If ever you needed a reason to convince you to ignore the vast majority of transfer speculation which inflicts football fans from May until 30 August, the signing of Miku Fedor is a gift. Spanish football is suffering from the kind of economic wake-up call which makes it possible for aspirational Scottish clubs (I know there’s only one) to sign strikers first choice strikers. Miku came through the scouting process last season and remained on the list but the deal had to be right.
25 goals in 85 games for a struggling team in the top league in the world (Exhibit A: Atletico) suggests we might have someone who will flourish on an acre of Glasgow and will bring experience and confidence onto the field when he faced Barcelona, Benfica and Spartak Moscow. The deal has the hallmarks of Peter Lawwell’s try-before-you-buy policy. Get them in on a loan with an option to buy. If they are successful, do the deal, if not, you’re not stuck with Ulrik Laursen breezing into training asking the other players how they got on at the weekend.
Right now the most important question is, what shape of team does Neil Lennon have in mind? Miku plays through the middle and on the right. He’s fast and he’s 6’1”. Have we bought a someone to play on the right of a front three? Perhaps, but with circa 15 first-choice midfield players to accommodate the plan is surely more complex.
More on this when we have a quieter moment, I’m off to bed to forget all apache command line prompts until January. We’ll talk goalkeepers over the weekend.
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Anyone know who this Jaison McGrath is who was on the “official” SFA transfer list last night as going from Celtic to Sunderland as he was out of contract?
Did we lose someone promising?
starry plough –
Thought with your mum and your family. At least in hospital she is in good hands and will be under observation.
Curly
“Miku was back up to get Johnny Russell!”
The voice came from the dark depths of the an as we sped towards Paisley and a date with Screwfix.”Who telt you that” I mumbled already in a thoroughly black burning depression now that my planned Rhesus Carlingus had been scuppered.
“My usual impeccable source. It seems that he arrived as expect
ed at 21.30 with everything tied up except personal terms. He then left at 22.45 with an enhanced understanding of just how tight the lid was on the abernethy biscuit tin stashed behind the statue of Our Lady of the Poor. PL wouldnae budge and the ‘Miku sanction’ was triggered. Believe me. When have I or my source been wrong before?”
I flicked the switch in the dashboard and the engines went into a 747 reverse, our breakfasts re-emerging into the sudden g-force induced vacuum.
Eggs, bacon, porridge and the occasional avocado from ‘Pete The Diet’ flying in the vortex of our builders van wasn’t an unusual occurrence; so my hood was up as I returned the waves from the ghostly pallored occupants of the other screeching swerving cars on the fast lane of the M8.
“What the **** are you bletherin’ on about? You have never once got anything even remotely right. From your first day at school on your 10th birthday to your last on your eleventh, the sum total of your contribution to the world’s knowledge base has matched the ozone destroying contribution of a fleas fart.”
” Look here….the proof….”
I looked. I was astonished. If that was right, then so was he and for the sake of a few hundred quid we had lost out on Johnny Russell. This was dynamite.
The blue flashing lights and siren behind me suggested that I better get the van out of the way sharpish.
Too late.
“look it must have been mechanical serge! Whit eejit would stop in the outside lane? Do I look daft. Drinking?…..have I been drinking?…..don’t you fricken start…….”
I’ll get back to you shortly as soon as they have finished with the charge sheet…..and as for Templeton….as you know his full name is David Cooper Templeton – guess who he was named after.
The clue is in the name.
Hail Hail
Estadio
and I returned the waves of the ghostly pallored occupants of the other cars in the outside lane
when we failed
Starry
Wishing your mum a quick and full recovery. Thinking of you.
I thought the fourth tier mob were looking to add 5-6 players, surprise surprise they are actually down in numbers.
Pathetic decision from Tempelton, looks like career suicide going there. I’m feeling for his Granda this morning who’ll not be too chuffed, he wasn’t impressed he was at Hearts. Before the cup final last year I had a chat with him to see what he thought, he hoped he’d get man of the match but would have preferred Hibs to win! (ended up not playing)
Hope young Tony starts today.
My team for today:
Forster
Matthews Rogne Wilson Izaguirre
Forrest McCourt Wanyama Mulgrew
Commons
Watt
Lustig to replace Matthews second half.
I am assuming Sammi and Broonie have joined the inlures?
JJ
Why would you be boasting you spent more money on players when your old club has just ripped off over a 100m?
That’s the difference.
Watch out when in town lots of streets around George square and ingram street shut to traffic – don’t know why ?
PublicserviceannouncementsCSC
Never hrd of the new guy. Hope it wisnae the guy that brot in Bangurra cos I think he knows sweet fanny Adams abt football!!
Apoligies to all the Adams’s out there no offence meant.
Lennon n Mc….Mjallby
10:57 on
1 September, 2012
Did Benfica bring in anybody to replace their top scorer?
Think I read somewhere that they brought in Ozil from Real Madrid.
Starry Plough!
Best wishes to your Mum mate – hope she makes a speedy recovery.
Rothbhoy.
starry plough
Best wishes and a speedy recovery to your Mum m8
Thoughts and prayers today Starry Plough.
Charles K
It’s the mini Great Scottish run.
Hail Hail
Estadio
Since the ConDems are shortly going to force neets (no education,employment,education,skills ) to work for their j.s.a. there will be a plethora of youngsters for tfplg to sign up by the bucketload and train to play the hun way. Pity he didn’t demand that Ballantyne hand him Tony Watt so he could wreck another young player’s career.
