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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Tontine Tim @ 2.59
Had a decent memory myself once but alas I need to look up more and more. Not to any dementia level, but my mother is struggling with it.
The Tom Campbell book I’ve got is The Glory And The Dream, which he co – wrote with Pat Woods and goes to 1984. Also all the original Lions “biographies” along with a small assortment of other books, mostly Celtic related. And about 3,000 match programmes collected over the years.
Nostalgia is what it used to be as far as I’m concerned.
On the subject of which, there’s a book available on Amazon by Bill Heaney called All Our Yesterday’s: A Look Back At Life In The Lennox. I haven’t got it yet, waiting for my dad to finish his paperback copy, but it’s got good pictures in it!
Yesterdays.
https://www.skybet.com/secure/rbs?action=go_gmulti&ev_oc_id=310840726&lp_num=1&lp_den=8
Moussa betting
!!BADA BING!!
I don’t believe the issue in this window has been money; I think it’s the same old, same old: it’s difficult to get cubs to sell their best players half-way through a season.
The litmus test will be come June when Brendan Rodgers give his list of targets to the Board and tries to get the deals done quickly!
KTF
Bruce Forsyth
at Morrisons
The interesting thing about Selling Dembele at that kind of money is how it effects tax.
Celtic have historically paid no corporation tax but as BlantyreKev explained a few weeks ago we are getting to the stage where Celtic MUST spend money on assets like players OR hand money to the tax man.
None of that will be lost on the board or management.
It doesn’t mean spending unwisely but it takes you to a whole new level. It doesn’t mean having a go at bringing in some new players it means you must bring in players of the right quality and at the right price or pay the tax man.
Bean Counters don’t like unnecessarily paying the tax man. EVER.
Moussa on the way up the road from London. No issues with his knee. Great news!
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 31ST JANUARY 2017 5:02 PM
Took me a minute or two…..!-))
VFR800 IS NOW A MONSTER 821 on 31ST JANUARY 2017 4:56 PM
!!BADA BING!!
I don’t believe the issue in this window has been money; I think it’s the same old, same old: it’s difficult to get cubs to sell their best players half-way through a season.
The litmus test will be come June when Brendan Rodgers give his list of targets to the Board and tries to get the deals done quickly!
KTF
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People who demand signings have short memory. People forget how productive the summer window was with several ins and outs and the team ultimately improved.
We’ve strengthened in CM which was exactly what we needed. What I would have also have liked is some deadwood being moved on and a winger to take Paddy’s place next year.
That said, there is always the chance that Paddy will return fulltime and there is still a chance for some ins and outs
Warbiola delighted to hold on to Madden McLean Thomson and Dallas
https://mobile.twitter.com/SammAudusoka/
Still could be a signing tonight
GLENDALYS
Not like you
Has Henry the Nigerian wonderkid been spotted at Ross Hall yet?
Maybe he’s heading up the road with Moussa after spending the day in London having his knees checked!
Talking of knees I would like to wish my daughter Erica a full and speedy recovery after her knee operation at Crosshoose hospital today.
HH!!
A player, who is not getting a game for Watford’s first team has gone to China for £20Million!!!
God alone knows where we will be by the summer!
BOURNESOUPRECIPE
Ha!
BOURNESOUPRECIPE EPICERPOUSENROUB
Very good!
KTF
£10M for Jordan Rhodes……………………. makes £40M for Moussa look more than realistic.
BSR
Nice one 0:-)
Bourne, the Bruce Forsyth post brightened up this dreich day.
I believe we have a very good squad and I enjoy seeing players prove me wrong if I had initially not rated them.
Currently, I am enjoying seeing Gamboa and Boyata playing much better than I thought they could and I enjoy my growing confidence watching a player I already rated, Callum McGregor.
With all that in mind, I am happy with what we have and wonder where people think we need strengthening .
NB I don`t mean for the squad; I mean in whatever is our strongest team.
JJ
Thanks guys.
I read BK’s post a couple of weeks ago and thought it interesting.
That being the case what were the PLC thinking buying a £40m player for £0.5m? Unbelievable!!!
:@-)))
MWD
VFR
You don’t get anything for a pair ☺️
just checking in …. have we signed anybody yet? anybody out the door?
FWIW – BBC Reporting Moussa spotted on a plane to London today…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/38806953
barca swooped for mckay yet ?
JJ
It’s not where I or you think we need strengthening, it’s were Brendan feels we need to strengthen that matters. Going on his comments from live interviews and his want to bring in 2 or 3 players he feels would strengthen the team within his plans and vision of how he wants to play that matters. He must be given that full support within the constraints he is well aware he had to work to.
His comment after game on Sunday allude, if not wholly to, but a little to his disappointment in clubs efforts.
MWD
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C3hCsBoWIAErnss.jpg
Mousse “Liked” this Tweet
See above.
BSR – not in this game!
KTF
“I could have signed 15 players this January but wanted quality over quantity”
Warbiola
couldn’tmakeitup CSC
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 31ST JANUARY 2017 5:02 PM
Bruce Forsyth
at Morrisons
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That’s nice to see !!
BROGAN ROGAN TREVINO AND HOGAN on 31ST JANUARY 2017 5:06 PM
The interesting thing about Selling Dembele at that kind of money is how it effects tax
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Couldn’t we just structure the payments so they are not in this tax year? Or build an enormous cafe? I’m happy with either
Building a fans’ cafe beside the superstore would be better than paying corporation tax.
Just saying like.
Moussa responds to transfer speculation
https://twitter.com/MDembele_10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Changed days indeed.
It was not so long ago we would all be f5’n on deadline day waiting to see who if anyone was coming in, now we are sitting here hopefull that no one from our first team goes.
H.H and thanks B.
BRTH
You’re in danger of revisiting the old amortization debate:)
It’s been reported that Dembele’s scan had positive results and he’s heading back to Glasgow
Going nowhere
I know it’s been asked before but how do you do the links to this site???
Thanks in advance.