Celtic Rumours Archive January 29 2014

29 Jan 2014 22:01:05
Lennon confirms in post-match interview that Celtic have made a bid for a player, but not Leigh Griffiths. Describes the deal as "very delicate."

~seamus~

29 Jan 2014 22:12:11
Marc antone fortune. shock boak and gtf cfc
J88

No chance mate he is past it couldn't get the job done first time round. Maybe snodgrass lol.

29 Jan 2014 22:50:34
Heard that on radio maself, who knows could be anyc*nt

Never seen that but he said In another story that he never had another target for a striker except the thumb! But did for other positions

Malcolm Christie

Please, please no kris boyd. Reason for my suggestion is fact lennon used word "delicate" which could relate to reaction from support

KP1888

Lee wallace is my bet

Kieran

I heard it was lee Wallace reason why its very delicate lol Snodgrass maybe finbogasson lol messi this is exciting but will it feel like blowing your load very early lol

Ayrshire bhoy

He was very complimentary about Boyd in a pre match interview - talking about his natural goal scoring and maturity.
Surely not?

JJ

Aye and Kilmarnock made a statement saying Kris Boyd is not for sale hmmmm I wonder

ab

Lol you guys for me excited now about this horrid window.

Darrenbhoy

Evening times says the bid is for a foreign striker

@seamus lol any deal about to be struck enters the delicate stage! Just before you dot the i's and cross the t's! You should send you C.V and rumours into sly sports! You would be a hoot on deadline day with Jim white!

People have spoke on here for days now of players who are one of THEM! Kris boyd is one of those players who's attitude stinks and should never be near a Celtic top! Don't think he would come anyway. To bitter! Wallace if true? Yes! Look at broony, dalgleish etc who have gave 110% every time they don the hoops. If the boy is a true pro like broony then I welcome the move, proven lb and can do the defensive side too unlike izzy

NFL stated that it was a foreign striker that we're after since the LG bid has failed so far.

I've heard that it's Johannsson, the 23 yr old striker that we were watching from AZ. Heasrd that the fee is the issue with us looking to pay £3.5M with add ons and AZ wanting £5M.

HH

Ross McCormack £5mill would do nicely!
Rohan

Is this what we've got bhoys and ghirls? Marc- Antoine Fortune, Boyd, Wallace and Malcolm Christie? And NL tells us this is an'ideal time' to sign players. Am I actually going to kid myself we might pull of a last-minute beauty yet again? Or will we just get, as is the norm after being teased by CFC officials, as Monkey puts beautifully, any c*nt. Any intel for us this morning 007?

Neil Lennon makes a comment at the end of transfer window and everyone gets excited, same as his £6 mill to spend on a player at start of window hmmm.

John

30 Jan 2014 11:56:44
Jim Tim a like to think of maself as a poetic intellectual genius with ma choice of words, ha

The term any c*nt suits the likes of lassad and brozek wonderfully.

@jimtim agree mate lol

KP1888

30 Jan 2014 16:54:16
Wee Ibrahim rabiu must be an anyc*nt

29 Jan 2014 16:53:07
Hi Ed, First time poster long time reader, was speaking to someone last night who is close to Dylan McGeouch family, They said that the way he has been treated from lennon almost forced him to quit football and that lennons ego is way out of control, also said that he was passed fit to play when still injured and that he failed medical at coventry 1st time round but celtic tried to force through the move,

I believe that lennons ego is out of control just look at the calendar he brought out at Christmas and I saw on the banter page lennons got a shop now I think the getting to the last 16 has gone to his head

I can believe this was said by Dylan as I spoke to him in his mates pub shortly after we beat hibs 3-0 in cup final, when I asked him why he wasn't out with his team mates he had a few choice words for a few of them especially Ledley's wages, I know people from Milton he knows & he should be watching what he saying, I know he hasn't had a chance & his attitude been great in training but he shouldn't be shouting his mouth off to everyone in possil/Milton area, at his 21st last wk in Ashfield heard only Brown, Mulgrew & Stokes went from Celtic first team, without b/s you all iam not surprised any more went cause I don't think he the quiet wee lad everyone thinks, like the lad but should watch who he speaks to. I know i've got a bit cheek by posting about Joes wages what he said it looks like iam stiring it & believe me or not it wasn't just Joe that was getting it but I just feel I had to say something cause I can believe he bn slating certain folk at club, maybe Lenny has bn treating him bad maybe not, but him & his family should be careful who they speak to

Mate lennon is bad news for celtic. He simply has to go. If rangers were still in top flight, lennon would of been found out as we would have a bit of competition in league

