News that Fraser Forster has signed a long term contract with Celtic, who will pay Newcastle United £2m for his services, adds some welcome stability ahead of the Champions League qualifiers. Buying a new, first-choice, keeper is fraught with the kind of difficulties Neil Lennon would rather avoid.
Last summer we looked at Croatian international Stipe Pletikosa, who performed at the European Championships, but he failed to impress during his trial period at Celtic, including a poor performance against Wolves at Celtic Park.
Last year we also looked at Polish cap, Gregorz Sandomierski, who subsequently went to Belgian club racing Genk for €3m, but he failed to make a competitive appearance for Genk and was shipped back to Poland on loan. By comparison, Forster, who turned 24 on St Patrick’s Day, cemented his place with the champions.
Last year Celtic concluded a provisional deal with Newcastle to sign Fraser on a permanent deal this summer but although player and club were both keen to do business, negotiations took until the end of the players’ summer break, perhaps reflecting a tightening of Celtic’s finances ahead of what could be a period of financial uncertainty in the Scottish game.
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Guy this reminds me of the joke about Hamish the sheep sha**er
First time since I have been on CQN I make a spelling mistake and you all jump on me.
God forbid what will happen the first time I make a grammatical error.
Hail Hail
Hamilton accies vote yes
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rangers Football Club was a football club based in Glasgow, who played in the Scottish Premier League until the end of the 2011-12 season.
Hamilton chairman statement refuses to acknowledge that Rangers are no more or will be once liquidation comes in, and that Rangers situation does not mirror that of Hamilton in 2003, sounds like weasel words to me
Whats Paul67s email address again, please, anyone
Ron Bacardi on 2 July, 2012 at 15:59 said:
Hamilton chairman statement refuses to acknowledge that Rangers are no more or will be once liquidation comes in, and that Rangers situation does not mirror that of Hamilton in 2003, sounds like weasel words to me
…………….
Also does he not remember Gretna????
Radio Clyde News @RadioClydeNews
John Brown accuses Ibrox Chairman if pulling out of a planned meeting to show who owns #Rangers assets
Is the Pope a Cadillac?
Monday, 02 July 2012 15:39
As you may be aware the member clubs of the Scottish Football League are holding a meeting tomorrow to discuss the current proposals for change within the Scottish game.
Unfortunately there has been a great deal of ill-informed speculation and erroneous reporting on our position in relation to various, hypothetical scenarios. We believe it foolhardy to comment on “questions” that have not as yet been put to the club by the SFL Management Committee.
When Ronnie MacDonald bought the Accies in 2003 we were within a few days of administration or indeed Liquidation due to the clubs enormous debt level for a club of our size. We had a total breakdown between our board and the supporters in addition to the punishments from the authorities.
No club, until now, has been in such a critical position and we hope Rangers will be the last club to be in such a desperate position.
In many ways the current Rangers situation mirrored our own and we should be aware the effect liquidation has on the supporters who in many ways are the innocent victims of management.
We would urge all clubs to work together to reshape the leagues in a fair and equitable manner and to make decisions purely for the long term prosperity of our game and the enjoyment of the supporters of all clubs.
Harmony must be restored between all clubs for the good of our game and the continued existence of all Scotland’s Clubs.
Les Gray
Chairman
TigerFeetCSC
Padraig Marley
Magic buddy. Been waiting impatiently on that change of tense for a good while;) Should cause a few ripples on RM/FF!
HH
Les Grays statement is as clear as mud
Was/Were… who cares!
HH
AWE NAW 1555
Brilliant way of accepting the big riddie,mate.
I doubt I’m alone in having a wee snigger while remembering that joke.
Cheers,off to my cot wi a smile again.
FF:
“Re: Rangers Wiki Page
In the PR stakes the power of Wikipedia can not be underestimated. It is a source, no matter its flaws, that is used by literally millions around the globe to gain basic information on almost anything or anyone. Our page has been debased and abused by determined filth with their bookmarking to the ‘Times of London’ (creep’s writings) and as such reads at times like an article from the celtc view. Just compare ours to the ‘clean’ celtc entry.
While it may show the obsession and bitterness of the filth, it is something that ultimately hurts us in an international medium.
It is something that needs to be acted upon and the club as the entity being slandered is the one that must approach the senior moderators of Wikipedia.”
So there!
celticquicknews@gmail.com
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
No thinking about sheep !!!!
Hail Hail
I will be abstaining from voting at the next general election, as a taxpayer I’m heavily conflicted.
This Airdrie fellow is surely having a laugh. Were Rangers (IL) planning to abstain from the SPL vote? Oldco less conflicted on a Newco vote than Airdrie!!!! Funny handshake alert.
