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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Best wishes to Kev, Patricia, and Dominic
Keep strong.
YNWA
The smsm are talking bullocks cant recall the outcry when mccann turned out for rangers, this childhood team stuff was conveniently and quickly forgotten, lets be frank here, Scott Allan is a professional footballer who spend 10 years at Dundee united before heading to England then hibs and now Celtic, football players are just that, Scott Allan welcome, good luck and i hope you have a great career with us, you’ll be judged as a football player and so the bat is in your court, hh
Rebus 67
Absolutely agree with what you’re saying about KevJungle. Everyone is rightly concerned about Kev and we hope to see him back on here soon ranting at The Bored:-)) I should just like to point out that it wasn’t me who broke the news today about Kev but a close friend of his.
Clumps
Moonbeams have been downgraded to twilight…
Gerry McCulloch said on Snyde our PR person had to step in a few times , to stop the Laptop Loyal giving SA rope to hang himself.I have posted before, we should stream our Press Conferences live on our website or YouTube channel, make the hack state his name and what rag he/she scrawls for.That way, more people would see them for what they are and stop buying their lies.
Dodgy goole translation, but the jist of it is there.
Go get him Pedro
A strong delegation of Celtic was on Monday in Maksimir on negotiations in which they offered five million immediately, bonuses for appearances and a large percentage of the next transfer.
He could Jozo Simunovic Monday, in his 21st year to become a millionaire, but personnel policy Maksimir 128 thanked on Monday afternoon to offer Celtic worth ten million euros the club from Glasgow, was willing to invest in young hitchhiker.
In vain on Monday morning to the airport by private plane landed Peter T. Lawwell , chief executive of Celtic, who led a delegation ready for negotiations, and that she was convinced that their offer is so good that it will certainly have to have more passengers to return to Glasgow.
Zdravko Mamic heard the offer Celtic and after some reflection, thanked the guests. And offer, we learn, was from among those that are not so easy to refuse. Celtic is still incomplete stopper offered 5 million euros in cash, bonuses related to the number of performances and a large percentage of the next transfer. Our sources assure us to ultimately transfer easily exceeded the figure of ten million euros.
About Celtic occupation we wrote a few days ago. The champion of Scotland in Jozo Simunovic found the ideal replacement for Virgil van Dijk , a Dutch that these days should leave Glasgow and continue his career in the English Premier League. But now the society in Scotland have to turn to other alternatives …
It may seem that the rejection slightly odd decision because Dinamo no lack of solutions to the hiker positions. Schildenfeld has recently started to run for two weeks and is expected to compete for the match. There is an Argentinian Sigali which is the best part of the immediate defense of Dinamo this season. Taravel can help while the young Philip Benkovic surprised everyone at the club is its adaptation to senior football. It is obvious that Dinamo can without Jozo Simunovic, but obviously the club have great confidence in his ability.
While official Maksimir silent, the unofficial suggests that Zoran Mamic believes in talent Šimunovića for believing it would be safe to develop in a quality defender who will soon knock on the door of representation, and thus the range of transfers to be much higher.
HH
KevJ
Stay strong
Keep the Faith.
Hail Hail.
THE BATTERED BUNNET on 17TH AUGUST 2015 7:34 PM
Clumps
Moonbeams have been downgraded to twilight…
I’m not so sure about that. Put a mirror in front of it & there won’t even be a reflection!
Cliftonville, I have been impressed by Liam Boyce any time I have seen him. He really stepped up towards the end of last season for Ross County when they had a great run of results.
Joe Gormley’s scoring record at Cliftonville was excellent. Goal scorers are at a premium and I hope Joe does well at Peterborough.
Its a pity neither was given a chance by us.
Was Liam homesick when he was at Bremen or did they just release him?
Beating those lovely chaps from Portadown won’t have gladdened your heart I gather LOL
Please tell me the link to Hooper Is a joke, please. Retrograde step or what,ffs. Maybe we should get Denis Law on board!!
And while I’m in the mood, get Jason Denayer back pronto.
It looks to me that we are now rapidly developng into a shrinking club I the same way as Scottish Football .
We have to think BIG.
There’s a young guy at Birmingham City, striker, and he is the real deal.
At my wit’s end!!
Hail Hail
KINGLuBO
Excited and worried about Wednesday.
The first test of our transfer policy. Should it go wrong, the season, in terms ot excitement, will be excitement free. Should we progress, it will enable us to invest in better players – for example that Zagreb dude.
Griffiths must start. Cifci doesn’t score goals. The lack of top class strikers is a huge gamble. What ever happens, I will continue to support the manager.
