THERE'S one thing Celtic haven't failed to do in recent seasons - and that's sign a striker. The Hoops love a forward capture and just last night, current boss Ronny Deila recruited Colin Kazim-Richards, who signed a two-and-a-half year contract to sign from Feyenoord . Summer addition from Dundee United, Nadir Ciftci, was shipped out on loan to Turkish outfit Eskisehirspor after failing to impress in his first season at the Parkhead club . Kazim-Richards incredibly becomes Celtic's 21st striker signing since 2010 with the move, and we've taken a look at the hits and misses of that long list below: MIKU - MISS please log in to view this image Miku and Marc Bartra Signed from: Getafe in 2012 on loan Games played: 14 Goals scored: 2 LASSAD NOUIOUI - MISS please log in to view this image Lassad Nouioui Signed from: Deportivo la Coruna in 2012 on a free Games played: 19 Goals scored: 3 GARY HOOPER - HIT please log in to view this image Gary Hooper celebrates after giving Celtic the early lead Signed from: Scunthorpe United in 2010 for £2.4million Games played: 138 Goals scored: 82 BAHRUDIN ATAJIC - MISS please log in to view this image Bahrudin Atajic fails to score a penalty for Celtic late in the match. Signed from: Malmo FF in 2010 on a free Games played: 4 Goals scored: 1 TONY WATT - MISS please log in to view this image Tony Watt scores a memorable winner against Barcelona at Celtic Park Signed from: Airdrie United in 2011 for £80,000 Games played: 34 Goals scored: 8 MORTEN RASMUSSEN - MISS please log in to view this image Morten Rasmussen celebrates his dramatic winner against Hibs in 2010 Signed from: Brondby in 2010 for £1.2million Games played: 13 Goals scored: 3 DARYL MURPHY - MISS please log in to view this image Signed from: Sunderland in 2010 for £1million Games played: 23 Goals scored: 3 MO BANGURA - MISS please log in to view this image Mohamed Bangura - the first Sierra Leonean to play for Celtic - but only did so 16 times across three and a half seasons. He failed to score a single goal. Signed from: AIK Stockholm in 2011 for £2.2million Games played: 16 Goals scored: 0 AMIDO BALDE - MISS please log in to view this image Lonely Bhoy: Amido Balde sits alone as Celtic train in Austria Signed from: Vitoria Guimaraes in 2013 for £1.8million Games played: 24 Goals scored: 3 TEEMU PUKKI - MISS please log in to view this image Teemu Pukki celebrates his goal against Hibs Signed from: Schalke in 2013 for £3million Games played: 38 Goals scored: 9 HOLMBERT FRIDJONSSON - MISS please log in to view this image Holmbert Fridjonsson Signed from: Fram in 2013 for £100,000 Games played: 0 Goals scored: 0 LEIGH GRIFFITHS - HIT please log in to view this image Leigh Griffiths of Celtic celebrates Signed from: Wolves in 2014 for an undisclosed fee Games played: 88 Goals scored: 54 JOHN GUIDETTI - HIT please log in to view this image Juan Jesus jumps in on John Guidetti Signed from: Manchester City in 2014 on loan Games played: 35 Goals scored: 15 STEFAN SCEPOVIC - MISS please log in to view this image Celtic's Stefan Scepovic misses another chance Signed from: Sporting Gijon in 2014 for £2.3million Games played: 26 Goals scored: 6 JO INGE BERGET - MISS please log in to view this image Jo Inge Berge didn't enjoy his time at Celtic Signed from: Cardiff City in 2014 on loan Games played: 8 Goals scored: 2 MICHAEL DUFFY - YET TO SEE please log in to view this image Michael Duffy in action for Celtic Signed from: Derry City in 2015 (currently on loan at Alloa) Games played: 0 Goals scored: 0 PAWEL BROZEK - MISS please log in to view this image Pawel Brozek Signed from: Trabzonspor in 2012 on loan Games played: 3 Goals scored: 0 ANTHONY STOKES - HIT please log in to view this image Anthony Stokes challenges for the ball with Carlos Bocanegra during a 2012 Old Firm game Signed from: Hibernian in 2010 for £800,000 (currently on loan at Hibernian) Games played: 192 Goals scored: 76 NADIR CIFTCI - MISS please log in to view this image Celtic's Nadir Ciftci scores a goal but it is later disallowed Signed from: Dundee United in July 2015 for £1.5million (currently on loan at Eskisehirspor) Games played: 22 Goals scored: 4 CARLTON COLE - JURY'S OUT please log in to view this image Celtic's Carlton Cole celebrates having doubled the lead for his side Signed from: West Ham United in October 2015 on a free Games played: 5 Goals scored: 1 What a load of ****e.
And why we signed Cole if he's not going to play in matched like yesterday ? If the thumb gets injured , Celtic are ****ed
Farcical. Most of them joined, stayed for a year and then ****ed off at a loss. Says Scepovic played 26 matches, but how many of them were substitute appearances? I don't recall him having a prolonged run in the side as a starting striker. Getting rid of Stokes, who I don't think is particularly brilliant, and bringing in **** like Cole and Ciftci, yet Stokes scores a goal every 2.5 games. That's a solid return for someone who often didn't start or wasn't played as a CF.
I agree, scepovic may well have still turned out to be utter **** but he should have been given a run of games. the same for anyone. Worth noting sheff wed bought hooper from Norwich for 3 million, not sure what the wages are but I fail to believe that it would have been out of our price range. we are all about downsizing. the sooner lawell ****s off and someone with a bit of vision takes over we will continue to regress.
