21 Apr 2025 21:16:36
i have been looking on transfermarkt at the number of players who have left Celtic since Rodgers return. 17 in the first season 25 last year . This includes youngsters like Kelly and Rocca as well as retirees like Hart, also loanees who shall not return. this together with very few coming in means a tighter and leaner squad, with better quality. This should at the end of this season a greater freedom in wages and transfers. hopefully with maybe one or two quality additons we can take another step forward. In that respect we should look at Callum Doyle left sided defender on loan at Norwich and Mackensie Kirk as a third striker.
21 Apr 2025 23:58:26
Or maybe give our own youths a chance.
22 Apr 2025 10:42:11
We have failed to bring any young players through in recent years even during a period of domestic dominance. Either the manager thinks the quality is just not there or young players lack patience and a sense of loyalty?
23 Apr 2025 17:36:40
Brendan Rodgers had in the past ( up to say approximately 5 years ago) a good reputation for bringing through youth players and giving them an opportunity to impress on the first team .
I M O there has been a change amongst players agents activities, there was a time when agents didn’t actively try to move many players at around 18 -19 . However players are now been encouraged to move as early as possible, Celtic have lost youngsters to various clubs on the Continent and down South. Some seem to have progressed and others haven’t, some moved in 2019- 2020 and haven’t progressed . Some of those who went to Italy seem to have done well, we are more likely to read about those who are getting first team football than those who are not .
A problem for Celtic is that agents are talking up the chances of moves to young prospects before they can actually move and before he is good enough to play for Celtic . This means player isn’t pledging his future to Celtic and manager is unwilling to play him and give him ist team coaching, only for him to leave for another club.