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Ntcham signing and market change

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Olivier Ntcham, 21, yesterday became the third most expensive signing in Celtic history, the initial payment was slightly north of the £4.5m quoted, and there are add-ons which are likely to take the total price above that which was paid for Chris Sutton and John Hartson.

The most striking element of the deal is that the player has played only 39 games in senior football. Compare this to van Dijk and Wanyama, who had played over 60 games before coming to Celtic, and you get an idea of how the transfer market has changed in a few years.

60 games is now too late. You need to be on the ground watching and ready to move inside 40 games. More than this and top talent will likely already be competitively priced out of reach.

A consequence of this trend will be an increase in one element of the transfer risk: any scout would prefer to see more than 39 senior games before making a recommendation. But this risk is mitigated by the fact that waiting on a player to increase in value, only introduces the risks associated with paying a higher price.

Then there is the risk of doing nothing at all………

What we do know is that everyone at Celtic, the management, scouts and board, are happy to have secured Olivier’s signature.

Welcome to Celtic, Olivier.

You know when the PSNI say, “The only way you can have the game in Belfast that week is if it’s on Friday and there are no away supporters”. Then Linfield insist on having the home game first due to TV money. Then someone else at the PSNI says they did not block Celtic fans from attending?

Well, that just happened.

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  2. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    BRTH, nice to hear from you. Glad you made a bit from the “man’s” course offer………………….Just don’t send me any huns……………..:_)

     

     

    Joking aside, I’ll show them the best time they could ever get in Carnoustie, which if it didn’t have a world class golf course would be about the same amount of fun as one would expect in camberwick green on a wet Tuesday.

     

     

    HH ya mad man

  3. Delaneys Dunky on

    AG

     

     

    Crackin story mate.

     

    I have a few mad stories about mad junkie mates who made it big in life, when their lights eventually switched on. An angel of a woman followed by gorgeous weans, sorted my cousin. Her name is Angela. Our family love her more than she knows. Her man is the best sober.

  7. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    Best wishes to the Cowiebhoy family as they celebrate a life well-lived.

     

     

    HH,and R I P

  8. Torontony on

    Cowiebhoy – I’ll be thinking about you and yours tomorrow mate. I’m sure yer auld da is resting peacefully.

     

    BRTH- Stellar stuff from you as always, still wearing my spirit of Lisbon shirt and always think of you outside the church in Lisbon with yer big bag of shirts for sale:)

     

    ACGR – I concur with your view that these orange bastards deserve nothing less than a good pumping!!!

     

    Slainte

     

    Tony

  9. angelgabriel on

    DD . Thankfully my addictions were fitba ( when fit ) females ( when fit ;-))) ) and music . I don’t place Celtic as an addiction . Just a love .

     

     

    Catch up soon . HH

  10. Sionnach Abu on

    DALLAS DALLAS WHERE THE HECK IS DALLAS on 13TH JULY 2017 9:56 PM

     

    Brogan, was it Jacqui McNaught you knew , Marion’s pal?

     

     

     

    I did not know them but knew who they were. The were often on the same bus as me on our journey home from our respective schools.

     

     

     

    Thanks for your reply in the last thread about Marion being married to Nick Heyward.

     

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    Had never met Kelly MacDonald before an arson attack at crookfur halls newton mearns masonic lodge drew everyone’s attention to me for all the wrong reasons.. After what can only be described as a elaborate set up by her mates we met at Eastwood school gates and I walked her home a few times, which was a chore since she attended the proddy non denom and me the tim school. Kelly tried to tempt me into the Eastwood Drama Club. I explained as best I could playing football and watching Celtic meant more to me than a cute ass and small tits and given what else was on offer at the time, I politely declined. Couldnt help thinking, “Balls she’s got, knowing who am shaggin and chattin me up”. I know I know……

  15. Sionnach Abu on

    BROGAN ROGAN TREVINO AND HOGAN on 13TH JULY 2017 10:17 PM

     

     

    Thank you for posting that.

  18. Delaneys Dunky on

    ACGR

     

     

    Auld Betty Windsor reckons that EBT’s and IOU’s are very unbecoming of a quintessentialy British institute. The auld parasite wants her cash now!

  19. Delaneys Dunky on

    ACGR

     

     

    Gregor Stevens and Billy Urquart and Stewart Kennedy and Davie Dodds etc etc etc actually played for them. :)

  42. INVINCIBLE 'GG on

    Cowiebhoy

     

    Condolences on the passing of your dad.

     

    It’s a very difficult time and I hope God gives your family the strength to bear his loss.

     

    May he rest in peace.

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