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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Well done Keevins- words I thought I’d never say-for a fine piece on Hugh Adams in total contrast to the FF’esque bile in the Herald yesterday.
Off out for a meal to celebrate my first born’s 18th, feeling old…
Hail Hail
tommytwiststommyturns
12:46 on
6 January, 2013
lionroars – cheers for that, really enjoyed seeing those highlights again. Was there not a penalty claim for Sami as well ?! I was a wee bit puggled that evening!
T4 never tire of watching those highlights, what a night fantastic, a true Celtic night, a kaleidoscope of song colour emotion and joy
Celts whats the story re the sevco 2012 roof?
V
Just come from Mass in Franciscan Friary Clonmel. Close by the river where during the Famine the barges were loaded with grain and drawn to the ports guarded by a detachment of 70 military. An army keeping food from starving citizens. There was also a tunnel discovered some years ago from this Church to an area in Clonmel which was outside the town walls to enable priests to escape and avoid summary execution during the penal times. Stood and gazed at the old ruined Mills from where the grain was loaded, walked to the town walls which were valiantly defended against Cromwell and felt a ballad coming on. Not about the Clonmel area but about a town I love and know well in West Cork, which is a long way of introducing my next post.
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Check out Calton books, certainly not for the Kojo/Philvis end of CQN spectrum
Ye cannae speak ill of the dead: that statement is deeper than you’d think on first reading.
But what’s the rule on the undead, the zombie? There to be slagged until their heids (what’s left of them) are nippin’. Nippin’ hard, unto much wailing, gnashing of gums, and serious self-flagellation.
Oh! the joy of watching a third-rate outfit in the 4th. division strutting about like they were Juventus or somesuch. A lard addicted pompous little bigoted git masquerading as a fitba’ mgr. trumpeting pronouncements like a facsimilie of a well-skelped Fergie.
And the mibbery having to be applied to ensure they progress is laughable…..the red card quotient and the rate of oppositional sendings off…..well, there are statistics, and then there is just plain embarrassment.
But then, the undead don’t do shame…they are what they are.
And refereeing in Scotland is a contradiction all of its own making.
As per previous post Ballad of the week from Corkcelt,
“Let the People Sing”
O, Father dear, I ofttimes heard you talk of Erin’s Isle
Her valleys green, her lofty scene, her mountains rude and wild
You said it was a pleasant place wherein a prince might dwell
Why have you then forsaken her, the reason to me tell?
My son, I loved our native land with energy and pride
Until a blight fell on the land and sheep and cattle died
The rents and taxes were to pay, I could not them redeem
And that’s the cruel reason why I left Old Skibbereen
It’s well I do remember on a bleak November’s day
The landlord and his agent came to drive us all away
He set my house on fire with his demon yellow spleen
And that’s another reason why I left Old Skibbereen
Your mother, too, God rest her soul, lay on the snowy ground
She fainted in her anguish of the desolation round
She never rose, but went her way from life to death’s long dream
And found a quiet grave, my boy, in lovely Skibbereen
It’s well I do remember the year of forty-eight
When we arose with Erin’s boys to fight against our fate
I was hunted through the mountains as a traitor to the Queen
And that’s another reason that I left Old Skibbereen
Oh father dear, the day will come when vengeance loud will call
And we’ll arise with Erin’s boys and rally one and all
I’ll be tbe man to lead the van, beneath our flag of green
And loud and high we’ll raise the cry, “Revenge for Skibbereen!”
Although yesterday’s result against Elgin means that THEY cannot better Gretna’s record points total, it is worth noting that we have blown an excellent chance to achieve a record points total for the SPL.
lionroars6712:54 on6 January, 2013
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Looks like my kind of place. Next time I’m in Glasgow I shall be paying a visit.
HH!
Vmhan
Charles Green’s latest money making idea involves selling the top of the club’s training ground as a flightpath billboard as it can be seen when flying in and out of Glasgow airport apparently.
Never seen it masel and I fly nearly every week out of Glasgow.
Maybe we could chip in and put a Celtic logo on it!
RobinBhoy
miki67
12:54 on
6 January, 2013
As I posted yesterday. Obituary was only what is to expected from one of THEM.
According to Herald this morning, it is looking more and more likely that THEY will be back sooner than some expected.
Wonder if we will here much about ‘integrity of our competition’ from PL.
quonno,
We need to have something new to achieve next year, so maybe its just as well that we don’t break any points records this year.
corkcelt
Mrs Burgas (from Blackrock) says Very well done -))))
quonno
12, 12, 18 leagues still mean the Huns in division 3 next year not division 2 so no benefit to them.
