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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Kevinlasvegas,
Sunderland,Palace and i think i heard Stoke
My friends in Celtic,
To be clear, I am delighted with BR. However some of us did state that for the players who undermined Ronny Delia, there would be repercussions.
And so it continues.
HH.
Joe hart to Torino SSN
http://www.insidefutbol.com/2016/08/31/jozo-simunovic-passes-torino-medical-but-no-agreement-with-celtic-yet/302869/
Sorry not Stoke,but West Brom
It will be a disgrace if we do not sign a quality midfielder before the evening is out
With the mass exodus from Celtic Park the Club is quids in, even leaving aside the 30 million pounds of Champions League money which we are now guaranteed.
On top of that, we have 50000 season ticket books bought and paid for and following the addition of our new manager, I would have thought that merchandise sales have been good recently.
We are not calling for reckless spending, rather we demand that our money is used to attract proven quality to Celtic Park.
That sucks if McCarthy is going else where. He would have linked up the defense and Midfield up nicely, We seem to have a no man’s land in there.
Is not injured as well?
somanystores. csc.
KLV
Greenpinata
Agree with that, Charlie Mulgrew’s pitch exit didn’t look good to the fans and he completely made a fool
of Ronny Deila and John Collins.
The board are supporters as well, and Mulgrew’s locker was cleared at Lennoxtown before the end of June.
No comeback after that.
Gordon 64 is a member of the Ruglen massive with yon scarlet pumper Vogue Punter and the soon to be food poisoned Bada Bing if he disnae head WDH advice
good luck charlie
Looks like nobody got a Brazilian for Brazil
track cycling, GB physio Phil Burt and team doctor Richard Freeman realised saddle sores were keeping some female riders out of training.
Their response? First to bring together a panel of experts – friction specialist, reconstructive surgeons, a consultant in vulval health – and then to ban the waxing and shaving of pubic hair. In the six months before Rio not a single rider complained of saddle sores.
HH
Scarlet pumper is obviously scarlet pimpernel but everyone knew that but Apple. Pay your taxes ya useless feckers ☘
BSR
Last season…Taxi driver pal of mine told me…Charlie was causing it with Ronny..
Dont know if thats true, however, Brendan doesnt seem the type of guy to put up with that brand of nonsense.
Brendan wants his own men.
HH
DEXTER
Disagree ( as usual ) the big spend was on Brendan Rodgers and his cull is in full swing.
Pity the window wasn’t open for longer.
Ronny Deila spent extremely badly, and we’ve appointed a specialist to repair the damage, we can buy players in every window not just this one.
Neat trick from BR, weeding out the mistakes, given time he’ll buy and in the interim he did enough to qualify for the CL and beat our closest rivals comfortably and sit top of the league.
Net spend or not, Celtic suddenly have a team on the park.
Yeah Brendan has totally distanced himself from all the so called trouble makers.
Huns make another statement.
KLV
From an Everton forum
Everton midfielder James McCarthy is said to be in talks with three clubs over a move away from Goodison Park, but sources believe he favours a move to Celtic.
Reports from north of the border claim that McCarthy wants to move back to Glasgow to be close to his father who is unwell, and wants a move to Celtic over other clubs who are interested.
Sunderland are said to also be interested in signing McCarthy, but reports suggest he would prefer a loan move to Celtic.
McCarthy signed for £13.5m on deadline day in 2013 under Roberto Martinez but has failed to live up to his price tag over the last two seasons.
With respect, Brendan has said more than once he wants a middy in, so I fully expect the club to get him one, but I won’t be holding my breath.
Senderos – an exercise in how to make it appear that you are ‘active’ during the window. Spin it out.
people are right to wonder why a guy at 31 who has played for arsenal cannot get a couple of years at a proper club. He’d get as much in other leagues for a longer term if he had something to add.
Is he there to fix the roof?
Evening champions……
Here is thee bonnie charlie putting the heid in !!!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=qtymdYAHfQs
Wish him and his all the best….
