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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@celticrumours: Two reasons for not paying – financial or moral. Market forces reward wealth and damage the poor. We are a multi million company. #ticagm
Sheik Yerbouti Thanks for the compliment but the subject matter makes it easy to argue.
The problem is that we never get the chance to discuss this honestly.
My PE306 was kicked about between pillar and post for three years before being closed following Wallace’s intervention without giving one word of reason as to why it no longer had merit. It had merit for three years then overnight, after Wallace, it had none!
@celticrumours: If money is our mantra then add £3.73 to seasib tickets in fact make it a fiver. Speaker shows his fiver. #ticagm
@ByTheMinCeltic: Regardless of outcome of this vote the Board are taking a bleaching of massive proportions on their Living Wage stance. #ticagm
@celticrumours: Lift workers out of poverty. Bankier has written statement but won’t read. Cost is £500k. But lead to increased changes. #ticagm
@bbcjimspence: Cost to club would be half a million pounds a year of the living wage says Ian Bankier.
@celticrumours: Poll called for. Some folk actually voting against. Unbelievable. #ticagm
@ByTheMinCeltic: Poll called again for Resolution 11. Bankier visibly rattled. #ticagm
@celticservant: Our celebrations for 125th anniversary began this time last year. Great to hear @JeanFind end the year reminding board why we formed #ticagm
@celticrumours: Resolution 12 about sfa and idea stuff. Had meeting about this with those involved. Board committed to protect interests of club. #ticagm
BIGNAN….
Just curious is Weasel Wallace in the craft?
Whenever I see Bankier I think of that nursery rhyme:
I do not like thee, Doctor Fell,
The reason why – I cannot tell;
But this I know, and know full well,
I do not like thee, Doctor Fell
@celticfc: After a third shareholder speaks in favour of Resolution 11, chairman answers shareholders’ questions. Board opposes Resolution 11.
@celticrumours: Resolution 12 bloke says he’s happy the board are willing to worth with company sec about this resolution. Resolution been pulled. #ticagm
@bbcjimspence: Resolution 12, board committed to protect interests of club and continue a stand alone strategy. vote carried to adjourn vote indefinitely
No living wage and resolution 12 kicked into the long grass
Shame on the custodians
@HarryBradyCU: Meetings with requisitioners on res 12. Dialogue ongoing. Board commit to do all to protect club. Consequently vote adjourned. #ticagm
NatKnow @ 11:22 –
Superb post. Some people overdo the religious angle to the point of tedium.
I logged into CQN yesterday after a long day at work to read several comments from people complaining that their coalman wasn’t a Tim.
I kid you not.
You are as much and as big a Celtic fan as anyone on this blog and don’t you forget it.
Hail Hail
@celticfc: Resolution 12 is adjourned following discussions between Club & those proposing resolution.
http://t.co/Xdzww3aFic
@celticfc: Question & Answer session begins at AGM.
Resolution 12 adjourned by agreement.
Janette Findlay, absolutely brilliant speech re. living wage.
@TheCelticTrust: #ticagm Company does not recognise TUs but has no objection to recognising them.
Both Calton Books and Timland have copies of the 2014 CQN Annual on sale now and both are running a special promo where you get last year’s Annual free when you buy the new one. This promo is exclusive to these two small Celtic supporting businesses.
Big Nan says..
Didn’t do this consciously Teuchter ár lá but now that you say it.
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Tom, It will take a very special person to show the dogmatism required to carry this petition forward – I believe you are special.
Ever since our forefathers landed here, we have only asked for fairness and equality.
The world is rapidly changing – gone are the days when we would meet discreetly and sing our songs of defiance.
We have education and have the tools of communication at our disposal.
No matter how long it takes to overcome this injustice – one thing is for sure – It will be overcome.
Down the years we have had great heroes who have stood and fought for our advancement in this society……Just like you.
God bless.
Teuchter ár lá
Big nan
Bankiebhoy us far removed from my idea of a CFC chairman
Great work the other day … You made goats of them :-))
They tried every way to discredit your argument … Glad you stuck to it … Some of the committee were visibility uncomfortable
@celticrumours: Bankier raisubv an issue – lawwell starts taking about Amsterdam. Live issue. We do not condone violent behaviour . however… #ticagm
ryecatcher in a word YES, but not that I can prove as I wasn’t there when he made his appearance as an Entered Apprentice.
I know a constituent of his who spent years trying to get Wallace to declare, but he got no joy. The usual tricks of getting his wife/secretary to answer for years then, ambiguous apparent denials that don’t directly answer make me sure that he is.
He was quoted in the papers when Deputy First Minister as having the proudest day in his life when presenting Rangers with the Scottish Cup at Hampden after beating Aberdeen. Not that this is conclusive proof of being a Mason as opposed to being a twat.
That explains some of the previous comments from Morrisey, etc.
Club had already offered dialogue to nip it in bud at agm and minimise any embarrassment.
Doubt anything will come of it now, but it’s “good to talk” !
T4
@celticrumours: We have a fantastic reputation for supporting celtic. Contacted local authorities. Complains emails are credible and have substance. #ticagm
Bankier .. Even
Sorry bankiebhoy .. Predictive text :-((
@bbcjimspence: Peter Lawwell now speaking on issue of Amsterdam. Received numerous complaints from fans which are credible and have substance…..
winning captains
12:15 on 15 November, 2013
Superb sir,was wondering if any shops would have it.
goodnewscsc
@bbcjimspence: Celtic have engaged a Dutch lawyer and are trying to organise a visit for two fans still detained in Amsterdam. Where supporters mistreated
@bbcjimspence: Or abused Celtic will take the issue head on
T4
Wouldn’t trust these bassas
Any way thought they’d done as much as they could … Aye right
Why has it been pulled, Morrissey, Canamalr?!?!?!?
I hope we have some straight answers.
….PFayr supports WeeOscar
12:15 on 15 November, 2013
Big nan
Bankiebhoy us far removed from my idea of a CFC chairman
Great work the other day … You made goats of them :-))
They tried every way to discredit your argument … Glad you stuck to it … Some of the committee were visibility uncomfortable
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Some have good reason to be uncomfortable PFAyr
@celticrumours: Now Eddie toner. All the evidence points to innocence. Victims in an attack by thugs. But for the grace of god it could be any of us #ticagm