The Lotw Diary- The signing of Broon leaves this malcontent wie not much to moan aboot…

For a board malcontent like maself, whom since the infamous “sack the board” wars of the early 90’s disnny trust chief exec, chairmen or anyone in power, then the fact that they are signing £4.5 million cheques and thus showing some signs of ambition leaves me wie not much to moan aboot.

Yer arse, Mrs G disnny call me Victor for nothing so here goes. I think we have paid £2.5 million pound too much for Scott Broon. Hibs have played us like a fiddle and got over the odds for a player wie it all still to prove. I really do feel once Hibs had courted the bidding the war then we should have withdrew oor interest and let him go to Boro or Everton. Bottom line is once the price started rising or friends over the Clyde weren’t going to be interested so by us not signing him then it wisnny strengthening them.

There you go I feel better. But we have signed him and I am pleased we have signed him. It just shows how the market place has changed. The last promising young midfielder we purchased from a Scottish club we paid well under a million for. Now, we are paying over 4 for the same potential. We also paid over the odds for a 31 year old from a Scottish Club in the winter.

I’m sure GS will admit that he has paid over the odds for him, but once the EPL clubs flexed their muscles then the price was always rising. We offered over £4 million for both Thomson and Broon in the winter. We boiked at paying £2million for Thomson alone, which maybe shows you what one was the more highly rated by those suits in the know.

The signing has once again fired the focus on oor friends on the south west of the city. 3 signing targets have now joined the Hoops. Skippy, Hartley- who was on his way to Murray Park to sign, oh and yes he does look like John Greig- and now the saviour of der h*n midfield Broon.

If they thought they got one over on us wie Thomson, I think we have proved that they are miles behind now. I wish it didnae come doon to us gloating over the fact that we have mair money. I wish we had proved on the park- esp the last two derby games- that we we’re miles ahead on the field, I wish we could have played attractive fitbaw to make the doubters who have called us the worst Celtic team ever to win the league eat their words.

Money disnny buy success and as it has been proved can easily disappear as quick as we land it. We require an infrastructure, which ensures that when the massive spends are not an option we have faith in oor scouting, youth system and coaching staff. Even when you have the ability to have a massive spend if you don’t have faith in your infrastructure then see King Kenny and Digger Barnes dream team.

But, that’s a worry for another day. Last night like vultures circling oor pray we gathered round the radios to, hopefully, listen to Derek Johnstone resigning for his claim the Broon going to ra gers was a done deal. Nae danger, the big gallot stuck to his guns, mentioned gentleman’s agreement- highly illegal them are they no?- and went on to say that his pal, Wally, will get better than Broon for less. In this he was backed up by Hugh jump the dyke Keevins another who panders to Murray’s flute.

It was siege mentality radio, one which proves once and for all that Radio Clyde is nothing sort of a r*ngers party political broadcast, fronted by fools. I will never listen to that station again. In fact this morning I changed the office radio from Clyde to the lesser evil real.

So with Lawell signing big cheques will the Hoops now buy from the top end? If we are willing to pay £25,000 a week for potential surely we will be willing to pay that for proven ability? If we are willing to shell out big bucks on potential then again the same rule should apply.

A £6 million fee for a Bellamy type should no longer be boiked at. A few million for a Komas or Barton should no longer be frowned upon. These fees and wages will all be negated by departures. The books will balance.

Got the new Celtic Leoes de Lisboa tastic merchandise catalogue through the door yesterday. Aye, want me to spend money but not gie me tickets the urchins. But I digress, the photo on the front has the Lisboa team alongside the current Celtic team. The current team has some faces missing, Lenny apart, I mean he widnae want to get left oot the photo shoot, so is it a pointer to the future?

The players included are, Lenny, Magic, Mick, JVOH, O’Dea, Sno, Wilson, Naka, Tommy G, Arfur, Mark Broon, Elvis, Deek, Aiden, Hartley and the Beats. Those missing, apart from JFK, widnae be missed if a taxi was forthcoming.

Forza The Hoops.