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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thanks gftb – wondered about it – as I far as I know Ange doesn’t do much coaching
BIGRAILROADBLUES
Who’s Michael Nicholson
Diana Ross , putting in a dreadful performance, like Mcartneys last night
Petec 4.13pm
:-)
Canny beat a bit of Saltcoats finest U.S.…
well obviously after the buzzbomb … Saltcoats best
Gerry,
The Metro wiz awesome, the Buzzbomb kinda Suited tha…………………………..
Daizen.CSC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKtAjVPsgxs
Rinsing out the Style……
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKtAjVPsgxs
Rinsing out the Green Mile
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOyrvCyWfNg
Petec 4.43pm
Kyogo has been infectious
Giamakous has been clinical
Abada amazing
Jota entertaining
Joe Hart = shut outs
Hatate = February goals against the Huns won us the league (imo)
But Dazien is probably been my favourite the Bhoy just works his socks off and never stops …
Not taking Captain fantastic & the other bhoys who were already there
Greg Taylor CSC
Apologies forgot about Jura ….
Juranovic = class
Gerry,
I just wanted us Top Buzz
Never forget noone knows Anything.
Celic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIUpi1v44X0
Celtic.
Thought McCartney put on an excellent show…band were top notch….junior’s farm ..terrific wee nod to Michael Eves….. sure he croaked now and again……but mostly got it right….2 and half hours of top tunes …
Allow it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFXZsOHgACI&t=1143s
You on it?
Junglism.
TONTINE TIM
Best wishes to you and your good lady!
Hope you are having a great day!
Gerry, Mark Every Word. Reo Hatate will kickass.
Junglism.CSC
Hampden is rocking the noo.
Forgive Every time ye can
Reo is gonnae Monster the Big games
PeteC 5.14pm
The clip you put in earlier of Callum getting interviewed with Ange on last day of the season … don’t let the Huns know .. the Bhoy asking the questions JL used to work in the same HMRC office as me :… it will fuel the Huns conspiracy
As for Reo Hatate … I love it when the Celtic DJ played Duran Durans … “RIO” … brilliant 🍀
Tontine and Mrs tontine congratulations and best wishes on your ‘1st’ anniversary(55th:-)) all the best to you both
HH
vinniethedog
Was a wee bit sceptical about about Paul McCartney before the show started but like yourself and others thought the overall performance was nothing short of fabulous, (fab in old money) with a fantastic band supporting him all the way through. Thirty eight songs in total, over two and a half hours, ending at one in the morning, only Glastonbury could deliver that. A very special place for those of us who have attended over the years. Gotta feeling, (song in there somewhere) that his critics on here simply do not appreciate what Paul brought to a mid-summers evening in Somerset last night.
Talking of Paul McCartney, I though this was funny.
https://twitter.com/MissAHaddow/status/1540851990950993920
Bada … if lurking
What’s your golf thoughts on Theegala ?
Sitting at 14/1 with first two getting eachway
Again … just chasing the price with no knowledge and cash in the account :-) …
although probably not for long
CELTIC MAC
Gotta feeling, (song in there somewhere) that his critics on here simply do not appreciate what Paul brought to a mid-summers evening in Somerset last night.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Did you work that out all by yourself or wot?
Evening all.
A wee tune for you
Jeff Beck at his best.
https://youtu.be/wwIJk0C0xY0
BRRB, what do you think
I’m guessing going to see the Who twenty six times is not such a good idea…..
Tom at 4:04
Just back in from doing the donx and reading back….. you certainly dodged a cruise missile there, never mind a bullet.
BelmontBrian 7.18. A fabulous guitarist. Rod was his vocalist for a couple of classic albums in the 60s.
The Celtic blog,where you cannot have a different opinion…….nice (The Fast Show)….
Never was a fan of the Beatles, not into boy bands with catchy tunes
Lights the fuse and runs 😀
Lexi Thompson is a very hard watch on the greens,a pity because she is a very good golfer.
Eintracht Frankfurt
Sevilla
Inter
Celtic
That would do me just fine
I would like Celtic to face Tottenham Hotspur in the CL group.
Really fancy a trip to their new stadium after watching them regularly at White Hart Lane over a couple of seasons in the late 70s.
We’d beat them too.
Callum cannae be as Guid as Xavi, naeone could.
Callum has a proper Break now. it will be interesting to see where Callum is positioned.
We Will get Bigger & Better.
Mad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI88O1GSf5s
Diego Rivero…
Och aye the noo.
Rippin.CSC
5G.
Hehe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI88O1GSf5s
Celtic Mac on 26th June 2022 7:22 pm
I’m guessing going to see the Who twenty six times is not such a good idea………………………..
How not?
Love isnae conditional.
lazy tubing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VTxbC8pwKE
You were Lucky to See the Greatest Team.
I lost another Pool session against my Son.
Anger is an Energy.
B2B,
Celtic have never had anything easy. Eintracht would be the Easy Davie Hay.
1 time
2 time
Lunchtime.
Celtic
Davie Hay I wished I’d witnessed as a player.
Not enough Tubes about This Celtic Great
Tom 8.52pm
I think Liverpool are spreads in our group
Eintract wouldn’t be a bad choice … I think Ange will be happy with whoever we get
Real Madrid would be no bad
As a wee daft 10yr old it was good seeing Juanito & Laurie Cunninghame … little did I know back then Del Bosqie played for Madrid
GFTB
Did you bet Theegala ?