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Summer '18 Transfer Window; all Celtic stuff in here
Topic Started: 21 May 2018, 11:41 AM (855,264 Views)
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It’s about having a core squad that’s very strong.

The team that finishes the game is just as important as the team that starts it.

I don’t need to add players who will come in and be on the bench.

Might be time to make up yer mind Brendan.
I love Rodgers, brilliant manager, but he’s a complete gobshampooe.
It what aspect is BR talking shampooe there
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I love Rodgers, brilliant manager, but he’s a complete gobshampooe.
It what aspect is BR talking shampooe there
Well, he contradicts himself, which is what people in the public eye do a lot. Football managers, politicians, actors, you name it. Because they talk a lot, and people listen, sooner or later they come round to saying the opposite of something they said before.

It's no great revelation, but there's no point denying it either.
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I love Rodgers, brilliant manager, but he’s a complete gobshampooe.
It what aspect is BR talking shampooe there
He’s said some variation of “I want to sign first eleven players, not squad players” at regular intervals since he arrived.

Take a look at the list of players he’s signed.
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he has already said naw to it on twitter but it would be funny to see a guy like leigh in turkey
Don't see why not, he's been in plenty of other birds
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It what aspect is BR talking shampooe there
He’s said some variation of “I want to sign first eleven players, not squad players” at regular intervals since he arrived.

Take a look at the list of players he’s signed.
Every manager has good and bad signings we are in a difficult situation getting players in that are better that what we have. He signed Moussa Sinclair and Eddie thats not too bad .
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i remember when we had no strikers fit start of last season and someone posted here we were signing Sebastian Polter

we should never be in that position ever again

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He’s said some variation of “I want to sign first eleven players, not squad players” at regular intervals since he arrived.

Take a look at the list of players he’s signed.
Every manager has good and bad signings we are in a difficult situation getting players in that are better that what we have. He signed Moussa Sinclair and Eddie thats not too bad .
Aye but don't continually, every window, say you only want to sign players that will improve the first team rather than the squad and then sign guys like jack hendry and Jonny Hayes and Marvin compper (is that even the effers name?) and dorus de vries and Cristian Gamboa and eboue kouassi, all of whom have not only not improved the team but haven't even especially improved the squad
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Every manager has good and bad signings we are in a difficult situation getting players in that are better that what we have. He signed Moussa Sinclair and Eddie thats not too bad .
Aye but don't continually, every window, say you only want to sign players that will improve the first team rather than the squad and then sign guys like jack hendry and Jonny Hayes and Marvin compper (is that even the effers name?) and dorus de vries and Cristian Gamboa and eboue kouassi, all of whom have not only not improved the team but haven't even especially improved the squad
Sometimes you need to buy cover. Bain was a classic example; we needed a sound second choice at keeper. His signing improved the squad if not the team on the pitch. But it is obviously better if you can buy someone that is better than you have and improve the team.


However, frankly I am getting sick of listening to these comments window after window. We have needed cover at left back since Izzy left. We have needed improvement across the rest of the back four for several windows.
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Brendan Rodgers insists he won’t give up the chase to land John McGinn.

The Celtic boss saw a £1.5million offer for the Hibs midfielder rejected last week ​but admitted more talks are planned.

Rodgers said: “I just wait to see what happens between the clubs, really.

“That will be organised, hopefully, between the two clubs – and hopefully we have another player.”

Rodgers refused to be drawn on suggestions Liverpool had put the blockers on a loan bid for Welsh kid Harry Wilson.

But the Hoops manager admitted he’s determined to bolster his squad for the Champions League bid.

Rodgers said: “We need to strengthen. We have a core squad that’s very strong and We want to add to that.

“But I don’t need to add guys who will be on the bench. I want guys who can come in and affect the team.

“It’s going to take a bit of time and negotiation.

“To improve, the reality is that there has to be investment. We can’t deny that but the players here have developed very well, players who have been fantastic for two years.

“To bring someone in who is ahead of them is going to take money.”

Rodgers is looking to strengthen but he insisted there had been no official move from Everton for Kieran Tierney.

The Parkhead club – who face Shamrock Rovers in Dublin today – are braced for a £25m bid but the manager insisted the star’s head has not been turned.

Rodgers said: “Kieran has been absolutely brilliant, as per normal.

“He’s totally focused and, thankfully, he’s at a club he loves. There has been no change in Kieran.”
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/brendan-rodgers
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Brendan Rodgers insists he won’t give up the chase to land John McGinn.

