Football in July, the brilliant Dave King

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Celtic play their fifth and final preseason friendly tomorrow before Tuesday’s Champions League qualifier in Armenia.  Five games feels light.  Legs will still be tired after each game, the prospect of 90 minutes in extreme heat will not be welcome.

Opponents Alashkert will have played only three preseason games before facing Celtic, each against lower league Russian opponents, so while they will cope better with the heat, their underlying fitness will not be better than Celtic’s.

In theory, Tuesday’s game should be welcomed as an opportunity to increase preparedness before the tougher challenges that lie ahead.  But this is football in July, when normal rules do not apply, as Lincoln Red Imps demonstrated two years ago.

Loved the lack of logic in Dave King’s written response to BBC’s Alasdair Lamont’s question on the Takeover Panel’s Contempt of Court proceedings.  “The [Takeover Panel] know that I live in [South Africa] and that it will require exchange control approval to move the funds to London.  They are just bullying me”.

The Takeover Panel’s rules (which exist for everyone) that an offer has to have proven funds in the UK is not an actual impediment.  If King’s funds were not in the UK, he would be unable to pay for the shares three weeks after the offer is made.

Takeover Panel rules merely bring the date cash is required forward by three weeks.  Still, I am sure this talk of bullying will make the Takeover Panel think twice before crossing King again.

This guy is beyond brilliant.  He is behaving like this openly.  You know how it ends.

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  1. 50 shades of green on

    Ha ha ya Man city bit part player yea..

     

     

     

    Alright bhoys…Blue is the Colour….affs am I the only wan the knows this song…

  2. I think Shay Logan’s subsequent social media and on field behaviour, casts further doubt on the compliance officers incredibly flawed ‘balance of probability’ decision against Aleksandar Tonev.

     

     

    Just Saying CSC

  3. Delaneys Dunky on

    Oglach

     

    I saw wee trouble maker Logan in front of me, in North Stand Lower last game of season. He is a wrong wan.

  4. 50 shades of green on

    Always thought that Logan would fit right in Govan, apart from the fact he would cost money.

     

     

    UTLR

  5. 50 shades of green on

    DD….

     

     

    The wee shite always tries to play the ” racist card ” unfortunately he is usually backed by the most racist bunch of coooooonts in football,,, bigots Then bigots now bigots forever…

     

     

    UTLR

  6. Mahe the Madman on

    KevJ,,,

     

    I don’t know if I have any credit in your bank whatsoever. And this certainly isn’t about the target of that paragraph. I assure you that.

     

    But I urge you,, during this season of record numbers flouncing,,would you please not launch any personal attacks on posters. Attack the post not the poster? It’s honestly in everyone’s best interests.

     

    Hail Hail and hopefully this finds you in good health

  7. Brilliant goal from Belgium. Fellaini wins header from corner in his own 6 yard box. Sends it to Lukaku, who runs yards upfield, releases De Bruijne, who takes a few strides and thumps it home. Great.

  8. Belgians look great on the break and Lukaku is causing Brazil defense problems.

     

    Brazil look good in attack but poor defensively in midfield and at the back.

     

    Courtieous has been good also.

  9. 50 shades of green on

    2 Blue Moon players have scored tonight…

     

     

     

    Tickets r us .com

  10. Quick Poll

     

     

    What / who do you dislike more.

     

     

    1 Logan

     

    2 Neymar

     

    3 Blue season tickets

  11. fieldofdrams on

    The more I see of Neymar the more I wish Scott Brown has kicked him harder.

  12. Re Blue season books..

     

    Every Tim knows ,if you are wearing summit blue it is Our Lady’s Blue.

     

    Colour range. from black n blue to sky blue

  13. Remember mark Daly door stepping Dermot outside Celtic Park – compare and contrast the bbc approach to glib

  14. Remember laughing at terry butcher throwing out his simple minds collection when he joined oldco

     

    Blue season tickets -why not

  15. 50 shades of green on

    Blue…

     

     

    I like a lot of Blue things…

     

     

    Jeans…

     

     

    Blue Moon the song..

     

     

    I like my steaks cooked Au Blu.

     

     

    And every zombies face going that colour when I just smile and nod..

     

     

    Blue is the Colour…

     

     

    H.H

  16. Expect a lot of histrionics from Brazil this half as they don’t cope well with losing.

  17. That awkward moment when you come in from a BBQ in the garden and you suddenly remember that you’re no longer in Spain and the KO is 7pm and not 8!!!!!!!!!!!!!

     

    Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhh

     

    Have I missed anything?

  18. OGLACH on 6TH JULY 2018 7:56 PM

     

    If that Lukaku keeps developing he may just be as good as our Moussa.

     

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    ??

     

    Was about to say the same. A poor man’s Moussa!

     

     

    If you read his back story on the BBC – so poor his mum was adding water to the milk – you only have joy for his success.

     

     

    C’mon ??????????????

  19. OGLACH on 6TH JULY 2018 7:39 PM

     

    Quick Poll

     

     

    What / who do you dislike more.

     

     

     

     

    1 Logan

     

     

    2 Neymar

     

     

    3 Blue season tickets.

     

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    Hate Logan with a vengeance, He has an agenda against us and we should have backed Tonev 100%. He will continue to be trouble.

     

     

    The ridicule Neymar has generated on social media speaks volumes. He has become a joke figure and despite his undoubted skill will never be regarded as a football great.

     

     

    Blue season tickets. Who cares. I actually like the colour blue and as others have stated itsthe colour of our Lady.

     

     

    HH.

  20. American commentators need to learn the rules.

     

    Even if there was contact the ball was not playable which is what VAR refs decided i would imagine.

  21. CELTIC MAC

     

     

    OLDTIMS gala day , don’t know how to spell the guys name , but ,” FOOGY” was brilliant company , absolute star ;))

     

    Jamie , wullie ,OLD DAVIE and some chancer from Dalmuir were no bad either….. :)))

     

     

    Btw , I think it was oldtims fault why I had such a bad start at the golfl day, getting me another double Bacardi before tee-off definitely unbalanced me ….. ;)))

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