I hear from good sources at Celtic Park that despite Victor Wanyama declining to sign a contract extension since October last year, the player is an absolute joy to deal with. His professionalism is well rooted; there have been no “rolled out of the pub” emails about this guy, nor is there likely to be.
There are usually reasons why a player with the best part of three years left on his contract (as it was) declines a one year extension for dramatically better wages (Victor is on an entry level contract and was offered a top pay deal). We now know discussions were taking place for a proposed move to QPR last summer.
According to Victor’s agent, Celtic blocked the proposed move, costing the player £1m in wages. It could be argued that advising Victor to decline Celtic’s new contract offer also cost Victor a substantial sum.
Herein lies the problem. QPR were paying the kind of money that would make Louis XVI wince. Staggering sums were paid to players, well beyond their value. Despite this, those very same players are now readjusting to life as lower-division players.
The irony has escaped Vic’s agent, but the contract value proposed to the player during QPR’s pre-guillotine era made declining Celtic’s offer almost a year ago look like a good idea. The contract offered by saner-Southampton clearly pales by comparison, which will make the decision to sit on entry-level wages at Celtic for nine months look ridiculous. Of course people are getting irritated, there are questions to answer about the advice given.
My guess is that the agent needs to pull a big contract offer out of the bag. Victor is a special talent but Louis XVI-type offers don’t always come along in twos. If Victor goes, it will be to a club matching Celtic’s valuation and the money will come in handy. If he stays, Celtic expect to retain their top player for another two years. No one, and I mean no one, is distressed at this prospect, after all, Celtic sell when they choose to, not because they have to.
So the Daily Record have (for the second time, in case you’ve not been paying attention) dipped their toes into Charlotte waters. Items “leaked on to the internet, where they are openly available” have been used, without reference to source, and without concern for apparent legal consequence.
As far as I am aware, none of the owners of the material leaked have disputed their authenticity or declined permission for it to be used. Our media are a huge part of this story, they feature in galling terms in many of the leaked documents. The cry of legal probity was convenient, but has twice been shown to be nonsense by the Daily Record (who have been highly selective on who to target).
It is a huge story.
There are months of material waiting to be written about.
The Daily Record are doing what many said cannot be done, without consequence.
But, this one does not fit popular narrative, and is likely to cause the kind of schism Mme Guillotine did in 18th century France. Seek Truth, as someone once said.
Willie Wallace………… what can we say?
Willie came onto CQN last night before leaving for Australia today. This is a taste of what he said:
“I just wanted to come back onto CQN this evening to say my farewells as myself and Olive head back to Australia tomorrow. I would like to offer my heartfelt thanks to all the Celtic supporters I have met during the past month, at book signing events, in supporters clubs such as Greenock and at the CQN Golf Day.
“Also to everyone at the Lions Roar event last Friday where Bertie stole the show as usual! I came all the way from Australia and I couldn’t get a word in! The 1254125 charity tells you everything you need to know about Celtic supporters.
What is amazing about this Celtic family of ours is that when you live at the other side of the world you still know that this is a special club with wonderful supporters. Then you come back to Scotland and realise you actually under estimated these things because Celtic is even better than you remember and the fans are truly amazing. The best in the world.
“To everyone on CQN can I say a very special thank you. I hoped that the book would go well and we’d sell a few copies but it was never about money – it was about telling my story. I arrived at Winning Captains house and was met by a mountain of books to sign – all ordered by the CQNers. I had to go back another day to finish signing and the mountain was as big as before! I’ve been avoiding him ever since!
To Brogan Rogan Trevino and Hogan – when I heard his name I thought that would be some round of drinks! He’s been great, helping make Heart of a Lion what it is – a really good Celtic book – and turning up at the CQN events and book signings.
“Thank you the CQN’ers.
“Thanks to the Celtic family and I look forward to our next trip home to Paradise.
“Hail Hail and all the best to each of you and your families.
“Willie Wallace
“Keep the Faith!
“Hail Hail!”
Willie, it has been an utter joy. Thank you.
Heart of a Lion:
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…”is there anything good to say about that bloody lot?”
A very good question which deserves deep and careful consideration; but which after due deliberation leads me to the inevitable conclusion-
– not really, no.
Thanks for all the welcomes guys.
Favourite Uncle – Left Springburn at 5 years old. Family resided in Hillkirk Street and Wellfield Street.
Ah see the Celtic are taking.. Nutsy’s Pick.. tae Germany, wi’ them.
His Name is.. Steven.. MouyoKolo, a 26 Year Old French Defender.
Has he noo moved up in the Great Trialist Stakes .. tae Join the.. ” Could Bees”.. frum the “Possibles”.
Fur
It seems that his … Former Double Cruciate Injury.. has no .. “Flared up”..so far..
during his Extended Period of Trial,wi’ us.
Good News..
Ah hope this Guy Maks it..and signs for us.
Ah hiv a Feeling that He wull Turn oot tae be a Very Commanding C.B./ Defender…
That is..
if he Passes the Requisite Stringent Physical Requirements.. which ,Ah am sure , Celtic hiv Set,as a Must, afore he wull be Awarded the Golden Ticket tae Stardom at
Parkheid oan the Clyde.
