The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[T Fearon]

It should do at Celtic,a club whose founder was an Irish Christian Brother who no doubt would have endorsed marital fidelity and general decency.

[heffo]

It should do at Celtic,a club whose founder was an Irish Christian Brother who no doubt would have endorsed marital fidelity and general decency.

He probably would've alright, not sure what he'd have to say about the rest of the Catholic Church since though

[ashman]

It should do at Celtic,a club whose founder was an Irish Christian Brother who no doubt would have endorsed marital fidelity and general decency.

The club was founded by RC arch bigots who didn't want Scottish secularist charities helping the Catholic poor.  Also it was a Marist .

[ashman]

These things matter and used to matter a lot more.Tommy Doherty was forced out of Man Utd due to infidelity in his private life.

He wasn't .  He was booted out because he was sending the physio away on paid trips so he could undertake his activities with physio's Mrs.

[yellowcard]

These things matter and used to matter a lot more.Tommy Doherty was forced out of Man Utd due to infidelity in his private life.

It matters when it suits. Look at Giggs.

[Main Street]

Celtic are close to signing West Brom right-back Cristian Gamboa.

The 26-year-old Costa Rican is having a medical in Glasgow on Monday after both clubs agreed a fee, BBC Scotland has learned.

Gamboa, who has made more than 160 club appearances, has previously played in Denmark and Norway and has won 47 caps for his country.

He played all five of Costa Rica's games as they reached the 2014 World Cup quarter-finals in Brazil.

He's a right back, about as versatile as Lustig and he must like to play football seeing as Pulis wanted him gone.
This signing has brought the average age of Brendan's purchases down from 33 years  to 32, whatever might be said about Brendan, he's not an ageist.

[Applesisapples]

Michael O'Neill was born for the job.

Na Rangers is his next port of call after OWC.

Surely they couldn't afford Michael

He would do it for free such is his love of God and Ulster and of course the Billy Boys.

[illdecide]

Jack Wilshere on loan? There are a few rumours circulating...Interesting

[uimhr ocht]

The transfer fees we have got in for scepovic,johanson,and simunovic totals near 6.75mill and bought sinclair,gamboa,de vries,somewhere near 6 mill so in those terms we havent spent much money.Hoping we spend some money on a creative midfielder.

[Main Street]

The transfer fees we have got in for scepovic,johanson,and simunovic totals near 6.75mill and bought sinclair,gamboa,de vries,somewhere near 6 mill so in those terms we havent spent much money.Hoping we spend some money on a creative midfielder.

By Celtic fc standards that type of balanced transfer activity is  bordering on reckless.
a huge departure from usual practice 
transfers
2013/14   income £21m   expend. £11m
2014/15   inc. £12m       exp. £4.5m
2015/16   inc. 14m         exp. £7m

I didn't know Johansen had been sold, Fulham  have made a few handy signings on the cheap and will be in the promotion hunt

[Muzz]

With all this talk of transfer spend etc. read this the other day and found it quite interesting and insightful.

At times this man received some serious abuse from Celtic fans but there is no denying that he saved the club.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37204507

[T Fearon]

It is a paradox that some who have been great for Celtic,Mc Cann,Strachan to name but two,have been treated abominably,when others have undeservedly been drowned in praise.

[bennydorano]

Correct. MON for one.

Scotland's Game on BBC Scotland was very interesting.

[heffo]

It is a paradox that some who have been great for Celtic,Mc Cann,Strachan to name but two,have been treated abominably,when others have undeservedly been drowned in praise.

I assume you're talking about Regi Blinker?

[Main Street]

With all this talk of transfer spend etc. read this the other day and found it quite interesting and insightful.

At times this man received some serious abuse from Celtic fans but there is no denying that he saved the club.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37204507

At present, the short and long term future of the club depends on a football competiveness which will return profitable income to the club. The CL is that cash cow. Now that Celtic are in, there is some lee way financially. Being in the CL changes everything and  the next VVD and Wanyama will not be shy to take a plunge and sign for Celtic.

The McCann abuse (just abuse) for the most part happened after he sacked title winning Wim Jansen.
He was not a guy who anybody loved, conflicts were his food, he was ruthless ambitious dictator, but he's a man who people could respect after some time and distance.

Interesting quote from him in that article

"When I came in and Tommy Burns applies for the job, I go to meet him. But I got fined [£100,000] for the approach. The previous highest fine for a similar situation was £5k.
"Tommy Burns' salary with one year to go at Kilmarnock was £40k. I felt [the fine] was vindictive and unnecessary and excessive.
"[Celtic] are not entirely surrounded by friends. The Scottish environment is such that there has been some prejudice against immigrants.
"Celtic is seen as having a big Catholic population among its support. Celtic supporters understand that Celtic is a symbol of their dealing with that by not being second to anyone."