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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An articulate and principled statement from Stranraer FC.
1964 comes back to haunt the huns.
Barcabhoy on 03/07/2012 at 8:26 am said:
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For any Chairmen thinking of going back on their publicly pronounced position
“Where there has been a fraudulent misrep, the innocent party is entitled to rescind the contract and claim damages. The damages that are awarded are not based on contractual principles but the damages available in the tort of deceit. There is thus no requirement that the damages are foreseeable:”
Hearts , Hibs, Aberdeen, St Mirren, St Johnstone, Dundee Utd , ICT, and Motherwell have all made public statements which confirmed they would NOT vote Rangers into the SPL. The fact that they did so induced their supporters to enter into a contract with their clubs by purchasing a season ticket.
They will leave themselves open to a legal challenge for damages, and will not be able to hide behind a “secret ballot ” if questioned in a court of law .
I suggest all clubs supporters make this very clear to their Chairman before tomorrow. They should each and every one of them publicly confirm they will not be changing their stance, and will not accept a secret ballot
What we may well be seeing is a softening up process. Current sentiment would see Rangers forced to start in SFL 3 . This latest “scoop” may well be an attempt to force an SFL 1 start by attempting to scare that their is a real possibility of New Club in the SPL
Traynor and Doncaster must be thwarted . They will destroy trust for all time between clubs and fans If there is any truth in this latest propaganda
Sorry bhoys just noticed that post has been updated on here.
NegAnon2 on 3 July, 2012 at 08:23 said:
Have you let the board of Celtic know of your fears and concerns and if so what was their response??
Did you ever consider that the board of Celtic may be in possession of information that you are not in possession of?
We are letting down all the other clubs and Scottish football!! The other clubs seem to be coping perfectly well without our PUBLIC input, there is no need for Celtic to try to control the running of these other clubs.They will decide for or against the cabal and by their deeds we shall know them.
Enjoy the car park in the rain with your followers..
Whither the cash strapped scrofulous New hillbillies the day?
WTF ‘Spanish slugs’?? Have we not got enough of our ain?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d6f78fdK_Y
neganon I have read here that the representatives of Celtic supporters organisations have been in consultation the same way that other clubs have. The single difference, so far, is the public announcements. Have you written or communicated directly with Celtic on this matter.
Hypothetical question neganon, if Celtic went public, and that would escalate, if it gave one deluded orc a moment of madness where they would go out and hurt an innocent man , all because you wanted the PLC to lead the death march, would you think it was worth it. No I am not a coward but I wouldn’t want to see any other mans brother , father or son damaged when there is no need to provoke the evil that is in some of the huns mental spectrum. Hell, football itself is not worth that. I personally don’t need Celtic PLC to be glory hunters or feed the bares, I fully expect that they will be doing everything they can to ensure sporting integrity and the correct result for Scottish Football, away from prying eyes and ears. But then I think well of Celtic as a club and family. I could be wrong.
Many happy returns to excellent CQNer Jobo Baldie.
too bad the weather’s still a bit Creedence CR.
Neganon2
What do you think will happen if Celtic make a statement? Who will benefit from that?
neganon2 – this blog was set up to challenge ‘lazy journalism’. All your posts seem to be are lazy blog – uninformed, unsubstantiated scattergun remarks. I dont like reading posters criticising other posters but, i woke up in a good mood this morning, and your post has fair scunnered me.
‘Letting down Scottish football’. Total claptrap.
I will make sure that i bypass all other of your posts today and, if i can, from this point forward, and try to concentrate on those posts that at least try to make some sort of contribution to the debate
Starry – this is not about controlling the agenda of other clubs. They have openly declared their hand (albiet with a baying pack of supporters at their back). We have not and the ONLY conclusion you can draw is we are supportive of the hun cause here – as ever for financial reasons.
All this nonesense about being worried about what the press will say – they will do as they have always done – and thats EXACLTY the reason why Celtic should be vocal.
We are told that Celtic didnt know anything about the “deal” on offer to SFL clubs today. And yet they still say nothing? Why?
Quick thought on ‘the game losing £16m’ if/when der orkenkind are made to apply for a place in the 3rd division…
Tabloid hacks are currently stating that the game, presumably as a whole, will lose £16m in the ever increasingly likely event that SevcoFC are placed in the 3rd division as opposed to the SPL or SFL 1, yes?
Well, let’s have a quick look at that:
Sevco FC, with no history and playing in a lower league, will, presumably, charge lower league ticket prices of their fans, right? In season 1 alone, and assuming they sell around 30,000 STs, that’s a ‘loss to the game’ of over £10m. Season 2: same/similar. Season 3: ditto.
In the three seasons, at least, that it takes for der orkenkind to climb the three divisions, they will make a comparative deficit of at least £30m from gate money alone. Chuck in an additional £10-20m from corpy/merchandising/other stuff and we’re looking at possibly £50m.
Which suggests that whilst £16m from ‘the game’ is lost, all of that amount, and then another £30-odd million, will be lost from Sevco FC.
Logically, if the game, as a whole loses £16m, but Rangers lose around £50m, are the tabloid hacks suggesting that the rest of the game will actually benefit to the tune of around £34m over three years?
Or are they just making it up?
Oops, it would appear I have forgotten to close an <i> tag :-(
neganon2 no way Celtic PLC are supportive of sevco. end of. The Sun comes up , taxes increase and Celtic PLC are not supportive of sevco.
