22 Apr 2013 21:09:14
I know Hooper & Wanyama are probably offski in the summer, however out of the two I would probably say we've got a better chance of keeping hold of Hooper. If we did sign him up for another couple of years I would take my hat of to the Celtic board as I think that would be better than any signing we would make in the transfer window. Hooper's goals for Celtic over the last 3 years have been so important to our success. My fear is if he does go the chances are we won't sign anyone who can fill his boots. I would hate to see us signing another Venagoor of Hesselink or Fourtune. Fair enough Hooper has not been at his best over the last few months, let's tally up his goals at the end of the season, as that's what he gets paid for. Neil Lennon knows how important Gary Hooper is to Celtic and I agree with the manager 100% always have done.

1.) 22 Apr 2013
Big Jan was class!

2.) 22 Apr 2013
Hesselink was a good player he scored some very important goals and he always seemed to do something in the big games. he ain't no larsson but he was not a flop

3.) 22 Apr 2013
Hooper hasn't been at his best, that is true. But he is still twice the player Stokes is.

Joeshmo1888

4.) 22 Apr 2013
Hooper WILL go and JONNY RUSSELL is yer man! SIMPLES! Everyone's a winner!

5.) 22 Apr 2013
I hope hooper stays as he garuntees us goals but if he does go i'd like to see us move for Adam la fondre or Kevin Doyle

Bman

6.) 22 Apr 2013
JVH did not score enough goals for me, the point I was making is that we've not had an all round striker like Hooper for a long time. Ian L

7.) 23 Apr 2013
I like johnny russell. But to say he's the man to replace hooper is utter nonsense, itd be a step back,. ,. kbarry

8.) 23 Apr 2013
Hooper is certain to go with his contract up next year, Wanyama I think will stay for 1 more season. I can see us moving for a striker not many of us will have heard of to replace Hooper.

Garry

9.) 23 Apr 2013
With all due respect - how the F**£ can you possibly compare Big Jan and Hooper?!
JVH was a target man. He was a F*^£ing good one at that! He played alongside McDonald - who is a more similar type to Hooper - so you could possibly draw comparison there.
For some reason (Motherwell 2 goals?) McDonald seems to divide opinion - I loved the 2 of them as a partnership and thought we did miss wee Skippy when he left - great wee player and signing IMO.
Anyway I digress, back to Hooper. If you asked me at the start of the season I would have hated to see Hooper go. There are a lot of factors to take into consideration but honestly, I don't think now, that he would be that big a loss.
He is a good player and will perhaps go onto good things.
But, if he cannot commit to the club by saying 'I'm staying and signing' - then cheerio. Been down this road before with better players than Hooper.
And anyway - a new centre-forward brings a new dynamic to the team and more interest for the fans.
But if he says he wants to stay then fine. Its actually not that big a deal for me - its if our midfield losses a few and also wee Mathews - for me he would be a huge loss. He really is turning into a great player - all the focus is on the bigger 'names' leaving.

10.) 23 Apr 2013
I have heard a rumour that Vic is going to stay for another year unless silly money in excess of 17mil is offered. I have also heard Hooper is going to sign an extention to his contract. But the player we will lose is Sammi

11.) 23 Apr 2013
I have also heard big vic wants to stay another season and will sign an improved contract to get us the big transfer fee after next season. I just hope that turns out to be the case. maccabhoy

12.) 23 Apr 2013
Kbt - how can you compare Jvh and Hooper. I'll try and break it down for you my man. They are both strikers, both paid to score goals at the end of the day. Jvh didn't score enough goals for me for 3.8m we paid for him, John Hartson was a target man as was Chris Surton, big Hesselink couldn't lace any of their boots. Gary Hooper is more than just a poacher he is an all round striker, in the next few years in my opinion we will be calling little scat mcdanild from Australia a poor mans Gary Hooper. Ian L