I think we all got that sinking feeling when we heard it was a knee injury, which kept Craig Gordon from appearing in the second half on Saturday. So news today that the player hopes to be back this season is a great relief. It still, however, mean we need to make moves to secure a replacement.
Dorus de Vries did well on Saturday, in particular with his distribution from feet, but we cannot play have a season with only a 37-year-old keeper. This will be causing some stress at Celtic Park right now but it should not be too difficult a position to fill. Fraser Forster was fifth choice at Newcastle when we loaned him.
There are plenty of clubs with three or more good keepers. My preference would be to get someone with the profile of Fraser; someone we could mould with an eye on a future permanent move, but I suspect this is likely to be a risk-averse appointment and we’ll get someone the manager is confident can do the job.
Resisting the temptation to talk about Charly for now. There’s lots to say on the subject, but let’s wait for things to formalize.
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The Daily Records guy in China, Wan Dum Hun Lie, has the latest updates on the Morelos offer.
Harry Souttar signed a 4.5 year contract with Stoke. He is currently on loan at Ross County. His brother John plays with Hearts. I thought Souttar was easily MotM against Sevco on Sunday. He strolled through the game.
Just to confirm that this is utter BS – The Record link him to Guangzhou. There are Two Guangzhous in the CSL and BOTH are already at their limit of 4 non-Chinese players in the squad. Neither could buy Morelos.
FIELDOFDRAMS on 30TH JANUARY 2018 8:55 AM
Lol
Do think that Boruc would be a good signing with the added bonus of really winding up the zombies even more so
Well Charlie is our darling if he is half as good as the MSM are making out he will be a great signing.I hope Brendan gives him some game time tonight. H.H.
Hi Folks from a wet a dreich & overcast day with all the family at Strathayre log cabins for some R & R plus birthday treat on Wednesday
Absolutely delighted with the signing of Charly Bhoy he as Brendan says is a fantastic signing for us . & will not only give us all a lift but deflate all our opponents especially the ones doing business in down town Peking:)
:))
Moreles staying is like a new signing, (c) M. Hately
Mon The Charly,
Unfortunately I have to work tonight and will only see the second half of the game, looking forward to that immensely, although I am a little tired today after spending the night with The Benfica Model:))
HH
The funniest thing about ‘the Morelos deal’ is that they’ve probably frightened away serious bidders ( if they exist ) in the first place.
Liars FC
The latest CQN Podcast features Frank McGarvey who gives a brilliant insight into Celtic in the 1980s. Well worth a listen.
You will find a link to the podcast at the bottom of Paul’s article and on all CQN Magazine features.
Celtic “FAIL” in bid for keeper
TheScotsMan CSC
Musonda is a great signing, the reaction of the Chelsea fans tells you that. The guy would have been loaned out a number of times already but he is so talented they wanted him in and around the first team squad. Many Chelsea fans believe he should be first choice. 18 months is a great deal and we should enjoy it because I dont think there is the remotest chance of a permanent deal in this case.
Of course, this does not hide our weakness in defence. Many on here would have you believe that because the opposition didnt take advantage no action is required. We are getting caught out by simple balls over the top now and Boyatas reading of the game is so poor its remarkable that people are surprised we we get punished in higher profile games. Maybe Commper is the answer but we dont have a recognised CB pairing we can rely on 18 months into the managers reign, for various reasons, and it should be an urgent priority to sort this now.
The injury to Gordon is unfortunate, I wonder if there is a recall clause in Conor Hazards deal. Maybe loaned him out a few days too early. Another lesson learnt, hopefully.
HH
What’s happened to the blog?
Starry Plough
Who would win a fight between a Heated Driveway and a Benfica Model ??
https://twitter.com/sutherland504/status/958268994770829314?ref_src=twcamp%5Eshare%7Ctwsrc%5Eios%7Ctwgr%5Enet.whatsapp.WhatsApp.ShareExtension
Charlie Musonda.
Welcome ! .
I’d rather spend 18months with an exciting beauty than 5/6 years with a bog standard Ms Average that I’d have to marry .
Benfica models tend to hail from South America and have cultural and legal links that enable them to move easily from- Eg – Rio -to Lisboa .. .
Today’s choon — on the Brainbuster label -and it is a —
https://youtu.be/WiecDYJVbu0
good victory tonight Celtic please
Traynor musta hud a curry last night, bulls*** and story setting are all the go ,phasers tae malky
welcome to Celtic Charly Masonda go write your story :-)
hail hail
Why are we waiting (on SFA investigation into UEFA Licence 2011.)
https://www.sfm.scot/is-regan-a-diddy/?cid=166617
Don’t rush if you are looking for answers, it just sets out the process, but does make the question valid.
