With 26 career goals, 25 of which came in a Dundee United shirt, £1.5m sounds a tad generous for Nadir Ciftci. Celtic’s earlier offer of £900k sounds more like the mark but Wigan have validated United’s target price with a deal with meets their requirements, if not that of the player’s.
Is he a player to improve Celtic? Quite possibly, he’ll bring something we don’t have at the moment – a sticky out ball – but it’s a big ask to expect him to step up to Champions League levels. Signing that level of player might take Champions League money, but we’ll need to get there first, which is why we need to bolster the attack quickish.
Two years ago we talked about the number of senior games a good player is able to make before he’s noticed by those to rich and lazy to do as much low-level research Celtic must do to unearth a gem.
Victor Wanyama made 51 appearances before becoming a Celtic player, Virgil van Dijk made 62. It’s likely both spent the bulk of those games without anyone paying much attention to them, Celtic’s scouts are likely to have been alerted when they have little more than a dozen or so games left at their previous clubs.
Ciftci’s made 67 senior appearances. If he has what it takes, the world will know about it sooner rather than later.
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Weeron
Sorry predictive text
murdochbhoy. I would go as far as to say that if we dont qualify for the CL I think Ronnys jaiket will be on a shoogly nail that is how important it is in my opinion. H.H.
awe_naw_no_annoni_oan_anaw_noo
RD will have a lot less assets to manage if we don’t qualify for this season’s Champions League!
Sorry for partial repost – I think I need to lose about 30 years to operate this phone.
Hamiltontim
I’ll give you the dates on Thursday :)
Joe filipi
I would agree
Big pressure on ronny. However we should beat the icelandic team home and away
Wits/Ht …
I’ll put it on after corrie, HT, has the Minx not sent you to bed yet? Or are you allowed up late due to the schools being closed for the holidays:)
Enjoy your break, as you are aware of, I know the after hours that you need to put in.
20s play Valencia at 7.30 tomorrow nite and its on Celtic TV.
Is everyone remembering that Virgil is banned for the first Iceland game?
So, what’s your preferred brand new and untested centre back pairing? Boyata, Effe, Charlie, Eoin, Lustig??
HH
Sipsini
How the devil are you?
How’s the pussy.?
How’s the fkn Eejitt neebor?
How’s work?
How’s the weans?
That should cover it:)
Apologies if posted earlier
John James comment (tinfoil helmets at the ready) on the Wizard’s blog
TPL have spent £8M to date, and loaned King £2.5M to buy his shares.
From this point onward there will be no more loans and no capital expenditure on
players or signing on fees. The business plan is simple but flawed. If King can convince 45,000 to buy season books he can yield £8M after VAT. He hopes all 45,000 turn up to increase match day spend to a figure of £15M, including corporate entertainment. Add broadcasting, sponsorship and cup revenue and you might have a turnover of £28M
Last year, RIFC lost £7.8M on turnover of £25M
To break even this year requires austerity by stealth. You replace 11 players with out of contract rejects and one Bosman. You renege on your £5M debt. You allow a third party to own all the assets. But even with this, you still need to find another £4M in cuts or investment to break even. Since the latter is improbable given the toxicity of King, The Sports Academy at Auchenhowie will. in my opinion, be mothballed
This is why having King as our chairman appals me. At best he is a luxury we cannot afford as he spends 7 figure sums on spin at Level 5. At worst he repels any possible investment which will lead to savage cuts in our operational expenditure.
If you though last season was bad, look away now.
WHATISTHESTARS
Yes,mate. I get that.
My point is that might was allowed to overcome right. Everyone who acquiesced to that is,IMO,as guilty as the original wrongdoers.
As is everyone who excuses it.
In life,there must be sanctions.
Sipsini
Despite the holidays I’ll still go to bed when I’m told :-)
Marspapa
Deal :-) see you Thursday.
F a b virgil
Lustig efe boyata izzy
Would be my back four.
Bobby murdoch
I don’t think auldheid was excusing it or condoning it. My view was that he said its understandable how it came about.
Which it is
marspapa
effe and boyata both look nervous (for different reasons). Could be a dream or a nightmare…
HH
weeron,
Wtf are you on about, discussions like this is how big growed up people reach a consensus, no one has insulted anyone we are debating a very serious issue, Auldheid might have been misinterpreted and he will let us know but unless we let him know our interpretation he will not know how to frame his argument. In this instance I am worried that he is being too pragmatic and that accepting corruption ” for the financial good of the game” could destroy the game, why would people want to turn up to a freezing pishy night to watch a corrupt game when they can take their kids to a WWF show where ate least they won’t get soaked watching.
A similar discussion created res 12, it’s how negative and positive come together and make something good happen.
wits,
I’m sorry but that was exactly how I read Auldheid, far to pragmatic, to paraphrase ‘ it’s either accept corruption or push the Scottish game over the edge’
IMO had the Scottish game been pushed over the edge two possibilities,
1. The game is revolutionised and sporting integrity becomes the mantra
2. A British league is born.
WHATISTHESTARS
And my point is that it is only understandable if it is condoned. If you don’t condone it,you condemn it.
