January strategy and short-term cover

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I know what you’re thinking, let’s hope we get more exciting January signings like Pawel Brozek, Rabiu Ibrahim and Freddie Ljungberg.

It’s slightly unfair to mock our January transfer business. Kris Commons arrived two years ago and constituted a one man title challenge for a few months (and still delights).  Georgios Samaras and Barry Robson arrived in 2008 and went a long way to ensuring the title came to Celtic.  We went signing crazy in January (and 1st Feb) 2010 when Robbie Keane, Diomansy Kamara and soon-to-be World Cup final legend…. Edson Braafheid arrived.  Robbie proved his class but it was all in vain, alas.

Most of our worries seem to be focussed on protecting those already in the squad.  I’m not too concerned one way or another for the Juventus tie, which will take care of itself, but decisions made today will need to consider the Champions League qualifier challenges we will face in August.  If we sell Gary Hooper today there is no guarantee we will be able to recruit his replacement until the final gasp of the August window.

So far this month we have addressed long-term strategy and short-term cover, if we do any more business I’d be happy with more of the same.

Contrary to career expectations 29-year-old Edson Braafheid is not now a delivery driver for Argos but he’s not playing a lot of football these days either.

If the server overheats later I’m on Twitter, @CQN, and I’ll do my best to figure out Facebook, CQN Magazine, too.
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  1. 16 roads - Neil Lennon walks on water. on

    Only reason i am speaking of the zombies is because i know they are lurking on here as we speak.

     

     

    That’s what they do you see.

     

     

    They just can’t keep away.

  2. Can I have raspberry….

     

     

    White was’nt even a fitba’ lover – rugger dntcha know – until he was seduced by minty with succulent lamb and the finest clarets!

     

     

    HH!!

  3. Can I Have Raspberry On That Champions League Ice Cream

     

     

    They always said they expected to conclude the investigation within the week. How long it takes the written report to appear is another matter.

  4. gene’s a bhoys name

     

     

    16:36 on

     

    31 January, 2013

     

    Trying anything to avoid ssn – Just turned to live parliament – there are 11 mp’s in the chamber no doubt when a vote is taken it will be 300 for and 250 against – democracy in action

     

     

    Best way to avoid ssn is give your children the remote and let them fight over cbeebies or Disney channel.

  5. Gene's a Bhoys name on

    Can i have a rasberry

     

    Kids long gone but just found sponge bob square pants on nickelodeon – i’ll give it a go

  6. estorilbhoy

     

    16:31 on

     

    31 January, 2013

     

    Jim White??

     

     

    He was so far up David Murrays a**e he could see Jim Traynors feet.

     

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    Could Traynor see Chic Young’s feet?

  7. 16 roads - Neil Lennon walks on water. on

    Where’s all the zombies?

     

     

    Come out and show your faces,you degenerate varmints.

  8. chasbhoy

     

     

    16:44 on 31 January, 2013

     

    estorilbhoy

     

    16:31 on

     

    31 January, 2013

     

    Jim White??

     

     

    He was so far up David Murrays a**e he could see Jim Traynors feet.

     

    ————————————————————————————————————–

     

    No jingle jangle was on young’s shoulders

  9. Me too 16 roads, but this country would implode without somewhere fir them to vent their bile week in week out. Our club know its bigger than football, hence the silence through the whole mess and the ignoring of cg.

     

     

    KLV

  10. Rangers are of course trying to both have their jelly ice cream and eat it. They want to be the Schrodinger’s cat of football, simultaneously dead and alive. The difference is that when the box springs open and they are finally revealed to be either an Oldco or a Newco, then they go into denial: they want to be able to change from dead to alive and back again as it suits them (perhaps this is the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics, but I suspect that they are simply in denial).

     

     

    In fact, there is another similarity. Schrodinger’s cat was stuck in a box, and no-one on the outside the box could see if it was dead or alive. Rangers are stuck in division 3 and no one outside division 3 cares whether they are dead or alive.

  11. Zombies is unfair, its a slight on the great TV show The Walking Dead, Funny don’t know many Sevcoians that watch it.lol must be something deep down. ; ) like watching family.

     

     

    KLV

  12. GlassTwoThirdsFull on

    stevie67 16:39 on 31 January, 2013

     

     

    Will David Beckham seek the assistance of Joey Barton with the lingo?

     

     

     

    He’s going to have to learn how to say uuuummmmm in French now!

  13. 5 hrs and 9 mins to go.

     

     

    Is that right?

     

     

    Enough time to bring in at least 6 bosmans and 3 loan deals.

     

     

    HH!!

  14. noring me noring you. Swedish keeper enroute, cant be worse than lukaz. Bombscare for me i’m afraid.

     

     

    KLV

  15. Sir Paul

     

     

    Things went great.. Things went Swell

     

     

    This Farmer is NO Leaving the Dell..

     

     

    Will be back, dinnae fear..

     

     

    Will be back.. at the place..

     

     

    That’s

     

     

    Right Here!

     

     

    Kojo

     

     

    Still, Laughin’

  16. Valentine's Day on

    MurdochauldandHay

     

    16:55 on

     

    31 January, 2013

     

    LNS enquiry that was quick, is that a good sign or bad?

     

     

    Normally when the jury is out for a while it’s a good sign

     

    for the defendant.

  17. Be glad when window closes dont expect much in(but hope to be happily suprised) but sure dont want any out.

     

    The huns are irrelevant,reality must be booting their door in today. :))

  18. midfield maestro on

    Never liked Beckham, always thought he was over rated. Watching his press conference from Paris & he has just said he is giving his 5months salary to local childrens charity. What a gesture, no matter how much money he may have.

  19. Hat off to David Beckam, Salary straight to children’s charity. Top man, Well done David.

     

     

    KLV

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