09 Aug 2019 13:00:39
Afternoon Ed/ Bhoys,

In relation to what NL is saying positional wise I don't get it we need a RB for sure and I would go with is it Ankersen the Dane? @ Copenhagen and that let's Hamed cover RB and CH. I don't know why we let Guttman go back on loan knowing KT was leaving he was the star of the show in pre season and looks as though he can easily adapt to SPL

A big enforcer splash the cash back for big Victor @ 28 he is just hitting his prime and can cover at CH also if needed and then a target man or something different up front and that should be us a think

This talk of FIVE I don't see certainly in the positions he is talking about. I counted TEN we let go from the summer but its actually TWELVE!

DDV, Toljan, Lustig, Benkovic, Boyata, Gamboa, Izzy, Tierney, Weah, Burke, Commper and Mulumbu . That is some "chunk of change coming off the wage bill" that has only been replaced with FOUR so far, so we are entitled to think we are due a bit of quality incoming (Y)

1.) 09 Aug 2019
09 Aug 2019 13:34:23
Jamie guttman couldn't get a work permit.

Out of the 12 or so that have left how many were actually making an contribution to the 1st team?
4 of them at best?
KT Boyata Lustig and to a least extent benkovic.

The rest were either bit part players or done nothing for years.
Dead wood in other words.
Even benkovic only played 20 games and several of them were not 90 minutes.

The squad was bloated and needed triming.
12 out 8 or 9 in will be good work with youth stepping up to take the other spaces.

2.) 09 Aug 2019
09 Aug 2019 13:49:25
13 Scott Allan also left.

3.) 09 Aug 2019
09 Aug 2019 14:17:41
How did Guttman not get a permit when he has played for us already Kev? I don't get that?

I agree with what you are saying although Weah and Burke and Toljan did alright but were never ours

I would love to know the surplus in wages from then till now because Commper was on a big wage and most of the rest would have been on decent money

I forgot about Allen (Y)

4.) 09 Aug 2019
09 Aug 2019 15:02:02
He’s now came out and said two or three dependant on players leaving . It’s a joke, we def need a left winger, two full backs and a forward. What’s changed since he said he wants most of the tierney transfer and needed five players yesterday? This stinks, after a few early moves everything has gone quiet. He said he was waiting for the English market to shut, we can’t afford anyone from the English market and rarely shop there . I fear smoke and mirrors again, my fears that Lawell could control everything with Lennie in charge are starting to come a reality to me . I’m sure early in the window Lenny said he was looking to spend a fair amount on a forward now he’s saying we might get a forward. The stories of griff pulling up the other day in shows us how fragile our front line really is . Eddy gets a knock and we are playing Mikey Johnstone there again.

5.) 09 Aug 2019
09 Aug 2019 15:12:17
He played in other countries in friendlies not in Scotland.
Only time he’s played here he was a trialist and not an employee.

6.) 09 Aug 2019
09 Aug 2019 15:30:19
Kev that simply cannot be mate, He is our PLAYER and EMPLOYEE without a doubt . It's us that is loaning him out.

7.) 09 Aug 2019
09 Aug 2019 20:04:53
@Jamiebhoy I think the American lads both of them went back to USA as Celtic would have had problems getting work permits. I think club is working on this particularly with Guttman, maybe see him return in either January or probably in summer.

Big Victor would be welcome, but I imagine wages would be a stumbling block.
As you know I am not a fan of Lawwell, but we have to trust him to give Lennon funds to strengthen team.
My own opinion is, if we beat Cluj on Tuesday, we are then guaranteed some form of european competition til Christmas and the purse strings will be loosened.