Celtic Banter Archive January 31 2014

31 Jan 2014 23:39:05
Cannot believe the abuse our new striker is getting on this site, shame on you so called Celtic fans, the lad is a goal scorer with bags of pace and talent all for 800,000 pound great business look at the bigger picture more money and wages to sign players in the summer and for those persons out there that's when most teams do proper business, we bought hooper wanyama Forster izzaguire kayal to name a few all were mostly unheard of players and we sold two of them for a great profit you don't have to spend millions every time never have I heard a new signing getting so much abuse on social media . If he bangs in 15 + goals this season the same blokes will drooling all over him an absolute joke!

Chalky bhoy!

We paid a fortune for pukki, Murphy, balde, and they ain't exactly banging them in, griffiths is a wee arrogant guy, as long as he bangs them in he, ll do for me

R13 ska

I haven't abused him, but I have criticised our Board as yet again they shaft us in these transfer windows.
Sell a grafter and goal getter in Ledley and keep that big sand dancing fud Samaras. Also it took us until the last day of the window after days of haggling to get Griffiths for £700,000 after boasting we had £6m to spend on Fletcher or similar?
We apparently also nearly flogged Ambrose and got shot of Balde to a Championship club? Anyway;
Why not just recall Watt and save using the cashline card altogether?

The difference in class in what we are selling as opposed to what we are buying is going to catch up with us.
Since the summer only Virgil has proved his class, while Pukki, Balde and Boerighter have failed to establish themselves for one reason or another.

Add Kayal, Mathews, and Forrest who are constantly injured and we are well short of quality in numbers.
The main concern is we were told that we would have a squad in place to tackle the CL quals right after these Commonwealth Games pish and we have not improved enough from the team that lost 5 group games.

JJ

@JJ; We never sold Ledley mate, he obviously wanted to go.I never expected him to stay tbh

31 Jan 2014 23:09:23
Well folks disappointing window if I say so myself. Happy we finally got a box striker but would of liked us to have made a cheeky bid on one of Dundee Utds young stars

31 Jan 2014 23:03:07
As for the Watt thing, really glad he is doing well in Belgium after a very shakey start and hope there is a place for a hungry motivated young lad to return to .Its his choice, the ball is firmly in his court

I think it's pretty clear Lenny just does not fancy Watt.

31 Jan 2014 22:59:01
A barrage of abuse for our new player and singing praises for one who has left because he wanted to . Same thing when Hooper and Wanyama jumped ship to the great big pay chq in the sky .Time to back the players who want to wear the jersey not the pumped up poster boys in the premiership . forgive the sky pun

Well said TTTS. Wanyama and Hooper have had a great season in the champions league and of course their league winners medals will be added to their illustrious collections. Ledley will be the same next year. At best another relegation battle, at best fight for promotion back to Premier league.

31 Jan 2014 22:56:02
Sack the board

Maestro08

31 Jan 2014 22:31:29
Tony Watt scored again tonight in a 2 nil winn over anderlecht

GunnieBhoy

31 Jan 2014 22:24:54
Seamus any chance of Bellamy or Keane coming in tonight?

{Ed007's Note - *groan*

31 Jan 2014 22:01:24
He'll be missed big time. Joes a grafter and works his off it'll take at least 6 mill to replace this bhoy

His goal v Rangers December 2011! Cheers Joe.

We all know the score, days of loyalty are long gone. We got him free and he honoured his contract.

No really, because Johansen cost 2 mil!

Bigbadjohn

31 Jan 2014 21:21:47
According to SlySports, Lennon had confirmed no more incoming players but still time for Ledley to make his exit.
I am on the fence with LG - No doubting his talent and he will score loads, let's hope he has matured after his antics. Lennon already has his hands full with Stokesy LOL.
I can see NL's point in loaning out all the kids, I reckon a no loss season is all encompassing his mind and will stick to the same team all season. Although I would never play Sammy or Ledley again if they remain here till the summer.
We do not need to splash major cash to win SPL but I would have liked to see the board loosen the purse strings to get someone through the door to help fill our stadium up again and to numb the pain of the spine of our squad from last season being decimated. Time to step up PL and prove your ambitions.
Any news from across the clyde in the knacker yard? I hear fat Sally had his head in a noose when he found out his 'asset' Lee Wallace could be sold from under him! Really, we shouldn't complain - we could be rankgers supporters OOOFFFTT!

HH

31 Jan 2014 20:53:11
Griffiths came across well in his interview with CTV! Hope he can behave himself and put the hard work! Hope he proves us doubters wrong.

