I read our treble-winning captain, Tom Boyd, in the Herald advising Celtic to retain players who want away or decline to sign new contracts, until after their Champions League qualification ties, an idea we discussed some time ago. Tellingly he added, “They will see when they go down south it’s not always as bright down there as they think it will be”, perhaps a reference to his time in the Chelsea defence.
There is unlikely to be much difference in value achieved between selling before or after the qualifiers, so as long as the players stay on-side with Neil Lennon and the club, there will be no reason to sell before then.
Recruiting is a different matter. Celtic will want players in as soon as possible but with all in-demand talent, selling clubs have little reason to cash-in before the business end of August. For me, there are some on the list we are currently linked with (I’m trying to avoid stepping onto the speculation train as long as possible) who I’ll be happy to see sign elsewhere. Half the battle in transfer windows is to avoid the bad Fortune of splurging money on players who don’t work out.
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I forgot about smiley.
Wee Fra The Tim
Kiddo..
Ah am surprised at Ye!
Ah wull no hiv ye slooping aff.. and going intae Self- Imposed
… Lonely Solitude.
It’s No Right!
Especially, fur such a Cockamamie reason..
So.
Somebuddy, Gied ye the Bronx Cheer.. in response tae somptiin’ ye wrote~
Huh!
This is only a Blog.. Nane of Us fellow Subscribers wull ever be in Danger of Pickin’ up a Pulitzer..
Everybuddy,is a Critic oan here..
because.. well.. Mainly..
Maist folk Dinnae have a clue oan whit tae Submit .. fur open discourse..
So..
A Few Malcontents..
Use..
Criicism o’ Ithers ..
In order tae hiv
Somethin tae.. well.. SUBMIT!
And that is How you came tae be.. well
Victimized.. by Wan of THEM FOLK.
Honestly.. If ye pay attention .
Ye wull Note that .
Gripers and Soor Faced Critics..
NEVAH submit anything fur Open Discussion..
Wi them..it is always.
“And Anither thing that Ah didn’t like whit ye wrote Aboot…..”
Come oan Back, tae Cqn..pal.
We Miss the Patter..,
Blue Eggs!.. Noo that is whit Ah call..
Hellava Interestin’!
Could ye know feed They Dampt Hens.. say.. A Bunch o’
Green Gages,fur a Chinge..
And Lay aff feeding ’em.. wi’ yon Blueberries!
Mebbe, then..
they wid then be able tae Lay Eggs hivin’ the Right Color!
Kojo
Still..Laughin’
Weefra
Don’t take this the wrong way mhate…but ..see since you’ve been lurkin,yiv never been aff
the fekn blog :O)hh
corkcelt 20:40 on 4 June, 2013
“ElDiegoBhoy 20.30 makes a very valid point with lads like Watt, Attajic & George waiting in the wings maybe its a more experienced Striker we need to play alongside the young turks. What is the point in spending so much on an Academy if we don’t give the graduates a decent chance to make a break through to the first team.”
The problem at every club is few of the Academy graduates are good enough to make the final push. Occasionally a club will get a good crop, and for that reason alone it is worth sticking with the system.
Of our current Academy players I think two or three of them have a decent chance of breaking into the first team, but the real trick is progressing when they get there.
That also applies to players who have made an impact at other clubs, sometimes they come with expectation on their shoulders and they can’t make the step up at a club where they are expected to win every week.
I don’t think Russell is the finished article by any means – and he appears to have temperament problems – but he has been making steady progress. The same can be said about Leigh Griffiths – I wouldn’t be averse to taking a chance on one of them given we have already lost three forwards from the squad since the end of the season.
I know what you are saying thomthethim, but how many guys who go out on loan come back and make it at Celtic. We left Charlie Mulgrew go “permanently” and were lucky to get him back but in general the guys we let go on loan end up playing against us a couple of years later. I do understand the dilemna, as Celtic are under pressure to win every game, and playing the kids is a huge risk. However I would love to see a lad like Attajic getting a run of a few games, bringing these lads on in the 85th minute is no good at all.
Zbyszek
Laughed aloud at that one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
those damn Catholics
“@AP: Ohio State president retiring after jabs at Notre Dame, Catholics, SEC in recorded remarks: http://t.co/PDRIvVG28X -KH”
corkcelt
You are bang on. Feck him. I got slated on here last night for having a conversation with another poster, and mentioning eggs. This other poster took objection to eggs being mentioned in a very volatile way, which, I know most of you on here know my lifestyle, I took that very personally. He should remember where his breakfast, lunch and sometimes dinner comes from. You are, of course, very welcome to visit and taste the best free range eggs going. And if he is lurking, I am a ST holder. So get stuffed. :))
Weefra HH
My Dear Friend,Kojo….
Did Ye See Yon Latest Embedded Youtube Video…
By The Irish Stand-Up Comedian……
Pat Condell……
Oan Wan O’ They Blogs Ah Directed Ye To..
The Ither Night..?
Jings..! Crivvens..! Help M’Bhoab..!
Disnae Mince His Words…Ol’ Pat…!
Weefra-Welcome home :)
I used to raid bird’s nests for eggs and chicks when i was a kid.Looking back now it was both stupid and cruel.Wasted many a day trying in vain to catch birds with a bin lid balanced on a stick with a piece of string on it,using bits of bread under the bin lid as bait.
Never caught one.
It was a useless technique,by the time the bin lid hit the ground,after spinning around for about twenty seconds…the birds managed to escape and flew away.
I think that magpies’ eggs are a sky blue colour with black spots,very beautiful.It’s a pity the things that hatch out of them turn into such wretched creatures.
