Celtic Banter Archive August 30 2017

30 Aug 2017 23:20:44
Spurs can move along. We need moussa til Xmas at least. Naw.

{Ed007's Note - I'm calling out that Spurs story as straight up 100% bulldung!}

31 Aug 2017 00:48:06
Well ED one nearly there still convinced we will make it two?

{Ed007's Note - See if Celtic sign a CB tomorrow will you buy Yoda a new TV? Even if they don't it's got to be worth it the amount of your questions I've answered ya mad mental stalker! This time tomorrow I'll have owned this window like a Roc-A-Fella and you can all wipe your ar$e with Tw@tter in January! :-D

31 Aug 2017 04:30:39
😂😂😂😂😂.

31 Aug 2017 10:12:35
Good to see you doing a bit of work now and then Ed 😉.

31 Aug 2017 10:13:22
How about a fundraiser?
Match a telly for yoda's felly?

Count me in for a fiver.

31 Aug 2017 10:02:24
A must admit Ed even I thought he was beginning to take the biscuit 🍪😎👍.

{Ed007's Note - That's a terrible pun even by your standards.}

31 Aug 2017 10:41:04
Brilliant Ed we have to keep ya busy twice a year. Great job putting up with us all 👍👍.

{Ed007's Note - It's a pleasure - most of the time. ;)

31 Aug 2017 12:18:44
Nice to see you finally UP mate at your usual near lunchtime self mate if my memory serves me right last window you were up really early that shocked us all

But I tell you what is terrible that you are depriving Yoda his new telly to date that is pure neglect lol Get the just giving Yoda's new telly started as Island Celt indicates :-P.

{Ed007's Note - I did intend getting up earlier to grab a shower and shave as I have the nurse later today but I woke up feeling like $hit and ended up nodding back off after a casual vomiting session. :-D

31 Aug 2017 12:51:29
Every sympathy with you this weather Ed

I have a muscle problem from my collarbone to my hip area. I start hydrotherapy next Friday it is sore as fook

Physio booked in both private and nhs til the new year

If your nurse is pretty giver her a cuddle for me :-D.

{Ed007's Note - At least you can watch TV when you're in your bed so you're getting no sympathy from me - or Yoda! Seriously though mate I hope you get that sorted soon, that's been a while you've been like that. I tore a muscle in my back years ago when I was on the tools and was laid up for about 8 weeks and it was brutal.}

30 Aug 2017 19:32:49
Ed, as I'm no sure how it really works, is there likely to be people at Celtic Park right now still trying to work on transfers? As it's no the last night going to the wire yet, is it a pack up at 5 and go home for the evening sort of job? Excuse the ignorance if it's a silly question am just wondering if anything could be done this evening transfer wise or should a stop checking for something every few minutes!

{Ed007's Note - With phones, e-mails and faxes there's no reason talks on deals can't go on outside office hours mate but it would probably be tomorrow before there was anything official.}

30 Aug 2017 20:49:46
Hearing reports coming out of France tonight ED that a deal for the young striker from PSG is nearly over the line. Years loan with the option to buy.

{Ed007's Note - It seems like it mate.}

30 Aug 2017 22:57:37
Hope there is the option to buy as well, his stats look good . Just hope we don't sell dembele now as apparently spurs r sniffing .

{Ed007's Note - There is supposedly an option to buy Odsonne Edouard next summer. I don't doubt there will be teams trying to get a deal for Dembele over the line tomorrow but I think they have all left it too late.}

30 Aug 2017 22:58:15
By the way Ed, congrats on the scoop before anyone had mentioned him.

{Ed007's Note - Thanks mate.}

30 Aug 2017 18:34:59
Can anyone name any player we have signed in haste at the end of transter window and proved successful, someone will say LG but think of all the flops.

30 Aug 2017 19:26:21
robbie keane.

30 Aug 2017 19:30:24
I quite like Guidetti

Started on fire and then scored against inter, then clearly got his head turned by other offers.

