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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“I think it was thuggery,” Smith told BBC Scotland. “It’s happened in a football match and the football authorities have to deal with it.
“I don’t think the police should be involved.”
In the unlikely event that some thought otherwise, Smith has just removed all doubt concerning his suitability to contribute to any debate.
Goodnight, all.
JJ
celticrollercoaster cheers M appreciated.
Ki to Arsenal?
£15m?
Celtic have a 20% clause?
Looks like the good news just keeps coming.
LB
I’d flounce if I thought any of you heartless narcissists would notice…
:-)
Does anyone know the dates of our first and second round ties in the CL qualifiers?
wwc
Run that by me again? Lol.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
CRC
I think you accidentally added a little 0:-) after your opening comment. Likewise with the `still`. I never have been quicker than MWD on the bike. I will leave rapidity of thought comparisons to others…..
Definite cheerio.
JJ
14/15th then 21/22nd July HT.
TomMcLaughlin
I cannot begin to understand the mentality of any adult who tries to do what was done to you.
Personally, I think that outing such behavior is more important than walking away – but I understand how you must have felt and still feel.
Maybe when things are not so raw you can bring your voice back on here.
Keep well
KTF
Livibhoy
Do we have a sell on clause ? If so yippee, 20% = £3m
I also read teams had been sniffing around big Vic, with £20m being quoted, 20% on that one as well, so another £4m if that goes ahead
Well Well Well, that sounds good :-)
livibhoy
21:48 on 1 June, 2015
Also Wenger interested in Wanyama, surely/hopefully another sell-on clause
Let it go Pastry. It’s a time for celebration…..enjoy it for once.
San Diego Bhoy, I will give you a shout if I am down your way. I grew up in Orange County and used to go watch games in Santa Monica when the LA club was there. We have a club up in Sonoma County so if you are ever up here feel free to let me know and I would gladly take you wine tasting. The San Francisco Bhoys are great. I look forward to seeing them in Las Vegas. My first time going to the convention.
Livibhoy, the sell on clause, if true, for Ki Sung Yeung, will be nice especially during the transfer window.
Ki would have flourished under Ronny’s guidance.
I like to see most of our former players doing well in England as it refelcts well on us. Ki has done very well for Swansea this season.
Remember yon West Wales Celt?
Used to post on here. Pure roaster. Wonder what became of him?
Bedtime soon. Stupid o clock rise tomorrow.
HH jamesgang
This nonsense about football policing itself …
When someone behaves like Moshni has, and there are already a line of people round the block trying to excuse his actions somehow “Oh he’s a hot-head, he shouldn’t be provoked like that …” then football obviously ISN’T policing itself and can’t.
Bottom line; if you or I did that in the street we’d be in the jail. Pure and simple.
If he’s charged it will be the least he deserves. All this “football can police itself” is cobblers. It worked really well for politicians didn’t it? Oh yes … and certain football clubs.
Internal investigations … aye, right …
HT
I think 15/16th and 22/23rd as someone posted earlier
HH
Ht,
July 14/15 then 21/22
Next round July 28/29 August4/5
cowiebhoy
21:53 on 1 June, 2015
Wanyama ????
Great minds think alike……
NAH….definitely fools seldom differ
Tom, posters on here have spats from time to time.
Life’s too short mate.
Don’t always agree with u but you’re worth a read and a right good Tim to boot!
Come back on bud
HH
cowiebhoy
21:53 on 1 June, 2015
Livibhoy
Do we have a sell on clause ? If so yippee, 20% = £3m
I also read teams had been sniffing around big Vic, with £20m being quoted, 20% on that one as well, so another £4m if that goes ahead
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So we have our resident Carol Voderman on tonight. Good with the figures is the clever clogs fae cowie!
;-)
HH jamesgang
PS Doc you can have your calculator back now. He’s done with it!
f.a.b. virgil (watrc)
20:35 on 1 June, 2015
Hamburg
Last time we played them their tifo consisted of a Union Fleg covering the entire home end.
Nice!
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It was the ‘no surrender’ flanked by loyalist paramilitary flags under the tifo that annoyed most of us at that game the most
Majority of Hamburg fans are Huns
Cheers lads thanks for that.
Dear God I’ve just read about this ‘Orange Fest’ which is to take place in George Sq this Saturday. What on earth are Glasgow City Council thinking about sanctioning this?!
Tom McG
I was up visiting my mam yesterday ,my bro wanted to watch the game I didnae, he was up the day before telling her he had became a grandad again.
When i told her yesterday it was as though she had just heard for the 1st time, the dementia has taken the memory of her great grandkids and grand kids(though she can waffle ye well), I was just thinkinking how long we have of her remembering us though she seems good at the moment.
Getting to the point ,I decided to take a few moments in the hospital Chapel and you & yours came into my thoughts briefly.
No matter what you choose to do ,and I dont always agree wae you but then again I dont always agree with all the roasters on here or even myself at times.I hope things go well for you.
On leaving the wee Chapel to head for the bus I thought c’mon big yin I dont ask for much but a wee goal for Motherwell would be much appreciated:)))
by the time I got off bus and turned my phone on again, He had given me two:)))).
lifestooshortCSC
Good night all
HH & KTF
Sell on clauses eh?
Who thought those up?
Hope there is a bidding war. Forster probably has one too and unless someone pays over the odds up front so will Virgil. Smart business
LB
HT
Votes
Father Noel Barry R.I.P
HT, it’s all about Kultjur don’tcha know.
JamesGang, I don’t need no stinking calculator.
James
Football matters IMO should be dealt with , no matter how incompetently and no matter how biased by football authorities.
If not , given how Focus behave with our support , we’ll have players lifted every week!!
HH
HT
Deals with the OO maybe?
Tom mc
If that’s what you want to do then go ahead mate
Always enjoyed your posts
The one on the hampden game when you stayed with your parent was very moving and you’re only back in Scotland a year
You’ll be missed mate
Enjoy the new season with your sons and KEEP THE FAITH!!!
Wanyama would be a great signing for Arsenal in my opinion Arsenal are on the up again and could well make a real challenge for the premiership next season.H.H.
Tom
FFS mhan, nobody was taking the piss out of you.
I have prob agreed with you less than a handful of times in the years I have been on here, but trust me, if you go I will miss your posts, bollix that they are :-)
HH
Most of us the most ???????
Jesus what am I typing !!!!
1st of June – where the hell is summer ??
Anyone know of a bar in Salou/La Pineta to watch games in ? Seems I’ll be there for the qualifiers
tom
you don’t look a day over 60
Cliftonviille,
I was speaking to an older Hamburg fan after that game and he was none to pleased with the Union Jack stuff. We would have discussed it further until he noticed my St Pauli scarf……..
Hamiltontim
21:57 on
1 June, 2015
As I understand it, part of the deal during the vote last year. I’m afraid.
GCC has no power to stop it
HH
CRC
Anyone watchin Game of Thrones?
I see the Sevco fans are still making their way home from Motherwell
B-)