Things looked touch and go earlier today but Celtic pulled a late double swoop to sign John Guidetti on loan from Manchester City, and Stefan Scepovic on a four year deal from Sporting Gijon. Guidetti has been a Celtic transfer rumour since his 20 goals in 23 games stint at Feyenoord as a teenager in 2011-12. Now he’s on board, I’m holding out for news of Georgi Kinkladze.
Stefan Scepovic could have played his hand better over the last 24 hours; footballers are seldom accused of over-intellectualising their plans. Late interest from La Liga looked to have dealt Celtic a body-blow, but he’s ours now, and I’m pleased we got someone who was wanted by Spanish scouts.
That’s us finished for the summer window. Welcome to Celtic, John, Stefan.
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so after the break we will have,
Gordon
Lustig Denayor VVD Izzy
Broonie Johanssen
Mubarak Commons Guidetti
Scepovic
subs Zaluska Effe Matthews Kayal MacGreggor Stokes Griffiths
KTF
Paul
Yes? No?
SSN ticker says Guidetti has signed
Looking forward to seeing big Virgil partnering big Stefan up front
Thursday nite CQN 5s still have just over 15 mins to sign new players :-)
Out
Doc-off loaded from squad due to constant injuries plagued his career
Winning Captains-Still Missing In Action
In
Tonev Bjmac (returns but still injured)
Could be you?
HH
CRC
ps Could be moving to Wednesday for the “Europa League” months
Anybody catch the hammers fan shouting a right manky mouthful into the sky camera. Hilarious stuff, the reporter struggling badly to keep a straight face.
SFTB
I am not sure I like that last suggestion.
I would have to change my name to Brogan Rogan Trevino and Ephraim …… and that just doesn’t sound right.
Celtic Champs Elect:
I’m underwhelmed, to be honest mate. Overall I think we’ve screwed up this window to a fare-thee-well, and we’re still weak in the middle of the park, shockingly weak at left back and could have problems at central defence.
I’m still asking why these two strikers, who’ve been available for months, were left until the last kick of the ball. I am angry because they’d have made a difference when it really counted, in the Champions League.
If you think I’m dancing in the streets over this, guess again.
But yes, Giudeti is a great footballer and I am pleased we’ll finally see him in the Hoops. I know nothing about Scepovic, but I was more angry with our dithering over the deal than his swithering earlier and he appears to have paid, financially, for his “mistake” so all good on that front.
We needed strikers. We got strikers. Two out and two in in that area, and we have definitely got the better of the deal. We’ve got cover out wide which we needed and wanted, and that’s all good.
I’m pleased we covered the most important bases, but BIG questions remain unanswered.
setting free the bears
Wasn’t me. I believe robert88 shared it.
I wouldn’t want us to pass up on the chance to sign someone called Hogan Ephraim.
leftclicktic
22:39 on
1 September, 2014
Scepovic
Guidetti ?
Brown
Forrest
Mubarak
Tonev
Lustig
Changes to yesterdays line up, potentially
And pleeeeease let it be true Kris is signing a new deal tomorrow
And also VVD
Carrigan
You missed Bitton and Tonev :)
The best news for me is if Kris and Virgil are still with us and Kris has a long term deal when the window shuts. He is future coach material.
A veritable Flood of new Striking blood….
Dae me, RD too I hope.
On signing Lee Wallace,
Offer them £100k and they will reject it, and they will get a massive positive PR coup.
Offer them £350 k ish and they won’t know whether to **** or get off the pan
An outbreak of cuddling on CQN as the window slams shut.
Mind you don’t get yar wee cuddling fingers trapped now Bhoys.
Peace.
Thank fffffeeee…….goodness for that.
Has been thinking of late that the warm self congratulating glow of the commonwealth games had seemed a distant cold memory.
HH jamesgang
I wonder how NL feels about us signing 2 strikers?
crc
I am still available as the Amido Balde option
Good window at the end – moved on some players who were not up to playing for Celtic and some exciting new guys in
It’s down to Ronny now to get us playing, loans or not he’s been backed in this window.
Got a feeling this could be a really good season playing great attacking football and hammering a few teams along the way HH
Liveinhope csc
15 mins to go till the slam
Mark Hateley says the signing if Scepovic is like a new signing
Guys if we tried to get these plsyers 2 months ago they and their agents/ clubs would have been in a stronger bargaining position…imo
Guidetti confirmed. Stated in Wikipedia he has signed on loan from so must be true.
We’ve enough on our plate without trying to point score with spurious offers to Sevco.
Jude, did Josh play tonight and were sevco playing like the dead club kicking lumps out of us, they pay tribute to?
CRC, that was funny:-)
Just looking at buying a bike now.
At the game tonight. Celtic player gets floored by the goalie ball bounces up Celtic player heads into the mt net. Mib gives us a foul!
I now just need Weefra to come in and tell us he found a left back in the barn while aff oot feeding the chooks.
And Ernie to say ‘yes’ and walk hand in hand with mwd to the ballot box.
TheWaltonsCSC
HH jamesgang
Big Wavy, aye and add Mulgrew and Berget to your list. Young Forrest is welcome if he can get fit.
Celticrollercoaster supporting Shay,our bhoy wonder along the way
Happy to play when required. I will try not to kick Hamiltontim this time!
I wonder how we’ll cope with four strikers fighting for one spot.
Not sure if he’d like it, but I think Stokes could play in Commons’ role. Grithiths might adapt to playing on the wing.
At the close of this window I am still of the opinion that our transfer strategy is correct, it’s just badly executed. If one of the strikers signed on the last hours of the window were signed before the competitive games had begun, and if the wingers the manager highlighted he wanted during the pre season had been signed earlier, we may not have been KO’d from the CL twice.
But, better late than never and with the exception of left back, and being really greedy attacking midfield, we have a strong enough squad of players to give us a fair shot at a treble and qualification from EL group if the coach is up to getting the best out of what he now has at his disposal.
Quantum.
I realise you may be being a tad facetious but , in case not , it said that 2/3 hours ago.
HH.
Radio shortbread just about to phone the legia manager again about our signings …
big wavy
22:34 on 1 September, 2014
We tried for the LB, just could not get there as with Armstrong.
catman:
Drop me a line lennybhoycfc@gmail.com
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Under17s score?
Starting a conspiracy…
Did you know the only spfl club’s deadline day transfers not on the spfl site is…
that’s right…
CELTIC
Before I allow my face to smile, has Sydney Tim got any mates in Sweden or Serbia that could get me worried about the abilities of our two new strikers?
Off to watch Only Connect and see if I can get one question right