I was asked to contribute a piece on John Guidetti to a German magazine last month. John was on his way to winning the European U21 Championships with Sweden, while being every inch the football personality. The German publisher wanted to know why Celtic, Stoke and Manchester City had decided against re-employing a striker with a flattering pedigree.
During last season it looked like John was destined for the English lower leagues, or perhaps one of the resting homes in Turkey, but a few weeks at a tournament later he’s won himself a five year deal with Celta de Vigo.
Guidetti is a better player than he looked at Celtic last season. We don’t play a system which lends itself to a classic, British style, penalty box striker, which is what John is, but would you give him a five year contract to play in La Liga? Of course not. You’ve watched the player way more than Celta’s scouts and you know better than they do.
This is the truism in scouting, people who watch a player week-in, week-out, know vastly more than a scout who only gets to see a month’s games, or a handful of games across the season, or worse, a selection of DVDs provided by the agent, or TV highlights.
What’s made John Guidetti is his outlier season, 2011-12, when on loan at Feyenoord he smacked home an astonishing 20 goals in 23 games. Without that season, the Celta scouts wouldn’t even know his name. Maybe the serious illness he subsequently suffered robbed him of his mojo, maybe he’s a pound or two heavier than his fighting weight, but my money’s on Vigo suffering buyers regret soon enough.
The best of luck to John in Galicia, but I suspect he’ll be available for loan this time next year.
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Sorry guys but your spouting keech.
Is Dave King a fit and proper person ? Yes or no.
Do we want an SFA that brings proper governance and is transparent ?
I do especially when Celtic paid employees are inviolved.
A rhetorical question. The TV deal that PL negotiated for them worked out pretty well for them at the expense of all other Scottish clubs.
HH
Burnley78
I think we might know each other.
A few clues – Scottish conferences and a surprise ticket for Seville the Friday before the Final.
Sound familiar?
Gene,
That disny surprise me on CQN
HH
the_huddle
18:52 on 12 July, 2015
Nope I have never seen him on YouTube however I refer you back to the blog of the 4 September last year.
There weren’t too many in here who had viewed him on said media raising any concerns regarding his supposed ego
I also imagine if we had supposedly been tracking him for 3 years someone within the Ub would have detected an ego problem
As it was,not the matters now, I did raise concerns at the time about the wisdom of taking on someone who was happy to have spent five years sitting in the Man City reserves and failed to secure a regular place in the first team squad
As it stands the player has exercised his freedom of choice not to ply his trade in a league which many now in the professional game regard as a footballing backwater
So good luck to him
cowiebhoy
Wee soul. Mrsweefra’s heart just melted when she seen him. Hoping and praying for a full recovery for Hugo. Incidentally, you are allowed to get my moby from the Swindon CSC. I will be contacting him later, as soon as he’s up. Lol. KTF.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Weefra
He told me this morning he felt worse than wee Hugo
So
Don’t expect a response from him :-))
HT, I can see through you, ya roaster :-))))))
Hope your enjoying having your feet up the now
Anyhoos, work all done, dining time. Mmmmmmmm :-))
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
cowiebhoy
:-))))
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscr.
Awe Naw
I think you know I was being facetious, however, by accident rather than design, PL has done us a favour.
awe naw
you know the point i was making – none of us really know what happens in these meetings and what legal advice is given, we only know the outcome.
Oops
Oscr=Oscar. Sorry wee mhan.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
H/T,
While it has been a bugbear for Celtic supporters forever and a day that other clubs put up their prices when we visit, I thought they were obliged to give us a certain percentage of the tickets. Is this still the case and are Aberdeen and Hearts flaunting the rule?
Cowiebhoy
Get yer walking boots looked out son, Lionroars and I are coming calling! :-)
I’ve been productively busy amigo. Back to court tomorrow so keep your fingers crossed.
Gene
If I may be rude.
That is exactly my fu***** point
HH
I suppose that ticket prices just like pub prices increase when there is a large demand for them
Dublin in February plenty of places you could purchase a guiness for just under the €5
The Tartan Army invade Dublin a few weeks back and you can’t get a Guiness for under €7
Anyway if we reach the Champions League Final at the end if the season how much would you be willing to fork out for a ticket
I imagine it would be a few bob dearer than the normal admission prices to the stadium
HT’s feet will only be up if he botched the paint job and H has strung him up!
