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
Let me know if you would like to attend the CQN Question and Answer evening at the Manor Club, Wimbledon, on 21 June, with a confirmed line-up of Lisbon Lion, John Hughes, and our own Brogan Rogan and Auldheid, celticquicknews@gmail.com
Visit the CQN Bookstore to get Tommy Gemmell to sign your personal copy of his tome, All the Best.
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Who knows who the man is, who ever it is he gets my backing and support for the next season, it’s up to him/her what ever they achieve this up and coming season they will need support, I got there back, it’s what your supposed to do I’m no better than any other fan of Celtic.
MWD – has it been repaired yet?! :-)
T4
Dallas
My cousin Tony in Cheltenham, remembers you from your days in Drumchapel. He sends his best wishes.
TTT
It’s a super strength seat. Reinforced bullet proof plastic too.
MWD says Aye
sydneytim
11:22 on 31 May, 2014
Dallas Dallas. Yes I was in the Glasgow Uni CSC. Joined in 1980 and left it in 1987. Was the treasurer 85 to 87. Went on many a trip with them , Lisbon , Manchester , Ghent etc. was a good club and beer bar a good place for a beer
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We must have just missed each other. I was member from 73/79. Great club.
Pretty much held sway in the Union.
Sydneytim
I was also a member of Glasgow Uni CSC from 1980- 83.Favourite trip was 2-1 in Amsterdam as a 16 year old. What an education! :))
Dallas Dallas,
Just one last wee anecdote about Big Mick (I can only think of him as that): I last saw him outside Hampden in the year he celebrated his Golden Jubilee. I went to congratulate him. He had last seen me as a wee boy but he still remembered me (or more properly he remembered whose son I was). Says he, “Ah, Felix’s son”. Felt fair chuffed that he knew who I was.
T4
A few empty seats in 107 beside CRC & TBJ, maybe due to me shouting at them :-)
So is it Kilt or Trews ?
Only Jamesgang word on Kilt
Hail Hail
Embdae know embdae who will buy a Season Ticket,on the back of Roy Keane coming (possibly)?
Googybhoy. U must have known gerry white/ Gerry Dunbar ?
Delaney. I too was on that bus, I was 18 we stayed in the hans brinkel hotel Great trip must have chatted to you
DD
get my contact details from bmcuw
I see England are pretty happy with a friendly win. A couple ore to come – presumably big Fraser will get a chance in one of them
Not read back so apologies if this isn’t breaking news but score out one potential number 1 or 2:
Morten Wieghorst has been handed the reins at AGF, who were relegated from the Danish Superliga last season, and it will mean a return to management for the former Celtic midfielder.
tommytwiststommyturns
Exactly like me, Northstand upper since it opened.
The main South Stand holders seems to remain as is, whilst the rest move about, I like
the high vantage point subbuteo view where you can see the entire game.
Bada Bing –
Faux outrage?
What do you want from me?
I called you out.
You responded.
I read your response.
You have since reminded me 3 times that you responded.
I get it.
What do you want? A fight?
Try elsewhere. I’m not biting.
Houl yer wheest:
That’ll be the first time in a few months I opened my gmail account, thanks for sending me those articles.
SydneyTim
11:34 on 31 May, 2014
Googybhoy. U must have known gerry white/ Gerry Dunbar ?
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Is that the editor of Not The View?
HH
Kev. Indeed. Malcontents 1st appeared on the the Uni bus along with George if the jungle
We actually got a grant from the goverment for our club;)
Bada
You mean attract new ST buyers? – or encourage renewals.
If you mean new buyers, then only HL would entice back some romantics, ST sales in the main are on the decline in worldwide football.
RK encourages me to remain, because he’s a cheeky barsteward and we’d win the SPL with no manager, and likely qualify for the last 16.
That’s all there is CSC
sydneytim
11:34 on 31 May, 2014
Googybhoy. U must have known gerry white/ Gerry Dunbar ?
I remember those two. At least one lurker from that time is Paul McCue.
SydneyTim
11:45 on 31 May, 2014
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Aye, the ghood ole govt, eh? :)
Not The View and, Once A Tim
saved what was remaining of my sanity during the
hun 9iar years :)
HH
googybhoy ♥ celtic
11:49 on 31 May, 2014
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Paul McCue any relation to Mick McCue from EK 1970’s ?
HH
Kevjungle
Do not think so he was fromaryhill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LUInFTAp7uM
wee Jay on the team bus…magic!
HH
Syd Negakev 9:40 Dan Petrescu got these offers from Gulf and China but my understanding is he wants to be the manager of the club here. He knocked back these offers from far and Celtic is one of the clubs he talks to now.
googybhoy ♥ celtic
11:57 on 31 May, 2014
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Ah, thanks for reply – HH
Anyway…..garden fence to paint – car to wash
Wax on – wax off
Mr Miyagi – CSC
Off oot – bye Tims.
bmcuwp\dd
Enjoy your day, dd, dont go pint for pint wae bobby or you will miss more than a train, the rest of your weekend is more likely. :)
Roy Keane’s signings wish list for Celtic:
Goal Keeper
Marton Fulop
Defenders
John O’Shea
Stephen Ward
Carlos Edwards
Midfielders
Conor Hourihane
Aiden McGeady
Wes Hoolahan
Keiran Richardson
Grant Leadbitter
Forwards
Kevin Doyle
Daryl Murphy
Jason Scotland
Sydneytim
Knew the two Gerry’s well. I grew up with Stephen O’Neil. Must know you bud. :)
Tom:
I don’t waste my breath writing things that are not sincere, I envy you the moment when you walk through from customs and meet your sons; that’ll be a moment.
I hope Edinburgh is good for you, but if you don’t mind, a wee word from the wise, don’t pin any pro-Irish nationalist paraphernalia where it might be seen.
Good luck, you can buy me a beer when you come back in the new year. Until then – Je vous souhaite bon voyage et bien faire et laisser dire.
You can buy me a beer when you come back.
Cowiebhoy
11:32 on
Got to be Kilt
BT
Will do bud. Cheers.
Sky News reporting that Petrescue is open to an offer from Celtic but has not been approached.
TBB
Your previous list of RK signings proves our bored owe him one ;-) especially PL
HH
Well done Pat, I take it they edited your love for the hoops :-)
Anyone sit near Pat at Celtic Park ?
http://www.uefa.com/trainingground/grassroots/video/videoid=2111676.html?autoplay=true#latest
Hail Hail
Oooops thanks EK, that’s 2 for the Kilt :-)
Just dropped in and see discussion if Glasgow Yoony bus
I and two mates went as non members with the bus to Nottingham.
What I remember was that there were 10 non members on the bus without tickets. The Bhoys, by hook and by crook, had every one sorted with a ticket by the time we stopped at Wetherby for “refuelling”.
A crackin bunch of lads.
delaneys dunky,
Hope you enjoy your weekend in the South, I remember meeting Gerry Dunbar at the first meeting of the ‘Save our Celts’ in the Sundowner on Queen Street a good few years ago, they were the forerunners to ‘Celts for Change’ back in the day, started by another Bankie called Willie Wilson.
AR