We’re getting to that time of the transfer window when clubs with money and who are either underperforming, or who have silverware in sight, often make desperate decisions.
It is a remarkable statement of the times that three Celtic first team players have attracted interest from English Premier League clubs, at valuations that a year ago would appear eye-watering. It’s just as remarkable that we’ve not locked the suitors in a room until they emptied their wallets.
Seven months into the season, five credible Champions League performances and 27 peerless games in domestic football and our 34-year-old goalkeeper attracts a higher bid than would be achievable by any player at a Scottish club other than Celtic.
Not that I’m agreeing with all this ‘What we have we hold’ business. Every playing asset has a price, to borrow a regular CQN phrase from 2005.
I hear Peter Lawwell was spotted earlier buying tickets for tonight’s showing of T2 Trainspotting for himself, Brendan, Craig, Erik and Moussa. “Unreal” wage offers can turn a player’s head. Better get them to the movies with their phones switched off.
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Random thoughts on transfer deadline day
1. Why is Jim White considered as any kind of serious journalist in England. He is a figure of fun in Scotland, which seems to me about right
2. Wonder what Stefan Johansson’s market value would be now.
3. Jordan Rhodes has now been transferred for a total of £27m in his career.
4. Sky have a full production on the go for their “Deadlien Day” show, with very little material to work with. Little known footlqnllers are being traded for huge sums of money. The hype is self sustaining it seems.
I can’t wit till this bubble bursts.
5. Many
Hearing the Ticket Office moving to Lisbon Lions stand, to make way for a hotel…
BRTH
Just read Dallas’ question to you and it got me wondering.
Was your dad the boss of Holiday Enterprises who organised the planes for Lisbon etc
CLOGHERCELT
R I P Rod Docherty.
Condolences to his loved ones.
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Did we Re-Sign Sammi..¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Ps.. How the Feck did I get Podium on this Article.. Feckin wrote a book again..:-(
Summa of TheresOnlyTwo001’sCSC
Clogher Celt
Very sorry about your uncle Rod.
Thoughts are with you all.
Clogher Celt
Condolences to you and the wider family of Rod Docherty.
St. Margaret, one of Scotland’s greatest Saints.
And Mother of Kings
So, we are gonna have a team for the morra s game then, was a bit worried earlier, the scum media had all our players gone, you would think they would get pissed off spinning their pish all day long.
A Hotel where the ticket office is currently located would be an absolute gold mine.
I would imagine a hotel next to the ground wouldn’t have too much trouble filling the rooms during the season, especially if it were affiliated to the club.
THEEXILEDTIM
During the close-season,it could be used as a base for those over for the annual walks at Bridgeton/Glasgow Green(!)
Don’t post that often but thought I would tonight.
So proud of our club for sticking it out and simply saying ‘NO’.
It would have been easy to accept the cash from the money monster down south and off-set it against next seasons Champions League money.
We have made a serious statement of intent today, perhaps not to Europe, but cerainly to Scotland.
If we qualify for the group stages this year and sell, or do not sell Dembele, the financial might will put us out of sight for at least five years.
The media were desperate for us to sell either Dembele or Gordon so they could have hung the ‘selling club’ sign round our neck.
That cannot happen now.
The only thing they can spin is that Gordon will be unhappy.
We can criticise the board but they have backed the manager to the hilt today keeping the two players heavily touted to leave.
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What Happened to the Moussa Chelsea Money..?
Summa of DembelleDoshCSC
Rest in Peace Rod Docherty, and may perpetual light shine upon you
The Emirates would give a hotel business too.
BobbyM
Ha, the thick feckers will book up to beat the band, or should that be play with the band, they are that feckin stupid.
HH
Dallas Dallas
Thanks for that I will contact the Argentina CSC. Cheers.
garygillespieshamstring
Yes one and the same.
Would pick up a lot of trade from velodrome which has hosted Davis cup and World gymnastic
in last year…It is a Good drive from Rory Mcilroy from where present ticket office is
But i am not buying into unless we get a Casino and floating pitch.
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THE EXILED TIM on 31ST JANUARY 2017 10:43 PM
I would imagine a hotel next to the ground wouldn’t have too much trouble filling the rooms during the season, especially if it were affiliated to the club.
Rod Docherty. I didn’t know you but I do know you must have been a fine fella with a name like Docherty.
Sleep in the peace of the Lord and may your family and friends be given the strength to bear their grief.
They invented Fake News
A hotel next to the park would also be able to sell car parking season tickets and access to bars pre/post match. With the new parking restrictions this could be quite a lucrative sideline.
First footie item in DR online……” Celtic fail to offload Ciftci’
They really know how to wind me up lol
HH
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Have we Really went from The Willo Flood Window.. £50,000
To the Moussa Window.. knocking back £50,000,000..?
Summa of CelticsMoussakaWhileTheH@nsAreMinceCSC
Clogher Celt –
Thoughts and prayers for you and the family.
May Rod rest in peace.
Every day is an opportunity to learn something.
And today’s lesson is that we shouldn’t doubt the word of our manager and club custodians when they tell us we are not selling key players in this window.
All the sceptics will no doubt reappear in the summer.
What will the MSM do now to undermine our domination?
Probably read CQN to scour posts for criticism of our management team.
Joe Garner in late move to Holby City
Clogher Celt, condolences on the passing of Rod Doherty. YNWA
Jim seems to think the louder you shout the more exciting it becomes……what an absolute load of pash
Over £45m rejected what a message to send out to our supporters though.
HH
JUSTS,
why do you
HATE RED
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BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 31ST JANUARY 2017 10:56 PM
Joe Garner in late move to Holby City
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:-))))))))))
You’re on a roll today dude!
If Celtic took £30-40 mill for dembele the Sevco press would be crapping it.
If Celtic don’t sell dembele the Sevco press are still crapping it.
Sevco can’t sell anyone so they are also crapping it.
So they’ve run with ‘Celtic fail to offload ciftci!’ Headline.
It’s just beyond laughable
GEAROID1998 on 31ST JANUARY 2017 10:59 PM
Jim seems to think the louder you shout the more exciting it becomes……what an absolute load of pash
Over £45m rejected what a message to send out to our supporters though.
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I was just thinking the same. Also – the message it sends to other clubs. :-)))))))))))))))
Two days late but ..
Second half on Sunday as an exciting spectacle / game?
Thought it had just about everything.
Some of the Hertz tackling was a bit agricultural but it was BMW after all and he had no Hertz players booked in the MIB Ludge sweepstake.
Turned for us with the arrival of fresh blood in the MF.
Wonder if tomorrow night will be more of the same?
Saint Stivs on 31st January 2017 11:00 pm
It gives me a stonking sore head in the morning!!!
If you think the DR is hurting then don’t read the Grauniad — EM proves that no only is he a bitter Jambo with no dress sense he is nowhere near being a serious journalist with any sort of writing ability.
The Grauniad has given up.
Ps
Particularly to those who do not have a pot to pash in
Bsr
In form this evensong sir
HH
Efe deal off according to Chris MaLaughlin
Fair play to Sevco for holding onto McKay. A less-well-run club might have been tempted to cash in on a £6m bid for a player……