You and I have been doing this long enough to remember this place in meltdown at the prospect of Celtic signing a player from another SPL club. Domestically sourced talent was regarded as unimaginative, cheap, even. Contrast this with the utter joy when we signed Koki Mizuno, who was full-on exotic, but built for finer things then competitive football.
At 29, Aberdeen’s Irish international midfielder, Jonny Hayes is certainly unimaginative, and may be comparatively cheap, but he’s also a low-risk option for Celtic, who will know what they could get (and what they will not get) from the player.
With Patrick Roberts due to report to Manchester City on his return from holiday, Celtic are short of options for right-mid, with the first Champions League qualifier only five weeks away. The manager will view this gap in his squad as an unnecessary risk to next season’s objectives.
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Fairhillbhoy, a big shout out to your dad, to get the cliche in, the bhoy done god.
Jimmynotpaul, Tony would probably not be to impressed with losing the semi to the Springburn maroon balloons.
I tend to bump into him in the Kingsgate Retail Park in East Kilbride so hopefully I will see him soon.
One of the last times I met him, he told that our games he gets to he pays more attention to tactics and team formations rather than enjoying the game( he still wants us to win of course) to give him ideas for the future .
The Huddle
Vodka slush, when I requested that the Turkish barman nearly died, by the end of the 2 weeks it was a great seller
HAMILTONTIM on 2ND JUNE 2017 10:38 PM
You’ll no’ be waiting up then!
KTF
Judith just did a flame red early July sunset.
Highlight of today.
Is it Johnny or Martin Hayes we are meant to be signing?
FIELDOFDRAMS
I’ve raised your concern with the management
Stivs
Great to finally put a face to the name
CQN badges safely placed in my dads case
You just left as BRHT called, told him about your meeting on Saturday
Blantyretim, thanks
The Dorrans stuff is classic Level 5 lies, they want him out and will pay part of his wages for rest of contract, a million ….ffs you have to laff- we haggled and got our man…
SS – jealous….
HAMILTONTIM
Yes, it always is and the further away you are from Celtic park
you try to celebrate these kind of nights more, was down at our
young bhoys new football centre which was due to be officially
opened last night but it’s been delayed by the weather, our
seniors were playing a team from another part of Melbourne
and between our lot and their travelling support i’ve never seen
so many Celtic supporters in the one place outside Celtic park lol.
Skippy’s dad and his dad and his bhoy was with us and told us a
few interesting tales, so i’m now raring to go.
H.H Mick
BT.
Same.
In a bloody stupid way, you saying , you didn’t meet dunky , kinda hit a nerve. I forgot you know him.
Brilliant pic of Vinny.
BTW. Your younger looking than me’ and I am only 67.
Mini and. Her friend climbing Ben Nevis with St John Ogilvie High School tomorrow so she has 2 of her friends staying over as Mrs BT taking them to school tomorrow at 5.45 am
Climb for St Andrews hospice , I’m not looking for sponsorship just thoughts for them as they take on the challenge
I’ll just open another bottle of vino tinto
Stivs
I moisturise in beer
Saint Stivs
BT told me that this Dunky watched the Hearts game wi your Dunky in Jinky’s Albufeira last week. Small world.
Missing posting on the home PC advert infested platform.
Tablets are shit-
please forgive me its my fortieth wedding anniversary and iam oot the game as my dear old dad yous to say its its celtic v leeds united my dads hillman minx is full but the driver because my dad didnt drink and drive when it suited him anyway our next door neighbour brian kinsella agreed to drive only he didnt have a ticket so i had to give him mine i remember trying to find a parking space near hampden eventually we saw this space but it was so tight you couldnt drive into it so we all got out and just pushed the car into the space i had to stand outside and listen to the game on the radio at half time they opened the gates and i ran up the terracing wow icouldnt believe the size of that crowd memories you never forget hail hail
BT
Good luck and big well done to M and friends.
Hope they have warm clothing. It won’t be like Lisbon weather up auld Ben Nevis. :)
Melbourne Mick
As one of our own is keen to say…keep it lit! Hail Hail
Big packy.
Do you know any handsome huns ?
DD
She has her gear ready and my green n gold( orange when oldtim buys it) adidas waterproof
BT
A wee prayer mate. I’ll be phoning OT re the 7th July.
DD
A lovely text thank you G.
BT
Good lass, great cause Saint Andrew’s.
saint stivs no hail hail
HT
I’ll send u his address if you want.
HT
My heart sunk a bit tonight when I opened the envelope and saw the date. The only Friday date I have this year too. :)
24th a definite though mate.
HH
BT
I’m going to try to drop it off personally thanks S but will give him a bell first.
DD
These things happen mate you’ll have a ball and I’ll see you on the 24th.
With all this Hayes talk i thought i would watch the Scottish Cup Final again to see what all the fuss is about. If any of you still have the match recorded can i suggest you watch the first half again and put Hayes on ‘player cam’. Seriously, he causes us a lot of problems as you will see, getting into dangerous areas and putting balls into the box, getting in behind full backs and pressing the game extremely well. He is very quick. There are a few instances where he does good work defensively too. Almost all of Aberdeen’s good work goes through him. His goal is very well taken.
In the second half he drifts out of it, which would coincide with his team doing likewise. The one big moment is when he dispossess McGregor. The work rate in the first instance is great, as for the slide rule pass i think he could have taken a bit off it but you can see he is trying to thread it through a gap and doesn’t want Brown to get it. Hayes and McLean are probably equally at fault.
Overall i was pleasantly surprised with his performance.
Saint Stivs
There is no such thing.
I gave you as evidence Newt Scamander’s, authoritive work, “Fantastic Beasts and where to find them” and even he cannot give credence to the existence of this mythical creature.
Season Tickets
Wasn’t sure if my young boys were ready for weekly, but more importantly, night games. Had taken them to the odd league game or cup game here and there but they said they were ready for every 2nd week plus late nights mid-week.
4 1/2 hours queuing today and got us all tickets. The look on their faces was a bloody picture !
Friday night story, had a few and getting sentimental. My father is getting frail but he had tears thinking his grandsons will follow in his steps.
Love beats hate. Keep it lit
Taranis
I still remember my wee girls face as we got to Celtic Park for her first game.
Of course her Aunty Trisha and Aunty Dena had been involved in her Celtic education.
Taranis
Magic. Our future is your bhoys
HH
Taranis
When mini started going I took her and her game bhoy in case she got bored, ten years later she is in the standing section.
It’s fantastic knowing we are passing on our love and passion for our club as our forefathers did before us.
Faith Of Our Father Living Still
DELANEYSDUNKY
Did i tell you that Girvan won the league mhate ? The Bankies were runners up ! Hope your ring of fire has gone out btw !
PR67
Aye mate, great end to the season for the Bankies. Was no fun in 33 degree heat wi a stomach bug. All good now. A few Guinness in my local and all back to normal. :)
Paddy Roberts will be watching how his old team fare in the CL qualifiers……
Johnny Hayes (if he signs) might get his new team to the CL group stages……
Like many, many more than the detractors, I will go with Brendan’s judgement ……
Enjoy the close season fellow Celts
Sevco Win Battle For Dorrans…..oh how the rags will milk this one,and rhe Gullabillies