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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.

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  1. petec on

    weeminger,

     

     

    Frae the link I have posted, very impressive and that is First listening.

     

     

    Ta for daeing whit ye do.

     

     

    Techno just got slow down to CC levels BUT with a very Welcome twist, actual musicians in play.

     

     

    Mixing and Matching. Sounds Good to me,

     

    Alreadeee.

  7. South Of Tunis on

    Italian media are claiming that Ciro Immobile will sign for Borussia Dortmund tomorrow . Quoted money is 18.5 million Euros . Top scorer in Serie A 2013 -2014 . Scored 22 in 33 appearances . An achievement for a Torino player . Jointly owned by Torino and Rubentus..

     

     

    Good player !

  8. petec on

    Rocket Man

     

     

    18:26 on 30 May, 2014

     

     

    petec TUNE!

     

    ~~~~~~~~~~~

     

     

    Did you turn the lights off and install the heavy curtains, before closing your eyes?

     

     

    :))

     

     

    Who knows what?

  11. Kojo on

    Skyisalandfill

     

     

    at 18.01

     

     

    Hiya,Pally..

     

     

    Pleased tae Mak Ye Acquaintance!

     

     

    Tae Answer yer question..

     

     

     

    My quitting this Blog.. Wid Serve Nae Purpose.. at Awe…

     

     

    Except..

     

     

    It wid go a wee bit in towards Mitiqating Ma CRUSHING DISAPPOINTMENT…!

     

     

    at .. Finding oot that Ma Revered n Much Admired Doyens o’ Decency n Awe The Good Celtic Qualities… that Ah Believed that the Celtic Board et Al. .Possessed in Abbondanza…

     

     

    Hid feet of Clay!

     

     

    n.. Heids… that Wur Full of Feathers!

     

     

    If they Hid Bin So Dilatory as

     

    tae hiv picked . such a Rascal fur the Next Celtic Manager

     

     

    Ye hiv no idea how Ah Grue at the Thought of This Man.. ever Being in charge of The Celtic Dressing Room.

     

     

    Nice Chatting ,Pally.

     

     

    Kojo

     

    Still,Laughin’

  13. petec on

    Rocket Man

     

     

    18:38 on 30 May, 2014

     

     

    I floated a wee bit. This brought me back with a bump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxKN5lKcTEY

     

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    Techno, heck no, that must be straight outa DetroooooiiiT. If not, it is certainly influenza frae there. Superb, especially when you shut your eyes, when you really shut your eyes, you can feel the whole movement. Don’t ask me, Ask Me, Ask me to explain it. I certainly can not do that.

     

     

    The war is raging and many may even hear things now in their sleep, really definitive Sounds.

  14. Celtic Mac on

    Paul67 et al

     

     

    Good news on Izzy and Michael, keep up the good work!

     

    Which means, no sales, 2-3 players in that will strengthen the squad and full support for the 2-3 young players capable of making the step up. In this regard was quite impressed with young Twardzic (sp) playing at left back in place of Izzy against Dundee Utd. He will not get a chance in the midfield, but looks a player with a bit of nous.

     

    Big Pete in no rush to name a new manager, which is fair enough, he only found out he needed one a week back!

  15. Pogmathonyahun aka Laird of the Smiles on

    Grass cut, suitable drouth built up. Time to quench it. Have a good Friday night everyone.

     

     

    Hail! Hail! PMTYH.

  18. Rocket Man on

    When the ball’s in the net and it’s not Luis Suarez it’s Cavani

     

    When the ball’s in the air and it’s not Abel Hernandez it’s Cavani

  19. petec on

    Black is White now…

     

     

    ScooobiedoobieDevils

     

     

    The Truth is a very strong Weapon, especially in these perilous Times.

     

     

    Matthew 24

     

     

    Make sure ye urnae deceived, blah blah blah, Just Make SURE you urnae deceived.

     

     

    Ooh Aah Up the SamaRAs

  20. Nye Bevans' rebel soldier on

    Deary me, it’s deid on here the night…time

     

    for a Celtic rumour…anyone…..

  21. KevJungle-who misses,MURDO's,battling,ball-winning,hun-skelping,4:2Ten men-Title-winning-screamers fom 30yds-who was a perfect foil for the Maestro and was cheered to the echo from the JUNGLE. on

    Just passing by to say…..

     

     

    The ‘bored’ are either, getting the new manager appointment exactly right.

     

     

    Or, Neil has dropped the bomb on them. imho

     

     

    Hopefully it’s the former.

     

     

    If it’s the latter…..then, you’ll probably find that, the gravy-train that seems to be running via, the majority of signings having foriegn-agent involvement, a policy that gives a once in a blue moon golden nugget like Vic67 will be a stumbling block to the attraction of a new manager. Maybe.

     

     

    Then again….maybe the managerial nous in the dug-out wasn’t capable of, fitting the round-pegs into the, round holes etc….again, maybe?

     

     

    Again, lets hope all works out well and, remember….there is a lot of margin for error what with, no huns to negotiate. imho

     

     

    My four preferences for the job….

     

     

    1. John Collins

     

     

    2. Roy Keane

     

     

    3. Mark McGhee

     

     

    4. Owen Coyle

     

     

    Any one of the above to get the job and there’ll be a party

     

    in Kev’s Jungle.

     

     

    P.S. John Collins gave me one of the best birthday presents I’ve ever had when signed for Celtic. Thanks John.

     

     

    Hail Hail – Off oot.

  23. roy croppie on

    leftclicktic We are all Neil Lennon

     

    17:41 on 30 May, 2014

     

    Bomber,Huston ,”the glib & shameless liar” & tinfoilheid Graham

     

    The motley crew they have assembled to do battle with the Spivs:))))

     

     

    Sounds like a scene from the Star Wars Cafe…

     

     

    uglybassasCSC

  24. weeminger on

    Petec – I’ve not been listening to a lot of dance music of late. Although I’ve been listening to a lot of Burial on the Hyperdub label again.

  32. Nye Bevans' rebel soldier on

    Kevj

     

     

    Stay close and keep us honest great one….

     

    …..btw whits the matter wae my chioce

     

    big Malkie?

  35. petec on

    weeminger

     

     

    19:13 on 30 May, 2014

     

     

    Petec – I’ve not been listening to a lot of dance music of late. Although I’ve been listening to a lot of Burial on the Hyperdub label again.

     

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    Yer a wee Gem of a person, you may well be a Giant. I’m committed to the Pool tournoi, I reckon you are a Pool player, it would be guid to buy you a few Ales for all the tracks you have linked for me, over the years.

     

     

    Pure.csc

  37. Captain Beefheart killed Marxist dreams... Keane ate my courage... Formerly JO'N... Just say no to the clique. on

    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.

  40. WeefratheTim on

    Good evening all

     

     

    Had a blether wi BMCUW today and I expressed my concerns about these manager candidates. Yes, I have been a happy clapper since this hallowed blogs inception, attitude is defo changing.

     

     

    WHOEVER posted that “Desmond has a barrow in the market square”, earlier today, Shame on you, the fecking song has been in ma heid all day, including in the shower. :-))) KTF

     

     

    Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.

  41. Captain Beefheart killed Marxist dreams... Keane ate my courage... Formerly JO'N... Just say no to the clique. on

    Petec and Kev Jungle on the same page. Happy days. Evening gentlemen.

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