12 Aug 2017 23:22:21
Guys
The Patrick Roberts saga: if we can sign him it would be fantastic, if we can't then we can move on. He is not the be all and end all for us. Yes, he made a fantastic contribution last season and the relationship he struck up with KT was a joy to see but we are Celtic FC, we can and should move on with or without Roberts. If we can get him back it would be fantastic but if we fail to sign him it's not the end of the world. HH.

1.) 13 Aug 2017
13 Aug 2017 00:22:59
It would seem we were hoping for another loan deal and bought Hayes as insurance against this failing.
Unfortunately Hayes is struggling to step up a level (or two) and the striker and centre back injury crisis has raised more serious issues - even wee paddy couldn't solve.
The team at present is unbalanced and a bit below par.
However, against Thistle we still had plenty possession and attacks, with numerous crosses from KT, Lustig - and even Hayes but lacked a target or presence in the box.
As the game dragged on at 1-0 we ended up having to risk LG to try and secure the win and aggravated his injury.
I agree wee paddy would have been a bonus, but we are really struggling in other key positions which take priority.

2.) 13 Aug 2017
13 Aug 2017 01:54:52
Let's forget about paddy, if it's not going to happen, don't worry about it, he is a talented young guy, but he is nothing that special, at the moment, maybe he will develop into a superstar, maybe not, I think the young supporters of today are so starved of any kind of talented players, they go absolutely doolally if anyone manages to dribble the ball.

3.) 13 Aug 2017
13 Aug 2017 07:37:37
If he signed good if he doesn't it won't end us . we shouldn't be hanging on till a minute from end of deadline of the window . give him and city the final offer tomorrow if no joy then end the saga . there are as good and better players out there.

4.) 13 Aug 2017
13 Aug 2017 07:40:03
Canny agree aindoh he's very gifted wins games on his own and we're missing that.

5.) 13 Aug 2017
13 Aug 2017 11:39:12
The advantage of signing Roberts is that we know exactly what we are getting, once you have to start looking elsewhere for players, you may end up with a player who although talented, may not settle in as well, and also someone who doesn't have the same liking for the club that Paddy seems to.

6.) 13 Aug 2017
13 Aug 2017 12:40:58
We are struggling a bit due to injuries. We have loads of midfield players who can fill the space as required. Its centre back and striker that we are missing. Would prefer Ajar at centre back. Why is he not playing instead of Bitton? So if we play Ajar and have Bitton as cover we are just about ok. The new CB we are looking at is 20 yrs old. Will he be any better than Ajar? What message are we sending to him? He is a super CB and should be getting game time.

Striker required but we can't sign one before Tuesday and play him Wednesday in such a big game. We should have bought a striker as soon as Dembele pulled the hamstring again instead BR stated that he could not accommodate 3 strikers? Who knows if Dembele problem is going to keep happening just like it did to Michael Owen? We need to cover that possibility and buy a quality striker.

We will have European football, 38 games in the league, and 2 cup competitions. That could be over 60 games if we get a run in europe. 2 strikers will struggle to remain injury free. can't understand why the board can't see it?

7.) 13 Aug 2017
13 Aug 2017 19:00:28
He could be on bench in case griff gets injured so we should try and get one in.