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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A Son of Dan
The Hard Headed Scottish folk.. well..the Ones that I Know
wull..
Kick this Guy’s .. Salmond… Proposal. .
Tae the Kerb!
Scottish Independence?
Ah wull Believe it when… The Slum Lords of Govan Pit Eggs Benedict back oan the Menu
at the Ibrox Canteen!
Kojo
Still..Laughin’
en,
Will try and get it on timternet in the digs, pity yer about a million miles away, I managed to get a wee kerryoot without the license, still waiting for visa and license but its only been 4 months i suppose, would have been good to be in Tim company sharing a beer regardless of the score
sean with the weather ………..
bishopton records 28 degrees.
grangemouth refinery scrochio 29.3
turn aff them gas burners then.
What time we kick off tonight? Cheers in advance
Clunks
7.15 p.m. Greenwich Mean Tme.
Kojo
Still Laughin
a Son of Dan, Forfar will be happy thats a potential crowd of 21,000 from 3 games , a huge amount of potential income hopefully they will put to good use.
Kojo
Thanks buddy, better get the dinner on and the beers chilled!!!!
is the game 7:15?
Clunks
Ye’re Welcome, kiddo.
Kojo
Still.. Laughin’
Canalamar1, i remember in Dubai my Filipino mates could get booze delivered to the apartment, you’d find it hard to get that in Scotland. Enjoy & hope you get the match.
paolosboots,
During Ramadan ?
canamalar1 18:22
Your very welcome down here. Traffic shouldn’t be too bad, folk should be at home eating. Stick Ain Khalid Gate in google. I lost your number when I broke my last phone.
I stocked up at QDC twice before the Ramadan shut down, plenty of beer and wine.
EN
yup yup yeah yeah yup.
just makes me laugh so it does.
3 trips to forfar,
yup yup
I think The Rangers are going to need a bigger bus with all these signings they are making they are going for quantity rather than quality. H.H.
i’m not sure about Ramadan , but i presume the guys delivering would be more careful at that time, it was Filipino beer they had also. They used to have parties on the roof where there was a pool, DJ and bar. I found them great, friendly, hard working people im sure you have a few in Qatar!
The Sash a hymn now? Orange Order defying parades commission by playing it outside St Patrick’s in Belfast.
Not interested in compromise or dialogue, just venom and hatred.
Forster; Lustig, Irvine, Wilson, Izaguirre; Forrest, Brown, Rogic, Commons; Samaras, Stokes.
Better not get humped with that team on the park.
en,
Up near the swimmies, I go there every night, cept thurs/fri, might just take you up on that offer if I can get my driver aff his Ramadan high horse, this is yer last chance to reconsider :o)
Celtic Football Club @celticfc 3m
#Celtic subs: Zaluska, Henderson, Atajic, Miller, Findlay, Kayal, McGeouch, Amido. Kick-off 7.30 Celtic Park Time. (LB)
Celtic Football Club @celticfc 3m
#Celtic: Forster; Lustig, Irvine, Wilson, Izaguirre; Forrest, Brown, Rogic, Commons; Samaras, Stokes. (LB)
paolosboots,
Just the one but he’s a popular guy :o)
paolosboots 18:37
Only one drink shop here, shut for Ramadan and don’t deliver. You need to get a licence to get in the door, not easy. Heard about the delivery place in Dubai, need to buy in bulk for it, I never got that thirsty.
Work with loads of Philipinos, brilliant workers and I’ve yet to see one unhappy or angry, I bet even a Philipino rangers supporter could manage a smile, I think…
EN
No Gary Hooper hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Confused – can some one please elaborate and tell me what an ordinary Catholic is???
I attend mass in Ardoyne on the odd occasion in my childhood after being stupidly collared by my Gran while she was on her way to mass. Anywho I can categorically state the congregation were far from ‘ordinary’
“Fr Gary Donegan, rector of Holy Cross Church in the Ardoyne area, welcomed the return of the statue.
It had been placed on a bonfire in the neighbouring loyalist Shankill district.
He said the statue had been removed from the bonfire by community leaders “who did not want to cause offence to ordinary Catholics”.
Extraordinarycatholic CSC
55645063
From the Forfar Dispatch:
Bridie Makers Look Forward To Bumper Year
News that former quiz show captain Ally McCoist and The Rangers will visit Forfar a world record three times in the forthcoming season was greeted with delight by local pastry makers. The Loons will host Glasgow’s third club in the League Cup as well as twice in the league.
A spokesman for award winning local butchers James MacLaren and Sons predicted a massive increase in sales. “Aye well ah ken that that Ally likes his nosh, ken? And there’s no a Greggs up here so his wee half time six pack snack will hae to be oor bridies.”
Angus Council are not so happy thought. The Roads Department will be forced to invest in a new bus park at Station Park, as the current one is not thought to be large enough for The Rangers’ new mega bus. And the Cleansing Department is already planning to increase overtime to clean up after the fans who are expected to follow their team.
