John McGinn is worth the £4m Hibs want for him. If he was under contract at Celtic, we would not sell him for anything less. But his sale price will be determined by the number of potential buyers in the market and where the player wants to move to, not his inherent utility as a football player. These factors set his price.
I would not be surprised if Peter Lawwell had the the words “171 days” marked on a whiteboard in his office. That’s how long he will need to wait to put a pre-contract in front of McGinn. Having signed such a deal, the player’s value would be no more than £250k, a drop of £3.75m over the period, reducing at just shy of £22k a day.
You know Peter, it’s not going to happen. He’ll wait. John will wait too, and the people at Hibs will continue to murmur about Rod Petrie. I like signing players on pre-contracts. In the Celtic universe, it makes the world spin a little faster.
Stick at it, John. Give Hibs your best between now and January.
I’m reluctant to touch the Kieran Tierney “story”. By all reports, Celtic’s very firm reaction has convinced Everton to look elsewhere, but I’ll be pleased when the English Premier League transfer window closes in four weeks. Killing a transfer is an art, not a science.
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16R- just said to guys , never seen Dembele fitter or sharper, seems been offered a 2 year extension and is interested…
FAN-A-TIC on 14TH JULY 2018 6:49 PM
EH is only just turned 18 so he has time to add size and strength to his obvious talent.
agree he has talent but doubt will make it with us , he will find his own level.
What time is ko on Sunday? Ta lhads.
NEWSFLASH
News just in…..
Ebouie Kouassi has just won the Most Cool Award in the Ultra Cool Category, at the World Cool Championships, held in Koolsville Alaska
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EMERALDBEE\O/ STILL PROUD TO BE AN INTERNET BAMPOT on 14TH JULY 2018 7:00 PM
What time is ko on Sunday? Ta lhads.
4.00 pm uk
!!BADA BING!! on 14TH JULY 2018 6:57 PM
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Hopefully Bada.
No reason why Moussa can’t score 40 plus goals for the club this season.
HH. ?
I thought Christie showed a turn of pace I didn’t think he had and whilst I don’t see him as first name on team sheet I’ve seen enough to hold on to him.
I’ve not been convinced by Kouassa, as in good but not special.
However today he hit a long pass Paddy Crerand would have been proud of and I’m thinking, more please.
McGregor as precise as ever, Tierney as good as ever, Ajer improving with age, not to mention D & E up front along with Forrest and Sinclair who have competition from Michael Johnston and Lewis Morgan and we will take some beating this season.
On other matters Phil seems to think some movement at Ibrox Board level…..
https://philmacgiollabhain.ie/2018/07/14/blue-room-manoeuvres-soon/
I know what names I’ll be looking for.
anyone know why lewis morgan was not involved today?
Wasnt able to make game tday.
How does the pitch look & did it suit ?.
HH
Ron thanķs. Can get my Sunday sorted now.
CELTIC…4
(Edouard 14, Dembele 21, McGregor 41, Johnston 62)
STANDARD LIEGE…1
(Cop 72)
there you have it in black and white , i never saw the cop sneaking on to score for the opposition.
……., …. ……… .. … …….
.., ……… …… ……. √
……, Stephen O’Donnell …..
……… .. ……. ….. ………. √
or was in an og from pc ML
During that water (sprinklers) break I noticed a policeman’s hat behind the players and thought, ‘Lustig’s back early’….
Celtic 4 – 1 Standard Liege:
Edouard and Dembele score as Celtic hit four Celtic’s Odsonne Edouard celebrates his goal with Moussa Dembele Celtic concluded their pre-season fixtures with this convincing victory over quality opposition, with several candidates for the Man of the Match award. However, manager Brendan Rodgers afterwards claimed that the most impressive feature of the afternoon had been the performance of the club’s significantly improved hybrid playing surface. When he first arrived in 2016 he felt that the quality of the pitch at Parkhead worked against the high tempo passing style that he favours, but he is confident now that the new turf will help his double treble winners improve further. “Our identity and purpose to our game is always to be very fast and dynamic and very aggressive and – when you have a really good, fast pitch – that really supports that way of playing,” he said. “It was a big investment by the club of £1.5 million but they will get their rewards. So will the players and, very importantly for me, the spectators. It does help because we want to play a fast game. “You saw the difference today; a quality playing surface brings a different level of game. We play a high-level technical game but with speed so the surface supports it. Like I say, it is a credit to the club and our ground staff. That is why we are here – to play a brand of football that excites.” ISSA £32 Promoted by houseoffraser.co.uk Celtic began with what would be regarded as their strongest starting XI from the players currently available to them, with the exception of the goalkeeping position, where Scott Bain deputised for Craig Gordon, who has a minor wrist injury. Odsonne Edouard, who became the club’s record signing when his loan move from Paris St Germain was made permanent last month, curled a shot from the far corner of the penalty area into the postage-stamp corner to give Celtic the lead. Moussa Dembele, who also smacked the crossbar with a rising shot after being sent clear by Edouard’s disguised pass, seemed to be everywhere. At one point he volleyed a clearance off the goal-line from Moussa Djenepo’s shot and then he ghosted in to dispossess Luis Pedro Cavanda before delicately chipping the ball over the advancing goalkeeper, Jean-Francois Gillet, for the second goal against opponents who will enter the Champions League in the third qualifying round next month. The impressive Callum McGregor scored the third four minutes from the interval. The Scotland midfielder ghosted in behind the defence, Olivier Ntcham’s slide-rule pass picked him out and McGregor’s emphatic finish from 12 yards rendered Francois a spectator. Rodgers fielded a completely different team for the second half but they continued to threaten more often than the visitors. Mikey Johnston added a fourth, chipping over the ‘keeper after being set up by Scott Sinclair. Duje Cop fired into the roof of Conor Hazard’s net for the Belgians with 19 minutes remaining. Eight sprinklers erupted to bring play to a temporary halt but it was one of the few faults in a productive day.
