For close to two decades Celtic youth teams have dominated Scottish development leagues. We invest more in youth football than anyone else, we flood the Scottish leagues with graduates from our academy, and we harvest the occasional gem for the first team.
The current squad has Kieran Tierney, James Forrest, Callum McGregor, Eoghan O’Connell (who I think has a genuine chance) and Liam Henderson, who all made the step-up but for 40 years our record in maturing youth talent has been appalling.
Care to guess the last successful striker Celtic brought through the system?
Clubs who regularly finish behind Celtic in the youth league table produce far more first-team talent, some of whom Celtic pay money to sign later in their careers. What Dundee United, Hibs, Hamilton Accies and others can do, which Celtic have been reluctant to do, it blood young players in the first team early.
Celtic’s reasons for this are valid. They have championships to win every season, and even when that is a formality, dropping points to anyone is cause for a crisis. We do not have the most conducive environment for youthful endeavours.
In recent times we’ve tried to help players bridge the gap between youth football and the Celtic first team by sending them out on loan. Callum McGregor benefited from this but it’s hard to find evidence the strategy is delivering.
Celtic have wanted a ‘colts’ team for 50 years, a place where youthful talent can come up against the harsh environment of fully grown men. I know one chairman of a successful developer of youth players who believes that if they are not thoroughly exposed to ‘real’ football between the ages of 16 and 19 they will be lost to the game by 20.
Frustration at a perceived lack of progress kicks in, then unhelpful habits take over.
No one can say with any great conviction that a colts team will solve anything, but it might. For that reason, it’s worth trying.
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Turkeybhoy
Well said.
Celtic are too precious to desert, no matter what the plc do.
HH
Summa
so pay up and accept our PLC’s complicit hunnish behaviour just because our daddies did during a period when all they had was suspicion while we live in a time were evidence of our boards complicity is evident in every action they take.
Na. After this season not for me. I’ll attend when I feel like it for the remainder of the season as my books are on TIC for another few months. I’ll take my bhoy to likely his first and last OLD FIRM game with his da in March. I’ll not get over excited at winning the league or a trebble or even gaining entry to the CL group stages. I’ll spend not a penny more on Celtic now than I have to which will be in fuel to attend the games I decide to attend between now and the end of the season.
My da is a Tim. He’ll not turn in his seat. he brought me up to think for myself and to have a moral back bone to boot.
MWD
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OK.. a Question to Poster who say the Won’t be back because we are in bed with ‘The Rangers’..
In My Opinion I Never ever want to See Celtic FC play in the EPL..
But I think Eventually..
Celtic FC will Play in a 2-3 Tier Champions League the will be Played Fri-Sat-Sun and Domestic leagues will be Played mostly Midweek..
Now as Far as Rangers are Concerned they Won’t be in the Same League as Celtic FC and we will be then in Bed with Barca.. Bayern..Benfica and Ajax etc..
Do You then come flooding back to Paradise as IMHO.. The Silver Dollar/Euro will be more Important to whoever the Board is when this Happens.. and might mean Celtic FC voting down Teams Joining that we are in Probably the same boat as Now.. ?!?
Summa of SinkOrSwimCSC
Not one penny of the Huns creditors has been repaid including taxes. Half a billion pounds maybe. Yet here they sit 2nd in league preparing to stop 10 in a row with the blessing of Celtic PLC., whose vision is one of sectarian hunnery on a new scale of filth with a complete depraved indifference to the proper regulation of Scottish football It’s a disgrace.
Margaret McGill
So are we to see our team in the grubber by withholding our financial backing?
Shall we show our displeasure at Old Rangers and the SFA by destroying Celtic?
Now that is mad
Margaret McGill on 20th December 2016 12:08 pm
You can still support Celtic and not give them your money. That’s what I do. Now more than ever. Paying for this farce is for sheep.
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What form does this support entail ? A team pic on your bedroom wall ?
new article posted.
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Moonbeams..
I 100% Understand what You have just Posted and would Never think to Question it..
No1. I’ve met You..
No2. I’ve met Your son..
Also You have been Specific in Your Reasons..
Some other Posters it’s Just their Hatred for Rangers FC that stands out in Every Post.. and we have All met them..
So stating I’m Not Funding Celtic FC because of bla bla bla is weak as weak can be..
Summa
Ps.. What if We Meet ‘The Rangers’ or ‘The The Rangers’ in 40 Yrs and Yir Son and Grandson are Paying for the Flight and Ticket.. lol
Pps.. Hope You are All well.. KTF
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HAD TO BE SAID
BURGHBOY
witholding my finance from Celtic supporting Rangers (let’s just call them that because that is what Celtic PLC see them as – Rangers 1873) and the OLD FIRM financially, is the only option for me as a non shareholding Celtic Supporter.
I will not sit back and accept our current incumbents accept, comply and facilitate the strengthening of their pals across the city in order that they can earn a few more quid on their bonus and shares. If Rangers 1873 existence without penalty is what they want then that is what they get but I will not pay a single penny to their bonus or share dividends to enable them to pat themselves on the back keeping that sectarian vile entity alive for the sake of their bank balances,
they are the ones who are putting at risk our club with their decisions and OLD FIRM view to financial gain. My withholding of financial backing and support for my time is a consequence of their actions. Their financial support of the OLD FIRM and Rangers 1873 is not everr going to be a consequence of my financial backing and support ever again.
I’ve been taken for a mug one too many times by the shower of greedy hunnish cowardice bastards on our PLC board.
MWD
So, does it come down to (small) shareholders taking CFC to the Small Claims Court (minimal outlay) for a peppercorn sum of £1. for their demonstrated nonfeasance in not protecting the interests of shareholders by omission?