Celtic Banter Archive July 15 2018

15 Jul 2018 18:58:42
Imagine how good France would be with Dembele as their no9.

15 Jul 2018 20:01:10
I reckon we should sign mbabe so we have 3 of the best young strikers in the world. ;)

15 Jul 2018 20:49:00
I know . they might even win the world cup with him in the team.

15 Jul 2018 22:11:21
One of my best players of the World Cup was Ivan Perisic. That boy fought really hard for Croatia.

16 Jul 2018 08:02:28
Perisic is a cracking player! His stock will go through the roof after this WC.

15 Jul 2018 16:53:22
Just reading some comments from BR

He would have liked more business done by now - think most of us would agree with this

Christie and Allan - can’t give them game time they’ll need - quite rightly so they where never good enough in the first place so let them go and play elsewhere.

I’d take McGinn over the two of them and I’ll be honest I don’t think he’d get in the first team

Defence must be strengthened especially full backs so I’ll keep my fingers crossed.

15 Jul 2018 18:16:36
I read his comments as saying that Christie and Allan were both good enough to play for Celtic. I haven't seen the pre-season games, but that seems to be what the lads are saying too.

15 Jul 2018 18:33:19
Christie will get game time but there are better players ahead of him. Not so sure about allan.

15 Jul 2018 18:37:07
I very much doubt he would say they aren’t but he isn’t saying these things about players he wants to keep

Reading between the lines that both will be off, seen all our pre season games and neither has impressed me one bit to warrant a squad place.

15 Jul 2018 19:01:54
BR being diplomatic maybe, as you say Kev. I know Allan ain't the answer but I do see that he brings something we've been looking for for a long while, albeit in small measures. Christie is maybe too good to be a marginal player at this point, but I'd like to see if he can scrap for a spot, and what might come of it.

15 Jul 2018 21:57:36
Think he might want to bring McGinn in, so as to link up with Allan in midfield,

15 Jul 2018 23:48:04
I honestly thought Christie would have done a turn for us, but unfortunately for him, there is better players in front of him.

16 Jul 2018 06:58:21
He would have liked to see us further along with transfers. Every single season this is said. I understand there are problems that arise with transfers but surely targets are lined up throughout the season before. It seems like McGinn is the only transfer being worked on, and they are taking the absolute p**s to get the deal over the line.

16 Jul 2018 10:01:52
Alot of players will wait till after the world Cup before they move as there stock will rise if they have a good tourney. And the players who weren't at the world Cup will wait and see what clubs come in for them as a lot of clubs won't be able to sign there top targets so will move on down the list.

16 Jul 2018 23:27:36
Christie going back to Aberdeen on loan definitely finished his Celtic career . A young man in his late teens and early 20's need to be under the tutorage of his club . He needs to be observed daily by the coaches, pointed out what he is doing well and what he needs to improve on . His coaches needs to be talking of what he will be doing the following seasons . He needs to feel part of the club, not sent away a hundred miles or more and have to find new friends and maybe new pastimes, A young lad's freedom away from home can mean excess alcohol etc
All to pay some of P R and M wages.

15 Jul 2018 16:29:04
Another BR interview where he states he expected more players in by now.
He is obviously getting frustrated with what's going on. the club need to back the manager now.

15 Jul 2018 16:51:33
None of us know the background of any transfer dealings. Wait till the window closes then comment surely?

15 Jul 2018 18:12:42
@JJ - No he didn’t. He said he’d have liked to have more in by now, not expect. Nobody knows how far along transfers are or who’s been approached other than McGinn because Hibs made it public.

15 Jul 2018 23:44:58
What we do know by BR comments are that the players have been identified given to the board and as yet he hasn't got them.
Also by the fact that he is saying these things in public it's also to putting pressure on the board.

To say wait till the window closes is a cop out.
Every manager wants there business done asap
The manager isn't going to ask for players he knows we can't afford. its time the board got the finger out.

16 Jul 2018 10:09:02
Transfers are not straight forward things they are extremely complicated. Wages annual pay rise bonuses signing on fee loyalty fee agents fees image rights and there are loads more to list that's why transfers can take weeks or months depending on how high profile the player is. So calm down I am sure we have our targets and our back up plans ready to go. So let's wait and see who we bring in. Also we want quality not quantity unlike sevco who seem to be ready to have a first team squad of 40+ players.

