28 Dec 2015 14:49:43
Would Tom Bradshaw be an answer to our striker woes.
Certainly wouldn't break the bank.
28 Dec 2015 18:46:36
I quite like the bits I've seen of Bradshaw - similar though to Hooper and Griffiths in that he's not a typical lone striker! We don't need players for the SPL, we need players for Europe. I'd take Fletcher on a Bosman, only because there's no fee, and he's suited to 1 up! We probably need 2 strikers because you should have 3/ 4 anyway and the thought of Cifti/ Stokes/ Cole in Europe is terrifying! We have needed another couple of centre halfs for years, this is the worst lot of central defenders I've seen in around 15 years - even in the less successful teams we had real hard men/ leaders in Stubbs/ Reiper/ John Hughes etc. We've also got no cover in the holding midfield role. If I had my way I would let a good few leave, including Stokes/ McGregor/ Commons/ Mulgrew and bring in a holding midfielder who can pass the ball, a centre half, a left sided defender who can play centre half and left back - I like Tierney, but he's not the tallest. I'd also let Izzy leave, he's went backwards since his first season. And we need another couple of strikers!
29 Dec 2015 08:12:04
What about Jason Cummings? His finish yesterday at a packed Greyskull was gallus! Not seen a great deal of him but he's scored 14 goals which is a lot more than Bradshaw who admittedly plays in a better league.
Personally would take a chance on him and go for Fletcher as well.
29 Dec 2015 11:21:25
I think Gallus is a good word to sum him up, although that's more for Glasgow, I don't think he's deserving being from Edinburgh. All kidding aside, he's improved big time - he chucked the game after being let go by Hearts so well done to him! I just think we need someone who we can go into the qualifiers with in the knowledge that he can handle the pressure, and thrive of it! I wouldn't say that about Bradshaw or Cummings. Even Griffiths hasn't done that! If we started next season with Griffiths, Fletcher, another top striker I'd be pretty happy! As long as we get a couple of top defenders! Guys like Cifti, Cole, Ambrose, Boyata, and Simonovic for that matter have to earn their place, prove they are worthy of a jersey, and they have to do it over a period! For me Ronny dishes out praise far too easy, and it shows his naivety and inexperience, because let's face it he only dealt with Stromgodset players to date! If you look right through our team other than Brown, and until recently Lustig, none of them have done it over a long period! That's the sign of a proper player. I know they are pretty young, buts that's part of the reason for all the mistakes, some of them aren't that good and as well as that they're all getting flung in together!
31 Dec 2015 21:43:02
Izzy has been a great player for Celtic, although I think his form has slipped a bit with the sniping remarks written about him and the cruel shouts and groans from the stand . Even so with the emergence of K Tierney I don't think with the budget that we have left back position is hardly a priority . Hopefully Stokes will get moved so he won't have to travel to the highlands in bad weather again . A defensive midfielder and a scoring striker would be musts in my view . Fletcher dream on, we could only pay him one/ two days of his week's pay and I don't think that would please him .
Also he doesn't score too often.