11 Jan 2026 20:53:12
Celtic have put a loan to buy bid in for Mohamed Bamba of Lorient.
11 Jan 2026 21:17:50
He's scored 1 goal this season and his agent is dudu duhan. Ticks all the boxes.
11 Jan 2026 21:35:17
Remember what I said. I predict loans and low transfer fees this window and don't be surprised if Maeda is sold to offset the fees we pay.
Recalling Welsh, suggests we are going for the cheap option. This is because the boards feck ups won't just impact this season, it will have a large impact on next season and the incompetent fools are still there. Beggers belief.
The fact they are back to using duhan shows you how badly they have messed up.
11 Jan 2026 21:36:42
Jeezo?.
11 Jan 2026 21:37:34
I watched his YouTube highlights and they didn't make him look overly impressive but if he signs time will tell.
11 Jan 2026 23:04:49
Joe, cheap option isn't what anyone's trying to do, you're as bad at sensationalising things as Mr Keevins, constantly pushing a narrative that's suits your opinions . there's no disputing "how much they've messed up " as you put it.
But facts are in January club's goal scorers aren't regularly available, that's not opinion it's the just the facts, we will be in a market to try and upset a striker with interest, buy an upset striker, buy a striker/ player that' has shown promise but maybe isn't doing it at moment or getting game.
we without a doubt will be relying on known sources and agents to get deals done also, calling Welsh back makes sense why would we be looking to buy a cb when we have one performing as well as other players in league. if he's recalled and not up to it in mon's eyes we have time still to look elsewhere.
also there is interest in him so recalling also makes sense, you mention Daizen going to offset costs, absolute nonsense, not the Daizen going part, but you trying to push it will be to offset costs, as a club whether you like it or not we are monetarily wise ran better than most in Europe.
is our transfer structure good no it's poor at the moment, but is important because you'll have us believe it's been poor for a decade until people mention some decent ones and then like you did other day say u only meant last few years, so it's poor at the moment, we have an interim manager so loans might also be the options we need to use.
12 Jan 2026 00:58:15
Jaa11,
when do you think would be a good time to sign like for like or better players to replace Kyogo and Idah, our previously 1st and 2nd choice strikers?
12 Jan 2026 01:26:22
Very well put Jaa11, 'sensationalising' is exactly what it is!
12 Jan 2026 03:45:29
Wow. Ja, someone who finally talks sense on here. None of this overly entitled nonsense. What a relief. You've restored some of my faith in our fans.
12 Jan 2026 03:50:58
Why do people think what someone has done makes a difference? There are so many factors as to why a striker hasn't scored goals. The team he plays for might not create a lot. They might be one of the weaker teams in the league and are constantly on the back foot. He might be on the bench because they already have a striker scoring goals. None of these mean he's a terrible striker.
As for his YouTube highlights, I don't know what ones you watched but what I saw was a big powerhouse winning headers and actually being able to hold the ball and link the play. Someone we've been screaming out for, for years.
Before you all start throwing toys out the pram, this window was never going to be the rebuild we need. It's a patch over job until the summer where we can do it properly. I'm convinced most of you just live for being negative. It doesn't matter what good happens, you all just follow the haters like sheep. All seem very emotional!
11 Jan 2026 20:57:26
Ed broke that news earlier?.
12 Jan 2026 11:07:08
another happy clapper on board, lovely.
12 Jan 2026 12:36:57
Pedro the next player for any position in my view should be constantly considered, by that I mean a list of players that we will target if required or needed for every position, it's clearly not the case at Celtic, in terms of kyogo and idah neither needed replaced as neither was performing well, but a striker should have came in during summer, my thoughts are Idah was kyogos replacement signed by Rodgers but also dismissed by him, idah we jumped at chance to sell without a plan to replace, dolberg shouldn't be out of our league but against Ajax it's not happening, I really think striker wise fans will need to accept unknowns scouted and the risk of them being rotten as signing proven scorers prob won't Happen.
12 Jan 2026 13:04:55
I think a lot of the business will be temporary or low risk as the new manager might not see them in his plans. Money will be available in the summer along with extra from player sales.
I can see Maeda and Hatate leaving, along with a list of others like Balikwisha, Palma, CCV ect. Let the new manager build his own team with a healthy transfer kitty.
12 Jan 2026 17:34:31
@JAA11 - I'm not "sensationalising" anything, I'm pointing out patterns. Calling Welsh back is the cheap option, whether you like the wording or not. He was sent out on loan because the manager didn't see him as good enough and considered him surplus. That's fact. You don't loan out a player you genuinely trust to be part of your plans.
Now suddenly he's the solution? That's not planning, that's convenience. It costs nothing, avoids spending, and buys the club time, which is exactly why it's happening. You can spin it however you want, but that's reality.
January being a hard market isn't an excuse either. Everyone knows it's difficult, which makes it even worse that we've left ourselves short again. This isn't bad luck, it's poor squad management. If you know strikers are scarce in January, you don't wait until January to fix it.
You mention "upsetting" a striker or gambling on someone out of form, that's exactly my concern. That's reactive recruitment, not strategy. We keep ending up in this cycle because we don't plan properly.
Now, on recruitment because this is being twisted. I was very clear I was talking specifically about the Rodgers period when I said recruitment was bad. Not a decade. Not historically. That timeframe. And it wasn't bad because of volume or randomness, it was bad because the calibre of players coming in was often below the level required, business was left too late in windows, key weaknesses in the squad weren't properly addressed, and aging players who should have been sold weren't, which has now caught up with us through injuries and decline. That's not revisionism, that's exactly what happened.
On Maeda, let me clarify again because this is being misrepresented. I didn't say he should be sold. I said he may be sold to offset spending, and that's based on financial reality, not opinion.
Celtic's revenue is projected to drop from around £145m to closer to £100m going into 25/ 26, largely due to board mismanagement and failure to capitalise on Champions League participation. In 26/ 27 we'll need to comply with UEFA sustainability regulations, meaning spending limits will be based on previous revenues.
So the club has two options. Spend very little now, which reduces future obligations and lessens the need for sales, this is what I think is most likely and would consist of small transfer fees and loans. Or spend big now, which we can afford, but because that spend is amortised over future seasons, we'd need to increase revenue to stay compliant. That's where a high-value sale like Maeda becomes relevant as it would offset that for next year.
That's not nonsense, that's how modern football finance works. Clubs sell assets to support squad investment all the time.
Interim manager or not, good clubs plan beyond individuals. If we're relying on recalls and loans because of uncertainty, that just proves the lack of structure I'm talking about.
So no, this isn't a narrative. It's criticism based on evidence and until the club proves otherwise, it's deserved.