I don’t know anything about Stefan Johansen, who is one of several central midfield players Celtic are tracking, but I’m pleased we’re scouting for this area. There’s no question we are missing a penalty box predator but you could make a case that the sense of calm and control exerted by Victor Wanyama in the middle of the park is a more telling absence.
Nir Biton has all the potential to get there eventually but it’s going to take him time. He reminds me of Ki, who a couple of seasons ago was fifth choice central mid for Celtic, behind Brown, Wanyama, Ledley and Kayal. This season I’ve watched him collect and distribute, close space and bring shape to a struggling Sunderland team.
I’ve also watched a bit of Barry Robson since his return to Aberdeen. Despite his advancing years he remains one of the most intelligent footballers in the game. His arrival in the Celtic midfield six years ago changed Celtic into a winning team. You don’t need Pele for this role, just a tactically aware athlete.
How many accountants does it take to tell you that losing circa £1m per month is not a good idea? Lots, apparently.
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Thanks for the match commentaries last night everyone – sounded a really good game.
Anyone read the Turkish match reports out of interest?
Also, with all the talk of the youngsters getting more match time between now and the end of the season, would it not make sense to give more match time to players in positions that will be vacated by those off to the World Cup? I would think that the WC players will be given an extended vacation, and with the CL qualifiers in July – it would be important to have a settled team?
Why all the elation on here?
Did Sevco get a secret leg up to the top division over the weekend?
We are constantly being told this is why there is disillusion and apathy among Celtic supporters.
Another SMSM myth debunked.
Tom
The fans from ireland england and up north attend matches at great cost flights hotels etc are booked when fixtures are announced.
The fixture was cancelled late by Celtic.
I think the tournament was a great experience for the youngsters btw..
On radio news à moment ago…”it’s back to the drawing board for a young Celtic team after being beat on penalties by Galatasaray at the weekend”
Aye ok mrs.
Wow…how good were those kids last night, awesome performance
Nir Biton is a player, Liam Henderson was great, gonny be a good yin that lhad
Really cheered me up seeing those kids battle a good Gala team, NL must be proud of his lhads.
I thought Derk was slightly better than usual, theres something there ok, but I think he needs to be toughened up a bit.
Overall, its great to see kids play for the jersey, you can tell how much it means to them
Hail Hail Lhads, you were brilliant.
Morning all the performance and youngsters were a tonic from the run of the mill. However we cant complain when irish fans and those further afield dont buy season books when the club itself is treating them poorly. Enough games are shunted around for tv anyway without Celtic doing the same. Its a full weekend to come from ireland by bus or extra cost to fly. These fans will feel like cash cows and I feel our plc take them for granted not all are like the irish raj and have private planes!
Tom
It’s not just far-travelled fans who are put out by the cancelled Killie game.
I live in west-central Scotland and take my young children to games; none of us will be able to make the re-scheduled match.
Any argument about the trip being in the bigger interests of the club is pure conjecture.
FF
Interesting observation from DR report on yesterday’s game…
…”Giant flags, colourful flares, noisy punters. Just what you’d expect, really.”
Yes, the flares were colourful. Almost as if they were fun, adding to the atmosphere and posing no danger.
Totally wrong of course but slightly different to the way they described them at Fir Park a few weeks ago. Wonder why?
DR in new telling lies shocker.
VP.
Too bloody right!.
Whit a looker she wiz.
Big sean.
Rogic away on loan to Japan,……hmmmm
League football should never be cancelled for bonus money spinners. All the talk of great for youths. Send the youth team then. No need to cancel league games to line execs pockets. If you want to watch the youths they play weekly too. You could get yourselves along.
MWD
The press this morning is reporting that Sami has been told to give us a decision …
Haven’t heard anything about the meeting with Joe Ledley’s agent last Tuesday. Probably not good news – if we was signing a new contract I’m sure we would have heard by now.
JJ creates a new CQN record.
JJ
moonbeams wd. kano 2000 \o/ supporting neil lennon 99.9%. champions. c’mon wee oscar.
09:29 on 13 January, 2014
“To line execs pockets” …… behave yourself….LOL
JUNGLE JIM (the original and best)
And BMCUWP beats it.
Actually,just about to beat it to the pub!
BMCUW
How can you beat a new creation?
JJ (TOAB)
That Keith Jackson you sure he’s an award winning journo ?
No wonder sales are down with this balloon writing this drivel.
Does anyone in Scotland have morals regarding stifling creditors.
Stifling = shafting creditors
67heaven
It’s all in the bonus! Fecking hate the way my club is going. Doubt I’ll be back next season.
Has club started managing expectations re. transfer window yet after planting Fletcher garbage story? Oh wait! Lenny did that this morning. Same old shoite just another transfer window.
Can’t go spending money that’ll reduce the bonus now.
MWD
Serie A
AC Milan .
Beaten 4-3 by Sassuolo yesterday ( look them up ).
Milan are now 11th in Serie A- 20 points off a Cl spot, 10 points off a Europa league spot, 6 points above a relegation spot.
Barbara Berlusconi has declared thay yesterdays result is unacceptable and that a change has to made today . Media are claiming that Allegri will be sacked today and he will be replaced by Inzaghi..