15 Jul 2018 16:02:18
Can't wait until the world cup is over. Been the wost World cup that i can remember.

15 Jul 2018 16:38:08
I think most people would disagree.

15 Jul 2018 16:47:51
Thinks it's been one of the best, if not the best.

15 Jul 2018 16:53:29
Been some great games and been good to see smaller countries do well although in my opinion the introduction of VAR has tainted it somewhat!

15 Jul 2018 17:06:56
I think it's been one of the better World cups.
Most of the matches have been watchable, unlike previous tournaments where a lot of the matches were like watching paint dry.

15 Jul 2018 17:32:37
It's been good but for me Italia 90 was the best.

15 Jul 2018 18:35:58
Agree Tony
Italia 90 superb.

15 Jul 2018 21:20:38
Not seen much of this World Cup I’m not overly keen on international football but from talking to a lot of people they think it’s been a great World Cup.

{Ed007's Note - They must be easily pleased, I've not watched that much but most of what I've seen was dross and most people I've spoken to agree. The best game was Portugal v Spain and that was the 2nd or 3rd game of the tournament.
The overall standard of football has been appalling and VAR just helped turn it into a farce. The steady decline of international tournament since Diana Ross missed her penalty at the opening ceremony of USA '94 continues, and the next World Cup is going to be even worse when it is played during CL games.}

15 Jul 2018 23:15:14
I heard she missed that penalty intentionally Ed to start a CHAIN REACTION :-P.

{Ed007's Note - That's the tipping point of international football though, it's been $hit ever since.}

15 Jul 2018 12:06:43
Strongest starting 11 as Brendan sees it?
Gordon
Lustig. ajer. boyata. kt
Forest. brown. ntcham. mgregor
Dembele. eddy.
Strongest 7 subs?
Bain. hendry. simo. rogic Morgan. sinclair. griff.
Leaving gamboa comper biton hayes Allen Christie kouassi to fight for a place on the bench. taking the goalie out the equation as we need one on the bench at all times . and before we bring in any more new faces that's 13 players fighting for two or three places and that's excluding our youth players who could come onto the bench. is that too many? do we need to trim? And if so who .

15 Jul 2018 12:13:31
I can't see us having a bench with no CM cover on it so Kouassi.

15 Jul 2018 13:18:18
I am more concerned about who we could lose in this widow, rather than who comes in. We currently have enough cover for every position and we can afford to rotate quite a few to tackle the amount of games that comes with multiple competitions.
We have a variety of very young talent and experience, with Broony, KT and Griffiths capable of excellent consistency, while and guys like Dembele, Ntcham, Edouarde, McGregor, Ajer, and Hendry have all had another season under there belt and will get even better; while Morgan, Eboue and Christie will be desperate to get their chance.

15 Jul 2018 13:27:35
That will be why we want John McGinn i’d Imagine, I think Scott Allan, Jonny Hayes, Nir Bitton (for his career ) , Dorus DeVries and Cristian Gamboa should be moved on with youngsters Conor Hazzard, Tony Ralston, Calvin Miller, Regan Hendry, Ewan McGregor and Jack Aitchison loaned out to get games and gain experience, we need to sort our defence out, a quality experienced centre back and cover for both full back positions .

15 Jul 2018 13:50:04
Hope McGregors aff the smack.

15 Jul 2018 11:22:09
If BR, as has been suggested, is looking to add a bit of extra creativity in attacking midfield I'd like to see us go for Lasse Schöne. He's only got a year left on his contract and at 32 might not cost very much but would bring excellent experience. He normally hits around double figures from midfield.

15 Jul 2018 12:18:54
Averages 9.5 a season😊.

15 Jul 2018 12:32:27
Cut myself off . he was / is a great player. but mgregor is fast becoming that type of player along with rogic . and dare I say it. mginn if we ever decide to actually buy him.

15 Jul 2018 14:31:53
I did say "around" double figures haha! I agree with McGinn but BR did say he was looking to replace Paddy as well. If that means an out and out winger then fair enough but if not then we could definitely do worse.

