The January transfer window closed in an underwhelming manner last night. Celtic concluded a straight four-month loan deal for Adam Idah (22) from Norwich City. I started the week bemoaning how physically light we were, so the addition of a 6’ 3” traditional target man is welcome. It is somewhat regretful that this is not a strategic acquisition; there is no option to buy and if the player is a success, Norwich will use this to prime his resale value.
We seem to have talked ourselves out of a left back. From what I hear, that’s not as much of a stress as it sounds, as latterly we were shopping distinctly off-piste in the ‘clearly for backup purposes’ lane.
The only permanent and strategic signature was that of Nicolas Kuhn (24), from Rapid Vienna. Nicolas arrived in the middle of the month and has already made his debut. He is every inch the data driven dream: creates chances, is useful in possession and after an injured season, has been fit since the summer. They are out there, if we are prepared to commit to the system.
A few eyebrows were raised at the reported £2m Cardiff City paid for the signature of David Turnbull, a player who has been on the fringes of the Celtic first team since his arrival from Motherwell four years ago. We paid £3m to Motherwell for David amid high hopes he would become a mainstay of the midfield for years to come. He is a player with great technique and was the best finisher at Celtic Park. With only six months left on his contract I expected a fee of around £400k, so happy with £2m.
Our winger population was thinned out a bit yesterday. Mikey Johnston (24) went to West Brom on loan and Marco Tilio (22) returned to his former club, Melbourne City, both are set to return to Celtic in the summer.
Not one of you wants to hear this, but playing on the wings is a really tough gig, especially at Celtic. Mikey has talent, he reminds me of one of those five-a-side players you can never get the ball off. Decision making and a good final ball is never an issue at fives, Mikey needs to improve on both if he is to reach his potential.
The window shut with Brendan Rodgers words reverberating, “Obviously, statistics will give you a lot, but I’m not driven by it.”. So we’re off-piste now.
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BIG JIMMY,
May your Da rest in eternal peace.This is the day your father is laid to rest,a day you will remember,let no one upset you,you know it will be hard.
BHOYJOEBELFAST on 3RD FEBRUARY 2024 7:40 AM
BIG JIMMY,
May your Da rest in eternal peace.This is the day your father is laid to rest,a day you will remember,let no one upset you,you know it will be hard.
………….
Thank you.
At least I know my DA isnt in pain anymore, and also that he is no longer Blind.
HH Mate.
Feeling oddly confident about today. Pittodrie is usually a decent test. Aberdeen at Celtic Park is a different story.
Thoughts with Big Jimmy and his family today. Not an easy day.
God Bless all who grieve.
Apparently the Song ” The Foggy Dew” was first heard in 1840, but with a different tune ?
This is also MY favourite REB Song of all time.
HH
GLENOWEN on 3RD FEBRUARY 2024 8:10 AM
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Thanks but dont worry about me Today…
Just get yer CELTIC HEID oan !
HH Mate.
RE: -SAINT STIVS on 2ND FEBRUARY 2024 8:56 PM
All the rural farmers up this way are unionist Tory cnuts, should try stopping in the wee village Muthill just before Crieff next time. Little Ireland it’s called by folk up this way….. Superb little place ;-) HH
Big Jimmy/Lochbridge bhoy… for yer Da’
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
BIG JIMMY
Best wishes 💚
Just show them all today …who is the best team in Scotland Celts 🍀
Thoughts and Prayers With You Today Big Jimmy.
May you Dad R.I.P.
Hail Hail
May yer Da rest in peace big Jimmy, my da died of covid, miss him, it will be a hard day. Remember the good times. Take care of yourself big Jimmy.
On the western front, most of my favourites have been mentioned.
One, with another top Dimitri Tiomkin theme tune was High Noon
Did you know that the plot occurs in real time…
Great film.
Hail Hail
Really looking forward to the game today, Brendan’s whetted the appetite with his appraisal of Idah, hope he starts.
COYBIG
Hail Hail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAs6pQhSPLg&t=166s
Welcome to big Adam, do Ireland proud!
Just read back. Best wishes to BIG JIMMY on a tough day.
HH
Current Livingston goalkeeper Michael McGovern, though, thinks Idah has all the attributes to succeed at Parkhead. The veteran stopper was good friends with the player at Norwich as he watched him come through the youth ranks in East Anglia. McGovern outlined his belief that the centre-forward could well make a mark in Glasgow: “He’s got everything you could want in a striker to make the top”, he said.
“I remember a game against Everton and he tore them to pieces, totally rag-dolled them.
“He just needs a run of games and a bit of love, somebody to show a bit of faith in him. Once he gets his confidence up, which is a really big thing with Adam, he starts to fly.”
Big Jimmy
Take care and hope today goes as well as it can
🍀
Big Jimmy
What you said earlier :
“At least I know my DA isnt in pain anymore, and also that he is no longer Blind.”
is very true and should help you cope on this tough day.
All the very best .
J
Big Jimmy ,.
I hope today goes as well as possible.
YNWA
Big Jimmy
Thinking of you today.
Test
Celtic: Hart, Johnston, Nawrocki, Scales, Bernabei, O’Riley, McGregor, Bernardo, Abada, Kyogo, Palma.
Subs: Bain, Thiago Holm, Vata, Ralston, Welsh, Forrest, Kelly, Kühn, Idah.
lets hope we have our scoring boots on today.
who’s on pens , if we get one or two.
I think our new striker will do just fine , If he can master the art of arriving in the 6 yard box at the same time as the ball the amount of chances squandered will be less .
TB . I like reading your posts on here , but pal you do get a bit aggressive in your reply to some posters , please try and keep your cool . I won’t hide the fact I am no lover of the lawwells , Burnley78 and a few others have more than enough love for the guy to make up for me . I like tens of thousands only want to see the TIC with the best team available on the park , god knows we reputedly have the finances to better what we have . No one is under any illusion that we can match the big guns down south or in Europe but there are a few players we could afford that would have been an improvement to us .( I don’t know as I’m not a scout ) we wouldn’t have the jitters if all our stars were available , and it’s not having able backup that makes things worse . HH
Big Jimmy,
thoughts with you and your Da today.
May he NWA. RIP.
Gerry
GG live updates up
RC 11:22 AM:
“who’s on pens , if we get one or two.”
Joe Hart. At least he’ll have a decent idea of what way the keeper is likely to go.
Maybe with the break of around 3 weeks from Celtic Park,work on the pitch could be done,weather permitting.
Desperate for KO.
Sutton getting right on my wick at the moment.Must be getting paid obviously he is,but to write anything to cause discord.
…or just pick a random fan from the crowd. They can’t be any worse at spot kicks than the players, surely?!
All the best jimmy,take care
To work Celtic,for us and eacb other .
Go to it Cèltic
https://twitter.com/CelticFC/status/1753738853779718638?s=19
HH
New signing delivers!
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