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08 Jan 2025 16:44:37
I say this every year, but good in-form players tend not to move in January. The only guys who move are those that a club wants rid of, unless something crazy happens at the top of the food chain which filters down.
with that in mind, I don't expect any signings this window, certainly none that will trouble the first team. If we can let a couple of fringe players go or go on loan and keep the main squad in place I'll be happy.
1.) 08 Jan 2025 18:25:41
I think 2 minimum will come in.
01 Aug 2024 13:36:34
Idah season long loan now being discussed, Celtic and Norwich too far apart in terms of transfer fee, but player wants to go and seen as sensible approach right now. expect to be completed over the weekend.
1.) 01 Aug 2024 14:06:57
That sounds promising Gerry.
2.) 01 Aug 2024 14:38:53
If this doesn't have an option to buy come the end of the season I'm going to flip ma lid.
3.) 01 Aug 2024 14:57:56
Would be a good move, we get him for a year and I hope if successful we know how much it will cost to make it permanent. Allows us to spend the funds elsewhere.
4.) 01 Aug 2024 15:20:30
Better than nothing I suppose as long as it is a loan to buy at a sensible price, as there will be no haggling with Norwich as we did with Benfica to lower it.
Hope this is just not gossip and we can get on with other signings.
Baldy looking at more experienced freebies, no sell on values but hoping to challenge us on a budget and qualif for group stages.
A quality CB, if not O'Shea, someone with his quality and experience, as we will need it in CL. We may be strong offensively but defensively we need to be tighter.
The Wolves LB appears to be a no go, so an alternative is a must.
5.) 01 Aug 2024 17:55:42
I don't understand why Norwich would let him go out on loan with an option to buy rather than just sell him - it doesn't make sense.
6.) 01 Aug 2024 18:26:12
I wonder from Celtics end who’s responsible for the difference in valuation, probably the same individual who wouldn’t pay an extra 1m for John mcginn when he was at Hibs.
7.) 01 Aug 2024 18:47:16
Pretty pathetic to be honest if it’s true Celtic won’t pay the fee for Idah, I understand both the buyer and seller may have differences in valuation but Celtic have qualified for the CL for the 3rd season in a row, posted incredible profits and haven’t spent a penny so far this summer to improve the squad. Norwich are reportedly after 7m which seems to be a fair amount.
We sold Oh and haksabanovic for a reported combined fee of £5m, and I’m led to believe the Bernardo deal is done for £3.5m, along with the £1m spent on the goalkeeper Sinisalo. We’ve actually made a profit so far!
Idah is young, massive potential, and a high chance of a high re-sale value in the future who no doubt will vastly improve under Rodgers.
it’s a total smack in the face from the club to us fans who are the ones who pay money into the club and are constantly let down by the individuals who make these decisions, pay the bloody money Celtic.
06 Dec 2020 00:58:08
The league is gone, in truth it was probably done before today but no point dwellng on it now. Give Lennon the cup final and a chance to complete another treble then find some 'mutual agreement' to allow him to leave with a bit of a pay off (I don't expect him to resign when he's due a decent amount, let's be fair he'll never have a job paying this well again) .
There's no rush to make another appointment, its all about planning for next season so just make sure we get it right. Would be nice to win the Scottish Cup as last thing I want is to see them do a treble. Finishing second is a must too of course.
If we're all honest, this 9iar is poor and distant relation of the 9iar under Jock Stein, there is no comparison between the two. And if we'd managed to do the 10 it would almost devalue what the Lisbon Lions achieved.
Bring on next season, we go again HH.
1.) 07 Dec 2020 08:13:24
No rush to make another appointment Gerry? U do realise that we need to finish second as there are 2 spots for champions league qualification available. At the min we will struggle to get second. Change is needed now to spot more dropped points.
2.) 07 Dec 2020 09:16:23
We need to be planning ahead, feckin sick to death of trying to scrape through the qualifiers. Systematic failures that have us where we are now.
3.) 07 Dec 2020 10:23:57
The league isn't gone if the board are decisive and remove Lennon today and appoint a genuinely good manager. Kennedy, or John Collins, or Henriuck Larsson aren't the answer.
