It’s probably rash to suggest Neil Lennon dismisses the inflated English market when trying to sign a striker in preference for the Continent. Europe has plenty of quality leagues, and gifted players, but it also has plenty of scouts.
The tops leagues enjoy blanket analysis, which has consequences. Our experience of Lassad and Miku suggests that if we can tempt a striker to move from the likes of Spain to Scotland there’s maybe a reason why. Even the secondary leagues, such as Slovakia and Poland, are scouted extensively by German clubs, who are the most desired destination for most East European players. The success rate in bringing targeted strikers to the club from Europe has been low, which had real consequences for this season.
So where does that leave us? Second tier teams in second tier (but still good) leagues, like Vitoria Guimaraes, who we bought Amido Balde from (strikers at top Portuguese clubs are aiming for the sky), go back to the English Championship, or maybe a peripheral league, like Sweden or Israel, again, or Iceland.
Celtic proposition is not without merit, we will now be touting Champions League football under the noses of every prospect, but finding a player capable of delivering the talent for that stage is the central challenge to the club.
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delaneys dunky
23:30 on 4 December, 2013
Suarez goals where good but Fat Sally will tell you there not as good as Nicky ‘for Scotland ‘ Clark :-) HH
Bhoylo83
23:22 on 4 December, 2013
Anyone know wat channel is showin the match on friday?
Thanks
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BT1.
I heard Stuart Dougal on Shortbread earlier. Two faced doesn’t describe the contempt I have for that man.
As someone posted earlier it was fine for Bougherra to manhandle the ref but on this occasion the powers that be got it wrong in only dishing out a two match ban to Cifci.
He also had a wee dig at players bringing in lawyers to defend them and mentioned his spat with Neil Lennon. You’d never guess his profession
Anybody seen 4 better goals in the one game.Suarez was out of this world tonight.Laid on the 5th as well.
benny bheula
23:32 on 4 December, 2013
Think we can play him in U-20 as a trialist but not for 1st team HH
Kk
Thats mate il start makin plans now to see it now
HH
Boscobhoy
Stick twirler?
Bhoylo83
The game is also on the betting sites, free and legal.
HH
Good evening all
I thought this was Celtic Quick News, in the past hour I’ve seen one post relating to Celtic. So It’s now the Celtic Travel Epl Any Other Quick News. :)) Night Night Timland.
Weefra HH supporting Wee Oscar.
KK
Thanks. Chandlers will be getting my money this Friday night.
Weefra
When has it ever been a Celtic site >}
HH
Guess which club is giving away thousands of tickets for free?
Pop over to the http://www.facebook.com/cqnmagazine to find out and have a wee laugh at who they are inviting.
Sleep well Timland
Things to do and no time to do them.
HH
KTF
Some cracking goals in the EPL tonight HH
TET
Yer bang on kiddo. Us auld yins don’t stand a chance. :)) Hope you are all well, I know the dugs are. Lol
Weefra HH supporting Wee Oscar.
Hun Skelper
This is the best MOTD of the season. None of the games live on Sky. Time to cancel and switch to BT, I think?
until you come home, fine say’s I don’t wish you to spoil my good looks.
SydneyTim
11:47 on
4 December, 2013
My nephew went into the Celtic shop last week with his dad
His dad wanted to buy him a poster of a superstar to put in his bedroom
He left without one as there are none at Celtic park Nuff said
Have to agree, my bhoy’s favourite player at the moment is Joe Ledley?? No disrespect but Joe is a fairly decent player though hardly poster superstar material!! Maybe we have been spoiled down the years Maestro Henrik Lubo etc etc , At the moment we don’t have a buzz player, someone the crowd connect with when they pick the ball up we get up from our seats! IMHO the least we deserve at Celtic park is to be entertained…. at the moment its dull tbh, give us a hooper type (Lee Tomlin) and creativity Gauld and Mc Kay Stevens please in January Neil HH!!
Off to bed before the CricketQN starts. :-)
The goals from the EPL tonight have been of an exceptional standard .
TT
Weefra
Aye the dugs are good, had them out earlier, in shifts, canny take them out at the same time, they ignore me, the pack takes over, the bitch was her usual self, caught a hare, felt for it, gave her a good run, lost in the end sadly, but hey, that is what they do, saved me feeding her tonight.
Mrs TET wan’t to go to britland on friday, no wantin to go but the boss rules, Albox it’s called, only an hour away, and a different world, there is a brit shop there, and they sell Ajax, the floor cleaner, not the club, and she has decided that it is the only thing that gets the tiles clean….I know, I know, but indulgence is a good thing is it not >}
HH
Praecepta
Buddy Holly fans? :))
delaneys dunky
23:52 on 4 December, 2013
Yh very enjoyable tonight, HH
have to go, campo dugs are around, mine are going mental.
HH
KTF
praecepta
23:54 on 4 December, 2013
Fancy the Aussies in the ashes love the old sledging there giving the English canny beat it, who do you fancy to win ? :-)
Cricketquicknews csc
Adam brings the tone of the evening’s fitba down.
delaneys dunky
00:04 on 5 December, 2013
He sure did, that’s what happens when you’ve no talent you just kick push and elbow you way through the game HH
HS
The Myth would be proud of Adam, watching that. Graduate of the dark arts of Doom Dome.
Tet
Hey ho, the dugs do what they do best. As long as the family are well, that’s the most important. Is Mrs TET coming over to Britland??? Tried to work out you cryptic clue. If so, SPEND A FORTUNE on hubbies card. Lol :))
Weefra HH supporting Wee Oscar.
Delaneys funky
My dad spent years swearing under his breath at a stick twirler out the back. For years I never knew what he was swearing at.
Weefra
How are you sir?
Think tet is being coerced to visit a Brit enclave near his rocky abode, by the one who wears the breeks. :))
Thank ghod for a Celtic post.
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Weefra HH supporting Wee Oscar.
This is what you call Cheap Flights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6pj3Fdbwng
Boscobhoy
My father in law trained his dog to fetch a baton. One July afternoon in Scotstoun in the 70s, he let him off the leash to fetch their baton. You can imagine the chaos Sean the dug caused that day. :))
DD
Brilliant to hear from you, luuv your posts, as BM does. Yip the families are all well as I hope yours are. Auld TET disnae need to worry about us, he has found his Utopia and has bliddy well earned it. Hehe
Weefra HH supporting Wee Oscar.
Och, i’m away to bed. So for the last time, Night Night Timland.
Weefra HH supporting Wee Oscar
Weefra
Mine and me are fine. Granddaughter no. 1 who is at school and who is praying for your mum and mine, went to her first dance aged 7, last week. Scottish dance for St Andrew’s day. After I said “Hope you didn’t kiss any boys?” she replied. “No granda, I just kissed my best pal Clare!” :))
delaneys,
Great story about Sean the dug, seem to remember the boys in Chandlers causing serious damage to a drum on a Saturday afternoon about 20 odd years ago……in July of course.
AR
DD
That was a wonderful post, and I bet your granddaughter is the apple of your eye, as mine is. Thank your wee ones for their prayers, and rest assured mrsweefra and I will be praying for their gran and any guy, who refuses their kiss. Hell mend them, they don’t know what their missing. Ye cannie help being a granda, can ye???
Weefra HH supporting Wee Oscar.