News (confirmed by his club) that our next Champions League opponents Juventus have opened negotiations with Athletic Blibao striker Fernando Llorente, ahead of a possible free-transfer move in the summer, appears to put recent fantasy stories about Gary Hooper supposedly moving to Turin in the correct context. Liverpool, who several newspapers also ‘reported’ were interested in Hooper, signed a different striker this week.
The relentless pillage of Celtic player’s names used to sell newspapers is wearisome, probably more so to those at the club hoping to convince Hooper, and Victor Wanyama, to sign new contracts. Chances of re-signing Hooper if he thinks Juventus and Liverpool are about to bid for him: 0%. Chances if it’s relegation battlers from England: considerably higher. I see a new front has been opened today on Beram. We have to ensure another 28 days of this nonsense.
Llorente is a current Spanish international and played a huge part in Atheltic’s march to the Europa League final last season, but I would not be too concerned if Juventus tried to secure him this month. Moving to Turin is notoriously challenging for strikers and Llorente has never been based outside of the Basque country.
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RobertTressell @14:47 my post was really directed at the recent fiction that the wealthy pay taxes.
Who owns or runs the utilities is not so important to me as is the question of poverty. One definition of which is being afraid to open the bills.
10 men won the league
ignoring the redtops and phone ins is indeed an option, but im not sure that on its own, it will guarantee that the redtops and phone ins will change their anti celtic ways simply because we don’t participate in, or buy their product.
The result might be that they get to spread their revised history lessons unchallenged.
There is another 80% of Scotlands population who will listen listen/buy anway.
bt
That’s good. It’s bad enough that media outlets give them legitimacy without us doing it too.
Mort
oldtim
Are Celtic contractually obliged to show Sky or ESPN output on their lounge and hospitality TVs? Was this a choice of the club or a request from the lounge patrons?
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The Naked Truth: Cameron: Is he the worst prime minister in British history…..
So our post from yesterday is now updated. Anyone who read it may remember we said that when Iain Duncan Smith attacked family tax credits we were pretty sure that the figures he threw out would be at best, made up,at worst just another one of his lies to try and stir up trouble with working families that were not eligible to claim tax credits.
So the figures are in, the same figures that Smith also had access to. But he decided they were not inflammatory enough so he made his own up because basically he is a shit stirring lying scumbag and a merchant of hate and poison of the highest order, and it makes this admin so fu@king furious that this pathetic excuse for a human being is given the time of day let alone a department that effects the lives of the majority of the country when he can not speak a word of truth.This man is a incompetent idiot who’s words and actions are verging on criminality, he is no better than a back street pub con man and he should go down in our history books as one of the worst examples of money putting a incompetent dangerous fool in to the halls of power in this country.
These are the official figures next to Smiths claims..
Smith claimed that between 2003- 2005 tax credits rose to 58%
The actual figure was just 8% ( that is a huge difference )
Smith claimed that between 2008-210 spending increased by around 20%
The actual figure was 8.8%
Smith claimed the total spent on tax credits under Labour was 171 billion pounds.
The actual figure was 147 billion pounds.
Mr Smith claimed that” people from around the world defrauded the tax credit system.”
He had no way of knowing this because in the fraud cases nationality was never recorded.
Smith claimed that ten billion pounds had been lost to fraud.
The figure was 1.27 billion pounds the rest was made up in department errors and over payments.
philvisreturns
It was your heroes, the Capitalist traders, who put the western world in the basket.
Giving money to people who could never, ever repay it? Great business strategy that. We are ALL in the cludgy BECAUSE of your ideological Thatcherite madness, and yes the Labour Government should have put a heavy hand on the city at the time because the spivs drove us to the precipice.
We need scapegoats. Unions, low paid and the destitute are the usual, whilst those who put us on the breadline swan off down Sloane Square or retreat to their thatched hamlets in Chipping Norton.