31 Jan 2014 20:42:58
"Strikers are at a premium and in today's climate it is really difficult for us to compete with Premier League money. We tried to get a player in from Turkey. He had a £3m clause in his contract. We agreed that but we couldn't get the deal done at the other end, it just became very complicated. We won't be doing any more business before 11 o'clock."

Neil Lennon talking to bbc5live 5mins ago. No more signings, i'm disgusted with our dealings in the transfer market. DundeeMichael

31 Jan 2014 20:13:22
First time poster but long time reader here. That bhoy Seamus cracks me up as in Pmsl as I've looked at all his posts and he's actually got one right with number for Leigh. Keep up good work Seamus sky r going to put a bud in for u lol

{Ed007's Note - Welcome to the site.}

Lol only because it was already confirmed!

Bigbadjohn

31 Jan 2014 21:26:16
Seamus is our roving reporter, not always accurate but great reading

31 Jan 2014 20:13:02
£1m for Leigh Griffiths seems to me like a good bit of business, don't forget this guy was not just a goal scorer for Hibs he was a real leader and driving force, for me a good signing for Celtic, but having said that we still need bigger and better signings if we want to get in to the champions league and challenge, finger crossed we get the signing we the fans deserve

Maestro08

31 Jan 2014 19:51:57
A big welcome to young Leigh griffiths a bargain goalscorer great piece of business done by Celtic .

Chalky bhoy!

31 Jan 2014 18:55:57
Lennon says they couldn't agree terms with a player in turkey? Any ideas who? Only one that I think it may have been is mark Janko? Also why does Lennon say these things? Seems that at times it's to appease the fans and try to show that we did try to sign a player. Griffiths will be good I reckon but feel we have been told crap again in this transfer window. Why let charmers out on loan when we need cover at left back? I'm confused!

31 Jan 2014 17:29:00
Ed surely if Ambrose is off we must sign an out and out replacement we don't have any1 there that fits the bill I know mulgrew can do a job and we have moyokolo to come back but he efe seemed to have found a good partnership with vvd and if he goes and we don't replace him I will be pi£&zed off!

{Ed007's Note - Ambrose won't be going anywhere.}

31 Jan 2014 17:46:55
Hope joe does stay to end of season also signs a new deal I really think this boy is consistent performer like be shame to loose a player like him especially for the cheap

31 Jan 2014 16:55:03
I can see no champs league football next year maybe no European football let's just hope come the summer none of our targets are playing in the World Cup cause there price will sky rocket if they do half decent still don't think thumb is what we need I don't care what he does I will never be a fan of his should have just gave pukki and balde the chance to play together

What if he scores 15 goals before now and end of season will u still be of the same mindset??

{Ed007's Note - If he scores 15 goals between now and the end of the season hopefully an English Championship team will bid for him.}

Don't like the boy, on and off the park don't think he's Celtic class unless he scores thirty plus a season and gives half his wages to charity I probably never will.
HH
Thommyj

I agree with ed I don't care if he scored 25 goals between now and the end of the season he is not what we need and I am starting to believe Lennon had nothing whatsoever to do with this deal

Ed I think this boy will surprise us all he has talent maybe not the right temperament but defo talent, we never thought Scott McDonald or Gary hooper would turn out as good as they did and I know his off field antics are bit of a worry but every 1 deserves a chance to change

{Ed007's Note - He won't surprise me or change my mind, the club has seriously let the fans down with this one. I just hope he doesn't drag the name of the club through the mud but I doubt it.}

@2) Thommyj
I hear he's not too keen on you either mate. lol
If he does the business on the field that's all we should be concerned about. His private life is his own. Would our own lives stand up to public scrutiny if it were put to the test?
Let's look at the positives about the lad and let him deal with the negatives.

Hail Hail
ChrisBhoy

Give the guy a break hope your resentment of him gives him some metal to prove you wrong the lad is 23 a young lad have you not done anything stupid when you were young I have which am not proud of but how come this lad is not getting a fair crack every other striker has we have signed am not meaning game time how is he different from balde and pukki nobody knew them is that why balde cost 2 million and never gets a game for a million I think its a good risk to take because the strikers are gash we have at our disposal you all shout about youngsters playing well here he is 23 Scottish international might not set the hay on fire but I think we will get a few good years of him scoring

Ayrshire bhoy

This Griffiths deal honestly reminds me of the Willo Flood transfer window - linked with Steven Fletcher, get Willo Flood. This time around - linked with Fletcher (again), buy Leigh Griffiths lol.

