BBC’s Jim Spence reports this morning that Dundee United have rejected a £900k bid from Celtic for striker Nadir Ciftci (23), as Ronny Deila continues his quest to recreate the all-conquering (cough) Dundee United team of 2014.
While Ciftci is clearly talented, this is an unexpected move. He can hold the ball up and bring others into play but he never struck me as having Ronny Deila-type industry. Not that he would be the first convert to perpetual motion.
With John Guidetti away and Stefan Scepovic yet to stake a claim, we’ve space for a couple of strikers. It would be good to have at least one before the qualifiers.
Dukla Prague are one of those teams who my generation grew up hearing about. They were one of the finest teams in Europe, with one of the world’s top players, Josef Masopust, who sadly died yesterday. Masopust won the Ballon d’Or in 1962, after leading the great Czechoslovakia to the World Cup final that year, which they lost to Brazil.
He faced Celtic with Dukla in the semi-final of the European Cup in 1967, losing only once in the competition, at Celtic Park. Czech football retains the potential to create great teams, but, denied access to TV deals available in neighbouring parts of the EU, they have been robbed of the ability to achieve meritocratic progression.
The passing of Masopust is a chance to celebrate a great player and team, and to regret what appears forever lost because of television.
Enjoying Phil MacGiollaBhain’s work with the Belfast Telegraph, laid bare in his blog of yesterday. He includes scanned letters from the newspaper’s editor who regards it as “outrageous to suggest that I, or the Belfast Telegraph, would operate a blacklist of any form”, including one which includes Phil, despite how popular such a move would be in places.
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bigyinmilan
Yes, boy signed for Celtic last week.
In Berlin at the moment. Got out of the heat to have a beer then a chap walks past wearing a Johnstone Tully Murdoch Auld & Hay T shirt.
Introduced myself and turns out he is a CQN lurker who is moving back to Glasgow at the end of the year having been away for decades. He uses CQN for his updates and had just read Auldheid’s latest article on CQN Magazine.
Small world. Berlin is scorching hot.
Anyone know what happened to the Man U kid we were supposed to be signing?
***NOTICE***
Anyone who has contacted me regarding Android boxes with Kodi etc…..i will get in touch with shortly.
The guy who builds them is not on holiday at the end of this week….it’s this week!!! He is in Bulgaria for a fortnight but if you still want to proceed with the deal then I will still pass your details on when he gets back. If not then not a problem.
Very sorry for any misunderstanding…
AoW :-(
art of war
19:24 on 30 June, 2015
Do you still have my e-mail addy lennybhoycfc@gmail.com
If you e-mail I will give you my mobile number
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
F.A.B. Virgil (WATRC) @18.31
There are any number of reasons but the possibility of making a quick buck might have been one (although that ship sailed in November 2004).
Lennybhoy – i’m gonna make a list of those who have contacted and update them. I will mail you shortly bud. Actually in the middle of installing Kodi on my pc – for a laugh!
TD67
Welcome Back.
HH
quonno
18:59 on 30 June, 2015
‘Could this possibly have anything to do with the supposedly political involvement Celtic Board had nothing to say about Haughey and John Reid dragging Celtic’s name into the Independence Referendum?’
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In a word, no.
Willie Haughey doesn’t own Celtic Park. For some reason, probably sentimental or symbolic, he owned the superiority over the land on which Celtic Park is built.
Don’t let the facts get in the way of your paranoid conspiracy theories though. Just like the huns.
TD67
Safe flight n buon voyage.
HH!!
fanatic
It’s gone quiet on Saidy Janko because SMSM were sidetracked telling Celtic fans we were ‘snubbed’ by DU over Ciftci.
When Czechoslovakia spilt into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, what happened to the ‘O”?
If only the IRA had cottoned on to the fact that the British Government cared more about the windows of banks and insurance companies in Old Holborn and the City´s ability to do business unfettered than it did its servicemen and own citizens the problem might have been solved quicker.
