A quick straw poll suggests we’re happy with £2m for Adam Matthews, although Sunderland will be happier, having signed what is likely to be a first team player for what is a bargain fee in the English league. For Celtic, the player had only a year left on his contract, and was not first choice when Mikael Lustig was available. On other occasions we would struggle to get £500k.
A few factors supported Adam’s marketability and price. He is part of a successful Wales team who are likely to reach Euro 2016. Scouts from all over Europe watch Wales and it’s unlikely you’d be able to sign any of that team for less than £2m.
There’s also the Joe Ledley and Victor Wanyama effect. Joe and Victor were Celtic contemporaries of Adam and both are solid performers for EPL clubs. Don’t even ask me about what’s going on with Daryl Murphy at the moment, as it beats any rational explanation I can come up with.
Having 20 hugely wealthy neighbours comes with lots of problems, but if we are going to lose players to England, it’s better to lose them on our own terms – when we are in a position to start a fresh building process, than have events overtake us, as appears to be happening at Tannadice this year.
Enjoy events this afternoon at New St Mirren Celtic Park.
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Well, was a wee bit annoyed by the result today, didn’t see the game, but we were pretty much taken apart by the kind of teams that we would be hoping to dominate in the up coming UCL qualifiers.
That said, I can live with it, nuclear bombing the cradle of civilization only fleeting entered my mind when we were cheated by the honest mistakes.
That said, a word for the Mandaeans, haven’t they been punished enuff – without been vapourized out of exsistence by the wee-mad-mentals.
Just-a-thot
16 roads…55million followers of Islam…Ok…How many followers of Isis.
You should know better mate, im sure you do…Bless
Teitur – I Was Just Thinking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxsG0fC8kXE
Hamilton Tim..Bless Man…
HT
Read that today in Herald ….find it hard to believe the police would lie….fukn bastards
have never stopped.
HT
Great news, just going to fone our Swindon CSC for a wee blether. Glad you and “H” are well.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Is it the case that the St Mirren Park deal includes Celtic lending Saints two players for the new season? Paul McMullen and one other, to be decided.
I hadn’t noticed that anywhere in recent times but it came up in a conversation earlier.
Maybe young O’Connell could hold down a first eleven spot with them
VP
They’re even worse than taxi drivers! :-)
A more high profile ‘officer’ is also a target.
we could lend saint mirren Kris Commons
huns (died or zombie) slayer,
our own van helsing
HT
Bring thems down mhate!
Hamilton Tim…Cant wait till we shouting Bingo..Or as ma auld aunty Delia would say..House…Ha..
Watching the ability , commitment and intelligence of the players in this Chile v Argentine game and I realise just how far we are way from proper football in this cursed country.
Hamiltontim: great news. Well done on all your work
I find this Beautiful
PANGE LINGUA- (Latin to english translation)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnrOwiYqTcc
Good night ALL my Celtic brothers and sisters no matter your take on things outside THE Celtic.
J Edgar House must go. Not to retirement. To ra pokey!
Over and out from me from Turkey where I sit among good people, all children of Abraham, who all seem to want toove their weans and live in peace.
HH jamesgang
Weefra
She’s lying on the couch being spoiled as usual :-)
Completely disagree with your posts tonight on how to deal with the issue of ISIS but don’t want to say anymore on the matter. Tell mental Mick I said hiya!!
leftclicktic
and this also
headies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSWoVd8SCPQ
John Martyn with Kathy Mattea – May You Never
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBPTuAl2Qyk&list=PLC382128E84593195
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Fill yer boots wae the transatlantic sessions
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=transatlantic+sessions
Saint Stivs
Seen it this morning
Stunning!!!!!!!!!!
VATERSAY BOYS – DAVID TENNANT – PARA HANDY – BARROWLANDS – LOCAL HERO – CIOSMUL BAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKPCEZLyz88
Jmccormick..Being in Scotland( this cursed country) didnt stop us before…Just Saying like.
Takes all sorts on here :)))
Thank you to
bankiebhoy1@ 09:07
“Here’s to CQN……
……an’ all its posters……….
Here’s to the roastirs………an’ the
….boasters,
The fraudsters and impostors.
Here’s to the cuddies an’ the caddies,
The maddies an’ the baddies.
Here’s to CQN
The “NO-Hopers” , the name-droppers an’ the No-Popers.
An’……the mawkit rockets
wi’ the boattle –in-the –back –poackits.
Here’s to CQN.
Here’s to…the stoatirs, and the topers….
The toasters ,
the Toppers,
…………………an’ the toakers……
…..the DOB’rs,
the …gie-ye-the-boakers……
…. And the ones-you love – the-mosters
Here’s to the guid guys an’ the wise guys……
even the sleekit “surprise” guys.
Here’s to CQN….
Here’s to CQN..
…..the runners,
the fun-ners……
…the big rid-heidit-stunnahs.
Here’s to CQN…
To the scrollers an’ the hi-rollers
The Jungle Jims an’ the Boardroom Dims….
Here’s to The Thinkers, the huv-a-wee-drinkers
an’ even…………
The wee stinkers…….
Here’s to CQN
An’ all the
“You’ll-Never-Walk–Aloners”
HH.”
Bgx/jamesgang
House’s tenure will come to an end soon.
Almore
Nothing to do with me but the hard work of two determined wummen!
