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| Topic Started: 15 Jul 2014, 12:03 AM (1,414,896 Views) | |
| MILLIGANS ISLAND | 4 Sep 2014, 04:29 PM Post #2541 |
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....give us a glimmer......
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Relatively happy with our business this window. Ronny highlighted the lack of pace up front and that we needed to strengthen the forward areas and the board have just done that. They have supported him, now he has to do the rest. The loan deals were prudent as we can't really afford another season in the transfer market producing pukkis,banguras and baldes. |
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| brianlara67 | 4 Sep 2014, 07:42 PM Post #2542 |
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Getting on a bit
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The reason I made my point about it being embarrassing was in relation to the upcoming CL qualifiers. We'd known for months that we'd have crucial CL games in July/early August. We should have had some signings in quick at the start of the window to get them ready for those games. All we got was Craig Gordon who wasn't going to play in those early games anyway. And look how it all turned out. |
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| BeachHouse | 4 Sep 2014, 07:51 PM Post #2543 |
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"can't really afford another season in the transfer market producing pukkis,banguras and baldes." So we should scale back our scouting and signing policy because of the mistakes Park/PL and possibly NL made in the past. |
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| fatboab | 4 Sep 2014, 08:28 PM Post #2544 |
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Just before the Dawn
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He's got a shed load of dignity, given that Lawwell effectively blamed him for signing all the duds by telling us the he (Lawwell) and Park had nothing to do with any player signings, and that that was all the work of the manager. If I was Lennon, I'd be wanting to protect my reputation for spotting a player. |
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| tinytim81 | 4 Sep 2014, 09:30 PM Post #2545 |
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Overall I'm pleased with the players brought in and the ones shipped out. Lawell has really alienated himself from the fans though. Who knows when it's all going to kick off again. |
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| fatboab | 4 Sep 2014, 09:32 PM Post #2546 |
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Just before the Dawn
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Next game we don't win.
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| Midfield Maestro | 4 Sep 2014, 09:43 PM Post #2547 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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Agree with this. Gordon looks like a great piece of business. Denayer looks reasonably decent - although he will struggle in the air in Scotland - and I'm excited about Wakaso, Scepovic and Guidetti. They could, of course, all turn out to be rubbish. Not convinced about Berget yet and I'll be (pleasantly) surprised if Tonev turns out to be decent. Delighted we've kept a hold of VVD and delighted to get some serious dead wood wasters shipped out. However... Going into the qualifiers against Legia and Maribor with Stokes as our main striker was, to say the least, not good. We've needed a bit more quality and a greater physical presence up front since Hooper left (and I'd argue even before he left). Balde, Griffiths and Pukki have not remedied that situation and we should have got a striker in before the most important games of our season. I also still think we could do with an actual defensive midfielder. Edited by Midfield Maestro, 4 Sep 2014, 09:43 PM.
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| Luxo | 5 Sep 2014, 12:49 AM Post #2548 |
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Really? I think it was a complete shambles of a window, for a club with (we are told) Champions League ambitions. We let our star player go before the key qualifier, and also sold a striker who can actually score, again before the qualifiers. We went in to these games with a mixture of stokes and pukki up front.... one who cannot score against anyone better than Falkirk, and the other who is a gutless airse who never tried a leg. We finally brought in a couple of strikers, but we have no idea if they'll be any good, as they were brought in on the last day, after we had been knocked out by Legia. And then knocked out again by Maribor. meantime, we had brought in 4 guys on loan from english clubs reserve teams (imaginative), one of whom was actually injured when we signed him. One of these loanees is a 19 year old 5'10'' centre half, who has never played senior football. He is now one of our starting defenders. Oh... we did replace our star keeper though - by taking a punt on a guy who was on the dole, and has been injured for 2 years. Yip..... a really satisfying window, conducted incredibly professionally. Aiden McGeady it seems is in agreement with those of us who feel it is an effin shambles. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2744285/Aiden-McGeady-hits-Celtic-chiefs-club-s-Champions-League-failure.html |
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| Edmontim | 5 Sep 2014, 04:04 AM Post #2549 |
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First name on the team-sheet
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I am happy with the signings that were eventually made but the board left it way too late and cost us a place in the Champions League. They have embarrassed the club and alienated themselves from the support. We were in a position to spend before selling but we chose to gamble and failed..........twice. |
