Michael Lustig arrived early on a pre-contract from Rosenborg. A right back as tall as the North Stand he is one of the most curious signings we’ve made in a while, considering the strength we have in that position.
Rabiu Ibrahim, past-wonder-kid of African football, came in after negotiating an end to an unproductive stay in Eindhoven. I hear lots about Ibrahim’s ability but Celtic will have to find a way of turning that into a productive force in the SPL, something PSV were unable to do in the Netherlands.
Polish international striker, Pawel Brozek, arrived on load from Trabzonspor, where he spent most of last year at the side of the pitch. Pawel is an experienced pro who is likely to enjoy his time in the SPL. He’ll keep the front pairing of Abbot and Costello on their toes, neither of whom will be certain of retaining their place.
Young players, Paul Slane, James Keatings and Lewis Toshney went out on loan to MK Dons, St Johnstone and Kilmarnock respectively, which Josh Thompson continued his tour of English towns and cities by heading to Chesterfield for 6 months. None were likely to make more than cameo appearances this season, all will benefit from the career development opportunity.
Throughout the month I ignored stories that we would sell our prime first-team assets, Hooper, Stokes, Samaras, Forrest, Commons, Ki, McCourt and Matthews were all linked with clubs in England and offers were received for six of the above, but who in their right mind would sell top players in January when you are in a nip –and-tuck race for the title?
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Norwich..
don’t know any of their players..
embdy think we should have put in a wee bid for their captain..
say £500k?
hamiltontim says:
1 February, 2012 at 19:57
Re-Mulgrew, I was at meet the Manager event recently. Neil said his CHs will be Mulgrew and AN Other…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Saying” we need them”-is like saying christians need lions-because its a great
and bloody spectacle.
Can’t even begin to understand how any Celtic supporter would want them to be in existence a second more than they must. Let them go to the wall and the sooner the better. Scotland will be a much better place without them.
Eyes Wide Open says:
1 February, 2012 at 20:11
So you’re living in the future, what if , what if, try living in the day where we are and let’s deal with the problem of better oposition in the future if and when we get hre…
Neil Is Building a Team that will compete in Europe..
C’mon Eyes look to the day..
Lennybhoy…Supporting Neil Lennon and CFC until I die says:
1 February, 2012 at 20:13
What was that event about mate – was it private invite, promotional gig what?
sounds like the kind of thing we should be doing much more often
I was critical of Neil Lennon and G Samaras in Oct and Nov when we beat them 1 nil I ate humble pie. But one person I always supported Peter Lawell so given the abuse PL got in Oct Nov let’seat a little humble pie for the best CEO in Football. 67 ECW
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i refuse to believe that any fair minded CFC fan considers that CFC needs the Huns
nonsense position
EWO,
think your being a bit harsh on the CH’s, a setteld pairing of any of those you maention will improve, how far we dont know, bt until we get a settled pair for a decent run, then we can maybe make your call, fact :o)
EWO
I’ll reply full when I can prize the laptop aff the missus.
Fair to say I thought you’re talking satellite dish :-))
What sort of Celtic fan thinks we can’t do without them? We need the bigotry? We need the hatred? We need the honest mistakes?
We don’t need any of that, in fact most of the population don’t need any of the above, let’s grow up and move on, they don’t care, we don’t care! Playing them is poison, lance the boil! I remember brilliant atmospheres at Hearts, Hibs and Aberdeen games.
Bring back the thunder!
starry plough says:
1 February, 2012 at 20:16
Il still go back to the original post – by us ignoring the central defensive frailties in the summer cost us in European games.
Id like to think that when you are building a team, you do so in order to improve.
I applaud Celtic for building the selective aspects of the team they appear to have highlighted
Im a little staggered at the apparent blindness towards the area of our team that I believe to be our weakest, and has been for the guts of a decade.
How much money do Celtic get from the current Sky deal and how much from the proposed new deal if Rangers survive
Thanks in advance
EWO
your comment re our CB`s deficiencies
could be translated to most of our players against top class opposition
we don`t play top class opposition in the SPL,as a result we get a paltry amount in tv money
one step at a time
The Martin O’Neill midas touch strikes again
Fantastic goal for Sunderland. Outside of boot is what I’d have tried too.
Jobo
kittoch..
thats it..
canamalar and PF are going with you next time you meet that eejit….
Eyes wide open,
http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/?p=7665&cpage=7#comment-1272039
Cheers for drawing my attention to the video of the day.
The words I would use to describe it are, not good enough for the Premiership!
Hail Hail
We need the huns … like fish need bicycles
….PFayr says:
1 February, 2012 at 20:21
I agree – which is why I am baffled that we secured a 4th right back, have a hundred midfielders and chased a 5th striker before the deadline passed.
Doesnt sound like the kind of team operating on that shoe string to me
Do we need them? No.
