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13 Jan 2025 08:02:24
I see talk surfacing again about Celtics interest in St Pats 17 yr old Striker Mason Melia. He is also very strongly linked with Spurs with them reportedly having bid an Irish league record of 1.2m which was rejected.
Honestly as someone who follows a bit of Irish League football this kid is going to be a superstar if he keeps his feet grounded and is advised properly. He has everything and we should have been all over him long before now.
There is a serious bit of talent coming out of the LOI the last year or 2 and im very surprised the Irish league is not a market we don't use more of. Young 16 yr old striker Michael Noonan is another and has just signed with Man City. 16 Yr old Jaden Umeh moved to Benfica in the summer from Cork. Trent Kone Doherty signed from Derry and is Expected to break into Liverpools first team any day now, and obviously Evan Ferguson. there's other kids that's moved to clubs around europe like Brest, Reims, Hoffenheim, Ac milan and Inter Milan.
The Irish League is producing serious talent just now and im honestly surprised melia is the 1st we have been linked with.
1.) 13 Jan 2025 08:28:50
I've been watching my younger cousins Fintan Doherty's career. He's only 19yo, GK for Derry, I think he's just signed on loan for Institute?
2.) 13 Jan 2025 09:55:59
Why would he sign for Celtic though?
Won’t get a game, hasn’t got a route to the first team, has no structure to his career. Would end up festering with the other young boys in the B Team.
3.) 13 Jan 2025 12:01:00
Good post DT your right if the boy is as good as you say get him looked and if so signed and loan him out to start with say Scot Browns Ayr Utd and watch him hopefully progress.
4.) 13 Jan 2025 12:04:15
If your good enough you'll play.
5.) 13 Jan 2025 16:01:13
We know that’s not true Mally lol.
6.) 13 Jan 2025 18:44:18
There’s something in his name that I can’t quite put my finger on….
7.) 13 Jan 2025 18:59:21
Who’s the mason in the green.
8.) 13 Jan 2025 20:30:53
Think that, that young Hearts player, Wilson, could turn out to be a bit special, but it's hard to tell with 17 year olds, but I think he showed a lot of promise in that Aberdeen game,
11 Jan 2025 11:19:15
The transfer window seems pretty quiet so far Ed, which ain't a bad thing. Only bits i've heard is the obvious tierney talk and some norwegian winger i've come across this morning. Have you any info on anything in the works in terms of incoming?
Moving on some of the fringe players seems to be ongoing as well with Welsh already gone and bernebei, nawrocki, palma and holm all likely to move by the end of Jan it seems. We are in pretty decent nick but i feel could do with a couple of wide players to support kuhn and maeda as palma and yang not up to much. I feel Yang could do with a loan move.
{Ed007's Note - I can't see KT coming in during this window now that Taylor is staying until the summer at least. As for incomings I'm not expecting too much to happen, obviously we're looking at wingers so could it be between Bazoumana Toure & Sondre Ørjasæter as one this window and maybe the other in the summer?
The only other position I can see us brining in anyone is a midfielder, I'd discount bringing in any loanee, I don't think Rodgers will see any benefit in that, it'll be a bit underwhelming to some fans but there is interest in Josh Brownhill and I've heard we have spoken to his agent a couple of times.}
1.) 11 Jan 2025 13:28:24
Ed from what I've seen Brownhills could be good business decent player think he's Burnley captain.
{Ed007's Note - He is MTT but with his contract up in the summer it might be an easier deal to get done.}
2.) 11 Jan 2025 23:00:00
Thanks for that Ed ?.
{Ed007's Note - ????
3.) 12 Jan 2025 15:52:44
Brownhill is wanted by West Ham, Sunderland and Sheff Utd, not sure we would pay him near the £45k per week he's currently on.
12 Oct 2024 12:55:59
Reports we are interested in Chilean winger Dario Osorio who plays in Denmark. I have been aware of him for a couple of years now and is very highly rated. Liverpool were reportedly interested in the summer.
Although the same report has Sevco holding an interest too so im convinced the report is a non starter as his valuation could be as high as 8m. Sevco haven't a chance with that price.
