Celtic Banter Archive August 12 2015

 

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12 Aug 2015 23:50:10
And yet there will be some people who think PL and JP are doing a wonderful job

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13 Aug 2015 09:54:13
Yip, still do :)

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13 Aug 2015 12:21:07
The daily post from DN30 moaning about PL! Did he have a bad game last night?

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13 Aug 2015 14:55:43
No but he is responsible for overall running of club and the persistent sanctioning of signing inadequate strikers sourced by JP.

Are you PL in disguise? Cause only an absolute fool would think last nights result was a good result!

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13 Aug 2015 15:17:51
At what point did anyone say last night was a good result?

And just to point out the overall RUNNING of the club is outstanding.

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13 Aug 2015 15:25:39
DN how come its JP or PL fault when we get a bad result. I would a thought it was the managers. let's wait and see how the CL goes because that is RDs acid test. He has had own way this year regarding no travelling and getting his signings in early. A comfort a certain Mr Lennon wasn't afforded but got us there none the less. So if RD doesn't get us there he has no excuses because nobody can argue that this is def RDs team.

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13 Aug 2015 22:25:57
Well said Rayman , jumping to conclusions after a poor draw in the SPL doesn't necessary mean a poor season or not getting into the Champions League .
I think the team and club are on a better road now but Champions league qualification is the Most important task in July and August , so far we have handled the task well.

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12 Aug 2015 22:50:52
I would like to ask a question to Norweiganred if I could? Celtic have recently been linked to Kristoffer Ajer who I know you rate a lot and is classed as one of the best young talents in Norway but I was wondering how young Iver Fossum is rated in Norway? since we got Ronny I have been watching Stomgodset to see if there would be anyone in that team that Ronny might go back for at the age of 18 Fossum has really stood out to me looks a great talent! How does he compare to Ajer? Is he rated in Norway?

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13 Aug 2015 14:05:40
Iver Fossum is highly rated in norwegian football, one of the best talent but has been in Ødegaards shadows, even when Deila said he was one of the reasons why Strømsgodset did so well in Deila's last season.
Ajer is a deffencive midfield playmaker, and Iver Fossum is more of an attacking midfielder, but also works back alot.
I would say Fossum is more alike Johansen, appose to Ajer being more a Nir Biton kind of player but very vocal and a captain type.
So can't really compare the two, but I guess Iver Fossum and Ajer would fit Celtic and the SPL a lot better than Ødegaard. Good tecknical abillities, good defencive work rate and pretty strong compared to Ødegaard.
But them being 17 and 18 years old, they still have a long way to go.

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13 Aug 2015 16:05:00
Thanks Norweiganred I appreciate you getting back to me!

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12 Aug 2015 22:41:26
I think it's time people stop moaning about izzy , effy , Forrest etc and start looking at the man who picks them yes Ronny. We're a month into the season and we've already starting to rest players on a regular basis which is why we look so disjointed at times. We all know roughly what our best team is and that when we move more than 2/3 players away from that we struggle. We don't have good players anymore that is why we are so wasteful and casual so we must pick our strongest team regularly as our backups aren't good enough.

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12 Aug 2015 23:12:50
Jim I think when brown and Armstrong are injured and his first choice striker ciftci is banned what can rd do. Lustig is lucky to play 2 games a month never mind a week. So only boyata was rested tonight. I would give Forrest a permanent rest as the boy is a waste of space. But I will continue to say it we are being sold short by the club. A quality striker and we win that game tonight no problem. When are the club going to invest In a quality striker.

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12 Aug 2015 23:32:52
The reason we don't have out strongest team out is injuries and Malmo. Having said that we have enough decent players to beat Killie. Who from that Kilmsrnock side would Celtic want to sign? Who from Kilnarnock would even get into a Celtic side? Now onto Celtic. We waste lots of chances. VVD worth £20 million. Don't make me laugh. Yes if we put our best side out we would have won but here is the mark of a manager. He needs to get us winning when he does not have his first pick on the field. When he has the second choice line up it always goes wrong. The first choice struggle to play the RD way so what chance has the second string got? I have said it from day one. The RD system does not work with the personell we have at Celtic Park. RD only knows how to plays one way. The good teams know how we play. Malmo will take us apart.

