Celtic Banter Archive January 28 2018

 

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28 Jan 2018 22:46:52
Keep hearing we will only sign players that are better than we have got. Really, why then did we pay £3m for Kouassi. Could have got McGinn for that and I know who I would rather have. Looks like the board are not backing the manager. If he was asked tomorrow if he would take McGinn what do you think he would say? I doubt he would say no thanks I've got SA, TR and CMcG" . At the moment he is a better (and fitter) bet than those 3 and long term might be a replacement for Broony.

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29 Jan 2018 08:08:03
I have watched Mcginn a few times since he scored against us and has been linked to us. I really don't see anything that makes me think he will ever be good enough for us.

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29 Jan 2018 09:03:59
It all depends on how good we want to become wether he will fit the bill. If we want to be a a CL recognised team and worthy of at least 3rd place then that raises the bar for every team member. I like McGinn but that's a question the boy hasn't had a chance to answer, nor has Kuoassi for that matter. And he's already here.

Would McGinn want to sit in the bench at this time of his career? Broony has at least another full season in him and is playing as well as he ever has. That's the question for me. If I were him I would give that distinct possibility some thought.

If he goes to England in the meantime he would progress and in all probability be priced out of our bracket with the prices down there.

Could we play both? I'm not sure.

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29 Jan 2018 09:07:31
We are already fairly well covered in the centre midfield and unfortunately for McGinn he will be about 26/ 27 by the time Brown hangs up his boots and we need him. He won’t hang about at Hibs until then so like a McCarthy even if we do want him it will cost too much from some low level championship club.

Other areas a priority for me like CH and keeper anyway.

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29 Jan 2018 09:56:02
Have to agree with Niall; On current form and ability, McGinn is no better than what we have and there are more important areas that need immediate attention. Obviously we are missing Roberts, Rogic and Armstrong, but hopefully they must be near a return soon?

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28 Jan 2018 21:27:28
I also think Brendan has been let down aswell by a lot of players from the invincible’s season now thinking they are better than what they are and want to go else where maybe through agents or whatever. i doubted it Bhoys but looks like their is a some proper transfer activity now. hail hail x.

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28 Jan 2018 22:28:59
No I think it’s a case of managers and players now know how to adapt and play against players like Sinclair Dembelle and even Brendan’s set ups? That’s why he is trying to chop it about with three at the back. I played amateur footie even at that level you played the top team got beat but a few month when you played them again you learned you knew your opponent it’s similar with Celtic. Just been unlucky been a bit stop start with injuries boy Ntcham is class if wee Musonda comes in another quality addition and wee paddy to come back hopefully ralston too. Should be a fun end to the season plenty of games to go.

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28 Jan 2018 23:49:51
Must agree with you mate. look at blackpool’s first season in premier league compared to their second.

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29 Jan 2018 08:10:42
Let down by players?
Qualified for the champions league
Qualified for the Europa league
Won the league cup
Ahead in the league by double digits
Still in the Scottish cup
Might not be hitting the hights performance wise of last season but to say the players are letting the manager down?

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29 Jan 2018 09:31:03
I don't buy the train of thought that lesser players have found us out. It's simply we have stuttered and too many players aren't playing well.

Too many mistakes. Too many easy chances missed gives the impression they have sussed us. Put away the chances my cat could convert and we are back winning by 4 or 5.

It's a form thing for me.

We start playing well, scoring the sitters we are missing and teams crumble. Miss those chances as we have done and it gives hope to them and undermines our confidence.

Sort that out and we go in three up at half time. That changes the whole dynamic. The players have lost form not ability.

It will come back and in the meantime grinding out wins is the way to keep ahead whilst finding that form.

We shoukd have been 3 up against hibs at half time. Both Sincy and Griff missed sitters. The same happened in the second half. At least we are still creating the chances. A but more confidence and return if touch and we return to skelping teams.

Of that I have as much confidence as I did that we would bring quality in. And that was total.

We have had major players injured. You can't take Paddy, Rogic and Armstrong out and not be affected.

