Posted on Monday, 17th October 2011 by lordofthewing
Some bad but not unsurprising news if true.
Seemingly, our tallisman and best centre forward has made it be known that he see’s himself back playing in England next season, if not sooner.
Our CEO’s comment that we had ‘knocked back’ a bid for Hooper may not have been in so much jest. Two clubs registered an interest. Newcastle and Leicester. Both were givin’ no encouragement from the player or the club.
The players position has changed with both clubs being made aware that he is looking to return south.
With Kayal and Ki already what is called in the game “working their ticket”, our manager ending up with a centre forward he had no interest in signing and our poor form this news only adds to the slightly mild autumn of discontent.
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October 17th, 2011 at 1:28 pm
this is our problem,too many players not wanting to play for us.
what i would do is sell them all in january. u seen what happens when you play uninterested players, shocking performance. your better not playing them and playing the players who do want to play for us.
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Tommybhoy Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 3:48 pm
Let him go, no heart, Stokesy a far better player anyway!! Kayal about to sign an extension, heard from a reliable source, Willie Haughey going to buy out Desmond next year!! 50mil, they say he’s just made his first billion this year. A real Celtic man, hopefully this will happen! KTF
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 3:54 pm
Love it.
More of this please.
:-0
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Andrew67 Reply:
October 18th, 2011 at 12:36 am
Desmonds shares are valued at £20million.
WH will not pay £50million.
Utter tosh.
paddy bhoy Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 5:13 pm
hooper is far better than stokes. stokes shouldnt be in a celtic top. he rejected us a couple of years ago!!!
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Tommybhoy Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 8:51 pm
Hoppers not interested, first touch murder, Stokes has really come on,and is by far, ourbest striker! We need a whole new back four and another striker to partner Stokes. ” In Lennon we trust”
lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 10:58 pm
I really do think that Hooper is injured and not getting time to recover.
Jay Reply:
October 18th, 2011 at 1:16 am
Anyone after watching the end of last year and so far this year, who thinks Hooper is better than Stokes, just isn’t watching!
tim Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 5:17 pm
what we need to know is why our players dont want to play for us, one answer—neil lennon
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October 17th, 2011 at 1:29 pm
All rats desert a sinking ship no heart to finish on a high note cause just not good enough
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October 17th, 2011 at 1:37 pm
If Newcastle or QPR are willing to pay 4/5 million for him, bye, bye. Hardly irreplaceable. Same with Ki and Kayal, they appear uninterested therefore let them go.
We sit 10 points behind Rangers and these guys are doing precious little to stop the slide. Kayal was a disgrace on Saturday. 4/5 million for each of them. 12-15 million in total. That is more than fair. Then they can disappear to become squad players at the relegation threatened clubs of the EPL or the top half of the Championship.
People are sick and tired of these guys believing they are much better than they really are. Of course they are only playing for Celtic because they want to play in England. I have no problem with that. But tell me what have they won, the Scottish Cup, so what. As soon as they are required to show a bit of fight they disappear. Who cares. Gutless, spineless.
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 1:53 pm
Qpr were credited with an interest on deadline day. Maybe no longer interested as they weren’t mentioned in dispatches.
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tim Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 5:19 pm
i agree john, kayal thinks he should have a bigger contract,,why?,, he hasnt won anything,, thinks hes better than he is
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October 17th, 2011 at 1:44 pm
Where has Gary Hooper and Ki came out publicly and stated that they wish to leave Celtic? FFS man articles like this just fuel the fire.
Well done!!!
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 1:51 pm
They haven’t and won’t. Doesn’t mean to say they are not thinking off it.
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Mick Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 2:35 pm
Doesnt mean to say they are either
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Gary Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 2:48 pm
you are seriously losing all credibilty mate..especially after that comment
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 3:06 pm
What comment and when did I desire credability?
October 17th, 2011 at 1:54 pm
totally agree – we must rid ourselves of players who do not wish to play for our club- I’d rather have half decent Scottish players or at least a sprinkling ofthem- with a bit of character and who know the history of our club get rid of Ki – ok when we’re on top, kayal injury prone and arrogant,Samaras,DM and Hooper – why are we wasting time on Rogne when he only plays occasionally? Too many foreign players and cultures – How on earth do they communicate on the park – do they understand what “Ma Ba/your ba means?”
hail hail
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Jay Reply:
October 18th, 2011 at 1:18 am
Agree, but don’t forget the Irish players!
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October 17th, 2011 at 2:01 pm
What a shame you chaps are so, so easily lead by the rags in this sad wee country of ours. Izziguire was leaving; he’s signed a new deal. Forrest was Liverpool bound;he’s signed a new deal, Kyal and Brown the same…they’re both days away from signing new deals. Hooper wants to leave? Give us a break. The guy, right now, couldn’t get a game back at Scunthorpe. Ki may well move on eventually, but thats the name of the game with these lads from further afield.
Seriously, things are tough for our Club right now. Don’t print nonsense that’s just regurgetated from a rag that can’t fill its pages.
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 1:56 pm
I haven’t seen this in the ‘rags’. If it has been please link.
