17 Aug 2015 08:19:01
Ed you heard anything about this rumoured loan move for Gary Hooper? I would be absolutely ecstatic it this was true! Best striker we've had since the Larsson, Sutton, Hartson days. The guy was a goal machine and also chipped in with big goals in Europe and against them
{Ed007's Note - It must be a slow news day. In the same weekend Hooper gave an interview about how his aim was always to play in the EPL and how he still hopes to get into the England set up, I can't see there being any truth in it. The last I heard was Notts Forest were interested and Bolton if they can find the money somewhere.}
17 Aug 2015 13:21:37
I really hope that rumour is a lot of rubbish he can't get a game for Norwich even last year can't believe he is the same player we had and we can't afford to wait until he is back to full fitness and sharpness back
17 Aug 2015 13:29:53
The guy was good for us. Did chip in with some important goals. It can hardly be a step forward though can it?
17 Aug 2015 15:49:56
The amount of chances we squander is scary. A lethal finisher is what's missing. I'm a big fan of Griffiths but how many goals would Hooper have scored in the last 2 games if he'd had the amount of chances Griffiths got? If we can take him on loan with an option to buy it would be a great piece of business, as if he can't shift the weight/get back to his best then we get shot of him after a year.
17 Aug 2015 16:25:07
I think one of our problems is that there's no proper poacher. The amount of times I'm screaming for a man to get across the front post to meet a cut back! Griffiths does a lot of good work but so many times the main striker isn't in the box or midfielders won't go beyond like lampard did so well at Chelsea. I hoped scepovic would be that type, but I don't think even he knows what type of player he is. If anything we need someone lazy, but then as a lone striker that doesn't work and deila doesn't like lazy players!
17 Aug 2015 17:38:32
1st post,
Im not 1 for players returning after the leave thinking the grass is going to be greener but hey, we all make mistakes in life!
I think on this occasion we should do everything in our power to get HOOPER 88 back in a hoops top.
He was great for us and we were great for him, he got us a lot of important goals when it mattered at home and in europe, even away from home in europe and scored a few against the mob who died a few years ago.
It might even get the best out of Stokesy again if he is still will us as the had a great partnership 1st time around.
Come home Hoops, you know it makes sense!
17 Aug 2015 17:39:18
LM67, NT87.
That is our biggest problem. Lost count of the amount of games we've not put them away. Fact of the matter is we haven't even had an SPL/SPFL top scorer since McDonald. 'Nuff Said. Just not good enough for Celtic. I hate being so negative, really I do. But can't help it. When you're trying for CL and you've got the option of Griffiths and Ciftci up front.
17 Aug 2015 17:48:23
NT 87 you are correct we don't take our chances and we let too many in at the back. That is a recipie for disaster. I really think we are up against it on Wednesday and I think it will be 0-2. Malmo smashed Saltzberg 3-0 and they are a decent side so looking at how we have played at the back over the last 2 games ( shipped 4 goals) I am nervous about Wednesday. I know we have scored 6 and that should give us confidence but Malmo are a different clas to killie who are poor and Inverness who are a new team this season. I admit that when Brown and co came off we were poor so maybe it will be better on Tuesday as the Killie game was not a full strength side and until the changes on Sat we were home and hosed butbI don't think we can afford to ship any goals on Wed. I would bite your hand off for 1-0.
17 Aug 2015 18:54:18
I agree the guy WAS GOOD FOR US but that was then this in now and yes WE DO NEED A CF (as soon as) but for me he is far from the solution
17 Aug 2015 21:37:30
The story I saw was that this would be a *loan* deal. For me, that's just kicking the fans in the tadger.
17 Aug 2015 23:12:24
I liked Hooper, but would rather just have someone who came alive in the box and would score crap goals in the 6 yard box. In a 4-2-3-1 that is what you need as you should have 3 players providing chances in behind or from crosses. The worrying thing is that the type of player I am talking about wouldn't get near Ronnys team. Ciftci seems to like doing work in the channels rather than a target man. He was the same at Dundee. Griffiths I think is more effective up top at the moment.
It sounds like I'd like us to sign Mark Yardley eh.