Moussa has been well off his form. Some on here suggest he has been found out and isn't as good as we once thought. That's bollocks. He's 21 and simply going through a terrible patch. He will return to form. And when he does we will kick arses. Same for wee Griff. He was looking sharp again and I'm gutted for him.

If the Sevconians, fresh from another CL final invasion win yesterday want to think they have closed the gap, then let them. Fecking deluded. If Ross County had been awarded that stonewall pen at 1.0 then they would have buckled.

Luckily for them one of their season ticket owner made the call their way, they are better, but they are still rubbish.

Don't be conned by a fawning, wishful press or CL pitch invasions.

They are pish and only look to have narrowed the gap because we played rubbish against them.

That's like me getting a good hook into Tyson and thinking I've got him with 10 rounds to go. I would be battered senseless and so will they when we find our form.

My bluenose mate is getting carried away as per. The big fanny has been the same since I met him when we were 10. He's in for even more pain and that's due in part to their ability to delude themselves.

Their keeper saves them constantly. That's because they are rubbish and easily breached. If RC can create as many chances, being the bottom of the league you know they're rubbish.

We will click. When we do the teams that think they gave us sussed will be out right on that score.

Charlie arriving shows our intent.

Some severe tankings are in the pipeline for our opponents.

You can take that to the bank.

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29 Jan 2018 10:00:58
I don't think they are letting the manager down with effort and commitment, but certainly the form of some has not been as good.
Add to that the injury list over the whole season so far and it's no wonder we have not matched the heights of last season, however, we are still in a strong position, with the knowledge that when we do get back to our best - the advantage we hold will grow and grow.

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29 Jan 2018 10:01:06
Kev have to agree to an extent. The big loss has been moussa and Sinclair as well as Paddy out so its going to affect the performances. Just don't know if Moussa will get back to last season's form.

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28 Jan 2018 20:16:21
Brendan's had no luck on the injury front of that there is no doubt but is he feeling the pressure one wonders? Having a go at referees albeit rightly so but doesn't look the cool calm and collected character that he was last year. Or maybe he's just frustrated on the injury front or lack of spending? Anyway fact for me is if the knuckle draggers were watching recent and yesterday's game they shouldn't exactly be sweating at the thought of our next trip to Govan and might even be looking forward to it. Maybe I'm just being pessimistic and I'm aware they're not great but we aren't anywhere near the team we were last year. Losing or drawing certainly isn't as out the question as it was last year. If Broonie had got injured we'd have lost some of the recent games and I'd be getting a squeaky bum. I would go as far as to say if it wasn't for the current 11 point gap and the hope that Broonie stays fit I wouldn't bet my house on the league being in the bag. The gap has closed. They've got slightly better and we largely attributable to injuries and players off form compared to last season have got considerably worse. We've only scored 6 goals more and despite the criticism of our centre halfs we've lost 10 goals less. The biggest problem is creating and taking chances.

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28 Jan 2018 20:53:47
JFB1888 I wasn’t at the game and only seen the highlights. From what I saw we could easily had another couple of goals.
We’re really missing the creativity of a both Roberts and Rogic and not to mention Armstrong.
Yes we all want new signings. I just feel we haven’t had more additions in due to the fact that the selling Club won’t do business until they have a replacement for the player we want.
Fingers crossed we’ll get a few wee crackers in by close of play on Thursday.

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28 Jan 2018 19:56:59
The big question is if we can bring in a keeper do we go for a solid back up or ca first pick?

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28 Jan 2018 19:45:35
Bhoys, we look like we may be a bit short up front for a few weeks. Having followed Calvin Miller for a few years courtesy of his old man I would like to see him get a run out further forward. He has played there or wide up top most of his career I know BR likes to see him as LWB but he has pace and an eye for goal! I am not convinced by Eduard and Moussa isn't up to speed! Just a thought.