Cheers
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October 17th, 2011 at 2:23 pm
With the article claiming something has changed since August I can only assume this from a personal source?
Other than this I can see nothing of the sort that he’s looking to leave.
If performances are to go by then by the looks of things the whole squad is looking to leave.
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 3:15 pm
I asked a question and fully expected a completely different answer to the one that I was given for the reason you state.
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October 17th, 2011 at 2:25 pm
Another pish article from this so called Celtic website. I’ll just block it on Newsnow from now on.
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Gary Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 2:48 pm
yeah me too.. yer man has finally lost the plot
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 3:11 pm
Lost the plot by posting a rumour marked by a seemingly in front of it?
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 3:05 pm
Cherrio.
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Jay Reply:
October 18th, 2011 at 1:20 am
Can you do that? Block this crap?!!!
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 18th, 2011 at 7:27 am
Why don’t you show some restraint and self will by not clicking?
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October 17th, 2011 at 2:32 pm
source? oh that’s right, one as usual. What has Ki done to suggest he’s ‘working his ticket’ other than attracting attention from clubs based on good performances? should he play sh*te so they go away?
these articles are just wasting our time
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 3:12 pm
Numerous mistranslated articles saying that he is looking to move that all are denied when he returns here.
Off course he will attract attention.He’s a decent sort.
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October 17th, 2011 at 2:33 pm
none*
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October 17th, 2011 at 2:46 pm
Did you just make this up? seriously?
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 3:01 pm
No.
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October 17th, 2011 at 2:52 pm
Celtic fans and some websites are our own worse enemy. Who would want to sign Hooper the way he has played this season. Same goes for Kayal.
If either wants to leave let them settle down and play the football they are capable and tell their manager and agent they want out.
I think this story is a load of nonsense posted by someone who puts himself first.
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 3:02 pm
Can I ask how I put myself first?
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October 17th, 2011 at 3:06 pm
Hooper may or may not want to leave, but this is a poor article regardless.
Unfortunately there are a great many fans out there who will believe whatever they read and will turn against players, perhaps even hounding them out.
No-one is asking bloggers to dawn blinkers or become board apologists, but could you possibly qualify your stories in future?
Anyone can circulate stories they heard in the pub.
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 3:04 pm
I hear plenty of things in the pub. Most of it not printable or worthy of print.
I thought this was worthy of having a ‘seemingly’ in front of it. I hope it’s not true, I really do.
You mention fans hounding players and if they do that on the back of anything they read then they are idiots who need to get a life and not take things so seriously.
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October 17th, 2011 at 3:17 pm
With so many players unhappy and wanting to leave? I think they’ve all sussed out the manager and back room staff are all duds!
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 3:12 pm
Ambition not to play Inverness 3 times a season?
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October 17th, 2011 at 3:23 pm
Can you really blame some of these players? So much confusion around the club and no positive direction from a manager who benches them if they fail to perform..in his eyes…and who is also talking openly about looking for other players all the time. Not exactly the security that anyone would want in their job. We keep blaming the board but the Lennon is his worst enemy.
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bobocop Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 8:15 pm
You could definitely blame the players. They may not be world superstars but they get paid massive wages to do a job that most of us would love. Imagine getting say £10,000 a week to play football, a sponsored car and the adulation of tens of thousands, then some thing happens that they don’t like and it’s out with the dummy. If they had any professional pride they would be bursting a gut to turn things round. These types of prima donnas think they are bigger than the clubs they play for and turn their backs on the fans when the going gets tough.
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joecool Reply:
October 19th, 2011 at 12:22 pm
the 1st comment thats 100% correct
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October 17th, 2011 at 3:34 pm
No one is saying that this is 100% true. But who cares if it is!!!
The three of them can go if the price is right. That is why a group of 22 year olds were signed in the first place to sell them on the minute a decent offer comes in. These guys want to play in England. How do we know? Because every ambitious footballer in the world wants to play in England or Spain. Or at a push Germany or Italy. The only reason an Englishman, an Arab-Israeli and a Korean sign for Celtic from smaller clubs is to get noticed. If they have been noticed let the three of them go. 15 million the three and a limosine to drive them to Blackburn/Bolton/Leicester thrown in.
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 3:31 pm
This.
What I think has caused quite a stir is the very thought that we arn’t the club we think or want us to be anymore.
This is only a rumour. But look at the commotion.
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BanTheRagsCSC Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 3:37 pm
One for http://www.football-rumours.co.uk then?
I’m a member for a few Celtic minded sites, none post any of the rumours threads for all to see on NewsNow etc.
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 3:54 pm
I don’t why a rumour appearing on newsnow is any different from appearing in the e-tims rumour mill or on the numerous rumour twitter feeds that we have.
We are all there to cause debate and entertain.
October 17th, 2011 at 3:40 pm
hire me and i’ll give my best for the celtic (i’m a brazilian celtic fan, young (17 years) and forward) hahaha (:
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 3:56 pm
e-mail Peter Lawwell, I’m sure he will be interested.
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October 17th, 2011 at 4:08 pm
Are you Scotzine in disguise?
