News that the sun is setting on Amido Balde’s Celtic career will be welcomed far and wide. His arrival on the back of a few YouTube clips and what now appears to have been a Portuguese marketing scam is a salutary lesson on how easy it is to expire transfer and wage budget, while incurring the even greater cost of poor recruits – Champions League failure.
We will never get them all right, but the processes Celtic went through to recruit a striker in the summers of 2012 (Lassad, Miku), 2013 (Balde, Pukki) and 2014 (Guidetti, Scepovic) are worth some urgent revision. None were able to hold down a regular place in the team.
In mitigation, it’s easier to recruit a keeper or a defender (which we’ve done very well at recently) than a striker, but there will be lessons to learn from those six signings. Quickly, I hope.
On the positive side, all of the aforementioned arrived with a degree of realism attached. I noticed this morning: “Wabara really is in the mould of Barcelona great Dani Alves”. This isn’t fun anymore. Honest football fans (many are) are being treated like simpletons.
It’s like that Steve Carell movie, Dinner for Schmucks, where Paul Rudd doesn’t have the stomach to laugh at absurdly unfortunate guests. Better they are put out of their misery than dragged through an ignominious humiliation before inevitably emptying their pockets at the alter of a Sports Direct retail contract.
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SydneyTim
21:14 on
29 June, 2015
Amazed at paui67 first true post for a while
Been saying the same thing for 4 years now
We have been told that PL controls everything within Celtic park
In any top business the CEO would be removed for wasting up to 10m on these projects
Park is a defo to go But lawwel should follow him
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It looks like PL’s boss has a different view…
Is Sebo on the list?
Dallas Dallas: Thanks for that update. 15 times in court and still unresolved is totally unsatisfactory. What a waste of time and money, not to mention the worry for the ghuys who were charged.
Ron,
stop making false assumptions about me. I have already pointed out PL’s strengths. He should follow Jock Steins career at Celtic
HH
Flo, Boyd, Miller, Daly, feel free to add…..
For every dud you sign…..
Vogue – from earlier – you rumbled me!!
Sipsini – wrong war!
BSR
is that a punt ?
Sssshhhhh………
He probably morally fits into the calibre of player we are prepared to recruit these days. desperate measures etc.
HH
Tom Rogic, whatever happened to him
Seems appropriate :O)
Julio Iglesias, Willie Nelson – To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before
https://youtu.be/rVq0ONrSH-Q
Re, MacJ
I only really took note of him on Saturday.
I has no previous knowledge about comments about b……s, etc.
We had a conversation onlone.
He eventually said ” I love the Irish connection. I cherish it.
I can perfectly well understand the sense of grievance the Irish people feel about their history.
Recent and ancient.
Anyway thinking I had made progress I asked him over.
P67
Very frank story today — What’s up ?!?
PL getting a bit de-mob happy?
Something for the future — tally up all the money wasted over the past few years?
It would make our ECL failures look like small change.
Oh well at least Labrokes is offering free money at the moment …
Greece — Military Coup / next two weeks — 6 / 4 on.
If only awnaw could offer his obvious wisdom to Peter Lawell and provide a list and price of players to buy .
Night, knight, nite
Ron,
if only, but Peter wants his bonus all to himself. That list has provided 8m quids worth of bonus money.
HH
dreams of lisbon: He was at the AICSC dinner in Dublin on Saturday night. On the couple of occasions I saw him play I liked the look of him. With the season Nir Bitton had last season I don’t see many opportunities for him but I’d like to see him get a run of games before writing him off.
Businessmen who think they know about football players.
The height of absurdity.
Some people are just catching on now.
Takes a while sometime.
HH
Messing around with Kodi. Anyone got a link to the addon one should install for sky?
**sports obviously **
The Green Deila
Id try you tube.
HH
Our Champions league qualifying opponents Stjarnan lead Kevlafik 0-1 at half time, the toilet seat was used in celebrating the goal
http://www.htpcbeginner.com/best-kodi-addons-2015-for-cordcutters/
The Green Man
Will have a look, ta
the_huddle
Cheers, will have a read
An Tearmann
aul proggers – like it
deidco collapsed Going for the One. Fragile business plan sailed Close to the Edge of the Topographic Ocean. When Paul67 Relayer (ed) the news we sat at The Gates of Delirium eating jelly & ice cream
I could go on…
what is the stars
20:48 on 29 June, 2015
No bother mate
I know everyone is entitled to an opinion but it’s interesting most of the boys on here from the 6 counties don’t want to enter into the discussion
We are all aware how it ends up !
Almore
Thanks for that. Last I had heard he had been loaned to Melbourne (I think) then got injured. I’m with you on not writing him off but he will need to improve markedly to oust Biton Johanssen & Brown from the central midfield berths. This season will be a big challenge for him if he isn’t sent out on loan again and is fit.
HH
Has some kind of midsummer madness infected CQN today? Looks very like it to me. Away and bile yer heids, cynics and know-alls.
Celtic will still be providing the likes of myself with joy. In no small part that is down to the Peter Lawwells who love the Celtic, hard as too many of you seem to think.
Night all.
Out for a wee run there running up the Main Street in my hoops and there’s the People putting up their crappy orange arch
Got a big ‘Alright zombies’ from me – didn’t seem too happy lol
murdochauldandhay & wee oscar
21:42 on 29 June, 2015
Our Champions league qualifying opponents Stjarnan lead Kevlafik 0-1 at half time, the toilet seat was used in celebrating the goal
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Hope your meeting went ok today?
Is that game on tv now?
Cliftonville celt
Maybe they just don’t like hearing an alternative view. But that’s their perogative.
Is David Murray becoming David Blaine?
Awe naw @ 21.38
Look what we could have won …
If PL understood the concept of a growth agenda …
… and his bonus did not mean everything to him.
He is a boy doing a mans job.
He has his strengths but growth and brand building are not amongst them.
The base questions remains.
If it doesn’t make sense then his actions don’t make sense.
I really do wonder if he has acquired any French property over the years?
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Lists!
Not as if these haven’t been around for a few years (127):
1890
Inside-right William Naughton signed for Celtic in March 1889 but his only major appearance came in the club’s first ever league match – a 4-1 defeat at home to Renton.
1896
Outside-left James Carlin signed for Celtic from Paisley Celtic. He was almost exclusively a reserve at Parkhead but made a solitary first team appearance in a vital league tie at home to Dundee. Carlin was out of his depth as Dundee won the crucial encounter 1-0. Carling left Celtic that May for Victoria United.
1898
Centre-half Pat Donlevy played just one competitive game for Celtic after signing for the club from Glasgow Perthshire. His solitary appearance came in a 2-1 defeat at home to Hibernian.
1899
John Blackwood was among the briefest of Celtic careers making just a solitary league appearance in a 2-0 home defeat to Hearts. It just wasn’t to be for John.
If you go to Celtic Wiki – you could have a field-day making lists. In fact you could probably write a thesis on the combinations of those that were bought and failed to make the grade.
Still – they got to ‘wear the jersey!’
H!H!
what is the stars
21:54 on 29 June, 2015
I can assure you I’ve heard every point of view from everyone over the years
To be honest I’m sick of it.
A new signing?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
New Server?
Paul67 started todays debate. I think to question his sanity is a disgrace.
Don’t take it personally Paul67.
HH