Tomas Rogic’s club, Central Coast Mariners, formally announced they had agreed terms to transfer the player to Celtic a few hours ago. The Australian attacking midfielder, who turned 20 last month, will require a work permit before the transfer is concluded, but should be a formality.
After having an extensive look at the player, Neil Lennon will think there is an excellent chance he will be a successful addition to the team, but it’s worth remembering that Victor Wanyama joined at the beginning of last season at the same age as Tomas and took six months before securing a regular starting place in the team.
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I have avoided all YouTube clips of the player (which are notoriously misleading) but by all accounts he is an excellent prospect, however, he will need our support and encouragement as he settles into life in Scotland – especially if he acclimatises to the Scottish game.
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Good morning CQNers,
I’ve been waiting for the outcome of Kenny Shield’s hearing at the SFA regarding his very public accusation of Andrew Dallas ‘fabricating’ evidence and being ‘manipulative and devious’.
It was scheduled for the 10/01/13, has anybody seen anything of the outcome?
http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/fabrication-talk-lands-shiels-in-sfa-dock-again.19714054
tom mclaughlin
Booked to come to Oz for 15nights, heading in your direction 1st, trying to sort out a 15night whirlwind tour of Oz. doing Goldcoast, Reef(maybe),Sydney, Melbourne(maybe) & Perth. Was going to do more, but Summa give me some nice advice. Arrive 30th March, me, Mrs MM & mini MM. Sent you a message on FB
Paul
Pod I 07:32:
Mid 80s in Sandyhills, indoors aye but in the City Centre, baltic.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
murdochbhoy, yermanfrommk
You need to give them a bit more time to get their stories straight and keep the lid on this can of worms .
WARNING :- Masonic cabal at work .
4/1 to beat Juventus in the home leg, thats good odds.
Best odds – http://goo.gl/ElWDs
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You have mail.
macjay1
You in the Sydney CSC? Going on the March boat trip?
EN
A baltic 21°C, clear sky, sunny.
Missed opportunities: Strolling through Newcastle (NSW) last Sunday with my son in law who lives there. Here comes Emile Heskey again says he, who often bumps into the Man it seems. I had to spend the next 10 minutes listening to them discuss their vegan diets while I could have been chatting him up about the bould Tom Rogic!
We both commented on how much leaner and meaner Heskey now looks compared to his England days. He is a relaxed and happy boy too. Especially as his Mum and Dad were visiting briefly.
Murdochbhoy
Forgot about that one. How bizarre that nothing has been said, heard about the hearing.
Surely Dallas Jnr wasn’t telling the truth after all and a cover up is on the go? ;)
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EstadioNaci..
I Repied to You last Night.. And on FB and on Twitter.. He He..
I’ll start Sending out the Word Tonight/Tomoz.. I have Already Joined SCCSC.. I’m Flying to Boat.. Ha ..
Summa of SloopCSC
quelle surprise
Conference league have no plans to discuss Sevco or no contact with Sevco either
Quality comment from executive Dennis Strudwick
Disrespect shown to the rest of Scottish football
John Gault@JohnJohngault7
No conference for sevco pic.twitter.com/LRzWFMMu
Retweeted by Celtic Underground
Nice to see Houston will leave Dundee Utd with a bit of dignity. I would bin him the now, probably what he is after going by his press conference.
SFA cost Duncan Ferguson a 100 caps and legend status. Dropped my phone when I read that one!
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Rogic will make Celtic stronger: Commons..
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Celtic star Kris Commons says new Australian teammate Tom Rogic will create competition for places and make the Scottish Premier League (SPL) leaders even stronger.
Talented 20-year-old playmaker Rogic has agreed to terms with Celtic, putting pen to paper on a four-and-a-half year deal, his A-League club Central Coast confirmed on Friday.
The recently-capped Australian international will officially become a Bhoys player if he is granted a work permit.
Scottish international forward Commons likes what he’s seen from the former Mariners’ young gun so far.
“I heard rumours Fulham had bid for him and that he was supposed to have been going to Reading,” the Scotland star said.
“I have seen him train once and it seems like he has plenty of ability so he’ll probably fit in nicely.
“It’s competition, not just for me but also for Joe Ledley, and it’s always nice to have healthy competition because it makes you better.”
A Celtic statement read: “The club can confirm an application will be made to the appropriate authorities in the next couple of days.”
Rogic has scored five goals in 24 A-League appearances and impressed Celtic manager Neil Lennon in a trial spell during the Scottish champions’ recent Spanish training camp.
Rogic flew to Scotland on Wednesday with the rest of the Celtic squad after the Mariners accepted a bid believed to be around STG400,000 ($A610,000).
The player’s future has been the leading A-League transfer story, with English Premier League clubs Fulham, QPR and Reading having also taken an interest.
Central Coast chairman Peter Turnbull was thrilled for Rogic.
“We are delighted with the news that Tom Rogic has agreed personal terms with Celtic Football Club,” Turnbull said. “For us, it is a proud day to have played a pivotal role in his development.”
“But Tom Rogic’s transfer to a club of the magnitude of Celtic also underlines that we at the Mariners are developing talent exceptionally well.” Oh Jeezo Someone Else Disagrees with Craig (Did I tell You I Played with Terry Venables) Foster..
Meanwhile, Commons is raring to go as the SPL prepares to come out of cold storage following its winter break.
The league shut down for two weeks at the beginning of January allowing the Celtic players a much-needed break as they continue to battle multiple fronts.
Celtic top the league by nine points and have a Scottish League Cup semi-final against St Mirren before they face Italian giants Juventus in their Champions League last-16 match.
