I suspect we have not seen the best of Daryl Murphy, who has proven to be a solid Championship and fleeting Premier League player in England but has been unable to retain a place in the SPL, but his hamstring injury, suffered after the long flight to Pennsylvania, will be a blow on two levels for Celtic. They are denied a squad player for the crucial Champions League play-off round against Helsingborgs and are likely to unable to loan him out, easing more pressure from payroll.
Daryl was singled out for credit (here) for the way he changed the shape of Celtic in our opening league game of the season against Aberdeen. He would have been useful to Neil Lennon this coming week.
News that Helsingborgs have lost their top striker is welcome but is not quite ‘like signing a new player’ for Celtic. Let’s hope they haven’t lost their Kenny Miller only to find their Jordan Rhodes.
There can seldom have been more financially important games to the club than the Helsingborgs tie. Celtic accounts are usually released mid-August (16th last year) but I don’t anticipate any rush to publish this year. Last season’s accounts could well see the largest loss in our history as the club chased their first league win in four years (insert standard lecture on financial responsibility program, avoid urge to run legacy Sir David Murray malware).
I expect the figures to show Celtic are operating with a Champions League budget (and that’s without evading tax). Football finance lessons are clear, if you have a Champions League budget you need Champions League income. Time for this team to step up to the challenge. Get along and pack the place out on the 29th.
No regrets this time.
Bed early tonight if you are off to Dingwall in the morning. I hope we see a few of the young lads.
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Just loggin off and got this
Mags?
Neil. Yes. I know?
A locktugger? Making Neil the centre of attention?
I’ve been many things, but never a locktugger. Aye, fill yer boots the both of you
Off and out for good
anyroadup,
I’m up in a couple of hours to see my Celtic, so i better crash, it awright for you whippersnappers way yer untapped energy resources but I need my beauty sleep
naw its no a comma
night night n
hail hail
SFTB,
Was out trying to get a copy of Cloud Atlas after your references yesterday. Haven’t been able to get a copy, so will need to go for the reliable new media option :))
Looks outstanding. As does the film trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWnAqFyaQ5s
Margaret McGill
Remember Kent Starr ..
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yup… and it’s ken ;-) now…
i hope you’re not suggesting that kent starr whilst invetigating whitewater might have suggested to paula jones that even presidents can be taken to court… and then coerced linda tripp into taping confessions with monica lewinsky…
i read a while back he feels shame and remorse about what he did.
sigh.
sleekit scumbag.
by the way, whitewater was about more than £60,000. some low level politico had killed themself and the investigation was to blame, ermmm, investigate where bill and hill had done him in. which of course, they hadn’t.
@Margaret McGill
aye it is, and it has a mental judge, too
JQB
aye ita all about you, ha ha ha hah
gone
hail hail
sorry margaret. that made sense in my heid until i read it back.
i know what i meant, you probably do too :-)
my, commas; are,. all over, the shop..
struggle is – finding somewhere to eat in Dingwall, it’s all wall, there ain’t no Ding :P
twinbhoy, best place to eat in dingwall… inverness.
either that or take a pot noodle and a flask.
it’s not called the paris of the north for… any reason.
;-)
Nae pot noodles
Nae boiling water in Dingwall unless you rub two dry sticks thegither and build a fire. Here endeth the lesson.
over and out
Dirtymac. I do stand corrected. Hertz like us are the only 2 SPL teams not to have strengthened
But hey keep calling me a liar while letting Peter lawell lie to the fans and get away
Fans like you are as bad as the laptop local and only see what they want to see
Ps paul67. Stop insulating Celtic fans intelligence with tosh statements about Murphy
Facts are our team would play better with 10 men ran with 11 and Murphy playing
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SydneyTim
05:45 on
18 August, 2012
Insulting Celtic supporters by calling them as bad as the laptop local is a poor show
PL has said very little what is this lie he’s told us all?
He wants the best for Celtic .
What is it you expect Celtic to do , we would have needed to go out and sign marquee signings over the last 2 months what players exactly are you talking about ?
We get a couple of good results this week(due to the strong position we are in) and we will then be in a great position to pick up a1 or 2 great loan signingings and re-assess come january
Whats not to like
Oh and Murphy I’d rather have him making up the 11 than play with 10
??
HH
Hey Sydster..
I am Looking at Getting my Intelligence Insulated..
Any Ideas..
I Do wear a Fur Russian Hat..Tho..
But l don’t think it’s Insulating me Enough..:0(
Summa ft TeaCoasieOanMaHeidCSC
SydneyTim
What do you expect from Celtic this season- to see you stand corrected once again?
Seriously we’ve got a decent squad that could do with firming up in a few positions .
Players will be signed before the deadline.
If we had 11 guys who had come from within 30 miles of Celtic Park and were ready to become the best team in Europe would that make you happy?
We all want Celtic to win the UCL but if they dont will we stop going to the games?
