Succession planning for left backs

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21-year-old Greg Taylor was understudy to Boli Bolingoli (then 23) when both left backs joined the club in the summer of 2019.  That period ended in January 2020 when Greg was made a regular starter, a position which has not changed since.  Five league winners’ medals, three Scottish Cups and three League Cups later, he leaves for POAK, to fill up his retirement pot in the sun.

Greg would have stayed, irrespective of the money, were it not for the arrival of Kieran Tierney, who – when fit – will inevitably be the starter at left back.  His attitude through contract negotiations has been excellent.

We are losing a solid performer and a winner, but it is right for the player and for the club that he moves on.  Celtic should not have 27-year-old understudies.  Backup to Keiran should be a player who can develop into someone who can take his place in the team, just as KT dislodged Emilio Izaguirre a decade ago.  Promote from the ranks or sign a great left back prospect.

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  1. Mitchel Frame looked a great prospect, when he played. I think he’s 19 now. I noticed he was training this week, so maybe we’ll get another look at him

  2. Paul 67,

     

     

    Normally I would agree with you, however I think GT would and should have been the exception.

     

     

    There is no doubt that Kieran Tierney is a class act; when fit.

     

     

    I fear we will miss GT and I am sorry to see him go.

     

     

    HH.

  3. Have people seen the number of minutes KT has played since leaving us?

     

     

    Taylor would’ve played more than KT next season.

  4. How can a man who had a joint income circa £ 350000 per annum with his wife, loans a political party £100, 000 had a big mad top of the range camper van in his driveway, apply for legal aid on a charge of embezzlement .

     

     

    And get it, when some of the poorest most deprived are denied it.

  5. Along with Scales, weakest link in the back 4. Fine in Scotland, frequently shown up in Euro competition.

     

     

    I wish him luck, but I think we will be stronger without him

  6. Well in the left back position we have and had three promising young players, Adam Montgomerie, Mitch Frame and Matthew Anderson, all restricted to cameos in the hoops. The latter is gone, Montgomery is back out on loan, which leaves Mitch the only one in the er frame, whilst we are linked with a left sided defender from Japan. If he is prepared to sit on the bench when KT is fit that is.

  7. geebee1978 re: KT on the table

     

     

    He is not injury prone.

     

     

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    !!Bada Bing!! re: teary eyed chancellor

     

     

    Saw some of it during my morning coffee.

  8. aipple

     

     

    According to a spokesperson it relates to a personal matter.

     

    And that she will be working from Downing Street throughout the day.

  9. To sell Mathew before giving him game time against QP,Cork,appearances in pre season friendlies,to me,is still a nonsense.Looked like KT at that age.

     

     

    If CCV, as rumours are saying,needs an Op.,why not tell the fans?.Same if he does not.Ridiculous.James Forrest going hysterical on his blog today !!!!!.😮

     

    And the forecast for Kusadasi today,is,SCORCHIO.Thank you Paula Fisch.

  10. Season tickets ,how much will Celtic receive, hopefully they can sort out the defence which is a priority,

  11. AIPPLE on 2ND JULY 2025 1:22 PM

     

    geebee1978 re: KT on the table

     

     

     

    He is not injury prone.

     

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    The amount of injuries and game time suggests otherwise. Far fewer minutes than CCV who is considered injury-prone by some.

  12. An amazing endorsement of BR, the team and those who run Celtic.

     

     

    To state the obvious, we are doing sooooooo much right

     

     

    HH.

  13. geebee1978 re: KT injuries

     

     

    He wasn’t always the tax dodging EBT managers first or second choice.

  14. AIPPLE on 2ND JULY 2025 1:57 PM

     

    geebee1978 re: KT injuries

     

     

     

    He wasn’t always the tax dodging EBT managers first or second choice.

     

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    That’s true but he was sent out on loan where his fitness was also questionable.

  15. Back to Basics – Glass Half Full @ 11:37 am,

     

     

    This has little to do with the Lawwells.

