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Christie and the congested central mid

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The creative central midfield position is heavily congested at Celtic. Rom Togic and Stuart Armstrong are both enjoying landmark seasons, leaving Ryan Christie feeding off injury scraps. It’s not ideal for a player with over 100 top flight appearances under his belt.

Four months at Aberdeen would be ideal for the player’s development, and would perhaps arrest Aberdeen’s slide this season.

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  1. Brogan Rogan Trevino and Hogan on

    Evening All.

     

     

    I think Ryan Christie could do a job for us and could develop into a really good player…… but…..

     

     

    Take notice of Blantyre Kev’s post a few days ago where he pointed out that Celtic are now at the stage where they face paying Corporation Tax if they do not spend forthcoming and current profits.

     

     

    I am not for being profligate with hard gotten gains and I would not be spending for spending’s sake, but we approach a point where the board may well sanction spending money on an altogether different class of player than those we have been used to or accustomed to.

     

     

    Brendan can develop players, and I would love to see him develop Christie, but he might just be in a position where he can make real improvements in this squad with some really top notch acquisitions in which case guys like Ryan need real match time and must be match ready for the start of next season if he is to stand any chance of breaking through on a permanent basis.

     

     

    I had hoped we were beginning to see his talents and strength recently and I have no doubt that he will be closely watched during his time at Aberdeen.

  2. ItaliaBhoy on

    The McKay saga is really interesting. What, precisely, is going on here? Only the DR is running with this. There are no follow ups anywhere else. No quotes from the RB Leipzig “insiders”. Nothing…

     

     

    Seems to me there are 2 possibilities:

     

     

    1. Sevco are desperate to sell him. Really, really desperate. They need cash and he is their only remotely floggable asset. P Murray phones K Jacksie and Jacksie obliges by concocting a false story about a non-existant bid.

     

     

    The aim is to put the player “psychologically” on the market – ie to get his name out there to prompt anyone who had ever scouted him to take another look. Some might even think: “Wow, Sevco have a Bundesliga-level player, he must be good, let’s put in a bid!”

     

     

    Even if he doesn’t go for (snigger) £6million, he might be snapped up for a million quid – gold dust to Sevco in this fallow time of the season.

     

     

    2. It’s a Sevco branding exercise. They hate it – hate it – that we are the only club of any stature in Scotland. When people talk about transfer targets in Scotland no-one mentions them. No-one is about to “swoop” for Clint Hill. Even the Sheep have better players.

     

     

    So putting a price tag on Bazza2 is the DR’s way of keeping their pet club/company relevant. It allows them to bracket them with us, as in “Old Firm face transfer dilemmas over young stars”- with little Barrie next to mighty Moussa (as if). It also has the effect of “boosting” Warbiola when no “bid” materialises, and the DR can run with “Warbs persuaded me to sign up to his revolution, says Bazza” headlines…

  3. ItaliaBhoy on

    Joleon Lescott has signed for Sunderland.

     

     

    I’m beginning to think we really dodged a bullet with Moysie…

  4. the_huddle on

    ItaliaBhoy on 24th January 2017 9:42 pm

     

     

    Joleon Lescott has signed for Sunderland.

     

     

    I’m beginning to think we really dodged a bullet with Moysie…

     

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    Nothing against the guy but no Man U fans wanted him, no Sunderland fans wanted him and now Celtic fans wanted him.

     

     

    Moyes seems to make a bad decision at every turn but continue to be well rewarded.

     

     

    I’d guess he will retire once Sunderland go down, surely :O)

  7. THE EXILED TIM on

    I would be willing to wager that Moyes has well over £10 mill squirreled away, no bad for a serial failure, thankfully the great moustachioed one saw sense and went for Brendan, a proper manager, Moyes would have been failure again had he been our manager, of that I have no doubt, he is brutal imo.

  8. Hamiltontim on

    Italiabhoy

     

     

    My understanding is that both Moyes and Brendan put their names forward for the Celtic job and were subsequently interviewed. Celtic opted for the latter.

     

     

    I think every Tim would agree that the club made the right decision.

  9. !!Bada Bing!! on

    ItaliaBhoy- file the Mackay nonsense with the Dallas Cowboys BS, they are desperate to be seen as a big club, the Laptop Loyal indulge them every day HH

  11. the_huddle on

    jmccormick on 24th January 2017 9:56 pm

     

     

    Just watching a bit of telly , as I am bored, and was wondering if anyone else thinks that Emilia Fox in Silent Witness is a wee darling?

     

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    Stunning red head and don’t google her nude scene with a weak heart :O)

  12. mighty tim on

    Evening bhoys and ghirls. In case anyone is interested there is a series on Netflix called Rebellion it’s very good.

     

     

     

    HH

     

     

    KTF

     

     

    UTLR

  13. Raymac on

    David Moyes just isn’t very good. Do you or did you see Everton fans lamenting his departure? Fergie lumbered Man U with him because he didn’t want Maurinho following him. He left a poor Utd team as well to his successor. Brendan Rodgers was highly regarded by Maurinho. His teams at Swansea and Liverpool were exciting, and that has continued at Celtic. WE are lucky to have him.

