Celtic Banter Archive August 31 2018

31 Aug 2018 23:29:43
I agree it's a great bit of business but it's absolutely disgusting that we never had someone lined up as a replacement even as a backup striker.
It's even more disgusting that we will probably replace him with a freebie or at best another $500k prodigy.
But the most disgusting aspect of this whole window is that dembele transfer fee will go some way to make up for missing out on CL money which will go straight into Desmond and Lawwells pockets.
Before this window started I had very high expectations just like most other fans and it's turned out to be the worst window I can remember. We go into this season now a heck of a lot weaker than last while they have improved massively.
I personally want Desmond and Lawwell etc to **** off now, their lack of ambition is allowing them a way back and that is unforgivable.

31 Aug 2018 23:40:40
Kiwi, how much did we spend on dembelle when he came in? .

31 aug 2018 23:48:59
and that makes it ok johnbhoy? think its more to do with the value of the player to the team than to the bank balance . im sure if we get turned over on sunday youll still be thinking if the profit made?

31 Aug 2018 23:55:19
400k John.

01 Sep 2018 00:30:12
Dembele clearly didn't want to be here so he had no value to the team.

01 Sep 2018 01:19:16
Moaning that we will only replace a player we sent 400-500 thousand on with a player at 500 thousand 😂.

01 Sep 2018 03:21:39
No player is bigger than us 🍀🍀🍀.

01 Sep 2018 09:42:11
I love the Celtic I do
I love Celtic do you

That's good stop the moaning for now. Whilst everyone is entitled to their opinion some of the comments on here were way too angry and over the top. as if they do actually hate the club as so bitter. Without knowing the actual facts of what has really gone on time will tell. Regardless our club marches on. Hail Hail our day will come. Starting tomorrow against manager no 5 De da De da da da da De da da De da Mambo.

01 Sep 2018 11:33:03
Brendan removing him from training says it all. attacking the management on Twitter shows where Dembele stands and for me that was the end of him. happy memories, Brendan obviously thought he had him for the next year so why have a 4th striker lined up. Give Griffiths a run and we will see the Bhoy from a couple of seasons ago.

31 Aug 2018 23:21:59
The amount of panty wetters on here are unreal. Br has said all window players need to move. Quality over quantity. Quality players start at 15m+. I hear wee need a right back we have 3 Lustig, Gamboa and Ralston and Hendry and Ajer can fill in there. We need a centre half we have Ajer, Hendry Compper Boyata summonivic and benkovic. Bitton Lustig and kt have filled in there also. At least 2 or 3 of the current defence would have had to be moved on before we bring anymore in.
Dembele good luck to him signed for 500k sold for £20 million. Before we start signing players we need to see departures of de vries, Gamboa, Compper, Bitton, Allan, Hayes benyu and others.

31 Aug 2018 23:29:02
Peter would certainly agree with you Cmac.

31 Aug 2018 23:52:23
Already sold a centre back, now dembele which was always on the cards, done well to keep him as long and then Armstrong left as well as a couple if the youths . Money wasn't the problem, ambition was . The fans support the team and the board look after share holders . Tell me I'm wrong .

01 Sep 2018 00:20:53
Ambition for Celtic is win the spl. We can no longer compete financially to be a force in European football.

01 Sep 2018 00:35:30
Spot on cmac80, although I would have liked a RB as none of the names you mentioned fill me with confidence. Out of the options available I hope Gamboa starts on Sunday.

31 Aug 2018 23:19:08
I know we had to sell Dembele when he wanted to leave and the right money was offered but i do fear a little for this season, i was looking forward to Dembele and Edouard running a mock and fear we will struggle to break teams down who sit in at parkhead, can't afford to drop many more points than we did last year as Rangers are definitely stronger now than then. Hope my fears are for nothing HH.

01 Sep 2018 00:37:10
We will find out on Sunday just how strong Sevco are👍.

31 Aug 2018 23:03:17
Would anyone take a punt on Gary Hooper?

31 Aug 2018 23:15:52
tell me more.

31 Aug 2018 23:17:15
Na he’s past it now and we can’t risk wasting the little money we actually do spend.

31 Aug 2018 23:19:53
No. Not the kind of forward we need. Also he left for better things.

31 Aug 2018 23:20:10
Injuries would worry me. past and 30?

31 Aug 2018 23:22:12
Yes. Every time. Hooper was outstanding for us. HH.

01 Sep 2018 00:30:25
Hooper saw a move to Norwich as a step up. Wouldn’t have him near the club again.

31 Aug 2018 22:31:06
So are there any possible replacements?

Vincent jansen has no squad number at spurs

Solanke is one of 5 strikers

Shane long may not have score many for Southampton but you'll get a more than capable 3rd striker n he'd be decent away from home n he's a diehard n we need more like him.

Either way the squad isn't strong enough up front for 4 completions.