     

     

    Peter was tasked to come in initially as Head of Operations and then as

     

     

    This has little to do with the Lawwells.

     

     

    Peter was tasked to come in initially as Head of Operations and then as CEO to be a retrenchment Executive at Celtic

     

     

    Whether the slow lane appeals or not he did a very fine job of undertaken his remit at a very challenging time.

     

     

    Mark Lawwell’s skill set was (is?) Pretty sketchy but he worked for several years at a world class football player management organisation.

     

     

    He came to Celtic and has moved on hopefully a young man with a very good career in front of him.

     

     

    However that has little to do with what BURNLEY78 is about.

     

     

    He is working a perception angle.

     

     

    Do my credentials down as a Celtic supporter while bigging himself up as the ITK uberfan

     

     

    Bigging up Peter Lawwell’s tenure as CEO

     

     

    Bigging up Mark Lawwell’s tenure as head of recruitment

     

     

    Doing down the Current Celtic set up in general and Brendan Rodgers in particular

     

     

    Again using perception to spin this, e.g.

     

     

    Brendan Rodgers has total and solely charge of recruitment, Brendan Rodgers isnt up to that (imaginary) task, Brendan Rodgers left to his own devices (as he is) can financially ruin Celtic

     

     

    It’s complete bunkum of course but Executives know this perception thing especially if it is consistently repeated is very influential.

     

     

    Don’t believe me?

     

     

    Well the examples are legend, here is one…

     

     

    “Burnley78 on 25th June 2025 12:38 pm

     

     

    Maestro

     

     

    Ref your post earlier …..

     

     

    Yup loads of those ML [Mark Lawwell] duds gone and mostly for a very handsome profit.

     

     

    O Riley

     

     

    Kyogo

     

     

    Jota and now he is back

     

     

    Bernebei

     

     

    Lawwal

     

     

    Giakoumakis

     

     

    Abada

     

     

    Stsrfelt

     

     

    Juranovic

     

     

    Oh….

     

     

    Now you may think my reference to “bull” was a bit harsh, yet when did Mark Lawwell start at Celtic? When were these players bought?

     

     

    You think he doesn’t know that outside Bernabei and Oh, Mark has nothing to do with the signing or selling of these players.

     

     

    Circa €80 mn player profit erroneously given to ML.

     

     

    And as much as perception is used to big up Mark; he will be the next head of recruitment for Liverpool or Man Utd dont you know.

     

     

    We could live with these fliights of fancy, if the same tactic wasn’t used in a negative way against our manager.

     

     

    We have an elite manager who is along with his team, doing a brilliant job of taking Celtic F C to the next level, yet some are in the business of trying to destroy that.

     

     

    If that means biting off their nose to spite their face, they will do that, it’s only Celtic that suffers after all.

     

     

    Hail Hail

  16. Letting Matt Anderson go is baffling.

     

    Big, Strong , Quick, Can pick a pass and move for the return, very good at playing through the press, always got back to make tackles.

     

    What else they looking for in a prospect?

  17. However, he stressed: “I see us doing more to get us set up for hopefully what will be a really exciting season.”

     

     

    Tierney departed Celtic for Arsenal in a £25m transfer six years ago and the Scotland international has returned Glasgow as a free agent.

     

     

    “Sometimes top players like that might come back later on in their career, but we’re getting Kieran at 27 years of age,” Rodgers said.

     

     

    “I was with him during the summer, so I know first hand as well how excited he is to be here and I’m looking forward to seeing this new version of Kieran, having had the experience in the Premier League and playing at a top club like Arsenal.

     

     

    “He’ll come back here with greater maturity both as a person, as a professional and tactically and now we can really get the benefits of that.”

     

     

    Of Sweden cap Nygren, Rodgers added: “He’s a leader on the pitch and he produces on the pitch in terms of his goals he scores, what he creates and he’s got real good physicality.

     

     

    “I’m really looking forward to seeing him adapt to how we play.”

  18. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    Chairbhoy – cheers.

