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Celtic Diary Wednesday June 19: Maybe It Ain’t So Bad

David Turnbull has decided that he doesn’t want to play for Celtic after all. The club will now move on and get someone in who does.

At one stage it looked like he would, but then his boyhood heroes Norwich city matched Celtic’s bid and he’s been seduced by the bright lights of Norfolk.

He’ll get the chance to play alongside two other ex Celts, Patrick Roberts and Teemu Pukki, and will ply his trade in the English Premier League for the next twelve months.

And that, as they say, is that.

But at least one member of the press has seized on this saga, and hints it could be the beginning of the end for Celtic.

Tom English, the Irishman who writes for the Scotsman, said;

Dramatic end to the David Turnbull saga. Motherwell have done really well, the player has done really well. Celtic? They’ve now bid for and failed to get McGinn, McKenna and Turnbull. Not a good look 

Yeah. The current squad have won everything in Scotland for the last three years. That’s a good enough look for me.

Celtic have failed to bring in, for good money that would have stayed in Scotland, three players who would have been merely additions to the squad.

With hindsight, some claim that McGinn would have improved the team, having helped his side secure promotion to the EPL, and Turnbull starts at the same level with Norwich, and McKenna , although still at Aberdeen for now, is not where he’ll remain.

Turnbull has done well for himself, if it’s all about money for him, and like McGinn, he has more chance of regular football at a lowly English side.

So what ? We’ll move on, and I’m not quite sure what point English is trying to make, but then again, he probably isn’t either.

The transfer window is open for a while yet. Players and agents, especially the better ones, will continue to weigh up their options, and will take their time over making their minds up.

Anyone who is good enough and confident enough to walk straight into a successful side such as Celtic will not take as much persuading, and to be perfectly frank, Turnbull didn;t sound confident enough to do that, hence his request for guarantees of a first team place.

 Yesterday saw the start of business for the 2019-20 season when Celtic were drawn against Sarajevo of Bosnia/Herzegovina, although it’s still not certain which games will be played when.

Celtic were drawn to play the first leg at home, but Sarajevo have asked for the ties to be switched to allow them more time to sort out their visas for the trip to Scotland.

So don’t book any flights yet. You’ll only regret it.

Sarajevo…what do we know about them ?

I like them already…

Sarajevo FC’s Humanitarian campaign – BE FRIEND and donate school supplies

Sarajevo Football club in cooperation with partners Svjetlostkomerc d.d. Sarajevo and Pomozi.ba, organizes a humanitarian campaign “BE FRIEND “, with the aim of collecting school supplies for children with a serious financial situation.

With this campaign, Sarajevo FC, as a socially responsible club, wants to help socially vulnerable children, send a message on the importance of education and to make possible that all children, in the same conditions, can start a new school year.

The collecting campaign will take place from September 3 to 10, and all donations of school supplies can be handed over to special boxes that will be placed at the premises of the Membership Department in Maršhal Tito Street 38b as well as at Svjetlostkomerc d.d. Sarajevo.

On this occasion, Sarajevo FC invites all citizens to be friends and participate in this humanitarian campaign, and with their donations, brightens the beginning of the school year to the youngest ones.

 

Giving a little, for someone means a lot, so join the campaign and be a FRIEND! 

They’re just like us.

Those of us heading over there might want to extend the hand of friendship in this way..

 

More information on the club, and perhaps another link to our own values can be found on Wikipedia..

