Celtic Rumours Archive July 12 2012

12 Jul 2012 18:46:42
I know its a long shot but would it be at all possible for Celtic u20s or development squad to apply for the current vacancy in the SFL? Also anyone know if the u20s were playing the clyde 1st team or unders?

Mikey Bhoy

I don't think it is possible, I'm only saying no because Barcelona B should have been promoted to the top flight numerous times, but aren't allowed in the top division, because there is already a team from Barcelona registered. I don't know if the SFA have different rules, but I can't imagine FIFA would allow it.

Obviously they wouldnt be eligible for promotion to the SPL. Was just a thought as surely either u20s or development squad would bring a lot to the set up in terms of quality, gate receipts and possibly TV interest

Mikey Bhoy

12 Jul 2012 17:58:13
Well we can scrub Hugo Rodellega off the list of potential
signings since he's now signed for Fulham.

Daz the Hoopy

At supposed £70k p/w they're welcome to him
Stevo

12 Jul 2012 17:41:20
Quote from Turnbull Hutton of Raith Rovers about team representatives for tomoro's vote.

“The best suggestion I had was that all the SFL clubs should send their mascots. Our Roary Rover and Sammy the Tammy from Dunfermline should go up arm in arm up the stairs at Hampden.

“It would be a fine pantomime finale for what has turned out to be a pantomime all through.”

Foxy

12 Jul 2012 16:24:52
evenin times are sayin that ki is going to qpr for 7 mil? they seem to think its a done deal with only his wages to be sorted our when he flys to london fur olympics what say you jedward/
wee pat wae a heavy heart ma son! {Ed007's Note - The only teams that have made a bid for Ki are QPR and Werder Bremen, QPR do look the favourites to sign him.}

The Herald are claiming that Ki has agreed terms with QPR and that it will be official by tomorrow. If this is true i wish him all the best. Would like to have kept him for another few seasons but that's the way the big Green cookie crumbles i suppose.

DAMO1888

Liverpool have supposedly asked to be kept informed of all bids...Ed, can you confirm this with 001?
heard about an hour ago that prices were asked, and we quoted 'bids are welcome in excess of 7.5m'
trying to find out who has made the calls ...


taco {Ed007's Note - There is no interest from LFC Taco mate, it was all paper talk.}

Pat, is Ki goes for £7m reported fee, it will allow Lennon to go after Henricksen,and a strong centre half. He goes with all the best wishes of all Celtic fans. Timalloy

Cheers Ed, thought as much.

QPR are supposed definites as they want to raise their marketability in asia as much as possible. also heard lyon and udinese have shown an interest, one of these teams asked for gentlemans agreement if no actual offers were made by sunday


taco

7m ?? Is this the same ki who has never shown up for an old firm game The guys mince !

Great Business from Celtic once agian....well done PL and NL, get the right price.

Thanks to Ki for all contributions at Celtic, a fine footballer and I have no doubt will do well!

No lets get a solid CB in. I don't think Henriksen should be a priority, we need another striker.

12 Jul 2012 13:16:23
Ed whats the current situation with signing a target man? We seem to have gone quiet on that front since Rudnevs went to Hamburg. A loan move for Jay Bothroyd wouldn't surprise me

TheBhoyLee {Ed007's Note - As of right now Lee I don't have any names that haven't already been mentioned, An approach for Bangura was rebuffed last week so I am starting to think that maybe NL has decided to give him a chance now he is fully fit.}

I still think there's a lot more to come from Bangura tbh

Danjam

Bangura definitely deserves a chance, most of the games he played in last season were when the whole team wasn't at its best so its unfair to judge him on those performances. The performances of Samaras at the Euros may also influence Lennon's persuit of a target man, he was superb for Greece up front and on the wing so we may not need anyone else

TheBhoyLee

This would be a great decision by nl IMO, as I have said before the guy is adapting to absolutely every aspect of his life, new culture,language,expectations and highly dubious reporting standards.

Started, what two or three games in total? I'm glad those writing him off don't hold scouting positions at our club because you need to see more of a player than we have of Mo to get a fair reflection of ability or lack of, whichever the case may be.

