My expectation is Den Bosch will be better than an equivalent second-tier Scottish team (any of whom would give us a game on a summer evening like tonight), so they will hopefully present a suitable challenge to help stretch the legs.
Most attention will focus on Dedryck Boyata, but no matter if he looks great, or lousy, you will learn nothing of his abilities tonight. For Dedryck the objective is to get the limbs and lungs moving, just as with his new team-mates.
I hear Saidy Janko (19) was spotted walking into Ross Hall Hospital this morning. Although known as a right back, Saidy can apparently play right side of central midfield and as a winger. While he’ll be the fourth right back in the first team squad, positional definitions aren’t what they used to be. At Celtic in particular, there’s often little difference between a full back and a winger (the former can hopefully tackle, the latter, less so). They both have a responsibility to make runs into the opposition box, and to track back and defend.
Reports this morning that Dundee United have agreed a £1m fee for Nadir Ciftci with Gary Caldwell’s Wigan will be more palatable to United fans than seeing another player agree terms with direct rivals Celtic. The fee agreed is within Celtic’s grasp, should they be sufficiently motivated to move for the player. After a rising through the ranks, Wigan have endured two relegations in recent years.
They still have Premier League parachute payments coming in, which explains the seven figure bid. It remains to be seen what Dave Whelan’s 23-year-old grandson makes of the opportunity, now he’s in day-to-day control. There’s an old Dutch proverb about families with money going from clogs and back to clogs within three generations.
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Henrik’s Golden Boot
15:00 on
1 July, 2015
Does anyone know of any Celtic friendly pubs in Paisley ahead of game tonight?
The wig and pen is the only one I know of and that has changed name and is under new management, so not sure what it’s like now, thanks in advance HH
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Very few pubs near the stadium-
LAST POST-WETHERSPOONS next to Gilmour st Station is Ok
THE WEE BARREL-Rods favourite pub-24 Love St, Paisley
BUDDIES BAR-23 Broomlands St, Paisley [probably the closest to the ground-St Mirren pub-should be ok]
Who started this chicken thread? Foghorn Leghorn?
South Of Tunis
15:45 on
1 July, 2015
Joe McBride .
86 goals in 94 appearances for Celtic..
Good enough to get 2 games for Scotland.
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Aye but was he BOO’D ?
Can I ask, in all honesty – those who don’t fancy Cifti – a proven SPFL player. Would you rather we got no one than sign Cifti?
Forget about ambition, let’s be pragmatic – every striker that we are said to be interested in, seems to have two, or, three, other offers. Cifti will come if we want him.
I believe that Cifti would be an inspired buy – something different – someone to develop.
Have Everton ‘snubbed’ Celtic yet?
Mr Pastry
He’s up in front of the mason’s shortly for allegedly trying to eat somebody on the park.
IF he came to the Hoops he’d get at least a 16 week ban.
Everton snub Hoops’ approach for former paradise hero
Nah… just kiddin’
LOL
FURIOUS St Mirren fans have expressed their anger after a Celtic FC banner was hung over the Paisley side’s official club shop.
Celtic are playing three upcoming friendlies at St Mirren Park while their own ground undergoes a few alterations. The first of which takes place tonight against Den Bosch of The Netherlands.
http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spfl/st-mirren-fans-rage-at-celtic-club-shop-banner-1-3818069
bournesouprecipe
15:52 on
1 July, 2015
Have Everton ‘snubbed’ Celtic yet?
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Hope so!
So, are gonnae ‘swoop’ for big Shifty.
Ah, leave me alone….. I’m bored!! :(
@Burgas Hoops
What a moany bunch the paisley huns are. Remember all the moaning about the cancelled game?
burgas hoops
15:56 on 1 July, 2015
LOL
FURIOUS St Mirren fans have expressed their anger after a Celtic FC banner was hung over the Paisley side’s official club shop.
Celtic are playing three upcoming friendlies at St Mirren Park while their own ground undergoes a few alterations. The first of which takes place tonight against Den Bosch of The Netherlands.
http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spfl/st-mirren-fans-rage-at-celtic-club-shop-banner-1-3818069
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This is Paradise for the next 3 games
Bought and paid for!
Maybe they think we should sell buddies DVDs and St Mirren tablet to our fans and visitors?
Some Paisley pattern tea towels instead of Ronny Roars Mugs
Are we still allowed to use their big tent thang for the sausage sizzle or is that no longer part of the deal?
