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Celtic’s pillage of Yorkshire’s young talent continued yesterday with the arrival of 20-year-old Dutch player Osaze Urhoghide from Sheffield Wednesday.  Osaze is a central defender and arrives a few days after fellow Wednesday graduate, midfielder Liam Shaw.

Sheffield Wednesday are in turmoil.  Their most recent published accounts, to June 2019, showed a trading loss of £17m on a turnover of £22.8m – horrendous, but an improvement on the previous year’s trading loss of £23.7m.  They sold Hillsborough for £38m during season 2018-19, switched the accounts to a £19m profit, but they are now a club without a stadium-sized asset on the balance sheet.

Since then, a bad situation has gotten considerably worse.  Despite being the biggest team in the Championship by some margin, the finished bottom of the table in May; at least one season of third tier football awaits.

In short, Osaze and Liam may read about Celtic’s supposed turmoil last season and kick into the Monty Python Four Yorkshiremen sketch:

“You were lucky. We lived for three months in a paper bag in a septic tank. We used to have to get up at six in the morning, clean the paper bag, eat a crust of stale bread, go to work down t’ mill, fourteen hours a day, week-in week-out, for sixpence a week, and when we got home Peter Lawwell would thrash us to sleep wi’ his belt.”  I’m pretty sure that’s how I remember it.

Football is a zero sum game and where one giant club disintegrates, others see opportunity.  Young players with talent and options will not stay.

Celtic were able to use the arbitrage permitted to them with not being bound by transfer rules between two FA member clubs.  That money, perhaps in the region of £5m a piece for Shaw and Urhoghide, went on wage offers outbidding clubs from England.  It’s a rerun of the Dembele deal from four years ago.

I have been saying for years the Championship is the most dysfunctional league in the world.  It also causes Scottish Premiership clubs more trouble than any other.  Where Wednesday have gone, others will follow.  It is a morality tale in the making.

 

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  1. tonyrome on

    Hi Bhoys

     

     

    Re Billy Gilmour’s mum. I am glad the press find it funny that she would not touch the green part of a Norwich City scarf.

     

     

    It only serves to highlight the bigotry and ignorance that exists within the followers of sevco and indeed their preferred religon. Hopefully this kind of statement and behaviour will only highlight their narrow mindedness,hatred and stupidity to a wider audience.

     

     

    Do you think she will refuse any gifts young Billy buys her with his Norwich wages?

     

     

    I blame the schools myself.

     

     

    KEEP THE FAITH

  2. petec on

    Garry,

     

     

    So sad hearing of the Gentleman macjay1 passing.

     

     

    I thought he was Incredible in his strong beliefs and responding to others with incredible restraint.

     

     

    Noone knows anything to be Brutally honest.

     

     

    I Hope yer well Brother in Rhythm.

     

     

    Not too sure the latest Young Ones are going to put much Credence in the Big Man Above. COVID is the x factor.

  3. An Tearmann on

    SID1888 on 4TH JULY 2021 4:47 PM

     

     

    DD and AT

     

     

     

    I ain’t no Hun, lifelong ST holder and member of the CST but I can’t support a board that thinks it’s ok to cheat their customers and in turn to be cheated by our rivals and enemies . As Auldheid says it’s moral hazard and the game’s a bogey but hey ho keep the infantile jibes going

     

     

    ======================

     

    hi Sid1888

     

     

    You posted your view earlier at 12.22 and it was met with a response below👇

     

     

    RON DIP on 4TH JULY 2021 3:07 PM

     

     

    Sid 1888 @ 12.22

     

     

    Don’t let the door hit you on the arse on the way oot.

     

     

    RD

     

    ÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷

     

    I asked Ron Dup😊 If he was a hun? as i hadnt seen him on before

     

     

    i then defended you against multimonikers when the question was asked openly on blog in reply to Martim post 👇

     

     

    AN TEARMANN on 4TH JULY 2021 5:17 PM

     

    MARTIM1980 on 4TH JULY 2021 4:35 PM

     

     

    -So anyone who thinks differently to you is a hun?

     

     

    i asked as i have never seen the poster post before.Have you seen the poster before ? i havent? the moniker(may have(multi) may have even been a shite bag i suspect. i have seen Sid1888 comment his view for many a year.it is his view but to be answered anonymously the way he did deserve the question Are you a hun?

     

     

    Sid1888 i was gettin at the vanishin trolls that asked that the ‘door dont hit yir ass’then vanish.Your a Celtic man posting your view for many a year.hope that continues

     

     

    HH

  4. onenightinlisbon on

    GENE on 4TH JULY 2021 8:32 PM

     

     

    Totally agree, it’s all down to personal choice.

  5. Delaneys Dunky on

    Petec

     

    I really feel for John’s son.

     

    Like his father he is a fine gentleman.

     

    Him and his father had only came to Glasgow. A city MacJay’s son doesn’t know. Having been born and raised in Sydney.

