Celtic Banter Archive May 02 2014

02 May 2014 19:14:05
I just saw on that wee Oscar was up and walking today. Surely that will cheer us all up. Keep fighting wee man we are all thinking of you.

02 May 2014 18:33:32
The poll from yesterday about Peter Lawwell and his salary, to be honest I don't know what the going rate is for the Chief Executive of Celtic or what is justifiable in this day and age of mega money football?

What is the criteria for 'doing enough'? Serious question

Given the money he makes for the club he may well deserve it. As you say though it's all relative I suppose.

I for one cannot hide my frustration at the lack of investment in the team.

One of the things that sticks out in my mind this season was a photo of Pete sat as smug as a Cheshire based fat-cat announcing our financial figures. Hours later we were getting knocked out another cup at home to Aberdeen. Says it all.

We are a club without a serious domestic rival in 2/3 seasons and the club are seriously underachieving :-
in total trophies won, in our recent CL record and in the style of football and calibre of player Celtic are used to.
The blame may be the manager's, but the buck stops at Lawell.
Selling our top players is understood as it keeps us solvent, but replacing them with inferior and injury prone players will see us deteriorate more.

JJ

{Ed007's Note - The money he is bringing in from player sales is THE only positive I can see he brings to his position. Spending on players and more importantly the wages he is offering around along with the money wasted on wages are pulling the team back. I don't really care too much about the transfer fees but there are a lot of players available in the £25k-£30k a week bracket that that would improve us.}

02 May 2014 10:27:33
Scottish Everton scouts reportedly putting Jamesy's name forward to Martinez. Ideally, he'd be a squad player for us. So, if we could get a figure from which we could buy someone like Djuricic I'd be delighted. Newcastle already in talks with his representatives though. But that's the kind of player I'd like. It's also reported we value Forrest at £7m. Not sure we'd get that.

Fingers crossed this is true. If we can get £5-7m for Forrest, because £9.5m McGeady was poor but Forrest is a poor man's Aiden!

How anyone can realistically value Florist at £5-7m is way beyond my comprehension. What has he done in his career to justify even a quarter of those figures? On his day he's not bad but he's on his day about 3 or 4 games in a season and even that's against poor opposition.

Hail Hail

I'm firing up the Quattro as I type!

I really don't see anyone paying £7 million for James Florist, we could replace him and still bank £6,999,999.

I can just hear Pedro "Put that away and pull your fly up Jamesy Bhoy, you're off to Merseyside!"

We're talking English Premier League clubs here. More money than sense. If we can't negotiate £5-7m for an average, injury prone first team Celtic player from them then Peter Lawwell isn't doing his job right. This is a country where Huddersfield got £8m for Jordan Rhodes, £5m for Danny Graham, Burnley got £7m for Jay Rodriguez, Wolves got £7.5m for Matt Jarvis, Liverpool got £5m for Charlie Adam, etc! As well as the top 5-6 teams spending £25-50m per player.

Surely someone from the cash filled EPL will give £5/£7 million for Forrest. He has had a rotten time with illness and injury but if he can overcome them, I think with his pace he could be a match winner with any team .

I rate him more than most too Chris.

His record ain't bad at all really. I think there's better to be had though if we get £7m.

@chrisbhoy mate its unrealistic the valuation quoted. £2m at a push in my opinion.

02 May 2014 17:43:52
Guys if the £7m is true, I foresee a queue a mile long of Celtic fans (myself included) ready, willing and able to drive Forrest to Merseyside. lol
Snodgrass is valued around £5m sign him and we would still be in profit.

PS ED007 here is an idea for a poll
Would Celtic fans rather Forrest was sold or stayed for another season

{Ed007's Note - I've passed that on to Ed001, he's become unhealthily infatuated with setting up his polls of the day.}

@4) HB, If they pay that kinda money for Florist then THEY aren't doing THEIR job right. I think the phrase, "a fool and his money are easily parted" doesn't quite stretch as far as Jamesy! Those players you mentioned are all much betther than him. in my opinion.
DN30, I agree with you totally, £2m would be good business.

Hail Hail

@timalloy i'd carry him all the way on my back to merseyside for even £20 lol

They may be better players Chris, but they're all much smaller clubs than Celtic. In terms of finances, playing squads, facilities, etc. A move to England might see Jamesy come good, but I won't be disheartened when/if he leaves.

There are many players playing for clubs in the lower regions of the EPL and championship who could never reach Forrest's high standards and they would cost £5/6 m upwards . Of course
It would depend on Forrest shaking off his injuries