The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[Rav67]

Victor Wanyama work permit granted.

Anybody know anything about this fella? I know he's a midfielder and Lennons plan is to play him as a centre back (he's 6ft 2"), but other then that
I've read his wiki page but that doesn't really say if he's any good of a player.

He's an unknown, so were Kayal and Izzy. Hopefully he's as good. Made his debut for Kenya at 15. Looks like he's built like a shithouse, hopefully we see a bit of him in pre-season.

Would agree the scouting system has been ok with Kayal, Izzy and Hooper being great finds.

Read that Victor Wanyama (great name for the terrace song writers  ) was suspended twice for 3 matches for bad tackle and on video evidence for an elbow in the face!! Will be interesting in the next Glasgow derby.

To the tune of the Rhianna song.... "Wanyama, that's his name, Wanyama, that's his name, that's his name, that's his name..."

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Victor Wanyama work permit granted.

Anybody know anything about this fella? I know he's a midfielder and Lennons plan is to play him as a centre back (he's 6ft 2"), but other then that
I've read his wiki page but that doesn't really say if he's any good of a player.

He's an unknown, so were Kayal and Izzy. Hopefully he's as good. Made his debut for Kenya at 15. Looks like he's built like a shithouse, hopefully we see a bit of him in pre-season.

Would agree the scouting system has been ok with Kayal, Izzy and Hooper being great finds.

Read that Victor Wanyama (great name for the terrace song writers  ) was suspended twice for 3 matches for bad tackle and on video evidence for an elbow in the face!! Will be interesting in the next Glasgow derby.

To the tune of the Rhianna song.... "Wanyama, that's his name, Wanyama, that's his name, that's his name, that's his name..."

Had to youtube that song - class, almost sounds made to measure 

[Forever Green]

Wilson was impressive, I thought Stokes was very good, his work of the ball was great. Hooper is definitely off the pace a bit. Commons was quiet by his standards, Scott Brown should be worried.

If I were Scott Brown I'd be more worried by the fact that the SPL has changed the rules on cards - now only 6 yellows = suspension! 
Good game and performance by the Hoops, but I think we have a hell of alot more in the tank (God I hope so) also wtf the "wasp" top is bloody awful.

Aye that shirt is terrible looking but it still won`t stop me from wasting my money on it

[mhacadoir]

Victor Wanyama work permit granted.

Anybody know anything about this fella? I know he's a midfielder and Lennons plan is to play him as a centre back (he's 6ft 2"), but other then that
I've read his wiki page but that doesn't really say if he's any good of a player.

He's an unknown, so were Kayal and Izzy. Hopefully he's as good. Made his debut for Kenya at 15. Looks like he's built like a shithouse, hopefully we see a bit of him in pre-season.

Would agree the scouting system has been ok with Kayal, Izzy and Hooper being great finds.

Read that Victor Wanyama (great name for the terrace song writers  ) was suspended twice for 3 matches for bad tackle and on video evidence for an elbow in the face!! Will be interesting in the next Glasgow derby.

To the tune of the Rhianna song.... "Wanyama, that's his name, Wanyama, that's his name, that's his name, that's his name..."

Had to youtube that song - class, almost sounds made to measure 

I thought the song "Free from desire" by Gala fitted quite well too.

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Wilson was impressive, I thought Stokes was very good, his work of the ball was great. Hooper is definitely off the pace a bit. Commons was quiet by his standards, Scott Brown should be worried.

If I were Scott Brown I'd be more worried by the fact that the SPL has changed the rules on cards - now only 6 yellows = suspension! 
Good game and performance by the Hoops, but I think we have a hell of alot more in the tank (God I hope so) also wtf the "wasp" top is bloody awful.

Aye that shirt is terrible looking but it still won`t stop me from wasting my money on it

Sports direct are doing great deals on Celtic tops, think the "wasp" top (just out) is retailing at £25! Could be wrong on that, but nearly sure I seen for that price in Yorkgate).

[Forever Green]

Wilson was impressive, I thought Stokes was very good, his work of the ball was great. Hooper is definitely off the pace a bit. Commons was quiet by his standards, Scott Brown should be worried.

If I were Scott Brown I'd be more worried by the fact that the SPL has changed the rules on cards - now only 6 yellows = suspension! 
Good game and performance by the Hoops, but I think we have a hell of alot more in the tank (God I hope so) also wtf the "wasp" top is bloody awful.

Aye that shirt is terrible looking but it still won`t stop me from wasting my money on it

Sports direct are doing great deals on Celtic tops, think the "wasp" top (just out) is retailing at £25! Could be wrong on that, but nearly sure I seen for that price in Yorkgate).

Not a bad price that. Will have to take a look next time i am up there

[Atticus_Finch]

Looks like Mancini took a shine to the hoops during the Dublin super cup.

Mancini on the possibility of Bellamy going on loan to Celtic:

"If Celtic want Craig... he can go. Craig is a good striker and he can play at Celtic, because they're an important team."

