Celtic Banter Archive July 22 2016

 

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22 Jul 2016 22:49:31
Evening Ed, I sent a pic of the new kit to the sightings page.

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{Ed033's Note - Yes thanks, it's on the Celtic player sightings page now

23 Jul 2016 01:08:09
Have I missed something here? Is this a wind up? Is the colour in the photo distorted? Tell me this strip isn't a shade of red. Wtf is the world coming to? Celtic playing in Red!

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23 Jul 2016 01:52:39
That shade of red is pink.

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23 Jul 2016 06:44:54
It look like something a chav would wear on a bender in blackpool.

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23 Jul 2016 10:09:50
NB haven't got their finger on the pulse at all.

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23 Jul 2016 12:40:51
Well done JB. Ever reliable in this field. I'll have to see that colour in the flesh, might be my screen but it looks a bit jam tart.

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22 Jul 2016
New image uploaded to the
Celtic Player Sightings page.

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22 Jul 2016 23:14:05
Let's hope for some signings. Hate to see players failing at paradise. I echo the thoughts and prayers to those of Munich and the rest of the victims of terrorism hail hail.

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22 Jul 2016 22:49:42
It doesn't matter who Celtic sign in the next few days, Rodger's already said when dembele signed that he gives a player 10 days before giving them game time, that's why dembele didn't start the first two pre season matches, and realistically we should beat this mob over two legs, we are CELTIC F. C
Keep The Faith! HailHail.

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22 Jul 2016 23:29:37
I agree Joe and English based players are now 3 weeks behind us in preparation.

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23 Jul 2016 11:03:07
Confirmed today that Astanta skipper is out of both legs probably needing surgery, so hopefully that should be a wee boost as well.

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23 Jul 2016 11:12:18
I still feel the bulk of this squad are the players who struggled in European games over the past three or four seasons and there's no doubt we lack quality in key areas.

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23 Jul 2016 15:57:25
We can't buy players 3/ 4.weeks ago now, so we have to move along and try to sign players from now on . Players have been at the Euroes, and or holidays they are aware that the vast anount of deals are done in the last fortnight of August and are in no hurry to sign up now as a better deal may become available as clubs become desperate .
There are reports that some have yet to sober up since there exertions in France.

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22 Jul 2016 21:10:08
Has any1 else noticed whenever ask about transfer BR frequently says we are looking to add 1 or 2! IMO we need 4 or 5 ( and that's still with quality over quantity in mind) and still need to lose bout 10!. just suhin av noticed watching few interviews recently!

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22 Jul 2016 21:23:56
He's not going to get 4 or 5 quality signings in this window is he? He's pushing for a realistic target I think.

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22 Jul 2016 22:46:57
I think he was banking on NB and SJ offers coming in so he had funds. Valuations haven't been met. Could of all been a big con and some great spin to sell the season books. The sales have covered BR's wages and some so there isn't any excuse for spending now.

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22 Jul 2016 22:53:37
Strictly speaking we could never have enough top class new talent .
We have to be honest and settle for 2-4 new talent at the most every window . Recent Windows we signed players maybe for the sake of signing . We didn't improve with the bigger numbers.

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22 Jul 2016 23:13:49
If we make it through the ties I don't think br will be given any more than 5m because there is no one leaving for 10.

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22 Jul 2016 17:57:35
just a quick question, has anyone actually laid eye's on this guy Park.
I was starting to think he was a made up figure so Lawell can claim another salary. lol.

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22 Jul 2016 18:25:24
Jonbhoy I don't think this is a honest question, however in case you have any doubt I think P L is earning too much and has too good a reputation to risk with such stupid fraud.

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22 Jul 2016 18:38:52
Smoke and mirrors . he actually is the double of brendan rogers.

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22 Jul 2016 19:09:35
Was park not the main man in getting/ finding Izzy and wanyama and some other good players round about the same time? I seem to remember he was getting all the plaudits . if so, should Celtic not look to try and get him back to that sort of role? Or are the powers to be happy with him next lawell.

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22 Jul 2016 20:18:43
old boy it was a joke! people are always going on about him and PL being responsible for the players we sign but I've never actually seen the boy. you need to relax a bit.

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22 Jul 2016 20:54:30
Aye Wyllie he's also guy that found Amido Balde n Pukki at same time.

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22 Jul 2016 21:05:58
Touche lol. Forgot about those 2. He's murder at finding a decent striker lol.

