A big Celtic welcome to our new goalkeeper, Logan Bailly, who joined from Belgian side Leuven yesterday, and to Nadir Ciftci, who was confirmed a Celtic player this morning, Ronny’s third and fourth signing of the summer. And it’s only 9 July!
Craig Gordon will be difficult to shift as Celtic’s first choice keeper but Celtic rested him regularly last season, his first back in action after three years recuperating, so Logan will expect a chance to shine and stake his claim.
Nadir Ciftci should be expecting the most difficult preseason of his career. The weeks ahead will be an intense step up from what he was used to at Dundee United, but if he responds he stands an excellent chance of leading the line on the third Champions League qualifying round, should Celtic overcome Icelanders Stjarnan. Next week’s second round game might come too soon.
Ciftci’s every move, kick, pass and, erm…. disputed event, has been watched by Celtic for months. They know as much about the player as it’s possible to know without actually employing him. They will also have had the opportunity to take references from Gary Mackay-Steven and Stuart Armstrong. In short, if we have another Pukki-Balde-Scepovic on our hands, we have more acute problems than simply another striker who didn’t work out.
For this reason, I’m sure Ciftci will deliver what’s expected of him.
Delighted to hear former Fifa executive committee member Chuck Blazer has been banned for life by the game’s governing body. Blazer ‘came to a favourable arrangement’ (I think that’s the appropriate phrase on these occasions) with US prosecutors when convicted of tax evasion, money laundering and bribery.
Unfortunately, Fifa’s structure, which gives the Cayman Islands, the Cook Islands and Comoros more combined voting power than Germany and Spain, encourages corrupt patronage to thrive. The money flushing through tiny countries in order to ‘develop the game’ ensures wealthy people are created, given powerful positions, from where they can be relied upon to vote the ‘right’ way.
Still, at least no one with Blazer’s rap sheet would be allowed to exploit the patronage to hand out blazers in order to wreak havoc on a vulnerable Scottish club (laughs away to himself for weeks).
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Dallas Dallas @ 00 20.
Money s Too Tight To Mention .-Valentine Brothers
If I ruled the world; Mick Hucknall would have been charged for murder for what he did to that choon . Mrs S of T plays it regularly , usually followed by the equally great ——Jimmy Young -Times Are Tight ( a choon murdered by The Style Council..).
Memories of suffering Hucknall’s ” punk band ” -The Frantic Elevators at a club in Liverpool .. Rank !
LiviBhoy
08:02 on
10 July, 2015
Leigh seems able to score from positions and angles where other players can`t.One of reasons for my early dismissal of Ronny as a coach was his failure to play Leigh on a regular basis.
Leigh often strikes the ball low and hard to the far corner.His level of accuracy is high.
He also has great heading ability.
Hopefully we can see how he performs at a higher level.
The so called Ulster Scots who indulge in supremacist symbolism, laughingly dressed up as their cultural heritage, display ignorance and intolerance towards others as some warped badge of honour.
Mostly poor and ill educated they fail to comprehend that their outdated , anachronistic and intransigent belief system only serves to hinder their own community’s progress and shames them before the wider world.
Hard to understand the psyche of people who would fly a swastika next to a Union Jack but this sort of entrenched mentality is borne out of fear and ignorance .
Loyalists see all the old certainties of God,Queen,Ulster and societal dominance over a downtrodden Catholic populace being swept away by not only demographics but multiculturalism .
Hence a ‘no surrender’ mentality prevails among both the Ulster loyalists and their Scottish Klan counterparts. What a charming alliance that is !
Unfortunately most of these bigoted views are so ingrained in the average loyalist’s brain that I don’t see any cultural sea change in their beliefs anytime soon.
Perhaps the fact that the main Establishment vehicle for both Ulster and Scottish sectarianism died circa 2012 ,in the vicinity of Edmiston Drive ,might serve to temper their bigotry . Probably not though as rumour has it that a new pseudo RFC has been spawned into existence. Same old bigots, new club !