Kojo
Still…Laughin’
Marrakesh Express
I think that is what is called a Rhetorical Question.
Jimbo
thomthethim
IF Soton have offered 12 m, and Lpool want him, they will offer more than 12 m, and if another club wants him, they will up their bid as well.
All this talk of accepting 12m is from the msm.
I have not seen a single quote from Celtic, or any of the other supposed clubs either, no mention of the price being accepted from the agent either.
We are all guessing, and sadly believing what the msm is feeding us, and I thought we were better than that >}
HH
Laters, time for T.
HH
My Dear Kojo…..
Ah Agree Wi’ You….
Regarding The Machinations Aroon’ The Imminent Transfer Of Victor…..
The ‘Beast Of The Serengeti’…
Ah’ve Been Suspecting All Alang…..
That One O’ The Big Boys Is Lurkin’ In Shadows…..
Poised To Hijack Any Deal Reached By One Of The EPL Minnows…..
For Oor Midfield Dynamo….
~~~~~~~
By The Way….Ye Didnae Mention If Ye Made It Along To The Vegas Celtic Convention……
Or Were Ye Too Busy Makin’ MegaDeals..
Wi’ The Media Moghuls Doon LA Way ?
corkcelt
In 1973 I was teaching in a school near Carrickfergus (hurling is a foreign game there). A parent, originally from Limerick city, invited me to go to the Munster Hurling Final in Semple Stadium in Thurles. Limerick were playing Tipp. It was a cracking game. Limerick hadn’t won a Munster title for the best part of 20 years and Tipp were hot favourites. It looked as if the game would be a draw but Limerick were awarded a 70 right on time. As was then the practice in Gaelic games the referee approached Richie Bennis and told him this was the last strike of the game. He scored the winning point but some said it was wide. I think Limerick scored six goals that day.
During the game I shouted “Come on Limerick.” I’m told to natives it sounded ‘LOM ar ack.’ From about twenty rows behind me a voice rang out, “Come on the wee man from the North.”
In September I went to the All Ireland final when Limerick ran Kilkenny ragged. Bernie Hartigan was fabulous. Richie Bennis scored 10 points. They haven’t won an All Ireland since. Could it be their year? You’ll be hoping not! Sunday’s game with Clare wasn’t great but I expect the final to be a good game especially as its in the Gaelic Grounds.
I’m travelling from Belfast and would prefer to have tickets. If you can organise tickets I’d be grateful. You can get my email from Paul so that I can forward the necessary euro.
Just heard ‘wee Maria’ is out. Anybody checked with bournesouprecipe is okay?
Jimbo
For the attention of TET, when he wakes up! : > )
@celticfc: NL: “The fact we accepted a bid tells you we felt it matched our valuation of the player. Don’t know where we are with it at minute.” (MH)
Lads if Celtic have accepted 12 million,then thats it, why would Clubs offer Celtic more. They will match the 12million and anything extra will go towards Wanyama’s package to entice him to sign for them over a rival bidder.
seatim
17:36 on
26 June, 2013
Thanks for all the welcomes guys.
Favourite Uncle – Left Springburn at 5 years old. Family resided in Hillkirk Street and Wellfield Street.
VOGUEPUNTER was right you are in a better place.infact anywhere out of springburn is a …………
well done Murray …3 sets to luvvy ….braw
Andy Murray goes through.
Re Wanyama : there’s a bid figure and now a wage figure out there for clubs to chew over.
The bidding war will be over who gets to speak to him first.
we are slowly picking up support, but it seems its still a popularity game, sad indictment
The acceptance of a bid of £12m by Celtic sets a baseline figure of what is acceptable by Celtic.
Any bids which meet or exceed this figure will gain you access to the player to negotiate personal terms.
With two years remaining on his current contract there is no all fired hurry to do a deal at all costs.
Canamalar
Keep posting and requesting buddy
Just got cheered up,
Philipino turn singing the zombie song :o)
My dear,dear,dear,friend… The Singing Detective
Ah am gled that ye asked,palomine..
Ah did Manage tae squeeze in a wee ..”Meet and Greet”, regarding… Masel..and a Couple of Ithers.. at the Recent NACS Convention ..
Ah Met.. Two CQNers… an awe.. at the M.G.M.
Howevahhhhhhh.. Ah swore them tae Secrecy.
They wullnae Clype…
And Those Two guys.. Soitenly Impressed me.. as…No bein’ the types tae… “Meet and Tell”…
and Ah gave them Ma Autograph,tae .. so that Clinched it!
By the way,pal..
Tak a Shufti as whit Ann Coulter wrote, today..in Her Blog.. ye kin get it.. In Drudge’s.
Marvellous.
Whit a Gal!
She always hits the spot.. dead center.
Ted Kennedy his a Loat tae Answer fur.. Ah declare.
Kojo
Still.. Laughin’
Houl yer wheest @ Corkcelt
The pub I frequent in MK is a sports pub run by an Irishman who shows the GAA matches on a Sunday afternoon, if the reaction in the pub is anything to go by I’d suggest there is a marketing opportunity for someone within the GAA to expand their audience.
