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03 Aug 2024 18:32:43
Ed, have you got any info on our interest in the winger from Antwerp? Belgian football guy saying they're wanting more than we're willing to pay.
{Ed007's Note - Ed002 put this up yesterday:
{Ed002's Note - Michel-Ange Balikwisha (LW) Versatile Royal Antwerp player of interest to Celtic and Hull. Celtic will push but try and negotiate the fee down.
So the Belgian football guy is just backing that up, I think it's €9/10 million they want.}
1.) 03 Aug 2024 19:13:22
I read somewhere that the club had agreed a fee with 2 clubs previously but its his and his agents demands that stopped the transfers going through.
2.) 04 Aug 2024 08:46:35
€8-9m for the winger? Well, that’ll be that.
3.) 04 Aug 2024 11:46:40
Didnt we pay something in the region of this fir edourde.
4.) 05 Aug 2024 19:08:07
He is now injured and will be out for a long time, so he won't be getting sold.
30 Jul 2024 19:53:44
Reading between the lines, it appears Adam Idah has refused to travel with Norwich to force his move. Can't say I'm a fan of that sort of thing but hopefully the clubs can push the deal through quickly now.
1.) 30 Jul 2024 20:01:38
He's to be punished but wish we would put this to bed and pay the money.
2.) 30 Jul 2024 20:05:02
Norwich are going to explain his position tonight apparently.
I hope he hasn't done that Kev as it isn't very professional and if he does it to them, he could do it to his next team and that could be us.
Hopefully that is just a rumour and that Norwich have decided he won't be their first choice striker and both sides have agreed he can move in.
3.) 30 Jul 2024 20:24:23
Did Henrik not do something similar to try force through a move to us while at Feyenoord? might be mistaken though!
4.) 30 Jul 2024 20:37:33
And at the same time the board could've just paid a fair fee for him, let's face it I loved Ohs enthusiasm but if we got 4m for him then I'm sure Idah is worth 10, I wouldn't pay 10 but you see my point, 2.5 x better than Oh.
5.) 30 Jul 2024 20:55:44
Turner Adam is no where near a £8M striker, he was 3rd choice at Norwich. £5.5M with add ons is plenty, if they won’t accept then move on quickly.
6.) 30 Jul 2024 21:15:40
Had they not already sanctioned a loan with option to buy for 3M with someone else before he came to us? But then after his successful stint with us, they re evaluated which they definitely have every right to do.
7.) 30 Jul 2024 21:15:51
Whatever the story is here, we need to get an offer of around £5M plus add ons and get the bhoy signed.
After that we still need upgrades to a few positions in the starting 11 if BR is to take this team forward, particularly in Europe.
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8.) 30 Jul 2024 21:19:07
Having no option to buy was Celtic's fuck up. There may have been no time so late in the window. It appears the people running Celtic never learn!
9.) 30 Jul 2024 21:47:12
Norwich insisted on No option to buy that’s why he was allowed to come to us on loan.
10.) 30 Jul 2024 21:51:18
I don't like to see this one bit. If he'll do it to Norwich he could very well do it to us. I'd still take him though. We've obviously tried to go in under Norwich's valuation but if the difference is 1.5m then pay it. 100m in the bank and we're acting like we're skint. Sorry tam, but what Norwich want is not a lot for a decent atriker these days. If you're setting a c3iling at 5.5m then you probably aren't getting much.
{Ed007's Note - To be fair to Idah this decision won't have been taken lightly by him or his agent, perhaps they feel Norwich are being unreasonable in negotiations or using the will of him and Celtic to get the deal done to hold out for an excessive fee,
By doing this - and if he has put in a written transfer request - it'll cost Idah money, not just a fine for not turning up it will have an effect any money he is due from Norwich when he does leave.
Here's a question, if the Celtic "board" have been dragging their heels over this why has Idah fell out with Norwich? That doesn't make much sense does it?
What if the scenario is that Norwich have been obtuse over negotiations and Idah's agent has decided that this was their tipping point, if Norwich didn't agree a deal by the time we came back from the US then they will force a move from their side?
11.) 30 Jul 2024 22:49:48
I know we can only speculate, but if we made an offer and they state they want more, does that put Norwich in a position similar to ‘fat boy’ at sevco when they said he was worth £20M and his agent went back and demanded a wage rise to reflect their valuation?
12.) 30 Jul 2024 22:53:47
There is clearly something going in behind the scenes. He did turn up later than everyone else, he travelled alone.
He would not have done this off his own bat, he would have spoken to his agent.
