Sky sports news Celtic bid for McGinn turned down

[DetroitHibs]

For the garbage fee Celtic are offering, keeping McGinn and making it to the Euro league stages would make us just as much money.

[jacomo]

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For the garbage fee Celtic are offering, keeping McGinn and making it to the Euro league stages would make us just as much money.

This is true.

Shame he ‘wasn’t fit’ last night, but he’s not the first player to have his head turned by speculation.

[Heisenberg]

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For the garbage fee Celtic are offering, keeping McGinn and making it to the Euro league stages would make us just as much money.

True, but us making it that far is extremely unlikely.

[JimboHibs]

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For the garbage fee Celtic are offering, keeping McGinn and making it to the Euro league stages would make us just as much money.

Keeping McGinn doesn't guarantee making it to Euro Group stages.

[calumhibee1]

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Keeping McGinn doesn't guarantee making it to Euro Group stages.

Exactly. Keep seeing this point and while we stand a better chance with him it’s still very difficult to get there. We could also get there without him though.

[JimboHibs]

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Exactly. Keep seeing this point and while we stand a better chance with him it’s still very difficult to get there. We could also get there without him though.

Fantasy Football in their heads.If only it was as easy as some folk think.

[Golden Bear]

Yet another angle.

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/footb...ginn-1-4768148

[Bishop Hibee]

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Yet another angle.

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/footb...ginn-1-4768148

Interesting. David Hardie had good sources at Hibs when he was with the Evening News. Hopefully he’s right and if McGinn has to go, the interest drives the fee up.

[CapitalGreen]

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Keeping McGinn doesn't guarantee making it to Euro Group stages.

The only person who has used the word guarantee is you.

[Ilovehibs]

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Yet another angle.

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/footb...ginn-1-4768148

Hope bigger bids from England start to come in.
This article confirms that St Mirren receive 33% of any fee we get.

[Zazu62]

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Yet another angle.

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/footb...ginn-1-4768148

St Mirren get 33%. It’s in that article clear as day.

[CropleyWasGod]

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St Mirren get 33%. It’s in that article clear as day.

Again, the only source for that is the former St Mirren chair. It hasn't been corroborated by anyone else and has been denied by RP

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[Zazu62]

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Again, the only source for that is the former St Mirren chair. It hasn't been corroborated by anyone else and has been denied by RP

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Why would he just make it up what would be the point

[CropleyWasGod]

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Why would he just make it up what would be the point

To appease the fans?

Why would Rod deny it? Same answer, probably.

So we're left to make a judgement, based on our own particular angle or agenda. That remains until someone reliable clarifies it.

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[soupy]

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Why would he just make it up what would be the point

Why would our Rod deny it if it was true???

[mjhibby]

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Again, the only source for that is the former St Mirren chair. It hasn't been corroborated by anyone else and has been denied by RP

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Its obvious nobody has a clue what the sell on fee is. It was a throwaway remark by the St Mirren chairman and I doubt he would know the exact figure. I suspect it was around 25% and remember it's the difference between what we paid and what mcginn goes for, if indeed he does go. There's is absolutely no rush now we hopefully are through to the next round of the Europa league. Should get interesting if an English club comes in with a bid of say £3m. If celtic get real and offer £2.5m plus Allan I'm sure the deal will be done. God knows why they play these childish games having sold Armstrong for £7m. Especially when it's rod and Leeann their dealing with. The pressure is now on them after last night's result. Also we can sign Allan on a pre-contract in January too or buy him for a nominal fee so it works both ways. I'm sure sjm is used to the speculation so will just get on with things as he knows he will get his big contract.
He doesn't want St Mirren to lose out either remember.

[superfurryhibby]

Interest from English teams is a real positive in this situation. Mc Ginn might well be keen on Celtic, but if a club like Fulham or West Ham offer him more money and a bigger challenge then I would imagine his horizons would broaden.

Celtic potentially risk losing a high profile signing for a relatively small amount of money. That would be egg on their manky coupons and most satisfying all round.

[SRHibs]

Is there actually any real interest from England though?

[superfurryhibby]

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Is there actually any real interest from England though?

It is getting reported in a range of papers referred to in posts above?

David Hardie has always had good Hibs connections, no stretch of the imagination to think that someone at Hibs might be feeding wee titbits?

[SRHibs]

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It is getting reported in a range of papers referred to in posts above?

David Hardie has always had good Hibs connections, no stretch of the imagination to think that someone at Hibs might be feeding wee titbits?

Yeah, the article is almost identical. Could easily be a press release in order to put a bit of pressure on Celtic. The lack of named clubs is a bit odd.

[Stevie Reid]

Got excited when I saw it was a Hardie article with that headline, but there's no meat to the bones of the story at all.

[J-C]

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Craig Gordon did that before moving to Sunderland to get Hearts a bigger fee.

Garry O did exactly the same before he moved to Russia, signed a 1 year extension to ensure we got good money for him, not all players are money grabbing gets.

[oneone73]

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Yeah, the article is almost identical. Could easily be a press release in order to put a bit of pressure on Celtic. The lack of named clubs is a bit odd.

It's an agency story.

[Hfc_Since1875]

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Again, the only source for that is the former St Mirren chair. It hasn't been corroborated by anyone else and has been denied by RP

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Lennon was asked about this last night on BBC Sportsound and his words were clearly acknowledging the deal

[cabbageandribs1875]

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Lennon was asked about this last night on BBC Sportsound and his words were clearly acknowledging the deal

as far as i know RP has said in the past the 'rumoured' 33% add-on is much less....don't think anyone is denying there's an add-on

[GreenOnions]

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Again, the only source for that is the former St Mirren chair. It hasn't been corroborated by anyone else and has been denied by RP

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Rod is a details man. That's where the devil is

[RN Hibee]

The amount of Celtic fans who seem convinced that if we don't sell them McGinn he will join them on a free regardless of interest from the Championship has me hoping even more so that he goes down south. Of course it only adds to the fact that if we sell him to a Championship club with a good sell-on % agreed, and he does well, that we could be looking at getting an extra couple of million in a few years time.

[CropleyWasGod]

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Rod is a details man. That's where the devil is

Indeed. I've said it before ....his words were "It's nowhere near....".

And 50% is nowhere near 30%

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[Kato]

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St Mirren get 33%. It’s in that article clear as day.

....and its written by a journalist in a newspaper so it must be true.

[allezsauzee]

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This is true.

Shame he ‘wasn’t fit’ last night, but he’s not the first player to have his head turned by speculation.

What makes you so certain that it was SJM who didn't want to be playing last night as opposed to the club protecting the value of it's prize asset?