31 Aug 2018 22:54:51
Jansen has a broken foot.

31 Aug 2018 23:38:58
Poor wim.

01 Sep 2018 00:00:56
Times up.

31 Aug 2018 22:29:12
Any chance of any more players coming in?

31 Aug 2018 22:36:02
Aye, nae chance!

31 Aug 2018 22:42:57
Not heard a thing but there must be options out there.

Vincent jansen
Solanke
Shane long

Griff will breakdown, eddy can be hit n miss as seen last year n Rodgers has stated we need 3.

Surely it can't me Christie, James or sinclair filling in if needed.

31 Aug 2018 23:07:11
I think we need to watch what's happening in training, why are our strikers so injury prone.

31 Aug 2018 22:07:48
On the plus side, 17.5m profit! if we don't see the fruits of that fee in january, there'll be an outcry.

31 Aug 2018 22:28:47
We won't so arrange the outcry.

31 Aug 2018 22:29:29
The fruits of that fee! Some people just don’t grasp it do they, this lot won’t spend money! We’ve just spent the whole of this window looking for quality to be brought in, only to get let down once again. now your on about spending in January!

31 Aug 2018 21:47:20
For everyone that says we need a replacement for dembele that was always why we shelled out on edouard IMO.
What we need is a poacher. Someone different from edouard and griff who both like to float about.
I think we will use Christie as a third choice till January though.

31 Aug 2018 22:12:44
I got that theory in first you :-P

See ya Sunday (Y)

31 Aug 2018 22:25:36
I think BR always expected to lose Dembele so bought Edouard. Then nothing happened and the Board were not happy that we had spent too much with no recovery of funds. that's why no other players were brought in. Now here is another one, Kouassi is being allowed to leave. Contract ripped up. The Kouassi singing was also another issue for the Board. BR was against selling Moussa. Board looking at massive loss this year unless they sell. BR once again loses out but players like Kouassi are his picks.

31 Aug 2018 22:33:24
Christie is pi$h, when's he showed he is a poacher worthy of the hoops? If Eddy was always a replacement then why isn't there a poacher lined up to replace Dembele? Never mind we have nice grass and lights.

31 Aug 2018 22:57:19
Johnnymac, trying to split Board and Manager is not helpful at this time .
Board &Manager recruit winners as a team
Board and Manager recruit losers as a team
Board and Manager fail to land their targets as a team .
If anyone thinks they are too good for this team, just like a footballer who thinks he is God's gift to the team, both should be moved on.

31 Aug 2018 23:06:11
Christie is simply not good enough and needs to go play at Kilmarnock or Motherwell that’s his level.

31 Aug 2018 23:20:36
Really Kev? He was Aberdeen's best player last season and they finished second? (Y)

31 Aug 2018 23:44:37
Aye Jamie but do these players stand out enough to make the move. I don't think any of them have since broony.

01 Sep 2018 00:12:14
Jamiebhoy are you actually serious? He was there because that was his level and should never had been signed in the first place . Tell me what are your thoughts on this window and the forest if the season? Mines? I think the trouble has o my just started and why do so many players suddenly want to leave? No e of this rubbish last year, I see a hard season and a struggle and if it doea I an see the other better players going in huffs to work their ticket as it quite clearly works . Ntcham and Tierney will be next trust me, there's another 35 million when we do t make the cl next year because with this squad we won't and we know the board won't spend to get there .

31 Aug 2018 21:32:54
Thanks for the memories Moussa, good luck. Next, predictions for sunday? 4-1 to the mighty sellic.

31 Aug 2018 21:41:26
Farewell hunskelper 🐂🐂🐂🐂.

31 Aug 2018 21:02:26
As much as I would have loved Mousa to have stayed I am pleased Celtic done the right thing for the player and the club If we were seen as a club to stop players dreams we would not attract ambitious players And I wish him all the best in his New club once a TIM always a TIM.

31 Aug 2018 21:31:39
Unless a suitable replacement comes in, within the next 2 hours its 100% not in the best interest of the club. Id rather take a slightly lower deal in jan and promise MD he can go then, with our strikers injury record i can see us having spells of the season where either christie or sinclair will have to be our striker which just isn't good enough.

31 Aug 2018 21:28:30
Agree Tony, wish they might have seen something so far fetched as a bid for the Moose and had a fella amend lined up . Shambolic window . Does the board want a strong ' Old firm ' ( I know they died )

31 Aug 2018 21:51:21
I don’t see how Celtic have done the right thing here. Rodgers said himself “ no player has ever been given a time they can leave” so what’s dembele’s tweets all about then? I don’t care what anyone says, dembele signed the 4 year deal, respect the contract, respect the club, respect the fans. taking his moods to social media to force a move is pathetic.

31 Aug 2018 21:58:25
Tony I couldn't disagree more. I am sick to the back teeth of signing young players who despite what the coaching staff do for them, show not the slightest interest in playing for our club as soon as the pound signs appear in front of them.
Instead of having the slightest bit of gratitude for helping them in their careers, these players would have you believe that they were being kept in some kind of slavery.
I think we have to try and move on from being a club who develop players for everyone else. If we invested properly in the squad we should be able to have players who have their best years here rather than just a training ground where other clubs to pick their talent from.
I can never understand why there is such a lack of ambition from the people at the top of our club, they continually fail to strengthen from a position of strength. These policies have seen us fail to qualify for the Champions league in 3 of the last 5 seasons, in any other business that would be seen as failure and the people at the top held to account.
I will always support my club, but the people running it are taking us for fools. They are more interested in their bonuses than growing us as a club. They are a disgrace.

