Brendan Rodgers would have looked at Kris Commons age, position and recent injury record and assumed he’s not going to get much from him this season. He’d not be the first Celtic manager to come to that conclusion about Kris.
Kris has created more chances per minutes played than anyone in a Celtic shirt over the last decade, and that includes the golden era of Nakamura, Maloney and McGeady, which brought us into the Champions League knock out stages for the first time.
He didn’t fit Ronny’s system and might not fit Brendan’s, but to win leagues, cups and qualify for Europe, you need someone who can be relied upon to open obstinate defences, and we’ve struggled to find a better tool for this job than Kris Commons.
He’s in the final year of his final Celtic contract, but if he goes, I hope it’s not before 31 August.
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HUNDERBIRDSAREGONE
Have a belter,bud!
BMCUWPs,
I know.
I had a look at the Twitter account of the supposed new Head of Marketing.
Dearie me, as they say.
Congratulations on the 25 years and fair play for all the hard work.
HH
Celticrollercoaster. Happy 25th Anniversary to you and Karen. See you on Saturday.
Oops congratulations should have been to CRC, and have a ball Hunderbirdsaregone
multitaskingCSC
CLOGHERCELT
Ffs,it isnae me. My relationships were more like twenty five weeks!
Days,sometimes. Hours,frequently.
Morning all,
Hearing Mr Toure may be on his way to Paradise.
Not been on here for ages as real life getting in the way but looking forward to the new season and seeing what style the boss can bring.
Dembele I think a brilliant signing and good to see a few of the old squad moved on.
Still think we are a bit behind in our defensive cover but hopefully that will be addressed ASAP.
Hail Hail
BMCUWPs,
Sorry about that…
who’scountingcsc
Rankers 1872 hmmmmm
The people who can afford to pony up 500 to join, then 50 per month, have already been burned, nay scorched, a few times by sundry boards, cartels and factions associated or affiliated to thems.
Those that have already coughed up are the zealots and/or more money then sense division.
The barrel has been scraped and scraped again, revealing rotting floorboards. What lies below ain’t paydirt!
History reveals the harsh reality that the vast majority of the people, in general, don’t cough up for anything other than match tickets, season books and hats, scarves and badges. (Plus sundry right wing cds dvds etc) . They cannot buy official merchandise for a wee while… Or a few months spare cash for subscriptions.
The 700k or so, already paid up ( if that number is accurate) is the thick end of the wedge – that will be reaching the absolute max available from that source!
We all know that antytime in the past they have been asked to rally to the fleg, they have failed spectacularly. Even when they seemed to be riding the crest of a wave with SDM at his bombastic best (sic).
It is beyond credible that an ongoing stream of cash pouring in. Up to 50,000 regularly paying £50 per month. Ha!
To be honest, I have some sympathy with the Gers fans trying to salvage something for the future of the club they love ( yes, I know…). They don’t realise they are ongoing victims of their Top Down ‘vassal’ culture!
Taken for a ride again and again and again.
Think about it this way. If Celtic were in the same mess, how many thousand Hoops fans would sign up to this dripping roast of a scam ( there would be some ) and for how long!
Answers on a postcard to P.O. Box La La La land
It’s all getting way beyond funny!
Messi gets 21 month jail term for tax fraud, more chance of me doing the time….
Apparently Spanish media reporting that Lionel Messi has been sentence to 21 months in jail for tax fraud.
Presumably it will get appealed, but never the less imagine living in a country where that can happen…
I suspect BR needs to scratch him off the prospective signing list for now.
Messi 21 months…
SALTIRESINSEVILLA
I said yesterday that genuine Rangers supporters had my sympathy,a point James Forrest made in his blog a little later.
I got roasted for it,and that’s no great surprise. Too many of them deserve little better.
(See what I did there!)
But I also pointed that they have been severely let down by not only their supposed leaders but also by the MSM. And they should not only hang their heads in shame,they should be hung out to dry for their machinations
Twitter latest story …
CelticTransferTalk @CelticTT 2m2 minutes ago
BREAKINGNEWS…
Kolo Toure will join Celtic on a 12month contract. #DoneDeal
Good to see support for Biton.
Puzzling that some don’t rate him. He is class. Sadly, his nationality is a factor for some.
Exciting times with Brendan at the helm.
Blair hung out to dry by the Chilcott enquiry,further proceedings against him may be applied.
Pistorious six years instead of walking free.
Messi jailed till just before the next World Cup.
Today is definitely a day for burying bad news!
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART
I honestly don’t think his nationality is a factor. More his attitude.
