Tyler Blackett’s arrival, announced moments before halftime on Saturday, was welcome. He’ll immediately push Izzie, who has had no real competition for the left back berth since arriving at Celtic five years ago – an incredible situation.
The Ryan Christie situation surprised me. Ryan performed well against a Celtic defence in a state of flux earlier this month, as he has done previously against us, but it will certainly a curious signing (this morning Inverness Caledonian Thistle announced they have accepted a bid from Celtic). More on these two later.
As for rumours that we’re about to spend more money on a player than we have since John Hartson arrived 14 years ago……. Well, that is a change of pace. On top of this business, I’m sure there will be more comings and goings in defence, and elsewhere. Stay tuned……..
Thanks to everyone who entered the raffle for the Golf Day for four at Aberdour. Taggsy informed the winner (Gerry) by email this morning.
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Fenerbache had to defeat Shaktar. No argument against investment.
Shaktar invest each year and grow. They sell and acquire. They will grow. We will stagnate.
We had to defeat Maribor or Malmo. We couldn’t.
Never mind, Southampton are out and Quarabag are through. We are therefore fandabbydozie. Sadamn lives.
Proudbhoy
“Surprised some of the squad has reportedly turned against him ..after all it was them who voted for him last year.”
No, our players are not allowed to vote for anyone in our team, it was players from all the other teams that voted for him.
HH
If this comment from KDS is correct then for me it’s a good piece of business.
£13m + add-ons + sell on clause for VvD.
I wonder what Ronny is doing in Malaga.
Is he into the golf ?
KINGOH on 31ST AUGUST 2015 1:40 PM
Imagine if this happened. Celtic sign Jozo then ..
‘Hi Peter, Virgil here. Never agreed personal terms so just going to stay for another season’
Call the paramedics!
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Oh how that made me chuckle!!!
HH jamesgang
I received 11 green beans….then I gave 5 green beans away
I still have 6 beans left.
HH
Weeminger
Oh Dear, if true, it will elevate Pedro to sainthood with some :-)
HH
Exiled Tim
I remember watching a players player of the year vote on Celtic TV..nearly sure Stefan won but I do remember brown and Gordon had plenty of votes aswel so I could be wrong.
Keep getting booted out and have to log on after refreshing ever so often.
Then back to page 1 etc
Annoying
TET
Sainthood….he was there a long time ago.
Seemingly, by three years old, he was driving a tractor, and could speak 12 languages.
HH
Proudbhoy
I thot you meant the SPL player of the year.
HH
Bada Bing
I disagree, and yes we did give ourselves the best chance of qualifying. We retained VVD for the qualifiers unfortunately, the RD system and particularly the players in Malmo were set out for another year in the EL, even then only by the slimmest of margins. We scored three times at CP but the system cracked and might even have done with VVD and Jason Denayer partnered.
We are not fully prepared for the CL regardless of which players we brought in
after GMD and SA. The proof of that will be how we perform in the EL. We’d need to revert to a side principally set out how not to be beaten, rather than RD’s up and at em, which will be chopped down ad nauseum, by European sides.
The inevitable sale of Virgil van dijk was rubber stamped some time ago, and it was clear this season that the previous mouthy public stance of VVD and his agent had been completely silenced, because an agreement had been reached that should Celtic fail to enter the CL proper the ‘ambitious’ player would be allowed away.
With a hint of irony, Virgil opted out to a club he’ll maybe help into the the Europa League next season, or could be in the bottom half of the big league at St Mary’s.? However he has the EPL dreams so many crave, and only time will tell how good a centre back , he really is., when he’s not playing against ‘the dross’ that is Scottish Football, and is denigrated nearly every day on CQN.
The fee mentioned is enough it seems to have Celtic’s many enemies, feeling quite poorly, so that will do nicely for me.
VVD gave his all, and he’ll remain a great footballing CB to have played at Celtic., what he certainly wasn’t by any manner of means was the best defender, not in the same class as so many, to have gone before especially in the air, not as aware of danger as Johan Mjallby, definately no Caesar, and like most a pussy cat, in the Bobo Balde terms.
If you minus the EPL insanity factor for EPL experience, Celtic have done nicely from the price paid, especially if you were to montage Virgil’s European games, and specific incidents. One in Milan and most recently, Malmo would a ‘class A’ defender, have absented himself from all three corners that eliminated us from CL participation?.
The unhealthily obsessed that churn of the daily anti Celtic drivel on this site are to be pitied (again), as Celtic look set to complete our umpteenth ( lost count) signing since the Maribor defeat last year. What these people do when Celtic win, or sign another player is anybody’ guess?
What would they give to be just another Celtic supporter happy at going along to watch Celtic.
Onwards to Ajax csc
TGM
Well I suppose God is the next level :-)
HH
The Green Man on 31st August 2015 2:11 pm
Ah but if you previously only gave away 4 beans, this is still your biggest spend to date.