Haste ye back WeeFraTheTim.
Paul George should be pushing for a start this season…I would like to see him get his chance..
Weefrathe, Glad you’ve seen sense, the post above made me laugh as much as your Border Collie going mental when the Romanian singer performed at the Eurovision.
Actually..
Tae Ma KNOWLEDGE..noo… Tae Ma KNOWLEDGE..
Ah hiv no bin Blessed wi any..Offspring.
Howevahhhhhh..
If Ah Wiz..and , Ah remind Ye.. Ah An Not..
then..
Hypothetically Speaking…
If Wan o’ Ma Offsprings.. Sprung tae be . .A Boy.
and.. If that.. Hypothetical..Lad.. happened tae be quite the Promising Fitba’ Player…
Then..
Ah wid Mak Sure that He Did Not.. Tie Himsel up. tae
THE CELTIC..at a Young Age..
fur..
Well…
Do Ah really need tae Explain?
Na..
Ah nevah Under-estmate the Intelligence of any of Ma Readers..
So…
Ah wull Leave you with that.. Thought.
Kojo
Still Laughin’
VP, brilliant. Lol
Kojo, the mrs just Peed herself at that post.
Right guys, I will not allow a bucketmouth to keep me off my favourite site. We have been chatting for, going on, 8 years, so I will not allow a “new poster” to force me from here. So I’m back. Woooohooo.
Weefra HH
19lisbon67
Yup I see what you meant and why the belief is held but it is not beyond the bounds of possibility that audited accounts will be produced for the 2014 licencing round to get by that hurdle.
Qualifying before 2016 is unlikey but a SC win or loss to title winners ( us) is not beyond the bounds of possibility and it is this possibility that invokes Article 12 hence my point about the SFA covering up the reason for the 3 year exile under the applicable rules for their own reasons.
This is what I hope folk pick up on because it flies in the face of the integrity of Scottish football the same integrity UEFA wish to preserve for their competition.
We might not be able to get changes at the SFA but we can show where they are undermining our game.
Go Tae Work Oan An Egg*…!
Maks Sense Tae Me..
(*Only Those Wi’ The Three-Lion British Quality Stamp…..Of Course !)
Still….Laughin’
Istanbulcelt:
Black Diamond Heavies
Left Lane Cruiser
Beitthemeans
Langhorne Slim
Jenny Owen Youngs
Henry’s Funeral Shoe
Voodoo Johnson
The Rockford Mules
Ray LaMontagne
The Raconteurs
Paul James
The Parlor Mob
These are all available on iTunes USA, not sure about cross-Atlantic availability. Some very un-mainstream musicians in this list, but the artists the MSM should be writing about.
Agreed starry, I have never seen him play in the flesh but a couple of lads who have say this guy is “the real deal”. Hopefully this year, His day will come.
Evening gents.
Another six weeks before I return to hospital.
Boner seems to behealing but looks lime nerve damage.
Another few weeks non weight bearing
Jobo ,
apols and thanks for the greeting. once you get to my age it can take a while to realise that i’m being addressed and to think of a smart reply (still failed i see , Ed).
Yes , I’m going. Hoping there’s some transport arranged from weegie land – it aint my turn to drive .
Sanna
BT
You might want to repost that ; o)
WeefratheTim
your no the wan wae egg on yer visage!
HH
Tom McLaughlin- you will be in my prayers. I’ve followed your posts from my lurkerdom for many years. Strength, fortitude and peace brother.
BT-Nae luck mate HH
blantyretim
Boner?:-}
Sorry BT, but Boner has a certain connotation over here that could see you getting banned from a God Fearing site. Anyhow whatever you are referring too, I’m glad its healing.
BT, still no grass cutting? Beer drinking duties only!
Take it easy mate, patience leads to a full recovery, pushing it leads to pain.
My dear,dear,dear,friend.. The Singing Detective.
Yep.. Pat is Ireland’s Answer tae .. Georgie Carlin.
May Georgie… rest in Peace.
And don’t let anyway tell ye that George wiz an Athiest..
Ach.. Ah know that George told us that..often Enuff..
But.. Let me tell you tha Ah wiz invited and went tae George’s Funeral Mass.. at
Guid ole.. St. Monica’s ..in Santa Monica..
Yep.. folks..
George wiz a good Catholic Lad..
efter awe…
Noo.. disnae that tell ye Something?
It diznae?
Well..it Tells Me
Ye should Nevah evah believe Wan Woid that Comes Oota a Comedian’s Mooth..
Fur..His Joab is tae .. Amuse Ye..
And if it taks a bunch of lies and fairy-tales tae dae Jist That..
Then He has Succeeded..
and everybuddy is Happy.
Kojo
Still Laughin’
BT
defiantly need a tablet ;-))
HH
well done BT – I heard you were a stand up guy
In “King Of The Hill”….
Hank Hill’s Pop…”Colonel” W. Hill….
Got His Shins Shot Off By The Japs At Iwo Jima….
Wiz Oot At The Jiggin’ The Next Week…
Modren Orthopods….Is Rubbish..!
Tom McLaughlin
Stay strong
CorkCelt,
I’ll translate, BT has a broken bone which is healing, gut it looks like there is some nerve damage. He still has to use crutches and has to keep the weight off his leg.
BT, decided on an iPad or other yet?
gotta heal that one BT
= )
Hoooops
Been a long hard day.. fnar fnar…
Snake Plissken
12:54 on
4 June, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lESwUWGX54Y
Snake, Did STV make that compilation? Come back Mo Bangura!!!
BT
Yer best yet ….