$12M for Brown???

[celtic76]

Now I think he is a very solid midfeilder and I would love to see him at Parkhead. That's a hefty price tag.

http://www.randalstowncsc.co.uk/modules/news/article.php?storyid=342

[Burkies Ginger Mop]

Now I think he is a very solid midfeilder and I would love to see him at Parkhead. That's a hefty price tag.

http://www.randalstowncsc.co.uk/modules/news/article.php?storyid=342

His agent is at it.

[mcoconnor8390]

done deal for 4.4million pounds

[YankHibee]

I hate to see him go, but have long since resigned that he is. 1.6 mill (iirc) did quite a bit when we sold O'Connor, 4.4, assuming that is correct, will help. I just wish that Hibs weren't losing their Scottish players to teams that play them seldomly.

[Stenny]

I hate to see him go, but have long since resigned that he is. 1.6 mill (iirc) did quite a bit when we sold O'Connor, 4.4, assuming that is correct, will help. I just wish that Hibs weren't losing their Scottish players to teams that play them seldomly.


Hello Mr Hibee, I agree, £4.4m is a good price, but why does it have to be to one half of the OF. I heard last nite on the radio his agent mentioned that two other clubs had put in higher bids, but Scott wanted to speak with Celtic. He has the ability to succeed in England and he should have taken the chance to perform at a higher level.

Now we must invest some of the money back into the team, maybe not with big fees but at least increse the wage structure.

[YankHibee]

Now we must invest some of the money back into the team, maybe not with big fees but at least increse the wage structure.

I agree about the wage structure--we still have plenty of talent in the team, we just need to be able to pay the wages to keep them.

[Teso Dos Bichos]

Hello Mr Hibee, I agree, £4.4m is a good price, but why does it have to be to one half of the OF. I heard last nite on the radio his agent mentioned that two other clubs had put in higher bids, but Scott wanted to speak with Celtic. He has the ability to succeed in England and he should have taken the chance to perform at a higher level.

Now we must invest some of the money back into the team, maybe not with big fees but at least increse the wage structure.

Isn't he a Celtic fan? Regardless, the lure of staying in this country with family/friends and playing CL football (something he would not get with the other clubs interested) is a major factor.

It looks like most of the money will be used to fund your new training facilities and possibly upgrading your shed.

[celtic76]

Welcome to Paradise!!

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=430676&cc=5901

[celtic76]

http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/2007/05/celtic-leave-rangers-bewildered-and.shtml

Apparently Rangers was his boyhood club.

[Stenny]

Isn't he a Celtic fan? Regardless, the lure of staying in this country with family/friends and playing CL football (something he would not get with the other clubs interested) is a major factor.

It looks like most of the money will be used to fund your new training facilities and possibly upgrading your shed.

The 'shed' as you call it, is the best stand in the country, honestly you may laugh, but it has a great atmosphere, i will be gutted when it comes down.

This is what he said in this mornings paper, taking about the Huns:

"Maybe they feel let down because they heard everybody say that I was a Rangers (http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/search.cfm?searchscope=66633&num=10&query=Rangers) fan as a boy. But that's not really the case."

"I supported my cousin Kevin Fotheringham, who was playing for the Rangers (http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/search.cfm?searchscope=66633&num=10&query=Rangers) Under-21s, but I never went to see the first team play. It's not as if I was a season-ticket holder or anything like that.

"Anyway, my team became Hibs when I joined them as a 13-year-old. As a football player your only concern is the club you are playing for.


This playing in the Champ League pish is aload of rubbish, a few group games against one top european team, one on par wi Celtic or slighly better and one slightly worse, then every year so far, bar one they've went oot, hardley great experiance. 38 games in a league that is noted as the best in the world by plenty experianced pros all over the world has got tae be far better. Test yersel against the best week in week out and get far more exposure than playing in the SPL. That would be the way tae the top. Playing for Celtic is hardley going tae get him picked up by Arsenal, United etc Ferguson went tae Blackburn and Petrov went tae Villa, they had plenty international caps & were at the time the best in the league, Boro are on par wi Villa & Blackburn and Reading seem tae be heading in the right direction.

[Teso Dos Bichos]

Ask Brown if playing in the CL is pish. He would say no and therein lies one of the reasons for picking Celtic over a mid-table at best English side. He opted for the easy option. He is not the first and certainly won't be the last.

[Stenny]

Ask Brown if playing in the CL is pish. He would say no and therein lies one of the reasons for picking Celtic over a mid-table at best English side. He opted for the easy option. He is not the first and certainly won't be the last.

Exactly, he shat out of going south.

[Borussia]

http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/2007/05/celtic-leave-rangers-bewildered-and.shtml

Apparently Rangers was his boyhood club.

Boooooo!!! :mad: :D His transfer to Celtic Park must be a shock for the Gers fans all the more...:p

Welcome to Paradise!

[Scottish_Morton]

Has definitely taken the easier option. I think he had a very good chance of making a decent impact in the Premiership. He'll do well at Celtic though, it's a very good signing for them.

[mcoconnor8390]

i don't know if he opted for the bad option because he would have gone to reading who very well might be relegated and then he'd be in the championship

[Stenny]

i don't know if he opted for the bad option because he would have gone to reading who very well might be relegated and then he'd be in the championship

Middlesbourgh was also an option, plus with the Transfer Window still to open, Hibs should have played hard ball and KO'd the Celtic bid and waited for more interest from England. It has been said 14 clubs were interested. Hibs should have held off and ensured they sold him south. Told him, either go South and earn £25k per week or stay here on your £2k a week till your contract runs out in 2 years, he would have ended up going to England.

[Norn_Iron_Man]

4.4 million seems like a lot of money, I think Hibs gets the better end of the deal, didn't Strachan orginally bid 4.2 million for Thompson and Brown in January? I don't think that the last 4 months have increased his worth 2.2 million quid. I think that hibs got the benefit of the EPL teams getting huge tv money causing player evaluation inflation. I think that we are going to see stupid money thrown around in England this year causing the Scottish Game, without the benefit of this 30 million quid each, to suffer even more. :confused:

[Gordon EF]

A stunning lack of ambition shown by Brown I'm afraid. Playing a handful of games in the CL most seasons will improve him as a player but playing in the Premiership with a middle to top team would have been better for him instead of hanging around to play the likes of Gretna and St.Mirren again next year.

The elite clubs are unlikely to consider a player who hasn't really proven himself outwith a top league.

[YankHibee]

He looked like a 4.4 million player today, at least.

[frasermc]

A stunning lack of ambition shown by Brown I'm afraid. Playing a handful of games in the CL most seasons will improve him as a player but playing in the Premiership with a middle to top team would have been better for him instead of hanging around to play the likes of Gretna and St.Mirren again next year.

The elite clubs are unlikely to consider a player who hasn't really proven himself outwith a top league.

and what if reading get embroiled in a relegation battle as can often happen to teams in their 2nd season in the prem (i.e. wigan). would that have been beneficial to his career then?

if things start going wrong at reading then the first players getting dropped and blamed would have been the new players the cash was spent on.

he's better at celtic where he'll play champions league and also be a first teamer in a league that is gradually starting to improve again even without any sort of TV money whatsoever