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28 Jan 2018 20:50:31
Agree with that, We could have 2 amazing left wingers fighting for that position in future in Miller and Johnston. I think Miller will go elsewhere if not because he ain't going to take KTs place at left back and he's also not going to sit on the bench or be happy with Development football at his age. Actually thought it was a ridiculous decision to try make him a left back after being voted best youngster on the planet at left wing.

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{Ed007's Note - It was called 'being Brendaned' at Liverpool, Stan.}

28 Jan 2018 21:06:14
Yeah - wasting his talent at left back

Could or should have been our next Academy star

Still time if BR stops trying to Brendan him.

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{Ed007's Note - I can see the point of trying him as a LWB in a 5 man midfield because it won't do his development any harm to have the tracking back and defensive side installed in his game but as an out and out LB? Not for me, and if he was intending him to play as a LB why hasn't he had more chances to give KT the odd rest or are we going to wait until he's ran into the ground?}

28 Jan 2018 21:09:40
He would probably prefer 'being Branded' Ed.

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28 Jan 2018 21:34:44
As in with hot steal, rather than being a left back 😂.

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{Ed007's Note - Kinky.... ;)

28 Jan 2018 16:10:00
ED007 what are your thoughts on Dembele and Eduard now that it looks like Griffiths will miss a few games.
I think Brendan has got it wrong with Moussa and the other strikers, some fans were moaning at Dembele when he came on as his touch was poor at times, but that was because of a lack of games, surely Rodgers must see what we see, in that whatever striker is picked at least one of the others must get minimum 30 minutes also, that way it keeps all our strikers match fit.
On Tuesday I would start Dembele and maybe even tell him the starting place is his unless he totally fails to take the opportunity, but also, as I said, bring Odsonne on in second half.

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{Ed007's Note - I'd start with Dembele on Tuesday but I think Rodgers will go with Edouard and Dembele will come on at some point. I don't think you can say the other player must get 30 mins though, what if Dembele's scored 2 goals, it's hardly fair to take him off with 30 mins still to go.}

28 Jan 2018 16:51:42
Bhoys all of the stuff about a player having to play games to regain his touch is nonsense. Understand about match fitness and confidence in a striker to score but regaining your touch. Give me a break. What do they do in training all week? Its different in getting match fit but control and touch of a football? Moussa needs to get his head out of his bottom and get back to work.

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28 Jan 2018 17:07:58
What's changed about the game of football that (1) we need a goalkeeper that's a centre half and (2) Celtic can't play 2 strikers in the SPL? PS: and it's time daft haircuts and anything other than black boots were banned and could you ever imagine Jock Stein lying under a sun-bed?

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28 Jan 2018 17:27:26
I know it's stating the obvious, but we need to start being more creative, and add a bit of speed in our build up play.
Dembele is having a tough time at the moment, but the poor service up to him doesn't help, I'm sure that if he could get a goal or two his confidence would return.
I don't know much about this Mussonda from Chelsea, but I hope he plays a similar game to Rogic, as without him and Roberts we are not creating much.

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28 Jan 2018 18:28:04
Gerry build up play is lacking i agree. Sinclair has missed at least 6 sitters this season. Dembele is so far away from last season i wonder if he has an alternative game plan. He is rank rotten. So its more than poor service. Agree we need to decide on first striker and stay with him so big call for BR. Changing every other game is silly.

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28 Jan 2018 19:26:19
Next few days will be interesting

Will BR be backed by the board?

He wants players so if nothing happens then I see problems ahead.

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28 Jan 2018 23:53:59
Spot on Johnny Mac! To me it’s more than match sharpness that’s up with moussa! While I agree he needs a good run of games, and I’d definitely start him against hearts to see how he gets on! To me his whole body language looks off, he looks as if he’s plsying with the weight of the world on his shoulders and he’d rather be anywhere but on the pitch!

Just hope when the window closes and he’s still here that he snaps out of it! Gets his head down and bangs in 12-15 goals before the end of the season. then he’ll get his move in the summer, we’ll make a massive profit on him and we go again and try and find another gem! Come on big man snap oot it and bang a few in on Tuesday nite!

