May is not out, the manager is not formally in place yet, but there’s an early bit of transfer rumblings underway as Celtic begin the process of building a squad for an attack on The Nine.
In response to speculation linking Celtic to one of his players, Motherwell chief exec, Alan Burrows, wrote on Twitter, “figures in papers are often educated stabs and not a true reflection on either what one/any club might be prepared to pay or the other might be prepared to accept.”
In short, any inquiry from Celtic for David Turnbull is at an early stage and conversations will not be around the figures reported.
We have 93 days like this until the transfer window closes….
Like you, I enjoyed watching Patrick Roberts. He is a gifted player and good professional. His could have been a permanent signing for Celtic but Pep Guardiola had other ideas. Now he has signed a new contract, keeping him at at Manchester City for another three years, a club he will almost certainly never play competitively for, while simultaneously agreeing to a one year loan at newly promoted Norwich.
It is hard to escape agricultural metaphors when watching what the tier one clubs in England do with young talent. They are a crop to hoard and sell, not to consume. City paid Fulham £12m for Patrick four years ago. His new contract will be worth several millions per year, and when his value is right, they will sell him. This is a business model, independent of first team considerations.
A season in the English Premier League could be enough to raise a fee in excess of £20m, but there is a risk going to Norwich. Patrick’s talents are most valuable unlocking packed defences. Players of craft are less valued the further down the league you go, where robustness and counter-attacking football has become mandatory.
He would contribute his share in that Manchester City squad, or at Celtic, but his bit-part season at relegated Girona is a portent of what could lie ahead for him in Norwich. At least he’ll be able to catch the tunes on North Norfolk Digital.
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Jobo Baldie, Fool Time Whistle – thank you for your kind words re my previous post.
An Tearmann – sorry my friend. I don’t blog nor do I tweet nor face either my book or my time.
In truth I detest social media.
CQN is an oasis. I enjoy the broad church including those posters whose views I disagree with.
A great platform.
Just wish we could all (myself included) lighten up just a wee bit?
These are the good times.
Hail hail
Houston, Texas. Via Bellshill, Mossend and Edzell
HH
TC45
Melbourne Micks location list
Dresden, Germany
Excellent article from one of my favourite Celtic bloggers on a subject most Celtic fans would rather sweep under the carpet.
https://tirnaog09.blogspot.com/
‘Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos is a £20m target for Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez – if the Spaniard, out of contract this summer, signs a new deal on Tyneside. (Daily Record)’ BBC Sport.
If , if , if me aunt had balls she’d be be me uncle!
I’vehadtochangemymind
If bulls had teets indeed…
Only an addicted DR reader would believe anything in that rag..
Invented price tag on a planted story as Newco clearly need cash for Part 2 of the Seething Revolution.
Rafa is on record as complaining about lack of transfer funds so yes, in that case, when he gets his megadosh transfer kitty he’ll immediately squander it on a man who’ll see more reds than will be in Madrid today. A man that was indulged in Scotland despite all the cards & suspensions would be a liability regardless of whether he can play or not.
HH
i should have put down..
cleveland usa
london england
and now mississauga ontario canada (outside toronto)
I’ve been reading back and not to sure what’s what, earlier yesterday it was suggested on here that Davie Moyes was going to be the new manager until Dermot and Peter had a few shandies watched the treble treble unfold then thought F*%$ it, lets head for the shower room and give it to Neil instead. Having seen that version of events being ridiculed on here I’m a wee bit more relieved, we couldn’t be that unprofessional surely, yeah, load of made up rubbish which I fell for!
Rock Tree Bhoy
Rest easy on being distracted.
When the fever runs high almost anything seems possible.
HH
Professional Referees
Fool Time Whistle
Thinking about it now if that was how we were being run we would never have got to 8 let alone going for 9!. Some folks will believe anything – not me though – far to street smart – not!
Áth Cliath (De Nortside). Éire.
Same for WITS.
MELBOURNE MICK’S LOCATION LIST
Melbourne Mick – Melbourne – AUSTRALIA
Prestonpans Bhoys – Prestonpans – SCOTLAND
Jobo Baldie – East Kilbride – SCOTLAND
Hot Smoked – Arbroath – SCOTLAND
Chairbhoy – High Wycombe – ENGLAND
Park Road 67 – Girvan – SCOTLAND
Gene – Biddulph, – North Staffs – England
PADDYMACOZ – Australia.
