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15 Jul 2016 22:57:44
Kris commons back in training good news imo.
16 Jul 2016 08:07:04
The day that Commons turns up there's a coup in Turkey, hardly a coincidence? .
16 Jul 2016 09:57:16
Don't think SJ will be as keen on moving there now!
15 Jul 2016 21:53:01
Imo this has to be the least transfer gossip I've seen in a long time and very worrying.
There has to be money to spend and wages to be used.
High calibre CB a must.
Although we have plenty players in midfield we need a govener in there to make it tick.
A top keeper required as well.
I reckon with reported figure of 15 million to spend this should be possible and done asap.
I would like to hear views on this and possibly players you would like for the above positions.
Thanks for reading.
16 Jul 2016 10:12:41
Its the soft centre to the team that is my worry. If we are to play Astana next round they will stroll right through there home leg of this tie if no signings are brought in
There is major talent to be had in Holland, Denmark and countries like this but every one of the 'linked targets' are based in the over priced English leagues.
16 Jul 2016 11:44:01
CB I agree with need a right back and a play maker a good GK would be nice but I think you have to get priorities right I know that people say it takes time to bring in new players I get that but with Celtic it seems to take twice as long or as a lot are saying its more about wait and see first then the original target gets snapped up and we are on to plan D as B and C have gone to thought that would change with BR but doesn't seem like that now.
16 Jul 2016 12:41:30
Am glad I can't afford a seasons ticket now I feel we have all had the wool pulled over ower eyes again I feel very sorry for my comment on RD now was a very nice fella in did all he could I see that now I was very harsh on him RD if u are out there all the Best Fella. Iam Sorry in Thank you .
16 Jul 2016 12:54:31
We are reaping what two years of zRonnies mismanagement sowed.
17 Jul 2016 00:06:18
That's not possible, you reap towards the end of the season what you sowed at the start . So at worse u can have only one year's bad sowing to reap.
15 Jul 2016 21:12:57
Kasey Plamer signs on loan at Huddersfield
There goes another one we were linked with!
16 Jul 2016 00:17:46
Being linked with and actively trying to sign are two completely different things buddy.
16 Jul 2016 08:41:06
Is it celtic that's linking us to these players? No its the press and they just make it up as they go along.
16 Jul 2016 12:42:18
Celtic are keeping all there business close to there chest which is the way it should be done.
15 Jul 2016 17:57:28
The more things change the more things stay the same.
What we are seeing is the same strategy as before, wait until we see where we qualify in europe before spending any money. Strachan, Mowbrey, Lennon, Delia and now Rogers
The defination of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a diferrent outcome.
15 Jul 2016 19:00:47
There is more than enough to see of the 1st (and should be 2nd) qualifier.
Plenty time to continue with squad assessment.
One competitive game - usual suspects were pish, BR has plenty of ammo for demanding transfers (as if we needed anymore) with upstairs.
Another CB and a solid combative CM who can pass.
Ship out more of the dross
And repeat.
Keep the faith.
15 Jul 2016 20:16:24
What a lot of people don't get is that if a player is as dross as people think it's not an easy task shipping them anywhere. Unless someone wants to buy a diddy then Celtic are stuck with them unless they terminate the contract which usually involves paying up the players contract and any loyalty bonus or other bonus that they may be entitled too. Literally damned if they don't and damned if they don't. All they can do is let contracts run down. How can they buy a top drawer CB when they have Simonovic and botata on The treatment table? I'm not saying they are world class but when they come back they are first team defenders. Buying another one means there's a CB overload and paying wages for nothing. They need to get as many players sold who are shite and the ones who are here need to get fit and play. Simple really.
15 Jul 2016 23:30:23
We are not the most attractive club at the moment for attracting ambitious young talent . One game away from exile from Europe for at least this season and a Scottish league which is hardly regarded as a glamourous League.
15 Jul 2016 17:07:52
Any updates on transfers ed?
After seeing our possible opponents in the next round assuming we get through, if we end up against astana it could be a really tricky tie.