Jamie Mac(good things etc etc)

I remember how he freaked out Gary Hooper with a magical through ball at Easter Road last year. Good luck to him (Bangura)! He could, yes could be brilliant.. worth a chance to find out. TRP

I would definately give bangura another chance, think he will be like a new signing this year

We have Hooper,Stokes,Sammy and bangura as our strikers not including Murphy and Rasmussen,who I expect to be sold/released.

Away from home in Europe we will play one up which is,usually,going to be Sammy as he has the attributes required to hold up play,go on runs and be a headache for opposing defenders.

At home it'll be two up with Hooper coming in. Bearing in mind we have these four players I think it is obvious to assume,to me at least, that we won't be getting a "targetman" in til one of these go. We won't get a better version of Sammy til this happens, guaranteed. Thinking about his performance against Germany reminds me very much of his performance in udine where he was excellent but his side failed to be brave enough in committing numbers forward when the opportunity arises.

It could be possible that we could solve this problem by getting the ch in we are seeking. This would allow for 3chs,Izzy and Matthews wing backs with a four man midfield. Even if the wb is forward we would retain four at the back with one or two sitting mids still but,crucially, they can press that little bit higher due to four remaining behind.
I think if we do that and keep the ball when we have it, which is a MAJOR problem seemingly unnoticed, its logical to say we would be more dangerous. There are probably other ways to go about the task but unless you're man city its a slow transition.

Jamie Mac(just an opinion)

I still feel we need a big physical centre forward if we want to progress to the next level! If hooper gets injured I think we would struggle to score goals in Europe! Stokes isn't cut out for that level but will score in SPL! And you just never know what Sammy will turn up even when he does turn up still doesn't score enough! That is why I would like to see another striker signed!

Im all for bangura getting another chance he had a really bad time of it since he arrived but he is never going to be a target man he's only 5' 9" we need someone tall and good in the air
bigD

We should only buy a new striker if the right one becomes available at the right price and I am sure this is what Lennon is thinking. For £3million I think Rudnevs would have been sensational

TheBhoyLee

12 Jul 2012 10:18:34
Hi ed... was wondering if theres any info on the season ticket pricing... will it be changing due to no rankers ? i have friends who have season books without the rangers game and they pay considerably less than i do .... im surprised theres been no mention from the club on this matter....surely we cant be expected to pay for rangers games and ins!tead be playing against dundee {Ed007's Note - I think someone said something about tickets for the Inter Milan game.............}

Ain't they charging us ST holders £15 for the Inter game??

I just bought my Milan ticket yesterday as did my dad. So I can only assume that there must be something in the pipeline or maybe nothing at all.

Hoopey67 {Ed007's Note - It might be for kids ST that people have paid extra for the derby matches?? My mate said something about it, but his bhoy already got a free ticket through the summer soccer school the club runs.}

I have parent and child tickets i only get the option on child ticket to opt out of old firm game the adult ticket comes as standard its purely because some of the child tickets start from £50 (depending on the area ) you need to pay more two old firm games are worth more than that alone but what happens to fans in the area normally giving to oldco will they be asked to pay more for the extra game ?

Here we go,i bought my season ticket to watch CELTIC don't care who they are playing.Acting like them now.COME ON THE HOOPS
Tambhoy (the original)

To above... the point people are making is not (WHO) we will be watching but (IF) they will be allowed to watch

To the above.I think you will find the point people are making is they are looking for some form of recompense because we will not be playing rangers.
Tambhoy

Tombhoy I'm with you 100% on this one. I've paid mine and am not interested in asking for any money back. It's going into the club, that's all that matters. No offence to the others cos your bhoys like us but thats sevco patter your spouting. I trust Peter Lawwell and the other people in charge of how they are distributing our season ticket money within the club.

