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28 Aug 2024 20:01:34
Bid for Arne Engels apparently now sitting at £10m and still being rejected by Augsburg. Like all other clubs they know we're cash rich and have lost our best player with 3 days of the window remaining and facing the champions league in a fortnight. that's what board negligence and incompetence costs a business. We're well and truly over the proverbial barrel and everybody knows it.
1.) 28 Aug 2024 20:10:51
Bogusz deal dead as well, this is what happens when you leave everything to the last minute, Que the we tried but couldn’t strike a deal excuse getting wheeled out yet again, Luke McCowan it is then ?.
2.) 28 Aug 2024 20:26:23
He is now £6million.
3.) 28 Aug 2024 21:13:03
Sometimes you guys on here really confuse me. We should hold out for top dollar for Matt but should also spend upwards of £16 million on 2 players before we sell him so the board are not seen as Cheapskates. If we then didn’t sell Matt we have 2 players who can’t get in the team unless we drop Rio, Matt or Callum. I am frustrated at the lack of activity but the comments here lack logic at times. Saying every club gets these business done quicker than us is nonsense as no-one on here knows how long others clubs deals have been bubbling away.
{Ed007's Note - That's far too sensible for on here. Cool name btw mate ?
4.) 28 Aug 2024 22:42:47
I’ve been saying that for ages Celtic can’t just buy buy buy and stockpile players! We’ve done well clearing out a lot who just don’t contribute and I feel we will get the 3-4 we still need. But the drama queens and anti board guys everywhere on the interweb just now is cringy.
Clubs know we have a bit of cash and are going to squeeze us for that little more it comes with being a well run club. I think it’s quite exciting the way it is and if I’m wrong are we not top of the league ??♂️.
5.) 29 Aug 2024 00:02:19
Top of the league shouldn’t be the extent of our ambition. What about being the best we possibly can be? We’re in a position where we have CL football and money in the bank, this is when to spend it. MOR was going this window, surely it’s not being a drama queen to suggest we should have better prepared for this?
{Ed007's Note - There was no guarantee MOR was leaving, the majority of teams interested in him walked away at the up front fee, you simply can't spend serious money on a replacement for a player you don't know is leaving.
There are thousands of DOF's, managers, agents and players all impatiently waiting on the domino effect to kick in to get deals over the line in the next couple of days - for every club that wants to pull our pants down over fees there is an agent ready to swoop in offering us their players - who knows who could lift the phone to Brendan in the next 48 hours..
6.) 29 Aug 2024 06:58:38
The problem we have now is. yes we could be looking at our targets and have then in on time but we have been down this road so many times you get the fear off panic buying due to just over 36hrs left in the transfer window and players may still leave and leave us weaker. even if Mor hadn't left surely the board and BR would have been looking at the other positions we needed. I know we got our lb but what about the our positions. sorry Ed it gets so frustrating.
7.) 29 Aug 2024 07:18:14
Welcome Mojo. With common sense like that, you won't last long on here ??
Clubs hiolding out for the most they can get for their players and us doing it with MOR are clearly 2 different things amd it's our clubs fault, no matter what.
The fact we have walked from the Bogusz deal suggests they were not flexible in any way with their valuation and we did not value him anywhere near that. Different with Engels as the club clearly value him higher.
For me overpaying for a player just to get them in would deservedly get pelters n here, so if the asking price was too high then we should praise the club for not wasting money.
8.) 29 Aug 2024 09:33:18
Thanks for the warm welcome guys. I have been following the site for quite a while and enjoy the banter and differing view point’s although I do feel some posters very rarely have a positive word to say but that is their prerogative. I hope for the best this transfer window but as the hours pass my positivity is starting to wane!
We have the Champions League draw to look forward to today so let’s see who we get and maybe play some teams we have not played in a while.
Try and keep the faith until the transfer window closes and if it ends poorly for us then everyone has the right to ask questions over the lack of quality transfers in.
Have a great day chaps!
