I love this time of year. As we publish, 60 hours of the transfer window remain. Celtic have gaps to fill in the squad, we have targets for each position, each target has his own target destination clubs, and the potential selling clubs all want to hold out for as long as possible to get top price – and some do not want to sell at all.
There are options for several positions we could have concluded on Monday. These were not top of anyone’s list, of course, and not cheap either. Hospital facilities are reserved in cities across Europe, most awaiting medicals that will not happen, but may be required before Friday evening.
How long should we wait for top targets? You certainly wait this late in the window. Bedwetters signing players early in the window to relieve anxiety symptoms is a sight to behold. If you have that knot in your stomach right now, just go pop an antacid and let those with a seasoned constitution cope with stressful negotiating situations.
Every transfer window follows the same rules. Players want the most money possible and the best stage to enhance their subsequent contract. Clubs do not want to sell valuable players with a lengthy period left on their contracts. When a sale looks inevitable, they employ agents to entice more bidders into the market.
If more than one bidder is involved, stalemate can run until deadline day. People who ask, “Why are we not signing players earlier?” occupy that special peak at the top of the Dunning-Kruger chart. None of this is news, we all know and accept this as an absolute article of faith.
So why all the angst? This is the game, let the enormity of what Celtic are attempting to achieve over the next two days sit with you for a few moments and you might begin to enjoy the unfolding drama. It sure beats wearing adult nappies (I’m led to believe).
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Looking forward to the two page break down of all the money they’ve missed out on in tomorrows papers…
Harry Souttar just done a U-turn at Scotch corner.
Huns look lively now.
anither coupla injuries…..would help.
PSV will now control the game……. I remember a Celtic Day, Oui it was against a plucky Newco.
Why we never hit 10, I’ll never know.
Beale’s team lay-out is very similar to NFL for us against Barca.
He has them very narrow- preventing slip passes up the middle but he’s surrendered the wings.
Difference is Barca never wanted to cross for headers. PSV have De Jong and others.
PSV are playing like Frightened rabbits.
ffs.
Co-efficient just recuperated
2:1 to PSV
Ffs. Terrible defending
Tav scores, no pen!
Psv just asked for that.
Completely fell back for no reason at all.
It’s dead again
3:1
Why can’t these European teams put the Huns to the sword.
Bizarre.
Oooft.
Psv hit straight back.
3-1
Lovely
PSV score again 3-1. HA HA
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Oh well 😂😂😂
SFTB
Wee Gordy put so much into getting…..
OOh I could Crush a grape.
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Hahahaha. It’s the hope that kills them.
PSV better not bottle this.
Nope. 3-1
ffs
Nanny about,thats what happens.Veerman is having a nightmare.
ecl group participation – 29m euros.
el group participation – 6m euros.
I thought we were supposed to be poor at the back, not Sevco………..
………thems never even goat the chance for the sekond “Huuuulllo……….”
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tres
lol
hehehehehe
Hammy’s a-pingin’…………..
Do the huns deliberately sign shits?
Cantwell is just one on a seemingly endless conveyor belt of them.
They have a goalkeeper
Dessybhoy
They always seem to
Bakayoko is what I imagine when Brendan talks about strength and pace. What a player
20 mins to ping more hamstrings and concede more goals
Matondo is honking
The ref is a joke.
how was that not a card for Cantwell (sp)?????
even swally can’t c^ntwell didn’t get a yellow there