     

    He could, in my opinion, manage Barca or Real Madrid and improve them.

     

    Hell, he might even be on a par with the mighty Warbs!

  14. Eurochamps67 on

    Delaney’s,

     

    First class. Looking forward to it already.

     

    Thanks Lennybhoy for passing on the email address.

     

    DD, email me and we can get it moving.

     

     

    Eurochamps67

     

     

    Justhowgoodislisbonmay2017goingtobeCSC?

  18. Delaneys Dunky on

    Italiabhoy

     

     

    I would like Celtic to put in a £250,000 bid for the wee Tim Barrie. A bid a bit above his true value. Then loan him to Aberdeen wi Ryan.

  21. charliebhoy on

    most of us have at one time thought ‘i cannae believe i just said that’ mom ent, well i had a howler today, even the doc chuckled, ‘doc says i, you sent me to hairmyers audiology to get my ears tested to see if my balance can be improved? that was way back in february last year, my balance is getting worse, and i feel as though i’m just being left in ….’…CQN can fill in the blank

  22. Delaneys Dunky on

    Eurochamps

     

     

    Just did, Tims on tour in Portugal.

     

    I am getting excited as though it was tomorrow. Been a long dark, damp winter in downtown Dalmuir. :)

  24. the_huddle on

    jmccormick on 24th January 2017 10:05 p

     

    She looks blonde to me….I will leave the nude scene to yourself.

     

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    Nude and red head sort of goes together :O)

  26. Delaneys Dunky on

    The Mighty Tim

     

     

    The wee Maryhill Tim fae Shawpark Street is still battling in hospital like she did in the streets of Maryhill in the 40s n 50s.

     

    Thanks for kind words and prayers.

     

    HH

  27. Delaneys Dunky on

    TSOAL

     

     

    You mean JL is clinging on to his career?

     

    When the huns want to sign you, it usually means your career is over.

  30. bournesouprecipe on

    ITALIABHOY

     

     

    Its option 1.

     

     

    McKay is the new MacLeod the only problem is Warburton is on the selling end and isn’t on the buying club end.

     

     

    What could possibly go wrong? – CSC

  31. Delaneys Dunky on

    Bognorbhoy

     

     

    My mammy’s name is Mary. Everyone knows her as Molly. In her primary class in Saint Mary’s Maryhill in the 40’s, there were 10 other Marys in her class. All were given nicknames that stuck. I wonder if my mammy got her nickname fae the newsagent she lived beside in Shawpark Street? :)

  33. Delaneys Dunky on

    TSOAL

     

     

    Under the feel good lamp isnae improving my S.A.D.

     

    Paradise tomorrow should help.

  35. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    I wish scary Judith would do the weather in her bra and punders.

     

     

    In other news, tomorrow night looks like a good night for football at Paradise.

  36. Hunderbirds are Gone on

    I’VEHADTOCHANGEMYNAME on 24TH JANUARY 2017 9:10 PM

     

     

    I went through a redundancy many years ago, so my knowledge is not current.

     

    The Union should definitely be your wife’s first port of call.

     

    There is a statutory consultation process that must be adhered to, and a workers rep (usually shop steward or union official) is included in this.

     

     

    Her contract of employment may contain specific references to redundancy. I think the minimum amount of redundancy money is 1.5 days salary per month of service, at least it used to be.

     

     

    If redundancy is not universal, the number of redundancies required will be confirmed after or during he consultation period. Initially the company may seek to release the required number of employees, by means of voluntary redundancy, if more are required after that then compulsory redundancies will be required.

     

     

    I was lucky, I was planning leaving that job anyway, so opted for voluntary redundancy, which was a few grand, I had worked there about four years. A mate wasn’t so lucky however, he had left the job, chasing after a reconciliation with his ex wife, after nearly thirty years of service for the company. The redundancy consultation began a matter of weeks after he had finished work with the company, so he got nada. He is back working there now, on inferior terms after the reconciliation with his ex wife failed….. lucky white heather.

     

     

    I hope things work out well for your wife, however you want it to fall.

  37. Delaneys Dunky on

    ACGR

     

     

    Will have your wee flask back tomorrow to you.

     

    What about Judith scares you?

     

    I think she looks the friendly Tim type Embra female. ;)

  40. bognorbhoy on

    DD

     

    Molly’s newsagents was a great shop ,but the Sunday morning barracks high flats paper round was murder .

     

     

    Hope wee Molly gets better soonest .

  41. Delaneys Dunky on

    ACGR

     

     

    The 2 year I spent in Leith, the amount of ghirls I picked up who had attended St Thomas Aquinas Edinburgh (The fact my former school was Saint Thomas Aquinas Glasgow helped) Big Judith is a Saint Tams Embra FP. All Celts or Sunshine on Leithers.

     

    Canny wait to see Trainspotting2 at weekend. Might email big Judith to see if she fancies it.

  42. RobertTressell on

    I’vehadtochangemyname – the union is the best port of call.

     

     

    It’s hard to be specific on here – there are statutory procedures etc but there may also be workplace agreements etc which the union can advise on and they will take members through it and where possible appeal/ fight if they think they can win.

     

     

    It’s a horrible thing and I wish you both well through it.

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