It always stings a bit when we lose a good one, and there appears to be universal agreement that Victor Wanyama is a good one, but there are compensations. We lost him for the asking price (a club and Scottish record) and lost him early enough in the transfer window for the cash to be put to good use. Technical note, £12.5m and freeing up a very small wage will not provide £12.5m for transfers plus wages for either a £12.5m player or a collection of players at that value. It will free up a lesser transfer budget and provide a higher wage budget.
Victor goes with our best wishes. He joins a club who signed Celtic fringe player (I’m being generous), Jos Hooiveld, two years ago, and who also employ former Celtic misfit, Danny Fox. It’s not a sexy move but Victor will be as well compensated as Celtic by England’s bling. There could be claims about the move being about football, but it’s about the money, honey; not that there’s a problem with that, Victor didn’t pack his bags in Nairobi hoping to end his days in Glasgow.
He only became a first choice player after Beram Kayal was injured so comprehensively by Elbows McCulloch and played less than 30 games and was a first team choice for less than a year before declining a contract extension for a substantial wage increase (several times the wages he was on). This, when he had almost three years left on his existing deal. There’s a lesson there for future negotiations.
If you are feeling less than happy about this development, I could suggest a reason or two. Back in the 70s and 80s Macari, Hay, Dalglish, Nicholas and McClair were sold for competitive fees but the Cavalry of reinforcements didn’t arrive. Instead Celtic hoped a new generation of youths would fill the gap. Those of us from that generation were condition by the experience.
Things worked differently when Jock Brown was in charge (aye, you read right). Within a few months we lost the league for the ninth consecutive season and sold the Three Amigos for a substantial amount of money. In August 1997 I was distraught but 10 months later the penny dropped. The challenge now for Peter Lawwell, Neil Lennon and the Celtic scouts is to outperform Jock and Wim………….
Easy, right?
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Good save FF
Poyet’s right wing thinking wouldn’t go down well with the vast majority of Celtic supporters.
Others on the other hand…..
Morrissey the 23rd
Nae links amigo
The Singing Detective Demands The Resignation Of Campbell Ogilvie
Dont know if yer joking or not, But a tactician would be good. ;)
KLV
Neil not looking happy on the touchline understandably.
Observation #1
We are slow to change gears when we win possession. Our opponents are much quicker to transition.
Observation #2
Our passes trundle. Their passes ping.
Observation #3
Buffering totally disappears when switching fro Safari to Chrome.
There you are….
bournesouprecipe
ye never know! 0_o
Wilson nutmegged. Corner for Union.
Who is the über critical Irish co commentator on premier sports? Dearie me, some of his criticisms are ridiculously harsh for a friendly game
Wilson nutmegged. Izzy forces it out for a corner
Wilson slack again
Brian Kerr former International manager
Another Corner Berlin
Who is the über critical Irish co commentator on premier sports? Dearie me, some of his criticisms are ridiculously harsh for a friendly game
Kyle Laferty?
Right all you Forster critics. He just saved us going 2-0 down. And I will be telling Celtic TV, I will not be renewing my subscription if they retain these Irish “Burley” commentators next season. Pair of p@@@@s. IMO
Weefra HH
and another Corner again
Celtic have faded after a reasonable start.
Brian Kerr, I take it he was a world beater given some of his hyper-criticism of slack play in a friendly
WeefratheTim
You can’t be watching Celtic Tv, they have Kenny McKay, total tim..
Dont blame the Commentators so far we are being outplayed.
Missed goal and 1st 20 mins.
I take it Kayal was at fault:-)
Jackson Irvine soitenly not disgracing himelf.
Good son.. ye are daeing fine.
Kojo
Been staring at a blank screen for the last 20 minutes.
Modern technology is shoite!
How we doin’?
HH!!
Good attack started by Sammi. Corner for Celtic.
Corner Celtic, Sammi doing well.
Corner Celtic
Better from Celtic wee passage of play comes to Commons deflected for a corner..
Cleared
Starry
Sorry. Watching on Premiere Sports. Apologies to anyone offended.
Weefra HH
Broonie is Doing Very Well..
That’s a Plus.
Rogic, is playing well..
All getting a good Run oot.
Kojo
Dangerous cross by Berlin, Izzy gets it out for corner
He’s still going on about how poor a start Wilson has had to the game, especially at the goal. The guy hit an unbelievable strike on a swivel from about 20 yards which Forster should have stopped. Hardly shocking defending from Kelvin
The Singing Detective Demands The Resignation Of Campbell Ogilvie
19:54 on 12 July, 2013
We Need Gus Poyet..!
Now..!
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Maybe ?
I think that we need – John Collins – tae get the chists puffed oot again !!!
Is this whit the Cellic ur gonnae look like withoot – Hooper n Vic67 ?
Oh dear !
Off oot tae enjoy the rest oh ma burthday :)
Hail Hail n God Bless
Well done there Jackson.
Being totally dominated in midfield…….
Ball taken off Forrest like a wee boy
Almost got into the Berlin half with a breakaway
Good play by Rogic. Commons wastes the opportunity to cross the ball.