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31 May 2022 20:48:09
Hi ed, could you settle an argument about young dembele, has Celtic offered him a contract?
{Ed007's Note - I've not heard anything about any new contract offer mate, it looks like he will be leaving or left as his contract expired today.}
1.) 01 Jun 2022 05:42:51
Sorry ed I've no worded that right, I think he's away as well but do celtic no have to offer him a deal to get a development fee?
{Ed002's Note - Is this player leaving for nothing?}
2.) 01 Jun 2022 05:42:51
Sorry ed I've no worded that right, I think he's away as well but do celtic no have to offer him a deal to get a development fee?
{Ed002's Note - If it is a player Celtic are selling then they get the transfer fee. If it is a player who Celtic had as a youngster being sold on by another club, then they get compensation for the time he spent being developed by the club.}
3.) 01 Jun 2022 19:18:34
Wee Dembele clearly isn't part of Ange's plans. If he was then he'd have been signed up before now.
Even though he's small (but then so is Messi and it hasn't harmed his development) the laddie has talent but it appears there are other issues (perhaps his character, his attitude or something else) that remain unresolved.
He is showing a lot of the tell-tale signs of becoming another Islam Feruz if he's not careful. HH.
02 Jan 2022 20:40:39
Hi ed/ lads happy new year and all the best for 2020.
Seen karamoko is into the last 6 months and it reminded me of a conversation I had with a boy a few months ago he seemed to think he's lined up to go to man city, you heard anything like this ed?
{Ed007's Note - Happy New Year, Will mate and all the best to you and yours. I've not heard anything about Dembele going anywhere specifically but him and his advisors (family) weren't impressed with his treatment under Lennon - he was promised game time and it never materialised which is understandable the way the season was going, it's hard to throw a kid into a struggling team, especially one with Dembele's reputation.
Unless Ange can persuade Dembele's team that he has a future at Celtic and probably guaranteed game time I'd be surprised if he is at Celtic next season.}
1.) 02 Jan 2022 21:50:01
Typo 2022 lol.
Thanks ed, just what I heard but it's going to be hard trying to convince him in that short time especially with his injury and just coming back.
{Ed007's Note - ?
21 Jan 2018 15:14:42
Hi ed, do you think Chelsea could come back in for dembele? They seen to be getting linked to a few forwards but seem to be getting turned down.
{Ed007's Note - I'm surprised myself that there hasn't been any talk of Chelsea sniffing about Dembele but I think it's more of a stop gap signing they're looking for during this window.}
1.) 21 Jan 2018 16:50:09
£20m + Charly Musonda and Wallace Oliveira would do nicely haha.
2.) 21 Jan 2018 17:06:00
Would chew their hand off for that deal KH.
3.) 21 Jan 2018 17:20:10
Think there must be something happening with dembele that br has came out and said his heads been turned with speculation, I just hope we don't sell him on transfer deadline and don't get a replacement in.
4.) 21 Jan 2018 17:31:57
Why would you want Wallace, he is awful. Musonda won't be an option at all, £20m alone would secure him.
5.) 21 Jan 2018 18:07:24
You tims seem to be desperate for someone to come in for Dembele.
6.) 21 Jan 2018 18:22:51
Stiv it's coming sooner or later and by the looks eh it later is going to be the summer as long as we get plenty ££££ he can go . It's no that we're wanting him to go it's just that's what's happening with our best players now, we're never going to build a team to compete in Europe as long as we are playing in scotland.
7.) 21 Jan 2018 19:15:42
Wallace Oliveira is far from awful.
Can defend.
Can attack.
Has the end product in the final third.
Is lightening quick.
Everything that Lustig isn't anymore.
I was being a little sarcastic with my comment.
06 Jul 2017 19:04:51
I've heard from a boy from liverpool area that dembeles away to everton once our champions league qualifiers are over and also wayne rooney is the player br is after . Can't see us getting rooney to be honest but supposedly man u will release him for free to join us.