They have a great record at home in europe recently and i think we need more quality in to ensure our progress. If we risk going forward with this squad unless some of them improve quickly I can't see us getting far. HH.
15 Jul 2016 18:26:41
Astana also play on astro turf which makes things even harder.
15 Jul 2016 18:32:13
Last season warburton Moaned about those pitches and ye all slated and laughed at him now there not suitable for you mally?
15 Jul 2016 18:42:20
Wind yer neck in warbiola moans for the sake of moaning that's all he's done from the minute he arrived, as for plastic pitches I think most managers have had a moan about them so pep not on his own there am afraid Ryan.
15 Jul 2016 18:42:46
No Ryan there not suitable when you don't water them they become dangerous! IMO
Can't say a pay too much attention to what the magic loaf maker says.
15 Jul 2016 19:36:03
Just thought it was a wee bit hypocritical IMO.
15 Jul 2016 20:07:56
Astana play on a high quality plastic pitch Lincoln red was a 3g rubber siht one.
15 Jul 2016 20:21:20
I agree with Jamie. The pitches aren't great but when they are maintained properly they are ok. I wrecked my knee ligament trying to pass a ball on a dry pitch and instead of the ball moving it stuck and my knee opened up when my
Foot rolled on the ball. That pitch was dry as a bone and was the reason for my injury. That pitch on that rock was a health hazard and dangerous and that was a tactic that worked for that team. There should be regulations with them about how much they get watered and to make sure they have enough of the black stuff on them to make it a good grass substitute. As long as they don't use the black stuff that was a carcinogenic black material (oops! who ever it was that done that)
15 Jul 2016 16:26:43
Afternoon Ed. It's too quiet on the transfer front mate : (
There has to be something in the pipeline surely?
You got a peep of anything on the go mate? (y)
{Ed007's Note - I've got nothing mate, sorry.}
15 Jul 2016 23:35:05
We including Ed are often not aware of anything re signing of new player 36/ 48 hrs before he arrives . No new recruit can be available for Wednesday's game so a few days doesn't make any difference just now.
15 Jul 2016 14:45:58
Seriously quiet on the transfer front? No more news on toure, duffy? No news at all on anyone having medicals etc. Youd think with the apparent £15million or as BR puts it "I haven't been told about any wage caps", we'd have more faces in.
15 Jul 2016 16:33:08
Maybe waiting until the Red Imps game is out of the way.
15 Jul 2016 16:50:13
Guys any new signing cannot play on wednesday so there is no urgency, I expect movement next week to get players in for next qualifier.
As for Toure, I have already said he seems to be another money grabbing mercenary, give him a big body swerve, and in any case, would he be ready to play in a weeks time? I doubt it.
As for Duffy, I heard he had taken a break after the Euros, so there could still be a deal to done next week.
15 Jul 2016 18:44:17
If Burnley sell Hanley Tim a doubt Coyle will sell Duffy hope am wrong tho.
15 Jul 2016 19:57:57
i don't think we are allowed to sign any red imps players and use them in the CL…shame.
15 Jul 2016 12:19:49
Guys why worry about a long long trip to face Astana, we will probably go out against the Imps.
(JOKE HONEST lol)
15 Jul 2016 13:31:40
Wow that'll be a tough draw if we get Astana, better hope a higher calibre player is brought in before then. Driving me nuts that there's no transfer news. I was thinking we're do we really need to strengthen, in reality the whole squad needs rebuilding. Every position, why has it been left to get to this ridiculous situation.
16 Jul 2016 07:22:28
If you were a manager of another club what players from us would you sign.
15 Jul 2016 12:10:51
If it's Astana then it's a difficult tie, allowing that the invisible players we have at the club at present manage to turn up for the imps second leg. the next 2weeks will tell us exactly who is making the decisions at Celtic park Rodgers must know that the present squad are totally incapable of progress against any sort of a decent side and Astana if they get through are decent, very hard to beat on their own patch, I would like to see at worse 3 quality players in before this tie, for 2 years this squad has bottled it I am in no doubt they will do so again, it really is time for Desmond and lawwell to step up to rhe plate and make their intensions clear, no more spin no more excuses, no more players from hibs, , Dundee Utd, ashod, stromsonget or other sides youth players, on the cheap all the time is doomed to fail .
