Football Banter Archive January 15 2012

 

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15 Jan 2012 23:05:54
Liverpool rumours:
IN:
Hoillet
Sow for money + cole
Zaha

Out:
Cole
Ayala will move to norwich permanantly

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Ayala already is you dipstick.

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15 Jan 2012 22:57:57
so saunders reveals sharp has snubbed leicester personally this is the right move for both parties i feel, i.m a lcfc supporter

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15 Jan 2012 22:50:56
Big wow Southampton in for Hooper

news to all english fans who keep slating the SPL, consider the population size and money we have, the quality of player we can sometimes get coming through is good. the only problem is we cannot afford to keep them due to finance NOT quality.

comparisons with certain players is crazy, after all charlie adam couldn't get a game in SPL

you don't realise that englands success is down to foreign investment as oppose to your own nation producing great players.

considering the money most english clubs have your current level is embarrassing

the claim is that it's the best league in the world when the Spanish and Italian are better and German too probably, Spl isn't the strongest but it's a money issue, I only wonder how england would be if they were depending on as little money and their own countries players

Andy Carroll and co LOL get to ....

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Scotish football is crap. The league is a joke 19 points seperating 2nd and 3rd already and you are stating our standard is embarrassing, that's real competitive isn't it.
Best part of the players that come to epl fail, a few succeed.
As for foreign imports Celtic last game against Dundee utd only 2 of there starting line up were scottish Brown and Mulgrew, there best player is Hooper and he is English. Rangers were no better also having just 2 Scottish player in there starting team against St Johnston Alaxander and Wallace. Jalavic is by far there best player he certinaley is not Scottish he is from Bosnia. So the top two teams in Scotland are not exactly producing home grown tallent are they.
One more thing about Charlie Adam, his move to Liverpool has proved he is an average player and now Gerrard is back he will not get a game. When he was at Blackpool he was a big fish now he is lost at Liverpool. Lets be honest Adams is about the best Scotland has produced in recent years, kind of tells you all you need to know when you compare the spl and the epl.

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"A big fish.. "

Did he used to be a 15lb tench or something? I actually think he has done ok,and this pathetic Scotland/England thing Scotland isnt rubbish just not competetive if it was rubbish it would be compared to the standard of a team like..errrr?..Preston

Mr.Roller Coaster

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NAISMITH,WHITTAKER,BROADFOOT,McGREGOR,NESS,PERRY,WEIR,McCULLOCH,all Scottish and all injured for the St Johnstone game.So shut up silly English fool.Yes they keep telling us they dont watch us.And yet its clear that they do.Ally

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Adam the best Scottish prospect in recent years. Em how bout not even close. Darren Fletcher is twice the player, the other Fletcher at wolves is better, Wee Forrest at Celtic is 10 times the player Adam is. Not saying he isnt good, but not the best product of Scotland in recent years by a long shot

Skooter

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15 Jan 2012 22:46:11
That is Bull, Hes Swansea born and bred. He'll only leave for a top club, and definatly not for a team who play ugly football like Stoke

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15 Jan 2012 22:24:20
I have been following this forum with regards to Southampton fc ... I always smile with amusement when I read comments about what we can and can not afford .. We have NO debt, NO Loans, Nothing ... we own the ground outright ... any money spent by the owners has not been loans .. unlike, say Chelsea, where the Club is indebt Abramovich to the tune of 100's Millions !

We are a very rich club ... and if/when we get in the premiership and we can't expand the existing ground and surroundings as per Cortese's plans .. to quote him 'we will build a new stadium' !

The owners are worth several billion CASH !!

And Finally Celtic and Hooper ... I think you will find he is bored with only playing a few competitive games a year ie against Rangers !