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13 Aug 2015 00:20:02
We should have won that game easily. It's not RD's fault that Izzy is a terrible defender who got turned inside out and gave away a penalty. Also, Griffiths could/should have had a hatter.

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13 Aug 2015 06:59:00
Kev it is ronnys fault he picks izzy regularly. People spoke highly of Ronny giving youth a chance yet as soon as izzy is back from suspension young Tierney is nowhere to be seen. I'm sure most people would agree izzy is not a good defender and would prefer Charlie at lb over izzy which happened in Iceland and don't give me this he's just back from injury if he fit for the bench he's fit enough to play lb it's not the most demanding position for effort.

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13 Aug 2015 07:11:06
How's it not RD fault kev? He picks him!! A blind man can see him and ambrose are total liability! A LB was a priority this season and we're now into the 2nd week of August and still no sign of one! As for ambrose! The guy isn't fit to wear any football top never mind the hoops!! This has been over 2 years of shockin performances and he's still here! And the fact we havnt went and bought a striker of a good standard is a disgrace! And don't even say we've bought ciftci! The guys average at best! Like I said Kilmarnock Couldn't buy a goal or a point! Not good enough for me! And if they can score 2 against us then so can Malmo!

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13 Aug 2015 07:52:23
Jim, RD is actively looking for a new LB. We've bid for the German guy and I'm sure if we don't get him we'll get somebody else. Until a deal is completed for a new player, RD has to work with what he's got and that team last night should have won by 2 or 3. I take your point though.

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13 Aug 2015 08:29:06
I'm critical of what Forrest offers to the team but he had a really good game and we weren't the same team when he came off. Izzy can't pass to save his life and tries crossing from the most bizzare areas into Griffiths who is marked by 3 defenders even then the cross doesn't clear the first defender.

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12 Aug 2015 22:40:41
An I only one who doesn't see the hype with GMS? In my opinion he is weak and offers next to nothing most of the game. Everyone is quick to slate Forrest but he has more ability in his wee toe than GMS and can change a game at any level when on song. I admit not often enough buy get him fit and confident and he is a must starter. Rogic too slow and can't be played in Europe and Johansen in holding midfield role is a non starter. Efe and Izzy well where do I start? I said throughout the entire game we were going to lose points if we didn't sharpen up and stop the sloppy passing and Izzy never fails to deliver. We need Brown in that midfield every time away from home. Please buy a striker of note that can put the ball away when he gets one chance otherwise I fear we will lose to Malmo

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12 Aug 2015 23:06:33
I agree mate GMS doesn't have it for me, players like that are always going to be inconsistent at our level but ever since pre-season games he's played poorly imo from when the real football has begun. I would play Commons or Forrest over him and I don't really rate Forrest that highly, although he played well against Killie tonight. Still it looks as though Forrest and Commons would be better options over GMS against Malmo so hopefully Ronny is thinking that way as well. Have to remember right enough he only cost us £250K, he'll produce from time to time domestically but not in Europe for me too much of a rise in level.

Not going to judge Rogic yet although should have scored the chance that came to him from the set piece, Efe was at fault for the first goal tonight but generally he can be relied on domestically and he isn't negative when he gets the ball he's always looking for the forward pass, Izzy blew hot and cold, clumsy challenge although soft penalty he gave the ref the option.

We need a LB, that's obvious even to challenge Izzy properly and of course a striker. None of these will happen though unless we progress against Malmo which will be tough.

With Lustig and Boyata back I'm sure our defence will look a lot more solid.

On a side note Johansen needs to get his act together, his performances at times smack of complacency with him knowing he'll played every week regardless of form as he's became Ronny's Mr Undroppable, he's taken over from Mulgrew in that sense with what he was under Lenny, every manager seems to have a player lie that in the team it does my head in that. He needs dropped from time to time to give him a boot up the arse. Janko didn't stand out for me either was okay but Lustig is definitely first choice RB.