9.) 29 Aug 2024 09:37:14
Reading Mojo's comment I had to doublecheck I was on the right site:-) I know it can be frustrating when it seems like the team is not be strengthened and although i have no proof i am sure a lot on here and those from the darkside were spouting about the boards biscuit tin when we bought an unknown from mk dons for 1.5m instead of spending 20m on someone.
For me the board aren't perfect ( thank God as i find perfect people to be a pain in the a**) but i would rather the club is run by our board than that across the city.
10.) 29 Aug 2024 03:43:11
Agreed ed.
However Rodgers claimed we would sign 1 midfielder and 2 if MOR left. So while I accept that we couldn't buy the second before he left. There is no excuse for not getting the first before mor's departure. Failure to do so will have added millions to the fee.
25 Jan 2024 14:04:01
Its doing the rounds that Greg Taylor has been injured in training and will be out of action for the next month.
1.) 25 Jan 2024 14:37:50
Ohhh imagine we signed a LB before the window opened so he was prepped for the inevitable. Celtic are really badly run atm it’s a joke!
2.) 25 Jan 2024 16:29:32
Just been texted saying we have announced no more signings until n January. Anybody else heard this? If it’s true, that’s utterly shameful, hopefully just mischievous crap, but with our board of dithering s-hitebags who would be surprised?
3.) 25 Jan 2024 16:29:51
John Scales can cover LB like he did at times with Aberdeen.
4.) 25 Jan 2024 16:48:06
Obviously Celtic aren't going to pay say £5 million for a player that is valued at £1 million on the transfer market just using that as a example But its when you hear that we didn't get the player because of 200k difference in what the selling club wants and what Celtic is offering that annoys me.
5.) 25 Jan 2024 17:10:05
Just read brendans quotes and he said they're working behind the scenes but it's been challenging. doesn't sound good.
6.) 25 Jan 2024 17:27:44
The whingeing is too much. Give it a rest.
7.) 25 Jan 2024 20:19:04
@ HenriksTongue, Naw.
8.) 26 Jan 2024 08:22:56
Imagine throwing some patter aboot a patter page n getting told to stop whingeing. Wind yer neck in.
9.) 26 Jan 2024 10:23:05
Seriously. If our club can’t find a couple of players ( from the vast numbers out there ) in our price range who are better than what we have, then we’re not looking in the right place or just not looking. Forward planning is part of the business but unfortunately our board of dinosaurs escaped the ice age. Standing still in football is effectively going backwards and we are decades behind where we should be as a club.
10.) 26 Jan 2024 10:41:42
Imagine throwing some patter about a patter page and being told to wind your neck in ?
Seriously though some guys on here just want us to buy for buying's sake. We already have too many players not good enough that we can't seem to get rid of. Miovski, Shankland would be the exact same
We've a few days left so let's wait and see. We all know how hard it is to get good transfers done in this window.
11.) 26 Jan 2024 13:32:38
That’s the issue though, it isn’t hard to get transfers done. Other teams manage to do it. You should have a list of targets that meet your needs and price range and start from there. If we have a bloated squad it’s because the people doing the buying at our club are basically Shiite at what they do. Any idiot can trawl in a lot of players and get lucky with the odd one, would’ve hoped our club was more professional than that, apparently not. Also I can’t remember seeing one post wanting us to buy for the sake of it, what we want to see is the quality the manager stated we need to IMPROVE. Something we continue to fail to do and have done not for years but decades. This club has been treading water for far too long.
10 Nov 2023 14:58:11
Maeda out for 6 weeks he has may detractors but that's a massive blow for me.
1.) 11 Nov 2023 10:30:58
What's the injury?
2.) 11 Nov 2023 13:27:50
Knee ligaments l.
3.) 11 Nov 2023 13:33:55
The Maeda bashers don't appreciate what he brings to the team. Said a while back what he lacks in technique he makes up for in energy and workrate. The games we've dropped points in all lacked pace and workrate it'll be lacking more with wee Maeda out. Shame really as I've felt since he's moved out to RW his wing play has came on no end.
10 Jul 2023 12:00:54
Calum McGreggor signs a 5 year deal with Celtic.
1.) 10 Jul 2023 12:29:07
Just away to watch on YouTube JFP ?.
{Ed007's Note - ??
