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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Very disappointed in the treatment of a fellow tim by so called tims. though I rarely post but lurk daily I have decided to join tom in saying farewell
Thanks paul for the memories of cqn God bless. HH.
Yep Syd, We should have a lapsed Posters day, when all past posters would be encouraged just to say Hi or Feck off or whatever they like. At least we would know they are still above ground.
BT
I know
Love
Full Irish breakfast at Fado pub in downtown Seattle. A fine remedy for a sair heid. The sausage and black and white pudding are off the charts.
Clyde Radio. Owned by Bauer Media Group. CEO Yvonne Bauer, headquartered in Hamburg. Hmmm…
Syd Negakev
I honestly think that is a most fantastic suggestion. I’ve often wondered how many folk are in the ole CQN community so I’ll start us off….
The Battered Bunnet 15:49
Good analysis.
What happened to the fix so many told us was in?
HI all,
My name’s Jobo and I’m CQNr #1 ;-)
Calibhoy….
Are you Tom?
f.a.b.
I admit to being wrong about The Mullet,
but maybe he should have explained himself better,
instead of telling a half story, it’s not as if he didn’t have ample opportunities to tell what and where he was,
I suspect he wants to distance himself from the incident, when he should be taking responsibility for his players,
Happy Celticing
At least Bauer Media Group are honest about their intentions:
“We think popular”.
That right there should end any interest in listening in at all.
I,m getting a new tap when Bhoyata signs and gettin Ata Bhoy on the back.
Sipsini, how was your night at the Polo lounge last night? I bet the babychams were pure flowin man……:-)
Corkcelt and Jobo,
I’d love to see it and also for all those lurkers to take the plunge and check in as well, even if they don’t say anything – just let us know they are there.
As sure as my real name is Biff McDynamite
I’m a CQN’r an’ I’m here for guid!
WNWA.
P.S. Belated wishes to TBJ, what a day to have your birthday.
HH bruv
sipsini
18:54 on 1 June, 2015
Naw, I’m not the flouncing type.
I post too much mince to get hot under the collar at others having a wee go.
B))
Ah Jaysus eddie, I’m just trying to persuade Tom to come back and now you announce you’re offski. I certainly don’t agree with the style of some posters but this blog is a great Celtic resource. Its up to each individual to bring their own personality and sense of humour and indeed at times anger to the table. As I said earlier if you find you are not enjoying it, take a break, keep having a lurk and if you feel like joining in again, then do so.
Hebcelt: Glad that arrived safely. I like the white version, it’s the best of the packaged pudding available. Not a fan of the black stuff at all, no matter what the brand. Enjoy the Summer break and take things easy on that manic island:)
The Sevco statement today is particularly embarrassing, even by their standards. In an attempt to dissociate themselves from the live televised common assault of a Motherwell player they compound their own putrid situation, by claiming that the contracted offender, is now overnight out of contract, and outwith their responsibility?
The media weigh in with a clamour for non police intervention leaving the ‘out of contract’ player to get off ‘Scot free’ even after he had to be restrained from attacking the Motherwell player again, an hour after the first assault. To wrap up the statement they commend their supporters who had either left early, or clearly from TV pictures turned their backs on events.
Over to you Hamdump.
Corkcelt, Why?
Derek Ferguson talking total sense. I know!
calibhoy
Welcome! Are you a sticky or a smoothie????
Tom
For what it’s worth I agree with Corkcelt. I thought the ‘come back Tom’ posts to you were sincere. And the flouncing banter was banter about flouncing. Not about or against you mhate.
HamiltonTim – you’re a moron. Aaaah that was worth another quid!!!
HH Jamesgang
Ron, Why what.?
sunny calmachie. The Mullet has said Moshni was a disgrace and completely out of order I dont think he could have said a lot more as in no way did he support his player.Moshni is leaving Ibrokes it might have been different if they wanted him to stay.The people who have not done there job is the police he should have been arrested for assault and they cant say they didnt see it.H.H.
Chick Young making complete twat of himself…..again.
Scottish football needs Rangers in top league.
Och! Eddie and Tom join me on notthecelticquicknews.com.
Tom English getting in about the hun ‘supremacy’ bollix,saying Scottish Premier doesn’t need them .
calibhoy
18:41 on 1 June, 2015
Where are you in the Golden State?
Phils up…..
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/sevco-seek-talks-with-ashley/
weeminger
18:54 on 1 June, 2015
What happened to the fix so many told us was in?
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Even the “Brothers ” cant fix Sevco
humpy dumpty FC
Can anyone point me in the direction of season books for fans living abroad, saw something about them a while back but can’t see anything on the official site?
Does anyone have the samaritans number for wee chick? I’m genuinely concerned for him tonight.
I suppose i better start posting again as Bt chastised me in my local
Great day was had yesterday let the circus keep rolling on
Hail Hail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpDPelh1Zg8
Be careful. This is what can happen if recall yesterday’s debacle.
As for our luminary pseudo intellectual hack Spiers getting a mention earlier.
I expect his increased interest in golf to continue over the next year.
Another member of the “Lennon brings it on himself” roasters.
calibhoy
18:41 on 1 June, 2015
Welcome & Hail Hail
Try not and take any post too serious, you are on a good blog, a wee heads up if it ever gets personal log off and log back on at a new article, out of sight out of mind
Nice ‘peepol’.
http://youtu.be/LjKlyDW_YYk
Hi all