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12 Aug 2015 23:08:30
marty

I think GMS has been incredibly poor this season and does not merit a starting place …honeymoon over for him…

forrest made GMS look like an amateur …

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12 Aug 2015 23:11:31
i thought that there was lots to like about the performance

didn't think it was a penalty mind you

thought we were a little hesitant and wasteful

when we broke 3 v 2 or 4 v 3 etc we were hopeless and making it advantageous

we were dreadful defending set pieces and Killie could/should have scored with 2 headers

a sense of perspective here, CFC dominated but we could have conceded 5 …we lost 2 and they issued 3 glaring opportunities

next major point

There is this theory that if you dominate possession then you are on to something NOT TRUE…possession is useful when you create chances and take them …and where you give up little possession you need to defend when you have to (albeit only every so often)

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12 Aug 2015 23:58:03
Completely agree Celtic Forever my old man has taken a disliking for Johanson as of last season where I thought he was being a bit harsh. I've watched him closer this season and am really getting extremely frustrated by the way he swaggers about, constantly loses possession and as mentioned previously starts moaning at team mates! His job is to create opportunities and although there is no st there to take them most of the time he misplaces a ridi

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13 Aug 2015 00:05:20
ous amount of passes for a CAM. I thought he was decent last season, but certainly not POTY (was at least 3 infront of him) I don't think Armstrong has preformed yet the way he can and am really wanting him played through the middle for a few games in a row with Brown and Biton behind him. The issue is we generally don't have a winger! Left or right (as GMS can play both) there is nothing there! I think the chat with GMS is a bit harsh. He was looking great end of last season into pre season, but has been God awful last 4 games, which is worrying, but there is talent there

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13 Aug 2015 08:31:50
Agree with Johansen, Apart from the odd goal this season he has been shocking compared to last season and his petulant off the ball tactics are annoying and will cost him a red with Euro referees if he doesn't reign it in!

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12 Aug 2015 22:32:13
A bit of perspective please. We created enough chances to win 4 or 5 games but didn't take enough of them. I'd be a lot more worried if we only created 2 or 3. Our back 4 was made up of at least 2 players who won't start against Malmo. A lot of fringe players got game time tonight and some did pretty well (Forrest and Rogic mainly). We are like this every August so just accept it. Disappointed to drop 2 points but the Champions League is the priority and we tonight was just another step in our preparation for it

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12 Aug 2015 23:14:24
LM67 …i thought it was a dynamic performance (in part) and good to watch but you omitted to mention that Killie could have scored 5 ….which isn't terribly common …keep in mind they got put to sleep by Dundee 4-0

Celtic are wasteful
Celtic are not incisive
We were very soft in defence tonight

Its okay having overlapping full backs but Killie didn't have to do too much to make and leave their mark

never a penalty but CFC need to pause for thought and reflect on tonights events ….some minor tweaks perhaps but they are struggling for that 2nd quick goal and seem to fall out of games for 20 to 30 minutes

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12 Aug 2015 22:07:23
Champions League - we're having a laugh, with Izzaguire and Ambrose in the team and the amount of chances we squander time and time again! I was worried about shuffling the pack yet again, but I actually thought we were playing our best stuff of the season in the first 20 mins and expected a cricket score after such a start.
Then we missed chance after chance and that is a recurring problem in this team with not enough composure and then came the defensive flaws .

The missed chances and some lenient refereeing gave them a sniff and the 'Efe and Izzy Show' did the rest, as they levelled the game.
I think we have too many sand-dancing midfield players and not enough directness with an eye for goal and it was very apparent.

The game might have been salvaged with a wonder goal by Bitton, but failure to kill them off and the penalty conceded by Izzaguire was almost predictable and the ref was only too delighted to oblige.

On the bright side Rogic was very good - and that's as bright as I can get after that fiasco.

Sometimes we set ourselves up for a fall and it was predictable in a week where Collins has noised up every opponent in the SPFL and we are rotating the team with the CL in mind and we come a cropper.
Or maybe we were just trying to fool the Malmo coach into thinking we are on a par with Kilmarnock?

Seriously though, we have been streets ahead of the opposition in our opening three games as far as possession goes, but we really do need a poacher to put away the numerous chances we create and a real left back would be nice too.
I also hope the injuries picked up tonight were not too serious?

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12 Aug 2015 22:40:14
The team selection was shades of Inverness early last season although we should have won by a mile. The same two defenders cost us again. Taking Johanson out of his forward role makes us weaker. Thought LG was a bit unfortunate but should have had a hat trick.

