How many of us rolled eyes at the news this week that Issouf Bayo was off to play for Watford, a Premier League team last season, and Oliver Burke would ply his trade in the Bundesliga with Werder Bremen? Both are forwards, both 25, both fleeting unsuccessful stints at Celtic, now they have won a ticket for wages at a high paying club.
There is a great truism in football, the fans who watch a player week-in, week-out will provide a more telling insight than YouTube clips, stats or scouting reports. Good luck to both of them but I expect neither to succeed.
The problem with Watford and Werder is that they both want a striker in early and do not have the patience to hang around until nearer the end of the window, when talent that is actually in demand will become available.
Looking in from the outside, we can both see the rashness. What benefit is there in recruiting guys who were so easily handled by SPFL defenders? Watford fans will see Bayo who banged in 11 goals in a six-month loan stint a Charleroi, whereas Werder fans will wonder at how they picked up a striker on a free transfer who has twice been sold for in excess of £13m.
Having qualified for the Champions League group stage, there is, by contrast, a calm over events at Celtic. Two of last season’s successful loanees are now on permanent deals, Dundee United’s free keeper was signed and we paid a tidy sum for what, by any measure, is an ambitious move into the South American youth market.
There are more spaces in the squad available: a third striker option and midfield cover. Let’s not be like Watford and Werden Bremen.
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BIGRAILROADBLUES
Buffalo Trace a fine tipple I have enjoyed on a good few occasions.
Really like Sazerac Rye these days.
Nice long weekend, thanks! Grilled out last night and tonight. Just waiting for a mass shooting from an angry white teenager. Oh, there it is.
I blame computer games.
HH!
Barry Coffey has exited Celtic and signed for Irish outfit Cork City following two successful loan periods.
The 21-year-old midfielder moved to the Hoops in 2017 and was a key figure in the club’s youth set up.
Despite being involved in first-team training on a number of occasions, Coffey never made a senior appearance for Celtic.
He now rejoins Cork, who are currently managed by former Parkhead and Sunderland player Colin Healy.
Speaking on his move back home, Coffey told the Irish Examiner: “I am delighted to be back.
Good night all from Paddy Neesons. Time for a kerry oot from the Anarkali. It’s a hard life.
Aipple, not another one. I lived in the USA in the 80s and 90s. Could be a bit harum scarum at times, loved it though. Lot younger then admittedly.
BRRB
Go to Ranjit’s Kitchen on Pollokshaws Rd for the healthy option.
BSR, healthy? It’s me yer talking to. 😂👍
MM
“My question relates to a similar situation in SA specifically Bloemfontein where a name is used by a group that have no historical or cultural links to it — should they mow return it and rename themselves on the basis of the arguments that you use for the US examples?”
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I don’t see anywhere near the same comparison. Nobody in S. Africa exterminated the Celtic race. Bloemfontein appeared to have adopted a name from another league, like Cape Town Spurs (formerly Ajax Cape Town), Arsenal de Sarandi in Argentine league, or even the New York Rangers. Plenty of Irish men went to Boston so Boston Celtics are not due to face any charges of cultural appropriation. I’m fairly sure some Irishmen passed through Bloemfontein during the Boer War but, in any case, Celtic does not belong to Ireland and Scotland- most of Western Europe and parts of Turkey can lay claim to the term Celt.
It really does not fit the comparison you seek.
MM
“You answered a question on some matter relating to the club with a certainty and authority that could only rightly come from either an officer of the club or a gadgie that was a drinking buddy of said officer of the club — so what is it?”
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This is the very definition of GIGO- Garbage in = Garbage out. Your assumption- bolded above- is just plain wrong- even if you believe it- and from that wrong assumption- all derived conclusions will be false.
Ernie, funny how you never stated the Declaration of Arbroath was not effective for the purpose it was intended because it was written in medieval latin. Should it have been written in Sanskrit? It wasn’t that long ago you made your comment. Could you explain to us what the purpose of the Declaration of Arbroath was?
I sleep fine Ernie, don’t like your cheap cult comments to fellow posters it should be beneath you.
Here is a wee link for you just in case it is the love of cravat that means you are a Neil Oliver fan rather than the love of the Union.
https://www.cravat-club.com/pages/testimonials
Perhaps Native Americans should consider a different approach to calling out the cultural vandalism of their culture perpetuated by US Sports?
Form a consortium ladeled with cash
Buy the Minnesota Vikings
Change their name ….
… to the Minnesota Morris Dancers.
If anyone complains, simply remind them of the precedent of erroneously labelling a group because of an incorrect assumption about which of two land masses (separated by a large body of water) they actually came from.
