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31 Dec 2018 15:18:20
I think a complete overhaul of the first team squad is long overdue, for me i would release:

Lustig
Comper
Hendry
Gamboa
Allen
Bitton
Sinclair

These guys are either offering nothing or are nowhere near getting on the pitch. I could be wrong but apart from Hendry are all the others contracts not up and the end of the season?

Theres also the Boyata situation, I would sell in January while his stock is still high from the world cup.

Obviously we need replacements, especially at Right Back, Centre Half, wide left and up font.

Getting rid of the deadwood should free up wages and allow 3 or 4 quality signings to kick on in the New Year.

January should be interesting!

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31 Dec 2018 15:35:36
See I still think there is a player in Scott Allen he needs a chance he’s done well when on loan he just needs to be given a chance.

31 Dec 2018 15:38:01
With new players required to improve us in several positions (1) are they available in the January transfer window? (2) can we get them? and (3) will they gel together and cut it on the park? After that display I think we’re deluded if we don’t think we’ve got a genuine title challenge on our hands. I’d like to think deals for new players are already done and dusted as we’ve known what’s needed since our last transfer windae was panned in.

31 Dec 2018 16:10:27
Again total bull about Sinclair offering nothing in the park.
Top goal scorer for the last 2 seasons.
Top assist maker for the past two seasons

3rd tip goal scorer this season already.
Over 50 goals scored in 2 and a 1/ 2 seasons.
He's not contributing?
Fecking nonsense.

31 Dec 2018 16:43:33
I must be deluded JFP. This is the closest the league will be until it is wrapped up with a minimum of 3 games to spare. We made the mistake in the summer of not strengthening certain positions but guess what we're still top of the league despite losses to Hibs Hearts Killie and the Sevies. Don't believe the hype with the Sevies, their points total this season isn't much better if at all than it was last season. Only last week many of their own were screaming for Stevie G to be sacked. The 29th was the be all and end all to them, their cup final, they were desperate and unfortunately wanted it more after going 12 games against us and taking many hammerings in that time, it is the nature of the fixture and has been proven many times over the years that the team that hasn't had a victory for a length of time has more motivation. We will strengthen this window and with the first trophy of the season already in the bag have a great chance of an unprecedented 3rd treble in a row. HH.

31 Dec 2018 16:49:13
Not been posting much recently, however I couldn’t sit back and let this nonsense go unchallenged- to mention Sinclair in with that crowd beggars belief.
Great follow up post kev.
Fair play it is Hogmanay- maybe you’ve started early Martin.

All the best for the bells boys

Also very sorry to hear about your loss mcgarvey - keep your chin up.

31 Dec 2018 17:04:14
To even mention biton is mental IC. If it wasn't for his injury he'd have played a lot in my opinion.

31 Dec 2018 17:12:32
Sinclair is just off the back of a hat-trick at one of the hardest venues on the card and although the whole team looked jaded and under performed at Ibrox, the team had just completed the most difficult December schedule possibly plotted by the 'random fixture computer', retained the League Cup and progressed to the last 32 of the EL.
Of course we need to trim the squad substantially - if only to stop paying players for feck-all, plus 'retire' the few that have seen their best days come and go; but we need real quality right through the spine of the team and I reckon we will recruit, rest and recover so as to tackle 2019 with determination, focus and professionalism.

31 Dec 2018 17:15:01
Island Celt and Kev agreed nae idea why Sinclair is included in suggested list of departures. Stevie hope your right ma friend I’m not buying the hype and don’t think their any great shakes but that performance leaves me concerned as does our tactics. We’re agreed we need to strengthen and bringing a number of players in is always a bit of a lottery. I’d also have liked to hear Brendan say aye the team were pants but I made a horses arse of it as well.

31 Dec 2018 17:44:04
I think Sinclair still offers something and maybe biton as well, however the squad is so full of players who are never going to be regular starters or even be someone you could look to bench to change things.
Malumba
Benyu
Kouasi
Hendry
Izzy
Comper
Lustig
De Vries (still there? )
Alan
Hayes
Gamboa

On top of that we have boyata and benkovic leaving at end of season, brown about finished and Griffiths been in and out for 18 months due to physical injuries and now indefinitely with his latest problem.

There is a massive rebuilding job needing done and it has to start this window.

31 Dec 2018 17:52:15
10 I would disagree about kouassi because I think there is a player there who again would have played more if not injured.
I would try sending him out to killie or the dons to see how he does.
Malumba I thought would have played more but if he ain't in plans let him go.
The rest I think have no value to our squad.

31 Dec 2018 17:53:13
I also disagree a massive rebuild is needed.
Just some key areas need strengthened.

31 Dec 2018 17:56:29
9 of the players above were signed by BR and I agree they are nowhere near good enough. I settle for a decent CF on loan and a permanent RB if we can get rid of some deadwood.

{Ed0333's Note - now there’s a surprise BR buying players of inadequate quality.

31 Dec 2018 21:37:43
Agree with Rich T I also think there is a player in Allen. Also can't understand why Sinclair is on that list but agree with the others on the list. Has to be noted also that I think BR made a mistake allowing Sviatchenko to leave, its not just the players he has signed that has let him down but allowing Sviatchenko to leave was also a poor decision in the transfer market by BR imo.

31 Dec 2018 23:48:31
Allen was never good enough.
We sent a better player to hibs on loan in young Henderson.

01 Jan 2019 03:13:58
I was glad to see back of Sviatchenko as he was too slow.

01 Jan 2019 06:04:54
Does anyone think he made a mistake in allowing Henderson to leave?

01 Jan 2019 12:55:44
Appears to be a bit of distain putting Sinclair on the original list.

Firstly I like Scott Sinclair, have met him and he's a gentleman but there is no place for sentiment in football, his performances are well below what is expected at Celtic. I am willing him to get back to the level of his first couple of seasons but it just isn't happening! Yes he has scored 9 goals this year, 3 of them are penalties along with the 3 at Aberdeen, but a good game every now and then is not acceptable.

Had also forgot about Kouassi and Benyu - can safely add them to the list as well along with Hayes and Izzy - the amount of deadwood is shocking!

Would love Scotty Sinclair to prove me wrong by the way!

01 Jan 2019 23:33:37
Rich T, you serious about Scott Allan? How longs he been at Celtic now? 3 years or so? I’m sorry but he’s just one of a number of players that have contributed absolutely nothing during the course of his contract, and when you look through the squad list at Celtic Park there is so many sitting there on decent wages in the exact same position as him. While bringing in new recruits is essential, getting rid of the deadwood is equally as important. We must be spending thousands upon thousands week, month, yearly on guys that are contributing absolutely nothing. That needs addressed ASAP.







 

 

 
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