I agree with you 0762 and,as we have seen tonight, that intransigence has probably cost Celtic a chance of progressing into the group stages of the Champions league. As you point out the club are flush with money and investing in the team may prove costly. Had they offered the same kind of money they paid for Scott Brown I'm sure the club and John would have been happy to shake hands on the deal.
After I saw that John had signed for Villa I thought he probably decided if Celtic were stalling on raising their offer he should go to a club who only took a day to meet our boards valuation of him when they had nearly 3 months and were still pussy footing around.
Celtic fans will now be spouting their bile at John but it should be directed at Lawwell and their board. Scott Brown has only a couple of seasons left in him- they let his ideal replacement go for only a few hundred thousand pounds.
After I saw that John had signed for Villa I thought he probably decided if Celtic were stalling on raising their offer he should go to a club who only took a day to meet our boards valuation of him when they had nearly 3 months and were still pussy footing around.
Celtic fans will now be spouting their bile at John but it should be directed at Lawwell and their board. Scott Brown has only a couple of seasons left in him- they let his ideal replacement go for only a few hundred thousand pounds.