A proposed swap deal with Blackburn with Shane Duffy coming to Glasgow and James Forrest heading south makes sense for Celtic. Late last season we were talking about how Erik Sviatchenko was our only solid central defender, with Jozo Simunovic injured and yet to establish himself.
Duffy made his Euro 16 debut in the 1-0 win over Italy, before being red carded for a professional foul against France. I’m not expecting a van Dijk, but his performances in both games was of the standard Celtic only have with Erik.
James Forrest grabbed the space vacated by Aiden McGeady’s move to CSKA Moscow and made the most of the opportunity but injury has inhibited him in recent years. He’s also suffered from being part of what looked like a World Record attempt of squeezing wingers into a 23-man squad. We need fewer wingers and at least one more central defender.
Brendan Rodgers comments that Kris Commons is nowhere near ready for the first team is not encouraging. I’d have him limp to the bench for the forthcoming qualifiers. Even unfit, he’s capable of linking play like no one else in the squad.
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Darkest Lanarkshire bathed in sunshine, proper #tapsaff weather….shame about work getting in the way.
Enjoy it , it will be short lived.
HH
Hail hail from a very warm but empty Marmaris, recent events taking there toll
Good morning CQN
Stunning statistic from Clogher Celt through the night
65 players been signed in past 6 seasons, averages 11 per season – wow
Just think how much we could have saved by building a team, with changing 2 or 3 players max per season
Stability and a far better quality
What a complete disaster that guy Park has been for our club, in my opinion ????
This full area needs to change, once Brendan gets his chosen squad in place
Hail Hail
Macjay,
I don’t normally comment on your posts but I DO think you are wrong about Scots and their current voting intentions. There has been a real groundswell since Brexit to vote for Independence. Every single person I have discussed it with, including those like myself who voted No at the Independence Referendum, now want to leave. We don’t want to be run by the little Englanders.
The implications of that financially for each and every one of us are, of course, formidable.
The rump that is the OO and the deid team’s follow followers are exactly that: a rump.
Cowiebhoy 8.02
I have lost count how often I have posted that our scouting is a disgrace.
But I have been posting it for at least 3 years.
Hooper. ,Foster ,Wanyama,Ki .
Thems apart .
I don’t have enough time to post the failures.
Park is the chief scout .
He is accountable.he has been a disaster.
BUT .
Above him.
Why is Peter Lawell allowing this to continue?
Why is DD allowing this to continue.
Park had a great deal of culpability in the failure of Ronnie Deilas team.
I hope Brendan is not just another patsy.
TT
Blistering hot sun this morning @ 8.19 Celtic Park time, the beach has been combed cleaned
and the first of the still peelie wallies head for another doze of sun stroke.
So odd to hear strange animal noises during the night when you’re not in lower EK.
We signed anybody yet?
Jobo
Re CQN Open
I understand the committee are currently hard at work fixing the draw
Something quite trivial has been bugging me for some time on CQN.
When I was lurking, I noticed a couple of posters spelling Scottish with dd as in Scoddish. I assumed it was a typo but when I saw it being used fairly frequently, I realised it was deliberate. Just been reading back overnight and saw “Scoddish” yet again.
Someone put me out of my misery. What does it mean?
TinyTim on 18th July 2016 5:05 pm
I want James Forrest punted.
I would however play him ahead off Gary Mackay Steven.
GMS is even more timid in the tackle than Forrest.
He looks half decent in pre season friendlies,when the pace and competitive edge are out the game.
He is the most ineffective forward in our squad.No heart ,not guts,no winning mentality .
A lacklustre loser.
If pushed I would keep Efe before GMS.
Nice lad,but nowhere near the standard of player that successful Celtic teams have enjoyed.
Those that think he is any old can’t have seen much of his live ,competitive performances.
TT
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Spot on. Surprised a significant % on CQN can’t see it. Technically, physically, mentally, its not there with GMS.
