23 May 2013 13:29:40
Kevin Doyle will shortly become a Celtic player. Fact! The deal is as good as done.

1.) 23 May 2013
God help us if its true! he's past his best and his best wasn't good enough! Doesn't really fit our transfer strategy for the last few seasons not young and has no sell on value!

2.) 23 May 2013
Trust me, it is 100% true. Celtic tried to sign Doyle during January window but his club wouldn't let him go. Now he can go, Celtic have stepped back in. Probably use him as a Paddy McCourt type cover player.

3.) 23 May 2013
I imagine Doyle was approached for a loan during the Janaury window purely to act as cover. Now that we have time to think about things and clubs aren't asking crazy money for players anymore I think we'll be looking for someone younger.

FuriousD

4.) 23 May 2013
If it's true? It doesn't fill me with confidence or faith in the managers ambition. The guy is average and has a poor scoring record. He is no better than we have at the club.
He may score in the poor SPL but surely we have higher ambitions for players of real European quality after the last campaign earned so much cash and respect.

Jungle Jim

5.) 23 May 2013
Mccourt, murphy, o'dea, (and arguably when he was with us - Niall Mcginn). A long line of irish dross. Add kevin doyle to that line. why this obsession with mediocre, underperforming irish players?

6.) 23 May 2013
Lenny is a big fan of Doyle's and the player has made it quite clear to the Celtic manager that if he is ready and willing to join the club.

7.) 23 May 2013
Disagree with a lot of this, Doyle will be a great foil for a pacy forward e, g Russell! We need a target man, he's plenty in prem league, euro championship and World Cup. He's affordable and add experience that we need.

8.) 24 May 2013
I think if he signs he will surprise quite a few people. Every manager he has played under raves about him. Absolutely works his socks off for the team, certainly not slow, he's great in the air and is brave and willing to rough up defenders which we are definitely lacking.

The main observation is for the last 2-3 seasons he hasn't scored enough goals. But he has scored 125 career goals. So the fact is he CAN score goals. Maybe if he gets off the mark early and with the confidence that brings could go on to be a big hit.

Free transfer. Give the lad no more than a 2 year deal and its no risk for Celtic. We are financially sound and to be fair this signing albeit about as exciting as a scottish 2nd division fixture list makes a lot of sense.

9.) 24 May 2013
His average is 11 a season, he has never broke 20 goal barrier in his carreer, he hasn't broke 10 goal barrier in last 4 seasons, he would be 30 when we get him, the fact that he runs about all day doesn't make him a good player, his average assists since 2005 is 5 a season , I for one hope we don't sign him as I think watt is better than him, what we need are players coming in who are better than we already have and not because they are free cheap or loans and will be "squad players",,, deep river bhoy

10.) 24 May 2013
I think the guy will be a decent enough addition to the squad, put it this way, if JP & NL back him, then I back them!! a lot of people made the same comments about Kris Commons, enough said!

11.) 24 May 2013
24 May 2013 15:07:17
put this rumour into perspective-if we are 1-0 down with ten minutes left or we are out whatever competition. i'd take Doyle anyday over a few who have wore the jersey, to come on and put a shift in. yes he's not in his prime but our league ain't la liga ffs he would do us a turn, he's been all over the place with the republic so Europe shouldn't faze him. if we get him and on a wage that suits us then I for one would be happy.

12.) 24 May 2013
Fao enough said, murphy, bangura, blackman, ibrahim etc ,, deep river bhoy

13.) 25 May 2013
DRB. u name any manager that hasn't had signings that didn't work out? The main thing with jp & nl is over the piece they are far more successful than not. let's put it this way since selling mcgeady and working with the funds they had, I can't think of any other team that have made as much quality signings and still had change left. They couldn't have done much better shopping at tescos, morrisons or asda lol. In jp &nl I trust. Comon the hoops, hope all u bhoys & ghirls njoy tomorrow

14.) 25 May 2013
The difference this coming season there is money available whether the board sanction it or not is another story, why bring in doyle on a wage which will be substantial and be looked on as a squad player or someone to bring on for 10 minutes? as I said I think watt is better than him and I would like our next striker or strikers to be better than we have now or do we keep looking for free, cheap or loan mediocrity like lassad, miku, khedouri fedor kamenar etc who all take wages for no or very little return if you are happy with these types fair enough but I think we deserve better,,, deep river bhoy

15.) 25 May 2013
Kevin Doyle is a fabulous player who would set the SPL on fire - he's just not been used right at Wolves. trust me. he'd be a magnificent signing. 20 goals a season minimum

16.) 25 May 2013
Red, he's never scored 20 goals a season in his career,, deep river bhoy