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28 Jan 2018 15:11:32
Chelsea made 3 subs and musonda didn't even get on the pitch.

They brought on 2 other youngsters instead.

Lets see what tomorrow brings.

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28 Jan 2018 15:37:26
Well he's halfway up the road he should just come up after the game.

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28 Jan 2018 16:52:30
Think its done but on a loan not permanent. Looks a class act.

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28 Jan 2018 23:52:55
seemingly he left the ground before the warm down.

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28 Jan 2018 13:45:03
Tom Rogic goals 2016-2017

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28 Jan 2018 13:08:39
Hi guys, first post, long term reader, with us needing a keeper I think we should have a look at Nicola Leali of Juve, he's on loan at Perugia in serie b, 24 yrs old, 6ft 5, think he would be in our price range, thoughts?

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{Ed007's Note - Welcome aboard Johnny.}

28 Jan 2018 13:50:26
Welcome Johnny, don't know anything of the lad but good age. Not sure if we'd get him though if he's already on loan to another club.

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28 Jan 2018 13:54:05
I’d love to see us use a bit of imagination in bringing in a keeper from the likely of Italy or Eastern Europe but I can see it being a loan from England. Pedrag Rajkovic from Macabbi Tel Aviv would be my pick.

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{Ed007's Note - Sondre Rossbach from Odd in Norway would be my shout.}

28 Jan 2018 14:07:37
I thought Fasan should have been given more of an opportunity before punting him, considering his good performances in friendlies.

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28 Jan 2018 14:50:38
Scandinavian keepers always seem to be good think it’s the mix of football and handball that they all play. Hopefully we have a couple of keepers in mind. Can’t see any club letting a first choice keeper go at this stage of season.

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28 Jan 2018 15:12:27
Did you forget about Magnus hedman?

I also like Pedrag Rajkovic and think in a few years could be a top class keeper.

The only downsides are he is still a bit raw and will make mistakes. Plus arsenal have been sniffing about so may be pricey.

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28 Jan 2018 15:27:07
Campsie i use to play handball up tryst in cumbernauld. It is a great sport for training keepers. Teaches them to come out quick and make themselves as big as they can.
Peter Schmeichal is the biggest proof of this. They way he came out in a 1 on 1 situation was classic handball.

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28 Jan 2018 16:15:26
I was in Munich where Headinhishauns Headman sold the jerseys. A total disaster of a keeper.

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28 Jan 2018 19:17:42
He had done well at Coventry before he came to us RAW.

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28 Jan 2018 20:42:58
I'll give you that one Campsie, but he was poor at Celtic. Not sure if it was a confidence thing and he just couldn't cope with the demands of playing for Celtic.

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28 Jan 2018 12:19:32
So as I am in the hoose today, as my 2 ex bear pals are otherwise engaged, something about a relegation 6 pointer today lol.
Watched the Liverpool-West Brom game last night (well done West Brom) but what about that farcical VAR system, Liverpool get more help with penalties than any other EPL team, now it seems the VAR was patented by the KOP. It did it's best to help Liverpool with penalties and no goals etc.
Imagine if VAR ever came to Scotland, Sevco would get 20 penalties EVERY game and the opposing team would end up with only FIVE players (mind you even then Sevco would struggle to win lol)

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28 Jan 2018 14:29:44
No matter how many camera angles they use it all boils down to the opinion of the officials - and we know how that works up here lol. The reaction from the players and managers last night showed it will never satisfy everyone and if anything it makes the referee look more incompetent and dithery under pressure.

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28 Jan 2018 14:48:51
Oab last night it was down to var that's what made the crucial decisions and got them spot on.

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28 Jan 2018 11:57:09
All the best to Craig Gordon although I fear the worst that his career could be over. He's erved us well for free. Maybe Brendan or some posters would settle for putting an outfield player in goal whose good with his feet given that seems to be more important than keeping the ball out the net as a replacement for one of the best shot stoppers we've had at Celtic Park. ☘️.

