The general reaction to reports that a £1m bid has been received for Leigh Griffiths is that the figure undervalues the player. Early in the season the story was different. Leigh, who joined in January last year, was behind new arrivals John Guidetti and Stefan Scepovic. His perceived value was close to zero, alongside most players sitting on the bench or in the stand.
We were panicked on 31 August last year. Having signed Amido Balde and Teemu Pucki a year earlier we were desperately short of a striker, the arrival of Scepovic, then Guidetti was cause for celebration. Neither brought much to the club, we would have been better, with more money available for the next window, if we’d prioritised Leigh and given chances to a youth player.
If Celtic choose to sell Leigh this summer, it will not be for £1m. He’s worth much more than that, probably more than Leeds United can afford. He’s under contract, first choice and scoring goals. But Celtic will also put a great deal of effort into recruiting a striker in the coming weeks.
There are no guarantees Leigh will get an extended run in the team next season. Celtic should sell players at peak value, when they have reached the point they are no longer developing, before they become an overhang on resources. Leigh is probably at peak value, and unlikely to further develop, but he’s no overhang. That scenario won’t happen until a couple of new pretenders have proven they are better fits than Balde, Pukki, Scepovic and Guidetti.
Keep an eye on Frank McGarvey’s 1985 Scottish Cup Final shirt, which is being auctioned to benefit Maryhill Food Bank. It closes just before 8pm tonight.
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SOUTHOFTUNIS
I’m surprised there are any Tartars left in The Crimea. I thought Stalin shipped them all out. Well,walked them all out.
Off to google that…
Captain Beefheart
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I’m not one of these possessive-hoarders but, there was a full page of the stuff I’m talking about in the – Hamilton Avertiser…about 2 years ago.
Hopefully that is of help.
kevjungle
09:48 on 18 May, 2015
“An assortment of wee needly-cheap-stab-at-the-end-of-a-post…types of retorts…”
Kettle – Pot – Black …… ?
Fair enough Kev. Just checking. Have a good day.
Gerryfaethebrig
09:55 on 18 May, 2015
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I wasn’t talking about the night itself or, the wonderful charitable ventures of which you should all feel rightly proud….no, it was none of that….it was your requiring of a stake through the heart….on your return from the wonderful night….you became a…tonight Matthew…I’m going to be a KevJungle needler…just like that….?….very strange.
Captain Beefheart
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U2
BMCUW –
Thanks for that. I hadn’t heard that before.
It does explain a lot.
Maybe McCoist is smarter than we give him credit for and knee his club were in the shit and provoked Lenny into giving them a lifeline.
The fat little rat that he is.
KevJungle 8:17
The Maribor game was at Celtic Park.
TOM McLAUGHLIN
Or alternatively he’s just a horrible human being,full stop.
Or both,we’ll settle for that!
67Heaven
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Fellow eejit – How’s it gone:)
Who owns that bliddy stadium?
They walked away from paying £140 million ye know…
Hail Hail
KevJ
I had 17 good Bhoys at CQN11 and not one of the bams posts on here so I am rubbish at the needy cliquey thing you type of (most of them are family) not sure if that glass is now half empty
Heading to Blantir on Sunday for the Ict game if you fancy a wee fresh orange & lemonade
GlassTwoThirdsFull
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Would they have needed the Maribor game if, they had played Legia Warsaw with the backing of a full CP?
BMCUW
That guy was born and raised in Uzbekistan.Arrived here on a boat from Turkey.Saving up for a flight to Central America and then the dream life in Canada ( assuming he doesn’ t get caught trying to do it. )
Kevjungle
Well you don’t impress me by saying F… The Catholic Church, Pope and all that would mean I assume?
I’m struggling here to get where your coming from, from you last post to me you say if that’s what it takes to get attention?
Well it’s as I have said many times, make your point sit back and wait for a response, if you don’t get one prob. Means no one is interested, we have all posted things that no one else is interested, it happens, but to say F… The Catholic Church just to get attention, ? Well, it’s just not right, only my opinion mind you.
Kev j
A mate of mine was attacked by Hunburg fans on the Reeperbahn before our game v St. Paul a couple of years ago. Well it was Hunburg colours but with West of Scotland dialect..
And did you know that those friends of the Orc sing a song about ‘building a tunnel from the Millentor to the gas chambers’?
They need to beat Schalke on Saturday so here’s hoping.
Bliddy lashing down here. Playing merry hell wi my smoking habit. On my third pint,nicotine-free.
Still,at least JAMESGANG will be pleased. He might even take time out from drawing his Andrew Dallas cartoons to do a conga in celebration.
Wee hint,Jamesgang. Ask his Dad. He’s a dab hand at the ole cartoonery.
BMCUW –
Maybe I have given rat McCoist too much credit.
It was probably batty Watty who put him up to it. We all know how devious that cretin is.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
10:17 on
18 May, 2015
Bliddy lashing down here. Playing merry hell wi my smoking habit. On my third pint,nicotine-free.