I mean, what is Templeton thinking? Not a lot, judging by his actions. Some of the players who have left Hun Central faster than scalded cats with rockets attached are nowhere near as talented as him. One day he scores against L/pool…..the next he sinks his career without trace…..what did tfplg whisper in his ear? Musta been on a par with the worst from Grima Wormtongue, cause there he goes, lookin’ all glaikit as he sleepwalks into Mordor to professionally wither.
Huns. Just how stupid can they get?
I don’t think Benfica did replace Javi Garcia but they do have other players we should worry about.
Óscar Cardozo,Pablo Aimar,Nicolás Gaitán and Axel Witsel.
Still fancy us at Celtic Park :)
Hey jude what abt all the fannys you have offended.?
Bhoys & Ghirls
Keep an eye on big screen at paradise today for a Wee Oscar 4 Life message!!!
Also if anyone can get a pic of it please do and send it to weeoscar4life@gmail.com
HH
A quick thought about the alleged sfa computer crash. The reason they need a computer is to recieve emails from the Huns. Even if the computer crashes the email will still be on the isp computer with a date and time stamped on it. Usual cheating and not very clever at it.
feedthebear 10.47
Looking at it for wee trip next year with Mrs MM. Try Opodo or Skyscanner, found overnighter, via Schippol for £195 each return. You need a visa, proof of hotel & copy of bank account(for visa). Put in any Moscow airport, can’t mind there names, but the smaller of the 2 is cheapest option.
Starry plough
Thoughts and prayers with ur mum
Is templeton signed? Where is the ambition signing for that mob off a club, no way he is a Celtic fan if he has, what true fan could ever look themselves in the mirror after their career is over known he can’t ever go back to watch the hoops cause he signed for the x-Huns I include Kyle in this too,although a don’t particularly rate McGowan he shows his true colours by walking away, although don’t know why he turned up in the first place
estadio
Quite right – more kids should be running about the streets of Glasgow
Will this be documented with the SLR
bundoran bhoy
Did you get a happy birthday fae NFL?
bhoywithseethrougheyes
11:01 on
1 September, 2012
Lennon n Mc….Mjallby
10:57 on
1 September, 2012
Did Benfica bring in anybody to replace their top scorer?
Think I read somewhere that they brought in Ozil from Real Madrid.
If they’ve brought in Ozil they’ve got a bloody good player! Not heard anything about this as I scribe!
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Starry Plough..
Thoughts and Prayers for Your Mums speedy recovery..
Living abroad can Hurt at times..
God Bless..
001Bhoy
Delighted with the new signings………………………….
We’ve strengthend the team……………….
…………Well done Neil, well done Big Peter………
Can’t wait for the big games, hope for the best but have moderate expectations for Euro success.
Improvement……………Scoring more goals and conceding less is what I’ll be hoping for.
HH
LordLuvRocket
You left out young Toto Salvio who is a very good player, cost them over 13m euros from Atletico Madrid
Murdoch Auld and Hay 1015.
Very unlikely to see in Perth, although not a resident, do frequent often.
Possibility of game being shown in Lochee though.
Kelly’s Bar or The Lochee Sports Bar.
Both unconfirmed, although they have in the past.
starry plough
10:39 on
1 September, 2012
Starry, I’m close if you need anything dropped in to you Mum tomorrow or later in week -at any time – no problem at all!!! She’s in my prayers to make a full and speedy recovery mate.
hh
bjmac
As much as I would love it to be true ……where are we getting this ‘computer crash’ stuff from?
We could call it ….The Case of the Bitter Byte. Or should we have a suffix of gate……. The headline could be…..”WindowGate jars”!
Hail Hail
Estadio
Estadio
has someone taken your seat in Sharkeys?
Hungate never closes!
Hail Hail
Estadio
RothBhoy
I read a post by you yesterday,are you anywhere near Bramley?
setting free the bears – I just went with the players I knew ha!
I think we will think 3rd place as a minimum,I don’t fancy Spartak much after watching them play the other week. What you think?
So the SFA transfer embargo last just over an hour?
Ozil has NOT joined Benfica!
Somebody was at the wind-up yesterday!
You naughty bhoy!
HH!!
Still only on page 4 of the comments here but why on earth are people whining about not signing young Russell. He is too similar to players we already have in Hooper and Stokes imo.
Even if its only sell on value we want from him then he will have to be proved and developed to realise a profit.
We already have an even better prospect to develop and prove and his name is Tony Watt and isn’t gonna come with a $2M price tag. Signing Johnny Russel would be unwise I reckon.
Now we have two (assuming Miku settles) big direct strikers in Miku and Watt and two wee poachy strikers in Hooper and Stokesy!
Another striker coming along too which is rumored to be Michael Owen, he would give experience to our young team and perhaps raise the bar for young Hooper, plus hes another TIM in the family!
Sounds like a great plan to me.
A big stopper in Efe which is exactly what I hoped for for our back line..
Our team is taking shape, we don’t need to ruin the chemistry with a whole slew of signings ffs…
Cheers MM
Seems the visa is the main issue…..Semple defo not doing trip, big Harry will know Monday but think its unlikely.
Game then dinner so will research tomo, cheers again