Rebalance needed in Celtic central-mid

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Transfer window business is seldom completed in May, so anticipation based on Neil Lennon’s post-match comments about having bid £3m for a player should be tempered.  We have a long close-season ahead, so I’ll avoid giving a name-check to the teenage midfielder Neil watched on international duty in February and who is being touted as a target today.

The most obvious question emerging from this story is why another central midfielder?  Celtic have Wanyama, Ki, Brown, Ledley and Kayal all battling for places there, but it’s Kris Commons who is a rare entity.  Kris is able to create goals at a rate none of the rest can.  He’s also had a disappointing season, much of which was spent watching the action from the side-lines.

The problem for Celtic in central-mid is balance.  When Kris Commons is injured, off-form, or playing in a wide position, we’re short of creativity in the middle.  For the record, creativity doesn’t mean someone who can turn in a tight space or dribble, Charlie Mulgrew was our most creative player last season (as it now is). This strong area of the squad needs rebalanced.

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  1. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    ernie lynch,

     

    who owns rangers debt ???

  2. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    JJ,

     

    aye, here here, but I’d say much better than pretty good.

     

    The number of times he’s come out of defence after making a ‘whose that tackle’ and starting the attack is not to be sniffed at, especially when you see the young bucks still sauntering back into position.

     

    hail hail

  3. spikeysauldman on

    those of you who dont rate brown – dont waste your time letting us know

     

     

    he’s celtic’s captain, he’s lennon’s captain and that means he’s our captain

     

     

    broooooonie

  4. ibleedgreenandwhite1 on

    spikeysauldman on 14 May, 2012 at 18:09 said:

     

    those of you who dont rate brown – dont waste your time letting us know

     

     

    he’s celtic’s captain, he’s lennon’s captain and that means he’s our captain

     

     

    broooooonie

     

     

     

    oh well might as well close the blog then,,,varied opinions aren’t welcome :(

     

     

    Hail hail

  5. central then walked home from Station..

     

     

    no phone to phone cab or the boss…. o))

  6. I am at a loss to understand how anyone who goes to Celtic games would want to be rid of Scott Brown. EVERY team needs a leader; Broonie is ours and, this season, he has been superb.

     

     

    JJ

  7. BT

     

     

    How much longer did you stay? We could have dropped you as we were going to Halfway in any case.

  8. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    Right, time to get back down and harvest all that gold on the streets.

     

    Paddy has to stay

     

    Brown is begining to know who we/he is.

     

    Hooperman looks as if he’s starting to get it, really dont see him wanting to go anywhere and we like poachers, him and Sammy on that form will frighten EVERYONE they meet, he’ll do for me.

     

    hail hail

  9. Joe Filippis Haircut on

    Junglejim I agree fella Scott has been a much improved player this season a worthy captain imo. H.H.

  10. canamalar,

     

    That League Title has done wonders for your perspicacity! That`s another post in which we are in agreement!

     

    When is our next game?

     

     

    JJ

  11. timbhoy in spain on

    whitedoghunch on 14 May, 2012 at 18:05 said:

     

     

    Thanks for the info

     

    & thanks to the rest of you guys for your comments.

     

    Up the Celts forever.

  12. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on 14 May, 2012 at 18:03 said:

     

    ernie lynch,

     

    who owns rangers debt ???

     

    ———————————————————————————————————–

     

    The shareholders of the company owns the debt up to their share liability.

     

     

    D&P are trying to argue with the SFA appeal that the Company i.e. Whyte should be seen separate from the football club but in real terms they are the same because the company owns the football club.

     

     

    If the company goes bust the shareholders lose the value of their shares as they are worthless. However Whyte has a floating charge on the assets which is completely different from his shareholding. He cannot get his hands on any particular assets but if he wished to he can stop the sale. His best bet is liquidation then he becomes a secured creditor.

  13. BT

     

     

    I thought you would end up taking the auld yin up on his offer of a spare bed ya mad guzzler ye :-))

  14. !!Bada Bing!! on

    Scott Brown has changed my opinion of him,more mature,taken more responsibility.I would have sold him last summer,not now.

  15. !!Bada Bing!! on

    Livingston to seek £1.2 mil from SFA after being relegated for entering Administration compared to the huns current status.

  16. Afternoon all,

     

     

    Anyone else have a little giggle when they read the last line on this from the official website?

     

     

    “Any fan who has previously registered an interest in a season ticket for next season on the official Celtic website will be contacted, but may also visit the Ticket Office or call 0871 226 1888**

     

    *Applies to Under-13 Opt-out and Under-13 Special Season Tickets which exclude games against Rangers FC (or a successor to it).”

     

     

    Hail Hail

  17. Personally I would have Broonie in my team every week. I think he has now grown into a Celtic Captain and understands what that means. If we need to sell a ” star ” player it would be Ki for me, not sure he wants to stay.

     

    Paddy very good player but not in Lubo’s class as far as I am concerned.

     

    Just my honest opinions.

     

     

    HH

  18. !!Bada Bing!! on 14 May, 2012 at 18:21 said:

     

    Jabba trying to rubbish Livingston’s claim

  19. Timbhoy in Spain – WDH knows his grub; i’ve been in Cinc sentits and the Dry Martini joint:) you will not be disapointed amigo.

     

     

    WDH – I’m just finished a shawarma; a rather humble Monday lunch and i sit doon at my desk and you’re reminding me of cinc sentits:( somwhow i need to get my erchie back over there.

     

     

    I hope you are well mate???

     

    probably won’t be over this year, got family coming in this direction. Maybe BT might swing by my neck o the woods; eh BT???

     

    slainte

     

    tony

  20. Broonie has grown into the captains role

     

    I wouldn’t give it to anyone else.

     

    He wisnae a tim when he arrived at the club,But my Ghod he is now.

     

    \o/ \o/ Broooonie \o/ \o/

  21. Tony

     

    not this year buddy…

     

    get yourself down to SF my dad going to the convention next month..

  22. ibleedgreenandwhite1 on

    Impartial panel on shortbread Jabba,and Craig Paterson jeezo!!!!!!!!!

     

     

    Hail hail

  23. The Honest Cover-up on

    If Green is refusing to name his backers in the consortium then surely Ally will be furious.

     

    “Who are these people? The Rangers fans deserve to know!”

  24. Evening . Got a wee request l am down in lytham st Annes with a few people from work and l am wondering if anyone could recommend a place for a good night out. Ladies of a certain vintage and questionable reputation would be an added bonus -)

     

     

    Met

  25. CultsBhoy loves being 1st forever & ever on

    Ok posters

     

     

    First choice midfield

     

     

    Sammi ledley vic commons

  26. Monaghan1900 on

    Some more erudition from RM:

     

     

    I was passing by Parkhead today, first time for a long time, so don’t know how many of you will have seen this. But they have up everywhere.

     

     

     

    “Glasgow’s Green and White”

     

     

     

    I thought, Glasgow’s Green and White…What??

     

     

    The first thing that came into my head was …..S***E….

     

     

     

    I mean shows how silly they are really, grammatically surely it should be…

     

     

    “Glasgow IS green and white”

     

     

    If you can’t get it right, why bother?

     

     

    (Of course as if Glasgow was or will ever truly be Green and White anyway)

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