15 Players You Didn’t Know Celtic Almost Signed

13. Jimmy Bullard

Jon Buckle/EMPICS SportJon Buckle/EMPICS SportThis is one that most Celtic fans would call a bullet thankfully dodged. Neil Lennon was just beginning to make in-roads into the transfer market as a debut manager and one of his first desires was to lure Jimmy Bullard to Celtic on loan, despite the general consensus among Celtic fans that he was a bit of an arrogant character past his peak. Many wondered why Lennon wanted him at Parkhead in the first place. This view of the player was solidly justified when Bullard demanded an extra £30,000 a week wage from the Glasgow giants - the kind of money that is lightyears away from what Celtic would pay to loan any player, let alone a mediocre player with most of his career behind him. Hull City were furious with him as they needed to offload Bullard's wages to prepare for life in the English Championship, yet he still expected them to pay him during his time away.
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As a recent university graduate and a huge supporter of Celtic FC, what better way to use my inevitable free time to write about my favourite football team? I'll cover most things that the supporters are talking about at the moment, which includes things that directly and indirectly involve the club. At times I may also stray into matters concerning English clubs.