BSR – Lower East Kilbride – Scotland
Fool time whistle – North Carolina – USA
JamesGang – between Kew and Dunblane but always Glasgow in my
JMcCormick – Wishae – Scotland
Bada Bing – East Kilbride – Scotland
Knightswoodbhoy – Guess? – Scotland
Glasgowbhoy – Edinburgh – Scotland
Glasgowghirl – Edinburgh – Scotland
Mncelt – Minnesota – USA
BIGRAILROADBLUES – Govanhill – Scotland
DRESDENCSC – Dresden – Germany
Timhorton – Ontario – Canada
Not like Poundland to misreport that the ‘Morelos deal’ was actually in Columbian Pesos
The SUN CSC
MELBOURNE MICK’S LOCATION LIST
Melbourne Mick – Melbourne – AUSTRALIA
Prestonpans Bhoys – Prestonpans – SCOTLAND
Jobo Baldie – East Kilbride – SCOTLAND
Hot Smoked – Arbroath – SCOTLAND
Chairbhoy – High Wycombe – ENGLAND
Park Road 67 – Girvan – SCOTLAND
Gene – Biddulph, – North Staffs – England
PADDYMACOZ – Australia.
BSR – Lower East Kilbride – Scotland
Fool time whistle – North Carolina – USA
JamesGang – between Kew and Dunblane but always Glasgow in my
JMcCormick – Wishae – Scotland
Bada Bing – East Kilbride – Scotland
Knightswoodbhoy – Guess? – Scotland
Glasgowbhoy – Edinburgh – Scotland
Glasgowghirl – Edinburgh – Scotland
Mncelt – Minnesota – USA
BIGRAILROADBLUES – Govanhill – Scotland
DRESDENCSC – Dresden – Germany
Timhorton – Ontario – Canada
YogiHughes – Mayo, Ireland
MELBOURNE MICK’S LOCATION LIST
Melbourne Mick – Melbourne – AUSTRALIA
Prestonpans Bhoys – Prestonpans – SCOTLAND
Jobo Baldie – East Kilbride – SCOTLAND
Hot Smoked – Arbroath – SCOTLAND
Chairbhoy – High Wycombe – ENGLAND
Park Road 67 – Girvan – SCOTLAND
Gene – Biddulph, – North Staffs – England
PADDYMACOZ – Australia.
BSR – Lower East Kilbride – Scotland
Fool time whistle – North Carolina – USA
JamesGang – between Kew and Dunblane but always Glasgow in my
JMcCormick – Wishae – Scotland
Bada Bing – East Kilbride – Scotland
Knightswoodbhoy – Guess? – Scotland
Glasgowbhoy – Edinburgh – Scotland
Glasgowghirl – Edinburgh – Scotland
Mncelt – Minnesota – US
BIGRAILROADBLUES – Govanhill – Scotland
DRESDENCSC – Dresden – Germany
Timhorton – Ontario – Canada
YogiHughes – Mayo, Ireland
Bognorbhoy – Bognor Regis
Jose Antonio Reyes
R.I.P
MELBOURNE MICK’S LOCATION LIST
Melbourne Mick – Melbourne – Australia
Prestonpans Bhoys – Prestonpans – Scotland
Jobo Baldie – East Kilbride – Scotland
Hot Smoked – Arbroath – Scotland
Chairbhoy – High Wycombe – England
Park Road 67 – Girvan – Scotland
Gene – Biddulph, – North Staffs – England
PADDYMACOZ – Australia.
BSR – Lower East Kilbride – Scotland
Fool time whistle – North Carolina – USA
JamesGang – between Kew and Dunblane but always Glasgow in my
JMcCormick – Wishae – Scotland
Bada Bing – East Kilbride – Scotland
Knightswoodbhoy – Guess? – Scotland
Glasgowbhoy – Edinburgh – Scotland
Glasgowghirl – Edinburgh – Scotland
Mncelt – Minnesota – USA
BIGRAILROADBLUES – Govanhill – Scotland
DRESDENCSC – Dresden – Germany
Timhorton – Ontario – Canada
Almore – Áth Cliath (De Nortside). Éire.
WITS – Áth Cliath (De Nortside). Éire.
YogiHughes – Mayo, Ireland
Bognorbhoy – Bognor Regis
The Blacklist back on Sky this week……just sayin like…?
BBC in MADRID square .bhoy oh bhoy lots of litter.finally gets a mention from the studio.so CELTIC SUPPORTERS set a new fashion.
CL Final free to watch on YouTube
Rule changes for next season – of course will only apply at the discretion of the mason in the black
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/football/48382254
MELBOURNE MICK’S LOCATION LIST
Melbourne Mick – Melbourne – Australia
Prestonpans Bhoys – Prestonpans – Scotland
Jobo Baldie – East Kilbride – Scotland
Hot Smoked – Arbroath – Scotland
Chairbhoy – High Wycombe – England
Park Road 67 – Girvan – Scotland
Gene – Biddulph, – North Staffs – England
PADDYMACOZ – Australia.
