Deadline day and Norwich City’s Cork-born striker, Adam Idah, is set to join and reinforce Brendan Rodgers’ striker options. I also expect a left back, as backup for Greg Taylor, who will retain his place when fit.
At 6’ 3” Idah is 2” taller than Oh and will add heft to the squad, a quantity we discussed was lacking as recently as Monday. Stephen Kenny gave Adam his first cap for Ireland. The players biggest moment so far, he scored against the Netherlands in a Euro 2024 qualifier in September.
He is a curious signing for me. Unlike the recent arrivals of Lagerbielke, Nawrocki, Bernardo, Holm, Palma, Yang, Tilio and Kuhn, Adam was not automatic first choice at his previous club. None of the others were technically speaking “projects”, they were all being replied upon week-in, week-out, in leagues comparable to or better than Scotland.
Adam has started fewer than half of Norwich City’s league games this season, and has scored six goals from his 12 starts and 16 substitute appearances. Ross County gave us a lesson in how effective big raw lads can be in Scottish football, and we have also signed a winger who (by all accounts) can cross, so logic dictates we sign a target man. Let’s hope he arrives and batters a few goals in.
The summer window was one of transition. Strategy was prepared by a manager who left the building, Brendan chose who he wanted from a short-list already prepared for him (Nat Phillips was an emergency exception).
This window, Brendan has had complete control. As he made clear at the AGM and on a few occasions since, he signs the players. He forms strategy and he is responsible for the decisions. So that’s me reassured.
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“We have always been a cosmopolitan club since our second year, and we have included in our list of players a Swede, a Jew and a Mohammedan. Much has been made in certain quarters about our religion, but for forty-eight years we have played a mixed team, and some of the greatest Celts we have had did not agree with us in our religious beliefs, although we have never at any time hidden what these are. Men of the type of McNair, Hay, Lyon, Buchan, Cringan, the Thomsons, or Paterson soon found out that broadmindedness which is the real stamp of the good Christian existed to its fullest at Celtic Park, where a man was judged by his football alone.”
Willie Maley
At the end, Jimmy McStay summarised his time at Celtic as well as anyone could have: “Celtic policy was not moulded to suit my requirements. Rather my plans had to suit the Celtic requirements,” and in that last line it was clear that he was referring to the directors, a final dig at them. A surprisingly frank comment from a generally docile gentleman.
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Gene – GENE on 1ST FEBRUARY 2024 8:11 AM
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One of the reasons for last minute deals is that the player is waiting for the best deal – could be financial, standard of league or likelihood of playing.
Let’s face it playing in the Spfl isn’t that attractive.
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Gene possibly but I do not think so.
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Underwhelmed
Overwhelmed
What will we be ?
The window will slam shut , on you and me .
Players may come and players may go
But Glasgow Celtic will put on a show .
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Roll on Saturday 12:30 😉
Good morning all from Govanhill.
Good.
Lowest tier of players Brendan doesn’t want or need – Kobi, Kwon, Ideguchi and Tillo – now gone.
Decent start.
Give us all a good finish tonight please Celtic
Tilio gone. Hope he gets some minutes under his belt and comes back refreshed but reading between the lines, it would appear he’s struggled to settle in Scotland.
I’ve a sneaky feeling that’s the last we’ve seen of him.
Tilio and Kwon out the door with months – 2.5 million.
But for an injury to CCV, Lagerbielke would be joining him, 3 million.
Nick Hammond must feel very hard done to be moved on given the standards we now accept from our recruitment.
Who has signed kobyashi?
An Dun
Nick Hammond has worked at Newcastle and Leeds since he left Celtic in autumn 2021.
I doubt he is feeling hard done to.
I am not sure he did much for us in his time here but maybe you know different.
I am guessing Jota CCV Hatate Maeda Kyogo Johnston GG JJ Nawrocki Bernardo O Riley Starfelt are not up to your standards.
Maybe go support Man City is a good idea.
An Dun
The current manager owns this window.
His preference is for the Norwich lad vs the Bologna boy.
