27 Jun 2024 21:45:59
If we sell Oh and don't get Idah we will be scrambling about trying to get someone last minute and that usually ends up bad. We need 3 strikers with 2 that can Rotate and a back up. The backup ideally is an up and coming youngster wiling to learn or alternatively a seasoned reliable pro to nick goals in tight games. Saying all that, I'd keep Oh. Are we going to get better back up for the money we will spend on a 3rd choice striker?
27 Jun 2024 22:43:34
A think we got Idah in at the last minute but a know we’re your coming from, hopefully come Monday we will have a clearer picture of what’s happening.
27 Jun 2024 23:43:56
I can't see anything being done in terms of incomings until after the Euros. What's everyone flapping for lol.
28 Jun 2024 11:54:46
The reason people are getting anxious is because our board monumentally screwed up the last two.
28 Jun 2024 12:06:57
If we had a Board we trust, I'm all for seeing how things play out but.
The only saving grace for me to cut them slack is I trust BR. I see where folks are coming from.
Looking at the bigger picture, there's not much happening anywhere TBF. Sit tight till the Euros are over and see what ripple effect happens when activity in the bigger picture starts.
All that said, Miovski from the sheep would be a start.
28 Jun 2024 12:31:32
To many of us expect the usual rinse and repeat transfer window. We tried to sign so and so, plates spinning, work behind the scenes etc. No excuses this time so the quality required must be for GK, CH, Midfield enforcer, LB,2 strikers for starters. RB needs an upgrade as well.
28 Jun 2024 13:03:19
The simplest thing in the world is to say that our Board messed up the last two transfer windows. It’s easy to say that, especially when you are only saying what your fellow negative posters agree with and you don’t have to prove it .
Outside of the control of the transfer window there were many factors that Board and club had to overcome and win the double . We had prolonged injuries to key players, CCV, Hatate and McGregor, amongst others . Most clubs would have great difficulty overcoming these injuries over such a long period. We had referees and VAr officials blatantly cheating us so much, their Head felt it necessary to step down . Authorities arranged our games in such a way that they made it more difficult to win .
The type of Celtic supporter, I try to be is one that looks to investigate the reason for our struggles and try to change what is adversely affecting us, instead of blaming Board irrespective if they carry blame or not .
20 yrs of people blaming the Board has changed nothing, why not try to spend 20 yrs supporting club, like the vast majority of our fans, who renew season books, snap. Up any tickets available, increase spending on club merchandise and yet what must be a negative few, claim board make monumental failure every transfer windows.
28 Jun 2024 13:29:00
As it stands we have Baine Taylor Scales CCV AJ or Ralston. We will be ripped to shreds in a CL game with that defence!
{Ed007's Note - Then it's a good job we aren't playing CL games until mid-September, that's about 12 weeks away.}
28 Jun 2024 13:50:36
Wee des
I always read your posts and contributions much of which I fully agree with.
Quality transfer additions are on there way. Some fans need to be patient.
Keep up the positivity.
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28 Jun 2024 14:28:22
Brian, I guess I’m a glass half full poster but why do you presume quality signings are incoming? What has the board done to back that up recently? Even Roger’s was noticeably peed off with the last two windows, as a mantra the board use. We come out of every window stronger, I can’t remember the last time we have done that. And whilst des is correct in saying other factors affected us last season, apart from Idah on loan, how many of the new signings contributed to the league and cup win in the end. For me it all came about due to established players coming back from injury. Like everyone else I’m praying we do get quality in but the board have let us down now too many times for me to believe them, until they are holding the scarf at parkhead. ( I do believe we will sign players but will they be the experienced ready made players Roger’s has alluded to ) . I know it’s 6 weeks until kick off and there is still time for me it’s not a timing issue it’s a quality issue.
28 Jun 2024 16:14:24
Quinn
I think you have answered your own question.
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28 Jun 2024 16:39:34
Quinn, I wonder when someone who has had a few negatives about the Board before the transfer season even opens up feels it necessary to say that they are a glass half full poster, readers should be able to judge without prompting.
Every season, every transfer window over last 20 yrs. and more, a number of posters start on the Board as if it the only reason we haven’t won 10 of the last 20 Champions League . To these posters, half glass full or empty winning 12/ 13 SPL’s are not worth mentioning, winning 5 Trebles are just a nuisance that is reported in Celtic View . But the year we don’t win the SPL was the worse act of treachery ever carried out by any Board . All Board members should have been expelled from being within 10 miles radius of a Celtic Domestic game for life, for not winning this title . Our Board members must have a good laugh on face- time the number of posts from the same posters ridiculing and abusing the Board
We take Celtic Board for granted, we accuse them of having a monumental cock -up if we lose 2/ 3 domestic games on way to double or treble . We blame the Board for allowing cheating refs and VAR officials from giving bias pro Sevco decisions and anti Celtic decisions. Board was to blame for almost all our home matches played last season, in horrendous weather conditions effecting the surface . . Some of these fans even blames Scales for playing well and keeping his place on team . Ex League of Ireland player should know better than keep playing for Celtic . Surely a Polish or Swedish player must be better.
28 Jun 2024 21:50:13
Personally des, I don’t give the board much credit for the trophy wins to be honest, in my eyes it’s purely down to players and management, and in some years poor competition . Whilst the league is the bread and butter as a fan that invests quite a bit of money into supporting the club travelling from England every home game as loads do from Ireland and England as well surely we can want a bit more from our board regarding being the best we can be. How many transfers have fallen through just because the board won’t go that extra bit, we had toney in the building and pushed him aside for a cheaper option who failed drastically. That’s just one of a few, personally I would just want us to come out with a deficit instead of breaking even and banking more money to be embarrassed in Europe year after year. Would ange have stayed possibly if he thought we would back him for the season , who knows . I really hope they go that bit further this season though, and I’ve had a few beers after football so maybe it’s a longer post than it should be . So don’t mean to sound argumentative, this group is all about opinions and we won’t always agree on stuff anyway. But it would be boring if we all agreed ?.
29 Jun 2024 00:05:35
Quinn, I am so glad for the sake of the club I have supported since the mid 60’s that apart from the terrible 90’s when our whole club was in danger of been swept away with the illegal Murray storm . In his hurricane D Murray tried to erode all of Celtic and for once the Board was rocky and needed good men;like John Keane, who was buried ths week, F McCann and others including many thousands Celtic supporters invested their money to get the club firmly on feet and able to stand up to all Sevco ‘s cheating and continue to out grow . The Board knows that there maybe a few pen warriors who fault every move Board makes but Board is happy the vast majority of supporters who matter, season book holders, regular match attenders, club merchandise buyers, all are happy or they wouldn’t invest so much extra money every season in club . These are the sophisticated Celtic supporters, who know when club is been well run, and knows when Board are spending money foolishly, they are a better barometer than any supporters forum.
29 Jun 2024 12:23:54
Quinn, We don’t know why players that SMSM tells us we were interested in, were actual true at all . We certainly have no idea why they fell through . .
If, I should be so cheeky to offer you advice, , u may have more enjoyment following your club if u ignore absolutely everything in SMSM .