15 Jul 2016 13:45:17
Any team we get in Europe at present is a potential problem because we're not very good. I'd be amazed if Rodgers took the job without guarantees about money to spend so we have to give him more than 3 weeks to get the players. I've heard people talking about Joe Allan, Allan is a brilliant player, the year Swansea came up under Rodgers he was one of the best players in the Premier League, everybody was raving about him. He went to Liverpool for £15 million and struggled a little, he also had a few injuries, so it's not a matter of just doing well at the Euro's. He's a Paul McStay type, he dictates play, his head is always up, he's the sort of player Biton thinks he is/ wants to be! As for this team Astana - last year they got through 4-3 on aggregate against Helsinki, then 2-1 against a team from Cyprus. In the group stages they didn't win a game. They were formed 7 years ago, if we can't beat them then we don't deserve to be there! None of this has anything to do with Rodgers, it's Lawwell, Park, Lennon and Deila that left him a squad of around 40 players, with 90% being bang average!
15 Jul 2016 11:49:32
I never realised Joe Allen only had a year left on his contract at Liverpool! Surely they can't expect to get much more than £5million for him, he's on £55,000 bit out of our range! But who knows!
15 Jul 2016 12:09:45
Do we really want a player that's had a good couple of weeks at the Euros? When it was the best he's played for the best part of 2-3years maybe more? 1year left on contract, euros, shop window. signs for new team then back to his usual self. Would rather keep Henderson and McGregor, they have more fight about them and are still young guys with plenty of time to develop into potentially better players than Allen, just because someone plays in EPL doesn't mean they are any good.
15 Jul 2016 12:27:11
Joe Allen is comfortably better than anything we have IMO.
15 Jul 2016 12:49:25
Mally I honestly don't see rhe attraction of Allen . he doesn't dictate/ run games . tackle . score . he constantly passes sideways or bacwards. his biggest attribute is he runs round the middle of park a lot . his play reminds . me of Peter grant (only grant did tackle) he's great at fixing his hair though.
15 Jul 2016 12:58:44
He is better than Brown and Bitton, jeez I'm better than they 2 and I've got a bad knee lol he's got a good few years on Henderson and McGregor, but I think through time and patience from the fans these two boys could offer more to CFC than Allen could, then ontop of that the fee and wages. would rather see the money spent where it needs to be spent and to me that's a decent GK, 2 more quality CB's, LB to help young Tierney and take the pressure off him which will help him develop more, a left sided winger, someone to replace Bitton (not joe Allen) , I'd keep SJ if he wants to stay and bench brown. And a new striker and get ciftci out.
15 Jul 2016 13:03:14
That was another thing I was going to say DRB fans are on here moaning about Bitton not putting a foot in, rolling up his sleeves kind of thing, never seeing a forward pass etc yet when Joe Allen get linked to us we should sign him, yet he's just a smaller version of Bitton that's played in the over rated EPL. I did say just because someone plays in the EPL doesn't mean they are any good.
{Ed007's Note - People seem to be ignoring the fact that Biton is ideal for Rodgers 'death by football' style of playing the game. If Biton leaves I'd expect him to be replaced by a very similar type of player.}
15 Jul 2016 13:21:01
I'd like Markus henrickson of az alkmaar . playmaker/ centre mid. with goals added.
{Ed007's Note - Henriksen's a brilliant player and if I remember correctly we tried to sign him when he originally left Rosenborg for AZ.}
15 Jul 2016 13:47:37
We did try for Henriksen. I've kept an eye on him too. Great player. There's a player in Johansen. He's played a few good games for Norway too if Allens good few games for Wales are to go by. I agree, I think we'd only see Allen in as Bittons replacement. Personally I think what we really need in the middle is a proper ball winner.
15 Jul 2016 13:49:34
DRB it's all about opinions I like him, what I've seen he's very tidy in possession his passing is crisp and he links play keeps the ball moving, think he got in team of the euros with best will in the world think that would have been beyond oor granty.