31 Aug 2018 22:20:12
If he went for £20 million, we have paid out about £3.5 million in transfer fee and wages. £16.5 million profit.
It was definitely the right thing to do and Boyata's bid from Fulham should have been accepted as well.

31 Aug 2018 22:44:00
Gerry, it's simple, it's run as a business to make profit . As few a risks as possible ( big money signings ) and we've been out spent by our neighbours for 3rd time in a row . Imagine we did spend a little more than them every time with a rear made player for the first team and a very promising youngster rather than punts on spl pish.

31 Aug 2018 23:04:45
Birminghambhoy I think it was more the negative damage that B R was afraid M D would bring to the squad . None of us know exactly what image M D was demonstrating and how troublesome he could become . We have to trust B R made the right call.

31 Aug 2018 20:49:39
Interesting to see Salzburg and Leipzig drawn in the same group. Thought that would have been prohibited to have two teams owned by the same company taking part in the same competition due to a conflict if interests. What would happen if Leipzig have qualified and Salzburg need them to lose to qualify, can imagine and entire team getting rested!

31 Aug 2018 21:35:54
Not both owned by same people.
Ed 002 explained it earlier.

31 Aug 2018 22:30:24
Apologies didn't see eds post, still must a conflict of interests though given the fact Salzburg are Leipzig's feeder club and therefore have deep ties.

31 Aug 2018 20:19:37
Are we done?
I would get rid of Dembelle now and get Shane Long in.

31 Aug 2018 20:26:18
One of 2 things have happened. Either it’s a sale and loan back which I can’t believe as Lyon want Moussa for CL or Moussa has told BR he won’t play again. According to the French papers, Moussa is on 100,00 Euro a week? Now I find that hard to believe but that’s the rumour. That being so, with CL opportunity, chance to shine in France and get into the national side, I don’t blame him. From our side, he has hamstring issues. If it goes wrong between now and Jan you won’t get £20mill.

31 Aug 2018 20:40:59
This is what i believe happened. The deal to sign Moussa was agreed at 11am. BR told Dembele during training that an agreement had been reached and Dembele went off to meet with his agent and Lyon officials. There was no falling out as reported. BR told him to go get changed as the deal in principle had been agreed. As of now nothing signed however it will go through.

31 Aug 2018 20:51:28
Shane long - honest to god you’d be as well just playing with 10 men

Guy is just absolutely 💩.

31 Aug 2018 20:57:46
Well you never seen the STV film Johnny his face was tripping him to the extent that he nearly fell over his tongue was pulled to the side and clearly told to beat it

He had spat the dummy and was sent inside and told he would not be considered for the weekend . BR spoke about of protecting the other players from the toxic element end of.

31 Aug 2018 21:06:38
It's either him or Ross McCormick! Ryan Christie can play as a striker and was Aberdeen's best player

Thought for a while now he would get a chance there . Happy to throw in a supporter that will burst his gut that obviously can play . Give him a chance (Y)

31 Aug 2018 21:20:03
Can’t even consider the idea of him in a Celtic shirt

England has had many over rated players and he’s a typical example. He wouldn’t score loads in our championship never mind us

Sorry - I’d rather stick with the two we have.

31 Aug 2018 21:58:28
I would have Wayne Biggins before long. Well, maybe not but you get the gist.

31 Aug 2018 19:09:28
Guy called 'colster' on their page is an absolute bean. We're falling like a pack of cards guys! hunplosion sunday hahah.

31 Aug 2018 19:21:27
Not interested in the slightest what’s being written on their page Brendan.

31 Aug 2018 19:24:55
There is a reason why we call them gullible, desperation breeds delusion! This time next year there will be another massive turnover of players at Sevco. Every year they sign any dross they can because they have to👍.

31 Aug 2018 19:31:38
There has been comments from him in the past where his own kinds have slagged him for not knowing when his club was playing or players who actually played 🤣🤣🤣.

31 Aug 2018 18:36:21
Does villa have a spy in our scouting department?
Everyone we are looking at they seem to be there or there about tae.

31 Aug 2018 19:23:56
Was thinking that myself kev is congerton a double agent.

31 Aug 2018 19:28:16
Fingers crossed they come in for Lee Congerton.

31 Aug 2018 19:41:15
Don’t think there’s anyone who would want to spy on our scouting set up kev lol!

31 Aug 2018 20:59:27
Agents tout their clients to different clubs.

31 Aug 2018 18:21:08
So guys, almost 5 hours to go, how many more in? I'm going for a big fat feckin zero 😭 HH.

31 Aug 2018 18:33:24
If moussa gets over this and the club see fit to play him again he remains an asset. If him and boyata remain and become a negative influence then the money becomes secondary. Surely it was evident that heads would turn if we missed out on champ league and had alternatives. Anything less is negligent and bad business.

