As Brendan Rodgers mulls over additions to his coaching staff, one possibility, Kolo Toure, has taken a position with the Ivorian Olympic team.
Kolo’s role at the club in the early part of last season, when he steadied a shaky defence sufficiently to see us through the Champions League qualifiers, could be reprised this season. Due to injuries, we’re short in central defence, while running with only two strikers until January (at least) seems tight. A Kolo-type figure may help both positions.
Scratch deep enough, however, and it gets more complicated. Kolo did well at the start of last season but was soon erring consistently, before being retired by omission. This was someone playing at the top of the game the season before.
Bringing in another experienced addition to the squad to patch gaps in defence or attack works on paper when you look at Kolo’s early work, but there are significant downside risks. The match fitness of anyone out of contract right now is unlikely to make them suitable to undertake hugely important games in the coming weeks.
Then there is the question of attitude – Philippe Senderos once looked like a good idea, but Phil took a red card instead of jumping for a ball, when his team needed him most. The small matter of money also has to be considered: Kolo was paid a fortune for his time in Glasgow; straight from the football budget.
Opportunity cost is another issue. Kris Ajer will not see a great deal of first team action this season, but his development would be hampered more with a 35-year-old team-mate on £35k per week as first reserve. And surely we hope to promote a striker through the ranks?
The final issue to consider is what will happen to the squad in the final week of the month, if Champions League qualification is secured and the transfer window gets into full swing. We were scourged for so long by squad fillers.
Sign quality combatants, able to last a season in the first time and with years of development ahead. This is where strategy has to be.
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TGM
Wee Shaun leaving Celtic Park this afternoon
!!Bada Bing!! on 10th August 2017 5:49 pm
Tax doesn’t have to be taxing…
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It wasn’t for a club called Glasgow Rangers
Job
As someone who takes a few foties, I don’t really trust them cloud thingys, external hard drive mate, ye can pick it up and pit it doon..
Clouds are like money you’ve know been paid yet:))
Jobo obviously:))
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 10TH AUGUST 2017 6:49 PM
see yir £10 mil up ye 5 mermaid tails.
BSR
LOL
HH
Thanks for all the advice.
Aye, also saving the ole PC photos (i.e. from my camera) to a hard drive is sound advice. My question was really about the photos from my Samsung phone. How would one save them to an external hard drive so that I could then delete them from my ‘running out of storage space’ phone?
JOBO- sound advice given so far.
Also if with BT (not the Blantyre lothario :-) then also use their cloud as you’re paying for it anyway.
One thing to beware about using the cloud is to check beforehand what you have captured. I went thru my holiday photos with the wife and did not notice i had inadvertently taken a series of shots of bikini clad beauties!
She’s still fuming 48 hours later :-(
THEORIGINALSADIESBHOY on 10TH AUGUST 2017 6:31 PM
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 10TH AUGUST 2017 6:20 PM
Sean Bean is set to do the vegetarian version of the new Kevin Bacon advert.
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Could they not get Jasper Carrot?
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John Nettles being signed up for the Vegan version but has had to sign a disclaimer saying he hasn’t been pee’d on by a dug.
Astana 19 August domestic league game postponed. It’s only games against Celtic that matters for them.
Jobo,
For a belt, braces and rivets security download, free of charge, Dropbox and save them there to.
I seem to remember Dropbox getting used in some of you and CRC’s competitions.
BSR- VG :)
Any you dare to call me a lothario
As you look down your lens
BT – lol. It was the view i was capturing…they just happened to be in the frame.
Jobo
We Apple fan boys use ‘Image Capture’ hook up an iPhone to a Mac and its done.
PC equivalent is connect Samsung phone to PC ( USB ) then save copy or drag n drop,
to your machine.
Never use sites like PhotoBucket where people have been saving photos for years, only to lose
them unless they now sign up for big bucks.
OneDrive shouldn’t let you down but backing up is always essential.
