Celtic Rumours Archive August 10 2018

10 Aug 2018 22:35:41
D D is too shrewd to make a public intervention, the chances are that if DD does step in, he will be telling B R to pack his bag .
D D doesn't like personal criticism and criticism of Board he takes personally.

10 Aug 2018 23:15:06
D. D can bolt and play golf full time.

10 Aug 2018 23:17:44
DD should pack his own bags BR has done more for Celtic in 2 years than that man ever will.

11 Aug 2018 08:14:34
Stan it was that man, as you put it, that brought BR and Oneil in. So again your wide of the mark.

11 Aug 2018 08:55:02
In your opinion i am Kev, not so much to others. So DD being the largest shareholder decides who our Manager is? The rest of the Board have no day? nonsense, what gives him that right? Anywho i couldn't care less about DD i won't die remembering anything he has done for Celtic.

11 Aug 2018 09:01:29
He got BR and O'Neill yet the rest, Lenny, Mowbray, Strachan, Deila he's no taking any credit for? Did he leave that decision making to the Board? Aye right. More flaws than Braveheart.

10 Aug 2018 23:45:37
Is there any truth in the rumour I heard about DD. Is it true that he is paid
£1 million a month as a salary for his Celtic share holding?

10 Aug 2018 22:03:56
Are you a dyslexic salad dodger? :-P

If you believe that you could believe anything :-o.

10 Aug 2018 22:56:12
Had a rough day the day. This post was a pure tonic! How much revenue do Celtic generate? How much would Desmond need 12 mill a year? Belter man!

11 Aug 2018 01:40:12
I'm only posting what I heard, that's why I asked the question.
As for my moniker Jamiebhoy77, SJAL are the first initials of my for children in that order and the DAD is because I am their Dad.

10 Aug 2018 12:24:13
Welcome home Emilio 🍀.

10 Aug 2018 13:35:29
Amen to that!

10 Aug 2018 13:42:14
Bit of an odd one for me, this. I suppose, when we have KT, we need somebody willing to spend 95% of the season on the bench. Just makes me wonder why he ever left.

10 Aug 2018 14:47:42
Extremely underwhelmed.

10 Aug 2018 16:09:20
He was finished before he left so backward step bringing him back.

10 Aug 2018 16:16:20
@Jimtim money that's why. Not that I blame him.

10 Aug 2018 16:29:10
Always liked Izzy but this is a strange one. Fair play though he has just got himself a free season ticket with a weekly wage.

10 Aug 2018 17:17:38
To be honest I think its a backward step, fair enough to bring him in as cover for KT but I would have rather seem one of the young boys given a chance.

10 Aug 2018 18:17:38
Could it be that the player we wanted for cover (KT) was.

1) Too expensive ( transfer)
2) Wages
3) Did not want to come?

or were we actually looking for cover in the 1st place?

10 Aug 2018 18:32:15
Absolute nonsense this negativity, yes kt is number 1 lb but who else do you think would settle for a back up role and not get much game time. We know what we’ll get with this guy and 100% knows us inside out. Get a grip he was our number 1 left back up until his injury and from where I’m standing everyone was happy with Emilio up until then.

10 Aug 2018 18:47:26
Yeh let's keep splashing out on people to sit on the bench. What next get Commons back.

10 Aug 2018 19:07:54
Totally agree Craig N ticks all the boxes for me.

10 Aug 2018 20:54:48
So what you are saying Stan is we should have no cover for any of the first 11?

10 Aug 2018 21:13:09
I think bringing emelio back is just a bit of looking after him after giving us so many years service. His missus never settled in middle east and he has come back knowing he isn't going to get much game time. I would rather he played left back than johnny hayes, he needs to make in impact in his own role.

10 Aug 2018 21:18:32
Kev83
No one said we shouldn't have cover but with BR looking like he favours a back 3 in the SPL, do we not use C Miller who Rogers sees as a LB or is there no other player in the development squad who can step in on occasion and is happy to sit on the bench for most of the season.

10 Aug 2018 21:28:22
Johnbhoy that is a nice idea but I just can't see that being true.
No way is lawell paying a wages just to look after a player that has already left and I don't think that Rogers would stand for that either.

10 Aug 2018 21:34:20
Looks like he favours a back 3. He's played that about half a dozen times.
Miller isn't a left back we can all see that.
Teirney played around 60 games last season because the gaffer obviously didn't really trust anyone to play it.
If there was some one able to play it in the development squad well enough they'd be in the first team squad
Fact of the matter is we had one LB in our squad last year so the position needed cover now we have it and fans still not happy.

10 Aug 2018 22:47:37
correct bw.

10 Aug 2018 22:47:46
Izzy wanted away last season as he was afraid of agents who were threatening him over money . Hopefully he now feels the threat is over.

11 Aug 2018 00:43:59
Never heard so much bull S! In my life the guy is a class act always has been always will be. Any other team in the SPL would love him as their left back.

Yes he is here to support and cover for KT our number 1 left back and quite rightly so but Emilio is solid cover and will do us more than proud when called on.

Again welcome back Emilio 🍀💚.

10 Aug 2018 07:37:28
Apparently Brendan Rodgers, gave a list of requirements in May to the board, that he felt would have helped Celtic go to another level. He asked for Edouard on a permanent deal ( done ) Rogic same thing ( done ) . Three new sigings where identified, Cristiano Piccini ( Right back ) £7 million. Fabian Schar ( centre back ) £3 million John Mcginn £2- £3 million ( was as Rodgers said to be a progressive signing. And supposedly all three players at one point indicated their willingness to come. But the board dithering on each occasion . Player sales would have covered a good part of the financial outlay ( Armstrong and Boyata as well if Schar came in ) .

10 Aug 2018 09:27:13
If your info is genuine, first hand and accurate, I can see the sense in the post. On McGinn, did he not fancy the challenge of winning a place in the team as reported and gossiped? One fact we do know is we matched the offer, so he went to Villa for more money or a guaranteed start, hardly the action of a Celtic fan with a chance of wearing the shirt?

Schar i first heard of on here, never seen him linked officially but a good player with a solid WC behind him. Maybe he was approached but waited till after the WC for better options, and that's what he got.

Never heard of the other guy, so no comment.

What really needs to happen here is someone has to come clean. We have been sold on the idea we have a manager who can deliver what we want. Up until this transfer window he has done exactly that. If promises were made and renegade, tell us. If the reasoning is sound i would be sure we could accept it.

One more thing, to the people who still equate what we do with the team from Govan, stop it. What they spend who cares? The only way they affect us if the CB's they bought are decent, because if they are Congerton needs to answer some questions given we are looking for one. Y'know what he needs to answer some questions anyway.

10 Aug 2018 09:42:46
Apparently?

10 Aug 2018 10:32:16
See all this nonsense about blaming McGinn, why should he have chosen us? just because he is a Celtic fan.

He was in Birmingham before we matched the bid, Aston Villa showed a more serious interest.

As a footballer you would respect that a lot more. I'd pick the team who wanted me the most.

10 Aug 2018 16:20:32
I agree tesla this Celtic fan nonsense is a lot of pish. He's got to think of himself first as would 99% of people would do. What was he supposed to do sit about and hope we came back in? He could be playing in the premiership next season maybe sooner if he does well for villa earning a lot more than he's on now.

10 Aug 2018 16:53:10
The story about McGinn mirrors the one with Jackie McNamara same board same story.

10 Aug 2018 22:35:57
Nothing to do with not wanting to wear the shirt, John saw Lawwell messing about that much over money that he simply went where he felt wanted.