Very pleased we have signed Patrick Roberts (18) on loan from Manchester City for 18 months. A few quick observations on this signing:
He’s another wide attacking player. I’ve lost count of the number of wide attacking players Ronny has signed but it’s far too many. Only Stuart Armstrong has come close to making regular appearances. This means we are still short of suitable options here, so need to recruit for the position, and that we have made a number of serious oversights.
The ideal signing is a loan with an option to buy. Next is a straight purchase, then a loan without an option to buy, but the market is changing.
I mentioned last month that as a consequences of the uber-rich hoarding players (Patrick is a case in point, £12m for a player who will be peripheral for years), mastering the loan market will be a key element to enable clubs to over perform.
Celtic appear to have struck up an understanding with Manchester City, one of the richest clubs/biggest hoarders in world football. There will be rich pickings here. Such was the demand for his signature, Patrick wouldn’t be near Celtic Park unless on a loan.
Jason Denayer’s time at Celtic worked very well for Celtic, the player and City, which is why we were able to secure Patrick for 18 months. More of this kind of thing, please, Celtic.
Welcome to Celtic, Patrick.
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Celtics official site saying Celtic 1 Rangers 0 the fix is now complete.
2-0……………… Ryan Christie
Afternoon all
welcome Patrick
BMCUWP
Good heartfelt post earlier…spot on.
Now…I just bang my head off a door…its less painful.
Its like an episode of Soap.
With Billy Bob Thornton playing Peter Lawell.
I dont know whats real anymore:)
HH
Tontine,
I hope you are correct. I think that RD’s strength is in building aspects of a football organisation. I’d would like him to operate in that role, but I think that his replacement on the coaching front needs to happen soon to let the new team settle in before the crucial games next season.
Getting on my soapbox for a minute, I think we should try to offer constructive suggestions on the way forward. In fact, the club should set up some structure to tap into the vast resource that exists in the fan base.
Rebus
Hooptastic 2.29
Commons has been mismanaged and played out of position by Ronnie & Jonny .
Between him and Stokes we have lost 40 to 50 goals if played in the right position.
Never mind Armstrong and GMS will fill the gap.
Absolute clowns turning this into a circus .
TT
Article on Colin Kazim-Richards by prominent Eredivisie journalist
http://www.benefoot.net/how-do-feyenoord-solve-a-problem-like-kazim-richards-easy-get-rid-of-him/
Iván de la Peña spotted getting a late lunch in The Counting House
Isn’t it rich?
Are we a pair?
Me here offside in the box,
You in mid-field.
Send in the clowns
DBBIA/S.SondheimCSC
Isn’t it bliss?
Don’t you approve?
One who keeps tearing around,
One who can’t move.
Where are the clowns?
Send in the clowns
-ole Steve can’t have missed many games this season.
I expect he gets a lift off ole Snoop Dogg.
Celtic View
@CelticView
53′ GOAL FOR CELTIC! Nesbitt bags his second of the game with a powerful shot from the right after some excellent skill by McMullan
2-0 Nesbitt again.
Young Nesbitt bags another
It’s time to go for the juggler.
3-0 rather
Thetimreper
its 3
Bsr:)))))
Mulgrew is playing. Defensive midfielder?
**ducks for cover
Are we a pair?
Celtic View @CelticView 17m17 minutes ago
50′ McMullan sends in a cross and Christie pounces on a weak clearance by the Rangers keeper to score. 2-0 to the Bhoys.
Yes it is 3-0 to the bhoys Christie scored the second in between a brace for Nesbitt
Pity young Nesbitt won’t see any first team action any time soon.
SID on 1ST FEBRUARY 2016 2:38 PM
Celtics official site saying Celtic 1 Rangers 0 the fix is now complete.
Did you ever think it was going to be any different Sid?
What’s the record for an article that even hints at criticism of board strategy to be on show on CQN? 25 mins? 45mins?
One would think someone was afraid PL might stumble across it :-)
Naturally suspiciouscsc
GK: Gordon Fasan Bailly
RB: Janko Lustig
CB: Sviatchenko, Scepo, Boyata, Ambrose
LB: Tierney, Blackett, Izzy
CM: Biton, Brown, Mulgrew
CAM: Rogic, Commons, Armstrong, Allen, Johansen
RM/LM: GMS, Roberts, Forrest, McGreggor
ST: Kazim-Richards, Griffiths, Cole
We probably have a couple of attacking midfielders too many and could probably do with a specialist in CM.
Still that’s probably the squad going into the qualifiers.