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12 Aug 2015 22:42:35
I've said it time and time again we are not good enough to rest our best players and expect to win. Strange team selections all the way down to Stokes being named on the bench. What about giving a youngster the experience if it is true that Stokes has no future at the club.
Lets get it sorted for the rest of the season. Give the other teams a bit of respect and play our strongest team to ensure 3 points each time.
Last point - we urgently need a quality centre forward. Cifti and Griffiths are not the answer in Europe or domestically. 😈

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12 Aug 2015 23:13:08
Bit harsh on izzy & ambrose, thought izzy had an ok game until the penalty, and ambrose has not had a lot of game time, my only complaint about rogic is he can't turn and only passes the ball the way he is facing.
The comments Collins made, were always going to come back & haunt us.
Thought the pitch was a bit sticky, but killie had to deal with it too, and fitness levels didn't look great either.

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12 Aug 2015 23:18:40
JungleJim

LG wasn't exactly exceptional, but when you say we need a "poacher" he didn't miss any chances that were poachers chances. He had a couple of fluffed attempts but he also got his shots away when the chances were difficult

one of the issues for LG is supply; the crosses are unpredictable …we don't know when Izzy is going to land one on his head or hit it over the stand or screw it wide and others are culpable too…

the issue isn't up top. it is the FRONT FOUR …they don't take advantage of the spaces and the link-up is a little too shabby …

re earlier point by poster…GMS is really blowing very very cold right now

delighted for forrest…deserved something from this evening's match and never thought I would stay that

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13 Aug 2015 17:44:56
Paradisewon I agree with you , However that means that even if we sign a good striker we won't really have solved any problems . We won't be able to get a whole new front four before the end of this window , and even if we did we couldn't get them to blend in with existing players and together to make an improvement for the Champions League if we qualify .

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12 Aug 2015 21:53:16
Well the same old pish again! Ambrose in a Celtic to trying his best to pretend he's an actual football player! Izzy caught out once again! And we expect to go to Malmo with confidence! Before tonite Kilmarnock pumped in both games! Tonite against us there 1st goals and point! How anyone can come on here and be confident about CL qualification is beyond me!

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12 Aug 2015 22:08:55
I admit we were rubbish tonight , but I can remember someone posting how bad we were in the game before our last round in Europe . I think it's very foolish to compare SPL performances and what we can expect in Europe . It's far too simplistic to put the blame of dropped points down to Izzy and Ambrose , others could look at themselves and ask did they do enough . I can remember our three centre midfielders attacking , but didn't see them defending . Even Charlie Mulgrew was caught off side three yards from their goal . Surely he should have been a defensive midfielder trying to protect our back four .
Delighted with James Forrest performance tonight, he really looked as if he wanted to make a difference and he did use the ball well too.

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12 Aug 2015 23:17:50
Delighted with Forrest. Really. I must have watched a different game. The boys hasn't got a clue how to distribute a ball. His end ball wether it's a pass or cross seems to always be the wrong decision. That's if he doesn't just run into someone first. The boy isn't good enough and it's time to move him along enough is enough.

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12 Aug 2015 23:21:53
DH88…I thought VVD was a shambles this evening

I thought our defending at set pieces was a shambles this evening

I think our dead ball delivery (since Quardabag at home) has been a shambles, oddly after we talked up our prowess at delivery and ability to use height / strength to our advantage

it is not the worst performance I have seen from CFC going forward…we were (if anything) a little cavalier …we didn't do the simple things well and we paid the price

being tripped up domestically is no bad thing …it is a short, sharp reminder that we need to SCORE MORE and concede less …

wins are earned

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13 Aug 2015 17:39:11
Garybhoy
What game were you watching . It cannot have been last night's game against Killie as Forrest was our best player for the hour he played . It's a pity you missed it.

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12 Aug 2015 21:50:10
We're unbelievably wasteful up front and are crying out for a striker! It's getting to the point it's criminal.

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12 Aug 2015 21:59:07
Not even a striker on the bench. Too many players out or rested again. Shades of Inverness early last season. Effie should never pull the jersey on again.

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12 Aug 2015 22:14:02
Oh Mrs E we were desperate bad tonight , as he have been for a long time . However many experts say that it is a lot worse when the team is not creating chances . Griffith looks a clinical goal scorer one minute and then he becomes as shoddy and careless as the next one . So many players had half chances and better that but managed to do anything but score .

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12 Aug 2015 22:42:29
25 shots on goal and we drop points - someone should be jailed for that.

