We seem to have a lot of forwards. Stokes, Pukki, Balde, new recruit Fridjonsson, and on-loan, Atajic and Watt, while Georgios may yet stay beyond the summer. That’s six under contract for the Champions League qualifiers, not counting Sweden’s ‘next Henrik Larsson’, who is likely to move on soon.
Quantity is one thing but cost is just as important, only Samaras and Pukki are likely to be on wages competitive with some of the richer leagues in Europe, so the actual spend on forwards is likely to be considerably less than on defence or midfield. The manager is likely to be operating within budget for this area of the team.
What we’re missing is an on-form striker who is capable of embarrassing St Johnstone and Inverness’s finest with their goals-to-games ratio, not to mention our own free-wheeling creative-mid. Gone are the days Celtic strikers stats are dismissed as a mere by-product of the sheer volume of chances they are presented with. Without a class act up front, the squad is unbalanced.
There was a note of disappointment in Neil Lennon’s voice when he spoke of missing a potential signing last week. I’m almost certain we’ll sign a striker this week but if he’s more of a hunch than a certified target we’re wasting our money. Hunch signings are fine but you can only give space to so many in any one season. We’ve made our low-cost gambles up front, and there is never a time for a high-cost uncertified gamble.
Celtic have a bit of money burning a hole in their pocket earning 15% interest from the Co-op Bank at the moment. The desire to spend it, from chief exec, to manager, to scouts and all other influencers will be practically unstoppable, which is why I’m so sure we’ll sign someone. Time will tell if we experience buyers regret.
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Time even……
31003
Ill give you that one! should have seen it comming.
lilys
We sign LG knock Aberdeen out the Scottish cup, draw the darkside in the next round and LG bangs one in the first minute who will be standing there saying ‘ am no celebrating he’s a racist ‘ ?
hun skelper
I recall watching the huns tearing up their season books when they signed judas, I knew one of them, he was back a week or so later getting his season book renewed when he was banging in the goals for them.
HH
LG smokescreen ?
sleepy well
Worst Actor?
Step forward Mr Tom Cruise who has ruined several potentially excellent film.
Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox
I see Neil Lennon has told Bangura he is free to go.
I wonder which EPL clubs will be fighting each other for his signature. After all, the ink wasn’t dry on his Celtic contract when the wee man announced that Celtic was just a stepping stone to a move to the best league in the world.
Should be an interesting few days ahead.
the exiled tim-free the dam 5
22:16 on 27 January, 2014
At the end of the day mate that’s all he’s there for, to score the goals and when he’s doing it week in week out we won’t care about anything else HH
Today’s Top Tip
Can’t afford a beanie hat for CQTEN?
Bend a wire coat hanger into your nom de plume……place over a lit gas ring for 5 minutes….place against forehead for 1 minute and voila………nurse…NURSE…
should NL be “upping” Lee Griff when we are currently bidding/in negotiations?
All this Griffiths talk is, I hope, pure bullshit. Why are we in the market for dodgy guys like this when we have not given others (Balde and Pukki) a run in the team? They have both shown promise but hardly get game time, so I am certainly questioning where we go from here.
jimbo67
And all the afore mentioned actors are American>}
HH
Benefits Street…..TV at its best…….
stebhoy
22:20 on 27 January, 2014
Celtic will already know the price for him so Lenny talking him up won’t change it HH
White Dee?……now there’s my kind of woman….
31003
22:21 on 27 January, 2014
Unbelievable tv, this country is in the gutter
hun skelper
If he does sign, I would imagine he will be told in no uncertain terms that he will need to screw the nut, otherwise !!!
At the end of the day we all want what is best for Celtic, and a goalscorer who does the biz will do for me.
He who casts the first stone CSC
HH
Tommy joad
Hope this link is of interest to you. I was at that game where both he and Willie scored. It was at the time of Thatcher doing her evil work, and I went straight to that game from an anti Thatcher rally in Glasgow.
