News that a striker reneged on a verbal commitment to join the club 24 hours before deadline day should surprise no one. Think back to that line from Jerry Maguire, when Jerry’s girlfriend hears he had secured a representative deal on a handshake, not an actual contract. The agent’s reminder of Lesson One in business was sharp.
Last minute change of plans happen, but only when you’re doing last minute business. We are now 10 hours away from the deadline and in desperate need for what we’ve been in desperate need…. to replace the long departed Gary Hooper. It would be wrong to think that Scepovic was the only striker we were pursuing, so we’re not starting from scratch, but he was first choice.
The ball is still in play, not panicking yet.
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Big Pete ‘ looking forward to the window closing’
That’ll be that then
The Human Torpedo is really here for the gastronomy:
“French-born Moshni pled guilty yesterday (mon) at Glasgow’s Justice of the Peace Court to driving without insurance and while on is mobile phone.
He was fined a total of £405 with 28 days to pay, and handed six penalty points.
A plea of not guilty to a charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice, by pretending to police that he didn’t live in the UK and was visiting the country for a catering course, was accepted by prosecutors.”
Don’t have time to read back…. Have we signed a striker?
When I go to Celtic Park to support the business, I wonder to myself. Is this the team I grew up supporting as a lad.
‘I can’t believe it’s not Celtic’
‘Because’ it looks, like Celtic.
‘Because’ it tastes like Celtic.
Deep down you just know it’s not the real deal.
But for me. The way I deal with that? Well I’ve decided to support the business.
MWD says AYE
BCW
Naw but we’ve loaned out 2
lionroar67. Why do you think we need a fourth goalkeeper ? H.H.
No striker so we sign a keeper (on loan). #cunningstrategy
We already have 4 loan signings, are we allowed any more, sure someone previously said that was our limit?
!!bada bing!!
15:06 on 1 September, 2014
Raspberry -hope you’re joking pal
go tell the spartim
15:01 on 1 September, 2014
Rasberry, noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Was just trying to convince myself that Ciftci would do and you sideswipe with that………
All over yon twatter thingy
Burghbhoy…hope he remembers to bring his heid in before it closes…especially if it shuts wi’ a bang…
We don’t need a striker. Not to win the league, at least. To go any distance in the EL, we do.
I just want RD to win, using the players he has/ He is playing a game designed for the players he WISHES he had.
Get 3 solid midfielders with 10 to 15 yards of each other. Henderson, Kayal, Johansson for now. Commons as a link man. Griffiths and an other up front.
Use your fullbacks to give you occasional width.
Use a winger as a sub in home games.
Win the midfield THEN press up.
Play some new fancy style once you get new fancy players.
Until then, win with what you’ve got.
Simple game……
Robert88
I’ll be surprised if we don’t sign a striker, but I’ll not be surprised if we’ve never heard of him.
Monaghan1900
15:16 on
1 September, 2014
So thats his real job at Mondor, he’s Sally’s pie maker
The keeper signing was from 2012. The second link i dont know when from but would think it was bogus
We need a keeper because if Craig Gordon gets injured we are vulnerable.
The question is, why do we need Zaluska.
Joe Filippis Haircut
15:18 on
1 September, 2014
lionroar67. Why do you think we need a fourth goalkeeper ? H.H.
When i seen this on twitter i was just as baffled as you mate
themaestro72 15:04 on 1 September, 2014 Ref Upper Tier closure in cup matches
Why can’t we sell these games out?
Team needs us just now and all we do is complain. We have good times and bad times but we should all get behind the team and show why we are the worlds best supporters.
I don’t want to see the jam tarts have a better and louder support than us in a couple of weeks.
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The truth is, our stadium capacity is too high for the league we operate in. The days of near-sell-outs for bog standard domestic or 2nd tier euro matches are well behind us and will not return imo. If we were designing a new stadium from scratch it now, the capacity would be 45 or 50k max. Even Juventus had to cut the cloth accordingly when they built their new ground.
Also, why should fans feel obliged to contribute anymore to the Peter Lawwell bonus pot after the shambles of the past month or so?
Monaghan1900
How long does moshni have to pay the fine? :-)
HH
Last season Watford had a dozen players on loan
HH
Maybe Zaluska is for the off.
Nike Monday?
we never ever had a nike anyday did we?