30 Aug 2017 19:36:57
Bellamy.

30 Aug 2017 20:18:44
S orry did I miss something did any of them win anything and did any stay longer than 6 mounths.

30 Aug 2017 20:43:03
Big jozo and Armstrong signed on last day I Think?

30 Aug 2017 22:19:38
Bellamy won the Scottish Cup.

30 Aug 2017 22:51:43
It's not all about winning, some of my favourite memories were as a young bhoy watching Tommy Burns team n they never won much.

30 Aug 2017 23:44:14
For all the ones against loan deals, think of all the ones that have been signed on contracts, who turned out to be flops, why this desperation to throw money away?, unless you have 200million or what ever, to spend on Neyamer (who, by the way, I think will flop at psg, ) , i. e. money is meaningless to you, you are much better taking someone on loan, to make sure you are getting your money's worth, don't listen to all the hype, PSG are there for the taking, Bayern are a different story but PSG are just a collection of overated, overhyped, overpaid, want to be's, wish they weres, will never be's mixed in with a few genuine talents, who are paid so much money now, they are scared, if they break s fingernail, PSG are there for the taking.

{Ed007's Note - Brilliant, Aindoh (clap)

31 Aug 2017 01:28:36
fraser forster.

31 Aug 2017 02:40:17
Henrik signed only a few days before league season started. He was alright for a last minute signing.

31 Aug 2017 07:28:40
I see Juventus took someone on loan yesterday - so a useful tool for all.

30 Aug 2017 17:16:30
So Ed, What are gut instincts, will we have a cb and a striker signed before the window closes.

{Ed007's Note -

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30 Aug 2017 17:50:30
Haha ed u need to use these whatever there called more often. A picture says a thousand words as they say. Seriously tho gut instinct many we getting. 😂😂.

{Ed007's Note - 2.}

30 Aug 2017 17:58:18
LMFAO.

30 Aug 2017 18:43:23
Hahaha a know mate av read the pages about 5 times a day this month a was only jokin.

{Ed007's Note - (swear)

30 Aug 2017 18:14:09
Is that one of them rocking up at Glasgow airport Ed? 😂.

30 Aug 2017 18:34:55
Moult and Hennigan?

30 Aug 2017 18:26:24
Eds in the bunker just waiting for dday.

{Ed007's Note - :-D

30 Aug 2017 18:36:52
PMSL bet you're counting the hours till 12 oclock tomorrow night ED 😠😠😂😂.

{Ed007's Note - You have no idea mate lol.}

30 Aug 2017 19:24:09
Is that Dembelle's auld man he's got the same scary eyes! Who we signing Ed. Who we signing. Go'n tell me Ed! 😂👍☘️.

30 Aug 2017 22:25:47
am I in ragers rumours? he meets their current signing policy.

he is staring in Brazilian,

31 Aug 2017 03:14:37
10.30 am flight from paris.

30 Aug 2017 16:57:41
looks like it's back to the list as apparently denayer is signing for galatasaray.

30 Aug 2017 17:17:48
Quinn I think this was a made up story, anyway did you see Denayer at Sunderland last season, he looked overweight and lacked pace, not to bothered he is going to Turkey.

30 Aug 2017 20:12:58
Spot on Tim. He's regressed so much. Overweight, no pace, no passion and above all incredible arrogance. He can sod off.

30 Aug 2017 15:01:12
Does anyone know how to get away tickets? I fancy going to a few away games if possible but when trying to buy tickets online it says about having to have attended 5 away games last season.

30 Aug 2017 23:19:33
You'll need to join a csc mate n hope for the best. When u join one it should be a ballot between members, at least that's how it worked when a was going to away games, few years ago mind when it wasn't so hard to get a ticket. Most of the time it would be go round the club's in airdrie lookin for spares, took ages to get from one club to the second, jfp will know what a mean.

