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heidtheba
20-07-2015, 06:26 PM
The 'biggest transfer' thread got me thinking.
Aside from home grown players, what were the best bits of business we've done in terms of buying a player and then selling? I'm possibly not doing very well but all I really come up with are Stokes, De La Cruz, Jones and Sproule.
Who did we do really well with? It's an area I think other teams have done way better with than us - is that just me remembering badly or is there a truth in it?
Baldy Foghorn
20-07-2015, 06:31 PM
Leeann Dempster
BOB MARLEYS DUG
20-07-2015, 06:33 PM
Has to be James Collins for me.
:greengrin
Iggy Pope
20-07-2015, 06:33 PM
Pat McGinlay. Got him for a wage. Came back to us he was still Celtcs top scorer for about another three months :greengrin
Peevemor
20-07-2015, 06:35 PM
Andy Goram
Pat McGinlay
Gordon Durie
Michael
20-07-2015, 06:36 PM
Do we have to have paid a fee for them to count?
David Murphy was free and was sold for 1.5m.
Andy Goram (cost around 200k from memory and sold for 1m).
Sure we got decent profit from David Murphy too (although worth more!)
Paul Wright deserves an honourable mention too - was his fee that helped fund the Keith Wright fee if I remember rightly?
Matty_Jack04
20-07-2015, 07:10 PM
De la cruz not quite sure how we managed to get £2mill for him
MKHIBEE
20-07-2015, 07:11 PM
Colin Stein?
ancient hibee
20-07-2015, 07:37 PM
Has to be Scot Brown.
Will start reading threads properly.
Stevie Reid
20-07-2015, 08:00 PM
Has to be Scot Brown.
Will start reading threads properly.
Was gonna be my choice. Got great service from him and a far better deal out of the transfer than Celtic IMO.
My_Wife_Camille
20-07-2015, 08:04 PM
Big Ulrik Laursen. Free transfer and sold him for over a million!
jacomo
20-07-2015, 08:34 PM
Was gonna be my choice. Got great service from him and a far better deal out of the transfer than Celtic IMO.
What, still?
Great deal for us (and Scott) but he's been at Celtc 8 years now, club captain etc. He didn't have a great start under Strachan but I think they've been pretty happy with him since.
Libby Hibby
20-07-2015, 08:45 PM
Andy Goram
Ulrich Laarson
Didier Agathe
Stevie Reid
20-07-2015, 08:46 PM
What, still?
Great deal for us (and Scott) but he's been at Celtc 8 years now, club captain etc. He didn't have a great start under Strachan but I think they've been pretty happy with him since.
I'm by no means implying that he's been a bad signing, not at all - he took a long time to get going, but has been a good player, and a good captain, for them for a long time now.
However, I think we got the better end of the deal. They paid a lot of money for him, a great deal of that being on potential - and I don't think that potential has been fully realised.
Purple & Green
20-07-2015, 08:48 PM
Surprised no one has mentioned getting cash for Brian Hamilton
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Libby Hibby
20-07-2015, 08:50 PM
Michael O'Neil £500k
Libby Hibby
20-07-2015, 08:51 PM
Surprised no one has mentioned getting cash for Brian Hamilton
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Free transfer for Brian 'I'd rather lick stamps' Hamilton to Hearts
Libby Hibby
20-07-2015, 08:54 PM
Darren Jackson.
Aye, £400k out and £1.25m in from the hoops...decent business
Purple & Green
20-07-2015, 08:59 PM
Free transfer for Brian 'I'd rather lick stamps' Hamilton to Hearts
According to the herald it was 260k plus vat - winning!
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Mikey09
20-07-2015, 10:34 PM
One of the best bits of business was the signing of Crunchie. Loved watching him play... Followed by the worst bit of business in swapping him for David Elliot!! Cheers Duffy!! :greengrin
Stevie Reid
20-07-2015, 10:41 PM
One of the best bits of business was the signing of Crunchie. Loved watching him play... Followed by the worst bit of business in swapping him for David Elliot!! Cheers Duffy!! :greengrin
Was worse than a swap! We got £25K for Crunchie and paid £100K for Elliott.
Was worse than a swap! We got £25K for Crunchie and paid £100K for Elliott.
He was utter pish. Nae wonder we got relegated.
Mikey09
20-07-2015, 10:46 PM
Was worse than a swap! We got £25K for Crunchie and paid £100K for Elliott.