I also notice Oh has been doing well since moving to Belgium. Scoring 3 goals in only 105minutes played. He has also just scored his 1st for Korea.
I think there is a player in there with Oh and IMO we shouldn't have been too quick to sell him. A loan with 1st team football could have benefitted him and us.
Also Bernebei rumoured to be moving to Brazil permanently after impressing there. 3m fee potentially.
{Ed007's Note - Dario Osorio (LW) Ajax have a sustained interest with Wolves, Fulham and Aston Villa all having sent scouts. The issue will be a Work Permit in England unless paying well over the odds for him or signing him as an exception - which clubs don't like to do.}
1.) 13 Oct 2024 05:24:49
Cheers Ed, He is a very good player so im hoping our interest is real. Possibly a replacement for palma.
{Ed007's Note - ??
27 Aug 2024 09:56:24
Lagerbielke away to fc twente on loan. Good move for him. Hopefully will get made permanent.
A few sites claiming we have bid £5m for sheffield Utds Austin Trusty. I don't really know much about him.
Ed, is their any substance to this mate?
{Ed007's Note - Yes there seems to be, we are in talks with Sheffield Utd over Trusty and us selling them Mikey Johnston.}
1.) 27 Aug 2024 13:07:46
I didn’t realise Trusty was an International teammate of CCV.
That must be a bonus and maybe the big man recommended him.
2.) 27 Aug 2024 14:00:12
Until some international clashes with our games buzz ?.
3.) 27 Aug 2024 21:44:14
Is Trusty even better than scales?
25 Aug 2024 01:16:46
Dara O'shea missed burnely's match today as he's on the verge of signing for ipswich.
Fee believed to be around £15m. We didn't stand a chance if that's the fee they held out for.
1.) 25 Aug 2024 08:27:46
Imagine that ?.
2.) 25 Aug 2024 10:36:06
He’s very decent, so that fee isn’t surprising, that’s why we wanted him on loan with a 10 million fixed fee, no protracted negotiations to let others in . We failed. Thie list of targets that we through the media are aware of is getting smaller every day, that’s the worrying part, except of course if we have a seconday list that nobody is aware of.
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22 Jan 2025 00:27:16
I think we could really do with a fast start tomorrow and score early.
Longer it goes without us taking the lead the fans will get agitated and the team will pick up on it, especially with some poor performances we have had lately.
I extect YB to sit back and be happy with a point as a point should guarantee they don't finish rock bottom.
But at the end of the day it we can't beat that calibre when it matters then we have no business being in the latter stages.
I think we will win but don't think it will be straight forward.
2-0 for me.
1.) 22 Jan 2025 04:16:49
My take as well scorecesrly settle the fans down and unsettle yb.
2.) 22 Jan 2025 06:28:20
They look a fairly physical side from what I've seen so that worries me a wee bit, but like you DT, I certainly can't see them coming to Celtic Park and taking a game to us. Over the 90 I expect us to win by a couple also.
3.) 22 Jan 2025 09:35:57
Hopefully. The crowd will be right up for it and need to stick with the team all the way. Khun 3-1 I'm saying.
16 Jan 2025 07:19:46
Can someone please tell me if James McCarthy is still stealing a wage?
I can't ever remember hearing any news on his contract.
1.) 16 Jan 2025 08:48:17
According to Transfermarkt his Celtic contract doesn’t expire until May 31st.
2.) 16 Jan 2025 09:51:30
A thot they both came to an agreement to terminate his contract, sure a seen sn article he was training with Hamilton Accies.
3.) 16 Jan 2025 09:51:30
A thot they both came to an agreement to terminate his contract, sure a seen sn article he was training with Hamilton Accies.
4.) 16 Jan 2025 10:47:57
I thought he left already but could not say for certain.
12 Jan 2025 10:57:54
Pitch wasnt great but weather was appalling up there it seems. I actually thought it was a very performance considering the pitch and freezing conditions. I was impressed with Idah and kyogo. Idah just needs a goal. Id like to see the 2 of them again next match. Engels excellant as well, yang is doing ok and just needs a bit of a confidence and looking forward to seeing more of kenny again. He will be like a new signing.
