There is nothing easier for an agent than to promote his player by ‘leaking’ that a club is interested in his client. Agent contacts scout noting the player’s situation and scout acknowledges information. This is often just a thumbs up sign, but that’s enough for the agent to confirm the club are considering his player.
Scouts are incentivised to be polite to agents and vice-versa. Clubs get annoyed at distractive headlines suggesting they are pursuing a player whom they are not, but are not sufficiently troubled to upset an agent trying to get his player a deal.
Of course Odsonne Edouard’s agent contacted Celtic about the player’s availability, of course Celtic were polite when approached. Is Odsonne on our target list? Only if he is super-cheap. Even then…..
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn5kpd4y2yvo
Liberalism at work.
“Minority group – we’re just so offended about what is being done to you, we’re going to do something about it publicly ….
… only downside?
This enterprise you’ve created? …..
…That gives you purpose, drive, focus, some level of control, and (whisper it) hard cash?
That’ll come to an end.
… but dont worry about losing your earnings while we hold onto ours.
Preserving what WE perceive to be YOUR dignity is far more important.
You may lose your livelihood, but that is a price we are prepared to pay”
(Lord Farquaad)
BACK TO BASICS – GLASS HALF FULL on 15TH JULY 2025 6:11 PM
ONIL – if our board are chasing parity with Sevco they’re doing an absolutely terrible job.
Keep it up, lads.
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wits/almore
is that the gravediggers?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnrhJO-qzdw&list=RDwnrhJO-qzdw&start_radio=1
their new signing looks the part – has acceleration, speed , good first touch and can be developed. Rodgers wouldn’t like him because he likes to take a man on , break through the lines and create openings – Rodgers prefers we pass our way through the pitch and to the by line!
Window so far has been filthy! and Rodgers talking only of forward areas is very concerning! time will tell! In the meantime, Celtic are not wasting time in ramming multiple strips down our throats!
SAINT STIVS on 15TH JULY 2025 5:58 PM
https://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/2025/07/14/falkirk-fc-announce-brand-new-fanzone/
great use of footprint and a forward thinking board. i want falkirk to do well.
meanwhile we cant get one in place
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Heavy irony a Falkirk fanzone run by Paradise Bars
I see some blogs are saying the Lennon Miller dream is over. The main reason is that Brendan does not rate him and Celtic have never offered a bid for him.
Simple is we were interested then we would have made a bid. His dad says his future is in the big 5 leagues. Well I can’t see Napoli. Making a bid and I suspect that he won’t get his wish. He will get a bid from Sunderland or Leicester.
He is not good enough
Only time I’ve noticed Miller was the day at fir park when he hit the post and the couple of shots were all I remembered.
That said, I’ve only seen him in games v us.
Didn’t strike me as better than we already have.
JackieMac @6.45.
Not a 100% sure but don’t think so.
Was thinking Mulligans also Almore
My huge concern right now, is our two best players, Hatate and Maeda will be sold in this transfer window, then the merde REALLY will hit the fan
KINGlUbO
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Ladies and gentlemen we’ve just reached DefCon2
Why is there no Fanzone at Celtic Park.
i personally do not believe we were ever interested in miller or kistgarten
just rags/agents/speculators .
i also really ponder that sign off for two 6 million buys sat on the inbox from dd who wanted to wait till last day to cut a deal a la trump.
and then gets stumped
that would be daft business.
Word coming out now,,we have made no bid for the outstanding LB Navinho.When it comes to dithering we have no equals.Mind you,we will be working away feverishly to sign players.
Really. !!!!!!!!!!!!!.Maybe we dont really need a LB,we have all been hallucinating..
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’”
― Isaac Asimov
“Turkeybhoy on 15th July 2025 7:53 pm
Maybe we dont really need a LB,we have all been hallucinating..”
KT is our left back.
liam scales and innamura can pkay left back if need.
who at celtic said we were going to make a bid ?
Stebhoy @ 6:46 pm,
Whose new signing?
Which player?
Nice rant, but it loses it’s impact when we dont font kk0w what you are venting about…
Hail Hail
No idea what the panic is all about.We have plenty of time to get players in,Celtic style.
A round 1 week haggling the price.Maybe.
1 week for the medical.
1 week for the player to meet up train,also sort out accommodation.We are now into our league.
2 weeks to fully take in the different style of play,tactics while trying to blend with your new teamates.
BANG,its the CL qualifier.
How time flies,eh.
maestro.
more rubbish.
he doesnt spend anything on celtic plc.
and once you do the tranaction the money is not yours it is the plc.
i struggle with the idea that Celtic should just spend the profits to avoid paying tax
not very left wing think tank is it ?
Aye 5 weeks still to go.
unless the signings are on the beach the day before the qualifier what is really the problem?
someone kindly posted on sc the teams we might face in a play off.
we can beat them all. and with the present squad.
jota out till 2026 concerns me more
sort out accommodations. you are having a laugh.
the choice of numerous properties in the best addressess around the city .
Manchester City have extended their kit partnership with Puma for at least another 10 years, with the contract understood to be worth a minimum of £1bn, making it the largest deal in the Premier League.
