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.
Here is the new CQN Podcast…
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Wonder what black hun players think of their fans racism ?
Jackass at DRectum should be conducting those kind of interviews ?
Again last week D Rectum interviewed well known ex hun thicko Artur Numan about titles being g stripped ?
What they should have asked him was ” how does it feel to be a Tax cheat Arthur” ?
Given their love of the Brit army etc, at the same time Brit troops were being I’ll equipped to go into Iraq, wrong boots etc, Artur and his mates were knowingly avoiding paying income tax ?
Maybe hun fans should give that a wee thought, and the Brit troops tell the huns to feck off next time they want an army display at Ipox ?
HH
COWIEBHOY on 14TH JULY 2017 8:52 AM
Thoughts today with you and all your`s .
Liberté, égalité, fraternité and come on the Celts.
Vicount St Davids also holds the title Baron Strange of Knockin.
Enjoy prison….
:)
Thoughts with the McStay family also today.
Prisoners in the Netherlands are being given keys to their cells as part of a rehabilitation scheme that allows them to let themselves in and out before 9:30pm.
Inmates in Dordrecht, Heerhugowaard, Zaandam and Arnhem have keys and a digital screen which they can use to order groceries and make appointments with other prisoners or staff.
The Dutch really are a bonkers.We have quite a few here,and they really are.
Jobo
Hope your bhoy has a great day tomorrow, my niece gets hitched today 1.30pm kick aff, at the turn of the year I was meant to be walking her down the aisle but thankfully her mother (ma big sister) has plucked up the courage, before she didn’t think she would do it, anway most of the bhoys at the wedding including the groom will trying to tune into the other match of the day at 5pm
Monthehoops put this mob away early doors
Scott Sinclair CSC
TURKEYBHOY
I rarely if ever wear pink. Clashes with my eyes of a morning.
BMCW
Had a quick read mate. Metioned Thatcher and Reagans policies as being very influential to situations we see today, which I totally agree with. Thomas Picketty’s ‘ capital ‘ is very informative and has indepth analysis on pre and post Thatcher/Reagan eras.
The precedent IMO would be that sustained austerity measures on the masses will inevetibly lead to some form of revolt.
DBHOY
Yep.
Reading back, well done CQN on the very respectable placing on the top 50 UK blogs, of all types. Only disappointment for me looking at the link was that this highly-placed site’s content wasn’t what I hoped it would be!
4. Flickering Myth
“Describing themselves as the product of the cult classic ‘Ghostbusters’. . . . .”
Still, maybe the name’s a good omen, following the SC rejecting the appeal.
https://www.flickeringmyth.com/
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 14TH JULY 2017 9:40 AM
TURKEYBHOY
I rarely if ever wear pink. Clashes with my eyes of a morning.
No mention of the green trousers and waistcoat in that statement.
H,mmmmm.Smiley.
Potential 3rd round opponents:
Malmö (SWE) / Vardar (MKD) – 1:1 after first leg, Malmo are away for second leg.
Spartaks Jūrmala (LVA) / Astana (KAZ) – 1:0 to Astana in first leg, Astana at home for second leg.
Dundalk (IRL) / Rosenborg (NOR) – 1:1 after first leg, Rosenborg at home for second leg.
Slavia Praha (CZE)
FH Hafnarfjördur (ISL) / Víkingur (FRO) – 1:1 after first lef, Vikingur at home for second leg.
TURKEYBHOY
They’re held back for my wee leprechaun turn on Paddy’s Day.
It’s a bugger growing the beard,but worth the effort every time.
Reports that Sandy Row residents are expressing concern about who will pay for bonfire damage to their properties.
The Housing Executive that owns the land on which the bonfire was lit is saying nothing.
It is probable that Belfast City Council which stored and may even have delivered material for the bonfire will be equally tight lipped.
Is Theresa May about to discover that’money to burn’ can have many meanings.
Davidopoulos
You mean the second-named team isn’t playing at home??
No wonder I never get a coupon up!
Wishing I hadn’t read SFTB’s match preview post , can’t see Celtic’s reputation being unscathed by getting in and out of Dodge intact. The Daily Rainjurs of Sevc are chomping at the bit, and the BBC TV who never miss a Bosman managed to miss the biggest transfer story of the summer.
Soccer wise, I think we’re privately very much up for this game having subtly announced Olivier on their infamous 12th
We could start ,
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With the return leg already being marketed as a ‘sell out’ there is clearly a will for Celtic to make an example of this club considering they appear quite smug and content that they cannot guarantee our supporters safety.
