Celtic await ratification of Guidetti’s transfer by the SFA. The player travelled to Glasgow yesterday afternoon and quickly concluded a deal with Celtic, but it took until late in the evening before paperwork arrived from Manchester.
Aware of the delay, Celtic applied to the SFA for an extension. The SFA authorised the extension and subsequently received all relevant paperwork, Celtic believed they were over the line, but I understand we are in new territory with respect to extensions, so the SFA have asked Fifa for guidance.
Paperwork was submitted considerably before Manchester United completed the 2am signing of Radamel Falcao, so there is reason for hope, but it’s not clear in Glasgow what discretion the FA used to register Falcao. The same may or may not be available to the SFA.
There are also time constraints, player lists for Uefa group stage competitions need to be completed by 23:00 tonight, and we can’t add the player until Fifa issue guidance to the SFA.
If Celtic wanted a more complicated transfer than Guidetti they surely found it with our Serbian striker, Stefan Scepovic. Transfers involving influences across multiple countries are often difficult……
One thing Celtic are clear about is the endurance of the player, who had to sit through difficult hours in order to make the deal happen. He kept his nerve as others tried to sell him to Getafe – who were under no Financial Fair Play restrictions.
We’ll do a wrap-up of the window tomorrow.
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Hamiltontim
13:34 on 2 September, 2014
‘Ernie
I’m only seeking clarification. I thought that Celtic, quite rightly, had criticised the player for his initial u turn, there was no mention that he was being led by advisors, agents or slave traders.’
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That criticism might have been part of an ingenious master plan to secure the player signed for us.
We are, after all, one of the best run clubs in Europe.
big wavy
13:34 on
2 September, 2014
cheers cabbageandbacon
Under Teemu Pukki he is unassigned a team but just Finnish.
Hope it’s true ands hope it’s answered soon.
He wants it, City want it, Celtic want it…..papers were completed. You’d think the natural would be to ok it but hey this is UEFA
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I agree with your scepticism on UEFA (although we can hardly complain about their recent treatment of us) but is it not FIFA who will determine this one? See Pauls article above.
HH
kdc:
Amido Balde’s clip real had a penalty miss in it? Lol Good God …
Barmy.
67heaven … i am neil lennon ….the angels are with wee oscar in heaven.. ibrox belongs to the creditors
13:32 on 2 September, 2014
So, we still might get Guidette………now that would be fantastic…!!
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Oh and could you imagine that happening, another striker and VVD still here, lotsa eggy faces in CQN I would imagine, but mind you they are deflecting it well with the flag debate, awe ways good to have a belt on when yer braces break.
thcu…
Of course that might be the reason!
I’m just being a smart arse because my prediction has come to pass :-)
Jungle Jim
13:35 on 2 September, 2014
Yes.
Well done, Stephen Gallacher! The Ryder Cup Captain/Selectors are more sensible than UEFA.
JJ
kdc
Bangura’s video was even worse!
There is some truth in saying you can’t judge a player from watching a youtube video, but if youtube had been around in the late 90’s I don’t think we would have been complaining when an unheard of 33 year old Slovak arrived at Celtic Park!
cheers kdc
I guess as they seem to deferring to UEFA on what to do I naturally looked beyond them
lionroars67
13:38 on
2 September, 2014
quonno
13:33 on
2 September, 2014
Any news on EUFA or SFA taking an interest in Ibrox Better Together banner.
Shhhhhhhhhh thats all good for the yes campaign , let them wave their flegs and banners when people see who is waving their naw banners they are horrified
In my own twisted way, I have taken great pleasure watching Better Together getting its knickers in a twist trying to distance itself from folk like UKIP, BNP and Orange Order.
Its a bit like the good old days in Northern Ireland when Catholics were welcome to vote Unionist but under no circumstances could they become party members.
Id like to see the Guidetti transfer go through but can’t help but feel we used up all of our goodwill with the LG fiasco, even though it was clearly nothing to do with us.
Natknow,
I wouldn’t be too harsh on the squealers.
They will all be on in time to correct the error of their ways :)
Bom dia on a very speedy train from Oporto to Lisboa. My first time in Porto lovely city – nice people and architecture shame about the fitba team obviously!
Hope the bhoy Guidetti signs – we aired the Jorge Cadete song last night. Good times.
How in God’s name can an last minute scramble at the end of a three month transfer window be described as some great recruitment strategy.
http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=g/index,page=14.htmx
guidetti definitely on uefa website as our player
quonno
13:33 on
2 September, 2014
Any news on EUFA or SFA taking an interest in Ibrox Better Together banner.
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As it wasn`t a European game I think it would be up to the SFA to act, but as they`ve been punished enough no action will be taken.
quonno
13:43 on
2 September, 2014
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Back in the day the SNP marched behind the floot bawns…………….Judging by Mr.McKaskill and Mrs. Grahame’s actions and comments, they are not far removed.
ernie,
Thanks. The reason I asked was that William Hill`s odds for No have gone from 1/9 ten days ago to 1/4. I kind of trust the Bookies` detached view/reflection of matters . I was thinking more along the 60/40 lines.
