The assembly of Celtic-2015-16 continued apace yesterday with the arrival of Saidy Janko (19) from on a four year contract. Saidy spent the second half of last season on loan to Bolton Wanderers, under Neil Lennon, in one of the game’s most bizarre transfers.
Manchester United were happy to allow Janko to go to Bolton in the winder transfer window but his absence would have left their U21 team short. They needed a defender so Bolton offered Andy Kellett. Kellett had only been in the field a total of 85 minutes in his Bolton career and had been farmed out to Portsmouth earlier in the season. So it came as a surprise when Neil Lennon called to say “Pack your stuff, you’re going on loan to Manchester United”.
Saidy arrived in Manchester from Zurich as a 17-year-old right back but now plays all right-side positions. There are things I like about this transfer: he’s been watched by the manager and scouts and was high on the wanted list. The success rate of players who have been well-scouted is vastly better than players who arrive after glowing references from respected names in the game, but where the Lennoxtown guys have only seen rare glimpses of the target.
It’s heartening to read glowing references from those who have watched him in England but references don’t mean he’ll make it at Celtic.
The use of New St Mirren Park by Celtic for a friendly game was not in itself controversial. Before being liquidated, Rangers used the same venue for youth games, and Celtic have often used Excelsior Stadium Airdrie for the same purpose.
But when photos emerged early yesterday of Celtic livery above the club shop, temporarily stocked with Celtic merchandise, it stirred something within St Mirren fans. They don’t mind their stadium being used by another club in return for cash, but for some, sensitivities need to be observed.
I can’t say I was remotely bothered by Commonwealth Games livery at Celtic Park last year, nor would I have raised an eyebrow to the Celtic Superstore being handed over for the sale of Commonwealth memorabilia, very few of us were. However, I have some sympathy for St Mirren fans. We were in a position of strength when we agreed to the Commonwealth deal, St Mirren have just been relegated and most fans expect their stay in the Championship to be more than a single season.
Yesterday’s livery was an indication of St Mirren’s place in the world, not so much a Celtic competitor, more a facilitator, who survived for years on a dividend from Celtic fans’ TV subscriptions.
Paisley is big enough to support a vibrant community club, but it’s too close to Glasgow to build an independently resourced competitor, they are not an Aberdeen, Dundee United, Dundee (maybe still), Hibs or Hearts. We have a handful of economically viable tier one football clubs and should nurture them accordingly, while aligning community clubs to focus on what should be their strengths.
Imagine, for a second, TV money concentrated on six clubs, not 42. These clubs would harvest the talent from a community feeder system and have the opportunity to build a sustainable businesses.
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GG,
So you couldn’t answer my question so I’m sure what you reply is about, there is nothing you claimed in there that couldn’t have happened without half of the board, snouts in the trough, I asked why we need them like me you don’t know.
I specifically asked about DD, he greased the wheels for the SFA/SPFL to go begging to Qatar is that really who we want to be partners with, meanwhile were being told politics has no place at Celtic park ffs. But let’s just keep our heads buried in the sand eh pretend there are no politics at work especially them kind that demand freedom of speech. Oh maybe, yer right we should model ourselves on Qatar don’t speak and cheer when the signs go up that tell you to cheer and what to cheer. Lovely sanitised conformity why would anyone want to spoil it.
Canamalar,
That Celtic Triangle patter was the Straw that broke the Camels back… You can Laugh if you want to, or look into it.
I’m finished looking into things.
These Times, dinnae ever forget to inject esoteric into the search engine alongside the term just to get a Balanced view,
Especially if getting a Tattoo…..
tooraloo
Canamalar
Many of the board’s functions are there to comply with company rules laid down for the benefit of transparency in accounting reporting and compliance.
Before I go to bed, here’s a wee link to the board members and their duties.
http://www.celticfc.net/pages/corporate_boardofdirectors
I notice the company auditors are BDO.
Must be worth a speculation on conspiracy.
But that’s for another night.
Bed time as I have promised the wife lunch and dinner at the Jersey Shore tomorrow.
CANAMALAR
Best watch it,mate. Or someone might get on your case!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qI8l1h3UrrY
Long live the pioneers
Rebels and mutineers
https://youtu.be/6tu4wWSbnIs
Good night and may your God go with you
Like Theosophist Celts……
They’d, Never admit it howevaah.
Guid seats, always for the hoi, oi oi.
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The New Age Agenda is Ramping up……
I’ll save it for Later, the Sober wans are wakening.
GG, thanks for that and if you never noticed only 3 of them had duties identified as working for Celtic the rest identified other troughs their snouts are buried.
The most important job they appear to have is to be able to appoint other pigs to share the trough, do we really need that many pigs at the trough, the most important jobs of our board appear to be monitor how deep the snouts are allowed to suck up.
Everything on that page told me they were too busy to concentrate on Celtic.
