I doubt that Christopher Jullien was included in our Europa League squad is an indication that he will appear in a Celtic shirt near you anytime soon. The final group game is three months away, a timeframe that is more likely for Chris to be ready for European action.
The player was a crucial addition to the team that won our ninth successive title, performing memorably heroics in that season’s Europa League group. His goal in the League Cup Final that season resulted in one of the sweetest Hampden moments in a clutch of several in recent seasons. You will recall, though, that his early season form in the summers of 2019 and 2020 was far from his best. He is a player who takes a month longer to get up to match fitness than others.
Having not kicked a ball since December, the work required to get him back to his peak will be considerable. It will do him no favours to force him into a level of competition he is not ready for.
I was delighted to hear Bolton Wanderers agreed a CVA with creditors two years after going into administration. Chairwoman Sharon Brittan said; “After a very challenging two years we are absolutely delighted to confirm that the Club has reached agreement with its unsecured creditors.
“This ensures that we have met our obligations, satisfied the EFL requirements and are therefore free of any embargoes and penalties.”
Bolton faced a number of winding-up orders but clung to survival long enough to meet creditors’ requirements. It is remarkable how few football clubs actually go to the wall, most fans find a way to pay creditors and keep their linage intact.
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Good to see him back, has been missed, por cierto
Great to see Re Bolton.
Paul 67
” It is remarkable how few football clubs actually go to the wall, most fans find a way to pay creditors and keep their linage intact.”
Excellent :-)))
Hot Smoked…👍 thanks.
Shaunamura…I hope you enjoy it.
“POR CIERTO on 7TH SEPTEMBER 2021 12:01 PM
Good to see him back, has been missed, por cierto”
Perhaps strangely but I never had much confidence in big Christopher…..even when he played well !!!
WBC
You are welcome but the main thanks go to you for sharing that fine piece of work with us.
Cheerio for now.
Paul67 et al
Meanwhile unsecured creditors closer to home (and face painters the world ower) can keep their dreams alive by follow following;
“BDO Creditors Reports RFC 2012 (The Rangers Football Club in Liquidation)
HOT SMOKED on 7TH SEPTEMBER 2021 12:13 PM
“POR CIERTO on 7TH SEPTEMBER 2021 12:01 PM
I take your point, but, against Sevco in the League Cup Final, at corners and free kicks, he was immense and won everything in the air. Most of the goals we have lost at set-pieces, especially the ones against them, may have been avoided had he been playing, por cierto.
Pablo’s last comment is enuinely important (IMHO).
Football clubs are ultimately about fans.
No matter how self-destructive the path defined by a board, groups of supporters – if they want it badly enough – can save the day.
PS – if anyone ever writes a book called
“Bolton FC 2000-2020 : Basket Case : How Not To Run a Football Club (or any business)”
… I’ll buy it
‘It is remarkable how few football clubs actually go to the wall, most fans find a way to pay creditors and keep their linage intact.’
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It is also remarkable that Celtic are happy to go along with the pretence that the huns lineage remains intact.
But we don’t mention that, never mind challenge it.
POR CIERTO on 7TH SEPTEMBER 2021 12:34 PM
HOT SMOKED on 7TH SEPTEMBER 2021 12:13 PM
“POR CIERTO on 7TH SEPTEMBER 2021 12:01 PM
I take your point, but, against Sevco in the League Cup Final, at corners and free kicks, he was immense and won everything in the air. Most of the goals we have lost at set-pieces, especially the ones against them, may have been avoided had he been playing, por cierto.
I agree totally.Next to Foster he was the best player on the park.Its funny how some fans just can’t take to some players,no matter what.Before he joined us,he had the most headed clearances in the French league,by a distance.
Spanish league doing us a wee favor.Betis have to play Monday night at 10 PM.Then us on the Thursday.
ERNIE LYNCH on 7TH SEPTEMBER 2021 12:51 PM
‘It is remarkable how few football clubs actually go to the wall, most fans find a way to pay creditors and keep their linage intact.’