How dare some on here question the veracity of the rectum story about moreorless – this is the paper that gave you ‘off radar billionaire’
WHATISTHESTARS
My bestie non-Kilwinning Hun mate is heading your way shortly.
Good contract,systems analyst,loadsamoney. D2. He’ll be looking at a one-bed place and happy to pay through the nose for it near his work.
He can’t be guaranteed to make work if he has to do anything difficult like catch a train. Swindon to Bath was too much for him,ffs.
Starts 19 Feb. Do you know anywhere that can put him up for an initial few weeks at a decent rate?
Btw,this is really bad news for you,Almore,Cloghercelt,and frankly,Dublin in general.
Cos he’s a right good mate,and the occasional weekend visit is a guarantee.
The Big Youth version of today’s choon –
https://youtu.be/QE5R1O6WP-o
SOUTHOFTUNIS
Marry?
That’s why the Goddess Nike invented good trainers.
https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/why-porto-benefica-keep-finding-south-american-gems
The Benfica Model for those wishing to increase their knowledge, quite how it would work in Glasgow I’m not sure, us having no links to colonial South America…
Quality read Auldheid 11.34
HH
Dear, dear……
nae winnur the place is empty!
The dug that used tae run oan fae the Jungle CSC.
………oot.
Because it’s Tuesday and it’s high teens and sunny -Way down south .
https://youtu.be/CdQqIkx3V88
The Chinese club should offer to pay 1st installment in August.
There is a way to highlight BBC Scotland’s bias.
There would have to be a pact whereby hundreds or even thousands of license payers refuse to pay their annual licence because of editorial and employment practice at said organisation.
There would be an enquiry of some sort, and reportage of same.
It would be UK wide.
Even though I’m in Belfast, I would join this and generate news this side of the border.
Think it would work?
new article posted.
I would like to think that Charly`s arrival might have some Celtic fans reappraise their views on Chelsea.
Like most clubs, they have some fans who are` a permanent disgrace` but they also have good, fair and humorous supporters as well. They are NOTHING like the Huns but because they , the Huns, have latched on to Chelsea`s right wing element, many Celtic supporters have projected their hate of Sevco Rangers onto the West London team.
In the pre-Abramovich days, the majority of Chelsea fans were of the type who, when 3-0 up, hoped for a draw.They were and are nothing like the majority of the Sevco support.
In fact, I have known more Chelsea fans who had a soft spot for Celtic because of Davie Hay. Our dislike of them because of a perceived association with Der Hun has changed that.
JJ
Billy Bhoy on 30th January 2018 9:27 am
Auldheid
Can you clarify the statement that PL made about the £10 loss that Celtic endured due to the “relegation” of RFC. I understood it to be £10 over the period of their absence – not £10 per season as some seem to claim (on a daily basis)!
This needs put to bed on here and you’re one a a select few that the others here would permit to tuck them in :-)
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I looked for the basis and found this from the DR by Gordon Waddle.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/revealed-rangers-troubles-cost-celtic-4137888
” “But when Rangers went down we took £100 off season tickets. So that is £4m for two years. The Rangers games, at least another £3m.
“Then there’s a perception among our supporters that there is no competition, you are going to win anyway and you don’t go to the game. So it could be £10m.
“We could have lost £10m a year, quite easily, on the back of Rangers going down. How we have coped with that is seeing that ahead and keeping that strategy of being successful on the park, stable off it.”
The £4m becomes £2m a year so knock that off the £10m.
If the other costs are annual ones which is not clear from the statement its then £8m which becomes £4m over 2 years giving an annual loss of £6m.
Those losses do not take into account the cost of fielding a team that would prevent RFC taking the CL place that Celtic had easier access to in RFC’s absence. In fact reducing those player wage costs under Ronnie Delia would reduce the cost of RFC loss BUT that came at the cost of quality on the field, which was a contributory factor to reduced attendances, not just the absence of “Rangers”..
Just how much ST sales rose because TRFC entered the top tier or because BR was hired is an unknown, but BR did come at a cost which has to be factored into the equation to arrive at the true cost to Celtic of “Rangers” absence or presence.
However even if it was £10M a year, having 3 years unfettered access to the CL at say £25m a pop is a much better risk than one or two years or even three years non access if TRFC got the place instead.
That is not to say the blue pound and sectarianism that underpins it has no economic value to either Celtic or “Rangers”, but economically Celtic get the best of both worlds with a weakened “Rangers” whom we can always outwage fairly.
However the last time that happened when we increased stadium size, “Rangers” cheated and there is nothing in place based on how they currently are allowed to conduct their business to say they will not do it again.
Which is where Celtic have to act in the best interests of Celtic to make sure club licensing is relevant to the situation Celtic and other clubs find themselves in domestically.