Reports that Jozo Simunovic may have failed his medial (not always a euphemism for rejecting a derisory contract offer) at Torino come as little surprise, but will be a distraction to Celtic as they had backfill offers ready to move. The player is fit, but will need to put a season together which demonstrates this beyond all doubt.
Some insight into what failing a medical can sometimes mean might be useful:
Medicals provide an overview of a player’s condition. When an issue appears, as will often happen by default for a previously injured player, an alert is raised. The buying club can then instruct a more detailed examination of the player. Celtic occasionally send players to London for a second examination for this purpose. Even then, with the best medical opinion money can buy, you are presented with no more than an opinion.
Whatever the first or second examination determines, the information is presented to the club, who have a decision to make. If the player’s VO2 Max isn’t where it should be, but he’s not trained for six months, they might be prepared to take the chance. Clubs seldom get a scan which reveals something as decisive as a piece of bone hanging off. An evidence based but subjective view is taken. Turino may be here right now.
The Jozo situation is symptomatic of the problems and opportunities of deadline day. If Jozo stays, another player, his club and agent, will only now be looking for an alternative move if Celtic is no longer an option. That will seriously annoy those concerned but this is the nature of the day, and creates opportunities for others.
Our principle target to add to the squad (not to swap like-for-like) is a midfielder. We’ve been working on this for a while but the nature of the target is such that there can be no guarantees, even at this stage.
What I can repeat is that despite what has again been reported (and at the risk of standing on a lonely ledge), Celtic have no idea where the James McCarthy story came from. It didn’t come from them and there is nothing in it.
Stay tuned!
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3 years! Well done to Charlie M.
Proved me wrong when he re-signed….well for the first two and a half seasons anyway.
Always to the fore, never hid and used the talents he had well.
Best of luck to you CM
HH
Janko going to Barnsley I hear.
Nothing more on ins
HH
Ok…Who did we nearly sign then?
HH
actually, it’s doable
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Manchester,+UK/Athens,+Greece/@45.378287,1.7393174,5z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x487a4d4c5226f5db:0xd9be143804fe6baa!2m2!1d-2.2426305!2d53.4807593!1m5!1m1!1s0x14a1bd1f067043f1:0x2736354576668ddd!2m2!1d23.7275388!2d37.9838096
ffs , sorry blog
John Obi Mikel?
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 31ST AUGUST 2016 5:28 PM
Ok…Who did we nearly sign then?
Relax mate. The official list of who ‘we tried our hardest to get but couldn’t quite get over the line’
Isn’t published until one minute past window shutting time.
Poor deadline day so far bhoys.
Come on Brendan
HH
For what its worth. Unless someone has assumed the identity of the mild mannered, Celtic supporting plumber that I have known I can confirm PapaJoe55s authenticity. Hh
Janko really, Must have really rubbed Brendan up the wrong way last Tuesday,
KLV
Beeb guy just said Auchenhowie. Has there been an official change of name, or is he reading off a pre-prepared script?
GlenDalysTonsils
You would think loads of good players would want to play against Barca, and Manc City in the CL.
Something wrong there.
Cmon Brendan:)
Get us that Brazilian.
HH
There a place up the town center that do Brazilians, I can give them a bell Greenman.
KLV
KEVINLASVEGAS
I happen to know a few Brazilians:)
But they are crap in midfield…..so, its down to Brendan.
HH
HE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD
I am as eager as you for a signing but I ain’t getting waxed for no one
HH
JoeFilippisHaircut
Eh? I thought Jozo failed Torino’s medical. Are you saying that they’ve signed him?
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD
Ah footballers, :( Mixed up there.
I hope we get a Midfielder in mate,
Chuffed with the window to be honest, Can see more going out today as well hopefully.
The RB was a nice surprise, He looks the fastest footballer i have ever saw. lol
KLV
FERGUSSLAYEDTHEBLUES
What…no waxing?
I bet you will change your mind if we sign that Brazilian:)
HH
OK, who has hacked Gordon 64’s account? Bloody trolls!
Only kidding :-))
Transfer deadline .com
Sevco have transfered their debts just before the window shuts ,No more in’s
If he’s any good we will be waxing lyrical about him.
WDH
Would you belive I walked past that place yesterday?
Would walk past it today too if I was still in town. Me and eggs go back a long way. I can cook ’em any way you like, but I can’t go them.
Mind you, some interesting stuff on his menu.
Is he the baldy guy?
KLV
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD
Only if it gives me the chance to wear my old Celtic fc mankini
HH
SSN Italia now saying that Torino are possibly trying to take Jozo on loan, because of the state of his knee!!
HH!!
THEORIGINALSADIESBHOY. Fella he passed the medical and has agreed personal terms its hard to believe all that is holding the sale up is the two clubs have not agreed a fee. H.H.
Somebody get on Hernanes twitter page, and tell him to do the right thing.
Genoa or Celtic….come on ffs.
Is he mental or what:)
HH
SSN say McCarthy in talks with 3 clubsabout a loan deal,
none of them are Celtic
Kevinlasvesgas 5:33
Janko nearly gave me a heart attack last Tuesday HH
Gordon 64,
Thanks for that confirmation. My apologise to Papajoe55 for doubting him.
That would seem confirm Kill Ultra’s bono fides, as a Celtic Supporter…not Jabba, Level5 or a Hun as suggested, since the weekend.
Anyway back to the transfer window.
FERGUSSLAYEDTHEBLUES
Keep that Mankini handy.
Can double up as a sling when the bigots come to Celtic Park.
Give them hell:)
HH
Good luck to Charlie at Blackburn. Hope he does really well. Charlie was my favourite player at one time.
My two outstanding memories of him 1) Playing against ICT directly up against Johnny Hayes. Charlie had played a few dodgy games. In the first few minutes Hayes was giving Charlie a torrid time. Then on the left hand side of our penalty area, Charlie beat Hayes four times while hardly moving off the same spot. Johnny Hayes actually ended up dumped on his jacksie. It took massive cojones from Charlie given his recent form but he went on to have a great game and a great run of form.
2) Who can forget his brilliant diving header against the deid club.
Good luck Charlie.
So does someone have to vouch for Gordon 64 now? :-)
TBB
Paco Pérez Is class
let me know if you are there in future and I’ll point out where I frequent in that wonderful city
No doubt the spin will go up a Level and Senderos will have been their number one target all along. Lescott just somebody they had a look at.
Oh and that (imaginary) bid for Waghorn turned down – what a great window!
Who can vouch for Gordon 64?
:-))
FRANNYB67
Me too, But to cut a long story short, in my opinion when i rewatched the game I got more angry at the hiders (mcgregor, forrest, lustig) more than Janko, They left him and Brown out to dry. He was trying too hard and lost all discipline and positional sense.
If the players that are being mentioned all leave today, I can see why Brendan went on holiday.
Mccarthy has said he will only leave for Celtic and Everton won’t loan him out to another team in their league. SO who are the 3 teams? Sky clutching at straws i’d guess.
KLV
JFH
Thank you. They were saying on here this morning that he failed the medical.