24 Oct 2017 21:51:23
Just watched John Mcginn for hibs tonight again. That boys a right good player. Would love to see him in the hoops at some point.
24 Oct 2017 22:42:32
McGinn is a cracking player and looks as if he's bulked up a bit. We surely won't let this talent slip by like we did with McCarthy.
24 Oct 2017 23:03:08
said it before and ill say it again
WE don't NEED ANOTHER MIDFIELDER!
{Ed007's Note - But we might next summer when the Armstrong contract situation arises again and Brown's a year older.}
25 Oct 2017 03:37:07
Check my posts i have being saying this for two years when he played for St Mirren. I said at the time we should have got him instead of Scott Allen.
25 Oct 2017 06:38:40
Digibanger, even a blind man can see we've got loads of midfielders but I agree with a comment above. We missed a trick with McCarthy and the boy Mcginn is special mate. When a talent like that is sitting on our doorstep, it would be foolish to let him slip through our fingers. As ED said, Armstrong long term might not be there, also as much as I love him, Broony won't be around for ever.
25 Oct 2017 07:37:19
Is Christie any good?
We can't even get McGregor decent game time and he's special too.
Meanwhile I am reading major gripes from people in here re: Gordon. Gamboa. Lustig. Simos health. Boyatas heath. Eriks health. And only having 2 strikers when fit and at times none when they are not.
McGinn is great, I don't disagree - but will we sign him just so he doesn't stay with the opposition - and ruin his career as we did with Allen and Cifci (and 1000 others) .
If we are going to take a punt it should be on Moult or similar, or any decent cbs, lbs, rbs.
midfield we have forest, McGregor, bendu, ntcham, Christie, allen, hayes, biton, kouassi - not even to mention Brown, Armstrong, Rogic, Roberts and Sinclair or anyone in development.
Yes we will splash the cash and sign Moult, McGinn, the guy at St Mirren, but going by the last few windows - we don't splash the cash - I am still in total disbelief we didn't sign a defender last window. aren't you?
25 Oct 2017 08:26:41
and bitton gets punted, and i know who John wants to play for.
25 Oct 2017 01:55:52
Too right bond and when brooooonie gets slow and old time waits for no man except thor of asgard lol HH.
25 Oct 2017 09:44:10
I was delighted when we signed Christie and although I knew he was one for the future I reckoned he was versatile enough to do a job in a couple of positions.
Unfortunately since he was farmed out we have added Benyu, Ebousse and Ntcham, with Roberts returning on loan and McGregor making great progress.
On top of that we have Forrest, Broony, Armstrong, Rogic and Biton plus the unwanted Allen on the books.
I agree McGinn would be a good addition, but we need to make sure we don't stockpile players just for the sake of it.
25 Oct 2017 10:21:29
Brown won't last forever, EDs right regarding Armstrong, this time next year we'll be going through the same contract situation with him as we did this year, as for Scott Allan, cifti etc, both them will never play for us again. All I'm saying is I'd hate to see the Scottish game lose a talent like Mcginn and maybe not straight away but I do believe this guy could eventually be a regular starter in a Celtic team. We could do what a lot of big clubs do and sign him and then loan him back to hibs for example, after all we loan players in from other clubs on a regular basis.
25 Oct 2017 10:22:26
A take it christie can't play tonight.
25 Oct 2017 10:37:22
In the summer I'd expect us to lose several midfielders. Think Allen Armstrong and biton will leave and benyu will go on loan. Hayes could leave tae. Then I expect Roberts will go back down south.
25 Oct 2017 12:01:31
Agree Kev, Roberts will go, Armstrong will probably go as well as 2 year contract was signed. Others will go on loan or allowed to leave. So I think McGinn would be a great signing and allow Brown to used sparingly next season. The fact we have such a strong midfield is what gives us the platform to go on and play the way BR wants us to.
25 Oct 2017 12:04:12
and we'd still have
forest, McGregor, bendu, ntcham, Christie, kouassi, Brown, Rogic, and Sinclair AND anyone in development.
9+ players to pick 4 or 5 from isn't too bad.
But in defence we have to play biton atm and we have no recognised cover for KT. Recent CL qualifiers we didn't even have a fit striker!
I want the best players in all positions, but going by the recent history in the transfer market we ain't going to "splash out" so we need to fix what's broken first.
{Ed007's Note - And how many players that you listed play in the same position as McGinn? Ntcham, Kouassi and Brown - 3. Signing McGinn would have no effect on any the rest of the players you listed Celtic careers.}
25 Oct 2017 12:45:27
Been impressed with him and seen the Edinburgh derby highlights and he looked brilliant. Would like him being long term replacement for Brown.
25 Oct 2017 14:02:23
Exactly ed007. People always talk about swapping this player for that player all time without taking positions into account.
{Ed007's Note - It's baffling, Kev. Stuart Armstrong is the perfect example, at Dundee Utd he played as a LM (like Ledley done for us) most of the time yet RD was given pelters for trying him one position up as a LW with people screaming out for him to play as a No.10, a number he'd never played at and as has now been proven will never be able to play.
People don't moan about playing SA out of position when he's on the left of a midfield 3 now do they? His best position is playing as a box to box midfielder, sitting helping Brown and then pushing forward at the right time a la Frank Lampard or Scholes, you'd never consider either of those as a No.10.
And don't even get me started on the trying KT as a LW nonsense.}
25 Oct 2017 19:54:13
let me reiterate -I want us to sign mcginn - but only as part of signing another permanent striker, young and hungry and a recognised centre back and cover for kT
looking at the last few windows we haven't really stregnthed on those areas so mcginn YES but once we have plugged the holes.