Remember Henri Camara? Martin O’Neill paid a significant loan fee to sign him 10 years ago, in the considerable wake of Henrik Larsson. Henri flopped and soon lost his place in the team but the weight of responsibility thrust upon his frame was considerable. No one could come close to filling the gap left in the Celtic team.
Nadir Ciftci would do well to consider whose shoes he’s stepping into at Celtic. Last summer’s striker signings, John Guidetti and Stefan Scepovic could hardly muster a start the second half of the season. Leigh Griffiths, who arrived 18 months ago, got the striker’s gig most weeks, but Leigh came to Celtic with as illustrious a heritage as Nadir.
Never step into a great man’s shoes, but Nadir’s not doing that. This is the perfect time for a striker to join Celtic, I hope he has the appetite.
I see the great and the good in the media are flogging lyrical at the prospect of a prodigy arriving from Madrid. None of this has come from Celtic. The player may become available at some point but I reckon it remains a hard task convincing Real his immediate future should lie in Glasgow.
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I thought the sheep were on BT tonight?
#desperateforfitba
Parkheadcumsalford
08:46 on
9 July, 2015
My memory of Jock Stein’s intervention against chanting for the IRA at the match is that the vast majority of supporters at the time agreed with him.
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http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Jock+Stein+-+Tackles+the+sectarian+chanting+(1972)
macjay
If you haven’t read any of Marx’s work…how can you possibly offer an analysis of communism.
Lazy Journalism my friend.
HH
macjay1 for neil lennon
08:44 on 9 July, 2015
I’m happy to move on, I had no great desire to get involved in the first place to be honest but I felt that it was important to point out that Republicanism has a place at Celtic games because clearly thousands believe that it does despite the fact that there are many who would disagree.
Parkheadcumsalford
That may well have been the case, I genuinely don’t know. However, the link I posted shows that many, even today, would disagree with Jock’s view.
Anyway have a great day both of you and if Ciftci should sign while I’m glossing the skirting, welcome to Paradise son.
The Green Man
08:51 on
9 July, 2015
macjay
In other words….you don’t actually know what you are talking about.
HH
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You`re right of course.
The millions murdered by Stalin are irrelevant unless you`ve read the book.
And you can`t condemn Fascism if you haven`t read “Mein Kampf.”
The Green Man
08:56 on
9 July, 2015
macjay
If you haven’t read any of Marx’s work…how can you possibly offer an analysis of communism.
Lazy Journalism my friend.
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Mate.
Practice not theory.
Tell me the shining lights of communism in practice……….
Waiting……….
Waiting……….
Democracy worked wonders recently in Egypt and all the other multifarious western backed criminals ad infinitum
cowiebhoy
08:45 on 9 July, 2015
From STV
Celtic are on the brink of finalising a deal for Nadir Ciftci, but it would appear Ronny Deila already has his sights set on his next attacking target.
The Scottish Premiership champions are reportedly battling with Hull City and a number of MLS clubs for Polish striker Lukasz Gikiewicz- who most recently played with Levski Sofia in Bulgaria
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I love how we’re always “linked” to non-scoring strikers like this guy. A player who has been at a multitude of clubs in his short professional career and has only scored 34 goals in that time!
Hopefully we have a few surprises up our sleeves that catch the SMSM out. I always love that! :D
HH
/Bishop B
taurangabhoy
Edward Bruce was a bit of a mentalist. The Begbie of the operation!
Didn’t have his brother’s guile or strategic wisdom. Battle of Bannockburn was due to Edward, not Robert.
Every time Robert had English forces in set piece battles he’d lost. So instead he spent years of guerrilla warfare and capturing but then dismantling castles and fortifications across Scotland.
By offering the English keeper of Striling Castle a year long truce before he’d have to surrender it to the Scots it created a chivalric challenge that Edward II of England couldn’t ignore.
So a huge English army came North. And even up to the last moment Robert was uncertain as to whether he should fight it or ….. as per usual melt into the hills and wait till it had run out of provisions.
Unusually he chose to fight. And the rest – as they say! – is history.
Post Bannockburn, edwards’s foray into Ireland was supported by Robert. Part quid pro quo for his brother’s support in Scottish campaign? Partly to rid himself of a bull in a china shop? Partly to remove to a new Kingdom a potential threat?
Robert Bruce’s father in law was the Earl of Ulster and he’s likely to have have hidden out on Rathlin Island at the early and lowest point in his campaign. So Ireland was well known to these particular Ayrshire Tims!
HH jamesgang
foghorn leghorn
08:50 on
9 July, 2015
Capitalism is human nature.
You can`t defeat self interest.
It`s what we were born with.
We might not like it ,but you can`t argue with it.
The unacceptable face of capitalism is the enemy.
As you have just described.
taurangabhoy
To clarify- it was Edward Bruce that offered the 1 year truce at Stirling castle.
