With Leigh Griffiths and Moussa Dembele both approaching full fitness, the continued absence of Odsonne Edouard for the trip to Lithuania should not be too much of a concern, but the fact that our three strikers have all missed games due to strain-related injuries should give the fitness team matters to consider.
There is no surprise the Belgian will travel for the game against Suduva. He can make his return to the team far away from all but a few fans. After this game, the two remaining fixtures before most of Europe’s transfer windows close are at home, to Hamilton and Suduva. If the result in the away European game goes well, I suspect we might not see much of our World Cup hero.
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Chairbhoy,
Thanks for the time and effort that you pit into your 6.32am post above. Not much to disagree with in that!
ChairBhoy
I v much agree with jobo on his agreement with you.
Ultimately few clubs, if any, make significant money do they? They are certainly the vehicles through which individuals make copious amounts of cash. And significant – in other countries, huge – amounts flow through them. But the final profits made by ‘the company’ would hardly been seen as the best or wisest investment for ROI?
So, if we accept that, could we ask the Focus of investment to be on the footballing aspect?
NaiveIdealistCSC
HH JG
NY. As mentioned earlier, St Patrick’s Cathedral is stunning. And a place of peace, despite the many tourists.
HH jg
Jamesgang cheers, we plan on doing the cathedral
Thanks again guys, work beckons
Hail Hail
Ps DD Garry not seen any posts for a few days, I hope all is well
D. :)
chairbhoy
hat doffed
Chairbhoy
Spot on, I only got as far as power and greed myself
Chairbhoy: Reasoned postings not allowed on this blog!Hard to disagree with any if not all of the post.
To me the CH ‘problem’ revolves round ‘Did BR get the money to buy CHs’ or ‘Did BR pick some ‘Below Standard CHs’? In either case we have ended up with inexperienced Bhoys whom I am sure he never envisaged playing together in SPFL games never mind Chammpions League qualifiers.
You can only learn through experience and WE are not enjoying the experience .
David66:Looking at that advert for Davios restaurant if you go onSundays between 2.30 and 7.30 on Sundays you get Happy Hour and half price bottles of wine!!
CHEAPSKATESRUSCSC???
CHAIRBHOY
“To say we are caught between two stools at the moment is a huge understatement. The Club needs to restructure to ensure our key objectives are delivered within the PLC.”
What size of post would we need to go through all the different variances of that, a new blog maybe!! :) por cierto
CHAIRBHOY
PS.
Great post por cierto.
NY – Carmines Italian restaurant is excellent (gets very busy so bear that in mind).
HH
NYC. Rudys bar, 9th avenue. Free hotdog with every beer. Bring yet ain stomach pump.?
Chairbhoy
That’s the kind of post that keeps us all coming back to CQN.
Thanks,
TBB
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KTF
David66 if you are in Manhattan, take the 2 line to 135th St and visit Sylvia’s Restaurant at 328 Malcolm X Boulevard. It’s. fantastic place and uses part of the profits to help local kids through college. It’s also a 10. minute walk to the Apollo Theatre which is a must-see tour!
KTF
I had heard we were interested in McKenna since away back in early June but Our interest seems out of step with other targets and declarations from the manager of needing quality.
Recent years have unearthed Armstrong from a list of other Scottish based signings. Brown would probably be the last one. McKay-Steven, Allen, Christie, Hayes, Ciftci, Hendry, Bain more recently with Hartley, Robson, Flood etc in years gone by.
The later 2 of 3 would probably be deemed to be successful but the jury is out on the rest. In fact Hartley and Robson represented the best of that lot by some distance with Brown a few rungs ahead of those two.
Do I can forgive those who didn’t think McGinn was value for money despite the fact this was probably based on a low learned opinion on more recent signings from Scottish clubs. I’d suggest (having watched McGinn very closely) that he would have gone on to surpass Hartley and Robson and perhaps emulated Brown.
That said, when considering McKenna at over £3.5m versus a player from say Germany, France or Italy at a similar age … not sure he has the ability to represent value for that money or do what is required to replace Boyata. Moreover, at £3.5m plus about £15k per week compared to Fabian Schar a Swiss international who signed for Newcastle from Deportivo la Corunna?
My view is still that Boyata is a bomb scare and if we had him in Athens we may have contrived to leak those goals in the same way or a more comedic way.
