Occasionally an innocuous comment left here can stay with you for years. The day following the 2005 defeat in Bratislava someone wrote, “I suspect we’ll find an injury in Nakamura’s fitness test”. The player was scheduled to sign imminently, but with Champions League income looking unlikely, doubts emerged that Celtic would pay the money.
Soon others expressed doubts that Shunsuke would want to come, but within 48 hours of that defeat, he was sitting in front of the media at Celtic Park. I was there, among a gaggle of Japanese and Scottish journos, when one of the locals asked why the prospect of being without European football didn’t put him off.
Shunsuke handled the question perfectly, “I am not here for six games of football, I have signed for Celtic and hope to play here for many years.” Rumour has it that not everyone in the dressing room back then was equally as enthusiastic about life in Glasgow.
I’ve heard lots about Wakaso Mubarak in recent weeks, he appears to be a genuine talent, as well as being spirited. What is most appealing about him is that he wants to be here. This deal would not have happened if the player was not absolutely committed to coming to the club, and making his stay a success.
Back in August 2005 we didn’t know what we were getting with Naka, and I’m not going to burden Wakaso with a comparison to a player who turned out to be a transformational legend, but we need players with big personalities who can walk into the dressing room with the determination to be there, just as Naka did.
Welcome to Celtic, Wakaso. Be yourself and you’ll love Glasgow; Glasgow will love you too.
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monteblanco
You would not expect hostile questioning from an in-house funded operation.
What is, perhaps, more amazing, is that the Scottish Press which is generally perceived to be hostile to Celtic, will ask few of those questions either.
Aye peter….you are doing a great job….in your own mind.
Pumped by legia and maribor…but things are great.
Aye ok peter…if you say so…it must be right eh
Dearie me
HH
James Forrest is praying for The Unconquerable Oscar Knox
12:12 on 29 August, 2014
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You’ll no get in the clique wi stuff like that:)
Absolute LEGHEND – Hail Hail
Oh aye there’s the I told you so Forrest on AGAIN, we all knew what was going to be asked so don’t think your telling us something we didn’t know,.
All you do is slag him and the board, try and come up wi some answers Forrest
That’s the hard bit, Peter Lawwell does that, you may not like them, but that’s only to suit your agenda, and your blog.
James Forrest is praying for The Unconquerable Oscar Knox
12:12 on 29 August, 2014
I wondered if he’d be asked hard questions by the media, as that’s what we were told he was going to be doing today. I didn’t expect those hard questions, I didn’t expect anything but the same old tired, worn out answers.
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Wasn’t the interview via Celtic TV?
James Forrest
“I can only imagine the response this post will get.”
No, you can read them when you get back. You don’t have to rely on your imagination- you can see them for real.
For real :-)
any links to the PL interview?
This piece on Celtic has appeared in today’s Irish Examiner. Written by multiple All Ireland winner and the first openly gay GAA player, Donal Og Cusack. It brought a tear to my eye and won’t hearten the happy clappers:
http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/why-i-have-fallen-out-of-love-with-celtic-284098.html
HH
Just woke up nightshift. …! Will read back, I know we don’t like speaking about Sevco but a mate text to say they were in trouble, so went on the DR web link; interesting. Now on that I carried out the online questionnaire, you know the like that was carried out when we were in financial trouble and the worry and concern of the Scottish media in that we might go out of business..!
Well I did the questionnaire and in half the questions it didn’t select my answer, it automatically took the favoured one….
Just a wee point, will now find out what PL was saying.
Try the questionnaire, it should have been fun..!
Ayrshire is Green and White
The Scottish press are saying – give Ronny two years?
Even they know that fat Sally would put Ronny on the canvas.
I’m being serious.
Using Achievements over the past 5-10 year period to hide the current state of the club. Peter get to fuck.
natknow
Yeah the share issue is aimed at existing share holders. Imagine the dilemma! Give us your money or we die and when you do invest (now there’s a misnomer) there is little to zilch chance of you ever getting your dosh back.
Setting Free…
The Scottish press would end up with a Celtic to proud of…….that’s not their agenda.
It should be for the wee guy with the microphone……
kevjungle-who misses,murdo’s,battling,ball-winning,hun-skelping,4:2ten men-title-winning-screamers fom 30yds-who was a perfect foil for the maestro and was cheered to the echo from the jungle.
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You just keep kissing forrests arse and you’ll be ok.
tonydonnelly67:
By the way Tony, if you’re the same guy who posted on the blog this morning, let me repeat what I said to you there, alright?
If you EVER accuse me of plaigarism again I’m going to find out who you are and you’ll get a lawyers letter through the door.
I’m not putting up with an unfounded accusation like that, alright?
Is that the male ice skater from Torvill & Dean who is helping out with the Europa draw presentation?
http://www.celticfc.net/news/6553?
This is a link to the PL interview. I think he responds well and has a good explanation for where we are.
Watched the PL interview. As others have noted, fairly scripted stuff in the main.
He will though be held to account for repeating the “every penny reinvested” line. Patently, with a pile of cash, this is not the case.