In my opinion Pl has done a good job ,while making mistakes, we are at the moment on top in Scotland and if we can continue to qualify/progress in UCL over the next 2/3 years then there is always the chance we might well just advance ourselves that wee bit further than many believe we can
KTF
HH
Good morning CQN
Come on you Bhoys in green
Glasgow’s green and white
Safe journey to all those travelling up and down to the game
Enjoy the day
Keep the Faith
Hail Hail
Huge Hail Hail to all the Bhoys getting up to go to the game today
You are Celtic
Hail Hail
Just in.
Jings,what a shift. I feel as though I’ve driven to Dingwall and back!
Words,coincidentally,which may be uttered in about fifteen hours by someone’s better half following an unexpected wee day trip to our quaint Northern outpost.
No names,natch,to protect the innocent-just a wee roleplay….
PRIMARY SCHOOLKID-Please,Sir…. I’m sorry;I slept in!
TEACHER-That’s awright,son. It could happen to anyone.
HaudthebusCSC
BMCUW
Wrong my friend this Tim made the bus and will require no other means of transport.
Only thanks to a 9 year old wean who woke me by throwing toys at my head!!!
A hearty ‘buon giorno’ to all Bhoys n Ghirls from a, still, very hot Italia!
Looking forward to the game today, even with a depleted team! The real test is next week, ‘though!
To all those going today – enjoy!
HH!!
Sydney Tim. Who would sign for Celtic that we would want right now ?
Big thank you to BT who helped get me on the Blantyre CSC today otherwise I’d have been driving and sober and grumpy!
Good morning from an overcast ML5
Memo to any young player who gets a chance today.
THIS IS YOUR CHANCE,That you have waited on GRAB IT AND SHINE.
If Tony Watt gets the nod I think he will make Coatbridge proud with some goals.
MON THE HOOPS safe journey everyone.
memo to self remember and post yer donkey on Fleagles tip page this week.
HAIL HAIL
McCoist in the Daily Mail today pouring scorn on ‘Sell out Saturday’ the other week, saying how his team will have more fans at the game than the rest of the PL put together.
The mask had now fully came off the face of this dog turd of a man.
The guy who wrote the article, Brian Marjoribanks, seems to be the ‘go to guy’ in the media at the moment for Chuck and Ally. A hun through and through. His article the other week, the day after Sevco’s first home game of the season, would have given you the boak.
In the weeks to come, when the novelty has worn off and we’re into the season, you have to wonder what other nuggets of hun brilliance will he be able to conjur up.
SPF
HT
Dont mention Evan Williams or you’ll be walking. :)))))
ENJOY YOUR DAY.
HAIL HAIL
hamiltontim:
Enjoy the game mate. Say Hail Hail to Bjmac for me.
On 18/8/1962, Celtic 4 Dun. Utd. 0. Same today will do nicely.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Good morning friends from a damp and grey EK
Jobo
I was in EK the other night watching a band called Mac Floyd in the Village Theatre.
They were very good, but I was staggered at the amount of drunks at it!
No offence, btw!
SPF
ScotPatsFan –
Drunks? In East Kilbride Lanarkshire? Whatever next! ;-)
Jobo
Ya dancer!
Just found out that Sky Italia are showing the Helsingborg game live on Tuesday!
HH!!
They are up a d about early on rangersmedia.com……..
Gotta love this. He doesn’t even swear (so unlikely to have a future on that dark site).
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Posted Today, 06:38 AM
Genuinely not been this excited for the footy in a long time, so much so i woke at 6 a.m and could not get back to sleep
was really looking forward to the East Fife game and it did not disappoint but today is different, it’s league football!
to Ally, Charles & Malcolm . . . thanks for fighting our corner, you’ve played a blinder
to the staff at the club and the ticket office . . . thanks for the superb effort to one & all
anyway enjoy yer day lads, i’m sure the atmosphere is gonna be on another level
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It’s fine he can share my flying carpet home :-)
Lennybhoy
You not going today?
hamiltontim
08:27:
Alas not my friend. On this day in 1962 Celtic beat Dun. Utd. 4-0. On that day Lennybhoy came into the world. I had hoped to be watching the Bhoys at CP or somewhere. However, family have organised a barbecue in my honour. I would not make it back in time so has to be T.V. today for me.
Enjoy mate.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
JimmyQuinnsBits – its the stuff that Wikileaks hasnt released yet which is the concern no doubt!!
any sexual related incident is emotive, what concerns me is that he hasnt been charged with anything, the 4 key points the Swedish want to question him on are also woolly to say the least.
Normal legal process should be followed, whether he is guilty of a Swedish crime or not.
If people are extradited just for questioning then we live in disturbing times.
RE Assange and Wikileaks, I am not sure whether sensitive information should be exposed, many things should be kept confidential (on the assumption corruption is not being hidden.) International politics and diplomacy are not for public consumption as a general rule, otherwise we really will have a world much worse than it is now.
Good morning all!!!! im getting a little worried about the lack of activity in the transfer market, and with european football to play and a possibility of champs lge football i really tihought we would have signed a much needed quality CH and another striker(my preference jordan rhodes) but i feel we may hav left it too late as there is lots of interest in england for him. good luck CELTIC today and safe travels to all going to the match today.. HH