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  1. DeniaBhoy on

    Anderlecht supposedly in for Maswanhise. Says Motherwell want 2.5 million which makes me think BS. Can’t see him going for less than 4-5 million.

  2. celtic40me on

    PETERLATCHFORDSBELLY on 2ND FEBRUARY 2026 10:41 AM

     

    Celtic40Me

     

     

     

    Are you deliberately missing my point, which is that if you buy higher quality the option to sell-on for higher profits in the way you describe presents itself.

     

     

    It’s difficult to know what your point is – your posts are so full of anger, insults and bad language theyre difficult to read. It doesn’t encourage reasonable responses. But for clarity you made this point:

     

     

    “Every player has their price in football and we must be getting close to it for Engels. If Forest go to £20m is the Board really turning it down?

     

     

    I will say it speaks volumes for MON’s influence that they didn’t accept the £17.3m bid as they surely would have under Rodgers or the French diddy.”

     

     

    Thats what I replied to.

     

     

    The rest of it I read and then ignored. Calling anyone an obsequios quizling to make your point doesnt suggest it’s something worth responding to.

  3. celtic40me on

    DENIABHOY on 2ND FEBRUARY 2026 10:56 AM

     

     

    Given that it’s within our budget and Martin and Shaun know the player and watched him doesnt it suggest they either don’t want him, Motherwell won’t sell to us or the player doesnt want to come here?

  5. Burnley78 on

    Gednite

     

     

    Your rationale as to why the club has a relatively high level of cash reserves is at best subjective.

     

     

    There are many reasons for cash reserves being higher that normal at Celtic right now other than those you state. 3 obvious ones.

     

     

    You also suggest that ALL clubs are only what they are as businesses due to their fans and are as such beholden to them.

     

    There are varying degrees of this I would suggest. The issue at Celtic is exceptional high match day revenues and merch performance does give more on an immediacy to this than at say Brighton or Bournemouth or Monaco however the balance of supply / demand for the core revenue proposition of a season ticket at rangers or Celtic will always tilt it in the clubs favour.

     

    For example even in the worst of times with boycotts etc Celtic virtually sold out a series of Europa League Games.

     

     

    The bigger issue and thing you have got slightly wrong (in my humble opinion) though is that ‘sack the board’ means want change for everyone and not specifics.

     

     

    The personal abuse some people take on specifics is horrendous and embarrassing. Michael Nicholson and the accountant guys are scarcely known to some and we have folk abusing them in the streets without a clue as to what they actually do. Coked up clowns saying they should be in Glasgow signing people and not in Bologna (apparently it has no communications links and laptops / mobiles can’t work there or something ??). So we have that group of ignorant personal haters.

     

     

    We then have others who say the board are too old and need modernised. Yet don’t fully understand what you illustrated above very clearly as to their part as NEDs.

     

     

    Then we have those who blame the owner :

     

     

    some for his 2 very poor recent (past 30 months managerial appointments (where he sought zero input from anyone else including his then chairman) which have created the current issues.

     

     

    some for his arrogance in sending his lad to dish out his statement at the AGM. Even although much of what he said is true he didn’t deliver the message well.

     

     

    some others also think the shareholders are taking away money and taking huge returns and see Desmond in that light. A wake up call awaits these types when their dreams of a PE buyer taking a big slice of their cash comes home to roost.

     

     

    Some just want a proper structure to be in place and proper governance with capability at various levels.

     

     

    My own view is navigating toward a modern structure would make good sense and annoyingly PL could have added a lot of value by being been part of a group tasked to deliver this for the shareholders.

     

     

    I agree engaging is important but it is also difficult as the GB are different to Bhoys and are different to guys in North South Lions and Jock Stein. There is no collective.

     

     

    The malcontents also don’t have united vision never mind a plan. All I do see is negativity from the ‘sack the board’. It suits our rivals well at a crucial time. Glad it is not my problem.

     

     

    Even today we have some moaning about players we are signing that they know nothing about. Who knew about MOR or Reo or Kyogo or Mooy 4 or 5 years ago.

     

     

    We all have our version of what Celtic is and should be. Sadly this situation will eat us up and end our dominance.

     

     

    Few recognise the glass ceiling of the laughs we are in. Few can also point to many clubs we would aspire to be and any performing better this past 20 years.

  7. An Tearmann on

    Gedinte

     

    Thanks for your considered reply my friend,

     

    I think Celtic fans are aware of what it means.i was looking to add meat to the mantra.

     

     

    Its ultimate wish has a value, circa £180m

     

     

    In my opinion we have a minority puppeteered owner,who has deeply damaged Celtic by bringing back BR.from then on a slow walk to the clifftop.

     

     

    Are there any moves, under those well established governance rules, to augment minority shareholders ? The 22% or do of small unmaintained s/h which defaults to board

     

     

    HH

  8. Question on

    We are 6 points behind Hearts (Pause…… and think about that.)

     

     

    We are level on points with a club only formed in 2012 and which has only won 3 top tier trophies (Pause and think about that.)

     

     

    Why is anyone even contemplating selling Engels today ? What part of the PLC’s balance sheet is drowning in cash is not being understood.

     

     

    Engels can move at the end of the season, his whole career is ahead of him.

