Celtic Rumours Archive January 23 2012

23 Jan 2012 23:33:59
Is this the new away kit?Tennants has been photoshopped on and i think it has the look of the 08 home top.What do you think ed?

twitter.com/#!/VLR/status/160855655866056704/photo/1

Jungle Bhoy. {Ed007's Note - It looks like watching Freddie Krueger in black and white!!!}

Spot on

Would rather it was black and green hoops instesd of black and grey, think that would look cool

BarryBhoy

Hi, first time poster here, i have 3 pics of the new celtic strips for you to view and also a pic of cisse at paradise wearing the hoops, how do i post them? {Ed007's Note - Upload them using the Sightings button on your right of the screen, and welcome aboard.}

23 Jan 2012 22:18:57
think we should go for jon walters from stoke hes quick and strong would do a great turn up here

Y would he leave a team like stoke who are doing fantastic this season to come to us , total non starter

daviebhoy08

Get a grip Davy it won't be long till they're back treading water in the championship where Jon Walters real level is

Jon Walters is a good player, but he doesnt score enough goals. He suits Stoke because of the style of their team - Most of them are over 6ft2 and big bruisers, whereas most of the hoops team barely reach 5ft10

23 Jan 2012 22:00:34
Ed, What do you think about Bas Dost? 6ft 5in CF who plays for Herenveen; 29 goals in 50 matches. He'd be a great signing
Greetings from Spain {Ed007's Note - Great big player and one of the coolest names in football IMO.}

Any chance of signing? {Ed007's Note - I doubt it, sorry.}

Aye, I journalists dream of a name that one eh
CB

Andy Ritchie ex celt and Morton player
apparently his nickname around Media circles was

Mabawza
lol

Bhaldrick

Bhaldrick: i played in a reserve game against him at morton n he had the coolest nickname... the idle idol!!! if you ever seen him play you'd know why. green jhedi

I have seen him play and correct me if im wrong mate.but he turned Miller and McLeish more times than a well done steak and smashed it past Leighton at cappielow in a pair of Samba's as i think the ground was covered in snow
Bhaldrick

Bang on bhalders! a cup tie i think at morton i remember watchin on telly.great spot mate. green jhedi

Thought that was Roy Aitken ;-)

23 Jan 2012 21:25:39
reckon celtic should put in a bid for cameron jerome of stoke city. not been starting recently. he is well over 6ft and extremely fast for his height. think he would be the perfect striker to play along side hooper up front . thoughts ?

No way - for a striker doesn't get enough goals. Wouldn't touch him.

23 Jan 2012 20:30:30
Sorry Ed, I know this might be quite unrealistic, but do you think there's any chance of this reported Bundesliga striker being Pavel Pogrebnyak of Stuttgart? he's had a rough season...just 1 goal in 14 apps but he's still quality and could defo do a job up here {Ed007's Note - I have no idea.}

Those sort of stats are the the "quality" we need

Pogrebnyak looked a cracking player when he was with zenit in the russian leauge. not heard much of him in the last few years but would do a job in scotland no question. reckon the wages would make it a non-starter though.

sydney celt

Yeah Sydney Celt, and to the first replying poster I only said those stats to show that he wasnt having a good season and so maybe needs a confidence boost...if he came to a club on loan with a real chance of getting us over the line in all 3 competitions we are in then he could leave with 3 medals and potentially 15 goals under his belt

Would be a great signing,heard stuggart want to offload him,so could bea chance in this one.

23 Jan 2012 19:55:23
evenin ed i was doin a wee bit of browsin the players that are out of contract in 2012 so i checked for this striker from guimaraes from portugal hes rated at £2miil + and i youtubed him and he looks like the guy we need so have a look fokes and see wot u think,stef1967. {Ed007's Note - Are you keeping his name a secret Stef?}

You talking about Marcelo Toscano ( Bolton are interested ) or the other Brazilian Edgar?

