18 Jan 2019 19:23:36
BR said that a CB is unlikely because if we buy a CB of quality they would be expecting to play. Forgive me but has Boyata's agent not stated clearly that he will not be signing a new deal with Celtic? Get a CB in who wants to be here and let Boyata warm the bench until he gets his wish to leave.

1.) 18 Jan 2019
18 Jan 2019 19:42:36
So pay two sets of wages for half a season?

2.) 18 Jan 2019
18 Jan 2019 19:49:37
So basically, our club and management are allowing an average at best footballer, who is leaving, to hamper our teams future and CL planning? WTF is going on?

3.) 18 Jan 2019
18 Jan 2019 19:55:30
'Xactly, Kev :D.

4.) 18 Jan 2019
18 Jan 2019 20:08:08
Tell Boyata to find another club coz he won’t kick another ball here!

5.) 18 Jan 2019
18 Jan 2019 20:10:25
Are you the real Pedro? It's not like we don't have the money to do it and if getting a new CB up and running in time to make a difference in the qualifiers next season then it would be money well spent. What's £500k compared to £30M+?

6.) 19 Jan 2019
18 Jan 2019 23:33:30
If we come out this window with no new RB and CB then I’ll be amazed. I’ve read what rodgers has said but for me we’ve been screaming out for a new RB for a couple of seasons now and the CB situation is a shambles.

For Celtic to let boyatas contract situation to get to this stage is criminal, furthermore to not have identified a centre back of decent quality from somewhere out the whole world of football that we could get this window is unbelievable. Yes I know the best deals are done in the summer but to have no one earmarked for this window to replace boyata is a disgrace if it isn’t dealt with.

7.) 19 Jan 2019
19 Jan 2019 00:25:33
Like everyone else I was far from happy with the whole Boyata affair in the summer but it is interesting that he was not sold and yet when Dembele did the same thing he was sold on the last day leaving us short of attacking options. To say that Boyata is average at best is I believe unfair to him. He has contributed as much as anyone else to us being top of the league going into the winter break.

Even in the inflated world of the EpL no ones going to offer 14m for a player if he's just an average spfl player. The days of one team players are long gone which is whyplayers such as kT, Calmac, Forrest etc are so much loved by the fans because they are like us and love the team.

Others are mercenaries and use Celtic as a stepping stone to a bigger team. Should we be surprised if Boyata is like that. He signed a contract and he is honouring that contract so I don't see the problem. We gave him the money he wanted and he gave us the years we wanted, can we not just shake hands and wish each other the best.

Apart from the fuss at the beginning of the season Boyata has give his best for us whilst there others whose only contribution since coming here is t take a wage I'd rather see them being cleared out before Boyata.
Rant over HH.

8.) 19 Jan 2019
19 Jan 2019 07:01:30
I’ve absolutely no problem with boyata in terms of him doing his 4 years as stated in his contract and for me when he leaves he goes with my best wishes. My problem with this scenario is this. Firstly with a year left to run on his contract, for us to knock back £9 million, yes £9 million when we new he had no intention of signing a new deal is criminal from celtics point of view. I was absolutely astonished we were even offered £9 million for boyata in the first place. Yes he’s done a job for us and yes since he threw his dummy out the pram and refused to play in those European qualifiers ( which contributed big Time to us blowing a potential £30 million) he has actually played well with the exception of that shambolic Ibrox performance, however with 6 months left on the contract and no signs of him extending his stay he should be dropped for a player who’s committed to the cause or in my opinion we should be replacing him with a better player. We’ve had ample time, the whole of last summers window right through to this window to identify a CB who is achievable in getting this window. I know there’s still time but we’ve signed 3 players, 1 permanent And two 6 month loans. Our defence has been screaming for attention for far too long now and for it not to be addressed is shocking. I get by reports we’re going to be signing two American full backs but again I believe they’re projects, we need first team replacements right now aswell as bringing in up and coming players.

9.) 19 Jan 2019
19 Jan 2019 09:21:03
I was angry with Boyata the way he treated us all by refusing to play, but then he got his head down and probably played the best I’ve seen him play, I would keep him until the end of season and still get a new centre back in now, that would give the new centre back time to settle and Boyata to fall back on as he knows the club, league expectations etc. My only worry though with Boyata is how hard will he try, if he gets a serious injury now it could ruin him getting a contract somewhere else.

10.) 19 Jan 2019
19 Jan 2019 09:32:40
Thing about football is there is no such thing as standing still. If you’re not going forward, by definition you’re going backwards. Seems to me we don’t want to improve as a football, just content to hope we will. Even as a “ for profit “ organisation, to not prepare and plan for you’re access to the highest potential financial gain available is utterly baffling.

11.) 19 Jan 2019
19 Jan 2019 10:56:55
100% agree chad about, I probably what some would call on here “a panty wetter “ but could u blame me? Like you, this situation should’ve been addressed long ago with a view on a CB &RB coming in this month. This situation hasn’t just landed on celtics lap. Yes there’s 12 days to go in this window but other than the two american boys we’re continually linked with, would anyone be 100% shocked if that’s it, or if anyone other than those 2 are midfielders rather than the area we really need addressed?

12.) 19 Jan 2019
19 Jan 2019 11:15:48
Kev our wage bill is through the roof. 30m won’t last forever at 50 plus million a year on wages. No matter how much we invest the CL is being made harder and harder for teams like us to get in. We have a massive squad full of players on good wages who aren’t making the grade. Until some of those are shifted then it makes no sense to bring in more!

13.) 19 Jan 2019
19 Jan 2019 11:18:07
The other thing is, if we consider BR as a top level manager and won’t let him improve the team, god help us in the future.

14.) 19 Jan 2019
19 Jan 2019 14:55:54
Sorry Pedro but you're talking mince.

15.) 19 Jan 2019
19 Jan 2019 20:02:01
Sorry Kevbhoy, Pedro’s not talking mince, you are. Sevco raised £22M when they were in the lower divisions in a share issue and could’ve operated on a couple of million a year at that point. Because of their mismanagement, they’re now about the same amount in debt and could risk liquidation again if they continue. We are developing well and running at a profit and will continue to do so despite the nonsensical ramblings of some who don’t understand basic economics.