Fudbalski klub Sarajevo (English: Sarajevo Football Club) is a Bosnian professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is one of the most successful clubs in the country. Founded on 24 October 1946, FK Sarajevo was the most successful club from SR Bosnia in former SFR Yugoslavia, winning two Yugoslav First Leaguetitles, being runners-up on two other occasions and finishing 6th in that competition’s all-time table.[2] The club’s official colours are maroon and white. FK Sarajevo was the only major football club founded by the post-war Yugoslav authorities in the city of Sarajevo. The club entered the Yugoslav First League in the 1948–49 season, and eventually competed in all but two seasons in the top tier. After Bosnia and Herzegovina gained independence from Yugoslavia, FK Sarajevo became one the country’s biggest ambassadors, departing on a large world tour during the Bosnian War with the goal of gaining international support for the country’s cause.[3]

Today, FK Sarajevo is one of the most prominent members of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it has won four Bosnian championships, six Bosnian Cups and one Bosnian Supercup. Furthermore, the club was runners-up in the national championship another six times. It is ranked first in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina all-time table and is the country’s most prominent representative in European competitions. FK Sarajevo is the most popular football club in the country, together with FK Željezničar, with whom it shares a strong rivalry that manifests itself in the Sarajevo derby.

The club plays its home matches at the Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, named after legendary club striker Asim Ferhatović. The stadium has a capacity of 34.500.[1]

Since March 2019, FK Sarajevo is run by Vietnamese businessman Nguyễn Hoài Nam and the PVF Investment and Trading, JSC (Promotion Fund of Vietnamese Football Talents F.C.).[4][5][6] 

Asim Ferhatovic sounds like our kind of guy..

Mate, I can’t play for cash while having others tell me how to play the game. I’m grateful to them, they were fair and didn’t make an issue out of it. I told them I can only play for Sarajevo

Asim Ferhatović, in an interview, after returning from a short stint with Fenerbahçe[13] 

 

One thing we can be certain of, these guys are no Lincoln Red imps..

Image result for scared baby face

 

Despite all the doom and gloom around signings-or the lack of them -this week, there are still a couple of fresh faces to look forward to.

Myran Shved certainly looks the part, and he’ll provide a bit of pace up front.

Then there’s Daniel Arzani , who looked the part until he was injured against Dundee last season.

I was clapping the fans as I was coming off. That was because I didn’t actually believe I had done my knee. I was buzzing.

“I was really happy. I was thinking, ‘It’s OK, in another couple of days I will be alright’. 

“I was in great pain but I had heard that when you do your ACL sometimes you don’t get any pain.

“So I thought it was something else. It was gut-wrenching when I found out.

“It just shows how precarious football can be. One minute you are on a high after the World Cup, signing for Man City and going to Celtic then, boom, an ACL injury. 

It was a huge setback. But I had my head in the right space afterwards and I’m feeling good now.”

Arzani and Shved will be significant additions to the squad.

We just need to sort out a bit more cover in defence, and we’ll be fine.

Oh, and a goalscorer. Unless we have indeed got a new lean mean machine in Leigh Griffiths.

We do appear to be looking for a goalkeeper, as Sky have apparently picked up on the vimto drinking chip guzzling namesake over at Maryhill FC… mentioned yesterday..

Do yourself a favour, ditch that channel if you still have it.

First team training has started again, not quite running up and down mountains, more a sort of gentle jogging and the occasional stretch…

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You can’t see him in that picture, he’s only wee, but Karamoke Dembele is training with the big boys.

So thats new player number three…

 

Will this do , Peter ?

It’d better, because later today there’s a piece about the refereeing scandal that broke this week in the Mail, and Lawwell will be one of a number of people asked some difficult questions…

 

Speaking of rows, it’s all kicking off in Phoenix….

 

Yesterday, we had this picture..

TonyB June 18, 2019 at 11:45 am · Edit · Reply →

Hello little boyski. I’d like to introduce you to your new girlfriend and future wife, my sister Svetlana. 

Today…

 

 

Oh…the next round of the Champions League will be drawn at 11am today. In case you’re interested.

Clearly something has gone wrong, we can’t play Rosenborg.

 

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D'Fhinnein Mick
4 years ago

CAPTION

Hello,mate. We’re the fashion police.

