There was a bit of chat last week that Celtic were ‘at it’ by signing Scott Allan. Sticking it large to an aspiring Championship club. Tempting, though it is to let that notion roll, it’s simply not true. Scott was right on plan to be a Celtic signing, and as I’m sure he’ll explain at this afternoon’s press conference, Celtic is the perfect move for him.
He is a young Scottish player with talent and enough potential to become a top player. Like them all, he is a financial risk, but not a major risk, neither his transfer fee nor his wages will significantly alter the budget.
The need for reinforcements for other positions is more pressing. Midfield is not an area where we are short, but signing Scott will have no impact on the search to reinforce those other positions. He will immediately enhance the squad and force everyone else to up their game. If you want a place in that Celtic midfield, you will need to be on the absolute top of your game.
I expect to see more deals like this. If there’s a player who the coaches reckon has potential, and he looks undervalued, Celtic will try to sign him. We want the best players in Scotland at every age group and in every position. We want to develop a culture of self-improvement. This signing will ask questions not just of Scott, but there isn’t a midfield player at the club who will not consider the threat to his position this morning.
For the best part of an hour Celtic were a joy on Saturday. Having read so much about what the player went through in recent months, he must have been pinching himself as he watched fast-flowing, incisive, football. They were a team full of swagger and confidence.
Ronny Deila would have been animated at what happened after he made the decision to rest some legs. Two goals were lost as a result of Dedryck Boyata twice losing concentration. This was an alarming sign but Ronny knows Dedryck has played very little football, less than two dozen games before joining Celtic this summer.
How to deal with mistakes is one of the attributes which comes form experience, a qualify which makes it less likely your nerve will be affected, resulting in the second mistake. I expect the big man to be back at his Qarabag form for Wednesday’s Cup Final.
Jane Maguire from the Celtic FC Foundation was in touch after receiving a £1,200, from money raised at last month’s CQN Golf Open:
“I just wanted to thank CQN so much for the wonderful donation of £1,200, as a result of your Golf Day. The spirit and compassion of the Celtic Family is unique and unsurpassed and your gesture is a perfect example of that.
“Your support is invaluable to Celtic FC Foundation as we strive to honour the founding principles of our Football Club and help those who need it most. We deliver a host of projects in our local communities for children, young people and adults around the four key themes of Health, Equality, Learning and Poverty. The CQN input will make a huge difference.”
I know we talk about the bigger aspects of the club, like this, often, but it’s incredible how deep the links the modern Celtic support have with the founding ethos of the club. It’s no idle boast to suggest we are the world’s most ethical football club.
The trajectory is also impressive. Links from practically every area of the support, and the club itself, to the Foundation, and to individual projects, like our own Mary’s Meals appeals, are more frequent and increasingly more successful. You are part of a long story. Keep it up.
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Oz Tims
Malmo game live on beIN Sport formerly Setanta Oz.
4.45 am.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 18th August 2015 12:02 pm
Will pass you Livibhoy’s email addy, you can add him to your Group.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Philbhoy wee Rosary said for you your wife and Olivia. Faith and Family will see Olivia through my friend.
HH
KTF
UTLR
LarssonSe7en, really chuffed you will be at the game for your birthday. Really sorry I won’t make it but at least the tickets went to good use and The Kano Foundation got a few quid in the process!!
Hail! Hail!
SYDNEYTIM on 18TH AUGUST 2015 10:30 AM
Jason. What a signing for peter lawell that would be
Sell Virgil for ten , sign jason on loan and bonus guaranteed
Then next year when jason leaves he would say no money
We are watching you lawwell
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Utter poppycock!!!
We are in a position to be able to asses our options and bring in the players that Ronny wants BECAUSE of the stewardship of Peter Lawwell and the rest of the board.
Of course due to our circumstances we have to look to a certain market, but that is NO fault of Peter’s.
In my wide circle of Celtic friends and acquaintances, there is not a one who would have us lashing out money that we don’t have.
Peter has overseen a period of success and financial stability that is the envy of the majority of clubs in Europe – out side of the mega-rich.
Thanks for your continued support, too many names to mention, but hopefully meet some of you on 10/10 when I can say thank you to your face.
God bless.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ROqPQ7wKdhk
new article posted.
MR PASTRY
‘ We are in a position to be able to asses our options and bring in the players that Ronny wants…’
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Interesting spelling mistake there. See if you can spot it.
Wee clue-you and Thompson Twin are a right pair of…
Hooper is just the same as almost all the players in the world, in so much as he desired a taste of the “best league in the world” with all its riches.
If Celtic had a chance of getting to the EPL, I’m sure he would never have left; however he calculated that going to Norwich would be a good bet – and who can blame him?
As far as him coming back, I think it is a certain no – he has nothing to prove in Scotland and on his CV it would appear that his career had gone backwards – into the bargain, Celtic will not cause havoc within their pay structure by picking up £32k/week.
I believe that Cifti can be an excellent addition – his bustling style and good feet offers a suitable contrast to the ‘sprite-like’ operation of Griffiths – looking forward to seeing them operate together, most probably domestically.
That said, I do believe that we still need another ‘poacher-like’ striker, and it seems obvious that Stokes and Scepovic are on their way – let’s hope that the latter represents the end to our experiments with this type of player – I am sure that we would have gotten some kind of return had we signed Russell, or May – not glamour buys, but then neither was Scepovic, Pukki. Baldi…etc.
Teams like Ajax, who have world-renowned youth set-ups, still bring in players from lower clubs in Holland, Belgium and Scandinavia – therefore it there should not surprise anyone that we will, from now on, harvest the best of Scottish-based talent.
I think that it may take another year, or, two, for the squad to fully develop, with still a number of ins and outs to come – I am not confident, only hopeful, that we can get through against Malmo – let’s hope we do!
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 18th August 2015
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And you are an old man with nothing better to do than ‘bitch’ – apart from you ‘sweetie wife’ type of gossip, you never offer any opinion, either original, or, contrary, on any subject – rather, you mud-sling, name call and ‘slag-off’ anyone who you have decided you don’t like – why don’t you get out more!!!!!