City initially signed a £65m-a-year deal with the German kit manufacturer in 2019 but the parties have agreed an extension until at least 2035, worth a record £100m a year to the club.
jackiemac
possibly O’Donoghues (the merrion sq one, not the grafton st one)
I wonder if any of the concerns that some of the support have about getting new players in is reaching those that can do something about it, I personally just get a sense of BR will train and prepare who he has and signings are dealt with elsewhere, how long till we here he hasn’t done pre season and needs a few weeks to catch up?
Yorkbhoy
that’s mental. they’d need to shift about 1m incremental pairs of boots to break even. Can’t see the business case unless it gets ‘puma’ in people’s heads as a go to brand for other sports
Coneybhoy
It’s Suffolk Street M. You rascal.
Coneybhoy
I agree I can’t see the financial reason for that kind of contract. A lot of advertising bot a billions worth?
We keep reittering the phrase ” Football without fans is nothing ”
I agree Look what happened the season with no fans.
Subsequently I would much prefer money being spent to enhance supporters match day experience.
Paradise ( Inside and outside ) could do with money being spent.
Opex, Capex it matters not to the ordinary supporter.
Stadium upgrades or bigger cheque to HMRC. No brainer for me.
HH.
Hey Turkeybhoy, there are plenty beaches where you are. Why don’t you chill out on one awhile and stop reading the Record, the Sun and the Sunday Post. You’ll feel better for it.
And by the way, whatever happened to Vasilis Barkas?
Love a bit of close season angst
I know it is not easy to buy the needed quality but surely there is enough money in the bank to spend on the actual fabric of Celtic Park. I have called for years for there to be hot water in the toilets. I’m surprised the ground passes health and safety for that reason alone. Much better wi fi would definitely not go amiss. I haven’t been in the Main Stand in many a year but by all accounts, much needs attending to there. Have any major improvements been made over the close season?
in.
saint stivs
July 15, 2025 4:15 pm
there were several comments raised around Celtic paying corporation tax, and it meaning, for some reason, a bad thing, according to the Celtic blog, why is money in the bank a waste of cash, it is just the same as having none (reminds me of an employee I had who told me he wouldnt work overtime, at double time an awe, because it meant he paid more taxes, he couldnt see the value of actually earning more money regardless).
Anyways, not being a board shrill, but just for Business understanding, again from the annual report –
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TAXATION PROVISION The corporation tax charge for the year ended 30 June 2024 is £4.4m (2023: £7.4m). An available capital allowance pool of £8.5m (2023: £4.3m) will be carried forward for use in future years.
saint stivs
July 15, 2025 3:48 pm
Having pondered again about the cash versus capex investments and comments about the academy output. I queried if there was any proof that the £12m spent on Barrowfield has an overall strategic imperative “to produce champions league” players.
But quelle suprise when I re-read the annual report of 2024, and it is there in the CEO statement.
I suppose with the home growns squad rules, they could argue even, Walsh, Ralston filled fulfilled that promise, they became champions league players, not the very best, but there.
As to Barrowfield and £12m spend, much of our Corporation Taxes paid, can be reclaimed and used as offsets against Capital Expenditure investments. So all this gnashing of teefs about giving Hector monies, well so what, it is what an onshore profitable entity should do.
We can get it all back if there is a year we actually make a loss.
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Whilst it is important to reflect on our success, we must look forward. There is no room for complacency. We cannot stand still and we are determined to improve. In support of our strategic objectives of dominating domestic football and competing in the Champions League, we have continued to invest across the Club.
Just as it is important to continue to recruit players, so it is crucial to develop them through our academy. With that objective in mind, in December 2023, we commenced the creation of a new facility at our historic training location at Barrowfield. This represents the most significant capital project the Club has undertaken since the re-development of Celtic Park, which was completed in 1998. The facilities at Barrowfield, including a full size indoor pitch, changing facilities, gym and technical departments, will be completed over the coming months and will deliver an outstanding new environment for our women’s team and boys and girls academy, with the strategic objective of creating Champions League players for our first teams.
saint stivs
July 15, 2025 4:20 pm
but what is the value of having cash in the bank, well the interest earned was £4.7, and this while spnding £12m on infrastructure projects.
You can think of this as paying for all the academy, or all the energy bills, or making us highly rated in the credit rankings should we need some.
It does help daily operations that you can pay bills on time, and have most excellent cash flow.
No more invoices hidden at the back of a drawer.
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Interest income was £4.7m (2023: £2.0m) with the increase driven by bank interest earned on deposit accounts due to higher interest rates
saint stivs
July 15, 2025 4:34 pm
and lastly – hurrah says the body of the kirk who dont want to know these things –
Those with the right type of shares have fixed dividens being paid, at I think 3.6p – if it was about making money, they could earn more interest or returns in ordinary banks –
Notes – the reinvestment scheme – ie putting your dividens back into the companys is now very very small, I suspect, small shareholders who have never taken a dividen, but the big owners now do because the company is so cash rich.
Finally finally, will we see another “exceptional profits” notice to the stock-exchange prior to the accounts being published ?
I would think so – simple things that raised revenues and profitabilty again –
29 home games, 2 european ties after half-year interims, player sales in January, new contract with adidas, strip releases, uefa payouts, and so on and so forth.
Could revenues hit £140m ?
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DIVIDENDS Dividends of £0.5m were paid in cash on 30 August 2024 (2023: £0.5m) to those Preference Shareholders not participating in the scrip dividend reinvestment scheme. The record date for the purpose of the Preference Share dividend was 26 July 2024.