Saint Stivs
22:44 on
4 July, 2015
VATERSAY BOYS – DAVID TENNANT – PARA HANDY – BARROWLANDS – LOCAL HERO – CIOSMUL BAY
take 10 minutes out for that wee vid joe,
its bloody magic
John Prine and Iris DeMent – In Spite of Ourselves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5axlwCBXC8
Stivs
Local Hero is my most favourite ever film.
Very interesting decision by Celtic to play these pre-season friendlies at St Mirren Park in Paisley.
The reason given for this was that there is maintenance work at Celtic Park, which of course is the case and indeed I have seen this with my own eyes.
However there are perhaps some other factors at play.
1. Had Celtic played these matches at Celtic Park the small crowd would have meant a poor empty stadium atmosphere. By playing at a much smaller stadium Celtic were able to endure a decent atmosphere.
2. Improvements to Celtic TV and a growing confidence that Celtic TV can deliver games in a high quality fashion without the need of a third party media partner – who pay small English clubs hundreds of times the value of the worth they place on the global brand that is Celtic FC. I refer you to Paul’s recent blogs on watching matches on TV.
3. Do you remember the Ronny Deila lecture video which had English subtitles added? Ronny wants to develop first team players and increase the importance of this team and indeed the U17s and so on. Where do these young Celts play?
4. Celtic realise that the women’s side needs investment and with the World Cup in Canada coming to a conclusion there may be a growing market for the women’s game. The Celtic Women team need a home.
5. Should an opportunity arise for Celtic to exit the Scottish league at some time in the future an established Development side could remain and compete well to say the least.
Could Celtic be looking at purchasing a small stadium or even building one?
Such a move could offer supporters the chance to watch more home friendlies such as today’s, allow the Development Squad, under 17s and women’s sides to have a home stadium with a regular support and give Celtic TV a huge increase in content.
Content = audience = revenue.
Whether we develop Barrowfields or the land to the West of Celtic Park or buy a wee stadium ( and take tenants) there is a great deal to be said for such a plan.
Not that that’s what Celtic are thinking….
bgx
Very true, and boy did we do well. However, that only highlights the decline here and the improvement elsewhere. I fear we are beyond repair for the foreseeable future,
HT good stuff
Game tonight didn’t tell us much of anything with all the changes etc. but I’m not sharing some of the concerns.
The talk of solutions to the problems in the Middle East? I’ll join HT in not getting involved except to point out that killing folk is never an answer, unless you’re a complete ________ (fill in the appropriate word)
Despot?
Roll on Saturday next for a wee swally, good craic, and severe depletion of the bank balance!
Canny beat the racing
Hamiltontim
22:48 on
4 July, 2015
Stivs
Local Hero is my most favourite ever film.
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when i travel, i tell everyone, this is the film you must watch.
hark at me, i was in trump towers chicago recently, brought up menie development, funny reaction from the presenter.
i told my colleagues watch local hero, its the bloody same.
Jmccormick..We are where we are but its nothing to do with ( this Cursed Country) Scotland…It Aint..
Tonight is the reason I post very little on here.
The likes of Chicken George and his evil thoughts are destroying this once quality blog.
hamiltontim
22:38 on 4 July, 2015
Weefra
She’s lying on the couch being spoiled as usual :-)
Completely disagree with your posts tonight on how to deal with the issue of ISIS but don’t want to say anymore on the matter. Tell mental Mick I said hiya!!
Give “H” a great big hug from me. Sorry your opinion differs from mine, but I would like to hear some sensible ideas to try to work out how the west can accommodate the Isis issue. Take care my good buddy. He’s not answering fone BTW. Lol.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
bgx
22:27 on 4 July, 2015
16 roads…55million followers of Islam…Ok…How many followers of Isis.
You should know better mate, im sure you do…Bless
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Supporters? No idea.
Followers of the ideals? 60-70% ,conservative estimate.
The world wide caphilate being the ultimate, as is written.
I can attempt to answer your questions, but I am not hear to educate you my friend. I am not a lecturer, teacher or professor.
Don’t be lazy – do the research. It’s not difficult to find, just takes time and effort. The MSM is convenient, lies propaganda spoon fed to the masses.
I don’t have an agenda, your governments and media do.
HH.
Sometimes getting a few mins to yourself can be hard going. Today Isobel asked if I’d take the grankids out for an hr or so while she got a quick nap.
We went to the park and on the way out we were passing St Joseph’s. I noticed the side door was open so went over and popped my head in.
No one appeared to be about so I took the kids in, explaining that this was where they were all baptised. The kids loved the fact that they had this hugh building all to themselves, running around playing hide and seek. I just sat there, thinking, after a while I prayed. Not for anything inparticular, just prayed that life continues the way it’s going.
Over the last year or so I have made changes to my life, nothing dramatic, just small things like trying not to judge people and trying to help others if I can. I’ve also started to pray on a regular basis. I don’t always go to Mass but to be honest when I do go I really do feel something, I can’t explaine this but all I can say is since I started going back and commiting myself to prayer my life has changed for the better.
I know I’m not the greatest person in the world, far from it. I know there are those out there that probably hate me for some of the things I’ve done in my life. I can’t change the past but I can make sure that in my life going forward I will never hurt those that are closest to me or those that cross my path.
It’s satureday night and I’m writing this sober, I’ve just put the kids to bed and promissed them that we’ll go up the woods tomorrow for a walk.
While I’m watching over my grankids tomorrow I honestly believe that someone is now watching over me and it feels wonderful.
just found this, jeese oh,
1972 classic
JUST YOUR LUCK
Peter McDougall.
it must have been terrible growing up in greenock
being a protestant, pregant to a catholic