“It’s just a dream come true”, the words of 20-year-old Holmbert Fridjonsson, who today signed a pre-contract agreement with Celtic and will join the club on 1 January. 5’ 9” manager, Neil Lennon, told Celticfc.net that the 6’3” striker is “a good size”, perhaps giving a glimpse into the innermost thoughts guiding Celtic’s recruitment policy, for those who have not noted the collection of Amazonians now in hoops.
Holmbert will push for a place with Anthony Stokes, Teemu Pukki and Amido Balde; Georgios Samaras is seldom used as a conventional striker. He has made 45 career appearances, five fewer than Victor Wanyama when he signed for Celtic, also as a 20-year-old.
A year ago, when Victor was busy declining a new contract offer, we talked about the window of opportunity, when you have enough appearances to judge a player, but not so many that the world and their grannie knows about him. We concluded that less than 30 appearances would be enough. Victor made a total of 61 Celtic appearances but was his stock rose stratospherically after 30-odd games. The stats suggest we should catch them between 30 and 60 appearances.
Stunning result for Gordon Strachan’s Scotland last night. Keep an eye on that guy, he’s got talent.
Really looking forward to another great charity night at the Columba Club, Blantyre, on Friday, starting at 8pm, where we are having a Q&A with myself, Phil Mac Giolla Bhain and Paul McConville, in aid of the Lourdes Fund. These are always great nights, tickets are available at the door, get along and say ‘hello’.
Many thanks to the hundreds of you have now ordered the CQN Annual, and for all the encouraging feedback. It’s a bit big for a stocking filler, unless perhaps you’re an Amazonian.
See you Friday.
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Holmbert? Isn’t that what Kojo says to his driver when he get’s into his car after several large ones and a cigar?
“Amazonian”
*please post pic of traditional statuesque titian*
sixtaeseven
Indeed!
By the way – I may be wrong, but I thought many Amazonian tribes were famed for their short stature, no? Were the taller tribes not in African regions, like the Watusi (spelling?) something similar? I may of course be entirely incorrect!
If sevco is an egg then in the words of The Major it’s a damn bad egg.
oglach
12:43 on 20 November, 2013
My donation made for the Amsterdam Bhoys. Takes a couple of minutes
Hope all on here will contribute. Let’s support our own.
HH
unrepentantfenianbastardlampostCSC
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Good on you mate.
However, as much as donations we need people to man the buckets.
C’mon folks it’s only a couple of hours out of your lives but could make a real difference!
So Holmbert is the striker the manager said he wanted in January, any chance an attacking midfield playmaker to go with a back up left back and centre half?
HAF a striker
Is better than whole a puki?
Is better than amido balde?
Is better than tone?
Tommy Steele csc.
Amazonians only have one breast.
Too radical for Greenock.
The good people of PA15 much prefer the ‘two pups fighting in a sack’ look.
Another 6′ 3″ player. Are we the new Watford ? :-)
In the modern game hight can be an advantage, I welcome Berty, and hope he can turn out to be a good yin.
Signed up to to be a bucket bhoy on Saturday, please spare some time if you have it,
and if not, then a few quid, again if you can afford it.
These supporters could very well be any one of us. Let’s hope for a good outcome over
in Amsterdam.
HH
Please no more Chicken & Egg yokes.
After all “an egg is an egg” or as they say in France:
“un oeuf is un oeuf”..
Totally underwhelmed by this signing……sorry.
Did we beat off interest from anywhere else? ( did the likes of Southend or someone bid 95k ?)
Can’t believe it merits a post on its own.
Embarrassing Paul……sorry.
BlantyreKev,
funnily enough Ive always equated kojo to an Ernie type character
(no offense to Ernie Lynch intended!)
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
Let’s hope Ol Holmbert Holmbert does not get led astray by Luscious Lolita fae Larkhall.
Just read Phil’s blog an the handling of a complaint by ASA about Rangers same club claims.
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/independent-reviewer-to-recommend-no-further-action-to-asa-over-rangers-complaints/#comment-53442
For me the ECA “endorsement” is meaningless.
The ECA carry no authority as regards the writing and policing of rules intended to preserve sporting integrity. Their agenda is business not sport and UEFA are the balancing mechanism (or should be).
If RIFC are to use the European avenue of endorsement and they have, then the ASA must approach UEFA as the official custodians of football rules to see if they can give a similar endorsement as the ECA.
I suggest the complainer make this point and ask ASA to approach UEFA to ask them what THEIR principles are for dealing with a club who have been liquidated as articulated in Article 12 of UEFA FFP.
Once that is know the question to be asked is do the SFA have a similar deterrent equivalent and why not?
Summa
The word that really irks me is:
Prevaricate rather than procrastinate, although language grows and regular use of a particular word can change it’s meaning
May I be the first to ask why this new finbogyguy has not scored yet? Yet more evidence of penny pinching by PL and the PLC.
joking aside – it takes these guys time to settle. we should give him it.
SFTB
Can’t imagine there are many luscious lovelies from Larkhall who were given the name Dolores !
Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox
Someone in this office has done a really Rangersy fart.
Well , well , well
someone has just sold/bought 3.3M shares in Sevco
Game on !