I was encouraged by the clubs identication of McGinn but not so encouraged by the pursuit of what appears to be a big standard centre back when better value could be had elsewhere. This is regardless of who identified him and who didn’t pursue/ sign other targets.
I still feel in my gut that we will sign a Man City CB on loan.
We are in that area again where the club see Gamboa (on the face of it) performing well and then don’t prioritise the full back position. Tierney could also move to right back!
Then centre back replacement for Boyata becomes a priority with a midfielder we clearly identified and need after Armstrong has left sits on the back burner!
It seems like a calamity we repeat and compound in every transfer window apart from when we change manager. Why why why do we never sort the team and the known issues prior to qualifiers?
Bravo Chairbhoy,
A gem of a post, well constructed, logical and considered.
An illumination among the detritus of the multiple poster.
Eurochamps67
MULLET AND CO 2 on 22ND AUGUST 2018 9:20 AM
My view is still that Boyata is a bomb scare and if we had him in Athens we may have contrived to leak those goals in the same way or a more comedic way.
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Absolutely. He is not one to look to for leadership or organisation. It makes the rise of KT and Ajer’s conversion to CB all the more remarkable, that they have done so in spite of the clumsy Belgian contriving to commit at least 2 unforced errors per half. On a good day.
HH
Chairbhoy
Let me add my voice to the chorus praising your post.
JJ
PS
Maybe the more raucous chorus of those offering simplistic, MSSM inspired solutions to real an imagined should be made to study your post.
Rumour Robert Huth at Lennoxtown yesterday……i know ….i know……..will be silly season till 31st…..
Chairbhoy,
Great post. Recognition of the problem ——thinking thru a solution ; which as we know it will be extremely difficult to achieve ( in the next years ).
The tension you mention between the factions / departments is lopsided. The CEO is in one camp and they call the shots.
Only one outcome if the status quo remains —-Brendan leaves. Lawwell will ensure it’s a puppet next time.
If BR wants McKenna,give them 48 hours to accept or move on,huns like Milne and McInnes would love to wait till last minute of the Window ,and sfiff us
Like Dick Byrne, you need the embrocation for the urtication.
`to real an imagined` = `to real or imagined problems`
JJ
imho people should be concerned about the football rather than the dividends
Us lowly shareholders are in it for sentimental reasons, Celtic should not be a cash cow for already wealthy billionaires…
With 9 days to go in transfer window , the best they can up with is McKenna .
What exactly are our scouting team doing.
Watching Sportscene
if any other team in Scotland was linked with McKenna you would be lucky if fee was anywhere near 6 figures , its a big NO from me.
Regarding McKenna, in my opinion we should wait 4.5 years and sign him on a pre-contract, he’ll definitely be willing to wait for us. Also by that time he should have recovered from his injury and have become a seasoned professional.
qualitynotquantitycsc
Ps excellent post Chairbhoy
!!BADA BING!! on 22ND AUGUST 2018 9:32 AM
Rumour Robert Huth at Lennoxtown yesterday
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It was actually Robert’s Hut the fast food mobile burger van ? ???????
wecanbuthopecsc
DAVID66
Do us all a favour and go to
34th street ..
and ask for 2 CH’S a RB and a MF.
Miracles do happen there !!! ??
Enjoy your trip .
marspapa
34th street ..
and ask for 2 CH’S a RB and a MF.
Miracles do happen there !!! ??
LOL
CHAIRBHOY
Outstanding summation of events.
CELTIC have failed in a £3.5million bid for Aberdeen’s Scotland international centre-back Scott McKenna.
The Dons booted out the offer yesterday and claimed they value their 21-year-old defender at a staggering £10million!
nearly choked on my cornflakes, staggering that we would be interested in a player no better than what we have.
CHAIRBHOY
Excellent.
What CQN used to be like!-+))
Lattatme to Sevco….
R67-We must be buying their new stadium with that anaw……..
Thanks all for the response to my early post… maybe should write more when I’m half asleep:), just a few quick comments…
Jobo Baldie @ 7:27 am and Jamesgang @ 7:38 am,
Thanks for the agreement, its complex but there things we can all identify as going wrong…
’…So, if we accept that, could we ask the Focus of investment to be on the footballing aspect?
Well yes, of course there are several capital projects on the go and I don’t have an issue with any of them. The PLC are doing their job in adding value to Celtic and looking at further income streams.