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It is also remarkable that Celtic are happy to go along with the pretence that the huns lineage remains intact.
But we don’t mention that, never mind challenge it.
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please help me challenge it, tell me what you have done so I can take the lead from you .
Julien should not be relied on to return. He has been out for a long time, likely a full year. However, there are some other reasons to question his reliability. His previous mystery back injury seemed to more a case of his nose out of joint with Shaun Duffy and his jealousy at his EPL wages. No medic could find evidence of his injury and he had to import a French physio.
I also feel he was another of the want aways as Lenny mentioned that all the French speakers were involved. He seemed prepared to drop performances to engineer his want away.
Give him his wish. Once he is fit let him join Ajer Christie, Eduoard, N’tcham, I hope he takes Boli with him,
ERNIE LYNCH on 7TH SEPTEMBER 2021 12:51 PM
It is also remarkable that Celtic are happy to go along with the pretence that the huns lineage remains intact.
But we don’t mention that, never mind challenge it.
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Agree with this.
Complicity by silence – along with the failure to act on Resolution 12 – leaves a stain on Celtic as an institution that should – or I would like to see it being the case – stand up for fairness and truth about the biggest ever fraud in British football. And one which harmed Celtic directly by denying access to the Champions’ League.
HH
BGFC
BIGBHOY on 7TH SEPTEMBER 2021 1:05 PM
Was it your good self who told us Eddie was just going to sit tight and count down his contract ?
SAINT STIVS on 7TH SEPTEMBER 2021 1:04 PM
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I’m surprised you having to ask …. why not just use your usual command of language and tell them to f*** off!!!😀
When Julien comes back, if he wants away, then he should take the examples of Edouard as to where you end up with below-par displays and make sure he performs to his highest level, in every game, to make sure that it’s someone higher than Crystal Palace that comes in for him. por cierto
Turkish Transfer Window closes tomorrow night, i hope we are trying to offload Barkas and Ajeti there…
I always chuckle at the CJ haters ….its like they didn’t watch the lazio games or hun games ..I actually thought he was even better at ibrox 2 0 game ….( that was quite early in the season) ..Bitton was also excellent that day…..(starfelt can only dream of a display like that )…
BUT…he definitely took the hump regarding Duffy…..was never convinced he wanted away ….he wanted his place …and didn’t think he’d replace 40k a week Duffy……players always think the bigger waged player will play first …no matter who is better …..not entirely convinced ange ball will suit….Time will tell
Ernie Lynch wrote
It is also remarkable that Celtic are happy to go along with the pretence that the huns lineage remains intact.
But we don’t mention that, never mind challenge it.
Just tell us in your wisdom,what we should do,and in what way do we just “Go along with it”.Try really hard,and not do your usual,answer with a question.
!!BADA BING!! on 7TH SEPTEMBER 2021 1:19 PM
Turkish Transfer Window closes tomorrow night, i hope we are trying to offload Barkas and Ajeti there…
Yep,even a couple of loan deals.League is poor here this year.Has been for a few years.Galatasaray struggling against St Johnstone,an example.National team OK,but most play outwith Turkey.
JHB
Saint Stivs does not ‘usually’ use this kind of language.
He obviously reserves it for when he deems a particular post / poster worthy of it. Not sure why he aimed it at you but maybe you have had a previous disagreement, or maybe he didn’t agree with your post.
Not sure on that.
I have seen much worse than that aimed at you recently . For some reason many posters seem to find what you say offensive.
For what it is worth I do appreciate your different view, we are, after all, a ‘catholic’ club in the broader sense of the word. I don’t always agree with you. It is interesting that posters I also really respect do seem to find your contributions very annoying. Maybe I am missing something. Maybe you are missing something ?
Football directors are a bit like politicians, they never accept that their time is up and hand the baton to someone else. They cling on to power and become pathetic, desperate individuals. Nicola Sturgeon is on that that track.