Monti
4 years ago

Caption: ” Allo, allo, allo…where are you two going “?

alzyerpal
4 years ago

Caption : Sorry guys! You appear to be looking for a man, and I identify as a lady and I’m wearing a Christian Dior trouser suit.”

Mike
4 years ago

I heard that Malky MacKay has been texting Vincent Tan to pass on his love and best wish’s. Yesterday Turnbull was not interested in playing in Yorkshire (true) and coming to Celtic, today he is water boarding towards Norwich, oh well he will be used to the rain and your pish stained source is far to blootered to record the real goings on. My pish stained source has been investigating the vote fiddling in Peterborough, that smiling picture of you in the tobacconist wearing your kepi, well it suits you.

Monti, my friendly pocket dipper, don’t be working too sair, we send our love and best wish’s to you, hope you get out soon, these short sentences can be a bastard…

Mike
4 years ago

Caption, Honest ossifers, I am only the rear end of the zebra in our local pantomime.

Mike
4 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Sisters keep doing it for themselves…

Jinky67
4 years ago

Caption: ‘how far tae Norwich troops?

4 years ago

Caption: Excuse me Mr King, Ibrox is in the opposite direction

DorsetCelt
4 years ago

Caption: Yes, I’m trying to escape – if I don’t I’ll have to sign for Celtic!

Auldheid
4 years ago

Heavily conflicted rides again.

https://philmacgiollabhain.ie/

Dombhoy
4 years ago

Gents. Tom English works for BBC Scotland and has done for a number of years

Puggy67
4 years ago

Tom English stated he was supporting the Scottish rugby team against Ireland – as blatant a pile of pish as I’ve ever heard come out of a journo’s gub. He also said VVD was over rated.

Puggy67
4 years ago

Caption: OK so you have self-confidence issues but if you lie down on the road dressed like that obviously people are going to walk all over you.

VooDude
4 years ago

Caption: Police Scotland, while out looking for an escaped prisoner, ask a passer by if he’s seen anything suspicious.

Monti
4 years ago
Reply to  VooDude

🙂

Monti
4 years ago

With regards to team affairs, i’m happy enough the board has done the right thing regarding Turnbull, whether it was him or his agent, greed has been at the forefront of that proposed transfer, goodbye & good riddance to both of them.
One question though, why on earth were we looking to spend £3m on a Motherwell midfielder when we have guys like Ewan Henderson trying to break through?
The priority surely is building a defence & securing a centre forward who can bring all the attributes that Moussa did?

It is astonishing to me that at the start of a transfer window, the first move is to try & buy a midfielder?

Come on Celtic, wisen up a bit.

HH

Monti
4 years ago

We were told that people at the club had been working on identifying targets from the start of the year…..here we are a week or so into the window….and nothing????

Honestly.

Monti
4 years ago
Reply to  Monti

CS,
How do you know what they have been doing or not doing?
You don’t!

Mike
4 years ago

At the High Court on the 27th. April 2017.
Former “Rangers” director Donald McIntyre being cross examined by Donald Findlay confirmed that “Rangers” accepted liability for unpaid PAYE and N.I. in connection with the Wee Tax Case (DOS) in 2010. Stating “they had no choice but to accept liability at this stage” But they still submitted their licence application to enter the £20.00 million C.L. competition. The evidence is clear as day of the cheating that went on, every player receiving EBT’s which was not declared should have been severely punished. Five titles was achieved through cheating. And yet, nothing is done.
The Five Way agreement version six (Version One put title stripping on the agenda) still pollutes Scottish football to this day, until this secret agreement is removed, Scottish football will remain in the gutter, a festering sore of cheating..