07 Jan 2025 13:52:13
A Great window for me is
Sign Valle permanently
Sign Lennon Miller
Sign John Patrick
Sign Finn Azaz
Sign Dario Osorio
Sign Franculino Dju
All young and fit our model. don't think any of them would be out of our budget.
Sell Hatate (1 good game in 10 is not anywhere near good enough)
Sell Kyogo (Has been great but has gone stale. Best for everyone if he moves on)
Sell Palma (Attitude is no where near good enough)
1.) 07 Jan 2025 14:18:07
Didn't miller get crocked at weekend? . I'd rather we got in a proven experienced mid and forward if replacing hatate and kyogo . apart from miller who hasn't stood out enough for me
and not having seen them are these guys your talking about better than Engels bernado mgowan holm Idah Kenny etc or are they more potential / projects who will be bench warmers.
2.) 08 Jan 2025 00:51:27
We will not be signing anything more than 2/ 3 players in this window, especially if we don’t sell one of our Starr players .
By and large the players we don’t want are not wanted by other clubs, so they will be very hard to sell.
03 Jan 2025 04:50:12
One thing that doesn't sit well with me is large sections of our fans singling out scales for his performance. i've read numerous posts not just on here but on other platforms slating him and that aberdeen can take him back or aberdeen is his level and Trusty should have started in front of him.
Yes he had a shocker but i bet them same fans don't be coming out with guff like that when he's helping keep clean sheets week in week out domestically or playing a crucial role in us only losing 1 in 6 CL games. For me he's our most improved player the last 18 months and possibly the whole of Scotland at that.
Infuriates me really. Every single one of them were off it so even if scales played a blinder it would have made no difference what so ever.
For me with the way we were set up from the start there was no way we were coming away there with a good result. Rodgers needs to take responsibility for that one, got it wrong and made no effort to change things. much like the defeat in dortmund.
Getting Scales to try constantly pass into our 3 Cm feet when they have 5 players constantly on top of them is on rodgers.
After 10 min it was clear as day we need to go direct and bypass the midfield.
Dreadful result and performance but let's hope Rodgers learns from it like he did with the Dortmund defeat.
Lets move on and put things right over the next few weeks especially with the 2 CL games coming up. But some fans need a reality check over their views on Scales.
1.) 03 Jan 2025 06:42:58
It’s time to be ruthless.
Taylor and Scales are never Celtic quality players and should only be used against SPFL dross where they can't do much damage. Anyone who thinks there level is above that clearly doesn’t understand football.
Hatate has very rarely reached consistency or high levels of performance for a considerable amount of time and for me it’s time to move him on.
McGregor needs to be benched and rested for a few games. Time to go with Bernardo, Engels and McGowan for a few games.
Kyogo would be in the same category however the squad lacks viable options at present.
I stayed off the forum last night to allow my anger and emotion to calm down however it’s clear that further investment and rotation of this squad is required this month.
Welsh, Berna, Palma, Holm, Lager, Nawrocki, Bain, Yang, all need moved on permanently and use the funds for two or three high quality additions.
The loss yesterday will be only a minor blip in our season however as they say it’s the definition of insanity to keep doing the same thing and expecting a different result and that’s exactly what we are doing with some players.
2.) 03 Jan 2025 07:59:46
Derry the big thing for me was at the cup final Rodgers hooked Trusty at halftime and he was nowhere near as bad as Scales was yesterday and he hasn't had a look in since. The lad was shell shocked after 30 mins and the one time he did have time on the ball he ran out the park with it. It's great that your sticking up for Scales but sometimes we need to take sentiment out of it and say it the way it is. Trusty for me is a better defender and his performances in Europe against better players has made me come to that conclusion.
After the dust has settled and I watched the highlights back Scales Hatate and Mcgregor all had shockers but for me the biggest culprit yesterday was actually Rodgers his failure to react at halftime was criminal and when he did make substitutes he just changed it like for like and i thought he took the wrong players off also but that's just my opinion.
