sbcmfc Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 11 minutes ago, Pool Q said: Hearts should have tried to sign him in the summer, and they should be trying again now. I'm not suggesting that we would have any success, or that we can afford him, but getting him in and offloading Watt (and Sammon with any luck) would be what I'd be looking at. Wouldn't like to see him leave us for Hearts and thankfully he has 18 months on his contract, so doubt they could match our valuation, but realistic enough to realise that if Hearts, Hibs or Aberdeen did match our valuation, he'd be off. Would certainly be an upgrade on those 2, 11 goals in a season hampered by injury not a bad return! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Robie Muirhead linked with MK Dons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 19 hours ago, Mox said: West Ham have bid £20 million for Dembele apparently. Given it's West ham and they have the most scatter gun and sporadic transfer policy going right now, i'd try and push them for a bit more, but if they have bid £20 million, i'd grudgingly accept. I'm glad you're not in charge of negotiations! We need to try and keep hold of our best players a bit longer if we are to try and be more competitive in the CL. For those that say they don't care about Europe, it's all about 10iar......Why can't we do both? Oh and Ali Crawford is average at best ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumnio Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 54 minutes ago, Squirrelhumper said: Robie Muirhead linked with MK Dons. Scott Bain also linked with MK Dons, could just be the usual nonsense of anyone in Scotland being linked a Scottish manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theweestevie Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 19 hours ago, Mox said: West Ham have bid £20 million for Dembele apparently. Given it's West ham and they have the most scatter gun and sporadic transfer policy going right now, i'd try and push them for a bit more, but if they have bid £20 million, i'd grudgingly accept. I am fairly certain the media have got the wrong end of the stick here and the player from Scotland who West Ham were referring to is Robert Snodgrass. http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-line-up-january-moves-for-glen-johnson-and-robert-snodgrass-a3434336.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Saints looking to re-sign O' Halloran from Rangers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debian Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 14 minutes ago, Ormond said: Saints looking to re-sign O' Halloran from Rangers. Rangers still have 2 installments to pay I believe for him. Would imagine will be 'free' to go to Saints in lieu of these. Have heard though it's a Loan deal with his wages being paid by Saints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Haha, reports now that West Ham have upped the ante to £25m. Mox would probably make a counter offer of £15m. Personally I wouldn't let him go in this window unless it gets utterly ridiculous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Just now, slasher said: Haha, reports now that West Ham have upped the ante to £25m. Mox would probably make a counter offer of £15m. Personally I wouldn't let him go in this window unless it gets utterly ridiculous! You don't think 25 mill is ridiculous? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, Debian said: Rangers still have 2 installments to pay I believe for him. Would imagine will be 'free' to go to Saints in lieu of these. Have heard though it's a Loan deal with his wages being paid by Saints. Imagine trusting Rangers with installment payments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 3 minutes ago, Ormond said: Imagine trusting Rangers with installment payments. Surely if we're a new club we deserve a clean slate........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Just now, Fairbairn said: Surely if we're a new club we deserve a clean slate........ Indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenfrewBlue Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 5 minutes ago, Ormond said: You don't think 25 mill is ridiculous? You beat me to it. 6 months scoring goals in Scotland is apparently all it takes. I'm not saying Dembele isn't a good player, just that there's been no real evidence of that so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Q Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 8 minutes ago, Ormond said: You don't think 25 mill is ridiculous? For a player that Celtic didn't pay a fee for (though I believe Fulham get a development fee when he is sold) about six months back? Who had played club games against West Ham, and who had been based a few miles up the road from them for a couple of years before coming up here and scoring some goals in what they make it clear they regard as a pub league. English football is mental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 9 minutes ago, RenfrewBlue said: You beat me to it. 6 months scoring goals in Scotland is apparently all it takes. I'm not saying Dembele isn't a good player, just that there's been no real evidence of that so far. Better judges than you would seem to disagree. The English market is mental though, but we should milk it for all it's worth. Who says another bidder won't push the price even higher. Personally I think Dembele is sensational and could be the best player we've had up here since Henrik. The difference here is we don't have to sell thanks to the way the club has been run. The paupers over Govan way would have bundled him into the back of a car and driven him to London by now for less than half the money lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossy Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 23 minutes ago, slasher said: Haha, reports now that West Ham have upped the ante to £25m. Mox would probably make a counter offer of £15m. Personally I wouldn't let him go in this window unless it gets utterly ridiculous! 