Celts boss still in transfer hunt; BOSS STILL IN TRANSFER HUNT.Byline: Hugh Keevins TONY MOWBRAY Tony Mowbray, (born November 22 1963), is a former professional football player and the manager of West Bromwich Albion. Playing career Mowbray played for Middlesbrough, Celtic, and finally Ipswich Town as a tough centre half. last night refused to rule out a European transfer deadline-busting signing by Celtic before the 11 o'clock cut-off point tonight. The manager watched his side draw 0-0 with Cardiff last night and saw new loan signing Landry N'Guemo, above, play superbly. Now Mowbray will play beat the clock as he goes for another new face signed in time to face Dynamo Moscow Dynamo Moscow may refer to one of the following Dinamo sports clubs in Moscow. In Soviet time all of them were parts of the All-Union Dinamo sports society.
n. 1. One that qualifies, especially one that has or fulfills all appropriate qualifications, as for a position, office, or task. 2. . The manager said: "I couldn't categorically rule out the possibility of a new signing but you know the way these things go. "Some transfers you can do quite easily, others stutter stut·ter n. A phonatory or articulatory disorder characterized by difficult enunciation of words with frequent halting and repetition of the initial consonant or syllable. v. To utter with spasmodic repetition or prolongation of sounds. and stumble and shift one way or another from hour to hour. "If it doesn't happen, I won't be disappointed because I knowI have good players already. "But I'm hopeful something could happen because the ones who are already here need help." N'Guemo boosted Celtic in mid- fielagainst Cardiff but his quick arrival as a player of potential didn't surprise his manager . Mowbray said: "I've been tracking Landry for two years. What you saw tonight is what we get every day in training from him. He's a good player and sure to be an asset for the club. He can only get better." Mowbray knows that N'Guemo and others will have to see off the challenge of Dynamo Moscow over two legs to maintain Celtic's interest in the Champions League . He said: "The first leg at our ground nextweek looms large. In an ideal world it wouldn't come around so quickly but we have to deal with it. "I'mnot worried by a goalless draw because if I'd played the same team from start to finish against Cardiff I'm sure we'd have won the match. "But I have to performa balancing act. I have to get a team for Europe and make changes for the start of the domestic season . "If I had stuck with the same 11 then others wouldn't have made it on to the pitch and they need game time as well. "We're working hard to get it right on all fronts." |
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