Celtic FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014/15 Mod Warning post #6011

SomethingElse

Well overdue a new thread. Hopefully this season will see Celtic returning to the group stages of the champions league after an absence of four years. On the domestic front, the team will be expected to retain the SPL title won under Neil Lennon last season. Any major moves in the transfer market are expected only if the team ensure champions league football, leading to the possibility of a frantic last few days of the transfer window. Here's to an exciting season

Dempsey

If Ki leaves and I expect him to, I hope Celtic sign Markus Henriksen, Ki with a bit more 'drive' in his game.

LiamoSail

Ki's off, Mjallby just confirmed on SSN that the club are in negotiations with a number of other clubs and he wants out

RoryMac

LiamoSail wrote: »

Ki's off, Mjallby just confirmed on SSN that the club are in negotiations with a number of other clubs and he wants out

Hopefully a few clubs being interested will drive up the fee.

Dempsey

Anthony Stokes hasnt travelled with the Celtic squad to Sweden. So the only strikers we have are Hooper & Samaras

Hooper, Brown & Forrest will be doing fitness tests this evening but are expected to play.

Savage Tyrant

I PM'd a mod last week for a new thread but was told we'd get it after 10k posts.

Anyway, I'm hopeful we'll get a decent fee for Ki. Wether it'll be reinvested in the squad is another thing.

Savage Tyrant

Dempsey wrote: »

Anthony Stokes hasnt travelled with the Celtic squad to Sweden. So the only strikers we have are Hooper & Samaras

Hooper, Brown & Forrest will be doing fitness tests this evening but are expected to play.

FFS! There isn't a footballer in Samaras at all. He plays at least 9 mediocre to poor games for every 1 decent to good.
I'd take any price for him, and replace him with some of the Ki money when it arrives.

bobmalooka

Dempsey wrote: »

Anthony Stokes hasnt travelled with the Celtic squad to Sweden. So the only strikers we have are Hooper & Samaras

Hooper, Brown & Forrest will be doing fitness tests this evening but are expected to play.

Presuming stokes isn't fit, doubt we'd sell him unless Lenny was buying a European standard striker.

PauloMN

Savage Tyrant wrote: »

FFS! There isn't a footballer in Samaras at all. He plays at least 9 mediocre to poor games for every 1 decent to good.
I'd take any price for him, and replace him with some of the Ki money when it arrives.

He can be frustrating at time, no doubt, but do you not think he had a good last season? I thought he was very good last season.

Lawrence1895

It should be easy enough to progress to the group stages, since the first leg is in Sweden...so I hope

bobmalooka

PauloMN wrote: »

Savage Tyrant wrote: »

FFS! There isn't a footballer in Samaras at all. He plays at least 9 mediocre to poor games for every 1 decent to good.
I'd take any price for him, and replace him with some of the Ki money when it arrives.

He can be frustrating at time, no doubt, but do you not think he had a good last season? I thought he was very good last season.

I'd hate to lose sammy his direct pace,power and ability to keep the ball are a good contrast to the rest of our play going forward, he can test your patience though with some of his sammy moments.

Dempsey

bobmalooka wrote: »

Presuming stokes isn't fit, doubt we'd sell him unless Lenny was buying a European standard striker.

Sorry, should have been clearer. Stokes isnt fit to play. Dylan McGeouch, Daryl Murphy, Mo Bangura, Filip Twardzik and Rabiu Ibrahim are all out aswell.

Lennon says that talks with another club (Swansea) are at an advanced stage. Basically all Ki has to do is sign his name on the dotted line. Lennon doesnt know if he'll get the money to reinvest yet.

premierstone

Savage Tyrant wrote: »

FFS! There isn't a footballer in Samaras at all. He plays at least 9 mediocre to poor games for every 1 decent to good.
I'd take any price for him, and replace him with some of the Ki money when it arrives.

Second half of last season Sammy was our best and most consistent player.

bobmalooka

Dempsey wrote: »

bobmalooka wrote: »

Presuming stokes isn't fit, doubt we'd sell him unless Lenny was buying a European standard striker.

Sorry, should have been clearer. Stokes isnt fit to play. Dylan McGeouch, Daryl Murphy, Mo Bangura, Filip Twardzik and Rabiu Ibrahim are all out aswell.

Lennon says that talks with another club (Swansea) are at an advanced stage. Basically all Ki has to do is sign his name on the dotted line. Lennon doesnt know if he'll get the money to reinvest yet.

I'd say he can reinvest it but keeping expectations cool in case he can't secure his target/s. I guess now we know why Lenny was trying mc court in the ki role during pre season.