I thought there was a fee involved... For some reason just thought it was a straight swap. Jeezo that's even worse!!! Cheers Duffy!! :idiot:
hfc rd
20-07-2015, 10:52 PM
Andy Goram
Ulrich Laarson
Didier Agathe
How much did we get for Agathe as I don't think we got anything for him from Celtic?
Mikey09
20-07-2015, 11:47 PM
How much did we get for Agathe as I don't think we got anything for him from Celtic?
I thought we got 50K for him... Might be wrong.
Hibeesmad
20-07-2015, 11:51 PM
Made a bit of profit on Isaiah Osbourne
Whataball
21-07-2015, 12:23 AM
The 'biggest transfer' thread got me thinking.
Aside from home grown players, what were the best bits of business we've done in terms of buying a player and then selling? I'm possibly not doing very well but all I really come up with are Stokes, De La Cruz, Jones and Sproule.
Who did we do really well with? It's an area I think other teams have done way better with than us - is that just me remembering badly or is there a truth in it?
Doesn't fit on selling bit I don't think but Steve Archibald for me.
Greencore
21-07-2015, 02:14 AM
Rudge?
southern hibby
21-07-2015, 08:06 AM
Pat McGinlay. Got him for a wage. Came back to us he was still Celtcs top scorer for about another three months :greengrin
IP, spoke to Pat's wife when he came back to us up at Dundee Utd and she said it was a mistake him going to Celtic. Said Her daughter was ellergic to peanuts ( if I remember correctly ) and that since joining Celtic she ( daughter ) had been offered peanuts, by total strangers. She said Pat attitude was that enough's enough and walked in to Celtic Park and asked for transfer and Celtic excepted his reasons and he came back to us.
GGTTH
Mikey09
21-07-2015, 08:45 AM
IP, spoke to Pat's wife when he came back to us up at Dundee Utd and she said it was a mistake him going to Celtic. Said Her daughter was ellergic to peanuts ( if I remember correctly ) and that since joining Celtic she ( daughter ) had been offered peanuts, by total strangers. She said Pat attitude was that enough's enough and walked in to Celtic Park and asked for transfer and Celtic excepted his reasons and he came back to us.
GGTTH
So we literally got him for peanuts?! :greengrin
CockneyRebel
21-07-2015, 08:47 AM
So we literally got him for peanuts?! :greengrin
Boom boom!
Baldy Foghorn
21-07-2015, 08:50 AM
IP, spoke to Pat's wife when he came back to us up at Dundee Utd and she said it was a mistake him going to Celtic. Said Her daughter was ellergic to peanuts ( if I remember correctly ) and that since joining Celtic she ( daughter ) had been offered peanuts, by total strangers. She said Pat attitude was that enough's enough and walked in to Celtic Park and asked for transfer and Celtic excepted his reasons and he came back to us.
GGTTH
How were the Stranger's to know his daughter had an allergy? Where they not just being friendly in a weegie sort of way?
Walter
21-07-2015, 08:52 AM
Who was the Dutch centre half who came in scored a couple of ogs and was then sold to west brom?
Baldy Foghorn
21-07-2015, 08:53 AM
Who was the Dutch centre half who came in scored a couple of ogs and was then sold to west brom?
Shelton Martis
GreenOnions
21-07-2015, 08:58 AM
How much did we get for Agathe as I don't think we got anything for him from Celtic?
He was only with us for three months.
southern hibby
21-07-2015, 09:12 AM
How were the Stranger's to know his daughter had an allergy? Where they not just being friendly in a weegie sort of way?
Really not sure about how strangers knew, however as for being friendly they obviously are in their own sort of way lol.
One thing she ( pats Mrs ) did hint at was Hibs bought him back for the same price Celtic paid for him. Again not sure how much truth in the price we paid for him. But there was genuine disgust about the way her daughter was treated.
GGTTH
Keith_M
21-07-2015, 09:32 AM
Really not sure about how strangers knew, however as for being friendly they obviously are in their own sort of way lol.
One thing she ( pats Mrs ) did hint at was Hibs bought him back for the same price Celtic paid for him. Again not sure how much truth in the price we paid for him. But there was genuine disgust about the way her daughter was treated.
GGTTH
Celtc paid 520k and Hibs paid 420k to get him back.
Pat alway tried to explain signing for Celtc as being his missus' idea, as she had always been a Celtc Fan and was desperate for him to sign for her favourites. I never believed that as I thought he was probably just a bit worried what Hibs Fans might think if he admitted that he had signed for his boyhood heroes. TBH, I can't imagine it would have bothered most Hibbies, as he was a great servant to Hibs
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