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28 Dec 2024 12:46:58
With Paul Tisdale recently appointed Head of Football Operations will we start to see activity in the January market at the start of the window rather than have to scramble at the tail end of it?
1.) 29 Dec 2024 03:41:13
Hopefully we will hear about a couple of signings soon.
I think it was around this time of the year when we announced the signings of Hatate and Maeda.
26 Aug 2024 11:02:37
Sly are saying we have submitted a £6.5m bid for Engles. Is that the way it's done? Lowball a bid and hope it gets accepted, or is that just the way Celtic do it?
1.) 26 Aug 2024 11:29:04
Or maybe it's just the usual MSM having no idea exactly what's going on and the deal is being discussed.
Other reports saying the personal terms are already agreed but technically until a bid is accepted, we can't talk to the player.
{Ed007's Note - We can talk to his agent though. MOR had agreed terms with both Aralanta and Brighton through his agent.
2.) 26 Aug 2024 11:38:09
Been rejected going to have to go to about 8m or higher. we've got the fecking money.
3.) 26 Aug 2024 11:54:57
How many low ball bids did the Italian outfit submit fir O'Reilly if the news is to believed.
4.) 26 Aug 2024 12:10:51
Every club will most likely offer low first, if we offered say 10m to start with, we’ve shot ourselves in the foot because we then can’t go any lower than that, Atalanta offered 14m apparently for MOR then the last one was 23m, it’s just the way negotiations work.
We will have a limit for Engels but it makes financial sense to try and get the best deal possible first, have faith.
5.) 26 Aug 2024 11:33:29
They don’t know any other way. 4 days to go and they are still effin about like barsteward amateurs. Get it done!
6.) 26 Aug 2024 13:20:46
It's all well and good putting in a low figure but when it's the last few days of the window is a joke. But it's hardly a surprise is it.
23 Jul 2024 17:04:34
Reading that everything is in line for Bernardo to have a medical and then his signing will be announced.
1.) 24 Jul 2024 13:31:29
That's according to team talk who I would say are a clickbait site.
13 Jul 2024 16:44:41
There's talk that we are in the market for a second goalie in this window - if BR is looking at 2 main players plus a youngster in each position would that mean Bain and Siegrist are offski?
1.) 13 Jul 2024 17:07:38
I’m read Siegrist want to move to Australia to be with his girlfriends.
Bain is a decent Number 2.
2.) 13 Jul 2024 19:39:52
So would I buzz.
3.) 13 Jul 2024 20:32:43
Buzz,
It's an open secret Siegrist wants away ASAP.
Bain is an excuse for a GK and if he wasn't Scottish, like Welsh, he should be chased out of CP along London Rd.
Bain at best is 3rd rate and couldn'tkeep weans oot a close, I'd hope that BR is looking to bring in a back up to Kasper before this window closes.
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4.) 13 Jul 2024 20:35:02
Bain is nowhere near good enough. Never will be. His lack of ambition says it all.
5.) 13 Jul 2024 22:41:11
I thought Seigrist cut a deal and was leaving on a free? I was surprised to see him against Queens Park. It didn’t work out and if he wants to go then let him I say. Whoever we get won’t do worse than a guy who contributes so little.
6.) 14 Jul 2024 00:22:36
After watching butterlands howler today? The man the daily rangers championed to replace pickford? Think kasper will be a good pair of gloves.
7.) 15 Jul 2024 10:29:45
That was the Daily Ranger trying to get their team a huge fee.
01 Jul 2024 16:18:17
Young left back, Magnus Mackenzie, has left Celtic permanently for Queens Park.
All the best young man and look forward to following your progress.
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16 Jan 2025 20:14:03
Are we still missing Matt O'Riley?
Or has Bernardo stepped up to the plate?
1.) 16 Jan 2025 20:36:07
Bernardo isn’t anywhere near Matt O’Reilly standard yet.
2.) 16 Jan 2025 22:23:03
Bernado is an average sometimes half decent player.
3.) 17 Jan 2025 06:08:58
We’ definitely miss the little bit magic Matt had as we aren’t seeing that from Bernardo or Engels, by magic I mean a little trick or skipping by a person, in a football sense I don’t think we miss him at all -perhaps due to the goals meada and Kuhn are scoring, but are there goals being enabled by Engels and Bernardo, McGowan…. Matt was a great player for us, but was posted missing for long parts of season, also missed as many chances as kyogo, but how easy he was on eye as a footballer I’d say hasn’t been replaced . trying to figure out if I’m contradicting myself here.