15 Jul 2016 14:53:55
We had a great player a couple of seasons ago . A midfield player who in his first full year was voted player of the year . His next season he started playing through injury and maybe because he from the same country as our Manager who was now considered not good enough by some Celtic supporters, probably because he came from Norway, he couldn't be good enough . The midfield player couldn't understand how he went from hero to Zero so quickly, how the cheers turned to jeers and abuse . In any case his form has been struggling from poor to middling and it's only a matter of time until he is gone .
IM O operating in the markets that we are involved in and paying our type of fee, it's hard enough getting in talent without us turning that talent away from us .
15 Jul 2016 14:54:05
To compare Joe Allan to Peter Grant is a belter. The pointer was the salt of the earth, and if we hadn't had him and McStay then God knows what would have become of us! But that's pretty much all Grant did do (tackle) and point out what everyone else should be doing. I don't know DRB if you're the age where you watched Peter Grant every week but I can assure you he didn't make defence splitting passes. I know for sure you haven't seen Allan because he's a cracking player who can play deep or further forward. He plays deep for Wales. If you had seen him for Swansea you'd have been blown away, I remember Fergie saying he was the closest thing to Scholes in the league at that time, - Allan specifically wanted to go to Liverpool though because of Brendan Rodgers! Also I don't think it's any disgrace having Gerrard, Henderson, Milner, Coutinho, Can slightly ahead of him!
15 Jul 2016 15:22:26
I also see Fergie was on the panel that put Joe Allen in the team of the tournament (Euro 2016)
15 Jul 2016 15:48:12
Peter Grant gave his all in every game . If we had a 25 year old Peter Grant playing on Wednesday night I think he would have come off the pitch at the end of the game physically wrecked . Not too many on Wednesday night seemed too tired to me.
15 Jul 2016 15:52:43
He's a good player Delphic, but worth what he'd cost US? You must admit he's regressed though? If he's went from being the next Scholes to struggling with Liverpool.
15 Jul 2016 16:16:56
good point old bhoy i was suprised the imps players were going down with cramp and our players were not unless the imps were faking it but with the heat i woulda thought some of ours would have had some cramping
15 Jul 2016 16:32:21
All this talk of Peter Grant is bringing back some great funny moments standing in the old Jungle, an old guy used to stand near me and my mates and for ninety minutes he would just shout "Grant you're an imposter" Even when other players lost the ball he would shout "Thats that Grant again" I miss that old Jungle what a place lol.
15 Jul 2016 16:59:24
Mally I know mate I just ghink he's average. Delhpic I'm 53 and I seen grant only too often . heedless chicken is the phrase. I've seen allen at swansea and never thought he was brilliant mate. the Co. Paris on to grant I think is relevant as allen passes left . right . back short and then points to the guy he gave it to to move the all on. only reason he went to Liverpool is rodgers and he was found out as average . old bhoy grant got away with piss poor performances because he was a " celtuc man" peter the provoking etc but he was average to poor . but yes he gave his all but his all wasn't very good and if he played on tues not a blind bit of difference he would have made.
15 Jul 2016 17:23:35
Wow - I only got a few years in the jungle (I'm 37) but what an experience, - my first old firm game was the St Patrick's Day Massacre and I was terrified. I agree with Old Bhoy about his commitment and adoration of the club, the idea of having 10, well I think we'd lose every game 1-0. He has regressed Jim but he's still a baby with 10 years in that deep role. It's also not easy moving from Wales to Liverpool at 22 and having Gerrard in front of you. He had a few injuries and only came back a few months ago. He came on against Dortmund and ran the show and got them to the final. There's a myth about the deep lying midfield role that you're almost wasted, and there's too many square passes. If you're passing for the sake of it I agree, it's all about movement in front of you. You also control the tempo of the game, and have the opposition chasing the ball. Some of my favourite players of all time played that role, guys like Davids, Rijkaard, Guardiola, Xavi, Pirlo and of course the maestro played plenty square passes. Obviously Joe Allen isn't as good as these guys but he'd do me. Every player and manager he's worked with raves about him.
