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Since July I’ve written about the over-dependence we have on Kris Commons as a creative player.  He’s pretty much our only option, and if he’s not fancied, injured, suspended or just off-form, we look like a team full of energy but without a key to open the door.

It may be that Ronny doesn’t figure on having a classic No. 10 in his team, and it’s more than possible that we won’t play one against European heavyweights, but against packed SPFL defences, we need someone who can create space in dangerous areas.

As we mentioned last month, some years ago Celtic reportedly looked at Bosnian international, Semir Stilic, while he was at Lech Poznan.  His star faded before a journey through Ukrainian and Turkish football before he returned to Poland with Wisla Krakow 12 months ago on an 18 month contract.  Since then he’s been a sensation and has kept Wisla in touch with the top of the table.

He’s refused a new contract offer from Wisla and is subject to a bid from Dinamo Zagreb, thought to be in the region of €250k.  He’s likely to be on circa €2k per week.  We’ve scouted the player, he’s soon out of contract, going cheap, on low wages, on form and we’re short of what he can give.

This is the kind of player Dinamo Zagreb pick up for buttons and enables them to compete as effectively as they did against Celtic with a fraction of our budget.  He has the making of an effective January signing.

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  1. What is the Stars on

    Satires, how right you are

     

    I only want celtic to have a good manager because I am a man utd fan, I used to be a Liverpool fan until they went down the tubes then I changed to Blackburn when they won the greatest league on earth. Might change to Chelsea now though.

     

    That’s why I spend my time on here

     

    Well I suppose your theory is a step up from me being a hun.

  2. ....PFayr supports WeeOscar on

    Meanwhile at Emirates library …Arsenal are winning 1-0

     

     

    Zero atmosphere ….think I just heard the commentator farting !!

  3. PFair

     

     

    Like I said..bleeding obvious. Besides that, there is a dislike of defensive football in Spain, lesser teams often get spanked by 5 or 6 goals as they tend to have a go. May have something to do with the machismo mentality.

  4. oe Filippis Haircut

     

    17:58 on

     

    4 January, 2015

     

    PFayr. Until he came to Celtic Guidetti hardly kicked a ball in two years he started well for us but his lack of game time is now hurting him.Remember he is only 22 and his fitness and form will return. He would be a tremendous signing for Celtic. H.H.

     

     

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    I am not convinced his fitness will return to pre illness levels,if we sign him of course I hope it does.

     

     

    The fail safe here would be a stringent assessment by the medical people,however as they are the team that allowed Derk to arrive,thats why I’m concerned.

  5. A must win for us tomorrow now before we head to the canaries to be stuffed fae middling european sides in a complete waste of time.

     

     

    Call the cops we may have a title race. But who do we blame fir that? I blame MacInnes getting his team winning 7 in a row, best away record in the league and 7 shut outs.

     

     

    That’s not cricket. armageddon baby.

     

     

    Cursing my mrs shifts which will see me miss a trip to Ayrshire on a monday night.

     

     

    What a life.

  6. Joe Filippis Haircut on

    PFayr. He hasnt been alone there has he ? confidence in the team has not been high and I dont think you can blame only one player.Im not keen on them having a break in the sun but you never know it might do the trick. H.H.

  7. ....PFayr supports WeeOscar on

    JFH

     

     

    Our failure to convert chances has been our greatest problem of late

     

     

    That and the occasional comedy defending

  8. Dan:

     

     

    Andy Grey got sacked for (what some might believe) much less than that….

     

     

    I wonder why.

  9. BIG-CUP-WINNERS on

    Right lets play the media game, 101 reasons why Celtic are rubbish:

     

     

    Who wants to be first ?

  10. Timabhouy 15:24 on 4 January, 2015

     

    https://www.change.org/p/petition-to-stop-channel-4-from-making-a-comedy-series-about-the-irish-famine?after_sign_exp=default&just_signed=true

     

     

    Sign and pass on please

     

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    Are they making a comedy about the Irish Famine or set in the Irish Famine? There’s been plenty of comedies set in dark periods of history. Allo, Allo is just one example and I am sure there are many others.

