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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doc is neil lennon
22:43 on
31 January, 2013
Question Time is good this week.
>>>>>>
Cheers for that better than ssn pash.
Glasgow Celtic – Champions League team??
And, we try and get Kevin Doyle on loan…WTF
If I was Kevin Doyle – well I’d be breaking the doors doon to sign but, I’m not and,
Celtic FC, that is embarassing.
Kevin, on behalf of me and KevJ (Spit), sorry for embarrassing you :-))
Marrakesh Express
22:47
SSN now Sun TV??
I hope your right and Natalie or Georgie get theirs out when it hits 3am!!
CT wheres the other 6?
Is it too early to start talking about what week we can wrap up the league championship yet?
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/
22:45 on 31 January, 2013
We could have afforded Russell without selling Hooper. P L is pulling our chain again!!
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Much prefer him to score 3 against Sevco on Saturday than become a squad member for us tonight. I believe he’ll be a Celt one of these days.
Odemwingie deal not happening according to ‘arry, what a prat he’s going to look when he turns up for training with the guys he said goodbye to earlier today
Jude2005,
We need to leave Russell with the arabs so he can destroy sevco at the weekend, we can get him in the summer
These Dundee lads are no better than what we have coming thro’
If Tony , Dylan and Paul were at DU they would be featuring regularly
We already have the sane quality at CP
We need a maestro type player if we cannot buy one we need to knit one from youth level
Why not?
SSN reporter at Everton tells us he saw the milkman this morning and has seen him again. Says it all….
Doyle does what Stokes, Sammi, Hooper, Commons and Lassad are incapable off being brave and hauling ass. Lenny has an eye for a player and what the team needs. Doyle imho would be an improvement
HH
sipsini
It’s still nonsense but at least Jim White isn’t on the panel!
6 mins to go….tick tick tick
33 billion for a new rail line?? Bet its double by 2030. Thank france I wont be around!!
Dexter
Jim white wants to know.
Who is “the milkman”?
Is he signing for the toffees?
Do you think he will deliver?
Dexter
22:53 on 31 January, 2013
I switch telly on at 7.30am when I got up this morning and turned to SSN. Its still the same people standing outside football stadiums or training grounds 15 hours later with next to nothing having happened in between.
Che
22:52 on
31 January, 2013
CT wheres the other 6?
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Deid:-)
Dundee have signed German central midfielder Jurgen Dounagain
Had enough!
Night all!
HH!!
Che, and nowt will happen, as far as we are concerned, Swedish Goalie signed, no one going out, good transfer window. Gershwin and Rogic will get their chance I hope.
And we are stronger than we were.
Focus on the games now.
bournesouprecipe
22:56 on 31 January, 2013
his cousin Val was Irish
Was going to bed but I never leave a match early.
Three mins to go unless you are Arsenal then you can take all night.
Gordy
Im a cheater … Chip shop chips… With a battered burger . and a can of red stripe
Bournesouprecipe
Took me a minute but I laughed eventually
Arabs shld be able to stuff that lot without Russell
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Who is Jackie Mac with..?
Thanks I Advance..
Summa
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo
22:53 on
31 January, 2013
Doyle does what Stokes, Sammi, Hooper, Commons and Lassad are incapable off being brave and hauling ass. Lenny has an eye for a player and what the team needs. Doyle imho would be an improvement.
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Thank god there’s two on here who can see what we need!
Still embarrassed at the loan attempt.
HaIl hAil
Doc
really pleased we held onto Victor And Hoops, onwards and upwards.
HH
all done, nothing to see
That’s All Folks
I’ve been dying to post that all evening.
marrakesh express
22:47 on 31 January, 2013
Sky, fronted by the odious White has gone the way of Talkgarbage, Snyde and the gutter rags. Its really just became The Sun TV (jeff stelling aside).
Used to love it. Now it’s tabloid trash. They’ve spend all night making out that Hooper deal could go down to the wire. Meanwhile their paying customers only have to log onto twitter to see that Gary Hooper is at Kris Commons house having dinner tonight. The entire Celtic first team squad and their girlfriends are mocking the notion of him leaving.
They report a £9.2m bid then have a “breaking news” flash of Lennon completely discrediting their story as if that’s them on the ball.
It would
transfer window closes in 30 seconds…… looks we,ve done really well keeping out bhoys……
HH
It would be funny we’re I not giving them a fortune every month!
Is it finished now?
The 2 biggest deals of the window were not even done by EPL sides.
Lucas to PSG for £35m and Willian to Anzhi for £30m.
Mark Hately is the only one not saying,
“Not selling Gary Hooper is just like a new signing.”
Still another 6 minutes for Fergie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnxottTvr3c