You would be forgiven if you didn’t know much about Kwon Hyeok-Kyu. He joined Celtic in the summer from his hometown club in the Korean second tier but, before Saturday, the last football he played was July.
Since then, the 22-year-old relocated to Scotland, with all the social, cultural, culinary and sporting challenges that involved. St Mirren have him on loan until the end of the season and on his debut on Saturday, he was awarded Man of the Match (by the BBC, not a sponsor, keen to boost a new arrival). That’s remarkable for a player out for so long.
Defensive mid is the role Callum McGregor plays, and Callum is the most available player on the planet, so swap-out options are rare. Tomoki Iwata awaits his chance there, while Matt O’Riley really impressed when asked to fill-in. It is no surprise we have yet to see Kwon.
He is an absolute unit: 6’ 3”, mahogany solid and fast. His impressive debut for St Mirren surprised no one at Lennoxtown, including his manager, who has hopes for the player.
He is a find; prepare for a reassessment ahead, along the lines of Bernardo, with Holm and Nawrocki to come. A loan move to St Mirren is a great next step. He will hopefully play until May as he becomes adjusted to life in Scotland. Celtic will watch all his games and he will return in the summer ready to press for a place in the team.
What happens to Kwon and the others is critical to how Celtic develop as a club. Make a success of signing players with talent and growth potential, or pick up expensive mid-career journeymen (like Newco). Best of luck to Kwon on Saturday.
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Athletico is a stunning move for O’Reilly. If true, and assuming it’s £20m plus, can see the player agitating for a move. And rightly so. Living in Madrid, playing in La Liga for one of the best clubs in Europe (dislikeable as they may be) in a brand new stadium, and anywhere from double to quadruple his wages.
*O’Riley
A fight with Sevco for the title?
… as opposed to the league being a “foregone conclusion”
(Yes – exact wording seen on here)
Breathtaking arrogance, insecurity, and entitlement.
A fight with Sevco for the title?
Bring it on.
Over the previous seven seasons Celtic do very well in that fight.
Brendan, in his head to heads with the big scary blue juggernaut?
…. Does even better.
What the source Reggie ?
HH
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/lifestyle.
https://twitter.com/AnthonyRJoseph/status/1750119750649188737
“understood”
Yawn.
I’m being harsh here. Apologies
I was going to say ignore my above post (most of you do anyway ).
I meant to post about the Mexican restaurant closing in Edinburgh …..some may well have visited the place , anyhoo ,sad when another good place closes up shop .
Celtic have a BRILLIANT relationship with Sly Sports.
Every chance we’ve slipped a good news exclusive to our favourite media outlet.
new article posted.
Reggie
We fiver to Scaniels farm if MoR is true.
More likely to be the kack the animals tread on
That is a regurgitation of something twatted 2 weeks ago.
Never mind what he says ,do you think MoR will stay?
Forvot to ask Are you a hun?
A good Neil Lennon podcast on GAA Social
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5963bWGGaY0CZydgrgJDAC?si=bqbePGPnSyWQ9r7frQRy8w
HH