It comes as no surprise that Celtic have made a bid for Hibernian’s John McGinn. The player was the standout central midfield performer in domestic football against a Celtic team who are at their strongest in that area.
Should he sign, he would be a similar age to that of Stuart Armstrong when he joined Celtic three years ago, and who he will replace in the squad. He is also a better player that Stuart was when he left Dundee United. He has the engine and attitude for Brendan Rodgers to significantly improve him.
Goals grab headlines and the two McGinn scored at Celtic Park last season, as well as his goal at Ibrox which secured a win, raised the player’s profile, but goals only tell a small part the McGinn story.
Hibs will be happy to wait until the last week of August and will try to attract other bidders. Despite taking a back seat when it comes to day-to-day duties, Rod Petrie remains a key figure at Easter Road and will do whatever he can to sell to anyone but Celtic. I don’t expect Celtic to pay whatever Hibs ask, so the deal is far from assured, but with only 11 months remaining on his contract, he will definitely leave Hibs before 1 September.
I see Belgium got awful leaky at the back last night….
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BEATBHOY
With you there on Neymar.I know he hammed it up,but if anyone had deliberately Stood on a Celtic players ankle like that,this place would have been in meltdown.If he does not do the histrionics,it goes unnoticed.How the guy escaped a red was beyond me.
If Martin O’Neill ‘lost money’ for Celtic, who’s fault is that? The guy in charge of the purse strings, that’s who.Managers will spend as much as they can, to make their team better.
CR7 to Juve???
Dont really see how Petrie can play hardball over McGinn considering the ammount of loan players going Hibs direction this last few seasons.
Is he really that pathetic
imo we have better already at the club not getting a regular game than bring in another project, what qualities will he bring , he is a clumsy tackler ,poor balance, makes long runs up the park with the ball looking at his feet oblivious to what is going on around him but this is my opinion and others have theirs.
if he does sign he will be another bit part player who will end out on loan in the not to distant future.
The delicate but brilliantly white lace curtains emblazoned with a vivid aerial view of Celtic Park, gently fluttered as the window slid open, silently and unaided.
A magical breeze began to clear the stale air of the long-sealed shrine to all of Timdom!
As the atmospheric disturbance dissipated, it left behind an ethereal lingering essence of emerald, silver and gold wisps of stars spinning, darting and sparkling within an initially enticing but insubstantial outline. And then like a reflection gaining shape in the calming ripples of a loch, there formed a beautiful pale skinned and red-headed enigmatically smiling colleen.
For a less than a fleeting thought she stood there, arms crossed with one hand on each shoulder, dressed in tantalisingly torn but figure hugging peasant raiment; and then in a transformational instant, her eyes flashed open sparkling with the same intensity and enchantment as the stars from which she emerged.
In that erstwhile room of drab dusty darkness the wee smasher now glowed from neck to ankle in pulsating green and white and glided across the room with the consummate grace of Henrik ghosting by Bert Kontermann.
She leaned lovingly over the comatose but tossing and troubled ugly frog lying on the slabber stained Celtic co-ordinated matching quilt and pillowslip and proceeded to plant a right smacker on the said frog’s kisser!
In a flash the unrhythmic writhing subsided and the painful contortions of his bulbous lips evaporated as he began to rouse from his curse induced slumber. The gentle breath of the sylph-like but well proportioned and tenderly giving re-incarnation of a young Maureen O’Hara, turned the sleeping amphibian from an ugly wart covered creature of slime and smelly dank water into a muscle-rippling handsome example of Celticus Superior.
At last the spiritual manacles of that damned spell cast by the evil ‘closeus seasoneus’ had been lifted and once more our handsome paragon and champion of ‘Paradise in Excelsis’ – (that’s me by the way) – was ready to strive with ambition, hope, skill and strength to hack away the undergrowth and reveal the path to the ……
……………………………The Treasures of the Trebleus Trebleus Scottius!
Oh, what adventures lay in wait…….and would his voyage be triumphant….and most of all …….
Just what did he say to Maureen O’Hara on that sunny morning in his room in Glasgow?
Hail Hail
Matt
I can see McGinn playing left wing back if KT is sold
#handgrenade
2-0 Sinclair, 65th min
Reading the twitter updates from Celtic it would appear that Johnston is the star man. A goal and an assist.
EC67
and Real in for Neymar?
Scottish football is littered with squirrels. How many squirrels sit on the celtic board.
BSR
Looks like a yes to that, based on surge in sales of Pigs’ heads in Barcelona.
