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Mooy feels like a pivotal decision for season ahead

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My knowledge of Chinese football since 1979 is limited, and I don’t watch a lot of Brighton or Huddersfield, so I’ll need to bow to Ange Postecoglou’s judgement when it comes to Australian international midfielder, Aaron Mooy.

Mooy was a mainstay in the Huddersfield team that won promotion to the English Premier League, stayed there, then were relegated after two years.  His form won a move to then-EPL side Brighton, where he stayed for two years before the lure of the yuan.

20 games in 18 months in China ended at the turn of the year.  Since then, Mooy has played only internationals, including three games for Australia last month.  The reported one-year deal, with a one year option, for a free transfer, is low risk for the club.

Celtic have cover in the wide positions but central mid is an area where the headcount is down, after the departures of Nir Bitton and Tom Rogic.  Rogic is easier to compensate for in the existing squad, it’s the No. 6 position, where Ange is limited to Callum McGregor and largely untested Yosuke Ideguchi.

Some of us will have a Pavlovian reaction, Mooy is two months older and has the same positional profile as James McCarthy, who signed a year ago but looked short of fitness all season.  There is certainly reason for caution.

Celtic faced a genuine battle for the league last season, and I expect nothing less in the season ahead.  Getting the mix right in central mid is one of my biggest concerns.  This feels like a pivotal decision.

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  1. prestonpans bhoys on

    Tom

     

     

    You sure it wiznae a thrupenny bit.

     

     

    I’ll get my coat 🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃

  3. corkcelt on

    Can’t Post a Link, Maybe one of the more techy guys could Google Souness tackle ,playing for Huns 1988 against Steaua Bucharest on a guy called Rotariu

     

     

    Downright assault if he did it off a Football Pitch he would get jail.

     

     

    The guy is a thug plain & simple well suited to playing for Huns.

  11. Bhoyjoebelfast on

    Not a sending off for sourness (sic) just a booking says Archie Macpherson…there you have it.

  13. carpe diem 63 on

    Dalriadbhoy …your point about Billy Stark exactly mirrors my earlier midfield point ( Callaghan , Sullivan , Rogic) …if the jersey fits wear it well as Rod would say …however spectacular own goal by you in your later text ..when you failed to identify a Celtic legend…oh dear …some of us were present when 10 men won the league and GEORGE was instrumental ..,poor show sir 🤔

  14. Burnley78 on

    The speaker in the commons is wearing a rangers tie in the government no confidence motion.

     

     

    Curious.

     

     

    Starmer ripped into him for sure.

  16. Fess19 on

    BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 18TH JULY 2022 4:39 PM

     

     

    Lovely task fo the “Lunatic of Aden”to initalise that. Off to bed so that should keep him going.

     

     

    NOT THE MALVINAS

     

    Mid nineties was working in Argentina south of Buenos Aires and had a discussion about the Malvinas with rig manager.

     

    ” We won the war” ! Said he.

     

    ” how did you win the war”?

     

    ” We got rid of our dictator, You (uk) got one”!

     

    Shook his hand and made a cup of coffee

  18. Saint Stivs on

    Away from politics, he is a supporter of his local football league team, Bolton Wanderers,[39] and Rugby league team Warrington Wolves.[40]

     

     

    bolton maybe not rangers tie

  19. bournesouprecipe on

    ‘ Gers set for more Bassey add ons if another World War II bomber is found on the moon.

  20. Celtic Mac on

    jinkyredsstar

     

     

    Cant have been too many that have found that Greenock was too bourgeoise.

     

    And probably not too many Boulevards out that way. Could be wrang on that one.

     

    Fenian Alley? Along with Boulevard of Broken Dreams, and Paradise Alley……

     

    Another American construct……

  24. Saint Stivs on

    with Burnley 78 pointing in the direction of the house of commons, i watched it.

     

     

    my goodness, how can the people who wrote letters against boris and resigned their positions then stand up and have conficence in his government.

     

     

    That Jess Philips was outstanding.

  27. IniquitousIV on

    CORKCELT

     

     

    Can’t Post a Link, Maybe one of the more techy guys could Google Souness tackle..

     

    ————————————

     

     

    Didn’t some blogger on here give you a wee tutorial last season? And didn’t you try it, and TaDa! Voila! you were successful? Methinks, Corky, you are just being a lazy boy!😊

  30. DalriadaBhoy on

    Carpe Diem at 17:48

     

     

    Not the first time i have made a mistake and won’t be the last.

     

     

    I am dyslexic and have some other neurodiversities, mind like a steel trap or sieve with no happy medium.

     

     

    It was your post that made me think of Billy Stark.

     

     

    Please don’t hesitate to put me right in future

     

    I will always take it in the spirit intended.

     

     

    That did make me chuckle though.

     

     

    Away to watch Les Visiteurs with my family and teenage son as he wants to see it, he has decided to study French next year instead of Spanish

  31. celtic40me on

    Looks like we were after Jenz last Summer but ended up with CCV

     

     

    What could have been, eh

  32. Turkeybhoy on

    Moritz Jens,

     

     

    6.3,and one hell of a unit.Played with Matt at Fulham,and reports we wanted him last season,or showed interest.

     

    Let’s hope.

  33. RC on

    have thems returned any of the money they owe to all those companies or individuals or even the tax man from all this player transfer monies they are racking in.

  34. corkcelt on

    Iniquitous I’m 74, memory not as good as it once was, if I could have posted link I would have done so,

     

    Thanks to the ghuys who responded & posted links,

     

    Shows Souness for what he is a low life thug,

  35. bognorbhoy on

    Naw if you want that money you have to see the liquida …ahemm the administrator s ..

  37. maccargo on

    Own up, who edited the wiki page…

     

     

    Moritz Jenz (30 April 1999) is a German, Irish professional republican and footballer who plays as a centre-back for Lorient. He is believed to place an ice cold pint of Guinness on wee Gio’s head as he relaxes in Kitty O’Sheas.

  38. corkcelt on

    P.S. He is a 6ft 3 inch CH, well I’m just quoting from a text I just received from a mate ,

  40. Superannuated Fenian on

    Just arrived. First post. But real old-timer. Love the diversity. It screams authenticity. True, vibrant voices. Multitudinous opinions, many oppositional. Good! Nothing to say at this juncture to provoke backlash on any particular topic. That will surely ensue. OK. Try this. I think Mooy is a shrewd low risk signing, but clearly not a game-changer. Head down, now, and wait for the flak!

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