2.) 10 Jul 2023 13:36:52
My Celtic Pools guy says rumours of £35k plus bonuses
If True Callum will pocket over £9m over 5 years
My buddy thinks Kyogo and Maeda must be on around that also
So our Board are splashing £27m over 5 years to tie down our important players.
Well done our Board.
3.) 10 Jul 2023 14:12:27
Does anyone else think this could be a sign that we are making changes when it comes to the wage budget?
Give a boost to the established players so that we can give higher wages to a new player and not upset the rest of the squad.
It's great to see the 3 boys rewarded with a new deal regardless.
{Ed007's Note - I've just put the same point on the banter pages about a possible change in the wage structure.}
4.) 10 Jul 2023 15:50:31
It's only way we will progress as long as money spent wisely! We need to break our wage structure or at least increase it so we can make a dent in Europe. Last 16 of champions league or last 4 in europa should be our aim at least . Next year improve on that.
5.) 10 Jul 2023 17:22:27
Fm24 will be out soon and I'll confirm or deny these wages then. ?.
6.) 10 Jul 2023 17:37:52
I have no doubt Cal McG has got a decent pay rise bringing him to approximately £35- £40 thousand a week . What would surprise me is that a Celtic Pool guy would have inside knowledge and would be guessing like myself.
06 Apr 2023 13:41:57
No Taylor or Hatata at training apparently.
1.) 06 Apr 2023 21:11:10
Hopefully good editing from Celtic TV.
I still think Taylor will make it.
2.) 06 Apr 2023 21:29:40
My daughter sent me a photo of Taylor training today.
Hopefully it’s real and not an old photo.
3.) 07 Apr 2023 08:22:39
Seems Reo was doing gym work but joined training later. I assume being monitored by the sports science guys.
4.) 07 Apr 2023 09:56:16
Hopefully both are fit to start tomorrow but if not we have a squad more than capable and will still win with a couple of goals to spare.
5.) 07 Apr 2023 10:56:01
Here’s hoping Hatate can at least make the bench. Even the last 30 mins he could make a big difference.
6.) 07 Apr 2023 11:09:16
Was mooy back training?
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14 Jul 2025 20:13:27
Wee Dessie you kill me.
Just because BR asks for specific player (s) to be signed, and Board does it's best doesn't mean we will get the quality we want.
Does their best? Whit?
Here's the facts. The club has the thick end of £80m in their coffers. It's now a year since the club knew Kyogo wanted away and 6-months since he left. Rodgers made it clear he wanted him replaced in January window and he still hasn't been. With Kenny and Osmand both potentially 3rd place strikers behind behind Idah and Maeda able to play through the middle I'm concerned the Japanese with next tae nae goals this season is the boards idea of a first choice striker.
As it stands we're Khun, Kyogo and Jota worse off than last season. We're relying on Jamest Forrest who at 34 is the best winger at the club for all the wingers we've bought. We're couldn't knit a centre half from the centre halfs we've got but we've bought a £250,000 Japanese project. The board should be bringing players that are bettter than what we have in every position to make Idah and CCV et al squad players not buying more squad players.
Before I'm reminded that it's early days we a champions league qualifier weeks away the biggest game we'll play this season. I don't trust them and I'm concerned. They've got previous and to date the good football doctor hasn't shown us jack $hit. A well run business we are a well run football club we ain't.
04 Jul 2025 11:08:15
John Clark's requiem Mass is being transmitted via YouTube from St. Mary's, Calton at noon. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
1.) 04 Jul 2025 11:51:47
John’s hearse will go to Celtic Park at approximately 1.15pm.
When Celtic won the Quadruple in the 1966/ 67 season,
Only John Clark and Tommy Gemmell played in every single match that season.
2.) 04 Jul 2025 12:46:21
Pity about the weather.
3.) 04 Jul 2025 14:18:38
? ? ?
☘️ ? ☘️.
03 Jul 2025 21:48:03
Wee Dessie is that you Peter?
