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Based on indications set down in January, Celtic expected the fee asked for Adam Idah to rise to £6m.  When the clubs started discussions this close season, Norwich actually asked £10m plus add-ons.  We are all entitled to a view on whether Adam is good or poor value at that level, but a £10m+ budget opens the door to many more options across the globe.

For that money, you could have practically any striker in the lower leagues in Germany, Spain and Italy, many in the top flights in those countries, and all but a few in the English lower leagues, where Adam currently plies his trade.  That fee changes the consideration from what is Adam’s value, to a comparison with at least a dozen options elsewhere.  Norwich and Celtic were both entitled to hold tight for a while.

We have not gone near a fee like that since our old pal Peter was in charge and he authorised a £9m spend (also plus add-ons) for Odsonne Edouard six years ago.  Curiously, that transaction was also for a backup striker.  The unexpected departure of Moussa Dembele a few weeks later elevated Odsonne ahead of schedule.  I expect Michael Nicholson will be keen to authorise a big ticket spend on his watch.

Indications last night suggest the clubs are sitting around the Zoom table and a deal is close.  Norwich can still sit tight for three weeks; Celtic will need a convincing alternate deal to conclude earlier.  As always, try to block out the bed wetters [I never know if they prefer their status to be hyphenated; is it bed-wetters?  It always feels awkward to ask them, that anxiety trigger seems so delicate.].

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  1. Tontine Tim on

    HEROES ARE FOREVER on 9TH AUGUST 2024 10:41 PM

     

     

    Tontine Tim that was my first Celtic v huns match watched in awe remember the huns giving it tight to big Tommy G accusing him of being Fatherless now my default score v huns old or new

     

     

    *Oh they hated big Tam and he revelled in it, in the benefit game for the ibrox disaster only a matter of weeks after it happened a combined old firm, as it was called then, select played a Scotland XI which contained only one hun player along with big Tam and Davie Hay with sub Jim Craig replacing McKinnon while the select side had 5 huns while only big Billy, Bobby Murdoch and big Yogi from our camp were in it along with guests Peter Bonetti, Bobby Charlton and George Best.

     

     

    Archie Gemmill opened the scoring for the National XI only for Bestie to equalise a short time later much tae the delight of the covered end support, Peter Lorimer netted the winner for the XI, however, what was noted by the non partisan media on the night was the chants of Gemmell, NOT Gemmill I hasten to add, is illegitimate causing the Derby player to gaze at the hun end wondering if it was his goal that caused them to hate him only for big Tam tae enlighten him that he was the victim of the sectarian abuse.

     

     

    To give the smsm their due as they didnae haud back on the chants sayin, along the lines of, even in their grief they couldnae help themselves.

  26. Taurangabhoy on

    Great tunes Clunks hope yer hunky dory and ready for a roller coaster season. Here we go 4IAR.

  29. bigrailroadblues on

    Good morning all from Govanhill. First day of the rancid hun polluting the area. I’m still going to have fun though. 👍 😉🍻

  30. heroes are forever on

    AT, Jimmy Quinn was the grandson of Celtic legend Jimmy Quinn he came in at centre forward. Later Jock Stein tried him at left back, but he faded away maybe his granda’s immortality was too big a burden

  31. scullybhoy on

    https://wikifoundryimages.s3.amazonaws.com/2NCF6hPAgM4bxX9nE_zmOA224183

     

     

    https://wikifoundryimages.s3.amazonaws.com/si8XTSz0_9vssbmq5CKSlA145282

     

     

    Fullname: James Quinn

     

    aka: Jimmy Quinn III

     

    Born : 23 November 1947

     

    Died: 29 April 2002

     

    Birthplace: Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire

     

    Signed: 24 Nov 1963; 19 July 1969

     

    Left: 1964 (farmed-out); 18 Dec 1974 (free); Jan 1975 (to Sheff Wed)

     

    Position: Centre-forward, left-back

     

    Debut: Rangers home 2-2 league 2 January 1968

     

    Last game: Aberdeen away 0-0 league 29 April 1974

     

    Internationals: Scotland

     

    International Caps: none

     

     

    Kilsyth-born Jimmy Quinn made a surprise debut for the Bhoys as a sub in a 2-2 league draw with Rangers at Parkhead on January 2nd 1968. Best of all was that Jimmy Quinn was a member of the much lauded Quality Street Gang, where he played amongst some of the finest talent around in Scotland all of whom were at Celtic (e.g. George Connelly, Dalglish, Connelly etc) and made life-long friends with many of them.

     

     

    Despite being gifted with phenomenal pace Jimmy never really established himself as a first team regular, although he wasn’t helped by frequent injuries.

     

     

    After 41 appearances and one goal he was released by the club in December 1974. He went on to briefly play for Sheffield Wednesday and Hamilton.

     

     

    He died prematurely in middle age but was never forgotten, with many well-known faces arriving to pay their respects on his last journey, including Billy McNeill (his old captain), Davie Hay and George Connelly.

     

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    An Tearmann, this is courtesy of the Celtic Wiki.

     

     

    I trust that you are well.

     

     

    HH

  36. Burnley78 on

    Great Celtic times. Buzzing for the game tomorrow. First away game in the push for 4 in a row and 55 league wins.

     

     

    If someone had said in 2004 that we would win 15 of the next 20 leagues whilst getting our financial structure together and that we would beat Barcelona Milan Manchester U when all in their prime in the champions league I would have been pretty happy.

     

     

    Even more as we had only reached post Xmas in Europe twice in the previous 25 years.

  38. lets all do the huddle on

    thats a generation of celtic supporters who wont have experienced a decent european campaign.

     

     

    thats not good is it?

  42. quadrophenian on

    Watched the Killie game again today and it reinforced to me how useful a defender Scalesy is: he wass my MoTM actually.

     

    Sure, a couple of stray passes but by God he brings no little aggression and hassle to the park which frequently subdued the likes of Vassell; a player who is no pushover physically. Liam is one of the most determined and aggressive defenders we’ve had for yonks. I like those qualities.

     

     

    But it seems he’s held in tepid regard among many fans but I think he’s improved just by playing regularly.

     

    His standards have improved by around 30% to the player we first thought we’d bought.

     

     

    It makes me wonder if all the other ‘underwhelmers’ we lament – Holm, Palma, Tomoki, Yang, Yuki – could raise their games by 30% wouldn’t we have a really cracking squad to at least go on a decent Europa run.

     

     

    More signings plus more internal improvement pls. HH

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