31 Aug 2018 18:37:21
Rogers not say 2 last night. That’s 2 in so think that’s it.

31 Aug 2018 18:49:35
I seem to be the only bhoy happy with our buisness this window. Smashed our transfer record on Eddy which is a cracking signing! We got a CB which we all agree we needed. Arzani looks more talented than Roberts imo, Bain should No.1, Izzy and Mulumbu are solid signings. Kept our best players and player sales have balanced the books. Would be over the moon of we managed a RB tbh. Boyata and Dembele will just have to respect the contracts they signed or if they'd prefer they could earn big money moves to big clubs by starring for the development squad👍 Roll on Sunday.

31 Aug 2018 19:03:39
That’s not true Malky. Peter Lawwell is also over the moon 👍🏻.

31 Aug 2018 19:10:28
Malkybhoy, how much of Arzani have you seen to be able to say you think he is better than Roberts?

31 Aug 2018 19:22:02
Ridiculous claim about Arzani. He's barely scored a goal and he's played mostly against pub teams and youth players.

31 Aug 2018 19:35:37
Malkybhoy are u having a lag. We “borrowed “ a CB, singed a LB we released 18 months ago and signed a player who has been without a club for months with no pre season training! But if you’re happy then good stuff.

31 Aug 2018 20:42:35
Peter we know your happy with the window. Your bonus us safe now. Don’t need to rub it in.

31 Aug 2018 18:03:07
So have Aston Villa just sacked off their scouting system and going for everyone we have an interest in? McGinn, Moukoudi and now have had a bid rejected for Scott McKenna 😂. Let's throw them a curve ball and put in a bid for Efe.

31 Aug 2018 17:38:34
Brendan Rodgers press conference:

"For Moussa, there's never been any promises but there's always been a plan. "

Based on the limited insight available, I'm siding with the club on this one. It's no secret that Moussa is here to develop and then move onto a better league but, as BR said, any bids have to suit all parties and regardless of whether some supporters or Eds think we need a direct replacement, the manager does and I support that. That being said, it's clear that we need to step up scouting a replacement in time for the January window and get this resolved.

31 Aug 2018 15:57:36
Even allowing for the permanent deal to sign 'Eddy' this has been one of our worst 'windows' since they began. Not only because we made a horses arse of the McGinn situation, and are scampering and dithering at the last minute - because we are used to that - but because we now seem to have two very unhappy/ unsettled players.
I really hope we can fix this today?

31 Aug 2018 16:20:53
I’ll get my wand.

31 Aug 2018 16:44:55
Magic, even you can't fix this one coz if you could then I just know you'd have done it as soon as the problem arose. lol HH.

31 Aug 2018 16:58:42
And we're without our best forward for Sunday plus eddy been injured so really poor prep for a massive game . this is all down pistol Pete god forbid sevco beat us.

31 Aug 2018 17:09:29
The Board have made a total James Hunt of things me thinketh. Given me and the Bhoy just forked out a grand again I think we have a legitimate reason for feeling dissatisfied and disappointed nae shafted.

31 Aug 2018 17:27:38
We've had many a bad window but this has been a mare. Thinking this could be BR's last season.

31 Aug 2018 17:36:11
Yep, 2 unhappy players, going down in value after this window and MD not in right place to face THEM. Clever board🤔. incompetent beyond belief.

31 Aug 2018 17:44:10
Fear not Mally our best forward will take the pitch come Sunday. The man who has just become a Celtic goal centurion. I give you. Leigh Griffiths. Plus eddy will make an appearance once Griff has done the business. I put it to you monsieur Dembele is now third choice 👍🏻.

31 Aug 2018 17:49:02
At least we're all on the same page now. Its pretty much indefensible as things stand.

Rodgers seems to agree, and his man-management skills are being tested. He's played it well so far.

& I really thought Moussa was above this rubbish: I was wrong.

Only positive is French Ed.

31 Aug 2018 17:54:53
He will be gone st end of the season.

31 Aug 2018 18:03:58
See we’re waiting to announce Benkovic, probably just before the deadline so it looks like we’ve trying all day! This window has been a shambles and there’s no other way to look at it! Main defender doesn’t want to be here, main striker doesn’t want to be here and weaker than we were last season! Pathetic!

31 Aug 2018 15:47:05
Dembele not playing sunday, hopefully go 352 with eddy and griff up top with calmac behind them.

31 Aug 2018 15:29:58
Benkovic signs on loan. Happy with that.

31 Aug 2018 17:38:58
Why? He can’t even get in their squad! And he is only a stop gap, total lack of ambition and lazy scouting. If Leicester didn’t decide at last minute to loan him out who were we going to get? No f3ckin clue.

31 Aug 2018 14:21:29
How can both these teams be in the Red bull franchise while competing against each other?

31 Aug 2018 14:34:53
Red bull are like sponsors now for Salzburg had to give up ownership when Leipzig got took over I believe.

