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.
We have a special Father’s Day offer for the Willie Wallace book. Order between now and Thursday morning and we’ll include a Father’s Day card, complete with your own message. See the big graphic to the right..
You can choose from two cards, see explanation and choices here, one with Tony Watt after scoring against some Spanish lot, the other with Billy McNeill receiving some trophy or other.
Click on the button below, enter the text you would like to appear in the middle of the card, and Tony will post your book off in time for Father’s Day.
By common consent, the latest CQN Magazine has been voted the best yet.
For a proper read of the magazine cick here. Use the navigation buttons at the bottom to flick through pages or zoom in.
Order Heart of a Lion with your personalised Father’s Day card here:
[calameo code=0003901713852289beccb lang=en page=1 hidelinks=1 width=100% height=500]
771 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- ...
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- »
Big Amido Baldé to sign today and be unveiled as a Celtic player latter today h.h
http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/resources/annualreview/2013/AnnualReview.html#p=4
Nice Glossy PR brochure
Read the CEO report, dont be drinking coffee…………….
If your looking for the section with the 5 way agreement is explained, sorry this is the SFA they dont do truth integrity with transparency
pod i –
Last year was my debut at Aberdour. Great course but a daunting start with 2 par 3’s, the first with a plethora of CQN patrons watching and the second over water. Great fun.
Back to working and occasional lurking…
BT
What is this all about from Big Vic?
@VictorWanyama: I wish our national team all the best in today`s game in Blantyre.
west wales celt, it’s “likely” that you may have a point, however your point does not address what I posted.
As I said before, it’s shameful that this move was apposed and I’d like to know if Celtic opposed it.
The Campbell Ogilive pish is a sideshow under which the SFA have now given the green light to every hun extremist to continue their hatred and persecution of our club and support, with the blessing of the majority of clubs.
What kind of message does this send out about Scotland “the smallest retarded and backward wee country in the universe”.
As much as Reagan is a fool who has pandered to the hun, you cant fault him for trying to cleanse this aspect of our game.
How did Celtic vote? I for one would like to know.
Googybhoy.
Aye there is a band pre match and brekkie in KSC… ;-)
googybhoy ♥ Celtic
08:20 on
12 June, 2013
Vic is injured and Blantyre is the capital of ?Malawi?
Googy
It’s lost in translation should read the Kenyans are sending missionaries into deepest Blantyre
BT, are you still on for caddying for me on Friday? We had an agreement (possibly a five way one).
I’ll take all the heavy stuff oot ma bag and just leave 50 slaffbaws.
Bring your sand shoes for the beach.
ACGR.
Sadly I am no longer able to make the golf outing. O ((
Many say that the huns are Scotland’s shame; others think the national apathy to brazen corruption is a strong contender. Darkness does not drive out darkness and evil begets evil; for it to spread it only takes good folk to solace in silent slumber. The light of the darkness, well I thought there would be a blinding beacon by now, but I was disappointed; somehow I think the light of darkness dimmed to a very faint ember the day they laid Paul McBride down.
Che
08:27 on
12 June, 2013
Googy
It’s lost in translation should read the Kenyans are sending missionaries into deepest Blantyre
The cooking pots will be out waiting for them!
BT, sorry to hear that, I was looking forward to getting you a pint in.
BTW, I was joking about the caddying, I’d never ask a cripple to take on such heavy manual labour on my behalf.
Hope the leg’s getting better dude.
A Stor Mo Chroi
Well said. PMcB would have had a lot to say about yesterdays shameful vote on racism and sectarianism in Scottish football.
A Ceiler Gonof Rust
My take on it was the huns have repeatedly, in deafening chorused crescendo’s serenated their hate to the world and never once taken to task by the SFA. Truth be know they were often lauded for it by police and media too.
This initiative, in my opinion, was an attempt to demonise the Celtic Support and to harm our club every which way it possibly could.
Morning all. The torrential downpour has just stopped and there are glimpses of blue in the sky.
Are the grey skies dominating CQN again today?
ACGR.
Progress painfully slow but progress.. o))
Btw
Mighty tim gave me some weights to help me get rid of the moobs which you became attached to……
The SFA initiative on sectarianism may have gathered more support and held significantly more credibility if they had completed their investigations into the associate member club supporters behaviours in the relatively recent far less distant past.
