Celtic Rumours Archive July 15 2013

15 Jul 2013 20:39:10
Right hoops celtic have gave cliftonville back 500 tickets, if there's any hoops on here from belfast that don't have tickets get upto solitude tomorrow morning as they go on sale first thing. disappointed at our scottish friends not taking up the allocation, yas are going to miss out on some party. belfastbhoy!

With what's going on in NI right now wouldn't want to be wandering about their pished at night after a celtic game mate probably be fine but you never know not worth the hassle IMO.

Given the events of the past week and warnings from locals including regular posters on this site, I think its quite clear why some people have decided to give it a miss. It's fair to say the game could pass without incident, but some people don't want to take the chance.

MgC

It's a shame, but you can't really blame the Celtic fans for not wanting to risk travelling to Belfast with what has been going on in the last few days.

JD

Yes they say all the best partys are held in war zones . fab1

C'ville website says Sean Grahams Bookies in King St are selling them from 10am
Tommy Bhoy

To be honest most celtic fans did not get an offer of tickets A list travellers or some rubbish like most of the people who would have went did not get an offer been to Solitude many a time to see the Reds when over in ardoyne good luck I personally would have came over but sadly have to work HH

15 Jul 2013 20:03:40
Why did Hooper say last week that he wants to stay last week yet this week Lennon has said he's more than likely going to leave. Think we should sell now and get either Sharp or Austin

MikeyBhoy88

Austins medical failed with some other club a few days ago it was a knee problems something quite big so he's ruled out

He never said he wanted to stay! Read the statement again, knowhere in it mentioned celtic.
(never thought I would be lost withought my phone, I hate laptops)

Bigbadjohn

He's not brilliant for a player who failed a medical. I wouldn't mind Sharp either. Played for my home town club Doncaster and was great

MikeyBhoy88

I hope we don't sign doyle or sharp austin I would take but I also think federico macheda from Manchester United could be worth a loan deal with option to buy still very young and could help kick start his career also santa cruz is a free agent unless he signed somewhere I think he would be a much better shout than the strikers were linked with hail hail gbnl

eric1888

To be fair he's quoted in the article saying we want to retain our title does insinuate that he means Celtic which would suggest he want's to stay

MikeyBhoy88

Good luck to GH I get that feeling he is going need it, same with VW good luck.
If they do not hit the ground running then backwaters they will be, and Celtic will have made a mint from the two likely lads.
Now let us talk about who is here and who is coming in.
We want Heros who want to become Legends.

15 Jul 2013 16:12:20
Forward line Outs: Hooper, Miku, Lassad and talk of Watt going out on loan.
Inns: Balde

Midfield outs: Wanyama & Mccourt
Inns: Nil

Defence outs: Rogne and arguablly Wanyama again
Inns: Virgil and a free tranfer player whos only played aout 60 games in the last 7 years.
We quite clearly need to sign at least one new striker, Central midfieder, a game changing winger of some sort and Cover at left back just to get our squad back to last seasons size and quality.
Plus more if we want to build on last year.
Bring in James MacArthur(2M), Gary MacKay Stevens(1.5M), Jordan Rhodes(4M) and Phil Bardsley(2.5M), all sorted and all scottish internationals.
Tht still leaves 2M in bank plus 5M from sale of hooper
Kevbhoyo

Apart from MacArthur I would be happy here.

Think Bannan is better in terms of creative skill, MacArthur more of a Scott Brown without the ability and dig.

Mc Arthur for 2 Rhode's for 4 get in the real world man, and as for Bardsley, you must be joking
Tambhoy

Yeah because we will sign a player Blackburn paid 8m for, for. 4m what u smoking u maniac?

