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Bernabei and the Magic Window

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What a great start to the weekend, seeing photos of Argentinian left back Alexandro Bernabei (21) in Glasgow.  The player has made 60 starts in Argentine football.  He made an additional 20 in the Copa Sudamericana (equivalent of the Europa League), a tournament where his current club Lanus appear to give youth their chance.

That’s 80 games in total, 16 more than Virgil van Dijk played before arriving here at the same age.  You and I have long discussed the Magic Window, when a player has produced enough evidence for Celtic to have heard of him, do a proper scouting job and make their move, but before he piques the interest of more monied suitors.

If Alexandro is indeed a player, 80 games in Europe would almost certainly be too many for Celtic to be a potential destination.  The South American Magic Window may be slightly wider.

If you are a scout, how many performances would you want to see before you put your name to a multi-million-pound purchase and contract?  Albian Ajeti scored in five of his first six league games for Celtic, surely enough for you to endorse him as a nailed-on target at any level?

The risks involved in transfer work is significant.  Results vary widely, even from the very best practitioners.  This is doubly so when no one at the acquiring club has worked with the player before, more so if they have never worked in the country/continent.

What happens at the club after a transfer is also important; players need an environment that permits them to grow and succeed, so I don’t think outcomes are entirely random.  Alexandro succeeding in Glasgow will have a lot to do with how well his induction into life in Scotland goes.

I double checked that bizarre Ajeti stat, it’s true.

 

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  2. bournesouprecipe on

    GFTB

     

     

    Na, na, na, na-na-na, na

     

    Na-na-na, na,

     

    Na, na, na, na-na-na, na

     

    Na-na-na, na,…………. Celtic

     

     

    Jungle Songs CSC

  3. GFTB on

    BSR 12.20am

     

     

    If … Hey Jude comes on … I might be on the couch the rest of the night 🍀

     

     

    na na na na na na na …. naaaa na na

  8. petec on

    The Disco Lights and that CL theme tune.

     

     

    Holidays getting booked for days efter.

     

     

    Bloodied noses Incoming.

     

     

    Maede.csc

  10. petec on

    Gerry up in EK and just got beat 21-13 to the wee man.

     

     

    He knows the hatchet mans name even now that stopped Emilio being the player he Should have been for Celtic.

     

     

    Pawlett be worried.

  11. GFTB on

    Petec 12.44am

     

     

    Our Argentinian Bhoy will need yin be good to displace Greg T

     

     

    Greg isn’t Kieran but he is a lot better than many realise

     

     

    Greg Taylor CSC 🍀👍

  12. Celtic Mac on

    Celtic of the latter 1960s really were part of the Zeitgeist

     

    Supporters too, who identified with the Beatles in a way only one other club could do, and none ever in Scotland, apart from us………

     

    Hey Jude…..

     

    NaNaNaNaNaNaNa…….

     

    Celtic…….

  14. garygillespieshamstring on

    Ob la do ob la da life goes on bra,

     

     

    Celtic are the champions.

     

     

    Auld sans are the best csc

  15. petec on

    The whole Fenian Army.

     

     

    Tooraloo.csc

     

     

    I hope GG and TT are well over in Canada.

     

     

    I think the Hoops are going to Surprise and Delight the fitba World.

  18. GFTB on

    Petec 12.56sm

     

     

    As you know I love Neil Lennon and other managers before him … Ange is infectious… I thought both in Spain & Germany we could have easily won both games, people forget we got more points in the group stages than both of the finalists … (not sure about Frankfurt but we defo got more than the runners up :-) Am looking forward to the whole team getting a full pre season and hopefully… we never stop 🍀⚽️

  19. Celtic Mac on

    Lord, Paul McCartney has being carrying that weight for a long long time

     

     

    For Us…..

     

     

    God Bless Macca

  20. petec on

    Gerry,

     

     

    Toor a fn loo..

     

     

    Celtic

     

     

    Celtic

     

     

    Cannae wait to see the2nd Season team Ange is building.

  26. GFTB on

    Petec 1.13am

     

     

    Celtic is our wee escape … sometimes we don’t realise how lucky we are … a great wee friend of my family (mainly my nephews best mucker) was on Scotland Tonight the other night … his Auld man had mental health problems and has not been about for a few years, they are not sure if he is living rough or god forbid he’s passed away and they don’t know …it’s a sad sad story so Paul & his wee sister were on hoping their dad would get in contact if …. still alive, it makes you think at times … 🍀

     

     

    Celtic can be our wee escape at times … from real life

  31. Tom McLaughlin on

    Good morning Celts. ☘️

     

     

    Tin hat on.

     

     

    I thought Paul McCartney was dreadful last night. I have loved the Beatles since I was 10 and cherish their music. I just think Paul is too old to carry it off and that is no disrespect to his age, but an honest assessment of his performance. He struggled badly with the vocals several times.

  32. CamusBhoy on

    Morning from Aviemore, sunny but windy.

     

     

    Wee guy woke up at 6 this morning, so much for having a lazy day…

     

     

    Looking forward to signings this week hopefully

  33. bognorbhoy on

    Wales captain Gareth Bale has agreed to join MLS side Los Angeles FC on a free transfer.

     

     

    No, Bale snubs hun headlines ?

     

    More like , Huns turn down offer to keep Bale fit for work cup .

  36. Tontine Tim on

    Friday was our 1st anniversary, we were married in 1967, not the high point of my life that year though, but going by reverse hun logic it’s now our first haha

  37. Scaniel on

    Tom at 9:43

     

    No surprise that Paul’s vocals are a bit ropey for Rock’n’roll. ‘‘Twas ever thus. John was the rocker. Brave of him to perform with the mighty Bruce and Dave Grohl as there’s no comparison. But come the day, even Bruce’s voice will begin to rattle rather than roll yet I’m sure it won’t stop him from performing.

     

    Overall, I thought it was great fun and surprisingly uplifting.

     

    On more important matters…… I like your confidence in getting our summer targets over the line. Is this based on good ( inside?) info or your innate optimism?

  38. dessybhoy on

    I thoroughly enjoyed Noel Galagher, some stuff I hadnt heard ,Holy Mountain etc, give it a listen punchy , dominated by brass, bass drumming and a tin whistle hook that is so addictive, really enjoyable.

     

    When McCartney started with Hey Jude i hit the sack, the Beatles never done it for me for some reason.

  42. bognorbhoy on

    Just think of the ones that left us to early , would you like to see them doing their thing at 80 ?

     

    Mibbes aye mibbes …of course you would

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