KevJ and family
“There is a light and it never goes oot” (The Smiths) so keep on keepin on, you’re in mine and many others thoughts and prayers…
KINGLUBO
What’s the young fella from Brum called ?
HH
I enjoy the Carragher and Neville contribution on Sky on Monday evenings. Just wish our game could be analysed in the same depth.
Bada Bing, when Kenny Dalglish held two press conferences at the CSA and Bairds, his aim was to let our fans know exactly what was said rather than things being edited and shown out of context.
That’s one of the reasons the media went daft about it as he found a way to get the better of them and couldn’t manipulate the respective press conferences.
Kev
Thoughts and prayers with you mate
l57
I would like to apologise to everyone on the CQN for my unbecoming post at 5:12pm tonight. I have asked Emailed Paul and asked him to delete the post. I was angry at Mr. Pastry’s earlier post and replied in a way that lowers the tone of CQN. I am aware that children read the blog and can only hope that none of them read my comments.
Ok, no news on the transfer front. Will clock off for a wee while and may well clock in later. HH
Holy Goalie on shortly at Annfield.
BlesshimCSC
Dallas- Our handling of our own pressers is embarassing,the New Balance launch was ambushed,unchallenged.Players wheeled out weekly to answer Sevco questions.We should set tge agenda,and eject/ban any offenders IMO HH
Apologies if this has been asked/answered already.
I am on the Home Ticket Scheme. Is my card automatically activated for Weds’ game… or do I have to cadge a printer off someone?
prayers with KevJ & family.
*the
#sausagefingers
ItaliaBhoy- card activated mate HH
Bada Bing
Get yer erse over to next conference…..any dodgy questions give them a face full
of fire extinguisher .
Peter T. Lawwell?!
What does the T stand for?
Timothy?
HH!!
Tiberius. As in James T Kirk.
Perhaps not…
Celtic NEED to appoint a high-profile individual, with media experience, to head a totally revamped PR department.
I won’t hold my breath ‘tho.
HH!!
VP- :)
BadaBing.
Thanks, thought so.
That Bournemouth strip is an eyesore.
HH!!
Apart from the Holy Goalie who is resplendent in green.
HH!!
Some of these bright young things on University Challenge may know the square root of a jar or jam but their overall knowledge is quite narrow. All 8 contestants are effectively medically founded in their choice of study.
Grumpyoldbassacsc
Jar of jam
And I bet they can all type.
Tallybhoy on 17th August 2015 8:08 pm
Tightwad……of course!
Wee hoops 2nil up on Thistle . Newbury (2). Tony Stokes playing .
HH
Kev J
God bless u and your family buddy.
Thoughts and prayers are with u all.
HH
Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas
Liam done well the first couple of months in Germany and impressed by all accounts but then homesickness kicked in and he struggled
Homesickness will be Joes biggest problem he’s an extremely quiet and shy fella – he’ll still score a bucket load though
EX LUDO on 17TH AUGUST 2015 4:16 PM
I happened to catch the start of the Sportsound programme on Saturday and right at the top of the show there was a wee exchange between Richard Gordon and Alan Preston. RG reminded AP that in a previous show he had strongly hinted that Scott Allan would be not be at Hibs by the end of August but would crucially, not be plying his trade with Glasgows newest club. It is reasonable to assume therefore that anyone with insider knowledge would also be aware of this. The campaign by the SMSM was therefore nothing to do with getting SA to go to Govan but a calculated strategy to discredit both SA and Celtic which is still going strong and a great way of diverting from the new clubs lack of cash. Of course I may be giving too much credit here and apologies for the long post.
– See more at: http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/scott-dedryck-your-part-in-a-very-long-story/comment-page-3/#comments
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exludo
I don’t get to watch the programme in question but the point you make is entirely consistent with the concurrent non stories which the SMSM ran in th same period. You know the ones about John Collins, the non tackle by Craig Gordon and the non deliberate handball by Mikael Lustig.
Now, we have the implications of what Richard Gordon knew some weeks ago about our newest signing. It attaches an ever more odious stench to the Gordon Smith and Jackson articles about the Scott Allan. Frankly, why any Celtic fan would even use these comics as chip wrappers baffles me.
We had precisely the same press manipulation and distortion when we signed Scott Brown. I still smile recalling Broonie’s answer, when in his signing press conference he was asked by the SMSM about their own disinformation about him signing for a now deid club.
He said “If that was true why am I sitting here?”
Silence ensued.
The Brown-Allan CSC