You know, if he was brilliant technically I’d be up for keeping him anyway and working on the other stuff. But I’m still waiting for someone to tell me one area of his game that is truly impressive. Passing is average, crossing below par, shooting/finishing average, pace ok, tackling weak, heading…
You’re right – we need to seriously raise the bar.
HH
HH
PARKHEADCUMSALFORD on 19TH JULY 2016 8:10 AM
You may , of course , be right. For now.
Highly unlikely that a referendum will take place in the near future .
As I said , lots of time for a different perspective to evolve.
Glad to hear about the rump , but I think it is more formidable than you think.
It will also depend on whether her maj. is still around.
Spent a very pleasant afternoon at the beach yesterday, head stuck in a novel. Well not the beach exactly. A bench on the promenade overlooking the beach.
Kept my tap on. Too auld for that crap. Loved the weather and time really flies when you’re engrossed in a good book.
I was wearing my Celtic bobcap. Needs must. Nae hair to protect my napper.
More of the same today? Probably.
Loving this early retirement lark. Still over 2 years till I officially retire and can get a concessionary season ticket for Paradise. That will be something.
Hope I’m still around to see it. Three of my brothers didn’t / won’t. Luck of the draw I suppose.
Bring on the Gibs.
4-0 to the Celtic.
Hail Hail.
Good Morning Bhoys from an overcast but warm Central Scotland. H.H.
A lot of antipathy towards Park, but who’s giving him his instructions?
We’ve brought in a significant number of top players during his time, from Lenny’s first group that included Ledley, Matthews, Hooper and Forster to Virgil, Lustig and Wanyama, and latterly Denayer.
So he can find them if his instructions are clear.
What happened under Ronny though? We’ve had a roll call of the mediocre. Ronny seemed to collect players rather than coach them.
Saturday was a case in point. Our starting 11 featured just Sviatchenko and Armstrong who were signed by Ronny (Gordon is arguable), while our second string had 5 Ronny-signed players.
Others, such as Boyata, Simunovic, GMS were injured, but hardly missed, while Bitton, Johansen and Commons would likely feature ahead of some who got game time.
By all means criticise the outputs from the scouting department, but unless we know how responsibility is allocated, we can’t hold Park accountable on his own. He’s one part of a machine that has broken down recently.
I believe rightly or wrongly that we are waiting to see the outcome of the tie with Lincoln red Imps before we sign anyone for me that is poor I believe we have to speculate to accumulate.We need in my opinion at least 3 quality signings and to offload at least 6 players at the moment we dont know Celtics best team we have so many players for me that has to change. HH,
Auld Tam
I have always assumed that the double `d` in ` Scoddish` was simply to reflect the way some people pronounce it. Possibly those of a Hunnish persuasion as it I believe it is usually used in a derogatory fashion on CQN.
JJ
JOE FILIPPIS HAIRCUT on 19TH JULY 2016 8:45 AM
Good Morning Bhoys from an overcast but warm Central Scotland. H.H.
Try opening the curtains Joe…….:)
HS- a bit like those who say burriful instead of beautiful,in a pseudo mid Atlantic accent…..
Scorcher in Suffolk – not a cloud in the sky, not even from the old brewery (you’d think they’d be making more beer in this weather!).
I’m looking forward to tomorrow night’s game. I always look forward to the next game after a defeat (I know, I know Wolfsburg was the next game after the defeat but that doesn’t count as I was busy). I reckon we will win convincingly and hope that an early couple of goals can settle everyone’s nerves.
WRT signings, I too am frustrated at lack of new faces but if we are all being realistic most players that we will be looking at won’t become available until other clubs really get into their pre-season – we are ahead of the schedule compared to other clubs of similar size. I’d actually be happier with a few more players being sold before we bought anyone. [I am not Peter Lawwell]
Btw, if Philbhoy is lurking, please don’t make any predictions about tomorrow’s game ;)
DAVIDOPOULOS
It’s my predictions you should be worried about,bud. So I’m saying nowt.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
6-0 you say?
;)
DAVIDOPOULOS
AAAAAAAARGH!!!!!!!
