Just get on with it Joe

"Whats the money like at Celtic"

So the Joe Ledley deal has hit a hitch? He passed the medical yesterday, so do all players who go for a look around, like is agent said, have a medical just in case. Is agent told press on heading out of Glasgow that they were having more talks? It's the third time he has held talks with Celtic, you can bet his agent has all the relevant Celtic numbers on speed dial.

He has flown somewhere the possibility being it was back to Cardiff according to press and media outlets for a think. Everyone with an interest in the outcome of where Ledley will end up is a bit surprised about this sudden turn around. Could the thought of playing St Mirren, St Johnstone and Hamilton finally woke him up to the real world. They may be the best of Scotland playing in the Scottish Premier League but they would not look out of place in Divisin Two of English set-up.

The theorists among the Cardiff City fan base have come up with a number of ideas,

• The old hard ball game to ring up some extra cash
• The agent wanting more money for him
• He is off to talk to Roma
• He was trying to get back to play at Bath

Just some of the ideas floating around but everyone believes him to sign unless he had a change of heart. Celtic are off to America for a pre-season tour on Monday and Celtic would want him to sign in time to join the squad. The manager we be alway with the team along with is coaching staff.

Dave Jones

Cardiff City boss Dave Jones giving an interview to the BBC at Bath City last night and said he was surprise Ledley had chosen Celtic at was before the reported hitch in the deal. He also went on to say that Stoke or anyone else had made an offer for Ledley, Stoke were interested in a player exchanged.

If Ledley does decide to go north there is an option to receive some compensation via the training rule saying,

“We’ll try to get our compensation through the training rule, we’ll have to battle that out with Celtic,” Jones told the BBC. “There is training compensation when you cross a border, we’ll be arguing that out now.
“There are set figures with Fifa, we’ll have to take it and see what goes. We only get compensation for his training through the academy years, that’s how it works.”

However, it would be nowhere near the amount the club would receive if he when to a Premiership club. There could be a stumbling block with Jones plans has reports from STV Sport have poured cold water on the idea. STV Sports understands any appeal to Fifa is likely to fail, with the governing body’s complex transfer rulings confirming Celtic can sign the player without making any payment to the Welsh club. Under Fifa’s training compensation scheme, had Ledley signed an agreement to move to the SPL before the end of last season.