Mike Giggler via email.
Catchin up…..@.Majestic ..No Drums mate .played Bass at the Waterside Largs..Helping the Bhoys out.
@H good Celtic men mate never forgotten….
H.H
MM
“I fear that when it comes to your advocacy of democratic socialism you spend more time looking for the failures than you do looking for the many successes — and expend all of your energies apologising for the former rather than explaining and expanding the latter.”
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I really don’t and you continue to make assertions that are unevidenced by any supporting examples. These habits of trying to work out the perverse motivation that people must have for disagreeing with you, the lesser jobs they must have that account for their (to you) false reasoning, or the accusations you “imagine” or “fear” (see above) to account for their differing views all indicate a tendency to ad hominem which invariably ends in insult.
Many people, including those who support some of your positions have told you that your Chronic Abbreviation Tendency makes understanding of your points difficult. You have shown little response to this constant feedback and few efforts to make your communication more readable and understandable. I don’t say it will make your arguments more correct but it will make it more obvious where any strengths or weaknesses are in your reasoning.
DALRIADABHOY on 4TH JULY 2022 7:47 PM
The SNP, and their fellow travellers, exhibit cult like tendencies.
That’s why I refer to them as a cult.
If that offends, so be it.
SFTB
GIGO, I had a good laugh at that, not heard that expression for years. First thing that’s mentioned to you when you enter IT😂
scaniel
We’re gonna need a bigger boat!
EKBHOY
I was still in Glasgow back when Harold was up front. I always fully expected him to celebrate a goal by lifting his top up to reveal a t-shirt that said “I also do taxes.”
He never did. Would have been nice.
What about Green Bay surely they have to change their name – they don’t even come from Asia.
What do you mean it’s Packers
BIGRAILROADBLUES
I still love life over here. Do miss the old country though.
For those following the January 6th hearings and interested in what happens next, I enjoyed this read.
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2022/07/btrtn-to-indict-or-not-to.html
Aipple
Sad news from Chicago
Set for a really interesting set of Qtrs and possibly also semis at Wimbledon.
8 Nationalities in the mens even out of 8 pleasers left in
7 different in the womens.
In total 13 countries are represented out of the final 16 contestants.
Germany Australia and USA have 2.
GB
Tunisia
Spain
Belgium
Chile
Serbia
Kazakhstan
Romania
Italy
Czech Rep
All have 1 player left each.
Considering top payers from Denmark Poland Norway Canada Croatia France Japan Russia Belarus Latvia and many more were all viewed as strong candidates to win, or at least reach the Qtr Finals it doesn’t show how global the sport is.
That said the Tunisian lady makes a great point about the lack of African representation.
I truly hope she breaks the mold this year in the ladies event.
Socratic method wouldn’t work with you Ernie. When you resort to insults you demonstrate that you can’t win the argument. The other thing you do is deflect, as you have done tonight with me. Can we take that you don’t know what the Declaration of Arbroath was for, much less explain why it wasnt effective for the purposes intended because it was written in latin? The Navajo have a proverb: “You can’t wake up a man who is pretending to be asleep.” Would this proverb be appropriate for you Ernie?
@Madmitch
I am dyslexic. I gave up even attempting to read your posts some time ago because of your excessive use of abbreviations.
Can’t speak for anyone else with dyslexia but I won’t be reading your posts. The other reason I won’t is because of your odious comments to AT the other night. You might want to check what the T part of his name means in english.
This black panther gets our ethos as does AT:
https://vocal.media/cleats/legendary-black-panther-reveals-his-love-for-celtic-football-club
SFTB @ 7.37
Oh well at least you answered.
And the question was yours to answer rather than jumping in elsewhere as if you had a better understanding of the issue than the two people having the conversation.
Late to the party — you most certainly don’t — so wind you neck in that particular topic.
However onwards and upwards with the issue at hand — 7.37 aka a small Boeing — the use of indigenous / native American / Bering strait American imagery and language by US sporting teams.
Given the longevity and influence of the indigenous population on the non Arctic landmass of North America I find it strange that an accommodation can’t be found to keep its use given that they still exist / haven’t gone away and they part continue to play in US affairs.
If that is off the table then what else in time will be off the table?
To remove it in totality — the Commanders change was a long time coming given its specific derogatory nature — to remove all mentions of indigenous life from the popular fabric of the US would be another victory to those that in the past wanted to remove them from life period regarding the future of the growing country.
What comes next — place names or is sport different and different rules should be applied?
