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01 Feb 2025 17:12:21
Hi all hope you are well. Hearing there Cummings is signing for west Ham. How do we fix our top talent from moving on like this? I know some will leave and we don't hear of them again, I'm more concerned with the Doak and Cumming type.
1.) 01 Feb 2025 19:23:39
We can't stop it I'm afraid. Even playing them is no guarantee they won't do it. Remember Liam Miller left us for man utd and would not sign a new contract.
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One for the ages this week ? pic.twitter.com/edVnYlil20
— Giampaolo Mazzone (@PMJawn) February 1, 2025
2.) 01 Feb 2025 20:06:28
I was being educated by a gentleman who had a son in a former celtic youth age group, same as MJ, and his son after being released never continued as leaving celtic would be a step down!
BR example of cal mac as Ed posted above is a true reflection of many young players, especially with social media and pushy parents, they think they are at a level before they earn that right!
If financially they are offered more lucrative deals its hard to argue, we all want a better paid job, but many will leave thinking the pathway is better, those that do I would say aren't as interested in our club, therefore no need to worry, let them go, keep the ones who want to earn the right to play.
3.) 01 Feb 2025 21:47:23
If they're good enough they're old enough. So they say.
4.) 02 Feb 2025 17:20:23
Turner 1964 I agree 100% . Top young players are ten a penny . Agents are far more interested in getting involved with youngsters nowadays . Some agents are decent, as far as agents go however there are a number of agents with links to criminality and loyalists paramilitaries. These agents were pushing hard to get young players on their books and our Peter L gave up plenty of time and petrol to try to prevent innocent youngsters falling into their hands . Retaliation is blame for the car bomb at PL house which almost killed a grand child.
5.) 02 Feb 2025 17:51:20
Cummings is a better striker than Idah, but he is not Irish .
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27 Jun 2025 18:31:06
Hi all
Hope you are well. Just read Anderson from our youth team has now left. Seemed to be high hopes for him, with McManus singling him out for praise recently on loan in Austria.
I'm at a loss to see what the actual point is now of our youth set up. Supposed talent shipped out. I know a lot of players have found the grass isn't greener, but when talent like Anderson and Doak go too, what is the point? Are we just keeping coaches in jobs for the sake of it?
1.) 27 Jun 2025 20:16:19
Ideally like other clubs we should be scouting, developing and pushing young players through the ranks. The pressure on Celtic to be successful and the expectation and impatience of the support could be a big factor in our poor record of youth development.
Although. I would have hoped that at least one would have made the grade in recent years, but managers seem reluctant to risk them? It also seems that some are tempted away by cash rather than the chance of first team action. I do agree it currently appears to be a waste of resources and time, if we are not finding another JF, KT or CAl-Mac and giving them the opportunity to break through.
2.) 27 Jun 2025 21:24:42
Small fee the boy has been sold for. With a big sell on clause. Need a youth programme for qualification to European competition.
3.) 28 Jun 2025 06:20:48
I think the reality is that looking at the level of the players we have in the first team squad and the level of player we are looking to take in to try and make an impact on the CL makes it very difficult for these players to break through.
Also us fans are demanding improvements in the squad which makes it difficult also.
I still think 1 or 2 will still make the first team squad but getting into the first team will get even harder.
It is not just us, it is a universal issue.
Many top 5 teams pick up our hot young talents but how many actually make first team impacts in the clubs they join.
It is a very difficult environment for young Scottish players.
4.) 28 Jun 2025 14:08:06
Every club has numerous young players who for quite a while look to be first team material, but the world of football is littered by these exciting youngsters not able to take the final step . Sometimes the shock of their club not offering a new contract or not getting a first team place, stirs a player into adopting a far better attitude and putting in the necessary work to get recognition and a first team place.
04 May 2025 18:32:15
Hi all hope you are well.
Saw that the team sheet was again leaked before the game. A few "Celtic friendly" websites also claimed to have the list before the game. If they know who the leak is, surely they should come clean about who gave it to them.
Thought we ran out of steam at the hour mark today, Kenny looked nippy when he came on. Idah done well, seems to be a game player for goals. Keeper did well too, thought we just missed bit more creativity in middle.
1.) 04 May 2025 21:18:41
With the players we had missing, the team picked itself .
I think any Celtic website that published the team early should no longer be regarded as Celtic friendly .
More like a hindrance to Celtic website.
2.) 05 May 2025 03:03:30
Doesn't take a genius to guess the team.
3.) 05 May 2025 09:48:38
Don't think that's the point Henke. There will be a time when it is harder to predict, and a leak only makes it harder for us on the park.
4.) 05 May 2025 18:35:17
Dr Phil . U are missing the point many are making . Anybody could have posted the correct team without seeing any leak .
