Unproductive costs

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Lewis Morgan has had a difficult shift this season.  The 23-year-old winger was used sparingly as a squad player before the concurrent absences of Odsonne Edouard, Leigh Griffiths and Bayo saw him drafted into the striker role against Rennes on 28th November.

Lewis scored a good goal that day but he is not a striker.  He made another four appearances in that position before Edouard’s return, which brought the experiment to an end.  He made 17 appearances in League One for Sunderland during the second half of last season.  In the Wembley play-off final, he was brought on as an early substitute, while Aiden McGeady remained on the bench, but his time in the North East was not particularly productive.

Now he is Going to Miami for talks with Inter (not that one), with the MLS side having agreed a fee with Celtic for his permanent transfer.

There are several things about our experience with Lewis Morgan I like.  Celtic scouts considered him the top talent in the Championship, a player with the potential to make the step up.  It is good that we sign players like this.

He was loaned back to St Mirren, then after six months at Lennoxtown, out to Sunderland.  He was given a chance in the qualifiers, then put through the striker turmoil, which gave Neil Lennon a chance to assess the player.

The player has a League Cup winner’s medal and a Wembley experience, things that he will be talking about for the rest of his life, and is likely to sign a contract to keep him in Florida for a few years.  He would have hoped to hold down a first team place at Celtic, but on balance, the move from St Mirren has worked out well for him.

We have difficulty keeping players who are outstandingly successful, but they usually leave a for fee that allows us to further strengthen.  What happens with players who do not make the grade is also important.  Getting them off the wage bill, for a fee and hopefully a profit, stops the budget from being clogged by unproductive costs, a problem we have discussed on these pages since the days of Martin.

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  1. Canamalar it looks like OCD obsession on

    Philbhoy,

     

    All good here in kuwait except for the troubles which could explode at any time, I mean who can trust the yanks in anything, except to lie and renege on commitments.

     

     

    I don’t think it is a lack of knowledge, simply trying to push an agenda.

  2. Seen a rare appearance of an old poster earlier.Then again,could not have been him,as the only Luv ya to bits,I have seen since was my own,to his best friend,Big Jimmy.

  3. CANAMALAR

     

     

    He’s been accused of that recently on here.

     

     

    Hope things settle down in the region.

     

     

    Take care!

  4. Call_of_Juarez on

    Hope the Polish lad will be a success but not sure he’s what we need for plastic pitches at Killie, Livi or Hamilton when we are facing 10 men behind the ball. I think Cosgrove is worth a punt.

  5. theBHOYfromU.N.C.L.E

     

    my beautiful closest friend is a pescatarian

     

    years ago called me from somewhere

     

    Can I eat Pak Choi ?

     

    he was unsure of what it was

     

    Will never forget

     

    I was in the car in my dad’s driveway with Noel when got the call

     

    Pak choi is a real love of mine

  6. theBHOYfromU.N.C.L.E on

    WHITEDOGHUNCH

     

     

    Mine too……………..just a wee joke(of sorts) as i was preparing some for later.

  7. Watched a few clips of Patryk – looks a natural finisher, almost like the ‘old’ Griff’ – likes to run in behind. Now to work out how to set the team up with two front men.

     

     

    See Neil talking up returns for Arzani & Shved – could this mean that Patryk’s all we’re getting….hope not.

  8. After watching the vid of our potential new Polish Paddy he does like to play on the shoulder of the defenders.

     

    Question is:

     

    Will his pace but too much for the SPFL ARs?

     

    Flags will be up before he sets off me thinks.

  9. Good news if we are recruitin’……………glad to hear it.

     

     

    Gives every Tim a lift.

     

     

    HH.

  10. I hope this new signing PATRYCK KLIMALA comes good fast.

     

    If he wants regular footy in the first team then he will have to

     

    prove himself that he is worthy of that position & be direct

     

    & start banging in the goals pronto

     

     

    Big Jimmy

     

    Your corrospondences to the corrupted cheats will be put straight into

     

    the emails deleted window or if they answer it will be a dear John

     

    email like oh there is nothing we can do a decision has been made

     

    end of aye no right it was a pity you did not mention right in front of

     

    myself & other supporters @ said match that dirty diving wee cheat

     

    Morelos stood on Chris Jullien’s foot not once but twice right in front

     

    of the 4th official who made sure he did not mention that in his report

  11. Bhoys the weather out there is like that old Supertramp song

     

    “It’s Raining Again” oh what a Surprise aye right this is normal

     

    weather in Coldland my Dad use to say to myself when I was

     

    a young nipper Coldland has the best water in the world aye

     

    right perhaps the best water supply as for the best quality

     

    supply that is debatable

  12. THEBHOYFROMU.N.C.L.E on 12TH JANUARY 2020 2:45 PM

     

    Shocked to learn that Pak Choi isn’t a gang from Easterhouse……..

