03 Jul 2026 21:21:32
Hearing OX has signrd am going into hybernation can u do that in the summer.
03 Jul 2026 23:54:45
He will do a job after a good pre-season, a good back up to replace Hatate in the squad.
04 Jul 2026 10:00:35
Offered absolutely nothing in the run in. Had 5 months to get fit. Trained with Arsenal last pre season. He's done just more downsizing.
04 Jul 2026 16:29:26
Without his goal contributions we don't win the league. But shows the ambition of the board. Now not to slate Ox as he's had a good career but he was a late panic signing after the window was shut.
He ain't getting any younger and a lot of games just seemed to pass by him. I'd have hoped his place would have gone to a new arrival. Going to be another long, nail-biting window.
04 Jul 2026 10:14:42
Hi Ed, have you any info on what we was paying the Ox in wages? Only fee that seems to pop up is £55k. Surely that can't be right? And if he's extended his deal he would be on the same? Seems excessive for a bit part player who didn't impress.
I get that that only equates to £2.86m a season which isn't too much of an outlay when you think if we loaned a player you have a loan fee as well as wages on top.
{Ed007's Note - That £55k a week story has been going about since he came in mate, I didn't believe it then and I don't believe it now. When he signed I was told that the money wasn't a factor, it was more the chance to sign for a club Celtic's size/prestige with a chance to prove himself.
What I did notice was that when we signed him in January there was a years option to extend it, we never done that and that clause/option would have expired at the end of June and it's been reported he has signed a "new one year deal" so, imo, even if he was getting the 55k a week Celtic wouldn't have offered him that in any new deal. I'd say he's on £25k- £35k a week maybe even depending on if he's fit and plays.}
05 Jul 2026 10:46:43
Thanks Ed. Either way those wages would probably still prove to be the financially cheaper outlay over a loan fee and decent wages to someone that we don't know what we're getting. If they're considerably lower then it's good all round.
{Ed007's Note - ???