The problem with piling cash is, unless you have set it aside for a specific purpose (none have been defined) you lose it.
It gains no value sitting in the bank, and if it’s not used to develop the business, the business deteriorates, requiring the cash to be spent on operating costs.
On balance, the gain from the sale of Forster will ensure a break even year for Celtic through to June 2015, but with little ‘stock’ left to sell, if we don’t qualify for next season’s Champions League, the cash pile will be burned covering costs next year.
Seems to me that there has been a misjudgement with regards to maintaining the quality of the first team. In a business which is reliant in part on player sales, having no players of the required quality is a major problem for the business.
This impacts both the business model, and more particularly, the performance of the team which, let’s not forget, represents the source of the larger part of our income.
Which all boils down to… the quality of players. Get that wrong – as we have lately – and the whole model sinks.
Which brings us back to… misjudgement. Cash in the bank: Pash on the park.
EL draw underway… If anyone can summon the enthusiasm…
I often wonder how TD67 manages to live such a fulfilling life with his head constantly in the sand. Amazing really if you think about it.
Peter….why wont you take responsibility for your failures….you big Jessie.
Downsize your salary and bonuses and perks…you have no shame.
You are culpable in our downward spiral.
But dont worry…your sevco pals will be at CP shortly.
HH
Whens the draw??
itsabouttim
12:18 on 29 August, 2014
natknow
Yeah the share issue is aimed at existing share holders. Imagine the dilemma! Give us your money or we die and when you do invest (now there’s a misnomer) there is little to zilch chance of you ever getting your dosh back.
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What a mess. Anyone buying in will be looking for some guarantees I’d imagine?
DD & PL cut from the same cloth as Thatcher.
Stop being dicks and buying SB’s!!!
Sack The ‘Bored’ FFS
Bye.
KevJungle-who misses,MURDO’s,battling,ball-winning,hun-skelping,4:2Ten men-Title-winning-screamers fom 30yds-who was a perfect foil for the Maestro and was cheered to the echo from the JUNGLE.12:17 on 29 August, 2014
“The Scottish press are saying – give Ronny two years?
Even they know that fat Sally would put Ronny on the canvas.
I’m being serious.”
Just a few weeks ago you were Deila’s biggest fan.
I’m not saying your fickle. An attention-seeker, but not fickle.
celticeoin
That kind of language is not allowed here. You have to make your point without using that word.
Draw happening now nearly all seed 1 teams done.
James Forrest is praying for The Unconquerable Oscar Knox
12:18
Just address it to the Brazen Head pub apparently he spends a lot of time there.
Group F would be nice.
Right time for Celtic
Pot 2 coming up………..
james forrest is praying for the unconquerable oscar knox
12:18 on 29 August, 2014
tonydonnelly67:
By the way Tony, if you’re the same guy who posted on the blog this morning, let me repeat what I said to you there, alright?
If you EVER accuse me of plaigarism again I’m going to find out who you are and you’ll get a lawyers letter through the door.
I’m not putting up with an unfounded accusation like that, alright?
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Go for it,.
Pot 2 teams being drawn now.
Just watched PL’s interview, ma hied in a SPIN wonder why. Silly me I thought we were in the shoite, but it appears everything is rosie.
My beloved Celtic are in a bit of a state just now but at least weve paid the paper laddie!!
The Battered Bunnet
12:19 on 29 August, 2014
Watched the PL interview. As others have noted, fairly scripted stuff in the main.
He will though be held to account for repeating the “every penny reinvested” line. Patently, with a pile of cash, this is not the case.
The problem with piling cash is, unless you have set it aside for a specific purpose (none have been defined) you lose it.
It gains no value sitting in the bank, and if it’s not used to develop the business, the business deteriorates, requiring the cash to be spent on operating costs.
On balance, the gain from the sale of Forster will ensure a break even year for Celtic through to June 2015, but with little ‘stock’ left to sell, if we don’t qualify for next season’s Champions League, the cash pile will be burned covering costs next year.
Seems to me that there has been a misjudgement with regards to maintaining the quality of the first team. In a business which is reliant in part on player sales, having no players of the required quality is a major problem for the business.
This impacts both the business model, and more particularly, the performance of the team which, let’s not forget, represents the source of the larger part of our income.
Which all boils down to… the quality of players. Get that wrong – as we have lately – and the whole model sinks.
Which brings us back to… misjudgement. Cash in the bank: Pash on the park.
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Surely better to invest the money than pay the tax on it?
Learnt nothing from Peter Lawells interview. Typical in house safe stuff. Had no expectations from it and no depth to why we got it wrong so often over the last few years.
Learnt nothing from the perennially offended responses from the usual suspects here. Nothing short of a self flagellation session would have done. Responses here are as equally pre prepared.
It’s as you were.
A house divided.
Where to now ?
Beamishismypint
Interesting piece. The potential of our club is massive. There is a huge support out there who want to come back but we’re turning them away. The same goes for the Green Brigade.
How are we managing to get things so badly wrong on so many levels?
HH