"We've momentum and we can't afford to lose it tbh"- The '13-'14 summer transfer window thread for PL and beyond

what is this reina letter about then, a little melodramatic non

you can't burn bridges with tears son

Celtic have already been through a round LBI, you're digging yourself deeper with every post

A zing well-deserved

We're up against Belgian giants Zulte-Waregem

Title

:-D

Suarez and Bale will be on dis ting

NBC announces broadcast schedule for first 3 months of the Englande season

http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2013/07/29/nbc-sports-group-announces-u-s-tv-schedule-for-first-three-months-of-premier-league-season/

Pretty excited tbh

Do you have a favourite team Dan, other than Brighton?

So jealous of yank coverage tbr

2 stoke matches in the first 2 weeks

Not really, no, I just keep up with how the various 'Mericans are doing and pay attention to the top of the table matches/important stuff at the end of the season. The thing is that nowhere near this # of games have ever been available without shelling out $ for the premium TV channels like FOX Soccer/beIN/GolTV. This new arrangement will be much more widely available, including a lot of over-the-air broadcast matches.

(xps to IK)

That's a great deal Dan!

As per the new season, Rupert Murdoch also landed in Holland. He bought the rights to the live footy. First action: doubling the subscription prices. I'm out.

season starting on saturday actually makes me feel ill

saying that though, fire up the champo thread someone. did we decide on a title?

papa john don't preach, we're in trouble deep: qpr in the community 2013

'allo

Cry Wolves (Ooh-ooh-woooh!): The Football League and Beyond, 2013-14

just the chap i was hoping for, good show

It might get ailsa out of retirement :)

I was actually going to start a CL thread before we played Cliftonville, but didn't. You can pop over to the Scottishers thread for all your belated pointing-and-laughing-at-Hibs needs.

Could be the big growth market of 2013

more interested in the Celtic Nation conspiracy theories at the moment

It was my idea ffs, who do I sue?

Ha, yeah, I've just been catching up on all that.

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why haven't Celtic had a feeder club (Glasgow East End FC or similar) entered in the lower reaches of English football for the past decade, instead of pissing about with half-arsed schemes to try to persuade premiership turkeys to vote for christmas? Two bunches of fans in England have done that in less time than the old firm have been talking about getting out of Scottish football - one of them is pretty close to being owners of a league club already, and the other isn't that far off, and neither of them have much in the way of resources. Then when GEE reach the championship or wherever, change their name to Celtic, their strip from stripes to hoops, and move them into Parkhead, and there you go.

― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 23 September 2010 09:54 (2 years ago)

except in Carlisle

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jul/28/gilford-park-celtic-nation-kevin-lynch/print

http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/football/carlisle-club-is-not-trojan-horse-to-help-celtic-get-foothold-in-england

xposts

Oh ffs, from that Guardian article: "The fate of their fierce city rivals, Glasgow Rangers, who went into financial liquidation last year and are currently trying to fight their way back to the top through Scotland's lower divisions..."

They aren't called Glasgow Rangers, neither were the club that were liquidated, and the fact that they were liquidated means they're pretty much not going back anywhere, what with being dead and everything (also wtf "financial liquidation", as opposed to what? Being physically stuck in a blender?)

Also, this is kind of shite as well "They are participating in a league which is not fit for its primary purpose – of providing competition". Aye, tell that to Ross County (just up, beat us and drew with us), Kilmarnock (just recorded first victory at Celtic Park since the dawn of fucking time) and St Johnstone (only beat them once in four attempts) for example. OK, we still romped it, but we've had easier seasons than last. And the rest of the league was competitive as fuck.

ailsa officially out of retirement :)

Aye :) Posts also very much in character only from now on.

mission accomplished

PSV fielding the third youngest squad in the CL ever tonight, average age is 21 years and 147 days. Only Zalgiris Vilnius (1992) and Pyunik Yerevan (2011) had younger teams. What a transformation.

you have a good memory

Is that a thread title? Because get on with it.

I'm blanking on a title, open it IK

I kinda like "Further legends of the all-vanquishing, indestructible undead: Chelsea in the Champions League 2013/14" but tbh it feels like tempting fate

decima representation

PSV looking comfortable so far. Knew i should have taken 5/1 on Sheriff getting a draw at Zagreb.

Properly dodgy club, Sheriff, even by the standards of the region.

Zagreb get 90th minute winner, reminding me why I rarely bet these days.

you had cash on a game involving dinamo zagreb?

unless you were reliably informed that they would lose 0-7, that doesnt seem like the most reliable investment

That's true. Didn't put any money on it in the end but was tempted.

Ahh that was briljant. Dominated 90mins with frivolous football. Not seen this the last ten years, honestly.

A 17y old in his first year, homegrown winger, Bakkali, was man of the match. Revelation. And finally we have a good defense, Rekik on loan from Man City and Bruma, both flawless.

LBI, cool it now. Ok guys, but srsly happy.

Zakaria Bakkali (Liège, 26 January 1996) is a Belgian professional football from Moroccon descent player who currently plays for PSV Eindhoven. He's a youth exponent from the club.

You've got encyclopedic knowledge Nilmar!

there are now champions league players born after the release of this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD4nsKA62uQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGlJeDmq50Q