Still,at least JAMESGANG will be pleased. He might even take time out from drawing his Andrew Dallas cartoons to do a conga in celebration.
Wee hint,Jamesgang. Ask his Dad. He’s a dab hand at the ole cartoonery.
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Well done on giving up the fags – even for a short time. You’ve a way to go to beat WeeFra though. ;-)))
SOUTHOFTUNIS
That fits with the following Wikipedia entry.
‘Almost immediately after the liberation of Crimea, in May 1944, the USSR State Defense Committee ordered the removal of a majority of the Tatar population from Crimea, including the families of Crimean Tatars serving in the Soviet Army – in trains and boxcars to Central Asia, primarily to Uzbekistan.’
I wish him well. Everyone deserves a better life.
Gerryfaethebrig
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The last time that I was in Blantyre…2 CQNer’s tried to stop me from shaking the hand of a Celtic supporter who…Beltrami-esque…illustrated the points that I have been trying to make on here for years…I saw this guy as a kindred spirit and, wanted to say thank you to him and, these 2 CQNer’s tried and failed to stop me chatting with this bloke who came across to me as a, well-heeled-lawyer-type…the 2 CQNer’s might be there on Sunday and well….better to stay away incase I turn into Batman…ye know what I mean…thanks for asking…enjoy yer day fella.
Hail Hail
Met some lovely Uzbek people from the older generation. Really warm and helpful. Terrific food as well.
Marrakesh Express
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Hopefully…Karma feels that she’s due a wee visit to the Bundesliga:)
Hail Hail
NATKNOW
I reckon the longest I’ve given up the fags is when I’m asleep!
Though I recall doing so for Lent thirty-odd years ago. Wednesday and Thursday were fine. Friday I came home really early from the pub.
Having realised I’d have to give up drinking for the duration too!
Since then,Lent comes and goes without my input. I’ve done my bit. It was sheer bliddy purgatory!!
Morning all.
SO the mullet is to read out a letter sent by the berzz before the game with Hibs on Wednesday.
Who will they have interpreting for the neds?
The bomber surely!
“Right ya dobbers. This is the stadium a played fur! Get oot there n dae the same! FTP!”
HH!!
KEVJ 1020
I’ll bet you made that up.
KevJungle
10:12 on 18 May, 2015
GlassTwoThirdsFull
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Would they have needed the Maribor game if, they had played Legia Warsaw with the backing of a full CP?
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Yes. We got through the Legia tie – albeit off the field. The Maribor tie was the next round.
I like reading your posts – always find them thought-provoking. Sometimes I agree with what you say, sometimes not.
But I am a bit of a stickler for accuracy:-)
tonydonnelly67
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I canny explain on here were I’m coming from…I’m sorry.
I don’t like the church for personal reasons.
I think it would be better if I kept that to myself but…the chicanery wouldn’t get highlighted unless…sumdy takes a hit for doing so…I’ll be the sumdy, know why….coz, yeez can kick me up and down the blog all day for being the poster who let the genie out the bottle…folk come on here telling us all how wonderful the church is…all I’m saying is…I’ve been burned by the other side of the churhes coin.
Hail Hail fella
GlassTwoThirdsFull
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Try being me…I don’t even like what I say :(
HH
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
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You wurny there…just like, ye wurny there when sleekit spoke to Neil.
We both know that ‘you’ tried to get me banned form here but, don’t let that cloud yer judgement:)
form=from….before ye jump in
There’s a wee voice at the back of my head telling me to go…Off oot before I say something that makes Paul 67 release the hounds…so
….oot.
KevJungle
Only you could be you:-)
Keep posting anyway. Be a boring site if everybody had the same view on everything.
KEVJ
I wouldn’t dream of involving PAUL67 in a personal spat. You continually repeat that I tried to get you barred and I know that,as I’ve said before…
YOU’RE NOT THAT IMPORTANT!!!
An annoying flea-bite,little more. Maybe an empty vessel anaw,not sure if that’s more or less than an annoying flea-bite. But certainly not important enough for me to take the time to bother our genial and rather busy host.
Now,have you any proof of your allegation against me?
Naw?
Well,shut it and GTF. Like you promised less than two weeks ago when you last went over the score.
Celticmac
I hope you dont mind me posting,your uncle Davie asked if you could call him.
with thanks in advance.
An T
HH
KevJ
I generally enjoy reading your posts, as you occasionally make some good points. However, reading between the lines of your latest missives, do I detect a cry for help?
Dont give up.
HH
BMCUW..
I think he will make it – summer season means ” illegal ” Bangladeshis trying to earn a few Euros hustling cheap shit jewelry on the beach..Spoke with a guy from Dacca last year. Overland to Libya and then paid for a boat to Marseilles..Spent 4 days in a locked container and was then dumped on land .Wee problem – it wasn’t Marseilles it was Palermo..
Tallybhoy –
I nearly choked on my tea reading that.
Hilarious.
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Right trying to break up the kevj rounding. Not a Hoop apart from me. 1 orc after their great result yesterday.
Comeoutofthewoodwork.csc
KLV