Its early days but the board have previous and we've had aiples aff their cairt afore. I don't think the Japanese defender is a Rodgers signing. The wee forward from Fulham hasn't played a senior game of football and he's 20. Rodgers won't be here past his 3 years. Across the water only need to be better than the rest they were more than a match for us last season. I hope I'm proved wrong but I've got asleep at the wheel vibes dejavu. If the board are offered north of £20m for Maeda they'll punt him to. Feckn hate been told trust the process. There is no proces they're winging it and we've a qualifier to play. Not a businesses man among the middle feckn managers.
Lagerbeilke away for £2m bought for £4.5. Nawrokki still hanging about. Trusty is pi$h. Scales is the best of the rest but has limitations. CCV has another sick note and we're buying a Japanese apprentice centre feckn half project.?
1.) 03 Jul 2025 22:41:49
A don’t think there will be any players brought in without BR say so. For me at least 1 Cb (?♂️) Lennon Miller and Bali and the Japanese boy for cover for lb/ cb.
2.) 03 Jul 2025 23:20:26
Hi all
Rodgers absolutely has control of signings or he wouldn't be here in first place.
We paid £3m for Lagerbeilke, but don't let the fact gets in the way of a good moan.
With the success on the park and business over the past 20+ years, I dunno how anyone can say we asleep at the wheel.
Wait until the window closes. Same message every year in here.
Just for info, cos playing unhappy fan bingo in here, PL isn't pulling strings and McGinn CHOSE villa over us plain and simple.
3.) 03 Jul 2025 23:31:12
How many accounts have you got Peter?
4.) 03 Jul 2025 23:46:46
If we get offered north of £15m for Maeda we should take it!
5.) 04 Jul 2025 07:11:03
There are plenty players available at fair prices for our model, khun is an example of good business, got to bring a few more in obviously, the players who have been here a while like CCV, Hetate and Maeda won't stick around forever and we need adequate players in the building to compete for places and and move along those who don't want to be here or want a different adventure.
The hype of the cost of signings should never be a key factor, it's getting the right players through the door.
Managers absolutely have no authority in the purchase of players, they could be out the door at any moment, my employer provides me the tools to do my job, I have no say in what they provide, I can only suggest, it's the same at a club.
Rodgers has a huge study of the game, he would certainly give options to the board but I think most of the time a scouting network will provide analysis, he will be privy to the information, might even give his opinion, but there is no way he has a final say every time.
If:-
Lagerbielke
Trusty
Nawrocki
Welsh
Kwon
Khun
Yang
Tillio
Palmer
Kenny
Are all surplus to requirements then I expect a very busy transfer window.
The only thing that slows the process for me is the qualification of champions league, we would all want players in to give us the best chance of qualifying for the tournament, however the board are very risk overt when it comes to this little obstacle as it's a huge financial gamble.
For those positions needing replaced, albeit Nygren being Khuns direct replacement, who would you like in to replace any of the above? Try give your own opinion rather than the resurfacing rumours of the same players?
Finally one question maybe for Ed or anyone with extensive knowledge, our previous 4 seasons, have the players purchased have any pattern in terms of bought from the same agents? Sometimes i feel like we are offered players via these avenues rather than our scouting network, however I'm only guessing so maybe someone can answer that.
6.) 04 Jul 2025 09:01:41
We have a history of complacency and not building from strength and to be perfectle honest our 'strength' was limited to a small group of players who basically ran out of steam carrying the rest.
I know it's early in the 'window' but it's never too early to get good business done and dusted when there were gaps to be filled.
Sevco have yet another new manager and along with the new investors will seek to mount a challenge. Celtic are the champions and have to ensure we concentrate on improvement and progress to stay on top.
7.) 04 Jul 2025 13:19:59
There maybe plenty of players available at a fair price to suit our model. There are also plenty of clubs in better rated leagues and playing in a warmer and. drier climate who also want these players . Players are traded very publicly nowadays, as soon as a club show an interest, players agent if he is doing a good job spreads all details around many clubs . We can only try our best to sign the players we want, selling club will be in no hurry . We will be successful in getting signature of some players, and not of others .
We should continue practice of selling players who demanded out, if a buying club reaches our valuation. Hopefully we are not selling players, just because asking price was met.
