Celtic Banter Archive September 20 2013

20 Sep 2013 23:07:34
Think Lennon hits the nail on the head, celtic can't sign a proven champions league goalscorer. To sign 1 of them would cost millions. There's no guarantee finboggason or Rhodes could score in the champ league just because they score in there respective leagues.

You never know they mite we can't stand still if hooper can then any one of those 2 could. don't forget Finn scored 2 against our cl opponents Ajax last month.ajw

Chances are they prob would, but there not proven CL scorers and we just can't afford 1 of them. To me there's as much chance pukki being the goalscorer we need for half the price, he's as much chance as succeeding as Rhodes or Finboggason

Typically speaking though, you tend to get what you pay for. Some of us would rather pay twice the money and have signed Finnbogason. Bottom line is he looks like twice the player to me. Most of the frustration stems from the money in to money out ratio, besides usual revenue and besides CL revenue. Sell Hooper for 6, replace him with Pukki for 3. Sell Wanyama for 12, replace him with Biton for 700k. Just doesn't add up enough for me. Could we not have stumped up another £4m for someone better? For the board, someone who is more likely to generate a better profit? The way I say it, and going back to getting what you pay for, if you can buy a player for £3m and sell him for £6m, how much could you sell on a player for if you bought him for £6m? The talent spotters we have can do their job, just think of the players we've signed, think of the players we've missed out on too though, through stubbornness or lack of ambition or balls. The whole "philosophy" of buying young, developing and selling on is utterly pointless unless the majority is reinvested into the team.

Jimtim and how many spl players leave for over 6mill? Wake up and realize that if we by a 6mill player we may only make that money back or have it at a loss. Yes we could take a risk with one player like that but not every window.

And do you not think that maybe the guy they want is only available in the next window? Or maybe we will get fin for much less next wi Dow then last? You don't know what the board is thinking and how they are planning! They are planning on how to use the money so they formulate a plot, sothe money may not be spent right away. Sick of fans like you that as soon as money comes in we should spend half right away, you mention how good we are at finding talent well did you ever think that the guy we want would be in the next window or year?

@4, let's just stick to Celtic, I couldn't give two hoots about other SPFL teams - so how many Celtic players leave for over £6m? Well, Wanyama, Hooper, Ki, McGeady and Petrov spring to my mind. So not too many but in fact, every decent player we've had, with age on his side and time on his contract go for those sort of figures. Apart from players we've made a small profit off, pretty much everybody else has been allowed to run down a contract or is over the hill. Plus you're missing my point about speculating to accumulate, we don't recieve so many 'big' fees for players because all we ever spend is peanuts. So that's that answered.

You're telling me to wake up but even you say that we could sign an 'expensive' player like that now and again, (i.e. when we receive a sizeable transfer fee perhaps?) so stop arguing with yourself before having a go at me.

You're "sick" of me? So I would have preferred us to have, and think we could have spent more money in the window - crucify me! I still remember being "assured" that most monies from sales would be invested back into the team.

Not even sure what your point is in the second paragraph but I just think overall you're missing my point about speculating to accumulate. Plus, more players left last season than came in, and with injuries we're already looking stretched and a bit jaded late on in games.

You're a bit lucky you even got a bite out of me but next time at least leave a name, otherwise your comments really are about as valuable to me as a sore winnet.

Correct jimthetim, ., .kbarry

I for one am 110% with JimTim's post (#5) from start to finish. Posted a similar thing after the Elfsborg 1st leg (think how long ago that feels now) and even with Pukki + Virgil looking good at SPFL level, and Biton still to play, I still feel we've been sold short.

20 Sep 2013 18:10:59
Double O -do u have any update on the Mouyokolo situation? I only managed to see him once in the shirt and found him competent and rather impressive. Did he injure himself during a game or was it in training? And knowing you're not a surgeon, anticipating a pithy reply, what's the prognosis?
Cheers, keep up the great work please. {Ed007's Note - Mouyokolo ruptured his Achillles tendon in training. He returned to France for surgery and will be out for approx 6 months.
I will be surprised if we see him in a CFC shirt again unless he gets a few games at the tail-end of the season before he gets released next summer. That's just my own thoughts and opinion on what could pan out.}

20 Sep 2013 14:29:26
Hello fellow tims after wednesday nights dissapointment is our next champs league game with the mighty Barca now a must win?. Or do you think we can afford to lose and still finish 2nd. I think this group will be a battle for 2nd between ourselfs milan and ajax as I expect Barca will win this group comfortably leaving 2nd place up for grabs. I think 9 points maybe even 8 could be enough to make the last 16. Davie C

We will be in a battle for 3rd place with Ajax and we need to better their results as we did on Wednesday.
We would need to win our three home games to be in with a chance of second place and I think that is a big ask.
We are not as good as last season in important areas in my opinion.

JJ

When the group was drawn, I said I would be delighted with the Europa League. Wednesday was hard to take, but in the light of it all it's probably the sort of result my brain (not my heart) was anticipating. I'd expect Milan to finish above us in second, and we'll be going head to head against Ajax, so they're the two 'must win' games for me.

I expect us to come second if Lenny doesn't do stupid team selections and insane substitutions during games (never ever two subs at same time) hope he reads this.

20 Sep 2013 12:22:25
So, if the daily rags are to be believed the zombies could be watching their deed team at our place if they beat another part time team. If this is true then it's purely a business decision that has to be made. I would be very carefull how we would word the contract to cover any damage and clean up bills that will inevitably happen when we let that bunch of toerags into our home. We need to know that these bills will be covered as I wouldn't trust the sevvies with anything to do with cash. Pesonally, I don't think we need the money and should tell them to go elsewhere politely.
This is all rumour at the moment as they might get beat before the final.

BigRab you're right, infact I think they should send over any contract to you before signing to make sure its all covered.
I wouldn't too much about broken seats though, your own green brigade take care of that most home games.

Boy_Blue

Ther won't be a rangers the 2nd by the time of the final from ther own admissions on ther rumors page ther as we say "ucked and will be out of business and in admin in less than five months, so rangers the third by this time next year then it's like a f""king shrek sequel, the English Tim

@1 if you brake something in your own house u deal with it, if a zombie comes in2 your house and brakes something you blow the smelly c*unts head off.
Monkeybhoy

No point sending me the contract blueboy, it would go straight on the fire if it was up to me.
Couldn't think of anything I would want less than to fill our European grade stadium with sevvies for a trampy cup.
Still, it's all part of this "fantastic journey" you lot keep going on about.

20 Sep 2013 00:43:58
Hey ed .i know your a keen Man Utd fan or I'm lead to believe that, anyways can u tell me what's wrong with Danny welbeck as he's in my fantasy team and not even a sub (not just the fact they have rooney and rvp) cheers m8
Cha67 {Ed007's Note - Apart from being sh1te he is out injured just now with fluid on his knee. Why did you pick him? He must be one of the worst players I have ever seen in a Utd shirt, I really don't rate him at all.}