Celtic Rumours Archive October 13 2012

13 Oct 2012 23:09:10
I hate International week/2weeks for all the usual reasons. As well as interrupting the fine run Celtic are on it leaves a big hole in normal, everyday football life. Looking forward to The Hoops game, talking points and post mortems and keeping us involved in our team.
Now I see some rumours appearing about Hooper and whether it's mischief making or dredging up an old 'chestnut' just to ignite speculation?
It was thought that he did want a move pre-season, however he seems totally committed to the team at the moment - keeping us entertained and competing on all fronts with goals galore and enjoying every minute. His work-rate is very evident, therefore
I would ignore any 'talk' in SEPT/OCT as there are plenty of games until the 'window' opens.
Then and only then if there is anything to tell, I am sure our manager will inform us in his usual forthright manner of any issues/developements.

Jungle Jim

13 Oct 2012 21:48:02
Just reading through all the Hooper gossip and regardless of what truth is in it or wether he's here or not come January or next summer i'll leave to the other posts. My response here is to all the poster saying sell him for 6 - 8 million (or whatever the figure) and but 2 top strikers. I and i think deep down the rest of us know that wont happen. Sold McGeady for 10 million (spent a fraction - yes i am well aware we did get some cracking players for that fraction)sold Ki for in excess of 6 million, spent none of it.

My point is if we sell him for 6 million don't expect 2 strikers for 3 million it's not going to happen. We'd probably spend 2 million tops on a straight replacement and that might not give the goals Hooper gets.

Gary

Know what you are saying gary, but trust lenny and the scouting network,if Hoops does go they will find another gem

Dannybhoy

Johnny russell my bet

We need a flair player that puts bums on seats,for a change i hope the board rewards the faithful instead of penny pinching.

We need a flair player that puts bums on seats,for a change i hope the board rewards the faithful instead of penny pinching.

12 Oct 2012 20:41:36
Just heard a wee snip that Hoops is after 40k per week as his agent claims thats what he will get in the Prem. Seems Lenny is raging as Hooper agreed on the 25k top wage at Celtic and there is pretty much no chance of them making up.ED; you got a snip?...........green jhedi {Ed007's Note - I said months ago GJ, Hooper wanted out in the summer and nobody would pay the fee. His contract 'talks' have been going on since December last year supposedly when his agent stopped them and started hawking him around England.}

I honestly couldnt care less if he goes as long as we get upwards of 6.5 million for him.

40k a week if true is a joke. He isnt worth it.

Good goalscoring record but the moment someone wants 40k a week playing in the spl its time to sell im sure lenny knows what hes doing hail hail

Be prepared for 'oops to 'lose form' and have a couple of wee niggling 'injuries' until he gets his wish of 40 bags of sand a week or a move to the epl.

Either way, he is vastly overrated!!

Listen you are all working off hear'say on here. The figures you are banding about are ridiculous. Talks have not 'broken down'. They have stalled. If you stall the car, you start it up again. Talks are planned to sort it out. His new contract is not to keep him, but to increase the fee in the summer and also bump up his wages when he moves. A compromise will be met. Iv said all along this is what is happening and it LL. Ed, you continue to say no one met his value. Incorrect. 1 team did, Celtic and hoops said no. He wanted to cause his stalk and he has. Now he can get a better move. This is fact. {Ed007's Note - Oh you said fact at the end, must be true then. He has been ready to sign this contract for months, why is is still sitting since last year (December) unsigned? Because he refused the terms and CFC will have had to come up with a better offer. According to you talks haven't broken down, they have stalled, talks are planned to sort it out but the contract is only to get him, and the club, more money the last part I just cant' understand, not really many facts in their seems more like wishful thinking.

Simple. he remains on his contract as it is say, 10k. a club comes in for him and says, we will double your salary. he doesn't have much bargaining in a 100% rise. however, if say he signs the proposed 20k now, when a club comes in, the obviously have to offer at least 50% increase = 30k. explained well enough? ed, i don't know your source but im sure its not my source. otherwise he is lying to one of us. but il trust mine. everything iv posted on here has been fact and has turned out to be the case. sorry if you don't like that. {ed007's note - You said he would sign a new contract during the summer window, it's October now. You can trust and like whomever you want, I'll stick to acting like an adult and not disliking people just for having a different opinion than mine.}

Hooper is a good player but he is not in the 40k a week bracket. I have no doubt that some English club will pay him that but we shouldn't. If he wants to stay great, if not then he has to go for the right price. I like Hooper but he would do well to remember that Celtic have taken him from the obscurity of the lower leagues and gave him a chance to ply his trade on the top stage. Out of the 35 players on international duty this week from the club he wasn't one of them. 40k for a player not even close to being an international is a bit much in my opinion. He deserves a new contract but not at this price.

No ed I said he will sign a new contract. There have been stumbling blocks. Yes. Disagreements. Yes. But he will sign again. He will leave un summer. Listen Gary is the only player I post on here about and defend. That should tell you something. I hear stuff that's fact about several players that get mentioned on here but I don't post on about other players. Iv also said previous I respect everyones opinion so don't know where you get that part from.

Who met gary hoopers value andhe suppoesdly rejcted?