4.) 17 Jan 2025 06:45:05
I personally feel our biggest problem in CM is not having replaced Broony. since he's gone mcgregor has been sacrificed in that position where I feel he's more beneficial playing up one. you can't lose a player like Broony and not replace him.
5.) 17 Jan 2025 07:30:31
Missing oriely I feel like we still miss Rogic just that wee but if individual genius out of absolutely nothing!
6.) 17 Jan 2025 08:35:43
i think there's something else going on. None of our midfielders have been anywhere near the standard they were last season - I don't know if MOR would look average this season too.
7.) 17 Jan 2025 09:04:18
Agree Gerry, our midfield is the least physical it's been in years.
Against them and when we line up opposite the better teams in Europe, we simply get ran over.
A quality CDM is still required.
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8.) 17 Jan 2025 09:19:27
Pedro71, I've said for a long time to my mates, how can you lose such an influential player as Broony and not replace him? This team for me is screaming not for a Broony/ Lennon type Midfielder. I just feel mcgregor is more effective further up the pitch, him playing just off our backline I feel we lose a lot from his game, and it's even more evident right now when your getting very little from bernardo, engles and hatate. as I say no team can lose a player of the standard of Broony and not replace it.
9.) 17 Jan 2025 09:45:43
We can only dream of another rogic.
10.) 17 Jan 2025 10:17:49
Rogic was talented but my god how many times was he injured!
11.) 17 Jan 2025 16:58:39
I think the only problem we have with Bernardo and Engels are they are young and relatively inexperienced. Their youth probably means that they don’t always reach ther best form . Neither are as good as M O’R yet but both could be better than him in season 25-26.
12.) 17 Jan 2025 17:32:46
Bernardo is a very good player but totally different style of player from MO'R.
The problem I see is that we have 4 players in Calmac, Bernardo, Engels and McCowan who are all very similar in style and Hatate who has been shocking lately.
I also don't get all the hype and talk regarding Rogic.
For a no:10, his stats are shocking and it's masked due to the fact that he scored spectacular goals against Sevco or in a cup final a few times a year.
He was gifted but very, very over hyped.
13.) 17 Jan 2025 20:32:10
? Gerry
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14.) 17 Jan 2025 20:34:48
Agree Jonbhoy71,
the amount of injuries Rogic had were ridiculous and his fitness in general for a professional footballer was embarrassingly bad.
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11 Jan 2025 16:12:25
Good Afternoon Mr Sounness.
You mentioned something about a gap?
Would it be the difference between the number of points we are ahead of your illustrious team and the number we have at the moment - 18?
Would it be the gap in your recruitment and ours? We managed to source Kuhn and Engels, McCowan, Valle and Schmeichel - who did your team source? Were they bought or loaned to bed in for next season - project players? Ours managed to fit in seamlessly and hit the ground running.
You also mentioned something about how we manage the players and any gap that occurrs based on that. We seem to have managed things pretty well. How about how your team manages it?
Or, is it the gap that exists between a normal person and your arrogant, ignorant and not accepting that everything your team does is rank?
Could it be the financial gap that exists between both clubs, where we can afford to do things and your club can't?
It must be rotting your insides, Mr. Sounness to accept that whatever we do seems to work where nothing seems to work in Govan.
Final words Graeme.
Mind the Gap.
05 Jan 2025 18:20:40
The thing that gets me is how our forwards aren't scoring goals - Kyogo's first season and Idah's last season they were racking them in. So why not this season?
Is it the way we play? We're supposed to have a decent midfield so why are they not providing the front line?
How many other players have regressed since they joined us? I'd reckon Hatate, Bernardo, Palma and Yang to name but four.
1.) 05 Jan 2025 18:45:14
Saying the exact same t9 my pals, a def Think they b better 2 up front as in wait for it Idah and maeda with kuhn n jota providing the width so going with a 442.No jota could be maeda then idah n kyogo??♂️.
2.) 05 Jan 2025 19:04:47
The last few years must be the most frustrating ever to be a Celtic striker. Nothing goes into the box first time, no one even shoots anymore, wingers for whatever reason never get to the line and turn defenders, they prefer to turn inside or constantly play backward passes. If we get a new winger I hope he’s a greedy barsteward coz at least he’ll be taking on the opposition and not forever passing the buck. No point in changing personnel if they offer nothing different.
Aside from the RB game, I can’t really see any improvement. Still grinding out results but are we getting any better?
3.) 05 Jan 2025 19:21:16
Kyogo is a great football player but misses too many chances . troy
would 442 work nowadays against out and out defensive set ups with packed midfields? . Idah I think is average. chas I know where you coming from but winning is the bottom line.