Mike
4 years ago

From Spain, (Real Betis), to France, (Nice, Bordeaux, Marseille), to Germany ( Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Dortmund) To Pedro Caixinha’s Cruz Azul, Fredo el Buff, his stock is driving Down Down Deeper but still Down…

corrib04
4 years ago

Fantastic draw for Celtic. Sarajevo is now free from the horrendous and evil communist shackles of yesteryear and recovering from the savage civil war that sadly has left many scars, both physical and mental. This was the most integrated and culturally diverse city in Bosnia before the war but fans will need to be aware that it is not long since close friends and families were ripped apart and fighting on different sides. Similar to N.I. but possibly worse due to there being more than 2 sides involved!

Puggy67
4 years ago

Caption: After Dave King’s allegations of shareholder links to organised crime, security is tightened up at the A.G.M.

The Cha
4 years ago

Re Europe

There’s still a couple of rounds where we can meet up with Rosenborg, so patience, the annual beating is delayed not denied.

Bizarrely we were also due to be in the Europa League 2nd round draw along with Sarajevo, for the losing side but this is no longer the case:

“* Except for the losing side in the tie between Celtic and Sarajevo. They will progress to the third qualifying round due to the rebalancing of the access list following Liverpool winning the UEFA Champions League and qualifying for the UEFA Champions League group stage via the domestic league.”

Hopefully this is of no interest to us but at every draw we’ll also be in the next EL draw but only relevant if we eff up the CL.

R.St.Parsley
4 years ago

Caption: Whit’s in the bag? Res12, Lawwell telt me tae kick it intae the long grass.

The Cha
4 years ago

Caption: Armed Forces Day 2020 and, with Sevco going bust, “our boys” visit Dave King at his new residence.

jimmybee
4 years ago

Caption: Alright m8 where you been, im just coming back from Lisbon m8 thats why I’m in black and white.

jimmybee
4 years ago

Got to agree with Monti defenders and a goalie should be top of priorities ffs. Its been the same for the last 3 years. Get it fuckin sorted.

Mike
4 years ago

Big George Connelly, What a player, his book, just republished tells us some interesting tales. But i’m not spilling his beans, be a nice Mothers Days gift, for the hard of hearing, getit, buyit, enjoyit..

Monti
4 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Mothers day? PISH

Monti
4 years ago

Caption: Cop- ” Alright you, what’s in the bag “?
Fugitive- ” Fuck off “

Steve Naive
4 years ago

The next GB collection will be at the usual points and outside the Marshall Lawwell stand.

Dziekanowski's nightclub child
4 years ago

Caption ‘ new Balance have went too far this time’

Puggy67
4 years ago

So farewell Mikael Lustig. As fans we see the performance on the pitch but seldom the contribution to the team spirit that takes place off it. So if I was to speculate I’d say Mikael was the type of experinced pro you’d want in the dressing room. Playing through pain and taking one for the team, but mad (polis) cap enough to be approachable to the youngsters. Maybe his flaw was allowing himself to be played unfit and out of position but no criticism here. One of a small band of foreign players who came here and really got it and us. Farewell and good fortune.
May the road rise to meet you,
may the wind be ever at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and the rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of his hand.

jimmybee
4 years ago

It seems to me we identify a player agree the fee eventually then don’t want to cough up wages and then.its all the players fault. He wanted first team football and we can’t do that at Celtic bullshit. Sevco are paying 20k for Aribo ffs.
By the way he is a good yin.

Monti
4 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

He’s pish!

jimmybee
4 years ago

Lustig leaves gutted a huge blow to the cause.
If he didn’t feel welcome anymore how must the rest feel. Fuckin shocking treatment of a player by our board.

Mike
4 years ago

Good luck to you Mika, a Celtic player for twelve years and hardly missed a game, you GOT Celtic and we were very lucky to have you.

The rubbish being printed just now, they all sound like a shoal of feeding fish, at the end of the day the grass has left and they like us don’t have a clue as to what is happening. Celtic the Scottish champions for the past eight years.. ;)- <9 we are on the road again.

henkesdreadlocks
4 years ago

Caption………….

Peter Lawwell instructs his Incoming Transfer Prevention Officers to set up a post just outside Kirkintilloch.

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