I well remember back in early 1994, Kevin Kelly standing in a toxic wasteland in Cambuslang, arms outstretched. Welcome to our new home Celtic people. Kelly and the rest of the old family dynasties took desperation to a new level. Fergus wanted to invest in 1988 but the old board were cock-a-hoop after the centenary double and rested on their laurels. Ten years later it was all about us stopping their 10IAR.
Smarter club owners prefer to be duped when passing a basket case of a club over to off-the-scale billionaires. Timing is everything.
I wonder if, with the obvious benefit of hindsight, Peter Lawwell wished he had passed that baton over earlier. Probably not as he wanted to be the 10IAR CEO.
Anyway, good luck to Bolton, hopefully the people running the club adopt a selfless attitude and their support have a trust and belief in them.
BIGBHOY on 7TH SEPTEMBER 2021 1:05 PM
Julien should not be relied on to return.
Sorry,this is not the first time you have posted these comments.It was your thinking then,not backed up by any evidence,and it’s just your thinking now.
If you have proof he faked a back injury,tell us.The story was,the back injury was not responding,so Celtic sent him to a specialist in France,to be home while undergoing treatment.Do you really think Celtic would not have had reports,regularly, on his treatment.Maybe the French specialist was in on it.
SAINT STIVS on 7TH SEPTEMBER 2021 1:04 PM
TURKEYBHOY on 7TH SEPTEMBER 2021 1:25 PM
To flip this back.
What do you expect an individual supporter to do in terms of disapproving of how Celtic PLC/FC have managed the G51 issue since 2011?
The individual supporter has one weapon at his disposal. His custom.
Other than that they are portrayed – including by the resident Lawwellites – as nothing but moonhowlers
SAINT STIVS on 7TH SEPTEMBER 2021 1:08 PM
BIGBHOY on 7TH SEPTEMBER 2021 1:05 PM
Was it your good self who told us Eddie was just going to sit tight and count down his contract ?
Yes it was.Oh,and Christie.
CJ’s late winner against Lazio was a heartwarming moment if ever there was one.
As was Forster’s save a few minutes before.
I am a big Fan of a motivated Chris Julien .
His performances against Lazio and Sevco were magnificent in 2019 .
He had Morelos in his pocket .
I was very surprised to hear ( first hand) .
When asked what went wrong under Lenny ?
To be told by a senior first team member , who shared a dressing room with him .
That there were a few malcontents in the dressing room.
He then specifically named Julien, and called him a wa——.and make the worldwide hand signal to make sure I wasn’t mistaken.
He said not to be fooled by his badge kissing .
Which I must admit I don’t recall him doing .
TT
Petethebeat
My memory may be failing me ,but I thought that Forsters miracle save was after we went 2-1 up ?
TT
SAINT STIVS on 7TH SEPTEMBER 2021 1:04 PM
Refuse to fund it.
Too high a price for you?
Then you’re enabling it.
Harsh. But true.
Never ever went “2-1” up…
Tictastic 1.58
I think you are wrong .
We won both matches against Lazio 2-1.
TT
BURNLEY78 on 7TH SEPTEMBER 2021
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You are over-analysing. Civility costs nothing. More can be gleaned of a person in the way that they interact with someone who offers opposing views, rather than those who constantly agree and back-slap.
Many posters’ views annoy….and dismay me, but this is a free blog – I respect their different take and either counter, or, ignore.
Sometimes it is better not to try to defend the indefensible.
Yep, Fraser Forster’s miraculous save against Lazio preserved the win.
Just watched the 2019 League Cup Final highlights again. Still don’t know how we won that, but what a day! Big Jullien was magnificent that day.
Julien puts us 2-1 up in the 90 th minute .
Forsters wonder save is after 94 mins 40 secs.
TT
We certainly did win both Lazio games 2-1.
Hopefully we can rediscover our European mojo in upcoming Group games.
Sorry TINYTIM, I mistakenly thought that you were referring to LC Final. My apologies.