06 Oct 2013 22:06:40
is samaras leaving celts? {Ed007's Note - As of right now no, but anything can happen.}
There is no chance Samaras will leave Celtic on a free anyway.
Can he not sign a pre contract with another club in 3 months time? If so he'd be leaving for free, ., .kbarry
Hope he does go.can count the number of decent games he's had on both hands in how many seasons is that now?
Sammy is not going anywhere, this is just the papers trying to fill the pages.
This is just down to NL saying about sorting out new contracts.
I have tried so hard to like him and know he has ability but a handful of games a season is never enough in my opinion - especially when he picks and chooses which games to try a leg in (CL).
He frustrates more often than not and should have scored dozens more goals in Scotland in his time here.
JJ
Name the games then he only played well in no name poster, shouldn't take you long eh? Who would you bring in to replace him? I admit he should score more, sometimes he still has he lazy days aye, but under Lennon Samaras has been arguably our best player and is our best player in Europe. Chris30
How is sammy our best player? If that's the case its a sad day for celtic fc and we fans! He is NOT our best player, 1 reason isn't good enough, and those handful of games would be CL, when the SPFL is our bread and butter. without the title we wouldn't see CL football. I've never been a fan of his, I'd rather we gave youth a run out over him as we would eventually get consistant performances week in week out! Sammy has had more than a few years to settle and make a name for himself, and so far he has let the fans down more often than made us cheer, we seem to forget we gave him a new deal a few days after he missed a pen against that lot and even the new deal didn't make him perform better, time to say goodbye to sammy and as for a replacement we don't need to buy one, already got youth on the bench that look as if they can go onto good things. I want us to get stokes, ledley and commons tied down first and move on from sammy!
S
IMO samaras is the most important player in europe together with forster now that wanyama is gone!
It's really a matter of opinion weather you think he's best or not, but to say we're better off without him and he's had a handful of good games seems awfully harsh. Think since Lennon took over you could count the amount of bad games he's had, just because he's not outstanding in every game doesn't mean he's playing bad.
And the best players in the world can have penalties saved.
Most coaches and players when they come over to play us single out Samaras as our danger player, think they kind of know what there talking about
Who in the youths then S to take his place then go tell us! Chris30
You can't replace an international player with a youth player in Europe, Sammi's experience is to valuable
Would much rather we gave Stokes the deal he deserves, to Sammy ta ta and good riddance, should have went 3yrs ago
Would also like to see stokes get a deal not b4 samaras, there's games stokes doesn't turn up aswell and there not to many european teams that fear stokes
Samaras is the best player we have - the fact that he doesn't do what he's capable of in every match is the only reason we got him in the 1st place and why we have managed to keep hold of him. If he was 100% consistent in every match he would be on £100k a week and still playing for Man City.
TomTheTim
Teams best 'European' player. Celtic will win the league anyway so it is more important to have players who reserve their best for Europe
Last years cl run would never have happened with out the big mans goals! He is inconsistent but to say let him go, any one that says that's an person
Everybody saying about Stokes getting new deal, yeah I agree would like to see happen but not before Ledley & Sammie get sorted. I seriously don't think a lot people would being bothering about Stokes staying or going if Hooper was still here. I understand right know he the goalscorer but if Lennon had got Alfie in people wouldn't be talking about Stokes. Chris30
Tomthetim- spot on. Best player by a mile. Inconsistent, yes, but you have to remember where we play and who we play against. If it wasnt for Sammy we would have had no Europe last year, no thirty million champs league money, and no run in the CL. The CL is where we want to be- need the good players to get us there. Would you rather have another Nakamura who was magic against Falkirk but poor in Europe? Other way around with the big names for me thanks. Neilbhoy.
I agree with @Chris30! I think "S" is talking absolute bull if i'm honest.
Get into the fact that scottish football is a joke and we will fly through it until it ends.
how is it a sad day for fans if samaras is our best player? The only thing he isn't is prolific but I bet you any money he's involved or assisting goals scored every other time, he scored a hat trick last week and if I remember correctly he's our top scorer this season? don't talk crap mate with the youth patter, dylan mcgeough or liam henderson given the chance will 110 percent get nowhere near samaras performances in europe.
Its a toss up between him Forster or Ledley on there day whos the best.
3 years ago I would have him driven to the airport but after his performances the lsast 2 years I would give him a bumper 25 plus grand a week deal and i'm pretty sure other celtic fans would say the same, just think a little more mate b4 hitting out with that crap eh
Mck67
What's even more worrying is that Commons, Stokes, Samaras, Ledley and a few fringe players are all out of contract at the end of the season. We need them ALL tied down now.
Lol. Samaras is easily our best player. the rest of the squad knows it too. as for stokes and commons: spfl players. they two can go in heartbeat cause they ain't champions league level. we have a lot of international players who can compete at CL level but commons ain't one and stokes hasn't been for a long while and I'm guessing will be found out at international level when he's given his chance.the earlier posters got it right when they said oppositions, especially in Europe, always single out big sammy as the key threat.
That comment about commons is laughable! He's been lennons best signing arguably, and loves the club, gives it his all!
Might have agreed with the European opposition single out Sami, but Commons is a main stay in our team, every time he plays a expect him to score the bhoy can score from anywhere
Commons has done nothing in Europe ever. he is good in the spfl but is found wanting in Europe. so the statement stands. commons is good in the spfl. what's wrong with saying that?
Top of ma head helsinborgs, elfsborg, Maybe he scored the pressure penalty that took us to the last 16
And arguably lennons best signing; that's laughable. how about lustig ledley matthews wanyama van dijk? aye that's right van dijk.
Ledley and commons need tied down NOW. Stokes is coming on to a game now as he's chasing a contract. Pains me to say that Sammy has had his chance and is never going to be celtic class. 6 or so years at celtic with only a few memorable games. Not good enough for me I'm afraid. Sorry I've gave him every chance he just doesn't cut it enough for me!
Commons a big player for us, scored a lot of important goals none so more than the 1 against Karagandy, it's crazy how a post gets us all up in arms but it's a good thing to as it shows weather we agree or disagree with each other we all care & love the club, I think most of the lads coming near the end of there contracts will sign new deals, love this site, say again weather we agree or disagree we always be best fans in the world hail hail, Chris30
Don't agree with ye lol
Ha ha, I know you wouldn't Monkey Bhoy lol, Chris30
Can't believe this Samaras to Barca thing is getting traction in the local rags this AM! Still, we'd get a decent fee from our Basque amigos - and, well, I can imagine sammi doing a rugged and effective job with his danny-long-legs & dread locks. I think, in short, he deserves a shot at the big-time and I trust it would be a hard decision for the big fella - since he obviously loves celtic. --but c'mon! its got to be a wind-up, right?
Don't think we would get a fee if he doesn't sign a contract