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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Patrick27
16:30 on 29 July, 2013
Mulgrew did play in the pre season games in Germany before getting an injury so he should be ready to play after his 45 minute run out on Saturday. Ledley & Matthews have only played half an hour in pre season so they won’t be risked. If Boeriggter signs he may even replace Joe or Adam on the bench
kayal33
16:27 on 29 July, 2013
Ledley instead of Kayal…??
Fair enough cant see Lenny leaving out a fit chaz!
TOMMYSBHOY 1615
That would be abusing your hospitality!
Join us on the 28/9 and see how it goes.
Bring a train timetable….
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
16:34 on 29 July, 2013
If Ledley is fit he’d be first name on the team sheet for me, but only 30 minutes on Saturday may mean this game has come too soon.
kevinlasvegas
He is an excellent player (sitting just behind Benteke and Lukaku in the pecking order for their national team).
there is another striker playing in the Belgian league – also has a couple of caps. the KAA Gent captian – Ilombe Mboyo is 26 and has a couple of caps for the national team. Big strong striker (6’3″) and has scored 36 in 77 for Gent. (Not a bad return in a struggling mid-table team). I feel he is worth a very close look.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jul/28/gilford-park-celtic-nation-kevin-lynch
Apologizes if already posted.
Ah hiv mentioned this before ,and I am so impressed wi’ whit Ah Mentioned..
Ah wull Mention it ,wance more!
Ah wid Prefer a Player who Misses .. Verra Few of the Scoring Opportunities,which fall tae him,during course of a Fitba’ Game. than, Ah wid Prefer … a Player who ..well.. Scorns, those Opportunities…an Awfy Loat.
Celtic, since, they loast the Scintilatin’ Swede.. hiv Specialized in bringing in Strikers, who hiv..well.. in turn.. Specialized… in .. Missing aboot .. Fifteen of the Twenty Scoring Opportunities which befall Them…in the course of a SEASON.
That is no an impressive average. No Sirree, Boab..it is No.
Fur, it ciphers oot tae be aboot.. oor Strike Force his missed aboot.. Three Quarters of
the Scoring Opportunities which fell Tae Them,in the Course of a SEASON.
Even, Hoops. although ,he his bin oor Best Striker since the Sizzlin’ Swede..
He only managed tae Take jist over One Hauf of the Scoring Opportunities
he has bin given..in a Game…in One Season.. In his last Season.. ..his Average,in the Scottish League games.. really .Plumett
Noo. before Ah go any Further or Farther..
Ah am No Talking aboot.
A player’s.. AVERAGE of GOALS SCORED,in One SEASON..
Not at all..
Ah am Speaking of.
A Strikers Average..of his Success in Taking Advantage of..
The SCORING OPPORTUNITIES, which ur Presented tae Him..per Each Game,in which he plays ..over the Course of… One Season
This is a Whole DIFFERENT thing. than what is the Average Scoring Rate Vis a Vis
the number GAMES,in which a Player Plays. in the course of a Season.
Bottum line.
Ma Ideal Striker.. Misses Verra, Verra, Few Chances tae Bulge the Riggin’.
in each and every Game,in which he Plays..
If he get Three Opportunities,in a game.. He Takes advantage of Two of them..
If he gets.. Five Opportunities, in a game.. he takes advantage of,at least. THREE of Them.
Noo Ah hiv bin Told…By Ma Second Favourite ,wee Burdie..
Which is No.Luigi.. fur he is Ma Foist!
Ah hiv bin told.. that This.. Dutchman.. whose Name Ah wullnae attempt tae Spell..
Till Ah kin Think up a Suitable Soubriquet fur Him..
Is JIS THE TYPE OF STRKER that Ah hiv Mentioned,and of whom Ah Prefer.
This Guy.. Really , Really,and Really.. Takes Full Advantage ..tae Accept..
Maist of The Scoring Opportunities, that come His Way,that Day.
Mebbe, jis , Mebbe, Of Crack team of Fitba’ Scouts hiv ,finally,
Done… a “Jack Horner”..as ,they say aroon the Campfires in th Campsies!