No i meant to post his name as the poster above says the guys name EDGAR he looks really good on last defenders and in the air,have a look at him ed,stef1967 {Ed007's Note - I've seen him before Stef. He's a great player, but Brazilians/South Americans tend to struggle over here.}

Last post of the nite,ed you just wonder why they cant adapt to our game,stef1967,the weekend has caught up wi me pure shatterd nottin worse when you get up at 5,30am for work.goodnite ed and all the bhoys.wsnbm. {Ed007's Note - People say it is the weather etc. Not many Brazilian players settle in the UK game at all IMO. Look at Anderson from Man Utd? J-Lo saw him at a party and said 'Check the size of his ass out!!}

23 Jan 2012 18:45:50
French newspaper claims Celtic are to take Djibril Cisse on loan till end of season.

He would run a riot in SPL, Will be on huge wages theo

I posted this the other day, now its just hit the French newspapers today.
Trying to get him in on loan with a view to a perm deal at end off season
Raff

Please please please be true!

lol

Would be a great signing really cant see it theo

Which French newspaper is this in?? {Ed007's Note - Here it is. You will need to translate it. Note the use of the word Twatter:

www.actualites-des-sports.com/le10sport/djibril-cisse-bientot-en-ecosse/

Really hope this is true and he enjoys his time here and signs on perminatly! A few winners medals should help persuade him!

23 Jan 2012 18:16:56
To the guy that said "Worry about ure own team pal"

Why? when we can p1ss ourselves laughing at yours. {Ed007's Note - Schadenfreude ;-)

Youv got to laugh at some people Ed, 'worry about your own team' he says. What the hell is he doin on the celtic thread lmao

Celticthomas {Ed007's Note - Irony hasn't reached Govan yet.}

Irony hasn't reached Govan yet but when they hear he might be available on a Bosman....

Ed007: irony has reached govan theres a great scrap yard behind ipox, great prices for copper,brass and irony! green jhedi

Irony to go on trail at ipox, but unlikely to pay his own signing on fee

Plenty of Brass's round Ibrox, Mate got had a good time with one on friday lol
TT

Hi this is govan, stop talkin p1sh!

23 Jan 2012 18:02:30
why done we sign sanddancer he will score lots of goals in our team
and too sign him would work it right up fat sally......

Why sign a player that is worse than what we alreday have. We should sign players that are beeter than what we alreday have.

23 Jan 2012 17:06:56
Hi ed just a few players i think celtic should try there luck with would like your thoughts and opinions i shall start of with khouma babacar who is 6ft 3in i think he should try get him on loan as i dont think he is getting his game with fiorentina and is seen as a future star the other two are jelle vossen from genk who has scored 17 goals so far this season and is only 23? And also marko arnautovic from werder bremen who is only 22? {Ed007's Note - They are all good young players. Although Arnautovic is described as the Austrian Ronaldo (I hope that isn't racist!!!) because of his off field lifestyle.}

23 Jan 2012 16:37:28
Hi Ed, first time on this page. I would like to see Johnny Russell from Dundee UTD. He is still young, maybe I'm wrong but I think he hate r*ngers so in the old firms he will fight for every ball and that the kind of players we need. What you think of him? {Ed007's Note - Welcome to the site. I don't know about Russell, he is young but isn't very prolific. My DU supporting mate rates him though.}

Would have to agree with you there his work rate is fantastic and in the recent game at celtic park i thought he was one of the best players on the park and his pace troubled the celtic defence.

Well i know for a fact the boy would walk to paradise! be surprised if lenny dznt sign him in summer.think he might have 18 months left on DU contract. green jhedi {Ed007's Note - His contract is up in summer 2013, you're right Jhedi>

Agree would b a gd signing but n its a big but where would he play n who in front of?2 much competition 4 places in midfield already n he wouldnt start ahead of starsky n hutch up front hail hail IS1888

23 Jan 2012 14:37:48
was speaking to an old acquaintance this morning trying to see if he had any gossip. nothing that we haven't already heard on here....cf/german league. mjallby had a dossier on 6 players when he was over in germany a few weeks ago, Fojut & Ibrahim were 2 of them, Barrios apparently another.

one thing he did say was that the board have promised Lenny a 'considerable' transfer kitty if he performed as well as they expected, and they're delighted so far.
i asked how much 'considerable' was and he heard it was around 6-7m.

he also said that if it was to come to fruition that rangers wouldn't be granted a UEFA licence, then the board would also look at doubling that amount on the basis that we would have pretty much the entirity of european money. they have realised that they made mistakes in the past couple of years and we should realistically be looking at 7 or 8 in a row by now, and they really want to hammer this down.