31 Jan 2014 19:01:05
Let the fans down he's not let me down and most fans av spoke to either. Total balls he won't change peoples minds if he's scoring goals but luckily enough for him he doesn't need to change the haters minds there's plenty of fans willing to back him.
Seems to be some amount of fans trying to take the moral high ground must be good up there where use are never having done anything wrong.

{Ed007's Note - I can't speak for anyone else but I'm certainly enjoying it up here. I shudder to think what wrongs you've done if your moral compass thinks Griffiths deserves this chance, I don't have time for any deadbeat dads I know too many women and kids who's lives have been ruined by them.}

Well said tam1888 & AB. "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone". Not many of you I suspect!

I'm with MB on this, the guy's here to play football ffs, were not asking you to take him into your home & have him babysit your kids! You can complain all you want if he messes up, I don't think he will! If I see anyone giving him a hard time on his debut for non-football reasons, they'll be getting pulled up! And most of the bhoys I know feel the same!

{Ed007's Note - I doubt he would look after anyone's kids when he refuses to look after his own. It's a pity you weren't at Strathclyde Park in the summer to sort out the wee 14 year old Hearts fan that Griffiths threw a Slush-Puppy over seeing as you are now his self-proclaimed bodyguard, believe me you'll have your work cut out.}

Ed
We're all entitled to our opinion. You don't like the guy, some others agree and some others disagree. Griffiths may have issues in his life and his moral compass may not be pointing true north but he's a footballer and possibly a fair decent one at that. Maybe with a wee bit of love from us he might shape up and get his act together. It certainly won't help if we get on his back before he kicks a ball.

Hail Hail
ChrsBhoy

Agreed CB, we believe were the best fans in the world, were meant to be progressive, tolerant & open minded (the polar opposite of the orcs). Yet we can't give a troubled young man a chance to prove himself? Brother Walfrid would be turning in his grave!

{Ed007's Note - He probably would be, he would be helping to feed Griffiths kids! I remember the Celtic fans signing about Gazza beating his wife, Goram's mental problems and Cannigia's drugs ban just to name a few off the top of my head so sorry but the holier than thou tolerant and open minded BS doesn't wash, Griffiths is a disgrace as a man and just because he has signed for CFC won't change that, he will be targeted by opposition fans and history shows he can't walk away from a confrontation. Do you feel sorry for Gazza over his alcoholism and wife beating or that clown Collymore, what about the walloper that attacked NL at Tynecastle? Surely as a 'progressive, tolerant & open minded' supporter they deserve a second chance?}

Chris just so you know I've never done the lousy things this little character has done, I'm no saint by any stretch of the imagination, but I try to bring up my kids to show respect to others, to be honest, not to discriminate against other people, I like to poke a little stick in the ribs of the rangers from time to time but it's only banter and I bare them no malice. I find Griffiths to be a bad role model for children.Celtic as a club have a history of high morals which is why I'm happy my kids follow them as I do. If your happy with this guy in our team after his tw*ter rant, his abuse and assault of a minor, the treament of his ex-partner(s) and children and all the other garbage that's your choice. I'd rather he had his second chance elsewhere grew up and started acting like a man, maybe then I wouldn't mind if he came to our club as a reformed character
p.s couldn't give a monkeys what his kind thinks of me
HH

Ed
Give it a rest would you? You've made your point many times on Griffiths. He may be all those things you say but you're beginning to sound like a Sevconian!

Hail Hail
ChrisBhoy

{Ed007's Note - Nobody's forcing you to read it are they? I would think sitting swallowing all the club's propaganda while paying for the privilege of them shafting you is more a Sevconian trait, not to mention airbrushing reality to try and justify signing a rat.}

But we HAVE signed him Ed. He may not be everyone's first choice. He wouldn't have been mine. But he's here and that's that.
There are things about our club we would all like to change but it's our club at the end of the day and we need to be loyal to both the club itself and the players brought in. In time you may well be proved right about Griffiths. He may mess up big time. Perhaps that would be a better time to say what you really think of him.

Hail Hail
ChrisBhoy

{Ed007's Note - Have you ever thought of writing press releases for the club?}

No Ed
My lack of diplomacy would see me fail spectacularly in a role like that. I couldn't look fans in the eye and spout some of the drivel I'd be asked to convey! lol

Hail Hail
ChrisBhoy

{Ed007's Note - Don't be silly Chris you're doing a grand job as it is, might as well earn from it ;)

But the difference is Ed, I'm speaking as a fan now!