Ah hope so..Don’t You?
Kojo
Still, Laughin’
English club could be Celtic’s Trojan horse to enter the Premier League
Kevin McKenna
The Observer, Sunday 28 July 2013
A Trojan horse in green-and-white hoops is trundling its way unnoticed towards the heart of English football.
Carlisle-based Celtic Nation currently plays before crowds of around 50 people in division one of the Northern League, the eighth tier of English football. But the Observer can reveal that an audacious master plan is afoot which could in effect see an English version of the famous Scottish club, Celtic FC, participating in the Premier League.
For 16 years of its 18-year existence, Celtic Nation was known as Gilford Park, until a chance meeting between some of its supporters and a US-based Glaswegian millionaire on a lay-by in north-west England. Frank Lynch, a 73-year-old diehard supporter of the current Scottish champions, helped to shape the career of Billy Connolly when he ran Glasgow’s Apollo Theatre concert venue.
He was seeking a small and unknown English club to launch his dream when he stopped to help some supporters of Gilford Park whose bus had broken down. They persuaded Lynch to come and watch their local heroes and, within a year, the club’s name had been changed to Celtic Nation. They now play in the green-and-white hoops made famous by the Glasgow team and have adopted a new club crest which bears an uncanny resemblance to that of Celtic FC.
Already Celtic Nation have begun to build a squad of players designed to propel them through the feeder divisions of the English Football League. Last week they were able to outbid several senior Scottish clubs to sign Greenock Morton striker Colin McMenamin.
In an interview with the Daily Record yesterday, Lynch said: “There are 92 clubs in England, but none of them caters specifically for the Scottish and Irish communities in their midst. I want to establish a club that has a Celtic identity and would like to encourage people of Scottish and Irish heritage to come and watch us play. Celtic Nation have a ground with security of tenure and they’re going somewhere. My project is like climbing Everest – but we’ve got past the stage of establishing our base camp, and word of mouth will take us from the bottom of the game’s pyramid to somewhere higher.”
Although Celtic FC have no official connection with Celtic Nation, there has been intense speculation within the Carlisle online community that this may eventually become a vehicle for the Scottish champions to invade England.
One supporter commented on a fan site last week: “Is this really Celtic FC getting a foothold in English football? Glasgow-born owner, new team colours to match the famous hoops – think this could be worth watching as they develop.”
For a decade or so, it has been one of Celtic FC’s stated aims to secure entry to the English Football League system. They were the first British club to lift the European Cup and have a global supporter base rooted in the Scottish and Irish diasporas that is thought to number several million. Although it is generally accepted that they have long outgrown Scottish football, previous overtures to England about joining its league have been rebuffed. Uefa, European football’s governing body, also takes a dim view of cross-border league arrangements. Meanwhile, Celtic supporters have looked on with envy as what they consider to be boutique clubs such as Chelsea have developed pretensions of European grandeur.
The fate of their fierce city rivals, Glasgow Rangers, who went into financial liquidation last year and are currently trying to fight their way back to the top through Scotland’s lower divisions, has left Celtic marooned. They are participating in a league which is not fit for its primary purpose – of providing competition. They are also a cash-rich club which has already banked around £40m this year from player sales and participation in last season’s Champions League. Possessing such riches, though, is no fun if you can only spend it in the local supermarket.
Last night a source close to Lynch said: “All the significant people associated with this project are committed supporters of Celtic FC. We have all become deeply frustrated that Celtic will never develop its full potential in Scotland, where the game is dying. Celtic Nation will take the best attributes of Celtic FC and bring them into English football. Our location will be important for attracting support from Scots, Irish and English fans who have an affinity for Celtic.”
Ah Dun
Apologies – didn’t see you had posted link to the above extremely strange article.
bobby m
haa let me know where n when..last train is 23:35 to dumbarton or 35bangers if you nod aff to helensburgh and thers nae icecream at that time h.h
Feeling a bit better now about wed with dutch boy onboard even if hes just in the squad might just boost the Bhoys.
