I watched Hull batter Leicester City on TV last night without putting the ball in the net. The sheer volume and quality of chances entitled Hull fans to some consolation in the valid football adage, ‘these days happen’. Those absent from Celtic Park on Saturday are likely to assume we similarly battered Ross County, but they would be wrong. County defended throughout but were never under anything close to intense pressure.
This is one of the right times of the season to have a performance like that, they are of little use in the first week in February, when the transfer window is closed. Clues abound as to where we need to strengthen, most pointing to the forward line. John Guidetti’s drop in form over the last month has dropped like a stone, but he’s still comfortably holding onto the striker position. Neither Stokes, Griffiths nor Scepovic are putting pressure on a young off-form player.
There is also the playmaker position, which appears to be on the bench. Kris Commons has been dropped before in his Celtic career, often for important games in Europe, where more industrious, but less talented, players were chosen. I spent most of Saturday’s game waiting on Kris coming on, but if his general level of fitness counts against him for a starting position, his lack of 90 minute outings since his injury earlier in the season means that his late-game cameos look even less industrious.
As I’ve been saying since July, we only have one playmaker and if he’s not playing or off form, we’ll struggle. With a match-fit Commons on from the start yesterday, we would have won comfortably. I’m happy to accept we need a playmaker who’ll cover 15k in 90 minutes, so sign one, but if we’re going to let Commons go, or wither on the bench, sign two, before we end up dependent on one man again.
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STV reckons that the Three Bears (George Letham, Douglas Park and George Taylor) bought all the Laxley shares and that they now have 19.48% of the club.
BMCW
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Try the guy below – I’ve searched again and, it seems to be removed?!?!?!
Paranoid my erchie – CSC
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Captain Beefheart
12:52 on 31 December, 2014
Cultsbhoy
We need transparency on the reasons why the CEO position (not PL as the occupier) is remunerated at the level it is.
There has to be a core pay element to make the job attractive to folk with the necessary skill set.
There has to be a co relation between on field success and prudent spending in order to justify bonuses.
Two targets: financial and football with the latter reducing the former if not achieved.
Such a structure will protect any future post holder from personal attacks ( well it won’t but it will give us something concrete to argue about once we know the terms).
On the football front I agree that there has to be more Scots brought in. Not developed but bought after at least one season playing at first team level in the SPFL top tier (perhaps the one below if outstanding there).
This means
a)we have a player who has proven himself at first team level against our opponents.
b) The money is kept in Scottish football and if we make the CL is an acceptable way of spreading that wealth around our game.
c) Such players will not be as likely to see Celtic as a one season stepping stone to England. Take Broonie as an example of a player being happy to stay at Celtic.
Become Scotland ‘ s Atletico Bilboa in a more limited sense.
On top of that sell ST’s as Family purchases with different prices for 1,2, 3, 4 person tickets.
Let families book their seats on line before games having already paid up front.
Finally summer football. Improves CL qualifying chances, more light, possibly not so cold and more conducive to a family day or night out.
Long term investments are often short term investments which failed ..
afternoon guys
usual tubes talking the usual shoite I see..
A group proposing to invest in Rangers have become the club’s biggest shareholders.
Members of the “Three Bears” consortium have bought out Laxey Partners’ entire 16.32% shareholding in Rangers International Football Club plc, with over 13 million shares changing hands at 20p on Wednesday morning.
The group behind the purchase consists of George Letham, Douglas Park and George Taylor.
They recently offered a £6.5m cash bail-out in return for shares and board representation, making their offer based on a proposed issue of 40,739,000 new shares to existing shareholders, which was due to take place in January.
However the three have now made an unexpected power grab ahead of that issue, with the Rangers board yet to decide whether to accept their initial offer.
Combined with Taylor’s existing shareholding in the club, the group now hold at least 19.48 per cent of the shares in the company.
The move doesn’t provide any immediate cash injection to Rangers, with the proceeds from the sale going entirely to the seller.
STV understands Laxey Partners made the decision to sell in the hope the group would provide strong opposition to Mike Ashley, who was recently thwarted by the Scottish FA in his attempt to increase his shareholding to 29.9%.
The governing body’s rules regarding dual interests in club led to the move being voted down by their board.
Rangers have publicly stated their need to raise £8m in fresh capital to be able to fund their operating costs in 2015.
Letham had previously loaned Rangers £1m in March to plug a short-term funding gap.
Ghuys for the life of me I do’nt know why you respond to Kev Bungle no reaction and he eventually disappears. As for asking him for facts or proof of any of his assertions forget it. Happy and Prosperous New Year to all CQNers. Hail Hail Hebcelt
KEVJ 1312
Wow,that really is one of your best put-downs.
So much so that I’m going to have to take a back-seat for a bit and lick my wounds.
Plus,there’s a queue at the bar. May be a while.
masty is neil lennon and both of us are supporting wee oscar
13:17 on 31 December, 2014
afternoon guys
usual tubes talking the usual shoite I see..
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Yeah, feel free to jine in….ye ken ye’ll no be oot of place, right.
If it is Laxey selling the shares,I can see more sackings there than at Ibrox.Hedge Funds,reputable ones,dont lose their clients money.
WTF were they thinking.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
13:18 on 31 December, 2014
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Awe ye talk aboot is drink so…..enjoy…….
Paul67
Its getting dangerously close to 169X posters can we have a new article please ? Wouldnt want anyone jinxed for the New Year
HH
Aw Naw
I was basing the thought on Tweets that it was the 3 bears or Rangers men.