Dread to think what would have happened if Gideon and Cameron were at the helm at that time.
philvisreturns
13:31 on 3 January, 2013
“They are not – as you seem to believe – helpless victims who need perpetual handouts. They are human beings with the ability to take control of their own lives, if only we will stop infantilising them through the benefits system.
”
I got one of them in the familiy except he needs help to take control of his own life and it takes time for that help to be given and it certainly does not help when his support and ability to live independently is seriously undermined, as it has been.
So what do we do in the meantime?
Starve the buggers? These folk you write about are someone’s son or daughter and
I hope someday you find yourself in the need of some help.
Lets see what tune you whistle then.
Ten Men won the League.
If we were unlucky enough to draw them in a Cup,I doubt if I would go too watch them,And I doubt if I’d pass on my ticket to someone else.My seat would stay empty that day.I would also hope that others would do the same.
aulheid
being non judgemental and a good christian bhoy I would offer philvis my assistance…..
but in accordance with his own thoughts, it would cost him… o))
oldtim67@15:15
Can understand that. The away support would be in psychotic overdrive that day. The sectarian bile would be flowing from their end
The crowd would probably be circa 20k, as it normally is when we play lower league teams at CP :)
Here is an argument for facing the reality of football supporters
http://angelahaggerty.com/comment/the-threat-to-the-celtic-support/
Ten Men Won the League @14 51
Pro Patria -AC Milan friendly lasted 26 minutes..
Stephan El Shaarawy [ Egyptian father/Italian mother ] was also subjected to racial abuse .
Pro Patria’s owner has claimed that the people responsible were not supporters of Pro Patria
Parkheadcumsalford 13:55 on 3 January, 2013
Aye. There are some who are hard of learning, but others are trolls.
Best ignored I suppose. Holy Joe appears to have the knack of rubbing people up virtually everyone the wrong way before going out for one of his walks.
If these jokers are encouraged they hang around. Once people stared ignoring that Sammy the Hun character he disappeared fairly quickly.
Setting free the bears.
I would imagine that there is a contract between Celtic And Sky,but I’m sure the Annan game wasn’t the only game that could be seen.
BT,Richie and my self were of the same opinion,the Barce game was on,Why not show that.
And the Chairman walking through the lounge,he should have been heckled all the way through,just to let him know that the Supporters don’t want that garbage on our screens.
blantyretim
Life has a way of correcting us, some have to be corrected up, some down. Phil may have surprises in store.
SoT@15:25
‘Pro Patria’s owner has claimed that the people responsible were not supporters of Pro Patria’
Jeezo! Those Chelsea lads don’t half get around eh? :)
SFTB
“I prefer a team with several natural captains, like the current Celtic team, bit I can still recall a few games where Scott Brown’s drive has made a big difference”
Celtic, are clearly back to being a selling team again and the fact that English teams are not sniffing around SB might indicate how often they think he has made a difference.
But thats a game to while away the long hours. Name 10 games where SBs drive has made the difference, if we can find 10 games, then it works out at 1 million quid cost for each of them.
In the spirit of all things charitable, I will start with the obvious
#1 scoring vs the huns 2 years ago.
#2 beats me?
oldtim67
I thought it was former players who wandered through the lounges, mixing with their adoring fans.
Did anyone recognise Bankier?
Did anyone adore him?
;¬)
philbhoy
it was malorbhoy wio advise me that our chairman had been in the lounge.. I would not have noticed him had he walked past me either..
bt
I don’t think I would have recognised him either.
He is very low profile.
Or maybe he’s got nothing to say.
Happy new Year to you and your family!
phil
u2 mate, mrs has returned from work I better get out of my bed…o))
bt
Ye can still keep yer jammies on.
Hope the wee one is better soon too!
Ian Duncan Smith.
A man so good at peddling myths and made up stories that he should be working for a tabloid .
He also appears to be unable to count..
oldtim67
15:15 on
3 January, 2013
Totally agree , I won’t be going to wath Celtic play the Zombies again .
If they are forced to admit they are a NEW team with no history then that’s a different matter.
If I went to watch a game involving them at the moment I would be legitimising their cheating .
