Mistakes in the transfer market are more costly to a club than any mistake made on a football field. It’s too easy to spend millions on a transfer fee and commit to the kind of contract you or I will never see in our lives. After contracts are signed you need to hope the player settles into the squad, and the city, sometimes hope he learns the language, and assume he can cope with the weather.
So how do you offset this? In recent seasons Celtic have tried, when possible, to agree a deal in principle, but front-load the transfer with a short-term loan deal. This gives the club six months or a year to ensure all the boxes are ticked before they commit the kind of resources which would have an impact on multiple seasons.
Miku is a case in point. Glasgow is a long way from his native Venezuela, and as different from Madrid or Valencia, where he spent most of his adult life, as you will find in Western Europe. He is a almost certainly a better player than we have seen since he arrived at the end of the summer transfer window, but it would be foolish to suggest he has settled well at the club.
If Miku doesn’t cut it, he will return to Spain in the summer, or sooner, and Celtic will have conserved millions.
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KEV JUNGLE
Really?
I was at a few myself,my family and friends were at all of them.
They might disagree,as do I.
As does this wee table…..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_club_attendances_(2009)
We are at 37,but it includes American Football.
Petec
Weight in your head triggered a biblical response, I get that from reading your posts.
I was just wondering how fit you were, as you had given your weight.
Just summing up the job ahead.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
05:56 on 6 January, 2013
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Yer table is compiled by the information made available by the bored .
The same bored who wulny tell embdy how many SB’s they’ve sold this season ?
Funny that – the 1st year that the capitalist’s in the bored-room canny deploy their tactic
of – entrapment by SB – ie: if ye don’t buy a SB ye wulny be getting into the – OF games!
Ye see…the bored/PL will tell you – “We’re a stand alone club…” – what they’ll no tell ye is – “We need to be sharing a shirt sponsorship with the huns !”
Don’t rule out the bored – making deal’s with the devil – behind oor backs!
THAT’S what they’re like !!! imo
Only saying like….
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
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Btw – my family and friends were at the same games ye mention and
they would contest the opposite from what you say.
Only saying like….
KEVJUNGLE
A salient point which you overlook in your assertion is…..
In Gordon Strachan’s last season,we had the title in our grasp,and blew it.
Now,if we had blown it at Christmas,I would accept your claim,as crowds would,indeed,be down.
But to claim that people just wurnae turning up-never mind the 20-30k nonsense-when we were fighting for the title does your arguments no favours.
You know that allegation to be false for the year that you stated,so why continue it?
Rascar Capac
05:55 on 6 January, 2013
Petec
Chill mate, no hidden agendas.
I work with people and help them to lose weight.
Or at least I did.
I thought we could work together.
I could shed a bit too.
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Sheddinglikeaserpent.csc
Popcorn is so yesterday, 85% Cocoa operating systems is so yester yay. ;))
I love this chocolate.
Good morning Timland
Bloody dug whinging at 5:20 this morning tae get oot
it’s away back to sleep but once am up am up.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
06:12 on 6 January, 2013
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I should have known that sumdy who works for the media cartel
would be so adept at – twisting and being downright stubborn !
Having seen your behavior when – you tried to snitch me to the guid fholks on CQN – I’ve come to the conclusion that – from here on in….I won’t try to reason with sumdy who to me – is unreasonable.
I can see through the bored – you can’t….let’s leave it there.
VALENTINE’S DAY
Have a read back-that’ll give you every reason to draw the covers over your head till sunup!
for my bhoy, rascar….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbAaLdLguLo
I’m always Wim Jansen in my mind. ;)
Mornin Valentino
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
8:00 Mass and a fry up
should be strong enough after that.
KEVJUNGLE
I’m a transport manager,not a journalist.
Your best bud works for said media cartel,yet you hang on his every word……..
BTW,I don’t think I’m being unreasonable,nor am I twisting your words,when I disagree with you and explain why.
There are plenty of occasions on here where people will simply tell another poster to eff off,talking nonsense,call them a hun.
Without answering the original post and explaining why they think it is wrong.
I have had the courtesy to do so on every occasion I have disagreed with what you say.
I’m sorry that you think it is part of an agenda or that I am some media/board plant.
But,heyho………..
For the hardcore….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEhbsHD7IEY
Apologies for any adverts put in front of such a Prophetic sonic. I do dislike Microsoft almost as much as I dislike Google. ;)))
This site knows my gibberish more than anyone. It is why I Praise Paul67 all the time. ;()():
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
06:30 on 6 January, 2013
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Your mouthwash aint makin it !
PETEC
B GERRISH is very nearly an anagram of gibberish-often thought that when I see his lorries driving past!
KEV JUNGLE
Well,if you wish to live in an uninformed bubble forever,I cannot help you…….
Feel free to spout yer gibberish,and ignore disagreements and corrections.
Good morning . We all know that we are being financially strangled due to out geographical positioning and our lack of tv income. If anyone has better ideas than our current strategists then I suggest that rather than bleat about it on here they take them right to the top of the club where I am sure they will be welcomed. Until then I hope John Park and his team keep un earthing footballing pay dirt and we keep going from strength to strength with a win win policy.
I think we are two players short of being very good and if we keep up the hard work then who knows how far we can go. Anyways have a great day and HH. I’m off to Phuket in an hour where I all spread the word according to Neil!!
Good morning CQNers,
Modern media isn’t all its cracked up to be at times.
