[Kingdom Bhoy]

Originally Posted by Broxi_Bear_Eire

Well that says more about you than anything else

End of the day its up to me what threads I go on with limited time on here I have to be selective with what I read but thanks anyway.

[PauloMN]

Originally Posted by Kingdom Bhoy

No offence taken but I can't bring myself to access that thread.

He's right though, anything about them (including the other Myers bit) should be filed under "T", for The Rangers.

I doubt anyone on here gives a fiddlers fcuk about Bain tbh.

[lubo_moravcik]

So anyone heading over to the friendly at Nottingham Forest on the 19th July??? Should be a good wee day out.

[PauloMN]

Izzy staying put according to this - hopefully it's true:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/footbal...6908-23229853/

EMILIO Izaguirre last night handed Celtic the perfect "I'm staying" pre-season boost.
Scotland's double Player of the Year last season has been the subject of much speculation this summer after his devastating first campaign in the SPL.
Izaguirre has attracted interest from England's top outfits with Manchester United and Liverpool eyeing his sparkling progress.
But the Honduran is adamant he has no intentions of going anywhere and has set his sights only on improving on his fine debut campaign in the Hoops, which brought him personal accolades as well as a Scottish Cup winner's medal.
Izaguirre is fully committed to Celtic and insists a move away from Glasgow is no option at this stage of his career.

Before leaving his homeland at the weekend, the left-back's adviser and former international Marco Tulio Suazo confirmed the player's plans as he bids him a temporary farewell.
Suazo said: "I can tell all the fans of the club that Emilio has the sole mission of not lowering the level that made him the best foreigner in the Scottish Premier League.
"Emilio has the plan of fulfilling the contract that still binds him to Celtic as an alleged sale to England, at this moment in time, is not a reality."
Celtic supporters will be thrilled with the news as attack-minded Izaguirre has developed into one of the club's key performers since arriving in Glasgow's east end.
Manager Neil Lennon recommended improved deals to the board for the Central American and midfielder Beram Kayal and hopes these plans will be pushed through this week.
He said: "Financially, I'm sure there are Premier League clubs who can offer them more money.
"But at this stage of their careers, I don't think money is important.
"Football is what is important and we can give them first-team football and, hopefully, European football until the end of the year.
"There is also the opportunity to win domestic trophies and keep improving because they are still young men.
"I do feel they really have the supporters on their side and they would struggle to get that at many other clubs."

[lubo_moravcik]

http://celticfc.net/news

[seafood dunleavy]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...07924,00.html?

Wanyama agreed personal terms according to Sky.

[dartbhoy]

Looks like the move for Jay Bothroyd is off. According to media reports in Scotland Bothroyd's wage demands are too high. It seems players can earn more money now in the Championship than the SPL and despite a guarantee of European football with the top 2 in Glasgow players would prefer more wages in the Championship.

I have to laugh when I go on forums and see people on about Keane and Bellamy going to Celtic Park,FFS if we can't afford Jay Bothroyd we have no hope of getting premiership players!

[henke]

Its a sad state of affairs indeed that the top two in Scotland are even losing out to Championship clubs. I seen Neil Danns been interviewed today on SSN and him talking about why he joined Leicester so he could realise his dream of playing in the Premier League. I don't really buy it though. IF Leicester do get promoted where are they ever gonna be at best, a mid table PL side if they do well. European football, big home crowds with atmosphere, trophies and world recognised clubs unfortunately can't compete with money at the end of the day.

[dartbhoy]

Originally Posted by MichaelM1987

Its a sad state of affairs indeed that the top two in Scotland are even losing out to Championship clubs. I seen Neil Danns been interviewed today on SSN and him talking about why he joined Leicester so he could realise his dream of playing in the Premier League. I don't really buy it though. IF Leicester do get promoted where are they ever gonna be at best, a mid table PL side if they do well. European football, big home crowds with atmosphere, trophies and world recognised clubs unfortunately can't compete with money at the end of the day.

I see the Danns interview and personally I thought that was a load of crap! The Championship is one of the hardest leagues to get promoted out of and there's no guarantee Leicester will be promoted.