Braw
Has Warbiola hacked TET’s account?
!!BADA BING!! on 31ST AUGUST 2016 4:40 PM
Anyone recommend the Brunswick Hotel for dinner? In Merchant city…
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If it’s not too late I would highly recommend the City Merchant.
KTF
STV News saying there will be no signings tonight for Celtic they are finished this transfer window.Good luck to Charlie Mulgrew but he lost my support the night he walked off the park claiming injury. H.H.
Good evening CQN, we signed our midfielder yet?
Best one I heard today, Charlie Adams…:)
Heard at lunchtime we were still working on a midfielder. Had a communication with Catman just before 17:00, he heard at around 16:00 we were still working on a midfielder. Neither of us have a name.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Just read Sevco Statement. A 5 year old wouldn’t put this name to it. Utterly embarrassing.
KEVINLASVEGAS on 31ST AUGUST 2016 4:56 PM
End of season for Senderos, Can’t even give the boy a decent contract with some stability, Gave hill a 3 yr deal and he’s 39. Senderos is 31 and not worth a year’s deal. I Would have told them where to go.
No one can offer an ex Arsenal and swiss international a club? he’s 31 not 41. I can’t get my head round that.
KLV
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He’s also pish.
KTF
BBC says…”Thousands of Hibs fans jumped the barriers at the final whistle and a number of Rangers fans also came on to the pitch.”
then
Huns say…”A number of Rangers players were assaulted by Hibernian supporters in broad daylight on the Hampden surface and a repeat of this must be avoided at all costs. That should have been the priority of the SFA.”
What is the expression…? Two cheeks of the same posterior?
WEEBOBBYCOLLINS on 31ST AUGUST 2016 4:57 PM
Who was the holding midfielder in the Lisbon Lions?…
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Faithir
KTF
THETIMREAPER
I know, I’m not sure if they are stupid or they think we are stupid or they write them with their stupidest fans in mind. Or I have completely over thought it and they are just think as funk.
KL
Lennybhoy,
any more going out?
They can’t help themselves no matter how soft the sfa go its still to hard on them. So sensitive so they ur.
Still playing the victim card after everything they have done.
KLV
city merchant No
Thetimreaper – I just read it too. What an utter embarrassment, complete disgrace and demonstrably untrue statement.
It is also dangerous. The last line ‘endorsing’ their supporters anger and outrage is tantamount to encouraging public disorder.
This is what happens when clubs play to the gallery.
I say clubs – there is only one club that does it. Celtic supporters have paid with their lives for the rage of those who follow Ibrox based teams. What they see as an ‘old firm’ game on the horizon and they come out with this paranoid, dangerous deflection? In years gone by we’ve seen tensions cranked up and we saw the results. I’m fearful for what may happen on 10th September off the pitch.
They should be taken to task for this.
But they won’t be.
JOE FILIPPIS HAIRCUT on 31ST AUGUST 2016 6:24 PM
They said:
” we understand as things stand there will be no players coming in tonight at Celtic”… There are five and a half hours until then or until CFC declare there will be nobody else we…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
THETIMREAPER and Robert, what do they need to do to bring the game into disrepute?
Honestly,
KLV
GORDYBHOY64 on 31ST AUGUST 2016 6:30 PM
Not heard of impending outs.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Phil’s up …
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/medicals-and-wibbles/
THETIMREAPER on 31ST AUGUST 2016 6:25 PM
Just read Sevco Statement. A 5 year old wouldn’t put this name to it. Utterly embarrassing.
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Good God, you do realize you’re talking about a 4 year old?
LENNYBHOY. We will just have to wait and see. H.H.
Sevco transfer window is like someone who won a trolley sweep around a supermarket, fills it up, gets out of the shop to discover they mainly three things in from the lost and found section behind customer services.
Faulty goods.
Then they went back in to buy something they needed only to discover the only one left was also in the bargain bucket marked ‘shop soiled – sold as seen….’