January Transfer Window Gossip and Stuff

[Mr JP Fugley]

Good goal, looks a decent player in the limited time he had.

He would do.
It's the small fish in a puddle syndrome.

Absolutely, like you said he's good enough to shine in the SPL but that's damned by faint praise.

To be fair tho' if you look outside of the(normal)top 4 in England there's not a lot to see and they're only being propped up by TV money. Most of them don't have a look in compared to the Hoops when it comes to stadium size, average crowd, season ticket sales, worldwide appeal etc.

[Something Else]

There are some quality players outside the top 4 in the prem..

Tottenham, Man City, Spurs, Blackburn, Everton, Newcastle Portsmouth all have a couple of quality players.

[Mr JP Fugley]

There are some quality players outside the top 4 in the prem..

Tottenham, Man City, Spurs, Blackburn, Everton, Newcastle Portsmouth all have a couple of quality players.

Sorry didn't explain myself very well. It's more the clubs / teams I meant rather than the individual players. Obviously with the money available for transfers and wages they can attract some of the best in the World.

[manker]

He would do.
It's the small fish in a puddle syndrome.

Absolutely, like you said he's good enough to shine in the SPL but that's damned by faint praise.

To be fair tho' if you look outside of the(normal)top 4 in England there's not a lot to see and they're only being propped up by TV money. Most of them don't have a look in compared to the Hoops when it comes to stadium size, average crowd, season ticket sales, worldwide appeal etc.

Feck, that's gotta be the slowest burning rod dans l'histoire. You've been doggedly avoiding the bite for nigh on three years

One can't fail but to admire the two Glasgow teams (unless one supports one or t'other) for their results in the Champions League this season given the level of opposition they face week in week out - which is poor.
The way in which they're financially structured is probably better than anything save, possibly, Arsenal in the English Premier league.

[Mr JP Fugley]

Actually the huns are, or at least were a financial mess. They are now basically David Murray. He had to do a new share issue recently. Looking to raise £55M. Eventually he had to put up £50M of it himself. They were about £70M in debt before that.

That's why they were so desperate to get the money for Hutton.

T'Hoops on the other hand have just built their new training ground which was paid for out of profits. They budget without allowing for champs league money so any they get is a big bonus.

[manker]

I didn't think it was like that at Ibrox, I read a series of articles in the autumn specifically about how they (Celtic and Rangers) were structured and it seemed as if all was rosy. By Chick Young, if I recall - he's normally pretty good.

Hutton was awesome against United yesterday, btw. I only saw the highlights but he seems to be a fine player.

[Mr JP Fugley]

As discussed, really good going forward and I think he will get better with EPL competition and coaching. Probly help our National team that will.

I'm ignoring the Chick Hun effort btw.

[manker]

The articles weren't by him, I don't remember who they were by. I was linked to them from a discussion much like this one but on a different internet.

[Sextent]

Celtic in

Hinkel

Mizuno
Robson

Hutchinson
Samaras

Boruc signs new contract.

Celtic out

Jarosic
Magic

Neither of whom could get a game anyway.

Nice bit of business on the playing front.

huns in

Dailly
Davis

huns out

Carroll
Hutton
Ehiogu
Cousin (possible)

So they've got rid of their current top scorer and their best player and brought in Christian Dailly and some Fulham reject.

[Something Else]

Ehiogu was the best the huns had to offer.