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28 Jan 2018 13:07:32
JFP1888: My thoughts are this. Given the seriousness of CG`s injury it really could be the end of his career at CP, Might I add I hope its not.

Now BR will need a very very good back up or indeed will have to spend a few £££ on a top keeper, which we have been shouting about for a while.

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28 Jan 2018 14:53:03
Mates a taxi driver and he picked up shay given last night and took him too parkhead.

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28 Jan 2018 15:07:12
I totally believe that.

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28 Jan 2018 16:58:10
If the injury is as suggested then Craig won't be back for 12 months. So he will be 36 and not played for 12 months. That's him gone. If the injury is less serious who knows. Need to wait on the scan but with his previous knee injury i think he was out for 36 months so this is not looking good.

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28 Jan 2018 11:29:35
With the injury to Gordon and the boss saying we need a new keeper now, does anyone think that may change our targets for this window as it’s obviously money we never accounted for . Especially with our board .

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28 Jan 2018 12:07:12
Quinn I think a keeper is now a certainty.

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28 Jan 2018 14:31:52
I think a keeper will be added to the existing targets and if we do go for quality, we may have to part-fund with a loan/ transfer out?

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28 Jan 2018 11:26:54
Guys some of the fans are mumping and moaning over our "poor form" but 3 games 3 wins.
Compare that to teams in the EPL who have spent vast amounts of money, Jurgens FLOPS, Tottenham and West Ham. Have faith in Brendan to get us back to form of last season, after all it could be worse we could have Jurgen FLOP as our manager hail hail.

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28 Jan 2018 12:59:30
Regardless of what anyone else us doing does not take anything away from the fact we were absolutely gash yesterday. With Griff out and Moussa looking as if he had his boots on the wrong feet is a worry.

Gordon injured gives us the chance to get a goalie who can pass a ball out of defence, but Griff is a big loss not just for Zenit but the rest if the season.

Big Moussa needs to find form and fast.

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{Ed007's Note - LG will be out for about about a month at most.}

28 Jan 2018 13:47:26
Well that's good news as I thought it was more serious. Still bolloks though, as I felt he was ready to get motoring. If Moussa wants a move to a big team then he has to step up. It's in his own hands. And feet. His second touch is a tackle right now and his shooting is no better.

I'm confident he will, in a hopeful way. The bottom line is, he steps up or he goes to a team with no chance of Euro football if he goes to the Prem.

It's time for him and the team to step up. This season, apart from three or four games, we have looked sluggish and slow. The finishing is also woeful with sitters galore being passed up. We keep saying and hoping we find our form, that moves on to the next game against Farts. And we all know we owe that shower a right hiding. On current form that doesn't seem likely and it shows how far we are off the pace when just beating that pile of shite is good.

How Mcgreggor stayed on the pitch is testament to my view that we have no one coming through capable of stepping in and making a better contribution. If you can't do better than Mcgreggor right now you will never become a first team player for us.

If I was a young player I would offer to wash Rogers car, that's the only reason I can think of that gets Mcgreggir a start.

Hurry back Rogic, Armstrong and wee Paddy, we need you very much indeed.

Zenit is now hanging on who we bring in if those three are still not fit. Hopefully young Charlie from Chelsea signs.

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28 Jan 2018 14:18:52
Magic a stated in an earlier post mate I watched him close yesterday there us no aggression in his play and his touch is poor with griff I hired he's got a chance to kick on but there needs to be a huge improvement. on present form and let's be honest he's not did much from that injury against sevco in the semi.

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28 Jan 2018 14:27:16
MP - McGregor on his day is good but dare I say it he either thinks he’s too good or we are seeing what I have always thought about him and that’s that he will always be a decent squad player

He’s been rank rotten fir a while now don’t think it helps with the whole squad playing poorly but like you say with the 3 players out hopefully returning soon he’ll be dropped

Celtic imo need to get some positivity back in terms of performance and signings . next few days will tell.