15 Jul 2016 18:38:05
I watched every game Wales played at the euros and Allen was the one player who kept the ball hardly gave it away and it was forwards passes as well as back and sideways, but if he signed I think the majority if fans would be delighted.
15 Jul 2016 19:22:13
He's tidy, he does look up and forward. But he's not as influential as some are making out for me, what he does is keep the ball moving and gets it to those who are the real attacking threats. I call players like that continuation of play players. I think 60k a week + several million is a lot for that type of player.
15 Jul 2016 23:44:13
I thought Joe Allen played exceptionally well in the Euros . I think Coleman did a remarkable job, I M O he seemed to set the tem up in such a way that his three ball players Bale, Allen and Ramsay had a wee bit of room especially in front of them and he got the best out of al three.
15 Jul 2016 11:26:39
Astana is a tough draw only have to look at what they did it the champions league last year! Big improvements needed if we are to get over this one.
15 Jul 2016 11:43:16
Very touch draw! They have Agim Ibraimi who played against us for Maribor he his a very gifted attacking midfield player! A few new recruits needed I think to make sure we get through this! That is to say we get through to this round! Surly!
15 Jul 2016 11:51:34
We do not have the balls or ablility to get through this tie unless we strengthen now.
15 Jul 2016 11:59:49
If we stick with what we have for the next round I doubt we will go through, this team couldn't get us there the past 2 years and I doubt that's going to change this year. Team needs a good bit of surgery before it will be able to go forward.
15 Jul 2016 15:02:01
Neither of these teams are our problem just now . When things are difficult we must take every game one at a time . At this stage we need to get the right result against Lincoln Imps first and foremost . It won't be easy, they have their nose in front, we have only scored 2 goals once under B R so far in pre- season or competitive games IMO B R has set us up in aa way that we shouldn't concede many and not that we will score many .
15 Jul 2016 15:15:26
Wrong again we've scored 2 goals twice in pre season!
15 Jul 2016 11:25:35
Could be another trip to Kazakhstan for us! Astana the champs over there or zalgiris from Lithuania! Think Astana we're in the group stages last year against athletico benfica and galatasary! They were unbeaten at home! If we perform how we did on Tuesday we'll be out!
15 Jul 2016 11:22:40
Vilnius (lithuania) or Astana (kazakstan)
15 Jul 2016 11:45:54
Over to you Peter time to spend our money 50,000 STs worth please.
15 Jul 2016 17:24:05
Island celtic. I agree with most of your post. we seem to believe we are still a big club. we are not. 23rd in Europe highest average attendance last season (championship team the Rangers were above us in 22nd) UEFA think so highly of us in Scotland we are in the same qualifying round of the champions league as a part time club from Gibraltar. who still managed to beat us. no money ever spent on top quality players. no real quality at all in our MASSIVE squad. we are a selling club and have been for many years. we play in a God awful league where the standard across the board is painful to watch and teams from the EPL make far more money from TV deals getting relegated then we could dream of winning our league over and over again. we need to accept we are no longer considered a big club by anyone. We have had a great history but even that needs to be temperred. Aston villa. red star Belgrade and steaua Bucharest all won the European cup more recently than us and they are hardly considered big clubs nowadays. Accept what we have become and the reality of our standing in the world game. then we might not be so embarrassed by the poor squad and poor results. It's a shite state of affairs Tommy. and all fresh air in the world won't make any F@#king difference.
15 Jul 2016 08:56:44
Why is everyone so negative?
Full house
New man in
A young striker in
Granted rotten embarrassing result but we will still go through.
We have played one game and everyone is talking as if the steps we have taken in the last couple of months mean nothing.
BR may not be everyone's first choice but already people are bad mouthing him for team selection - he's the manager and it's his decision.
If he continuously picks efe, Forrest etc I will be flabbergasted, but maybe he is waiting on new recruits.
The majority of fans were screaming out for a new manager and we got one, now people are still moaning and groaning. It's this type of support that puts managers under immense pressure, makes players make mistakes and panic (inferior) signings brought in.
