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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Bt
Tell mrs bt that the coconut one is a good base for a healthy chicken curry
Best og ever … Bet faither appreciates it to
Summa
Busy wee sunday for me… Didnt see your post.. been at church.. Shops… Breakfast… Washing… Tidy house and wash car… And its just lunch time
Hows the oz weather … Still scorchio
STEINREIGNSSUPREME
No problem,bud. Just let me know,I’ll be on the train to my favourite place for a dayoot..
robinbhoy
13:07 on
6 January, 2013
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Thanks for the info. I was hopeful though that parts of the asbestos dome roof was a tumbling down.
V
Corkcelt ! Thank you a lovely start to my afternoon one of my favourite ballads. Am off now to get langers a spring in my step singing the Banks from my Rebel heart …. Corcaigh Abu !
Summa
Just sent you a fb pm regards juve tickets
Summaofgetyerfingerootandansweryermessages.csc
summa of sammi….
13:25 on 6 January, 2013
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Thought you’d be in your bed by now amigo.
Thanks for the pressy, I’ll make great use of it.
HH
quonno
13:13 on 6 January, 2013
What are you drinking …?
Vmhan,
I noticed This from starryhope last night.
Vmhan
He sent you a present eh :(
Winterofdiscontent.csc
Keevins article is welcome but its also testament to the mob mentality at the midden in that Hugh has had to use an example of somebody at the midden (Alistair Johnson) to use as a shield for his article,I could give Hugh pelters for talking about Johnson’s remarks about Murray’s last days instead of getting ripped right in about the original obituary but I wont because I suppose Keevins is thinling about his safety,hes no’ daft.
Off down the beach with the woofer, which reminds me……
jinky, two folk have drowned in the last couple of months in the sea close to where you went in a few years back, dangerous doesn’t cover it.
jinky :-)
Fred C, loving it, thanks.
Off ski………
Lionroars67
I was in Caltonbooks just before Christmas, a fantastic shop, i would recommend a visit to anyone, i bought a book about John McLean, written by his daughter,
Also there are lots of Celtic
Craig Burley reckons Aaron Ramsey hasn’t always been the “flavour of the Arsenal fans’ eyes”.
Fat fingers me,=
Also there are lots of Celtic bits and bobs
Vmhan
The difference between the poor souls that persished is i wasnt bothered what happened to me.
Never any justice in this world amigo
When its your time its yer time .. And (miami) vice versa
Someone mentioned yesterday that part of the concourse roof at ipox crumbled yesterday ….. Haven’t seen anything in the LL about it……..anyone know anything about this ….?
A nice wee thread on zm slagging off keevins and hugh adams ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfNohc4TyuY&feature=em-subs_digest
Stuart McCall your a zombie
Wee Vid ended with a chant best explained by watching http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01pvb9q/hd/The_Many_Faces_of…_Series_2_Stanley_Baxter/
new article posted.
SUNNI CAMLACHIE
14:00 on
6 January, 2013
It is unique and has a Celtic soul, hope it does well
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Aye OK Ye All speak to Me Now..:-)
Might need to Start Talking in the Third Person.. :-)))))
Summa
rm piece mentioned by The Bhoy Jinkie……..explitives amended …… The language on rm is atrocious….hurtin billies
This little stirring f*** pig rodent loving turd piece Keevins trying to give an ill mans last statement probably coerced some credibility .Wonder why spew Keevins feels the need to defend him because he said we had duel contracts??? looks like it very much to me .Apparently Hugh says Adam deserves this and that .What a little reptile this Shugster is .We all know his game .Oh yeah Adam was right in everything he said and done,so if he says we had duel contracts it must be true then eh ??and we should have titles stripped ??.Why Ally and Walter are friendly with this backstabbing weasel astounds me
Compare:
1505:
YELLOW CARD
Kyle Bartley lamps Jack Wilshere on the edge of the box. It’s a wild lunge, a booking, and a free-kick in a dangerous area.
1504:
GET INVOLVED
Sam Walker in Merseyside on text via 81111: “Michu may be Swansea’s key bargain buy, but an honourable mention surely goes out to Ki. Holds the midfield together wonderfully.”
Vmhan
Believe Paul has been in touch to convey my thanks. Most grateful. Will write later.