Assuming Celtic hold onto their three goal lead over Cliftonville they will almost certainly face Elfsborg in the third qualifying round of the Champions League. The script is written for Elfsborg striker and current Celtic employee, Mo Bangura, to score his first goal at Celtic Park, while it is another tie for Henrik Larsson to politically wish both of his former clubs the best of luck.
Elfsborg are five points off the pace after 16 games in the Swedish league. Happy with the draw.
It’s the Columba Club, Blantyre, tonight for Paul McConville, Phil Mac Giolla Bhain and myself for what is sure to be another thoroughly enjoyable Question and Answer. Proceedings get underway at 19:30, tickets available at the door.
See you there.
At the turn of the century then St Johnstone chairman, Geoff Brown, told the world his club would rather suffer relegation than indulge in the financial craziness which was then going on in Scottish football. Relegation soon followed, creating its own financial problems for St Johnstone, while others, most notably for Saints, Dundee, paid over 100% of turnover in player wages.
What do you do when your direct competitors are acting like lunatics, when remaining competitive requires you to behave likewise? I remember feeling frustrated for Brown and St Johnstone fans. They did the right thing but suffered as a consequence.
Yesterday’s win, away to Ronsenborg, who are 16 games into their league programme and top of the table, was among the most impressive by a Scottish club in Europe in the last 25 years. This is a well-run club. In the last six years they have lost Owen Coyle, Derek McInnes and Steve Lomas, all cherry-picked by better-funded, but not better-organised English clubs, but their progress continues. Coyle was taken before he reached the Premier League, McInnes won promotion and Lomas reached Europe. Tommy Wright has now made an impact in Europe within six weeks of being appointed.
Still a lot of work to do next week, Rosenborg will arrive in Perth capable of winning the game, but the scene is set for a special night’s football.
The Celtic Charity Five-a-side tournament takes place on Saturday, 12 October (an international weekend) at Lennoxtown (where the scouts are based, this could be your big chance!!). If you can get a seven player squad together and think you can raise £40-per-head for charity, get your application in now. Ages 18 and over, winners get to take a halftime bow at a subsequent home game. To sign up email janemaguire@celticfc.co.uk.
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Floridaghirl
Think I will need my SB back for CL next round, still not going to make Ross County game
Darren Evans @tayrumours 2m
Nottingham forest have bid £1.5million to re sign Celtic defender Kelvin Davis #Celtic #nffc #yhihf
Canamalar
That is a good resolution, my friend, and poses and interesting question or two.
There might be a word or two I would tinker with personally, but that is just personal preference.
Re the negotiation of the television deal, I wouldn’t read too much into that myself. Celtic had to be at the vanguard of that negotiation. Peter Lawell would rightly have been hung drawn and quartered if had allowed media rights to be negotiated 4 other chairman.
While Sky may have dictated terms, it was essential that Lawell was there to represent the interests of the shareholders and fans of the biggest club— to leave it to others would have been firm cause to give him the sack! Further he has to be at the forefront of any discussion between the clubs as to how they divi up any such sum — basically you wouldn’t want to trust some of the others to make a fair distribution!
Allegedly, the final film in the Bourne series, will see Jason happily retired in the movie
– Eastbourne.
Liam Boyce looked like a talented striker who was head and shoulders above the rest of Cliftonville (and that was looking out of shape). He’d add something to any SPL side.
Neil, Whenurye gonna go Fur Johnny Russell?
Don’t be coy!
Ye know and Ah know that ye rate ‘im.
Kojo
Still Laughin’
Canamalar1
I’d be happy to put my name to that resolution.
Jimbo
Paolosboots,
I don’t think I’m misrepresenting you, you say I’m right for trying but you’ll only support if I win, then rather than accept my lighthearted plea for you to correct yourself, youve decided im wrong for having the temerity to point it out, if you support the proposal it should be irrespective of achieving the goal.
Are we away first?
Afternoon all here the latest updates to The List. A few new names but not too much substance as we might guess.
Again if any of you know of anyone I might have missed please let me know.