So you may be right Ed, they may be hoping other teams come in for him, to get the price up, but he has, said he will only come to us, so they are being awkward.
{Ed007's Note - Transfers are a murky business, MIP that's why I hate transfer windows.
13.) 30 Jul 2024 22:58:34
Ed007 your right, it doesn’t make sense. looks like Celtic have put a reasonable offer in and norwich dragging it out leading to frustration on Idahs behalf.
{Ed007's Note - Norwich started it with the patter about the new manager wanted a look at Idah even though the player had told both Norwich and Celtic he wanted to move back up here, that's just playing the transfer politics game but as I said, imo the situation has reached a tipping point and Idah's had enough.
Did Celtic have a tipping point, did they want it sorted by the time they got back from the US or we were moving on?
14.) 30 Jul 2024 23:03:22
I think Celtic will probably feel Norwich are profiteering Ed. I've been critical of them for not getting the deal done but I also appreciate that feeling like you're being ripped off is a bitter pill to swallow.
{Ed007's Note - Norwich are quite entitled to hold out for as much as they can get but it needs to realistic and reasonable.
15.) 31 Jul 2024 05:47:49
I feel for player in this scenario, if club transfer politics get in way of move he’s forced to try and push move which reflects bad on him and doesn’t guarantee he gets the move he wants.
16.) 31 Jul 2024 07:13:11
He came here on loan as they were not giving him game time, he played really well and now they want big money for him.
I can understand though that they have a new Manager and he wants a look at him, as he is their player but they have never came flat out and said he is not for sale. If they had we would probably walk away.
Instead they have put a higher value in him and now if he isn't sold, he will again struggle to get game time.
They didn't allow a loan to buy option which makes you think that was their plan from the outset, if his loan was a success, they could inflate his value.
They maybe made a promise to him which they have reneged on, hence his action.
As Ed says, transfers are a murky business. The only way the truth will come out is if and when he leaves.
17.) 31 Jul 2024 09:33:23
When you put it like that Ed, it doesn't really make sense. We can 9nly speculate how Norwich have been acting I suppose. If they're changing goal posts or playing funny buggers then that would make more sense why Idah is frustrated. But if we haven't met their valuation, straight up, then that's on us.
{Ed007's Note - I just don't see what Idah has to gain by taking the huff with Norwich if the problem is at Celtic's end.
18.) 31 Jul 2024 11:03:39
Sorry Ed but this is Peter Lawwells fault and no one else's. Right?
{Ed007's Note - Isn't everything?
19.) 31 Jul 2024 11:25:02
There was always going to be an increase in Norwich's valuation. It's quite possible that Celtic were aware of what it was previously and, like I said above, probably feel like Norwich are pulling a fast one. That's the most likely for Idah taking matters into his own hands. Burning bridges at Norwich makes no sense if Celtic are the ones making the deal difficult.
02 May 2024 12:21:35
Rumours that Norwich will be looking for £5m for Idah in the summer. That's a no brainer, he's streets ahead of Oh. He's played probably as often as Kyogo and been more effective since he came in. That's not a dig at Kyogo, just pointing out that the "2nd choice" narrative doesn't really ring true now that Ange is gone.
1.) 02 May 2024 13:58:11
I think Idah would be a good signing but feel £5m is way over what’s required. I’d offer £2m n Mikey J to test the waters.
2.) 02 May 2024 14:36:28
5 mil in today's market is peanuts. get him snapped up.
3.) 02 May 2024 14:40:23
Don’t feel we will bite …. Certainly not at the price.
4.) 02 May 2024 15:15:30
Respect everybody's opinions but £5m isn't a stretch for me at all. Not for a striker who has shown that he can score goals and offer a different dynamic to Kyogo. He's only just turned 23 so has got a lot of development in him too.
{Ed007's Note - I think there are better players out there than Miovski for £5m but I would take him every day over Kvistgaarden who would cost more and isn't up to much at all imo.}
5.) 02 May 2024 16:03:45
I agree Ed IF there was a choice I would take Miovski No slate on Idah he is a decent player and I would not complain if he was here on a permanent contract But Miovski I think would offer us more for around about I guess the same money.
{Ed007's Note - We need to bring in more than one striker this summer, maybe even 3 if Kyogo leaves and I wouldn't mind Idah being part of that mix
Is Miovski good enough to lead the line at a Club the size of Celtic, is he capable of playing and competing at CL level?}
6.) 02 May 2024 16:05:10
Kvistgaarden is a weird one Ed. He doesn't have a great scoring record but if the media is anything to go by, you get the impression we're desperate to bring him in. Seems quite Kyogo-ish. Small, fast, good runner.