Hail Hail
ChrisBhoy

{Ed007's Note - Well that's the same first 3 letters of what I was thinking.}

31 Jan 2014 15:51:34
Neil lennon has said we put big bid in for a player from turkey but could no agree personel terms. Presume this was player we bid for that was delicate. Dont think anyone will come in now. Which means we only have spent about 2 million on Johnson as ldeley money will pay for Griffiths.

That old chestnut, can't believe we get roped in With the same crap each year .well sign nobody's forever and find some gems along the way because that my friends is now the celtic way .lets just get behind however comes in
Hail hail

Whoever comes in even

PL had a cheek to mock Old Co wi the "from an unknown agent, from an unknown club, from another universe" comment - every year we couldn't quite cut a big deal due to some proverbial spanner in the works. Deadline passed, bigger bid came in, player knocked us back, etc!

Why did he not just say who it was? Every other target seems to come out right away.

John

Same sh£t,
different window

31 Jan 2014 15:37:56
Some eejit over on the dark site pretending to be a Celtic fan rating Wallace better than Izzy and valuing him at 2.5 m? .Not only that he hates the idea of them, the robbers, the arrogant, the people being ripped off . Poor bhoy need to get his med reviewed .

Wallace, Sevco player or not, is better than Izzy - that's a fact.

Better than izzy! Are you mad mate? He plays against part time players and being a fit strong player he will stand out.Do you remember him EVER standing out against us with the jambots?

31 Jan 2014 18:47:59
How's that a fact?
HB do you ever have anything good to say about celtic

Hamiltonbhoy What league doe's Wallace play in, bus driver's, mechanic's, postmen that's who he is playing against, now that's a fact, you really need to give yourself a shake mate.
Tambhoy

31 Jan 2014 19:23:03
Good shout I am begining to wonder if HB is a sevconian all his post are negative

Dannybhoy

Whilst Wallace has beenrunning up and down the sides of hedges chasing postmen Izzy has been running up and down the greatest stadia in the world challenging the best money can buy .
Has Elbows Mc Cullough hacked your account HB?

Lol, aye you got me - I'm a Sevconian. Christ sake, catch a grip! Wallace has played two seasons outisde the Scottish top flight, before that he wis a standout for Hearts at LB!

Izzy is pish. He only gets a game cause his only "competition" wis wee Joe Chalners and now even he's away out on loan!

Catch a grip, he was a stand out for Heart's two year's ago and he is better than Izzy and you have a cheek to tell other's they don't know anything about football, I know who need's to catch a grip and it is not anyone ridiculing your post.
Tambhoy

31 Jan 2014 14:54:21
Welcome to Celtic Leigh Griffiths, personally I don't rate him that highly but i'll back anyone in the hoops, I'm sure he'll rattle in a few SPL goals not so sure he can step up to a higher level, going by our recent transfers he'll spend his time on the bench get 5 mins at the end of a game then get punted out on loan after 6 months

Stevie what do you mean by "higher level". We have no-one in the Celtic squad who would be classed as a "Higher Level" player and would get into a Champions League Select, (I will assume higher level means Champions League). He could though be very good for Scotland and this will give him a great chance to establish himself in the Scotland set up. We don't sign players for the Champions League as those players usually start at £12M and they want at least £50 grand per week. Hail Hail
TamTimTic

{Ed007's Note - Manchester United, Chelsea and Barcelona don't have any players in the UEFA CL Team of the Year from 2013, there is nobody from Italy or Holland in it either so we're in good company.}

Ed - Agreed but we don't have the resources to sign Champions Lge players. Mind you apart from RVP, Rooney and Matta and maybe Carrick, not many of the current Manchester United team would get into our strting line up. Hail Hail
TamTimTic

{Ed007's Note - Would you not take Vidic?}

31 Jan 2014 17:39:34
What you on about? I never said we had any players who would get into a Champions league select, but we do have players that can play at Champions league level and don't come back with they never this season. Man City last season were very poor in champions league, doesn't mean their players can't play at champions league level. In my opinion Griffiths will struggle at that level kind of same way Boyd struggled at that level with Oldco

It's all about opinions bhoys, was Garry hooper champions league material when we bought him was Scott McDonald to that point was henrik even in that bracket when we bought him( I'm not com pairing griffiths to henrik by the way) and we onl payed £700k for him! If no1 on this sight knew anything about griffiths personal life and just judged him on his goal to game ratio people would be on here saying well done celtic good bit of business, we spent double on bangura double on pukki and double on balde and this boy could come in and score more goals in one game than three of them have in there celtic careers think about it boys.