Turkeybhoy
I share your incredulity. Someone will get one for a jersey tug and a bit of time wasting though. At least they’re not dishing out yellows for goal celebrations. . . There’d be no one available for selection!
Beatbhoy
I’d hate to see Neymar at the dentists.
Friesdorfer on 3rd July 2018 10:18 am
If we don’t give Ralston and Johnston a chance this season, it doesn’t bode well for other youngsters coming through from the Development Squad. Ajer got a chance, and took it, Hendry has had a few games also and done not too bad. If my memory serves me right, I think Tierney got a chance due to injury. Also, I am at a loss to understand why Kouassi does not get more game time, he has looked good every time I’ve seen him. HH
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Ajer went and played a full season at Killie before getting his chance at Celtic. I don’t think that’s a bad thing.
If Ralston, Johnston and Morgan do that it’d be of benefit to them and Celtic
It’s too hot and I’m underwhelmed at the McGinn signing.
Who is taking bookings for my inevitable flounce ?
Words like FFS, no better, biscuit tin and headless chicken will be used !!!!!!!!!!
BSR
Like me, he’d let everyone know it was sore, no doubt!
I wish I’d never watched ‘Marathon Man’.
MO’N said he wouldn’t like to see him get his flu jab.
Matt Stewart – VG. (As my old teachers would mark my work!)
2-1 now, 8 mins to go
Neymar to Real Madrid ?
Italian media running with a statement from the Real Madrid Official website . . To cut a long statement short — ” absolutely false “.
CR7 to Rubentus ?
” Laughable ” according to a Rube source .
Some Italian fly a kite chaps have Inter talking to CR7 and one outlet has Ancelloti ” Thinking that CR7 would be a perfect fit for his Napoli project” . Some sites have Benzema going to Napoli
BSR,
If Neymar goes to Real that’s one less team to want at Paradise in the CL.
Ole Larry Larry Larry Olivier in Marathon Man was the worst kind of Nazi you could get.
FT in Austria, Celtic 2 Linz 1, Johnston and Sinclair the scorers.
The A team kick off is 4.30pm CPT
GARY67 on 3RD JULY 2018 11:50 AM
Thanks for the updates.
Jobo – happy Birthday -if you are happier off the blog then so be it – enjoy your day
TIMALOY29 on 3RD JULY 2018 11:39 AM
Ajer went and played a full season at Killie before getting his chance at Celtic. I don’t think that’s a bad thing.
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Think it was half a season. Sorry to be pedantic.
Well played Celts..
Bring on the Sparta!
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 3RD JULY 2018 11:36 AM
Beatbhoy
I’d hate to see Neymar at the dentists.
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I’d love to get my hands on the wee diving bassa. A disgrace to any sport.
https://en.onefootball.com/?-neymar-is-officially-the-internets-most-hated-footballer/amp/
Did a small double on Sweden (2/1) and Colombia (3/1) earlier
Mainly emotional investment (PC Lustig and ABE)
However forgetting all ABE stuff…are Columbia good enough?
WHAT IS THE STARS on 3RD JULY 2018 12:04 PM
However forgetting all ABE stuff…are Columbia good enough?
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I think so yes.
NEYMAR
https://youtu.be/GL5xNcMGFj4
Matt
Parthenogenesis
been happening for a couple of thousand years, well forever actually.
I would imagine our manager and captain talk about opposition players occasionally and Brown is on record as saying he thinks JM is his hardest domestic opponent.
I reckon the McGinn deal was all but done months ago….look at the players and manager St Mirren have already brought in and Hibs have signed a couple of good players on good wages too.
Plus Celtic can’t just offer cash plus Scott Allan- Hibs would have to ask for him to be part of the deal.
He will be a brilliant long term signing….if ye can’t see it then you’re playing Football Manager on the computer too much.
HH
Timaloy 29, at 11.39am,
Ralston was at DU for 2nd half if last season, and did ok from I saw, certainly towards the end. Johnston could be utilised as an alternative to Forrest, unless Roberts decides to sign, then a loan out would be appropriate. Ajer was on loan at Killie, but he got a chance when he returned (through injury?). HH
Heard a good joke about compulsory attendance, but you really had to be there.
DENIABHOY on 3RD JULY 2018 12:07 PM
Always remember Ferguson saying all his players told him to sign Ronaldo after MU played Sporting Lisbon in a friendly. That kind of thing goes on and I’m sure Brendan will ask the players what they think.
Roberts is better than Johnstone.
Armstrong is better than McGinn.
Squad downgraded.
With money in the bank do we have to take these risks ?
What does Lee Congerton and our global scouting team do ?