HH
There are many indicators of advanced civilisations, but unthinking hero worship of the military isn’t one of them. The US, like the UK, has been forced to move away from a conscription army and now has a mercenary army. It’s the reason you don’t get war poets any more.
braw
and there is more …from a Celtic man …love it …
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/30/west-racist-wars-bombs-radicalisation-frankie-boyle
Awnaw and others, whatever, was in past, and how did it affect Celtic
Ron
greatly
HH
Doubt it awnaw
ernie lynch
19:32 on
30 June, 2015
quonno
18:59 on 30 June, 2015
Ain’t paranoid in the least.
I deal in facts.
The Celtic Board which claims that it would rather politics are kept out of Celtic, uttered not a cheep when Haughey and Reid used the club’s name in support of a political objective.
And that ain’t no conspiracy theory.
Do tell us Quon
Thanks Winning Captains. Did he have a name?
I have been in Berlin regularly since around 1983. It was pretty scary in the early years. I remember going through to the East (on business) and on each occasion it was a relief to get back. The change has been gradual and Berlin is a very exciting and vibrant city to visit now. Nice to sit outside on a summer evening on the Unter der Linden enjoying a coffee or a beer. Enjoy!
emusanorphan
19:36 on 30 June, 2015
When Czechoslovakia spilt into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, what happened to the ‘O”?
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Was it traded by Sevc for a bike?
Ron,
I dont. You don’t go to away games especially then. It is a bit like yesterdays list. It is a massive part of the Celtic following. Irish Republicanism . Sticking fingers in ears and shouting lah lah lah is not going to make it go away. It exists no matter how much it is disliked by our puritanical board. A bit like my list.
HH
Great story about John Guidetti.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/30/john-guidetti-sweden-football-mr-nice-guy
Awnaw, so it’s the few supporters who go to away games to spout shite
Has Guidettit got a club yet . He was courted by Eintracht but he was asking for far too much.
HH
Ciftci…….if that’s the extent of our ambition we can forget CL participation
Does anyone see Ciftci as a CL goalscorer
Haven’t we learned our lesson ….
Ron,
naw it is their fathers , grandfathers, brothers, sisters, Aunties Uncles, cousins etc who dont go to games at all but watch at home .. some of them no doubt for fear of being arrested at Celtic Park but who Celtic are still taking money off of. In fact when you look at the scheduling of games those customers are higher up in the list than the home support.
HH
Awnaw, see a shrink and soon
Ron,
why ?
HH
….pfayr supports weeoscar
19:56 on 30 June, 2015
Underwhelmedcfc….
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
http://johnpilger.com/articles/why-the-rise-of-fascism-is-again-the-issue
Wow. If you have time read this.
I think it was BMCUW who pointed me in the direction ofvthe site with another link.
It puts our debates on here about the IRA and others in to perspective.
It is scary.
Awnaw, you are paranoid about things outside you control or influence
I am far more concerned about the rise of the proudly imbecilic within our support than any politicos. Left or right. CQN is now ran amok with them. Unable to shift the debate and when they do not like what they read out come the personal attacks. I think it might be a deliberate ploy to negate the power of CQN.
HH
Ciftci looks like an extra from a spaghetti western.
The presser today was a damp squib..
Finale standoff in main street at noon.
Lee Van Cleef, Clint Eastwood and Eli Wallach.
PL, Pierre VH and Thomson.
Who’ll get to Arch Stanton first?
emusanorphan
19:36 on 30 June, 2015
When Czechoslovakia spilt into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, what happened to the ‘O”?
……………………..
It went in search of the Obama family’s missing apostrophe.
Awnaw, you just displayed your paranoia.
Ron
what your a shrink now ? LOL
You better get back to school and this time pay attention.
HH
Night, knight, nite to all.
Robert T
Read that when it was published, as you say scary stuff, but enlightning.
HH