The Celtic boss saw a £1.5million offer for the Hibs midfielder rejected last week ​but admitted more talks are planned.

Rodgers said: “I just wait to see what happens between the clubs, really.

“That will be organised, hopefully, between the two clubs – and hopefully we have another player.”

Rodgers refused to be drawn on suggestions Liverpool had put the blockers on a loan bid for Welsh kid Harry Wilson.

But the Hoops manager admitted he’s determined to bolster his squad for the Champions League bid.

Rodgers said: “We need to strengthen. We have a core squad that’s very strong and We want to add to that.

“But I don’t need to add guys who will be on the bench. I want guys who can come in and affect the team.

“It’s going to take a bit of time and negotiation.

“To improve, the reality is that there has to be investment. We can’t deny that but the players here have developed very well, players who have been fantastic for two years.

“To bring someone in who is ahead of them is going to take money.”

Rodgers is looking to strengthen but he insisted there had been no official move from Everton for Kieran Tierney.

The Parkhead club – who face Shamrock Rovers in Dublin today – are braced for a £25m bid but the manager insisted the star’s head has not been turned.

Rodgers said: “Kieran has been absolutely brilliant, as per normal.

“He’s totally focused and, thankfully, he’s at a club he loves. There has been no change in Kieran.”
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/brendan-rodgers
McGinn sounds like a sure thing, going from that.
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Aye but don't continually, every window, say you only want to sign players that will improve the first team rather than the squad and then sign guys like jack hendry and Jonny Hayes and Marvin compper (is that even the effers name?) and dorus de vries and Cristian Gamboa and eboue kouassi, all of whom have not only not improved the team but haven't even especially improved the squad
Sometimes you need to buy cover. Bain was a classic example; we needed a sound second choice at keeper. His signing improved the squad if not the team on the pitch. But it is obviously better if you can buy someone that is better than you have and improve the team.


However, frankly I am getting sick of listening to these comments window after window. We have needed cover at left back since Izzy left. We have needed improvement across the rest of the back four for several windows.
“Sometimes you need to buy cover.”

Of course you do. But don’t say you’re only buying quality then buy cover.

It’s like someone telling you they’re gonna give you a hunner quid then only giving you fifty. Aye, you’re a bit chuffed that you’ve got fifty quid but you’re also a bit annoyed you didn’t get a hundred quid. If they hadn’t said anything at all in the first place and just gave you fifty quid you’d be delighted.
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and griffiths is down to turkish media who seem to worse than ours for the amount of crap stories


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🗣️ BR: "We need to strengthen, that’s something I’ve said all along. But it’s about bringing platers in of the right quality. It’s not a numbers game. It’s about having a core squad that’s very strong."

🗣️ BR: "Of course, we always want to add to that but I don’t need to add players who will come in and be on the bench. I need to add players who can come in and effect and help the team."

He says approximately this every window and we've had the same first team (give or take one or two players) for years. It's getting weird.
Aye, you're right pal, Rodgers out!

After all he's only won every domestic competition he's been manager for. :rubeyes:
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Going by Rodgers' comments, I'm kind of expecting an expensive attacking midfield signing.

Musonda was supposed to be our star attacking midfielder this season. When you look at how Rodgers described him on arrival, it was meant to be this roll royce attacker with power and pace and skill who was going to be a proper Champions League level player. Obviously he wasn't, and though it sounds stupid to say we need to "replace" Musonda, I do think we'll be looking to replace the player that he was supposed to be.
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Going by Rodgers' comments, I'm kind of expecting an expensive attacking midfield signing.

Musonda was supposed to be our star attacking midfielder this season. When you look at how Rodgers described him on arrival, it was meant to be this roll royce attacker with power and pace and skill who was going to be a proper Champions League level player. Obviously he wasn't, and though it sounds stupid to say we need to "replace" Musonda, I do think we'll be looking to replace the player that he was supposed to be.
Isn’t that Tam?
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We absolutely need a centre half. Can't believe there's folk who think we don't. Regardless of who stays and who goes, we need to dip into the coffers and buy a centre half with the intention of him being the best one we've got.