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22 Jul 2016 22:50:58
Hahaha just reminding u buddy lol.

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22 Jul 2016 22:56:30
Jon bhoy . I remember him walking around with Carleton Cole, Not that long ago but I suppose he would want to forget that.

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23 Jul 2016 03:36:27
Mo Bangura we signed the wrong guy.

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22 Jul 2016 17:12:00
There's a lot of people on this page that spend to much time having a go at others for asking questions rather than having a debate or giving an answer. Seems like our fan base at the moment continually blames the board, there is no evidence as of yet that they're not backing BR with plenty money. Brendan and Chris both said that they will take there time and choose the players they want! Hear complaints about rushing signings and then hear complaints about not bringing in enough signings. Give it time. Nothing's written in stone.

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22 Jul 2016 17:39:55
Rush into signings? Rodgers has been in the job for over two months so surely that's enough time to strengthen the areas that obviously need bolstered i. e. central defence, right back, midfield Lubo type playmaker, a target man striker and keeper. As for the board can you not see how their penny pinching has held us back for years? Everyone else can!

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22 Jul 2016 18:44:47
It's not like taking over a second hand car lot, B R may be here 2 months but the players are only back from their break for a month and have only played 2 competitive games .
Really we bought numerous players in the 2015 winter and summer and winter 2016 windows and did we improve much . We are better targeting the positions most in need &! buying the best quality we can .
If we can't beat Astana with the players we have, buying a couple players on dead- line day wouldn't make any difference .
B R seems to trust English based players and they are certainly not match fit.

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22 Jul 2016 18:45:03
A Lubo type playmaker. Those guys are mega money. Lubo was a once in a lift time find at that money.

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22 Jul 2016 19:31:30
Tbf lubo was 33 when he came here if we had tried to sign him at 26 we would have had no chance.

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22 Jul 2016 19:39:22
Thats because we signed dross old bhoy. its time we upped the quality of the players we bring in, two or three players of top drawer quality would be enough to transform us into a better all round team even if we need to spend 5m each on these players, in the long run it will save us money as we wouldn't need to buy that many players in the next couple of windows because the added quality would make us the finished article. And for Kev i'm sure there are some playmakers out there we wouldn't need to bust the bank for.

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22 Jul 2016 20:10:22
I agree with the part about us all ripping into each other rather than properly debating topics I think most of us are guilty of it but not the rest of the original post! It's like pirhanas attacking snidely when they don't agree.

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22 Jul 2016 20:27:08
Lubo was a cheap buy that very few people in our support knew he turned out good for us which is great but let's not distort his playing career he wasn't setting France alight at any point in his career. We may not have signed him in his mid twenties but I doubt it was because of his value.

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22 Jul 2016 20:45:32
It was dr jo who signed him because he knew him from national set up or he would never have been with us thank fook for the good doc.

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22 Jul 2016 21:53:47
Lubo was a top player in France, Marseilles tried to sign him when they were the best team in the country but he decided to stay with his club.

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22 Jul 2016 22:12:30
As soon as you try to question Lubo's pedigree and class, you part company with sanity and understanding of his career there.

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22 Jul 2016 22:59:44
jamesbhoy that was exactly what I was trying to say, we must buy quality to cover our weakest positions, not quantity hoping to patch over weak points all over the place .

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22 Jul 2016 17:05:26
Now that we have not signed anyone we should give Kelleher and MaCart a chance in defence better these youngsters that the dross that have been playing there.
Miller should be on the bench too pushing for the left wing slot.
Why buy St Juste when we have these players of the same age in our development squad. let's use these players and see what they have got if it does't work out then we can buy.

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22 Jul 2016 18:48:40
Maybe they whose job is to know these things think that St Juste represents a better prospect either right now or in the future.

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22 Jul 2016 20:50:37
If we get st. juste most, if not all supporters will be happy, "another coup" but if we play the youngsters from the development squad n they have 1 or 2 bad games everyone is on their case and BR's for not spending.

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22 Jul 2016 23:41:07
They won't get a chance. There is too much riding on every result.

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22 Jul 2016 16:58:54
I hope Owen Coyle's comments put to bed rumours some on here were saying Duffy had an offer from Celtic and was thinking it over, as Coyle said "Celtic have not made any offer for Shane Duffy and have never spoke to us about the player. As usual instead of denying any interest in the player Lawwell and co let the rumour fester so that the fans thought we were chasing signings. The fans need to question Lawwell on where OUR invested money has actually went and why he can take a 1m a year salary when he does nothing to take the club forward. We got rid of an inept board before and can certainly do the same again.

