09 Jul 2024 12:11:03
Apparently Idah will cost us £6m plus add ons
If we want the Sparta Prague keeper they want £8m+
If the keeper story is true it shows once again our Board are scrambling at last minute for a keeper we knew we had to replace MONTHS ago.
Are not our Board wonderful.
09 Jul 2024 13:27:45
Last minute? I presume you'd rather sign any old keeper as long as its done immediately then, Tim?
09 Jul 2024 16:11:57
Agree with HT. Just because we knew we needed a keeper doesn't mean we could or should have had a deal done by now. The international window opened a week ago so if we get him in soon we've actually acted pretty quickly on that one.
09 Jul 2024 17:09:17
When exactly do we need our new goalkeeper, was it when we knew that Joe Hart told manager last Jan / Feb that he was retiring at the end of his contract and wouldn’t be playing next season . Was it Jan/ Feb or start of August . Which is more important, that we sign in July a goalkeeper that our manager wants or in April a goalkeeper that a fan wants.
09 Jul 2024 17:59:25
Totally agree, I know it’s sometimes not as simple as just making a deal happen and sometimes there’s a bit of back and forth and I’ve no doubt we have a shortlist of targets but the fact a new number 1 goalkeeper isn’t signed a month into the window is a shambles from the club.
The thing is right, you can still negotiate with a club when the window is closed, the transfer then becomes official when the window opens, pretty much the way maeda and hatate joined.
Since Joe hart announced he was retiring we’ve had months to get this sorted but it now seems we’ll end up scrambling just to get a slightly better goalkeeper in than the likes of Bain for the sake of it, it isn’t a coincidence that when big ange was here and in control the deals were done quick.
09 Jul 2024 22:06:07
If indeed it is Jensen then we have to wait. Sparta had him on loan with an option to buy which wudnt kick in till July 1st I would imagine. They opted to buy maybe with the intention to make instant money. So a lot of negotiation will be necessary.
10 Jul 2024 07:18:30
Doesn't suit the narrative Rayman. Seems odd when we can stick the boot into the club for countless other things they've actually got wrong.
10 Jul 2024 10:14:49
There are a lot of things that can make a negotiation take time but some on here complain no matter what ourclub do. As BR said last eek we coul have had 9 in the door by now but we haven't as rhey would not be the right 9. It takes time, like us teams don't want to sell or want more than teams want to pay.
We tell the club not to accept less than 30 million for MOR when teams consider he is worth 20 million but when a club asks 8 million for a player and we value him at 5 million, we get the biscuit tin mentality card out and moan about the board not spending.
Their job, like it is not is to get the best deal for the club, like every other board butbour gt a kicking for carrying out due diligence.
Don't get me wrong, I will be ladies the complaints if they don't make signings but I am prepared to give them time to get it right or would some on here be happy with doing what we did last time and what we are laughing at sevco doing this time, project after project.
You can't have it both ways.
10 Jul 2024 10:40:28
just the usual desperadoes moaning.
10 Jul 2024 11:55:56
Not a single supporter should be surprised nothing has happened. In fact, the vast majority were expecting it. That sums the board up. Dithering, Cheapskate cowards.
10 Jul 2024 20:36:17
Timalloy,
you'd be better off not paying any attention to the media when it comes to them reporting on all the players 'Celtic are in for'
☘️ ? ☘️.
11 Jul 2024 10:32:06
People talking like it's the boards job to go out and find these players always baffles me.