I hope it works out
Why is it every time we are linked with players there is always a problem,yet when other clubs especially the New Club are all fit and ready to go ,
Thanks for your expert opinion, Burnley.
Stebhoy 2.45
Thats a no then.
Its a y/n question.no caveats
No worries ta for reply
HH
That awkward moment when Paul the Tim hasn’t turned up.
It seems that way Timbhoy because we are obsessed with Celtic but reality is they are not doing much better than us,
They have one buy & one loan done so far this window with a 3rd deal pretty certain today.
We have one bought & 1 Loan pretty certain certain today,
Either Club could still add to that so let’s wait & see.
Brendan created a rod for his own back by claiming he needed to add four, (or however many) “quality players” to the squad he add available. He was ably supported in this by our Club Captain. Hardly a vote of confidence in either your players or your team mates.
I stated on here some time ago that I’d rather we did not sign any players in January, though qualified that recently by saying that a scoring forward would be welcome. Outwith that is the Manager’s job to manage and the Captain’s job to lead Celtic. News on injuries not good, but hope none are too serious as to be out for the rest of the season. We still have Welsh, Ralston, Frame, and Vata available, and at least some of our players to return from Qatar so no shortage of players, if we add any to that fine, either way it’s one game at a time from here on in.
TONTINE TIM on 1ST FEBRUARY 2024 1:15 AM
AN TEARMANN on 1ST FEBRUARY 2024 12:38 AM
Tillio loaned back to Melbourne.
*didn’t we do that with Tom Rogic the “Wizard of Oz”
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We did indeed Tontine,i forgot bout his loan back to Oz .He overcame quite a lot early doors TT,injury,foreign country etc.He gave me and several ex cqnr’s a glorious day in Lisbon in 2017 with his treble winning goal vs Dons.what a night :-))
Hope all well your side
Hail Hail
hboy123
bollox
guys going awol, maybe signing in june – jefte
guys maybe going , maybe not – cifuentes – world beater btw
we are told guys have signed when in fact they sign weeks later
the new article will be up at noon.
Just took a swatch at follow follow , and it’s just like here 🙄,some happy some no , some fantasies , some realism .Some don’t rate their new striker , but he’s not had a chance to shine say others , we need more quality , or that mob will win the league and get champs league money say some , the tims are s***talks say …
Some actually say , wait till the window creams closed and see what we have and take it from there …😁
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From a post at start of Dec …
Keepers:
Jon McLaughlin (36) – Get rid.
Robby McCrorie (25) – Don’t care.
Kieran Wright (23) – Don’t care.
Jack Butland(30) – Keep.
Defence
Leon Balogun (35) – CH – Get rid.
Borna Barisic (31) – LB – Get rid.
Jihnly Yfeko (20) – Don’t care.
Adam Devine (20) – RB – Don’t care.
James Tavernier (31) – RB- Get rid.
Leon King (19) – CH – Get rid.
Connor Goldson (30) – CH – Get rid.
John Souttar (27) – CH – Don’t care.
Ben Davies (28) – CH – Get rid.
Ridvan Yilmaz (22) – LB – Get rid.
Dujon Sterling (24) – RB/LB – Get rid.
Midfield
Ryan Jack (31) – CM – Get rid.
John Lundstram (30) – CM – Get rid
Tom Lawrence (29) – LW – Don’t care.
Scott Wright (26) – LW/RW – Keep.
Rabbi Matondo (23) – LW/RW – Get rid.
Todd Cantwell (25) CM/AM – Keep.
Kieran Dowell (26) AM – Get rid.
Nico Raskin (22) CM – Keep.
Jose Cifuentes (24) CM – Don’t care.
Ross McAusland (20) RW – Keep.
Strikers
Kemar Roofe (30) – ST – get rid.
Abdallah Sima (22) – RF – don’t care.
Sam Lammers (26) – ST – get rid.
Cyriel Dessers (28) – ST – get rid.
Danilo (24) – ST – keep.
Needless to say there’s A LOT of work to be done to this squad.
Creams = creaks 😏
Test
Good luck to davie turnbull – he’ll leave the memory of some amazing goals