There is no excuse for the lack of effort shown by some, but have a bit of faith in the man who many were over the moon about to assess his own squad and act accordingly.
I would ship half them out but this takes time, so let's pick ourselves up and move on without this constant panic and worry that so many of our support seem to revel in.
15 Jul 2016 09:20:42
It's his decision island bhoy but if he would keep making the wrong decision that cost us games should we allow/ accept that. his selection / formation was a major factor in the worst defeat in our history. so we have a right to question and moan . and while I fully expect to easily go through . do we accept this again if we can't get into cl groups or even europa . we have brought in an inexperienced young striker still to prove himself . and any manager in charge after a result like that deserves to be put under pressure/ scrutiny.
15 Jul 2016 09:34:33
Goid post IC. To be honest the LRI game didn't change anything about what I thought of us.
15 Jul 2016 10:13:41
Every year you read about teams in La Liga and Serie A losing cup games to teams in the 3rd and 4th division, and that's with all things being equal, - both teams well into their season, players signed etc etc. We haven't had that, then throw in the pitch! I'm not making excuses for the players because most I don't rate, - what was the manager supposed to do though, some he can't even give away, he also has to look at them for himself otherwise he would have been called arrogant and unreasonable! Other than Ambrose he only had a half fit Lustig or O'Connell who was rotten at Oldham, returned injured again, and not much better at Cork. Hopefully he has a top centre half lined up, I'd prefer 2, a top sitting midfielder, another striker and left winger. It might be the players we wanted weren't available/ wanted a proper summer break, most teams only started back a week ago! The first thing I'd do is give Commons a free, even a pay-off, take what we can for Biton and Johansen, sort the Forrest situation and send a few youngsters on loan, ideally clubs with a bit of history/ where they will play under pressure!
15 Jul 2016 10:13:56
I think it's more concern and rightly so. The fans have been sold short by the clubs lack of ambition.
The points you raise are tied together. Yes, they got a new manager and bought season tickets because he is higher profile. This suggested he would be in control of tranfers and have a raised budget.
So far we have just brought i Dembele (not a Rodgers signing) as we tried to get him in January. We are linked with another Dudu Dahan player from Notts Forest.
Basically people expected a new era and are seeing all the suggestions of the same old failed attempts.
15 Jul 2016 10:14:04
Totally agree, Dembele signing was welcomed as a major signing then we lose a game and all of a sudden he is a young kid with no experience.
Bad result yes but let's see on Wednesday if our new managers will make changes.
I expect Christie to be replaced by Roberts, Either Biton or Brown replaced by Armstong and Efe to be left at home with Lustig in the middle.
The whole team played poorly but Armstong made a difference when he came on and Roberts needs a good pitch for his close control.
Let's not worry about the result over the past 10 years we have been on the receiving end of many shocking results and I bet this is how Barcelona felt when we beat them.
15 Jul 2016 10:45:53
It probably was how Barcelona felt Kev! Let's call a spade a spade - we're not good enough to be all embarrassed by any team beating us in one game! Everybody getting all precious as if we're still a European heavy weight! Aberdeen ran us close over a whole season with a wage bill the same as what Scott Brown earns. There's nothing lucky about that, nothing to do with only 3 weeks training or 30 year old plastic pitches! Molde could have easily beat us 8-2 on aggregate last year! Red Imps probably train more than Morton who beat us at Parkhead half way through the season! The problem with our country is the whole of Europe is improving and we're standing still. There's teams from Bulgaria/ Cyprus/ Slovenia doing better than us in Europe every bloody year, with wage bills that are the same as the players we have sitting in the Stand! None of this is Brendan Rodgers' fault. Hopefully this time next year with 3 transfer windows done, and a year of more technical training we'll actually be able to pass the ball, control a game, and even feel confident in these qualifying games. How novel would that be - the fans feeling confident!
15 Jul 2016 10:53:08
I don't doubt that we will qualify for the next round, but in my opinion that's beside the point.
From what I see with this team, as soon as they are taken out of their comfort zone they struggle, look at last season, we struggled in the cups against Ross County and Sevco, despite having better players, these teams set out to make life difficult for us and we couldn't respond to it.
