God love Packie Bonner, spend “£20m to £30m to bring those quality players the fans are desperate for”.
There are two opposing world views: one where people call for unaffordable money [those figures would be]to be spent because fans of a football club are “desperate”, the other where people want football clubs to spend what they can afford.
The latter group remember football’s crash-and-liquidate days – and learned the lessons. The former also remember the crash-and-liquidate days, but they are impervious to lessons.
We can debate what the size of an affordable spend is, but a couple of parameters have to be observed:
If it increases the cost base to such an extent that a reversal on the field would plunge the club into financial disarray, it’s unaffordable.
Players need to be appropriate for the environment – with neighbouring clubs earning £100m each season from TV deals, only players of a certain profile will play for a club with a considerably smaller wage bill (and turnover).
We live in a time when Scots Steven Naismith went for £8.5m (1 goal in 9 starts) and Ross McCormack went for £11m. These are common values for this calibre of player. We all want Celtic to improve, but that will not be achieved by spending unsuitable or unaffordable money. Packie, think back to Valentine’s Day 2012 and add a dose of perspective.
Get better at scouting, get fitter, improve the coaching – and spend everything you can afford, not any more. That’s the model for Celtic.
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Peter has them staying in a doss house to save money. HH
Henderson 1 1
Probably just a bed for the night, you’ll have had your tea
1-1 hibees.
Just reading up on Leigh today had no idea he was only 25, If he can keep the head he will be a legend. Done very well this year in at times has been a one man team.
To think we were debating on here if he was a good signing or not due to his off field antics. He has won us this title be in no doubt of that Bhoys, Look forward to seeing him with some assistance next season.
Magic!
KLV
A five star hostel in Edinburgh,
You’ll have had your three course meal
BRENDAN RODGERS (59%, 483 Votes)
DAVID MOYES (29%, 239 Votes)
ROY KEANE (12%, 101 Votes)
Total Voters: 823
Mon the Hibeesss.
Well in Liam.
KLV
LG lives in Edinburgh
Just saw the vote there,
Why the confidence in Rodgers? Just asking like.
KLV
A late pass for LG
Watching the Man U game, Rooney playing in midfield and going for the Steve Gerrard Hollywood pass far too often. The likes of Pirlo and Xavi must watch these guys and wonder.
!!BADA BING!!
Deserves it mate,
KLV
But LG stumbled and the pass went out for a bye.
Wee henderson makes a miraculous recovery :D
HH
None of those three inspire me too much – probably take Rodgers if pushed.
Interesting though how fans see things. The Man Utd fans were delighted at LVG’s appointment. The Leicester supporters were seriously underwhelmed at Ranieri….
Reading back and there’s some belters tonight.
2 – 1 Hibs
2-1 Hibs
2-1 Hibs
Excellent.
COYBIG ;)
KLV
People praising Paul 67 article and then calling Packy a soup taker. The irony eh
Cheers Bourne, I don’t like seeing one of our own in distress.
THETIMREAPER on 10TH MAY 2016 9:06 PM
Watching the Man U game, Rooney playing in midfield and going for the Steve Gerrard Hollywood pass far too often. The likes of Pirlo and Xavi must watch these guys and wonder.
Aye but could Xavi and Pirlo hack it at Hull on a December night…? :)
Burnley78. That’s right you think Celtic are a well run club don’t you?
Hilarious.
It’s like the Renfrew Ferry tram at times on here.
United we stand,,,, HH
Do away goals count double in the event of a draw in the Hibs-Falkirk game?
Tricoloured,
No.
HH
NEGANON2 on 10TH MAY 2016 9:12 PM
Burnley78. That’s right you think Celtic are a well run club don’t you?
Hilarious.
The club is solvent.Thats our biggest success in these times
Thanks Geordie.
Muir doesn’t see handball shocker.
Stonewall hand ball!!!
Did anybody tape Crossroads??
You’ll no believe this but Muir missed another clear handball in the box
Watching the Hammers v Man U game. Cross comes in,takes a deflection,goes out, comes back in and goes over the keeper into the net. Was it Chris Morris who had a similar cross against Oldco incorrectly ruled out?
Starry
Naw.
Hilarious Scottish refereeing. Seems in Scotland you can ,I’ve the ball around with your hands if you are playing a team wearing green.
Sutton giving it to Muir big time, oooft.