IMO.
wath = watch of course
tamrabam
” the fact that English teams are not sniffing around SB might indicate how often they think he has made a difference.”
There may be a few reasons for this.
The press may not know. Teams may have asked about him and they have not discovered this. After all, they haven’t found out yet that Rangers are dead.
Teams may have asked about him and SB has made it clear from an early stage that he is not interested at all, so it does not reach the press.
It may be common knowledge in football circles that SB actively wants to stay at Celtic so teams no longer enquire about him.
All of these are equally plausible to me. I have no inside info on which is true- do you?
Mate was sitting behind Hughton yesterday,the 2 players he was taking most notes on were Samaras and Commons.
oldtim67
“I would imagine that there is a contract between Celtic And Sky,but I’m sure the Annan game wasn’t the only game that could be seen.”
I agree that his is a strange one and I have no desire to watch 3rd division football except for the novelty aspect or if something interesting is happening. However, I was still at home at that point of the day and I thought it was the only football game on at that time ( I may be wrong). I caught a few minutes of their game and saw the Ian Black tackle but I have seen less than 10 minutes of Sevco football in total this year.
However, there may be other celtic fans who prefered to watch live fitba, any fitba, rather than racing or repeats of football matches.
I genuinely don’t know. Did you observe how many Celtic fans were watching it?
TalkSport claim Norwich and Celtic have agreed a fee for Hooper.
For my sins I watched a little of the Annan v sevco game. I turned it on after being encouraged by learning the current score of 1 – 1 on the internet, within a minute sevco went 2 – 1 up.
That’ll learn me.
I’ll kill that one quickly…
Chris Hughton: “If it is right and appropriate for us to do some business then we will do so, but the correct way to do business is behind the scenes.”
The Hooper to Norwich story from TalkS**** is more of their usual made up drivel
Celtic’s asking price is way beyond what Norwich can afford, and so would Hooper’s expected wage demands
Philbhoy – It’s just the beginning!.
I wouldn’t know Bankier if I passed him in the street, wouldn’t have fauned over him if I saw him in the lounge,but, I would have queried why the Annan game was on the box rather than the Barcelona game.
SoT@15:25
Pro Patria’s owner has claimed that the people responsible were not supporters of Pro Patria’
so that’s what Martin Bain is doing now!!
Hooper?!!!!
Norwich?!!!!!
Nope.
The transfer window can be both fun & tiresome in equal measure, but with the winter break it will pass a bit of time before the football resumes. The only players I’d like to see leave this Jan are Miku & Bangura. If good money was on the table I wouldn’t be totally devastated if Kayal, Izzy or Paddy left but only if suitable replacements were brought in. I think we have a good one in Dylan but he must be given a chance, McGinn is flying now but he never got a sustained run when he was with us, would hate to see that happen with Dylan.
JUST IN BHOYS!!!!
Skysports can sensationally reveal that Mario Balotelli is making his way to Celtic Park on loan for the rest of this season, with Celtic to pay £20k a week and City to make up the £130k weekly deficit.
The stunning coup for the Parkhead club, who face Italian giants Juventus in the Champions League last 16, comes in the wake of another bust-up. involving the mercurial striker, this time with his manager and fellow Italian, Roberto Mancini
Neil Lennon this afternoon said that “sometimes in football, events move quickly. There clearly has been some kind of incident between Mario and Mr Mancini but we are only too keen to take advantage. I must commend Peter Lawell for moving so quickly in bringing in a player who, whatever his past difficulties, will certainly enhance the quality of our squad.”
Man City’s Official Website reports that “Mario Balotelli will be joining Celtic FC on loan for an initial period of six months. This loan arrangement takes effect immediately. Roberto Mancini will not comment further about Mario Balotelli at this instant, nor at Friday’s scheduled press conference.”
Welcome to Paradise, Mario!!!!!!
Pro Patria? Sounds a bit fascist to me – were there any fans of The Rangers around?
That old lie: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori (Wilfrid Owen quoting Horace)