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22 Jul 2016 18:56:58
Coyle was speaking for the attention of his own fans . Managers never seem to have any problem telling lies . It might suit Owen Coyle to tell fans there is no immediate move on for Duffy as I think they sold a defender already .
It was reported yesterday that Blackburn had offered S Duffy a new deal which might have put a temporary or permanent end to his Celtic move .
Of course O Coyle could be telling the truth .
It's never easy to know what is happening with any player, most of the deals are done in secret, with rumours, lies and half truths attempting to make fools of the fans.

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22 Jul 2016 23:03:11
Interesting it seems that our fans are prepared to believe the manager of a club in a foreign Country 😄😀.

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22 Jul 2016 16:53:35
Kelvin Wilson is a free agent, surely worth another go at it. Was the demanding centre half we're crying out for but was just homesick in Glasgow. 30 years old should be at his peak?

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22 Jul 2016 20:53:48
Must admit, I liked kelvin wilson. but now he is older slower and I would imagine he would have the same family situation as he did before, so can't see it happening tbh.

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22 Jul 2016 23:36:01
Kevin Wilson 's girl friend wouldn't leave Nottingham to go to Glasgow . Other girlfriends etc have travelled across several Countries .
Kevin and his gf separated within the year .
Kevin was lucky to get playing for the hoops, he wasn't bad but not good enough to get a second chance .

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22 Jul 2016 15:57:32
Seen that Brian McClair has left his role at the SFA surely worth giving a role within the club.

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22 Jul 2016 16:29:16
Give him whatever John Parks job is!

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22 Jul 2016 18:58:28
He might have to write two sentences reports on players and that might be too much paper work.

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22 Jul 2016 21:09:47
What was his role at the sfa?

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22 Jul 2016 22:02:24
"Performance Director" Wylie, whatever the funk that is with the SFA. I think he came in under WGS? Basically to oversee and monitor player development, but at an International level, your hands are tied imo. Before that he was in charge of youth development at Man U. Like every big EPL side though, it's a waste of a wage really. Despite their resources, how many great young players did Man U bring through recently? Sides like those throw money at a problem. Just look at the full circle they're likely to do with Pogba. Anyhow, it was tongue in cheek really. I'd give Park a run for his money though, whatever he does.

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22 Jul 2016 23:28:25
I'm with you on that one Jim. It takes me a few times watching a player, they way they move, pass etc to see what they are about. I can't for the life if me understand some of the signings in recent years and how it can be so wrong. JP did advise on a few good buys but the howlers have been there for all to see. It could be his budget of >2m punts.

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23 Jul 2016 01:19:51
I agree. It's the way we spend the money.

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23 Jul 2016 01:20:59
But like you highlight, for every one good signing there's more than a few bad ones.

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23 Jul 2016 16:31:23
rglen8 let us into the secret, who do you scout for and who have turned out to be your best recommendations .

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22 Jul 2016 15:46:04
Had an interesting chat with my pal at Celtic Pools, he basically said Lawwell is gambling on Simonovic and Boyata gaining fitness soon, Pedro's thinking is why spend money on a CB when we already have two in the wings.
if you think about it, even if we signed a player over the weekend, would Rodgers risk him on a marathon trek with players he does not know.
My pal's theory is IF we get past Astana money may then be released for a striker, not a defender.
For the game in Astana, look for either Ajer or Lustig playing CB with Janko rb, and Johansen, Brown and Biton in more defensive roles also.
Team he thinks will start is
Gordon, Janko Schievenko, Ajer/ Lustig, Tierney, Brown, Johansen, Biton,
Armstrong,
Dembele, Griffiths.

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22 Jul 2016 16:11:28
Ask him time are we trying to sign Jerry st juste. Timalloy.

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22 Jul 2016 16:35:49
Next time ask him what i'm getting for my dinner next week.

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22 Jul 2016 16:38:09
Same old tight arsed spiv routine of relying on a team who buckle.

Asanta will tear that utter Shite defence a new one.

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22 Jul 2016 23:06:49
Good positive post Magic pole will help to create confidence in the rest of the forum's fans . We needn't bother watching it then .
I suppose u think Brendan Rodgers will go with the same formation as on Wednesday night.