I’d give it til 6pm before war chest gets a mention.
ffs,
you couldnay make it up..
the 3 hairy huns use 2.6m buying up laxleys share holding,so by my reckoning, Ashley is still owed his 3 big ones and the wages for next month are still to be found, 20m needed to sort out snake mountain, no scouting system in place,losing 800 grand a month,a fool and his money right enough,of course the hun hordes will tell ye different..
twentyfirstofmaynineteenseventynine
13:22 on
31 December, 2014
Paul67
Its getting dangerously close to 169X posters can we have a new article please ? Wouldnt want anyone jinxed for the New Year
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kevj is desparate for that post number…
hebcelt
13:18 on 31 December, 2014
Happy and Prosperous New Year to all CQNers. Hail Hail Hebcelt
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Whit – me too?
Or is that another false statement or just more, lazy jounalism?
Auldheid,
The plc has no interest in keeping the money within Scottish football. As I posted two days ago. Spending the money abroad results in less scrutiny and more scope for creative accounting.
HH
KEVJ
CAPTAINBEEFHEART post at 1252 is still there. Genuinely think you need to lie down,mate.
You’re imagining things that aren’t there,reading too much into things that are,and mentioning but denying paranoia.
Please take a rest for the sake of your health,Kevin. That’s a sincere comment,by the way,and heartfelt. You may well think it’s a dig-and you may well be entitled to-but it is genuine.
KevJungle – MURDO MacLEOD’s Title Winning Boots 4-2 LEGEND
13:20 on
31 December, 2014
masty is neil lennon and both of us are supporting wee oscar
13:17 on 31 December, 2014
afternoon guys
usual tubes talking the usual shoite I see..
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Yeah, feel free to jine in….ye ken ye’ll no be oot of place, right.
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clown…
For the love of God, please stop feeding the troll.
He will get worse then go away.
Please stop!!!!!
The above article from STV is unattributed.
Ashley will be wanting his 3m back in March or the equivalent in shares.
HH
gearoid1998
13:09 on
31 December, 2014
Just scrolling back.
Debate on whether it would be a good thing for Aberdeen/Dundee Utd to win the SPL this year.
Somebody is having a giraffe.
Given the increased money involved in the Champions League this year with the BT link up (that’s not Blantyre btw) it is an absolute necessity that we win the SPL to have some sort of finance for our future development.
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Winning the SPL is something I’m confident about despite this season’s hiccups.
Getting our hands on that BT money is a whole different kettle of fish however as at least two of the teams we have to get past will be significantly better than anything we will meet domestically. Will the board speculate to accumulate by strengthening the team to get us through the qualifiers?
Independent.ie @Independent_ie 14 mins14 minutes ago
#Ebola: The Scottish nurse fighting the deadly virus is a cousin of former Ireland football star Packie Bonner
KevJungle
Ok:
BCW is a Celtic supporter, he posts on CQN to share his delight, happiness, thoughts and criticisms with his fellow Tims. He likes CQN because for the most part * the Tims are a great bunch, magnanimous and helpful. He likes the fact that most offer support to other bloggers and snide, offensive ** remarks about fellow Tims, players and Club officials are restricted to the Hun interlopers.
BCW’s reckons Celtic supporters are better together (***) ; It makes us great.
* except Neganon2.
** That’s Neganon2 too.
*** Except when it involves dating Neganon2.
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On you go Kevbaby………
auldheid
G’day sir I hope you’re well.
I’ve not given this a great deal of thought so don’t shoot me down too quickly!!
I’ve noticed a few times recently that you’ve said that the way to go is to offer incentives etc to bring families etc to Celtic.
It strikes me though that the highest attendances in Scottish football were in an age where the game was still predominantly, though not exclusively, watched by men.
Is your idea that it would increase crowd numbers?
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
13:24 on 31 December, 2014
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Sure.
Like most normal folk I don’t really understand why some sad folk would bother coming on to a blog and utter nothing but negative utterances about a club they claim to have once supported. ……..
Loads of folk seem to. Not just the one exceptional irritant being singled out today.
I don’t get it myself but maybe it is cheaper than therapy to hurl abuse at those in charge of our football club.
BMCUW
I would be surprised if he gets away with calling lawell a liar…don’t particularly like the guy myself but to openly call the guy a liar on the web is a foolish act…
Bmcuwp
You take a drink??? That’s not an offer btw.hh
Joe Filippis Haircut
13:15 on
31 December, 2014
bournesouprecipe. I do not understand what is going on over at Ibrokes but once again they appear to be pulling back for the brink.I have said from the start of there fiasco that they will survive in one form or another and I still think that is the case. H.H.
Of course there will be.Just what form is anyones guess.The buy out of shares helps them not a jot.Laxey,if them,have taken all the money.Nothing going into the huns at all.They have not pulled back from the brink.What they have now is a replacement for whoever sold the shares,nothing more.No fresh finance for the clubThey still need the £8-10 million to keep going.
BIG-CUP-WINNERS
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I’m still lost but, put some music to that post and ye’ll have yerself a nice wee jingle there.
Heeeeere’s Phil…………
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/the-cruelty-of-hope/#more-5607
HH
KevJungle
I’m still lost but
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No need for the “but”……………
Burnley78
13:27 on 31 December, 2014
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Shoorley yer not saying that, the abuse is undeserved?
Ah mean, who chased away half the stadium attenders?
KevJungle or, Peter Liewwell?
BIG-CUP-WINNERS
13:33 on 31 December, 2014
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Whatever…..I’ll counsell ye with this thought
better than you have tried….
If Letham and chums had 6.5m to invest. They now have only 4. That pays back MA and pays this months wages. Still millions needed to survive the season.
This will be fun to watch hun on spiv fighting over assets ,
ps
It’s what spivs do for a living.
Turkeybhoy. If they get 6.5 million plus 1 million from the transfer of McLeod and I believe they have an offer on the table for Law they are going to have around 9 million surely that will help ? If things are so bad why are folk prepared to buy shares and inject there cash ? As I said I just dont understand it. H.H.