Celtic Rumours Archive June 10 2012

10 Jun 2012 22:45:17
Hi ed first time post here been on the site for about 2 years I'm obsessed especially during transfer season! Just wanted to see what u knew and thought about Caldwell returning? I wanted rid of him the full time he was with us but he has being playing quite welling one of the toughest leagues in the world and when the sh*t hit the fan he stood up! Maybe with that experience hes gotta be better than Glen n big dan? Brian {Ed007's Note - I know nothing about it and really don't want to think about it. He is an awful defender and how any CFC fan would want him back baffles me. Even if I was told he was definitely coming back I don't think I could bring myself to type the words. I would sit with my fingers in my ears shouting NA NA NA to block it out!}

I wasn't meaning I want him back by any means just wondered if you thought he would be better than before. I do think for any realistic chance in the champs league we need two good cb! But hopefully parkys found another few gems like wanyama {Ed007's Note - Caldwell is not the answer IMO Brian. We would as well offering Loovens a new contract.}

Hope he never comes back, Caldwell, loovens, big dan and the rest are the defenders we should never be going near. we need proven quality even if we need to pay a bit more for it. it would be worth it by getting into the champions league every season.

Nay nay and thrice nay.

I feel the same! If we stand any chance in Europe we need to sort out the defence big time. But it seems to be the department we neglect by recruiting low calibre free agents

10 Jun 2012 21:48:06
gutted after tonites game but heres the rub Mario Mandžukić scorer of 2
croatia goals is a free agent and i think he would be perfect for hooper
to partner. some people on here always claim to have inside info on this and that can somone try and get this info to someone inside parkhead. wot do u think ed

green hornet {Ed007's Note - I have seen him play a few times in the Bundesliga. I can't say I was overly impressed with him but he had a good game tonight. Tottenham were keen on bringing him in during January. Again the financial side of things could be a problem.}

Unless he's been released he's got 2yrs left on his contract according to transfermarkt.de, they also value him at £8m which means he will really be worth £10-12m so I don't think so. That said I don't know how reliable the site is as they say Douglas is a free agent from the 30th but every newspaper that I've seen mention him has said he would cost £7-8m.

How sure are you he's a free agent? im 99% sure his contract lasts till 2014

Roskov

The player is contracted until 2014.
Would be about £8M so no chance!
HH
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10 Jun 2012 19:20:16
what about sean st ledger of leicster for a centre half

Not for sale mate 3 years left on contract, unless you want to part with 5 mill of course

10 Jun 2012 16:44:47
Well ed. Buzzing with excitement for the game. Win loose are draw it's party time. The country's buzzing. Pull on your green jerseys bhoys and ghirls make your mothers and grandmothers proud. ;). I should be in Poland but pull out at the last min. Come on you bhoys in green. o/ Bigirishmac

You never beat the irish big man

With you all the way bim. in my case great great grandad.. good luck my friend..bb

Enjoy yourself big lad WIWT......TTTS

My father came from Donegal, been going over for the past 43 years. Love the people, love the country. Used to spend 7 weeks each summer holidays in God's Own Country. When very young, I'd come back with an Irish accent and my school mates would p1sh themselves laughing at me.

So proud to be half Irish. So proud to be half Scots.

Think we'll have a good tournament and will get out of the group stages. So, so diffucult, but Trap has us well organised and we do have good players.

Enjoy Bigirishmac, have a great night mate.

K-Dot.

Good luck to the bhoys in green glasgows green and white.

10 Jun 2012 15:51:19
Hey bhoys,
I've been a regular reader of the site for a number of years, but don't post often-more of a reader than a contributor due to work commitments! But I just wanted to come on and ask fellow Celtic fans their views on our apparent interest in Leon Best. Now, I'm not for one minute saying I know a lot about Best, but I do know he has spent a lot of time out injured and does not have a great scoring record. On another note, if the rumours are true and he has rejected us FOUR times, then I wouldn't give him another chance. In my opinion (of course I'm biased) but if you reject the Hoops once then good riddens. How can any player, even if the're not 'Celtic minded', not want to play in front of 60k of the best fans in the world, get a decent wage, and be adored if they are a success. I just fear Leon Best is going to be in the mould of Daryl Murphy. I remember every Celtic fans saying wtf is Lenny doing going after him? Every fan could see it was a no-no yet Lenny went ahead. I fear more of the same with Best, but over the moon big Fraz looks to be signing. Now 3-4 more signings and we'll do well. Hail Hail!
Fergie1987 {Ed007's Note - Welcome to the site Fergie.}