1.) 06 Jul 2017 19:39:35
Will yer boys talking colin nish mate.
2.) 06 Jul 2017 19:41:34
A washed up has been, for an up and coming superstar to be, let me think about it .
3.) 06 Jul 2017 19:52:14
Aye and Rooney would need a massive drop in wages too. But a Rooney with his confidence restored as our number ten would be amazing.
4.) 06 Jul 2017 19:54:00
I heard this on cup final day about Rooney coming . The bloke that told me isn't one for saying stuff like this if he didn't think there was something in it and is well connected with Celtic it seemingly came straight from a director. Can't see it myself and to be honest not even sure about Rooney as a player anymore .
5.) 06 Jul 2017 20:27:30
Rooney is done and has been for a while.
6.) 06 Jul 2017 20:26:42
Mally its just what I got told, its a rumour page no a fact page. I think rooney would run riot up here but his wages would obviously be a problem.
7.) 06 Jul 2017 20:50:05
No havin a go will and a know its rumours page mate but rooneys on anout 200.000 a week so thatll rule it out me thinks.
8.) 06 Jul 2017 20:50:37
A problem! Think that's a bit of an understatement mate! He makes more than our first 11 put together! Not a hope in hell is rooney coming up here! And I for one am glad! He was past it a long time ago! He'll go to Everton and make more obscene money every week while doing very little to justify it!
9.) 06 Jul 2017 20:54:43
Over the hill my hole. Rooney would be an outstanding signing. He is 31 and United and England's record goalscorer. I'm not a United fan but Mourinho has treated him dispicably and he has shown a lot of class getting on with things. He will go somewhere and run riot under a manager who restores his confidence and believes in him. Unfortunately it won't be to us because of finances.
10.) 06 Jul 2017 21:07:52
Record goalscorer maybe, how manys he scored in the last few years,?, an overpaid luxury he has been in the last few years, that's what.
11.) 06 Jul 2017 21:25:06
Over the hill or not. He won't be coming for more reason than 1. But mainly we would never even approach him. he's on 250k a week at Man U and still has a year on his contract. They are giving him a free transfer to save his 12m a year in wages, but he doesn't need to and if he does itll be for 100k a week anyway. He will go back to Everton, their fans will love it (most of them) and he won't need to move his family away etc.
12.) 06 Jul 2017 22:00:08
I think I have more chance of signing for Celtic than Rooney
On Sly Sports earlier it said Everton couldn't afford his wages and Man U would have to pay at least half his wage if he went there.
The only way he would come up here is if he did what Beckham did and play for free when he went to PSG. Although PSG did give something like £4m to charity as part of the deal and I just can't see Rooney being that type of person.
13.) 06 Jul 2017 22:28:14
Rooney is going back to Everton. Celtic won't make any moves for "quality" until champions league fate is decided.
14.) 07 Jul 2017 05:43:55
Dembele isn't leaving this summer.
15.) 07 Jul 2017 07:35:28
Yeah Rooney wouldn't improve us, just like borini, lucas, markovic etc, time to stay off the fantasy football, or the glue lads as yous are talking mince, yet the same posters who berate every name were linked with are the ones moaning that there's no new signings.
16.) 07 Jul 2017 14:44:01
Aindoh, he started 15 games last season so it is unfair to judge his goal tally on that. The season before that he was playing in a strangled system under a poor manager, surrounded by the worst United squad for over a decade. I take his overall game into consideration when forming my opinion. His assist record is also first class. If our support turned their nose up at a signing like Rooney then I'm afraid there is just no pleasing people.
03 Jun 2017 19:36:10
I see on sky sports news that ac milan are in talks to sign dembele.
1.) 03 Jun 2017 20:18:19
Seems to be on various sites but they're talking 27 million which would be too much to turn down. So long as it's all reinvested in the team.
2.) 03 Jun 2017 20:51:04
A 500 grand outlay? If we got 20 mill would be amazing business. 27 plus sell on clause? It's a no brainer especially when we look at the potential windfall from vvd ðŸ‘.
