What a rascal that Neil Lennon is, laughing off interest in Amido Balde while leading us all down the Kevin Doyle road last week, then Amido pitches up at Celtic Park, complete with obligatory Celtic scarf, before heading for some scans and time plugged -up with on the running machine today.
Amido’s road to Celtic Park has not been straight. He was released by Sporting Lisbon last year without kicking a ball for them, but he has spent a year in a competitive league playing against some Champions League defences, so Celtic will have a fair idea of what kind of player he is.
Does he have the technique? Does he have the physique? Does he have the temperament? John Park and the scouts will have given Neil Lennon lots of information on these elements of Amido, so there should be no surprises.
This is even more true of Balde than of last season’s twin striking signings, Lassad and Miku (trivia question of the future, Who led the line for Celtic when they beat Barcelona in 2012?). Both arrived in the final days of the window, with options expiring all around and beggars choosing.
As always, the most important hope for any transfer window is that the manager and scouts get their first choices. That assured, we’ll do alright.
11 June and first piece of transfer speculation. Held the tide as long as I could.
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Neg Anon
There was a time on this blog when I felt that there were very few posters who came close to sharing my views.
Yourself and P8ddy were two of the few.
I am of the belief that Celtic are “working the room ” from within.
They are keeping CO and his SFA cabal onside,so that they will NOT cause problems when our day to jump ship to another league comes.
I also believe that they are quietly driving change from within.
I share some of your frustrations because there is no tangible proof of my belief.
Celtic will not go to war publicly.
The long game is in play.
I am reasonably confident of this.
My greatest concern at present is that PL stays at Celtic long enough to ensure his long game strategy succeeds.
The story of him moving to Man U has not been denied by him or Celtic.
TT
Evening Celticfrustationnews
How are we all tonight? I see a long game in place. Why raise your head above when Charlotte is about?
Neganon-keep posting your views. Even if it is rubbish and I am not saying it is (all the time) it provides a balance.
HH
CRC
Amido hasn’t signed yet but he is happily tweeting away so it looks as if all is well. Saw a piece in an Irish Tabloid that Cadette is claiming he saved Celtic 1.2 million on the transfer by alerting Lenny to the fact that Balde had a 1.8 million buy out clause in his contract even though his Club were asking 3 million. Re SFA corruption and anti-Celtic bias, it was always so, we must continue to expose it and fight it of course but we should never leave it divide us.
Just watched the last episode of ‘the fall’
Mighty fine slice of tv, can’ wait for the next series.
Dbbia.
Typical nhs delay…. ;-)
EDB
Nice to see you posting.
“make love not war”.(:-)
TT
TinyTim
Didn’t Woodward take over from Gill at Man Utd, I’m sure I read that somewhere TT.
Child genius?
It’s a good ole fashion boot in the erse they need…. 8-)
Celticrollercoaster
“the long game”
I beat you to it.
(:-)
TT
Starry Plough
I hope you are correct.
I want PL to remain for many years to come.
He’s an awesome Hunskelper.
TT
TET
ASonOfDan @ 21:00 – his post is a brief synopsis of the new ‘professional’ set-up.
The idea should in effect remove a substantial number of incumbents at Hampdump (SFA/SPL) – their ‘areas’ of influence to be replaced by a new SPL set-up.
Like everything else – who gets appointed – their remit and sphere of governance remains to be clarified. However IMO the financial concessions (particularly by CFC) have not been made without purpose.
Rome wasn’t built in a day CSC!
:-)
Tiny Tim
From BBC
“Executive vice chairman Ed Woodward will assume Gill’s responsibilities.”
Former banker Woodward, 40, joined United in 2005, initially focusing on developing the growth strategy of the club before assuming responsibility for the commercial and media operations in 2007. He was elected to the board of directors the following year.
“I’m delighted Ed has accepted the role,” he added. “I have worked with him for more than seven years.
“I am looking forward to continuing my involvement on the club board and I hope to be able to make a contribution to the game on a wider national and European level.”
Sharp suited man to continue I hope..
