The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[Goats Do Shave]

Thats a lot of money for a full back.
Ive not seen much of him, is he really that good?

Only seen him play once, he seemed very good going forward at least! - Very expensive IMO.

Time will tell!

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Thats a lot of money for a full back.
Ive not seen much of him, is he really that good?

One of their best players, thats why I'm glad to see him go!  
He also played with his heart on his sleeve - something I respect in a player.
But 9 million was terrible business by the Spuds! Possibily 4-5 million, but he's only had one good season, last year looked like they were going to get rid of him.

[Lamh Dhearg Alba]

Thats a lot of money for a full back.
Ive not seen much of him, is he really that good?

Its not long at all since Hutton was a figure of fun in Scottish football and was looked upon as the next Maurice Ross (ie full back who broke into the Rangers team at a young age, got some good press then got full of himself and ended up being hounded out of Ibrox into obscurity). Hutton however came back from a serious leg injury like a new player and has been in fantastic form. His driving runs forward were key to Rangers beating Leverkusen in the Champions League and his performance for Scotland against Italy was superb, showing them no respect at all and making a mess of their left flank. Same kind of gallus attitude the likes of Scott Brown and James McFadden have shown. The problem of course is the defensive side of his game where he is only competent and nothing more. He will need to work on that and good EPL wingers will cause him bother I would say. Bombing forward though he has the potential to do very well.

Great deal for Rangers, £9m in and a ready made and very competent replacement already there in Steven Whitaker.

[Solomon Kane]

If he does sign, it'll be a good test at Windsor to see how far the FFA campaign has come.

Making no comment or giving any opinions of what Kyle could have meant, I would like to point out the following.

A year ago, when a transfer to Celtic was first mooted, Kyle said that if he signed for Celtic there could be uproar and he would have to consider his international career. A year on, he is confident enough to say that whilst aware [of] what happened to Neil Lennon when he joined Celtic from Leicester City, he is also aware those days are gone now, thankfully.

It would be a no win situation for the GAWA. If Lafferty got booed by even a tiny minority the whole crowd would be tainted. If he didn't get booed it would only be because "he was a prod". I feckin hate the Old Firm.

[Evil Genius]

Making no comment or giving any opinions of what Kyle could have meant, I would like to point out the following.

A year ago, when a transfer to Celtic was first mooted, Kyle said that if he signed for Celtic there could be uproar and he would have to consider his international career.

Bollocks. Here is what he said in January 07, when Celtic first approached Burnley:


And the youngster has indicated that he would welcome a move to Glasgow.

"Celtic are a huge club and I'm honoured to be the subject of a bid," Lafferty told BBC Sport when the approach was first revealed.

Lafferty has bagged four league goals for Burnley this season, making 11 starts and 13 appearances as a substitute.

"Obviously there's a long way to go but I'll be talking to my club and my agent," added Lafferty, who moved to Turf Moor from NFC Kesh in the summer of 2004.

"I'll also have to have a long chat with my mum and dad.

"Celtic are massive and the lure of European football is very appealing."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/6267003.stm

No mention whatever of "uproar", nor any threat to the international career of one of the proudest players to wear the green shirt.

[ExiledGael]

Match tonight postponed

[Evil Genius]

It would be a no win situation for the GAWA. If Lafferty got booed by even a tiny minority the whole crowd would be tainted. If he didn't get booed it would only be because "he was a prod". I feckin hate the Old Firm.

Agree with your general comment on the Old Firm, SK, but I'd be very confident that if a few meatheads did start booing him at Windsor, they'd be immediately be drowned out by a chorus of "We All Dream of a Team of Laffertys" (or somesuch) from the GAWA.

I can't really decide whether it would be a good move for Kyle, or whether he'd be better staying with Burnley. I guess it all depends on what Strachan has in mind i.e. whether he expects to play him regularly soon after he joins, including in the big games (preferable), or whether he is "one for the future", who may take a couple more seasons to get established, before eventually being sold back to England at a profit (might as well stay at Burnley).

Either way, if he should decide to join Celtic, he will continue to receive my 100% support.  

[stiffler]

Seems like selective editing there EG 

[ONeill]

Now, that is funny.

[saffron sam2]

Not that often it happens quite so well. From my dealings over the years with owcers, I have learned that one must have evidence before one makes a claims. Any claims made about NI soccer related themes will be dissected and if possible rubbished - which is right and proper if said claim is false.

So when I typed:

Kyle said that if he signed for Celtic there could be uproar and he would have to consider his international career.

that was because I knew I could go to the Irish News website and download the following quote as acceptable evidence.

"There could be uproar and I have to consider my international career. "

I even went as far as copying the original post and replacing the word I with He and the word my with his.

Same, incidentally for the second attributed quote in my post, by the way.

All that time you spend typing really slowly (for my benefit apparently) could be better spent on a little thinking.

[Evil Genius]

Seems like selective editing there EG 

Not quite - i cited the BBC link for people to read in its entirety.

[Evil Genius]

Not that often it happens quite so well. From my dealings over the years with owcers, I have learned that one must have evidence before one makes a claims. Any claims made about NI soccer related themes will be dissected and if possible rubbished - which is right and proper if said claim is false.

So when I typed:

Kyle said that if he signed for Celtic there could be uproar and he would have to consider his international career.

that was because I knew I could go to the Irish News website and download the following quote as acceptable evidence.

"There could be uproar and I have to consider my international career. "

I even went as far as copying the original post and replacing the word I with He and the word my with his.

Same, incidentally for the second attributed quote in my post, by the way.

All that time you spend typing really slowly (for my benefit apparently) could be better spent on a little thinking.

Well, my memory has let me down there, I'll admit (though I still don't see any evidence of "life in danger", now that Hard Station brings it up).

Perhaps I'd forgotten that Irish News article from the time the move was originally mooted, since in the 12 months since, there has been no actual backlash against Lafferty, nor threat to his international career etc, despite this link with Celtic emerging during the Summer and again this month?

Storm in a Teacup, methinks.

Anyhow, congratulations, SS2, for having caught me out. Tell me, now that we're opening up old posts, have you found any more evidence to back your claim about the IFA "forcing NI Nationalists to carry UK Passports"? You know, that dispute where our old friend Pat Ramsey claimed that the IFA was doing nothing to stand up to a FIFA Directive to that effect, when in fact they (IFA) managed to get an exemption for NI within a matter of weeks?

[saffron sam2]

All together now:

"What about Pat Ram-am-sey
What about Pat Ram-am-sey
What about Pat Ram-am-sey
What about Pat Ram-am-sey
What about Pat Ram-am-sey
What about Pat Ram-am-sey"

Remind me now, was he the boyo you posted a quote from that hinted he might be blaming FIFA and not the IFA and then I had to post his entire press release to show that you were at the selective quoting lark?

"What about Pat Ram-am-sey
What about Pat Ram-am-sey
What about Pat Ram-am-sey
What about Pat Ram-am-sey
What about Pat Ram-am-sey
What about Pat Ram-am-sey"
I think I was the last one of the two of us to post on that thread.  Feel free to dig it up and reply.

[Main Street]

SHOCK NEWS   only about a day or two late.

Lafferty is not signing for Celtic.

Understood?
An dtuigeann tú?

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

SHOCK NEWS   only about a day or two late.

Lafferty is not signing for Celtic.

Understood?
An dtuigeann tú?


Good now thats been put to bed, on with more important things.

Celtic sign Barry Robsen - should prove to be a useful signing and cover.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/7216434.stm