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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My own reaction to the Wanyama story was also to blame the agent. It’s how they make their (not inconsiderable) money.
Every bit as much of a blight on the modern game as T.V. money IMO.
I see that the Orcs did their freakishly weird loving cup thingy today. Which prompts the question why was the loving cup not sold to pay the creditors?
Elgin and Annan CSC
Is division 3 so called because there are only 3 teams in it? Annan, Elgin and the SFA works team
palacio67
16:27 on
5 January, 2013
GourockEmeraldBhoy
Some turnout this morning for Jim.
Senn his dad in the Hibs on Wed before the match, totally distraught.
HH
Sorry, had to take the bhoys to vigil mass.
Family overwhelmed at the turnout, quite a few old faces from Fullertons (Mimtec) there.
Hail Hail
Disappointed the TGEF never sold the old jug along with the Arsenal shares!
Perhaps Minty didn’t tell him where it was unlike the shares!
Good to see the MIB are keeping up the old tradition of giving the team playing in blue at Ibrox the advantage of an extra man for an hour or so!
HH
is it cynical to think that Beckham would’ve joined Arry but for their keechness…?
jeeezasss!!!!!!!! its amazing reading the posters on this website, ye spend more time worrying about rangers than discussing our club, CELTIC.
get a grip ffs
this is a celtic forum not a website for keeping tabs on a stupid sectarian club in div 4
rangers are not my favourite team csc
Why have you got their name in your nom de blog then??
So somebody whose username is focussed on the defunct club advises us no to focus on the defunct club!
Think i know what you mean!
Hail Hail!
rangers are not my favourite team csc
19:03 on
5 January, 2013
jeeezasss!!!!!!!! its amazing reading the posters on this website, ye spend more time worrying about rangers than discussing our club, CELTIC.
get a grip ffs
this is a celtic forum not a website for keeping tabs on a stupid sectarian club in div 4
Talking about obsession with sevco, have you ever thought on changing your name?
rangers are not my favourite team csc
SPOT ON
And shouldn’t be the rankers……..
i thought the name sounded witty
obviously not
Think about what they’ve gotten away with as we stand and that’s us keeping tabs on them!
Can you imagine what they’d get away with if we didn’t?
SPF
Rangers not my favourite team
Should that not be The Rangers?
Suspicious or what?
Only saying like!
HHS
PS if you haven’t noticed we are on a two week break – so not so much to talk about re CFC
rangers are not my favourite team csc
What happened to the medieval,self pitying zombies the day then?
Haw haw haw! :¬)
The herald obit for Mr Adam is a disgrace of the lowest gutter- trashing an honest man when hes dead
Not if u are telling everybody off!
Some goal from Van Persie …quality ….feel sorry for WH …
Van Persie rescued Man U with an injury time goal. It was a thing of beauty though. :-)
You never know what to believe these days. Anyway there is a story going around which states that victor Wanyama has been offered to Arsenal. I know this might not be worthy of a reply because its nonsense, but does anyone know if celtic have been on the phone or an agent has been on the phone to London offering this player in return for a suitable transfer fee?
Wasn’t it a shame that Neil Alexander scored an OG today? Bet that was some kind of World Record. I demand to know.
Hail Hail!
Tictaewin,
Both Arsene and Lenny called me today. Unfortunately, both said that they couldn’t be sure that either an agent nor a CEO (oo err missus) hadn’t been punting the big man.
Hope this helps.
Hail Hail!
Rangers are not my favourite team..
Mine neither. But now they’re deid we need to find something to give us a good laugh. How fortunate then that Green and Ticketus have allowed some of their fans, a few of their players, and Fat Sal himself to have a kickabout at Ibrox for a wee while.
It’s priceless, epoch-defining comedy we are watching. If you don’t find it funny or aren’t morbidly fascinated by the whole charade, you’re the only Celtic fan I know who isn’t…
Rangers Creditor Of The Day No.97 Eden Springs, Blantyre Water Coolers £644.64 Total: £2,230,894.72
rangers are not my fav team csc
we know that ,they dont exist,sevco is your fav team now !
HH.
I’m convinced someting is going on in the corridors of power……BDO have been far too quiet
just back from the pub, noted the comments about them above, had a look at the score and just laughed………………
I don’t mind admitting that I loathe bold the old and the new just as much as I love the celts, mum, dad and the kids……and damn proud of it too……if we can’t obsess about the mess they are in it’s a sad day…..I just wish some of my dearly departed friends and family were still here to obsess……..I bet heaven is a happy place this season if my old man got there
Zombie…I am a zombie.
I have no trophies…to call my own.
So zombie…Mister Zombie…
I have nobody…to pay the loan.
So zombie…Mister Zombie…
All those creditors,are never off the fone…
The Rangers: the club formerly known as Sevco.
Promoting the myth that the old Rangers didn’t go into liquidation. (Die.)
I’ll get by with a little help from the MIB’s…
http://t.co/ou90iFDM
Link to Alexander’s own goal (apologies if already posted)
Someone is fishing and a hell of a lot of fishys are biting…
The Obese Paul Le Guen demands to know the name of the man with the initials OG…
How typical of a Hun to speak so badly of Hugh Afams when the poor man is not here to defend himself. Absolutely dispicable.
Can any one tell me the stats for how many games Sevco have played this season and how many of their opponents finished with a full compliment of players?
I take it all back ,the ‘no surrender ‘ mob ,were spot on all the time.
They simply don’t know how to die die die ya huns.
Two new Sevco tops on the market, courtesy of a company called, believe it or not “Tee Papes” :
http://imageshack.us/a/img9/2493/1356717559534.jpg
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