{Ed002's Note - It was restructured last summer so RB are not the owners on paper - that satisfied UEFA.}

31 Aug 2018 15:01:33
Hi 002, Me and 007 were talking funnily enough the other day about these two clubs with talk about us becoming a part of the Man City "feeder" clubs. Am sure you would agree you can achieve anything " on paper "

But as I alluded to below this is one messy group we have already played Rosenberg for CL entry. These two "paired" clubs factor in us and Sevco won't be allowed to play in Glasgow in the same night and they have an Austrian team in there group . Cannot see the "beaks" being happy at this group can you?

{Ed002's Note - It is what it is Jamie. I am not sure who or what the "beaks" are. Is this one of those street corner gangs or something.}

31 Aug 2018 15:20:11
Lol 002, No it's the power brokers at Uefa

They keep teams apart in CL when they go through but fully accept that is a different tournament. We faced Rosenberg already this season and imagine if that RB game comes down to say one of them needing emmm " a result " wink wink

Just think it's really messy that's all (Y)

{Ed002's Note - No, there is nothing wrong with the draw. You sound like Liverpool fans, they always think there is some conspracy against them. Which "power brokers" are you referring to? Why would anyone at UEFA care about Celtic at all, or indeed either of the other sides? It really is what it is Jamie.}

31 Aug 2018 15:49:26
Don’t look behind you! Ed is right. We are a nonentity in European terms. They don’t give a flying feck about us and won’t be plotting our downfall.

We can do that with Lawell at the helm without any help. Or, have you been in a coma these past ten weeks.

31 Aug 2018 16:25:52
Thanks 002, No I don't think it is a conspiracy but I do think it is personic to have two teams that are that close in the one group or have that common denominator and throw in we played Rosenborg already it's shambolic

If Country teams can be kept apart at CL level and teams that met in the group stages kept apart in draws how can these factors and other factors like above not be placed into the equation or is it because it is not the CL.

{Ed002's Note - There are rules and the rules are being complied with. They are not going to create new rules to address the concerns of any paranoid Celtic fans. I am not sure what other factors you are referring to. I am sure it will be idea if you need excuses later.}

31 Aug 2018 13:55:00
Calvin Miller away to Dundee on loan. I hope he gets a lot of game time in his prefered position in left mid as any time I have seen him he isn't comfortable at lb. He was supposed to be one of the best midfielders in the world for his age group a few years ago so hopefully he can showcase that.

31 Aug 2018 14:19:58
Dd81 if Rogers wants him at LB that will probably be in the loan deal.
That is what we done with ajer.

31 Aug 2018 15:51:42
If he is made our left back then we are truly fecked. He is nowhere near good enough, even in his natural position. He’s a Dundee level player. The type the Academy churn out in droves year after feckin year.

31 Aug 2018 13:29:21
Agree mally, if we can get benkovic in, and everyone firing on all cylinders we should come second.

31 Aug 2018 13:43:53
Benkovic is a done deal he’s been training with the squad this morning.

31 Aug 2018 13:21:04
I am with Dembele With this WHAT OTHER CLUB would let there star player talk to another club let him agree a fee with that club then say No you are not going anywhere we haven't agreed a fee with the club you are talking to and its to late in the window to get another player in of quality? I JUST can't UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH US JUST NOW 1 You would think we would have agreed a fee before letting any one talk to another club 2 You would think a replacement was in position BEFORE YOU LET YOUR PLAYER TALK TO ANOTHER CLUB. really bad management again Celtic.

31 Aug 2018 13:43:52
That what happened aye?

31 Aug 2018 14:01:43
Just sounds like Lyon tried to low-ball us on the fee. Perhaps there was an implied evaluation that they failed to hit in their (first) bid. Dembele is not an 18M player and if they want him they'll just have to stump up a plausible amount of cash.

31 Aug 2018 12:54:42
Predicting the starting 11 for sevco games going to be good. wilm he pick the mousse is his head right is eddy fit will rogic come in back 4 same as last night and broony and ntcham a cert with Forrest.

31 Aug 2018 13:50:59
If Lyon come back with another couple of million I think we will let him go. He’s allegedly walked off the training ground after 20 minutes. Coukd we’ll be a Sevco hack, but the photos didn’t have him looking anything but raging.

31 Aug 2018 12:49:00
Where do some papers get their stories from just read on daily express rodgers told dembele to join brighton as a bigger n better club then ours then says he even told dembele to go to china **** sake what journilism.

31 Aug 2018 16:15:41
If anybody believes that, please get in touch to secure your Five Magic Beans and save ££££’s!

Beat the rush!

31 Aug 2018 12:42:31
Salzburg, CELTIC, Leipzig, Rosenborg Could have been tougher and not too far to travel.

31 Aug 2018 12:39:34
Tough group should be ok again st Rosenberg bit the other 2 are tough.

31 Aug 2018 12:36:32
We're in with Salzburg AND Leipzig. Isn't there a bit of a Red Bull connection still going on there? I know Red Bull don't own Salzburg any more but it's a weird one. HH.

