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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Macjay
The fellas you defend in the British army are part of a well paid well set up and we’ll trained army with countless people directing them and with vast knowledge of war behind them.
The young volunteers of the republican army were young men and women forced into a corner by the great elite .. Poor mainly working class people with little or no training .. Poorly equipped to start with and mostly with no previous experience of war methods .
Yet I would say the British army you keep standing up for dId a lot more wrong .. That’s not even getting into the collision and arming of loyalist deaths squads or turning a blind eye when a squaddie shot dead an unarmed person in broad daylight.
Clear to see what side of the fence you are on .
THOMTHETHIM
Bearsden?
Spooky indeed.
49 years ago,Hamilton Tim was just starting his first job at a school round the corner from there.
“Forty nine years ago, I was on my knees fitting skirting at a school in Bearsden, listening to the tranny”
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it is deemed politically incorrect these days to refer to boys who wear skirts as trannys.
more diversity training needed i fear!!
Watched good YouTube docu on Dermott o’neill from London , shot dead in 1996.
He was part of an ira unit . Worth a watch for anyone who hasn’t seen it.
thomthethim for oscar ok
Mrs TTT : ‘Time you took painting that lavvy it’s a wonder you didn’t miss the whole 9IAR……’
;-)
HH jamesgang
Two examples where communism worked.
Cuba – economically it is not doing too well however as the army is staffed by the population they have always had the power to change it any time they want, they have not therefore it is a consensus, there are no starving or homeless unlike the bastions of the “free world” where malnutrition in children is on the rise.
Kerela – a state in India were the electorate have freely voted the communist party into power more times than any other party.
Yougoslavia – quite simply, going on what happened when capitalism regained its foothold, as we have been informed the natural way for many people is greed and that is exactly what happened in yougoslavia, is actually the perfect example of what capitalism brings. Imperialism.
Make that three
cowiebhoy
Any positives?
cowiebhoy
Lets hope chief chi hits the ground running and shuts that nonsense up!
ger57
10:40 on
9 July, 2015
Macjay
Your comment that Communism was great in theory but didn’t work in practice is fair enough if you take the Soviet bloc as your example.
How can you say Capitalism works when over 50% of the world’s population lacks the basic necessities like sufficient food and running water? There must be something better and while there is such inequality in the world, the have nots will justifiably demand change. If their demands are ignored, there will be trouble and revolutionary groups/religious zealots will find many willing listeners to their message.
We in the West enjoy a luxurious lifestyle at the expense of the desperate poor. Think a little before you spout you right wing pish.
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O.K.then.
proudbhoy
10:50 on
9 July, 2015
Macjay
The fellas you defend in the British army are part of a well paid well set up and we’ll trained army with countless people directing them and with vast knowledge of war behind them.
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Defend?
Where? When?
Move on for god`s sake and Celtic`s sake.
Wonder why it is taking so long to get the Ciftci deal over the line? Big Pierre is probably claiming that Celtic’s wage offer is only fit for the homeless!
Macjay
Nearly every day..least be honest with yourself.
Move on .. For Celtics sake ?
This has nothing to do with Celtic. Just like many of the conversations on here.. Which your mostly part of .
You showed yourself up with murdering basta*ds comments and also your use of the big jock knew phrase.
Moving on..things to do in lovely Derry .
CESAR78
PvH should be working in the interests of his client. There aren’t a great deal of offers from elsewhere from him.
As I said last night,he is the same age as Stuart Armstrong,from the same club for a similar fee. His wage offer,I expect,will reflect that.
If PvH expects more,he will scupper the deal.
Canalmar
Was Yugoslavia not really an example of how one powerful leader (in this case, Marshall Tito) can subjugate many different factions?
Look at so many other places in the world, especially the African sub cobtinent, regardless of political ideology where this has happened.
Ciftci arrives
Afternoon Timland from a seriously hot hun free mountain valley.
Logged on to see our Oz right wing troll spouting his usual pish, then try’s to defend it by saying move on.
FFS, he starts it nearly every time, cop on bhoys, don’t give him the oxygen he craves, he is worse than a hun, at least they know no better.
HH
Just so we get this straight.
Cuba`s in the shit.
Fidel `59 succeeded by brother of Fidel.
Nepotism rules ya bass.
56 years of Castroism.
Fidel lives in the lap of luxury.
Venezuela`s in the shit. and nae bum paper.
Ecuador`s in the shit.
China`s moved on.
Russia`s moved on.