  11. A win tomorrow and everything will be alright.

     

     

    Last time there it was 3-0 Commons hat trick.

  12. Pfayr

     

     

    Re Tanner

     

     

    At last we agree on something.

     

     

    Also an ex front row player too. Me at the more girly rugby union however.

     

     

    Re Guidetti. Many criticise celtic for not signing players outright and just doing loan deals. Celtic has an option of £1m for a deal re the swede. His personal terms were looking tricky as his agents were seeing crazy EPL style dollars. This past 5 weeks has shown us the value of not committing to full contracts. Not everyone will adapt to our environment or sustain their level.

     

     

    Sadly I fear we will not be moving too quickly in the window as most agents of decent players will be waiting on best offers from good leagues before they punt what they have left to us and other 3rd rate league teams.

  13. kitalba

     

    18:12 on

     

    4 January, 2015

     

    excathedra44:

     

     

    Who is this elusive 3 mill (give or take a little) Derk?

     

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    You must have went out for a Bovril and missed him.!! Here’s the start of a trend.

     

     

    “Boerrigter made his Celtic debut against Ross County on 3 August 2013, but was taken off injured.”

  14. The Spirit of Arthur Lee on

    Aberdeen fans unfurled a banner protesting against Neil Doncaster at Fir Park today.

  15. In a one horse race, if that one horse comes last ——- should it be shot as opposed a stewards enquiry?

  16. BCW

     

     

    Vastly overpaid CEO who wont talk about corruption and cheating.

     

     

     

    HH

  17. bournesouprecipe on

    ” We will try to do it but I think we will have to work on the 31st “

     

     

    Ronny Deila

  18. 67Heaven ... I am Neil Lennon ....The angels are with Wee Oscar in Heaven.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors on

    big-cup-winners

     

     

    18:17 on 4 January, 2015

     

     

    Because we destroyed their favoured establishment club, due to our honesty / resistence

  19. excathedra44:

     

     

    Mate I’m gutted, I went out for a Bovril and it cost my club 3 million???????

  20. Captain Beefheart on

    Mr Lee,

     

     

    The sheep could have protested against the SFA by boycotting their final. They didn’t.

     

     

    This mob are being praised. Bizarre. They had a massive unsustainable debt, moreover their thuggish fans chant about Saville.

  21. kitalba

     

    18:23 on

     

    4 January, 2015

     

    excathedra44:

     

     

    Mate I’m gutted, I went out for a Bovril and it cost my club 3 million???????

     

     

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    Dont feel bad,John Park’s middle name must be OXO.

  22. Call_of_Juarez on

    Shurely a controlling stake in the ole currant buns can be obtained for less than 18M?

  23. bournesouprecipe on

    kitalba

     

     

    One or two of the more impressionable Celtic fans fell for the ole “Seething Celtic” Daily Record style reporting.

     

     

    Whilst Ronny remained quite calm.

  24. 67Heaven:

     

     

     

    Celtic and honesty in the one sentence….

     

     

    HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa

     

     

    HoHoHoHoHoHoHoHoHoHoHoHoHoHoHoHoHoHoHoHoHoHoHoHoHoHoHoHo

     

     

    HeHeHeHeHeHeHeHeHeHeHeHeHeHeHeHeHeHeHeHeHeHeHeHeHeHeHeHe

     

     

    GuffawGuffawGuffawGuffawGuffawGuffawGuffawGuffawGuffawGuffawGuffaw

     

     

    Knee slapper Knee slapper Knee slapper Knee slapper Knee slapperKnee slapper

     

     

    Side spliter Side spliter Side spliter Side spliter Side spliter Side spliter Side spliter

     

     

    Feck man I love you, you’re always good for a piss take and a laff.

  25. Did spanner really say we hadn’t won in 2015?

     

     

    That’s so transparently Hunnish to be funny.

     

     

    I always want us to win well. Seldom more so than tomorrow evening.

     

     

    HH jamesgang

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