3.) 03 Jun 2017 20:59:46
Personally I would rather he stayed but that kind of money would be crazy to turn down.
4.) 03 Jun 2017 21:20:32
With chelsea and dortmund also interested hopefully a bidding war can start and drive the price up even further, dembeles been good for us but that's crazy money for a player we've only had a year but replacing him won't be easy.
{Ed007's Note - There will be more teams looking to sign Dembele but don't expect an auction.}
5.) 03 Jun 2017 20:49:32
If it's true they've bid over 25 million then we take it, it's really as simple as that! Love big moussa to bits but we can't knock that kind of money back! But agree it's a must that Brendan gets most of that to spend! U heard if this is genuine ED? And what's the latest on wee Hayes?
{Ed007's Note - AC Milan's interest is genuine. I don't know anything about the move for Hayes.}
6.) 03 Jun 2017 22:06:55
Think celtic will get the 30 million that they have set on dembele
the Bhoy is heading right to the top
Scores goals at every level he's plays at
Was hoping for a second season out of him but was always going to be hard to keep him.
7.) 03 Jun 2017 21:45:14
Cheers ED ðŸ‘ðŸ»ðŸ‘🻠As much as I think we can't knock that kind of money back, it's a bit of a kick in the stones the prospect of losing moussa and we're looking to bring in johnny Hayes as our first summer signing!
{Ed007's Note - Yeah it's not exactly overwhelming but I'm still not convinced it's true. Maybe that's more hope lol
8.) 03 Jun 2017 22:16:46
Has a bid even been accepted for him to be in talks? I thought AC had just had a €60m bid accepted with terms agreed for Morata too? Will be same scenario of Moussa wanting first team assurances.
9.) 03 Jun 2017 22:42:48
All talk at the moment, anything about the club actually accepting a bid?
10.) 03 Jun 2017 23:15:11
Around £30mil is a good deal for us. The fact he has been injured 3 times in the last 6 months suggests it might be a good time to sell. If that was to become a regular pattern there could be no takers next summer. Good luck to him. We move on.
11.) 03 Jun 2017 22:43:29
Im thinking that's maybe including add ons as well Tim. If we hang off and he gets in the national squad his value will only get higher. Its a risk though. Definitely get a sell on clause on him for sure.
12.) 03 Jun 2017 23:33:07
maybe one day we will show a bit of ambition and try and build a team to do something in europe, if its not van dijk or wanyama leaving its dembele.
13.) 03 Jun 2017 23:31:28
Forget about the 500,000, Dembelle might have cost, that's nothing to do with his value now, look at the money (crazy money ) , that lesser players go for in England and Europe, why should we accept less money just because he is playing in Scotland, if Virgil van Dyke isn't going for anything less than £70 million, why don't Celtic do the same and start the bidding for Dembelle at £70 million.
14.) 03 Jun 2017 23:40:30
I think we are in for a underwhelming pre season boys, we have had a high, but with dembele for the off, Roberts away etc. we are laughing at rangers and Aberdeen being weaker, well hate to say so will we. End off. There is no way lawwell with sanction rodgers all that money. I think Rodgers will expect that, but this is where the supposedly impervious relationship gets tested.
15.) 03 Jun 2017 23:34:55
Who'll replace dembele? Has to be someone of quality, there will be names linked but no doubt it shall end up with a last minute scramble for adam rooney.
16.) 04 Jun 2017 00:17:27
Until we accept a bid it is surely all chatter. When a bid is accepted it becomes story. I may have missed something but thought it would go wild media wise if that happens . For my limited perspective this is a win win either way.
17.) 04 Jun 2017 10:03:39
£30m and no doubt a sell on clause we would be nuts to turn this down. Looking like Dembele is gona pay for the new South Stand.
18.) 04 Jun 2017 23:50:01
It is a cracking bit of business. Just hope rodgers gets a decent amount to reinvest or there won't be any european fantasy adventures.