Anyhow, I digress. This link is from the excellent Celtic underground. Another vg bhoy in the picture article.
http://celticunderground.net/the-bhoy-in-the-picture-paul-mcstay/
White Dee, dearie me, she has the melons
the exiled tim-free the dam 5
22:24 on 27 January, 2014
Totally agree mate and he knows this is his chance in the big time, plays well for us and he’ll be a regular in the national team HH
TET
So they are! All right to break with tradition – Jude Law . Saw him in the remake of Alfie and he and it stank. But not as bad as TC
Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox
Worst actor : the guy that plays Charlie fae casualty…….he makes Nicolas cage look like Lawrence Olivier.
the exiled tim-free the dam 5
22:26 on 27 January, 2014
But no bra :-( HH
Leigh griffiths will do for me . But he will need to wise up , which he will . I pity the lad , he is getting pelters already and the laptop loyal haven’t started on him yet . But this lad will score goals for us , so it’s a yes from me .
There’s plenty of good in the worst of us,
There’s plenty of bad in the best of us,
It ill behoves all of us,
To talk about the rest of us.
Apologies to R.Burns.
If Leigh Griffiths signs,a vasectomy should be part of any medical.We would be doing him a favour.
!!Bada Bing!!
22:06 on
27 January, 2014
natknow-fancy Wolf of Wall St to pass the lime on a long flight soon.HH
Entertaining enough way to kill 3 hrs in the air.
twists n turns – terrific piece, thanks for posting.
TJ
jimbo67
Agree he is rank, never saw the film you talk of, and don’t have a clue who TC is >}
HH
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Pedro
Awe come on, Charlie is an institution, shirly that must excuse him >}
HH
Over the last few days on the blog, one of our esteemed posters has been teasing us with non to subtle hints thar news will soon be breaking that will delight the Celtic support.
Tonight another esteemed poster has also hinted that big news is in the offing.
These two posters have remaine tight lipped, or at least the keyboard equivalent of tight lipped, about the nature of this news.
One poster, winning captains, tells us that Paul67 has been dropping hints in his lead articles about the nature of this news.
What might the nature of this news be?
Using powers of deduction I would like to put forward a theory.
For at least the past year, Paul67,has been making the argument that Celtic playing their football outwith Scotland would not only be good for Celtic but for Scottish football as a whole.
Celtic are as big as we are likely to get whilst playing our league football in Scotland.
There has been a slight change in tone in Paul67 lead articles over the past week or so.
For instence, when responding to Chris Suttons newspaper column, that Neil Lennon should leave Celtic and go down to England to manage, Paul suggessted that Neil could soon be managing HIS team in England.
Does Paul67 have the ear of Peter Lawel, and is being fed news on Celtics efforts to find an escape route?
But what of winning captains and neil canalmar, who have been hinting at good news?
I can remember, a few days before the agm, Canalmar making a series of excited posts, in the late evening, giving the heads up that incredible news was about to break.From memory he posted twice in close succession about this news and gave the impression that the news was imminent.
Sadly nothing happened that night, I wondered at the time if the poster who responded to his posts by asking Canalmar to phone him, had perhaps told Canalmar to keep quiet, ( I know that sounds paranoid).
The day or so before the agm, Canalmar again posted hinting at news that would change Celtics relationship with the sfa.
I was thinking at the time that Canalmars,and others, resolution had set the cat amounst the pigeons so to speak and that Celtic, through the actions of a small group of shareholders, were finally going to expose the corruption at the heart of Scottish football.
Of course we now know that, following a meeting between Celtic and the resolutioners, the resolution was deferred.
Now here is my theory, Celtic are at an advanced stage in negotiating our way out of Scottish football.
The resolutioners have been told this and accepted the deferral of their resolution in order that negotiations were not put at risk.
I may be spouting complete mince and wishful thinking, after all what is the mechanism for Celtic to move leagues?
How many bodies would have to agree to it?
One thing I’m sure of, Paul67 knows something but for the moment, other than hints, he is not telling us.
HH
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,
Tommy Joad
Re the game in which McStay brothers both scored. It was on 2nd April 1984. I have match report, including teams, attendance, scorers etc if you want any further information.
thebhoyfromoz
22:34 on
27 January, 2014
Over the last few days on the blog, one of our esteemed posters has been teasing us with non to subtle hints thar news will soon be breaking that will delight the Celtic support.