HH jamesgang
HT
No he hasn’t. Your either part of tbe problem or part of the solution. We as in Celtic’s representatives are oart of the probkem. Anything else is Old Firm think
HH
awe naw
do i believe dk is fit and proper to run sevco – you bet , a match made in govan
is he a fit and proper person to run a normal plc -not on your nellie.
parkheadcumsalford
20:33 on 12 July, 2015
I believe it is still the case, and was written into league rules after that dead mob banned our fans from their hovel, but figure is only 5% of ground capacity ? I think (5% figure)
Hail Hail
WITS: Westmeath were poor but Dublin can only play the team in front of them. Dublin were not on form today, despite the score line, and on that performance would not win the All-Ireland. The Q/F will obviously be a sterner test. I still fancy them to get to the final. Whether they win it or not is another matter.
awe naw
no you may not be rude
Ok specs on
parkheadcumsalford
I think you’re right but I think the percentage is actually very small (5%?) so they’re probably acting within the limitations.
I hope you’re enjoying your day sir.
Big J, why did you have to jump in with your 2 big feet, I was getting to that bit :-))
Is that you back to work tomorrow ?
Hail Hail
Cowiebhoy
Ostin na Rossin is the hotel you probably stayed at while at the Arranmore wedding . My little granddaughter is being christened in the chapel in Cowie in the next few weeks my sons fiancé has a similar name to the St Ninians family you talked of last night. H H
Cowiebhoy
I’m afraid so. Kids are away for a fortnight so today I went for a run on my bike, cleaned the car and house and cut the grass. I’m quite lost without the wee so and so’s!
HH jamesgang
mickbhoy1888
Yep you’re right we’d sell our taxis/teacher’s pensions for a ticket but as someone who goes to away games surely it’s an annoyance to say the least?!
Jamesgang
H now thinks I could paint the Sistine Chapel.
Good point: she’s delighted with the work.
Bad point: she wants everything else painted!!
ht,
What would you recommend for the cystine chapel
Eggshell or emulsion ?
Almore
I would like to see them being more clinical
Look at kilkenny hurlers, they don’t take their foot off the gas, they don’t rack up heaps of misses and wides. They are true champions
Dublin footballers can believe their own press sometimes.
They are miles ahead of most teams but it does them no favours to stroll around like that
Why even a deaf dumb and blind monkey like me could see that
awe_naw_no_annoni_oan_anaw_noo
20:35 on 12 July, 2015
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Refreshing! Lol
PapaJoe55
Nice :-) was there this morning, beautiful views from the outside, and it is a special Church, one of only 2 in Britian which has 7 sides,
hope you all have a great and special day
I have actually been out the village for over 30 years (only down the road mind) but visit most Sunday’s for mass and see my Auld Mum and Da
Hail Hail
H/T,
Very quiet day but enjoyable and, by and large, CQN has been a good place to spend time during it.
Canamalar
It’s only the colours that matter :-)
In my old school they used my previous skills and I was given a week to convert an old, disused classroom into a new, vibrant school library.
I managed to get Lubo, when he was still with us, to come up and do an official opening. He walked in and burst out laughing.
“I hope you don’t teach art!” Was his comment!
HT
As long as she just wants you to paint things not people!
Never did see you as a Constable!
Boom Boom!
BasilBrushCSC
HH jamesgang
hamiltontim
20:52 on 12 July, 2015
Have come to the conclusion I will be at both Swinecastle and sheep land next season. Think swinecastle will be very dangerous though.
parkheadcumsalford
I think most on here still have Celtic at their heart and I’ll never have a problem disagreeing with people like that. We’ll just differ on the best way to achieve a common goal.
Enjoy the rest of your birthday.
Gene,
Thanks for backing up my point. Unwittingly but Old Firm diehards will always condone this behaviour. Bigots no matter how much they doth protest. Turnstyle Fodder like the Sevconians.
HH
Family festival my arse