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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Some things are just too valuable to give up. Our integrity and belief in fair play IMO are in that category.
I do not believe that fear that Celtic supporters will suffer a violent reaction from zombies is a big consideration for our board.
Concern about Sevco not getting promotion is for them I’m certain a more pressing concern.
Maybe we could loan them some players.
Our major shareholder has already stated how much he pines for them and our CEO says we loose £10m each season that ain’t there.
That’s where their priorities lie.
Me, I’d rather call them out, tell it as it is, invest in our team and pick up the £30m Champions league money each year.
I’m certain that OUR board won’t follow my option though
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/channel-4-looks-for-humour-in-the-irish-holocaust/
Doncaster should be given his jotters, first of all for overseeing an unsponsored league and second for his fairy tale the other day.
Get somebody in that knows how to get the game moving forward (nae, accelerating) in Scotland.
What’s Doncaster’s credentials for the job – initially we he got it and now when he’s making a pigs ass of it ?
Weefra if your looking in
Re your bird stuff the other day
> My budgie broke his leg today so I made him a little splint out of a
> couple of Swan Vesta matches…..his little face lit up when he tried
> to walk.
HH ;))))
Aberdeen at 4/7 the biggest certainty going. Can’t see Motherwell getting a goal never mind a result. Aberdeen looking like 7 wins in a row without conceding a goal.
I agree that this is probably the kind of challenge that we need. Having said that Aberdeen will undoubtedly drop points as the season goes on but so will we and thats what worries me. I would imagine our players will be fired up for tomorrow.
Decent game today some fitba breaking out in places
Dons deserve lead
Pitch looks like a public park
At the moment we are not putting the ball in the net and one thing about football if you dont score goals you wont win trophies.We can knock the ball around as much as you like it might look pretty but there is no end product.Couple that with we are losing silly goals it means the likes of Aberdeen have a chance if they can string a few wins together and create a decent gap. The support at home are getting on the players backs we need change and we need it soon if we want the treble. H.H.
More worried about the plastic pitch at Killie tomorrow than their team.
Lottery…
saltires en sevilla
The pitches in Scotland are a disgrace, including Pittodrie and Ibrox.
sixtaeseven
Pitch irrelevant. We are far superior and must show it.
Aberdeen are ok. Would be interesting to see how they would fair if they played teams who played en men behind the ball.
Neil McCann is a dreadful pundit. Cliched and lacks knowledge. Not quite as bad as Gary McAllister, though.
An unexpected call from the Spanish inquisition regarding tomorrow’s lottery…
More worried about the plastic pitch and the MIBs at Killie tomorrow than their team.
If you take out the Aberdeen v Celtic results then Aberdeen have been more consistent against the rest of the league, Sky logic for you…..
Burghbhoy
I don’t see what difference a few weeks make, especially when things could change dramatically in that time
Green Man
An alternative view – my concern is probably heightened because I have two kids living in Glasgow
HH
Yeah, apparently we are all to hide behind our couches like frightened six year olds watching Dr Who, because if you tell the truth, huns wont like it.
Give me a fecking break….and just to dispel this myth, cant we organise a mass punch up(Blazing Saddles style) with the forces of hun stupidity(sevco), on Glasgow Green.
I bet there would be a full Celtic attendance for that encounter:)
So come on….no more of this nonsense.
HH
Prestonpans
Hence my comment about Neil McCann. If there’s a cliche the he’ll use it.
weet weet
as long as the swan vestas didn’t light up
Neil McCann coming over all ‘Aberdonian’
He’ll be breaking into a chorus of Northern Lights shortly.
“That would have been goal of the season if that had gone in”
Have Sky got a fan in to do commentary?
WG- good to see you postin’ again.
Too many gaps in the ranks of the ole Brigade.
saltires en sevilla
Ive got kids here too….however, have we to bow to corruption and threats because huns cant stand the truth.
I think not.
We cannot bow to threats and coercion, no way.
HH
The football on offer on the telly is abject. I am on Valencia v Real Madrid, some beautifully gifted footballers on the park but their love of theatrics is doing my nut in.
Another call:
“More worried about the plastic pitch and the MIBs at Killie tomorrow than their team, not to mention our unbelievably bad finishing and leaky defense.”
BUT
I seem to remember we have beaten the Dons in two outings (from two overall)…
So… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mACqcZZwG0k
;o)
Gardez la Foi
Sixtae
Watchin Yeovil is like watchin the Hoops. Strip wise btw!!
Prestonpans
Aberdeen are better than Celtic except when they’ve been beaten twice by Celtic.
MSM are paid to make this stuff up.
From the glimpses I’ve seen Motherwell seem to be well in this game. Over half an hour to play and they were 40/1 ‘in play’. Was worth a Crown…. ;-)
Shocker
Burghbhoy
Are we losing £10m year?
I find that hard to believe.
We have greater potential to enter Europe every year. I’more concerned about how we are squandering income potential through lack of investment than I am about any phoney loss of income through no
Hunco.
Clearly my 5 shilling investment has the markets worried as Motherwell have just shortened to 35/1!
the green man
16:37 on 4 January, 2015
Yeah, apparently we are all to hide behind our couches like frightened six year olds watching Dr Who, because if you tell the truth, huns wont like it.
Give me a fecking break….and just to dispel this myth, cant we organise a mass punch up(Blazing Saddles style) with the forces of hun stupidity(sevco), on Glasgow Green.
I bet there would be a full Celtic attendance for that encounter:)
So come on….no more of this nonsense.
…..
Pmsl at that chief.I wouldn’t mind rattling the big hoose man’s coupon mind ye..;-)
Motherwell could play all week and not score. I bet Barraclough wishes he’d never given up his job at Slade prison.
CultsBhoy – I agree.
“Are we losing £10m year?”
Bad planning for the CL this season alone cost us a hellava lot more.
And we seem to be going down the same route this year…
Our board seems determined to keep a parochial view of Celtic’s possibilities.
PF
Click on the link
awe_naw_no_annoni_oan_anaw_noo
15:23 on 4 January, 2015
Jamesgang,
its all about
1. maintaining the status quo
2. And bigger numbers
The fact that our silence is so steadfast and behaviour so submissive would indicate there is a lot of shit that can be thrown at us that would stick.
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Ref your conclusion, I don’t know. I fear you could be correct.
Ref points 1 and 2 I’m sorry to say I’ve heard or seen nothing to day you’re wrong.
HH jamesgang
How come they haven’t said the longer it continues at only 1-0……………etc?
Like Aberdeen supporters, we need to now show our disgust at the bare-faced corruption currently being exercised by our National Assocations …. if they succeed, it really will be Armageddon…
Tricoloured Ribbon
Ah tell you, the sevco fans I know, can hardly string a sentence together never mind frightening anybody.
So…I don’t think we should be too worried:)
HH
10 yr old on for Well