There has never been a deadline day when Celtic have been so well prepared for the remainder of the season. We raided Japan ahead of the transfer window opening, brought in a young Irish striker and last week added central mid Matt O’Riley from MK Dons. Today, the squad is depleted by injury and international absence, but if we add no more, it will still be one of our most memorable transfer windows ever.
Getting some of the well-remunerated squad fillers off the payroll would also help (looking at you, Albian and Vasilis). Both were acquired during lockdown widows, when scouting opportunities were limited. They are better players than we have seen and will hopefully get the chance to prove their worth elsewhere.
I’m still trying to reconcile what we went through on Saturday. Added-time goals in two games changed the landscape incredibly. If we consider Hearts’ missed penalty on Wednesday, the margins of how Celtic have progressed to within two points of the top of the table have never been tighter.
We are in a better place than we have been in months, but we will need to continue to improve if the title is to be won.
332 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- »
Coneybhoy,
Define a “seasoned LB”.
Never mind signing players, how about signing a coach who could do something about the corners?
Sevco seriously trying something, though I’m not quite sure what.
Big name on a huge salary. History tells us, this doesn’t make for a happy dressing room.
As others have said, time will tell whether a master stroke or a master bates.
I don’t suspect many loan signings would be willing to buy into APs High intensity work rate
no way is a draw against thems on wed good enough.
SAINT STIVS on 31ST JANUARY 2022 2:56 PM
The SNP want Johnson to remain as PM.
FACT.
(So do Labour.)
It’s Tory MPs who want rid of him.
What a funny old world.
RC on 31ST JANUARY 2022 2:58 PM
‘no way is a draw against thems on wed good enough.’
###
Agreed.
SAINT STIVS on 31ST JANUARY 2022 2:54 PM
I hope nobody in the dressing room, coaches, staff or players, are going into this match and thinking “a draw wouldnt be a bad result”
as in, we are ok if we dont manage a win.
why bother going to a match if your ok with a draw, fan or celtic minded pundit.
that is dangerous thinking.
—
I think it’s safe to assume that Ange does not think this way.
We need a win. It’s been over two years ffs.
I think there will be at least one to leave Ibrox before the window slams shut.
Roy Keane Bellamy Ljumberg etc etc.
It will all end in teddy bear tears.
This guy is a fraction better than Steven Davis or Kamara or Jack or Arfield. But it will only show if he is fit.
Even then he has not even done a pre season.
RC on 31ST JANUARY 2022 2:58 PM
no way is a draw against thems on wed good enough.
With 7-8 players missing from our squad and them at virtual full strength, i’d beg to differ.
Considering they’ve already got Lionel Messi playing we’d be as well no turning up.
TIMHORTON on 31ST JANUARY 2022 2:34 PM
Could be wrong but i don’t think Ramsay was paying tax on the 400k.
So, he is the perfect for for Rangers then.
An Tearman
“Will be in touch, as thurs may be free”
Not good for me this week, I’m afraid, I return from London on Fri morning. Marspapa or his lass will have my ticket for Wenesday.
Maybe next week
perfect fit for Rangers
Is it 7 games against sevco without a win?
A win is a must on wednesday.
Tore Andre Flop
TEN MEN WON THE LEAGUE
get a grip, dosent matter how many we have missing , no way is a draw good enough
ROBERTTRESSELL
Roy Keane won a League and League Cup
Sftb
No worries 👍
HH
TURKEYBHOY on 31ST JANUARY 2022 2:56 PM
Coneybhoy,
Define a “seasoned LB”.
—–
similar experience and quality as Juranovic.
In pre transfer-window times, the big signing Jock Stein made in December 1966 was of course Willie Wallace from Hearts, to replace Joe McBride, reported to be for around 30,000 pounds.
A couple of generations later that is around about the figure that Captain Calum McGregor earns per week. And good luck to him! He should get more, when you see what some prima donnas are on around the world. Scotland is a second world country.
