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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Mon The Big Mad Swede:)))
John Donnely – but it could have been Southampton :)
JOHN DONNELLY
Sweden left their shooting boots at home
SOT & GENE:
Yes! Both correct.No catching you pair.
What time is KO in Austria,please.Celtic Park time.Thanks.
Ron 67 said:
” imo we appear to be interested in him due to his background than playing ability.”
Do you really believe that?
JJ
Ron 67 said:
” imo we appear to be interested in him due to his background than playing ability.”
Absolute bollocks. IMO.
Turkeybhoy on 3rd July 2018 3:13 pm
1630
HH
TC45
Starting 11 v Sparta Prague (4.30pm KO)
Gordon
Hendry Simunovic AJer
Forrest Brown Ntcham Tierney
McGregor Edouard
Dembele
Probably starting line up for first qualifier next week, injuries permitting
Maybe not the greatest World Cup ever but easily the best i’ve seen in my garden.
ModurnTeknology csc
DAVIDOPOULOS
“First East Devon, now East Kilbride? Something must be done before I am no longer allowed to post from East Anglia…
…which is warm and sunny and the grass has gone all broon in case you were wondering…”
*****
Well, tell him to put on some of his world-class sun cream then!
Good to see Mikey Johnstone getting a goal…
First of many you’d a thot.
Liking the team selection against Sparta Prague…
Dembele and Eduord…
Could be great
Hail Hail
Many thanks.
Mikey JOHNSTON.
…without the ‘E’.
HH!!
PC Lustig booked!
Misses next game!
HH!!
Mik misses next game, 2 yellows, bookings should get wiped after group games
Big Mik,not as mobile as in days past,but in this Swedish set up,he does extremely well.Stupid booking,right enough.
Is ‘a Premier League transfer consultant said’ the new ‘sources close to the player…’
HH
What a cross Mik.
what a cross from ML and nobody there to finish .
RON67 on 3RD JULY 2018 2:41 PM
TALLYBHOY on 3RD JULY 2018 1:57 PM
Personally I think that Kouassi is a better player than McGinn.
I’ll second that, imo we appear to be interested in him due to his background than playing ability.
*So how come we got rid of Benny Rooney who captained a very good St Johnstone against us in the LC Final and didnae sign Kevin Gallacher.
Laid on a plate by big Mik.
Ballooned over the bar!
FFS!!!
HH!!
Not a mention about the magnificent Lustig cross.Anyone else,they are raving about bit.What is with these people.Slobbering all over Shaqiris crosses.
TALLYBHOY @ 3:29 PM
Mikey JOHNSTON.
?
Thx
Hail Hail
Dembele starts for Celts’ final friendly in Austria – kick-off at 4:30pm (Celtic Park time)
CELTIC (3-4-1-2) Gordon; Simunovic, Hendry, Ajer; Tierney, Forrest, Brown, Ntcham, McGregor, Forrest; Edouard, Dembele
Subs: Hazard, Henderson, McInroy, R.Hendry
HOT SMOKED on 3RD JULY 2018 3:15 P
Do you really believe that?
family connections can count for a lot, but if BR and the scouting staff rate him who am i to question.
Very hard to work out who the English want to win here.
Dembele starts for Celts’ final friendly in Austria – kick-off at 4:30pm (Celtic Park time)
CELTIC (3-4-1-2) Gordon; Simunovic, Hendry, Ajer; Forrest, Brown, Ntcham, Tierney; McGregor; Edouard, Dembele
Subs: Hazard, Henderson, McInroy, R.Hendry
Celtic website having Forrest in 2 positions in their starting line up !
No problems for me with the Mc Ginn signing .Its not as if its him or a RB,or a CH.He will be a great competitor in the league for us.I
Catching up and seen the wee list about Scottish players not cutting it with Celtic, who remembers awe the huns on the phone inns and papers telling us they definitely got the pick of the bunch when they signed Kevin Thompson and we were left with whits his name, Scott something or other I think ???
mike in toronto on 3rd July 2018 1:32 pm
O you ever just wake up some days and just feel like stirring things up a bit?
