As Brendan Rodgers mulls over additions to his coaching staff, one possibility, Kolo Toure, has taken a position with the Ivorian Olympic team.
Kolo’s role at the club in the early part of last season, when he steadied a shaky defence sufficiently to see us through the Champions League qualifiers, could be reprised this season. Due to injuries, we’re short in central defence, while running with only two strikers until January (at least) seems tight. A Kolo-type figure may help both positions.
Scratch deep enough, however, and it gets more complicated. Kolo did well at the start of last season but was soon erring consistently, before being retired by omission. This was someone playing at the top of the game the season before.
Bringing in another experienced addition to the squad to patch gaps in defence or attack works on paper when you look at Kolo’s early work, but there are significant downside risks. The match fitness of anyone out of contract right now is unlikely to make them suitable to undertake hugely important games in the coming weeks.
Then there is the question of attitude – Philippe Senderos once looked like a good idea, but Phil took a red card instead of jumping for a ball, when his team needed him most. The small matter of money also has to be considered: Kolo was paid a fortune for his time in Glasgow; straight from the football budget.
Opportunity cost is another issue. Kris Ajer will not see a great deal of first team action this season, but his development would be hampered more with a 35-year-old team-mate on £35k per week as first reserve. And surely we hope to promote a striker through the ranks?
The final issue to consider is what will happen to the squad in the final week of the month, if Champions League qualification is secured and the transfer window gets into full swing. We were scourged for so long by squad fillers.
Sign quality combatants, able to last a season in the first time and with years of development ahead. This is where strategy has to be.
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Man C better selling to us rather than an EPL rival, we would come back and haunt them.
We should do everything we can to get Paddy back.
Everything!!!!
Come home wee Paddy
THETIMREAPER,
Paddy is their player, yes, but it’s clear they don’t want him and are prepared to sell him. They’re only interest is in recouping some of the £200m plus they’ve spalshed out on new players this summer.
If it wasn’t for the money from the Abu Dhabi Royal Family, they’d still be yo-yo’ing betwen EPL and the Championship.
They’re not a great club, just a club with a great deal of money. IMHO.
jamesgang on 10th August 2017 5:18 pm
No ……….. any date will be a date to remember …:-))
if in doubt …… get a tattoo :-))
HH
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 10th August 2017 5:22 pm
Bad Bhoy……………………………………:-))
catch you later bhoys
HH
We stand a reasonable chance of CL qualification without Paddy but we would stand a much better chance of doing well in the group stage with Paddy.
THEORIGINALSADIESBHOY on 10TH AUGUST 2017 5:17 PM
THEORIGINALSADIESBHOY on 10TH AUGUST 2017 4:56 PM
Tony Donnelly
Hamilton Tim has no opinions.
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You should hear his opinion of you. It’s not complimentary.
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Soil yourself do you when he tells you ?
BATEEN BHOY SAYS PADDY COME HOME on 10TH AUGUST 2017 5:37 PM
THETIMREAPER,
I’m not saying they are a great club but their operation and facilities are first class.
Tax doesn’t have to be taxing…
Dena
Got one now big sister.
Could always just add the date!
HH jamesgang
JAMESGANG on 10TH AUGUST 2017 5:07 PM
NEUSTADT-BRAW
I don’t even have a wedding dates set!
Though I did tell my other half last that CQN was saying ‘hurry up’!
HH jamesgang
“Hurry up”
Then they said “hivaweething”
Then they said “bitwitabootuswillJGgettopost?”
Then they said squirrels rule OK
Then athing got moderated…
Then ,then ,then,
Grab the nettle that is CQN….
Marriage to such a beautiful lady can only highlight your persona…
May your days together be full of laughter and smiley things
PS when Dena thinks your the cqn corner Bond..
Then Dunnieblane me!
Smiley smiley thing
Braw
TGM
Fitness coach?
Wonder if wee Shaun won in a fight with Kolo?
THETIMREAPER,
I appreciate what you’re saying, and the last thing I’m intersted in is having an argument about it.
Just sickened that our circumstances have left us open to this sort of thing.
Would be great if we could afford to tell them to GTF.
I want to see Patrick Roberts back in the Hoops, as much as anyone else, but if we bend over for them now, it’ll be a long time before we can sit comfortably again.
Soupy…
Aboot 35k to 8k
Smiley wagey thing
Braw
8 k the month btw…
Realistically Smiley thing
Braw..
Braw
Wee Shaun’s a millionaire
;-))))
Live from the Brazen Head
Wee Shaun or Tolo.?
Only one made the ‘short’list as Brendan wanted a coach who would like up to him..
Soupy…
And he is a Celtic minded millionaire…
That is braw
Wee future captains fae the toon will love that ..
Smiley west coast thema !
Smiley Broony thing
Braw.
When are we going to see action being taken regards the 5 Wa, which needs taken on . The LNS sham . The dunfermline fiasco . Or are the clubs and club fans just going to move on .
What with North Korea behaving like a wean who’s found the sweetie jar and Trump thinking he’s John Wayne,I can only hope that MAGS MCGILL was right a few months back.
That the nuclear codes have been made safe by having more than 140 characters…
Anyone else getting peesed off with Pedro LaunderedCashmachine’s voice/accent?
Couple of wins and he’s starting to sound arrogant…
Hope Lennie and Stokes give him a skelping…they need to know their place :-)
JIMTIM
Hampden suits are hoping to brass it out. It’s up to us,the fans,to keep at it.
Any other country,the media would have nipped this in the bud a long time ago. Exposed the corruption and cleaned the stables.
Not here.
It’s the fans who will have to do it.
Sean Bean is set to do the vegetarian version of the new Kevin Bacon advert.
US PGA on BBC Red Button
Good evening, friends.
Another basic “IT for dummies” question. I bought a new laptop a couple of weeks ago and signed up to OneDrive. This means that all of the photos I had on my phone are now uploaded and saved on OneDrive.
Does this mean that it’s safe to delete them all from my phone’s “Gallery”, safe in the knowledge that I’m able to view them through One Drive (either on my PC or the OneDrive App on my phone)? I know I then need to be online to do that which seems to be the only draw back. But if I’m right in my assumptions I can free up some much needed space from my phone.
And, as I’m on a roll, do things work in reverse – i.e. can I go into One Drive and transfer a photo from there back onto my phone?
Keeps me busy whilst the Paddy negotiations are going on…
*pish
BSR
New state of the art Robotic Treatment Table runs amok trampling new Celtic coach on his first day in the job:)
HH
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 10TH AUGUST 2017 6:20 PM
Sean Bean is set to do the vegetarian version of the new Kevin Bacon advert.
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Could they not get Jasper Carrot?
Jobo – You have it right. You can think of OneDrive as a hard drive on your laptop, albeit in the cloud. Your photos are safe on there but it never hurts to have a back up somewhere else
How much should we pay for Paddy £7 million or less?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Jobo
2TB flash drive
ThankMeLater csc
Lennybhoy 6.42.
A lot would depend on how much city want as a sell on, if 100 % mentioned is correct, then 7 million would almost be like a 3/4 year loan deal.
Hail Hail
£7-8 mil and give them a 25% sell on, VVD , Izzy, Janko money will cover it, simples…
LENNYBHOY
£10Million
Let Brendan Rodgers decide his value, i trust him completely on this, he knows values the market and does not keel over when figures in excess of 10m for a Scottish based player is offered, and, in the past accepted. That is why I am very comfortable that he will sell at the max we can get when its decided that some players want to go but will also buy and bring in value to keep us at the highest level.