So both the above has paid child tickets that include rangers games have you ? or is it just a case of it doesnt effect us so who cares ? it cost £50 for a child season ticket if you want to include old firm games then its £134 thats £84 a difference £42 each per old firm game more than what a full paying adult will pay on general sale now its £50 per season ticket and £134 if you want include both games against dundee £42 each per game for a child against dundee the point i made was will the adult ticket holders that doesnt include old firm games because their in their allocated seats now be asked to pay £84 extra to watch these matches {Ed007's Note - That is what I was meaning the other night, people who have paid extra for derby matches should be reimbursed IMO.}

My answer was to the original poster(no mention of child tickets ),Should not matter who we are playing,if the rangers had been relegated would you still be looking for a cheaper season ticket. Support CELTIC we still need money to progress.
Tambhoy (original)

If rangers had been relegated their would not have been a two tear ticket pricing structure on season tickets one that includes old firm games and one that doesnt everyone would have paid the same instead of the guy sitting next to you in the same area and same seating paying far less than you for the same package ... no one is asking for a refund because rangers are not in the league but their is a lot of people who has paid for old firm tickets separately because their season ticket does not include them some even purchase them in other areas of the ground as a separate package thats the people who is asking the question

12 Jul 2012 05:13:46
I've just jumped on to buy some new kits on the Celtic website, and it's asking for $100 or £40 pounds for delivery! I haven't finished yet and they want £40! I added some slippers for the wife, they're £12, which is fine, and the shipping was £12!!

4 shirts and a pair of slippers can't weigh that much, 2 of the strips are kids!

Is there another way I can order or ship them? Does anyone know? I'd rather spend the £40 (likely to go higher like I said I'm not done yet) on more Celtic gear.

GoldCoastBhoy

Goldcoastbhoy, the person to ask would be Jungle Bhoy who works at Celtic marchandising. JB can you help our overseas fans? hail hail Timalloy

Try going on Kitbag, a think the kits come from there anyway.

Get a price from the big couriers mate.DHL etc will probably ship you a 10 kilo package for under £20..........green jhedi

If I had known earlier... sounds stupid I know but the mrs left for down under (Brisbane) this afternoon... she was taking two home and two away kits over for her friends there!

I pre ordered the new home kit at the end of last wk. Didn't arrive yesterday! Checked online and it's saying back order... Been trying to phone all day and it keeps saying "all our lines are busy, please try again later" then disconnecting the call?!

Kitbag is Nike owned so when you buy online,the money goes to Nike,when you buy instore the money goes to the club.When Nike started making the team's kits,they bought the mail order side of the business,they also done the same with other Nike teams.When tops or whatever fail to show,it has nothing to do with the club,even when certain styles aren't available for the store launch this is all down to Nike also.

GCB.....if i was in your predicament i would look to see how much it would cost for someone here to post as a normal package at the post office.Do you have any relatives in Scotland that could price the shipping costs,then add to the total of your goods and see how much of a difference there is.GJ's suggestion about DHL seems a good place to start.

Jungle Bhoy.

GoldCoastBhoy....if you would be happy to make some sort of arrangement with another regular on here, that might be your best bet......

make the purchase online, and get it delivered to someone here from the uk, then they forward it on as a gift (so you dont have to pay tax;) and that should be you

i'd be more than willing to help a fellow fan, but it's all about trust, and that's up to you


taco

Gers fan here hat of to you lads doing all ye can to help a fellow fan out thats what its all about

Am sure if craigy bhoy whyte pops on hell tell you how to avoid the tax

I think taco has already covered the tax dodge?! {Ed007's Note - I'd have no problem helping out either.}

Thanks everyone, I have a few relo's in East Kilbride, I'll give them a ring. Cheers Taco, I'll trust ya mate :)

GoldCoastBhoy

I got all my tax help from a porno mag....no, sorry, that was craig whyte...

it's good that you have relatives in EK mate, just tell them when they ship it to have it marked as a gift, i would use royal mail as the likes of ups, fedex etc, all charge their own 'handling fee' which is a percentage of the items value, then they add export tax as well.
so, if your stuff is worth under £400, send it international recorded delivery, and it should only cost around £20-£30 to post all in:)


taco

13 Jul 2012 19:51:05
read this as well mate, esp 2.3 & 2.4....should help you a bit more:

http://goo.gl/9nOoL


taco