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| herbert viola | 5 Sep 2014, 05:11 AM Post #2550 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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You actually want us to spend more on admin? And you don't care how much Lawwell earns? You do get the point that we are wasting money, right ? |
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| Lubo's Left Boot 2012 Ltd. | 5 Sep 2014, 05:20 AM Post #2551 |
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I don't know if anybody really knows what we have in this window. Lots of speculation. For all we know Lawell and company have come home with magic beans. The only thing that seems to be clear, is a recognition that past buys have not good enough.... Balde and Pukki shipped out. So clear is this fact that now we have a policy of loans i.e. A trial for a year before we buy. |
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| josephledley | 5 Sep 2014, 07:10 AM Post #2552 |
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Did it kick off? As far as I could see there was a slight ripple of discontent at 2 games and that was it. There's not enough numbers who can be bothered for it to kick off. |
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| Ben Kenobi | 5 Sep 2014, 07:25 AM Post #2553 |
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Auld Hermit
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Fans wanting the board and manager sacked and quite a few players never to pull on the jersey again is probably a bit more than a 'slight ripple of discontent' |
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| Franakamura | 5 Sep 2014, 01:25 PM Post #2554 |
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How can anyone be happy with that transfer window? Irrespective of the quality of the players signing the number of loanees we have isn't exactly stabilising. Lets assume 4 of them become mainstays of our 'system' and RD's philosophy, we could potentially lose them at the end of the season and back to scratch. Take into account the fact our defence has been rank rotten all season we should possibly have looked at another defender or two(although this is possibly jsut down to the gaffers coaching). |
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| Gonga | 5 Sep 2014, 01:31 PM Post #2555 |
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Older than dirt
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I think you underestimate how much of a pull it will be for a player if he feels he is part of a team that is developing and with the potential for something good to come together. If our new guys turn out good and we perform well they will likely be happy to stick around and see if they can have a crack at the CL as its unlikely they will get the chance elsewhere. Its been ages since we had a decent transfer window, but we still see a couple of decent players stand out each year. I think this year could be a real surprise package. |
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| lesdon67 | 5 Sep 2014, 01:34 PM Post #2556 |
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Considering retirement
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I don't think it's down to the gaffers coaching that Izzy is a total liability and has been for a while now. He's undroppable as we don't seem to have a decent replacement at the club. |
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| harryhoodshatrick | 5 Sep 2014, 01:47 PM Post #2557 |
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Everyone's Fantasy Football first pick
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I don't think anyone can say they are unhappy or happy with our signings until we actually see how they perform in our team.The fact that we never brought in these players before the legia game and then even worse before the Maribor game was to me gross negligence.If we were willing to spend £2m on a striker after the Maribor game why did we not bring a striker in before the Maribor game which was worth £15m to us? |
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| Franakamura | 5 Sep 2014, 01:49 PM Post #2558 |
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See your point mate but realistically, lets say as before 4 become mainstays. Can you really see us signing all 4 on a permanent basis? We should only look to have two loanees in IMO. Obviously there is short term benefits but it should be used within reason. |
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| herbert viola | 5 Sep 2014, 01:55 PM Post #2559 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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Lawwell gambled, as he has done at other key times, and the manager he chose to replace the guy he fell out with proved at least at this stage he is out of his depth. Who would have thought a guy coming from Norwegian football to a hight pressure job would have struggled with CL qualification? |
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| Gonga | 5 Sep 2014, 01:56 PM Post #2560 |
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Older than dirt
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If by then they have formed a decent backbone to the squad and we tackle the CL qualifiers with a settled squad and a bit of talent, then yeah I could see us signing them. If not for another year loan, then at least because we haven't really spent eff all this year. Of course next year could well see a repeat of bringing in a number of loans but I'm not so sure its the worst way to do business any more. These guys are unlikely to want to succeed less in the Hoops just because their owned by another club. They will probably have no more affiliation to their parent club as most players these days, unless already playing for their boyhood club think of their careers as their personal journey. If they sense they can win a few trophies, and be part of something exciting they will probably stay longer. |
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