31 Aug 2018
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31 Aug 2018 12:15:27
Benkovic.

31 Aug 2018 12:16:58
Bhoy fae Leicester City.

31 Aug 2018 12:46:06
Salzburg, Rosenburg and RB Leipzig.

31 Aug 2018 11:50:45
So we all agree this transfer window has been a shambles, who is to blame
Main contender Lawwell he has messed things up big time and in the process tried to undermine both Brendan and our team spirit.
Next so called "head of recruitment" Congerton wtf is his job, it does not appear to scout players, as Mulumbu was available and under his nose all summer, yet we only sign him on last day of window, an unfit player who will take weeks to get up to speed, by the way, same as the boy Arzani who is not ready for first team either.
Boyata and Dembele who are both working their ticket, Dembele has previous as he left Fulham in same way as he is trying to leave us. Both just chasing bigger pay days.
Rodgers, yes Brendan, who has allowed this situation to fester and get out of hand, he has made so many mistakes in handling all this crap.
Dermot Desmond, as the big boss, he should have hauled Lawwell and Congerton over the coals for their ineptitude.
We need to now put all the bad feeling aside, get shot of any player not wanting to play for our great club, and then get the togertherness back which has won us the double treble.

31 Aug 2018 11:41:04
Freeeeee Moussa Dembélé 😁. and before anyone gets their knickers in a twist just trying to lighten things up. 🍀.

31 Aug 2018 11:54:18
LOL :-) HH.

31 Aug 2018 10:43:37
All roads lead to Rodgers.

31 Aug 2018 11:27:41
Your as bad a Dembele.

31 Aug 2018 11:54:48
What is it with Frenchmen and their nonsensical witterings "When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea" 😂😂.

31 Aug 2018 12:55:51
If you only want answers that suit, you'll never get the truth. Every post I have put on here about Celtic has been true. If you would rather believe a fake truth be my guest. Time will prove who's right.

31 Aug 2018 09:36:41
Who have we brought in this window
Edouard 9m

Izzi free

Arzani loan

Then the two the day hopefully Loan and a free something's telling me we spend all our transfer kitty on Edouard and there is no more transfer kitty left.

31 Aug 2018 10:55:25
But we got 7 million for armstrong and 1 million for sviachenko so we haven't spent a lot.
I think the board want wages down so not sanctioning any more moves till wages are cut.

31 Aug 2018 12:34:57
I agree with the board on that. Paying good money for rubbish players has to stop. Rogers has nowhere to hide on that.

31 Aug 2018 08:23:50
If any player does not want to be at parkhead then sell them.
Ad rather go with a bhoy fae the youth squad that someone that doesn't want to play for our jersey.

31 Aug 2018 08:41:35
Well said kev. Couldn't agree more. I have had enough of players rubbish this window. Love dembele but if Celtic get a right price and more importantly he wants to move then let him go. He served his time.

31 Aug 2018 08:42:31
I would let Moussa go personally. This is the time to get the prime price for him as there is no danger he will sign a new contract now and he will go for a smaller fee next year with a year to go. We are now going to have 2 very unhappy players in our squad come tomorrow morning.

I think our scouting and recruitment teams need to take a serious look at themselves. We should be prepared for every eventuality and have at least a list of targets should we lose a player at short notice. There has consistently been interest in Moussa and we should have had someone lined up to cover this scenario.

31 Aug 2018 08:49:59
Come on kev, dembele has always been a model professional. The boy is from France and he clearly feels its a step up in his career.
The club have every right to reject any bids but the player also has the right to feel upset.
If he stays and as long as he remains professional I have no issues with him what so ever.
Playing a youth player is not the answer.
Dembele has done nothing wrong.

31 Aug 2018 09:04:29
Irishkiwi he has already been unprofessional with his tweets last night.
A blind man can see he's trying to get the fans on side against the club
Boyata down tools and missed games but quite rightly got dogs abuse for it.
Dembele missed the game last night because his head wasn't right.
Aye dead professional.

31 Aug 2018 09:06:26
I agree with kev, If a player doesn't want to be here then bye bye.

However, let's get real as well. The board clearly sign players under the promise that if they get a big bid then they will sell.

The board have broke that promise to two players.

This is yet another problem with the buy and sell mentality, aye financially you can balance the books. superb but you end up with too many players distracted.

Some players already are thinking about leaving us before they pass our medicals.

31 Aug 2018 09:07:29
Got told Lyon hadn't meet Celtics valuation. Dembele can stamp his feet all he wants. If no one bids Celtic valuation then he's not going anywhere.

With no time to get a replacement it will need to be a big fee.

31 Aug 2018 09:11:48
One of the key factors in our success so far has been our team spirit and only last season Broony was comparing it to the Sevco debacle. Now we seem to have two unsettled, unhappy players and that can really affect harmony and moral within the dressing room.
It puts us in a helluva dilemma; do we sell now and can't replace, or delay until January and risk getting less cash and have two players with other things on their mind and the fear of avoiding injury?

