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Losing players on your own terms
A quick straw poll suggests we’re happy with £2m for Adam Matthews, although Sunderland will…
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Matthews master of discipline
Few Celtic players have glided through four seasons with scarcely a critical comment directed his…
Janko, concentrate TV money on 6, not 42 clubs
The assembly of Celtic-2015-16 continued apace yesterday with the arrival of Saidy Janko (19) from…
Den Bosch and Janko in town, clogs to clogs
My expectation is Den Bosch will be better than an equivalent second-tier Scottish team (any…
Ciftci’s industry, the great Czechoslovakia
BBC’s Jim Spence reports this morning that Dundee United have rejected a £900k bid from…
Sun setting on striker flop, Football for Schmucks
News that the sun is setting on Amido Balde’s Celtic career will be welcomed far…
Ronny’s luxury denied to his predecessors
I remember writing with anticipation 10 years ago as many of Martin O’Neill’s benchwarmers came…
Pragmatic expectations and serial divorcees
I spoke to a serial divorcee some years ago and he suggested that after one…
Vossen not on list, lessons for Sky, BBC and others
Here’s how it works. Celtic tell agents the profile of players they are looking for,…
Cutting the cord: Sky are fostering their own downfall
Last week we discussed a Bloomberg article on the increasing availability of premium quality, pirated,…
Avoiding naked opportunists
This is about Scottish football but I take a while to get there. And I…
Stjarnan have form in Scotland and Poland
Celtic face Icelandic champions Stjarnan in their opening Champions League qualifier, with the first leg…
Lukasz and the players who step forward for fans more often
I should have written about Lukasz Zaluska who left Celtic during the week. You need…
Lessons to learn from Pukki mistake
Teemu Pukki’s permanent move to Brondby for a reported £500k is good business for a…
Anya, Fletcher, fantasy
“Celtic suffer double transfer blow as they are priced out of moves for Scotland duo…
Pirates will soon pull the plug on Sky Sports in Scotland
Lots to pick up on today but a Bloomberg article on “Soccer Pirates” grabbed my…
How media treated Ronny and then Warburton
4-in-a-row DVD, out now, for Father’s Day!! Fill your boots. You and I know how…
CQN memorial, anti-Moneyball, FAC
CQNers are a new type of community. We mostly, though not always, share interests but…
Operation relieve the gullible of £411 each underway
“My father wasn’t at all keen on me becoming a Rangers supporter. He was a…
Courts, offensive law and a club for the downtrodden
I’m a bit disappointed RIFC were not in a position to advise their shareholders the…
Respecting the journey
This is not a journey! Respect to the Celtic marketing guys who ran his headline…
Safe Standing, great, but let’s get it right
Delighted for everyone involved in making Celtic the first club in Britain to be given…
Astonishing unsustainable plan to catch Celtic
So what did you make of Dave King’s “compete with some of the bigger clubs,…
The precious Celtic brand
Some clarity………. This morning’s report on football brands, issued by brand management company, Brand Finance,…
Juve let heart rule the head
Were you impressed by how smartly Juventus opened last night, pressing Barcelona into conceding a…
Virgil’s suitors
Aye, sure, Dick Advocaat would like to sign Virgil van Dijk for Sunderland. Of course…