KP1888

I think every manager has his favorites - the bottom line is that like many kids at Celtic, they are good at 16, then playing for a Morton/Hamilton at 20 - the list is endless, off the top of my head - Ryan Conroy/Michael Tidser/Michael Gardyne/James Keatings, guys like Ferry ended up at Swindon - the standard of kids we are bringing through isn't good enough/we even seem to be letting the wrong ones leave(Robertson at D utd)and keeping the ones that end up very very average. You have guys at the moment like Paul George/Irvine/Watt/Mcgeogh - who knows what will happen to them. Being brutally honest they just don't seem to have the same ability/desire as kids at other big clubs, that is obviously partly down to them, but also the coaching at Celtic isn't good/progressive enough. I have said for years that we should have the best youth coaches in the world, it would be a licence to print money-there is endless teams throughout Europe who bring through world class players every year, the only player that I can think of to come through our you set up and be sold at a good price is McGeady, for a club our size that is a disgrace. Lawwell and Lennon aren't as clever as they think they are, all the fans get is the usual platitudes, almost as if we should be grateful for what we have, the latest nonsense is a £400.000 bid for Griffiths, talk about a brass neck. I'm all for a bargain but there is never a happy medium. If all the money we had banked over the last couple of years was spent on the youth academy/world class coaches/infrastructure and scouting I would be happy with that, but I really don't think we have currently have the vision at the club that we should have! I'm so disgusted my young nephew was given my season ticket at the start of Sept(after the escapades of the last window)Paul

Mt I agree Lenny doesn't give youngsters or trusts certain players at club, as I said I like Dylan & when Forrest was injured couldn't work it out why Dylan wasn't getting a chance, I have got sympathy for him & wish him all the best, all i am saying some of his pals should be acting like his pals & no spreading his life about in the pubs. Chris30

Spot on Paul, well said! It seems the board & coaching staff are clueless about how to take the club forward. We are the perfect club to pump well spent money into a classy youth system, yet it for some reason is not been done in the right way. I think we have a few decent young players not getting a game i.e balde, henderson, fraser, mcgregor. I fear for the young players under NL.

Rory Blair

Probably has nothing to do with the fact that he unfortunately isn't good enough. No one can tell me he is good enough to displace any of the midfielders we have at the moment.

I'm looking at all these posts here and wondering wtf! We have not lost a game in the league still in cup and we have had champions league last couple of years are we that spoiled these days? We may not have played that we'll this year in the cl but we were there the boy mcgeouch is 1. Still quite young 2. Not better than brown, ledley who are probs our first choice midfielders so until he becomes better then on loan or on the bench he will stay, Neil Lennon and coaching staff know what they are doing .

I can't believe that some of you (persons) which is a nice way putting it are saying we need a change? Lennon isn't a good manager? Absolute disgrace! Lennon has been fantastic he's not perfect but who is?
My only concern coaching wise is lack of rotation and timing of substitutions but hardly a cause for us to change manager!
Bunch of sweetie wife's moaning about anything.

30 Jan 2014 04:09:06
Its alright saying the youngsters should be given a chance - but who out of the squad from last night for example do you drop in order to give them a chance? not to mention we still have "first team" players still suspended/injured. Then you have people crying out to spend 6/7mil on good proven players and complaining we are tight with money. You either give the youth coming through a chance to break into the team when the likes of ledley, sammy etc go or we bring in players to replace them - i.e johansen and fridjonsson. can't have it both ways.

SOS BHOY I think Lennon been great for us but there is certain youngsters at club who don't seem to get a look in, I agree we can't change a winning team at times but sometimes when we winning 3 & 4 nil he still waits to 5 mins left to bring on players don't understand that, Fisher been outstanding when he been called upon but let's be honest if Lustig or Mathews weren't injured would he be getting his chance & before yous start iam not saying he as good as those 2, I love Lenny but I stand by my point that he doesn't give youth a chance. KP1888 totally disagree way you that he would be found if they were still in spl, how would they possibly offer competition for the title way that team, get a grip mate seriously they been struggling last couple a weeks, you must have a Lee Mculloch poster on your wall lol.

29 Jan 2014 16:31:04
Newcastle are thought to be preparing a bid for Scott Brown as a replacement for Yohan Cabaye.

Fine - £20 million.

Great. No doubt it'll get accepted before the close of the January window leaving us with no time to bring in a replacement!

They have already bid for Clement Grenier of Lyon. so doubt it very much

29 Jan 2014 16:54:16
What do you reckon Ed. will they offer him that much money that he can't refuse?

{Ed007's Note - I can't see it happening myself, Brown has made it known in the past that he doesn't really fancy playing in England.}

They have had their beady eyes on Broony for years now, can't see celtic entertaining a bid unless it was silly money. No matter what anyone thinks about him letting us down in CL this season, he is the driving force in this team & I think we would lack heart, drive & leadership without him! Surely won't be allowed to happen?

I can't see it happening and I don't want him leaving our club! He's a brilliant captain his effort is always 100%! Yes he f#cked up but he is only human after all!

He's not French so I don't think Pardew will be interested.

To lose Wanyama, Hooper, Wilson, Broony, Ledley + Samaras in the space of 12 months I think would be too much to take! Far too much. I could see a serious fan revoke if this happened!

HamiltonBhoy

HAHA I wouldn't sell that club a virus. First of all he doesn't speak French so wouldn't survive. I will bee ecstatic if Broony finishes his career at parkhead. Think he makes the team much better when he is in it.

Ed sorry bud but that sounds like a seamus rumour! ha ha.

Really don't think brown would want to go and hooe the board would not even consider it.
He has stated before he not interested to going down south just to make up numbers amd I get the impresion he 100% committed to the club. He is a fantastic captian and would be a massive lost but again I don't think it will happen
Hew1888