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Minutes before the stock of Japanese football rose to unparalleled levels, Celtic confirmed the signature of their fifth player from the country (subject to clearance).  Left sided central defender, Yuki Kobayashi (22) will join when the transfer window opens in January.

Yuki was first choice for Vissel Kobe in the season just ended and spend 18 months in the topflight when Ange Postecoglou was in Japan (a year of which they were city rivals), so he is a player Ange will have personal experience of.

Celtic fast becoming the easiest place for Japanese players to settle west of the Sea of Japan, so the normal caveats of a young player moving from a different continent, not even sharing an alphabet, should be tempered.  Still, he is at least two years younger than any of our other Japanese’ were when they arrived in Glasgow.  We all need time to settle.

He becomes the youngest of a young central defensive pool.  Stephen Welsh is six months older, Moritz Jenz is 23, Cameron Carter-Vickers is 24 (for another month), leaving 27-year-old Carl Starfelt in what would be considered prime for a central def.  He is also the only leftie, a clear advantage.

My one concern from his stats is his height: 6’ 1”, the smallest of a relatively small CD population.  Let’s hope he can leap like a Newco commercial contract (unerringly from file to Court of Session).  A decade ago we went into the Champions League as the tallest side in the competition – and qualified for the knockout stage.  Am I alone in being concerned or has football moved in a direction I’ve missed?

It is highly unlikely Yuki will see into too much strenuous action before the title is secured this season.  Ange often tells us how new arrivals need many months before we see the best of them.  The challenge will be to find his way into the starting line-up as next season kicks off.

Delighted for Daizen Maeda and his Japanese teammates back in Glasgow on their historic national team win over Germany yesterday.  They might want to chill their jets before facing Spain, we don’t want too many scouts looking east.

Another day, another day in court for Newco.  Elite Sports went to the Court of Session to force Newco to disclose sales figures achieved by Castore since 2020 in a £9.5m action against the club for failure to perform a retail deal signed in 2018.  Elite, themselves, failed to perform their retail activities for Southampton, who ceased thier partnership on Monday.  Perhaps as a consequence, Elite were unable to meet their obligations and went into administration yesterday.  That £9.5m will be eyed by administrators seeking compensation for creditors (and their own fees, of course).  An Elite director secured a floating charge over the company assets in September.

Dave King was the man in charge when the Elite contract was signed.  Douglas Park must wonder what the world would be like if his “She’s a lovely runner, Sir” charm could be extrapolated across thousands of football fans.  £9.5m on top of the £8m recently noted for Sports Direct, jeez!  I think we should shamelessly join the campaign to get Dave King back in charge.

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  1. Art of War on

    Does anyone else’s heart sink when they realise ‘Echo’ Ally is co-commentating?

     

     

    On another matter, paraolympion dude who has got on the space program is referred to as a parastronaut.

     

     

    Shortly it should be paranaut? No?

  3. Moderator1888 on

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    Some of the newsnow (I know….) links are hidden like that

     

     

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  4. Parkheadcumsalford on

    BSR @ 2.48,

     

     

    Was that report from The Times (of London). I was in London at the time but couldn’t make the game. The morning of the game The Times’ respected football correspondent (Geoffery Green, I think) had urged anyone and everyone who could get to the game to do so, as they would see football as it should be played by one of the finest ever football teams, the famous Glasgow Celtic.

  5. carpe diem 63 on

    Folks …can you confirm the social get together is going ahead on Saturday …and is it the Shipbank or the Laurieston at 1pm ?

  7. bournesouprecipe on

    PARKHEADCUMSALFORD

     

     

    Lifted from CelticWiki, believe it or not the match report was by The Glasgow Herald.

     

     

    London papers were raving about Celtic as well

  27. Big Jimmy on

    Leading on from my Correct Score bet from yesterday of Spain v Costa Rica and the 7-0 scoreline at odds of 50/1, I’ve just got the Correct Score of Portugal to beat Ghana by 3-2 at odds of 33/1.

     

    I’ve also got Brazil to beat Serbia 3-2 at odds of 28/1, for a possible double with Portugal’s 3-2 win ?

     

    I could get used to this betting game.

     

    LOL

     

    HH

  33. Saint Stivs on

    a british passport, hahahahha,

     

     

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    Multiple sources! Alistair Johnston is closing in on a move to Scottish giants #CelticFC. A deal is now advanced. The #CanMNT star also has a UK passport. He is under contract at #CFMTL until 2023 with 2 option years. He is currently starring at the World Cup. 🇨🇦⚽️

  36. Saint Stivs on

    This,

     

     

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    Jim Spence

     

    @JimSpenceDundee

     

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    Nov 23

     

    I suppose the SNP MP’s could do a Sinn Feinn and withdraw from the ‘oppressor’ parliament at WM and return to their constituencies…..and also the SNP could call a fresh election at Holyrood with independence as their sole manifesto commitment. That would sort the matter out 😎

  41. DeniaBhoy on

    Only one minute of added time for the first half of Brazil vs Serbia. No time wasting in this game, end to end and lots of chances but little composure on show.

  42. Saint Stivs on

    i missed this popped up now in a feed, where to even start

     

     

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    Jim Murphy

     

    @glasgowmurphy

     

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    Nov 12

     

    So at Celtic Park the min silence is cut short aftr 15secs.

     

    The 2 ‘Ultra’ groups stay outside – which is their right.

     

    Of 50,000 other season ticket holders – I hear one dissenter voice.

     

    But very many of those who bought a tkt for today sing abt Royal Family instead.

     

    Pathetic.

     

     

     

    Jim Murphy

     

    @glasgowmurphy

     

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    Nov 13

     

    Of the 525600 mins in a year, some people disrupt the only 60secs in an entire year aimed at reflection for all lost in conflict:

     

    1914-18 trenches, Spanish civil war, the Holocaust, fight against Hitler, Bloody Sunday, Rwanda, Middle East, Enniskillen, Iraq, Ukraine & many more.

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