BSR – Lower East Kilbride – Scotland
Fool time whistle – North Carolina – USA
JamesGang – between Kew and Dunblane but always Glasgow in my
JMcCormick – Wishae – Scotland
Bada Bing – East Kilbride – Scotland
Knightswoodbhoy – Guess? – Scotland
Glasgowbhoy – Edinburgh – Scotland
Glasgowghirl – Edinburgh – Scotland
Mncelt – Minnesota – USA
BIGRAILROADBLUES – Govanhill – Scotland
DRESDENCSC – Dresden – Germany
Timhorton – Ontario – Canada
Almore – Áth Cliath (De Nortside). Éire.
WITS – Áth Cliath (De Nortside). Éire.
YogiHughes – Mayo, Ireland
Bognorbhoy – Bognor Regis
Thecelt45 – Houston, Texas
!!Bada Bing!! on 1st June 2019 5:32 pm
CL Final free to watch on YouTube
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Also free on Virgin, I believe
Bada
Free on line at BT and virgin 100
Sid
Stirling
MELBOURNE MICK’S LOCATION LIST
Melbourne Mick – Melbourne – Australia
Prestonpans Bhoys – Prestonpans – Scotland
Jobo Baldie – East Kilbride – Scotland
Hot Smoked – Arbroath – Scotland
Chairbhoy – High Wycombe – England
Park Road 67 – Girvan – Scotland
Gene – Biddulph, – North Staffs – England
PADDYMACOZ – Australia.
BSR – Lower East Kilbride – Scotland
Fool time whistle – North Carolina – USA
JamesGang – between Kew and Dunblane but always Glasgow in my
JMcCormick – Wishae – Scotland
Bada Bing – East Kilbride – Scotland
Knightswoodbhoy – Guess? – Scotland
Glasgowbhoy – Edinburgh – Scotland
Glasgowghirl – Edinburgh – Scotland
Mncelt – Minnesota – USA
BIGRAILROADBLUES – Govanhill – Scotland
DRESDENCSC – Dresden – Germany
Timhorton – Ontario – Canada
Almore – Áth Cliath (De Nortside). Éire.
WITS – Áth Cliath (De Nortside). Éire.
YogiHughes – Mayo, Ireland
Bognorbhoy – Bognor Regis
Thecelt45 – Houston, Texas
Lazydynamite- Whitby,North Yorkshire,England
warning from Michael Hincks for anyone hunting a last-minute ticket in Madrid.
He reports: “Passed through security and in among the fans who actually have a ticket. While picking up the pass there were two supporters explaining to police how their tickets they had bought off a tout turned out to be fake. One paid €500, the other €1000. The unfortunate side of an event like this, with touts
Watching the big final build up now and If only we could redevelop the main stand we could host big finals like this at Celtic Park.
We have everything else in place.
Just bigger changing rooms and tunnel coach access required .
Such a shame.It would be some show at paradise.
Have to laugh a Glen Hoddle playing spurs underdog card.
“What we have done is remarkable.We haven’t spent a penny this year”….
He is clearly forgetting about the 100 million plus per season they spend on player wages!
Deary me….How the other half live.
Baile Uí Mhurchú Beal Feirste.
Ballymurphy Belfast.
HH. ? ??????? ?? ??
St Attracta Road,Cabra,Dublin 7
Cambuslang, via Donegal, The Gorbals and Castlemilk.
LAZYDYNAMITE,dont post much here anymore but your post, Watching the big final build up now and If only we could redevelop the main stand we could host big finals like this at Celtic Park. why don’t we go further and say we want to be involved in big finals and spend some money and get some quality players in and make the dream a reality its sad so feckin sad one of the biggest clubs in the world and we will never be a big club because of the fact we play in Scotland.hh.and god bless.
lazydynamite on 1st June 2019 6:37 pm
Watching the big final build up now and If only we could redevelop the main stand we could host big finals like this at Celtic Park.
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I thought it was up to the SFA who got any Euro finals in Scotland? and they would always put Hampden forward.
Pog
Well done to your bhoy.
HH from Cala Ferrera/Cala d’Or in sunny Majorca.
Friesdorfer, now of Dundee, by way of Tradeston, the Gorbals and Busby
Foothills of Cathkin Braes overlooking Paradise…
champions league final yeah corrupt versus bent or scum v scum have not even won their own league and u wanna hail this corruption sick joke.