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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another poor signing in the striker department leaves
Hólmbert Friðjónsson has signed for KR Reykjavik on a permanent deal after he was released
Money -Money .
Radio reporting that Roma have offered Anderlecht 11 million Euros for Alexander Mitrovic ( a striker / career total of 66 goals in 154 appearances ) Anderlecht have said _ No -we want 15 million..
Radio reporting that Atletico Madrid have offered Roma 28 million euros for Miralem Pjanic ( good player ) Roma have said – No , we want 45 million euros .
Back to work ———
If Fanny Craddock had married Ed Balls father she would have been Fanny Balls.
Right?!
HH!!
Magnus Magnusson is Icelandic for Robert Robinson.
Johnny the tim
There was a bit of talk this morning regarding not knowing who could actually be reading CQN.
Perhaps you should get Paul to delete your post?
Patient confidentiality and all that.
Don’t mean to sound like a prude and i like a bit of craic/funny stuff, but with your missus currently working there…..better safe than sorry eh?
Some huns are hurting bad and who knows what lengths they are going to now to ‘fightback’
Just a thought mate.
BT.. i’ll just settle for two burds.
My maternal great great grandfather Domenico Croce (1820-1901).
Literally translates into English as Dominic Cross.
There you go.
HH!!
A very common forename in the Kerr clan is Ewan.
The CQN clique list..so far :)
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The BV mob clique
The Babbity mob clique
The Dislexic clqieu
The Roasters clique
The Roastitcheese clique
The Toastitcheese clique
The Golf clique :)
The wasteofaguidwalk clique
The Amnoinaclique clique
The Lurkers clique
The Dunblanegangsta clique
The I wouldnt be a member of a clique that had me init clique
The My politics is better than yours clique
The aff oot clique
The Stayin in clique
The Kafflik School clique
The A never went tae a Kafflik school clique
The naebody replies to my post clique (Malorbhoy:)
The Napsters clique
The Sea Bream recipe clique
The Moonhowlers clique
The Have we signed a goalie yet? clique
The have we signed a striker yet? clique
The Blessed followers of Zhen Zhi clique
The Wee Jamsie clique
The PL clique
The Sackthebored clique
The Pun clique
The Bringbacksammy clique
The Whateverhappenedtothepetrofacmoney? clique
The Weather clique :)
The Teachers clique
The Swindon clique
The Surrealist clique-[fish]
The Contrafibularity clique
The Pie clique
The ML clique
The Larkhall clique [of 1]
The Prawnsandwichbrigade clique
The Clydebank clique :)
The Exotic cheroot clique
The Transferumour clique
The amnogointopaisleyclique
The aumgointaepaisleyclique
The Whereispaisleyclique?
The Misshendicksadmirers clique
The Whatumeanthereaintnosanityclause? clique
The Silverfoxes clique
The Standing up clique
The Sittindoon clique
……..
any more? :)
The List clique?
Johan Murdoch
The Italian clique.
There’s at least three of us!
HH!!
johann murdoch
You forgot the baldies too :)
Apparently many years ago, Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac fame planned to marry William Shatner and was going to keep her maiden name as well as take his.
Stevie Shatner Nicks:-)
johann murdoch,
Is there a collective noun for cliques?
A klan of cliques, a brotherhood?
I think you missed The List clique.
Meant to write,
Very good list!
Good man Thunder Road, you beat me to it. Maybe he should include a slow typist list.I could be President of that lot.
Let’s get voting guys.
http://global-vote.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/CELTIC-vs-RANGERS.html?m=1#pd_a_8958312
Eddie…,
You can vote as many times as you like too
many a cliqueicle maks a cliqueucle……….Miss Braw safely home from NZ….cold Krombachers all roond …
braw
Johann Murdoch
You forgot the surrealist-anarchist clique….Fishbones-Chopsticks:)
HH
thunder road
12:55 on 2 July, 2015
Johnny the tim
There was a bit of talk this morning regarding not knowing who could actually be reading CQN.
Perhaps you should get Paul to delete your post?
Patient confidentiality and all that.
Don’t mean to sound like a prude and i like a bit of craic/funny stuff, but with your missus currently working there…..better safe than sorry eh?
Some huns are hurting bad and who knows what lengths they are going to now to ‘fightback’
Just a thought mate.
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That’s a fair comment, and staff have indeed been warned about posting these things on social media, for that very reason. However, I’m not a member of staff, so, sod them all! These are funny/ridiculous names, and will always have people commenting on them.
HH
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weeminger
There ye go, even I couldn’t spell it!!
HH
what about the creationist and evolutionist cliques?
Long time reader, first ever post.
Welcome Saidie Jancko.
HAIL HAIL
Quick break for a much needed drink of water ————–
I wish there was a clique of people who went to Klooks Kleek at The Railway Hotel..
Dripping with sweat CSC -way down south.
corkcelt
13:08 on
2 July, 2015
I think you missed The List clique.
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thats just page 1!:)
Dharma Bam
A CLIQUE of cliques?
Shirley?!
HH!!
What if Fanny Craddock had married Davie Weir?
Went to school with a girl called Teresa Woods.
Have an uncle who is a plumber, surname Drain.
My dentist is called Phillip McCavity.
One of the above is not true.
Tallybhoy
13:06 on
2 July, 2015
Johan Murdoch
The Italian clique.
There’s at least three of us!
HH!!
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:) Aye and I bet you know where i live !:) HH
There is a young lady in the east end of Glasgow who is named Fabreze.
Also heard of someone who thought Chlamydia was a lovely name.
If Fanny Craddock married Tom Weir would that make her Fanny Weir?
The ‘Tic Clique.
corkcelt, you may have competition for that presidency
Davie Craddock?
S o t
Would they be the klooks kleek Klan?
Actually there’s no need for a collective noun for cliques.
If you think about it.
lostinbenidormonthewaytobarca
Welcome to the cqn clique
Are you a hun
R. I.P. Val Doonican
and i see it was a basset o.g. that knocked ingerland out of the WWC, it takes allsorts