RM

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I'd rather listen to facts from the actual person (hooper) than some arrogant fantasist (you)

owners worth several billion CASH!! get real you clown, you think people like this have their money just sitting in a bank account lol!!

total utter nugget of the highest order, and just sums up you saints fans

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15 Jan 2012 22:04:58
Where are blackpool wiv dj cambell signing

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15 Jan 2012 22:01:31
Rangers looking into another trialist, in failed west ham trailist Ryoichi Maeda(Japanese). Rangers down to the bare bones & any half decent international player on the cheap will do it seems right now.

Plus Craig whyte is about to silence the critics buy offering £200,000k for Francisco Sandaza & giving McCoist his blessing to make another 2 signings before the end of January.

Players - Enar Jaager (2yr deal), Sandaza, John Rankin & John Sutton

And if possible but theres no chance in hell, Romelu Lukaku on loan from chelsea as AVB says he's friend with Super Ally!! C'mon help a friend oot.

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15 Jan 2012 21:56:30
Tottenham have more chance of signing Mickey Hazard than Eden Hazard #fact

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15 Jan 2012 21:13:04
Swansea to sell Sinclair and corm sinclairs reasons is that he thinks Swansea is an awful place to live and I think vorms attracting interest from a few of the top 6 also dyer might be on his way out since he is not playing enough



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Dyer not playing enough because he is same position as sinclair so why would they sell both ?


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R u real sinclair loves swansea.
no way we would sell vorm only for stupid crazy money like 20 to 30 million.
and dyer aint going no where
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Both lads like the night life and not many better places in the uk than wind street


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Are you serious.. I was unfortunate to have to complete my doctorate at morriston. There are a few places nice to live but the town centre is a complete mess. Wind street is great if you fancy a fight. Christ you people need to travel a bit


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For someone whos says they've got a doctorate you don't half talf some rubbish... But saying that it was a doctor that said my Grandmother had a low blood pressure and gave her drugs thin out her blood and she ended up 6ft under because of it!! Carry on thinking your a medical wonder and i will carry on with my job and let Brendan Rodgers and the rest of the Premier League managers do what they do best......

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Can't see any Swansea player leaving before the summer, can't see eithet them or Norwich going down and both clubs will rebuild in the close season, but can't see them making any drastic changes, perhaps 2 or 3 players in

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15 Jan 2012 20:43:55
A Hearts player told me today that Lee Wallace was leaving Rangers with the likely destination the Midlands. He also said there was talk of an Portrugese ex-international coming to Hearts but wouldn't spill the beans-sadly he ruled out Figo.

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15 Jan 2012 20:55:50
Bristol City news in and out:
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Maynard to Swansea-4.5mil
Brett Pitman to bournemouth-dunno fee
In:
Chris Wood: already done
Matt Tubbs: 600,000
Matt Richie: 600,000

Albert Adomah staying with the robins, Mcinnes wont let him go. This is all true!



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No it isn't - none of it - it is all tosh - Maynard and Adomah will will go and no one will come in save for a few cheapies and city will go down as a result


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We have turned down a 600k bid previously for ritchie so dont be stupid


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The only things true on this list is chris wood on loan and Adomah will stay. Maynard might go but we wont get 4.5 mil for him as hes almost out of contract, and most importantly hes RUBBISH!


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Maynard for 4.5 million?? Have a word, he's out of contract in a few months and Bristol City would be lucky to get even 2 million for him...

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15 Jan 2012 20:37:04
Any more news about Alan Smith Leaving Newcastle? ta
ps No I don't want Neil Warnock at Leeds! Bad enough having a potty mouthed chairman!

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15 Jan 2012 20:19:58
Fulham to bid 8million for Stuart Holden as replacement for age old skipper Danny Murphy - likely to be rejected

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15 Jan 2012 20:16:56
Not saying saints will get hooper,however saying that we're not good enough and a championship side is irrelevant, we have ambitions of being a top side and the only way were going to get there is through signing top class players like hooper and others of his quality we've got a brilliant set up and it's only a matter of time before we get there. COYR

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15 Jan 2012 19:08:46
Celtic 2 - 1 Dundee Utd
(Half Time : 2 - 0)
Attendance: 50139
Referee: B Winter

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Didnt you say you get 60,000 ! every week ! your smaller than newcastle , southampton and luton town!

maximus

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You forgot the other 10 thousand that came in at half time!!