Thankfully the influence of these Neanderthals is on the wane and they really have become an irrelevance and a laughing stock. Hopefully future generations will witness the eradication of these drum beating,sash wearing buffoons. “
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Brilliant! Sadly, their influence is not on the wane and we are just about to endure the 11th Night ‘celebrations’.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-33472808
macjay1 for neil lennon
Its going to be a big test! Looking forward to it. Looking at potential opponents i feel we will no doubt make at least the playoff.
We have a superior squad to last year and made it that far.
A lot of more reliable media suggesting vvd off if we qualify, with a bid of 8m being enough for the club
taliaBhoy
09:13 on
10 July, 2015
Quonno…
What’s the current value of a barrel of Brent crude?
You should be waking up every morning thanking those of us who voted no. We saved Scotland from an austerity the like of which none of us has ever seen.
Really.
I take it then that Brown, Darling, Murphy and the rest of the Better Togethers will save us Osborne.
Interesting conversation in the office.
Young guy who lives in Southport complaining about the Orange Order trashing his town every year on the 12th, the locals detest them.
All the shops get shut down, he says scousers come to town and get hammered from first thing, says you can actually smell the urine as you approach the town as these dregs of society use the streets and shop/house doors as their toilets. Really angry he cannot drive through, or enjoy his weekend in his own home town.
quonno
09:29 on
10 July, 2015
taliaBhoy
09:13 on
10 July, 2015
Quonno…
What’s the current value of a barrel of Brent crude?
You should be waking up every morning thanking those of us who voted no. We saved Scotland from an austerity the like of which none of us has ever seen.
Really.
I take it then that Brown, Darling, Murphy and the rest of the Better Togethers will save us Osborne.
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No, nationalists in both Scotland and England gave us Osborne. Thanks for that.
What will Ronny Deilas critics find to pick on after we qualify for the Champions League?
RWE
04:59 on 10 July, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrKjjlghIwk&list=RDKrKjjlghIwk
Paul Carrack – If I should Fall behind.
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Braww
1st time I heard song
Kitalba( or maybe Aww Naww) posted this
Bruce Springsteen – If I Should Fall Behind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmUG1ffgKFw
Gets me everytime I listen to it
macjay1 for neil lennon
09:15 on 10 July, 2015
Are you hurting that badly….. !? ….. ya wee soul ……..how’s follow follow (to the claff-edge) these days. ?
mullet and co 2
09:39 on 10 July, 2015
Oh, they’ll find something ….. Hahahahahahahahaha
Bawsman, I love your posts but this?0
“No, nationalists in both Scotland and England gave us Osborne. Thanks for that.”…………………….What utter pish, do you actually believe what you posted?.
Labour’s failure to provide a credible opposition gave us the tory’s. Stop blaming your failings on those of us that had the bollocks to demand change in Scotland.
TT / Nookes, you can get it right up you anaw.
Cellllllllllltic Celllllllllllllllllllltic
Jimmy Johnstone Compilation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm6-pf5Fhtk
Cabaye signs on at Palace for 10 squillions
Crazy crazy monies. Swansea and West Ham have already signed Marseilles best two players. 15 million for Charlie Austin.
Jimmy Johnstone Lord of the Wing – CATB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeFNZLGMFmc
Guidetti ? .
Has been heavily linked with Sampdoria , but Italian media now claiming it won’t be happening . Claim is that Sampdoria refused to meet his wage demands . Today’s Fitba Pink says the next in line is Celta Vigo.
CHARLIE AND THE BHOYS – THE SPIRIT OF CELTIC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNcCD4AkYHU
south of tunis
Guidettis ego far outweighs any talent he has!
Turn it up to 11 :)))))
Let the People Sing – The Malleys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&feature=related&v=zhkdy0AOpaM
till later all
united we stand divided well we fall,
our enemies are just hoping :))))
LOVE
Timaloy29
Most interesting (note, I didn’t say best) player to leave OM this summer was their striker, Dede Guignac.
The guy’s a sort of Django Reinhardt of French fitba.
Macjay @ 09.15
Thanks.
Irish symbology is woven into our club emblem and there is an Irish element the club’s DNA, it’s there and for that reason there’ll always be that connection. There will be aspects of it that won’t appeal to some and that’s understandable but each of has the right to put forward our thoughts.