Summa
FourGreenFields & Ten Men Won The League
My hope is that Kenny Shield is a principled man and will stand his ground.
I cling to the belief that’ll it be something quite inconsequential that’ll start a snowball effect that brings the SFA / Rangers / establishment collusion into focus and something like this could act as such a catalyst.
You never know.
TV engineer coming today to set up Freesat and then on the phone to cancel Sky TV completely….enoughs, enough ! HH
Summa of Sammi
I look forward to the day Kris Commons and Tom Rogic play – if and when they do it’ll be a clear signal of a manager and team confident in their defenders and releases the midfield to concentrate on creating rather than protecting.
just hearing Sean Fallon passed away during the night,a big figure in the Celtic story and Family,May he rest in peace..
bad news coming through about Sean Fallon.
That is very sad news. I recently watched Jim Craig’s interview with him on Celtic TV. Wonderful man.
RIP Sean Fallon
RIP Sean, YNWA
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Murdoch..
I thought that was a Nice Jesture by Kris Commons..
Can’t Imagine Skippy doing the Same..
I’ll be Honest I know Nothing of the Lad.. But I know of the People who are Commenting on Him..
Only One has Said it will be a Negative on His Career..
Hmmm..
Summa of FostersBitterCSC
Sean Fallon @SeanFallonCelt
Sean Fallon passed away peacefully in the early hours of this morning. He died a much-loved man, surrounded by his family
RIP Sean Fallon
A lovely man very sad news, thoughts and prayers with his family
Sean Fallon RIP
Truly sadden by the news of Sean Fallon’s death.
RIP Sean Fallon.
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Rest in Eternal Peace..
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1957-10-19: Celtic 7-1 Rangers, League Cup – Sean Fallon recalls
Sean Fallon recalls the game
“I remember that game as if it was yesterday.
“It was the best performance in my time as a Celtic player. Maybe it was because a lot of us were getting old and we realised we didn’t have very long to make a real impact.
“We never expected to win by such a margin but as the game progressed the confidence grew sky-high.
“Everything clicked and it seemed we couldn’t do anything wrong. It was unbelievable.
“We were in the doldrums, yet we never went into an Old Firm game believing we were second-best.
“Charlie [Tully] used to get a hard time from Rangers skipper Bobby Shearer. When it was over Bobby said to me ‘you moved him because he was afraid of me’ but I said we moved him because we wanted to win the game. It was a winning switch because Bobby used to give Charlie little room to operate in.
“Bobby was a good defender and a hard man, and so was I, but I don’t suppose we would get away with our tackles nowadays although we both played within the laws of the game!”
On John Valentine, “It destroyed him but I thought it was a shame he took all the blame.”
Summa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syACRNPCzT0
Sean unfurling the league flad enjoying the obvious love and affection from the Celtic support
Summa of Sammi
Yeah, I’ve always appreciated Kris Commons and his partners contribution to Celtic, and Skippy, well, if young Tom lives up to his credentials I’m sure Skippy will be more than happy.
NORWICH have slapped in a £5million bid for Celtic star Gary Hooper.
SunSport revealed this month Canaries boss Chris Hughton was weighing up a move for the hitman.
He had been at Fir Park to see Hooper net his 18th goal of the season against Motherwell on January 2.
Now it’s understood the Carrow Road manager has made Hooper his top signing target, with an official offer believed to have been made to Celts yesterday.
Hughton wants to pair ex-Scunthorpe frontman Hoops with Swansea striker Danny Graham in a new two-pronged forward line.
That saw Norwich follow up their Hooper bid with the same £5m offer to the Welsh side for their Gateshead-born ace, who is also wanted by Sunderland.
Hooper was always going to be a man in demand as soon as the transfer window opened after his goal-laden career with Celts.
Now chief executive Peter Lawwell must weigh up whether to accept the first offer for the 24-year-old.
Hooper — who has netted an incredible 69 goals since his £2.4m switch in 2010 — is thought to be keen on a return south to help increase his chances of an England call-up.
But he would have to decide if now would be the right time for a move with the Hoops facing a Champions League last 16 clash against Juventus next month and still in the Treble hunt.
Hooper would be in line for a massive wage hike if he was to move to the Premier League now, with as much as £30,000 a week on offer from the Canaries.
But if his stunning form continues he could be in an even better bargaining position come the summer.
Celts manager Neil Lennon had said this week he was hoping for more talks with Hooper’s agent over extending his contract, which is up at the end of next season.
But Norwich’s bid could end any hopes of that happening.
Asked about the Hooper situation at their Marbella training base earlier this week, Lennon said: “We’re in negotiations with him.
“There has been a lot of speculation but I’ve not spoken to anyone.”
RIP Mr. Fallon
Morning all
Very sad news regarding the great Sean Fallon. Had the pleasure of speaking with him a couple of times last year- really nice guy, great tales and a lovely family as well
RIP Sean
Sean Fallon R.I.P.
I just heard from my mate Ali (any of you indie kids remember A RIOT OF COLOUR? He was the guitarist), he’s now based in Oz and his team is the Mariners – he says that their supporters rate Rogic as the best Australian player since Harry Kewell.
RIP Sean
HH
RIP Sean Fallon, a gentleman and a legend in green.
ACGR
RIP Sean Fallon
Hail Hail
Ronnie@RonnieJ1967
“I can never hope to find words to express my feelings at becoming a member of the Celtic Football Club” Sean Fallon
RIP Sean Fallon
Very sad news.
Jenko1967
But not better than Marko Viduka!:-)
Sevco fans have been told he is not better than Craig Moore or Tony Vidmar.
RIP Sean Fallon, a true Celtic Legend
HH