Robert’s reaction was said to have been the medieval equivalent of DOH!!!!!!
HH jamesgang
Jamesgang
Wasn’t it Edward that offered the truce?
macjay
You are just being silly now….your understanding is deficient.
As I said….Marx is not Stalin.
And whats it got to do with Hitler?
You are floundering under your own misconceptions.
Lets talk about Celtic….this is going nowhere:)
And if you want understand Communism and offer a political analysis…..I think it be wise to read some books that relate to the subject.
HH
HH
Jamesgang
Ha, timing my giant friend! :-)
Bored with our regular bouts of internecine sniping? Feel yer on a boring old roundabout when you really want to be having fun?
You can always rely on a vid from MORAVCIK67 to restore your mood.
https://vimeo.com/10234202
The action comes thick and fast on this.
Today is a good example of the Marxist theory on the value of labour if you need the London tube
bobby murdoch’s curled-up winklepickers
That dicanio flick chip and finish is great, much better than the scissor kick for west ham!
My friends in Celtic,
While I agree that some of the signings we are linked are non starters, it remains the case that it is all the press can focus on regarding Scotland’s premier league. It is a form of flattery and it is certainly preferable to not being talked about.
Domestically how much have our league competetors spent in the last few years.?
HH.
BT @ 8.16
Appalling but not surprising.
No doubt if the Clio had been reported as playing rebel songs loudly on the CD player they would have been there in minutes with lights flashing.
The polish striker we are supposedly interested in, has scored 34 goals in 8 years or 170 games in that time ?
cowiebhoy
Hes not a striker then
HT
;-)))
HH jamesgang
Cowiebhoy
The wee man up the stair from me…..has scored more than that, and he is only 7 years old.
And he always wears the hoops when he plays:)
HH
“London tube”…………..
(Mark Warburton) ?
How long till he’s dispatched down the oul’ marble
“apples ‘n’ pears” ?
Greenpinata
09:17 on
9 July, 2015
My friends in Celtic,
While I agree that some of the signings we are linked are non starters, it remains the case that it is all the press can focus on regarding Scotland’s premier league. It is a form of flattery and it is certainly preferable to not being talked about.
Personally transfer rumours talk bores me rigid, biggest load of pash in the chip shop wrappers, agents, players and churnalists use it for their own ends
Only get interested when player is paraded in a Celtic shirt and most importantly has signed on the dotted line, hopefully he will be a success, time will tell and i will make my own judgement on that when i watch the new signing perform on the hallowed turf in our beautiful hooped jersey HH
bankiebhoy1
Mark Warburton….Aye Bready
HH
BT & GGhs
I live very very close, to where the car was found yesterday, wondered what the police helicopter was up to yesterday morning
Also very close to that Battle site were the Bruce’s has a wee set too :-))
Hail Hail
HT and Jamesgang the doc pretty much came to the same conclusions about Edward but was not convinced that the later views distancing the brothers was anywhere near true. The timings of their mutual campaigns and collisions did evidence a strong bond between the brothers and a plan rather than a split. Their father in law fought against them as they were allied to the local Gaels if I read correctly. Almost succeeded but no cigar was the conclusion. Interesting stuff alright. Hail hail
‘Police Aware’ tape is usually placed around crashed/dumped vehicles once they have inspected the scene.
Obviously there was none around this vehicle.
That means that for three days,police vehicles drove past it without feeling the need to investigate,prior knowledge or not. Bloody shameful.
Lionroars, you need to be wandering up more of those Hills with HT, burn him ooot before the 5’s :-))
Hail Hail
ROBERT88
Indeed,mate. Smashing player,deeply flawed person.
Cowiebhoy
Hope you are progressing well
Physio yesterday told me to start swimming and cycling, GP just now told me not to
Back to the drink for me then. 8))
On that note summer cliche meeting tomorrow, usual time and place prior to heading to Paisley
All welcome ,
” Cor-blimey Govan’r,
Look at the state a this playce!”
Lionroars67,
I understand what you say, however I personally like the transfer speculation during the close season.
It is what I would expect to be associated with a huge club.
Of course we can still dismiss and laugh at some of the speculation.
HH.
BLANTYRETIM
Is TORONTOTONY in town? I’m sure I remember him saying he was over.
Cowiebhoy
09:29 on
9 July, 2015
Lionroars, you need to be wandering up more of those Hills with HT, burn him ooot before the 5′s :-))
Hail Hail
Next time we go up the hills your coming with us :) Hail Hail
lionroars67
09:34 on 9 July, 2
Didn’t know you were looking for a donkey :-)
Hail Hail
BMCUWP
For some reason….that scenario, reminds me of the death of Willie McRae SNP.
Strange goings on in the highlands.
They tell us that Willie shot himself in his car…..and then tossed the gun away.
How he managed to do that….well, its a bit X-Files.
HH