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Summer '18 Transfer Window; all Celtic stuff in here
Topic Started: 21 May 2018, 11:41 AM (855,331 Views)
Ted Crilly
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30 Jun 2018, 10:54 PM
Ted Crilly
30 Jun 2018, 10:41 PM
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30 Jun 2018, 10:10 PM

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Allan is very poor no heart or athleticism can play the odd good pass, he is a Hibs or Motherwell standard player
McGinn is all heart no talent, a Hibs or Morherwell player. The difference with Allan is that he doesn't cost us £3 million and a player we could get a transfer fee for. So if we're going to have a substandard player, I'd absolutely rather stick with the one we already have.
He is shampooe mate and Mcginn does have talent not saying we should sign him but he is way better than Allan. I
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Tenenbaum
30 Jun 2018, 10:54 PM
Ted Crilly
30 Jun 2018, 10:41 PM
Tenenbaum
30 Jun 2018, 10:10 PM

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Allan is very poor no heart or athleticism can play the odd good pass, he is a Hibs or Motherwell standard player
McGinn is all heart no talent, a Hibs or Morherwell player. The difference with Allan is that he doesn't cost us £3 million and a player we could get a transfer fee for. So if we're going to have a substandard player, I'd absolutely rather stick with the one we already have.
effing hell some people are clueless. :lol:

Allen is a tidy player and thats it. Similar to crosas - another kds favourite.

Mcginn is quality.
Edited by TheMaestro, 30 Jun 2018, 11:01 PM.
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TheMaestro
30 Jun 2018, 10:57 PM
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30 Jun 2018, 10:54 PM
Ted Crilly
30 Jun 2018, 10:41 PM

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McGinn is all heart no talent, a Hibs or Morherwell player. The difference with Allan is that he doesn't cost us £3 million and a player we could get a transfer fee for. So if we're going to have a substandard player, I'd absolutely rather stick with the one we already have.
effing hell some people are clueless. :lol:

Allen is a tidy player and thats it. Similar to crosas - another kds favourite.
You've said more complimentary about Allan's ability in that post than I've ever said in my life.

Clueless is about right pal :lol:
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30 Jun 2018, 10:36 PM
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CELTIC boss Brendan Rodgers insists Kieran Tierney won’t lose focus amid Everton’s £25million interest.

KT made a rare mistake as the Hoops lost 1-0 to Bohemians Prague.

Rodgers revealed he pulled the 21-year-old, left, in for a chat beforehand and is confident the imminent bid won’t unsettle him.

He said: “Kieran is very committed. Nothing changes.

“He is a good boy and I had a long chat with him just about keeping his focus really.

“You can’t control these things. You just need to stay focused on keeping yourself fit and ready for the games.

“If something comes in, fine. He just needs to go out and concentrate.

“For their goal he was surprised a wee bit by the pass, but that is OK. Apart from that he was very good.

“It does happen — as long as it doesn’t happen in games that matter!”

French side Lille are also eyeing a £5m bid for defender Jozo Simunovic, but Rodgers doesn’t want to lose him.

He added: “I wouldn’t encourage a move for any player, not unless it’s something that needs to happen.

“At this time we need as many of the players here for as long as we can in order to help us.

“It’s such a busy period, so at this moment in time we wouldn’t be overly interested.”
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/kieran-tierney
It was Gordon's fault.
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30 Jun 2018, 02:38 PM
Possible that we have stalled on McGinn cos of Allan’s performance in pre season
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yeh cause performances in per-season friendlies will suddenly make us realise that a not quite good enough playmaker would stop us signing a holding midfielder who might come good somewhere down the line

if anything stops us signing McGinn it won't be because Allen managed to have a couple of decent appearances against no one
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OverAndOver
30 Jun 2018, 11:56 PM
M1K3Y89
30 Jun 2018, 02:38 PM
Possible that we have stalled on McGinn cos of Allan’s performance in pre season
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yeh cause performances in per-season friendlies will suddenly make us realise that a not quite good enough playmaker would stop us signing a holding midfielder who might come good somewhere down the line

if anything stops us signing McGinn it won't be because Allen managed to have a couple of decent appearances against no one
It’s not just about performances in pre-season.

It will be everything from conditioning to attitude. Maybe a year of consistent football will have done him the world of good.

Everyone is judging what they’ve saw previously. Maybe he’s sorted himself out. His ability hasn’t been the issue, it’s been his fitness and lack of power.

Maybe he’s now hitting targets in training, he previously couldn’t manage.

Time will tell
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30 Jun 2018, 06:44 PM
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Not with celtic he doesnt
He definitely does, that’s ma point
Hes not quick enough, fit enough, or strong enough to play central midfield. His range of passing not up to level of ntcham for example. Nice and crisp with the short stuff in fairness. Doesnt score enough goals. Hes lazy and lacks concentration to play at the top level. Theres a reason why the boy has never sustained himself at a better team than say, dundee or hibs. He wont be playin many games for celtic in the coming season, thats for sure.
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30 Jun 2018, 06:44 PM
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He definitely does, that’s ma point
Hes not quick enough, fit enough, or strong enough to play central midfield. His range of passing not up to level of ntcham for example. Nice and crisp with the short stuff in fairness. Doesnt score enough goals. Hes lazy and lacks concentration to play at the top level. Theres a reason why the boy has never sustained himself at a better team than say, dundee or hibs. He wont be playin many games for celtic in the coming season, thats for sure.
Heard much of the same regarding McGregor :ph43r:
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1 Jul 2018, 01:10 AM
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1 Jul 2018, 12:33 AM
M1K3Y89
30 Jun 2018, 06:44 PM

