15 Jul 2014 16:34:43
To Hamiltonbhoy and DN30 re. loans you both make very good points but it is just my opinion that we or any big club for that matter should not deal in loan signings. I don't see the long term benefit.Although fair enough if the boy comes in and does a job great but what then he goes back to his parent club or his price inflates and weare back where we started. Anyway that's my opinion and you know the old saying their just like persons everybody has one. Sorry for the late reply haven't been on for while.

Davie c

1.) 15 Jul 2014
I can understand your point of view and where you're coming from, the way to avoid that is putting an option to buy, fixed fee or even first refusal clause in on the loan deal which avoids that situation.

We all know PL is a man who doesn't like to part with money, so you could bet your bottom dollar that he'd have something written in to any loan moves.

Anyway, hopefully we can take a few off this mob tonight with a few different faces in the squad rather than the usual suspects of last season. COYBIG!

2.) 15 Jul 2014
What about Fraser Forster good loan with view to permanent signing, well done celtic. West brom weren't complaining with lukaku nor Everton.it all depends on wether they are going to be squad players or guaranteed starters as too them being good for us as we don't need any more squad players we need starters.

{Ed007's Note - Apart from Forster, what about loans like Kamenar, Fedor, El Kaddourri, Brozek, Lassad, Miku and Gershon? Millions of £s in loan fees, agent fees, wages, insurance, housing etc all down the drain.}

3.) 15 Jul 2014
As I said squad players don't work if their not better than what you have don't take them. If the manager isn't going to give them a proper run of games then why did we sign them?

4.) 15 Jul 2014
15 Jul 2014 22:26:42
I don't see the probs with loaning a player although the loan to buy is the way to go as you can pull out if in the end he's pish . As an Everton/ Celtic fan we did some good business in the loan market. Lukaku, Barry and Delefou. They can make your season while youth progress, and if you have agreed a fee you can buy. It seems Mc Gregor has benefitted from his loan.