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| Topic Started: 21 May 2018, 11:41 AM (855,514 Views) | |
| Luca | 6 Jun 2018, 10:49 AM Post #961 |
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Off treasure hunting in Holland
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Maybe he has left already, but his final payment is 30th June? |
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| leangreen | 6 Jun 2018, 10:52 AM Post #962 |
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Club Captain
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Good observation. You may be right. |
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| 10iar | 6 Jun 2018, 10:54 AM Post #963 |
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Occasional Substitute
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To gain a decent transfer fee when he's punted this summer |
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| Hairytoes | 6 Jun 2018, 10:56 AM Post #964 |
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First-team captain
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Is Scott Allan actually away to Hibs? I thought he had been transferred but can't see anything on t'internet. Ciftci away & a few development guys + Erik. Probably (almost definitely) Gamboa will be gone, but giving him time to attract offers from playing in the WC makes sense. Less likely but a possibility Boyata or even Lustig (doubt it), also looking to attract bids from performing at WC. Can't imagine we've saved much wages, as most were on loan anyway - but every little helps. Allan will be a makeweight for McGinn I'd imagine, if he's not already gone - which will pave the way for Armstrong to leave for a profit. VVD money of around £5-7m? WC players of around £1m. £30m in the bank, about £5m of which goes to the stadium upgrades (to be offset by naming rights?). I'd be hoping to bring in 3 players of the quality & price of Ntcham, starting with Edouard - so about £15m spend. RB & CB the priority. I'm actually very happy with the way we're purring along, getting Rogic, Ajer & hopefully Edouard signed up quickly. Moving on deadwood fairly quickly too. Let's hope for more of the same. ![]() |
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| Kingslim | 6 Jun 2018, 11:00 AM Post #965 |
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69 and counting
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really don't see the point of McGinn. We need players like Ntcham, who are comfortable on the euro stage and reliable on the ball. Edited by Kingslim, 6 Jun 2018, 11:00 AM.
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| OptimusCheese | 6 Jun 2018, 11:02 AM Post #966 |
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Tell my mother that I never wrote a whack jam.
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McGinn would be decent backup on a free but that's about it. He's never going to teach Brown's level. |
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| popeyed | 6 Jun 2018, 11:04 AM Post #967 |
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Climbing walls while sittin' in a chair.
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He threatened to come back and fight for his jersey.
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| Tam Haas | 6 Jun 2018, 11:15 AM Post #968 |
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Getting on a bit
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The amount of money we piss away on fees & wages on projects is ridiculous. Ciftci just underlining it today. |
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| Rosco67 | 6 Jun 2018, 11:18 AM Post #969 |
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We're here to eff shampoo up!
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I'd have been happy if he was of a standard to play for us in the league. Hopeless carrot. Edited by Rosco67, 6 Jun 2018, 11:18 AM.
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| popeyed | 6 Jun 2018, 11:22 AM Post #970 |
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Climbing walls while sittin' in a chair.
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Never got a chance. |
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| JamesM | 6 Jun 2018, 11:24 AM Post #971 |
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First-team starter
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No, although he seems to think he is (judging by his instagram). As you say, the likeliest scenario is that he is makeweight for McGinn. |
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| littlegmbhoy | 6 Jun 2018, 11:41 AM Post #972 |
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Club Captain
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My relative is a club ambassador so is not close to the scouting team nor the gaffers inner circle but he does fancy McGinn I ve been told and he has already met him. Dont know where nor when all the same. Edited by littlegmbhoy, 6 Jun 2018, 11:43 AM.
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| Maleys Spirit | 6 Jun 2018, 11:52 AM Post #973 |
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First name on the team-sheet
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Like many , not really seeing it with Mcginn. Gaffers already on record as saying some of our more proven starters like Armstrong and Mcgregor weren`t quite good enough for CL level so not sure why Mcginn is an improvement. He would help us continue to dominate Scottish football if either Armstrong or Mcgregor go, probably. He`s unlikely to help us kick on in European terms but am not sure we can afford the type of players who are. We still needed to speculate on Edouard , Ntcham and Dembele to a degree to get a player nearer Euro levels of good and they will all be young and slightly erratic like them due to their age/experience when they come. |
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| LambertandButler | 6 Jun 2018, 12:18 PM Post #974 |
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The Greek Finance Minister
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He said McGregor isn't good enough for the CL? When was this? I thought he was one of our better performers in the competition this year. |
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| Country Mac | 6 Jun 2018, 12:25 PM Post #975 |
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First-team starter
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Aye I have no memory of him saying this about either McGregor or Armstrong, or anyone for that matter. And if he did say it about McGregor he's dead wrong. Was arguably our best performer in Europe this season. |
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| Forza | 6 Jun 2018, 12:32 PM Post #976 |
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Considering retirement
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As unpalatable as it may be, the current reality is we get players like Ntcham over a short cycle, if they perform to expectations. The chances of them signing a second contract are smaller. The chance of him being at Celtic for the 2019/20 season, or especially the 2020/21 season are probably quite slim if he kicks on next season. Every successful squad needs a thread of continuity running through it. Brown, Lustig, Forrest, Griffiths, Rogic, McGregor. Even Gordon is now about to start a fifth season. For a relatively modest outlay, we would get the chance to see if McGinn is good enough to join that list. The flip side is perhaps seeing him go down south and then be worth £8-10m in a couple of years and outside our price bracket. We also appear to have a player in reserve in Allan that would assist in offsetting the cost. We appear to be talking about roughly a third of the fee we paid for Scott Brown 11 years ago. It only makes sense to me if Armstrong leaves though because we have a glut of players in there and Bitton has also already said he is going nowhere. I'd far rather have a fit and happy Armstrong on a contract extension than McGinn, but I can't see that happening. |
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| Celticbhoy_07 | 6 Jun 2018, 12:44 PM Post #977 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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We need defenders desperately if we are to improve in Europe. With question marks over Simunovic, Boyata, Lustig, Gamboa, Hendry and Compper we really need a settled solid back 4 next season. Rodgers needs to address this problem area if we are to keep improving. |
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| randombloke | 6 Jun 2018, 12:45 PM Post #978 |
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Off treasure hunting in Holland
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Did he really have a bad attitude? I don't recall any stories about him being disruptive or lazy....he was just utter guff. As long as a player actually puts in a bit of effort when he gets on the pitch and works to try and get in the team the rest of the time then I've got no problem with him seeing out his contract or hanging on until he gets a decent offer from elsewhere....if he's simply not good enough to get a game then that's the fault of the scouts and coaches who brought him to the club rather than the player himself. |
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| Tam Haas | 6 Jun 2018, 12:48 PM Post #979 |
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Getting on a bit
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Surely to eff Brendan has been planning for the summer with this in mind? |
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| Quiet Assasin | 6 Jun 2018, 01:05 PM Post #980 |
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..for the maintenance of dinner tables for the children and the unemployed
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Hospitalised Izaguirre. Still wasn't fit at Motherwell last month. Total waster. |
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