30 Aug 2017 12:50:40
Hi ed . How many do u expect before the deadline? .

{Ed007's Note - At least 8. A world class German LB in case KT gets injured, 2 new top EPL CBs at £17.5 million each because having 7 on the books isn't enough to beat Bayern Munich and PSG. We need to get in two new CMs costing £9 million and £6 million in case Brown gets injured or Armstrong is sold in January, a 'keeper that can defend his near post, a new No.10 in case Rogic gets injured and a 60 goal a season striker just in case Dembele and LG get injured. We should probably pus the boat out and get a new RW in as well so that we're prepared for Paddy going back to City next season but that'll be a push.
And people would still moan..........

30 Aug 2017 13:23:58
No RB Ed? ;)

{Ed007's Note - No need mate, with Lustig, Gamboa and KT able to play there we're well covered and we can always play KT on the left wing and move Sinclair to RB. Remember Gareth Bale used to be a LB!}

30 Aug 2017 13:12:20
Lol ED, that would be magic. All kidding aside for me another striker as cover for Griffith's and dembele, definitely a solid center half due to the injury situation in that department and a new keeper would be fantastic but not holding my breath on the keeper lol.

{Ed007's Note - That would be a great window for me, Garry but I won't be holding my breath for a 'keeper. Next summer - possibly even in January to settle him in at the Club - a new GK is an absolute MUST.
Seriously though, I think there will be another two signings before the window closes as well so fingers crossed.}

30 Aug 2017 13:28:56
Oooooh Fed up being asked the same questions are we ed?

{Ed007's Note - Moi - never!}

30 Aug 2017 13:33:27
Ed, it almost sounds like you're getting bored of answering the same questions all day 😊 Looks like we might manage to keep the squad we've got past deadline tho, think that would be better than any signing we could make. But a 17.5m cb would be nice.

{Ed007's Note - I'll be delighted when this window closes and Dembele's still a Celtic player.}

30 Aug 2017 14:43:23
Clyde radio reports Jason Danayner not coming to Celtic.

30 Aug 2017 14:58:46
Thatll put and end to that question then lol.

30 Aug 2017 15:42:47
Who knew, a rumour was a figment.

That's got to be a first.

30 Aug 2017 16:54:11
I have a feeling that Ed is taking the Piss. lol

Roll on the 1st!

30 Aug 2017 07:44:49
Ed, the latest news we are getting is the French forward ( that u scooped ) and denayer back but unfortunately both on loan . Do you know of any reason why we only seem to be looking at loans . Paddy I would accept but surely we should be looking at something more permanent especially at centre back . Is it back to penny pinching?

{Ed007's Note - I'd be surprised if there's any truth in the Denayer link after the way he spoke when he left but I suppose it could be he's an option as the clock runs down on this window and if no other CB can be brought in, especially if Sviatchenko leaves. I don't see how it can be penny pinching considering we had a bid accepted for Coetzee and him failing his medical threw a spanner in the works.}

30 Aug 2017 11:28:30
Paddy is a loan because Manchester city won't sell him
The striker is a loan because the manager has already said he can't keep 3 top strikers
If the cb is a loan it's because our first choice failed a medical.
On top of that I would be surprised to see us going back for him at a later date.

{Ed001's Note - Citeh were open to selling him, it is just no one would pay the asking price.}

30 Aug 2017 11:10:34
Coetzee was hardly breaking the bank though, even he was a gamble as he'd never played European level which is what we need. I was referring to linked with skeryel which would have been exactly what we need to a loan for a player we had before, who although performed well before, has been crap everywhere else since. Plus he had Virgil playing beside him who could probably make me or u look decent beside him 😂.

{Ed007's Note - Was there anything concrete in the move for Skrtel though or just speculation like every other Liverpool or ex-Liverpool player we've been linked with since Rodgers came in?
And don't forget, the Dembele signing hardly broke bank did it and that worked out OK.
Or should we just start paying over the odds for players just so fans can say we broke the bank and boast about the fees? Would Coetzee be a better player in your eyes if we were paying more for him? How well do you know the South Affican game or market to understand the value of £800k? 38% of South African Premier Soccer League footballers earn less than R8000 per month - that's about £470 with the top wage of R50,000 (£3000) per month only being earned by 9.8% of the near 200 registered players. We were paying R13.5 million for Coetzee.
What if we signed Duverne for 5 million Euros, by your reckoning he'll be a cracking player because of his price and yet he's only ever played in the French second division.}

30 Aug 2017 11:26:08
A lot of people saw the Coetzee fee as penny pinching as well Ed.

{Ed007's Note -

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30 Aug 2017 12:15:06
Certain fans won't be happy unless we finally break our long-standing transfer record because we've made so much money in the past couple of seasons. It's not an issue for me personally as long as there is a willingness to do so if the right player should become available. I like the sound of Duverne and he would be my preference for a CB coming in.