Anyway here you go…
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Players in:
———–
Name Age Position Club Price
—- — ——– —- —–
Van Dijk – 22 – Defender – Groningen – £2M
Balde – 22 – Striker – Vitoria S.C. – £1.7M
Mouyokolo – 26 – Midfielder – No club – Free
Players out:
———–=
Name Club Price
—- —- —–
Rogne – Wigan – Free
Gershon – Waasland-Beveren – Loan deal ended
Murphy – Ipswich – Free
McCourt – No new club – Free
Lassad – No new club – Released
Miku – Getafe – Loan deal ended
Noring – Trelleborgs FF – Loan deal ended
Keating – Brisbane Raor – Free
Wanyama – Southampton – £12.5M
Rumoured transfer in:
———————
Keepers
——-
Name Age Club Source Price
—- — —- —— —–
Westwood – 28 – Sunderland – Various – No fee mentioned
Defenders
———
Name Age Club Source Price
—- — —- —— —–
Hutchinson – 22 – Motherwell – Daily Express – No fee mentioned (29/05)
Dja Djedje – 22 – PSG – Daily Sevco – No fee emntioned (02/06)
Dummett – 21 – Newcastle – The Journal – No fee mentioned (05/06)
Mongongu – 23 – Evian – BBCSport – No fee mentioned (17/06)
Nagatomo – 26 – Inter Milan – Evening Times – £1.5-2M (20/06)
Midfielders
———–
Name Age Club Source Price
—- — —- —— —–
McClean – 26 – Sunderland – Daily Star – £2M (26/05)
Patosi – 20 – Lokeren – Daily Mail – £2M (03/06)
Ljajic – 21 – Fiorentina – BBCSport – No fee mentioned (05/06)
Newton – 21 – Newcastle – The Journal – No fee mentioned (05/06)
Claasen – 23 – Lierse – STVSport – Free (17/06)
Mackay-Steven – 22 – Dundee Utd – Various – £1M (05/07)
Bruns – 21 – Heracles Almelo – STVSport – No fee mentioned (11/07)
Tié Bi – 22 – Evian – STVSport – No fee mentioned (11/07)
Lukasik – 22 – Legia Warsaw – STVSport – No fee mentioned (11/07)
Yadin – 26 – Maccabi Haifa – Celticrumours – £700K (11/07)
Malanda-Adje – 18 – Zulte Waregem – Various – No fee mentioned (11/07)
Barbosa – 26 – Braga – Celticrumours – No fee mentioned (12/07)
Kiko – 22 – Barcalona – Celticrumours – Loan deal (18/07)
Ibrahim – 22 – Man City – Daily mail – Loan deal (19/07)
Strikers
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Name Age Club Source Price
—- — —- —— —–
Deeney – 25 – Watford – Sunday Post – No fee mentioned (30/05)
Sagbo – 25 – Evian – Daily Sevco – No fee mentioned (02/06)
Cole – 29 – West Ham – Various – Free (13/06)
Goncalves – 22 – Rio Ave – The Scottish Sun – £400K (13/06)
Le Fondre – 26 – Reading – Various – No fee mentioned
Doyle – 29 – Wolves – Various – No fee mentioned (16/06)
McFadden – 30 – No club – Various – Free (04/07)
Tomlin – 24 – Peterbourough – TeamTalk.com – No fee mentioned (06/07)
Janko – 30 – Trabzonspor – Celticrumours – £2M (07/07)
Austin – 24 – Burnley – Various – No fee mentioned (10/07)
Becchio – 29 – Norwich City – Daily Mail – Player plus cash for Hooper (12/07)
Ardemagni – 26 – Atlanta – Italian press – No fee mentioned (12/07)
Sharp – 27 – Southampton – Various – No fee mentioned (14/07)
Saviola – 31 – Malaga – Scotsman – Free (16/07)
Toure – 27 – Monaco – Inside Futball – £3M (16/07)
Emnes – 25 – Middlesbrough – Celticrumours – No fee mentioned (19/07)
Hosiner – 24 – Austria Wien – Celticrumours – £4M (19/07)
Pohjanpalo – 18 – Helsinki – Celticrumours – £4M (19/07)
Rumoured transfer out:
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Name Source Price
—- —— —–
Foster – Various – £6M to Southampton/Sunderland/Everton
Forrest – Talksport – £5M to Spurs
Hooper – Various – £4.5M-£5.5M to Norwich/QPR/Reading/cardiff
Off on my hols ra’morra but will still try and keep the updates coming.
Until next time folks… !
HH
/Bishop B
@celticfc: NL on further signings: “Before I go today, will sit down with Peter & weigh up options. Hopeful of getting through 1 or 2 next week.”