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22 Jul 2016 14:55:26
European deadline gone no more signatures as promised, . can't wait till January when we are told there no money because we're not in Europe, I wish the club would just stop its sh! t and say the shareholders cut is more important than the clubs success , instead of this circus, as I said last year and the year before Celtic are a big club going nowhere with are board and majority shareholders , time for change.

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22 Jul 2016 17:16:34
Think we are all a bit p*ssed off but it's 3 weeks into the transfer window with plenty of time to sign the right players! i would like a new CB urgent but let's judge our transfer activity when it's complete rather than hoping for knee jerk signings!

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22 Jul 2016 19:03:17
SOSBHOY you are right, little point in bringing anyone . We bought Dembele in at the start and he stay hasn't attained full match fitness . Any player we bought this week would have been sitting in the stands for the Astana games.

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22 Jul 2016 12:34:41
I see Ulloa wants to leave Leicester. Personally I would like to see him in the hoops.

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22 Jul 2016 17:52:57
dream on. they bought him from a championship club for £7 million. he has been playing in the premiership for 2 years now and done well scoring big goals in big games so his fee would be at leaast double now not half and he be on about 40 k a week.

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22 Jul 2016 11:46:01
Instead of forking out money for Sinclair ( who clearly doesn't want to come ) why don't they spend that money on securing the services on Paddy Roberts on a permanent deal from Man City. He's never going to get a game at Man City and if he keeps playing the way he has then we're never going to get that chance of signing him. Get him signed now.

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22 Jul 2016 12:08:43
How is it clear he doesn't want to come?

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22 Jul 2016 12:14:34
Why don't we just give calvin miller a chance?

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22 Jul 2016 12:52:22
Spot on DRB, most on here won't know who he is, they will need to google him lol seen the boy a good few times, he looks really good. electric pace and has a better cross than most of the 1st team, I wouldn't complain if we seen him step up to the 1st team, very bright future for the bhoy as with a few others in the development squad.

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22 Jul 2016 13:19:22
Villas asking price is the problem, not sinclair himself, otherwise the lad wouldve said from the get go.

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22 Jul 2016 14:01:33
Said a few times on here young Kelleher due a chance very promising and ralston looks good to.

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22 Jul 2016 14:23:12
We have had 4 season to blood youngsters and KT is the only one who has come through. Why now do you think we will bring through 4 or 5 especially with Rodgers track record of overlooking youth and opening the chequebook (which seems to have gone missing at Celtic Park) ?

RD was meant to be the man for this and you would be lucky if our youth players played over 50 games in his 2 years.

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22 Jul 2016 15:15:25
The only way we'll know if there ready is by playing them Kelleher looks not to far away and with us struggling for CB give him a try great in the air and good on the ground.

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22 Jul 2016 15:23:47
Calvin Miller looks like an excellent talent, would love to see him given a chance.

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22 Jul 2016 19:09:16
We can only speculate on why we haven't signed Sinclair, maybe we haven't made a bid, maybe he or his agent are holding back until they see if someone they prefer want him, maybe Villa holding out for more money, maybe H Flanaghan has heard about the young female talent in the Glasgow area and or maybe H F knows of the cold winters in Glasgow which wouldn't suit her dress sense.

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22 Jul 2016 10:47:52
Disappointed no singing inns before deadline but it is what it is.
Anybody that seen the under 21 game last night? I was impressed with quite a few. There a few big lads in the under 21's. Promising futures.
Who impressed you?

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22 Jul 2016 14:31:49
Calvin Miller always impresses. So so does big kelleher. There are few who are there or there abouts the first team squad.

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22 Jul 2016 09:29:56
I may be the only one but I'm not that bothered we didn't sign anyone before the champions league deadline.
I think we all agree that the squad is packed with players who are too similar and maybe not up to the standard we would like. Therefore the squad needs trimmed and if it takes this window and January for the coaching team to properly assess and cut away what we don't need then so be it.
I enjoyed the champions league nights as much as the next fan but to me it's the icing on the cake. Personally my goal every year is to win the league, throw in a cup and it's a bonus. (A double should have been minimum the last 4 years) rather than everyone going mad about the champions league this season would rather we dominated the domestic scene, doubles or even trebles. Throw in a massive unbeaten run, clean sheet records, top scorers in the league.
If by the close of the window in January we are down 3-4 of the players who have lost interest or the manager has decided aren't good enough and we manage to replace the 4 with only 2 good players then so be it. I would much rather only get 1 or 2 of better quality than we have than buying or loaning 4/ 5 average or even worse than we have just so we can say look at all the players we got. I do feel we are only 3-4 players away from having a really good team but it's getting those 3-4 players signed up that's the problem.
Yes we play in Scotland and it maybe doesn't appeal to the real quality household names but I'm sure there's quality players out there maybe outside the buy young and sell for a profit model we seem stuck to. As others have said its down to the manager to stand form on players he has identified and if they are willing to come to us then the board need to grant the wishes of the manager.

