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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.
30 May 2022 20:44:11
There's a midfielder from Gent who's been linked with us on KDS; Elisha Owusu, Ghanaian International. I'm not sure there's anything in it tbh but he's definitely the profile of a No. 6 I'd like us to go for. Good timing in the tackle, quick, strong and athletic but also very good technically - not just a bruiser. Also, good to have you back Ed.
{Ed007's Note - Thanks, Kev. Elisha Owusu of Gent and Aliou Dieng who plays for Al Ahly have both supposedly been scouted for that role.}
1.) 30 May 2022 21:56:45
Yeah I've seen both names mentioned Ed. Like a good few of Ange's signings I'm sure it'll end up being a signing out of nowhere but, like I said, if he fits the profile I'll be happy.
{Ed007's Note - We need to look at the Mark Lawwell factor as well when it comes to potential signings.}
27 Aug 2021 22:07:42
Rubin Kazan, Bordeaux, Everton, Crystal Palace all getting in on the bidding war for Eddy now. While it'll make a lot of fans wring their hands it makes me sad. For me, he's the best striker we've had since Hooper - edging out Dembele purely for longevity - and it's become all-too-common for fans of my generation to only be able to enjoy a player for a brief period of time and wonder what could have been if we kept the gang together. He's not been the Eddy we know he can be lately so it's definitely the right time for him to move on so he goes with my best wishes. I'd love to see a good chunk of the money invested in a big brute of a CB.
1.) 27 Aug 2021 22:18:48
Agree that time for him to go. Not sure if better than Moussa, for me he was total footballer-almost like a third centre half with corners and so composed on the ball, also able to bring others in in way Edouard doesn’t. . Ed has that beautiful composure in the box or on a run towards. I just can’t stand the attitude and I also think that he might stifle Kyogo. I do 100% agree though that I would love us to bring in a proper centre half, preferably someone seasoned with bit of experience.
2.) 27 Aug 2021 23:28:31
On his day an unbelievable talent. Different player to Moussa so hard to compare but both supreme talents. Pity both saw us a stepping stone as both could have been legends.
3.) 28 Aug 2021 00:36:11
Different strengths Chinks you're right but in terms of pure footballing skill and ability, I'd go for Eddy. Dembele was a powerhouse.
4.) 28 Aug 2021 13:44:02
He stared to shine when mousa left imo. I don't think he's as gd as mousa different but not as tough as mousa which Eduard lacks.
5.) 28 Aug 2021 21:52:14
If he starts the two of them tomorrow eddy has to be on the left and kyogo through the middle.
19 Jul 2021 22:29:29
"Rennes defender Sacha Boey (20) rejects Celtic due to the presence of foreign intermediaries, according to L'Équipe. "
Anybody got a clue what this even means?
{Ed002's Note - Sacha Boey (RB/LB) After a year on loan Celtic have opened discussions with the youngster who is cheaper than the preferred Brandon Soppy. Unfortunately, the approach taken was unusual and involved a third party who had demands of his own and this has blocked any move. This will likely of ended any chance of a move, although interest is maintained in Soppy.
Brandon Soppy (RB/CB) is refusing to extend his contract and wants to be playing at a higher-level has attracted interest from several sides but their is concern over his attitude. Rennes are more than happy to pass him on with an admission that Lens, Udinese/Watford, Monaco and Celtic have all enquired after him. Jonathan Barnet has been offering him around and raised the player with Celtic when discussing the future of Odsonne Edouard, and significantly, with Lille when discussing another player.}
1.) 20 Jul 2021 11:20:32
Why go for players with issues or get third parties involved? Totally amatuerish every season.
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17 Apr 2024 22:28:41
What a brilliant week it's been for us so far. However, 3 points with 5 games to go I'm not counting my chickens just yet. But we're in a very, very strong position now.
1.) 17 Apr 2024 23:02:05
They had 6 points in the bag V R. County and Dundee to go 2 points ahead before a ball was kicked in the 2 games.2 points ahead to 3 behind in a few days but Baldermort thinks they are just unlucky as they should have beaten Motherwell 6-1 and we scored 3 goals against Celtic!
2.) 17 Apr 2024 23:37:14
I actually thought he carried himself well when he first came in but he's cracking under the pressure just like the rest of them. He's morphed into Beale 2.0 the past few weeks and it's delightful.