Teams do lose cup ties at times against lower league teams, but usually it's when they put a weakened team out on the park. On Tuesday we had our first choice eleven playing, yet they couldn't find the answers to the questions asked by a part time team from Gibraltar.
The fact that this keeps happening, tells me that there is something deeply flawed with this group of players. Rodgers needs to get a grip and sort it out before we suffer any more humiliations.
15 Jul 2016 10:55:48
Kevt that's exactly what he is a young kid with little experience. . last season's goals where the first of his senior career and he has only played 56 games.
15 Jul 2016 07:00:15
Just scanned papers online there no news of potential signings nothin doing time PL got his finger out and his cheque book because the BR feel good factor is quickly evaporating,50,000 ST sales will not stop empty seats.
15 Jul 2016 08:53:29
I would be astounded if BR didn't look for assurances on his transfer budget when he took the job! That would really surprise me! Not pressing the panic just yet but, we'll beat Lincoln convincingly at home! But I've seen some of the teams we could get in the next round, the draws this morning at 11,and there's really tricky ties in there! Rosenborg and partizan being 2 of them! We must get a couple of players in for these games. i'll be going to the game 2morrow and I honestly don't know if I'll stay if ambrose is in the team! I cannot take this guy ever being in a celtic strip again! Put ajer or one of the young guys in there until we get an experienced centre half! Which should be happening ASAP!
15 Jul 2016 09:09:55
Mally, I wouldn't let any silence be too concerning. Yes, the earlier the better, but half the links the rags have churned out would be guff signings anyway. Going off the word on here, we've been in for Toure and Duffy. Seemingly Toure isn't to excited, and possibly Duffy too. However I have a wee side theory with Duffy and that is with Newcastle bidding for Hanley, if I was Coyle I'd be very reluctant to let both my CBs go without having replacements cose to being over the line. Just a thought. This is nothing new really anyway. Windows for too many years have been frustrating and ultimately poor.
A great manager would have beaten LRI Colin, and having a spineless team is something NL and RD had to endure. They walked away, and I said when RD left, good luck to the new man trying to progress our club the way we operate, and the way some (a lot) of our fans think. BR could well walk too. But he'd be far from a great manager if he did it in the next few weeks.
15 Jul 2016 09:27:56
Colin. If he really is a great manager then he would be a coward to walk away imo. did anybody really expect the board to change their ways this season they will wait until the outcome of qualifiers again to see what they deem is needed a. nd then wait until the deadline day and bring in a few cheap duds groundhog day for us or am I too cynical . I d like to be proven wrong but time will tell.
15 Jul 2016 09:48:43
It's the frustration every window and as far as holding tout to see if we qualify for CL that's like shutting the gate once the horse has bolted makes no sense, this team are serial failures and the bloody board know it.
15 Jul 2016 12:51:55
Calling BR a great manager is a bit ridiculous, let the guy achieve something first before we start calling him a great manager, give him this season first to prove he is even a good manager, then take it from there.
15 Jul 2016 15:55:06
Aindoh, as a matter of interest who would you have preferred to get the job . I was happy with B R as I saw him as a good choice . Others would also have been equally as good and of course if they were not available they would have been far better . The grass isn't always green on the other side .
Even if the Board had been stupid enough to give Mourinho the job, there would be plenty saying that he was rotten last year at Celtic and doesn't deserve a job with us .
14 Jul 2016 23:56:12
Guys who would you bring in if you could cause I don't have a clue what's going to happen if anything.
Here would be some on my wish list being realistic.
Soriano
Allen
Toure
Steady the back something new in midfield and a decent striker only one that would break the bank for me is Allen.
15 Jul 2016 09:47:19
Joe Allen is not a realistic target. Liverpool have already knocked back upwards of £8M according to reports.
15 Jul 2016 10:17:41
Wait 6 months and sign him for free!
Wonder if BR has said this to him, that will teach Liverpool to ask for so much for a reserve player
Can't believe Ibe went for 15 million he is the English James Forrest.