There was a standing joke on here for years. On day one of the transfer window someone would write, “The transfer window’s been open 13 hours and still no news, get your finger out Celtic”. It mirrored the less jovial comments when the transfer window had 13 hours left, although “get your finger out Celtic” occasionally still featured.
It’s not just Celtic, transfer business is a deadline activity. Why sell your prime asset early when you know desperate clubs will pay over the odds to appease the manager who is demanding sufficient resources to meet target?
You need to work an angle to pick up prime cuts this early in the window. We picked up Virgil van Dijk for a paltry £2.6m in June 2013, which is remarkable, considering he is an outstanding player who was working in one of Europe’s heavily scouted leagues.
We got in early with van Dijk, who had been released by Willem II without playing a game before making 62 appearances with Groningen. A false start followed by a period with just enough form to tempt Celtic’s scouts, but not so much as to alert the slower footed.
So what do we know about Dedryck Boyata? He’s 24, three years older than Virgil when he joined, but has played around half the number of first team games Virgil had experienced. Dedryck was vacuumed up by City as a 16-year-old, part of the annual harvest major clubs make each year. He clearly had something about him to convince City to retain him, but first team outings were rare. When Celtic came shopping a year ago, City were prepared to live without Jason Denayer for a season, but not Dedryck, who went into their first team squad.
It’s correct to say that knowledge of Dedryck is scarce, even among City fans, but Ronny has spent time on City’s training fields with him, and had him watched extensively in non-first team outings over the last year.
Is he the answer to our defensive prayers? Time will tell, but the recruitment strategy which brought him here is coherent. All our scouts and management team have watched him to the extent that a consensus has been reached. His profile is not high enough to commend a fee which is out with our budget, and most importantly, we can bring him in now, making sure he’s embedded before the potentially lucrative Petrofac Cup Champions League qualifiers.
Welcome to Celtic, Dedryck.
Still laughing, in case you were in any doubt.
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Celtic linked with striker
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Delgado_%28Chilean_footballer%29
LB
Erik Johansson scores for Malmo. Looks decent.
leftclicktic
19:18 on
3 June, 2015
Talk about brass neck
From twitter
“Genius from #Sevco. They won’t pay back the £5m and want the onerous contract nullified. Dave King = brass neck”. http://rangersinternationalfootballclub.com/images/staticcontent/documents/Directors_%20Statement_030615.pdf …
Hod your horses. It is brass neck with dignity.
Cosy Corner Bhoy.
I love Celtic stories like that.
Would you like to elaborate on the game in 51 and how you felt after such a wait to win the trophy.
Call Me Cynical…But The Whole Fifa Thing..Mm …When The Americans Get involved one Thing You Know…The good old Usa will be benefit Somewhere along the Line, America Dont do nothing For Nothing,…Plus…Call Me Double Cynical But if England Had got The next World Cup would This Be Happening…I Doubt it….Just My Thoughts…
Cosy Corner Bhoy,
The 65 Final does that for me. I was too young to really appreciate the 7-1 game (I was 7!!). Big Billy’s header from Charlie Gallagher’s corner will stay for me forever. It was joy unbounded. I was one of those who ran from Hampden to the Central Hotel to see the Cup. It was the start of the very best of times. All that went before from about 55 shall always be the very worst of times, imo.
@(null): #ColoColo| The Club became an offer of the #CelticGlasgow by Juan Delgado. http://t.co/m5Uy5qSvPO
See Stuart Baxter’s available…..
Well, if he’s good enough to be linked with us, must be good enough for sevco.
Changed days.
Sipsini
Italian women love guys called Joe!
:-)))
HH!!
Can someone enlighten me.
What is the point to spending money on juries when a judge can effectively say it does not matter a damn what you think, if I think differently.
winning captains
“Celtic (of Scotland) make a formal offer for Juan Delgado.”
Fixed
;o)
southside
19:56 on
3 June, 2015
See Stuart Baxter’s available…..
Well, if he’s good enough to be linked with us, must be good enough for sevco.
Changed days.
But will he travel from wherever every week.
can someone put the link to the obact petition up thanks
HH
Qunno
They must be a bad state if Gattusso isn’t even interested.
LB
cosy corner bhoy…
Higher English, now I know where your erudite bhoy gets it from. HH
Don’t be telling him I said that..;)
High time Celtic bought a Chilean.
HH!!
Tallybhoy…
Joseppi Sipsini has a nice ring to it ;))
Hamiltontim if your about can you post a link for the petition
HH
parkheadcumsalford @ 19 50.
The noise that greeted the winning goal at the 65 Cup Final was the sound of the loudest primal scream ever. Something big and magical was born that day..
