SENTINELCELTS

As I type I’m hating the decesion to deprive us of another 90 plus minutes watching this Celtic team.
Its the best feeling in the world when you’re just itching for the whistle to blow, because you know something special is about to happen.

It would have happened I have no doubt but I also understand the managers pre home-tie decision to cancel today’s game. He most likely thought we will need the whole week to prepare for the biggest game of the season, which brings more time for the new Bhoys to integrate. Turns out he didn’t need to cancel this game, but better safe than sorry.

I know its an old cliche, but team spirit is so so important and during the 3rd goal vs Lask celebrations it struck me how good of a group we have. These guys look bonded and together, loving life at Celtic, living for the crowd and playing for pride, enjoyment, and the jersey.
That’s a dangerous situation, thats when “weve got something special here” starts materializing.

Not that we need a boost but imagine we sign a couple before Tuesday, not so they can play, but it sends a message you must perform when we are bringing in talent. More quality in and a victory over there, the positivity would be off the charts with tickets hard to comeby especially CL tickets. Thats where you wanna be as a football club, exciting, on the rise, sold out to the max, and that’s the path we are on.

Putting aside the stadium expansion chat we have made a substantial outlay for future profit in this window but heres my point.
When youve tasted that level of player and income (they are 24 or under and will go for a fortune one day) do you go back? Would the investors not say to Dermot stay on this path when our income breaks the 200m bracket for the first time?
Why would you leave it?

I believe this window was the coffin nail in club signings, punts 3m and under. Dermot is going spend on one hand the money that comes in on the other hand.
Thats what you get when his most trusted advisor took the job as a personal favour plus Mark Cooper is coming up trump’s at discovering good talent within our new pricerange.
He’s let the genie out of the bottle, legend at the helm and dangerous players how can we not fall in love and start dreaming?

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These under 24 year olds will boost the balance sheet to an unseen. height, and I really hope this quality over quantity approach now has the leading and deciding voice rather than the ” fast lane then slow lane” approach.
We cannot go back to club signings and punts after this, so in many ways it feels like a beginning. This quality over quantity approach will pay off and piss off/embarrass one certain ex employee, but we all know its the long overdue right track. Without touching his pocket but spending our intake well year on year, when youve got a good player trading system in place, imagine,,,
Dermot make this your legacy, this new strong team and not being afraid to spend over 5m

A different direction has been chosen, thats apparent. Celtic are buying players not just spending money and long may it last.
But this must be our new base level, our springboard to catapult upwards via the profit off this bunch. We cannot go back to Shin Yamadas etc.

I believe this summer the decisions made Celtic turn a corner and once youre on that path theres no going back.

The original “slow lane” was introduced because our players weren’t increasing in value assets but mostly men with the best behind them when they left. Thats no longer the case, 24 and under we are targeting/sanctioning and the point is Dermot backed his horse each way. Aye Martin heres a hoard but we break even with a more compact but better squad.
If under 24 brings the big profit, then theres no need to enter the slow lane again. Spending right now makes a lot of sense on so many levels. It looked like a season of protest now its pure excitement as our new and looking worthy heros step forward. This Club eh,,,as the old song says I fooled around and fell in love.

By Mahe
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