When you’re shopping in a sellers’ market, agility is the only way to survive. You need contacts, sufficient coverage to trawl outlying corners of the bazar, and enough experience to ensure you don’t get burned.
If you’re trying to buy Champions League-calibre players for £100k you’re shopping in a serious sellers’ market but there is good strategy behind the deal Celtic have struck with Icelandic club, Fram, for the signature of 20-year-old striker, Holmbert Aron Fridjonsson.
Holmbert may or may not be the next Ibrahimavic, experience suggests you’ve got to kiss a lot of frogs in this game to find the one you’re looking for, but if Celtic are to bring a player to Glasgow who is capable of hitting the top, we’ll have to get him before the hundred-or-so other clubs floating around the wealthy leagues of Europe, which means we shop early.
We can afford to sign a few at £100k in an effort to fill just one place in the team. The argument could also be made that our more expensive players have only a marginally higher success rate than those signed for six figures or less.
Thanks for the big response to the launch of the second edition of the CQN Annual [which is now shipping]yesterday, as well as CQN Magazine, and the ‘10’ event, which the occupants of the comments section are being given a head start on.
If you are on or near South Uist tomorrow make sure you take in the Hebridean cultural event of the year, when Alex O’Henley has a book signing of his biography of Celtic great, Malky MacDonald at the Dark Island Hotel from 1-2pm, before a Q&A at the Polochar Inn, from 7-8:30pm.
Not only does the book chart the life and achievements of a pre-war Celtic great, it does so in two languages (English when read one way, flip the other way for Gaelic). It’s a great work, available from the Islands Book Trust.
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scotlands shame
Think you are havering.Have not heard a bad word about the boy.Calm down,calm down.
hahaha Rusty Nail…..pretentious …moi?
minx1888 praying for Wee Oscar @ 18:05
“Big Nan – first chance I’ve had to come on and congratulate you! Keep fighting the good fight!
Morrisey23rd – best of luck tomorrow and congrats to all involved”
-Cheers!
Burghbhoy
20:23 on
14 November, 2013
“Guys , just popped in to wish all the best to those going to the AGM tomorrow supporting Resolution 12.
No matter what happens I really admire the hard work done on our behalf by Canamalar , Morrisey 23rd , Auldheid & BRTH.
Remember , truth and justice is on our side.
I salute your indefatigability !!!
Hail Hail”
-Cheers!
thomthethim for Oscar OK
21:24 on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LMwRU0qqHY
Tontine Tim
21:25 on
no relation as far as I know, Gerry’s a Dundonian
thomthethim for Oscar OK
21:24 on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LMwRU0qqHY
Tontine Tim
21:25 on
no relation as far as I know, Gerry’s a Dundonian
@braw you got me
H.H
thomthethim for Oscar OK
That’s who I was alluding to just didnae want tae mention his name, he also I’m led tae believe ruined Frank Brogan’s Celtic career as he bullied Frank.
I had a mate over here who was at one time a polis in Glasgow, he told me one of the saddest sites he saw was the thug lining up tae pay his way at ayebroke.
He said that he and a pal went tae a game there and when they got tae the gate opened their coats tae show their uniforms, “everybody pays at ayebroke” they were told.
This same man’s beat included Celtic Park and he loved it there, in the pie stall at the Jungle they always got invited in and a wee hauf was poured for them.
He might have been a bluenose and a goatshaggers (came with the job) but he never had a bad word tae say about the Celtic, right enough he came fae the Gorbals and his sister was married tae a Tim fae the Calton.
tonydonnelly67
Whilst I agree with you in the main about Tony Watt,I can see why some fans are upset.He is living the dream that we all would love to live.He is a Celtic fanatic.Where he comes from he is treated like a hero.I do think he has shown a lack of discipline at Celtic,and not a one off.His time in Belgium should be spent getting stuck in,trying to smooth out the rough edges to his game,screw the nut,and come back to us a better player.Its all in his hands.Lets hope he does not throw it all away.Looking at our striking options at the moment,he must be kicking himself..
morrissey the 23rd supporting resolution 12 with a yes vote
21:30 on 14 November, 2013
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Have a great time the mara chief.
