Neil Lennon did us all a favour yesterday by dismissing rumours that he was targeting a striker from Vitoria Guimaraes as nonsense this early in the transfer window. The guidelines are set for your summer ahead. As well as being nonsense, though, it is also profitable news fodder; just think of the amount of advertising which has been wrapped around this story.
What does this teach us? I reckon that the least informed contributions left on the CQN comments page are about as reliable as what passes for mainstream ‘news’. There is a good possibility that even the player didn’t know Celtic’s position on him until it was reported yesterday.
Celtic will be trailing up to 30 players at any point in time, all of whom will have passed one level of scrutiny, but at least 20 of whom would never pass all levels, even if a deal was possible. When players are being scrutinised the position of the club will always be to show courteous interest in proceedings. You and I know what this really amounts to.
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Brentford .
I had a mate at Uni who turned on / tuned in / dropped oot and then went to live in an anarchist / vegan commune on Eel Pie Island .
He was a big Brentford fan . I often went to Griffin Park with him . Whilst at the fitba the anarchist /vegan would have a meat pasty.[or 2 ] Post match we’d head for the boozer [ I paid / the anarchist never had any money ].
I lost contact with him for a while but we met up again in the mid 80s . We arranged to attend a Freight Rover Final at Wembley .[ Brentford /Wigan ] Arranged to meet him at Goodge Street Tube . The anarchist turned up in a suit , fresh from a shift in a big city bank HQ .
That’s life.
SSN – Sky Sports sources understand Celtic have no interest in Johnny Russell
Livibhoy – I’m guessing it’s £25 all round then?
bankiebhoy1 – What road is the Horse Guards on pls? Probably not a bad thing as the New Inn is not the biggest bar!
HH
SoT
I recall being in Milan for a CL game ..a couple of the bhoys I was with were of Italian stock
We purchased the Gazzetta sports paper ….hells teeth there was some cutting comment ….honest journalism ….perish the thought
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Kayal
Who told them that ??
….PFayr
11:41 on
6 June, 2013
they probably made it up, they usually do
DBBIA
Shocking injury record too
I’d definitely take Russell. He has pace, good technical ability and can finish. He is also naturally left-sided, which gives us something different in that area of the field. I think he could play up front, just behind or even on the left of a front three. So he would give us a lot of options.
At the price being quoted it’s very low-risk. By all accounts the boy wants to come here, which is better than players we have who sound like they don’t want to be here. Get the lad in!
Kayal
Quite …slow news day
Signed Heart of a lion arrived today. Fantastic. Away to see Todd Rundgren tonight at the ABC, Also fantastic.
HH
TOOTING TIM
A wee CQN dayoooooot in West London on the 20th of July?
Sure we could get a few takers for that,meeting up in,say,The Swan at Hammersmith Broadway initially.
That’s if it wasn’t bulldozed for the new development…..
A wee dayooooot sounds a plan:)))
Off oot for supplies for the Eel Pie Island CSC banner….
HH!
Has McFadden issues a come and get me plea to Celtic yet?
#madeuptransferrumours
LB
We have Garry Hooper and Anthony Stokes and Georgios
johnny russell will not take us to the next level
Bench warming squad players not required
SSN
Derby agree fee for Russell. He is on holiday at present due for medical on Monday.
TOOTING TIM
Offski-work calling!
I’ll get back to you on this very soon though.
HH
PFayr @ 11 38..
Read lots of stuff re last night’s England v Italy Euro Under 21 game. —
A Southampton player [ Nathaniel Clyne ] gets absolutely roasted . Words like dreadful / amateurish/ disastrous abound ..
One left of centre broadsheet journo opined that ” the 3 Lions looked like 11 donkeys “
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DIBBIA..
Really did Not appreciate Your Comment Yesterday..
It’s Like me Saying What l think..
Very Judgemental..
Summa
I think we have sufficient resources at the club to win the SPL even if we lose Hooper and BV. However if we want players who can take us to the CL group stages and do well there we need to sign players of a higher quality than Johnny Russell – good SPL though he is.
Morning cqn from a scorcheroony east lancs.