Yet I would not see the investment in the football team as being naïve or idealist, the largest most “money making” ventures in football are also the ones that spend most on footballers. Ok our model is different but as Lenny and now Brendan proved, if you are successful on the pitch you make more money and attract better players, then you can add value and sell those better players… Ronny won some Championships but his relative ineptitude in this regard only reinforces the argument.
Saint Stivs @ 7:55 am, and Go tell the Spartim @ 7:59 am
Thanks… I can’t see it myself, but if this debacle is down to egos or personal enrichment it will be a body blow to Celtic.
Cosy Corner Bhoy @ 8:33 am,
”To me the CH ‘problem’ revolves round ‘Did BR get the money to buy CHs’ or ‘Did BR pick some ‘Below Standard CHs’? In either case we have ended up with inexperienced Bhoys whom I am sure he never envisaged playing together in SPFL games never mind Chammpions League qualifiers.
Por Cierto @ 8:35 am,
”What size of post would we need to go through all the different variances of that, a new blog maybe!! :) por cierto”
Thanks – I’ve tried to look at this objectively so don’t want to get too controversial on this at the moment many aspects seem opaque but the issues are overly complex.
The centre half situation is a great exemplar…
If the football department got a budget to spend say in January for the UCL qualifiers, spent it, got in prospects instead of the quality and experience needed then there is of course an issue. How is it resolved..? Does the football department come and say – in light of Compper’s injury and Henry is not up to speed yet and Boyata hasn’t signed the extension to his contract so it looks like he’s off. Here’s a list of potential CH’s we need to get one early doors for the UCL qualifiers…
What is the reaction? Is it really, you’ve spent that budget and your list of potential recruitments is rubbish so no can do… hard to believe.
Now if we assume and it’s a huge assumption that the football department can’t be trusted with recruitment, ergo managing their squad what is the solution?
a) The football department is looked at to see where any issues lie and rectify them, if that means changes in personnel so be it but get things right for the qualifiers
b) The commercial department sees the football department’s incompetence is costing them money so they run their own player recruitment process independently.
None of this makes any sense, yet something is patently wrong and like the above when you view any these scenarios you find fundamental issues and real head scratchers.
The Battered Bunnet @ 9:04 am,
Thank you – of course we’ve discussed on here in times past the role of the PLC in Celtic, yet with your knowledge I found your comments on Paul67’s ‘recruitment’ piece re: the business model very interesting.
Eurochamps67 @ 9:25 am,
Thank you – I caught a photo of you hand over the cheque the work you do in spite of your own circumstances is inspirational
Hot Smoked on 22nd August 2018 9:31 am
Thanks – sadly enough I woke up early this morning with this on my mind… thought enough of the brickbats, it does need sorting.
Hill 16 @ 9:34 am,
Thanks – as I’ve said it really needs sorting, I can see no room for ‘winners’ in this as we certainly don’t want to throw the baby out with the bath water… for me losing Brendan would be tragic, he seems the ideal football operations manager as his experience from the Academies to the top world stars gives him an insight into Celtics football set-up and requirements second to none.
If he has issues and blind spots and there not obvious to me we should remember – Einstein had trouble reading:)
Pog, BMCUW and Glendalystonsils – Many thanks ghuys…
I haven’t been to New York in ages but for the record when it comes to steaks I’m with GG – Smith & Wollenky’s. I went to Sunday eight o’clock mass at St Patrick’s, it was interesting watching New York’s Catholic middle class at prayer, like the Germans they dress very well for mass and are very solemn.
Hail Hail
GLENDALYSTONSILS
Correct. Perhaps now we can debate the many and varied points CHAIRBHOY raised.
Strangely,those same points,or very similar,have been raised often this summer. By a number of people. Every time,the poster has been challenged to prove the allegations.
I’m glad that CHAIRBHOY has found a means to highlight these problems without that.
Anyone looking for tickets for Sunday? I have 1 adult & 1 Concession in Block 112 free to a good home, due to me going over to see Dortmund v Leipzig (a donation to either the wee Oscar or Kano funds(s) is all I ask).
I will be playing at the CQN 5’s tonight, so I could pass the season tickets to either David 17 or HT. Alternatively, I am on CQN facebook as franky sevenone. Oh, CRC has my mobile also. However, I need them back before the Suduva game next week.