Despite the age of multiple social media platforms there are certain Message Board functions that remain priceless with transfer activity for Celtic fans firmly focussed on Matthias Kvistgaarden of Brondby.
_7_ on Kerrydale Street is worth noting, like a handful he posts selectively and has a track record for being close to the transfer chat and activity.
Initially it seemed like the Kvistgaarden chat was a tired reheat from previous windows when Celtic were linked with the young Danish striker but the transfer of Kyogo Furuhashi has brought fresh urgency to the situation.
Beyond some 2 plus 2 speculation over out of favour English based strikers like Evan Ferguson and Danny Ings there has been virtually no new strikers linked with a move to Celtic.
From Denmark over the last few days there has been some substance added to the links to Kvistgaarden, on the Kerrydale Street Message Board _7_ has earned the reputation as someone that knows what is going on.
UPDATE: Celtic are in talks with Brondby over a possible deal for striker Mathias Kvistgaarden.
It’s understood the Danish club are holding out for a record fee in excess of £10m.
Kvistgaarden, 22, has been a long term target for Celtic, who are looking to replace Kyogo. https://t.co/RiZwm448d0
— Anthony Joseph (@AnthonyRJoseph) January 29, 2025
Celtic’s recent negotiating style has been to leave the completion of deals until the last minute to see if anything can be cut off the package.
That tactic looks unlikely to provide any benefits from Brondby, they know that Celtic are cash rich with a gaping hole in the squad/Starting XI caused by the sale of Kyogo.
Adam Idah’s double against Aston Villa was the perfect reply to those that have been writing him off and trashing his ability during recent weeks. Almost two months without scoring is never a good look for a Celtic striker but there are always circumstances behind those runs.
Firstly Idah has shared the striking duties with Kyogo, Nicolas Kuhn and Daizen Maeda are prolific goalscorers with Idah still drilling away a penalty in the League Cup Final and having a very significant influence on the own goal scored by YB Bern lasted week.
A year on from his debut away to Aberdeen the former Norwich man is now well aware of the realities of life as a Celtic player, as a striker playing for the hoops must be something of a dream.
John Hartson and others have said that 20 goals a season is the minimum that you should expect from a Celtic striker but these days things are a little different just one striker likely to play at a time, surrounded by wingers or supporting midfielders.
It is a long time since Martin O’Neill’s side was led by Henrik Larsson supported by Hartson or Chris Sutton.
Over recent seasons between Kyogo, Idah and Giorgos Giakoumakis Celtic have been well served by striking pairs that very rarely played at the same time.
Daizen Maeda remains an option in the background but with a few days left in the transfer window Celtic fans will be anxious for news, from whatever source that a deal for Kvistgaarden has been completed.
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Idah shuts up Keevins and his hopes for another Dortmund
Adam Idah didn’t take long to provide Hugh Keevins with another custard pie for his infantile predictions, playing to the gallery of Daily Record readers.
Last week’s contribution to the 1-0 win over YB Bern drew the ire of Keevins who felt that celebrating and claiming the goal was the most newsworthy aspect of a Scottish club progressing further in European competition.
Last night Keevins sat in front of the telly in search of more content, openly hoping for a repeat of the earlier defeat from Borussia Dortmund rather than drawing on the clean sheets that followed away to Atalanta and Dinamo Zagreb.
And Idah? Two months without a goal scored in the SPFL and he was on his own away to Aston Villa, an EPL club in the Champions League wouldn’t give the Celtic misfit a sniff of goal.
Idah doesn’t have the movement of Kyogo but there are aspects of the Irishman’s game that the new Rennes striker doesn’t get near. He does have a presence, a physical threat and is no slouch with his back to goal and linking up with team-mates.
Like genuine strikers he comes alive across the goalmouth, stick the ball in there and he’ll pop it into the net regardless if the opposition goalkeeper has a World Cup winners medal in his collection.
Idah did miss a bad chance away to Dundee, Celtic did drop points and overall he was ineffective. It happens to the best of them.
One of Keevins’ heroes is Ally McCoist, he managed two Champions League goals in his entire career, Idah popped in two before half-time last night with three in total from this season so far.
Turning up his scorn and contempt, at the weekend Keevins told Daily Record readers:
When Celtic’s Champions League game against Young Boys was over on Wednesday night, I was tempted to call my old friend Fraser Wishart, the head of PFA Scotland, to ask him if a new category was to be introduced at the Players Union’s annual awards ceremony.
I thought it could be called the Brass Neck of the Season trophy and I wanted to nominate Celtic’s Adam Idah to be the first recipient of the prize. Adam was actually the third last person to touch the ball that created Celtic’s thoroughly merited victory against the Swiss, but he ran off to take the acclaim of the crowd with no visible sign of a blush anywhere to be seen.
Idah isn’t the only person that carries out his job without blushing, sharing his pain at the goal Keevins added:
Meanwhile, the stadium announcer was testing the crowd’s credulity by announcing the Irishman’s name as the owner of the goal his own mother wouldn’t have credited him with scoring.
After showering praise on the landmark signing of the manager that was deemed as Absolutely Not Good Enough before he lifted five trophies out of six, Keevins decided to go step up the stupid predictions:
The sale of Kyogo Furuhashi to Rennes creates a vacancy in the striking department that Idah does not fill as yet, and the fans are watching with interest. I’ll take it all back next weekend if the Irishman scores against Aston Villa on Wednesday, but I suspect that away game will be more about Celtic’s defensive resilience than anything else. And the need to avoid a defeat of Borussia Dortmund proportions.
There was no repeat of the Dortmund scoreline, nothing near it with Celtic in contention right up till the 90th minute.
Celtic were rocked, could have crumbled but gathered themselves together with two goals in three minutes from Idah before half-time turning around the complexion of the match.
Idah was signed exactly a year ago, initially on loan from Norwich City. If Rodgers can come up with similar quality between now and 11pm on Monday Celtic fans will be pleased as the anguish and pain continues for the Daily Record columnist.
Next month Celtic are preparing for matches 9 and 10 in this season’s Champions League with Idah at the centre of their plans.
His career is on the up, he has achieved an incredible amount in his first year at Celtic, the worrying news for Keevins and his ilk is that there is every chance that the hoops striker and manager are only going to go from strength to strength.
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by Arsène Lupin
Why shouldn’t Adam have taken the credit? Adam created the chaos in their defence and the situation that led to the OG. The Berne player would not have put the ball in the net on purpose.
Hugh Keevins is totally brainless and is not really a ‘has been’ but more of a ‘never been’. He cannot learn, which is the sign of an immaturity that keeps making outrageous claims to try to capture an audience. The only audience he could capture is the immature one he writes for in the rag that employs him, and even then that’s a stretch. The man is hurting because no real thoughtful person gives him any credence. He really is scraping the bottom of the barrel!