Celtic Banter Archive June 27 2020

27 Jun 2020 19:30:05
Ed do you know the situation regarding Bayo at the club. Is Lenny happy to have him as the fourth striker or could we see him going out on loan somewhere. I must admit the kid doesn't do it for. I don't really think he suits our style of football and have not been too impressed albeit he's not played a lot of games. If Lenny sticks with two up front I would like to see someone else come in maybe on loan or on a bosman.

{Ed007's Note - I don't think Bayo has much of a future at Celtic the way things stand. If there was the chance of a permanent move (with a fee involved) I don't see the Club standing in his way but it seems more likely that a loan will be arranged soon.}

27 Jun 2020 17:11:14
Huge difference between Celtic supporters celebrating the title and those down in Liverpool, considering current restrictions.
Obviously they have had to wait a long, long time for the title and that may have been a factor, but public disorder, vandalism and violence is no way to celebrate.
I also see SLY put together a tribute video less than 24 hours after the EPL was decided, while we still have had no recognition or appreciation for our nine-in-a-row.
I know they may not have covered most of our games, but some sort of respect should have been given, or maybe they didn't want to upset Jim Whyte and the rest of the Sevco sympathisers on their payroll and the 'blue pound' subscribers?

27 Jun 2020 19:02:45
I can remember when Slippy first lined up as manager of Sevco against Celtic, Sly gave the game a one hour pre match coverage with Ntcham scoring the only goal.
Roll on 18 months and Celtic had the chance to clinch the title against Sevco in our 5-0 hammering and yet Sly only gave the game a 15 minute pre match coverage.
The worst thing was Sly getting a 5 year contract in front of the respectable BT.

28 Jun 2020 01:24:53
It's always been the same with any old firm win against that bitter mob, any league title or cup win we have won.

Scott Brown put at stop to sly sports reporter during a post match interview after we played them off the park a few seasons ago.

One that is fresh in our memories is last season league cup final. We never had a striker starting nevermind our first team starting 11. That mob were all over us untill big eddy came on the park and the tables turned, we were unstoppable and unlucky mikey Johnson never added a second. But never a mention of that.

28 Jun 2020 01:29:09
Also in light of recent financial impact of C.V. on SPFL clubs, I would not be surprised if there is another vote to set up SPFL tv channel/ live streaming channel. The old firm international licensing revenue generated would enhance Scottish game and eliminate any penalties imposed by likes of sly.

27 Jun 2020 14:50:34
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Liverpool v Crystal Palace - A Liverpool Perspective

27 Jun 2020 09:05:56
Did anyone else completely forget we've got Patrick Klimala? I have serious doubts if either him or Bayo will make it at Celtic. Ed do you have any idea how he's settling in and if he's doing anything to stand out in training?

{Ed007's Note - According to Callum McGregor yesterday, Klimala has bulked up during lockdown and came back for preseason looking a lot stronger and he is raring to go.}

27 Jun 2020 10:51:33
Seen a pic of him at lennoxtown, looks like he's been hitting the roids on lockdown 😂.

27 Jun 2020 10:54:05
Cheers Ed hopefully he'll prove me wrong.

{Ed007's Note - There's more chance of Klimala doing us a turn than Bayo who appears to be a complete dud.}

27 Jun 2020 11:10:16
Bayo looks like another Amido Balde and should be loaned-out or punted to make way for quality. Klimala and especially Soro have still to show what they can do, but half a year of their contract has already been written off and that wasn't good business IMO.
Hopefully both, after a good pre-season and settling in period will get a chance to break through?

27 Jun 2020 11:42:42
In the fleeting games he appeared I actually thought he looked ok, tried to link up the play . It can’t have been east for him at 20 to come to a big club, possibly not speaking the language etc. The fact that he’s bulked up shows that he is keen to do well as he probably noticed it’s physical football in Scotland . I’m hoping he might turn out ok if we give him a chance.

27 Jun 2020 11:57:29
Saw that pic he's got a skinhead and looked really bulked up.

27 Jun 2020 00:00:21
Evening All,

Celtic have an alleged top wage bracket of around £40k per week.

Let's say for talking sake we wanted to sign a player like Ryan Fraser who is a free agent. It's clear he is worth more than £5M in today's market. If we offered him a basic salary of £40k per week would we also be able to offer him a lump sum of £5M, paid either at the end of a contract or paid over the term of his contract or as an upfront fee? Going by my math £5M over a 4 year deal would equate to around £24k per week.

Would something like this be allowed or am I over complicating things and would he just be offered £64k per week contract?

Or would it be totally pointless as a team in the English premier league would offer him £64k per week or more plus a massive signing on fee/ bonus fee as well and we would be blown out the water completely?

All hypothtical in terms of the player and the figures mentioned there. Just a thought based on the fact if it's a free agent who clearly has market value can we push the boat out in other ways to sign them whilst maintaining a salary cap to save all players wanting £60+k per week deals.

I've no idea how these things work. Any insight is appreciated.

27 Jun 2020 10:23:20
Why don't we stop paying these obscene wages.

27 Jun 2020 11:43:30
Because if we paid rubbish wages we'd have a rubbish team.