Canalamar1
The “incumbent” bit is not clear to me. How about
“directly contrary to what the SFA themselves have declared in their 20/20 vision mission statement in terms of being a respected and trusted organisation”
I do not have date to hand but I think that at the very time the SFA were saying that they were a respected and trusted organisation in their publication they were acting in exactly the opposite way. I would love to hear them explain that away. Google SFA 20/20 Vision and you will see the section I mean.
Who is Bert Trueman?
len…
apparently forest have offered £1.5m for big kelvin..
Or Trauttman even
hoopy-do
16:02 on 19 July, 2013
Who is Bert Trueman?
your either at the wind up or one of our younger bhoys…..this is the goalie that played with a broken kneck.
masty is neil lennon
16:03 on 19 July, 2013
Hope we tell that little rodent Davies where to go. Then sell him to their rivals, Leicester, who also want him.
Bernhard Carl Trautman RIP.
Quite a life he had – including three years on the Eastern Front during WW2.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Trautmann
HH!!
To all you Celts attending the TIMternet par excellence do tonight, enjoy yourself, you’ll be in good company with the Blantyre tims and original holy goalie.
Wish I was going CSC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Trautmann
Kayal33
agreed …
Cheers Masty!
Will get him added.
HH
/Bishop B
can one of you kind gentleman give us a summary of tonights Q&A when available please?….BT?.
Readin that wiki link it seems like the Bert boy had an interesting life!
When i was a keeper i wuldnae play if i had a broken nail let alone a broken neck.
R.I.P. Bert.
F.A.O.
LEN B
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23380499
Much more to Bert Trautmann OBE than breaking his neck.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Trautmann
Some life…..
‘Bert’ is a diminutive of Robert.
‘Bert’ Trautman’s given name was Bernhard.
So he should have been called ‘Bernie’!
RIP Bernhard.
HH!!
TALLYBHOY
First time we’ve agreed without loadsabeer!
Re Bert Trautmann those oul Fallschirmjäger were tough barstwards.
Saw Lenny was saying hopefully we will have Mulgrew, Ledley, Matthews & HOOPER back and available for the Elfsborg game. If an available Hooper was the difference between reaching the Group Stages or not, then we would make more by holding him and punting him for 3 or 4 million at Christmas. No way should we sell Kelvin or any other player, we don’t need the money we do need players we can rely on.
Jist read the Steve Mouyokolo Interview.
Ah like the Lad.
And Ah see he agrees wi Ma own early estimation of His abilities.
Ah hid remarked that he wiz a Player who Played wi’ His Heid.. and was a thoughtful Type. And Ah noticed that he was Very careful In making his Clearances ,and he usually. Passed the Ball . .along the Ground tae a Colleague.
He Completely. Eschewed. the Typical Celtic Defender’s… Big ,Aimless. Desperate Punt up the Park,in the Spirit of.. “Whew!… Glad Ah got rid o’ the Ba’….From noo oan…it’s Somebuddy else’s Problem!”
He has jist Mentioned in his Interview that he considers Himsel .. one tae” Defend with My Head, THINKING about the Game,and trying to Read it.”
Ah like the chap.. and Ah am Saying so.
Kojo
Still Laughin’
BRTH,
That was the raw version there were a few wee refinements and i have since thought about further refinements.
I have been looking at the 2008 club licensing system and it appears any investigation is required to stretch back that far.
Had a wee chat with Auldheid about it who seems to think the wee tax bill was not subject to the 2008 requirements, I differ in this as the bill matured in the last century the only discussion going on was about the penalty, so the fact that the hun never declared it and the SFA never properly audited their application or followed the requirements of 2008.
The sanctions for not declaring were in the hands of the SFA, not paying the bill was not, they should have been denied the license.
But again I’m not going to get lost in that detail as that will give the lawyers what they need to dispute and dispute is delay, innit.
Anyroadup, give it a tinker and post it, lets see where it goes.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
16:14 on
19 July, 2013
TALLYBHOY
First time we’ve agreed without loadsabeer!
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Or loadsa G n Ts in my case!
HH!!
I think that hun must have been on the ole £SD. In those days you got 144d in your pound and the other 96d was paid into your EBT.
BMCUW
Correction!
It’s not G n Ts, as in gin and tonics, but Gs n T as in gins and tonic!
HH!!
Auldheid,
I’m sure transparency is encumbant only any organisation that accepts money from the government in grants ? No ?
Incumbent of any public financed body,
The fact they were given grants makes them a publicly funded body, no ?
Canamalar1
The spelling police may be in contact with you!
~SPF~