P.S
I liked him in Callen…
neganon2
20:48 on 11 June, 2013
“we need to act”
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
No we don’t……BDO / the Courts / TTT need to act ……and we need to go on resisting what we have resisted for over 100 years…….. No matter what our Board might do, it won’t stop the anti all things Celtic / Irish / Catholic in certain corners of Scottish society…… Bring it on, because it has brought their favoured team to destruction, and it will the rest of them to destruction…..leave them to it …. SIT BACK AND ENJOY, FGS, Posanon1………(wink, wink)
DBBIA-From last thread, i stayed in The Blakely Hotel ,much bigger rooms than most in NYC,a kitchen too,great location.If you get a hotel for £130 a night you will be doing well.Booked it thru Opodo.
tinytim
21:22 on 11 June, 2013
VERY GOOD post ….NAIL / HEAD……… !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
praecepta
All we need to do is sort the referees, and hey presto, all the problems are virtually gone.
We will see >}
HH
TET
Now I didn’t promise the 8th Wonder of the World!
:-)
They stole from their own, they stole from their oh oh own. *RangersFc stole from their own. #rangerscharitytheft.
#rangerscharitytheft.
#rangerscharitytheft.
the exiled tim
21:13 on 11 June, 2013
Patience my man , they’re next……..!!!!! ….luv reading you posts, incidentally
blantyretim
21:30 on
11 June, 2013
Child genius?
It’s a good ole fashion boot in the erse they need…. 8-)
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Can I be the one, doing the booting?
Dj
Link?
Whyte saying Fartley ‘caught herpes from a girl in Glasgow, his performances declined after that’ lololololol
When it comes to Campbell Ogilvie it seems to me that some of us are confident that the club have the issue in hand. It will all be resolved in good time.
Some of us on the other hand want to fight because we’re feeling a bit like this tonight.
http://www.streetartutopia.com/?p=10571
Again.
I wish I had the confidence and the grace to be in camp 1 and accept things as they are. But I don’t.
Warszavvy
The tapes are great background listening >}
The cardigan was on 1.7 mill a year…Oh Dear.
Lafferty on 12k a week and still got his car repossessed.
Hell mend them all.
Reading some of the post you would think Rangers have won the CL or will in 5 years.
They brought their woes upon themselves and unless the mindset changes they always will and if their mindset changes we will have nothing to moan about.
Last post for a week. Have a 2am start so need to try & get my head down for a couple of hours. My parting message
“We are children of a fighting race,
that never yet has known disgrace,
and as we march, the foe to face,
We will chant a Soldiers Song.
Dead and loving it.
Parents or kids? 0))
Cork celt
Enjoy your wedding and holidays
Corkcelt
Amen to that!
Regards
NegAnon2 20:48 on 11 June, 2013
“I will still be there but we are going to have to think of a way to protest both about the SFA and about our Board’s inaction and silence. The Aberdeen fans were right when they told us “your silence is deafening”.”
That’s fair enough. But it is going to take a lot of organising and plenty of will from people to do it.
blantyretim
21:54 on
11 June, 2013
Dead and loving it.
Parents or kids? 0))
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Both, but I think Hugo would be first up
corkcelt
Have a great time.
HH
Hugely interesting programme on PBS america re Boxer Jack Johnson and the battles he had with white (and black) America.
TinyTim
21:31 on 11 June, 2013
Celticrollercoaster
“the long game”
I beat you to it.
(:-)
TT
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Ha ha you get double pts for the q
When tomorrow comes we will remember the 1st anniversary of ‘The Battle of the Coin’. CVA Failure = Dodo FC.
TinyTim
21:31 on 11 June, 2013
sorry mispost
should say you get double points for the quiz tonight as being first correct answer.
However I am hopimg the quizmaster has the right answers :-)
HH
CRC
Charlotte Fakeovers @CharlotteFakes 11m
Mr Regan is well aware of what I had to offer.
Like the SMSM he ignored for 2 weeks. I
followed up, only to be brushed off
#HesNotInterested