Absolutely Buzzing about Celtic closing in on Christopher Jullien

I know I’m tempting fate, but as I don’t do superstition, I will put this up.

When I started to look at the numerous clips of this young guy, I liked what I saw. In fact that is an understatement. Now I’m big and ugly enough to know that clips aren’t everything, but there were pieces of skill repeated enough to show me he possessed a great touch, can pass a ball and was strong in the air and on the ground.

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Neil Lennon confirms #Celtic are closing in on target Christopher Jullien.

The Celtic manager added the club are not giving up on David Turnbull yet and negotiations with Motherwell are continuing.

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— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) June 26, 2019

After I decided that I would love him to be here, my inner self defence mechanism kicked in, warning me not to get carried away. To think of the asking price, the wages, the fact us going for him might focus English gold on him and if that happened, curtains would be the order of the day. Black ones.

The story wouldn’t go away, as many rumours do, so, I believed we were actually going for him and a bid would be submitted. That to me gave me great heart, at last an actual defender was being looked at to sign. Never happened under Rodgers, with his efforts, in the most critically in need of assistance area of our team, where, to put the best possible slant in it, was woeful.

A real defender who would be ours was a welcome change.

My inner, we can get this lad voice, began to shout the odds. But always lurking was the, don’t get ahead of yourself you big twat, and so ever since he appeared on the radar, he dominated it and I swung from certainty of each position.

He will be here and if we get a good quality right back to partner up, I actually think I will pass out. Of course the continued noise about young Kieran has us all, even those who claim adamantly that he won’t go, an uneasy feeling that he might. I always thought he would never leave whilst we had unfinished business to reach the Ten. If he does feel the same that will be as good as anyone coming in, so important is he to us. I’m confident in a worried as f**k way he will stay.

Imagine going into European games with a defence you have confidence in? New territory and a welcome change.

Lenny talked about six players and I can’t wait to see the others, young Luca seems to be heading, but he isn’t first team ready yet. Or, who knows the lad might be that good he is, either way I am confident of him sharing the load and playing a part. The other three players to make the six I am eagerly looking forward to seeing arrive.

It had to happen this window, that’s no guarantee that it would with us though, but I knew the board had to tool up. There is too much at stake. The price of inaction would be horrendous and the support would have gone tonto.

I am never slow to put the boot in to the board when I feel they have dithered. You may have noticed. Let’s be clear that its not a situation I want to be in. I want just one thing, that we have a go. That we do all we can to help us improve. Even if we fall, the fact we did our best and gave it our all for me is the key.

So hats off to Lawwell for this signing of Julien. For looking at and actively pursuing him and other quality and bringing them to our great club. Keep it up and we move up.

I know Julien will be a great addition. Everyone and their aunty who want to see us fail continually point to our weakness in defence. And they have a point obviously, especially in terms of Europe. Improving there gives us a better chance to secure Champions League qualification and bank the riches. Those riches kill the Rangers. We are better than them by a distance right now. Having additional resources to continue to bring in quality keeps them buried inside old sofas, trying to find a handful of change.

I am, to borrow a term from the young team, buzzing about how we are recognising the need for quality.

Julien encapsulates that and I thank Lenny for seeing him and Lawwell for getting him. The direction is right, now. We have messed about too long. And for that, I am the happiest greetin’ faced so and so that I know. HH

Here he is…