{Ed007's Note - We won't be breaking our transfer record this summer, Kev although Ntcham was our most expensive signing since Brown and Duverne would cost around the same.}

30 Aug 2017 12:28:09
A fee or lack of fee means very little when they hit the park.
Graveson arou d 2 million fae possibly the biggest team on earth
Failure at Parkhead
Hartley free transfer after he fell out with hearts
Who would we pick first now?

30 Aug 2017 12:38:00
What was the asking price they were asking for ed001?

{Ed001's Note - no idea, never asked, not sure how it matters?}

30 Aug 2017 12:35:02
All I was saying was, that I'd prefer an established experienced centre back come in, we keep getting told that we have funds available for a big signing ( plus potentially a windfall from champions league again and impending vvd sale ) I understand our model is generally to buy young with sell on value but at European level we are a very young inexperienced side . I appreciate we were missing boyata Erik and jozo the other night but the way we imploded shows we could do with more experience. I appreciate we would be stronger with them around but we had them last year and still leaked goals in the group stages. It wouldn't surprise me if we had the worst defensive stats in the groups . Surely congerton would have lists drawn up with players available, and they can't all be in the million pound bracket or loan deal option. ( before we say we spent money on ntcham I'm really talking about the defender situation )

30 Aug 2017 01:33:20
Sportsman saying we want to loan that French striker and Denayer again, should be spending money after reaching CL imo.

30 Aug 2017 07:33:36
With dembele and Griffith's I can see the reason for bringing in a loan striker. What I am concerned about is the centre half situation. I really hope with the money we have we go out and buy a good quality centre half and not a loan deal for that position.

30 Aug 2017 09:17:28
If we are going down loan avenue yet again it is a real slap in the face for a manager who has negotiated three tricky CL qualifiers two seasons running - bringing vast amounts of revenue (and exposure) which should be used in part to improve the team and address our obvious weaknesses.

30 Aug 2017 09:43:30
Think so once a bhoy Didn't think BR was a huge fan of loans hopefully the bhoy Duverne (spelling) gets signed today on a permanent deal.

30 Aug 2017 10:01:10
If this is true about the young French guy and denayer then we've been took for mugs yet again by lawell and the board! The money they've raked in from last seasons CL and will get from this year along with the prices they'r charging for CL packages and the best they can do is some young guy from psg and defender who's had more loans than sevco and who slaughtered Scottish football after the last time he was here! Shocking as usual! But I'm in no way shocked, same old Shoite! CL club, don't make me laugh!

30 Aug 2017 07:51:02
3 loans after reaching the CL again would be pretty cheap. BR has already said he's not a big fan of them. Any truth in Denayer stories Ed?

30 Aug 2017 10:58:01
Not a fan of loans either, but we tried to sign a defender only for him to fail a medical, which leaves us in an awkward position, so a loan might be the only option at this stage.

30 Aug 2017 11:49:25
a defender from south african league for 750k isn't what most where hoping we would be buying with all the money brought in.

{Ed007's Note - Maybe we should have spent £3 million on an injury prone player who'd managed a massive 10 league games in Russia his entire career and what, 4? games for us in 18 months. The Coetzee fee was £800k btw.
Ever thought that Lee Congerton might have thought he had found a gem and managed to steal a jump by lining Coetzee for us?}

30 Aug 2017 15:36:03
The defender from South Africa is a 17 cap international.

30 Aug 2017 15:37:55
Reports now that Denayer won't be joining, probably see a few more names over tonight, hopefully anyway, think we need a ST and CB personally.