{Ed007's Note - I think he was a Baby Lawwell target for Ange so hopefully their exits has put a stop to any interest we did have.}
7.) 02 May 2024 21:03:13
A think Miovski scored a few in Europe for a poor Aberdeen team this yr Edd. I agree Miovdki snd Idah for me.
{Ed007's Note - Yeah but at what level in Europe? We've seen from TRIFC's recent excursions in Europe the past few years that there is a massive gulf in class between the CL and the EL, they went from beaten EL finalists to the worst ever team in CL history in less than 6 months.
Striker for me is where the Club should and could show their intent, why not break the bank for a new striker, look at the £10 million player market and pay him £50/60k a week to find the team's new talisman.
With the money we have just now and will have if we win the league there is no reason for Celtic not to push the boat out and sign a quality striker, is Miovski the best we can get? Not for me, TC.
We need a new main striker imo, sell Kyogo back to Japan get in THE best our money can get us, bring in Idah as back up (I don't think Miovski would be happy with that role) and then look at someone like a Jamie Vardy - an older striker that would be happy with any game time,being in the CL and a chance of winning some silverware etc to be 3rd choice if/when needed.}
8.) 02 May 2024 22:02:20
Spend £10m on transfer n then ure figs of £50k/ w over 3 years = circa approx £18m, who's that player in your opinion that'll take us to next level?
9.) 02 May 2024 22:29:08
I think Miovski could do the job no problem, he leads the line for his country at international level he has lead the line for Aberdeen in the Conference league this season and done quite well.
I just think Miovski is one of those guy's who will score goals wherever he plays, the way he plays for Aberdeen against us is perfect for the us playing in Europe. Being able to hold the ball up and take it in or bring others into the play, ok he isn't the quickest out there but he works hard, puts himself about a bit and scores plenty goals. What more do you want in a No. 9?
10.) 04 May 2024 00:04:32
I think we need to look at our own record in the Europa league and see what a striker like Miovski might have done for us, although I think the priority for us is to get a European class goalkeeper l, if we had one of those the last few seasons it would have made a big difference to our European results.
11.) 07 May 2024 12:52:23
I hope we wouldn’t finish up paying £10m or more and pay £50k a week for what turns out to be a £5 m striker . Who is to know beforehand that he is worth £10m, surely it depends on where he is on his contract cycle .
If we spend £10 m and pay £50k a week and he plays ok scores high teens amount of goals domestically and 5/ 6 in Champions league, is he a £10m / £50k a week player or a good £5m £30k a week player .
I suppose it will give us fans something new to debate and argue about . Just one last thing is it is known a striker is earning £50k per week, how do our other better players like £25- £30 k per week, does club have to pay approximately 20 players an additional £10 k week equalling another £10m per yr on wage bill.
09 May 2023 12:01:22
We've been credited with an interest in Tasos Douvikas. He plays as a striker for Utrecht and reports are that Barkas could be used as a bargaining chip in the deal. Seems a bit lazy to me but he's the Eredivisie top scorer and that's worked out well for us recently!
1.) 09 May 2023 13:02:17
Lazy? That's insane. Work smarter, not harder.
Get rid of Barking and get a top quality striker from a good European league? Shocking business that.
2.) 09 May 2023 17:02:22
I didn't say it was lazy from Celtic, I meant lazy from the Dutch media.
3.) 09 May 2023 18:10:33
That would be amazing buisness if it happens!
4.) 09 May 2023 22:16:58
Kyoto, Oh and Douvikas as our strikers. I would be well happy with that.
06 Dec 2022 13:05:10
It's being reported that Cho Gue Sung is close to finalising a transfer to a new club. I'd describe the links with us as woolly at best, so does anyone think this could be a goer?
He's been dubbed the World Cup's sexiest player so if he's a flop we could at least punt a few calendars!
1.) 07 Dec 2022 09:32:39
Nope, will be surprised if it’s us. His profile has risen so coming to Scotland I just can’t see happening. We will get someone not one has ever heard of.
2.) 07 Dec 2022 10:31:54
Agree with you there MP. Scouting unknowns has worked out very well for us recently so long may that continue.
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02 Sep 2024 11:32:31
I'd like to see what people think of our new midfield setup. We haven't replaced Matt O'Riley directly, so we don't have a 6 or a 10 and it looks to me like this was deliberate. In McGregor, Hatate, Bernardo, McCowan and Engels we have 5 box-to-box midfielders with bags of energy and excellent technical ability. In theory, we should be able to play any 3 of that 5 in the middle and it should run like clockwork.