4.) 05 Jan 2025 20:12:39
Chasaboy - Spot on, was reflecting on the same today, are we getting better? Some better players came in but I thought our level of play would be much improved by now.
We are becoming ponderous and predictable. Opposition knows what to expect. Sevco stifled our wingers, cut off the supply and whacked them asap. Kyogo must get so frustrated. Note how often our players receive a pass with their back to opposition goal, they can't turn, ball goes back. With our talent we really should blow all the rest away in SPL.
5.) 05 Jan 2025 20:58:31
We still won 3 nil, regardless of how frustrating it can be at times, widemen not beating a man down the wing to provide for the striker, midfield not going on mazy runs through on goal, it's just how many teams play now, the points on the board are proof in the pudding it works.
6.) 06 Jan 2025 00:54:16
We are often worried about our midfield under pressure this season . BR tries to help out midfield by having our full backs moving inside to help to boast up our midfield.
He is hardly likely to regularly go two up front as that would mean that he would be replacing a midfielder with a player up front .
In my opinion BR encourages both wingers and at least one midfielder to make their way into the box . In fact many of our goals are scored by Khun and Maeda getting into area.
7.) 06 Jan 2025 09:01:19
I would always keep Kyogo on the field, he might miss a barrow load of chances but he will score some because he always gets himself into goal scoring positions more often than a player like Idah does.
02 Jan 2025 13:37:22
Wonder what the chances are that they'll get a penalty in the early stages to make up for the one they allegedly didn't get in the Final.
Something to appease the fans and stop their anger turning into something more sinister.
If we get an early goal it could be interesting.
30 Dec 2024 12:53:43
Excellent seeing Bernardo come good. Can remember the negative chat that he wasn't worth the money Benfica was was wanting at the time. Even at that price he's getting to show his worth. Engles is the same - for £11m that'll be a snip in the next year or two.
1.) 30 Dec 2024 13:39:35
Both young boys and both need to keep improving . and as long as we're Ahead in Scotland that gives them time to do that .
2.) 30 Dec 2024 14:36:29
We ended up getting Bernardo for a good fee and I thought, on balance, he was worth signing.
Some fans need to really calm down, particularly over Engels, as DRB2 says, he's just a young lad and remember the players don't decide the transfer fee.
I'm confident given what I've seen, what other Belgian professional footballers have said about him and the faith I have in BR and his staff, that both he and Paolo will be good for Celtic.
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3.) 30 Dec 2024 14:43:09
He is talented. His next step is to do it more consistently but I'm sure he will as he seems to have the right attitude.
26 Aug 2024 18:02:34
We sold him for £14m - can't see CP looking at what Celtic would want to pay for him - there's better out there for less.
26 Aug 2024 17:59:03
Got to remember he downed tools before he left. If he comes back he would need to significantly reduce his weekly wage, put a smile on his face and score plenty. Can you see this happening?
10 Jan 2024 20:04:12
There are two ways to go about this.
1. Speculate To Accumulate.
Go out and buy the players we need - spend a bit of money and get the players in. Offset the cost by selling/ loaning fringe players to get them off the wage bill. Net spend could end up positive.
2. The Risk Averse Method.
Sell/ Loan out the fringe players to accumulate a figure and then buy players within the amount raised. Net spend could end up negative or break even.
Guess what one looks like the Celtic method?
09 Jan 2024 20:03:56
What I was trying to get at, probably a bit cynically, was that although we are a cash rich club, we will actively look at ways of not spending.
09 Jan 2024 15:19:30
Is it the case that we offload a good number of players to free up their wages - and these wages will go towards paying for 3 or 4 players to come in and we'll still have £72m in the bank?
14 Jan 2025 19:06:23
Not a woke - just a ball ache.
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02 Jan 2025 12:47:42
I was at that game and walked down that staircase 5-10 minutes before the disaster happened. Didn't know anything about it until we got home. My dad's face went grey when he realised what could have happened if we had stayed to the end. R. I. P the victims.
01 Jan 2025 22:45:30
Prosinecki - Figo - and Bobby Charlton.
Prosinecki - Red Star
Figo - Under 16s World Youth Championships - 1989?
Bobby Charlton - PNE player/ coach - not even Danny McGrain, George Connolly or KD could stop them losing 2-1. Charlton still had the one-strand swept back coiffure on show.
01 Jan 2025 22:28:37
It's a shame Butland and "Tav" are out - was looking forward to seeing their demoralised faces again.
30 Dec 2024 20:14:55
North Q18 - Patrick Stewart is one of them and I'm sure I read there was a second new appointee. Doesn't really make any difference - they're still delusional.