Whither the cash strapped scrofulous hillbillies the day?
A grand old world ‘rascal’
It was one of my gran’s favourites, when her and Mrs Butler were in full spate.
Found this m comment amusing. . . . .
“New agers make it clear people like me aren’t welcome at Ibrox this day and age they will get their wish – when we started out in division 3 it was a real chance to push on and get a core support ready and all guns blazing but we’ve went backwards and turned into loads of wee fannies as a support”
dontbrattbakkinanger
08:46 on 12 June, 2013
Hahahahahahahaha………..doooooo doooooooo
Todays Herald
Rangers cleared by watchdog over ‘most successful club’ advert
Wednesday 12 June 2013
An advert for Rangers Football Club (RFC) has been cleared following 78 complaints it described itself as the “most successful” in Scotland.
The radio, press and email ads said: “Join Scotland’s most successful club at Ibrox (stadium)” as part of a promotion on season tickets.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said 78 complainants believed the “most successful club” claim was misleading because they understood it had only been formed in 2012.
Defending the ad, the RFC said previous owner-operator The Rangers Football Club Plc, named as Oldco, went into administration in February 2012, but the business and assets were bought by another corporate entity, now known as the Rangers Football Club Ltd, or Newco.
The club provided an extract from a decision by an independent commission appointed by the Scottish Premier League (SPL), which said “a club is treated as a recognisable entity which is capable of being owned and operated and which continues in existence despite its transfer to another owner and operator”.
It also provided a letter from the European Club Association (ECA) concerning its continuing membership after the liquidation, which stated that, although run by a different legal entity, it considered RFC was still the same football club, having the same registration number with the Football Association, the same fans, the same stadium, the same club coefficient ranking and the same trophies, and it therefore recognised RFC as a founding member of the ECA despite the change of ownership.
The ASA said that, while Newco had not taken on all of the debts and liabilities of Oldco when it bought its assets and business, “we noted that both an independent commission appointed by the SPL and the ECA had reached the conclusion the football club RFC was a recognisable entity in its own right, and that it had continued in existence despite being transferred to another owner”.
The ASA added: “We further considered that consumers would understand the claim in question related to the football club rather than to its owner and operator.
“We therefore concluded it was not misleading for the ad to make reference to RFC’s history, which was separate to that of Newco.”
A Rangers’ spokeswoman said: “The club was never in any doubt that this would be the outcome.
“It was a ridiculous claim and we knew the ASA would take the same view as the football authorities, the ECA, (independent commission chairman) Lord Nimmo Smith and the panel of the London Stock Exchange.”
Thought I would pop in and say good morning Double Winners from Playa Taurito ( Gran Canaria).
Still a proud Tim, even after yesterday, as many have said, a long game, and in my view we are miles ahead.
My reaction to SFA, I have not attended a game at their home now for 4 seasons, But, I will continue to follow my beloved ‘Celtic’
Right breakfast, then sunbathing
Hail Hail
67Hvn- new age permaragers?
I expect a new ager will hug any tree with blue leaves.
ACGR
My take on the sectarian banners etc is that it would have been used disproportionately against us,while they would have carried on regardless
Enjoy Aberdour,mate. I reckon yer only going cos you got it confused wi a similar-sounding malt,haha!
Btw,12yo Glenfiddich for a score in my local Co-op,plans for my Saturday have been suddenly cancelled.
MightgettwoCSC
blantyretim
08:45 on
12 June, 2013
ACGR.
Progress painfully slow but progress.. o))
Btw
Mighty tim gave me some weights to help me get rid of the moobs which you became attached to……
Good morming one and all.
BT very disturbing picture flashed through my head there, coffee has now covered T-shirt. Thank you mo chara.
KTF
HH
RECREATE the exotic pleasure of Turkish Delight by eating a Glade Plug-In.
BLANTYRE TIM
Sorry to hear about Friday,obviously the leg is causing you more trouble than you have been letting on.
Nearly two months down the line,must be driving you nuts,tbh.
You’ve got my utmost sympathy,nothing worse than being cooped up.