     

     

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

     

     

    I thought that was the Pak Choi Toi………

     

     

    naw?

  13. Bournemouth don’t look like a team that spent £156m nett before the season.

     

    I blame Lawwell 😅

  14. Just my luck

     

     

    Don’t get to Glasgow much but have a Baptism next weekend in East Kilbride when we haven’t got a home fixture. 😡

  15. Canamalar it looks like OCD obsession on

    Cheers Sips,

     

    Getting the news from decent sources and first sign of escalation exit plan is already in place

  16. theBHOYfromU.N.C.L.E on

    BANKIEBHOY1 on 12TH JANUARY 2020 3:41 PM

     

     

    I thought that was the Pak Choi Toi………

     

     

    YA(sea)BASS

  17. WHITEDOGHUNCH

     

    Thanks for the recommendation – last time I had chateaubriand was 1980s – but got family dining arrangements already sorted.

  18. Gene, pleasure

     

    think I have been having it there a few times a year since the 80’s

     

    Had it a month or two back.

     

    Still brings the house down

  19. As for past pedo’s/nonses JT & Co who have brought our Club into disripute

     

    allegations a few points here 1) So how come it took the accusers so long

     

    to come forward ? What needs to be taking into account here is that said

     

    so called Coach/Trainer Fit For Purpose Development Checks back where

     

    no carried out meaning anyone could have applied for the Job without been

     

    checked which we all know is wrong so how should a modern day football

     

    Club be held to ransom to unfortunate circumstances of the past It’s like

     

    years ago myself & an old school friend of mine dodged school & went to

     

    the pictures to watch a movie & this old nonse came up & sat beside my

     

    old school buddy & started to fondle his leg I was watching the movie &

     

    my old school friend nudged me & said that guy next to me is touching

     

    me up I @ first did not believe him so we swapped seats & sure thing the

     

    nonse was doing the same to me I informed him loudly to fuck off I me

     

    & my old school friend moved away to another section of seats in the

     

    Auditorium point being we did not try & sue the Picture Hall Company

     

    (The Odeon) for said circumstances the nonses could get away with it

     

    back then because it was not high profile then & in the News however

     

    nowadays it is also because Celtic’s name is mentioned & we all know

     

    the media in Coldland like to give Celtic negative press so why should

     

    Celtic be held accountable for nonses who worked for the old Club

     

    (The Kelly’s & The Whites) back then when propper due dilligence

     

    checks where not carried out nor acted upon these so called unfortunate

     

    circumstances should be left & remain in the past not trying to be

     

    exploited for financial gain after all I don’t hear anything more mentioned

     

    in the bias media about the Spanky-Spanky Time Nonse who was

     

    employed @ Rent A Midden now do we? Nah, I rest my Case.

  20. Go tell the Spartim on

    Best wishes to all fellow Celts for 2020

     

     

    Bada was that not a fake twitter account for Vangelis? I’d like us to sign 2 strikers you can never have enough goalscorers ideally I’d like a solid defensive type animal in midfield and another good CB too

  21. And “Just Desserts” for any self-respecting Ned would surely be a

     

    choice between The Rhubarb or Apple Cumbie?

     

     

    Too faur?

     

     

    ;)

     

     

    HH

  22. GO TELL THE SPARTIM on 12TH JANUARY 2020 4:13 PM

     

    Best wishes to all fellow Celts for 2020

     

    Bada was that not a fake twitter account for Vangelis? I’d like us to sign 2 strikers you can never have enough goalscorers ideally I’d like a solid defensive type animal in midfield and another good CB too

     

     

    I totally agree with what you are saying Go Tell The Spar-Tim

     

    Another tall & solid Right Back would not go a miss as well

     

    especially when we are playing Sevco

  23. The sleekitry of the garrulous and insistent “characters” with the same message is rather obvious.