Celtic FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2019/2020

RoryMac · 31-05-2015 10:15pm

Boyata apparently in Glasgow & due to sign tomorrow, that has the look of being a great signing

Dempsey · 01-06-2015 3:59am

Seems like a lad that lost his way tbh, capable player though. Surely that ends Denayer coming back. Himself and VVD are rolls royce centre backs, we are in for some land

pmasterson95 · 01-06-2015 6:48am

With Danny Wilson releasing himself from Hearts and expected to join us could that be the end of Ambrose aswell?

eire4 · 01-06-2015 9:03pm

RoryMac wrote: »

Boyata apparently in Glasgow & due to sign tomorrow, that has the look of being a great signing

And it is being done well in advance of the champions league games in July so giving him some time to get settled in for those games. That is assuming all the reports that he will officially sign tomorrow are indeed true.

bobbysands81 · 02-06-2015 12:56pm

Boyata signs 4 year deal.

http://www.celticfc.net/news/8390

RoryMac · 02-06-2015 1:06pm

bobbysands81 wrote: »

Boyata signs 4 year deal.

http://www.celticfc.net/news/8390

Excited about this signing, only seen him a few times but was impressed. Good to see us making a move early too rather than waiting for our CL fate to be decided.

TheCitizen · 02-06-2015 1:16pm

RoryMac wrote: »

Excited about this signing, only seen him a few times but was impressed. Good to see us making a move early too rather than waiting for our CL fate to be decided.

Yes. Waiting until too late in the window is a strategy that hasn't worked. There is the notion that there's a chance of getting a better deal near the end of a window, but it doesn't work out that way and often we end up panic buying. In the last summer window for example Scepovic never wanted to come to Celtic but the deal was rushed through anyway. Also, more importantly, the end of the transfer window is way too late for the crucial qualifiers. We will need another defender to replace Van Dijk and a striker because Guidetti is gone.

Was there a fee involved for Boyata?

RoryMac · 02-06-2015 1:20pm

TheCitizen wrote: »

Yes. Waiting until too late in the window is a strategy that hasn't worked. There is the notion that there's a chance of getting a better deal near the end of a window, but it doesn't work out that way and often we end up panic buying. In the last summer window for example Scepovic never wanted to come to Celtic but the deal was rushed through anyway. Also, more importantly, the end of the transfer window is way too late for the crucial qualifiers. We will need another defender to replace Van Dijk and a striker because Guidetti is gone.

Was there a fee involved for Boyata?

Haven't seen any mention of the fee but he had a year to run on his City contract so guess there was one

TheCitizen · 02-06-2015 1:24pm

RoryMac wrote: »

Haven't seen any mention of the fee but he had a year to run on his City contract so guess there was one

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32954918

BBC are saying it was for around £1.5m.

pmasterson95 · 02-06-2015 2:31pm

Should slot in perfectly for Denayer. Hope we sign up Wilson aswell.

weldoninhio · 02-06-2015 4:13pm

pmasterson95 wrote: »

Should slot in perfectly for Denayer. Hope we sign up Wilson aswell.

I'm not convinced about Wilson. Wasn't there talk of another youngster coming up from City, his name escapes me, but he is thought of as a much better prospect than Denayer was.

eire4 · 02-06-2015 5:36pm

Good luck to Boyata. I must admit I have not seen too much of him. But he seems to fit into the style of center back that Delia likes for his system so hopefully he settles in well. Good to see this done nice and early as well with the early champions league games in mind.

RoryMac · 09-06-2015 12:41pm

Celtic given the go ahead to install 'safe standing' areas, could be ready for the start of the 2016/17 season

CELTIC Football Club is delighted today (9/6/15) to announce that it has been granted permission to introduce “safe standing” through the installation of a rail seating system at Celtic Park.
Celtic has been at the forefront of attempts in the UK to introduce this measure, having been in dialogue with the relevant authorities for over five years.
It is proposed that the rail seating area will initially accommodate up to 2,600 supporters and after we consult with our supporters, could potentially be introduced for the start of season 2016/17.

http://www.celticfc.net/news/8420?

Intifada · 09-06-2015 1:10pm

Best news coming out of the club in a long time. Fair play to them.

eire4 · 09-06-2015 7:40pm

I was surprised to see the green light for safe standing being given it was denied twice earlier last season. Pity it is not going to be in place until the season after next but at least it is on the way. A good move I think which hopefully will improve the atmosphere at domestic games.

doncarlos · 10-06-2015 2:22pm

Fair play to Celtic, at last the British clubs are finally catching up to the rest of Europe. Should seriously improve atmosphere. With the guard rails and with modern ticketing practices there shouldn't be any safety issues.

Intifada · 10-06-2015 3:14pm

Just a question of the rest of the UK catching up with Celtic fans, as usual.