Tonight another esteemed poster has also hinted that big news is in the offing.
These two posters have remaine tight lipped, or at least the keyboard equivalent of tight lipped, about the nature of this news.
One poster, winning captains, tells us that Paul67 has been dropping hints in his lead articles about the nature of this news.
What might the nature of this news be?
Using powers of deduction I would like to put forward a theory.
For at least the past year, Paul67,has been making the argument that Celtic playing their football outwith Scotland would not only be good for Celtic but for Scottish football as a whole.
Celtic are as big as we are likely to get whilst playing our league football in Scotland.
There has been a slight change in tone in Paul67 lead articles over the past week or so.
For instence, when responding to Chris Suttons newspaper column, that Neil Lennon should leave Celtic and go down to England to manage, Paul suggessted that Neil could soon be managing HIS team in England.
Does Paul67 have the ear of Peter Lawel, and is being fed news on Celtics efforts to find an escape route?
But what of winning captains and neil canalmar, who have been hinting at good news?
I can remember, a few days before the agm, Canalmar making a series of excited posts, in the late evening, giving the heads up that incredible news was about to break.From memory he posted twice in close succession about this news and gave the impression that the news was imminent.
Sadly nothing happened that night, I wondered at the time if the poster who responded to his posts by asking Canalmar to phone him, had perhaps told Canalmar to keep quiet, ( I know that sounds paranoid).
The day or so before the agm, Canalmar again posted hinting at news that would change Celtics relationship with the sfa.
I was thinking at the time that Canalmars,and others, resolution had set the cat amounst the pigeons so to speak and that Celtic, through the actions of a small group of shareholders, were finally going to expose the corruption at the heart of Scottish football.
Of course we now know that, following a meeting between Celtic and the resolutioners, the resolution was deferred.
Now here is my theory, Celtic are at an advanced stage in negotiating our way out of Scottish football.
The resolutioners have been told this and accepted the deferral of their resolution in order that negotiations were not put at risk.
I may be spouting complete mince and wishful thinking, after all what is the mechanism for Celtic to move leagues?
How many bodies would have to agree to it?
One thing I’m sure of, Paul67 knows something but for the moment, other than hints, he is not telling us.
———————————————–
Maybe they all knew about the Leigh Griffiths signing? ;-)))
hun skelper
I couldn’t give a flying fig for the national team, if he signs I just want him to score a barrowload for us.
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ttt
And you have just reminded me that I need to get back to you, see this getting old, it’s quite amazing, I watched something last week on the TV, saw it about 6 months ago and couldn’t remember a thing, aye getting old has it’s benefits, value for money so it is >}
HH
TET
TC in this instance was Tom Cruise. Not Top Cat , Tommy Callaghan, Tommy Coyne or Terry Cassidy.
Aside from The Spy Who Came In From The Cold and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf that Richard Burton was a real ham. But because of the Ujpest game in 72 he is forgiven. As is his then wife. Elizabeth something or other.
Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox
TET
aye ok….but he is bad.
American hustle is worth seeing, if acting performances is what you want, the five main players in this are exceptional and a cameo from sir Bob just puts the icing on the cake….however the storyline could be stronger, but totally outweighed by the acting.
LG, a decent enough striker to sign imo. Still feel Pukki and especially Balde should be given more game time. Still can’t understand why subs are not used when we go two in front.
Maybe we’re saving our pennies to see who stars in the World Cup :-)
Just watched the Arbroath penalty incident in the Iplayer. Nobody seriously claimed for a penalty I reckon would not have been awarded to the home team in 41 other Scottish venues. An utter joke of an award.
Incidentally a hell of a lot of empty seats for an 83% full venue
Barry Cook, hang your head in shame as you walk through your lodge door
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Another way to look at it is – if the window closes and Leigh Griffiths isn’t a Celtic player, how will you feel?
I remain a defiant Tony Watt supporter and hope he returns to the fold.
But I must admit, we’re low on balding bampots in the team, thin on the ground…
U