Celtic Rumours Archive December 31 2018

31 Dec 2018 13:22:55
Weah is supposedly an 18 month and not 6 like reported?

31 Dec 2018 14:22:07
I hope so Kev, as possibly 6 months may be worthless. It could take him a few months to get used to the league, where he could be under pressure to hit the ground running . Plus with the paper talk of other loans it doesn’t help us much going forward for the summer as we aren’t solving problem areas we would be just putting them off. I’d like to see 18 month loans or permanent signings.

31 Dec 2018 16:50:32
So many names being mentioned for transfers for Celtic, Steven Fletcher must be in there somewhere.

31 Dec 2018 17:53:42
Fecking hope not.

31 Dec 2018 22:17:18
I'd be much happier with that kev, great that we have connections with PSG, and city, can't be a bad thing.

01 Jan 2019 00:56:04
Bayo is on his way,2.3 million, Happy new year.

01 Jan 2019 01:53:18
If Weah is 18mths i would be extremely happy as his contract at PSG ends then and he would be a free agent.

01 Jan 2019 11:48:00
Surprised they aren't trying to sell him if he'll be put of contract at the end of the loan spell. Boys clearly a talent.

01 Jan 2019 13:24:22
Can't see it being 18 months if that's when his contract ends.
Info came fae a guy that comes in my work who's gave me a few rumours that have been spot on.
Guess we will find out soon enough.

01 Jan 2019 12:18:43
Happy new year everyone hears hoping for a good 2019. After the summer transfer window being a disaster let’s hope we get our targets in and have our work done early to give new recruits the chance to bed in. The boys fly out to Dubai Saturday I think so hopefully have 1 in by then but with additions to be added to join out there. Apart from all the gossip being flung at us by the press is there any real news ED u can bestow upon us that is a of real interest?

{Ed007's Note - Happy New Year, Rich. Nothing new today from me, sorry.}

02 Jan 2019 09:00:43
Don't see why there's negative towards Stephen fletcher, imo we need players with pedigree who understand what playing for the club requires not padding it out with more young inexperienced players.

If we need 2 strikers then fletcher and either weah or bayo is better than bayo and weah. We have too much of a checkered past with these gambles, think of the top player we could've bought by not wasting 2mill per gamble we paid in kouassi, scepovic, balde, etc.

31 Dec 2018 08:26:14
Rumours are flying this morning 1 Weah agrees to join Celtic till end of season just waiting for green light from PSG and 2 Celtic interested in Oliver Burke from WBA Loan they are quick the day.

31 Dec 2018 09:14:52
Not a big fan of loan deals for the obvious reasons but there is a player in Ollie Burke somewhere.
If someone can get the best out of him them he wou. d be a cracking addition.
Weah is a great prospect, but he is just that, a prospect.
Not sure if he will cope physically in the league, hope I’m wrong though.

31 Dec 2018 09:18:15
18yr old on a 6mnth loan deal. Celtic. Maybe another loan from WBA excellent.

As long as we can hyperbole about how good commercially we are and the suits get their bonuses.

31 Dec 2018 09:31:39
If Oliver Burke can’t get a game for West Brom he won’t get in our team, we have Forrest and Sinclair and Johnston and Lewis Morgan so why would we sign Burke?
We need forwards, a right back, a centre half and a good experienced sitting midfield player .

31 Dec 2018 11:13:35
Both would be stupid signing, a teenager and a bench warmer pointless, total lack of ambition again .

31 Dec 2018 11:31:22
Weah is quality! Can cover both wings as well as CF. Loans aren't a long term fix so it's not sorting the problem out. Hopefully we buy players in the positions we need and not loan them. RB CB is a must and LB is an issue if BR has lost faith in Izzy and a permanent replacement for Dembele.

31 Dec 2018 12:05:34
How do we know he's class think he's made 4 first team appearances hope it's not another musonda and the boy Burke is strange as we have plenty wide men they need to get the finger out and get a couple of players on permanent deals so they can settle and we can build some consistency.

31 Dec 2018 22:11:07
To say the players we’re being linked with are underwhelming would be putting it mildly! 2 loan deals for a couple of young boys, one who can’t get a game for WBA! If this is what we’ve got to look forward in the transfer window then we’re in for another shocking window! How many times do we need to say that it’s experience we need! The manager has said it himself! We need men who can stand up and be counted on, not boys who are still wet round the ears! Disappointing if true but in no way surprising! I’ll wait to the end of the transfer window before I fully judge but I’ve got a good idea what i’ll Be saying in a months time!

31 Dec 2018 22:12:07
I know it’s all paper talk at the minute but surely we aren’t just going to see loan deals this month. After the crap window we had this summer, which has gone a long way to our poor start to this season ( I know we have a cup in the bag already ) we need permanent players brought in. Weah could be brilliant but it could take him two months to get used to the league, so we may only see a few good months out of him. We are already staring down the barrel in regards to centre backs for the summer and hopefully champions league qualifiers. Lawwell has bagged his bonus, now spend on a team that needs refreshing badly.

01 Jan 2019 00:07:31
Oh yes, let's all start getting pissed off by the usual paper talk.
Its the same every window because the papers have no idea who we are signing so they make it up.

Lets all chill until the players are signed.
And also this boy Weah is supposed to be one of the best young players in Europe, has already played in and scored for the PSG first team and is a full USA international.

01 Jan 2019 10:38:58
It’s the same every window jonbhoy as personally I can’t remember a window where I thought we have really made a statement there with our signings. We wait, hear rumours of decent signings, Then hear the usual patter that we run out of time, teams don’t want to sell their better players etc . And we end up with a young lad on loan . For the last couple of years we have had the opportunity to put sevco into the rear view mirror and we haven’t taken the chance. Now we have a real challenge on us, not just from them either. We really need a big window, especially with our centre back situation and a weak right back spot.

01 Jan 2019 11:55:48
Burke is a strange one he can clearly play else teams wouldn't have spent so much money signing him. Don't know if it's attitude or doesn't train hard enough or fitness issues keeping him out the WBA team but he's not really played much for a boy with his ability at an average club.

{Ed001's Note - it is intelligence issues. They called him blank hard drive in Germany because he couldn't understand tactical instructions. They would give him instructions before a game and he would just forget what he was meant to do.}

01 Jan 2019 13:33:10
That'll be why then Ed hopefully this is just Daily Ranger made up rubbish then.