F a b virgil
I know, we could go with Lustig and Charlie, but you would have to think Boyata coming from Man C he would handle it, I love Efe but he does give me palpatations
Not been on too much the last few days so apologies if this is ole news. But see what happens (Rory) when you think you’re a footballer…..
http://www.golfshake.com/news/view/8935/Rory_looks_likely_to_miss_The_Open_following_ankle_injury.html
And with that it’s 3…2…1…and I’m back out of the room…………
marspapa ….
I would switch Lustig and Efe …..
I like Efe, but he does take risks … I can live with them as a RB, but as a CB, they cause me more concern, as we are more likely to be punished for them. Plus boyata as the other CB.
F a b virgil
He’s only just in the door mate he deserves some time surely?
Murdochbhoy,
Although it is critical it us not crucial that we qualify for the CL under the present stewardship. As long as we have a player we csn sell to the EPL
VVD this year. I suspect Johannson next year. If you always sell your best players you cannot expect those who have not been sold to aspire to be even better. You are playing for your move not a European medal.
RD was brought in to turn projects into diamonds. Something NL was not prepared to do under the constraints of ever decreasing salaries. I suspect as he felt he was doing that already for Celric, from his career perspective.
RD has to have a higher success rate of diamond polishing than NL or their will be no profits and thetefore no Ronny.
Our PLC I believe have embarked on this course due to it being more lucrative. CL football can only help but it is not a priority. Cancelling pre season tours,will already be costing us, but these cosmetic offerings to RD can’t replace players.
HH
We were cheated pure and simple.
I was outraged at the time of LNS and still am now.
Scottish Football has allowed the cheats to prosper and have encouraged the same club farce.
Celtic are guilty. Have done hee haw about.
I knew they cheated then and I know they cheated now.
It disgusts me they got away with it.
Surely when HMRC win the case the SFA have to strip their titles ?
Guys,
With respect, if we can’t beat a team that is currently lying 6th in the Icelandic League having won four of ten league starts this season then we don’t really deserve to go any further, regardless of who plays at the back. I believe that we will need to improve to be able to progress against the better qualifiers.
AR
good night timland from a still roastin Dubai
just read back I say corruption big time.
never want to see their likes again SCUM
TheDubaihoopscfc
Jeezo! We have signed a centre half on a 4 year contract. He plays in a WARM UP match and is a bit rusty. Get rid is the demand from some on here. Wtf?
marspapa…
You mind me of an old TV program the pups on here wouldn’t know about “how”.
I’ve caught a bug, my stomach is in knots, hopefully be ok soon.
Kids brill, my bhoy has one massive cargo for T in the park, I’ll plank some of it as I couldn’t face drinking it.
My daughter is of to Greece, another worry.
How’s the shadow? my bhoy still gets goosebumps when I mention her name:)
Hope all is well with your goodself.Hail Hail
BUTSYBHOY
You bumped into TINYTIM over there?
Well worth it,if you haven’t.
antipodean red
I’m sure I read that we could get Maribor again. That’s a tie I’d like to see and it would certainly give us an idea of how much Ronny and the team have progressed.
kitalba
Pray tell me who is that player is ??
bmcuw
seen his post earlier if he is still on I wiill be in the Dubs tomorrow night after the blue elephant restaurant next door in the rostana bustana hotel in the le meridian Garoud ,he is welcome to join us
HH
Ciftci?
I must admit to being a bit underwhelmed. I’d rather see a proven striker like Hooper.
In addition, his temperament is suspect. Has anyone here ever bitten an opponent? I’ve been playing football for nearly 50 years and managed to avoid it. When Suarez bit the Chelsea player and it was then revealed he had done it before at Ajax you just knew he would do it again. And he did. It probably won’t be the last time either.
Seeing Cifti sitting on the ground and biting the nearest opponent on the leg just fills me with dread. That’s El Hadji Diouf territory.
So, not for me i’m afraid. Can you imagine the fuss if he does that in the hoops?
BMCUWP
I just installed a new browser which seemed to be dropping the last name off your handle. You were about to get aniother dressing down. Apologies …How could I think that! I recheked and it was my new browser.
HH
Hamiltontim
Boyata? Of course he does…
1. He does look nervous (just a fact not a criticism
2. Starman is 2 games away albeit at CP
HH
antipodean red
We played Reykjavik a couple of seasons ago and humped them i am fairly certain we will do the same here regardless if i play or any of the current squad, the tricky fixture will always be the playoff.
We have enough ability to beat this team at a canter and we will i have no doubt make at least the play off.
The icelandic league is 40th in the world spfl 24th. There should be no worry at all.
Reykjaviks average salary alone is 30k a season!
butsybhoy…
Don’t play tiny tim for money at pool, a Feckin shark.