If you were lucky enough, like me, to enjoy a long Christmas holiday, I hope you had a good one. I’m sure few of us are delighted to be back at it today but there’s an indisputable mood on the blog for bringing in the New. A fresh start is needed and fortunately we’re at the start of the transfer window.
For Celtic most attention will be directed towards recruiting a striker who is capable of doing the business in the Champions League, not to overlook the important point of doing the business in Champions League qualifiers. 20-year-old Icelandic striker, Holmbert Fridjobsson, finally joins the club this month but although we’ll hopefully see plenty of the player this month he is surely considered ‘one for the future’.
One prolific striker does not solve all of Celtic’s issues, however. The club remains acutely dependent on Kris Commons’ creativity (as well as goal scoring), which will become increasingly less-effective as opponents setup to inhibit him. He needs a foil.
Since the annihilation in Barcelona Celtic have offered greater protection from midfield but with both full backs encouraged to overlap the midfield anchor role, previously occupied by Wanyama, becomes crucially important. It also offers support to the strategy of allowing Commons a free role as an attacking midfielder.
Over the break, Archie MacPherson, Scotland’s greatest ever broadcaster, wrote an article for Celtic Quick News comparing two of Scotland’s greatest ever managers. These debates are, of course, subjective, but the article provides a few objective points for consideration. Archie has a totally unique range to deal with this question and is in no doubt as to who the master was. Look out for the article next week, you’ll enjoy it – no guessing now.
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Roy Croppie
Thanks, I see John Clark about Clydebank a lot. Think he must live out this way now.
the glorious balance sheet
I think they will be awarded co ef points for up to five years, then they will be no more.
Again probably wrong.
HH
Maybe we should look for an attacking midfield player, someone like Nerijus Valskis. Plays for Suduva Marijampole in Lithuania. Scored 27 goals in 30 games. Would only cost around £1.5M.
This scouting lark is easy. :-)
Hail Hail
BCW
Aye, his goal ratio is superb, considering the time on the pitch, he would do for me.
HH
Its transfer windae time
Agents Viewfaethewindae & Ayrtic report for duty please :))
Big-Cup Winners
The question that keeps coming back to me is this.
If Finnbogason so good why has nobody, anybody, bought him?
He’s been available, apparently, since last year.
Hail Hail
Jamabhoy
I’ve noticed a lad in the blue square who seems quite prolific but also seems to move clubs a lot. Plays for a different team every week but seems to bang them in. Not sure of his first name, but watch out for him on Sky Soccer Saturday. His name is ” trialist”
TNT
I’ve had my eye on that guy for years, very hard to pin him down.
twists n turns
Sorry that Trialist guy and his siblings used to play for the Newco in their first season.
the honest mistake lovesbeing first
To be honest I don’t have,a problem with larger investors sharing a dividend due to their investment. Only a looney would disagree. It’s the lack of;
interest
fire fighting ,
communication – straight talking no spin, transparency,
honesty,
flexibility
Accountability
HH
Finboggasson played for Hutchie Vale in his youth. 1999. Apparently followed the Hibees.
Leftclicktic and The Exiled Tim,
Thanks for clearing that up.
TnT
Often wondered his first name?
Andy,Alan,Amido???
BCW
Ah…knew there would be a reason John Park hadn’t nailed him down.
Alfreð
twists n turns
22:52 on 3 January, 2014
There’s two of them A+B not sure if there related HH
The Blue Square league must have a few secrets
Just found another guy, I’m on fire here. :-)
Philipp Zulechner, 23, plays for SV Grödig in Austria, 15 goals in 20 matches, 800k bargain.
Based on his time on the pitch it’s about a goal every 90 mins.
For the record Finnbogason is a goal every 98 mins.
TnT
Heard from an Auld Reekie Tim, that Henke was schoolboy Alfie’s hero.
Sporting” Lisbon got their name after its first captain refused to score from an incorrectly awarded penalty kick.
I wonder what name Newco should have adopted to reflect their “integrity”? Any suggestions?
Is the Yamada fella back in scotland soon ?
Looks a decent enough player.
HH
http://t.co/nLuyfmhFex
Can’t see it myself but a lot of people interested in this poster on KDS??
I noticed NL getting some stick earlier for saying we do have 6m to spend. At first I thought he’d unwisely put foot in mouth.
Could Neil not actually be having a free shot across the bows of Hms Hun, who’s captain moaned last week about having no money to spend? If so, naughty Neil, but Murray, Souness and Waldo loved to flaunt it in our faces at every turn. So whether he meant it that way or not, those comments will have hit the target. They could dish it out but dont like it up em!
