We are all looking forward to big changes in the football department. Players, manager, coaches and scouts will arrive at Lennoxtown in the coming months with the specific aim of improving the performance of the football department.
Such change brings risks, but just to the culture of the club, which is up for renewal every week and saw plenty of change in the autumn, but to the stock of corporate knowledge. One of the failings of John Barnes short-lived experience was his failure to understand the risks when visiting places like Tannadice. Some travel north thinking it will be all too easy, remember Joey Barton, who was nutmegged at Ibrox during a defeat to Hamilton Accies.
If today’s story on John Kennedy being promoted to work with Eddie Howe is true, he will add a couple of decade’s experience of how Scottish football works to the new management team. I also hear Eddie was impressed by John. Of course, sticking it to them on Sunday will not do any harm.
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I normally don’t but I think we’ll win on Sunday. A fit and fresh James Forrest will provide a completely different challenge for them. They have one fit centre half. If fatty can score in the fixture then edouard is surely due one.
8-0, 4 goals for OE, 3 for JF and a sentimental penalty for Broonie.
Every time I post this it gets lost in moderation purgatory, so three times a charm. This time without those pesky wiki links.
Thought I’d do some scouting, as everyone loves a meaningless list of potential transfer targets. As the forward positions will see something of a rebuild this summer here’s a look at some top goalscorers across other (relevant) european leagues. List below are in order of market value (from Transfermarkt), I’d imagine the majority are attainable by Celtic depending on how much we achieve from sales and want to spend.
Ercan Kara (25) 2.5m – Rapid Vienna (App 27, goals 14)
A solid progression through lesser leagues and a consistent goalscorer. Been with Rapid Vienna for 1.5 seasons so good time to progress further. Recently called up to the Austria squad, wouldn’t be surprised if this guy is signed by an EFL championship club or similar.
Mohamed Bayo (22) 2.7m – Clermont Foot (App 35, goals 19)
Top scorer in French Ligue 2 in his breakthrough season. Young and a bit of a punt (have a feeling we’ve been linked before).
Thomas Henry (26) 3.5m – OH Leuven (App 31, goals 21)
Non-descript and journeyman early career but has scored goals whenever given a run of games. Exploded this season in the Belgian Jupiler league and 2nd top scorer (beaten by the guy at the bottom of this list).
Jonas Wind (22) 4.5m – Copenhagen (App 18, goals 11)
This guy may just have tipped over the profile threshold and tweaked the interest of bigger leagues, he’s got 6 Denmark caps with 3 goals against respectable opposition. Good time for a move.
Jean-Pierre Nsame (27) 7m – Young Boys (App 26, goals 18)
Been banging them in at Young Boys for the past 4 seasons with an improving record in European competitions.
Arthur Cabral (23) 8m – Basel (App 28, goals 17)
Definitely an up and coming player, solid goalscorer for past 2 seasons with Basel.
Mergim Berisha (22) 10m – SCR Altach (App 27, goals 14)
Signed for 750k but never really fancied at Salzburg, tore it up on loan in the same league this season. Given everything he’s achieved has been at lower profile clubs I’d say the valuation is way out, could be signed for far less.
Paul Onuachu (26) 17m – Genk (App 33, goals 29)
Goalscoring record improved steadily throughout his time at Midtjylland culminating in an explosive last season at Genk. Probably too rich for Celtic.
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ALASDAIR MACLEAN on 30TH APRIL 2021 2:34 PM
Apology accepted.
All’s well that ends well.
Sorry, article up now…
SFTB- I didn’t infer McGinn was a ‘placemen ‘,this blog and Lawwell’s media poodles got his nonsense out,I hope Dominic McKay is more open and honest with the support. HH
BIG JIMMY on 30TH APRIL 2021 2:48 PM
DAVID66…
We will NOT have to Book a Table in my local.
it wasnt done the last time we came out of Lock Down and I dont think the Owners had any problems.
By that time ALL the Pubs will be reopened …well the ones that havent went bust.
Anyway, Im on very good terms with the management LOL.
HH
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Jimmy – Brilliant.
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