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Discussion in 'Celtic' started by anportmorbhoy, Dec 16, 2013.

  1. VenomPD

    VenomPD Merrick jr

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    The dude from St Pauli has played 2 games in the last two seasons.

    Vossen never played 90 mins once last season for Boro.

    Djuric scored 3 goals last season.

    You'd have to think none of these players fit the profile for a decent signing.
     
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  2. Null

    Null Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    The issue is Celtic won't spend cash and will have to pick potential rather than proven ...potential being that they turn it around when they get to Celtic

    We've wasted so much cash recently that lawwell will not spend

    I'd rather they bought somebody like Michu
     
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  3. VenomPD

    VenomPD Merrick jr

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    There are literally thousands of players available at the prices Celtic are looking to spend. No need to be buying duds or guys with a history of injury.

    Two first-team games in two years the Left-Back has played. I'd rather we just gave Tierney a chance than spunked more money on another "project"

    More hope of us signing Michaelangelo than Michu FFS. Swansea want £5m for a 29 year old whose wages are way above our budget.
     
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    Null Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    I agree , izzy plus a lb from the development squad is better than an a guy who can't get a game ...
     
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  5. VenomPD

    VenomPD Merrick jr

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    The main problem is settling for the 4th or 5th name on a list of targets rather than waiting for the right player.

    The #1 target at LB was the boy Dijks who signed for Ajax, if that's the case then you don't just move down the list until someone says yes. It's a barrel scraping transfer policy which has been masked by the successful sales of Hooper, Forster, Ki & Wanyama.
     
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    Null Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    For every wanyama there's a pukki
     
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  7. VenomPD

    VenomPD Merrick jr

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    Aye, "Moneyball" like **** it is. It's more like transfer window bingo.

    In all fairness I'd like to see what Deila does this window as the board ****ed him over last summer with a plethora of loan signings.

    For LB sign Barry Douglas and sign Souttar from Utd. **** knows who to buy as a striker, mibbe Moyes will loan us Finnbogason. He hardly kicked a ball for Sociedad last season.
     
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  8. DevAdvocate

    DevAdvocate Gigging bassist

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    Apparently Soutar is on our Radar.
     
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    Mind The Duck Well-Known Member

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    How are we going to sign anybody when so many of our targets have contracted Rangersitus :-(
     
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  10. VenomPD

    VenomPD Merrick jr

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    Good, because the boy is class. I'd rather we gave Utd £2m for Souttar than signed some guy you've never heard of in his mid-20's who has played less first-team games in the last couple of years than a Scottish 17 year old.
     
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  11. DevAdvocate

    DevAdvocate Gigging bassist

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    Danny Wilson Snubbed us <rofl>
     
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  12. VenomPD

    VenomPD Merrick jr

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    <laugh>

    Conveniently forgetting the fact Celtic have Van Dijk, Boyata, Ambrose, Mulgrew, Lustig, O'Connell who can all play at CB.
     
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  13. DevAdvocate

    DevAdvocate Gigging bassist

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    If we had really wanted him then I have absolutely no doubt we'd have signed him.
     
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  14. Mind The Duck

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    I believe we were interested, but the offer was that he'd be the next Bobby Booshay not Bobo Balde
     
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  15. Joe50

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    I see some people think Celtic won't spend the cash, surely no Celtic fan expects Celtic to spend cash that
    they don't have. Every club in the EPL and the SPL have purchased many players who haven't reach the standards
    that the club hoped they would . why should anyone expect Celtic to be different.
    I think we probably need another striker , but i won't lose any sleep if we don't sign one. I am happy for Celtic to
    develop and introduce some of the many exciting youth players, if we don't bring them through they will go the way of
    previous young starlets and disappear off to other clubs on frees.
     
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  16. Tina.

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    ftfy
     
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    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33261699

    In my opinion, not needed as midfield is our strongest area of the squad with Broony, Johansen, Biton , Armstrong and GMS yer midfield 5 with the likes of commons, forrest, henderson and mcgregor vying for a start.
     
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  18. Joe50

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    You are right pud, I think we don't have any glaring weaknesses in our squad at the moment and
    we don't have to buy for the sake of bringing payers in.
     
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    Agreed, we are well covered in midfield, I don't see what he'd add.
     
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  20. Mind The Duck

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    Need a left back and striker simply to offer competition to the position, otherwise develop youth players
     
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