     

     

    BTW – didn’t think your “bull” reference was harsh at all.

     

     

    Free country and all that.

     

     

    You make good points about the CVs of the three guys who are placed in what I call the “faultline” of Celtic Cyberspace discourse.

     

     

    Brendans CV – as a professional manager – before AND after his time at Celtic stacks up favourably.

     

     

    He has done this stuff before at this level and has been in demand for his services.

     

     

    To my knowledge, Peter Lawwell was never a CEO or a chairman before Celtic?

     

     

    Mark Lawwell had background in a recruitment function before taking on a role at Celtic. To my knowledge, he has nt been offered a comparable role since he left.

     

     

    So for the Brendan lovers and Lawwell haters?

     

     

    Definitely 1-0 up.

     

     

    Then you have the alternative view which (i assume) goes something like this.

     

     

    The cornerstone of our success has been the sustainable model.

     

     

    That model has delivered the liquidation of our unsustainable largest challenger followed by unprecedented domestic success.

     

     

    That model has been in place for 20 years …

     

     

    … of which Brendan has been in post for five (25% of the time).

     

     

    So that success cannot be mostly about Brendan to date, nor SHOULD it be in the future.

     

     

    IMHO? The equaliser.

     

     

    1-1.

     

     

    Maybe those on both sides of the “faultline” are actually evenly matched and both their stances have some merit?

  19. GuyFawkesaforeverhero on

    Celtic Mac on 2nd July 2025 12:39PM

     

     

    In recent seasons you’re missing just the one, Brody Paterson. Brody skippered the B team the season before Matthew was introduced and now plays at Kelty Hearts.

     

     

    I reckon Adam, Brody and Mitchell are wingers learning to defend. Matthew, a defender learning to play forward. It impressed me he took on captain role in his first B season when most of his team-mates were older. Maybe he’ll be back in a couple of seasons.

     

     

    Next one after

  20. Greenpinata on 2nd July 2025 12:32 pm

     

     

    How can a man who had a joint income circa £ 350000 per annum with his wife, loans a political party £100, 000 had a big mad top of the range camper van in his driveway, apply for legal aid on a charge of embezzlement .

     

     

    And get it, when some of the poorest most deprived are denied it.

     

     

    Those are the intricacies of the legal aid law i suppose.

     

    The Poor can you hack any more money from them? Thars what your genocide apologist of a leader is doing currently.

     

     

    Think to your previous leader and a million souls lost in Iraq,not a sniff of guilt or shame from the murderer

     

    Its always comes across as harsh realigning the one siddd memory of a labour(or any politician)

     

    for that matter

     

     

    HH

  21. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    PS – In the interests of equality and fairness perhaps i should pejoratively label the second group

     

     

    “the Lawwell lovers and Brendan haters”

     

     

    🤭🤭🤭

  22. bournesouprecipe on

    CHAIRBHOY on 2ND JULY 2025 2:47 PM

     

     

    Back to Basics – Glass Half Full @ 11:37 am,

     

     

     

    This has little to do with the Lawwells

     

     

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    PMFJI – Ironically this surname that isn’t really very often seen in the public comments section of CQN. Apparently it’s a lot more used on Zombie

     

    – Zombie for very good “ jealous “ reasons

     

     

    I thought it was quite funny yesterday in the context it came up, and which particular poster used it, and the actual name jumped out. More hilarious that the best bit of press our Chairman has had ever, came from the vanquished in his new book.

     

     

    I prefer titles like CEO or HOR one of which who was hardly the GOAT

     

     

    HH

  23. Back to Basics – Glass Half Full on 2nd July 2025 4:45 pm

     

    “Brendans CV – as a professional manager – before AND after his time at Celtic stacks up favourably.

     

    He has done this stuff before at this level and has been in demand for his services.”

     

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    Leicester sought Brendan’s services and his refusal to deviate from Tippy-Tappy Idealism got Leicester relegated!

     

     

    Who else demanded Brendan’s services?

     

     

    Ego’s are anti Celtic.

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