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15 Jan 2012 19:05:11
Southampton expected too complete the signing of Gary Hooper on Wednesday/Thursday. The bid will be around 7.7 million and there is nothing Lennon can do about it.

Dan Cottle

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Hooper should stay at Celtic,he is good enough for prem,he should wait to the summer,a bigger club will come calling,no offence,but Southhampton,nice club,but not big enough for the lad,im a Rangers fan,so no problem if he does go,i want to win the league,and he is a pest

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Hooper aint rooney,defoe,berbetov,adebyore, suarez,tevez,augero,drogba,ba, hernandez,top epl teams wont even look at him maybe bottom 10 teams and there no bigger than southampton

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Southampton skint and couldnt afford 700k never mind 7.7m!

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15 Jan 2012 20:14:30
Swansea City 3-2 Arsenal. What a result by our neighbours down the road. Swans are a brilliant team to watch and its a pleasure to be welsh. Go on the Swans and make us welsh proud. I just wish we could sample a bit of the prem, but i just can not see it happening. Im very jealous and i speak for the majority of us Cardiff fans. Nevermind, i suppose i can dream about it hey.

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I thought all the welsh supported man united

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15 Jan 2012 20:13:01
After spending 20+ million I'n the last window it is unlikely that stoke will get any players at the moment we are looking at hoilett because we need cover on the wings also we are looking at expanding the stadium(blocking corners with more I'n with more seats so bright times at stoke

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Yawn.

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15 Jan 2012 19:43:28
everton fan here guys

great game, I wish Moyes would get our players to attack like you guys, pleasure to watch and I now have a new second team

great to see attacking football like that, you didnt even let up when you where 3-2 up with four minutes to go.

Dyer is awesome, reminds me of Aaron Lennon, scared the hell outa the Arsenal lol.

keep it up guys and hopefully most of the managers in the prem will show it to their lads of how to attack and play football

degsybluenose

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Well anyones gotta be better than u lot

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15 Jan 2012 19:38:31
Nick Barmby doesn't need to sell at all. city have money to strenghten and it was an assurance before barmby took the role that no-one in the 1st team would be sold! Mcclean is going nowhere, we may not get the goals from him but you get 120% every game.

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15 Jan 2012 19:35:20
Manager of the year so far ?
I would go for brendan rogers @ swansea, playing good football too.
who's your choice.

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Warnock?

ben dover .

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A.V.B. LoL!

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Redknapp? got spurs playing out of their skins

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Blackburn manager ! turning the corner!
dont know which one .

norma snockers .

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15 Jan 2012 19:28:42
Enough of the saints /Celtic comparing! Celtic are one of two big teams in Scotland and yes they have a large fan base consisting off some very loyal supporters! The fact of the matter is Adkins and hooper have history, we are an English team that is on the up again with some very special things happening here. We have bid for him, a deal I'd love to see happen coupled with the money and ambition that is required for a probable return to the top English league! We are top at the moment!

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15 Jan 2012 19:22:44
as ive said on here before all you people north of the border are going to be pig sick,,,but i will piss myself laughing when (not if) gary hooper signs for southampton. sorry, but deal is virtually done. AR



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When hooper leaves Celtic it will be for the premiership not a poor side like Southampton keep dreaming though


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Hope u are man enough to apologise when he doesnt sign for your wee club

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I will p**s myself if you's splash out 6 mill on a one eyed monkey? he's a 3rd rate striker and would put you's in further debt? i don't understand why you are excited by this rumour.


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All you people? got to laugh!