Adh mor ort
leftclicktic
For you – The Wakes….. The Uncrowned King of Football
http://youtu.be/r_-svThl2Qk
HH
Lymmbhoy
Thanks for that im sitting here with tears rolling thinking of all the brilliance of the wee man. He is the epitome of why we all love Celtic .
H H
Guidetti is not doing his footballing reputation much good as he hawks himself around Europe.He is a good player but not a great player but some club will be daft enough to agree to his wage demands. H.H.
North British oil is just one part of the economy of westerminster. Scotland has never had much more than a smidgen on of that revenue. NZ economy is very reliant on dairy, used to be sheep. The Whiskey industry in Scotland is bigger than nz milk. The price of Brent is a red herring. Either control your own destiny or let the bankers of westerminster do it to you. The choice was made and you makes your bed. Never say never . Who is guid yeti .
Guidetti notched up a goal after 78 mins of European games.
Excluding the Reykjavik minnows, Leigh Griffiths has played 275 mins in Europe – no goals, no assists.
Still, if it helps to brag about a guy that does it against Motherwell, Kilmarnock et al., knock yourselves out.
Robert88
09:27 on
10 July, 2015
The loss of V.V.D.would really be a sore one.He and Efe. were a formidable combo.Hope the new guy slots in comfortably and that Virgil remains for at least the season.
New access control system at Celtic Park
http://www.celticfc.net/tickets/accesscontrol
Guidetti would have probably become our key player. I have a lot of time for the guy but he has a right to try and get the best deal for himself.
Wish him all the best.
Guidetti ?
Genoa based media outlets claim he wanted 1.7 million euros a year (tax paid ) @ £ 1.2 million
£100 grand a month.
Off oot to work and sweat and sweat. . Lost 900 grams yesterday / despite drinking 4.5 litres of water..
Scorchio -way down south.
murdochbhoy
10:00 on
10 July, 2015
Macjay @ 09.15
Thanks.
Irish symbology is woven into our club emblem and there is an Irish element the club’s DNA, it’s there and for that reason there’ll always be that connection. There will be aspects of it that won’t appeal to some and that’s understandable but each of has the right to put forward our thoughts.
Adh mor ort
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Anyone who feels the Irish connection is unappealing surely can`t support Celtic.
That`s not what I was referring to,as I`m sure you know.
Guidetti was our fourth placed striker in a one up front team. Flatters to deceive. Good luck to the lad but no better than Pukki or Balde. At least Cifti doesn’t have the baggage if costing much. This time next year we might have a Cifti compilation. I like Griffith , he is hungry and has an eye for goal, clearly improved as the season went on and this one he will have something to prove in Europe. Hail hail.
Praise where it’s due – we needed a striker for European games, replacing Matthews (one of the worst European performers) made a lot of sense, and we obviously needed a defender after the departure of Denayer.
Celtic have done all 3 – well done, Ronny.
The question is will they settle in time for these crucial qualifiers, but that’s mostly out of Ronny’s hands.
I don’t like the current style of football, but I very much hope we qualify for at least the EL – no European football and a slough of meaningless SPFL games would be a bleak prospect.
Has Ciftci split the Celtic dressing room yet?
TinyTim
08:55 on
10 July, 2015
You can see why so many play down Celtics achievement in winning the SPL.
Our other top sides struggle and fail against the lowest standard of European football.
It will be a surprise for me if Celtic qualify for the champions league.
Even considering our favourable seeding.
We are a very average European football team , coached and managed by European
Novices.
Ur we?.Aye right.
FFS,where do we get these people from?.
Away and lie in a dark room and preferably stay there for the season.
taurangabhoy
10:22 on 10 July, 2015
North British oil is just one part of the economy of westerminster. Scotland has never had much more than a smidgen on of that revenue. NZ economy is very reliant on dairy, used to be sheep. The Whiskey industry in Scotland is bigger than nz milk. The price of Brent is a red herring. Either control your own destiny or let the bankers of westerminster do it to you. The choice was made and you makes your bed. Never say never . Who is guid yeti .
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Agree 100% you wise Bhoy you!
HH jamesgang
Everything else about Guidetti is greater than his ability.
https://twitter.com/zambuca1888/status/619432067177299968