I know Ronny Deila was delighted Dedryck Boyata pitched up at Glasgow Airport last night. He’s a player the manager has known about for some time and one who was not on the Man City available list when we secured the loan deal for Jason Denayer a year ago.
The mechanics of the deal are interesting. It’s quite possible it wouldn’t have happened at all without the success Jason enjoyed in Glasgow. A year ago Jason was a complete unknown, below the pecking order than Dedryck, but we gave him a platform and now he’s a full Belgian international. The pitch we put to Dedryck was along the lines of “Look what Jason achieved here”. If we’d singed Dedryck instead of Jason a year ago, Jason would still be an unknown and Dedryck would be a Belgian international.
Assuming no late hiccups, Ronny will know his central defensive pairing for the Champions League qualifiers is sorted, allowing him to concentrate on other areas.
There are no guarantees in football, least of all with Champions League qualification, where we have three awkward knock-out rounds, but we’re starting the summer from a good place.
There’s so much to discuss about yesterdays’ Fir Park hilarity, the consequences of which will be profound. More on this later in the week, but a few points on Motherwell. For a team with such glaring shortcomings they deserved the scale of their victory. Barraclough took a squad who finished 11th in the league into two challenging games and out-thought his opponent.
However, if Celtic fans behaved the way Motherwell fans behaved yesterday your Government would be all over it by now. I’ve seen flares thrown onto pitches, I’ve seen pitch invasions (although I don’t remember seeing one congregating in front of opposition fans), but I’ve never seen a player smacked in the face and leg by a spectator’s flag, and I’ve never seen anything close to this entire repertoire from fans at a single game.
Who knows what the score would have been had Newco faced the team who finished 10th in the Premiership! Their attempt to emulate Grenta in winning three successive promotions always sounded like a tall order. They came close, but they’re no Gretna. Not. Nearly. As. Good.
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billybear…
I wonder why :)))
Tom
Come back!
HH!!
Flounce off – come back to explain why you are flouncing – lurk for a while and wait for calls to return – return to posting.
It’s been done so often that it’s about as novel and unexpected as podium chasing.
Tom McLaughlin. Decent of you to apologise to Bada Bing but you dont need to flounce off we are all Celtic supporter on CQN but now and again we do fall out.However,it is all about our support of our great club so come on Tom and give us your tuppence worth.H.H.
keevins gtf
sipsini
18:30 on
1 June, 2015
billybear…
I wonder why :)))
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I was totally flummoxed that no one asked me. I just couldnt figure it out.
billybear/Sipsini
It’s from an RIFC tweeter claiming that McCall is set to receive £30k for Motherwell staying in the SPFL.
Probably nonsense but worth using! :-)
Tom, The general nonsense that went on about flouncing may indeed have been triggered by an initial post by me referring to yourself. However I’m absolutely certain that it wasn’t aimed at you. It was just CQN in a silly mood, it happens now and again.
I repeat what I said earlier you are a well respected poster and up to now appear to have enjoyed the blog, why cut yourself off because one or two guys got on your case.
From time to time, many of us get pished off with the blog, earlier this year I took a 3 month sabbatical as I was just not enjoying it anymore.
I hope you decide to come back straight away but if not, don’t paint yourself into a corner, just take a wee break and come back when you feel like it.
@TurdsonNews: Boyata has completed his medical at Celtic. Final touches being put to the paperwork. Expect him to be confirmed tomorrow.
LB
Chick sounding bitter already…..
I reckon Tom got an obstructed view at the opera the other night, he’s just no been the same since.
Bye the way I would also like to see the return of Kojo I think CQN is a poorer place without him.H.H.
Wee chuck on shortbreid thinks Alan Burroughs is Motherwell manager.
Tom -thanks.HH
billybear….
HaHa…are you a hun?:)
From Spiers’s article…
“Sir David Murray, one of Scotland’s greatest self-made businessmen, bought R****** in 1988 and immediately fuelled the club with money, not to say overreaching ambition.”
Lie built upon untruth built upon PR spin built upon sevco wishful thinking..and it is presented as a factual account of the omni-shambles. Not back then but in 2015 :o)
This is Scotland’s Main Stream Media (Intelligence Division).
Laugh Out Loud CSC
Boyata joins tomorrow – is this a world record early summer signing?
The camera above the tunnel confirms that the mullet was indeed down the tunnel and came out when Moshni was being dragged across to the tunnel. He heads towards the man who is dragged past him rapidly and up the tunnel. The mullet then follows up the tunnel.
I would suggest some of you have been wrong and East Coast Tom was close to the truth of the camera.
HH
Hail Hail,
Long time lurker and member, but first time poster. I thought it about time
to get involved in the CQN banter.
Question for the polis.
Why was Mohsni able to try to attack Erwin 1 (one) hour after the final whistle?
calibhoy
Welcome to the mad house -)
Gutted for the zombie hoards but I suppose every silver lining has a cloud
They get another season visiting lovely wee towns .. A decent chance to win their 3rd championship in 4 seasons .. And of course another tilt at the petrofac training cup
The journey – it’s a magical mystery tour and the zombies are on the magic mushrooms
Billybear….
C’mon noo ask calibhoy…
Calibhoy, your company kept me in school uniforms, shoes and football boots many years ago:)) ye a hun?
calibhoy, Are you a hurtin ….. ?
calibhoy
Welcome, are you a follower of the deid club?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Ryan Taylor was released from NUFC by telephone before being told to pass his mobile to Jonas Gutierrez so he could be delivered same news.
Calibhoy
Did you take the last fritter today?
Paisley bhoy,
cos he was contracted until midnight.
HH
TBJ….
Yer auld pal has fecked off to Ibiza for a week, no surprise there.
Hurtinghunsareus.
It would be nice if all previous posters would sign in to at least say hi and let us know they are well.
Yep Jinky , They get to play the famous Greenock Morton and get another tilt at the Petrofac Cup, why wouldn’t they be happy.
JFH,
I too think Kojo is missed from CQN. His unique style and his posts on our younger players definately make CQN a poorer place in his absence. Sure when he strayed from football matters his views could be contentious, but a blog is all about opinions.
I have stated this before , I reitterate it and this is my opinion.
HH.
Soal
That boy has just recovered from cancer
Shows the orcs that Ashley has no feelings what so ever so hurting them will mean nothing
RWE
18:39 on 1 June, 2015
From Spiers’s article…
“Sir David Murray, one of Scotland’s greatest self-made businessmen, bought R****** in 1988 and immediately fuelled the club with money, not to say overreaching ambition.”
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Does he still think Sevco will be challenging us in two years?
calibhoy
Welcome aboard
Calibhoy
Ffs are you aff yer heid?!
But welcome anyway.
HH!!
Almore if you are about, package arrived today, thanks for the pin. Tried the culinary delights yesterday, verdict the white is preey good, the black just a wee bit grainy/coarse for me but scoffed the lot.I still think the Stornoway one is the bees knees but it;s all about opinions. Have a good summer, see you next season. Hail Hail Hebcelt
Calibhoy,
A warm welcome.
Have you any cliquish tendencies?
HH