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You will be buying a dud and we will have the last laugh


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Hooper will not leave for a championship team, more likely will be sold in summer to top half prem team if he has good second half of season, wants to win treble first and then if price is right might leave. why drop down to play for a average team when playing for the mighty glasgow celtic hail hail,


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It's been funny already, little old Southampton bidding for Celtic's top striker but, if it actually happens, i will also undoubtedly piss myself laughing.


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Better start pissin now,he wont be at southampton


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Southampton will be a premiership club in 4 months time which will put them in a far more competative and interesting league than the spl this is why hooper has signed for the saints, he wants to play in worlds best football league not one that is decided by a coin toss every year...


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Are we forgetting how bad the scottish league is? Only good teams are celtic and rangers the rest wouldn't be good in the championship, Saints could sign hooper

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15 Jan 2012 18:58:36
Are we behind the manager my fellow Blackburn fans?

Think the fans need to give him another chance?

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15 Jan 2012 18:40:56
Charlie Dimmock to join the Dons, and bring her years of gardening frost protection experience with her.

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15 Jan 2012 18:36:23
After watching his team lose away in Wales, Arsene Wenger is offering Per Mertesacker to the local builders in exchange for a bag of cement. He feels the bag will bring in a much needed first touch back to the centre of his defence.

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While also being an upgrade with regards to mobility

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Arsene is trading him in for a supertanker, mind the gap Gooners.

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15 Jan 2012 17:14:45
There is no chance hooper is leaving celtic....he bleeds green and white!

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Is he from Plymouth?

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15 Jan 2012 18:29:44
Loosing 3-2 to Swansea is embarrassing Wenger needs to go and ask for 35 mil and go and Buy Kolarov From Man City, Kalou from Chelsea and Podolski from Cologne

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The Swans took the pee out of your boys today.

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15 Jan 2012 18:17:45
After signing Kevin Friend last week, West Ham have already offered him a bigger pay package after his amazing refereeing performance against portsmouth, 'I'm delighted West Ham are pleased with my performance and i'm glad they noticed how bias i was and i look forward to my future here' revealed Friend at the news of his higher wage.

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15 Jan 2012 18:13:08
What are we all talking about? We have no idea if Saints have bid for Hooper in reality, any more than the Celtic fans have any idea if their board have decided to let him go. We are all good fans who care about their clubs and want to hold on to their best players, or like most Saints fans worry that we are missing the opportunity to invest in proven quality to help with the last push to get back into the premier league. Incidentally we are not a yo yo club, before we dropped out of the EPL in 2005 we had been in the top flight since 1978, far longer than most. An d no we are not bigger than Celtic, but we do have a large loyal fan-base and an excellent ground with often the highest attendance in the Championship, and more than some of the premier league clubs.

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15 Jan 2012 16:39:48
alan lee scores for huddersfield taking his value from 50p to 8 million .rhodes fails to score dropping his value from 8 million to 2 million.

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15 Jan 2012 16:37:56
£35M for Gary Hooper not gonna lie would rather have Tevez !

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15 Jan 2012 16:36:59
Saints should attempt to get Lukaku on loan til the end of the season. Big, strong and fast striker that would help in our promotion push attempts.
BrandyBerry.

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15 Jan 2012 16:30:40
Celtic fans say Southampton fans come out with some rubbish but when Neil Lennon says Gary Hoopers worth £35M it's utter rubbish

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Andy carroll was worth £35m and hes the biggest donkey about!

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15 jan 2012 16:18:10
hooper will come to the saint if he want's a challenge there are only two teams worth mentioning in spl

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15 Jan 2012 16:10:51
we do not want constable he is blue square standard only

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15 Jan 2012 15:38:30
it is rumoured that southampton have bid 7.7m for one player, dont get me wrong but wouldnt that amount buy the whole of porstmouth fc including all fixtures and fittings?