@timomouse: Financial Fair Play for the #SPL. If you only read one of my blogs ever, make it this one http://t.co/HEiDl60O
Traynor is making it up as he goes along. There is palpable panic at The Record over their position. They have backed the wrong horse in a 2 horse race.
Traynor has had his fingers all over many of the campaigns to discredit Celtic over many years. He has been a sycophant to Murray and an unpaid character assassin on anyone who Murray deemed as a threat
He is incapable of writing without threats . He is as discredited as Murray, Ogilvie and Doncaster
Scottish Football will be a much better place without his corrosive influence
Anyone buying his appalling rag is keeping him in position . Fortunately sales figures show that more and more are walking away
NegAnon2
The club have spoken to various fan groups. I think 2 statements have a clear indication of The Clubs feeling, CSA statement & GB renewing season books.
The situation over the exhun debacle has changed almost daily for the past 4 months, i think we would have looked foolish to publicly comment any/every time the situation changed.
As my mum always says, ” talk all day & say nothing “. :-))
Jobo happy birthday matey.
The club has only ever stated that they would do what is best for the club!
However what is best for the club and what the supporters want and is best for the integrity of the game are two totally different things!
Silence speaks a thousand words
ZBYSZEK 0822
Ah,you heard about the transport problems from your compratriots,haha!
Honestly,bud,it’s a great city,but badly in need of a ten-lane highway right through it,just as Edinburgh is a wonderful city badly in need of a population transplant……..
neganon I am not a board apologist ok . If the board were ‘that’ different from Celtic fans then our club would have gone the sevco route long time ago. They may have different ways of doing things but the chance to be part of history and the demise of the hun will be every bit as fun for them as it is to use when we read the daily sevco monty towers sketch. Keep the faith.
Good morning CHAMPIONS.
Happy hoopy birthday Jobo.
Weefra HH
I honestly can’t see the SPL chairmen going back on their word now, there’s too many SFL clubs coming out saying a newco must start at the bottom and if these chairmen change their mind it makes them look as if they don’t care about any other team apart from the big 2.
This is the best job I’ve ever had. Retirement. :))
Weefra HH
BARCABHOY
An absolute masterpiece,for which my grateful thanks.
Traynor and co are just bawbags who know that the end is near. No more succulent lamb for Jabba.
Barcabhoy @8:52
The DR do what they do because
The Celtic hierarchy have NEVER
had the b#lls to ban them!
Chocolate fireguard – CSC
NegAnon2 – How can you say this: “We have not and the ONLY conclusion you can draw is we are supportive of the hun cause here”
Then go on to slate a conclusion other people draw?
Your conclusion is not the only conclusion that can be drawn as you so point out yourself. Don’t dress up your stance as the only valid one when there are plenty of others.
I am NL in NZ Tauranga on 3 July, 2012 at 09:01 said:
Traynor and co are just bawbags who know that the end is near. No more succulent lamb for Jabba.
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Agreed.
Jabba knows he could be out of a job because of this and he’s trying his hardest to save sevco 5088.
BMCUWP
The congestion charge was meant to get rid of all of the traffic problems in London and, to be fair, at first, I did notice a difference. Now, however, it is as bad as ever though the amount of roadworks in readiness for the Olympics has been a major factor in that. They are all gone (or going) now…only to be replaced by Olympic Games only lanes. So plus ca change. Astoundingly, London cab drivers are all moaning about this….no, really they are.
The congestion charge definition. Far too many people fighting to get on to a Northern line train at the same time.
Neganon2,
If Celtic make a statement that says “no to newco” – cue a load of guff from Traynor and crew about Celtic briefing against Newco etc.
Then we will get media monkeys stuffing microphones in the faces of Celtic players and Neil Lennon looking for something they can misquote and twist to suit their agenda.
Then we will get some other nutters sticking a few more bombs and bullets in the post.
I assure you – that’s what will happen. Now what would that scenario achieve to Celtics benefit – and how does that ensure the safety of our players, manager and fans in a situation that is nothing to do with them?
Kevjungle naw but they let MON , WGS and now Neil Lennon have a go at extracting the urine. Sevco is the benchmark. Who won in the end club12 , eleven players with MSM and MIB or Celtic Football Club.
PAIDRAIG MARLEY 0828
I would settle for just one of them,tbh.
That inconsiderate sod of a father of mine didnae see fit to take me to see Celtic until the following season,the swine!
And I’ve been ever grateful ever since.
Thanks,Dad. Star man…….
Jim Traynor and the Daily Record rather than backing the wrong horse have sat on the unfortunate animal and its’ legs have buckled and collapsed beneath it.
The statement from Stranraer FC should be prescribed reading for everyone involved in the management and administration of Scottish Football.
Congratulations to Jobo Baldie.
Chris
NL and NZ – to not act out of fear is I am afraid cowardly. Thats what they want – to intimidate etc – no chance my friend – that should never be a consideration.
Tim Malone – how about the Celtic Support?
GsCbhoy – you dont like criticising other posters but………the key thing here is that Celtic’s continued silence looks like complicity (whether Celtic like that or not). The support deserve an clear statement of intent from the club. I ask again – why arent they doing this?
Many happy returns to Jobo, have a great day!!!
“Bomber” prepares for in-depth discussion and negotiation of corporate take-over:
@johnbomberbrown: We will have a list of questions to put to murray and green tomorrow. Will they turn up? Last time i played in yorkshire we stuffed leeds.