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20 Feb 2022 13:35:45
I think we're doing amazing this season considering the sh## show ange came into and losing the amount of boys we lost too.
Me personally I wrote off europe before the season started, just thought it was a distraction and I was hoping to stay with sevco as long as we could as winning the league looked miles off back then.
1.) 20 Feb 2022 13:58:58
Posted something similar the other day mate, he's built it in 2 windows yet one dodgy result and Apparently we're no use.
2.) 20 Feb 2022 13:59:55
Most would agree with that post. We may still run out of steam at some stage but there is no doubt the achievements and progress made compared to last season's fiasco is night and day.
3.) 20 Feb 2022 14:29:21
Agree with the above.
19 players have been signed in two windows, we have a team with an identity that's playing with style.
One defeat in the last 18 games or two defeats in the last 28 games (both in European competition) .
Spoiler Alert;- to those easily offended - a 3rd rate European competition does not float my boat, although I can appreciate how competitive games helps the players and coaching staff gel.
This season is all about the League given the financial incentive of qualifying for the CL group stages.
Winning it should mean Ange continues to get the support in the transfer market to add to what he's put together in 6 short months.
Europe comes next.
☘️ ☘️ ☘️.
4.) 20 Feb 2022 14:29:27
Will. i. am I agree 100% Still a lot to play for and a lot of games left to play so not going to get excited about results elsewhere just yet.
24 Dec 2021 23:31:38
Merry christmas lads and ed007.
Sorry I've not been on much just been mega busy recently
Much love will ☘☘????????.
{Ed007's Note - Merry Christmas bud,
08 Nov 2021 19:07:31
Hi ed, how are celtics finances going after C.V. and do we have a bank loan?
{Ed007's Note - From @swissramble on Twitter (who I highly recommend for financial stuff). Celtic have a loan facility but it doesn't show as being drawn on. Also if you look through his Twitter feed he says that the latest accounts don't include any Edouard, Christie or Ajer money.
1.) 08 Nov 2021 19:47:35
Can someone please explain that spreadsheet to me? Are we doing ok considering? Sorry, I'm p. ed not that that matters I wouldn't understand that sober.
{Ed007's Note - I'm no expert but if you read up a bit the general consensus is that we took a hit because of Covid but we're still in a strong financial position.}
2.) 08 Nov 2021 19:51:04
Won’t include the money on the Cashflow but most will be in on the PnL.
Celtic have been paying £1.28m a year towards a debt repayment for the last 5 years. I would imagine this would be some form of loan payable. But seem to only have 1 year left. Maybe some sort of payment for refurbishments at lennoxtown or similar.
At the end of the 2019/ 20 season. Celtic increased their revolving credit facility (overdraft) from £2m to £13m. They would have paid a decent fee to the bank for this facility but then only get charged interest when they use it which they are no where near.
{Ed007's Note - ??????
3.) 08 Nov 2021 19:59:16
Cheers ed mate.
{Ed007's Note - I tried mate ?♂️
4.) 08 Nov 2021 20:03:29
The above is really good example of how our finances really work.
Player amortisation is how we buy players. So that 11.8 will be made up of (approx)
Barkas - 1.2
Taylor - .35
Bolingoli - .75
Jillien - 1.7
Soro - .5
Turnbull - .65
Ajeti - 1.2
Edouard - 2.25
Duffy - Loan Fee
Elyounousi - Loan fee
Plus others that have left plus some younger players. We always split the cost of the older the duration of the contract. So for example if we take Kyogo in next year as these accounts only cover to June 21 he should add approximately £1.2 to the ammorts.
5.) 08 Nov 2021 20:16:22
Sorry ignore the first line in my first comment for some reason I though Ajer was sold before year end but he wasn’t.
Celtic will post a very health profit for 21/ 22 and take a huge dent out of the 21 loss.
6.) 08 Nov 2021 20:24:42
Thanks ed and the other posters?.
{Ed007's Note - ?
