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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On a lighter note,took my bhoy to work this morning. Bus in front of us splashed a guy. Funny in a school boy way. Drove by the guy noticed he had a hun top on and a hun scarf in his hand. Nearly ran into the bus laughing so hard.
If anyone tries to argue that a football club is not a company then just ask them to define this seperate club, It’s fun watching them tie themselves in knots.
six minutes until team is announced by @polishturnstile
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MadMitch..
We are entering uncharted Waters..
It’s Football Jim.. But Not as we Know it..
Before Liquidation l wanted then Still in the SPL but Punished as Long as we were Cheated ie 10 Yrs with a 10-20 pt penalty..
Which is Probably the Handicap we had..
I stated time and time again without them..
Three things would Happen..
1. We would struggle to Sign Any players with Ambition/ Class..
2. We would Lose up to 5-6 First team Players after a Year without them.. This would be Fast tracked ie January if we failed to Qualify for Champs league..
3. We would after 1 season without them lose Circa 10k ST Holders..
I don’t want to be Correct but How many of the Players Rangers could Not afford to Sign.. Would have came if they did Not have the Celtic Rivalry/Games..
As l Said.. It’s Football Jim.. But not as we Know it..
Summa
Lennons passion
Brilliant,you should’ve turned round n splashed him again.
TALLYBHOY 1059
Right backatcha,bud!
I know what you-and Lennybhoy-are saying,and I’m exceptionally grateful.
In truth,I don’t get home as often as I would like,and make a point of not arguing with my Mum anymore!
But this I cannot do.
I’m not celebrating THAT day,how can I?
It’s taken me nearly thirty years to stop acting like a blinkin’ teenager,ffs
The trauma might be too much for me-not to mention trying to blow out all those candles!
Andrew, Mexico is a big place. Can you narrow the search down? City, beach, east coast, west coast, mountains, north, south?
HT
You come out of it bloodied, unbowed….a virtual hero; a sort of Dustman Hoffman in Little Big Man type. You live to fight another day. :-)
I liken your role i the extravaganza to the man who rushing to fill in his lottery ticket is distracted by the announcement of cheap square slice sausages and picks the wrong number…..and doesn’t notice till too late…..as the shutters come down at the counter……ad all the square sliced have gone.
But we all know you’ll be back , refreshed, ready and rampant! :-)
Hail hail
Estadio
Lennybhoy – Many happy returns amigo; yer cathcing up with me; confident you’ll get yer birthday wish of 3 points today. Enjoy yer BBQ!!!!.
Jist efta 6am here in a dry and clear Toronto; where’s ma coffee:)
slainte
tony
What’s the point in ripping ourselves to bits over the financial situation of Celtic before we know if CL money is coming in or not? We’ll know in ten days.
Play up Glasgow Celtic. Stand up and play the game.
Summa @ 11.10
Fair point on a number of the issues.
That is why we need a growth agenda.
Not just to build the club but to replace them.
R5L had a piece last night on the EPL replacing their Reserve League with an U20 or U21 league. The SPL should do the same or we should apply to join.
Celtic starting XI to face Ross County: Forster; Lustig, Wilson, Mulgrew; Matthews, Kayal, Wanyama, Ledley, Izaguirre; Commons, Samaras (MH)
Forster; Lustig, Wilson, Mulgrew; Matthews, Kayal, Wanyama, Ledley, Izaguirre; Commons, Samaras
Sammy & Commons up front.
Indio
Forster; Lustig, Wilson, Mulgrew; Matthews, Kayal, Wanyama, Ledley, Izaguirre; Commons, Samaras
Subs: Zaluska, Rogne, Watt, McGregor, Slane, Keatings, Chalmers.
Interesting team.
Vic in midfield.
Indio
So much for playing bhoys we’re playing ‘the bhoys’ all right, with the strongest possible team.
Samaras the striker CSC
No matter who we put on the park, RT should be put up in the air within 5 minutes to show that we will sort cheap shot, hammer throwing at source.
should be able to win with that side..
Will that be Izzy at LM and Mathews behind him?
lennon’s passion
11:09 on
18 August, 2012
That must have been a “drive by washing”
Subs: Zaluska, Rogne, Watt, McGregor, Slane, Keatings, Chalmers.
Very young bench, hopefully we get the game finished early and give some of these guys a chance.
going to be tough.
Come on you bhoys in green.
Indio
So .. is it 4-4-2 with Izzy in left midfield? Or 4-4-1-1 with Commons off Samaras? Or even three at the back with Matthews and Izzy as wing backs?
Very young bench too.
That’s a strong team and hopefully they’ll send us off to Sweden on a high. In a perfect world we’ll get the job done early and give some of the young Bhoys a game, but this is Celtic.
Happy Birthday Lennybhoy.
Hail Hail
BSR
What’s yer take on formation
Izzy midfield or Matthews ?
Stronger team than I thought we would have. Get the job done and get down the road. As Mark Viduka once said ” weren’t up here for a haircut”.
Tony Watt should be starting imho!
Bring him (and James Keatings) on after an hour.
Prediction: if both of them come on they will score!
Bloody hell – what have I just said?!
Tin hat on!
HH!!
Estadio
That’s the side of the lap dancing club. What were you doing in there?
;-)
HH
MadMitch: R5L had a piece last night on the EPL replacing their Reserve League with an U20 or U21 league. The SPL should do the same or we should apply to join.
The SPL has done the same. It hasn’t run a reserve league since 2009 when Rangers informed them they didn’t fancy it any more.
Madmitch
Followed your abbrevs earlier
RT ? Done me
PF
Still haven’t worked it out ;-)
Celtic starting XI to face Ross
County: Forster; Lustig, Wilson,
Mulgrew; Matthews, Kayal,
Wanyama, Ledley, Izaguirre;
Commons, Samaras (MH)
Subs: Zaluska, Rogne, Watt,
McGregor, Slane, Keatings,
Chalmers. K
Need to be up for the battle; Ross Tokely has swapped Inverness for Dingwall and he loves booting our players all over the park.
I hope it’s a 4/4/1/1 with Izzy in midfield, he’s better going forward than defending.
Kris Commons to be the matchwinner along with our Greek Ghod.
madmitch
11:19 on 18 August, 2012
Do you know of any other teams that have there own money spinning youth ground.
It might be Charlie in Midfield with Mathews at RB, Izzy at LB, Wilson and Lustig in the centre.
Mathews, Lustig, Wilson, Izzy
Commons, Kayal, Vic, Joe, Charlie
Sami
maybe.
Looks like we are going.3 5 2. HH
BSR
my take
if back four Mathews will play right MF ,Ledley left
Otherwise back three …which could be ok with big Vic as sweeper ,Sammy up on his own and four in midfield