It's 13 points with an unassailable goal difference, so effectively 14 points. We have two games in hand and three derbies. That's 15 points IF we act now and get in someone competent who can organise a defence and motivate a team with fresh ideas and who has some knowledge of sports science and fitness.
If Lennon is allowed to stay till the cup final, we will be atleast 18 adrift and have lost the cup to Hearts.
4.) 07 Dec 2020 11:47:07
I agree with you Lennonout but I think even when we get a new manager in it's going to take a couple of games to get that side playing like a football team again too many bad habits have got in there.
5.) 07 Dec 2020 13:07:22
You're spot on tony2bhoy, but a decent manager can usually get a reaction in a short space of time even though it'll take a while to properly implement his ideas. anyone who can organise a defence will be an improvement.
these aren't bad players, they just look spent. they haven't looked fit for months. they need a lift and to get the ball moving quicker, and some movement off the ball.
people criticise brown for going sideways, but they're generally isn't a forward pass. Eddie is surrounded by 10 defenders, so either can't get the ball or goes wide and there's no one in the box. it'll also help to play players in the correct positions. don't be shoehorning people in just because of a name. Christie isn't the same out wide. he's a ten.
Lennon needs to go today and the board need to spend the money on a quality manager. jack ross, john collins, even Larsson won't excite the fans (at least not the sensible ones) and then they run the risk of an empty stadium next year.
I remember Rodgers said he gave the players a dossier each week on the guy they were likely to be up against. Lennon says he doesn't even do match analysis .
6.) 07 Dec 2020 16:26:29
All we need from a new manager is some organisation and some basic tactics. I'd be fine with grinding out 1-0s or 2-1s until we go to Poundland, and hopefully, come away with a draw. We can start to think about attractive football improvements after that. Just get some organisation and effort into the team.
7.) 07 Dec 2020 17:45:46
We need a win there IF we have any chance of winning the league So strange saying this at the start of December but that is how far we have fallen the longer it takes to get a new manager in the less chance IF we have one at all of regaining the title sadly enough.
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01 Jan 2024 12:20:24
Happy new year all, 2024 was arguably our second greatest year ever, let’s see if 25 can top it!
24 Dec 2024 09:55:22
2 home games to go to finish a calendar year with only 2 defeats, an absolutely astonishing achievement - pretty sure it hasn’t been done since European competition has been a thing (I’m aware we went a long run in the 1910s) .
Add to that we have brought home 3 trophies on 2024 and really as fans there is not much more we can ask for. Not been at our best last few weeks but if this counts as a ‘down’ then we are one of the luckiest sets of fans in the world. And when the ‘up’ starts again, hopefully on jan2, it’ll be a canter to another title come May
Merry Christmas everyone.
1.) 24 Dec 2024 11:06:05
If this year finishes with only 2 defeats,
2024 must be the least Celtic have been beaten in a calendar year, since the league cup started in 1946 after WW2.
2.) 24 Dec 2024 11:50:04
I had a look gerry.
The last time, I seen when we only lost 2 or less games in a calendar year was in 1919.
The ScottIsh Cup wasn’t played for 5 years and it started again in 1920.
So basically it was only league fixtures in 1919.
Celtic went 20 league games undefeated in the 1918/ 19 season to pip Rangers to the league by only one point.
We then only lost to Rangers in October 1919 the following season to finish the 1919 Calendar year with only one defeat.
The last match of the 1918/ 19 season both Celtic and Rangers were away from home on the last game of the season.
Celtic won 2-0 away to Ayr Utd to clinch the title.
It was a nervous finish until the crucial 2nd goal was scored with only 10 minutes to go.
It was just as well because Rangers played away to Clyde at CELTIC PARK.
Both clubs asked to hire Celtic Park to make more money from a bigger attendance.
Rangers won 4-0 and thank goodness Celtic also won because we wouldn’t want them winning the league at our ground.
3.) 24 Dec 2024 11:52:30
thanks buzz, knew I could rely on you to fill in some historical gaps!