BURGAS HOOPS on 1ST FEBRUARY 2016 2:57 PM
SID on 1ST FEBRUARY 2016 2:38 PM
How should they refer to them?
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 1ST FEBRUARY 2016 2:36 PM
Looks like a good week to recall ole Scep.
——————————————————————-
I’m afraid not. For you see…
Ole Scep he has gone
Where the good strikers go
And no more with ole Scep will we roam
But if strikers have a heaven
There’s one thing I know
Ole Scep has a wonderful home
Afternoon Celts.
ah well that was a bad result.disappointed as i am at any Celtic defeat this one was sore.
i had a bad feeling as soon as sending off occured,we should have had the strength guile and craft to still overcome Ross County but there is a lack of fight there.We are getting pushed about physically by teams we should not be.I say this with respect to Ross County as they adapted to our sending off better than us
Best wishes to Ross County who played us and won well.Good luck in the final.
keep the head Celts
HH
weeminger
“Incarnation” ?
We needed a strong defensive midfielder for this window & a striker to take the load off LG we’ve done neither.
Phil Cadden @pjcadden 3m3 minutes ago
Patrick Roberts joined @celticfc from @MCFC on loan after a recommendation from Kit Symons. John Collins spoke to ex-@FulhamFC boss.
timaloy29 on 1st February 2016 3:02 pm
Henderson will return in the summer. Will Ciftci? Stokes?
We really need to be trying to move on about a dozen players (adding Boerrigter and those out onloan to your list). Squad has too many who don’t contribute.
NatKnow
☺️☺️☺️
Timaloy29
Yep. I’d add Stokes to that and hopefully Henderson. Stokes has scored a lot of goals for Celtic and is technically far superior to some of the clowns we have picked up over the last few years.
I am far from his biggest fan but the guy can have a role to play in the squad given you can rely on him for goals at least domestically.
HH
timaloy29 on 1st February 2016 3:02 pm
Also think Fletcher will be a Celtic player when he’s a free agent in the summer. Off to Marseilles to top up his pension pot for a few months then a pay cut to live the dream ;-)
Burgas Hoops, Weeminger
I would like it to be The Rangers.
PMarsh22
thanks for posting your articles on the lamb eating so called reporters.
my email address is antearmann1967@gmail.com
Grumpy auld kilbowie kelt can you drop me a line to as i have lost your details.
hail hail to you both
HH
http://www.mcfcwatch.com/2016/02/01/patrick-roberts-move-to-celtic-is-the-right-choice/
At the famous ludge meeting whereupon the 5 way agreement was made with Celtic´s PLC fully
represented. It would appear that it was professionally estimated by our in resident and
all powerful experts that it would take ten years for the Old Firm to be fully back in business.
Acceptance that never in a gazillion years – especially with what is going on at the moment,
are any teams from this footballing backwater ever going to get invited to even any second rate
European league. This being a problem for the moustached Ebeneezer as that´s all he cares about.
Celtic would not stand in the way of the hun rejuvenation at any level for an exchange that
Celtic would get a run at ten in a row and can turn a wee profit every year. A league cup or a
Scottish cup would be sacrificed every season possibly even both at the altar of spreading around
the glory to the wee teams until the huns get back. That will keep the delinquent turnstyle fodder
interested with their “remember the day we went to Hampden and we were in the local courier” memories
and allow them to accept the huns wounded position and situation while Celtic keep winning the SPL.
With the proviso that Celtic cannot be seen to be doing well financially within the CL and winning
everything before them domestically. We know that is very achievable for Celtic but it will kill the
Scottish game that only works within certain parameters, That would not fit in with the affordable product
replacement strategy. An attempt to realign the entire Scottish game. Celtic will collect UEFA coefficient
points hopefully along the way meantime awaiting the rejuvenation.
The faith of the non Old Firm fans will be boosted while doing so, get them back believing
in the product with a few nice day out memories. Make the spend gap smaller between the Old Firm and
the rest. That will keep the moustached Ebeneezer purring as he has no interest except avoiding any
situation where he might have to dip into his reserves rather than getting some beer money every annum.
The blazers, journoes, pundits, ground keepers, mascots, catering staff, ticket staff want to keep their
jobs. They and their welfare (and ours ;-) is far more important than the development of the sport
A previously non involved manager within the Scottish game would need recruited for the Old Firm
to see this one completely through. Better safe than sorry. Rangers by the time their rejuvenation
would be complete should be capable of stopping ten in a row. Which should result in wee increase in
interest and TV revenue will be seen. Everyone will be happy it will all be back to normal and we hopefully
will be well placed for when the EPL bubble bursts.
Lodge meeting is now closed.