John Hume is lying 3rd in an on-line poll to find the Cultural Icon for Derry in it’s year as the UK’s city of culture. He languishes in 3rd place with 397 votes while the current leader, a surfing-singer name Harkin? leads with 4808 votes.
I suppose it’s a generational thing where the perspective gets lost.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/john-hume-trails-in-derry-cultural-icon-poll-16257603.html
Neil is looking to add to left mid. What happened to Filip Twardzik? HH.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
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There have been NO corrections.
You believe the attendance figures released by the same bored who won’t tell emdy
how many SB’s they’ve sold this season.
Now, who in their right mind would believe sumdy who can’t see the incosistency with that ?
No offence but…from here on in – I will treat you the same way the bored have treated my pal Hugh Keevins becausethey(the bored) can’t handle the truth.
Only saying but…from here on in – YOUR an irrelevance.
KEV
Your original point was that attendances were sown by 20-30k in WGS’s last season,or have you forgotten?
As I said,you were wrong,yet you simply go-yaboosucks-and have the unremitting gall to suggest I’m an irrelevance?
Good for you,mate-you really know how to sock it to me……..
sown=down,
tut,tut
There are REAL Legends going to try and shift some pounds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppdWrsHJeEE
LUBO, DANNNEEEEEEE, MARCCCCChisio.
Good Night.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3NHGduLY3A
If the Celts ever needed any motivation. Efe isn’t even registered with FIFA yet, it took a year for them to get Victorious Wanyama in the GAME, how GOOD is that. The utter SCUM created a whole new League for the SEVCO.
Needless to say I willnae be buying a Fifa game again. I dinnae mind Tigeras owning up and accepting he is a bad bad sinner.
10C in Dumbarton, time fir Bed, unrepentant as I go. yo ho ho ho
http://www.futhead.com/fifa/players/6838/
These trumpets will be upgrading a lot of Celtic players, Especially Fraser.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
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No – I’ve not forgotten.
The bored canny come clean and announce how many SB’s have been sold and yet….the same bored released the crowd figures for the last half-quarter of WGS’s last season – the SAME bored who released the attendance at the recent – R.County home game as – 48k ?!?!?!
And, you came on here after that game and tried to tell me that – when I was looking at black – it was actually white I was seeing ?!?!?
Only saying like…..
PETEC
Have this before you go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLtFsiOFn-4
KEV
I have not commented on the crowd at that game. I am happy to accept we have problems with motivating and encouraging people to turn up at the moment.
However,Ross County was 2012-13.
Your original point referred to 2008-09,when we were involved in a dogfight for the title.
The crowds were NOT in the region you have repeatedly stated. Get that through yer thiv=ck skull.
Frankly fed-up wi yer lies on the matter,and with being pleasant to a troll.
Go and put some money on the Euromillions,buy DD out,sack PL,WHATEVER.
Bar me from the ground,if you feel like it.
Put up or shut up,stop telling lies.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
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Folk like you and yer ilk would not think twice about telling me how…..
Gerry McNee(Celtic historian)
Hugh Keevins(Celtic historian)
….are the – Big Bad Anti-Celtic Bogey-Men of the media but
if truth be told….you would be hard pushed to find
2 greater Celtic-Mind’s on this planet.
Big Bad Anti-Celtic Media Bogey men pedalled by bored’d of times gone by….
….still believed by Celtic Happy-Clappers of today.
Only saying like…..
Oh, btw….yer still an irrelevance.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
You might be RIGHT?
What if you are wrong. ;)))
I have a new revelation podcast that I’d love to push on this site as it would be amazing for anyone that listens to my jibber jabber. I will refrain despite being drunk and really wanting to post it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn9WWliz_zg (ffs 4 sexualised girls prior to the video kills the sentiment). I think it is time to go back in time.
F**k Microsoft
thiv=ck = thick
Blinkin’ keys…….
PETEC
I didn’t say he was gibberish,just that when I see B GERRISH on a lorry,that is the first thing I think of.
His company are based near me,I see them often.
Red white and blue livery,btw…..
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
07:06 on 6 January, 2013
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No lies being told from this corner.
WGS blew 4 iar at ibrokes in March 2009.
The rest of the season was….well…I’d rather not say on here.
The only lies related to this story came from those who didn’t/couldn’t release
the CORRECT/ACCURATE attendance figures.
Oh, and you did fire a few volleys my way when I came on here and pointed out that
the ground looked – half empty/full.
You retorted by saying that the official attendance was – 48k – released by the same folk who canny tell ye – how many SB’s have been sold this season ?
If the bored can’t come clean about something like that without – banning a journalist who, merely pointed out that – “…attendances at CP will now head southwards as a result of, no Ran#ers in the league ” – why should we believe anything they say ?
Only saying like…
BOBBY
Wisnae talking about our emails, I said I distrusted him after a few views anyway. He, like many, are SCARED off by the threats that are placed on them.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2NlXagj-l8
I’m likely to lose my Job but I will trust Yeshua to get me a job if I do lose this one that I really cannae afford to lose.
Good night my best CQN pal.
KEV
Go on,then.
Show me these comments.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
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Even you must admit – I’m giving you some amount of responses for
an – irrelevance ?
Only saying like…..
PETEC
Chill,mate.
Talk to you later-give me a call when you get up.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
07:20 on 6 January, 2013
KEV
Go on,then.
Show me these comments.
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You know yer being tricky at this hour.
But….if it’s shoot-out at dawn yer want
it’ll be another dawn. Again…that’s not a cop-out.
I’ll try to locate the article….the Monday after the – R.County home game.
Btw…yer still an irrelevance.