Unlike what happened a few months ago, both Feyenoord and Celtic are now more open to negotiating. So they did not want to lose a basic piece in their teams with the season started unless the offer was high, which it was not.
As John Bennett assumed the role of executive chairman to oversee the transfer window and the transition into another new era in the corridors of power.
I am of course talking about Matt O’Riley and Nicolai Vallys. Why aren’t they there? The two deserved a chance, but Kasper Hjulmand won’t give it to them.
After three disastrous transfer conducted by Mark Lawwell there is a massive surplus of players on the Celtic payroll even though Brendan Rodgers finished the season operating with a trusted core of 15 players.
The incompetence of our officials is nothing short of ridiculous. It is bordering on embarrassing to tell you the truth.
The Rangers Review were leading the way with the hype. Apparently Cordoba was the best defender in Bulgaria with various European giants keeping tabs on him, all the usual trimmings that you associate with an underwhelming signing.
Everything in the garden seems rosy for Phil Clement’s side with this season’s duds being sold off for big money as the Belgian Beale scouts cut price gems that are about to become the next best thing with the help of Calvin Bassey type hype from the fading Glasgow publisher.
Fortunately O’Riley was still switched on enough to anticipate the lunge, he skipped away from it, as did Nick Walsh and Beaton who both decided to take no further action.
It provided Carter-Vickers with a little respite, seconds later he was flat out on the turf looking up to the sky after Adam Idah had pounced on Jack Butland parrying a shot to find the net and send half of Hampden into delirium.
Clement said: Even people of Celtic were saying – and they are not really neutral – that we were the better team today. In that way, it is mixed feelings.