JJ
Quonno, tell it to every other team that completed a move yesterday.
quonno
13:33 on
2 September, 2014
UEFA certainly won’t care about the Bette Together banner at Ibrox, it wasn’t in one of their competitions.
Do the SPFL have a similar rule for their games? If so, I imagine somebody should ask them to make a comment.
Embramike
You got the guidetti/Cadette paperwork all sorted out mhate?!!
HH jamesgang
By the way if Celtic hadn’t completed the Scepovic signing it would have been the first transfer window that not a single scottish team paid a transfer fee.
Pretty sad state of affairs the game is in
Meanwhile, on the border, £800 million spent in EPL alone, god knows what in the Championship
Quonno,
Most clubs were doing business yesterday.
Celtic have brought in about half a dozen players and only one deal was a scramble to get over the line in time.
Hopefully Guidetti gets the green light. Potentially a very exciting front two for the Europa.
BRTH and James Forrest
Here’s the article you are referring to.
http://www.calameo.com/read/000390171b34fc248b189?view=book&page=12
Jungle Jim
13:46 on 2 September, 2014
Well we’ll find out soon enough.
Is there any way of knowing how much actual cash has been spent in the bookies?
I can see it becoming another Darien scheme.
weeminger @ 1.48
Who is this Betty Together of whom you speak?!?!
Hope it’s not one of mwd’s old flames. Now that would be embarrassing!
;-)…..
HH jamesgang
kdc
13:47 on
2 September, 2014
Quonno, tell it to every other team that completed a move yesterday.
I am not concerned with any other team.
I am however concerned with a club that knew for over nine months that it would be involved in EL qualifier and sat on its hands and by doing so blew £15,000,000.
Geordie said:
“Celtic have brought in about half a dozen players and only one deal was a scramble to get over the line in time.”
Naturally, that is the one that catches the attention of many on CQN 0:-). Fairly predictable, unfortunately.
JJ
weeminger
13:48 on
2 September, 2014
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I understand there were some wee fannies with YES banners at CP? Rumours that Green Brigade were going to do a ‘yes’ stunt, no idea if true.
quonno
13:43 on 2 September, 2014
“Its a bit like the good old days in Northern Ireland when Catholics were welcome to vote Unionist but under no circumstances could they become party members”
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Or when Scottish troops ran riot through nationalist areas. No doubt some of those brave boys are now voting yes.
would nt mind another wee bit of white smoke from paradise before i go to work at 2.20 :)))))
winning captains:
Yes indeed! Gladdened the heart that piece did.
Reading that, you knew the game was up over there. Matter of time.
Frank Ryan’s Whiskey
13:52 on
2 September, 2014
quonno
13:43 on 2 September, 2014
“Its a bit like the good old days in Northern Ireland when Catholics were welcome to vote Unionist but under no circumstances could they become party members”
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Or when Scottish troops ran riot through nationalist areas. No doubt some of those brave boys are now voting yes.
British troops. And no doubt many of them will be voting NO.
Surely football clubs and their fans in Scotland will not idly sit by and watch the latest ibrox franchise simply enter administration, clear out the crippling contracts and then continue on as if nothing happened.
This can not continue to be a practice that the football authorities punish only with a points deduction. Bear in mind a fourth place finish is all that is required in the Championship to have a chance of promotion to the big league.
There has to be a more stringent strategy in place to ensure this practice of building up huge expenses against earnings can not continue.
It now appears that the shameless franchise fans are actively seeking admin as a ‘positive’ way of getting out of the mess they are in. There is also one other of their body waiting in the wings for the house of cards to fall so as to pick up the pieces for a relatively reduced price than if there needed to be an investment for a small share. The same individual whose well orchestrated campaign against the current regime has left the precise deficit needed to see them through to the AGM.
Link for anyone who wishes to show support the parents of Aysha King.
https://www.change.org/p/police-reunite-ashya-with-his-parents?
HH
End London rule. YES
ernie
I certainly don`t know how much money it takes to change the odds from 1/9 to 1/4 but I doubt it will be on the scale of that which backed the Darien Scheme 0:-).
JJ
Ellboy – I am Neil Lennon, YNWA.
Deila doesn’t play a front 2. Unless he caves in and chucks his system out the window I think it’s unlikely we will see anything other than 4-2-3-1 under his guidance. Which for me means Stokes could be looking at playing League Cup games and 20 minutes here or there. If he was fitter and faster he could play in McGregor’s position, but he’s not so I think he might be gone in January. Griffiths was never given a fair crack of the whip playing the lone striker role, which is a shame as I think he would’ve done a better job against Maribor.