[Forever Green]

Na, we were never going to get Bellamy. He has released a statement today insisting that he has no intention of joining Celtic. I don't think we need him tbh. Hooper and Stokes are more than good enough to get the goals for us. We are wasting our time going after Bellamy when we should be spending it trying to sign a reliable target man and a goalkeeper

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Na, we were never going to get Bellamy. He has released a statement today insisting that he has no intention of joining Celtic. I don't think we need him tbh. Hooper and Stokes are more than good enough to get the goals for us. We are wasting our time going after Bellamy when we should be spending it trying to sign a reliable target man and a goalkeeper

He's 32, has lost alot of his pace and is currently earning £90k a week!! 3 good reasons to forget about him and concentrate on more achievable strikers with potential and a bloody goalie!! 

[Forever Green]

Na, we were never going to get Bellamy. He has released a statement today insisting that he has no intention of joining Celtic. I don't think we need him tbh. Hooper and Stokes are more than good enough to get the goals for us. We are wasting our time going after Bellamy when we should be spending it trying to sign a reliable target man and a goalkeeper

He's 32, has lost alot of his pace and is currently earning £90k a week!! 3 good reasons to forget about him and concentrate on more achievable strikers with potential and a bloody goalie!! 

+1
It annoys me every transfer window how we always waste our time and money on a marquee signing. FFS just bring in someone who is going to do a good job in the SPL

[Club Rossa]

Celtic and Tottenham are 3/1 joint favourites with Skybet to sign Joey Barton.
More pie in the sky after the Bellamy stories.

[Forever Green]

If our midfield wasn't as strong as it is, I would love to see Barton coming to us but we don't need him currently. Anyhow, Desmond would drop if he was asked to fork out £80,000 for his wages 

[Pat Mustard]

Loovens injured, we'll not get shot of him in this window now. Need a keeper and striker before the close of the window, a centre half would be preferable too but can't see it happening. A bit frustrating that we can't get fees for our players, all seem to be going on loan. Even if they were minimal fees, it'd help. I can't see the likes of McGinn and O'Dea playing for the club again.

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Seventy-six clubs from across Europe will learn their fate from 13.30CET when the draw is made for the UEFA Europa League play-off round at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
The teams have been divided into seven groups for the draw – four of ten teams and three of 12. Within the seven groups an equal number of sides are seeded and unseeded in accordance with the club rankings established at the beginning of the season.
A ball will be taken from each of the bowls containing seeded and unseeded teams, and placed in a large empty bowl in the middle where they will be shuffled. The first club drawn will play its first match at home and sides from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
The fixtures will be contested over two legs on 18 and 25 August with the winners qualifying for the group stage proper, which gets under way on 15 September.
The draw will be streamed live on UEFA.com. @ 12.30pm

UEFA Europa League play-off draw

Seeded                                    Unseeded
Group 1
Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP)   FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (FRA)
Panathinaikos FC (GRE)                   Vitória SC (POR)
Beşiktaş JK (TUR)                   FC Alania Vladikavkaz (RUS)
FC Metalist Kharkiv (UKR)   Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR)
FK Partizan (SRB)                   Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL)

Group 2
AS Roma (ITA)                   Bursaspor (TUR)
Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA)   FC Vorskla Poltava (UKR)
RSC Anderlecht (BEL)                   Olympiacos Volou FC (GRE)
FC Dinamo Bucureşti (ROU)   ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
Rosenborg BK (NOR)                   AEK Larnaca FC (CYP)

Group 3
Tottenham Hotspur FC (ENG)   Trabzonspor AŞ (TUR)
FC Spartak Moskva (RUS)       FC Karpaty Lviv (UKR)
Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (ISR)   Heart of Midlothian FC (SCO)
Athletic Club (ESP)                   Legia Warszawa (POL)
PAOK FC (GRE)                   FK Ekranas (LTU)

Group 4
Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)   FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR)
Rangers FC (SCO)                   PFC CSKA Sofia (BUL)
Fulham FC (ENG)                   FC Nordsjælland (DEN)
FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU)   NK Maribor (SVN)
FC Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS)   FC Spartak Trnava (SVK)

Group 5
PSV Eindhoven (NED)                   CD Nacional (POR)
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)                   FC Sion (SUI)
Celtic FC (SCO)                   PFC Litex Lovech (BUL)
S.S. Lazio (ITA)                   SV Ried (AUT)
Birmingham City FC (ENG)   FK Rabotnicki (MKD)
FC Rapid Bucureşti (ROU)   WKS Śląsk Wrocław (POL)

Group 6
Sevilla FC (ESP)                   Hannover 96 (GER)
AZ Alkmaar (NED)                   FC Vaslui (ROU)
Club Brugge KV (BEL)                   AC Omonia (CYP)
AC Sparta Praha (CZE)                   FC Thun (SUI)
FC Salzburg (AUT)                   Aalesunds FK (NOR)
Stoke City FC (ENG)                   FC Zestafoni (GEO)

Group 7
SC Braga (POR)                   BSC Young Boys (SUI)
FC Schalke 04 (GER)                   Helsingborgs IF (SWE)
R. Standard de Liège (BEL)   FK Crvena zvezda (SRB)
AEK Athens FC (GRE)                   CS Gaz Metan Mediaş (ROU)
Stade Rennais FC (FRA)   HJK Helsinki (FIN)
FK Austria Wien (AUT)                   FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)

[Forever Green]

Really hope we get Shamrock Rovers. What an atmosphere that would be