Anyone can make a rumour up mate…your one is rather pathetic
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 4:00 pm
Heh, that’s slanderous mate. I’m sure you will be hearing from Scotzines lawyers.
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October 17th, 2011 at 6:35 pm
There`s a rumour that I`m fed up with my workplace.
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October 17th, 2011 at 6:55 pm
I believe the problem is the manager.
All of the above mentioned footballers are decent enough players; I think it is becoming clearly obvious that Neil Lennon has lost the dressing room.
Look at the evidence: Indifferent performances, inexplicable line-ups, zonal marking, ridiculous tactics etc etc etc.
He is completely out of his depth.
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October 17th, 2011 at 6:57 pm
This looks suspciously like a cheap attempt to get hits.
Fair play, it got my click.
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 7:27 pm
I’ll return the favour.
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October 17th, 2011 at 7:18 pm
your article allows PEOPLE like glaswegian to try and take the micky in case you don’t know the glaswegian is a pub owned by the man with no surname get a grip of yourselve
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 7:26 pm
I know of that boozer.
If the others want to come in and take the mikey so be it.
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October 17th, 2011 at 7:20 pm
if anyone doesn’t want to wear the hoops then they shouldn’t play. I am NOT saying just let them go when it suits them, wait till we get what we want. There’s lots of talent out there & we should be producing more of our OWN TALENT like Forrest. No doubt most players see Celtic as a stepping stone to bigger things but while there in our pool we expect nothing but their best. The biggest problem is when our really good players like McGeady & Naka move on they don’t seem to be replaced. who knows if it’s the board or the managers decision to buy headless chickens rather than skillfull players.
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October 17th, 2011 at 7:33 pm
Maybe we should start to try and get some Scottishness back into the team. But then again it doesn’t matter who plays if you’ve got the keystone cops defence.
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 11:01 pm
I think Scottish players in general are poor. I do reckon that all this would be stopped if we were doing well and looking good for the rest of the season.
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October 17th, 2011 at 8:25 pm
There’s seldom smoke without fire. If it’s rubbish let the club or players respond or if true wouldn’t you all rather know now than feel strung along if they do want away.
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 11:00 pm
Aye, let them come out and deny and we can all go liar, liar pants on fire.
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October 17th, 2011 at 9:21 pm
Thats why most of these guys were bought, all aged 20 – 22, to sell on, and to make money on them, thus keeping the books balanced.
What we needed was experienced players not players hoping to use Celtic as a stop off to the EPL where the big money is.
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October 17th, 2011 at 10:02 pm
JUst wondered what everyone thinks about the possibility of celtic signing kevin thomson to get the best oot o Broonie , Cuellar tae sort oot the defence and yon Kris boyd if hoops leaves ? Controversial, but they cud aw dae a job.
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 10:06 pm
You’ll never get a job for MI5.
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October 17th, 2011 at 11:26 pm
This is the problem why would anyone want to play for a club with no ambition? It makes me so sad to see how far we have fallen
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October 18th, 2011 at 10:06 am
LOTW your turning in to a bit of a keyboard warrior arnt ye? Why not try posting something positive once in a while big lad?!
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 18th, 2011 at 10:37 am
My post after the result at Swinecastle was positive. I don’t see posting a rumour about a player as a negative either. Anyway, what’s positive at the moment?
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October 18th, 2011 at 10:31 am
I don’t buy this.
Where’s the source? Where’s the proof?
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 18th, 2011 at 10:33 am
Never asked you to pay for the goods mate.
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October 18th, 2011 at 11:47 am
So where’s the source then?
You’re implying you’ve heard something no-one else has.
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 18th, 2011 at 11:40 am
I’m not revealing my source. Don’t be daft. But I know that I never made it up.
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October 18th, 2011 at 11:53 am
Whether he wants to leave or not is irrelevant….
but unless he gets his act together …he should leave.
He looks dis-interested…puts in half-hearted attempts to win the ball…and he needs to read the off-side laws….overall he’s been poor..and it’s been of his own making.
Bottom line..if he’s not happy…for whatever reason….
then cheerio …’cos you’re not that good…or if you are…you’re hiding it well.
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October 18th, 2011 at 12:17 pm
Agree with Mike. He is definitely hiding how good he is. It seems to be too much bother for him. If it is then get a return for your money and let him go.
Kayal has just signed a new deal. Wouldn’t surprise me if that was a Petrov number and may just put a wee bit extra on the asking price come Jan/June. The way he is playing Celtic may just get their money back.
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 18th, 2011 at 12:53 pm
When I mentioned working his ticket what I meant that it also included him attempting to get a new contract by blaming his poor form on the contract talks. I certainly don’t see him being here long term.
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October 18th, 2011 at 1:56 pm
time for lennon to go and get mark hughes in.someone who knows what to do.otherwise all the players will leave as they have no wish to play for lennon which is quite obvious on the park.and also they woukld benifit having a better manager who would get the best out of the players
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October 18th, 2011 at 4:50 pm
Oooof! You took a bashing on this one me lord.
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lordofthewing Reply:
October 18th, 2011 at 8:50 pm
Hind like a rhino mate
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