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Hes not quick enough, fit enough, or strong enough to play central midfield. His range of passing not up to level of ntcham for example. Nice and crisp with the short stuff in fairness. Doesnt score enough goals. Hes lazy and lacks concentration to play at the top level. Theres a reason why the boy has never sustained himself at a better team than say, dundee or hibs. He wont be playin many games for celtic in the coming season, thats for sure.
Heard much of the same regarding McGregor :ph43r:
Herd is probably the right word concerning McGregor, a real insight into those lacking imagination and patience. Anyone can recognise a quality player in a good side, supporting a young, developing talent in a team who were below par isn't in everyone's wheelhouse.
Edited by Pussyfoot, 1 Jul 2018, 07:00 AM.
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30 Jun 2018, 05:34 PM
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30 Jun 2018, 01:02 PM

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apparantly Everton see KT as Bains long term replacement , what a joke. If i was KT i'd be insulted by that and tell them to bolt. I'd rather he stayed , but if he were to go i'd want over 30m for him and if i was him i'd head for Spurs.
Wouldn't Tottenham need to want to sign him first? And be willing to part with a considerable fee to do so?

They dont strike me as the kind of club that lash out that kind of cash for a Scottish based player.
according teletext its spurs , everton and another team from the premiership that are interested.
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30 Jun 2018, 10:41 PM
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30 Jun 2018, 09:56 PM
I would rather see how we get on with Allan than sign John McGinn
Absolutely :thumbsup:
Allan is very poor no heart or athleticism can play the odd good pass, he is a Hibs or Motherwell standard player
This is absolutely spot on if the players are reversed, Allan can show glimpses of real ability but lacks strength and stamina whereas McGinn has shown the same quality but with real strength and stamina :thumbsup:
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If we after McGinn, there is a very good chance he will end up here, as there doesn't appear to be another big club after him. It could be that we have backed off as Hibs are asking too much. As time passes, pressure will increase on Hibs to do a deal.
The other possibility is that he is not the No. 1 option.
The fact that we could be selling 2 of our players for very big money might also change the options.
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It’s difficult to judge the level that McGinn is at when watching him play against the rest, but his performance in the 2-2 game at Parkhead last October was the turning point for me. He more than matched up with our midfield, his range of passing was brilliant and topped it off with 2 goals. If we hadn’t sold Armstrong I would be against it, but with Stu gone, I think McGinn would be a good signing and with Brendan coaching him could go on to be a really good player for us.
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I seem to recall the same when we were after Brown, not good enough v potential camps, let’s just say a divided opinion, I see the same traits in McGinn, he’s a decent enough player, put him in our current team and no disrespect to Hibs then in my opinion he can only improve, not saying he will replace Scott but we could do a lot worse, hopefully we can get him with Allan as a make weight.
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30 Jun 2018, 10:36 PM
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CELTIC boss Brendan Rodgers insists Kieran Tierney won’t lose focus amid Everton’s £25million interest.

KT made a rare mistake as the Hoops lost 1-0 to Bohemians Prague.

Rodgers revealed he pulled the 21-year-old, left, in for a chat beforehand and is confident the imminent bid won’t unsettle him.

He said: “Kieran is very committed. Nothing changes.

“He is a good boy and I had a long chat with him just about keeping his focus really.

“You can’t control these things. You just need to stay focused on keeping yourself fit and ready for the games.

“If something comes in, fine. He just needs to go out and concentrate.

“For their goal he was surprised a wee bit by the pass, but that is OK. Apart from that he was very good.

“It does happen — as long as it doesn’t happen in games that matter!”

French side Lille are also eyeing a £5m bid for defender Jozo Simunovic, but Rodgers doesn’t want to lose him.

He added: “I wouldn’t encourage a move for any player, not unless it’s something that needs to happen.

“At this time we need as many of the players here for as long as we can in order to help us.

“It’s such a busy period, so at this moment in time we wouldn’t be overly interested.”
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/kieran-tierney
Again, that doesn't sound too promising to me. It indicates a definite interest in him from another club, Celtic know about it, and aren't batting it away.

Edit: And nor should we bat it away, if the bid is good enough.
Edited by san meegs, 1 Jul 2018, 10:33 AM.
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Signing McGinn makes no sense to me. He will not be a first pick at this point, plays in an area where we already have too many players and is reportedly costing £3m.

Give him another season of games in the top flight with Hibs, and if he continues to develop sign him on a pre-contract in January.

Use that £3m towards a player in a position that will definitely strengthen us.
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paulthetim
30 Jun 2018, 10:00 PM
i like allan thought he done well with hibs under lenny last season who would ye keep him or Christie
Allan is the better footballer imo but isn’t mobile enough. I’d like to see him as a squad filler as opposed to Christie, who to me doesn’t have any skill that particularly stands out. Allan can see a killer pass.
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We need to make moves soon surely?

This cannot be another summer when we don't improve markedly as a team.
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Allan has had his chance with us. He's not 21 or 22 coming back from loan. He's not kicked a ball for two seasons for Celtic and we've managed fine in his absence.

Tidy enough player but couldn't step up before so not sure what's really changed in that time.
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