8.) 04 Jul 2025 17:32:19
I am surprised that Kris Boyd wastes his time spreading his knowledge on here .
9.) 04 Jul 2025 21:31:43
BR will sign whoever he wants within the budget set.
24 May 2025 22:32:45
Deserved nothing today. However two out of three ain't bad as the song goes and beats nothing out of three which regardless of their delight tonight our rivals will awake to that realisation. Wake up call for the board and the good recruitment doctor. What's brought on to replace first 11 aren't good enough. Manager needs to have a look at himself too. Couldn't beat the H*ns and the tactical genius that is Barry Ferguson over 90 minutes in last 4 meetings. As ma laddie said a win would have papered over the cracks. Well done Aberdeen. That said they finished Hatatas season 10 days ago when game was finished and ball was dead. Plus they took out Forrest today and both were a massive loss. Had Jamesie stayed on the park today who knows because Yang was pants. It says it all about our recruitment though that a player nearing the end of his career is our best winger. We need a big summer particularly if we're unseeded and have a qualifier to play. We've again stumped up plenty for season tickets in difficult economic times. Over to the board.
1.) 24 May 2025 23:32:34
It's not a wake up call to the board. The players and the manager are to blame not the board, ref or Peter Lawwell. The board have spent £9m on Idah, £11m on Engels, millions on Kuhn, Bernardo etc and they were rank rotten today all of them. McCowan and Yang showed exactly why they are subs.
2.) 24 May 2025 23:39:01
I agree we were far too predictable as did the Aberdeen manager. Our squad had two key injuries but the remainder created next to nothing. Not enough flair, pace and imagination and that goes all the way to the manager as well. BR is probably the best we can do, but he has to realize that like for like substitutions doesn't always work when most of the replacements are inferior quality.
Sometimes a change of formation, personnel and game-plan helps.
However, that makes no difference now. Too many players who were irreplaceable and unplayable last year have apparently burnt out and the lack of real quality in depth required to be a great team were never there to start with. More questions than answers going into the new season and the doubts will be raised yet again about our recruitment and standards expected and quality required.
The knee jerk reaction will be focused on the latest arrivals but there is a reality check required about how good we think we are.
3.) 25 May 2025 07:59:41
Aberdeen, from the first minute, set out their stall to take that game to pens.
A team we battered all season, scoring more than 20 goals against them, employed a game plan that our coach and players simply couldn't break down on the day.
Where I don't subscribe to wholesale change due to loosing a cup final, after the success we've had this season, performances like yesterday show up the gaps in the playing squad, that one player who can make the difference just wasn't there.
There is no doubt BR wants better players signed, he knew that long before yesterday, hopefully he gets that backing and we can continue to improve.
It would seem that this season was one where the 'underdogs' won the cup finals;- Newcastle, Palace, Spurs, Sheepsha**ers.
On a final note, it goes to show how times have changed when some are greetin because we never won the treble.
☘️ ☘️ ☘️.
4.) 25 May 2025 14:28:20
First off, happy to win the double. Secondly, the game yesterday was a massive disappointment from start to finish. We don't look a threat with Hatate out the team and Bernardo and Engles in the same team. Far too slow and not creative enough. We had the same issue a few years ago with Biton and Brown it just lacked any real creativity. The entire team didn't perform which is a major disappointment against a struggling Aberdeen side with only 18% possession. The result only highlights the need for a better backup to Hatate and maybe even a replacement as well if he is to leave as Bernardo isn't a like for like replacement and has done nothing all season when called upon. Kuhn again done nothing and should be sold in the summer.
16 May 2025 14:57:03
Hatatia's out of cup final.
Feckn disgrace.
1.) 16 May 2025 15:33:23
Aberdeen player should have been sent off.
2.) 16 May 2025 16:53:24
He knew what he was doing. The ref stood miles away not interested. Feckin cheats.
BR was right to challenge him on it.
3.) 16 May 2025 18:18:03
Why are Celtic so passive and diplomatic in situations like this. If it was the other way round there would be a feckin riot with calls for retrospective bans, repercussions and public floggings.