1.) 02 Sep 2024 12:41:08
Bernardo played well. He seemed to be everywhere. Passing tackling tracking runners off the ball and covered every blade of grass like Maeda. We have a strong midfield and a new spine to the team.
2.) 02 Sep 2024 13:06:04
Bernardo lost the ball in a dangerous position to McCausland which obviously came to nothing, that was the only flaw a seen in the bhoys game he was excellent.
23 Aug 2024 23:47:26
F*ck it, bring back Jota.
1.) 24 Aug 2024 04:55:45
No thank you.
2.) 24 Aug 2024 09:07:25
That's fine Jon but you don't get to watch when he comes back then ?.
3.) 24 Aug 2024 09:48:02
Jota was not replaced with quality, hopefully the same isn't done with O'Riley.
23 Aug 2024 16:45:31
Today's presser was very intriguing. Rodgers once again dropping some subtle (or not so subtle) that he's still peeing into the wind at times. He seems frustrated but not defeated.
"How do you manage your frustration when your ambition isn't matched? "
"I've been here before"
I thought that was extremely telling. However I still hold out hope that we'll do some impressive business before the deadline. In fact, I'll stick my neck on the block and say I'm confident.
1.) 23 Aug 2024 17:25:17
I am to Kev, we will bring in a LB, CB and 2 Midfielders.
I honestly think Nicolson's job could be on a very shoogely peg if Brendan is pissed off at the end of this window.
2.) 23 Aug 2024 17:51:43
Said earlier that he knew exactly what he was coming back to and after the shambolic 'window' of last summer, must have known that things may even had got worse when it came to transfers.
The Board have handled certain aspects very well, like contract extensions to important players and trying to clean-up the mess of having an over-inflated squad full of 'not quite good enough'.
However the fact they were signed in the first place is as much a negative as the recurring theme this season of dithering and failing to address key positions - after the season had started.
I'm sure like the support, BR needs more than SPL and cups to push himself and would like a decent European run on top of domestic trophies. This would or could attract better players with the money generated and the publicity gained. However, I fear our Board do not share the same ambitions and hopes as the rest of us?
3.) 23 Aug 2024 18:01:33
Don't see any significant signings coming in unfortunately hope I'm wrong but we've been here many times before!
4.) 23 Aug 2024 18:07:25
Kevbhoy
I said on podcast last week the CEO and board were in a more precarious position than Rodgers who appears to have Desmond’s ear and to be in total control thank goodness he’s here.
If the board fail him again this window I think they’ll go down the road before him and he looks as if he knows that. If he wasn’t here we’d be Friar Tucked.
5.) 23 Aug 2024 18:13:00
JonBhoy
I don’t think a CEO’s jaiket peg has ever been shooglier.
6.) 23 Aug 2024 18:51:24
We can’t really ask more of BR. He’s honest clear and concise and is a Celtic man through and through.
I won’t judge this window until it closes as it’s the only time we can evaluate the business that has been done. Personally I can’t see us not bringing in 3/ 4 players.
We need improvement in a few positions but surely to Feck we will sign a LB. Taylor has been playing near enough every game for years. There is no excuse not to unless Anderson was ready but that doesn’t seem to be the case.
7.) 23 Aug 2024 18:59:47
He must be fed up repeating himself.
8.) 23 Aug 2024 19:44:03
BR must be well pleased with what we have got in so far and up to now holding on to everyone we need . Good to see Kyogo all nonsensical talk and probably Hatate as well .2 or 3 more in and we should be happy.
16 Aug 2024 17:01:54
Re: Club being braver in the market
It's about the attitude to risk. You can spend £18m on 9 players but I'd hope we could spend it on 3 players.
Paraphrasing but Rodgers saying what fans have been saying for years now. Nobody's asking for Celtic to spend recklessly but we could spend the same, or similar, amounts on fewer player of higher quality.
1.) 16 Aug 2024 18:38:42
Exactly kev and it can be summed up as quality over quantity. ??
Which is not to say that you can't find that quality cheaply.
2.) 16 Aug 2024 20:02:18
1 mill 10 mill 15 mill or any other price doesn't matter as long as it's the right player.
3.) 16 Aug 2024 20:22:30
100% DRB. You can pick up fantastic quality for a very reasonable price. The problem has always been that we won't spend the extra required when the right player is going to cost that bit more.
4.) 16 Aug 2024 21:18:18
We won't always get a MOR for 1.5 million but occasionally worth taking a risk but not all the time.