Need a right back and a winger too.
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Aye but don't continually, every window, say you only want to sign players that will improve the first team rather than the squad and then sign guys like jack hendry and Jonny Hayes and Marvin compper (is that even the effers name?) and dorus de vries and Cristian Gamboa and eboue kouassi, all of whom have not only not improved the team but haven't even especially improved the squad
Sometimes you need to buy cover. Bain was a classic example; we needed a sound second choice at keeper. His signing improved the squad if not the team on the pitch. But it is obviously better if you can buy someone that is better than you have and improve the team.


However, frankly I am getting sick of listening to these comments window after window. We have needed cover at left back since Izzy left. We have needed improvement across the rest of the back four for several windows.
That's why I specifically didn't mention bain

But every other person on that list, when signed, was for a position that we should have been looking to do exactly what rodgers says - to improve the starting 11 - and every one of them has been awful and never even close to doing that and worse still, in several cases where we already knew about the player, most of us mere simpletons knew it

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We absolutely need a centre half. Can't believe there's folk who think we don't. Regardless of who stays and who goes, we need to dip into the coffers and buy a centre half with the intention of him being the best one we've got.

Need a right back and a winger too.
I think we need a new , better quality centre half. But it's just that with us having Boyata , Ajer , Jozo , Hendry and Commper i don't think we'll be getting one .
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A TRICKY thing about raising the bar is that it becomes increasingly
difficult to then take it up a further notch or two.

Or in the case of football, in particular Brendan Rodgers’ Celtic, it costs a lot of money to improve something which is already in pretty decent shape.

A few million quid is not going to buy a player better than any he already has.

This is why the manager is not doing his summer shopping in the bargain bins.

Odsonne Edouard cost a club record fee of £9million, a sum of money Celtic would never have spent on one player even a year ago, and with John McGinn looking set to come in as well – he is going to cost a few bob, if not the £5m Neil Lennon wanted – the next new man’s price tag will have a fair few zeroes.

After two seasons, Rodgers finds himself in a position wherein he doesn’t need a squad player, because, with all due respect, there are more than enough impact players already at Parkhead.

Celtic are looking for one more creative type, they are never cheap, and when the next summer signing is made, it will be for someone who can walk right into the team.

Rodgers said: “We need to strengthen. That’s something I’ve said all along. It’s about bringing players of the right quality in. It’s not a numbers game for us. We have a core squad that is very strong. We want to add to that.

“I don’t need to add guys who will be on the bench. I want guys who can come in and affect the team.

“We lost a couple of important players in Stuart Armstrong and Patrick Roberts, who was on loan. We need to replace that quality – and, if possible, add to it. That’s our job over the next couple of weeks.

“To improve us, the reality is that there has to be investment. We can’t deny that. If you want to improve and develop, that is important for the squad.

“But the players here have developed very well, players who have been fantastic for me for two years.

“To bring someone in who is ahead of them is going to take money. I’m working with the squad we have and we look to develop it, make the boys here any better.”
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/16339787


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KIERAN TIERNEY could be flogged by Celtic this summer - because they can't get Moussa Dembele off the books.

Tierney and Dembele are two of the club's most prized assets.

Both have been subject of interest from club's south of the border, but as yet no deals have gone through.

That's despite Celtic trying to move on French striker Dembele in January.

Journalist Duncan Castles explained the situation on the latest episode of The Transfer Window Podcast.

He said: "Just one bad summer (not qualifying for the Champions League group stages) could put a serious dent in their finances and if you talk to people involved with some of the players who are targets for Premier League clubs, they are very clear that Celtic have actively wanted to sell them.

"Moussa Dembele in January was marketed by Celtic, when Brighton came in with an offer, I'm told Celtic did everything in their power to persuade him to leave.

"The player didn't want to go, so the income they were expecting on that transfer - we're talking about £20m (they'd did't get). They are in that situation again of trying to sell Dembele.

"They haven't been able to get the transfer fee they want yet, so then the consideration is 'we may not be able to get all the money we want for Dembele, and we see the player is being very careful about where he goes for his next move, so perhaps we have to move onto Kieran Tierney who we know there is a great market for in England'.

"The difficulty in all this is going to be persuading the player to leave because he is a serious fan of his club and has resisted move and interest in him for some time.

"What's helping his cause is he's with a company like Stellar who are a huge agency which is dependent on making multiple transfers every summer and will push for these deals when it suits them, when the big commission can come."
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/Celtic-transfer-news
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Duncan Castles knows eff all. Absolute fraud of a journalist.
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Duncan Castles is a joke figure. Would take anything that baldy tube says with a huge pinch of salt.

The journalistic equivalent of footballrumours.com back in the day.
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