31 Aug 2018 09:22:10
We’ve always known that possibly 2 years into his 4 year deal dembele would probably go, Brendan has said as much numerous times which makes me wonder why have we been so short sighted in seeing this coming? What on earth is our management team and scouting network playing at? We should already have a list of potential targets for this situation if and when it arises. I fully understand it leaves us with no time to do much but , we’ll eventually agree a deal to let dembe go today which no doubt should get us an substantial fee but it’ll be the same old crap from Celtic in that “ we had to sell but had no time to replace”. very very poor from our side if that does indeed end up being the case. after tonight get shop of Lee congerton and his scouts and start again. At this rate we’d have been better sticking with John park.

31 Aug 2018 09:25:23
Tesla there is no way our board made promises to let player go just because big team come calling.
What will have been said is that come to us we will help you build your career and you will get your big move.
We won't stand in the way if our valuation is met.

Agent could have got a release clause put in as well remember.

These player signed a contract. If they wanted promises they should have them in the contract.

31 Aug 2018 09:26:10
I couldn’t agree with Kev83 more! If a player is willing to play the “my heads not in the right place” card then it’s time to go. The only concern I’ve got is if Lyon haven’t met the clubs valuation then the club have every right to say NO and the player needs to understand that and continue to be professional. I’m also worried about a replacement so
Close to the deadline! Edouard and Griffiths are brilliant players but aren’t exactly injury free! HH.

31 Aug 2018 09:35:04
Guys, our club is not only incapable of buying players, they are also totally inept at dealing with player who want to move on. I suspect that today will end up with more negative outcomes than positives.
There is clearly a major breakdown in communication behind closed doors and it's feckin shocking that a club like Celtic can allow that to happen. I don't know who is at fault individually but between them there is a massive scrap going on and if history is anything to go by then Lawwell will win. And that's not necessarily a good thing. HH.

31 Aug 2018 09:40:34
"My heads not in the right place"

People saying get them sold. Is that at any price. If club valuation not meet how do you resolve the situation.

31 Aug 2018 09:46:19
Truth be told I don't want a like for like replacement.
All 3 of our strikers like to drop out the box to collect the ball.
I'd like to see and poacher or target man brought in.
So if we need to change our play it makes it easier.

31 Aug 2018 09:57:14
Manolo Gabbiadini, started on fire at Southampton but has fallen out of favour.

31 Aug 2018 10:03:25
Good point Kev. HH.

31 Aug 2018 11:27:27
Kev

I said exactly the same thing yesterday. All the strikers are 1 dimensional. I would sell and bring in something different.

31 Aug 2018 23:12:23
I'm sure there will still be maniacs who will back this board despite their failures which seem to get swept.

So far

1. Needed new CBs, didn't buy them and crashed out of the CL qualifiers to an average side with sloppy errors at the back

£40 million lost.

2. The manager has had complaints about not getting backed and now 2 players have had complaints about not getting promises met.

3. looking to sign a guy on loan that we could have got for £7-8mil a year ago, which we could 100% afford. Then we could have sold later for double.

4. Potentially losing one of our main players in order to make up for the money lost from gambling on our CL fate by choosing to spend absolutely nothing.

oh, except a big fee on Eddie which was covered by Armstrong and Sviatchenko sales.

31 Aug 2018 08:03:07
A player that is not good enough to make Leicester squad and someone who has been a free agent for months! Really, is that it? Both might be decent enough players but where is our ambition and scouting? Benkovic only became available this week so did we not have one CB lined up? And still no RB when everyone knows Lustig is nearing then end. Gutted. 😩.

31 Aug 2018 08:28:04
If that's all we sign then I'll be extremely disappointed but not surprised. For years now we be been getting screwed over by PL and co. Until someone new comes in with some sort of ambition then PL and co will continue to hold our club back.
Over arrogance and no ambition what so ever.

31 Aug 2018 08:48:44
It is very poor from PL and the board unless something major happens. I have to say when u look across the other side how they backed their manager. I understand if l get pleters for saying it. But they have speculated to accumulate we have not. I'm not sure how a team who has millions in the kitty spend very little while one who apparently has none can spend on what a manager wants. BR must be pulling his hair out.

31 Aug 2018 09:18:00
Benkovic is a player we have scouted fir a while but clearly we won’t be 13 million to sign him

Look at the transfers we have paid outwith Edouard, especially for defenders.

Loans and Free transfers - Cheapskate Celtic.

31 Aug 2018 10:35:19
This close season has been an unmitigated disaster. A complete shambles of dithering, ego led negotiating and complacency.

We missed out on McGinn through penny pinching. We failed to strengthen a defence that isn’t fit for purpose when full strength, never mind missing Boyata through the WC. They failed to realise he would want to go after it and we went in with Hendry which proved a disaster.

It took us to 24 hours to get in a loan CB who won’t be here for next seasons attempt to qualify for the CL next year, if we win the league. 8iar is in danger never mind 10. Rangers, that ckub the Phil the Storyteller has claimed were a day away from folding for the last six years, have outspent us with two years CL money.