Still reading back on yesterday and have to say the stuff said about bob mills is in my opinion wide of the mark,the guy is die hard Leyton orient fan,lower league stuff is his game.Used to listen to him with Colin Murry on talkshite and to honest he was always a good listen,good sense of humour and I’m thinking that’s what he was going for regarding BR
AOW
Ye Ye :-))
☘️☘️
League One side Bury have signed former Celtic goalkeeper Leonardo Fasan on non-contract terms.
The 23-year-old joined Celtic as a youth signing from Italian side Udinese in 2010 but did not play a senior game for the club before leaving in July.
Fasan spent time on loan with Port Vale last season, where he made 10 League One appearances for the relegated club.
He kept two clean sheets while on loan with Vale, in their 1-0 win against Walsall and a 0-0 draw at Fleetwood.
“backing up is essential”
So is bucking up …
Dearest jobo how can I plan my foot wear for Gers ( region 32 france) on Sunday when I have no idea what is happening around the east Killie area !!
Long may yer reporting last…
Smiley short skirt with huge smile whatever the wetter frauline..
Braw
Faithfully Bhoy.
Bob tweeted 5 hours ago that he was happy to comment on the matter.
Was giving examples of ridiculous conspiracy theories that we fans come up with. Can’t believe anyone took it seriously.
Someone did reply to him cheers Bob, it did cause a stir amongst our supporters. Do note that station has made some ridiculous comments about Celtic FC.
I think Mills/Talksport stuff is actionable…both to BR and CFC
Its the hope that kills you, below an extract from an interview given about t he previous incumbent .Quote from Kenny miller
“We can’t speak highly enough of the job the manager has done. “Manager of England in the future? I don’t see why not. He is a man with a vision, he’s really driven and he wants to get to the very top – there is no doubt about it. “So I would not be surprised in the future if that was the case, but it’s maybe too early. Hopefully he will do 12 years at Rangers first!”
Bada
The Mills v Paul
Was very one legged
Hop hop on the long and winding road smiley thing..
Braw.
Farisshenoodotcomisjamesganghitchedupweher
Smiley lang wordies
Braw.
NB – VG- Heather much funnier than Bob, who is an alleged comedian, who struggles to put 2 words together
bournesouprecipe on 10th August 2017 6:57 pm
TGM
Wee Shaun leaving Celtic Park this afternoon
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Excellent
Wee Shaun Maloney is a millionaire.
Which is the equivalent of being a thousandaire for a person of normal height.
Bob Monkhouse that directed Bernie the Bolt…??
Hanging on a thread !
The best comedian I ever encountered…
I mean he remembered table numbers and names from guests sitting there …in less than it took for him to be told…
Awfy braw…
Braw
NB- i heard BM live act was brilliant and not for the Moderators …;))
Aye Bada ..living on the edge is where comedy ends!
Unless your a Dub …
You two smiley thing
On or off the Edge smiley thing
Braw.
BMCUW
Thanks for the reply
jamesgang on 10th August 2017 5:49 pm
Sorry for late reply just back home
you could do that ………….or leave it to the better half and it’ll clash with something….. bound to
so the ball is in your park …. so to speak :-))
hope you are well
HH
Weefra …I hope you and the boss are doing braw…
I miss your posts..
Hail hail
Braw
Dena
All good my Dote. Grand.
Stevie May signs for Aberdeen. Well done the dons
HH jamesgang
Neustadt-Braw on 10th August 2017 8:26 pm
Me too
HH
Go on you know you want too
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Ye jist,…..ye jist know….
that they’ll git away wi it…
ye jist dae…
ah can see it in the colors of the wind…
jist, ask the pretty bobcat why he grins….
Anyway,…..
…..off-oot.
Dena29..
We need more lassies on the blog, I have 5 sisters and they are proper Griff,s
Lassies are jist better at things…but we are not allowed to say…
Sad smiley thing
Sorry
Forgot
Braw.