That looks like a great day planned.
Billy No’well rocks the planet!
Drambowiecelt…….
I do apologise ,had you mixed with Drambuie@Whisky….3 sheep farmers from Armagh introduced me to that potion in the 70,s ….that was a braw day …:)
Evening folks.
Big Nan, apologies for not commenting earlier on your appearance yesterday at the Scottish Parliament.
A very well thought out and good representation of the subject from you yesterday in my opinion. I thought some of the panel members were trying to belittle you with some of their responses. But in my opinion they only succeeded in showing how much little men they are. I have no doubt in this Country the shadowy figure of Freemasonry plays a large part in daily affairs of people, some like yourself have experienced it blatantly and I would guess a lot more of us don’t even know we have been affected by it.
The goings on recently across the City and resulting investigations and head scratching decisions that defy logic, reek of it for me. I guess the most hardest part is obtaining evidence and proving it to the committee.
But all you are asking if for them to declare they are part of an organisation. If they don’t have anything to hide, then what is the problem in declaring their membership of said organisation? I think we know the answer to that one.
I wish you all the best in your quest for answers.
Dan
eddieinkirkmichael
21:30 on 14 November, 2013
Tontine Tim
21:25 on
no relation as far as I know, Gerry’s a Dundonian
*I was joking, the wee hassan I’m referring tae’s da was an Arab and his mother an Irish Catholic and yet he became the GM, he bailed oot on them after embezzling funds.
Came tae Newfoundland and on a trip tae Iceland via Prestwick was pulled off the plane, when in court he said that 2 of the deid team wanted him tae set up an orange shop at ayebroke, the thug and his fullback team mate.
He done time and on his release he changed his name to Cameron and could be seen on the Royal Mile in full Cameron tartan playing the pipes…I kid you not.
@Braw aye yer missus still talks about it.
H.H RIGHT BACK AT YE
Thomthethim
Shearer – didn’t know that about Bobby Jeffrey. I mind when I was 8 or 9 my dad took me to see an Old Crocks match between Celtic and Rangers at Adamslie Park. Shearer was playing and some Hun remarked that it was good to see that ‘ Bobby is still fit’. To which my dad wryly but audibly said ‘ when the f… was he ever fit?’. A ghastly man who used to hing about the Enfield Bar at Burnbank Cross, stoating.
Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox
eddieinkirkmichael – let us know if/when he publishes – I’m looking forward to a raft of books on the demise of the great Scottish institution
16 roads – Wee Oscar the Celtic warrior.
My BIL is coming over for Christmas so I’ll get his wee sister to ask him to bring me Sean’s book as well as the Quality Street Gang one.
eddieinkirkmichael
21:31 on
14 November, 2013
thomthethim for Oscar OK
21:24 on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LMwRU0qqHY
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Oh, aye, very jaunty!
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parkheadcum…..,
Like your’s, Malky was my own father’s favourite of that era.
Likewise, Bobby Murdoch.
In the early 60’s, I saw Mc.Donald playing in an Old Crocks match at Maryhill’s Lochburn Park.
He still showed his class.
At one point, a defender had him pinned back right on the corner flag.
With a wee shuffle of his legs, he was past his man and heading along the byeline..
Fifty odd years later, I can still see him, though I still don’t know how he did it!
Big Nan, just popping in to add that I watched and was fully impressed by your argument and topics, especially stating irrespective of race/colour or creed, all forms of cronyism or nepotism or whateverism is corrupt and wrong. In a nutshell, all should be awarded or judged on merit, not brotherhood bull****.
