13 Jul 2024 09:10:56
bernardo will be announced this week also with Schmeichel.
13 Jul 2024 10:19:55
Now get Idah and a quality LB and CB and keep MOR and Hatate and that will do me.
If I was greedy I would also ask for experienced midfielder to bolster us for Europe but as Yoda would say, breath holding I am not.
13 Jul 2024 10:31:59
Looks like Oh is away having a medical. Another who came in and looked as if he'd do a job if he just got a chance.
Good luck to him and if we get 4-5 million for him, what a bit of business.
Now use it to get his replacement.
13 Jul 2024 12:12:47
once oh goes that's maybe when the idah deal will go through. but im certain bernardo will be in this week.
13 Jul 2024 12:28:03
Just my opinion but Schmeichel it just sums up our board. Lazy appointment no future planning bringing in a GK past his prime on a free one year contract I am not saying he won't do a good job for us this season coming But it will just be a stop gap for a position that the board knew about month's ago then roll on next season we are back at square one. If this is our forward thinking plan then heaven help us with the rest of the players we bring in. And STILL no head of recruitment we'll done The Celtic board.
{Ed007's Note - So the board get stick for signing projects without the manager's input on them and they get pelters, they go out and sign the GK that Rodgers wants and they get pelters for that too?
What if the plan is to bring in a younger GK like Viljami Sinisalo as No.2 to learn from Schmeichel and get bedded in to take over next year?
Why do we need "a head of recruitment", what would he do?}
13 Jul 2024 12:36:18
Bernardo is a decent player, but not a patch on MOR so I hope our Board don't see him as 'like-for-like as we will still be a man down and weaker than last season in midfield.
13 Jul 2024 13:21:01
Onceabhoy4
What was your opinion when we signed the project "MOR" for around £250,000 from MK Dons?
It's amazing how quickly some fans write off our potential signings. eg Bernardo even before they get a fair chance in 1st team, not just a few sub appearances etc.
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13 Jul 2024 13:48:14
Oriley was 1.5 million.
13 Jul 2024 14:48:46
DC
As usual I'm under valuing his worth.
What's a few thousand amongst friends ?
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13 Jul 2024 14:51:05
Ed That was my take as well wouldn't be surprised if a younger keeper comes in to learn and compete with kasper.
{Ed007's Note - I think it's pretty obvious that either Rodgers has decided to get Schmeichel in now rather than letting it drag on and risk losing out on other targets later on in the window leaving us scrambling about for a No.1 or that Schmeichel has been the Rodgers' plan all along, played at Euros then a couple of weeks with his family and on the plane for the US.
Can you imagine the reaction if we had held out for a decision for say a Livakovic type and on August 28th he decided against signing for us and then it came out we could have signed Schmeichel in mid-July?
My point is that this is 100% a Rodgers signing so why are the people not happy about it moaning at the board? Haven't the board went and got who Rodgers wanted?}
13 Jul 2024 15:23:05
I totally agree ED, I mentioned last week that we would probably see 2 or 3 coming in just before we flew to the States, at the time I honestly thought and hoped we were signing Livakovic but I'm very happy with KS who I think is a better keeper than Hart.
I also see Idah and Bernardo being announced in the next few days.
{Ed007's Note - I think you're right Jon.}
13 Jul 2024 15:49:49
Brian; Yes, MOR was unknown when he came but very quickly showed what he could do and even improved significantly under BR. Bernardo is not an unknown quantity as he has been here for a season and I stick by my opinion - decent player but not a direct replacement for MOR until he shows a lot more, so we will be weaker in the interim.
13 Jul 2024 15:56:38
Very true Brian mate hail hail.
13 Jul 2024 16:37:51
I’m happy with this signing, he obviously brings a wealth of experience which we lost a lot of with Hart retiring . Some fans were happy when we were potentially going to spend 4-6 million on the Sparta keeper who isn’t in the danish squad, to get the danish mo 1 for free . Seems a good signing to me.
13 Jul 2024 16:02:24
That's my take on it Ed. I think BR has got on the phone to an old pal to bail the recruitment team out a bit. Speaking of so has Mark Cooper started woth the club yet and do you know if he was brough5 in to be our HOR of just in a lesser role?
{Ed007's Note - Mark Cooper started with Celtic at the beginning of May and he's more like a Head Scout for the first team only- it's our Head of Scouting Jay Lefevre that does our Head of Recruitment role.
The PFSA (The Professional Football Scouts Association) describe the Head of Recruitment as such:
Every club’s individual duties may vary, however here are some of the most commonly seen responsibilities occupied by the Head of Recruitment. Depending on their size and desired outcomes, clubs will tailor these tasks to fit their own unique needs.
- Develop a network of scouting contacts regionally, nationally and/or internationally.
- Build positive relationships with professionals within football such as agents and clubs.
- Recruit, organise and manage a team of scouts to support the academy and first team to ensure that they carry out their roles and responsibilities within the parameters of the club and player profiling requirements.
- Liaise with the academy manager/coaching staff and/or first-team manager/coaching staff.
- Talent identification and recruitment of emerging players that meet the club’s strategic vision.
- Produce a database of players from other football clubs or from the ‘grassroots’ level which would meet the club's player profiling requirements and budget.
- Attend regular meetings and report the progress of these identified players to the academy manager/coaching staff and/or first-team manager/coaching staff with set targets.
13 Jul 2024 19:00:43
I can't see Schmeichel coming unless it's to be Celtic number one dose any one really believe that we can get a younger Quality GK to come to sit on the bench for atleast a year? One that will be ready for next season. Who would do that? I am not convinced that Rodgers thinks that this signing is his first or even his second choice But that is just my opinion.
14 Jul 2024 15:42:23
I definitely think you are right ed007 when you say BR's plan is to get Kasper in as no1 for this season and maybe next hence the option of another year and also go and get a younger keeper possibly even younger than first thought around 22 year old age to work with Kasper over the period he is no1 to take over when he eventually leaves and if you ask me it is a smart plan, certainly much smarter than all the people out there saying there is no plan when quite clearly the club has been using the same plan for quite a number of years.
{Ed007's Note - I'm more than happy with signing Schmeichel but the next GK we sign will be more telling of the plan. Siegrist will go and surely Bain's time is up, I can't belive a professional at his age doesn't want to play every week.}