BT
just seen this if your still interested in a tablet? cheep n cheerful but works just the same
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Summa – it was meant in jest -clearly not a success.
Apologies for any offence, certainly none intended.
a repost from last night.
http://www.scotzine.com/2013/06/green-had-big-plans-for-edmiston-house-where-are-they/
i thnk they might have been duped , again.
the comment at the bottom , has me laughin my fat heid off in the office.
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have a wee read , or just jump to the comment.
maybe its the fabled CQN shed
SofTunis – not long after I qualified I worked with a good bloke, died in the wool Brentford supporter.
Once a year he’d go down from Glasgow to Carlisle to see the Bees at Brunton Park, only chance he got.
newradbhoy
12:05 on 6 June, 2013
Morning cqn from a scorcheroony east lancs.
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I hear that mate I am currently enjoying the sun as best as I can whilst waiting for my car to come back with a new clutch!! Inthe culture centre that is Leigh
Whereabouts are you??
A poster said earlier, on another page .
That celtic should have a smaller squad, but with better players.
I think we need a decent sized squad (obviously with good to great players , if pos) because we get so many injuries to our players, due to rafs not protecting them.
So unfortunately we need to carry a bigger pool of players than other teams.
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DIBBIA..
No Worries..
Considering Your profession and No Smilie face..:-(
Then again if You had just Named me..lol
Summa
saint stivs
Comment at the end of article is a belter :-)))
This amount of coverage to Jonny Russell really is odd: a decent prospect but that is about it. The malcontents on this blog especially seem eager to sign him. Odd.
Have not seen anything on the blog which could be considered to be “racist” towards the Irish. Yet there are some here who seem to have strange attitudes towards Irish players. I am always happy when we sign a good Irish player as we are an Irish club in my opinion.
new article posted.
Summa – as far as pickin ‘ fights on here are concerned you’re about a billion miles from the ole podium.
Unlike ole Mr Johnny Clash, the scourge of ole Shangri La.
John oniell the anti irish bile was a barbed comment directed towards Neil Lennon by the biggest attention seeking gobshite that ever infested this blog
Corkcelt
I understand what you say about getting checked for prostate cancer. I’d generally agree, although I just want to say that there is a debate in the medical world at the moment about screening for prostate cancer. There are some very reasonable medics who reckon that the amount of false positives produced may mean that a lot of men go through the stress of testing for and dealing with a cancer which may not lead to anything (as the saying goes, more men die WITH prostate cancer than OF prostate cancer). I’m not saying that one shouldn’t be screened, I’m just saying that it is worth knowing the potential benefits and drawback of prostate cancer. This parallels the debate in breast cancer screening, where it seems that screening in your 40s is not generally held to do more harm than good (although some organisations still recommend this).
According to Wikipedia, the “American Cancer Society, in its cancer screening guidelines says that it does not support routine screening for prostate cancer. This is because the benefits are unclear or unproven. Instead it recommends that doctors discuss the pros and cons of testing and that men should be offered the possibility of a DRE and a PSA test if they are over 50 with a life expectancy of more than 10 years (or over 40 if they are in a high risk group). It recommends that men should sit down with their physician and weigh the benefits and risks of the test before a decision is made”.
So it’s complex. And you need to weight the benefits. Certainly as you become older it becomes more imperative. I say that as I’m a 58 year old who had a prostate tumour removed in February. Take it from me, once someone says the word “cancer” to you, you need a real presence of mind to decide objectively on whether or not you should be treated.
mhark67
12:11 on 6 June, 2013
newradbhoy
Oh no not your clutch mate.
Costing you a few bob I bet.
DBBIA @ 12 09.
Brentford
Remember reading a gossip mag whilst sitting in a dentist’s waiting room [as you do ]
There was an article about Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore being hot for Brentford FC . Stated reason was a connection between a super trendy Hollywood restaurant and somebody at Brentford . .Article claimed that that Cameron and Drew always go to see the Bees whenever they are in London . Maybe they’ll pop in to see the Tic
Remember being at a Brentford /Watford game . Elton John was treated to 90 minutes of extreme political incorrectness.
MHARK67: 12:11.
I live near blackburn, been here nion 33 years.
hang on sloopy