RobinBhoy
RhobinBhoy
Nearly choked on my toast there . That is such a great idea and if they decline our sale can we sue LOL
HH
!!Bada Bing!!
11:26 on
6 January, 2013
glasgow west end
T4
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I really do hope irregular betting patterns are being looked into. That fumbled goal…..well, it’s being generous to call it fumbled. The plantpot threw it intae his goal. That much is obvious.
HH!
Breaking record again next year would have done me fine.
Problem is that not too many want to take on board that CL results are the exception in an otherwise mediocre season.
Number of domestic ‘blips’ suggest that we are vulnerable to any opposition in cup competitions.
Burgas, I take it that is Blackrock in Cork, I have a sister in law living there and my own sister lives just next door in Ballinlough. Her son who by the way is a huge Celtic Supporter played hurling with the Blackrock Club.
quonno
Unlike some arrogant loud-mouths from some newly-formed minor other club, I don’t recall the Celtic support proclaiming at any time that they were going to.
If, for ANY reason, MoneyLaunderers F.C. are fast tracked back into the spl, apart from the standard mibbery being applied weekly about which nothing can be done apparently, I would expect rioting to take place.
In fact, I’d riot on my own. My tv would not be safe. What’s left of my sanity would be trashed. My demented brain would probably explode.
I’d take up basketball….I’d be a basket-case.
quonno. The season is like life, you can take the half full or half empty attitude to everything. Personally I look on the bright side of life always. Whats not to like about things, Proud & Happy to be a Tim. Bringing Mrs. corkcelt out for a bit of lunch, after all its Womens Christmas today, so will check in later. Bye for a bit.
sixtaeseven
Cheers for that,maybe Queens Park still think hammer n tong fitba will beat sevco ;)
corkcelt, that would be the Rockies.
12-12-18 will have the zombies in the SPL2 league of 12. No matter what is being said by the muppets who are in charge of our game (and lets face it after the events of the summer who will believe a word they say anyway), the 12-12 will comprise the current SPL, Division 1, the Division 2 champions and rather than the Division 2 runners up automatically getting the 24th slot they will be forced to play off against the champions of Division 3. Sporting integrity, rewarding success in bottom division, no fair on the wee teams of Division 3 will be trotted out by a compliant MSM as the reason for this happening. But all supporters will know the real reason!
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The Only 3 People I Speak to On here Have Not even Said Hello.
:(
Summa
Ps.. btw it’s No Kev Jungle.. SydneyTim.. And Izzy..
Whit dae Yae Mean it the Same Personality..;((((
She was born in Knochraha so ive just been informed …………………..AGAIN -))))
Summa
Hello :))
Weefra HH
kayal33 The game’s a bogey if that happens, and Lawwell better be crystal clear on this.
Quonno, the fact that we cannot achieve an SPL record points total is perhaps more evidence that this is an excellent SPL season.
Summa of Sammi…
Good afternoon.
miki67
13:04 on
6 January, 2013
Certainly worth a look around the books, t-shirts, flags and Celtic memorabilia enjoy mate
googybhoy @ 12:17
That anonymous one was from me for your tourist advice yesterday.
Baffled by the technology, I’m afraid, which, giving my line of work, is a bit worrying.
Afternoon,all (hello,SUMMA OF SAMMI)
Interesting comment from Kelvin Wilson,which echoes the sentiments in PAUL67’s leader-
““You can ask any footballer, if you are happy off the pitch you will play your best football on the pitch.
“Everything is going okay, not just football things but personal things. I am settled now, my family is settled and it’s a perfect balance. That’s what is getting the best out of me on the pitch at the moment.”
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Settling in to a new area is never easy,I’ve seen plenty of Scots try it and leave. Perhaps we unserestimate the lure of our own midden…….
SoS
I only speak to 001 bhoy on here… o))
kilgore trout
13:33 on
6 January, 2013
googybhoy @ 12:17
That anonymous one was from me for your tourist advice yesterday.
Baffled by the technology, I’m afraid, which, giving my line of work, is a bit worrying.
Cheers for that mate much appreciated.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS 13:33 on 6 January, 2013
The baby wins it.
But away goals count double. So we’ll sort another time if that’s okay with you.
Hail Hail
Quite ironic that Swansea chose to play zombienation before kick-off.
Lets all laugh at Kyle Bartley!
Hahahahahahahaha!