The clubs knew the Sectarian initiative was diversionary PR by the CEO, given SFA history it is safe to assume the SFA are not genuine, they exist to save and protect one club, its clear their own membership never bought the PR, im astonished some on CQN have
SFA and its CEO trying to deflect attention from Charlotte and the embarrassing details surrounding Sevco
The clubs are only interested in league reconstruction and MONEY
Anyone know when the ECA Champions League starts this year? Are we seeded?
Mmm ——
Euro Under 21s .
Italy 1 ———-Norway 1 .
Italy needed a point to top the group.
Norway needed a point to progress to the semis..
Italy fielded a far from first choice line up.
A draw seemed likely .
Both teams played like they were happy with a draw .
Ref decided [ to give Norway a generous penalty[in the 90th minute ] -they scored .
Italy looked angry.
Italy scored the equalizer in the 94th minute.
A draw was 11/5.
England 0——–Israel 1 .
England were dire . The finished bottom of a section described as easy by the English media.
Italian national team played Haiti yesterday . Warm up for the Confederations Cup . Lucky to get a 2-2 draw . Woeful..
Warm and sunny —– a fairly standard low 30s day —early summer — Monty and The Cyclones CSC -Way down south.
glasstwothirdsfull
I wonder who suggested they contact ECA in the first place?
Season ticket holders get priority for Dublin Decider
By: Newsroom Staff on 11 Jun, 2013 16:46
CELTIC will travel to Dublin to take on Liverpool in the inaugural Dublin Decider on Saturday, August 10.
The two sides last faced each other competitively in the UEFA Cup quarter-final back in 2003, and the English Premier League side will provide a stern test for Neil Lennon’s double-winning team.
Celtic Season Ticket holders will be given the first opportunity to purchase tickets for the match, and will be given priority from Thursday, June 13 at 9.30am. Tickets are available from €25 for adults and €10 for under 16s. Any tickets unsold during the priority period will then be made available on general sale.
The match, which takes place at the Aviva Stadium, where Celtic played in the 2011 Dublin Super Cup, kicks of at 5.30pm to accommodate families and those attending with young children.
Both Celtic and Liverpool have a substantial following amongst the Irish diaspora with a large travelling support expected to attend the match from the UK.
When launching the event last week, Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring said: “This is going to be a fantastic Gathering event, and I’m excited about it already.
“It’s not every day that you can welcome two famous clubs from overseas with such strong Irish connections. I want to thank the FAI and both clubs for organising this game, and I look forward to greeting the fans when they come to Ireland.”
Season Ticket holders looking to purchase tickets for the Dublin Decider can do so ONLINE by calling 0871 226 1888* or in person at the Ticket Office at Celtic Park from 9.30am this Thursday, June 13.
SOUTH OF TUNIS
About six years ago,Swindon hosted Hartlepool on the last day of the season-Celtic were playing the huns earlier that day.
A draw would see both teams make the playoffs,but a losing team would be screwed.
Price for the draw was 11/8,about half the normal odds and disgracefully short.
We hammered it with our winnings from the mighty Celtic!!!!!!
Monday Club was crowded the following day….
Estorilbhoy, if Vegas is treating you well and your sober enough check your email. I’ve gone as far as I can with the detail of your Hampden Roar £30 Y.O.
Check out the forwarded email from the auction house and get back to me. I might be interested in it myself.
Hail Hail
Why are the SPL keeping £2M back to pay rangers?
Record Sport has seen the document sent to SFL clubs by the SPL and it showed SPL revenues to the end of the current season, projected last summer, were set at a maximum £16million.
But outgoings and potential liabilities – including £1.8m to Harry Hood’s company and Rangers’ £2m prize money for finishing runners-up in the SPL – amounted to around £8m.
Sorry but only in Scotland will this new club same club argument be up for debate.
Law wins over opinion any day, incorporated definition for the deluded Sevconians.
1. United into one body.
2. United or combined into a whole
So when Sir Minty Incorporated the club and company it became 1, not hard to understand is it.
Remember as wee Hugh Keevins said he can’t run with stories that ain’t factual because his show would be in big bother so he sticks to the law argument every time but when its same club argument to suit his agenda law doesn’t come in to it, how convenient boys eh.
Hugh and Guidi love lamb by the bucket load.