31 Jan 2014 13:30:36
Surely Ledley has more ambition than this? Do the rumours about Ambrose have any substance Ed?

{Ed007's Note - If Ledley joins Crystal Palace it makes the talk of his partner being homesick a bit dubious to me, although London is closer to Cardiff than Glasgow it's still a 2 1/2 hour drive.}

Ed and Jamie I think Ledley has to decide between Champ Lge Fitba and £20 grand pw or Relegation Battle (with a good chance of survival) and £40 grand pw. Hail Hail
TamTimTic

According to NL he doesn't think Ledley has travelled down yet. Strange move though but some players will do anything to play in the PL.

Correct TTT everyone need's to realise this is a job for these guy's, they are in it for the money simple as that, if he goe's I wish him all the best
Tambhoy

31 Jan 2014 12:31:25
wots with all the bs about griffiths not being good enough, can anybody tell me who we have in the currant squad who even comes close, I for one don't buy the tony watt argument but that's only my oppinion.all I sy is give the guy a chance.
p.s. watching perth v melb and tom rogic looking excelent.
pete

It's not about his ability Pete, it's about his attitude and personality.

31 Jan 2014 13:49:58
Whatever you've been told he's done am sure there's afew ex celts who have done worse and a know a hell of a lot fans who have done worse .
Did u complain about the ex celts?
Would you want a fellow fan kicked out the ground if u found out he'd done something naughty

31 Jan 2014 14:26:35
Agreed he is a Celtic player now, get behind him, and I for one think he will show the doom and gloom merchants how wrong they are(mind you they will just moan about something else)

Faithful through and through the way it should be

Dannybhoy

I've already answered you that below MB, to no reply.

You used Hartson as an example - BBJ kicked Eyal Berkovic in the face when they were team mates at West Ham AFTER Eyal punched Hartson for attempting to help him to his feet.

My reply below was: @MonkeyBhoy Apple / orange. You can't really compare BBJ to Leigh Griffiths, John had played Premiership football for 3 or 4 different teams before joining us. He was a household name who had a scuffle wi a team mate or two, not a Scottish First Division / English third tier player who's out assaulting members of the public or making racist comments to them. Hopefully he proves me wrong, and we'll see if Lennon and/or Broony give him a wee pep talk when the deed is done!

What I forgot to add was Alex Ferguson went on record saying that the Berkovic incident made him change his mind about making a bid for the big fella. Which I'm sure dissapointed him, as he could've been at a massive club like United - but everything happens for a reason, and he ended up at an even bigger club in Glasgow's East End!

31 Jan 2014 15:24:37
A did reply . Ferguson and Manchester United have nothing to do with this,
Av seen the berkovic incident there's no way you can justify hartson kicking him in head.
You can't say Griffith doesn't deserve to were the hoops because off field stuff but find it ok for hartson awfully hypocritical am afraid.
As a say a love hartson

Monkeybhoy

What's wrong with rogic attitude and personality?

John

31 Jan 2014 11:26:20
i for one wasnt to keen on the lg transfer but I hope that all other fans that never wanted griffiths will get behind the lad and fully support him like I will

never know in a few months time I hope we will all be on here saying what a difference he's made to the team

31 Jan 2014 10:59:02
Will be interesting to see if Celtic pursue the foreign striker we made a bid for on Wednesday.

~seamus~

Looks like you should be cut some slack mate, TV's Alisdair Lamont has confirmed Celtic made a big bid for a Turkish player earlier this week and activated his release clause but couldn't reach an agreement!

If samaras, blade and bangura go today and with watt, mcgregor, atajic all out on loan that means we will only have stokes, pukki, fridjohnsson and griffiths left with fridjohnsson being young and inexperienced pukki still finding his feet I think we maybe need 1 more striker only if the first 3 leave what's your thoughts lads?

31 Jan 2014 14:35:38
Cenk Tosun could be the name of the player from turkey

Never heard of the lad Kieran, but just had a look at him on Transfer Markt - 22 year old German-Turk playing CF (also capable on either wing as both footed) for Trabzonspor valued at €6m; 170 starts, 34 sub apps, 92 goals, 28 assists? Seems a player, but I highly doubt there ever was a bid if that's his value. Sounds like a bid "from an unknown agent, from an unknown club, from another universe."