This is where Ronny's system is seriously flawed! A guy in my work pointed out on Monday that our midfield look 'bored'

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12 Aug 2015 22:42:51
There was a striker on the bench!!

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12 Aug 2015 22:52:59
Calm down my fellow tims, tonight's team has shown that the fringe players are not up to it. In my opinion we had 5 first team players out tonight, on the plus side Forrest looked good. Here is our best 11.

Gordon
Mulgrew - LB
VVD - CH
Boyata - CH
Lustig - RB
Brown
Bitton
Johanson
Forrest
Armstrong
LG

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12 Aug 2015 23:37:16
Currently I agree this is our best 11 STB

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13 Aug 2015 17:35:07
Mrs E , do you think that guy at work knows more than us .
I am sure if Deila thought they looked bored , he would allow them to look bored on the bench or in the stands.

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12 Aug 2015 21:40:31
I was one of the few confident about Malmo but after watching the last 2 games I don't think we stand a chance. Absolute embarrassment tonight. Too many passengers and not enough creativity. Special thanks to that idiot John Collins for giving Killie all the incentive they needed.

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12 Aug 2015 21:42:39
Yeah its John Collins' fault we defended terribly and didn't take our chances!

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12 Aug 2015 21:51:48
Same two defenders making mistakes again. Big Effie sleeping first half and then Izzy doing the same second half. How Effie is still getting near the team is beyond me and our new centre half only been at the club a few months and is getting rested!!

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12 Aug 2015 22:18:15
If it was up to a small section of our fans , both those at the game and those on forums , Efe would never have been picked after the Juventus game . He wasn't the only centre half to blame for the first goal. Virgil was wandering about in no man's land , instead of being in a position to cut the cross out .

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12 Aug 2015 22:27:56
Henrik

Well the boost in confidence JC telling our team we are superior to everyone else didn't work on tonight's evidence.

Bailly should be given a chance in goal as Gordon made a woeful attempt to save both goals. Izzy poor again and at fault for both goals with not closing down the cross for the first and getting the wrong side of his man again for the penalty. I won't comment on Ambrose.

Forrest had one good run against the right back and then thought he could beat him the whole game, never got past him once after that. Johansen very quiet and Griffiths certainly isn't the answer as he can't play the lone striker role (I said the same thing last season).

Pass marks for Janko who got forward well, Bitton and Rogic.

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12 Aug 2015 23:24:20
you must have got forrest mixed up ….stand out MOTM performance for me.

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13 Aug 2015 17:23:25
Niallh , your transmission must have broke down after about 20 mins as Forrest was racing past whoever was in front of him all the time he was on .
Virgil was very poor last night , he never got near Izzy when Izzy was under pressure.
If any attacker gets one on one against a defender he wil normally get past sometimes and that is when your centre back needs to be in position to block/stop the cross . We didn't have defensive midfielders either to fill back in .

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13 Aug 2015 17:32:27
Niallh do you honesty think what Collins said had any effect on how our players played or how our team played .
What he said was the truth and has been said hundreds of times by managers and assistant managers everywhere . The Scottish Media , of course tried to use it to cause a backlash against Celtic.
I would hope that Celtic fans don't also use it to create division amongst us .

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12 Aug 2015 21:39:27
Maybe it's just me but I can't believe that penalty was given.

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12 Aug 2015 22:00:45
Agree it was soft but you touch someone in the box there's always the chance of a pen.

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13 Aug 2015 17:26:47
The referee was very bad throughout , about half of the Killie team should have been on yellow cards which may have stopped them continuously fouling . I have rarely seen a referee awarding a penalty so quickly . He was pointing to the spot before the Killie player went down .

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12 Aug 2015 21:34:51
The Malmö manager will be going home a happy man tonight after watching this.killy.

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12 Aug 2015 21:51:55
Happiest guy in the ground bar Razor McCulloch.

Play 3 on the right wing and don't worry about giving us half chances.

Few absentees but big improvement needed.

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12 Aug 2015 22:21:55
If the Malmo manager thinks he has learned much tonight , I would be delighted as we have proved so often that on a European night especially in Celtic Park there is no comparison between that and playing a routine SPL match on a treacherous non watered artificial pitch.

