23 Apr 2018 17:16:42
Hi Ed, Do you think BR will be given substantial backing from the Board this summer?
{Ed007's Note - There's no doubt that money will be spent but it depends what you think is substantial mate, he'll be given money to spend and no doubt it could never be enough for some.}
23 Apr 2018 22:51:11
In Martin O'Neils first year Celtic's total football wage bill was 4th in the UK .
Now we are lucky if we are in the top 40.
The Board and Brendan seem to be in agreement as to what money can be spent and there won't be a mid window clash between management and funds .
We will be likely to target young players approaching their best and more mature players maybe just coming off best . Both are high risk but that's the market that we have funds for.
23 Apr 2018 22:59:50
I think we need to get rid of a few players too, we have a big squad and a lot of wasted money in it I believe.
24 Apr 2018 07:51:51
And that's the problem Jaj. To trim a squad we need potential buyers, however; the ones we want to sell nobody wants. We are going tho be stuck with some dead weight until the contracts run down.
24 Apr 2018 08:28:40
Just shows how much the financial side of the game has changed since 2001 in the UK Chris. Be lucky to be in the top 30 nowadays. Sickens me that many of those clubs above us are 1/ 4 The size of Celtic but can outspend us because of the free cash handed to them from tv.
24 Apr 2018 10:38:33
Think we will sell Moussa, Armstrong, Jozo, Rogic so that has got to be £25mill? that's assuming we get £15mill plus for Moussa. So if we reinvested that then we will be ok. Would need a chunk of that on a striker but not sufficient for a European push but we don't have the cash for that in any case.
24 Apr 2018 14:45:51
So you have Armstrong, jozo and rogic for 10 million? If Rogic wants a move I would say around 10-15 million alone. A few million for Armstrong as he will be in his last year. As for Jozo and Boyata a couple million each. That would give you around 25 million before Dembele value.
{Ed007's Note - Rogic only has a year left to run on his deal too, Pud but even if he had five years left there's no chance on God's green earth we would get anywhere near £10 million for him.}
24 Apr 2018 19:04:43
Old man Chris
4th highest in the UK? Does that count clubs who had side contracts or not? 😳.
24 Apr 2018 19:24:58
Of our regular starters I don't think we should want to sell any unless a player is entering the last year of contract .
If we sell too many of our regulars we may find some the players we have bought in may not settle in and play well at Celtic .
Too many Celtic fans are still reading or heeding the main stream Scottish media . Losing 3 domestic games in two seasons is no reason to panic and change dramatically what we are doing.