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28 Jan 2018 15:05:46
I too have always thought he is a squad player. He suffered from the same malaise as Forrest the last six years, inconsistency. If we are to become better in Eyrope he drops out of the squad player category too.

He has been utterly pish for most if the season and yesterday was truly awful. We have three players out and he gets a start every week. It's a complete error from Rogers IMO. Kouassi should be in before him, even with Broony playing.

The total lack of class coming through our youth set up again us exposed. Not one of them trusted to do a job when so many are off form, shows that every year the wishful thinners start talking about how great this young guy is or that.

The only one who looks to have any chance is young Mickey and a wind blows him over. He needs to develop his core strength. The rest will end up as our young stars have done for the last 20 years, at the Dundees of this world.

The stars prove that and this new bunch have shown nothing so far that any change to us producing players for diddy teams is going to change any time soon.

The Dembelle kid is, apart from KT, the only real class player we have produced and I fear he will be snapped up as soon as his balls drop by a bigger richer club.

Our academy is a fecking waste of time and produces next to feck all. Anyone opposing that view can produce a list of class players we have brought through. Leave out Forrst and Mcgreggor please. Both are not class. James has improved thus season, but recently his form has also stalled again.

The fact we bought Morgan and he will play before any of our academy tells the story, same deal with the boy from Dundee. If you're a defender at the academy and you can at least get a run out in our defence you need to reassess your chances of getting a game ever for us.

It seems to be the easiest job in the world for those running the academy, with a target of one class player every 20 years.

A total waste of time.

Discuss :) But leave out the wishful thinking and focus on the word class and the number who have made a first team position their own please. Not just happy clapping and sticking up for players just because they are at the club.

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28 Jan 2018 15:40:43
Yeah agree totally, our young players are nothing to sing about.

Ralston - I fail to see how this lad becomes first choice - yet posters drool over him.

It says it all that the only youth player worth talking about is Karamoko Dembele and he’s just a baby that will most likely as you say move on before he gets a game for us.

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28 Jan 2018 16:06:41
The facts speak for themselves. We produce next to feck all. Our youngest player getting a game was bought. We have gone for Morgan, we have bid for Hendry. Ralston is not the answer to our RB situation.

I would be willing to bet that not one of our academy players make a position their own until young Dembelle comes of age. And even then, I think he will be stolen from us. I hope not but it's a real possibility.

Not one player from the academy has established himself for years and the ones that have are not good enough if we have any real ambition to progress to a CL club.

Roberts displaces Forrest if we sign him. Mcgreggor shouldn't be playing now never mind when we improve. That leaves none in the last seven years. Not one.

Before that we had McGeady.

Before McGeady who?


We're back to the 80's with McStay.


As I said, anybody wanting to put up players who have been class and held down a first team place from our own ranks feel free to make the case.

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28 Jan 2018 17:06:29
Msgicpole i posted weeks ago that our academy was useless. Got loads of stick from Chris and some others. Asked Ed how much it cost to run but we don't know. Close it and use the money to buy players. As you said who have we produced in the last 10 years? Forrest, McGregor, Ralston, Tierney, so that's 1 player every 30 months.

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28 Jan 2018 17:18:51
Marshell mcmanus Maloney miller mcgeady forget McGregor raleston Tierney all came through our youth system. All have helped us win big games leagues trophies and played champions league games for us.

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28 Jan 2018 18:08:06
**Forrest not forget**.

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28 Jan 2018 19:59:20
We must define class differently. McGeady, KT are the only two who had real class. Mcgeady made an arse if his as did Miller to a lesser extent.

Maloney, Marshal good players, big Mick fully commited but nowhere near what you would call class.

And you had it right with, forget McGreggor. :)

So two players I already mentioned. That spans nearly 15 years. Two real class players. The return for us us abysmal. I have been saying this for over a decade. A complete waste of time and resources. It may well be that as a country we are producing dross on the whole. Hard working honest players who are nowhere in relation to other countries young players.

We allegedly have the best of what's available, well feck me, if that's true we will never qualify for any international finals if that's the case.