3.) 18 Apr 2024 00:45:19
Hes a game aways from shouting at people from a bush.
4.) 18 Apr 2024 01:12:35
Complaining that players were man marked and followed to the toilet was just hilarious.
I'm sure he now has a worse record over his first 25 games than Beale.
Maybe they will look to bring back Pedro or slippy G.
5.) 18 Apr 2024 07:00:04
Exactly kev. We have a good advantage but we can't relax. We just need to keep turning up and getting the 3 points.
6.) 18 Apr 2024 08:36:52
And they pesky Dundee players kicked a few off the line instead if letting gbthem in although not even bfkb knew what he was waffling about.
7.) 18 Apr 2024 09:23:10
I said it a long time ago when Motherwell done them at ibrox, that afterwards he seemed unhinged, he got away it then cos we had some poor results too, now it’s all there to see, I think his frustration is with the piss he’s managing, there’s definitely a good manager there and he got a tune out them for a while but I think couple that with some shocking stuff from Celtic and window of our own discontent and it made them look good, now he’s serving the same clueless stuff his 2 predecessors did, we still need to do the business so no celebrations yet but this is just coming together for us.
8.) 18 Apr 2024 12:44:42
Did he get a tune out of them for a while? I'm not so sure. Officials and VAR have carried them all season.
9.) 18 Apr 2024 16:08:02
They only have 1 gear like screaming away in car at the lights. You can shoot off but quickly the inability once you hit top speed to do anything else means you have to ease off the revs.
Us by comparison probably been chugging along in third and now we have slipped in to 4th and have heard still to go up. Sevco have now stalled as they don't even have reverse ???.
16 Apr 2024 21:41:03
Ed, do you know any details about the sell-on for Frimpong? 30% seems to be agreed by most but conflicting reports on whether that's % of overall fee or profit. Could pay for Bernardo or Idah all on its own if we're lucky.
{Ed007's Note - I've honestly never heard of any deal where the sell-on is of the overall fee, Kev. Look at it this way, if Frimpong was going into the last year or 6 months of his contract and was sold for £10 million - less than they paid for him - would BL have agreed to give is around a third of that, what if he had been a flop and they cut their losses and punted him after a year for say £6m, we'd be due a third of that?
I'm 100% certain it'll be 30% of the profit.}
1.) 16 Apr 2024 23:04:22
I thought as much. I wouldn't be paying £12m for a player and giving away a third of his next fee on top of it.
{Ed007's Note - It took me a while to grasp.the common sense of it from a business point of view lol.}
2.) 17 Apr 2024 07:41:24
I read he has a €40M clause in his contract which is about £35M.
£35M minus the £11.5M Leverkusen paid for him is £23.5M Profit.
30% of £23.5M Profit is about £7M.
I reckon Celtic will receive about £7M extra for Frimpong.
3.) 17 Apr 2024 08:54:56
On Frimpong, various reports quoting between £35-£40M buy out clause in his current contract.
Like anything, if there are at least two clubs battling for his signature this fee could get even higher than that.
30% of the profit on that final figure represents a good chunk of change for Celtic.
☘️ ? ☘️.
4.) 17 Apr 2024 09:03:16
Very rarely pay attention to football outside Celtic. How much is getting suggested Frimpong will go for?
5.) 17 Apr 2024 17:08:17
Hopefully you're not far off Buzz!
07 Apr 2024 14:06:42
Excellent first half, very disappointing second half. Daft bookings had a few of them reluctant to get stuck in later in the game. Their penalty was very, very soft. Hatate being back is absolutely massive. I don't think I can handle much more of Liam Scales and I wouldn't be disappointed if I never saw Yang in a Celtic shirt again, heart of a mouse.
1.) 07 Apr 2024 14:10:57
Very harsh on Scales, who’d you prefer in that position?
2.) 07 Apr 2024 14:11:45
Disappointing result but against 12 men a draw maybe not the worst. Think we bottled it a bit in the 2nd half.
3.) 07 Apr 2024 14:18:45
Johnston fresh aired the ball which led to matondo goal and Yang let him cut back onto his strong foot. McGregor's slack pass was the initial mistake though.