Iv watched Leon best a few times last season for Newcastle and I would welcome him to parkhead I think he would do a great job. But have to agree with poster if he has rejected us 4 times never mind twice then I would hunt him.
Campsie Tim

Welcome Fergie, a wee plea from this Tim, could you please loan us Rooney next season thanks.... Timalloy

Hi Fergie
i'm split about Best....on the rare occasions that i've seen him play, he's looked a bit of a handful and a pretty decent player, on the other hand he seems to share the physios bench with michael owen.
then, if the rumours are true that he's (not newcastle) rejected us 4 times, then i would say we don't need someone like that, who obviously doesn't have the desire or interest to play with our great club


taco

10 Jun 2012 14:48:37
Any of the Irish clubs going over to the Ajax match 21 july with a spare place ? will you contact me Ill leave Email with ED ...... {Ed007's Note - Got it mate. I will ask on Twatter for you as well.}

10 Jun 2012 12:50:43
I cant believe Forrest has so many fans ,he is a lesser player than Mc Geady and most didnt mind when he went ...I think its time to cash in and sell modern game doesnt need wingers with out and out strikers ... We have matthews over there so Forrest is sellable ...TTTS

Clearly not a celtic fan are you?

McGeady is a class act with tremendous feet but Forrest's 'all-round game' is better than McGeady's was at the same age. Are you suggesting Matthews as a replacement to Forrest?

What are you mentioning matthews for? not sure you know much about celtic but matthews and forrest do usually play together. Makes sense to selling one of our only wide men when we have about 6 centre mids in the squad. not think one of them could do with being sold first?

And lastly hopefully every1 agrees with this. Forrest has more fans than mc geady does cause:

1. Not as gready
2. More direct
3. Forrest has an end product


Kieran1967

Yeah modern game doesn't need wingers like Ribery, Valencia, Nani, Robben......eh!

TTTS
I partially agree with you. I don't see what all the fuss is about with Forrest. I am not saying there's not potential there but I would also let him go especially for the ridiculous amounts that was going around a while ago.

And yes Iam a CELTIC supporter.

Hoopey67

Aiden mcgeady never had a final ball when he was at celtic! James forrest is a far better prospect? R we watching the same team?

Byars38625

The problem i have with forrest he's only in the game in part's,does not chase back as much as he should, and as soon as he get's challenged for the ball throw's his hand's up in the air.If james did not believe some of the hype about himself he would be a better player than mc geady.
Tambhoy

Celtic fan yes ,any one player fan no ....a sellaable asset ...Celtic will still be around long after Forrest ...Fact ...to me just before his injury he was loosing pocessing far to often and Celtic play was far to perdictable ...I prefer a skillful midfielder with 2 grinders and an option of 2 attacking full backs, far more attacking options ...just my opinion and as Celtic fan thats what makes us different and great our diversity and respect for others opinions ..TTTS

And to the "Celtic" fan that questions my support for my team what makes him/her think he's a better supporter than me because I think one of or all of our players have a price on their head ?....TTTS

How many times were you frustrated watching mc geady playing? Yea forrest is to as is everyone at times but not near as much as mc geady.

Forrest goes and crosses the ball or picks a pass. Mc Geady beats one then two maybe 3 or 4 and whats he do? turns back and trys it over again

If he's not that good TTTS...what is it you think makes him a sellable asset then ? I'm a fan, I do like wingers and wish I'd been about to see Jinky (not that i'm making a comparison).

He had a good season not just with Celtic also Scotland U21 and was impressive when he played against Slovenia for the Scotland senior squad. We relied on him quite a lot this season, probably a bit too much. We don't have another player like him in the team. Mrs E

Obviously the weekends alcohol has caught up with you my friend either that or u are from the dark side, like most people are sayin Forrest has a final ball, I was a fan of mc geady but IMO Forrest could go on to be a far superior player.