Tims living in the past.
Altogether now……………https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcXNXKtu8z4
CELTIC are delighted to confirm the signing of striker Nadir Çiftçi. The forward has arrived from fellow Scottish Premiership side Dundee United, putting pen to paper on a four-year deal at Celtic Park.
The 23-year-old is Celtic manager Ronny Deila’s fourth signing of the summer transfer window following in the footsteps of Dedryck Boyata, Saidy Janko and Logan Bailly.
Welcome to Celtic Nadir and Logan, may your stay be a fruitful one.
HH
MACJAY
There’s a helluva lot of countries followed the path of capitalism and ended in deep doodoo regardless.
Nothing to do with ideology. More to do with incompetence in various forms.
Lots of non Celtic stuff going on here. Such is life.
Vivid Celtic memory from the Jungle
Sat 03 Jan 1987 Celtic 8 – 3 Hamilton Ac.
http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/1987-01-03%3A+Celtic+8-3+Hamilton+Accies,+Premier+Division
And Big Logan signs on the day of Wee Logan’s birthday.
The Bould Bhoys will be pleased.
greenpinata…
I served my apprenticeship in Barr & Stroud as did my brother, tims were few and far between and were treated with disdain to say the least, from what i gather it’s not like that anymore.
I might know your mate depending on age, as I’m an old bassa now;)
BMCUW
Sorry for delay, thinking about future of poor in Glasgow following another welfare busting budget, as for IDS , no, I’d be banned for life from CQN
Think Tony is back in Canada as he was here when I was on holiday, planned obviously.
Sipsini
My pal Stephen (Baob) Anderson served his time in Barr n Stroud about 85 onwards
BLANTYRETIM
Pretty much said nothing on here about him or the budget,mate. Same reason.
I mailed Tony,his reply confirmed what you say. And that’s he’s an early riser!
Appols if already posted.
https://www.facebook.com/CelticFC/posts/999927273380511
THE EXILED TIM
11:14 on
9 July, 2015
Afternoon Timland from a seriously hot hun free mountain valley.
Logged on to see our Oz right wing troll spouting his usual pish, then try’s to defend it by saying move on.
FFS, he starts it nearly every time, cop on bhoys, don’t give him the oxygen he craves, he is worse than a hun, at least they know no better.
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And you voted with your feet to move to the land of Franco.
BT…
I should know him if he was a tim, as we tended to stick together. Sad but true.
I feel like yourself after watching the budget.
The rape of the poor to fill the rich man’s pocket. Shame on them.
Well he is one of us now and should be supported by all, he wears the hoops, and I’m sure will do well but like most he will have a settling in period and that time he must get, he may hit thr ground running and that would be nice, but as I said no knee jerk reactions please give the lad a chance, turn your negativity on PL he has big broad shoulders and can handle it HH.
Lurking Huns GIRFUYs
MACJAY
Franco’s dead,mate.
Mr Fanco he dead…
TONYDONNELLY
You don’t sound too enthusiastic,bud!
Just had a look at some managerial stats.
I had always considered John Barnes to be the bottom, as my experience as a supporter.
But how could I have forgotten Lou Macari’s?????????????????
How bad are his stats as manager?
My brain must have switched off during his tenure as an emergency measure.
I knew when I mentioned “skirting” and “tranny” in the same sentence that I was setting myself up.
Life was so much simpler back in ’66!
Canamalar
Cuba, despite its close proximity to the Florida coast, must be considered a success, even although we would rate it as a poor country.
There are more doctors pro rata in Cuba than anywhere else in the world. The literacy rate, at 98%, is the highest in the world. As you say, they have a citizen Army which no doubt would stage a coup if there was great unrest in the population.
They have a specialist force to deal with the aftermath of hurricanes which contrasts starkly with that of their giant, superpower neighbour who sent the National Guard to protect the abandoned homes of the wealthy in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, whilst allowing a complete breakdown of law and order in the ghettos.
All this, despite an economic blockade imposed by the good ole USA.
Plus they enjoy some of the best music and dancing in the world.
I do fear for its future when Raul Castro steps down. The expat Cubans in Florida are itching to reclaim their lands and power which their grandparents abandoned in 1959.
Viva Castro and Che Guevara!
At least Ciftci will be available for the CL qualifiers
But more than likely will miss the 1st 2 months of the SPL
http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/celtic/1324328-celtic-complete-signing-of-striker-nadir-ciftci-from-dundee-united/