Celtic Rumours Archive December 21 2013

21 Dec 2013 01:39:48
Hey Ed could you please give me your opinion on Finnbogason should us fans not get our hopes up and that Lennon was actually looking at the lad from AZ but just happened to be against heereveen (sorry about spelling) realistically we have no chance of Alfred do we?

Samcfc1888

{Ed007's Note - CFC know what they need to do to sign Finnbogason and have done for approx. a year. The player has attracted recent interest from Newcastle and Cardiff and there is still a chance that Fulham may also look to him. Like Sunderland, Hannover and Mainz before them, West Ham have turned their attentions elsewhere for the time being.}

21 Dec 2013 12:06:07
Cheers Ed your input always appreciated. I just hope celtic get this lad it would be great for the club but most importantly the fans shows we have intent on trying to move forward and not settle for cheaper options. It's time to invest the euro money back in the team we the fans deserve it.

Samcfc1888

Today's performance shows that we should have a major clearout. Sammy, Stokes, Pukki, Bangoura and even Balde seeing as the above bunch of crap is considered to be ahead of him. Bring in 2 strikers that would be considered 1st choice.

Midfield - really need someone that can make things happen. We have no creativity at all. Gauld from Utd should be a definite - throw him in there and let him play.

Defence, apart from Ambrose I am happy with what we have, Mulgrew should only be cover for CB or LB, otherwise he can go as well.

The man doe's not want to play in Scotland, it's his dream to play in Engerlund, we need to face reality Celtic is not the name it used to be, we are playing in a bad league and can't afford the money it would cost and the wage's to get him.
Tambhoy

{Ed007's Note - Tam, he has never said he doesn't want to move to Scotland, only last week he said the opposite when asked about moving abroad:

"England, Germany, Scotland - who knows? I just want to score goals, be it in Holland or somewhere else."

I don't know where this story of him not wanting to play in Scotland comes from but it's simply not true.}

ED He said it was his ambition to play in England, he is keeping his option's open in case a move to England doe's not materialise, like in the summer
Tambhoy

{Ed007's Note - How many of our ex and even current players have said it is their ambition to play in England? That's totally different from saying he doesn't want to play in Scotland isn't it?
And his move to Scotland didn't materialise in the summer either.
Remember all summer we heard the same BS stories about he would end up at a team in England, we couldn't afford him and he didn't want to play here, it was BS then and it's BS now.
If he doesn't become a CFC player the only people to blame are the board and Lawwell, just as it was in the summer.
Probably 90% of any footballer's ambition is to play in England, it's where the money is.}

Have been looking at this site for awhile now just reg have to say if finnbogason has got all these teams looking at him why no bid from any of what is stopping them

Too right Ed. That's the quote I read the other day in the Herald when I posted about him hinting he may move. If he didn't fancy us, why mention Scotland at all? Admittedly, to someone who didn't grow up a tic fan, there are more attractive opportunities. But it depends who else goes for him. Surely even with Scottish football on its deathbed we're a more attractive opportunity than Heerenveen.

{Ed007's Note - He spent two years in Scotland when he was younger Jim and Henrik was his hero at that time. It's nothing he hasn't spoke about before.}

22 Dec 2013 09:57:43
Edd is it not possible Lennon fancied getting more players than spending 6 on 1 player, maybe he was trusting his scout to unearth a player or 2 and he felt that would have been better to bolster the squad. All be it it hasn't worked out

{Ed007's Note - If that's the case he would be contradicting himself with his 'quality over quantity' statements.}

22 Dec 2013 16:24:11
i checked the guys record. 40 in 47 is pretty impressive so I can't see him coming to scotland when diddy clubs from the epl can offer so much more money.
if heerenveen wanted £5m, I can't see why we didn't pay it when wever wasted £5.5m on pukki and balde.

22 Dec 2013 21:15:45
Maybe, but he could have Thot these players were quality and signing six was better than 10

{Ed007's Note - Well if he thinks players like Balde are quality we really need to question the manager's judgement and his ability to take the team forward.}

Think Balde could come good can't judge a players without really seeing them on a regular basis