31 Jan 2014 18:05:59
i didn't quite believe it either going by his value and that but just going on hearsay. relatively unknown accross europe at the minute but doubt there was ever a bid in for anybody

31 Jan 2014 10:25:08
Welcome to Celtic, Leigh Griffiths. Expected to take the famous no. 7

I think I'll be sick in my own mouth if he gets the famous #7 jersey!

{Ed013's Note - Please don't choke on your vomit, health and safety is paramount and we wouldn't want a poster of the site to be un well}

HB gee the lad a chance fs everyone slating him before he's kicked a ball wether u wanted him or not at least give him some support

GunnieBhoy

Totally agree Gunnie, I hope HB and others like him will give him their full support and apologise when he turns out to be a great signing for us. All this off the park stuff will stop, Griffiths knows this is his big chance to be a culy hero and a regular full international. I am sure he will have the sense to acheive both. Hail Hail
TamTimTic

D'you believe someone unproven at the highest level and just as (if not more) controversial as fellow ex-Hibees Garry O'Connor and Derek Riordan should be given Celtic's #7 jersey GB?

Look how big moves (Lokomotiv for O'Connor; Celtic for Riordan) turned out for those two - one's at Morton, the other's on the brew. Let's hope Griffiths does better than previous Hibees who needed attitude adjustments!

HB let's be honest at hibs under pat fenlon anyone would have got away with what griffiths done but at celtic it won't be tolerated lennon and especially broony will have him warned he better knuckle down as for the number 7 jersey aye he probs should'nt be getting it but nothin we can do about that

GunnieBhoy

HB, we sell Sammi and he gets No 9. I would not worry too much about off the field stuff as Gunnie says Broony will sort him out and he will be well warned. He will be in no doubt of his responsibilities, he will only have 2, score goals for celtic and give 100% when in or out of his jersey. Hail Hail.
TamTimTic

NL will just invite him out to the clubs with his other favourites. You know the firstpicks those are the trendies. He may have to wear NL new sandbagger range though. Sopotcelt

31 Jan 2014 09:50:36
Morning all,


Big loss to celtic with Ledley moving away to palace as it seems, but good servant and £800,000 profit as he can for free

Griffith's coming to us could potential be a good thing, but I hope it isn't everything that happens today

Gutted that Joe Ledley might be moving. He will be a big loss. Griffiths coming in does not set the heather on fire for me. Julieghirl

Joe has been a great servant to us and hasn't let us down so good luck and all the best I say. It's time to move on and get Johansen or Biton into the team for a good extended run, i've been quite impressed with Biton but would like to see more of him and if the talk about Johansen is accurate then we've got to get him in there to see what he's got to offer.

Gary

I'm not that bothered Ledley is leaving. Didn't show up in big games when the chips where down. In fact he got left out of a lot of champions league games, good luck to him, don't feel anywhere near as bad as when Hooper & Wanyama left. Ian L

Are you for real Ian? Didn't show up in big games? He shows up every week! If you don't understand Ledley's game, then you don't have a very extensive knowledge of the sport.

HamiltonBhoy

31 Jan 2014 09:09:43
Obviously Johansen was the replacement for Ledley and if he was going to run his contract down, it's better to get some kind of fee - even though it's derogatory.
I don't know if we will get the defender and striker we are looking for, but leaving it until the last day -selling first buying later - while we watch on nervously is typical Celtic incompetence.
The manager was boasting about spending £6m at the start of this window and it seems to have been Bull! Like a few things to come out lately.
Each of our speculated targets will be snapped up by other clubs as the clock ticks and we will be shuffling about at the end; like the 'last dance' at the jiggin trying to grab any bird that's left.

The tenure of Neil Lennon could be ending as the promising, talented team of CL 2012 'miracle men' has been well and truly dismantled.
Wanyama, Hooper, Wilson, Ledley and Watt all away with only Virgil as a genuine Celtic class replacement
The manager cannot be happy how things have worked out in the last two transfer windows and it is very clear he is not being trusted or backed with any decisions to bring in high calibre signings.
He has also released players like Rogic and McGeough who could have done a job with so many injury prone players on the books however he stuck stubbornly with Samaras, Forrest and Mulgrew even when they were inneffective.

We have enough about us for domestic dominance which is blatantly obvious, but the plan was to have a squad ready to tackle the CL qualifiers with confidence and not risk a Karagandy situation.
But here we are again on the final day of a transfer window desperately trying to spend a penny.

JJ

Very articulate post JJ - I think you have just summed up what 90% of us are thinking. Ian L