KLV
https://twitter.com/white_italy/status/361875379566309376/photo/1
Jeg er Neil Lennon-Greeninbingley
Strange alright. Basically it’s a few guys trying to make a buck from Celtic supporters in England. The rest is conspiracy theory.
Twitter.
Anyone recognise the guy on the left entering Celtic Park 30 mins ago?? http://t.co/Xsta44kMSJ
Birthday Bhoy today and i got 125 yr dvd and last 2012 season review as well. 200 minutes of the Hoops. Can’t beat it.
KLV
Twitter.
Current developments at Hearts further highlight criminal underselling of Dead Cheats FC assets last summer to Sevco! What are BDO up to?
tommysbhoy
I’m out in the Vale. If I’m able to make it we could share a taxi back down the road.
A report from Netherlands when translated suggesting we have agreed a deal with Finnbogosan.
An Dun
I agree – but what surprises me is big Kevin McKenna writing it.
Jelle signing already looks wobbly
KLV and Caddizy.
Happy birthday bhoys.
hen1rik
16:51 on 29 July, 2013
Twitter.
Anyone recognise the guy on the left entering Celtic Park 30 mins ago?? http://t.co/Xsta44kMSJ
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Is it a HMRC bailiff ?? eehhh Oh sorry wrong team my bad :-)
hoopeddreams
16:55 on
29 July, 2013
:))
Looks like Dutch bhoy in photo.
All this talk about the Royal baby is bringing back bad memories for me . The last time I was third in line for the throne I shat myself in Pizza Hut
ASonOfDan
Good news if true mate.
hoopeddreams
lol ooft
blantyretim
Thanks mate, Might get a dutch Birthday present today. ;)
KLV
Hen1rik
at.16.51
Ah dae..
It is that Dutch Fellow..whom Ah hivnae thought up a Suitable Soubriquet fur..
… Yet.
Kojo
Still Laughin
That should finish that speculation.
@welsh_football: Cardiff City and Celtic FC dismiss talk of Joe Ledley return to Welsh club http://t.co/gUez9e34v6
hen1rik
It looks like Philipp Hosiner. What a coup that would be if it was. Predicted to sign for Everton as a prolific goal scorer for Austrian Wien
hoopeddreams
16:55 on
29 July, 2013
Jelle signing already looks wobbly
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Jelle set to join Celtic
Lennon pours cold water on Jelle rumours
Jelle deal
………. and there must be more, and, probably, better.
Latest rumour Celtic looking at another striker in Croatian league.
Icec Ream
He will join up with Jelle up front.
As regards Finnboggasson (sp?), I read an article last month that he spent some years living in Edinburgh (Blackhall) when he was a youngster and played for the local Primary school team, winning a lot of trophies. He said that all his pals supported Hearts or Hibs but he was a Henrik Larsson fanatic. I think he was being polite not wanting to say outright that he supported the Hoops.
googy bhoy
You beat me to it. I was going to suggest that one of our strikers would have to be nicknamed Ice Cream. :-))
Celtic Nation FC?
The club currently play in the 8th tier of the English pyramid system, have a stadium with a capacity of 1500 and an average home attendance of 50.
If a miracle were to happen and the club were to gain promotion every season they would reach the EPL by 2021. Never happen in a million years.
Maybe the backers of the club hope that CFC will up sticks in a few years time and relocate somewhere else – somewhere in England.
Celtic Football Club are a Scottish-based club with proud Irish roots – always have been, and always will be.
The home of Celtic FC is Celtic Park in the east end of Glasgow, where it has been based since moving there from the original Celtic Park in 1892. It will continue to be the home of CFC.
Just because the club is based there does not mean to say that it will compete – until eternity – in a Scottish league made up solely of other Scottish based clubs.
Our horizons – I am sure – are much wider than that. Or they should be.
HH!!
Guy in. The suit GB lawyer ;)
A look at the guy Viktor Fischer!
http://youtu.be/EX90fWsVX4M
Oglach
No but the guy in front looks a bit like Goodwillie. Nah, it cannas be.