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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Welcome Nadir!
At last! A Celtic striker that disney look as if he’ll need a hair weave anytime soon!
The Dukla Prague game was a friendly for us But Dukla played it as a revenge match for their defeat in 67 and a match that commemorated the death of one of the best Czech players that ever came out of Czechoslovakia who died a couple of weeks ago and also played against us in 67.
4 new players Boyata Janko Bailly Ciftci – all big strong boys
New look bigger fitter stronger Celtic
What now for Stokes Commons Forest ??
67ECW
No 7 for ciftci
Paul 67
Did I detect a note of suppressed iniquitous glee in your post ;-)
west end of east end
13:07 on 9 July, 2015
Saw this teaser on twitter earlier, I think I know the answer but have to check if I’m right…
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well if you just want to check if you are right then tell us the two players you have in mind and we can confirm it very quickly ;-)
All we need now is a 6 foot plus left back who can defend and, when he is in a forward area, cross a decent ball.
Simples!
Welcome to Celtic, Nadir.
Shoulders back…lovely boy. (Jackie Mac)
foghorn leghorn – I was right :- )
2015/16 UEFA Champions League match calendar
Stage Dates
First qualifying round, first leg 30/06–01/07/15
First qualifying round, second leg 07–08/07/15
Second qualifying round, first leg 14–15/07/15
Second qualifying round, second leg 21–22/07/15
Third qualifying round, first leg 28–29/07/15
Third qualifying round, second leg 04–05/08/15
Play-off round, first leg 18–19/08/15
Play-off round, second leg 25–26/08/15
Group stage, matchday one 15–16/09/15
Group stage, matchday two 29–30/09/15
Group stage, matchday three 20–21/10/15
Group stage, matchday four 03–04/11/15
Group stage, matchday five 24–25/11/15
Group stage, matchday six 08–09/12/15
Round of 16, first leg 16–17/02/16 and 23–24/02/16
Round of 16, second leg 08–09/03/16 and 15–16/03/16
Quarter-finals, first leg 05–06/04/16
Quarter-finals, second leg 12–13/04/16
Semi-finals, first leg 26–27/04/16
Semi-finals, second leg 03–04/05/16
Final (San Siro, Milan) 28/05/16
We have to make up for 1970.
Never look down on anybody… unless you’re helping them up
Another go
Kaka, figo
Real, Barca, Inter, AC Milan
HH
Previously if a player with any kind of “issues” arrived at CP, his issues would remain.
However, with a coaching set up comprising of RD,JC, JK and J Mc.G., I believe that any lingering “issues” will be overcome.
You are very close to the mark Philbhoy. It is the one glaring deficiency in our line up.
The rest of the pieces of the jig saw are in place and a glance through the panel shows a very strong squad. Apart from left back, I believe there will have to be a departures before any other signings. All the deadwood has been stripped out except for Derk, there must also be question marks over futures of Stokes, McGregor and McGeouch but I certainly wouldn’t want to lose Forrest unless we got some silly money for him.
Proud dad and bhoy.
https://twitter.com/celticfc/status/619126803249152000?s=09
The hand of God
12:41 on
9 July, 2015
Unfortunately without being pessimistic i fear we will never see a better or indeed as good a striker as Henrik.
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Sadly, I agree.
The only comfort for me is that , outside the elite top 10 in Europe , most clubs will never have seen a player as good as HK in his prime play for them.
We are privileged to have seen a guy that good stay for as long as he did.
Corkcelt
I love the wee man but as Jock Stein once said “there is no room for sentiment at this level of football”
(or something like that)
Hope you are well!
…. something I said earlier today.
Chas Mulgrew as a (back-up) LB?
My Shot at Glory
A = Van Bommel
B = Robben
Y = RM
Z = Barca
W = Bayern
I am indeed well Philbhoy and happy that the blog is now mostly about football.
Obviously Wee James was held back by his catalogue of injuries but he now seems to have put those behind him and I’m very hopeful that this could be his year.
X = PSV
TLWIO
“We are privileged to have seen a guy that good stay for as long as he did.”
When the great man himself was a player at CP we paid him “the going rate”
he stayed with us as you say for a decent length of time and was here for the prime of his career.
If he was here today do you think we would pay him the going rate or would we sell him because it made good sense?
thomthethim for Oscar OK
13:56 on
9 July, 2015
Previously if a player with any kind of “issues” arrived at CP, his issues would remain.
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Rubbish!
What players have we ever had that had issues?
Kindest Regards
Paulo Pierre Jorge
A pal of mine says
he would have gladly taken the pain of the huns nine in a row if he had known what was waiting for them around the corner
Vintage 67
Marko
Tamrabam
14:11 on
9 July, 2015
A pal of mine says
he would have gladly taken the pain of the huns nine in a row if he had known what was waiting for them around the corner
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Interesting point of discussion.
We all now know that their nine is as valid as the marriages of Henry VIII
Van Bastian :-)
He mustn’t have got off the bench :-)
https://twitter.com/celticfc/status/619126906252881920
Tamrabam 1407
We’d have punted him – without doubt.
Sad but different days now.
Tamrabam 1411
I agree – knowing that their 9 was effectively sham and having a wee chuckle a their subsequent woes will never go away.
Tlwio
I said to a few of the orcs on holiday last week about their cheating ways and then the Murray for every fiver Celtic spend
I then advised them that it was us tax payers money he was spending on their behalf
Oh how the left the bar like snow from a dyke
So Cifcti gets the number 7?
I know it’s only a number but adds to the expectation for the lad would’ve given him the 9
Happy he’s signed though, I predict a decent season for the lad
HH
“If you wait until you can do everything for everybody… you’ll do nothing for anybody”
And you’ll live and love.
Aye, he has a lot to live up to wearing the number 7, I hope he lives up to half of Henke, then we will have a striker.
Any more will be a welcome bonus.
HH
kitalba
13:52 on 9 July, 2015
Brilliant and genuinely brought tears to my eyes.
BTW whatever Ciftci was getting from the SFA for biting – just got doubled
67ECW
west end of east end
13:07 on 9 July, 2015
Saw this teaser on twitter earlier, I think I know the answer but have to check if I’m right…
A and B are two footballer who played for club X sometime after 2000.
Both then left: A went to Y and won the leeague, B went to Z and also won the league (Z & Y are rivals)
A and B then reunited at W before A returned to play for club X
A and B have both won the Champions league
Name A B W X Y Z
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Is the answer
A- 75mph
B- the trains pass at 5:25
C- Crewe.
I hate Maths questions…
7 : the number of games he will be banned.
https://youtu.be/5-6nfSy2mDU
Pure unadulterated magic