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Summer '18 Transfer Window; all Celtic stuff in here
Topic Started: 21 May 2018, 11:41 AM (855,413 Views)
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Going by his interview I don't think Brendan is looking at Centre Half.

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22 Jun 2018, 12:07 PM
Kingslim
22 Jun 2018, 11:06 AM
james95
22 Jun 2018, 11:04 AM

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We've only got one LB.

If KT get's injured, we're screwed
Improving the first XI is obviously much more important than signing a back-up player.

Also, we've got more than one LB. Miller is back up LB. He's shampooe, but no worse than the cover we have at RB.
He is though.

We at least have options at RB. Brendan has been opting for McGregor over Miller.

We’ve just been fortunate KT managed to stay fit last season.

McGregor at LB in European games is a real worry.

Unless, he’s intending to mainly play 3 at the back his season.
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Flawless
22 Jun 2018, 12:19 PM
Going by his interview I don't think Brendan is looking at Centre Half.

You can't be certain.

He's not going to turn round and say that he's looking to bring in a CB, thus unsettling his current CB's weeks before we start our CL qualifiers.

If we strengthen the defence, we strengthen our European chances. I'm sure he's well aware.
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Flawless
22 Jun 2018, 12:19 PM
Going by his interview I don't think Brendan is looking at Centre Half.

Someone has to leave, we have Compper, Boyata, Ajer, Hendry, Jozo


Ajer is the only one I would keep, but have no idea wtf is going on with Compper.
BR might have a hard time justifying a new signing until we shift someone.
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Can't see any defenders coming in without others going out first. You can't just go out and sign Compper and Hendry to compete with Boyata, Ajer and Simunovic only to then go and add even more players to the equation because, for whatever reason, those signings haven't worked out yet. We have to start taking more responsibility for the shanner signings we've already made before making more. Does anyone genuinely think we're going to add a FOURTH right back to the squad? 10 first team defenders doesn't exactly cry out 'we need moooaaarrr' either.
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Ess
22 Jun 2018, 12:31 PM
Flawless
22 Jun 2018, 12:19 PM
Going by his interview I don't think Brendan is looking at Centre Half.

Someone has to leave, we have Compper, Boyata, Ajer, Hendry, Jozo


Ajer is the only one I would keep, but have no idea wtf is going on with Compper.
BR might have a hard time justifying a new signing until we shift someone.
Jozo has shown enough when on form to be kept, he's still young and no point moving him on out of form when we could get him back to form and sell him for a lot. Rodgers should be allowed more time to work with Hendry and develop the raw attributes he's seen in him, I'd revisit this at the end of next season before making a judgement on his long term future with us. Boyata needs to sign an extension or move on, he's our best defender when on form but we can't afford to have him walk for nothing. No idea what the situation with Compper is so it's hard to judge. That leaves us with 3 centre backs at minimum for next season: Jozo, Ajer, and Hendry, with potentially Boyata should he sign on.

If we're planning on playing 3 at the back or cutting our losses with Compper and Boyata we'll need to strengthen there again for definite.
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Kingslim
22 Jun 2018, 12:25 PM
Stephane_Mahe
22 Jun 2018, 12:07 PM
Kingslim
22 Jun 2018, 11:06 AM

Quoting limited to 3 levels deep
Improving the first XI is obviously much more important than signing a back-up player.

Also, we've got more than one LB. Miller is back up LB. He's shampooe, but no worse than the cover we have at RB.
He is though.

We at least have options at RB. Brendan has been opting for McGregor over Miller.

We’ve just been fortunate KT managed to stay fit last season.

McGregor at LB in European games is a real worry.

Unless, he’s intending to mainly play 3 at the back his season.
Is Miller any worse than Ralston or Gamboa? We've also got Compper if he still exists.

Hendry has been shampooe at right back, Boyata decent enough when needed to move out there but we'd need to sign a centre half if you want to move him out there.

If we were to sign a LB, would you be happy if he was worse than Lustig?

anyway, aw that is irrelevant - RB is a much bigger priority than LB because we got a great LB and none of our RBs are good enough. Improving the back up when the first team isn't good enough is daft.

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I think we need to strengthen the midfield more than defence, in Europe our midfield was simply non-existent far too often. We can't rely on the likes of Roberts / Sinclair to backtrack and win the ball or provide any meaningful cover for a full back who is caught upfield. Teams simply steamrollered our midfield, very few attacks were stopped at source, even fewer were the times we looked in control of the tempo of a game. Certainly we need cover for KT and a good quality RB would be an asset. I don't hold with talk of £ 5-6m+ for a reasonable FB though...Naylor / Telfer both did good jobs for us and neither were costly. Christ we could even get Lee Wallace as cover for KT for peanuts but we need the guys in front of both fullbacks to be aware of defensive duties.
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We need to take a look at Sinclair's position. We need a right back option. If Compper is as done as has been intimated and or Boyata is sold, we need another CB.

