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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If… and I hope it does not happen. .. jelavic comes to celtic
He can state the league is won and be correct this time :)
Jelavic, is 29 this year, so would suggest no sell on value
Hope that rules him oot, for me anyway
Hail Hail
WDH-Ta
Welcome back cqn!
Statler is shouting bravo bravo from the balcony. Waldorf asks him why he’s shouting that “the last act was rubbish” No he says its Joe Bravo he’s in the front row”
Night all.
I would rather sign Jelavic than Fletcher. Jelavic is more of a goalscorer and would cost less. Little sell on value but not every signing must have a sell on value, Commons for example was not signed for potential sell on value but is our most important player. If Sammi leaves we will need a bit of experience in the forward areas.
K33- hope nobody comes in for Commons.
K33
I agree not all must have a sell on value, but if PL were to pay over 3-4 mill for a player, I reckon a sell on would be high up on his tick box.
Commons cost 300K, not 3 mill.
HH
!!Bada Bing!!
22:59 on 6 January, 2014
We’ve taken the option in his contract for another season and can see him getting an extension by the summer. He’s here for the long haul.
If sumdae comes in with 7 million for Commons hes off imo!! Hope no btw!!
So if we go for jelavic , can anyone come up with a striker that has an ice cream sounding name :)
be good to have them both up front incase the unthinkable happens in the cup !!!!!
50 shades of green supports wee oscar and his family.h.h.wee mhan
23:03 on
6 January, 2014
So if we go for jelavic , can anyone come up with a striker that has an ice cream sounding name :)
be good to have them both up front incase the unthinkable happens in the cup !!!!!
not a striker but could play behind him :-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Wolff_Eikrem
50 shades
Novaretti from Lazio?
Magnificentseven.
Nice one :) :)
CQN back and CQteN ticket secured! See you all there bhoys
HH
John park moving to sevco?
50 shades
Ice cream sounding name?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Cohen
Please check my post at 19:19 that ASA complaint still has to be forwarded this ain’t finished yet.
I understand ASA emailed saying its final but please forward that complaint.
Mac Dowell
Poo pooed on SSB tonight by Keevins,
kayal33
23:00 on 6 January, 2014!!Bada Bing!!22:59 on 6 January, 2014We’ve taken the option in his contract for another season and can see him getting an extension by the summer. He’s here for the long haul.
Doesn’t stop teams from bidding for him.
McDowellcelt
Aye, and big Eck will be the next manure manager as well, seriously, and he really believed what he was saying >}
HH
Jude
Was thinkin it sounded a bit daft! Leavin us to go to that shower to identify players that they don’t have no money to buy with!
TET
I think his words were. “Watch this space”
MAGNIFICENT 7
Eikrem is off to Cardiff,apparently.
While you are on,thanks for the offer re Monmore dogs. Twists n Turns and I discussed it for all of five seconds before agreeing “bite the haun aff him!”
We’ll let you know when the outing is planned. RYECATCHER,sadly,has had to delay a few weeks so likely to be in March.
McDowell
He mentioned Houston being at Celtic now to back his rant up.
jude
They were, what a zoomer, he was brilliant.
HH
Boaby
How ye the night kiddo? Sober I presume. :))
Weefra HH supporting Wee Oscar.
50 shades of green supports wee oscar and his family.h.h.wee mhan @ 23:03 on 6 January, 2014
Apparently we are in for Osa Guobadia, known by all as “Ice Cream”
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osa_Guobadia
TET
Thot the hun on complaining abt the refs was class. He came up abt 4 times for air then sank!!!
Jeez, thank ghod for that!
Right, back to lurking…
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS ………FC not PLC
23:25 on
6 January, 2014
MAGNIFICENT 7
Eikrem is off to Cardiff,apparently.
While you are on,thanks for the offer re Monmore dogs. Twists n Turns and I discussed it for all of five seconds before agreeing “bite the haun aff him!”
We’ll let you know when the outing is planned.
give me a wee bit of notice, I am not on here as often as I used to be, it will also give me a chance to ask around
WEEFRATHETIM
As always,mate. Looking forward to another night surfing the waves. In landlocked Wiltshire!
MAGNIFICENT7
Will do,mate. No idea of the date yet,but the plan is for a meet in The Emerald in Wolverhampton,if you are interested.
I’ll keep you posted. Cheers,bud.
50 shades
Jellyfish & the iceman (Finnbogason) close enough !!
Please not jellyfish by the way
Night Bhoys. New malt to be tasted tomorrow night. Needs to keep the thrapple fresh!!
HaiL HaiL Night wee Oscar my hero. God bless x
hen1rik
23:18 on 6 January, 2014
Please check my post at 19:19 that ASA complaint still has to be forwarded this ain’t finished yet.
I understand ASA emailed saying its final but please forward that complaint.
___________________
Complaint is away mate.
This t’internet is magic for being a complete pain in the bahookie to the old establishment :-)
HH
BGFC
NotBeingFobbedOffCSC
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS ………FC not PLC
23:36 on
6 January, 2014
MAGNIFICENT7
Will do,mate. No idea of the date yet,but the plan is for a meet in The Emerald in Wolverhampton,if you are interested.
I’ll keep you posted. Cheers,bud.
I won’t be there, dogs run there and Hove, but I am in Glasgow, I watch from afar
MAGNIFICENT 7
Ha,I normally watch through the cracks in my fingers!
Defo keep you abreast of events anyway.