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T minus 35 hours as the transfer window reaches its interesting stage, as clubs make consider what their final options will be.  Celtic have an already bloated squad and are looking to offload in several areas, while hoping to add a left back, striker and possibly keeper.

The left back requirement was originally for backup to Greg Taylor, while a striker is required as cover (and an in-game sub) for Kyogo.  There are short-term concerns at both acquiring positions.  Greg’s recent injury means he could be out for games away to Aberdeen, Hibs and St Mirren.

Japan and South Korea’s continued participation in the Asian Cup means we are without Oh, our normal alternate for Kyogo, and Daizen Maeda, who has played through the middle when required.

Celtic are considering various options for both positions.  How far down the list to do you go, when the acute need is only for cover, and only then for a few weeks?  It is easy to say ‘We’ll not bother with another Nat Phillips-type profile’, but the reality is, there is uncertainty.

Anyone signed right now can ‘have a Kilmarnock’, as Nat did, or we could be left without a recognised striker, pricking memories of playing Lewis Morgan up front in the 2019 League Cup Final.  No matter how sure you are, there is no right answer.

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Hopefully, Gustaf Lagerbielke will get his move to Serie A.  This season’s plan for central defence was that Cameron Carter-Vickers and Maik Nawrocki would be first choice, with Gus next in line and Stephen Welsh fourth choice (and a useful Uefa B List option).  Liam Scales was due to be punted to Aberdeen.

Injuries to Carter-Vickers, Nawrocki and Welsh saw Liam thrust into the Ibrox limelight, where he rose to occasion and has since been a confirmed revelation.   A naturally left-sided central defender, he did enough to keep his place in the team, never mind the squad, so Gus has dropped from the roster, despite having performed well when asked.

David Turnbull has known a new contract was not on the table since Brendan Rodgers arrived in the summer.  He was used on Saturday, but if the proposed move to Cardiff happened it would be a good outcome for the player.

Celtic rejecting an offer from Greece for James McCarthy sounds unusual, but that’s only because we don’t know the detail.  If Celtic fold on exit terms for one player, they set a precedent that others know they can follow.  James could walk away this afternoon with everyone’s best wishes, if he wanted to.  We’ll see if anything happens.

We’re not short of wingers, at least, we won’t be when the Asian Cup ends, so there should be no surprise if Mikey Johnston makes an exit to the English Championship.

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I’ve no idea how all the bed-wetters manage to get through the first 30 days of January, poor things.

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  1. southside on

    CLUNKS

     

     

    Dembele scored 17 goals in 37 starts the season before he joined us.

     

    We paid him and his agent £3m to sign

  2. PeterLatchfordsBelly on

    Some terrific turd polishing going on here. Some lads should consider taking up curling. With P67 as your skip. You’re certainly buying what he’s selling. Oh dear.

  4. garygillespieshamstring on

    Although strong rumours from Switzerland suggest Celtic have made an approach for muesli to add a bit of rough stuff to the middle of the world class breakfast.

  5. Turkeybhoy on

    Bada,

     

    You should start an injuries list for CCV.,This season should get you off to a flyer.

     

    Another 5 years to come as well.Going to need a toilet roll,maybe.

     

    He done amazing to get 22 Caps.When did he ever train or even play for Norwich.

     

    Sure he knows where Norwich is?.

     

    As a famous Roman was once told” Beware the Idas of Norwich”

     

    I think !!!!!

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  9. clunks on

    GGH

     

     

    Muesli, how did I miss him in the transfer window

     

     

    Surely he will be upstaged by the the south american, ricardo feesh ohmlet

  10. An Tearmann on

    Westcraigs.

     

     

    Kellogs deal is an ol frim deal sadly.

     

    Tonight i am glad i am a porridge eater.

     

     

    HH

  11. clunks on

    And the up and coming french starlet

     

     

    l’orange joos surely will find a place as a starter (see what I did there??) before we get the world renowned Eggie Breed the french specialist who can play both left back, striker and guy with the magic spray….