His skill levels are not really in question,but does he bring them to the party often enough?
Will he sweat blood for a cause?
Can he turn a game?
Is he bloody interested at all sometimes?
Those are things which I think Celtic supporters have reason to ask about Nir Bitton. His nationality has nothing to do with it.
Some amount of mocking towards Poland’s Milek on social media.
One screenshot shows a firing squad taking aim at some hapless sap. Sap says, via speech bubble, ‘please let it be Milek!’.
News breaking out of Spain that Lionel Messi has been jailed for 21 months for tax fraud
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36721892
Bobby, can’t agree with that. His nationality is a factor. Contributions on this very site prove it.
He is a fabulous player.
All the best.
Sir David Messi ?
*fingers crossed*
Bobby murdoch
That book The Committee that you mentioned. Read it a few years back. Fascinating stuff. If I remember correctly there was a huge effort have it banned at the time it was published
Messi’s sentence is a suspended sentence.
MWD
Saltires,
I know, odd in the context of today’s news.
Re-the 700k from RF, remember it’s not going to be used on Projects. It’s going to be ring fenced and used to buy shares later.
Why?
Where is it?
Did the board not want to borrow 500k earlier in the season?
One of the most annoying things is the Working Group strategy on ensuring that monies raised would be placed beyond ‘legacy issues.’
Hector? Face painters, SFA, sponsors like Coca-Cola (owed 10k).
‘Not envisaged money will be used as general working capital’
‘Working capital is defined as the difference between current assets and current liabilities. Current assets are the most liquid of your assets, meaning they are cash or can be quickly converted to cash. Current liabilities are any obligations due within one year.’
I’m not an accountant but…
Till later
CAPTAIN BEEFHART
Are you Nir Biton?
or should I say it’s the equivalent of a suspended sentence in the UK. But hey don’t let a story get in the way of fact.
MWD
Messi won’t serve any jail time, but he will not be allowed to leave Spain for 21 months.
WHATISTHESTARS
Seems to have been banned,certainly for a period of time. Hoping to get my hands on a copy eventually.
MWD
There was no mention of suspended sentence or that Spain allows’s sentences under 2 years to be carried out under probation in the original link I posted. BBC, in their wisdom, chose to state in the original post exactly what I said until they updated the facts you mentioned.
HH
MWD
I don’t think it is, the court told them the sentence can be appealed, but in Spain any sentence under two years can be served by probation instead, no way will he be going to jail, the fine is what will hurt him.
HH
https://twitter.com/russianembassy/status/750643372948348928
The messi decision might explain his recent retirement from international duty
As for Johansen- I would take $1M …Biton- there is a player in there…reminds me a little of arteta/ki-sung Yueng in terms of a player that added a bit of steel to his game would be great…as is, he leaves too much work for the other centre and doesn’t work hard enough to get the ball back…tricky one for Brendan
I have nothing against Nir Biton’s nationality, nor for that matter, the nationality, religion or political persuasion of anyone who serves the Celtic family.
Furthermore, I think basically Nir is a talented football player – however it is my opinion that his energy levels- i.e his ‘engine’, lets him down.
This is the reason that he will not fit in with Brendan’s plans.
BMCUW
I saw your comment yesterday and in full agreement with you – there are differences between Gers and Huns ( maybe not seem like it when they are all in the same room, pub, stadium…)
Clogher-
It would be fun if they tried to pay backlog of creditors.
Now that would be a fekin journey worth talking about ;-)
WHAT IS THE STARS on 6TH JULY 2016 12:11 PM
Bobby murdoch
That book The Committee that you mentioned. Read it a few years back. Fascinating stuff. If I remember correctly there was a huge effort have it banned at the time it was published
Have a copy of it myself.
There was certainly some controversy surrounding its publication.
Wits/Bobby
The Committee was banned. Some interesting stuff in it particularly with regard to the great and the good within Unionism (there’s an oxymoron if ever). You were able to purchase it in America. I got a copy there and lent it out……
Up the hoooooops
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 6TH JULY 2016 12:03 PM
Blair hung out to dry by the Chilcott enquiry,further proceedings against him may be applied.
Haven’t seen it myself yet.
Leaks suggested that Teflon tony’s luck may have run out.
Hope the hanging out to dry bit is by the knackers.
Pity that bastard Bush is not joining him.
Tony Blair …… Maggie Thatcher ……UK prime ministers with blood on their hands
There are deid team supporters who support their team just like we do then there are Huns who hate us more than they “support” their own team. Their support is defined more by their hatred of us. Unfortunately the lines are becoming increasingly blurred erring on the side of hatred.
HH