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
14:38 on
3 June, 2015
MR PASTRY
You seem to have missed the point of my post.
I also loathe the SNP. Not that I can do much about it in Swindon,of course. But the ship has sailed for the moment. They’ve got the result they wanted-and one which I suggested early last August. Though I admit to being astounded at just how much of a result!
But people DID decide to vote for them,and in huge numbers. Yes,they have,IMO,lied about a lot of things,refused to answer on a lot of others,been economical on the truth with many more.
But telling someone that he or she is an idiot for voting that way will not endear them to listen to your reasons why.
And,worryingly,that is about the only reason you can give. You are an idiot for voting SNP in 2015.
I’d be bliddy delighted if someone,anyone,was able to give them a reason why they were an idiot for not voting Labour up there in 2015.
And that,I’m afraid,is the problem.
Btw,I voted Labour down here. Swindon,historically a working-class town. Railways,factories,etc. Tory marginals. Safe seats for them now.
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I did give reasons:
1) They were conned ( by a party with a completely different one-issue agenda)
2) They were duped ( ” )
3) They were lied to ( ” )
4) Some are stupid, so stupid as not to be able to extrapolate the consequences
4) Repeat nos 1 to 4 ad infinitum
Chilean you say
Wheres sparklegirl
else i will need to look up my uncles email address
Last summer when home said Chile was a great source
of untapped talent..
AntofagastaCSC
Dena
Don’t forget to keep pushing the anti OB petition every signature counts https://www.change.org/p/the-scottish-government-repeal-the… …
19:59 on
3 June, 2015
can someone put the link to the obact petition up thanks
HH
https://www.change.org/p/the-scottish-government-repeal-the-offensive-behaviour-at-football-threatening-communications-scotland-act-2012?just_created=true
LiviBhoy
Gattuso? He is in Russia, searching for coach job. Accfordingto the latest rumors he has a chance to be next Anzhi Makhachkala coach. Anzhi are back to the top level in Russia now.
Chile.
Alexis Sanchez was bought by Udinese for c€5m(?) in 2006 aged 17/18, and sold to Barca for c£25m 5 years later.
A market worth looking at.
HH!!
SoT,
It sure was. It heralded us moving to Dreamland and way way beyond the wildest dream of any supporter.
WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED.
The Chilean player looks like the kind of striker Celtic would be intrested in he has played a fair amount of games but not scored that many goals.He would fit our collection. H.H.
KevJ, what was the first Celtic match you went to? And were you overcharged for a pie and bovril?
Dena
Just back but I see Jake the Peg has sorted ye :-)
Thanks Lefty
HH
Cosy Corner Bhoy
I sat with
Jimbo67 at a hootenany and he recalled our Victory over airdrie .
Celtic Scottish Cup Winners 1995 .
I could picture smell and hear it as I listened to him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNchOPtWY5c
H.T.
In the interest of keeping it high profile. How are things going with the petition. Do you have a lot of clerical signatures?
Listening to Investigative Reporter Andrew Jennings on Sky going about the corruption in FIFA. He suggests that a World Football Union should replace FIFA (okay so far) then goes on to mention Greg Dyke and Stewart Regan, yes Stewart Regan along with the Dutch and Germans should be involved in setting up this new organisation!!!
Stewart Regan! – some ‘Investigative Reporter’ Obviously not a CQNr!!
King has a big decision to make. He has £20M set aside to see the Ibrox club thought 2015/6 season. He is standing beside the £20M pile of cash with a match in his hand.
Does he light the cash pile or send it to Ibrox. Either way it’s the same result as there will be nothing left at end if the season. In some ways it’s better to burn it as the grief he will have to endure will be a lot less.
King is only beginning to realise , not fully yet, what he has taken on. Now he understands why Murray wanted out.
King will be seriously considering cutting his losses and playing golf for the rest of his days in South Africa. The 3 bears will be wishing they were not taken in by King. It will be a bit more difficult for those guys to avoid the media and hassle which will come.
Yep, light the match Dave.
JNP
I’m not sure T. I know that we’ve got an additional 1,300 from the last game of the season and there are other sheets still coming in. Honestly, I’m hugely disappointed with the response mate.
Mr Pastry….Just Change The Names And Gies The sash….Youre on the same Level…Or is It Square….Total Troll…From one Who’s Been Called a Troll…
Latchford
Given what seems to be a reticence fir the Lying King to put in his money, I’m beginning to wonder if the corrupt SFA has actually done us a favour.
Having studied the books and onerous contracts maybe Dave was hoping for an unfit and improper result thus giving him an out.
He certainly ain’t displaying the same bravado now as he was before the EGM.
HH