02 Dec 2024 13:16:52
Really enjoyed Saturday, some of the goals in the first half were superb. And McCowan is equally deserving of a start as Engels or Bernardo, as far as I’m concerned any 3 of 5 will be comfortably good enough to win any game in Scotland. Second half was exactly what we needed, a pure rest, no pressure at all, unlucky not to get a couple more but no big deal.
Next 12 days could be massive. We might book our place in CL playoff, win a trophy and go net 10 points ahead of second place, that makes for a good Xmas!
1.) 02 Dec 2024 14:55:08
Being my local boy its great to see McCowan doing well, av a wee sneaky feeling he might get a we bit more game time after that performance but God only knows why he isn't starting for Scotland.
2.) 02 Dec 2024 16:16:42
Conor Barron ahead in the queue bro ?.
3.) 02 Dec 2024 16:31:27
Our midfield has strength in depth.
Under Ange we had Calmac, Hatate, O’Riley, Turnbull and Mooy.
I liked Mooy but our current midfield depth looks stronger.
4.) 02 Dec 2024 16:48:56
Troy, I'm from your neck of the woods, although it's a few decades since I graced the luscious cinder pitches of the Wellington / broomhill/ Pete Rd etc. Still got the scars! Regarding Luke, I raved about him on this forum several months ago when he played for Dundee v THEM and hoped that the Tim's would go after him, because he gave 100%and I was confident the celtic supporters would take to him.
5.) 02 Dec 2024 21:48:05
Broomhill was my primary school (St Patrick’s) and a remember that ash park only too well mate my feet were black every single day?.
6.) 03 Dec 2024 00:06:57
Troy Broomhill was our home patch for St Columbas juveniles. My most vivid memory of it? Years later picking the "turf" out of my legs with tweezers and a darning needle.
28 Nov 2024 15:59:04
I think last night was a good point against a very decent side, we weren’t at our best but have now gone 5 home games unbeaten in Champions League and that’s a good run by anyone’s standards.
How the table ends up is very difficult to call, I suspect we are one win away from top 24, 2 wins away from top 16 and 3 wins away from top 8 (which may still be a stretch) . Young Boys clearly the best opportunity for us to get that win, but if we play to our ability we can get something in Zagreb and Birmingham.
I’m starting to look at who’s behind us and their remaining fixtures. Ultimately we need to finish above 12 teams to proceed. YoungBoys and Bratislava have no chance. Leipzig need to win their last 3 and hope it’s enough, I’m going to say it’s not happening. Bologna’s fixtures are tough, I don’t think they’ll do it, ditto SpartaPrague, Girona and Shaktar. I don’t think Sturm Graz, Salzburg or Red Star will do enough.
That’s 10 teams, leaving us 26th. Looking at the teams around us, Real and PSG you’d imagine will be fine. I also think Stuttgart despite their capitulation yesterday can probably win their last 3. I reckon that leaves ourselves, Feyenoord, Brugge, Zagreb and PSV fighting for the last 2 spots.
I’m going to say we’ll get another 4 points and finish in 21st place – let's see how this ages end of January!
1.) 28 Nov 2024 16:35:50
The super computer predicts us to finish 20th, real Madrid to finish 24th and PSG to miss out.
2.) 28 Nov 2024 17:20:55
Celtic have only lost One CL home game from our last 7 played and that was in injury time to Lazio.
According to the supercomputer,
Celtic were the most fortunate from all 36 clubs with our fixtures and PSG were the least fortunate, hence why the French club are struggling.
3.) 28 Nov 2024 18:01:22
I agree our pot 1 and 2 picks were very kind, but Villa away from pot 4 is a shocker.
19 Nov 2024 09:55:18
I don’t watch much international football but stuck the Scotland game on last night out of boredom, was a cracking game end to end, could have been 5-5 if either side had a decent striker. Won’t catch on for me tho, look forward to real football back at the weekend.
One thing I did want to say tho is I’m getting very annoyed about Ben Doak, that guy is going to be a £15-20m player very soon, if not already, possibly even more and we lost him for a song.
Why do we even bother with an academy, any half decent players heads to England or Germany at the age of 16 and we get buttons. Total waste of time and the more I see that guy and guys like him the more I think we should just rip it up.
