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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Are they not better parading new bhoys at half time? Lucky if 20k in ground at 2.45.
Starry
Hope your mum gets well soon.
If you need to get a message to her or want someone to pop in for anything or collect anything then just ask
HH
Off to the match
Enjoy your day bhoys
Bada Bing
McAvennie’s doing the half time draw, they’ll want to keep them away from him!
Rieperman
Good to meet up with you and Deborah at BB’s on Wed. Sorry I was weeched away to the ‘prawn sandwiches’- hope you had a great night.
Hail hail
Happy wedding anniversary to Mr and Mrs. Paul67
HH
Kayal33 12:06:
I suspect it will be either Michael Owen or the more likely James McFadden.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
http://www.wimp.com/dancingjive/
When your’e smiling…..
Paul67:
Happy Wedding Anniversary, hope you got more than the card.
Also Hoopy Birthday to your Bros.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Lennybhoy…Supporting Neil Lennon and CFC until I die
I was thinking McFadden, back up for Kris Commons
Pints?
Merchant City?
Aye?
On my way up to ground to help with the Wee Oscar leaflet drop , then hopefully another 3 points for the Bhoys.
Starry
I’ll light a candle for a quick recovery for your mum tonight.
Take care and just ask if you need anything dropped in mate.
Rubicon
They are asking for the connections to be updated. That is going to be tempting. I wonder how I will get the pope in there.
A very happy birthday to Bundoran Bhoy, a great CQNer and a fine man.
Still can’t believe he’s the younger brother though :-)
RTC Unmasked
Moscow ?
Went there @10 times for work and once to see Celtic ..
Can’t say I liked it but I did enjoy chilling out in the enormous [ and quiet] Botanical Gardens [ Vladykino Metro]
Bundoran Bhoy:
At times hamiltontim talks a lot of…well you know what. However, I agree with him today, a great guy and nothing never too much for you, always thinking of others, including me.
Hoopy Birthday…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Starry Plough
Prayers for a speedy recovery for your mum,
My thoughts are with you today
hamiltontim 12:27:
Before you throw the rattle out the Pram…you know I’m only kidding. Top Bhoy yourself, sincere and caring…:)
Enjoy the game mate.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
As someone who would probably be on the mineshafter side of the arguement, i am quite satisfied with the business done, goalkeepers, defender and striker who looks to have good stats playing for an average team in a top league to coin a new phrase “fletchesque”.
I think its been a great weeks business, one of the best ive known
-Got rid of deadwood and saved wages, long overdue imo
-Sent others on loan and if they do well can get back in at the end Bangura hopefully!!!
-Sold a fringe player for £6m+
-Qualified for CL and banked cash while restoring pride 4 good wins
-Brought in young players who are doing themselves proud, with breathing space to perform well.
Now all we need is that out of contract player – what about Juan Riquelme 4years younger than ADP, and has seen what we are about when playing for Villareal, surely worth a punt….
At this stage i am in danger off falling over the fence and becoming a happyclapper, only Sydney Tom can save me!!! Can’t wait to see the teamsheet today.
Kayal33
Reports suggested that as well as Sammy not being fit, Rogne & Mulgrew also out injured
Afternoon bhoys,
had to pop out yesterday and couldnae get back on the blog,
can someone give me the general view,was it a good or bad day
and is PL public enemy no 1
Rubicon……apt name. ‘Rubicon’ was one of the best telly shows I’d seen for a long time….it took paranoia to new heights, but nothing could compare to the madness manifesting itself in the hun hive-mind. They are going to start eating themselves any day now.
And when the full impact of their situation dawns on them I expect some of their wee blue heads to literally implode as their insanity will have nowhere left to go.
Glasgow’s Green and White, and that is driving them bonkers…..considering Whyte & Green are ripping them off upfront, right in their faces and there is zilch they can do about it.
Inside, they are screaming. I can hear it. And that’s not paranoia. That’s reality.
Big Sami at Glasgow Airport,a wee rest to get over his injury will do him good
celt for life
lustig & wilson central defence then
Michael, 12:25 on
Beside Opus Dei, I’d guess.
As the blog was down last night, I stuck SSN on to see what was happening.
I really wished I hadn’t bothered, it was brutal.
Anyways, they kept saying that Swansea had broken their club transfer record when the signed a dude from Valencia for 5.5 mill.
I thought Ki cost more !
Or am I wrong ?
Or lazy jurnos as usual ?
I’m just looking forward to us playing shamrock rovers in a friendly so that we can finally hear that Ambrose has creamed Rice…
(Stephen)
Who phoned me a taxi?
Haven’t read back…
Unsurprisingly conservative approach to Transfer window – led by a strategy pinned to RFC fortunes…No way we will spend while Hunco languish in leagues below us.
I had a faint hope that we would use some of the income Ki + CL money to speculate a little.
Would be nice to have clear green watter between us and Hunco when they return but I fear we will wait for them to catch up.
Lack of ambition.
Off for a few beers and then the game…have a good one Ghuys…
Until we meet again…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Celtic offered to sign ex-Scotland striker Garry O’Connor on loan on deadline day, he said Saturday. The Scottish champions signed forward
Miku from Getafe on Friday, with coach Neil Lennon saying the move came about because Celtic had little squad depth up front.
“I can confirm that Celtic failed to get me out on loan last night,” O’Connor said on Twitter.
“They made 2 attempts 2 sign me a few hours after signing Miku from Getafe.”
Stuart Dougal on radio Scotland “Hugh Dallas was arguably the best referee in the world”!
So there you have it. Not the best in Bonkle. Not the best in Scotland. But the world.
Quite brilliant analogy by Stuart Dougal on the oldco/newco situation.
Simply, as he told his Rangers supporting friend Ann Crystal- it is like when you got married, you changed your name but you are still the same person.
Ahh I get it now, Stuart.
Thick thick stupid stupid hurting hurting Hun
Wish I was going for a beer then Celtic Park …… Great lives you bhoys have ;-((
HH
The Exiled Tim @ 12 44 .
Difficult to ascertain the truth -but —
Most Swansea City related websites and most Welsh media outlets claim .
£ 5 .5 Million for Ki
£ 5.55 Million for Hernandez
SoT
Much obliged.
Figures eh !!!
Thank you everybody for the kind wishes and prayers today.
Mum is doing okay and will have an angiogram on Monday, my sister says she was quite cheery! Mums eh!
BJMac and HT and Awe NAw thanks for the very kind offers..
South of Tunis I’m checking out the emergency documents route too..
CQN- A Celtic Site!!
Bring on the Hibs