The Fletcher story is a red herring to smoke other clubs out into reducing perceived transfer fees,probably Heerenveen.
Marrakesh Express
I thought that myself, stick it into them, they feckin hate it.
Every club that is selling a player knows how much we have in the bank, Pedro will pay what he thinks a player is worth, and not a penny more.
HH
djbee
23:02 on 3 January, 2014
Favorite all time player Stephen Pearson haha
marrakesh express
23:02 on 3 January, 2014
Hehe…..
jamabhoy
Ahhh but are they over 6ft 3ins tall :)))
marrakesh express
For every pound Ally gets taken of him we’ll spend a thousand kinda thing:-)
twists n turns
22:56 on 3 January, 2014
Finboggasson played for Hutchie Vale in his youth. 1999. Apparently followed the Hibees.
………………………..
His mates followed Hibs. He said that Henrik Larsson was his favourite player and that is who he followed.
ME & BB
Hope you are both correct. :)
Does anybody fancy a cheap left winger/striker who scores a barrel load of goals?
Dejan Blazevski, 28, scored 32 goals in 27 games last season, cost about £700K, plays in Macedonia, captain of his team, Horizont Turnovo. So far this season 22 in 22, so not too shabby.
Hail Hail
TET
Any thoughts on Serbian Stefan Šćepović (age 23) scored 15 in 17 appearances – has 6 months left on his loan period at Sporting de Gijón (Spanish Segunda).
There was talk on SSB tonight of the zombies going to get Nacho no goals back because he….wait for it….can’t find a club. I hope they do. That lot might find themselves stuck in the 2nd tier for a couple of seasons. From what I saw last night, their wee cousins Hertz would wipe the floor with them.
Good night all
Thank you for being here :))
Hail Hail
leftclick Together we will get justice for the Dam 5
Sorry mate, transfermarkt list them in meters and my conversation skills are hampered by the wine I have been drinking, as nice wee Barolo thank you very much.
You can check it out yourself.
http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/spieler/goldenerschuh/basics.html
http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/spieler/jahrestorschuetzen/basics.html
Hail Hail
Good night friends
TOSB
Yeah, a few bhoys have pointed that out, yet, all I can find re his Scottish connections all refer to him as a hibs fan. There are countless articles on it, including the one below, but admittedly, no direct quotes.
Slowly, gradually, the name Alfred Finnbogason is being whispered into managers’ ears and capturing the attention of eager fans. Slowly, gradually, Alfred Finnbogason is becoming known around the footballing world.
Alfred Finnbogason joined the Dutch Eredisivie in the summer of 2012 – signing for Heerenveen – and has set the league a light since. Starting his football career in Edinburgh, Finnbogason played for local youth side, Hutcheson Vale and supported nearby SPL club Hibernian. Although he was a talent at a young age. His footballing career jolt started when he moved to his home-country, Iceland, and signed for Breiðablik in Kópavogur. The likes of Gylfi Sigurdsson and others accompanied him through Breiðablik’s highly successful youth system, and after progressing through the youth stages, Finnbogason signed a professional contract in 2007 and went on to make 43 appearances from 2007 to 2010, netting 28 times. After a few outstanding performances, relatively near the end of his time with Breiðablik, scouts from all over the world came to watch the wonder boy in Iceland and Belgian club, Lokeren snapped him up. That summer, the switch was made…
With many footballers, there are short periods in their careers which people think about for hours on end on how they can go from such successful players, to – well, to put it mildly – not so good. It’s happened with Chelsea’s Fernando Torres, Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney, Diego Forlan and other big stars. What happened at Lokeren for Alfred Finnbogason could be called an anomaly in his brilliant career to date. Appearing 22 times for Lokeren, and yet only scoring 4 times, some clubs wouldn’t even try to take him out on loan. However, when Lokeren had, had it with Finnbogason and offered him to numerous clubs for loan. Swedish Champions, Helsingborg IF acted quickly to bring him to Scandinavian on a six month loan deal in March 2012.
After struggling in Belgium, once again, Finnbogason was brilliant. At a young age, he was a run of 12 goals in 17 games when he departed the club in September. Securing himself as Helsingborg’s top scorer of 2012. Once again, scouts from all over the world came to watch him. This time Marco van Basten‘s Heerenveen were the fastest to act. On the 16th of August 2012, Alfred Finnbogason moved to Heerenveen for a fee which seems minute now; a fee of only €500,000.