Of course your net spend may be lower. Doesn’t make the first claim incorrect.
13m + add-ons for VVD (= a good deal)
then another 3m on top when Big Vic goes to Spurs from Southampton.
get some more dough in for scepovic, stokes and commons and we are loaded.
let me see the balance sheet.
If Joe Hansen goes wouldn’t be too bothered been a decent player – very good on his day – but too often wasteful in possession and spurs too many opportunities
HH
Green man.
Had a wee chuckle at that.
SOT
got it many thanks
WEEMINGER
I think they call it…”creative accounting”
Its what they do.
HH
Feck Stephen Fletcher, let’s play the balance sheet up front :-)
I accept that posters come on to CQN for a variety of reasons. I come on to see if there is any information on matters Celtic ( and on Sevco, I must admit) that I cannot trust the MSSM to report. So, in general, I am not really interested in the uninformed opinions proffered by seemingly brilliant managers and financiers . Occasionally, though, one of the predictable posters has a moment of illumination, an epiphany. . Such was the case with The Green man earlier when he said:
“Maybe I’m just daft.”
TGM. My congratulations and I hope your moment of clarity educates many others 0:-)
JJ
WEEMINGER
Tell you what….young Jack would have a bit of aggro, if the farmer that sold him the three magic beans, was called Peter Lawell:)
HH
Should we guess what type of songs these guys were singing?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-34106591
I remember going to Mass as a child and seeing all the old grannies, sitting at the back and passing comment on those in front of them.
Maybe CQN should have ads for Mint Imperials on here, sure they go down a treat with some on here..
SANDMAN on 31ST AUGUST 2015 1:58 PM
I should add the caveat that I think if we fail miserably in the Europa group
What would you call failing miserably ?
JJ
According to Zagreb we’re helping out with Youth coaching out there and they have a %sell on for the young CB
Very intriguing deal
HH
KINGOH
you are more of a fool than a fool wearing a fools hat talking foolishly about fools.
Imagining such a scenario suggest PL will not be moving VVD fingers, holding pen full of indellible ink and scribing on parchment of said purchasers before he jets (is jet the right word or is that just for huns and their undead brethern?) off to an exotic land such as Dundee or inverness or even Salt n Sauce to purchase his new starlets (oops another undead noun) just before the tranny’s windie breaks.
MWD said AYE
Bournesouprecipe @2.18
Another excellent post. ‘Happy going along to watch Celtic ‘ , everything else is a bonus
The Green Man on 31st August 2015 2:24 pm
This is merely a comment an not a dig at you but people are deluded if they ever think we’re going to spend our income from transfers in it’s entirety. It flies totally in the face of buy them young and cheap, develop then sell.
Now where we might see increases is the initial outlay. VvD was £2.5m or thereabouts, JS is supposedly £3.5m. If we recoup the same transfer in 2 years that’s decent. If we make the same gains we’d be pulling in near £18m and that would allow another step-up in outlay. Perhaps we might even take the risk on a striker.
we concede easy goals and we don’t score enough on the big stage..solution= buy another midfielder…eh?
Is it Menstruation Monday on here?
I’m away for I ain’t cleaning up your VJ spillage.
SeeinRedCSC
The Green Man on 31st August 2015 2:11 pm
I received 11 green beans….then I gave 5 green beans away
I still have 6 beans left.
HH
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As the French would say that is the story of Les beans.
WEEMINGER
No Bother…I get what you are saying.
At no point have I ever advocated spending all our income from transfers.
We don’t have that luxury, I agree.
However…the PLC project strategy has failed badly.
For every VVD we unearth…there are downsides which outweigh the advantages.
For example…Derk, Balde, Pukki, Berget, Ciftci,…just to name a few from a large catalogue of substandard players.
We can do a whole lot better imo
The strategy needs tweaked.
We need ne ideas.
HH
The Green Man on 31st August 2015 2:11 pm
I received 11 green beans….then I gave 5 green beans away
I still have 6 beans left.
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If only Davie Murray had worked that one out ten years ago…
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Jungle Jim Hot Smoked on 31st August 2015 2:25 pm
SANDMAN on 31ST AUGUST 2015 1:58 PM
I should add the caveat that I think if we fail miserably in the Europa group
What would you call failing miserably ?
JJ
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Getting pumped; Horsed; Mollicated; Ridden like city boys in the Apalachan mountains and failing to qualify by a fair margin.
Clarified?
Why waste money on a striker?…………..’Fulham turn down £10m bid for Ross McCormack’
Sandman -you are taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut but I agree- not many ( even blinded happy clappers) will have much faith/hope that Celtic will do anything in the EL.. we will do well to come 3rd in our group…
English football is financial lunacy! Glad I got rid of Sky as I don’t want to contribute to that lunacy.
I have just bought a new house!!!!!!!!
But but but ,it disnae count coz ye sold yer old one 1st :)))))))))))