SOS BHOY {Ed007's Note - I'm not wanting to get bogged down in all this again but Blackburn did not pay £8m for Rhodes buddy, the possible total of the deal could have reached £8m. That figure has already dropped because Blackburn didn't get promotion. A lot of the deal was made up with performance related clauses, both for Blackburn and the player. I'm 99% positive that the guaranteed sum was in the region of £4m - 4.5m
If I was Lawwell I would see if Blackburn fancied a straight swap for Hooper, but then again I'm a brass-necked sod and PL is the shy, retiring type :-)

You have made a good point about the amount off players leaving compared to players arriving remi gearson and victor noring have also left I think we need 4 players still a left back paul dixon would be a good player to get I agree about gary mckay steven sol bamba can play as a ch or cm and the striker I would go for would be conner sammon all players we could afford the fee and wages

Phil Bardsley. you having a laugh? Remember who he played for? Plus he's mince. McArthur wouldn't fit in with the number of centre mids we have. Mackay-Steven isn't quite good enough for Celtic yet and Jordan Rhodes will stay at Blackburn this season.

No to phil Beardsley used to play with them so no chance

Bhoy

If that's the case ed 4m is still a ridiculous sum it's less than what they paid, I would love Rhodes by he's out our price range I wish we bought him when Blackburn did

SOS BHOY

Bradsley is a thugs, he definitely isn't Lennon's cuppa tea. We never get MacArthur at such a low price nor Rhodes. He is old.news we missed our chance to get him. He'll move for big money or see his contract out.

I don't think Lennon will replace Wanyama, I thinly he sees enough in Kayal . I don't tho.
Bee Bee

FFS, FFS, FFS, were do I start? McArthur, please you can't be that THICK!never in 1 million years is he good enough for the hoops.BANNAN FFS.Rhodes ok goals but he cost 8 EFFIN MILL, DOES ANYONE THINK WE CAN GET HIM FOR HALF THAT?IF YOU DO FONE THE EFFIN SAMARITANS because i'm CLOSE TO IT READING THIS MERDE.OHHHH NAW PAUL DIXON?ARE WE A BIG CLUB OR NOT?ARE WE . A GIVE UP THE WILL TO . al geri.

Charlie mulgrew is cover at LB, Matthews played a blinder there against barca too - covered. Mckay-Stevens i'd take, him and Forrest would cause havoc. 6mill for Hooper i'd put 5 in for Rhodes. Midfield i'd take bannon or possibly the Scottish WBA mid, black hair forget his name but he was trf listed last year. ledley or kayal will fill vics role.

Graeme dorrans! That's the guy, creative with a great dig.

I can just put this post to bed jordan rhodes for 4 million quid your having a laugh the guy has scored something like 80 goals in his last 2 seasons so your going to be looking at at least 10 million. the guy is a class act and the thing about him is he is still a young guy. I reckon one more good season with blackburn and he will be destined for a top four team in the epl.

McArthur would never sign 4 us anyway. Rangers daft
Craigy

Paul Dixon? You want izzy to share his spot with the guy that broke his leg? Get a grip buddy!

Darrenbhoy

No chance with dorrans, he was at glasgow airport a few weeks back and I jokingly asked him if he fancied joining the tic, the look he gave me told me he won't be joining us EVER . fab1

Need to ask yourself who is going to come to the spl? Cheap foreign imports that are utter rubbish. EPL isn't much better, its all predictable. Any player that just want to play should go to Italy, Spain, France, Germany or even the MLS just for the lifestyle. This league is f****d!
Realist

Was it not Peter Pawlett that broke Izzys ankle?

MgC

Darrenbhoy, izzy broke his ankle up at pitoddrie.
Dixon played for utd then moved on to Huddersfield .
Before slating the poster get facts right.
As it happens Dixon wld b fine cover. Suggested we went for him before he headed down south,
Stevo dundee

I agree witht what youve write KevBhoyo untill you said about bardsley and MacArthur, i'd rather splash the cash on McCarthy in midfield and Danny Rose

Lets promote u21 players and invest the money back into our youth development fund. Is it any wonder why the likes of barca, real madrid and a host of other big names have like a great youth policy? We want to have great young players coming through and given the chance to shine so that we can reap the rewards, not buy foreign just for the sake of it

15 Jul 2013 15:45:02
Is the game on tv on wedensday?

It's on tv NI and tv Two Scotland.