If we go as far back as the 80's we add another couple, is that good enough? Like our current crop if wonder kids no it isn't.

I would love to see what it costs to run compared to what we get in moving them on to diddy teams for a song or less.

Old Chris can defend them all he likes. If they were are good as he claims we wouldn't be needing to buy in class. Remind me why we are all keen to see quality this window? Oh, that's right, we do to have anything coming through. If we did we wouldn't be worried at all about Zenyt, or CL Qualification and the last time I looked, everyone, including Rogers is.

New targets need set for the academy, a but more ambitious than one ckas player every ten to fifteen years. If they can't do it then admit it's been a total waste if time for decades.

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28 Jan 2018 23:51:34
Tierney is one, McManus captained side, Mcgregor is now a regular, Ralston I think will be, Forrest is a regular, before Mgeady, Kennedy was unlucky, Liam Miller should’ve stayed, Marshall was also bit unlucky to lose his place, but in general your right, not enough-success in youth team isn’t just about winning cups etc, it’s real success is bringing players to first team, and staying there, and your right, it’s not really been good enough. Shaun Maloney probably being only other I can really think of off the top of my head to earlier list, who played a decent number of games since 2000.

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28 Jan 2018 23:57:27
Kev83 the point was how many we have produced in the last 10 years not in your lifetime. Marshall over 10 years ago. How much money did we get for Msrshall, McManus8 and Maloney? Not a lot. Much less than the cost of producing them.

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28 Jan 2018 11:14:12
Watching dembelle closely yesterday his body language not great hold up play poor he needs to get angry and start being more aggressive like last season.

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28 Jan 2018 12:40:59
I think when you consider the lack of game time he has had with all his injury problems and the constant speculation and media pressure, over the last month, then it has got to affect him.
Hopefully, when this bloody window slams shut and he is still a Celtic player, he can concentrate on his football and his form.

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28 Jan 2018 10:43:03
Why would anyone on here want a keeper who is 38 next month, well past his prime and can't get a game at Bournemouth F C?

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28 Jan 2018 11:26:23
The thing is kev, i doubt Rodgers would've even been looking to bring a keeper in this month but he's no choice now and with very little time left it's more than likely going to be a loan keeper until the summer when we can really go out and get a new no1. Boruc for example may be 38, might not be getting a game at Bournemouth but if he does come in till the summer I'm sure he'd get us by certainly domestically anyway.

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28 Jan 2018 11:47:31
For the banter.

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28 Jan 2018 11:59:07
Garryc1977 our youth keeper would get us by till end of the season.
LM67 I don't care about the banter I care about having a decent keeper.
Ask yourselves this do you think the Celtic fans would accept ANY OTHER 38 year old keeper who couldn't get a game at his club?

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28 Jan 2018 13:17:49
You're right Kev we wouldn't. But if Boruc is still fit he is a different proposition. I know it's nostalgic and it might be the wrong move, but I love big Artur and would go for him, but I take your point completely.

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28 Jan 2018 13:39:04
Got to be Marshall on loan for me.

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28 Jan 2018 13:44:51
Magicpole why is he a different proposition?
Every day people on this site are screaming about spending money and making signings that enhances our team. Boruc wouldn't do That. He's done and I wouldn't be to surprised to see him retire at end of the season.
Just another Keane cole or Ljungberg.

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28 Jan 2018 14:02:03
Marshall is a keeper who I think is better than Gordon but I'd like us to go for ward or Gunn on permanent deal.

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28 Jan 2018 14:30:06
As I said Kev, I take your point. It is hope over the possible reality. I want a top class keeper. It's probably down to my long term feeling our board having difficulty breaking a tenner.

There is no use going cheap on a goalie considering how vital that position is. I am without a doubt relying on nostalgia and the more I think about it the more I'm coming over to your point of view.

It's an emotional thing and that's not the answer.

To be fair I have a hangover and this is probably the reason I'm indulging in nostalgia instead of a harsh look at the facts.

Still love big Artur though. :)

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