JOE FILIPPIS HAIRCUT on 19TH JULY 2016 8:52 AM
The only thing I would say, is that given that we are only just seeing some of the ‘big’ teams getting their priority targets sorted, it suggests that the transfer markets has been nominally closed until the Euros finished.
Now I’m aware that some (or all) of our targets may not have been involved but if people generally are in holiday mode, it can be difficult to get them to do business at the speed we require.
BB
You gorrit 0:-)
Cheerio for now. Beautiful day for cycling ( short sleeved top!!).
JJ
Davidopolous
” but that doesn’t count as I was busy”
I liked that 0:-))
Hot Smoked
I’ve long sinced stopped writing letters of complaint to the Board about matches being held on days where I am otherwise engaged. So, I just apply my own standard to what games counts and what doesn’t still. I could never understand why Tony Mowbray got the sack – I hardly saw any of the games that season :)
AULD TAM on 19TH JULY 2016 8:29 AM
Scotch?
That would be my guess.
auld tam
reminded me of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFN69OZwJTM
Some people assuming that a lack of movement on Shane Duffy means he’s not interested. I read somewhere that the day after he arrived home from the Euros, Duffy and his family went off on a well-earned holiday.
No matter how hard you look, you’ll be hard-pushed to find any reports of EURO 2016 players being involved in transfer deals, Ibrahimivic excepted. They’re all on beaches.
I expect Duffy to be signed very soon.
PARKHEADCUMDALFORD@8:07
Do you know what a £15 billion deficit would do to the working class in Scotland, if not plugged by the Barnett formula?
Do you know what withdrawing from our biggest market, the UK, would mean for the working class in Scotland?
Do you know what taking on and financing our share of UK debt of over £100 billion would mean for the working class in Scotland?
Do you know what setting-up a new currency and new central bank would mean to the working class in Scotland?
Do you know how long it would take to get into the EU and its impact on the working class in Scotland?
Do you know the ramifications of joining the Euro and what its impact would be on the working class in Scotland?
Do you know what the impact of a ‘hard border’ between Scotland and the rest of the UK would have on jobs in Scotland?
Do you know what trade tariffs on Scottish goods could have on the working class in Scotland?
Do you know what impact ‘Little Scotlanders’ would have on the economy of Scotland?
You don’t know any of the above because those (SNP) who would rip us out of the UK don’t know either – but they will still lie as they did in their ‘thick’ White Paper – Oil and Gas are a ‘dead duck’ – shipbuilding for MOD would cease and the Scottish financial sector would relocate south, where 95% of their customer base resides.
Leaving the EU is not my choice, however leaving the UK would spell disaster for the ordinary person in Scotland.
Your spurious point about the Orange Order and the likes – if you feel that they have too much power in Scotland whilst we are part of the UK – just imagine how that power would be increased and exercised in a smaller and more concentrated area, i.e. an independent Scotland with our ‘kind’ having only a 16% say in all things.
Not sure why we have all this clamour regarding signing players for the Euro qualifiers.
We have more than enough talent to get us to the CL group stage already.
Our current wage bill is evidence of that and then some.
What we need is a plan, some confidence and some desire.
We have paid top dollar for a well respected coach with a good history.
Hopefully he is working to squad to put out a team that will perform as a unit beyond the capabilities of its constituent parts.
If not then we should have stuck with RD and wallowed in PL’s inadequacy.
The useless and clueless are now in plain sight.
Now is not the time to put out teams with failing players just to unlock the purse strings.
If that is required the BR is wasting his time and the Irish Raj is wasting his investment.
BR and the current squad need to focus on the short term.
DD’s efforts towards squad enhancement need to max out for the medium term.
PL needs to look at the long term and a new role.
The support have done their bit so it is all down to the squad and the club.
JFH
There’s no way on gods green earth has signed up on a promise of funds and backing, absolutely no chance, read tams post above, it’s spot on, sky has killed the game outside of England
Clubs getting north of £75m before a ticket or a strip is sold, we can’t compete with that Peter lawwell has repeated that many times, short of growing a money tree, it’s the best of the rest for us, or, as in the case of a limited few we can try and tug at the heart strings of Celtic supporting players.