Brendan Rodgers believes the new pitch at Celtic Park will bring a “different level” to the champions’ game.
Celtic maintained the momentum of last week’s Champions League qualifying win at Alashkert with a 4-1 friendly victory over Standard Liege.
Goals from Odsonne Edouard, Moussa Dembele and Callum McGregor put the hosts 3-0 up before Rodgers changed the entire team for the second half.
Mikey Johnston added a fourth before the visitors scored a late consolation.
Rodgers says the club have spent £1.5m on a new playing surface over the summer and he believes it will reap swift dividends.
“I’ve been crying about a pitch for a long time and you see the speed of it and it’ll get slightly quicker as well,” said the Celtic manager.
“Our identity and purpose is always to be fast, dynamic and very aggressive, and of course when you have a really good pitch and a fast pitch, then that supports that way of playing.
“It was a big investment by the club, but they’ll get their rewards, the players get their rewards and most importantly the spectators get their rewards.
“It does help, because we want to play a fast game. You’ve seen it today with the benefit of a good playing surface. It brings a different level to our game.”
Celtic’s Mikey Johnston (right) celebrates his goal with team-mates Ewan Henderson (left) and Ryan Christie.
Mikey Johnston (right) celebrates socring Celtiv’s fourth goal with Ryan Christie (centre) and Ewan Henderson (left)
Celtic will take a 3-0 lead against Armenian champions Alashkert into Wednesday’s second leg at home, in the first of what could be four qualifying rounds if they are to reach the Champions League group stage.
Rodgers believes Saturday was perfect preparation as his players continue to build up their match fitness, with Scott Sinclair, Marvin Compper, Eboue Kouassi, Scott Allan and Ryan Christie featuring in the second half alongside a number of home-grown youngsters.
“I was very pleased, we were playing against a good side,” he added.
“I thought the fluency and crispness of our game was outstanding. The first half we caused lots of problems for them and obviously the quality of our goals was exceptional.
“Then in the second half we put out the younger team with a bit of experience around them, and again they were outstanding.”
the pitch looks fantastic, and our passing was equally,
we are going to pump a lot of teams at celtic park.
no more 0-0 i think
bring it on.
Brendan is pleased with our new pitch
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44835648
Apologies to Saint Stivs who had posted that article.
St Stivs @ 7.42…so, did we buy this new hybrid pitch from the House of Fraser?
:-)
you did it better, -)
catman or lennybhoy, mcginn deal happening ?
Ah well…what I thought
Fk..2381
I thought the game was quite open, there was tons of space in the middle of the pitch and we pummelled them when possession turned over. Games against 10 men behind the ball will remain a pain in the backside, unfortunately.
……… @ 7.31…you might be right about Stephen O’Donnell…I was a wee bit disappointed with young Ralston today…
The pitch might look good,but believe me the audio system is awful,it definitely not been sorted,or whoever has the control buttons hasn’t a clue,So that’s a couple of upgrades done,so what has happened to the other 3 million
Four crackin goals today and three last Tuesday has raised my level of optimism for this season. Steady as she goes.
Timebhoy2
Was saying the same earlier. Why are Celtic not splashing the cash ? The Rangers are narrowing the gap, with the arrival of Stevie G.
I want to see Celtic “swoop” and “jet-in” at least one or two upgrades.
I suspect Brendan won’t be complaining about our pitch after his wee tirade last season at Tynecastle.
Our new surface probably gives us an unsporting unfair advantage. Thoughts ?
It seems I was a Season too early with my Celtic 5 goals first half bets.
Looking forward to the upcoming campaign.
I’m hoping our 3 French Bhoys are with us for the Full Season. They will make the difference in the CL (if we can get there).
If France win the WC, there will definitely be a buzz about the place.
I’d have liked to see them be more expansive, at the end of the day they ain’t oot to please me, they are there to win it.
I thought Roy Keane was spot on when he said that England had to go for it when they had Croatia on the rack @ the HT jibber jabber. They lacked a Killer instinct.
I listened to Mark Wilsons chat with Si last night. :))
Good stuff.
What happened to the World Cup money?
Over £900,000 according to FIFA.
?
HH. ?
Timbhoy
You don’t go to Paradise to listen to the audio system. I agree it is poor but I pay no attention to it. I am there to watch the fitba and sing and shout to support our Bhoys.
YNWA
Petec
Bastille Day today.
French win tomorrow.
Our three Musketeers will be flying high.
Vive La France!
Auld Alliance
Timbhoy2 @ 7.59….apparently they got the control buttons mixed up. When they pressed the audio system button the sprinklers came on…
The names Bond.
Brooke Bond
Penny Bond
Strathleven Bond
………
Nah there is just wan Immortal comment worth noting.
Guid mix howevaaaaah.
Trance
Garry,
Reading the state of the pitch stuff has me ready to rock and roll for the New Season.
Its gonnae be BIG.
I think Celtic have got a new Sound system in as well.
;)
Pete
You missed oot Orunj Bond ??
Whisky bond…
Savings bond…
Premium bond…
Kante is a Superb defensive midfielder. The real reason Leicester won that League.
weebobbycollins….
:)))
There are so many Bro.