Soccer Football - Scottish Premiership - Celtic v Heart of Midlothian - Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - May 7, 2022 Celtic's Matt O'Riley celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
As usual in the close season Ibrox players take on super human qualities.
It is something of a Scottish football ritual, much like the Transfer Window Trophy and the Close Season Cup.
Since the Mark Warburton Revolution swept into the top flight in 2016 with Joey Barton, Nicky Kranjcar and Josh Windass on board all has been happy and glorious at Ibrox during the months of June and July
Alfredo Morelos was probably the first superstar to emerge at Ibrox, he was quickly tipped to be transferred for Dembele Dollars before leaving as a free agent in 2023 as he accelerated his route to obscurity.
All sorts of players have had the treatment, last summer Phil Clement slapped a £30m price tag on Jack Butland even though his career nose-dived from the moment that Gareth Southgate took his seat at Ibrox to watch a 3-3 moral victory.
Matt O’Riley dinked in a Panenka penalty past the former Crystal Palace reserve that day, the Danish midfielder is currently fuelling the transfer fantasies centred round Nicky Raskin.
Matt O’Riley ?
124 games.
27 goals. 35 assists.
0.5 goals or assists per game.
6 trophies ??????Nico Raskin ?
95 games.
6 goals. 14 assists.
0.21 goals or assists per game.
0 trophies ?Why are they like this? https://t.co/ibXo3c6rsP
— ?? ? (@p_bov1) June 11, 2025
And you can add in O’Riley’s 12 Champions League appearances, a stage that Raskin will never appear in despite the fawning media coverage given to the ‘bulldog’ midfielder.
It seems that finding form for a dozen matches after your team has conceded all three trophies is enough to propel you into the transfer thoughts of the giants of European football.
The truth is that Kev Thelwell is desperate to bring in funds for Russell Martin’s transfer war-chest.
No-one is offering money for most of the serial losers that saw off Micky Beale and Clement.
Raskin may attract a bid in the region of £6-8m this summer, there will be an incredible backlash among the loyal bears if the Belgian starlet is sold for that price. Without Champions League appearances that is the ceiling on a player leaving the SPFL Premiership, Ajax learned that to their cost with Calvin Bassey.
If he is held against his will for another season of misery at Ibrox his value is going to decrease.
Meanwhile at least one of Matt O’Riley’s former team-mates will be sold for £15m or more, possibly two players at that level will be sold by Celtic this summer.
While angry bears scream for a Player Trading Model, Trebles and transfer war-chests their club continues to implode due to the ridiculous demands and expectations of the Gullible & Deluded.
Was the same with Cantwell Kent Hagi etc etc. They have nothing so have to Hype up something/someone to compare themselves to Celtic
They are best ignored. Let them have their wee fantasy. It’s funnier when the truth comes to bite them ? pic.twitter.com/ym76njQNgD— John Mccor (@jmcc404) June 11, 2025
Because they are completely delusional and have been like this since Charlie Green started the new club, Warburton future England manager, Fodderingham England No1, the Joey Gardner song, Lundstram the best on earth, Cantwell best player in Scotland etc now it’s Raskin ???
— Griff ??????? #WeWelcomeTheChase 120 (@MildooWolf) June 11, 2025
D – e – l – u – d – e – m – o – l
Or should that be D – e – LOO – d – e – m – o – l…
Given that they are all so utter fu**in sh**e !!!
Saw the Belgium Wales game. Raskin did f**k all except get booked for trying to rip an opponent’s shirt off.
A definite sevcunt that one.
There is a cracker online just now. AEK Athens are going to pay €10 million for Dessers. Their record transfer is €6-7 million, and they rarely pay anywhere near that number. Love the delusions they have.
Raskin may attract a bid in the region of £6-8m??? Behave yourself…ffs. What currency are you basing that on??
Zimbabwean Dollars lol
The old Italian Lira ! 1 million 765 thousand Lira for a Pizza . That’s one from a Paris Pizza Party ! Wee Rascal’ s favourite weekend big whoop de doo ! Remember ? So going by those numbers he is worth around 2 and a half Pizza Margarita’s…yum ..yummy !