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

Dempsey

Savage Tyrant wrote: »

Where did Rhodes end up? And for how much?

Blackburn, something like £4.5m up front, rising to £8m with addons. :eek:

He's good but not that good. Levein was right, people are paying well over the odds for strikers this transfer window

blahfckingblah

Dempsey wrote: »

Efe Ambrose only walked into CP about 30 minutes ago, twitter reports from STV saying that he's signed. A no nonsense defender indeed!

read a quote somewhere, maybe green brigades site, where he pretty much begged celtic to sign him haha

Dempsey

blahfckingblah wrote: »

read a quote somewhere, maybe green brigades site, where he pretty much begged celtic to sign him haha

Considering we had to wait until after we got UCL football to entice him, I dont think he was doing much begging. If he has his heart set on coming here and proving himself at a higher level then I'll be happy to have him. Sounds like he's coming here with the right attitude which is important.

/looks at Mo Bangura

/shakes head :pac:

Savage Tyrant

blahfckingblah wrote: »

read a quote somewhere, maybe green brigades site, where he pretty much begged celtic to sign him haha

I signed a €25,000 a week contract last year to play for Celtic..... but for no amount of begging could I get them to sign it too.

Fenian Army

Dempsey wrote: »

Considering we had to wait until after we got UCL football to entice him, I dont think he was doing much begging. If he has his heart set on coming here and proving himself at a higher level then I'll be happy to have him. Sounds like he's coming him with the right attitude which is important.

/looks at Mo Bangura

/shakes head :pac:

http://imgur.com/a/hC3gm

Dempsey

Fenian Army wrote: »

http://imgur.com/a/hC3gm

I seen that

EDIT

Miku Fedor on a season long loan seems to be the next signing.

the realpigiron

Wiki has Miku Fedor signed for Celtic as a done deal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Fedor

Dempsey

the realpigiron wrote: »

Wiki has Miku Fedor signed for Celtic as a done deal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Fedor

Anyone can edit Wikipedia though. Reliable media sources on Twitter are better for getting the story before it gets published on a website

10m ago wrote:

Alex O'Henley ‏@OHenleyAlex

Been digging on the #Miku Fedor to #Celtic story. I understand he's not going to Swansea and has been pulled from squad for #Getafe v Depor

Alex O'Henley ‏@OHenleyAlex

#Miku scored against #RealMadrid and #Valencia last season. The Venezuelan would be a decent acquisition for #Celtic

the realpigiron

Was there a fee involved with signing Efe Ambrose?

blahfckingblah

under 1 million

Dempsey

We did better against Atletico Madrid than multi billion pound Chelski did! :P

Dempsey

Grant Russell ‏@STVGrant

Nicolas "Miku" Fedor scored two goals against Real Madrid for Getafe last season. One-year loan to Celtic http://bit.ly/PE0xPN

Inverness have taken Andre Blackman on loan from Celtic until January

Next deal to be done is...

http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/celtic/188126-celtic-make-bid-to-real-mallorca-for-belgian-striker-marvin-ogunjimi/

EDIT

stephen.mcgowan ‏@mcgowan_stephen

Belgian journalists say Mallorca moved the goalposts on a fee for Marvin Ogunjimi after Celtic reached the Champions League.

Lawwell wont do the deal on principle me thinks

PauloMN

Dempsey wrote: »

Efe Ambrose only walked into CP about 30 minutes ago, twitter reports from STV saying that he's signed. A no nonsense defender indeed!

Well Efe Ambrose is official:
http://celticfc.net/newsstory?item=3029

Nothing on Miku Fedor yet, but looks to be a done deal. So we got our striker and CB, both internationalists which is good news, and gladly we didn't end up with Michael Owen in there instead. Hope the two new bhoys settle in well and provide us with solid options.

RoryMac

PauloMN wrote: »

Dempsey wrote: »

Efe Ambrose only walked into CP about 30 minutes ago, twitter reports from STV saying that he's signed. A no nonsense defender indeed!

Well Efe Ambrose is official:
http://celticfc.net/newsstory?item=3029

Nothing on Miku Fedor yet, but looks to be a done deal. So we got our striker and CB, both internationalists which is good news, and gladly we didn't end up with Michael Owen in there instead. Hope the two new bhoys settle in well and provide us with solid options.

I know nothing about the guys signed but at least we've strengthened the positions we were short in.

Still rumours we're in for a keeper tonight and a free agent striker tomorrow. I won't be getting too excited about Michael Owen until i see him paraded in another teams kit!

TheBuilder

Lennon says another striker on the way in, but doesn't have to be today.

The physio better get his table ready for a new long term friend, Michael Owen.

You've signed Lubos Kamenar from nantes, on loan for a year with option to buy, he's a keeper.