  10. DeniaBhoy on

    Celtic40Me – I have no idea why we have not tested Motherwell’s resolve. Maybe we enquired about him and offered something plus Welsh in exchange but Welsh doesn’t want to go? Or we offered a derisory transfer fee? Or Martin and Shaun don’t see him as the answer up front despite his scoring exploits?

     

     

    Here’s a wacky theory. Askou is our next manager and he wants to bring the player with him in the summer. Obviously this will be shot down in flames if they sell him today :)

  11. Turkeybhoy on

    Find it hard so many people cannot see Engels worth.He is not a flash player,he is to use a term,” A water carrier”.Does so much work that’s not seen.Celtic fans are great at jumping on bandwagonsOnce its up and running,no stopping it.Funny how other managers can see more clearly.When we find an ” Escaped goat” we love to heap all sorts on top.The way of the world I suppose.

     

    By the way,some go on about,£11 mullion man.That’s pocket change now,look around.

     

    Strand Larsson,£ 43 million !!!!!!!.Stunning tart right enough.

  12. celtic40me on

    ONENIGHTINLISBON on 2ND FEBRUARY 2026 10:40 AM

     

    celtic40me on 2nd February 2026 10:32 am

     

     

     

    Players should be allowed to leave when it suits the purposes of the club, not the player.

     

     

    Theres a whole lot wrong with that statement, even putting the morals of it to one side.

     

     

    It doesn’t work. If we keep players against theyr will well end up with an unhappy underperforming squad. Keep Engels when he really wants to go and we could end up with a player who is already short of bring a star becoming no better than the benchwarmer he was at the start of the season. Fill your squad with players like that and bad results follow

     

     

    And the only players who’ll come won’t have the ambition to play at a higher level than the SPL. We’ll have to overpay for average, older players who’ll happily see out their career at Celtic.

     

     

    Which means well not be able to attract a decent coach/manager

     

     

    Look at what happens in other leagues these. Players go on strike and almost always get their move. We can’t risk that

  13. quadrophenian on

    If the money’s on the table and MON and Shaun have a midfield contingency, why not cash in ?

     

     

    We’ve botched decent offers for playing assets in the past and if someone offers north of 15m quid; take it.

     

     

    Remember too, the problems of keeping a player who has their eye on a big money move in terms of their own wages and security; from Bobo to Boyata and now our present ‘off-the-boil’ merchant Mr Maeda.

     

     

    I’m glad MoN and Shaun are in charge of team matters; I think they’ll have a decent enuff plan B if Arne goes.

  14. Greenpinata on

    We are winning games. We still have a potential treble to navigate and yet there is little joy at Parkhead.

     

    What atmosphere there is seems to be toxic.

     

    When many get more galvanised in the ” Sack the board ” chants rather than focus on encouraging the team , we have a problem.

     

     

    The personal derogatory chants by the so called “Bhoys” against Celtic board members is a step too far for me.

     

    I feel given the chance there could be violent confrontation. The Rubicon has been crossed.

     

     

    This hatred is not the Celtic I was brought up with. It is draining the fun and enjoyment

     

     

    I feel we could sign magnificent players today and it would not be enough.

     

     

    Earlier we got a lengthy post from a good poster on what “Sack the board “actually meant to him. It was long on content , but not specific to Celtic.

     

    Who do we replace the ” sacked” board members with ?. Who replaces the principle shareholder ?

     

     

    Would anyone or any conglomerate ever be accepted?

     

     

    But more to the point, who would want to come to Parkhead now ?

     

    MON will move on and any new manager will live in his shadow, with underlying discontent awaiting any poor results.

     

    What agent would currently advise players to come to Parkhead? There is little doubt a premium would be added.

     

     

    As for the £77m or so reported cash reserves. Is this real money we could spend today, or is it only an unspeakable line on a balance sheet.

     

     

    HH.

  15. onenightinlisbon on

    celtic40me on 2nd February 2026 11:33 am

     

     

    The tail wagging the dog approach.

     

     

    We are a shit show of a club and normal practice of selling only when we have a replacement lined up does not apply therefore we have to hold on to players who may want to leave us. Maeda/Yang being prime examples.

     

     

    We are a joke and other clubs deal with the joke accordingly…

  18. DeniaBhoy on

    Forest switch attention away from Engels and have made an offer for Boro standout Hayden Hackney, according to Sky Sports.

  19. celtic40me on

    ONENIGHTINLISBON on 2ND FEBRUARY 2026 11:38 AM

     

     

     

    “The tail wagging the dog approach.”

     

     

    It’s not, it’s the most basic labour market economics at work. You can call them a holes and a joke all you want but they are at least able to grasp that

  20. celtic40me on

    GREENPINATA on 2ND FEBRUARY 2026 11:38 AM

     

     

    It’s the new normal. Nothing will ever be enough, the fight is the thing, not any real positive outcome with an end.

     

     

    I’d also like to what will really change things and how we achieve it.

  24. Fritzsong on

    Burnley78 on 2nd February 2026 11:13 am

     

    Gednite

     

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    There are times, such as now, when I visit this site to read informed opinion and sometimes to gauge the mental health of particular contributors.

     

     

    I’d always thought that you, Burnley, were a natural contrarian – someone who was temperamentally against any current tide. But your most recent post was compelling and cogent. The takeaway message is stark – be careful of what you wish for. Very careful.

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