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Seven and a half grand would buy pompey now at least they would have an owner

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15 Jan 2012 15:45:46
14 Jan 2012 23:31:42
Hopper of Celtic is going to Southampton 6 million , new agents have told him he can do a lot better than the blue square outfit he us with



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That'll be the team with a bigger supoort than all the blue square clubs put together then


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Think we will all agree that Celtic are in the top 5 supported clubs in the world. Also 1 of the most successful.


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All this my club is bigger than your club is crap if a club bids enough money for the player he is going to go simple as that


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Actually top 5 would be Manchester United, Liverpool, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich..


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Im a Gers fan but i must agree with my friends across the city,if Hooper is playing for a blue square outfit why pay 6 million for him must be a record transfer,as ive said on here before do your research before you comment silly little englander


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. Check the papers. You got 35mil to spend then? On one player. Honestly, give it a rest with Hooper, idiots.
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He isn't for sale but Celtic have given a valuation? Every player has his price and hoopers won't be £35 mill.


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"Actually top 5 would be Manchester United, Liverpool, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.."

This is actually wrong. For a start Bayern (surprisingly) have less fans than Dormund.

Remember that almost everyone in America has Irish roots ans the place is full of Celtic supporters clubs. Also Japan, Australia and South Korea have big Celtic supports.

We actually have some quite famous fans at Celtic i.e. Jennifer Love Hewitt and Gerard Butler are Celtic fans! {Ed001's Note - everyone in America really? You might want to learn something about demographics, you will find huge proportions of the population are from Germanic and Hispanic roots. More so than from Irish. There is a large Celtic following there, but the statement you made just made your whole post seem silly.}


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What a total disrespectful little insignificant muppet you are. I'm not a Celtic fan, but without your huge money from Sky TV, you would be NOTHING.


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Surprisingly enough, that is because you are essentially the man utd of scotland, and probably have lots of glory supporters... where is gerard butler from? and 35 million? are you having a laugh? that figure has been thrown around as a joke, and there is a reason that carroll is worth so much more and that is that he is such an aerial threat. also bayern munchen are much more supported in terms of numbers (lots of glory supporters there too) but dortmunds fans are more loyal.


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Im sorry but im a gers fan and im sick of people comparing the old firm to the likes of crap legue 1 teams and stuff if the old firm are so bad why can we compete in europe season after season


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I'm not in any way comparing the Old Firm to League One but you are competing in europe because your league (unlike the english leagues) has only two teams that compete for the title every season. Every now and again another team creeps up on you but the SPL trophy never leaves Glasgow!

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Why do u keep pickin on scots league 2 team who keep winning league ,barcelona ,real madrid ,,benfica ..porto spring too mind and chelsea ,man utd yr league recently because money theyve been streets ahead its all about the money

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Its been in ABERDEEN,and DUNDEE Utd before.So that is lies,and plenty off other teams have won our league.Its time the English actually looked at the history off our league,before making such stupid comments.When the EPL has been a two team league for over a decade.With only Chelsea and Man Utd winning it.I have said before that it might never leave Glasgow again.Bosman killed any team,keeping players to long term contracts.The new firm won it in the 80ties,cos they could keep players.And now they cant,the game has changed.As soon as they bring though a decent young player,there off to the EPL.Grimmer,Allan two prime examples off that this window.Who have hardly played any football for the new firm.Least Auld Firm can keep players.And even they sell them on,if they get a deal to good to turn down.Bolton offered £400 000 for Gregg Wylde,that we turned down.They also put a deal to James Forrest at Celtic,before he got his new deal.Ally {Ed001's Note - didn't Arsenal win it within the last ten years?}

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Brilliant post from the person who thinks nearly all Americans are of Irish decendancy (and therefore Celtic fans). You obviously know how to use the internet, so maybe do a bit of research before posting

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Arsenal won it nine years ago,so if Man Utd win it again this year.It will be a decade,that EPL has been a two horce race.Just like the SPL is,and Spain.Very good ED you can count better than me,or miss out the word almost on purpose.Is what I actually wrote first time round.Ally {Ed001's Note - 2003-4 was their last title win, so you are still a little out.}

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15 Jan 2012 15:45:37
if billy sharp stays at Doncaster for rest of the season and help rovers survive then rovers are to have a statue made of billy for outside the keepmoat stadium

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15 Jan 2012 15:44:58
So billy sharp has turned down leicster then does that mean he is waiting on hullcity to make a move, come on nicky get in there.