{Ed001's Note - he is already worth much more than that.}
1.) 19 Nov 2024 11:08:42
Celtic hands are tied because the setup in Scottish football is poor.
We will continue to lose decent young talent unless Scottish football bring back competitive reserve football.
2.) 19 Nov 2024 11:25:27
Im not sure it wasn't for a want of trying. Wasn't the lad in the first team squad before he left.
3.) 19 Nov 2024 15:37:36
If Liverpool come calling and the potential of working with Jurgen Klopp (at the time) you would be stupid to turn the chance down. You have to remember Celtic have got 0 structure in place for young guys coming through our system. 1 in roughly 100 players end up playing 50 games for the first team. It’s the structure that’s the problem.
4.) 19 Nov 2024 16:10:23
Not until Liverpool showed an interest then they gave him some minutes. you read a lot of these boys saying there is no clear plan of development progression and lack of communication. the bhoy Kenney was recently talking about it. On the lack of communication from Celtic regarding himself and how he's doing on loan . is it as backwards as blindly assuming the bhoys are Celtic fans they'll stay and put up with it?
5.) 19 Nov 2024 16:40:13
We tried to keep him he wanted out.
6.) 19 Nov 2024 20:25:31
So I get we wanted to keep him, that's besides the point. And as for no pathway, no reserve league etc etc, yes that's true also and probably doesn't help.
But my point was, we can't tie down good prospects properly (possibly rightly so, again different argument) so what's the point in us ploughing money into an academy when anyone good enough for our first team goes to England/ equivalent, anyone not good enough goes to Ireland/ equivalent. And we get about 1% of the compensation we are due for players.
There's no point in us busting our guts to produce the next quality street gang when all they'll do is go to liverpool/ man utd/ bayern/ whoever and we'll get about £100k each for them. Why bother?
Surely just close our academy, put the money into scouting, and buy players from elsewhere at the age of 16/ 17, play the game to our advantage.
13 Jan 2025 20:57:12
Only 2 players in Scotland I'd be remotely interested in are Igamane and Cerny, Boyle is nowhere near good enough for Celtic.
17 Oct 2024 11:08:19
absolute bellends the lot of them.
07 Sep 2024 20:00:50
My Grandad was from Co Sligo, always a special place for me. Anyone making the trip over for the game be sure to check out the Brother Walfrid memorial in Ballymote.
27 Aug 2024 12:10:17
No South Americans! They never work out for us.
26 Aug 2024 13:27:35
We are not allowed to talk to a player about personal terms before being given permission by the selling club, that’s called tapping up.
{Ed007's Note - It's done through the players agent and is a common practise, MOR had agreed personal terms with both Atalanta and Brighton weeks ago.}
20 Jan 2025 09:08:48
Make no mistake Young Boys are a far better team than Killie or Dundee and would be challenging for trophies every year if they played in Scotland.
Anyone who thinks it will be an easy game is kidding themselves. If we get a 1-0 win with a deflected injury time winner I’ll be delighted!
15 Jan 2025 14:36:30
Spot on, was a poor performance last night but guess what - we aren't perfect! I said at the start of the month if we end January 10 points clear, still in the Scottish Cup and still in Europe I'd be delighted, so should everyone.
No team in the World, ever, will win every game in a schedule like we have over December/ January, simply not possible.
14 Jan 2025 09:35:37
Ideally Joe but some folk seem to like it bizarrely!
13 Jan 2025 21:50:39
Just need to sack the International football, total waste of time, 6 perfectly good Saturdays between September - November ruined by the Nations League, absolute farce.
Get rid of Nations league, allow for 2 Int friendlies per year (4 in tournament years) , pre-qualify all past winners for World cups/ Euros, all other teams knockout football to qualify. This would more than half the number of Internationals.
08 Jan 2025 20:35:41
And only £5.99 too, any Celtic fan watching on a dodgy stream really needs to have a word with themselves, support the club. I'm a season ticket holder living in England, can't make it up for midweek games, more than happy to pay it, a bargain at the price.