Just my thoughts.

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22 Jul 2016 11:48:38
Champions league football is the only place i can see world class player playi g at celtic park. that's what does it for me. So grateful to have seen ronaldinho, del piero, ineista messi xavi. The list goes on.

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22 Jul 2016 23:16:10
QpK 85 . There is a lot of truth and wisdom in what you say . The SPFL should be our number 1 target, as you say a cup or two added. Unless we know that we have a pretty good team we shouldn't lose any sleep over Europe, no point been in UEFA League last season, we were not good enough and the extra games and pressure could have left us in trouble for the. SPFL
We have played 2 of our probable 42 competitive games before Hog manay, if we qualify for either European Leagues . Far too many games. IMO.

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22 Jul 2016 09:22:35
Who are we actually being linked with then?
Sinclair
Duffy
Toure
Kaputska
St juste

My worry is if we don't qualify none of these will happen but until it happens I'll be there cheering whoever is playing. My other concern is of all the players mentioned I still strongly believe we need a quality striker brought in to do well in the cl if we qualify. Anyway bought my 2 tickets for Astana game and will be there supporting the 11 guys on the park. Why worry about something that's not happened yet. Hh.

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22 Jul 2016 09:33:14
Spot on bud.

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22 Jul 2016 11:16:27
We have the wild card option so in essence there is no real rush to get a player in by 11pm last night.

Duffy appears not tone an option going by Owen Coyle.

St Juste would be great and either Sinclair or Kaputska would be good. Firstly though stick a bid on for Roberts, Man City paid up to 5 million for him with another 5-6 in add ons for various things

Let's show ambition here on a player that will no doubt triple your investment.

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22 Jul 2016 08:52:25
Just can't get my head around that there are still some supporters on this site who actually still have faith in this board of Tory supporting spin doctors, I'm so angry not with anyone else, but with myself that I allowed these chancers to con me once again. The only possible good that can come out of this is BR now knows first hand that what lawwell might say is nothing to what he'll do, so now the ball is firmly in his court become a lawwell puppet like Deila or stand up to him like Martin o'neill, he should be in lawwell office this morning demanding his full support, if not walk, it's time that lawwell was hung out to dry, the way he did to RD and the way he has started with Rodgers twice BR stated in interviews signings were almost completed only for lawwell to leave him looking foolish, and leaving fans in no doubt who runs CFC, and I'l make a prediction, the first streetwise side comes up against it's game over, any side that leaves itself in a position to play possibly it's most important game of the season were one injury to one player, could leave us with a central defence of an 18 year old untried kid and ambrose and chose to believe it or not, it' does not take much bad luck for it to happen, that is a totally unforgivivable scenario for any side aiming for CL football, a little less angry now that's of my chest, another long season I fear .

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22 Jul 2016 09:06:17
Still early days mate. I think we all need to chill a little and obviously assess our transfer activity at the end of the window. That said, our Champions League fate could well be judged on our inactivity, and continued attitude of failing to speculate to accumulate.

I agree where your coming from. I chucked my ticket last season until I'm happy with the club operate. I lost count of the times I reiterated that a new manager would have very little impact on the way our club is run. There was a glimmer of hope that paying the wages for BR, and him not working under a DoF type system would change things for the better, so let's just see.

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22 Jul 2016 09:25:03
Offers have been made mate its the players that are waiting around. do you want him to sign players like balde pukki boreigter just for the sake of it I'm glad he has picked his targets and sticking to them.

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22 Jul 2016 10:42:15
Gordo

Ed told us weeks ago there were offers in for Toure and Duffy. How long do we wait? Until after Astana? The next qualifier (if we get through) ? Until the window is about to close?

We got those 3 in a season we qualified for the Champions League so when we fail this time through lack of investment the signings will probably be worse.

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22 Jul 2016 13:10:31
Your right nialh but if you pick players you want and they don't sign is there a need to just sign someone that isn't better or as good as what you wanted. on another note we need to trim that midfield a little more.

