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12 minutes ago, buster. said:

Obviously conjecture but hypothetically, you'd have to consider a bid as high as 7M.

 

You'd expect Mark Allen to have a floating list of contingencies lined up for all positions.

Maybe this is why we were looking at the American lad (Matt Polster)? He can play RB and right midfield.

2 minutes ago, 26th of foot said:

Reporting Scotland.

 

It's Monday evening on the 7th January, 2019.

 

BBC Scotland have sent their Sports team to Dubai. Ra Sellik are having their winter training camp in the Gulf state. Hibs are there too. We are treated to an interview with Scotland's most expensive transferred footballer, Oliver Burke. Twice, he has been transferred for in excess of £15 million in the last two years. Oliver joins a long list of footballers who after joining the east end club, provide an immediate interview, telling of spending their childhood running around in the grey'n'green hooped jersey. It's fortunate for the English accented lad, that he does not come from Eastern Europe, South America, Central America, Asia, ........... etc; because then he would have to tell of tuning into the world service to hear live commentary on Sellik Euro games.

 

Another hero at PQ is of course, Neil Lennon. Hibs are winter breaking in Dubai also. Neil indulges in a bit of empathy, claiming threats are dragging the Scottish game into the gutter. Neil has been the victim of threats and it's vile. Criticism of Referees is okay, they make mistakes, but threats are crossing the line. Jane Lewis is conducting the interview, Tom, Chris, Big Dick, ..... etc have all over played their hands on Alfredo Morelos, Thus, it was Jane who informed us that John Beaton is centre of attention, receiving a police escort at Somerset Park on Saturday. Then, BBC Scotland showed those three incidents again, in slow motion. The old firm game was nine days past.

 

Tomorrow, Beeb Scotland will be in Columbia, interviewing members of the IRA training FARC guerrillas. They will tell the audience that even in the tropical forests, Colombians are booing Morelos. There will be another opportunity to see all three incidents again.  

 

 

I'm still surprised that Celtic training in Dubai has not got their holier than thou fanbase into a frenzy. After all,  the Gulf State has a pretty pretty shocking track record with migrant labour and environmental/ecological issues. That's hardly ra sellik way is it?

Just now, cooponthewing said:

I was agreeing with you BSRT? Who’s Simon Calder btw?

The travel expert guy with glasses.

Only kidding buddy. ?

1 minute ago, cooponthewing said:

Via Madrid makes more sense?

Ok Simon Calder...my bad ?

4 minutes ago, BEARGER said:

Ibrox Noise spreading story that he has gone AWOL after his agent said one of his clients would be transferred. Is Ibrox Noise a usually accurate site or just another click bait site? 

Would he not be joining them direct from South America? 

3 minutes ago, JFK-1 said:

Rangers star goes AWOL amidst transfer speculation

Is he AWOL? Is he not on a break in Colombia? 

I hate to generalise but I've been to Aberdeen on many occasions (both social and football related) and I can honestly say it has always been a pretty negative experience. Apologies to anyone from Aberdeen but that has been my personal experience of the place. 

10 minutes ago, ian1964 said:

 

What an utter twat. Did Celtic not gub Killie by 5 on the same day? Did they lie down?

I actually had the "pleasure" of meeting him in a bar back in the day. He wasn't at all like he is on TV. He was worse. He was rude and arrogant as hell and ended nearly coming to blows with a mate of mine, who was a Celtic fan. He is a sign of the times I suppose.

11 minutes ago, DMAA said:

Are you going to get a better idea of that with him playing against Hibs reserves or against Hibs? He was playing against the same opponents Morelos plays against and doing really well. It’s madness as far as I’m concerned if it’s anything to do with deciding whether to offer him a new deal, he was in the perfect place for us to assess that. 

I hope this is isn't a sign that Alfie might be off?

On a side note, Mark Allen is on Talk Sport this morning. Not sure if it something specific or it's just a general chat about the transfer business. Jim White also shouting about an exclusive chat he had with Dave King over the weekend.