Neil Robertson @neilrobe
Jim Ballantyne plans to flout his own organisation’s rules: SFL Rule 53.2 prohibits abstentions from any vote in a General Meeting
Tsk tsk
WHO ARE THIS MOB NEVER HEARD OF THEM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangers_F.C.#Administration_and_liquidation
Administration and liquidation
On 14 February 2012 Rangers entered administration over non-payment of £9 million in PAYE and VAT taxes to HM Revenue and Customs.[69][70] On entering administration the team was deducted 10 points by the SPL, effectively ending its 2012 championship challenge.[69] Rangers then failed to submit accounts for 2011 and were not granted a licence to play in European football in season 2012–2013.[71][72] In April it was revealed that the company’s total debts could top £134M.[73] HM Revenue and Customs made clear it would vote against a proposed Company Voluntary Arrangement[74] and two days later, on 14 June 2012, their formal rejection of the proposed CVA meant that the company, “The Rangers Football Club plc” [75] entered the liquidation process.[76]. Immediately following this, the company’s assets were sold off to Sevco 5088 owned by Charles Green,[77] with the BDO Insolvency firm to be appointed to reveal why the company failed.[78] The company was projected to be dissolved in around 6 to 8 weeks.
MONAGHAN 1900
They’re upset at their page being defiled,and refer to us as filth?
Blinkin’ flip,do they not teach irony in their skules?
they are a bunch of shifts
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 2 July, 2012 at 16:08 said:
There’s plenty more but I’d get banned sine die for posting it. “Filth” is bar far the mildest.
HH
AWE NAW
Counting them in,and counting them out,bud,until I get to sleep.
We don’t all stay next to Denmark and Holland,you know.
In Swindon,we have to make our own entertainment.
I use the term “we” loosely,obviously……….
They’re all shifting bricks.
Must be the ones they sponsored at Ayebrokes.
john brown promises to let th shift hit the fan
Former Rangers player John Brown has claimed Ibrox chairman Malcolm Murray pulled out of a planned meeting on Monday in which he had promised to produce paperwork to show who owns the club’s assets.
Murray had been due to meet Brown and former Rangers director Donald Findlay QC after the former player demanded to see documents proving the ownership of the club, stadium and training ground, but said the talks were cancelled at the last minute. However, the Ibrox club insisted the meeting had been delayed and would take place later in the week.
A statement released by Brown said Murray had “cancelled a meeting at which he promised to produce the paperwork which would show who owns Rangers”.
It went on: “The meeting at a secret location was called off at the last minute by Murray.”
Brown, who won several titles with Rangers in the 1990s, added: “Rangers supporters know they can trust Donald Findlay and he agreed to meet Malcolm Murray and look at all the paperwork and give his legal opinion.
“Donald just wants to help Rangers supporters be able to get all the facts so they can make up their own minds whether or not they should buy season tickets. He told me he just wants to act in the best interest of Rangers fans.
Does Ballantine need to discipline himself…..
53.2 All representatives of Member Clubs must exercise their vote on all matters which fall to be decided at general meetings. Any Member Club whose representative fails to comply with this Rule shall be dealt with by the Board as a disciplinary matter in such way as the Board thinks proper.
I was writing an IT document and as ‘l’ is beside ‘k’ on the keyboard, put –
‘It should be licked off manually’
Before I go,one last wee dig at the great man,AWE NAW.
It seems that the huns have been told that everyone is shifting bricks at Ibrox.
They’re absolutely delighted,as the income could save their club.
I’m here aw week,apart fae when I grab my coat…….
Monaghan1900 on 2 July, 2012 at 16:05 said:
>>>>
hahahahahahahahaha !
now Wikipedia becomes part of da cafflik konspirasee….
even stupider than I ever thought possible huns (defunct)
:-)))
SOD IT.
NAT KNOW BEAT ME TAE IT…….
Anyone been to Prague lately? Taking my lovely woman for 4 days at the end of July and was wondering if you guys had an recommendations as to which sites,pubs or eating joints are worth a visit.
All comments much appreciated.
Thanks Bhoys…
Ok guys I let one slip but I get a strong whiff that you guys are all dumping on me just because your a bunch of has beans.
Hail Hail
Speaking of conflict of interests. Should the chairman of an SFL member club be involved in advising the prospective buyers of a potential new SFL club?
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
When you wake up from your early evening kip ….. as soon as that eyelid is half way open ,….. I´ll be waiting for you ;-)
HAil Hail
starry plough on 2 July, 2012 at 16:07 said:
>>>
indeed
Did anyone take up the option of putting name or message on seat
at Celtic park this season..( i think £20 ??)
I just ripped it up and put in the bin but my youngest keeps asking If I have got him
CRAIGY WHYTE on his seat yet .
Might do it for a laugh.but dont know how to go about it..
ps His name is not Craig or Whyte
5th generation, 16:15
He won’t be voting (and he won’t be the only one)