Score prediction
Linfield 0 Celtic 7
p.s. May your God go with you.
beatbhoy
Coupons are for mugs…
£5 on Lustig to score first every single game, that’s the thinking losers bet…
BOURNESOUPRECIPE
This “game” has felt like a trap since it was announced and the thin veneer of concern and decency spread by the PSNI and Linfield conceals a deeper hatred of our club and what we stand for in my view.
I’m glad when we get in there , spank them and get out again.
And I would hope that UEFA are keeping a very close eye on these proceedings…
Celts to romp home..
Bring on the Dundalk:))
Hello all
Has anyone managed to subscribe successfully to Premier Sports through the online facility they offer? I have tried loads of times with various debit and credit cards (most of which really are mine) but to no avail.
I also tried phoning them (at 13 pence a minute) but got a call centre person who couldnae unnerstaun me such that I almost did that tourist thing of just shouting slowly and clearly. Eventually I had to give up.
If anyone has managed it, I’ll keep trying but if I know others are failing also, I’ll give up.
Those two clowns with Broonie is the closest any Hun will get to him this season
Champions League Q3 draw possible Group 1 unseeded opponents:
Malmö (SWE) / Vardar (MKD)
Spartaks Jūrmala (LVA) / Astana (KAZ)
Dundalk (IRL) / Rosenborg (NOR)
Slavia Praha (CZE)
FH Hafnarfjördur (ISL) / Víkingur (FRO)
embramike
Pfft, how uninformative. I mean, what are the first leg scores? Who’s at home in the second leg?
;)
Viva La France
Off with their heads
DBHOY on 14TH JULY 2017 9:41 AM
BMCW
Had a quick read mate. Metioned Thatcher and Reagans policies as being very influential to situations we see today, which I totally agree with. Thomas Picketty’s ‘ capital ‘ is very informative and has indepth analysis on pre and post Thatcher/Reagan eras.
The precedent IMO would be that sustained austerity measures on the masses will inevetibly lead to some form of revolt.
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Leading to the murder of 70 , at the last count , protesters by Venezuelan presidente Maduro`s fascist militia .
If we can avoid a trip to Kazakhstan we should be happy enough with Q£ opponents
Morning Celts
I believe this is the day where we smash the putrid bigotry of the zombie monkeys.
Scott Sinclair, give them hell son:)
A wee hat-trick will shut them up.
Our bhoys will be happy to show what it is like to be Celtic:)
Front foot from the first, and pressure them, they will collapse pronto.
HH
Starry
BR is not holding back
“Aberdeen end my Celtic hell”
Daily Rainjurs – Gary Mackay Stevens
I laughed at that article in the independent councillors making a fuss on a £15,000 bill for a fan zone, saying it’s the people’s money getting wasted,.
I wonder how much it cost the council in the last two weeks for, boarding windows, cleansing department, police, fire brigade, ambulance service, hypocrisy at its best.
Davidopoulos
“Coupons are for mugs”. Face facts.
Had a work colleague who did the “one from each section” scam, due to the headline odds.
“last section’s so difficult, always lets me down” he’d moan.
“So choose from the long list, odds are the same!”
“Nah, takes the fun out of it”.
Deserved to be skint!
DAVIDOPOULOS on 14TH JULY 2017 10:25 AM
embramike
Pfft, how uninformative. I mean, what are the first leg scores? Who’s at home in the second leg?
I bow to the master ;-)
TD67
Sammy will be gutted that awe the pallets huv been burnt:)
Awe that good work up in flames:)
HH
STARRY PLOUGH
Absolutely.
Can’t wait to see all those moaning wee faces when Celtic do their professional job and thump them
How could I forget Sammy :))
EMBRAMIKE SUPPORTING RES 12 on 14TH JULY 2017 10:24 AM
Champions League Q3 draw possible Group 1 unseeded opponents:
Malmö (SWE) / Vardar (MKD)
Spartaks Jūrmala (LVA) / Astana (KAZ)
Dundalk (IRL) / Rosenborg (NOR)
Slavia Praha (CZE)
FH Hafnarfjördur (ISL) / Víkingur (FRO)
Of the four either/or opponents three of the games were 1-1 draws on Wednesday with Astana winning 1-0 away. Astana would be the most difficult opponent and we beat them last year with a weaker team than now.
EMbramike
I thought more potential opposition than that
including Partizan Belgrade and Beer Shavers
Cadizzy
I got it through Virginmedia, £4, after £6 discount. Had to phone, but wouldn’t have got discount if I hadn’t. And, I’ll be watching ‘live’!
Hope you manage to get it. Otherwise, you might have to, gulp, go to the pub to see it!