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15 Jan 2012 15:31:01
It makes me laugh that people on here think Cahill is too good for Stoke....Everton are below us in.the league and have been most of the season. Plus theyve got no money wake up lads we are a force in this league and one of the few clubs not in debt. UEFA league unbeaten and 8th in prem end of!

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Stoke would be even higher if they made the ball oval.

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15 Jan 2012 14:54:09
is thier any northern irish rangers fans starting to get fed up with steve lomas mouthing off about mccoist after sandaza. i think rangers should forget about him he is injury prone and not worth paying 300grand for .. johny enniskillen loyal

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Lomas plays better football with St Johnstone than Ally does.So no his comments do not annoy me,as he is actually a Rangers supporter to.And he has a right to speak out,on how we are conducting our buisness.We are acting like a small club,when we are a big club.Is what he said,and the deal would be done if Murray was still around.And I agree with him,not from NI.I am from Glasgow,and support Rangers.Ally

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15 Jan 2012 14:51:15
Man City in their attempt to meet financial fair play rules have decided to sack their entire scouting staff and will continue their policy of targeting any player any of their rivals identify as possible transfer targets, regardless of whether or not they actually want the player.

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15 Jan 2012 14:12:36
southampton should offer £8 million for hooper plus jason punchon

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He would not get on the Celtic bench.James Forrest is miles better than him.So is Commons and McCourt.And I am a Rangers fan.Ally

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I'm a Saints fan and, unfortunately, i agree with Ally.

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Hooper is not worth £8million never mind that AND Puncheon.

£4million and Puncheon is more than enough

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Who are the anonymous posters saying this player is not worth this amount £8m or hes only worth X, who gave you the right to out figures on peoples heads? Andy Carroll at £35m is a joke of a figure, Mr Hooper scored more in the championship with a much weaker team, The fact of the matter is and always has been, that your value is the amount of money that a club will pay for you! Im sure Neil Lennon would be looking to strengthen his team rather than weaken it in January! Willybhoy

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15 Jan 2012 14:05:16
No one knows who southampton want to bring in, because its all done behind closed doors. We only found out about hooper because of the celtic manager {Ed001's Note - you mean despite the fact it had been rumoured for weeks before Lennon confirmed it, hence why he talked about it?}

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Sorry Ed001 but i do not agree with you. I can't find the rumours archive for 8th Jan but i'm fairly sure that's when i first saw it rumoured on here. You said then you were unaware of the rumour but correctly suggested that any bid would be rejected. Lennon confirmed it a few days later. I accept it might seem like 'weeks ago'! I agree with the original poster's sentiment. Adkins is extremely cagey about discussing potential targets/bids made. {Ed001's Note - still proves the point that it is not as tight a ship as you make out.}

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15 Jan 2012 14:05:06
I bet all the psychiatrists in Swindon are never out if work

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15 Jan 2012 13:52:27
I'll beteveryone right now hooper doesn't go to Southampton, one gd season n all the Southampton fans come out the woodwork, how many international players are at chamionship clubs, yes ur having a gd season but ur not and will never be a bigger club than celtic, we know we play in a crap league, but u can only beat and win what's infront of u

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As a Southampton lad i agree with you on most points but these rumours are getting stronger and Atkins did say there are offers now on the table and decisions will have to be made by the respected clubs(interview on radio solent yesterday)....Our chairman has always said we have money and that was before the sale of AOC for 12m so dont be suprised if they do give Celtic what they want...Hooper is just the sort player Cortese and Ackins will try and buy as he fits their strategy,Age,talent,experience,fits in the wage strature and resale value; players that tick all of those boxes are very very hard too find....