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12 Aug 2015 23:24:57
old bhoy poor results are NEVER good for confidence….

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13 Aug 2015 17:16:52
Paradisewon. What I meant was that I personally would be happy if the Malmo coach thought , that Celtic will play next Wednesday as they played last night .

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12 Aug 2015 20:36:50
Not clinical enough and Ambrose can't defend. You could put a synopsis of a Celtic game on each side of a coin at times really.

Can see Tommy Rogic getting a winner tonight. We need to start making the most of '3 on 2' situations and putting shots in the back of the net.

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12 Aug 2015 20:47:11
Every time Efe plays he is at fault for goals , he ain't no defender.

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12 Aug 2015 20:51:32
Agree 100% JimTim on the lack of finishing although their keeper has stopped at least four certs
On Ambrose. the ball into the striker should have been stopped by either Izzy or VVD. both out of position.
Forest playing well and being aggressive but as usual his final ball is lacking.

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12 Aug 2015 21:07:25
I was about to whinge about the way in which a few were going for the hollywood shot or bollywood turn rather than the simple ball. But then Bitton steps up.

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12 Aug 2015 21:44:11
NOT a penalty IMO although again, poor judgement on Izzys part to cause the ref to make a decision.
2 points dropped when it should have been 4-0 at half time.
Couple of worries to go along with it regarding Malmo next week. Commons, Bitton both limping

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12 Aug 2015 21:50:14
Izzy got kippered. It was a very soft penalty though.

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12 Aug 2015 22:12:20
Izzy gets kippered too often these days JT. His passing tonight was woeful.

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12 Aug 2015 22:24:45
The referee giving the penalty was always on the cards . Throughout the match different players were taken out deliberately whenever we looked dangerous .

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12 Aug 2015 18:41:45
I was reading an article today about Gary hooper as he is nearly on 200 goals from non league to champions league. He spoke really well regarding us , it seemed it was his best time at a club. I found it refreshing that an ex player wasn't telling everyone how poor the league is ( even though it is ) , instead just praised us and said we would flourish in the prem league. Hail hail hoops

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12 Aug 2015 19:32:08
Sometimes the grass isn't always greener. I think Hooper was only following a natural aspiration for any English player to play in EPL, but think he now regrets not playing in CL/Europa and winning trophies each season. To be honest the only realistic chance of him winning a trophy would be if Norwich were to be relegated and win championship following season. Or joining a championship team that wins league

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12 Aug 2015 14:04:11
Afternoon ED it's looking increasingly like even with C/L football VVD will be off. Now I see some of the figures quoted about for him but am I being naive to think the best we can hope for is around 10million max and maybe a sell on clause. We all no he's talented but nobody will spend 15-20million on him as he's untried in the premier league. Do you have any idea what sort of cash celtic will be looking for.

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{Ed007's Note - A minimum of £10 million.}

12 Aug 2015 14:29:13
Cheers ED

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12 Aug 2015 12:59:40
The odds on Joey Barton joining Celtic dropped from 16/1 to 2/1 in the last 24 hrs,Twitter freaks saying that we are going in for Allen in the coming days,Jon Walters on his way? What is the world coming to?

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12 Aug 2015 16:42:11
Seen the Barton odds think that's more to do with what he said last week about how he would love to sign for us he wouldn't fit into the Ronnie signing policy for a start let alone all the baggage he brings.doubt Allan will be coming unless there's players going having rogic is like a new signing for midfield and henderson is better than Allan imo.Walters doubt it bud

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12 Aug 2015 17:13:55
What is the world coming to? I just looked at ssn and Dwight Gayle is going to Bristol City for 8million!! I know this ain't related to your post but transfers have gone mental!

As for your post I hope the bookies have got that wrong, Barton is a decent player but is a total armpit who would lose Celtic as a club some respect. Allen as in Joe Allen? He's one of the least interesting players ever, Jon Walters is linked every season because he is Irish haha

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12 Aug 2015 18:31:51
Rumours are often started by people with a funny sense of mischief .
They only cause harm when people belief or repeat them.

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12 Aug 2015 20:39:40
Joey Barton is a average player at best! And a baw bag of a guy! Hate to see him in the hoops! Never happnin anyway so don't need to worry! As for dwight gale to Bristol City for 8 million! So frustrating as Celtic fan to see clubs like that spending that money! A team who were in league 1 last season! Pissed off is an understatement!

