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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okay … final final post …
Turkeybhoy … big nad?! ha! just about spat out my breakfast! :)
Livi Bhoy
Dont forget the collection of South African ,Australian, and New Zealanders-see Ben Stokes who also played for the England cricket team.
Gene
So in cricket Wales do not exist as a country?
How do Irish and Scotsman qualify for England? It’s all very confusing!
LB
bamboo
Do any English players play for England?
They go on about cricket all summer and they are gash at it. We had to send a boy down to win their Wimbledon and now it looks as though we need to get boys in their cricket team anaw!
LB
mike in toronto
That is what the United players call him. I have heard them on the radio talk about big Nads.
LB
Scotland and ireland are not major test countries as far as cricket is concerned – it is a bit like the harlem globetrotters
mike in toronto
13:04 on 8 July, 2015
okay … final final post …
Turkeybhoy … big nad?! ha! just about spat out my breakfast! :)
It’s Istanbulcelt, but i will accept the compliment Canadianbhoy :)
I’ll be supporting Ciftci with a hearfelt roaring of “GO NADS”!!
vizcsc
Who will be first to shout go nads when he misses an open goal?
Agent green
Ah ha. 8))
istanbulcelt …. final final final post … brain’s not working as I haven’t had my OJ yet! sorry! :)
Coolmoor Mafia
I read the Swiss Rambler analysis a couple of weeks ago. Even posted a link in CQN.
Now it’s long and detailed and I can understand those not so interested in the business side of football not taking an interest.
However it reinforces what many have posted on here about the environment in which Celtic play and how that environment dictates the policies that Celtic have adopted as a business and why we are a develop and sell club.
Worth ploughing through.
Lunch time at the cricket .
Lunch time -way down south .
Fitba correspondent on the radio claiming that Torino have agreed to sell their right back , Matteo Darmian, to Manchester United for 16 million euros.
LiviBhoy
13:07 on 8 July, 2015
mike in toronto
That is what the United players call him. I have heard them on the radio talk about big Nads.
LB
Didn’t know that…..thought i was clever. Ah well, no job in comic writing for me then. I will have to stick to my 9 – 5 job as The Rangers accountant……..
I know videos only show the best of a player but there was a fair mix of technique and strength demonstrated in the clip of Ciftci posted earlier.
Enough to tell me why RD fancied him in his squad.
If you think back to last season we missed a fair number of good chances. Chances that if taken would have allowed the team to be more entertaining than determined or even desperate.
Goals change games. The guy could be a consistent game changer in the SPFL.
In Europe? I just enjoy the journey never knowing at which station I’ll have to get off.
Que sera sera. Now what a player that is.
Auldheid
But the big question remains. Why didn’t you personally prevent the 5 way agreement
Kitalba
Thanks for your appreciative comments yesterday.
It’s not that I want others to adopt a similar patient attitude, it’s that by nature I like to share what has been good for me in life and discovering patience was a life changer.
But we all have our own journeys and I’m very patient with that. :)
Wee bit of lunchtime sport with the office hun. Whipped out my new Sports Direct mug (size of a galvi bucket) for my tea..
The poor tormented/demented soul is ragin’! It’s like kryptonite to him. Marvellous. :)
easilyamusedcsc
M i T
I know you are probably away, but thanks for the reply ya Scots-Irish-Italian ye!
:-)
Have a nice day n Rock n Roll!
HH!!
mike in Toronto
you are a lawyer, your brain never works.!!!!!!!!!!!!
S o T
Darmian is a good player imo.
Still young.
Not sure how he will cope in the EPL ‘tho.
Besta luck to the boy.
Caldo e afoso here.
Buona giornata!
HH!!
Thompsontwin,
“Some would suggest that we fully use the £22 million available to us from the bank – that would get us ONE marquee signing in transfer fess and wages over four years.
Do we ‘saddle’ the club with £32 million in debt for one player and the possibility of Champions League qualification – in my opinion once every three years is where we are at.”
Absolute rubbish, you’ll obviously be able to back up with a single yep just one quote from anyone who made such a suggestion.
It’s up there with macjay finding a quote from the Greek govt telling the world that,
“Maybe it wasn’t the capitalists bankers fault after all” he did say he found this quote and that gold star should believe it and take up any argument with the Greek govt.
Me I can’t see either being true but I’d gladly accept sources to prove me wrong.
Standing at the pool throwing in some chem’s……………………….wee waiter guy from the fish boat restaurant goes by on the scooter…………………..
Abi……………………..Abi ……………………….Cheif-Chi for Sel-teek……………….-)))
News has hit the Gulf of Gokova !!!!!
Tallybhoy .
Very hot here but not afoso .
Pal of Mrs S of T in Ravenna says 38 and 60 umidita
Like living in a sauna
Istanbul…,
Nad’s and chuff all in the same post would lead some to think you are not taking this seriously, finbar
Considering he is sporting a beard, can we not call him big hairy nads?
What about when he is playing and working up a sweat?
BigSweatyNadsCSC
OldTim67 update on your question yesterday, new lounge pass and swipey card arrived today. so whole new set for this season. Hail Hail Hebcelt
There’s a chance for a wee bit marketing with our new signing
Get you dug a Celtic muzzle
S o T
Umidita’ here 78% apparently!
Cristo!
HH!!
Afternoon Bhoys.
Welcome to Ciftci, im sure he will do ok.
However, I will be surprised if he can toast a bagel and brew some coffee, while playing keepy-up with a tennis ball, like I have just done:)
HH
The Green Man
aye but a $ says you cant make a pot of Cay in just ONE teapot -)))
Tallybhoy .
78 % ————-lovely .. ! .
That high and you can add 5 / 6 degrees to the temperature .. So if it is 35 , you will feel like it is 40 / 41 . . Keep off the fags !
Auldheid/Coolmore
Swiss rambler analysis also provides rationale for bhoys ditching Sky due to their disproportionate investment in Scottish football.
Canamalar – We carry around £10 million(reducing) bank loan, with a agreed facility to draw down another £22 million at agreed rates.
Let’s say we sign a EPL-type circa £6/8 million transfer fee, and £2 million per year wages over four years – that’s £14/16 million.
So our debt goes up to £24/26 million and more if we get two players in.
We would probably need two to make a ‘real’ difference.
What is your challenge/point on these figures?
Apparently umidita is 59% in Glasgow
Twelve months ago Jason Denayer arrived as an unknown teenager.
He quickly established himself in the first team, turned in some excellent performances, scored a few goals, made a full international debut for Belgium and won one of the Young POTY awards.
I wish we could get him for another season.
Highly unlikely ‘tho.
HH!!
Galatasaray hone in on John Guidetti………………….nothing on Cheif-chi !!!
4:00 pm sports news.
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Welcome the Young Bhoy Ciftic from Real Madrid..
Didn’t think We would get Him but Well done to Ronny for getting in his Prodege..
Summa