22 minutes ago, Ormond said: You don't think 25 mill is ridiculous? 14 minutes ago, RenfrewBlue said: You beat me to it. 6 months scoring goals in Scotland is apparently all it takes. I'm not saying Dembele isn't a good player, just that there's been no real evidence of that so far. It's well past ridiculous already. Apparently scoring a few goals against Scottish cannon-fodder for a few months makes you a 20 25 30 million £ player. He's not even top scorer in the Scottish Premiership. Liam Boyce must be worth at least 40 million... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 28 minutes ago, slasher said: Haha, reports now that West Ham have upped the ante to £25m. Mox would probably make a counter offer of £15m. Personally I wouldn't let him go in this window unless it gets utterly ridiculous! £25 million is pretty ridiculous. The boy looks talented and physically suited to playing at a high level, but £25 million for a guy playing in Scotland is nuts! Celtic should (and surely will!) bite the hand off anyone that offers them close to that money. Is that not part of Celtics business model, to pick up unknowns or rough diamonds, develop them, give them a shop window and sell them on at a profit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, Rossy said: It's well past ridiculous already. Apparently scoring a few goals against Scottish cannon-fodder for a few months makes you a 20 25 30 million £ player. He's not even top scorer in the Scottish Premiership. Liam Boyce must be worth at least 40 million... I did wonder when this cockwomble would come along to claim he's no good ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Debian said: Rangers still have 2 installments to pay I believe for him. Would imagine will be 'free' to go to Saints in lieu of these. Have heard though it's a Loan deal with his wages being paid by Saints. Something else to consider. Are Rangers panicking and have bigger money worries to worry about, hence the reason they can't pay Saints. I also wonder if Saints had appearance fees into the deal given his lack of game time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theweestevie Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 31 minutes ago, slasher said: I did wonder when this cockwomble would come along to claim he's no good ? TBF Boyce has scored 13 goals from 33 shots for Ross County, where as Dembele has 9 goals from 43 shots for Celtic. I do think that 40m is a bit steep for Boyce though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 22 minutes ago, Ormond said: Something else to consider. Are Rangers panicking and have bigger money worries to worry about, hence the reason they can't pay Saints. I also wonder if Saints had appearance fees into the deal given his lack of game time. His lack of game time will be down to, largely, him being gash the majority of the time he's played. And I don't mean gash as in the way the majority of our squad has been gash. I mean double gash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 27 minutes ago, Ormond said: Something else to consider. Are Rangers panicking and have bigger money worries to worry about, hence the reason they can't pay Saints. I also wonder if Saints had appearance fees into the deal given his lack of game time. According to Phil McGobbldygook there is £1m legal bill in the offing as well as money due to Preston. Any business they do in this window will have to be of the financially neutral variety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debian Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 33 minutes ago, slasher said: According to Phil McGobbldygook there is £1m legal bill in the offing as well as money due to Preston. Any business they do in this window will have to be of the financially neutral variety. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenfrewBlue Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 1 hour ago, slasher said: I did wonder when this cockwomble would come along to claim he's no good ? Nobody is saying the boy isn't good. But he's no world beater at the minute either. He's quick and strong but time will tell if he's actually a good player. If Celtic get £10m for him then they'll be doing good well this season. If he stays and does well in the CL next season then his price might rise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 39 minutes ago, slasher said: According to Phil McGobbldygook there is £1m legal bill in the offing as well as money due to Preston. Any business they do in this window will have to be of the financially neutral variety. Given that we made a £3.3M loss in the latest accounts that was always going to be the case. We've got some deadwood in the squad we coudl do with getting rid of anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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