Great news that Mikael Lustig and Emilio Izaguirre have extended their contracts until 2017. Footballers’ careers flow on a few distinct tracks. Some are too hot for their clubs to retain, Victor Wanyama, who declined a contract renewal with almost 3 years of his initial deal remaining, fell into this category. Some, like Georgios Samaras, will represent diminishing value to their clubs, and attract only diminishing contracts.
I could make an argument that the players in the third category, who are highly valuable to their club, but are not so valuable that they are impossible to retain, are more important than the latter.
It’s important for Celtic to have outstanding achievers (especially up front) but clubs find it difficult to remain on-strategy if they have significant churn each season. Transfer income is great, and often needed, but ideally you would look at your squad around this time of the year and want to change no more than 3 players over the summer.
I reckon Celtic should be able to hold onto Lustig, Izaguirre, Matthews, Ambrose, Brown, Commons, Mulgrew, Stokes and Forrest until the club want to move them on. These players are the mainstay of our squad, hopefully Johansen will prove to be too. Forster and van Dijk fall into the same category as Wanyama and Hooper – they will have high paying options in England.
Forster and van Dijk will help get us into and compete in the Champions League, but two or three gems are useless if they are surrounded by players less polished bling.
The last 24 hours has been a salutary lesson on what will continue to happen until Celtic appoint a manager. The Daily Mail got the ball rolling when someone told them Roy Keane was leaving Dublin to speak to Celtic. This was good information, in as much as it was true, Celtic did meet Roy Keane, but the ‘paper put inappropriate weight upon it.
Soon everyone and their dog was reporting the deal was done. Which surprised Celtic.
Today’s news – there is no news.
‘News’ will continue to break and eventually one story will actually be the news we’re waiting for. There is value (reputation and advertising) in rushing out with a story before it’s confirmed or others are doing the same, and little consequence (zero damage to reputation and you get to keep the ad money) in getting it wrong, so stay tuned for the next instalment. Only this week, Pope Francis was talking about papal retirement, maybe he has another gig in mind.
London Calling
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roy croppie,
Naw, maybe their gran weans!
No doubt it’ll be on FB later as they are filming it.
best penalty EVER!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8TeCUcMiSE
B-)
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The King meets Celtic Royalty
HH
CaltonTongues#TeamOscar
Hope so; still a mod!
HH
Captain Beefheart
Did your dislike of Scandinavians include the female form:o)
captain beefheart killed marxist dreams… keane ate my courage… formerly jo’n… just say no to the clique.
19:27 on 30 May, 2014
Evening all.
Terrific news about Lustig and Emilio. Emilio the swashbuckler. Who cares if he drifts out of position from time to time, don’t we profess a ‘Celtic style’? The swashbuckler is one of my favourites, may he charge up and down those wings for sometime more. Mikel has been superb. For some reason, I had a dislike for Scandinavians, one may say it was unfair… Who knows why? Jealousy perhaps? Maybe, in my experience, they tend to be just too emotionless for my liking. That said, I had a fine time in a church in Helsinki recently – some people from there used to go to the Soviet Union and covertly try to convert the locals to the ways of Christ. Actually, many of the locals didn’t need to be converted, were it not for the brutality of the Left, these people could have worshipped peacefully. Those Helsinki folk should write a book about their experiences, believe me they are captivating. You will enjoy Helsinki.
Nice to meet you. You are 100% correct regarding Helsinki. I have family there and have visited a few times. One of the most beautiful and cleanest city’s I have ever seen. And I’ve seen a few. :-))
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
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Jungle Bhoys
HH
Emilio……..Tommy Gemmell without the goals. Love him to bits but if he could shoot like TG I would wash his windaes and cut his grass every week.
Artur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d6f78fdK_Y
Bhoylo83
If a Celtic player pulled that stunt in Scotland what would the MIB do?
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Dixie scoring against Hibs…again!
HH
Cpt/JoN
When you understand that Christ, is the Enemy to all the Secret Societies and I mean All.
You can sort of understand what is really going on, Being a Bible basher is a term you won’t hear in Iran. That place is hearing the Gospel more than anywhere else in the World, apparently. I mean actually hearing it. How do I know this? I don’t know it as fact but I don’t doubt the person who imparted the knowledge to me.
Anyone see the first BBC footage of the takeover of Saddams Palace, the looters on Camera were certainly not Delaneys D, as they were wearing all sorts of Masonic Regalia, all the initial footage was never seen again.
ElDiego, evening,
Oh, it was just a gentle dislike. One shouldn’t focus on nationality too much. Slavic women are more beautiful.
Have any of you tried the Rosetta Stone language service? I am thinking of learning a language using this website/course and would value some thoughts if any of you have used it.
ElDiego, evening,
Oh, it was just a gentle and strange irritation. One shouldn’t focus on nationalities much. Slavic women are more beautiful.
Have any of you tried the Rosetta Stone language service? I am thinking of learning a language using this website/course and would value some thoughts if any of you have used it.
Oops.
Eldiegobhoy
Depends whos playing…
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yessssssssssssssssssss
HH
Rocket man
Ok maybe 2nd then
B-)
Yesterday I posted the news from Romanian press about the clubs with who Dan Petrescu was in contact.
Today Romanian press say that the offer from Arab club was Euro 2,5 milion per annum.
Russian newspapers were very sure that the one whose name appeared here as the candidate for Celtic – Murat Yakin would sign for Spartak Moscow today. Murat Yakin and his agen were also sure the deal was done. Spartak Board did not give green light to this deal and posponed decision until June 17. Looks like Murat move to Spartak collapsed. The other strong candidate is Di Mateo. They also keep Petrescu as an option with who they could talk again.
