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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SunnyBhoy on 2 July, 2012 at 13:43 said:
Evening Times: Rangers manager Ally McCoist returned to training at Murray Park today after a well-earned break to try and build a team for next season.
Ah, bless him!
Mc Culloch replied “see the gaffer right, although he has put a few pounds on over his holidays, there’s no questioning his eye for goal and along with Durranty playing in midfield with Goram also available then I fancy our chances in whatever league we play in”
Moonbeams WD. Kano 1000 \o/ Supporting Neil Lennon 100%. Champions. C’mon Wee Oscar. on 2 July, 2012 at 13:31 said:
Anyone want to buy a can of Red Bull?
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Anyone wanna buy an Audi?.in brass neck metallic with brown brogue leather interior
Mobile & Rice? What sauce will go with that??
Are we waiting for the Nuclear News to hit before releasing a statement on the Jolly Green Giant signing??
Tombola
Philvisreturns
I’m going to regret this but…..
The Xmas tree itself is an abomination. No? Since it is a pagan ritual.
Anyway my star is always too heavy and makes my tree droop. Whereas the angel is always (de)light. But not butterscotch…yuck!
Bomber on twitter now-The virus goes viral.
Davies=Davy’s
!!Bada Bing!! – big thumbsup,or even thumbing a lift
Nah, The New Rangers FC are classier than that.
The new team bus is a 1997 white transit van with a mattress in the back. (thumbsup)
Sorry, I had to go for ashet.
Billy’s Bhoy – The Xmas tree itself is an abomination. No? Since it is a pagan ritual.
So is burning suspicious policemen from the mainland inside a giant wicker man, but who are we to judge?
Anyway my star is always too heavy and makes my tree droop
Alcohol has a similar effect on me. (thumbsup)
At least Sandy Jardine will have something to do today taking all the Audi stickers off the sponsors boards. It’s not as if he’ll be picking anyone up from the airport.
fanadpatriot – Everyone wants peace,but history tells us it won’t happen in an occupied country.
Are you sure that’s not just a tiresome justification for belting out songs about the Ra? (thumbsup)
White transit with mattress and ski masks
Jungle Jim on 2 July, 2012 at 13:44 said:
Mmmmmmm..? …… I’ll wait for the official announcement
Dead and Loving it – New Rangers business plan inspired by classic Guy Ritchie films. (thumbsup)
Right thats enough!..its only july.Ive still to go on holiday and youse have started with the xmas stuff!!!!!….
[what you mean there aint no sanity clause?]
is Neil Lennon \o/ on 2 July, 2012 at 13:48 said:
Mobile & Rice? What sauce will go with that??
Apple sauce?
Minceyheidman on 2 July, 2012 at 13:47 said:
Don’t forget John Bomber Bomber Brown on the wing and team motivator.
Just what does Sandy Jardine do?……
Rumours have it that there are a fleet of ice cream vans available due to lack of product after the recent spike in jelly and ice cream sales but they are holding out for an ANTHILL MOB type wacky races model due to the high fuel costs to have the “ok guys make with the feet” option installed.
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on 2 July, 2012 at 13:48 said:
Mobile & Rice? What sauce will go with that??
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Might try some kind of Phoneician Kabob recipé.
Embdae know when the Transfer Windae is open,for any lurking huns,it’s the 2 periods a year when you can sign football players
Philvesreturns13.52
Not tiresome,but certainly justified.Let the people sing anywhere they wish,in the land of the occupiers,we are not going away you know.HH.
Sorry guys , had to drive to Irvine – didn’t get a chance to reply to follow ups to my post about Clyde reporting loss of 18million to the Scottish game .
They should be made to back up
these reports with hard facts , at the moment it’s just scare tactics and they are not doing a very good job.
Hail Hail
A spokesman for Rankers new sponsors, Fray Bentos, is said to be delighted with the partnership.
Chic Enanpeas said, “Rankers fans are reknowned the world over as champion pie eaters, and with this in mind we thought, who better to have a steak in?….an we’re not kidney”
Bomber Brown advised by Donald FIndlay?
Now if I was making up a story to paint a save the huns campaign in as bad a light as possible that would be a pretty good place to start.
Maybe I’d add in Gregor Stevens and Davie Dodds – just for the photo of course.
Ashet Pie – I couldnae digest it.
Does this mean that audi will go to the top of the list , if it is in alphabetical order
Roy Croppie …….. I don’t see the sevco surviving over the next weeks …..thanks to bomber ……now where are those sedatives ..?
johann murdoch on 2 July, 2012 at 13:55 said:
Just what does Sandy Jardine do?……
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Loving Cup Ceremonial Chairman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dJpf3zOXd4 and front line ned, important jobs you know.
There’s something fishy going down at Ipox
Jandy Sardine has found his soul and plaice in the world.
His rhetoric may be canned but it’s oil he got.
Bloke109 is Neil Lennon on 2 July, 2012 at 13:11 said:
Don’t sell McCourt
Aaaargh! I’d only just managed to get that Billy Ray Cyrus tune out of my head.
Let nobody be fooled by all this. The cost-cutting at Celtic has begun.
For the next 4 years we’ve got Angelos Epithemiou between the sticks.
fanadpatriot – I’m with Neil Lennon on the subject of songs and chants. (thumbsup)
ballantyne to abstain…
alex thomson @alextomo
SFL Pres and Aidrie Chmn Jim Ballantyne says Aidrie won’t vote on any Rangers Newco issue because if conflicts of interest
Surprise, surprise.
fanadpatriot on 2 July, 2012 at 13:58 said:
4th July springs to mind…
I hear Jandy is about to come out with a new line in Sardine pies.
Should go down well with a Bovril when the thingmies are playing in the Central League next year.