15 Jul 2018 16:20:28
Been pleasantly surprised at Morgan in what little I've seen so far . and young Johnstone looks like he he has the makings of a great player . with the bonus both can play either wing.

15 Jul 2018 18:15:17
I’d love BR to give Johnston a proper chance this season.

15 Jul 2018 09:58:26
Brendan in papers talking about how g it the squad has returned from the break and that if any player goes above 2kgs of there tae get weight they train with the kids . he comes across quite mellow but there's a steely side to this man he hides quite well.

15 Jul 2018 10:39:16
There's one or two guys in the squad who could be doing with putting on a bit of timber, like Johnston, but I'd imagine they've been given some scope to fill out over time.

15 Jul 2018 11:35:22
Jthat will come kev we've got one of the best sports science dpts going.

15 Jul 2018 13:53:06
Changed days indeed
I remember a great Martin O’Neil quote in reference to big bad john
Having just returned from an injury with a scoring performance the interviewer said to Martin that Hartson was looking good.
Martin nodded his head in agreement and said
‘He must have been laying off the crisps. ’

Brilliant.

15 Jul 2018 16:05:35
Johnston is a young boy, give it a rest . Adding too much timber as you call it will hamper his technical ability and speed. Being of slight stature didn’t do Larsson any harm, having too much and it’s another kris commons. The boy is still developing and technical ability should be the most important thing to concentrate on rather than listening to some rage in the stands.

15 Jul 2018 16:26:41
Big Hartson will be glad he isn't playing now lol.

14 Jul 2018 23:58:58
Guys, just a quick question. How can Ajax, arguably a smaller club than us who play in a comparitive league, go and spend £14m one one player? While we are always looking for a bargain, I agree with the model we have btw.

15 Jul 2018 00:52:25
I wouldn't say Ajax are a smaller club than us. They are very similar in many ways. A large fish in a small pond and a rare club that actually has a proud history. The eredivisie is a better standard of league for starters not to mention it would still generate much more money than the spl.

15 Jul 2018 01:04:03
Tv deal mate ours is way below everyone's in professional Europe and we deserve more.

15 Jul 2018 01:16:18
They have already spend 10m on Tadic, 7.5m on a 19y/ o from the Belgian 2nd tier and 5m on a midfielder from Utrecht, the Blind and Tadic signings are proven quality but probably go against there singing policy due to their age, they sold klaassen and Sanchez for a combined 60m last year and have just sold Kliuvert for 15m and have assets such as De Ligt and Ziyech who is expected to leave this summer, so I’d say there pretty flush, there signing policy is pretty much the same as ours but they have the luxury of less strident work permit issues so can get youngesters for South America i. e Sanchez for 4.5m, they also pay bigger fees for players while still making money on them when they sell them, not sure about their wage structure but they have been extremely successful in the past at Developing and selling players, with us having signed French Eddy for a record fee with the hope of selling him for a profit a few years down the line it hopefully bodes well for the future that we will stump up the cash for top talent.

15 Jul 2018 01:57:46
They are pretty similar to us in size, a big club in a small league being pushed out by the so called big 4 but given the chance can do well against the big money clubs in a one off game. Did ajax not make the europa final a couple of years ago.

15 Jul 2018 02:54:18
Guys i think our tv revenue is the lowest in Europe So we are kinda ducked them cause we can't expand we suffer loses to lower European team but I'm hoping that's us over this by.

15 Jul 2018 08:35:05
We are below Sweden Norway Greece and Poland
Hopefully with the amount of bidders at the table now a bit of a auction begins.

15 Jul 2018 09:27:55
They're not a smaller club than us for starters. They can afford these fees because they have a track record of producing excellent youth players and selling them on for millions over a number of years. Their TV deal is also 3x better than ours (£70M per season) .

15 Jul 2018 10:37:57
Because the don't have a biscuit tin.

15 Jul 2018 11:58:30
Ajax consistently speculate to accumulate and it helps that they don’t have work permit restrictions

They signed Zlatan for 9 million from Malmo - would we have taken such a risk, also those manky EPL clubs are hoovering all the talent up with offering big money and ruining the game and careers especially Chelsea.

There should should be restrictions on many players a club can have on the books seeing as agents and players are not doing what’s best for their careers.