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22 Jul 2016 19:01:41
Gordo

100% agree with you but we should have 2 or 3 high quality players in mind for each position we need to fill. Surely we don't just say "we want Toure" and when he says that he doesn't fancy it that we are left scratching our heads and settle for another mug from Dundee United.

The problem is WE always PICK the cheap option

Ambrose over Ciani
Gordon over a decent keeper
Ciftci over Jelle Vossen
Boeriggter over Fischer
Scepovic over Krameric
CKR over the Molde player everyone raved about

Fair enough some of the guys on the right might not have fancied it but some did and were overlooked for a guy at half the price and ability.

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22 Jul 2016 23:21:57
Anyone who has no faith in the Board should make sure they let the Board no in no uncertain terms of their displeasure in their lack of activity .
Probably pointless in moaning on here I M O as it is. unlikely that P L or D D read these posts.

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22 Jul 2016 23:28:19
Nial oh that post is very good, but I just wonder was it a straight forward choice between the players we got and the players we were linked with . Maybe some of the players we were linked with turned us down . Maybe some were merely rumours from the Scottish Media.

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22 Jul 2016 06:48:57
No one was under any illusion that we had quantity rather than quality when it came to our squad - so in my book when a new coach comes in his key tasks were to identify who we keep, who move on and draw a list of replacements. If BR was a Celtic fan he would already have had a fair idea where our weaknesses where but still we find ourselves with the same gaps in the squad and scrambling about at the last minute trying to strengthen our squad before the CL qualifiers.
We are in a unique position in that what ultimately counts as success or failure is getting into the CL before our own league starts - therefore why do we never have the strongest squad in place to play what are the most important games?

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22 Jul 2016 07:23:17
Same story year in year out goldenbhoy88, I've no doubt signings will be made, think (hope not) that it'll be to late though. When will the board ever learn and as u rightly say if Rodgers is a fan then he'd know that we need strengthened and in which area before he took over.

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22 Jul 2016 07:54:39
It's just the familiar pattern, we'll look at quality players, then go out of Europe before we sign them, then the target goes to winning the league so we sign SPL standard players. Example being instead of Duffy and Sinclair (who I'm not convinced about) we'll sign John mcginn and Andrew considine!

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22 Jul 2016 01:54:51
There are some absolute panty wetters on here. So, if Duffy or Sinclair had signed today, they would have gelled in time with the rest of the squad in time for the Astana game? Behave. Support the players at the club and place your faith in them, the manager and the coaching team. Signings will come. Patience is indeed a virtue.

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22 Jul 2016 01:59:13
Thank you sam someone with a bit of sense and Faith hh.

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22 Jul 2016 02:13:35
Put your toe up your arse followed by fingers in your ears.
Im my book it is completely unacceptable that we have been given two absolute deadlines and nothing. Before anyones criticism or praise kicks in just consider that.

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22 Jul 2016 06:44:52
I'd have thought that given the fact that RD at the time announced he'd be leaving at least 4 weeks before the end of last season that the board would've been on top of his next successor, we then go and bring in a manager that not everyone thought we'd be able to attract. A blind man could see this squad isn't good enough so at this stage I'd have hoped we'd be a lot further down the road in terms of new signings as we are. I get the need to cut the squad down big time, I get that we need quality not quantity, but surely given the money at stake in the champions league I didn't think we'd be risking these qualifiers yet again with a squad (especially the defence) that's clearly needing strengthened. I just hope we manage to get by this next tie because it's OK calling people panty wetter a etc, but what will these people be saying IF we don't make it through?

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22 Jul 2016 08:49:24
should we not leave the bitching until that scenario happens? Just because we missed a deadline does that mean that we weren't trying to get faces in, first its RD that ain't good enough ( can't motivate players) , then its the players themselves that are mince, 2 weeks ago dembele was the next big thing and now he's just a cheap option, is it no wonder that players don't perform when they know that one misplaced pass or missed chance they will have 50000 fans groaning and muttering, been the same for yrs, when did our fans turn into a ladies day at the hairdressers, all moaning and gossip, best fans in the world my arse.

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22 Jul 2016 01:26:03
I'll defend nothing and criticism falls on deaf ears. If I was a tad unwell I would of wasted my whole summer refreshing the squad list of the celtic page squad list.
I am now convinced. Join the dots. It's no fun.

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22 Jul 2016 01:18:55
I'll further my previous post.

Did you get that autograph from br pat?

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