Celtic Banter Archive January 05 2016

05 Jan 2016 20:19:31
We have taken a young guy called Ajer on trial for a week plays midfield and is only 17.

05 Jan 2016 21:16:18
We've been linked to him for a while, most notable after we failed to bring in Odegaard.
I'd rather give Nesbitt and or Millar a chance but he is meant to be a cracking talent?
They already know how good he is, can't be bothered with these trials, it just gives other teams time to nip in and steal a deal!
Goin to need more than him though.

05 Jan 2016 22:19:58
I agree bbj, trials are not needed if they have already been tracking him. They must know the potential he has. i'd imagine its probably more of the off field situation ie if he could settle here and stay in Glasgow.

05 Jan 2016 22:29:48
Quality.

Shooting myself in the foot a wee bit as I've been quite critical of signing projects all the time. But they still need to be signed and as far as projects go this boy looks the business. Long term this genuinely could be fantastic for us.

05 Jan 2016 23:44:04
He's meant to be a CDM BBJ he sounds promising 9 goals in 43 I read! at 17 he really does sound to be a real prospect!

05 Jan 2016 23:49:44
One of the most talented players of norwegian football atm. 17 and allready been captain for his side Start a few times, 12 goals and 4 assists in 30 matches last season, in a team that fought relegation all season.

Think the reason he is not signing at once is he may have other options, and he did say in an interview last week that he is reluctant to leave Start cause of his love for the club.

Hope you sign him though!

06 Jan 2016 02:15:27
I would guess the reason for the trial is him checking us out and not the other way round. Something like what odegaard done before signing for Madrid.

06 Jan 2016 10:14:18
If he wasn't interested he wouldn't be with us surely? A trial is the best for both parties and I don't see any problems with such an arrangement. I'm guessing we're just weighing up how close to the first team he would be as we're jam packed with central midfielders.

06 Jan 2016 18:39:24
Norwegianred Yet another Norwegian super starlet .
When I think of Norway to be honest football starlet isn't the first thing that comes into my mind . Is Norway doing things different now than previous?
Not only is Norway producing real top stars, unlike Scotland these youngsters are really tall and athletic . Most of our top youngsters have been really small.
Keep producing these super stars Norwegianred and tell us 😀😀😀.

06 Jan 2016 22:28:32
Steady on oldbhoy, the boys coming through are hardly superstars are they. i'm not saying they won't ever be, but they haven't done anything yet. Even the boy Odegaard hasn't done anything of note. don't get me wrong if Norway become the new Belgium then you say they are producing star players. let's not get carried away here.

07 Jan 2016 00:52:15
Bhrydobhoy I am not sure of the youngste from Norway and now at Real Madrid and now this boy Ajer, a mere 6ft 5 "and just 17 . If that's not looking good for Norway well it's looking better than Scotland.

07 Jan 2016 07:27:55
Whats his height got to do with his ability. The old ' your not tall enough' attitude held scottish youth back for years. The countries awash with ex youth players from the 70s 80s and 90s that were told that they were not tall enough or too light, and i bet we lost a few gems along the way wouldn't you agree. If your good enough, height shouldn't be a factor.

{Ed001's Note - how can you say that? I mean surely Messi has shown that short players are useless? The Scottish system was right all along obviously, as it has produced so many talents much better, such as all time great Steven Whittaker....}

07 Jan 2016 07:35:57
I agree that their hardly superstars yet, and they have a long way to go. So i agree that its way to early to say, but really exciting times here come football. We have allways been about skiing, football has mearly been a hobby for kids to have fun, but not serious enough and to much focus on physics and not tecknique.
But the future is looking brighter for every day that goes by.

07 Jan 2016 18:03:15
The media who is never wrong are calling these two super stars .
Height must have something to do with ability or Barcelona wouldn't have filled Messi with illegal growth drugs for years .
Most teams like to have a good mix of tall players, if for nothing else but to help defend and attack set pieces .

Some of may remember how useful Sammy was defending corners compared to James Forrest.

{Ed001's Note - really? You do realise that the drugs were not illegal in any real sense only a sporting sense right? And that they were nothing to do with ability in that sense. You are truly old, a dinosaur along with the morons running the SFA that have meant it failed to qualify for a Euros that was almost impossible to miss out on because of the stupidity of connecting height with talent.}

07 Jan 2016 20:49:19
Ed001 you do agree that Barcelona pumped Messi with illegal sporting drugs to increase Messi's height . Barcelona are in most people's eyes the most successful club in Europe over the last decade . So to them size matters .
I support one of the 24 who qualified for Euros, without even having all our Country, so I don't know how you can link me with the Scottish losers .
By the way the current Scotland Manager, although not a giant by any means, bemoaned the height of the youngsters coming through at Celtic when he was Celtic manager .

{Ed001's Note - no, they pumped him with HGH because otherwise his whole body would not have developed such strong lungs etc. While he would have been able to live a decent, and normal, life, he would not have been able to physically cope with the demands of professional sports. Height was a side issue and not relevant to the thinking, no idea why people think it was. I think it just shows how ignorant Brits are, that they immediately assume height was an issue.}

09 Jan 2016 00:02:26
Forgive me if I misinterpreted what an Ed said previously that Messi had been pumped up with a drug to make him taller and stronger .
I am glad to see that you only think Brits are ignorant, as I wouldn't like to be either .

{Ed007's Note - I don't know what Ed you think said that but it wasn't me either.}

05 Jan 2016 17:32:52
MK Dons have released Benavente, Dubbed the Peruvian Ronaldinho formally Real Madrid reserves player, Young, And a winger would be good business on a free.

05 Jan 2016 19:08:24
Bravetart there must be a reason he's been released by MK Dons.

{Ed001's Note - Robinson says the lad had skills but was not at the level they required (or near to it) for the Championship in England.}

05 Jan 2016 19:37:34
Surely he can't be any worse than Forrest or GMS.

05 Jan 2016 21:19:06
Bad and all Forrest and GMS are I would like to think they would be better than anything MKDons are releasing.

06 Jan 2016 00:56:51
To think of signing players because surly they cannot be any worse tha.
Isn't exactly the way we want our scouts and buyers to think .
If we are going to tell them this negative basis for buying players then we shouldn't be disappointed.

05 Jan 2016 15:38:57
ED007 can I ask if the Celtic fans get excited about the proposed centre half from Spain, to paraphrase your good self, would you call them "Pantic wetters" and if myself placed money on him signing for Celtic, would you also call me a "Pantic BETTER" lol.

05 Jan 2016 17:06:23
If you are tipping him Timalloy he's bound to be PANTs! lol :-)

05 Jan 2016 19:47:52
Ouch Jamiebhoy that hurt lol but to be fair to myself (as no one else will ha ha) my football bets are still showing me a nice profit. whereas with my horse ones I could not pick my nose.

05 Jan 2016 20:59:21
A was only jesting Timbo I like you like a punt (y)