Dempsey

brian mclauchlin ‏@BBCBMcLauchlin

BBC Scotland has learned that Celtic have agreed to sell Ki to Swansea City for a fee close to £6 million. More soon

Nearly tripling our money on a player that doesnt want to be here anymore isnt bad business at all.

EDIT

Alex O'Henley ‏@OHenleyAlex

#Swansea's initial offer for #Ki was £5m plus Stephen Dobbie.I believe they've now come back with a higher bid in excess of £6m with add-ons

Dobbie? No thanks, we already have Daryl Murphy!

Pompey Magnus

Dempsey wrote: »

brian mclauchlin ‏@BBCBMcLauchlin

BBC Scotland has learned that Celtic have agreed to sell Ki to Swansea City for a fee close to £6 million. More soon

Nearly tripling our money on a player that doesnt want to be here anymore isnt bad business at all.

Just as impressive is that he is far from our most important player, given a fully fit midfield I would not even have him on the starting line up. I would miss Ledley, Wanyama, a fit Kayal and perhaps Brown more than I will Ki. A good player no doubt but just not quite right for Scotland.

RoryMac

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

Just as impressive is that he is far from our most important player, given a fully fit midfield I would not even have him on the starting line up. I would miss Ledley, Wanyama, a fit Kayal and perhaps Brown more than I will Ki. A good player no doubt but just not quite right for Scotland.

Yeah that sums my feelings up too, I do think Ki has the potential to become a very good player and hopefully we have a sell on clause but never really nailed down a starting spot.

Hopefully we'll move quickly for a decent CB, we're very short numbers there and I don't think Wanyama is the answer even short term.

Dempsey

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

Just as impressive is that he is far from our most important player, given a fully fit midfield I would not even have him on the starting line up. I would miss Ledley, Wanyama, a fit Kayal and perhaps Brown more than I will Ki. A good player no doubt but just not quite right for Scotland.

Alex O'Henley ‏@OHenleyAlex

For those asking if #Dobbie is still part of proposed #Ki deal, no not as far as I understand. Fee of £6-6.5m w add-ons poss rising to £8m

He's too casual on the ball and doesnt do enough defensively imo. He's best suited to a 5 man midfield. Possibly £8m for him!

blahfckingblah

christ, i think id prefer to see us exchange him for dobby from harry potter than him

ColeTrain

All the best to Ki. A underrated player within the Celtic support imo.
If we do get to the group stages then he well be missed. But if he wants out and the price is right then what can you do. I expect a good sell on clause and future fees, it would be very daft just to get one lump sum.

eire4

PauloMN wrote: »

He can be frustrating at time, no doubt, but do you not think he had a good last season? I thought he was very good last season.

I agree I though he played very well for us last season especially when he played wide left rather then up front.

ColeTrain

Does anyone know if the Helsingborg game is on TV or will be looking at streams?

Lawrence1895

ColeTrain wrote: »

Does anyone know if the Helsingborg game is on TV or will be looking at streams?

Live on TV3, coverage starts at 7:30

ColeTrain

Lars1916 wrote: »

Live on TV3, coverage starts at 7:30

TV3
Still, better than a dodgy stream with Arabic commentary -just about!

Lawrence1895

ColeTrain wrote: »

TV3
Still, better than a dodgy stream with Arabic commentary -just about!

I think, it's a pity, that you can't get Channel 67 in Ireland, so we have to deal with TV3, I guess

Broxi_Bear_Eire

ColeTrain wrote: »

TV3
Still, better than a dodgy stream with Arabic commentary -just about!

Its also on STV if you have SKY and add it to your extra channels

Lawrence1895

Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: »

Its also on STV if you have SKY and add it to your extra channels

Are you gonna watch the match?

the realpigiron

Ki sold for about 6 million according to Lenny. I think that's a decent price for a player who wasn't a first team pick when everyone was fit, and who wanted to leave the SPL and try his hand in England himself. The money for him will go on keeping on top of the finances by the looks of it. Still need to get to the CL group stages if we are going to see a couple of decent signings.

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Lars1916 wrote: »

Are you gonna watch the match?

If I can't find a stream or radio broadcast for our then probably. Unless of course I can find something more exciting to do like watching paint dry

Lawrence1895

Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: »

If I can't find a stream or radio broadcast for our then probably. Unless of course I can find something more exciting to do like watching paint dry

You could sit in the garden and watch the grass growing, or go to the airport and count the tiles in the bathrooms

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Lars1916 wrote: »

You could sit in the garden and watch the grass growing, or go to the airport and count the tiles in the bathrooms

Your right thanks for the ideas