Wishful transfer thinking, broken Hearts

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Celtic have been linked with a whole barrage of players over the last 24 hours, strongly linked in some instances.  While it is more fun to drool over players coming in than fret as existing players leave the club, I’m very sure that some of the reports floating around right now are the product of wishful thinking on the part of agents trying to place their players with a top European club.

For each player you read about, two others will be under consideration, and remember the golden rule, if players or agents are talking publicly, they are not talking to Celtic.  It’s easy to generate screeds of column inches for you, or your client, with a few well-chosen phrases.

Ukio Bankas statement this morning that current bids for the assets of Hearts which they hold security over, specifically Tynecastle Stadium, scene of Scotland’s most famous non-assault, do not meet their valuation presents real challenge to the club.  Hearts are a club capable of generating in the region of £10m.  Operating the club on a budget this size will be difficult, raising enough cash to satisfy Ukio Bankas might be impossible.

Unlike the situation last year with Rangers, when Craig Whyte secured an irrevocable undertaking upon liquidation to transfer Ibrox Stadium to Sevco 5088 Ltd, Ukio Bankas liquidators are unlikely to reject a CVA but accept a lower bid for Tynecastle.  Without a stadium, a Newco is unlikely.  The best Hearts fans could be faced with is going “Cap in hand”, as they sing down Easter Road, to Hibs, with a request for Newco to ground-share.

Wallace Mercer was ahead of his time. Flats, flats……….
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  1. THE MESSIAH ‏@daaazzzaaa 1h

     

    @OfficialNeil dont know what the hell your doing mate you need to start buying some players

     

     

     

    Neil Lennon ‏@OfficialNeil 57m

     

    @daaazzzaaa bought one last night or does that not count in your world

  2. One pash rumour knocked on the head.

     

     

    “It’s just rumours at the moment.

     

    There has been nothing official.

     

    “A lot of players want to play in the Premier

     

    League and that’s why they have done pretty

     

    well with their signings so far.

     

    “It does attract people, but at the moment I’m

     

    with Celtic and I’m just concentrating on a big

     

    week ahead of me.”

     

    Ledley is in the final year of his Celtic deal

     

    and hopes to begin contract talks in the

     

    coming weeks.

     

    He said: “We still haven’t actually spoken to

     

    the club at the moment.

     

    “My agent has been away and the club has

     

    been pretty busy as well with sorting out new

     

    players.

     

    “Hopefully I will be next and sort something

     

    out. In the next couple of weeks, if we could

     

    sort something out, it would be brilliant.

     

    “At the moment I’m just concentrating on

     

    qualifying for Europe and doing brilliantly for

     

    the club and playing well.”

  3. emusanorphan on

    Robinbhoy

     

     

    But at least the huns in Ullapool know they’re deid!

     

    I’d drive a. Burnt oot bus load of huns from Glesga to Ullapool to learn “The Meaning of Death”!

  4. "THERE IS ONLY ONE TEAM IN GLASGOW" aka "@67MOULDY67" on

    Hello team,

     

     

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    Just to give you a wee update,

     

     

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    even more time out doors clocking up miles to complete the 1888 mile cycle challenge

     

     

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    organise a coffee morning or something….

     

     

    Why not challenge yourself to raise, £1.25 £12.50 or £125

     

     

    if many people raised £1.25 then this would greatly help the cause

     

     

     

    Thanks and good luck

     

     

     

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  5. !!Bada Bing!! on

    Dutch media are reporting that Derk Boerrigter’s medical will carry on into tomorrow before it’s concluded. #Celtic

  6. Big John Hartson had a bad back as well – was that not what kept him out of the Seville final?

     

     

    His knees were also knackered – allegedly – but he did ok for us!

     

     

    HH!!

  7. cliftonville celt from belfast on

    Miki keep fighting mate

     

     

    Thoughts and prayers with u always

  8. Joe Filippis Haircut on

    I think the sharp suited man and Lennie need to go and visit the deid club to learn about signing players.The deid club are signing players all over the place and they have that many trialists at Murray park they are having trouble getting everybody in the canteen.Now if the deid club who may I remind you have a transfer ban can sign all these players its time big Peter and Lennie got the finger oot and sign some new players. H.H

  9. The Boy Jinky on

    Joe filippi

     

     

    To think we missed out on so many kwality players who woulda signed for us for nowt…

  10. masty is neil lennon on

    Joe Filippis Haircut

     

     

     

    calm doon mate, the huns are bringing in has beens and nobodies, it btakes time AND MONEY to bring in quality…if at the end of the window we are still in the same boat fair enough, give the club a chance.

  11. kevinlasvegas on

    Medical will be thorough, not a bad thing. Let’s see what tomorrow brings. Might want the other guy at parkhead done as well and present them both at 1 press conference.

     

     

    KLV

  12. Taken from the excellent TSFM, a must visit blog for anyone who cares about the game.

     

     

    jw hardin says:

     

    July 29, 2013 at 6:03 pm

     

    20 2 Rate This

     

     

    “There is no such thing, at this date of the world’s history, in America, as an independent press. You know it and I know it. There is not one of you who dares to write your honest opinions, and if you did, you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid weekly for keeping my honest opinion out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for similar things, and any of you who would be so foolish as to write honest opinions would be out on the streets looking for another job. If I allowed my honest opinions to appear in one issue of my paper, before twenty-four hours my occupation would be gone. The business of the journalists is to destroy the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of mammon, and to sell his country and his race for his daily bread. You know it and I know it, and what folly is this toasting an independent press? We are the tools and vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are the jumping jacks, they pull the strings and we dance. Our talents, our possibilities and our lives are all the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes.”

     

     

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Swinton_(journalist)

  13. Really worried about the Elfsborg ties. I think we may get eliminated, we need to play like our lives depend on it- the group stage – all the money it generates, I’ve never wanted it more-, even more than during oneils tenure. Still I fear the worst, I think we may get put out. Just a gut feeling, last felt league cup final 1971. Nae kiddin’

  14. Gene's a Bhoy's name on

    robinbhoy

     

    When i did german it was es regnet -if i knew i could have got away with pissing it down i wouldn’t have bothered

  15. masty is neil lennon on

    tictaewin

     

     

    no need for the trepidation mate, we will take care of this mob, time to worry next round…

  16. Gene's a Bhoy's name on

    Got excited when i heard there were trialist down govan way – there are a few oldco that should be on trial

  17. tictaewin,

     

     

    Not worried about Elfsborg as such, should have enough for them regardless.

     

     

    Last tie will be tough without a new striker. I don’t think we will miss Vic that much.

  18. TheOriginalSadiesBhoy on

    tictaewin

     

     

    Take a deep, deep breath. Now count to 10. Another deep breath. Don’t panic. Our ghuys will be up for it on Wed and next week. Do you think they are not desperate to reach the group stages and strut their stuff. It’ll be very hard but Keep The Faith.

  19. kevinlasvegas on

    who knows, Theyre free if yer fae govan. ;) Infact i dont even know if they go through one. Can ye touch yer toes son? do you know who the pope is? can ye dive? are ye good whe yer elbow? if aye tae them awe, yer in.

     

     

    KLV

  20. kevinlasvegas on

    Handy. with regards to Elfs, i think we’ll pull out the stops and go through more comfortably than some think.

     

     

    KLV

  21. Thanks to all. Mainly lurking these days, but sometimes you just gotta put your five eggs worth in!

     

    HH!

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