Hurling is probably the game the GAA could sell, its fast, its open and best of all, when played properly, it is highly skillful and totally different from anything else the over-indulged TV sports fan will see anywhere in the world.
Myself, well I have to admit in my time I was less than enthused by playing or following it but, like Lionsroar67 I’ve become disenchanted with over-paid, mediocre sportsmen of the modern day who have become too remote from their paymasters, hurling is definitely a sport that captures my imagine now, that and of course CELTIC.
bt,
I’m no giving up, but I honestly believe we’d only be looking for the wording if someone like BRTH was leading the campaign.
Houl yer wheest, No problem pal. My son in law plays a bit of hurling with a local Club here in Tipperary. He has also done a bit of work with the County Board, training under-age teams etc. He has never failed to get me a ticket yet. I’ll get him on it straight away. I’ll try for stand tickets but I assume if necessary you will take terrace tickets if thats all I can get.
What part of Belfast are you from, I have a few contacts in the Ardoyne.
Paul67 et al
Well done Andy Murray! Top performance.
And remember, while his mum Judy is a Hibee, his dad, Willie, is a bone fide Kilsyth Bhoy!
So the campaign,
We need 100 shareholders with a shareholding with a value of £100 and over to support the campaign to question the Celtic “custodians” about their perceived inaction over the sfa’s lack of due diligence that has cost the shareholders and club financially ?
Gotta Sprint.. Clint
Seeya.
Kojo
Still.. Laughin’
canamalar- how many shares equates with over £100’s worth- I have had mine so long that I dont know how much mine were/ are worth
HH
Canamalar 1
Haven’t been keeping up with the blog too much in last couple of weeks but got the gist . Contact BMCUWP or CELTICROLLERCOASTER for my email
Jimbo
Good evening Timland.
Came face to face with the Sevco manager?
today……….exchanged pleasantries and left
it that……..cant tell you’s where, work related.
starstrucknotCSC.
canamalar1
18:33 on 26 June, 2013
In the same boat as Stairheedrammy. My certificate on the wall tells me I have 5 shares.
Details of supported required
Name as per registration
Address as per registration if you have moved since the shares were acquired, the shares need to be reregistered to the new address.
Number of shares held.
I will be taking advantage of the legal requirement for the company to make the share register available for a minimum of 2 hours a day to check my list against the register.
There is a lot to be learned for this exercise alone.
So time wasters welcome :o)
Celtic mac
You sure about that… ive heard andy called a Scottish bar steward so many times ;)
For the uninitiated here are some sample quotes from Kojo’s recommended ..”.Marvellous. Whit a Gal! She always hits the spot.. dead center.”
Ann Coulter quotes.
We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity.
Left Is ‘out to Destroy the Country’
Being nice to people is, in fact, one of the incidental tenets of Christianity (as opposed to other religions whose tenets are more along the lines of “kill everyone who doesn’t smell bad and doesn’t answer to the name Mohammed”).
Here at the Spawn of Satan convention in Boston, conservatives are deploying a series of covert signals to identify one another, much like gay men do.
If Gore had been elected president, right now he would just be finding that last lesbian quadriplegic for the Special Forces team.
Like the Democrats, Playboy just wants to liberate women to behave like pigs, have sex without consequences, prance about naked, and abort children.
I think the government should be spying on all Arabs, engaging in torture as a televised spectator sport, dropping daisy cutters wantonly throughout the Middle East and sending liberals to Guantanamo.
Sad really.
Valentines day
Do you work for a savoury pastry manufacturer
Btw
I hear sevco are at hampden trying to sign up a free agent tonight.. hes playing is second gig in front of world record attendances
I don’t care what your shares are worth, send your details anyway, when I check the register I’ll find out if we’ve got the requisite amount, in fact we’ll only know after that exercise is complete.
Hail hail
canamalar1
18:46 on 26 June, 2013
Sorry to be a pain butI have moved and I don’t have any idea how to change this.
My Dear Kojo….
Ah Ah’m Well Aware Of The Perfidious Behaviour Of Ted’The Swimmer’Kennedy..
Bringing In Legislation In 1965……
Which Has Resulted In A Total Transformation Of American Society….
And Things Look To Be Getting Worse….
If Anither Bill Gets Passed Afore 4th July..
Mind You….Kennedy Made Sure That There Was ‘Special Provision’ Afforded Exclusively To Irish Immigrants…
When They Clamped Down On The Quotas For The Rest Of The European Nationalities…..
For The Purposes Of Immigration To The US….
May He Burn In Hellfire….
~~~~~~~~
By The Way,Did You Hear That Pamela G. And Robert Spencer….
Have Been Barred From Entering Britain By The Home Secretary….?
On The Grounds That Their Presence ‘Was Not Conducive To The National Interest….’
Hmmmmm….!
‘Quos Deus Vult Perdere..
Prius Dementate…………’
Valantines bhoy
I ysed to work in dhss too.
Did you send him on a training programme