Conway rejected Rangers to go the Championship and it seems Goodwillie will do the same despite declaring his love for Rangers near the end of season! At the end of the day the majority of players will go for the higher wages in the championship rather than the chance of playing with Scotland's best 2 and competing in Europe's premier tournaments.

Personally I reckon we can forget about signing premiership players but I'm sure we can sign a player or 2 from the championship,surely not all of them are on the high wages that Cardiff are dishing out! Lennon made some brilliant buys overseas last season and I've every faith he can find another bargain overseas again.

[bobbysands81]

Anyone who thinks that Celtic can't compete with Championship clubs for wages paid to players is deluded. Celtic have a wage bill higher than a good few EPL teams and higher than nearly all Championship teams, if not all of them.

Celtic can afford to pay multiple what Rangers can at the moment.

For the right "marque" type player wages at Celtic would anywhere between 35-45k per week.

We can easily afford 25k a week as well. However, the mad wages that some players are getting don't mean that we can't pay them, but we won't pay them.

[dartbhoy]

Originally Posted by bobbysands81

Anyone who thinks that Celtic can't compete with Championship clubs for wages paid to players is deluded. Celtic have a wage bill higher than a good few EPL teams and higher than nearly all Championship teams, if not all of them.

Celtic can afford to pay multiple what Rangers can at the moment.

For the right "marque" type player wages at Celtic would anywhere between 35-45k per week.

We can easily afford 25k a week as well. However, the mad wages that some players are getting don't mean that we can't pay them, but we won't pay them.

Fair enough Bobby but the colossal wages been paid out in England has given players a view that they can ask for what they want and in most cases in England they get what they demand. Celtic should only pay what the player is worth. If Bothroyd is demanding over the odds wages they should tell him to GTF,end of story!

[bobbysands81]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...il-Lennon.html

By Jesus... Hearts are not going to face any sanctions from the SFA (according to Roddy Forsyth) for one of thir fans attacking Neil Lennon!!!

And some wonder why we're paranoid???

[lubo_moravcik]

Emilio Izaguirre insists he is staying with Celtic

The Honduran left-back says he is happy in Glasgow and is looking forward to recovering from a hamstring injury.




260374 Emilio Izaguirre proved a revelation in his first season in Scotland, playing 42 times for Celtic at left back. Pic: ©SNS Group
Emilio Izaguirre has stated his desire to remain with Celtic, despite claiming he was subject to interest from Manchester United.

The Honduran defender has returned to Glasgow, having travelled to watch his country reach the semi-finals of the Gold Cup before losing to eventual tournament winners Mexico.

Izaguirre, who played for Honduras at the 2010 World Cup, was forced to sit out the Gold Cup due to a hamstring injury.

But he is ready to step up his recovery before travelling to link up with his Celtic team-mates in Australia and says his intention is to remain as part of Neil Lennon’s side.

“I have no words to describe how happy I am in Glasgow, especially now that my family lives with me,” Izaguirre told La Tribuna.

“It is true that there are offers from Manchester United and other clubs. But my idea is to stay at Celtic and recover as quickly as possible to play again with my team and the national side.”

The 25-year-old had a season to remember in Glasgow, winning the Player of the Year awards on offer from the Scottish PFA, Scottish Football Writers and Scottish Premier League.

“It was a fabulous season,” Izaguirre said of the 2010/11 campaign. “It sometimes seems like a dream.”

[Jelle1880]

Originally Posted by bobbysands81

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...il-Lennon.html

By Jesus... Hearts are not going to face any sanctions from the SFA (according to Roddy Forsyth) for one of thir fans attacking Neil Lennon!!!

And some wonder why we're paranoid???

But neither do Celtic for their fans attacking stewards and police (yes, yes, I know this happened after Lennon got attacked, but still, it was heavy stuff).

[bobbysands81]

Originally Posted by Jelle1880

But neither do Celtic for their fans attacking stewards and police (yes, yes, I know this happened after Lennon got attacked, but still, it was heavy stuff).

Celtic fans were unbelievably restrained considering what happened.

Hearts getting off scot free makes a further laughing stock of Scottish football considering that when Hugh Dallas got hit by a coin Celtic were (rightly) hammered by the authorities and fined £45k.