     

    Just incredibly sad for the lad.

  8. fairhill bhoy on

    Well I’m definitely going to bed now

     

    And haven’t a clue who’s a troll 🤷🏽‍♂️

     

    DD and PHILBHOY keep me right on here 😉💚

  9. petec on

    Garry,

     

     

    What a Blogger macjay1 was, I never met him so I don’t feel its right to use his name, I always got the feeling macjay1 was utterly selfless and thats why he championed Celtic All the Time.

     

     

    A guy you would want in the trenches with you – Every Time.

  10. An Tearmann on

    Ron dip.

     

     

    typically you back my post :-)

     

    i hadnt seen you on before

     

    i asked a first time poster…well so i thought

     

    are they a hun?

     

    not to worry welcome.

     

    its Sids view.he like you is a Celt

     

     

    hh

  14. CardboardCSC on

    Waste of time this “are you a Hun” stuff

     

    Would anyone honestly admit to such a accusation? HH

  15. Celtic Mac on

    scullybhoy

     

     

    Does anyone really think they are going to stop at Brexit

     

    That’s just the start

  16. Ron Dip on

    AT

     

    Don’t know Sid, don’t agree with his views but he has the right to express them & I have the right to comment – that’s what blogs are for surely?

     

     

    FB

     

    I’m not a Hun.

     

     

    DD

     

    I don’t know you and you certainly don’t know me – best we keep it like that.

     

     

    Night Night!

  18. petec on

    Celtic Mac on 4th July 2021 11:03 pm

     

     

    scullybhoy

     

     

     

    Does anyone really think they are going to stop at Brexit

     

     

     

    That’s just the start

     

     

    …………………………………………………………………..

     

     

    I don’t understand this. I am hoping Brexit brings opportunities that wurnae there before.

     

     

    I think we are All agreed that there isnae much to vote for these days. Remove those behind the Curtains. :))))

  20. maleys bhoy on

    So far our signings seem to be good prospects / ones to be developed.

     

    Then there’s Hickey and Vucsovic, who are also young but seem to be ready for 1st team action.

     

    I’m hoping we can alps bring in some more experienced players to complement the youth. Matt Ryan and Mooy are being mooted. I wouldn’t be disappointed with either.

     

    I’m pretty sure Ange will have us scoring plenty of goals but I do have my concerns about the all out attack philosophy when it comes to European ties….

  21. Turkeybhoy on

    The “Religious Riddler”babbling away well tonight.Anyone know WTF he is on about ?.

  23. An Tearmann on

    RON DIP on 4TH JULY 2021 11:11 PM

     

     

    AT

     

     

     

    Don’t know Sid, don’t agree with his views but he has the right to express them & I have the right to comment – that’s what blogs are for surely?

     

     

    no impediment to right to express viewys being made.you post away Ron Dip.

     

    did you have a background in computers.old code,basic,dos etc?

     

     

    hh

  25. Delaneys Dunky on

    The religious riddler is my friend.

     

    Why can’t you name him?

     

    Cowardice Turkey?

  26. Delaneys Dunky on

    Ron Dip

     

    Better that way.

     

    I prefer not to converse with liars like you.

     

    You just cannae ever trust a pesky liar.

     

    A true blight on my life these liars.

  33. Sionnaigh on

    I mean….. don’t you love how the likes of the BBC, MSM, UK Govt, Scottish Govt, wish every Yank a happy Independence Day from the Brits on every 4th of July. Compare that to what’s afforded the Irish come every anniversary of the Easter uprising and the 26 Counties of Ireland’s Independence Day.

  34. petec on

    Garry,

     

     

    You know I Love Pool,

     

     

    Aidan has gone and Bought a House, and he is contemplating Buying a Table that blows my Mind!!!!!

     

     

    A Pool Table that is a Dining Table.

  35. Delaneys Dunky on

    Sionnaigh

     

    That was a stunning hymn and incredibly relevant.

     

    Our dearly departed MacJay’s mother was the organist at Mass in our Parish of Saint Paul Whiteinch.

     

    She played that hymn beautifully, but my favourite was always Hail Glorious Saint Patrick.

     

    That was her best Mrs McGowan. Lovely lady.

  41. petec on

    Garry/SIONNAIGH.

     

     

    I reckon Stevie G is Scared..hence his Rudi Vata.

     

     

    Imagine a game where it was Referee’ed fairly.

  42. Delaneys Dunky on

    Pete

     

    That is brilliant news about A.

     

    So happy for him.

     

    My four are doing really well post Covid19 restrictions, working hard and doing well in life. Apart from my baby, Ryan.

     

    He is confined to barracks after a positive test.

     

    He describes it as a mild flu with upset stomach.

     

    As you know, he is a big, fit, healthy strong bhoy, who has never had a days illness in his life before. Getting back on his feet.

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