ED, have you had any sniff of UEFA's take on this yet? i know what's written in the statutes but how and when would they come to a decision? {Ed007's Note - I imagine it will be when the licence application is passed from the SFA to UEFA after qualification is clarified at the end of the season. UEFA should be aware of the concerns already.}

Cheers Ed. {Ed007's Note - No probs buddy.}

I think you have to apply for a license in december for the coming season. At that time they were still in dispute so will more than likely have been granted a license already as they 'technically' were not owe any money at that time and the case was still pending.

Clever tactic to start the proceedings in January? hmm {Ed007's Note - Liability for the 'wee tax case' had been accepted by Murray and Whyte as part of the written statement of the takeover. Licences are granted after the league finishes (who knows who will qualify??), December 31st of the previous year is the date that finances have to be considered regarding the licence. Rangers owed money to HMRC on 31st December 2010. Part of the 31st December ruling is also that you have to disclose any financial troubles that could happen in the coming year.}

I reckon with the fact that they haven't had their accounts signed off, and the fact they also admitted liability to the 'wee' tax case would be enough for UEFA to deny a licence.

regardless of whether whyte is now disputing the wee case, he's already admitted to it, but is now just disputing the fine.

this is probably one of the reasons why they are asking for season ticket money up front, and for all transfers to be paid up front as well (which is a cheek considering they still owe for numerous players on their book).

to be honest, i can see them running out of money long before the season ends, especially if they don't sell anyone in the next week

23 Jan 2012 12:48:54
Does anyone think John Sutton or big Daly would be a useful signing as a target man? Garry Sean

I'd rather bring chris sutton back, but i will say something about john, he does have a dedicated fan club

Are you serious ?

Sutton would be decent, what about Chong Tese from Bochum? (The guy who plays for North Korea and cried at National anthem vs Brazil)

Daly looks decent and nos how 2 play in spl. Does any1 no how much he would cost and what kind of wage he would want.

John Daly would be available for between £300K-£500K. Coming from Dundee utd, i'd say his wage demands would not be High at all

We never got fletcher now look how good he has turned out daly looks a handful at united so how would he look at Celtic with plenty service

I would rather watch Morrissey recite Shakespeare than have any of those two wear the hoops

Bhaldrick

23 Jan 2012 12:18:31
Ive been reading lots about us going for a target man and its always a worry going for a foreign player that we dont kniow much of...why nt go for by john sutton, think he would do a good job for us and the wage demand wouldnt be too high, i think the big man is a cracking target man and chips in with goals aswell. What you think bhoys?

Take daly before sutton. green jhedi

Wouldn`t want either, we should be looking for better players, keir

23 Jan 2012 11:12:52
arite first time posting two questions
1. would u sell forrest if got near 10
million
2. my mate works down south and
says theres rumour celtic trying to
get kevin davies on loan for 6month
heard anything bout tht ed {Ed007's Note - A few people are saying that about Davies, I would doubt it TBH. And I wouldn't sell Forrest yet. He needs to be playing regularly and I don't think he would do that for Spurs just now.}

100 goals in 600 games and hes 34 id leave that one alone

No.

and

No.

The board would never release that money back to be spent on players.

Celtic won't get £10m for James Forrest........

TTG {Ed007's Note - You know this how........? A player is worth what a club will pay for them. That is how transfers work.}

Ed, your too quick to bite man. You bite harder than any of the other posters on here lol. It's only banter......

TTG {Ed007's Note - If you think that is banter I would advise you to stick to more serious aspects of your life. Have you considered a job where you work yourself with no human contact? Maybe working with animals or lighthouse keeping. I bet you are a barrel of laughs at parties.}

OUCH! Thats a nasty bite you have there Ed. I did, however, have a job were I worked myself, had to quit after I started talking to myself.......