More power to you.
papa John- seems like every weekend they are out, 2 weeks ago I swung into the main street at the library end, nearly took the polis at the front of the march out- had to stop there to let them pass, only good thing was it was hosing down, a damn good soaking they got.
Big Nan –
been watching your performance in stages and very, very impressed. Why aren’t you running this country? Or does that happen next September?
Hey.
How’s about the Celtics?
This site is ruined by obsessives of a long lost time, let’s grow as new Celtic without the nonsensense we used to know.
G
Naw mate honest iv’e never heard anybody fae the Port or Greenock
say “YE KEN” in any context .mibee they moved to engerlund
and met peeps that talk like that?
tontine tim
21:43 on 14 November, 2013
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It’s the best mate.
Sean was most humble,but he was just a wee bit proud of The Quality Street Gang,and they idolised him,everybody did,even the hun players he kicked.
Lennybhoy
I emailed you earlier
Sorry, forgot to add my blog name
HH
I see wee Tony Watt is getting it tight.
I remember when Charlie Nicholas was 19 Big Billy couldn’t get him to wear a pair of socks, and look at him now – he’s an eloquent thingumy oan the telly.
BTW my son knows Tony and saw him in Dam square last Wednesday. He said going to Belguim was helping him realise that he had to screw the nut. They dodn’y talk for long as just at that minute a tram went past and Tony chased after it and threw a can of Bud.
OK – I might have made that last bit up! ;)
Drambowiecelt
21:41 on
14 November, 2013
@Braw aye yer missus still talks about it.
H.H RIGHT BACK AT YE
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hahahaha they brought there boxing team with them ….they were in town for 10 days ,and we had arranged matches etc…brilliant bunch of kids …they got to punch my belly one after the other …bloody sore I was …..but never flinched (like a proper edjeeet !) great times ….
Estadio.21.46
Tell us your team for the 23rd
letsgrowcsc
Doc on my way, the referee for the draw :-)
HailHail
@Braw you know yer granny cried that night
onions became sacred and the world kept turning
please seek forgiveness
come on ye spurs! ………………..team 51 ….braw
@Drambowiecelt………….yer on the CQN cake too? braw …
AGM parking plans for Friday:
http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=4881
@braw so are you
Goldstar10, you really need to stop stalking them’s marches.
JoBo, I really hope you get the good Dylan next week.
I’ve been to several Dylan gigs and love the man, a total legend. History will regard him as the equal of the likes of Shakespeare, Da Vinci, Rembrandt etc.IMO.
Any man who can get the “books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy” into a lyric is awesome in my view.
You might have to wait a bit to recognise the song he is playing though as his arrangement changes with his mood.
Just enjoy it.
EC67
I love this blog it, keeps me sane at times as guys post things that I’m thinking just as I wonder whether I should write a post bam someone reads my mind and posts my thoughts.
I’m a relatively new poster compared with most but I feel at home and I must say that yesterday I felt ten feet tall as all those great posts congratulated Big Nan for his performance at the justice committee came scrolling in. I can’t speak for Big Nan but me, I had tears in my eyes reading those posts.
I have met Big Nan once, down Govan cross, we were both giving out leaflets for the axetheact campaign. Prior to giving out leaflets we had a wee chat, Nan told me of his petition, which I had seen but hadn’t signed, and why he had brought it to the parly. I made up mind there and then I would sign his petition and also get as many people as possible to do likewise.
I don’t know what difference I made but I felt that at least I had played a part in something that was important as well as being worthwhile.
That’s what this blog is about, a community, making connections and most importantly making a difference. “It doesn’t matter what you do, so long as you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something that’s like you after you take your hands away(Ghandi)”
Regarding young TW.Is Jimmy Mac., still at Celtic,I think he maybe ,TW don’t muck about with people who have your club interest at heart,you will always come off second best.
@braw do you mean two?
@Drambowiecelt………………….hehehehe….the amount of pharmaceuticals being talked about the last few days ,who could blame us? ……….braw!