Its on BBC2. HAIL HAIL

When the draw was made the tv immediately said they would show it live
where have you been.jimbhoy

15 Jul 2013 13:10:40
Helder Barbosa is NOT a free agent. He is contracted to Braga until 30/06/2014. So if we want him we will have to stump up a decent amount of money

LM67 {Ed007's Note - He seems to have recently signed a year's extension, or there was an extension clause the club triggered. He was on every 'official list' of possible Bosman's (players entering the last 6 months of their contract) since December.}

Yeah it looks like that's what happened, probably the club activating a clause in his contract. Just wanted to point it out as many have been calling for us to sign him because he's free

LM67

15 Jul 2013 09:26:56
I heard Lennon arrived in Portugal yesterday, anyone heard why? I don't think we have friendlies there so I was wondering if it was a business deal to sign a player

Hope its to sign Helder Barbosa

Somehow I doubt it with a CL game in 2 days time.

Hail Hail
ChrisBhoy

Maybe Helder Barbosa or else asking Vitoria for our money back from Balde

You've heard incorrectly. Lennon clearly said the other day that we would be doing no business until after the Cliftonville games.

Tony Watt sent NL to Portugal to pick up a flip flop that he left in list and found because he's turned on to a demanding premaddona.

I doubt he's left the team 3 days before a Champions League qualifier

LM67

I should have said I know for a fact Lennon did arrive in Portugal yesterday. I was at Celtic park and was talking to the people who worked there. He asked his boss "are we expecting Neil today" the boss said "No, he arrived in Portugal this morning"

I obviously dunno what it's about but I know for a fact he was in Portugal yesterday

My uncle saw NL and Garry Parker last night in ashton lane so whoever told you this is telling porkies.

G93

Who knows, I am only going on what I heard from the people who usually look after him when he arrives at Celtic Park.

He could possibly have been there during the day before coming back here at night. Transfer periods are usually crazily busy like that.

Hopefully we are signing Jackson Martinez from Porto with the Wanyama money haha or Cardozo

OP: What were you doing at CP? And how come you were talking to someone who would have been asking his boss if Neil was coming in today? What was your business there in the first place? Were you wanting to speak to NL or something? And why would the boss have revealed such information when someone like you was hanging around?
Please clarify your claim or go away. Possibly to the club at the other end of town? It's hard to tell who you are when you don't leave a name.

Hail Hail
ChrisBhoy

I need to be careful in what I say ChrisyBhoy. I had an interview at Celtic Park yesterday. A discussion was happening between people above me, they kept details concealed but mentioned that Lennon was in Portugal yesterday morning.

I can't say who I am or what I do because I don't want to mess my chances up.

No need to give me a hard time and suggest i'm a zombie just because I said Lennon was in Portugal yesterday. It's not like I'm here making up rumours or I'd have the name of a player.

Well the thing is, it's kinda hard to take your comments seriously. You might be telling the truth but if I told you my uncle was my mum's brother you'd probably want proof before you'd believe me. Do you see what I mean? Anyone could say anything really, AND, those people having the conversation didn't conceal it well enough if you heard it, did they?
Are you by any chance Lionel Messi and you were there for the vacant position of Striker?

Hail Hail
ChrisBhoy

15 Jul 2013 22:31:21
I don't see what the big deal is, I heard a guy saying Lennon was in Portugal. It's not such a far fetched thing.

Also If I was going to make something up believe me it would be far better than that.

According to people inside Celtic Park he was in Portugal that morning, I was simply asking if anyone knew of anyone we could be after from there, or if any deals were going on.

I never came on to get abuse on who I was ffs