Let’s bring that trophy home, boss... ??? pic.twitter.com/QJ59ayIDlm

— Jermain Defoe OBE (@IAmJermainDefoe) January 6, 2019

If he was playing in the 0-0 with Hibs at Easter Rd, he would have scored 3 or 4

Just now, ian1964 said:

 

It suits their warped and very loaded agenda tbh. For example, how many times have the Green Brigade been disbanded but somehow resurface in the exact same corner area? 

23 minutes ago, ian1964 said:

 

Is this an outake from Only An Excuse? These people are no well. I kind of pity them tbh 

7 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

I don't think they've been "done" for several days. There is that usual tabloid tripe that gets bandied about, as you know, but nothing's been completed. 

 

Defoe was expected to take his medical over the weekend, and join up before the Tenerife trip. 

 

The Davis stuff is just rumour, I think? Southampton announced they'd let him go, and I think we're interested, but that's it. Hopefully, we're in talks.

 

The USA guys seem to have dropped off the face of the earth. But again, all we know is that they had a trial, or were on trial. 

Defoe has passed his medical in Manchester and will join the squad in Spain on Monday. I presume they will wait to do an official press release with Defoe with Stevie G on Monday as opposed to just releasing a pic today.  Stevie G is marketing gold for us therefore they will want maximise this announcement IMO.

The reaction this is still getting in the "news" is beyond laughable. Do the idiots across the city not realise this can only bite them in the arse? Oh wait...next they'll say their doing this for the sake of integrity and the good of Scottish football. 

Jones and Kamara staying at their clubs and coming in the summer by all accounts. Thoughts? Would like Kamara to come now tbh.

4 minutes ago, ian1964 said:

 

Why don't you shine your spotlight on the role played in this fiasco by your colleagues at the BBC? Self awareness is not something that is very prevalent at the Beeb 

3 minutes ago, the gunslinger said:

Brown dived 3 times. The ref saw everyone and waved play on. Not a single yellow for any of them never mind 3. 

 

3 other players dived with no yellows. 

 

Rangers should demand a meeting. 

 

Then we have the handball that stopped a goal. 

Outwith the obvious penalty, I thought Beaton had a decent game. He could have started flashing cards here and there but he let the game flow as much as he could IMO

9 minutes ago, ian1964 said:

 

Odd signing tbh. Considering they have Christie, Forrest, Sinclair and McGregor who all provide much the same thing, they've added another but one that has flattered to deceive throughout his career. 

48 minutes ago, Scott7 said:

So, all this has joost wunnus the league, eh?

Don't watch this with little children...

12 minutes ago, StuGers said:

I remember him being a standout when we last played Dundee at Ibrox.

He looks dynamic, which is exactly what we need in our midfield. And dare I say it...He looks like he would be a talent that will be get better with better players. Fingers crossed 

8 minutes ago, cooponthewing said:

I was thinking this over last night. Bully boy liewell and Shame FC are not getting their own way. They will do whatever they can and harm whoever they can until they get what they want. They have their friends and placemen in the media to assist their agenda. They will make this ugly with overt and covert coercion being used as usual by these scumbags.

They are a disgrace and the footballing authorities should hammer them.

Agree 100%. Let's not forget stirring this pot of paranoia is also very convenient for Liewell as it deflects from their lack of transfer activity. He is a snake of the highest order

7 minutes ago, the gunslinger said:

All of this frenzy because a player didnt get a yellow card. Stewart even said it was a yellow on sportscene. 

It's insane. Plod Scotland must be praying we don't win the league. If this is a barometer for how they are going to react to not getting their own way, it's going to carnage up here. "Cheated never defeated" copyright of Shameless FC since 1888

These developments are very troubling indeed. Hang your head in shame Liewell. This has got your grubby manipulative fingerprints all over it. Shameless FC indeed.

22 minutes ago, MacK1950 said:

My thoughts were why are we interested in signing a player from Dundee but on the basis of the video he is too good to be playing at their level and could well be a "sleeper".

I hear you but we also need to be clever in the market with long term eye on what's happening in the football. Andy Robertson could be considered a sleeper of sorts. Liverpool bought him for £8 million and a year or so later he stands shoulder to shoulder with the best on the highest stage of English football (Man City v Liverpool). There are untouched gems out there. We just need a better network to find them