Bishypaul

FFS watch the games and pay attention will you. Forrest was our most consistent player along with Mulgrew until he got injured against Kilmarnock in league cup final. He played an astonishing amount of games for a player so young last season. He is better than McGeady was at the same age. And he has a better football brain and shows much more maturity. Remember McGeady's first 6 or 7 old firm games? No neither can i!! He was less than useless against them when he was forrests age. But grew into a star player with consistency and performed against rangers. If we do selll James it will be for top dollar 7.5 to 10 million because he has amazing potential. And mathews is a right back / wing back so how the F*CK can he fill a void made by losing the best winger in scotland who creates most of our chances? Absolute nonsense mate, embarrassing. McGeady is a great player no doubt and better than forrest at this moment of course, but if Forrest keeps progressing the way he is will match, maybe even surpass him. How can't some of you see that. The stats and facts are there to see if you want to check them.

Did you watch Celtic last season mate . If Forrest was not in the team a lot of games we would have struggled . Gives you an out ball , has decent delivery and scores goals regular from a wide area . One thing that Mcgeady could not and I was a Mcgeady fan . He came through when Commons wasnt performing and I personally thought we were too narrow with him out the team . There is NO better sight than a player beating a player and hitting the by-line .
CelticMatt

Seems I have upset a few people ,sorry for that ,but its just my thoughts not NLs and hes the man that matters ...Healthy debate is good thou ...Thank god we're not debating whom to pay next ....TTTS

Back to young Forrest ... I honestly believe Big Sam give us a lot more options ,but he has his price too ....

To the 4th last poster who claims he could surpass mcgeady you are comletely deluded.nonesense. mcgeady is streets ahead of forrest. get a grip.

Right you Gypsy Rose Lee, when your finished with your crystal ball telling is Forrest is never going to surpass McGeady maybe you should check the stats. We have a better win record when Forrest is in our team than when McGeady played in the celtic team at the start for a start. There are many others if you will just do the work. Mate ive forgot more about football than you know and i can make such a confident assumption because you are so arrogant to say that i am deluded to say he cant surpass him. WHY NOT? its just a pure arrogant statement mate, Spurs have been watching him since November and he got even better after that, thats why he was linked with them in january. Redknapp said so himself. I never said he would definitely surpass McGeady i just said HE COULD. And i would stand by that statement all day long. I watch the games mate, pay attention to them. I dont think you do, or you cant have been watching them closely enough in McGeady's first few seasons.

Amyourda

You are shouting about nothing, Forrest is a cracking player as was McGeady not seen or heard much since his move. I hope Forrest gets better and better and he gets his big money move to spain, england or italy. Plenty of potential and Im glad he's scottish wish McGeady played for scotland too

Look forrest is still a kid and leaving every day,,,who knows he mite be the next great celt.......

Aiden mcgreedy, lack of finesse, loses the ball 9 times out of 10 attempting some poofy ronaldo esque trick, lacking a final ball and his shooting technique is worse than my girlfriend toe poking it. jimmy forrest has great pace, a bit of strength in his shoulders once he matures, a good touch, effective skill ie flick and run etc tricks that actually work and well within his ability, not to mention he scores a few when needed and when we looked flat last season forrest was our bit of spark. thats my piece.
ParadiseAndy

10 Jun 2012 10:54:43
Suprise suprise big Victor doesn't want a move to England the usual DR nonsense trying to give false hope to the RFCIA supporters!

Campsie Tim

It's going to be a lot worse this summer than normal.

K-Dot.

Didn't want to post this up because it's just mischief making by them ! '' a friend '' told them'' No comment from him or the club !
Now they are banding a couple of clubs names about that are allegedly interested.
I really hope we hold onto Wanyama as think he can do a job for us week in week out in midfield and centre back , where i prefer and i see an improved contract on the cards although he does have three years on his current deal .

TopBhoy ( formerly mikeybhoy)

IMO I think wanyama could be one of the best midfielders in the world in a couple of years time! He oozes class and at 20 years old he is so disciplined already! I think the boy will go for 20 million at one stage in his career. brian