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celtic have turned down a 5 mill offer from newcastle for bobo balde- wise?
Are they mad? If Newcastle bugger off and sign someone else then it will be tantamount to serious financial mismanagement by the Celtic board, give the club's debts and annual losses.
I rather suspect Newcastle will come back, offer 6 million and it'll be Bye Bye to Bobo the clown.
think 6 million would be good business for celtic with their financial problems as they are, though it is cutting it fine to replace him. they will need all the defenders theyve got in the champions league, especially with johan mjallby retirin last season
| QUOTE (arab_joe @ Aug 28 2004, 04:10 PM) |
| think 6 million would be good business for celtic with their financial problems as they are, though it is cutting it fine to replace him. they will need all the defenders theyve got in the champions league, especially with johan mjallby retirin last season |
Actually, Mjallby's playing in Spain. If Martin O'Neill wasn't so blind to any formation other than 3-5-2, then replacing BlowBlow Badly wouldn't be all that hard.
| QUOTE (arab_joe @ Aug 28 2004, 02:58 PM) |
| celtic have turned down a 5 mill offer from newcastle for bobo balde- wise? |
His contract is up at the end of this season
he needs to sign a further term otherwise we should look at Newcastle's offer.However he'll sign
Celtic have to be the most inept club in Europe at getting players to extend contracts as they always leave it to into the last year of the contract. That's not a dig, its an undeniable fact. Any other 'big team' (probably including Rangers)would sort it with 2 years to go. What is it with Celtic and does this not worry Celtic fans that maybe the people runnning your club don't really get football but ARE interested in making money from their large support base.
NB the only other instance (apart from Celtic) like this i can think about is Spurs and Sol Campbell.
NB the only other instance (apart from Celtic) like this i can think about is Spurs and Sol Campbell.
| QUOTE (albionirover @ Aug 28 2004, 10:29 PM) |
| NB the only other instance (apart from Celtic) like this i can think about is Spurs and Sol Campbell. |
Liverpool & Steve McManaman
Then they got a low fee for Owen when they knew he wasnt signing a new contract as well.
| QUOTE (albionirover @ Aug 28 2004, 10:29 PM) |
| Celtic have to be the most inept club in Europe at getting players to extend contracts as they always leave it to into the last year of the contract. That's not a dig, its an undeniable fact. Any other 'big team' (probably including Rangers)would sort it with 2 years to go. What is it with Celtic and does this not worry Celtic fans that maybe the people runnning your club don't really get football but ARE interested in making money from their large support base. NB the only other instance (apart from Celtic) like this i can think about is Spurs and Sol Campbell. |
I agree. Spurs could have sold Sol Campbell, Celtic should have sold Henrik Larsson, Rangers should have sold Brian Laudrup.
When the old firm teams are in such financial difficulty, they should negotiate with their top players with a year to run, and sell them if they refuse to sign. Which, let's be honest, is what happened with Owen.
| QUOTE (bairnagain @ Aug 28 2004, 11:38 PM) |
| Liverpool & Steve McManaman |
Dundee United & Paul Gallacher
Dundee United & Charlie Miller
...our 2 best players last season, maybe?
| QUOTE (arab_joe @ Aug 29 2004, 12:44 PM) |
| Dundee United & Paul Gallacher Dundee United & Charlie Miller |
Raith & Nacho Novo
Raith & Ramon Periera
6 Million is not enough for big Balde, get him signed to a long term deal now. 
| QUOTE (Bhoys67 @ Aug 29 2004, 10:14 PM) |
| 6 Million is not enough for big Balde, |
alan smith cost 7 million for man u so i reckon 6 million for bobo balde is a fecken rip off. he doesnt even have one good foot, never mind 2
| QUOTE (Jim Pansy @ Aug 29 2004, 10:48 AM) |
| I agree. Spurs could have sold Sol Campbell, Celtic should have sold Henrik Larsson, Rangers should have sold Brian Laudrup. |
But you can't force players to leave if they dont want to.
Larsson was due a huge payout from Celtic for seeing out his contract, he would have to get that much before leaving.
Spurs would never sell Sol Campbell to Arsenal. Campbell got a better deal because Arsenal didn't have to pay a fee.
| QUOTE (Steve McQueen @ Aug 30 2004, 01:33 PM) |
| Spurs would never sell Sol Campbell to Arsenal. Campbell got a better deal because Arsenal didn't have to pay a fee. |
that he did- hes on 100k a week. saw that in the 'top 50 paid footballers in the world' thing in the record yesterday- can you believe celtic are paying neil lemon almost 2 mill a year! with that much he could afford to have his tattoo removed
w**ker
| QUOTE (arab_joe @ Aug 30 2004, 01:46 PM) |
| that he did- hes on 100k a week. saw that in the 'top 50 paid footballers in the world' thing in the record yesterday- can you believe celtic are paying neil lemon almost 2 mill a year! with that much he could afford to have his tattoo removed w**ker |
I'm not sure it's as much as £100k. I had heard £80k. He did get a £8m signing on fee (& a few medals
)
| QUOTE (Steve McQueen @ Aug 30 2004, 01:33 PM) |
| But you can't force players to leave if they dont want to. Larsson was due a huge payout from Celtic for seeing out his contract, he would have to get that much before leaving. Spurs would never sell Sol Campbell to Arsenal. Campbell got a better deal because Arsenal didn't have to pay a fee. |
Yeah, but they did want to. That's why they didn't want new contracts. Brian Laudrup behaved in the most honest manner out of those players by saying "you should sell me to Chelsea/Ajax". I'm sure Tottenham could have sold Campbell to someone other than Arsenal.
Incidentally, anyone remember the days when Sol Campbell was a striker?
| QUOTE (arab_joe @ Aug 30 2004, 07:22 AM) |
| alan smith cost 7 million for man u so i reckon 6 million for bobo balde is a fecken rip off. he doesnt even have one good foot, never mind 2 |
He also has great speed,some of which i wish he could pass on to Hartson,who
was a bit slow in the Old firm encounter. But never sell Bobo for a weak price of
6 million, only start to listen at 10 Million.
| QUOTE (Bhoys67 @ Aug 30 2004, 07:14 PM) |
| He also has great speed,some of which i wish he could pass on to Hartson,who was a bit slow in the Old firm encounter. But never sell Bobo for a weak price of 6 million, only start to listen at 10 Million. |
Bobo Balde is big and strong, but he isn't quick... £10 million my arse. Get a grip.
| QUOTE (Jim Pansy @ Aug 30 2004, 08:42 PM) |
| my arse. Get a grip. |
Poofters!
| QUOTE (Jim Pansy @ Aug 30 2004, 04:42 PM) |
| Bobo Balde is big and strong, but he isn't quick... £10 million my arse. Get a grip. |
Tha was my way of saying he's not for sale at any price. Glad you paid attention
| QUOTE (Raith1883 @ Aug 30 2004, 08:46 PM) |
| Poofters! |
Touche.
celtic tried to sign desailly before the deadline for the cl but were unsuccessful. do you think they know that one of their central defenders will be leavin at christmas transfer window?
who starts for centre in the middle of defence?
who starts for centre in the middle of defence?
still trying to sign him as he is free agent and big bobo is going nowhere
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