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15 Jan 2012 12:17:05
"sordell in posied to to bag"

What on earth is that supposed to mean?

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Well it means that Sordell is posied to to bag.

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15 Jan 2012 09:09:55
Looking at that Liverpool team last night and the way the line-up was announced with 5 at the back, kenny is not the answer. I always admired Martin o'neil to be the next Liverpool boss but that can't be the case.

As for the team there has got to be some changes:

Charlie Adam is terrible.
Downing can't cross it past the first man.
Dirk Kuyt has lost it.

The good thing is Gerard is back,
Enrique has been 1 of the best defensive buys Liverpool have ever made & Bellamy and Carroll are looking good.

With just buying adam and downing we can't sell them sadly.

Kenny needs to bring in 2 wingers & a striker.

I like the hollies rumours myself but there just rumours, I think Morgan gamst pedersen could be a good buy as he has great technique and a good cross on him. Also Stephane sessogonon

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Oh no! After being linked with every footballer on the planet,they are now getting desperate....dont you just love it!

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15 Jan 2012 03:25:23
To everyone that is reporting rumours of Reading FC mkaing bids of more than £1mil are clearly rubbish, both our Manager and Chairman have made it perfectly clear that we do not have the funds. Also, to all the Swindon fans who think that Swindon are going to become a revolution; it takes alot more then an unpredictable manager and a few victories over bigger teams fielding reserves to become a better club.

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We're not going to become a revolution (whatever the hell that means) but we are trying to be promoted twice in the next couple of seasons. Completely plausible with the leadership team we have (PdC plus the board). We have the resources, (money, crowd, ground improvements planned) to achieve it.
I love all the jealousy about Paolo. People are desperate for him to fail, but he won't.

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We will be in the champs league in 3 years time where will you be?

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15 Jan 2012 03:09:55
Southampton a yoyo side?? I don't recall them being relegated more than once from the premiership

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You are right but that's because they aint been there for years.

For the record: I don't think they will be a yo yo going forward either. "If" they come up, they will go straight back down and there they will stay!

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West Brom, Birmingham and maybe Sunderland a few years ago are/were y0-yo clubs. Southampton had 27 continuous years in the top flight, it only went wrong when the debts became to big, through Rupert Lowe and bad signings.

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15 Jan 2012 02:08:24
Billy Sharpe rejects leciester wanting pre lq football

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14 Jan 2012 23:25:32
For those of you watching MOTD the autoque didn't go wrong it said this

Tevez to west ham
Big Sam admitted we needed a striker

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But you missed one vital point: HIS FAMILY HATE ENGLAND AND DON'T WANT TO BE HERE. They want a latino country!

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It would be great if tevez goes back to westham but we cant give him200k a week

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Who in their right mind would go to Wet Spam?

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14 Jan 2012 23:11:19
14 Jan 2012 17:34:54
Saints to bid 6mil which will might be considered by Celtic
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Southampton a bigger team than celtic? have a look at yourself, absolutely clueless. southampton barely even gete 25,000 people in their stadium every week, jog on.


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Southampton a bigger team than celtic? haha! very good.


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Sorry what was that sentence supposed to mean


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Im not celtic or even scottish but this guy must be on medication southampton bigger than celtic lol


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Many times has southamton played in europe?? how many fans do southampton play there home games? celtic are bigger than southampton and spurs put together end of a bet you think spurs are bigger than arsenal dream on


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You need to learn to spell little man! think this 'spurs fan' might have an another scottish team that he supports....THE TAXMAN COMETH!


