“I… have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare….”
Nicolas Kuhn, who turned 24 earlier this month, signed a contract until summer 2029 yesterday and is likely to make his debut against Buckie Thistle on Sunday. There is a lot to consider regarding this one.
As an undergrad at Leipzig, Ajax paid €2m for him six years to the day before he signed for Celtic. Two years later Bayern Munich loaned him before signing a permanent contract with the player in July 2020. He then spent a year on loan in the German second tier with Ergebirge Aue before Rapid Vienna paid €500k for him 18 months ago.
The Leipzig, Ajax and Bayern youth setups are legendary, comparable with the scale of those at Chelsea and Manchester City in England. Each of these club rinse through dozens of players but you seldom see anyone who has spent time at three clubs so invested in youth. [I’m not saying they are all productive, but they certainly invest].
His first season at Rapid was wrecked by injury: in six months he made only four substitute appearances, but he finished the season as first choice on the right wing and he has remained fit and Rapid’s fulcrum ever since.
He has made less 28 topflight starts in his career, so Celtic have moved fast. In this respect, he resembles Dedryck Boyata, who arrived on loan from Manchester City, also as a 24-year-old, having just 19 topflight starts behind him.
You don’t get signed by Leipzig, Ajax and Bayern unless you have a “particular set of skills”, in the case of Nicolas, this appears to be speed, crossing and chance creation. His combination of these attributes gets scouts excited.
Rapid and not the club you remember so fondly. They are riddled with financial problems and have a squad unworthy of a green and white strip – think Hibs. The scenario with Nicolas reminds me of Patrick Roberts at Sunderland, no winger could make a silk purse from that squad. [In related news, Netflix are back for a third season of their Sunderland fly-on-the-wall documentary, the earlier series’ are a strong recommend].
We have a well-established Japanese contingent and a three-man group from Korea (one now on loan locally). Nicolas joins Maik Nawrocki as our second player born-and-bred in northwest Germany. There has been some market investment in that area, it’s a new Celtic geo-hotspot.
Welcome to Celtic, Nicolas.
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Wee Dembele a sub for Blackpool v Forest ITV 4
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TURKEYBHOY on 17TH JANUARY 2024 7:48 PM
Our strategy should not be defined by fear of what the huns may do or not do.
There is no old firm.
HH.
Evening all.
SFTB
Happy birthday.
I’ll collect my ‘Mr Consistency’ wooden spoon at the end of the season with pride. :)
Give them nothing. :)
HH
GREENPINATA
Yes that be true
“Our strategy should not be defined by fear of what the huns may do or not do”
We need to control our own media
No interviews to the peoples outside OUR media
Until we do, we will always be controlled, and have the outside media twist our words to suit there agenda
And that means us as Celtic fans choosing not to consume media that is against us
Daily Rectum
And the Daily Hun being 2
But also newsnowceltic as its click bait central
Until we can control what we consume
“Our strategy should not be defined by fear of what the huns may do or not do”
Happy birthday SFTB. Keep away from the sherry cabinet mate. It’s the rock you perish on. 😂
Happy hooooooopy birthday to Setting Free The Bears.
Happy Burfday SFTB
Evening all.
I recently watched a brilliant SKY (I Know) Documentary called ‘Searching for Sugar Man’
I highly recommend it.
A wee trio of tunes from programme, if the blog doesn’t mind.
All audio.
I wonder
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Sugar Man
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Crucify Your Mind.
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HH
Yes, Many Happy Returns to SFTB
Really do miss your sparring sessions with CHAIRBHOY and I bet he does too!
My last post, honest 🙂
If the blog doesn’t mind.
My uncle Terry McGowan. passed away yesterday, 86yrs old.
Terry was born and bred in Coatbridge and so proud of his roots.
He move to Luton, Bedfordshire, in the 70’s
A massive Celtic supporter, a huge Luton Celtic Supporters Club proud member.
My granny Maggie, has gathered the last of her children to her heart.
Good night Terry
Brian
BELMONTBRIAN
So sad at the passing of your uncle Terry. May he rest in peace. HH
Karamoko dembele just missed getting the winner fir Blackpool. Clean through and fannied about
CONEYBHOY on 17TH JANUARY 2024 9:45 PM
Karamoko dembele just missed getting the winner fir Blackpool. Clean through and fannied about
*just as he did I though tae masell ‘I now see why we let him go”
Omibamidele playing for Forest, local lad from my current town of Leixlip, Kildare
BELMONTBRIAN
May your Uncle Terry McGowan RIP
May he never walk alone
Terry McGowan RIP
May perpetual light shine upon him.
BELMONTBRIAN on 17TH JANUARY 2024 9:38 PM
Lovely obituary to your uncle on Luton Celtic Supporters site.
A great picture of Terry with a bottle of Irn-Bru
HH. YNWA.
CONEYBHOY on 17TH JANUARY 2024 9:59 PM
Omibamidele playing for Forest, local lad from my current town of Leixlip, Kildare
*aye seemingly he has a pal Gavin Bazunu of similar mixed parentage who played in the same Dublin District Schoolboys League representative side and is now with Southampton
If we were serious about blooding young players Sunday would be a good start…..
One from the start (frame) and a couple on the bench…..
Hopefully we’ll have to much talent on show to have to worry about the Buckie players.
Good evening all. I may take to the drink.
BELMONTBRIAN
Condolences on the loss of your uncle 💚
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Liam Scales made the top 60.
BELMONTBRIAN
May your Uncle RIP
BELMONTBRIAN
May your uncle Terry R. I. P.
Condolences to all his family and friends. 🙏
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Utter nonsense .
Concede domestic cups to help our youngsters prosper .
Firstly weakened sides get knocked out of cup competitions.
So they wouldn’t get much game time .
Then we let the huns wrack up trophy after trophy .
Also denying our players and fans ,cup finals .
Utter nonsense.
TT
Tiny
Getting our B team into the fa cup is a start to the cross border league
Great idea to whom ever suggested it
Or we use some of our 75 mullion and buy a team darn darf
And loan our b team to them?
Has the ?multi club owner thing? or feeder clun thing changed recently??
darn sarf….
clun = club
Its no easy
Beimontbrian
condolences on your uncle’s passing may he RIP
strange the amount of people who moved to Luton in the 60’s 70’s from lanarkshire area
probably for work [car industry] i think
sounds like a part of him never left his home town
Dembele looks like my first impression of the kid was strangely right
bag of tricks but lack’s the physicality to make it at top level
Am not sure dembele is any better than those that tried to escape to the english pound before they were ready
Was he the first???