Sanna
RobertTressell
13:15 on 20 November, 2013
it takes these guys time to settle. we should give him it.
you can guarantee he won’t get time by some
Congratulations on Sevco for finally breaking the 40p barrier.
Alas, it is on the way down….. How sad.
Apols
12:59:00 41.00 3,328,672 1,364,755.52 O
41p a share – now who do we know that had 3.3M shares ?
Sanna (poirot csc)
ryecatcher
Try not to be too embarrassed. I take it from your scouting knowledge you knew all about Wanyama and Izzaguire?
Afternoon all…
After reading about how Celtic are likely to be playing their first Champions League qualification game just two days after Virgil van Dijk has played against Efe Ambrose in the World Cup Final, and before Fraser Forster and Georgios Samaras have returned to the club following their World Cup semi-final heartbreak… so I got to thinking how might Celtic’s line-up look for those crucial early qualification games, wherever (other than Celtic Park) they may be played.
The following is the best that I could come up with, pitching experienced first team players (in secondary positions as necessary) ahead of lesser experienced players (due to the importance of Celtic’s progress in the CL):
Zaluska
Matthews Lustig Mulgrew Ledley
Brown Kayal Commons Forrest
Pukki Stokes
Subs:
Fasan
Fisher, Mouyokolo, Fraser
Biton, McGeouch, Irvine (if returned from loan)
Baldé, Fridjonsson, Watt (if returned from loan)
It does look like we need to ger another 2 or 3 (at least) reinforcements in. But most of the decent players will be away at the World Cup Finals, so presumably, if we want to get any quality players, we’ll need to be looking to mid to upper ranked countries like Sweden who have failed to qualify.
Any thoughts…
ryecatcher
13:11 on 20 November, 2013
Totally underwhelmed by this signing……sorry.
Did we beat off interest from anywhere else? ( did the likes of Southend or someone bid 95k ?)
Can’t believe it merits a post on its own.
Embarrassing Paul……sorry.
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Apart from the price what else do you place your evaluation on?
Have you seen the lad or do you not trust the judgement of those who thought him worth the punt (and are, whether we like it or not in a punter’s market) or have you seen him and think you are a better judge than those who thought it worth taking a punt?
I’d just wait and see until I had more to base a judgement on than the price.
Eurochamps67 12:48 on 20 November, 2013 I think you only exist in Halfway. Standing up for Burnbank Tims! EC67………
Really……..My wee Uncle Hughie drinks in the ‘Glen Lea’…….. More were falling down than standing up last time I was in there (in March) ……….Cheers!
Hamiltontim is praying for Oscar 12:58 on 20 November, 2013
TBM My best mate stays in Halfway he posts on here but extremely rarely…..
Thanks for the response HT… Looks like relocation (in the short-term) will be to Halfway…
Regards & Hail Hail
TBM
The chicken meets the egg walking down the street and they sort of fancy each other. They go back to the chicken’s hutch and the do what comes naturally. Afterwards the chicken lights a ciggie and says, ‘ I guess that answers that question’.
ryecatcher I,d have thought the trick is to get in before the bidding starts. You,ve obviously seen the lad play and are not impressed. Care to share that knowledge with those of us who don,t have that advantage,until then I,ll reserve judgement on young Holbert and wish him all the best. Hail Hail Hebcelt
Glasgowdave – much appreciated sir! See you at CP on Saturday.
Anyone else prepared to stand up for their fellow fans?
For your info – two of the guys (one a CQN lurker) who attended the meeting on Monday will be organising and taking part in the collection, miss most of the game as they check in the buckets and bag the money…and THEN do a night-shift at their work!!!
All because they are angry at the treatment dished out to their fellow Celtic supporters & they are determined to help them AND restore the excellent reputation of the travelling Hoops support!
What happened to YNWA?!
T4
All new signings for the famous Glasgow Celtic have been welcomed on here by P67, and quite right, too.
Hallelujah……
housekeeping just called, Sir I have a package for you, can i deliver to you apartment??
…..CQN annual an Heat of a Lion arrive in the desert………. future visits to the blog may be sporadic…
HH
ole kojo
TBM
I hope you like dogs :-)
If I can help in any way at all then please let me know.
Glasgowdave – sorry, that rant wasn’t aimed at you! :-)
T4
The US Army used to recruit Amazonian women with PMT, for their war effort in Iraq.
They fought like feck and retained water… for at least 5 days.
I’m not a lawyer so cant advise the Dambhoys (IMHO) wrongfully arrested by police officers who again (IMHO) over reactedin a botched clear all operation.
I dont have a valid passport so couldn’t visit my celtic brothers if needed.
I am not in a position to help them financially, and I cannot reach them to put an arm round their shoulder and tell them I am behind them and they DO NOT WALK ALONE.
But I can stand with a bucket for an hour or so before the game on Sat , It may not seem much to some but it is my only way to help so i’m in.
Familycsc.
Till later all
Hamiltontim is praying for Oscar 13:27 on 20 November, 2013
TBM
I hope you like dogs :-)
If I can help in any way at all then please let me know……….
The dog will follow later…………… Really!
Thanks.
No doubt will see you on the bus for the away games if you continue to travel with the overspill team………….
TBM
TTTT – when and where are the ole Bucketeers assembling?