TheBuilder

Could be John Carew maybe?

RoryMac

TheBuilder wrote: »

Could be John Carew maybe?

Recession is over for strip clubs in Glasgow!

Dempsey

I rather the 3rd choice keeper be Robbie Thomson. At least he cant bide his time with the u20 squad and playing.

From Lennons comments on SSN, it look like we are into free agent country since the transfer deadline doesnt apply to the business we want to do.

TheBuilder

Dempsey wrote: »

I rather the 3rd choice keeper be Robbie Thomson. At least he cant bide his time with the u20 squad and playing.

From Lennons comments on SSN, it look like we are into free agent country since the transfer deadline doesnt apply to the business we want to do.

James McFadden.....


:P

Dempsey

http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/celtic/188141-celtic-land-slovakian-goalkeeper-lubos-kamenar-on-season-long-loan/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Celtic have signed FC Nantes goalkeeper Lubos Kamenar on a season-long loan.

Overall, I'm very happy with the business that Celtic has done so far this transfer window.

Out

Andre Blackman, defender (Inverness Caledonian Thistle, loan)
Daryl Murphy, forward (Ipswich Town, loan)
Ki Sung-Yeung, midfielder (Swansea City)
Glenn Loovens, defender (Real Zaragoza)
Cha Du Ri, defender (Fortuna Dusseldorf)
Daniel Majstorovic, defender (AIK)
Niall McGinn, midfielder (Aberdeen)
Efrain Juarez, midfielder (Club America)
Morten Rasmussen, forward (Midtjylland)
Lewis Toshney, defender (Dundee, loan)
Greig Spence, forward (Raith Rovers)
Christian McKenna, forward (Airdrie United)
Mark Wilson, defender (Bristol City)
James Keatings, forward (Hamilton Academical, loan)
Darren O'Dea, defender (Toronto)
Richie Towell, defender
Dominic Cervi, goalkeeper

In

Efe Ambrose, defender (Ashdod, undisclosed)
Fraser Forster, goalkeeper (Newcastle United, undisclosed after loan)
Nicolas Ladislao Fedor Flores, striker (Getafe, loan)
Lubos Kamenar, goalkeeper (Nantes, loan)

To do all that business, retain all the key players and get Forster permanent was great. Suppose we have to wait and see what Miku & Ambrose can do.

PauloMN

When you see the list it's incredible the number of outs. Just goes to show how much deadwood we were carrying, and how much wages will be freed up. It's the right way to run the club, especially these days, and credit to Lenny and the board for making the tough decisions. Ki in particular was a spectacular bit of business, £4m+ profit for a player though very talented, one I think we will barely miss given our existing midfield.

Will be interesting to see if we pick up any frees.

blahfckingblah

our major success is that we held onto paddy mccourt

Dempsey

blahfckingblah wrote: »

our major success is that we held onto paddy mccourt

sarcasm detector is broke....:o

Paddy McCourt hasnt done anything of note for months, I was hoping the Wolves rumour today was true.

Dempsey

Here's a youtube video of Miku in action. I dont particularly care for youtube videos (anyone can be made look good) and the shíte music that people throw into them but its about the same as reading Wiki stats!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIHQPR2P8W4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CmdbljhZJ0

lubo_moravcik

Looking forward to game today, Hibs always put in a good shift at CP

the realpigiron

Any news on who this mystery free transfer striker is that's coming in before the CL deadline on Monday. Del Piero still hasn't signed for Sydney City yet afaik.

Dempsey

I doubt we will hijack the Del Piero deal, I doubt he'll come back to renegotiate and I doubt Lawwell will meet his demands. Going by descriptions Miku is similar in his style of play aswell.

Savage Tyrant

the realpigiron wrote: »

Any news on who this mystery free transfer striker is that's coming in before the CL deadline on Monday. Del Piero still hasn't signed for Sydney City yet afaik.

I'd say it's most likely Owen. He'll be a good influence on the Bhoys. Apparently none of them know diddly squat about horses.

the realpigiron

Savage Tyrant wrote: »

I'd say it's most likely Owen. He'll be a good influence on the Bhoys. Apparently none of them know diddly squat about horses.

Michael Owen would surely prove popular with the lads providing insider tips on the nags and what not, also he'd bring with him some new streams of revenue via AON Insure.ie and the like:D.

I can't understand how that guy made so much money out of football, he's been crocked for years.

Dempsey

Savage Tyrant wrote: »

the realpigiron wrote: »

Any news on who this mystery free transfer striker is that's coming in before the CL deadline on Monday. Del Piero still hasn't signed for Sydney City yet afaik.

I'd say it's most likely Owen. He'll be a good influence on the Bhoys. Apparently none of them know diddly squat about horses.

Lennon ruled out Owen during the week, thank f*ck!