07 Aug 2023 17:15:36
Read comments about Scott McKenna which are very harsh.
Personally, I don’t think we could afford him but he ticks a lot of boxes.
He’s an experienced Internationalist who is still young and is physically strong and good in the air. Let’s be honest, Starfelt is neither.
He’s Scottish, so no issues with UEFA quotas. He’s left footed which we’ve lacked at CH. When Forrest were promoted, McKenna was their POTY and they’ve managed to stay in the EPL. His game, experience and professionalism will have rocketed. Finally, it’s not a requirement but he’s a Celtic fan, so knows the expectations. He won’t need time to settle.
On the downside, he’s had some injuries recently. Would he be available? Could we afford an EPL signing? Is he a ball playing CH? Not sure, but I reckon he’d be a good fit. We can’t keep signing prospects and projects.

1.) 07 Aug 2023
07 Aug 2023 17:24:28
Agreed injury and wages are my only concerns.

But your spot on the one thing I keep saying we don’t have is a dominant centre half who can put his head on the ball at either end of the park. Going by his statistics that’s not Rocky either which was apparent at weekend he’s a football player.

2.) 07 Aug 2023
07 Aug 2023 17:48:30
I think mckenna would do well he's hard as nails and has a decent left foot. and he's a fan from childhood which helps.

3.) 07 Aug 2023
07 Aug 2023 18:55:02
There would be no money to make in him, so what's the point. What we would pay for him, there would be no profit further down the line. He might be soild but he is slow and always has been. Not for me but t up to the manager who he wants and what he sees in them.

4.) 07 Aug 2023
07 Aug 2023 19:12:08
Starfelt was dominant in the air if you look at his stats. He was just much maligned because he did not always look comfortable with the ball at his feet and could be left exposed due to the system we played.

Ange said it himself, playing centre back in his system was a very hard task.

5.) 08 Aug 2023
08 Aug 2023 19:56:29
WeeJoe, that’s a valid point about APs acknowledgement that playing CH in his team is hard. However I have to disagree with you on the (stats) suggestion that Starfelt was a dominant winner of headers. I can recall him being out jumped by Souttar for a Hearts winning goal at Tynecastle. Out jumped by Helander for a winning goal at Ibrox. Out jumped by Hanlon for Hibs a goal in the League Cup Final. There were other occasions, when under the ball, he wasn’t strong. He didn’t provide much threat in the oppositions box either. I don’t think the Stats tell the whole story.