My last attempt didn’t get much of a reaction…but I should have known better than to be cheeky to two of CQN’s most decent lads ……. so. I’ll try this one …
Auldheid@12:51
The key words: “if there is nothing that can be done”
The problem, as I see is it, is that there were things that could have, and should have, been done, but were not done. Starting with, if nothing else, voicing opposition to, or at least a position on, the 5WA.
For me, On this issue, Celtic wanted to run with the foxes and hunt with the hares. DD wanted Rangers back, but the Board were concerned about a fan backlash if the Board publicly supported Ranges, so they kept silent (the ‘a big boy done it and ran away’ defence). That is the only explanation I can see that makes any sense of Celtic’s non-response to this issue. Unfortunately, Eventually, that catches up with you.
The problem is, once the other side know you are compromised, you are in trouble.
This is Conjecture on my part, I appreciate. But, if I am right about this, it would explain much of the narrative since then.
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The problem with that narrative is it does not take account of the fact that Celtic needed support from other clubs to contest the 5 way (if they wanted to) and in the absence of that support they were powerless.
Support for the idea they tried to act but got no support comes from the letter of 25th May 2012 to
SFA cc UEFA saying that SFA should exercise care in dealing with the ebt and side letters issue, two months after SPL lawyers had started to investigate that issue, but had they got support from UEFA then LNS might have proceeded along the Compliance Officer path under the Justice Protocol which is non compliance with the responsibility RFC had to act honestly to fellow members clubs of the SFA in their use of side letters, not did they break registration rules.
Then last September Celtic via the SPL challenged SFA to revisit how SFA had dealt with the ebt issue and SFA blanked the SPFL, which suggests no appetite by other clubs to support an investigation.
Only by dismissing those efforts as a sham does the narrative you expressed stand up.
On the matter of being able to do something, the challenge is to make the other clubs realise that it is in their best interests to support an investigation and that is going to need the will, cunning and leverage to make it happen.
I’m not dismissing your point about Celtic not wanting RFC to disappear, but the dangerous consequences to Celtic of that happening were nothing like those other clubs faced and if too many went belly up without the income that RFC brought to them in TV money and away gate money, who would Celtic play?
I think the interdependent nature of football has to be part of any judgement process, rather than its all about the masons or establishment support for TRFC, what they stand for and who supports that stance.
Self interest y is not determined ultimately by any allegiance to any sect o belief but to the answer to the question ” if I do this or don’t do this, will I be able to eat tomorrow?”
TURKEYBHOY on 3RD JULY 2018 3:45 PM
Not a mention about the magnificent Lustig cross.Anyone else,they are raving about bit.What is with these people.Slobbering all over Shaqiris crosses.
*announcing the line up the commentator discussing all the players attributes completely glossed over big Mik, not for the first time either.
O aye can I join the Yes club clique for McGinn please ( either of them) but the Hibs wan first..
H.H
Italian commentator very impressed with Mik’s ‘magnificent’ cross!
HH!!
Commentators here seem fixated with any player who has or is playing in EPL.
Overemphasis on the most basic play but completely ignore gaffes.
The commentators on the Australia game on more than one occasion gave Jedinak credit for passes Rogic made.
Since they have paid ridiculous money for EPL rights then hyping up that league and players is a must.
Forsberg who has been distinctly average gets shot deflected for Swedish goal. 1-0
For Jobo on his birthday, many happy returns partner.
He runs,
Eats neeps,
He counts his effing sleeps ,
Hes our Jobo,,Hes our Jobo
Hes hip,
Hes clever,
He knows his effing weather,
Hes our Jobo, Hes our Jobo
The blog,
Has plod,
But he aint no effing mod ,
Hes our Jobo, Hes our Jobo
CG looking fit and well:))