Will check with the driver
we have had a decent summer so far: McCourt, Rogne, Lassad, Miku, Murphy, Gershon and victor have left and balde and vigil have arrived. i’d hazard a guess we have saved more on salary so far hence, we’ll be able to afford another good wage. if hooper leaves I reckon we’ll see another 2 players coming in.
we have enough good academy players (with potential) to go forward with optimism. fans complain our youth system does not produce players, it does but we need to give some of the bhoys a chance and I think we will. think our 17 and 18 year old bhoys are the one’s that have been through the celtic schooling system so have had more training time than ever before. we shall see
p.s. victor wanted to leave, celtic got a good deal, same as ki, mcgeady and petrov. would love to see rogic or mcgeoch or kayal stepping up
Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon
Tee hee…
had a look at the interactive screen re: season ticket sales and it looks to me like we are doing very well indeed. estimate 50k plus, whats other peoples thoughts?
alan whicker rip. a real pro and gentleman
Celtic Football Club @celticfc
#Celtic: Forster; Lustig, Irvine, Wilson, Izaguirre; Forrest, Brown, Rogic, Commons; Samaras, Stokes. (LB)
Celtic Football Club @celticfc
#Celtic subs: Zaluska, Henderson, Atajic, Miller, Findlay, Kayal, McGeouch, Amido. Kick-off 7.30 Celtic Park Time. (LB)
stephbhoy
I am hoping Matthews & Forrest stay injury free and Watt & Rogic step up. It would be like 4 New signings.
Get the core of the team on new contracts at improved terms.
EN, you are right very happy people and support each other. A few of the ones i knew had kids at home in the Phillipines and were lucky to see them once a year, but never heard them moan. I got invited to a few birthday parties and they were good craic , nice food and plenty of alcohol. Hope you enjoy Ramadan!!!
canamalar1
Cool, text sent.
EN
Hooper has a groin strain and is doubtful for the Cliftonville game.
oglach
An ordinary catholic to a loyalist is one that keeps its mouth shut and knows it’s place.
InYerFaceCatholicCSC
ASonOfDan
17:45 on 12 July, 2013
Explosion in Tipton being treated as terrorist incident
Police have been called to Binfield Street in
Tipton this afternoon following reports of a
loud explosion.
Officers were called at 1.06pm and are
currently at the scene. A cordon has been set
up and the immediate area has been
evacuated.
Some residents have reported finding debris
in the area and finding nails. This is being
investigated by counter terrorism detectives
and forensic officers at the scene.
There are no reports of any injuries to anyone
at this time.
An investigation is being led by the West
Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit and it is
being treated as a terrorist incident.
~~~~~~~~~~
Aye…..Right Enough !
Tipton….Of ‘The Taliban Tipton Four’….
A Lot Of Propaganda And Disinformation Going On …..
Particularly Since The Woolwich Jihadist Atrocity……
The Somalian Muslim Community Centre Apparently Burned Down In London….
Of Course,We Were All Told It Was A Mosque,Rather Than A Decaying Ramshackle Building….,
Considerable Evidence Points To The Conclusion That This Was An ‘Inside Job’,Intended To Smear Groups Such As The EDL…..
Indeed,The Alleged Graffiti Was Supposedly On A Wall Within The Building…..
More Thoughtful Individual Would Quickly Grasp That This Was Also An ‘Insurance Job’……
Of Course,Channel 4 Chose To Broadcast A Highly Judgemental And Distorted Account Of The Incident ,In Their Programme Last Thursday…..
Absolutely No Objectivity…Mere Shameless Propaganda…..
And Of Course….The Council Is Just About To Start Rebuliding…..
Replacing A Decayed,Ramshackle Building, With One That Is Bigger And Better…
Interestingly,The EDL Were Blamed For A Spate Of Fifteen Incidents In Luton Over A Twelve Month Period In 2011…..
Where Small Fires Were Caused At Mosques And Community Centres,Paint Daubed Windows Broken,Cars Vandalised. And Yellow Graffiti With The Letters ‘EDL’ Appearing At Each Incident…..
Of Course,The EDL Received Much Negative Publicity….
However,When Several Luton Muslims Were Later Arrested And Charged With Responsibility For This String Of Incidents,There Was Very Little Publicity,Even Locally…..
However,This Pattern Of Behaviour Has Been Frequently Observed Right Across Europe……
Where Community Centres Etc Have Been Damaged…..
And Groups Within The Native Community Falsely Blamed….
Only For The Investigating Authorities To Establish The Real Truth Behind The Incidents…
But Muslim Taxpayer Funded Organisations Have A Habit Of ‘Calling WOLF’….
After Woolwich,The MSM Informed Us That We Should Expect To Witness A ‘Wave Of Islamophobia’…..
TELL MAMA,The Community Organisation Set Up To Report On ‘Anti-Muslim Incidents’,Duly Complied……..
And Manufactured Spurious Incidents,To Support The Impression That We Were Witnessing A Wave Of ‘Islamophobia’…
In Actuality,They Were Just About To Lose Their £240,000 In Annual Government Funding…..For Blatant Dishonesty…..
But Don’t Worry About Their Head,Fiyaz Moghul…..
He Still Picks Up A Healthy Wedge,Sitting On The Committee Of Hope-Not-Hate…
Another Government Body….
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/10093568/The-truth-about-the-wave-of-attacks-on-Muslims-after-Woolwich-murder.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/andrew-gilligan/10108098/Muslim-hate-monitor-to-lose-backing.html
Well Celtic the nights the night let’s pit it right…
Thank feck we’re extraordinary…
Mon the Hoops..