7.) 09 Nov 2021 02:02:35
Tbhoy,
Is that £20.8 million figure under 2021 match day, the season ticket money Celtic brought in with no fans in the ground.
With no other match day money being brought in from June 30th 2020 until June 30th 2021.
Scottish Clubs depend on season tickets/ money through the turnstiles to function because the prize money and tv deals are poor compared to the bigger leagues.
I read that Man Utd only brought in £700K from season tickets last season and if that figure above is correct, then the Celtic fans gave our club a much needed extra £20 million last season to watch the games on Pass To Paradise.
8.) 09 Nov 2021 08:17:09
The good thing about our financial situation. We've still the money for Eddie, Christie and Ajer. If i have read it correctly. Fans back and Some form of European football after Santa Claus.
9.) 09 Nov 2021 09:00:54
Yes buzz the majority of that money will be season ticket. There’s probably a small percentage of other income but predominantly season ticket money. You will notice the big dip from £35m in the previous season as there was no general ticket sale, cup tickets, euro tickets, food sales etc etc.
10.) 09 Nov 2021 09:06:06
Auf for 2022. We are going to have our revenue naturally increased by £15-20m just by having fans back and European football with fans. Then the best past of £30-35m profit on player sales compared to the 9m in 21. So we put an extra say £40m on our revenue. Our costs will increase but not massively. I think and it’s just guess work we will be looking at total revenue of £100-105m with a cost of £85m for 21/ 22. Leaving a tidy profit of £15-20m wiping out the previous loss.
11.) 09 Nov 2021 09:19:19
Brilliant Tbhoy. ?.
12.) 09 Nov 2021 10:30:15
Tbhoy
Cheers mate. Healthy postion to back Ange in January.
13.) 09 Nov 2021 10:48:58
Tbhoy,
I noticed Sevco’s biggest turnover was £59 million before C. V.
Celtic had a slightly bigger turnover of £60 million, with C. V involved last season.
If Celtic can win the league this season, we will dominate again for years.
14.) 09 Nov 2021 14:25:03
Buzz personally I can’t see how sevco can survive if we win the league this year. They need to pay the piper at some point. If they don’t win the league they need to sell a lot of players.
15.) 09 Nov 2021 15:23:22
I agree Tbhoy.
I reckon that Scotland will lose that 11th place in the Co-efficient table next season and that makes this season more vital.
From August 2021 until August 2022,
Sevco will have/ had 3 chances to get into the CL group stages.
They blew their first chance against Malmo this season.
Their second chance will be to win the Scottish league this season, which will almost guarantee a CL group stage place.
If Celtic win the league this season, Sevco will have One last outside chance to qualify for the CL next season.
But they would only have a 3 in 11 chance to qualify through the very hard league route in the qualifiers.
If Sevco fail with all 3 attempts, they will have to downsize considerably.
16.) 09 Nov 2021 15:38:08
Sorry I meant only a 2 in 11 outside chance to qualify through the league route in the qualifiers.
17.) 09 Nov 2021 16:20:51
BB I think the coefficient will be here for a good few seasons to come and Scotland will probably even move up to 9/ 10. Most of our closest rivals lose big points this season like Russia -12 Ukraine -8 while Scotland only lose -4. Also if we move to 9/ 10 we have 3 teams guaranteed group football.
We also have 1.6 points still to be added to our tally for us and the Sevvies reaching EL groups. UEFA seem to have given the CL their bonus points but not the EL. The bonus point for reaching EL is new this season since the ECL was introduced.
18.) 09 Nov 2021 16:38:14
Tbhoy,
I was thinking it was a one off and that’s why this season was vital.
That’s a game changer then because Sevco will continue to leave all their eggs in the one basket if the chance remains to get that CL group stage place.
I thought if they had to qualify every season, they would be forced to downsize.
18 Apr 2021 21:11:16
What's this discord I've seen you talking about biys joining?
Sure I've seen someone asking before but can't mind.