As we jokingly say (but reasonably true) hearts fans are orcs without the bus fare, therefore other out lying clubs will gain from their demise.
Possibly, hence, Romanov turnabout on selling?
blantyretim
Good to see the bhoys coming for a pint, but you will also have to appear, it wouldn’t be the same without you.
I will ask this ? again and again until someone replies.
Do we have a plan if the SPL/SFA try to ease Huns back into the SPL?
Could you help save Glasgow Rangers Football Club?
By just donating £1 per calendar month you could be helping a Rangers player be fed, clothed and watered.
So please donate now.
This appeal is on behalf of the Help a Hun Association, or HAHA for short.
Thank you.
kittoch I’ll hold the mop..
no nead to hold the jackets after those two have five minutes with him I’ll need to mob the floor…
A lot of empty seats ar Sunderland, despite what MON has achieved over the last eight games.
On another point I thought the English pundits were pretty sarcastic about Jelevic’s ability to score goals in the EPL, just because he came from the SPL. I got me thinking about how many of the current Celtic team could make an impact dowm south, and I reckon 7/8 could make a significant impact, Hooper, Matthews, Forster, Wanyama, Kayal, Brown, Izzy, Mulgrew, Forrest, in fact most of the team!
Brilliant move by Sunderland. Fantastic goal. 2 nil.
Jobo
Eyes Wide Open says:
1 February, 2012 at 20:20
Il still go back to the original post – by us ignoring the central defensive frailties in the summer cost us in European games.
I guess you mean last summer?? And since then the team have swung a 19 point difference to go top of the league with the seemingly the no user centre halves we have???
I f you are staggered Mate it’s only cos you can’t hold yer drink…
Staggered in Switzerland by your lack of arguement…
Kittoch says:
1 February, 2012 at 20:20
How much money do Celtic get from the current Sky deal and how much from the proposed new deal if Rangers survive
Thanks in advance
share
The point is either that we ignore the corruption and cheating that has been going on for years for a few bob from a corrupt media organisation or we live within our means, enjoy our euro nights, continue to bring through talent.
Or we play them four times a season and die a little every time.
starry plough says:
1 February, 2012 at 20:29
Do you know me!?!?
Any deluded Celtic fan who thinks that we need the huns obviously doesn’t know our history!
We were a bigger club than them for years until the influx of the bigots from East Belfast to work in H&W combined with the advent of the super bigot Struth
When this present manifestation of anti – Irish Catholic bigotry disappears no doubt another will take its place
Any genuine Newco hun club could and should not be punished for the crimes of the old huns -it just wouldn’t stand up either morally or legally
Thats why the only fitting punishment has to be the stripping of any and all honours won by the old huns while they operated the tax scam and the new huns have to start at the bottom of SFL 3
Anything else renders Scottish football morally bankrupt and aids and abets cheating the whole country not just the football clubs and public
If this is what happens – then the game in Scotland deserves to die – as die it will as any decent person would not want anything to do with it
HH
Davythelotion
I am with you, but I need to establish what the figures are, so that I can defend my argument, but having searched I can;t find the numbers
viewfromthestand says:
1 February, 2012 at 20:27
Totally
The questions were so typically english and so typically sky.
‘why did you say the EPL was your dream’
‘do you think it will be more difficult to score in the EPL than it was in Scotland’
my god talk about asking questions the answers have already been given.
arrogant, cocky stephen hunts
Eyes Wide Open says:
1 February, 2012 at 20:30
Naw do you no me??
EWO
Missus lying in a heap, sorted :-))
Firstly, Rogne played against the huns, a step up from St Johnstone I’m sure you’ll agree, and was part of a defensive partnership that kept a clean sheet.
He is young and developing. Currently we can only judge him against SPL opposition because injury has deprived us of witnessing him against ‘better’ teams.
Him along with Mulgrew and Dan have made mistakes that is the only claim you can make as FACT. I’ve seen plenty of times when Rogne has dispossessed players running at him. I’ve rarely seen the opposition running in behind Mulgrew. In fact, Sunday as an exception, I’d say that tracking back is a strength of his. Yes Dan has had a propensity to misjudge the flight of the ball but in the lead up to his horrific injury we were beginning to see why he’s been capped so often for Sweden.
Every defence and every individual player is liable to make mistakes from time to time but remember that this much maligned Celtic defence conceded less goals than any other team in the SPL last season.
Of course you’re entitled to your opinion buddy, just like the rest of us, but please do me a favour and don’t attempt to pass it off as fact.
Just my opinion like :-))
Re the SKY money debate.Do THEY get their money four years in advance, and their B
starry plough says:
1 February, 2012 at 20:33
Na, ya just described me as if you did!
Found out that the proposed deal is for £15m a year but still can’t find the current deal