TTG {Ed007's Note - So you bore even yourself?}

23 Jan 2012 10:25:55
heard chinese striker Yang Changpeng - 2.05m - (6ft8½)
is on trail at celtic he is without a club hes 22 , hes not scored much goals but think hes only started 5 games in is career he was dubbed the peter crouch of china when he was at bolton in 2006 for a month , im not keen on peter at all but dont think this guy would fit in coz i think all chinese players are to weak for the spl kenneth

Bit racist, nevermind. if we had a player like peter crouch he would have came on after 45minutes against st.mirren. can score you a goal when the football isn't 'attractive'. exactly what you need in a title run in. {Ed007's Note - That's not racist in the slightest.}

So he's too weak because he's chinese? or because he's not good enough? {Ed007's Note - Well the Chinese race aren't noted for superhuman strength or physical presence are they.}

For me the only problem with signing a Chinese player is two hours later you want to sign another one (ouch) Timalloy

Surely to long at a race and pick on the flaws is the definition of racism. The original poster is stating that all Chinese players are to weak to play in the SPL. What about ZZ for us, he could more than hold his own! I think you are wrong RE the original post Ed and it should probably be removed. {Ed007's Note - Get a life mate. Seriously. There is nothing at all racist in that comment what so ever. PC b*llocks gone haywire. People are too quick to jump on any tiny thing that may cause offence. Maybe you should take up a hobby or try boring someone else. Scots like a drink and greasy/takeaway food, is that racist? The medical statistics that are readily available back it up.}

Bruce lee had superhuman strength ed! don't think he was much of a footballer though haha. ZZ was rubbish for us and then there was the mighty du wei!

Well said Ed!. Too much nonsense by the PC brigade means that genuine cases get missed. Enough said {Ed007's Note - Exactly. Some people are just so gullible they get wrapped up nonsense.}

Could be percieved as racist but certainly wasn't intended to be racist - just a sweeping and probably erroneous generalisation. I'd say "ignorance" rather than "racism" would be a more accurate descriptor.

Last Chinese player we had was Zheng Zhi. Not the greatest player we ever signed but he was no lightweight, just barely got an opportunity and showed little bar his debut. By contrast Nakamura (yeah I know he's Japanese) was a total lightweight but a quality player.

As for signing the guy - no harm in having a look and certainly no harm in looking at a Chinese player if it increases Celtic's reputation and fanbase abroad.

23 Jan 2012 06:39:10
Why are people on talking about signing a new forward, we are top of the league with the ones we have.

Coz if anything happens tae hooper or stokes we only have one striker and sammy left, nuff said
mcdab

We need to have different option. Our strikers do not score nearly enough goals i the air. A target man provides an outlet when playing against more physical teams or on poor surfaces. Did any1 see sportscene last nite? Rugby park pitch was a disgrace.

Drew

What, worse than motherwells last year? that was a shocker, Keir

23 Jan 2012 00:42:20
Apparently we are in discussions with Real Betis for Jorge Molina, Hope its true, he is a cracking centre forward, strong, direct and a good scoring record, would absolutely stroll through the SPL and wouldn't cost too much with Betis being almost bankrupt and having to sell to stay afloat.

Wasn't he in spiderman 2?

Powerfull player. £2milion is a good price for him and should be a good player for a few seasons yet. come on Celtic, get him in before the last day.

I hate when people say they would stroll the SPL. SPL is a hard league playing for Celtic and rangers. Can't see this guy being a 20 goals a season. Just wait and see before going on about stroll the SPL!!!

When u say apparently, do u really just mean uv made this up then posted it.?

I say stroll it in the SPL because he scores goals in a far superior league on a regular basis, he scores goals against wee diddy teams like BARCELONA, he has scored more than 20 goals per season most of his career, so scoring 20+ per season is the norm for him, maybe your right, maybe he would struggle against our world beating league teams. DOH!! I hate when people talk a lot of utter garbage about players they have neither seen nor heard of

UMMMMMMMMMM I say apparently because , funnily enough, I was not actually present at any talks and therefore can't say for certain that it's a FACT . I think the title of the forum might give you a clue ....its a RUMOURS page ..you know .things that may or may not be true that kind of thing

Molina has been scoring 20+ goals per season, however 6 years of this was spent in the part time conference league version in Spain. This year is his first in a top division, and despite the fact he has scored a few goals against the likes of Real Madrid he is still no proven to suit the style of football in Scotland, and neither is most spainish players. I.E Juanma Ortiz for Rangers was hyped up to be a decent player - but he is awful.