I would also like to see us either use Kouassi or sign another central player.
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fella playing RB for Costa Rica right now the same guy who can't get near our 1st team??!
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A new CB? Bitton will be fit again soon, no need
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ilcervo
22 Jun 2018, 01:14 PM
fella playing RB for Costa Rica right now the same guy who can't get near our 1st team??!
He went to Russia instead of reporting back to Lennoxtown to fight for his place and watch Leigh Griffiths do bicycle kicks. He doesn't deserve a chance.
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22 Jun 2018, 01:00 PM
Kingslim
22 Jun 2018, 12:25 PM
Stephane_Mahe
22 Jun 2018, 12:07 PM

Quoting limited to 3 levels deep
He is though.

We at least have options at RB. Brendan has been opting for McGregor over Miller.

We’ve just been fortunate KT managed to stay fit last season.

McGregor at LB in European games is a real worry.

Unless, he’s intending to mainly play 3 at the back his season.
Is Miller any worse than Ralston or Gamboa? We've also got Compper if he still exists.

Hendry has been shampooe at right back, Boyata decent enough when needed to move out there but we'd need to sign a centre half if you want to move him out there.

If we were to sign a LB, would you be happy if he was worse than Lustig?

anyway, aw that is irrelevant - RB is a much bigger priority than LB because we got a great LB and none of our RBs are good enough. Improving the back up when the first team isn't good enough is daft.

The problem being Miller and McGregor aren’t even defenders.

We have 3 options as cover at LB - Hayes, Miller and McGregor none of which are natural defenders. At least the players at RB are defenders by trade.

It’s a big gamble to not add a LB. We were fortunate we didn’t have to do play any of those players in that position in important games. The one time we did was McGregor in the SC final and he nearly cost us the treble.

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22 Jun 2018, 01:16 PM
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22 Jun 2018, 01:14 PM
fella playing RB for Costa Rica right now the same guy who can't get near our 1st team??!
He went to Russia instead of reporting back to Lennoxtown to fight for his place and watch Leigh Griffiths do bicycle kicks. He doesn't deserve a chance.
hope to feck that's a giant whoosh
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22 Jun 2018, 01:20 PM
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22 Jun 2018, 01:16 PM
ilcervo
22 Jun 2018, 01:14 PM
fella playing RB for Costa Rica right now the same guy who can't get near our 1st team??!
He went to Russia instead of reporting back to Lennoxtown to fight for his place and watch Leigh Griffiths do bicycle kicks. He doesn't deserve a chance.
hope to feck that's a giant whoosh
He did just get embarrassed by Neymar so maybe he'd fit in well.
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Rodan
22 Jun 2018, 12:41 PM
Can't see any defenders coming in without others going out first. You can't just go out and sign Compper and Hendry to compete with Boyata, Ajer and Simunovic only to then go and add even more players to the equation because, for whatever reason, those signings haven't worked out yet. We have to start taking more responsibility for the shanner signings we've already made before making more. Does anyone genuinely think we're going to add a FOURTH right back to the squad? 10 first team defenders doesn't exactly cry out 'we need moooaaarrr' either.
Simunovic doesn't totally convince me, and its likely he cant be relied upon to play regularly. With compper we still don't know whats going on,but he could well come good next season. That said it wouldnt surprise me if both of them are gone after the summer.
Edited by MILLIGANS ISLAND, 22 Jun 2018, 01:23 PM.
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22 Jun 2018, 01:14 PM
fella playing RB for Costa Rica right now the same guy who can't get near our 1st team??!
So far in this game it's easy to see why.
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22 Jun 2018, 10:28 AM
What does that Lee Congerton do and who has he actually brought in?
He bought an injury prone Adam Matthews for £2mill for Sunderland :ph43r:
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PaulieWalnuts67
22 Jun 2018, 08:27 AM
The side cannot progress without strengthening the defence. Simple as that.
A agree totally with this.

And if Rodgers thinks differently then he's wrong.....middle to front we have the making of an exciting team the back 4 and keeper are the problem now.
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22 Jun 2018, 01:35 PM
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22 Jun 2018, 10:28 AM
What does that Lee Congerton do and who has he actually brought in?
He bought an injury prone Adam Matthews for £2mill for Sunderland :ph43r:
I'd take him back.
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