27 Aug 2017 07:26:26
Morning ED, what's your gut feeling regarding transfer activity this week? Surely now champions league football has been guaranteed, and the money that's guaranteed to come with it and the cost of the 3 game package ( which a lot of people seem to think is a bit much ) surely there will be maybe 3 or 4 signings made this week. I hear the south African boy won't be joining now. I do understand the need to bring quality in over quantity but but I do think like most we need another centre half, wee Roberts, another striker and fingers crossed another keeper ( although I'm no holding my breath on that one) . Where do you think we're short and could improve and do you think it'll happen. Cheers.

{Ed007's Note - I'm confident that there will be 2 or 3 additions to the squad this week. I definitely think that a new quality 'keeper would improve us but that's not happening this summer.
I would like a new CB to play beside Simunovic in the CL but I don't think it's as necessary as others make out and I didn't think Coetzee was the answer at that level, he would have been Sviatchenko's replacement as back up.
Roberts signing will excite fans and give us a player that'll get you off your seat, we know what we're getting and he definitely adds a lot to the team, even at CL level.
With only Dembele and Griffiths as recognised strikers we're always one injury away from a crisis, we need to look at either an older Toure type signing or a younger player that would be happy to step up to playing for Celtic knowing that his chances will be limited, Jack Aitchison is just a kid and we can't expect him to lead the line.

1.) 27 Aug 2017
27 Aug 2017 12:45:41
ED007 as to the centre half position, surely Brendan must see that Lustig is better there than Biton, we can either play young Ralston at rb or Gamboa.
I agree about Gordon, I was hoping we might have tried to lure Vorm but that looks a non starter.
Again up front, with both Dembele (hamstrings) and Griffiths (calfs) suspect injury wise we need one other forward even just for domestic games to give Moussa and Leigh a break after tiring european games.

{Ed007's Note - I wouldn't be surprised if Gamboa moved on before the week's out, Tim and I honestly don't think Bitton is as bad a CB as people make out, not at domestic level anyway. With the emergence of Ralston, I can see Lustig playing a lot more games in the middle and he might finally make the move to CB that he's spoken about doing to help with his hip problems and prolong his career.}

2.) 27 Aug 2017
27 Aug 2017 12:46:55
VVD session long loan from Southampton would be a topper we deserve it 😇💚💚💚💚.

3.) 27 Aug 2017
27 Aug 2017 15:53:04
Well ED here's a prediction 4 days left till deadline closes let's face it today no work on transfers will be done so that's why 4 days this morning you believe 2/ 3 players in I think they may get in 1 if lucky Celtic am sure have been working hard in players in but the line from BR come Thursday if we do hear from him due to international games will be it not just Celtic if both clubs can't come to an agreement then it won't happen and I think that will be the case.

{Ed007's Note - Have you been rubbing your crystal balls again? You'll go blind you know.}

4.) 27 Aug 2017
27 Aug 2017 18:25:35
No need for a cb or a rw or lb . we only have 10 midfielders we need at least 3 more.