Someone here mentioned Shakhtar’s Mircea Lucescu?
I hear his demand is Euro 4,5 milion per annum.
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Was this an album cover? I’m sure my granda had it.
HH
CaltonTongues#TeamOscar,
Mods and mopeds.
Sacrilege. Mods and Scooters, just like Salt and Sauce ( I mean Vinegar )
HH.
Great news about izzy and lustig btw
https://twitter.com/tirnaog09/status/468134993647390720/photo/1
this led to some fun for a few years…
HH
Sevco FC heading up my way for a few days at the beginning of July. Brora has one pie shop and already it is in overtime mode…
Last year i saw them walking down the street to get to training. No sign of the super bus. Local rumours that all their hotel expenses were met by Brora last time…..
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and the pain lifts…
HH
roy croppie
19:38 on 30 May, 2014
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yessssssssssssssssssss
HH
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What a great effort by the goalkeeper to save that shot. WHAT a GOAL by the Striker..
Theee Strokes.
Evening Weefra,
We have conversed before. I just decided to changed my username. Yeah, of course, like every other nationality, most people are very kind. So it was with the Finns too. Their train system is excellent also.
Petec, masons or Marxists? Both dangerous to democracy. Keep your eye on them Petec.
Zbyszek
19:39 on 30 May, 2014
Yesterday I posted the news from Romanian press about the clubs with who Dan Petrescu was in contact.
Today Romanian press say that the offer from Arab club was Euro 2,5 milion per annum.
Russian newspapers were very sure that the one whose name appeared here as the candidate for Celtic – Murat Yakin would sign for Spartak Moscow today. Murat Yakin and his agen were also sure the deal was done. Spartak Board did not give green light to this deal and posponed decision until June 17. Looks like Murat move to Spartak collapsed. The other strong candidate is Di Mateo. They also keep Petrescu as an option with who they could talk again.
Someone here mentioned Shakhtar’s Mircea Lucescu?
I hear his demand is Euro 4,5 milion per annum.
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No offence, I dinnae think the new Celtic Manager will be leaked from where you live.
The Truth is, No person knows who the next Celtic Manager will be.
Looking forward to taking your team on in that final qualifying round, unfortunately, I think your team will get through.
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Miss this Bhoy
HH
Fire up the barbie…
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HH
Have a good night Bhoys
HH
On Belgium’s rise as a soccer powerhouse…
Unveiled in 2004, was Belgium’s master plan, called G-A-G — Global-Analytique-Global in French, or Globaal-Analytisch-Globaal in Dutch. The idea was to fuse the best of French soccer — its emphasis on physical power and tactical efficiency, hence “Analytique” — with the dreamy technique of the Dutch (“Global”), and invent a new kind of exciting, attacking soccer (“Global” again). “Our ultimate goal is deliberately utopian,” Sablon’s successor, Bob Browaeys, said recently. (Sablon retired from the FA in 2012.) “One hundred percent possession of the ball.”
In practice, G-A-G means standardization. All over Belgium these days, boys and girls grow up playing soccer the same way. Every school, youth academy, and village team plays the same formation — 4-3-3, with classic, dribbling wingers — and follows the same progression up to the 11-on-a-side game. Kids under the age of 7 play 2-on-2; under-9s play 5-on-5; under-11s play 8-on-8. They never use more than half the field. It is only when they’re 12 years old that boys and girls are finally introduced to a full-size pitch and the idea of a long pass.
More intricacy. More feints. More urban. More freestyle. Michel Sablon recognized this when he overhauled the country’s approach to the game a decade ago. The phrase le football de rue (street soccer) is everywhere in Belgian FA documents. Browaeys, Sablon’s successor, speaks of the “childlike pleasure” of the game played this way.
just a few points coaches might be interested in. Especially about the under 7s playing 2 on 2, under 9s 5 on 5…
taken from…
http://grantland.com/features/world-cup-2014-belgian-national-team-vincent-kompany-eden-hazard-marouane-fellaini/
captain beefheart
Thanks for you response. I had the honour of being invited to the final Burns Supper in the British Embassy in Helsinki, before the 9/11 incident. Hey ho. :-)) Still got my invite. KTF
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Captain Beefheart….
Don’t wish to be pedantic – but Helsinki is Not in Scandinavia.
Hail Hail
WeefratheTim
19:59 on 30 May, 2014
captain beefheart
Thanks for you response. I had the honour of being invited to the final Burns Supper in the British Embassy in Helsinki, before the 9/11 incident. Hey ho. :-)) Still got my invite. KTF
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
“before the 9/11 incident”…. Bless you.
We need a lot more people doing what you do, everyone basically.
The panopticon works itself,
Just done browsing the squad on transfermarkt.co.uk and it struck me we have a Gary Mackay-Steven shaped hole in the side. Why we didn’t buy him instead of an overpriced journeyman from an expensive league in Borreigter is beyond me.
Thinking about today’s contract business, it helps us enormously that Izaguirre & Lustig come not just from countries where their own domestic league cannot compete financially with us but neither do their neighbours. In Izzy’s case, we probably pay better than either the Mexican or American leagues and in Lustig, he would need to travel to Ukraine, Russia or Turkey to be offered better money.
Another reason why the Dutch league should no longer be a place for us to buy. It was profitable 20 years ago for Scottish teams but the Dutch tele deal easily outstrips ours.
Are we all ready to hang out a Window and say…..
greenpinata,
More like 500cc hair dryers, the feckers started revving the hair dryers and everyone was choking…
They’re away now but I think they’re back tomorrow for an All Day Northern Soul thing in the Barrowland.
Away for more drink to get rid of the taste of hair dryer fuel…