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13 Aug 2015 20:38:52
Thank God there are sensible people about, I only stuck this post up because these were the most commonplace info from sensible people,I would not like to see any of tenses coming in, but not it looks like we will sign "the West of Scotland" BOY and that Jon Walters is on his way for a medical tomorrow, I hope Barton drops off the training geordieland and goes missing. I do not get why 3 people would disagree with the original post.I think sometimes we have some strange people on here,If you disagree then please post and say why

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12 Aug 2015 10:47:50
Every year we have the same gripes about how our board handle things, every year we get more peed off with the mentality. Again, we are in the chicken v egg CL situation. Can't buy quality until we qualify for the CL and we can't qualify for the CL because we have no quality. Things don't change. We are still a large fish in a small footballing pond. We still have to live within budgets directly affiliated with our income. Revenues are still down because of the antics of a certain other club not a million miles away. I'm not one for championing that mob one bit and I never, ever thought I would say this as my previous posts have proven but even I as a realist have to come to terms with the fact that mob has to come back up soon, as much as it disgusts me, for the sake of the finances it has to happen.
There will be no marquee signing again this year, the best (or worse) we can hope for is another panic buy to appease the fans.
I'm getting a bit fed up with it all now.

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12 Aug 2015 12:15:11
Rab, if we can't beat Malmo with the squad we have we don't deserve a Marqee signing. With the squad we have now we should be qualifying for the CL every season. Last season RD was just in and there were too many changes too soon. With RD at the helm I have every confidence we would be able to qualify thru the Champions route every season. As for the other lot, if they come back they come back, personnaly I do not have an opinion. Hail Hail

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12 Aug 2015 12:45:13
They can't come back as they went into liquidation and died, however their clone club will probably get promoted within the next two seasons, assuming their identity and then everybody will be happy - well nearly everybody. I fully understand the implications (financial and otherwise) of their demise, but I cannot accept the 'return of the same club' lie that has been pummelled into all and sundry until we all accept it.
I resent them and the lie that surrounds them and I do not miss their sectarian bigot support one iota.
Mr Lawell maintained we were self sufficient and now has to back up his statement or move over and make way for someone who can get the most out of the best resources in Scotland and world-wide brand that is Celtic Football Club.
Our scouting system seems to have stalled in recent seasons as there is talent in smaller European, African and Asian leagues and we need to get in amongst them, plus our youth system could be improved too; so we have it in our own hands to improve things from within and take it from there.
The new manager has had a full season to assess things and is well aware of the expectations and repercussions if any?

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12 Aug 2015 13:11:15
I know that and you know that Jim, they are not and never will be Rangers as they were liquidated. I also don't miss the sectarian shoite that goes with the games but the fact is their 'followers' believe their own hype and believe they are the same club and as long as the MSM churn out their BS, they always will. At least most other footie followers not associated with them will always see them as a new club I couldn't have cared less if they went out of existence all together but while the shame are still here in whichever guise they come in, we might as well milk the cow for all we can because Sly love it.

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12 Aug 2015 18:38:20
We certainly don't want to sign "marquee" players who want to come to Celtic and wander around SPL pitches with no desire to prove themselves at the top table the Champions League . I would rather our possible star performance would insist that Champions League football was assured before he would sign for us ., only ambitious players are any good for Celtic .

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12 Aug 2015 08:46:36
So this Mystery Striker.
I'm not saying it's going to be him but what about Michu from Swansea

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12 Aug 2015 09:47:06
Great on his day but he's been injured for the best part of 2 seasons

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12 Aug 2015 09:53:19
Been reading the papers mate? Seriously, it seems there is a bit of traction to this.Having said that I don't believe a word from the press.ED. over to you ,any sniff?

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{Ed007's Note - It looks like somone has put 2 and 2 together and came up with this story. Michu's agent held talks with Sevilla over the weekend.}

12 Aug 2015 08:32:39
Does anyone else think we should try to sign Michu? I see he's been offered to Sevilla because Swansea want his 45k wages off the books. I would imagine he would be taking a pay cut to go there, so would be worth a punt in my opinion

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11 Aug 2015 23:58:21
Not a rumour but looking at available players and Michu from Swansea would definitely do a job for Celtic.

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