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  16. clunks on

    We are signing the following world class breakfasts

     

     

    Greggs Benedict

     

     

    Roland Bacon

     

     

    And don’t forget the delectable Mabel Sirop who is signing for the ladies….

  17. clunks on

    Rumours are that Wayne Rooney (who has nothing to do with Celtic but is a integral part of this joke) was caught with his fingers in an out of date jam tart are just nonsense….

     

     

    I could do this all day

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  22. An Tearmann on

    Paul67

     

     

    ‘I’ve no idea how all the bed-wetters manage to get through the first 30 days of January, poor things.’

     

     

    That is poor comment Paul for a blogger.

     

    In the know or handy chatel

     

    Glad i dont pay much attention to your leaders.

     

     

    HH

  23. clunks on

    AT

     

     

    A poor comment for a blogger is James forrests post calling saint stivs a “little bitch” (its now been deleted) for disagreeing with him

     

     

    Read thru the blog

     

     

    Bed wetter is apt, for all the childish call outs and arguments on the blog on signings and lack of signings

     

     

    If I didn’t have an adblocker the adverts would shoorly have been for pampers

     

     

    Or pads with wings…..

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  27. celtic40me on

    CHAIRBHOY on 30TH JANUARY 2024 10:29 PM

     

     

    “That’s not right and it’s not what happened.

     

     

    All the relevant information, good or ill, that could effect the share price needed to be declared.

     

     

    We did not wait six months for the news”

     

     

     

    That’s not what happened either. Either we willfully disobeyed the rules by making an announcement to the aim exchange about a “material payment” or we didnt feel we had to disclose the amount. Either way the sum didnt appear in our statement in March, and we didn’t declare “all the relevant information” at the time.

     

     

    I know we made announcements about our big transfer fees, I don’t remember anything about the £7.5m for Juranovic

     

     

    Maybe we did, maybe the amount wasn’t high enough to warrant it, maybe we were incompetent, maybe we were manipulating the share price, maybe being opaque, maybe were behaving how a PLC “can’t”

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  32. An Tearmann on

    Clunks

     

     

    You’d probably mistake you pad for a kebab

     

    :-))

     

    I rarely read Pauls leaders,decided to tonight.

     

    J.forrest is another poster here,like Pauls leaders if i wish to read them i would read his,like Pauls i do on occasion.

     

    Neither inatil me with a sense of kudos tbf.

     

    Both are equally childish in their own blog writing way,jf for his media like vacuous repitition of article and p67 for vacuos comment ‘pantywetters’ of his readership when for possibly the second transfer window on trot they are looking for leaders that define the direction of travel,aims objectives,maybe even dissent,but all that wont happen.Handy chatel it is.

     

     

    HH

  33. clunks on

    “You’d probably mistake you pad for a kebab”

     

     

    Might do.

     

     

    If I understood what you were talking about??

     

     

    “Neither inatil me with a sense of kudos tbf.”

     

     

    M’kay see above….. (my comment, not yours….)

     

     

    Sheriff Tearyman in da house…

     

     

    What talking about here??

     

     

    “I rarely read Pauls leaders,decided to tonight.”

     

     

    Shoorly he be humbled with his pad kebab….

     

     

    And just about less clearer

     

     

    “J.forrest is another poster here,like Pauls leaders if i wish to read them i would read his,like Pauls i do on occasion.

     

     

    Neither inatil me with a sense of kudos tbf.”

     

     

    The first sentence I get (kinda if I squint O.o)

     

     

    The second I have squinted so hard my eyes are bleeding

     

     

    I can only assume you got so excited with your first sentence (lol) you drooled on your phone and maybe had a fit?

     

     

    Could you try again?

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  39. An Tearmann on

    Clunks

     

     

    Instil not inatil – fumz!

     

     

    I do like it when your concentration cant cope with a paragraph.i did that intentionally.

     

     

    Take it easy Clunks bit early in the week for yir brain to be bleeding.

     

     

    HH

  41. clunks on

    Whilst we are explaining

     

     

    “You’d probably mistake you pad for a kebab”

     

     

    You care to let me know??

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