Its most likely those who refer themselves to be journalists and Celtic forums merely posted team they thought likely.
16 Mar 2025 17:46:29
Hi all,
Agree with comments today. AJ Kuhn and CCV totally off it today. Better performance second half.
Wonder if any action taken against Cerny hitting fans with water? Also should action be taken against Diomande pretending to shoot at our fans after he scored? Kent used to do similar, but I don't see how this is acceptable.
1.) 16 Mar 2025 17:51:25
Think Brendan and the team lay down today wee rat boy a chance of getting the job!
2.) 17 Mar 2025 00:02:30
Hopefully he gets the job the Neil Lennon affect he will get sacked mark my words.
01 Mar 2025 20:31:38
Hi all hope you are well.
Does anyone know if the end of season awards are happening again in the hydro?
Went last year and it was class.
26 Feb 2025 10:12:54
Morning awesome people
Hope you are well
Think we should upgrade the Maeda song. how about reworking Tequila by terror vision?
"Daizan Maeda. He makes me happy"
09 Jun 2025 21:31:54
First player to score a hat trick in premier league 2 cup.
07 Jun 2025 10:46:27
I think you know he is. Regardless of his nationality, he was being touted for massive things in his career, just got an injury, and like some players it's harder to come back in and get back to where you are. He is absolutely the type of player we should be looking at, bags of potential that can be nurtured by Rodgers, do well and maybe bounce on for big dough. I think he's in record as a man utd fan, but his nationality MIGHT give us an advantage in signing him if we want him. We exploit irishness for selling merchandise, why not in player trading? Do you think we shouldn't be signing Irish Chasaboy?
23 Jan 2025 22:40:41
Thanks ed.
{Ed007's Note - ????
23 Jan 2025 21:23:39
Hi all hope you are well. Just checking as I'm a doctor Jim not an accountant. But would Jota not just be due the tax bill if he went back to Portugal this window? I don't get what he would be due tax here but not in France.
{Ed007's Note - Jota left Celtic in 2023, tax year April 2023/24 so he was registered for UK tax, if he came back he would be registered for tax in tax year 2024/25 and there needs to be a 2 year gap between tax periods or you are due to pay tax on your earnings.
This isn't news, Jordan Henderson went to Ajax because of it, when Jota was linked with West Ham it was brought up.
04 Jul 2024 10:45:44
Hi all,
hope you are doing well
I'm sure if we lose the "rubbish" league this season Magicpole, the blame will be on PL too.
The PL stuff is as predictable as Robbie Keane signing every summer used to be. Yeah the board make mistakes but so do every club. Our success since the year 2000 has been unreal. The idah deal at Christmas is a good example of the board working well. The deal for him to go to Verona fella through as Verona wanted an option to buy and Norwich didn't. We were able to swoop in agree terms as Brendan wanted him, and negotiate now. The board didn't huff and walk away, we got the guy and it made the difference for the season.
There are some real myths that get peddled out too like John mcginn saga, but sometimes players don't choose us. Sometimes players are on holiday in early July. Sometimes we won't be shoehorned into signing players with unrealistic price tags. We should play hard ball with signing as much as we do selling.
07 Jul 2025 22:30:12
Welcome back Richy, ynwa bro ?.
03 Jul 2025 23:20:26
Hi all
Rodgers absolutely has control of signings or he wouldn't be here in first place.
We paid £3m for Lagerbeilke, but don't let the fact gets in the way of a good moan.
With the success on the park and business over the past 20+ years, I dunno how anyone can say we asleep at the wheel.
Wait until the window closes. Same message every year in here.
Just for info, cos playing unhappy fan bingo in here, PL isn't pulling strings and McGinn CHOSE villa over us plain and simple.
16 Jun 2025 00:42:43
Maybe there is a half way approach? Yes do the resale system, but even increase capacity a bit by adding a tier above sw corner? It's brutal for fans on the waiting list for a season ticket. If we added a tier above the corner it might give us about 5-10k extra maybe? Board would still have their waiting list.
15 Jun 2025 12:03:39
Hi all hope you are well. I think it is a no brainer to expand now. It will only get more expensive as time goes on. Heard on a few podcasts that some foundation and structural work is still from the original 1929 build.
If capital is the reason not to, we could do a share issue to raise the money or part of it. I think it would also pay for itself with selling season books and revenue from additional boxes restaurants and bars that it could hold. Imagine a space where we could go to earlier on match days instead of hanging about outside in the rain.
I'm not in any hope though. I can't even get a screen put up to replace the broken one in the south west corner as we can't see the big screens because the south stand roof juts out.
10 Jun 2025 23:41:54
Hi all hope you are well. Apparently Tierney has offers from Everton and Juventus. Not sure any truth in it tho.