Pro, or anti board, you have to admit they are a group of well connected individuals and collectively a force to be reckoned with.
The huns can only ever dream of such business acumen running their circus.
I’d argue that we are almost over represented in terms of corporate leadership. It’s a strange one indeed. Maybe oor heated chairs are better quality than the paying punter could ever imagine.
YOU – have no idea how your Life is Controlled.
No Wonder the Family Unit is under attack.
That New Age Religion will ……..LOL
BMCUW,
Aye right, someone is going to get on my case cause some copulatin junky that couldn’t even come up with an original way to croak could sing ffs who gives a monkeys, my life never changed but I’m dead sure many lives changed for the worse, cause they though that junky fcukwit up as an example. Jeez
Petec-
Oh, ah ken, so ah dae.
Anyone that Believes in the Bible will be getting the Belt soon, or something worse.
Judge not or be a Judge, or Judge the whole lot of em, Here is the Latest Samsung phone, it is slightly faster than last years…
sdb,
Impressive but depressing too, so wrapped up in conformity freedom doesn’t have a chance, worship at the alter of mamon will make sure freedom is is always a poor second.
Scanning up and down the MSM headlines on Newsnow Celtic.
What a bunch of purile, plagiarized dross it all is.
San Diego Bhoy
I’m off to bed. God Bless.
Time Stamping makes things easier.
I done a Protest against your comment by not Time stamping it.
I am not into the Lovey Dovey Celtic QN forum, 1 iota.
These are the End Times IMO, ofc.
petec
05:57 on 3 July, 2015
San Diego Bhoy
I consider myself duly and appropriately reprimanded :-)
Sleep well.
When you see that list of impressive gentlemen, it’s easy to understand why they can’t risk being embarrassed by a bunch of daft kids like the GB…
San Diego Bhoy,
The Lord Jesus Christ will make sure Everyone, that Calls on him, Sleeps VERY WELL.
sdb,
Yer right, they shouldn’t be there, if the Celtic support embarrass them they should fcuk right off. How dare they think they are better than any of the people who pay their wages.
canamalar
06:07 on 3 July, 2015
Being a former corporate erse myself, these high heids of the business world stake a lot on their reputations.
Dissent will not be tolerated.
Canamalar
06:07 on 3 July, 2015
sdb,
Yer right, they shouldn’t be there, if the Celtic support embarrass them they should fcuk right off. How dare they think they are better than any of the people who pay their wages.
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This article has a mindset that I don’t like, it isn’t my Celtic.
Celtic will always be Celtic.
Whatever you think of Steve Jobs and Apple, put it aside to read this: the BIG sleep. It also tells me Celtic will endure.
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.
Almost everything–all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure–these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.
Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet, death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it, and that is how it should be, because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It’s life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.”
San Diego bhoy
Chances are you’d be surprised at my position in the corporate world in fact most would especially going by my hostility, I can only say my hostility is bred from experience. I’ve tried to make a little difference where I can where I can’t I’d rather be poor.
canamalar
06:23 on 3 July,
I understand. I had, in my former life, opportunity to brush shoulders on occasion with a few of the very rich.
The disdain and derision with which they spoke of the common folk was an eye opener.
As you say we could be dead tomorrow
Right, bedtime for me.
A peaceful day and night to Tims wherever you are.
Lost quite a few jobs telling it like it is, they really don’t like being cut off mid snob, I’ll die tomorrow, today I’ll speak my mind. Probably poorer for my tongue and lack of deference. I’m happy I’ve got loads of ways to make a buck, always the tools when the shirt and tie brigade expect too much.
Just saw these stats from Aberdeen`s game last night:
MATCH STATS
Possession
50%
50%
90mins
Shkendija Aberdeen
Shots
0 0
On target
0 0
Corners
0 0
Fouls
0 0
A close, if somewhat uneventual game 0:-)
Off to the Golf.
Cheerio,
JJ
Uneventful !!!
Gentlemen, I tried to make my second post yesterday refuting claims of hunism firstly and thanking those of you whom welcomed me to the fold. I am in no clique at all! I am a Celtic supporter. Which by rights endeavours inclusive behaviour not exclusive.
Shall I find someone to post my credentials.
HAIL HAIL
Good morning friends and a Big Happy Friday from a sun kissed, clear skied, dry and calm East Kilbride. Aaaaahh, that’s better
jaapshealthsaltsCSC
LOSTINBENIDORMONTHEWAYTOBARCA
Straight into the ‘im no in a clique’ clique ;)
Aye sun is truly shining on Glasgow today. Have good day gentlemen
⚡ RD.
Caught and branded
Glorious morning….new suit from Slaters to be collected,also a run in the park might be on? Firstly , got to get shoulder to wheel and do a predictable and boring spread sheet shift….canny have everything.
Rest day fae cycling tae work and the guy (current bun) who’s giving me a lift has slept in