Intifada · 12-06-2015 1:38pm

Some interesting statistics on sectarian 'crimes' at the football

As in the previous two years, derogatory behaviour towards Roman Catholicism (84%) accounted for the largest proportion of religious abuse.

Remember though timmy, "it's an Old Firm problem". Two sides of the same coin.

Dempsey · 12-06-2015 5:21pm

Intifada wrote: »

Some interesting statistics on sectarian 'crimes' at the football

Remember though timmy, "it's an Old Firm problem". Two sides of the same coin.

No surprises there.

bobbysands81 · 13-06-2015 11:36am

Intifada wrote: »

Some interesting statistics on sectarian 'crimes' at the football

Remember though timmy, "it's an Old Firm problem". Two sides of the same coin.

I wonder how many of the total 'crimes' were actually real crimes. So called anti-sectarian laws in Scotland are a joke.

PauloMN · 22-06-2015 11:05am

And the European merry-go-round kicks off all over again with 3 rounds of CL qualifiers - teams we can face:

Unseeded
Winner first qualifying round tie 1
FK Ventspils (LVA)
FK Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU)
Winner first qualifying round tie 3
Stjarnan (ISL)
Dundalk FC (IRL)

pmasterson95 · 22-06-2015 11:08am

PauloMN wrote: »

And the European merry-go-round kicks off all over again with 3 rounds of CL qualifiers - teams we can face:

Unseeded
Winner first qualifying round tie 1
FK Ventspils (LVA)
FK Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU)
Winner first qualifying round tie 3
Stjarnan (ISL)
Dundalk FC (IRL)

Stjarnan or Dundalk please. Arent stjarnan that team that do the choreographed celebrations?

PauloMN · 22-06-2015 11:17am

pmasterson95 wrote: »

Stjarnan or Dundalk please. Arent stjarnan that team that do the choreographed celebrations?

Got your wish!

Stjarnan it is. Home leg first.

From WikiPedia:

Stjarnan F.C. (English: Star F.C.) is an Icelandic sports club specialising in football, located in Garðabær, which currently plays in Úrvalsdeild, the top league in Iceland. They won the promotion from the 1. deild karla in 2008. Stjarnan won the Úrvalsdeild for the first time in 2014. In the 2014-15 Europa League, they reached the play-off rounds after beating Scottish club Motherwell and Polish team Lech Poznań, before Italian giants Inter Milan denied them a place in the group stages.

The club gained worldwide fame when their elaborate goal celebrations, including highly choreographed depictions of landing a fish, diving, a human toilet, a human bicycle, and a Rambo shooting spree, were published widely across the Internet and football television shows.[1]

Beat Motherwell last season, and Lech Poznan, so no mugs. Inter humped them 9-0 over the two legs though to deny them a place in the Europa League.

Always prefer the away leg first in these qualifiers, so Ronny will need to get a great first leg performance out of the boys to secure this one. A 1 or 2 goal win will make for a very nervy 2nd leg.

TheCitizen · 22-06-2015 11:27am

Wonder have they players in the Iceland national team, theyve had great results recently.

Intifada · 22-06-2015 11:30am

PauloMN wrote: »

Beat Motherwell last season, and Lech Poznan, so no mugs. Inter humped them 9-0.

12 pts from 24 this season. We'll turn them over with ease.

PauloMN · 22-06-2015 11:44am

Intifada wrote: »

12 pts from 24 this season. We'll turn them over with ease.

I expect so. Just hope we're ready from the off.

RoryMac · 22-06-2015 11:49am

Good draw for us but we have a habit of making these games a lot more difficult than they should be.

When are the games?

PauloMN · 22-06-2015 12:09pm

RoryMac wrote: »

Good draw for us but we have a habit of making these games a lot more difficult than they should be.

When are the games?

From Celticfc.net:

CELTIC will take on Icelandic side, Stjarnan, in the second qualifying round of the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League.

The Hoops were paired with the Icelandic side at the official draw in Nyon, Switzerland, today (Monday), and face a trip to Iceland for the second consecutive season.

The first leg will take place on July 14/15. The second leg will take place the following week on either July 21 or 22. Celtic were drawn out first, so the first leg is scheduled to be played at home. Further information on the dates of the fixtures to follow.

First-team coach John Kennedy will give his thoughts on the draw at a media conference later today and we’ll have all the reaction on Twitter @celticfc and online at celticfc.net

Intifada · 22-06-2015 1:12pm

RoryMac wrote: »

Good draw for us but we have a habit of making these games a lot more difficult than they should be.

When are the games?

We were a disaster in qualifying last season and still strolled past KR. They made Pukki look a player!

Savage Tyrant · 23-06-2015 4:51pm

Intifada wrote: »

12 pts from 24 this season. We'll turn them over with ease.

Tempting fate there..... :pac:

I think we'll win the whole thing though so what would I know.

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