The issue for the US and its understanding of its earliest residents is that they have been all too easily kept of the front page of popular consciousness by elements in the establishment that would prefer that they do not exist at all and their memory can be expunged from popular debate.
I know very little about Kansas City and what its historical roots are but removing the Chiefs from the name of their NFL team will do nothing to improve the lot of indigenous Americans in general or in the Mid West in particular.
If the visuals on show are stereotypes then the answer is not to remove them / forget about them — the answer is to understand the true detailed story / educate the US on who it is and where it came from / find suitable new words and imagery.
Going down the road of taking away appropriated imagery and language will end up with Bloemfontein losing part of its history and that is not what I would want — you might not want it either but that is where a reactionary part of society will take us using a logic that your viewpoint has not thought through in its totality.
You will open the door and they will run through it.
Kansas. Huge numbers of Irish made it their home.
DALRIADABHOY
I can assure you that I’m not dyslexic but can’t make sense of most of Mad Mitch’s posts, so much so I’ve given up.
Stanley Unwin would find it difficult.
DB @ 8.30
There were no odious comments from me.
Quite the opposite — I was the recipient of some horrible language.
Stuff that should never see the light of day on a football blog — specifically a CFC blog.
The fact that you can so quickly forget the accusations and name calling from a certain poster — and your attempts to justify his language and blame me for his disgusting language — suggests that you are not worthy of further comment from me.
Until you can educate yourself and understand the hurt he was trying to spread you are not worth further consideration.
Not long now until the Bhoys are back playing.
Top Buzzing for this new Season.
I think it is gonnae be Special.
DALRIADABHOY on 4TH JULY 2022 8:21 PM
I fear you may not have understood the point I was making.
No matter.
On the subjects of cults, and cult like traits, have a read of this. Selected at random by Google, and relating to religious rather than political cults, but it’s uncanny how descriptive it is of how the SNP operate.
Not that cult members would ever recognise it.
https://www.ncregister.com/blog/4-danger-signs-of-cult-like-behavior-and-4-antidotes
I Love Watching/Listening to Our Leader when he is shooting the breeze with the Aussie Broadcasters.
He is mega relaxed and its Great to hear All the things he says.
He is wan powerful Orator and a Reason I think we are gonnae rock this coming Season.
Careful Gene,
You might start something there.
Miami Dauphines?
Buffalo Billys?
Jacksonville Magyars?
Back to
Washington Redskins changed to Washington Commanders
Hatate is, hopefully, gonnae eclipse Callum this upcoming Season.
He is frightening how he can make space for himself in midfield before delivering a cracker of a pass. We huvnae seen it yet but it is coming.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y8w2W1uy2A
@MadMitch
you called AT a toaty trumper a small donald trump supporter arguably a white supremist neo-fascist .etc
You also called him a Karcher salesman, unlike the moderator who at 7:13 pm on the 30th of June. I think Karcher comes from the middle high german word meaning cunning or sly, so I took your comments to mean that you were calling AT a sly neo fascist salesman?
MM
“Oh well at least you answered.
And the question was yours to answer rather than jumping in elsewhere as if you had a better understanding of the issue than the two people having the conversation.
Late to the party — you most certainly don’t — so wind you neck in that particular topic.”
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There are no abbreviations in this part of your post but I am still really struggling to understand your meaning(s) here.
Here’s a brief summary of what I do not understand:-
I did provide an answer to your question
I am not aware of having jumped into a proscribed and limited conversation- Do you obey that rule and never comment on something not addressed to you?
“Late to the party” and “you most certainly don’t” does not even agree with each other grammatically so how is anyone to make the connection that you seem to see.
And you have not specified what topic is to be wound in.
Can you even see why communication is difficult.
Do you speak another language- French or German where those habits do not exist? We could try that
SFTB @ 7.51
You want evidence of your negativity — read your own posts would be a good start.
SFTB @ 9.06
Are you a salesman for Grammarly?
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 4TH JULY 2022 7:37 PM
MM
—- Celtic does not belong to Ireland and Scotland- most of Western Europe and parts of Turkey can lay claim to the term Celt.
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In a fairly recent radio interview Ardal O’Hanlon said that geneticists could find no trace of any DNA which distinguished the Irish from other inhabitants of these isles.
Then again, what does Ardal know?
Callum has put in 8 out of 10 performances EVERY game for 4+ years now. Thats why he had to play left back at the Hate Factory. He is that good. We are Blessed to have this player at Celtic.
Reo, I feel, is gonnae be a Star, that helps us do well in the League and in Europe.
808 State In Yer Face
CL’s Celtic opponents will have our Bhoys…..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykIA2ddd8Bo