4.) 07 Apr 2024 14:42:22
LeedsCelt, I'd have Lagerbielke or Nawrocki at CB next week. Scales has put in a great shift when we needed him but he's becoming more of a bombscare on the ball with every week that passes.
5.) 07 Apr 2024 15:04:35
I’m my opinion Scales had nothing to lose when he got into the team at first he is now playing like a player with everything to lose which is affecting his decision making I think the manage should be taking time to re assure him and get him back to the way his mentality was when he first broke into the side.
6.) 07 Apr 2024 16:07:33
You've made my point much better than I did Lee. That's exactly how he's been playing. If he can get back to where he was, great, but I think there's too much on the line to hope he improves.
30 Mar 2024 20:10:31
I'm looking forward to the gane tomorrow after the dreaded international break. Hopefully we'll see Hatate get some action, what a miss he's been this season. I saw some of their game today and they really aren't anything special at all. A win next weekend is very doable but only if we play the way we can.
1.) 30 Mar 2024 20:21:18
Would you risk him on their artificial pitch?
2.) 30 Mar 2024 23:05:22
Absolutely mate. Probably not the full 90 because he's just back but at least half an hour. He's too important to the team and we're running out of games.
3.) 31 Mar 2024 07:34:55
I agree about his importance but I'm not sure I would risk him on that monstrosity of a pitch.
4.) 31 Mar 2024 08:03:45
It’s a big call about Hatate because he needs game time before Ibrox but it’s that horrible plastic pitch. ?♂️.
03 Mar 2024 14:06:52
I don't think we can be too harsh on the players today. The red card and penalty were pretty scandalous. Down to 10 men for 80-odd minutes, there's not much you can do but dig in. I felt our penalty was quite soft as well and Idah lacked conviction in the strike. Just too bad this Hearts team didn't have nearly as much about them last weekend.
1.) 03 Mar 2024 14:24:53
If that’s a penalty today, then Goldson would’ve gave away several penalties since VAR was introduced.
Neil Lennon and Shankland mentioned it’s never a sending off.
Kris Boyd and Steven Naismith said it wasn’t a penalty.
But Cheatin Beaton had other ideas.
2.) 03 Mar 2024 14:27:53
Fair enough; and when you add the absence of Cal-Mac we were up against it today. However, it showed once again that we do not have the battling qualities of previous Celtic sides, who would have used these instances to spur them on. Too many were off it today and we lacked real quality and composure when it was needed.
Not over until the fat lady sings, but it's a reminder of how inconsistent this season has been and BR's record against some teams in this league has been less than impressive.
3.) 03 Mar 2024 14:55:16
I don't think having battling qualities makes you any more able to deal with the opposition having an extra man for almost the entire game though mate. It's going to take its toll no matter how up for the fight you may be. It's a tough old slog, especially against a good team.
15 Apr 2024 14:37:12
Ed002, can you elaborate on what involvement Joe Dudgeon had in those transfers because the accepted narrative up here is pretty much that Ange pinpointed Kyogo, Maeda, Ideguchi, Hatate and Iwata himself. Kobayashi, not so much.
12 Apr 2024 12:18:06
I'd like to see Palma in the last few games. He started off strongly then hit some poor form but hopefully he's hungry to impress during the run-in.
24 Mar 2024 14:07:45
Hopefully the loss of ML will mean the manager has a bit more autonomy in the summer regarding transfers.
01 Mar 2024 00:19:10
Barkas could speak English, he was just garbage.
28 Feb 2024 18:15:56
What difference does it make where he's from?
23 Apr 2024 08:53:37
As long as he hasn't done any of the scouting himself.
18 Apr 2024 16:38:46
Sadly, I'm not surprised in the slightest Mally. I'd imagine everyone who held that position under Lawwell could list a number of cracking players we opted against signing.
17 Apr 2024 23:37:14
I actually thought he carried himself well when he first came in but he's cracking under the pressure just like the rest of them. He's morphed into Beale 2.0 the past few weeks and it's delightful.
17 Apr 2024 17:08:17
Hopefully you're not far off Buzz!
16 Apr 2024 23:04:22
I thought as much. I wouldn't be paying £12m for a player and giving away a third of his next fee on top of it.
{Ed007's Note - It took me a while to grasp.the common sense of it from a business point of view lol.}