 'Away fans will continue to be barred from derbies between Celtic and Rangers despite an agreement reached in March for their reintroduction this season. Rangers have issued a statement saying they were informed on Wednesday "that Celtic will make no allocation for away fans for the September Old Firm game". '
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'Costing a reported fee of £8.5m, which could rise to £9.5m, Idah is Celtic's second most expensive signing of all time, behind only Odsonne Edouard. But you get what you pay for in the modern game, and reliable strikers are a priceless commodity. Norwich held all the aces at the negotiating table after Celtic neglected to put an option to buy in the original loan deal. Now he's back, the 23-year-old has scope for more development and his attributes will give Celtic's attack a different dimension. At 6ft 3in, he provides aerial prowess plus a physical focal point up front allied to strong finishing ability. With Kyogo Furuhashi troubled by a recurring shoulder injury, Idah's arrival is a signing that makes sense on many levels.' |
joe hart joins the motd team alongside shearer-linekar |
'Celtic captain Callum McGregor has retired from international football. The 31-year-old midfielder won 63 caps for Scotland and was part of Steve Clarke's squad at Euro 2024.'
sco were dreadful at euros |
o'riley, despite the attention of numerous clubs, is enjoying his football, and looks like one of the first, on many occasions to congratulate scorers. enthusiasm.
not a broody want-a-way like you see some become.
kuhn reminds me of patrick roberts |
...and they're out of the starting blocks
'The pensive, slow passing of chunks of last season was nowhere to be seen and in its place, a free-flowing, fast moving attacking side that had shades of Ange Postecoglou's Celtic. There is a lot for fans to like already this season, and Celtic have only played 90 minutes'
(4 games, 4 goals)
Celtic missed A LOT of chances, wasteful |
'Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel says "I’m trying everything" to persuade fellow Danish international Matt O'Riley to remain at Celtic. (Glasgow Times)' |
preseason, north carolina, celt v manc |
Kasper coming to Celtic? |
i've been monitoring the grangemouth situation on/off over the last year
recently,
'SCOTLAND'S only oil refinery, which is set to close with the loss of hundreds of jobs, has posted record profits of more than £100 million, prompting renewed calls for action to save it. The Herald first reported that Petroineos Manufacturing Scotland Limited, which owns and operates the oil refinery at Grangemouth, posted pre-tax annual profits of £107.4m. The result was a huge turnaround from the £50.5m loss posted the year before and has led to calls for government intervention. ALBA Deputy Leader, Kenny MacAskill MP, whose party has been heading a one-man parliamentary campaign aimed at saving the Grangemouth refinery, said:
"North Sea oil is and has been pivotal to the UK economy. It's perverse that Scotland’s oil should be refined elsewhere and that Scotland's industrial base is trashed whilst the UK Treasury coins in the cash. "If Grangemouth is allowed to shut Scotland will be the only major oil producing nation without a refinery. It will put us alongside developing nations such as the Republic of Congo and Trinidad and Tobago both of whom produce less oil than Scotland. "The UK has made billions from North Sea oil. They’re providing hundreds of millions to Ineos to open a plant in Belgium and have funded foreign battery plants in England to a similar tune. It's time a modest sum was given to Grangemouth from all the billions taken from the North Sea to shore up Scotland’s economy." It was also revealed earlier this month that the UK Government has backed a Petroineos project in Belgium with around £600m, but has refused to step in on Grangemouth.' ' |
It's a US scare scam.
The US are the largest oil and gas producer in the world.
The UK imported 391,000 barrels a day in May from the US rather than drill and produce it in the North Sea and receive billions in tax. That makes zero sense.
Neither does letting Amazon, Netflix, Google, Airbnb plus dozens more US companies rip up UK companies whilst they pay no tax and kill the competition, I've given up caring but I will fight for the right for Scotland to maximise the North Sea until the US join climate change otherwise we might as well all go down together rather than being servants to the US. |
net zero is a huge wealth transfer scam |
so far ins/outs
In: None.
Out: Sead Haksabanovic, forward (Malmo, undisclosed); Joe Hart, goalkeeper (retired); Magnus Mackenzie, defender (Queen's Park); Benny-Jackson Luyeye, midfielder.
Loan ended: Adam Idah, forward (Norwich City); Paulo Bernardo, midfielder (Benfica). |
Gutted on share price after being so confident on them for over a year but was right move to sell as had we lost the 3-3 game at Ibrox "that Rangers won", I don't think we would have won the league and all hell would have broken out. I'm happy with my risk now in Harbour Energy, Ed Millaband can talk about moving to renewables all he wants but they'll soon look at tax take received on north sea oil and gas against cost of imports and relent causing a huge rerating in the sector. Without that BP or Shell will leave the London market this year.
Also think Serica energy in low £1.30's at moment is an outstanding investment. |
a nice jump for share holders |
a good read |
why buy and never use?
'Goalkeeper Benjamin Siegrist has brokered a free transfer exit from Celtic, with two years remaining on his contract. (Sun), external
Siegrist, 32, is expected to move to Australia. (Record)' |
'Celtic value midfielder Matt O'Riley, 23, at £34m amid possible renewed interest from Atletico Madrid. (AS - in Spanish), external
Selling Saul Niguez would be required for Atletico to fund any pursuit of O'Riley. (Football Espana), external
Forward Kyogo Furuhashi, 29, appears to have played down a return to his native Japan from Celtic. (Record)' |
frimpong at leverkusen |
champions league recap [positions 3 and 4 across the groups]
pts
galatasaray 5
man u 4
lens 8
sevilla 2
braga 4
union berlin 2
benfica 4
salzburg 4
feyenoord 6
celtic 4
milan 8
newcastle 5
young boys 4
crvena 1
shakter 9
antwerp 3
not bad given some other names in the mix |
let's have some credit sent the way of the board for their successful transfer policy.
Remember the 'disaster' transfer window, all the moaning about bringing only Adam Idah in on loan from Norwich? He played a massive role in the title win.
Money saved in 2023/2024 can be put to use in this season's transfer window.
Board have played a blinder.
Asagi (no position) |
best goals |
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