The difficult January transfer window

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The script was written. Dedryck Boyata was destined to open the scoring against Hamilton Accies yesterday.  The only surprise was that this wasn’t followed by ‘a Dedryck moment’, as he mis-controlled for an equaliser.  Brendan now has some big decisions to make about the player, but with Jozo Simunovic and Jack Hendry injured, we are down to only two fit central defenders heading into the games against Suduva and Newco, the latter after the transfer window closes (Marvin Compper isn’t even in the debate).

We continually hear that January is a difficult time to sign players.  That being the case, we might get as much money for Dedryck then as now.  I would also be concerned about signing a player a day or two before throwing him into an atmospheric (cough) capacity game.  Especially if he is young.

Brendan has made his thoughts known on our defending this season, but yesterday’s footage from Fir Park will give him some ideas for this Sunday’s game.  With so much in play, you feel there is a pivotal week ahead.

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  1. The only professional side in England and the only team in the top five European leagues to not have recruited any new players in the off-season just went tae manure and gubbed them, which proves the point that the transfer widnae is a lot of scheitd.

  2. glendalystonsils on

    Lennybhoy

     

     

    Ouch! sore yin.

     

    Chin up…….wins on Thursday and Sunday will take the pain away!

  3. Gute Besserung Lennybhoy…..

     

     

    smiley German predictive txt thing …

     

     

    Canamalar …give it socks and hats

     

     

    Braw

  4. FAVOURITE UNCLE on

    stuart mccall tells scunthorpe he is no longer taking the job. he has applied to man utd .

  5. Delaneys Dunky on

    BB

     

    I watched the Brighton v Man U game in a bar in Deansgate Manchester last Sunday. The City fans were laughing. The reds were screaming for the head of Josè at full time.

     

    Wonder how they feel tonight. Pitchforks out?

  6. Gordon, Internationalist

     

    Lustig, Internationalist;

     

    Boyata, Internationalist;

     

    Hendry, Internationalist,

     

    Tierney, Internationalist.

     

    Ajer, Internationalist.

     

    Bitton, Internationalist.

     

    Izaguirre, Internationalist.

     

    Simunovic ??

     

     

    So, who can we buy tp improve our much maligned defence?

     

    I`ll read the list of answers from our blog experts tomorrow.

     

    Goodnight all.

     

     

    JJ

  7. Hey DD, seen you mention Mr Parry, jesus what a size of a man, seven foot tall and hands the size of paving slabs. The only teacher that made me cry when he gave me the belt, (although you tried to disguise it from the rest of the class). Always liked the big guy though especially when he let us watch a celtic european game on the big TV in class one afternoon, think it was on bbc 2, maybe Tirana or something like that.

  8. HOT SMOKED on 27TH AUGUST 2018 10:14 PM

     

     

    Simunovic ??

     

     

    *Jozo has represented Croatia on all youth levels.[24] He was captain of the Croatian under-17, under-19 and the under-21 teams.

     

     

    In September 2015, he received a first call-up for the senior national team, for the last UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches, against Bulgaria and Malta, as a substitute for injured Dejan Lovren, but suffered an injury days later, which didn’t allow him to play.

     

     

    In July 2017, Šimunović chose to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina, whom he qualifies for as his entire family hails from Jajce. He had become frustrated by the lack of opportunities to play for Croatia.

  9. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    I am going to be an even bigger pain in the posterior than ever, the Met Police were not the investigators who found the huns’ EBT scam , it was the City of London police who I believe deal with business fraud.

     

     

    James Forrest and Joe McHugh (Video Celts) in previous articles they have written , mentioned the Met were the police force involved but it was the City of London Police.

     

     

    If i’m wrong , apologies.

  10. Delaneys Dunky on

    HS

     

    Why are all these international class defenders leaking easy goals to average teams?

     

    Scheidt was a Brazilian international player when we signed him. Internationalist means nothing. Jack Hendry ffs

  11. Can I ask those that pray to include my wife and her family in them, today her mum Elaine passed away,only 6 weeks after her father passed away.

     

    RIP Elaine

  12. Delaneys Dunky on

    D66

     

    It was Partizan Tirana away match. I watched it in Mr Parry’s class with you. His name was not really Parry. Mine is not really Duncan. Shame us Poles had to change name to get a job. Scotland’s post war shame. Racist bassas.

  13. GORDYBHOY64

     

     

    Terrible news!

     

     

    I will pray for your wife and her family and you too.

     

     

    May Elaine rest in peace.

  14. DENA29

     

     

    Thanks for prayers and good wishes , hopefully after next week the hospital visits will cease and give her a bit of a break .

     

     

    When Lennybhoy is up and running i’ll get your number and give you a call/text .

     

     

    See you at the weekend xxx.

     

     

     

    Ps…you know you can stay over any time at ours ….lets you travel home the next day at your leisure .????♥️

  15. Delaneys Dunky on

    Gordy

     

    OMG. You are in my prayers for sure. Keep strong for your wife G. I know she is a strong woman, but wow. Orphaned in 6 weeks. God bless her.

     

    YNWA

  16. GORDYBHOY64 on 27TH AUGUST 2018 10:34 PM

     

    Can I ask those that pray to include my wife and her family in them, today her mum Elaine passed away,only 6 weeks after her father passed away.

     

     

     

     

    RIP Elaine

     

     

    Sorry to hear that pal , you and your wife (family) are having a rough time , thoughts and prayers all of you who are suffering just now .

  17. DELANEYS DUNKY on 27TH AUGUST 2018 10:30 PM

     

     

    HS Why are all these international class defenders leaking easy goals to average teams?

     

     

    Scheidt was a Brazilian international player when we signed him.

     

     

    *A kid on one, he won three caps for Brazil in 1999 shortly prior to his transfer to Celtic, these games were friendlies and rumours later surfaced that Brazilian based players at that time were being handed caps in return for sweeteners from their clubs wanting to sell them to European clubs for large transfer fees.

     

     

    BTW big davie provan of deidco was a Scottish internationalist lol.

  18. DD, you were in that class watching it too? How come if you were a couple of years above me?

     

    Did wonder about a Polish guy being called Parry and never knew that about you although I know you have Polish ancestry, racist bastards right enough.

     

    YNWA

  19. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    David17, thanks. I wasn’t havering for once.

     

     

    Gordy, my condolences on your family’s loss.

  20. What is the Stars on

    Gordybhoy

     

    Tragic news for your wife,losing both parents within 6 weeks is very tough

     

    RIP Elaine

  21. Avoiding debt…

     

     

    There is a recognised time period whereby if you have divested your assets and then gone bankrupt the assets are ‘safe’ from claim. I think the period is 3 years but open to be corrected. Bammy went bankrupt recently. About 3 years after his wife became the beneficiary of his assets. He thinks he is safe. Minty too may be clear having been bankrupted shortly after 1872 club. Those abroad may be hard to reach.

     

     

    Hopefully lots of them are still here and not untouchable. It will be important to HMRC to deliver a test case so they can pursue richer avoiders in the EPL.

     

     

    I have tremendous respect for the Res 12 four. However, I still fear their work has been in vain as the club can’t or won’t attempt the head shot…

     

     

    Shameful on a moral level…

     

     

    Better to have fought and lost than not have fought at all

     

     

    flashingbladecsc

     

     

    HH