Media reporting that the combined weekly salary of yesterdays Sassuolo team equals 36 % of what Balotelli earns.
JJ
The earliest post for a retired cqner?
Kikinthenakas
Zimmerman @ 8:50
Is that true? Astonishing comment .
MWD
Disappointed that you are feeling like that. I still love going to see my team and that is in no small measure to do with meeting such luminaries as yourself.
Re Fletcher. We certainly don`t need him in the SPFL and I am far from convniced that he would make a telling difference in the Champions League. I have faith in the young guys……even if Lennie seems a tad careful about playing them.
JJ
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon, supporting WEE OSCAR..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
08:41 on
13 January, 2014
Would agree that it is difficult to keep winning if the team is chopped and changed.
Not really my point though. What I was alluding to is if we have youth team players who are competent enough to hold their own against Galatasary and Liverpool then instead of bringing in the Banguras and Rogics of this world we should be giving them their heads and a decent chance to show what they can do in the first team.
kickinthenakas
Are you suggesting the other ne`er do wells are still in slumber?
JJ
PS Yet another Page Podium. Something strange going on here. It`s weird, ah tells ye.
Dontpatmadug
I tend to agree with you (I think Rogic is a player though) but maybe Fan pressure makes The Board feel obliged to bring in new players.
JJ
Moonbeams WD. Kano 2000 \o/ Supporting Neil Lennon 99.9%. Champions. C’mon Wee Oscar.
10:10 on
13 January, 2014
Let’s just say you are correct and that PLs (or any other execs bonus) is directly related to income – and nobody outwith the people involved knows the precise details of the contract – not all of the income from these games are going into their bonus pot.
So in summary what you are saying is that you’d rather the club took in less money than these people get a bonus for getting us into money generating friendlies. Money that can go towards improving the team.
Or is it just that a fixture was moved to do so? So in your opinion a competitive fixture should never be moved for anything other than another competitive fixture.
I have sympathy with the second view but at the same time given the paucity of the tv revenues for this club I do think they should be doing whatever they can to ease some of the financial burden on the fans. If this tournament goes someway towards helping eg a ST frieze then that would be a good thing, would it not?
Stefan Johansen looks a much more creative type of player than
Joe Ledley, but plays the same left mid position. Could be one in, one
out.
Similarly we’re waiting on Samaras before we can decide to buy another
player, probably a striker. one in, one out.
Prudence CSC
Still buzzing after yesterday and when you look at the ages of our more “established” battalion of Matthews, Forrest, Biton, Van Dijk, Balde and at this stage I’d be adding Darnel Fisher to the “established” bhoys. Now we have the new Thurks of Herron, Fraser, O’Connell, Chalmers & Henderson. Don’t forget Tom Rogic and young Callum McGregor strutting his stuff down in Notts County and yes there is a 16 yr prodigy called Calvin Miller hanging around as well. Islam Feruz Eff off you are surplus to requirements.
weeminger
in summary club should fulfil domestic fixtures like every other club.
Cloaking a money spinner as much needed rest. Pile of poo.
Lets cancel all league fixtures and become Celtic Globetrotters.
Professionals on thousands a week training half days and playing pish (5 or 6 games excepted) in need of a kick up the arse not a fecking rest.
But hey!Thank yoda the financials are good.
MWD
corkcelt
Good morning to you my good man.
“Islam Feruz Eff off you are surplus to requirements.”
Good to see you forgive and forget 0:-)
JJ
PS When are you next over? Motherwell?
MWD
Get back to bed ya big grump 0:-)
JJ
Sounded good yday, hopefully that will convince lenny these young bhoys need game time.
Still like to see us make cheeky bid for houlihan. Villa reported to be keen
Amazed at the hype over a good ‘friendly’ performance. Contrast it with the ‘blasé’ when we get gubbed in a meaningless friendly.
I remember Dylan McGeouch as a then nineteen year old more than holding his own against a near full strength Real Madrid team in Philadelphia. Dylan McGeouch looked liked he belonged, since then how many projects have we brought in, in his position?
I watched a terrific documentary movie at the weekend, all about Jeremy Lin and ‘Linsanity’, there are not many, if any, parallels between Jeremy Lin and Dylan McGeouch, but all the way through the movie Dylan McGeouch was in my mind.
Bi polarity is a wonderful thing .
Pre season friendlies mean zilch but mid season friendlies are a clear indication of a wonderful future.Mmmmmmmmm.
Warm and very wet, way down south
Moonbeams WD. Kano 2000 \o/ Supporting Neil Lennon 99.9%. Champions. C’mon Wee Oscar.
10:33 on
13 January, 2014
The fixture will be fulfilled.
So you’re saying the club shouldn’t seek ways to maximise revenue that’s independent of existing tv deals and the fanbase – remembering that the club did almost nothing to advertise this to the fans or suggest they should go to the games.
That point of view is fine, as long as there’s no suggestion of penny pinching on transfers or wages from here on in. You can’t have it both ways.
Him and Twardzick too.
Jungle Jim
10:25 on
13 January, 2014
Undoubtedly.