28 Aug 2015 19:51:23
Ryan Christie!! Jings crivens helpmaboab. What is happening here?
When RD came in he said he wanted to scout the best talent in Scottish football. Well true to his word he is doing this. Armstrong, GMS,Allen,Cifti,and now Christie.
The way I look at this is there are many fans of our great club and some posters on here who have bemoaned the fact that the other clubs in Scotland are not holding up their end when it comes to Europe and helping the co-efficient. (Quite rightly too).
So what do we do? We go out and buy these players at these clubs, the best they have who have continually failed in Europe (that's if they even good enough to reach Europe).
So to progress we are getting players who can't cut it at that level. Strange!
Now many will point to the board and yes they have a responsibility, but this wasn't our policy before RD came. This is HIS idea because this is what he did in Norway.
So his idea is because it worked there it will work here. Wrong!
This is not Norway he would have been under no pressure there to make the CL. A different story here. In fact he was lauded in Norway for what he achieved yet didn't make the CL.
I would welcome the Norwegian chap who posts opinion on this.
28 Aug 2015 20:49:39
Couple of things there Rayman mate, I think there been a change in policy/recruitment a think the business model has changed and they have not bothered to brief us!
Firstly, A think RD is not blameless but not to the point he is getting pillared the now from some, There is real evidence now that he has not been able to bring the calibre of player WGS brought in and even NL was either which to me is now why NL left knowing the further downsizing to take place which is now becoming evident IMO
Secondly, RD at a point last year realised last season he could not "push them" much further towards his fitness targets/expectations and rested on his laurels to an extent contented himself with winning the league knowing he was "in-tune" with the power people at our club!
As for the purchase of Scottish talent I can only presume they now have a long term view of making a team of the best in Scotland with the board in full knowledge that transfer fees are moving away from us
I would also love to hear from Norwegianred too in relation to Molde. A think we will do well to overcome Ajax and the Turks if RD is beating by a Norwegian team fitter than us then he will not need to fly back with the team IMO because the majority will not tolerate that!
Like plenty on here think we are being short changed at board level ATVB JB7
28 Aug 2015 21:28:09
Rayman , I know many Celtic fans who still haven't forgiven Celtic for not signing Fletcher and McCarthy. We have been blamed for letting good young talent leave Scotland . Now Deila is trying to right that wrong bit Celtic is still wrong .
By the way I think Christie is a good one , but I would rather we didn't loan him out
28 Aug 2015 23:09:23
Jamie soz but your wrong, you say calibre of player but these players NL and GS brought to the club didn't cost millions they were 2m players on average and that's what we spending the now on average. I keep saying its not the amount we spend its the choices we make.
Oldbhoy everyone to a man could see that Flectcher McCarthy, McCArthur, Robertson etc would fit in and start straight away. The players we getting now are squad players that's the difference. We letting go the real good 1s but getting the average 1s. Even Gauld slipped thro the net.
29 Aug 2015 00:07:42
Rayman , GS was able to sign VoH, Brown & Naka , NL was able to sign Ledley , Hooper even FF a guarantee you regardless of Bosman's or not none of the players being signed now are on these guys wages!
Do you honestly think with wages and fees having moved north of this & our wages shrinking RD has a chance of signing anyone the calibre of above? I don't so RD IMO is up against it!
29 Aug 2015 01:27:16
Jamie if we signed a Naka tomoz mate they would be on these wages the reason they aren't is because they are average.
I firmly believe either these are his signings, and if they are not as ed suggested then he is a weak manager being thrusted with players of not his choice. Either way he is not good enough for the job.
29 Aug 2015 13:11:23
Rayman your kidding yourself mate if you think they are his signings!
And no we are not getting a Naka because the board are not prepared to pay the going rate for a Naka
The players that a highlighted that were signed by your beloved NL ALL came from England did you not see what RD said about English based players? "when we talk wages to English based championship players they LAUGH at us"
RD has been sat down IMO and told the "template / model" and he took it on that basis of a long term project being 4th or 5th choice for the post and promoted from the assistant post that was to be his!
29 Aug 2015 17:21:24
If they are not his signings then he Is WEAK. For me no self respecting manager should let this happen.
I know this is the norm in Europe with clubs who can spend millions. But we can't so when the the club spend money it should be on a player that he wants.
I just don't believe the likes of Berget, Tonev. Boyata Janko, Baillie etc were bought without the managers consent.
{Ed007's Note - You're still not grasping the set-up are you?}
29 Aug 2015 18:04:07
LOL Ed, Rayman why don't we gie him a brush and ask him to sweep the stadia after the game and make a part of his remit too , If he ain't to busy @ HT he could maybe sell the Bovril & Pies and if there not warm enough well we aw know who can blame for that?
All am asking for him is to get the same fighting chance GS & NL got am convinced more than ever now that NL left due to budget restraint set against fan expectation