All the so called experts on here, we’re and who do you suggest we sign that’s affordable/ available?
That should read Brendan Rodgers signed up
Madmitch
Wage bill means he haw
Ffs there are some right diddys on stupid money down south
Anyone else remember the Joe Ledley signing saga?
Joe’s Cardiff contract was due to expire on 30th June. Legally, he could talk to any club within 6 months of that date. It was rumoured that Celtic were interested.
About 2 weeks before 30 June, the media got hold of the fact that Ledley was at Celtic Park for a medical and signing talks. About 3, maybe 4 days later, Joe was filmed at Glasgow airport, on his way back home, and was asked by the assembled media if he was signing for Celtic. Joe said nothing of substance.
CQN was in meltdown. It seemed every second comment began with the words “I heard . . .”
What they heard was . . .
Couldn’t agree terms.
Failed the medical.
Lawwell wouldn’t pay the wages.
Lawwell taking the piss.
etc etc etc
For an entire week, it was open season on Peter Lawwell.
Several posters pissed against the wind by urging calm. I remember some of us, including Paul67, pointing out that nothing will be announced until after his contract runs out and he can sign a new contract for Celtic. In those days the board were adamant that they would never announce a new arrival until the contract has been signed.
Fast-forward to 1st July and there was Joe Ledley in a Celtic shirt, holding aloft a Celtic scarf inside Celtic Park, having duly signed, hours after his Cardiff contract had expired.
Lesson learned?
You’re joking aren’t you?
Just on another note,
As much as I dislike some of the thing PL says and does,
All he has done with the last few managers is back them,
It was not in his cv to be an expert on players ability,
Park is different, knowing/ accessing a players ability is his remit.
MATS NILLOC
All of your points have validity,the point that PARKHEADCUMSALFORD is making that Scotland voted to remain part of the UK,and then to remain part of the EU.
Both those decisions were the my preferred choice also.
The Scottish referendum was in many ways similar to the EU referendum. In that both sides lied through their teeth to the electorate.
But there was one point in particular which was made during the former which was correct then,and is correct now.
If Scotland achieves independence,it will not automatically be considered for EU membership.
As,indeed,you point out.
It is on the basis that we WILL be automatically admitted that the SNP will fight a future referendum on “the game-changer” but there,as usual,they will be at the porkies.
Independence would,IMO,have been a shocking move for our country in 2014,with rUK in the EU,and us denied access. It will be a disaster with both of us out and fighting to a different agenda.
PARKHEADCUMSALFORD’s argument is that we voted to stay in on a premise that was false. Continued membership of the EU. But there is no chance either way of Scotland remaining in the EU once Article 50 is triggered.
It’s a total disaster.
MN @ 9.52
We are now living in what the Chinese called interesting times.
IndyRef2 will break the Nats / Tartan Tories one way or another.
It might even break Scotland — I fear it would unleash a horror story.
There might be an economic future out there somewhere for us as an independent country.
However it would take until at least 2030 to get back on our feet.
And the EU in a useful form might not be there to meet us.
IndyRef2 in 2017 — absolutely ridiculous.
Paper threat put forward by a political toddler / tiddler out of her depth.
All this plus the slow motion train wreck in the LP is crushing me at the moment.
The problem is that the basics are all their for a realistic alternative.
Think Milli-E with a bit of imagination and a a second chapter to his political story.
If TM and her shape shifters replace austerity with a £100mill NIB and a current expenditure balance target I will despair both for a spineless media that will allow it to happen and all the small town cap doffers who will applaud on cue.
hahahaha have to laugh at the numpties comparing the amount of players signed by Ronny Deila to Jock Stein
Have you ever heard of the bosman ruling? It’s changed football. Players tend to move about more so there are more ins and outs involved.
Also, Celtic now can have 7 subs available for every game. How many could Jock Stein call upon? Substitutions only started in Scotland in 66 and I believe you could only use one.