Tamrabam
Thought we were dumping or being dumped by Nike soon, sure ive seen that somewhere on the wires
Has Paul Hartley been spending time at a well known bakery with supersalary?
bournesouprecipe
I’ve not been serious with many of my striker suggestions or realistic (fletcher) however, i cant see us going far wrong with a punt if that’s fair on him on someone like Stevie May. I cant see that ever back firing on us. Where as Balde and Pukki unfortunately have. Not for the outlay, and hes proven beyond doubt in SPFL scores in Europe for St Jonhstone, but I agree with others on here he’s not the next level why cant he be moulded into that though.
He the type of player who would not see us a landing pad and would stay around for a career or many many years!
Loans with options to buy is good business. After Bangura, Pukki, Balde and Bowfinger, who could possibly disagree !?
robert88
14:36 on 1 September, 2014
Where did you get those figures from?
According to the ever reliable Wikipedia, he has scored 102 goals in 349 career appearances.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Fletcher_(footballer)
Lawell’s SSN interview fills me with confidence (that we will sign feck all).
“It’s only 24 hours…” OH, REALLY PETER, REALLY????!!!! How long has the window been open?? And the last one?? And the one before that??
This is a pantomime- a very unfunny one.
Best run club in the world?
Revenue- down
SBs- down
co-efficient- down
FIFA ranking- down
Image- down
wearemugs
Krys @krys1888 6m
Hearing Lawwell is looking at loaning a rumour from an unnamed English club until the end of the day.
James Forrest is praying for The Unconquerable Oscar Knox
15:05 on 1 September, 2014
NatKnow:
Yeah that’s why I write so much on this subject, why I sweat days like today, why I put so much time and effort and emotion into this.
Cause I’m not really that worried.
I am sure you believe what you just wrote, even if you don’t believe what I did.
I won’t even attempt to convince you otherwise. You are entitled to your view.
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You put plenty of effort into writing about Celtic – I can see that. But, by your own admission, no effort into supporting them. Does your writing about Celtic make you passionate about them? I dunno. Happy to take you word for it.
But setting this aside, I wasn’t asking you to convince me of anything. At the end of the day, whether you go along to Celtic Park or not – that’s up to you.
Your original submission was a expressions of worry about “the next generation”. My point is that the next generation will be engaged because their family take them along to the games – not because of some vexed hand-wringing on a blog.
I don’t need to get into an epistemological argument with you about what I believe to be true. It’s self-evident that kids get into football because their parents take them along to games.
If you don’t want to go – fine. But to then sit scratching you head about how we get kids engaged sounds more than a little ironic. I don’t need a gallery to play to – I’ll keep on supporting Celtic and taking my kids to the games. So don’t you worry about the next generation of kids – the Celtic supporters will have it covered. Giving you something to write about for many years into the future.
Everyone’s a winner.
Go tell the spartim
Its no even funny anymore is it?
I used to be apathetic but now I just dont give a damn
oh well, it will probably be a winfield wednesday
or a fine fare yellow label tuesday
or even worse, a big Pedro monday
Bryan Swanson @skysports_bryan 30 Aug 2011
Confirmed – Celtic have signed Mohamed Bangura from AIK Stockholm. 4-year deal.
lionroars67
Quality!
Joe Filippis Haircut
15:11 on
1 September, 2014
Tontine Tim. How would we weaken them anymore than them selling then to other countries ? H.H.
*we don’t, that’s my point.
Club doesn’t do themselves any favours.. purchased my EL tickets but I sit in the north stand upper. No choice of seat available, only what is allocated.
The less said about this transfer window, the better. Club is broken and I don’t see a straightforward fix.
Levels of apathy amongst the support is getting worse by the season.
“We have other options”
We may hear at 11pm that we did make efforts to sign Ronaldo and Messi, but just couldn’t close the deals.
FFS
Damian Sanchez on one year loan to Hibs. Confirmed.
We go into the Europa League, fearing the worst against these three clubs.
Salzburg Ave Attendance 8100
Dynamo Zagreb ” 7000 (some crowds under 1000)
Astera ” 3000 “
Damo Lennon
Wikipedia is ok but not completely reliable
There’s two ESPN do a full stats site and I use Soccerbase.
It seems the more reliable.