a goalscorer in Spain ….just wish he had been given as much of a chance as ..

     

     

    Guidetti, Ambrose , McGregor ……

     

     

    His lack of opportunity is strange considering Deila’s patience with others

     

     

    Last seasons summer transfer window really was a disaster ….Tonev ,Wakaso, Berget, Scepovic

  4. SmashingMilkBottles on

    I think this talk of signing Michu is misplaced….he wisnae very good the first time we had him….

     

     

    DeclanCSC

  5. Pfayru

     

     

    Agree pal. I don’t think he got sufficient game time.

     

     

    Hope he’s not another who comes back to haunt us a la Berget.

     

     

    Less so Boerighter. Ever the positivist the only thing I could find to say is that he has a stunning girlfriend. For him, great. For us, less so.

     

     

    HH jamesgang

  6. Careful With That Tax, Moonbeams on

    Scepovic …a goalscorer in Spain ..

     

     

    Aye .. Spanish pub leagues ..

     

     

    Dour faced useless kent ..

     

     

    Get him tae ..

  7. Eyes Wide Open on

    Hold your ground Celtic.

     

     

    I find it insulting Southampton have the arrogance to try and haggle over the sake of £2m with us – when they are currently considering a £20m bid for a player they bought from us for £12.5m a few years before – AND the fact they spent £12m on a non scoring striker in Shane Long!!

     

     

    If we have to sell him in January for a few pound less then so be it.

     

     

    How does that English arrogance transpire itself through in to foreign owners of English clubs!?

  8. Lennon n Mc....Mjallby on

    If Baron Von Frankengreen gets the jail I wouldn’t give him a job in the hostipal wing,yae never know what that yin’ll cook up.

  9. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Newsnow Celtic a link from the Daily Star saying Virgil had a medical at Southampton today.

     

     

    Fee ten million rising to eleven and a half million.

     

     

    Possibly more baloney from a red top.

  10. Brogan Rogan Trevino and Hogan supports Oscar Knox, MacKenzie Furniss and anyone else who fights Neuroblastoma on

    Over on twitter, Keith Jackson is warning that the Rangers malarkey – yes all the Rangers malarkey going back years – is about to go “nuclear” and that we are nearing the mushroom cloud.

     

     

    There is no doubt a story or 40 to tell there.

     

     

    In that vein I will pose one simple question:

     

     

    Ticketus ( remember them? ) who are funded by Octopus (remember them?) hold a decree against Craig Whyte for a very substantial sum. They also hold a personal guarantee from Whyte for at least a part of that sum if not all of it – plus interest and expenses.

     

     

    So why haven’t they enforced their rights against Whyte and sequestrated him.

     

     

    Let’s see if the MSM have any business acumen and vision in their reporting of this.

  11. I heard he was dead on

    Inside The SPFL ‏@AgentScotland 10m10 minutes ago

     

    3rd party Rep has been trying to get Michu to #Celtic there’s been no contact so far but it could progress if he’s still at #SCFC after 6pm

     

     

    Interesting

  12. Regarding Scepovic and game time.

     

    I heard one of the worlds greatest managers say this on the subject of Game time…” His agent told me he needs 5-6 games in a row to Judge him, i said, i need 30 mins in training to judge him”…And this Manager has won everything at Club Level….Just Saying…

  13. BIG-CUP-WINNERS on

    Whatever happened to Gold Coast Tom??

     

     

    Imagine posting all those years from Oz, then comes home, only to go into exile after a spat….

  14. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    BIG-CUP-WINNERS on 31ST AUGUST 2015 11:00 PM

     

    Whatever happened to Gold Coast Tom??

     

     

    Imagine posting all those years from Oz, then comes home, only to go into exile after a spat….

     

    =============================================================================

     

    I feel there were probably other factors.

     

    I miss his contributions.

  15. Tom got a bit of flak and did get upset about it and felt the whole thing wasn’t worth the hassle. Looks like Weefrathe has gone as well. I suppose in the general run of things there will always be posters coming and going, no one posts forever.

  16. Scott, Virgil, Allan and Gordon.

     

     

    If VvD goes who the hell is gonny pilot Thunderbird 2? We’ll never find another Virgil.

     

     

     

    Hail hail,

     

    KevinBhoy.

  17. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    Charles Greens homecoming highlly publicised.

     

     

    Sally charming the pantts off of the chief prosecuting witness also highly publicised.

     

     

    Their is Bill Forsythe movie in the making.

     

     

    HH

  18. Bit sure a striker should be top of our list. We only play one at a time. LG bangs them in regularly. Shifty can give him a breather from time to time.

     

     

    If we buy a 3rd one, one if them won’t even be on the bench..,,

  19. CORKCELT on 31ST AUGUST 2015 11:08 PM

     

    Tom got a bit of flak and did get upset about it and felt the whole thing wasn’t worth the hassle. Looks like Weefrathe has gone as well. I suppose in the general run of things there will always be posters coming and going, no one posts forever

     

     

    ——

     

     

    Reckon? You ever tried reading one of Brogan Rogan’s classics in a single sitting????

     

     

    BRTH – I owe you a pint as an apology for that one!!!!

     

     

    ;-)

     

     

    HH jamesgang