I am still confident of us winning the cup but I hope we give them another hammering into the bargain. Nonetheless it's very tough on Hatate.
4.) 16 May 2025 18:52:28
If the Aberdeen player had attacked a player from any other club other Celtic he would have been sent off for his assault.
As far as I am concerned, I wouldn’t be surprised the SFA with special use of referees and VAR Officials are the prime instigators of the bigotry and hatred of Celtic football club and their fans . SFA need an Ibrox club to avail of their sectarianism to keep maximum pressure on Celtic.
That was why SFA broke all their own rules and laws in their battle to keep Ranger in league and allow Rangers2012+to claim they are the same club as the EBT fuelled club Rangers 1872 who liquidated and died in 2012.
5.) 16 May 2025 20:50:04
We know why . SFA, SPL and refs are all on Sevco’s side and support each other when most needed .
Scottish Football Authorities and Police Scotland laugh and sneer at Celtic complaints and advise them to go home if they are not happy .
It’s not easy for Celtic to complain to the leader of the
OO and we can’t expect anything.
6.) 17 May 2025 08:35:22
Never a red but it was a hefty challenge.
20 Dec 2023 22:40:58
TC
You’re bang on 100%.
15 Aug 2023 21:38:05
£150k in Euros.
{Ed007's Note - Transfer fees as always recorded in Euros by UEFA and on the that FIFA TMS. Some posters think I'm being a pretentious sod when I put figures up in Euros but it's just what's written and I don't keep up with exchange rates to know the difference.}
08 Aug 2023 21:26:43
Pedro
Agreeing or disagreeing great tae see ye beck on the banter page ye were missed. ☘️ jfp.
08 Aug 2023 18:23:21
Pedro
When you look at the number of midfielders we have McGregor, O’Riley, Turnbull, Holm, Kwon, Iwata etc. if we’re looking at another midfielder it makes the think Hatata is away particularly given Turnbull starting against Ross County.
I don’t think we’re looking at two centre halves because CCV is likely to leave I think it’s more in case one falls through that we don’t have all our eggs in one basket with only three weeks of the window remaining.
I wouldn’t expect us to sign both the Dutch lad and the Swedish lad it will be one or the other particularly as we’ve just signed Rocky. Not sure all would be happy chasing two starting places either.
Really like the look of the Swedish boy he can play football and head a ball my prayers would be answered.
07 Aug 2023 17:21:07
It’s been rumoured it’s the last of the DMcK low release clauses whether that’s true or not who knows the last of which is Abada I believe as the others have signed contract extensions and Abada is about too as well by some accounts.
14 Jul 2025 19:28:18
Wee Dessie kills me.
14 Jul 2025 13:43:02
Just because BR asks for specific player (s) to be signed, and Board does it’s best doesn’t mean we will get the quality we want…
Does their best? Whit?
Here’s the facts. The club has the thick end of £80m in their coffers. It’s now a year since the club knew Kyogo wanted away and 6-months since he left. Rodgers made it clear he wanted him replaced in January window and he still hasn’t been. With Kenny and Osmand both potentially 3rd place strikers behind behind Idah and Maeda able to play through the middle I’m concerned the Japanese with next tae nae goals this season is the boards idea of a first choice striker.
As it stands we’re Khun, Kyogo and Jota worse off than last season. We’re relying on Jamest Forrest who at 34 is the best winger at the club for all the wingers we’ve bought. We’re couldn’t knit a centre half from the centre halfs we’ve got but we’ve bought a £250,000 Japanese project. The board should be bringing players that are bettter than what we have in every position to make Idah and CCV et al squad players not buying more squad players.
Before I’m reminded that it’s early days we a champions league qualifier weeks away the biggest game we’ll play this season. I don’t trust them and I’m concerned. They’ve got previous and to date the good football doctor hasn’t shown us jack $hit. A well run business we are a well run football club we ain’t.
13 Jul 2025 22:03:31
Elliot and McNeil.
07 Jul 2025 20:32:33
Pedro
100%.
Tu es Petrus.
07 Jul 2025 17:49:19
As things stand ma starting 11 isnae good enough.