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Behave.southampton are bigger than celtic?how in any way is that true.40000 season ticket holders.60000 fans at home every other week,a fantastic european record including being the 1st british team to win the european cup and a european finalist as recently as 2003.nothin against southampton but they will never b as big as glasgow celtic


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I am a rangers fan and hate them but i can tell you they are a far bigger team than s/hampton and always will be, clown
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I agree, Southampton are bigger than Celtic as well as Rangers


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They aren't even 5% the size of Celtic.
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Celtic are one of the biggest teams in the world but stuck in a mickey mouse league and much bigger than spurs hail hail


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A Southampton fan posing as a Spurs fan! Only a small number of EPL side are as big as Celtic. With the exception of Matt Le Tis, Southampton are beyond insignificant!


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On what planet are you from.


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You really are stupid, if you think any Southampton is bigger!! your fans total our number in the sheffield supporters club, you fool!!


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Will you leave it out you only get 60k when you play the gers so stop saying you get that every week at home YOU DONT what was the attendance today?


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How many fa cups have celtic won? None. Only joking. i am a saints fan and i think that celtic are a bigger club. If saints get into the prem and establish them in it, then maybe.


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Southampton will NEVER be bigger then celtic, but tottenham are and will continue to be for years to come


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But it's well easy to get into europa league in Scotland because there's only two good teams


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Oh ffs, here we go again

we all know who the biggest team is, and there name doesnt begin with south

now, shut your trap and move on


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I'm a Southampton fan and even I know that Celtic are a bigger club. They have a bigger ground and better attandances but that is down to the fact there isn't a lot of good teams in Scotland

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Why are Rangers in the Guiness book records,as the most sucsesful domestic club side in world football then?If Celtic are so great?Look it up if you dont believe me.

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Just say man utd, liverpool , torquay, bristol rovers , rochdale, colchester, luton , mk dons, swindon, macclesfield,
wigan and blyth spartans made up the prem, either man utd or liverpool would be in the guiness book of records !
the above is just the same as your spl!
maybe blyth spartans win it twice!


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ABERDEEN have won two European trophies,and Dundee Utd have made the Europa league final,and European cup semi final.So have Dundee in the first division.Who are bigger than all the clubs there,apart from the obvious.Rangers having the record,is down to them being a great club.And the only team in UK,to win every league game.And that is nothing short of remarkable.

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Please do not refer to rangers the only team in uk to win every league !
as one your now on your own , passports please when you enter england!
and there are only 12 teams in your league ! bet mk dons would split celtic and rangers if they came in your dross league!

as of know, biggest calubs in uk!
1st man utd
2nd arsenal
3rd newcastle
4th rangers
5th southampton
6th celitc.

ha ha ha southampton bigger than celtic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

maximus

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Newcastle bigger than Rangers they are a one club City.How can you compare them with us?They might be richer,but so is most teams down there.I would say Aston Villa were bigger than Newcastle.If your counting a big club,on European sucsess,and what they won domesticly.Newcastle is like Leeds,who dont have a derby to.Least Leeds won more than the Geordies in Europe.Ally

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How do newcastle not av a derby? u dohnut u dnt av to come from the same city 2 qualify as a derby....look at portsmouth vs southampton,, man utd v liverpool leicester forest etc and leeds av got plenty of rivals, both shef clubs, bradford, barnsley, huddersfield......dnt talk so much s**t

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14 Jan 2012 21:17:46
Carlisle are planning on signing MK Dons' French striker Frozeen Peetch. Was very effective in the game at Stadium MK on Saturday. Shame he can only run 30 yards

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14 Jan 2012 22:57:58
Charlton 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday

1st.Charlton
2nd.Sheffield Utd
3rd.Huddersfield(Win Play-offs)
4th.MK Dons
5th.Sheffield Wednesday

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And sixth place would be?

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Bournemouth

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14 Jan 2012 21:55:23
Hi Ipswich fan here,Can someone please tell me if paul caddis of Swindon(who is believed to be joining Us?!?) is a right winger,right back or both?!? Thanks in advance. {Ed007's Note - He was a RB when he was at Celtic.}

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He is defo not championship standard so you want to hope this is just a rumour

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