As BR says 6-7 million players can be turned into 30-40 million pound players, so that higher level of player would vastly improve the team.
5.) 17 Aug 2024 00:35:33
Totally agree with BR and comments above.
Two or three more quality players and we'll be stronger than we were in May.
☘️ ? ☘️.
09 Aug 2024 12:03:24
With Matt O'Riley's transfer looking like it's in the post, do we think a like-for-like replacement is needed? I quite like the idea of McGregor and Hatate playing in front of a more dynamic, defensively strong midfielder. But could they replace the goals and assists to cover the loss of O'Riley? Hard to say.
1.) 09 Aug 2024 12:14:27
We won't be able to replace O'rileys goal contributions without spending £30m+.
We have a very slim chance of getting another oriley from the lower leagues for £2m but that is seriously unlikely. He is a 1in50 signing.
2.) 09 Aug 2024 12:41:18
That is where we got MOR and for only 1.5 million, some people need to remember that. He wasn't a first team ready player but blossomed into one, so we don't need to spend 30 to replace him.
3.) 09 Aug 2024 13:20:58
No you are right we don't need to spend £30m to replace him but unlikely to get someone as good as him for £1.5m. Very very unlikely.
If we sell him we will be weaker than last season, regardless of what we bring in.
4.) 09 Aug 2024 13:21:51
If MOR signs for Brighton, there's a suggestion that we would take their Argentinan prodigy on loan.
Perhaps this is where the goals will come from? ?
☘️ ☘️ ☘️.
5.) 09 Aug 2024 14:53:22
Who knows the board might say bernardo is his replacement. It wouldn't surprise me.
6.) 09 Aug 2024 15:51:40
Pedro I read yesterday the Argentinian is nearly tied up for Leicester.
7.) 09 Aug 2024 16:00:54
Perdo he's already been loaned to Leicester.
8.) 09 Aug 2024 16:17:51
I like the idea of the young Man U sitting Midfielder.
9.) 09 Aug 2024 16:53:15
Hey my friends this is nonsenses. Enrico can see capitano and Reo scoring more goals if we bring the right defensive midfielder in. Matt been good player for us but we have moved better on before you know?
Keep the faith my friends
Enrico enjoy some bottles of grape juice on a Friday night ??.
10.) 09 Aug 2024 17:30:04
Cal-Mac has never been a recognized goal-threat for Celtic and Hatate will not get 20 goals a season, so we will need to either change our style of play - which would be crazy - or try to replace MOR, who incidentally at the time of posting is still a Bhoy.
11.) 09 Aug 2024 17:48:47
He's still here now but the chances of him being here in 2-3 weeks are slim.
05 Sep 2024 09:41:27
I think that's just for CL Finals, Ed. They're playing this year's Europa League Final at San Mames in Bilbao with a 53k capacity. There's a minefield of criteria for retractable roofs and even the number of VIP parking spaces. Load of nonsense really.
{Ed007's Note - ????
04 Sep 2024 16:54:59
Agree with Celticmad, there's no point increasing capacity if the current setup isn't as good as it could be. A revamp of the main stand, get rid of the pillars, upgrade the general facilities and get the stadium to a level where it could host a European Final.
{Ed007's Note - I'm not 100% sure but I'm sure unofficially UEFA use stadiums with at least 70k capacity and the only time they haven't in a long time was during the COVID season, which as we know was a complete freak of nature across football with us, PSG, Juventus and neither of the Spanish Big Two winning their respective leagues.}
31 Aug 2024 10:41:42
I feel really positive about this signing and think he'll surprise the doubters. I don't understand why we waited so late to do it though.
30 Aug 2024 19:04:00
Potentially frees-up another slot for a homegrown player.
29 Aug 2024 23:53:19
Hate to burst your bubble Ando but there's literally nothing proactive about players doing their medicals on deadline day.
26 Aug 2024 22:02:46
Kelly's realistic options were: barely kick a ball all season, play against brickies and binmen for the B Team or get plenty of game time at Millwall. We can't keep complaining about the lack of a pathway to the first team and then turn on young guys who leave for first team football.
25 Aug 2024 18:36:12
He was there in his role as Celtic chairman so there's nothing wrong with challenging him as long as it's not abusive.
24 Aug 2024 09:07:25
That's fine Jon but you don't get to watch when he comes back then ?.
23 Aug 2024 13:36:08
The manager disagrees with you DRB and that's what matters.
21 Aug 2024 22:51:25
The Keevins one was actually pretty good tbh mate.