Here comes the Loan Ranger
I would excuse Robbie Keane from the list of big money non-deliverers.
Robbie did his work fine- it was the rest of that squad that let us down, plus the worst season of refereeing I have seen since the days of Davidson, Syme and Gordon.
So Juve are paying Ramsey’s wages but the Huns must pay £6.5 million if they sign him at the end of the season, 16wks x £400K = £6.4 million. Great bit of business (on paper) but I don’t know who pays his wages next season?
St Stivs – I think Anges mentality is clear. Whether it’s leverkusen away, betis with an experimental team we have gone out to win. Its how he does it and that’s the only voice his players will be listening to.
I also think the vast vast majority of the support feel like you do – a win is a must. The deady bears will be delighted with a draw and for that reason among many others we need to beat them. I never want to see any celtic team play to avoid defeat. It isn’t the Celtic way.
However, I think some posters are maybe pointing out that the pressure is not as intense as it might have been had we been going in to this 6 points behind as opposed to 2. That in itself takes some pressure off us, but it doesn’t negate the need to win. And frankly I don’t believe the manager would be thinking anything other than setting up to impose our game on them and beating them even if we were 2 points ahead ourselves.
Rangers Schmangers
Ramsey Schmamsey.
I’m more convinced than ever after last weekend that winning this league is about how we play and manage our squad than what anyone else in the league does.
It’s resolutely in our own hands now.
Mourihno, has spoke.
We need to win
Paul McStay made his debut v Aberdeen on this day
https://twitter.com/_Tweet_Celtic_/status/1488116305886650368?t=s8xwNBR2Lysf9xkamJ9KGA&s=19
HH
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 31ST JANUARY 2022 2:19 PM
Ramsay – Done Deal
———————
Love it!
Mibbees Ramseys medical will be done at the same place that did their Covid testing..?
St Stivs @2.56
The Sue Gray report was always a buying time exercise. She had no power to do anything to Boris other than refer him to the Parliamentary Commisioner who would delay it for another few weeks buying Boris a couple of months to manufacture a crisis that only he could be trusted to solve.
My reading is that Sue Gray uncovered damaging material information so Boris has now called on old pals at the Met to “investigate” (and obviously clear him) because the politicians just might make the mistake of wanting action taken against him. The Met owe him a few favours and, besides, if they found his behaviour to have broken the law, they would be in the embarrasing position of explaining how and why they had covered for him in the past.
Now we have to worry about how Boris may make the ukraine situation worse so that he can demand to stay on in a crisis.
This corrupt Westminster government has to go. Boris is just the tip of the Tory iceberg.
If Juventus are going to be paying 100% of Ramsey’s wages for the loan period what is the point doing a medical? TRFC have a risk free, commitment free, free top player for the rest of the season. Seems odd, the idea that a club can have free use of another club’s player.
I think we need more than a win
That’s how good they are now
I’ve been critical of Kier Starmer’s lack of vigour in the past.
IMHO, open goals aplenty missed.
Credit where is due.
He has just eviscerated that chancer opposite at the dispatch box.
Nick,
Does seem weird to the point of incredibility.
You’d think they’d have to pay something.
Either way Juve seem desperate to get shot of him.
Garngad to croy…..I don’t get that deal whatsoever……what if the huns don’t buy him …he’s playing for them for free ???……surely they would have to reimburse juve somehow ?!!!
How desperate are juve to get rid of Ramsey.
Aaron Ramsey’s injury record stretches to 3 pages and has just had COVID too, to top off all those muscular and back injury problems…
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aaron-ramsey/verletzungen/spieler/50057
There is no dewy-eyed Ramsey of old in existence. If there was, the EPL vultures would have snapped him up months ago.
They are getting a shell of a player, with all the intent to play good football but with a ravaged footballers’ body.
It won’t end well but when you’re in the loanee distressed purchase market, it’s what you get. It’s what we used to get when we had no strategy.
HH