3.) 03 Jan 2025 08:19:09
Scales was terrible yesterday, and MICK your spot on, Trusty got hooked in a cup final after 45 for less. we've spent £14 million on 3 CBs in Trusty, Lagerbielke and Nawrocki yet none can play infront of scales, someone at the club needs to be accountable for that. scales cost us the first goal yesterday with that ridiculous pass into the central area which was never ever on, and he got away with at least 2 other howlers. I've backed rodhers to the hilt since coming back, and he has my full support, however he's as culpable yesterday. a blind man could see it was going horribly wrong, he'd the chance to change it at halftime and didn't. and this constant passing the ball back to Schmeichel fae the halfway line, this constant need to pass back and forth across our backline, especially when behind helps us I what way exactly? All it does is allow the opposition time to regroup and puts us under massive pressure. that's OK when yer 2/ 3/ 4 up and seeing a game out, not when yor behind and needing to get into the game. there's ways of losing a game, but that gutless spineless performance yesterday is totally unacceptable.
4.) 03 Jan 2025 15:51:16
Scales doesn't have the ability to bring the ball out of defence, and make forward passes, he is a basic no nonsense, centre half, Trusty is a much more talented player, I know Scales is Irish, but that shouldn't guarantee him a starting place.
5.) 04 Jan 2025 14:17:04
The cup final swung towards us with Scales taking and making forward passes, according to BR .
With our success, under BR against the h. ns and this season against almost every team except B Dortmund, it would be the height of insanity to change much from what has been so successful.
15 Jan 2025 00:17:53
I think he's more of a winger Troy? Which make his stats more impressive.
Could be a good piece of business as he is highly sought after. Not sure how reliable the link is though.
11 Jan 2025 23:00:00
Thanks for that Ed ?.
{Ed007's Note - ????
21 Dec 2024 12:11:48
15 maybe 20mil if we are lucky. Far too inconsistent to be considered a top player.
07 Dec 2024 20:45:02
He deserves a chance with the 1st team to see what he's got. he's had an excellent loan spell and still very young. He could be an adequate 3rd choice for now but another loan to an spfl team might be a good move also.
13 Nov 2024 13:04:36
I think 5.3m for the best young midfielder in scotland is a fair price. Motherwell have every right to hold out for that fee. Young Miller should be our priority in January and hopefully we act quick as clubs in england will be hovering as well.
23 Jan 2025 00:51:25
The problem with hatate is his consistency. No one doubts his quality. Its the fact we only see him like tonight once in a blue moon.
15 Jan 2025 00:21:29
I like bernardo but he hasn't pushed on like i expected this season.
He seems to be stagnating a bit. I want to see more all round from him.
13 Jan 2025 00:20:47
Sem steijn is one i would have loved us to have moved for but probably too late now. Probably the best player in holland just now.
12 Jan 2025 11:07:00
I agree to give Idah a run of starts for the rest of the season. He just needs a goal or 2 and the goals will follow. For me his over all link up play is generally very good. He just seems to be lacking a bit of confidence and better service.
Also Id like to see Kyogo, Maeda, Kuhn and a new winger rotating on the wings to keep them on their toes. It will take the pressure off the new winger to let him bed in also. I think Kyogo is better suited out wide.
Maybe let Kenny play as back up to Idah for the rest of the season to see what they've got.
06 Jan 2025 12:33:41
Kyogo has seriously regressed since Rodgers has taken over. I was and still am confident there is a good player in Idah but he can't get a run of games. He needs to do better when he is given starts to impress.
To be fair to both kyogo and idah the service into them has been dreadful for a very long time. We seriously need a playmaker and stop being so 1 dimentional with going wide all the time. We need someone that can split a defence with a pass. Mcgregor, Bernardo, Hatate and Engels are not capable of regularly providing thru the middle. None of them see a run and the odd time they do they rarely pull it off.
Anyway, back to our striker issue, Id like to see young kenny and or cummings get some game time. Kyogos days are numbered and will be replaced although will likely be the summer.