Maybe We should bring our own hot water for the showers?
Bring our own nets n corner flags
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timaloy29
16:06 on
1 July, 2015
@Burgas Hoops
What a moany bunch the paisley huns are. Remember all the moaning about the cancelled game?
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I comment regular when watching us v them on CTV timaloy, they BOO at throw-ins to us mate.
Sad bunch of bassa’s yir right :)
Swooping is not the Celtic way.
We plunder,terrorise,invade and generally act in derisory fashion to all clubs in Scotland.
Swooping and jetting in is the dignified way.
Deady Warbucks has perfected this in a very short time.
If Celtic get Saidy Janko for the reported ‘poultry sum’ MU will be left with more egg on their face than ole Kirk Numbnuts.
By the way, Aiden is a local lad and has been a Celtic fan all his life. If fans don’t want him at that price then I don’t know what they want.
I’ll be ecstatic. He certainly has something to prove to bigots around Scotland.
St Midden fans ragin’.
They must have been hoping that sevco would have rented their stadium(?!) for a couple of pre)season friendlies.
Money up front!
Aye right!
HH!!
Celtic ‘dither’ as Ciftci heads for Wigan.
Was it not the paisley huns dj who had a dig at Celtic supporters at half time?
Celts fail in swoop for Everton veteran..?
Celts fail to land Merseyside flop?
If Nadir Ciftci decides to sign for the Hoops his name will change overnight to Controversial Ciftci.
@Burgas Hoops
Aye St Mirren park is the one stadium where you can hear what the fans are singing with absolute clarity. I remember when Craig Burley made a snarky comment about them and word obviously got back. They started singing a song about him which wasn’t complimentary.
http://www.blackandwhitearmy.com/forums/index.php/topic/27785-craig-burley-the-polis-stewards/
glendalystonsils
15:48 on 1 July, 2015
Who started this chicken thread? Foghorn Leghorn?
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cannae believe i just logged on and im gettin blamed for this
thats just rooster-ist ;-)
Sorry for the delay in posting back fellas.
Was out kidding myself on I could play golf.
I received a text. It’s a believe it Ye want scenario but I’m pretty sure the person who text me wasn’t making it up. I thought it would be public knowledge by now.
Bawsman
15:45 on
1 July, 2015
Aye, but they see that as a blessing in disguise don’t you know!
Pfft!
HH EnnisBhoy
EnnisBhoy
16:22 on
1 July, 2015
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Kinda agree wi thum.
Stoke City have agreed a deal with Inter to sign Xherdan Shaqiri for £12m. The player still needs to agree personal terms.
Add that to Eder and Ayew signing for Swansea and you can see where things are going. These guys are good players.
Anyone know if there is still tickets available for tonight?
timaloy29
16:10 on 1 July, 2015
By the way, Aiden is a local lad and has been a Celtic fan all his life. If fans don’t want him at that price then I don’t know what they want.
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Why is that important?
I am a local lad and have been a Celtic supporter all my life but I wouldn’t sign me either.
This blinkered attitude of players and managers preferably being Celtic men is so dated. How about signing someone because they can play or manage?
I couldn’t be more happy with Ronnies modern outlook on the game and was in no way shape or form a Celtic man.
Se7en.
£12.5m for clyne is what Liverpool paid – he only had 1 year on his contract.
But hey, he’s English and can kick a ball
Herbo
On sale from 6 at St Mirren ticket office at West stand.
Se7en
“This blinkered attitude of players and managers preferably being Celtic men is so dated. How about signing someone because they can play or manage?”
Aiden can play. He has been our player of the year. I like the idea of signing somebody who is quality AND loves the Celtic.
Is that too “blinkered” and “dated”
Forgive me. I guess we should be doing the “modern” thing and taking a punt on some lad from Burkina Faso
Anybody seen this before?
http://www.tsmplay.com/football/celtic-players-salaries/
This is quite simply mental. I think someone has just made these up.
LB
I just saw Abramovich’s yacht (it’s more like a cruise liner) off Greenock, maybe he is checking Ronnie out as the special one’s replacement?
Thanks DD
Gonnay take the wean over then.
timaloy29
16:48 on
1 July, 2015
At 29 does AM offer anything more than what we have on the right? That would be my main criteria. I’m not sure he does. He’s definitely in the closing stages of his career for that type of position.
Timaloy29 I bet that lad from Burkina Faso knows more than one trick.
Warburton has no dough.