{Ed007's Note - It's a live chatroom/message board, Will. Just click HERE and create an account and you're in.}
1.) 18 Apr 2021 23:30:28
Think that's what Thatcher said when she got elected, where there is discord, let me bring harmony, well we all know how that turned out.
{Ed001's Note - good job I picked up this post with you using language like the T word! Ed007 would be too busy throwing a fit about her being mentioned if he got it to edit for days.}
08 Apr 2021 14:31:00
Just had a notification about the podcast and went on it, something totally diffrent is playing. any ideas?
{Ed007's Note - I've no idea wtf that was mate, I can only apologise because it didn't sound too good ðŸ™
1.) 08 Apr 2021 14:42:23
Me either 🙈😂😂
Thought it was 6.30 tonight but seen it and put it on and that's what was playing 😂😂😂.
{Ed007's Note - It's gone now - so let's never speak of this again 😠Paul said it was something about being in prison, I listen to Attwood and English etc, I wonder if somehow Youtube (or something I've done somewhere is more likely) has started streaming a stream I've listened to but I wasn't even logged on YT when it was happening.}
2.) 08 Apr 2021 15:13:21
It sounded like James English to me Ed, thought you, Chris and Paul were planning something when I heard it 😂😂😂😂.
{Ed007's Note - It's really weird man, I wasn't even on YT or watching anything. Btw there's been a change for tonight and we won' be starting until 7 0'clock - another thing that's apparently my fault ðŸ˜
3.) 08 Apr 2021 15:27:27
Ed007 you must be annoying someone. your programme becoming too popular and others not happy so they are mucking us around lol.
{Ed007's Note - The Bendy Water Brigade......
01 Jun 2022 05:42:51
Sorry ed I've no worded that right, I think he's away as well but do celtic no have to offer him a deal to get a development fee?
{Ed002's Note - If it is a player Celtic are selling then they get the transfer fee. If it is a player who Celtic had as a youngster being sold on by another club, then they get compensation for the time he spent being developed by the club.}
01 Jun 2022 05:42:51
Sorry ed I've no worded that right, I think he's away as well but do celtic no have to offer him a deal to get a development fee?
{Ed002's Note - Is this player leaving for nothing?}
02 Jan 2022 21:50:01
Typo 2022 lol.
Thanks ed, just what I heard but it's going to be hard trying to convince him in that short time especially with his injury and just coming back.
{Ed007's Note - ?
07 Feb 2021 17:10:38
I agree kev, think this is definitely the kind of boy for dof and hopefully we get a good coach/ manager to work with the boys he can bring in and they might need time but hopefully now the 10s gone we can give them some.
22 Jan 2021 20:22:43
We would be aswell selling anyone that wants away if the moneys right and saving it till we get a new manager in as this seasons over.
08 Nov 2021 20:24:42
Thanks ed and the other posters?.
{Ed007's Note - ?
16 Sep 2021 20:05:06
Give it a rest mate.
We played well first 30 mins and have a lot of players out injured and the moment.
Blaming ange ?♂️ I personally didn't know who ange was but so far so good but he needs time and a few more transfer windows to build his team.
07 Sep 2021 21:18:00
No bother ed ðŸ‘
Whens the next podcast on?
Hows mickey doing? Can you pass on to him, I hope he gets better soon☘☘ðŸ€ðŸ€ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡ªðŸ‡®ðŸ‡ª #YNWA.
{Ed007's Note - I'm not sure when we're doing the next podcast, Will I'll need to check with Paul. Mikey's a bit better and doing some work from home so fingers crossed that's him on the mend now.}
07 Sep 2021 20:59:24
This is me just properly catching up ed and paul are doing a great job along with all the other boys that are going on/ doing the podcast and saying it's taking over is laughable.
Hope your all keeping well, been really busy and no really had time to get to listen to the podcasts as I like to listen to them live and get in the chat.
{Ed007's Note - Cheers Will mate ðŸ‘ðŸ‘
27 Apr 2021 21:51:15
I'll pray for you and your family arrowh, be strong YNWA.