We have seen the horse bolt with a bag of cash upward of £60m strapped to it through three goals conceded through defensive incompetence. Incompetence everyone but Celtic seemed to recognise.

It’s the last day, think about that, the last day of a long window and we have bought nobody new. We have a loan of a good player. We still have Lustig as the main RB. Some are claiming that at least two more will come in today and I hope they are right. We feckin need there to be. Our players though, not ones that piss off at the end of the season leaving us back to square one.

If Lawell cashes his bonus cheque after his abject failure, he should be ashamed. It will be nothing short of theft. Being rewarded for costing us an absolute fortune is a scandal.

I thought I had seen it all regarding Celtic and their absence of balls and ambition. This year has been by far the worst illustration of ineptitude and cowardice yet. And that’s saying something.

We go into the first game against a team our failure to act has emboldened. How can anybody even think this window is anything short of disaster? The best that can be said, if we add a few players today, is it is too late to rectify where we currently are and unless we actually buy defenders we are back to square on at the end of this season. Why wait until January to buy players we all know we need? Do we actually believe we will do that and not act as we did last year by going cheap and bringing in players who are actually worse than those we have and who failed to prevent utter tankings in last years CL.

Nothing can be taken from this close season other than it was executed dismally. We still have no Celtic defensive players on our books. We haven’t replaced Armstrong or Paddy. Moussa could still be away and if he stays us unhappy.

How long can the support give Lawell et al a bye when they continue to be in a position of running about on the last day trying to get players bought, not loaned, but players we need?

We are in this situation through incompetence and failing to do what needs to be done. If Lawell cashes a bonus cheque after all this it will be a scandal. There seems to be no accountability regarding his handling of our hopes to move forward. How can any Celtic fan stand for that?

I have said many times on here that Rangers wouldn’t bring us down, we would. Step forward Lawell, firstly McGinn, then scrambling, making a bid for McKenna who was obviously not on any list, or he would have been approached when the close season started.

The most tragic thing is no one is surprised at our failure to get things sorted. AEK are in the CL, there thanks to three schoolboy level defending goals lost. £65m gone. Yet, Lawell keeps going and has a £1m cheque to cash.

I wish I could honestly say you couldn’t make it up, but we all know it’s our form. Anger and disappointment at being short changed yet again, is the feeling of the vast majority of fans.

They are right to feel this way as our hopes have been shelved yet again by an aversion to invest. Anybody who claims otherwise needs to remove their head from Lawells backside and interact with reality.

Sunday’s game now takes on a greater significance. We can and should still beat them. My belief is had we tooled up properly, the confidence would have been soaring, we would be in the CL and we would have hammered them.

Shameful incompetence has given them hope. We shouldn’t even be giving them the steam off our piss, never mind hope.

Once again board, you blinked and lost the hand when you had all the aces. I hope you can sleep at night.

31 Aug 2018 12:06:02
Good post MP, absolutely spot on 👍🏼.

31 Aug 2018 06:20:28
If what Brendan is quoted as saying last night that Mulumbu and the centre half from Leicester are the only two coming in then that disappoints me. We're in desperate need of a right back, and while I'm not suggesting we go out and spend £15/ 20 million yet again it's a player who's been kicking about all summer doing nothing, played all season in Scotland last year and a centre half on loan that'll head right back down the road next season. Great scouting I'd suggest from congerton and co. The usual running about at the last minute panicking trying to get players in. The hierarchy at Celtic Park really need to have a look at our scouting set up once this window slams shut, just not good enough for me and they're probably in a decent wage. I mean how much scouting went into the Mulumbu deal? Guys been playing on our doorstep all last season.

31 Aug 2018 07:22:30
Worries me that mulumbu has went to the end of the window before finding a club that would take him, why no pre contract last xmas or any of the months up till the end of last season, guy looked a player with killie so why did no one else sign him up, I know Swansea were interested at the end with us, but they bought John from sevco, so that shows their standard of player.

31 Aug 2018 07:36:33
Morning all I wonder what today will bring hopefully a good draw for the Europa league group stage. Hopefully quality players in (2/ 3) if lucky and will Dembele b at the club? I say yes the odds are with Celtic but you never know?

31 Aug 2018 07:56:34
I don't think we "desperately need a right back", gamboa has been great so far this season with lustig as back up, it's probably one of our strongest positions if gamboa keeps up his form.

31 Aug 2018 09:12:05
Robdoc 21

Do you actually watch Celtic. Gamboa is a bombscare. Maybe looks ok going forward but can't defend.

The away game against Suduva he got took off as he was all over the place.

31 Aug 2018 09:14:14
If BR does not rate Gamboa, he could always work on Hendry as right back as I think he could do a better job there than centre back.

31 Aug 2018 09:45:15
Once a boy

He played Hendry at RB a few times. When Hibs turned us over at their ground last season he was brutal. He is was worse at RB than CH.

Simply not a Celtic player at any postion.

31 Aug 2018 01:17:22
think johnstone was good tonight. there's a a thick vein of arrogance running through this page atm. we played well. i enjoyed the game. ram the transfer window. tic won and won well. that will do.