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Callum McGregor; Called up to Scotland squad...finally
Topic Started: 16 Jul 2014, 12:00 AM (360,951 Views)
adbhoy
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Great attitude and quietly goes about his business :thumbsup:

Loved his goal against sevco in last years semifinal!
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Totally agree
Which bits do you agree with?
I think he's improving very well but some of the comments about him are OTT.

His mistakes and poor games are totally overlooked now it seems.



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Which bits do you agree with?
I think he's improving very well but some of the comments about him are OTT.

His mistakes and poor games are totally overlooked now it seems.



You've over 80 posts in this thread and "he's improving very well" is pretty much the only positive thing you've ever had to say about McGregor.

Good to see that you're finally beginning to see the vast improvement that the rest of us have been seeing for some time now.
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I think he's improving very well but some of the comments about him are OTT.

His mistakes and poor games are totally overlooked now it seems.



You've over 80 posts in this thread and "he's improving very well" is pretty much the only positive thing you've ever had to say about McGregor.

Good to see that you're finally beginning to see the vast improvement that the rest of us have been seeing for some time now.
I didn’t rate him initially - not going to deny that.

Thankfully, I’m not as fickle as some to bum them up when they play well, then rip them to shreds when they don’t
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For me he always had the tools, experience is key to development and central midfield is a jungle, I think the more naturally cynical fans are very slowly understanding patience is required and support helps too. If some fans still don't fancy McGregor then that's fair enough, we've seen plenty of him for folk to stick to their guns and that should be respected.

A lot of posters were quick to dismiss Cal and sadly we've seen signs again of that with young Ralston. It really shouldn't be a race to write players off when the gaffer is trusting in them, they might not be good enough, not every player is going to succeed, but we have an impressive Academy output and I believe in giving them a decent opportunity to develop free of scathing amateur judgements. It's not the final package we're buying in but there's a lot of pleasure in watching players like KT, James and Callum improve and have an impact.
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Cracking wee player. His bravery and confidence will the ball at his feet is excellent.
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2 Nov 2017, 04:16 PM
Cracking wee player. His bravery and confidence will the ball at his feet is excellent.
Even if he's not a first pick in every European game that we play, if we bring through players like him from the youths with any regularity then we're doing something right. He'd easily be one of the best players on the park at any other SPFL team. Great composure, great first touch, always looking for the ball and always looking to drift into space. Yeah, in an ideal world, we'd have even better than him in midfield but for a graduate from the youth setup he's more than good enough to be a squad player. Looks to be developing really well under Rodgers as well - what's not to like :)
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I'd just like to know what it is Callum has done to Fatboab. :lol:
:lol: nothing, honest.

I've been consistent about CM from the start. He's a good squad player. I simply don't get the adulation he seems to get on here. I thought there were at least 5 Celtic players better than him on Tuesday.
I'm happy he's around, I think he's improving, but if we are seriously wanting to compete with the top European teams, we need better, and I firmly believe if all our players are fit and on form, he doesn't get a start in midfield. It's not really controversial, it's just an opinion.

For balance, I don't buy into the KT/ Danny McGrain thing either. KT is very good, but he's got a long long way to go to compare with Danny McGrain.
at the moment Mcgregor should be 2nd name in the midfield behind brown.
Yes. He should. Covered more ground than anyone else. Excellent in retaining possession and scored with a great run and cool finish. A decent player who is now an excellent player. Technically speaking he's better than Armstrong and Brown.
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at the moment Mcgregor should be 2nd name in the midfield behind brown.
Yes. He should. Covered more ground than anyone else. Excellent in retaining possession and scored with a great run and cool finish. A decent player who is now an excellent player. Technically speaking he's better than Armstrong and Brown.
Agreed. Fair play to the lad. He has upped his game, and for me should be always starting in both SPFL and Europe. Deserves a good run in the team.
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I've always liked him, mainly because of his good attitude & honesty/hardwork.

He was very respectful of a St Johnstone player, he rates who was in the Academy with him - in his recent interview. He's also the longest serving player at the Club (I'm fairly certain), Forrest & he both jumped about together at their goal on Tuesday like true brothers, they must've known eachother for years.
He's been given a long contract by Celtic twice now & I bet he'll get another ala Kieran, pretty soon again.

Can see him being rewarded by plenty more games. Brilliant wee player & total Tim, through & through.
More power to him!
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Cracking wee player. His bravery and confidence will the ball at his feet is excellent.
Even if he's not a first pick in every European game that we play, if we bring through players like him from the youths with any regularity then we're doing something right. He'd easily be one of the best players on the park at any other SPFL team. Great composure, great first touch, always looking for the ball and always looking to drift into space. Yeah, in an ideal world, we'd have even better than him in midfield but for a graduate from the youth setup he's more than good enough to be a squad player. Looks to be developing really well under Rodgers as well - what's not to like :)
Fully adhere.

Wasn't a guy I had high hopes for tbh but when it comes to crunch, he's tidy, brave and has an eye for when to move and when to stay.
The most naka-esque midfielder since erm... :ponder:
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You've over 80 posts in this thread and "he's improving very well" is pretty much the only positive thing you've ever had to say about McGregor.

Good to see that you're finally beginning to see the vast improvement that the rest of us have been seeing for some time now.
I didn’t rate him initially - not going to deny that.

Thankfully, I’m not as fickle as some to bum them up when they play well, then rip them to shreds when they don’t
Forming an opinion in 2014 that he’s crap, taking any opportunity to tell everyone he’s crap and failing to change your opinion for the next 3 years in spite of the vast improvement in his performance levels isn’t quite the boast that you appear to think it is.
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I didn’t rate him initially - not going to deny that.

Thankfully, I’m not as fickle as some to bum them up when they play well, then rip them to shreds when they don’t
Forming an opinion in 2014 that he’s crap, taking any opportunity to tell everyone he’s crap and failing to change your opinion for the next 3 years in spite of the vast improvement in his performance levels isn’t quite the boast that you appear to think it is.
Boast? :lol:

The main difference in him now, is what he offers, off the ball. Before it was zero, now, he has a work ethic thanks to the manager. A manager, we didn’t have in 2014.

Every player has improved under Brendan - not just McGregor


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Every player has improved under Brendan - not just McGregor





And they all had different starting points.

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Forming an opinion in 2014 that he’s crap, taking any opportunity to tell everyone he’s crap and failing to change your opinion for the next 3 years in spite of the vast improvement in his performance levels isn’t quite the boast that you appear to think it is.
Boast? :lol:

The main difference in him now, is what he offers, off the ball. Before it was zero, now, he has a work ethic thanks to the manager. A manager, we didn’t have in 2014.

Every player has improved under Brendan - not just McGregor


McGregor improved a lot between breaking into the team and Rodgers taking over. The one thing you could say about MCGregor under Deila is that he was constantly gradually improving.

His movement was the most significant improvement in that period. No work ethic? What player have you been watching?

You’re so ingrained in the opinion that he’s always been shampooe that you’ll reluctantly concede he’s improved because you can credit it to Rodgers and not McGregor, easier to do that than admit you’ve been wrong about him I suppose.

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Boast? :lol:

The main difference in him now, is what he offers, off the ball. Before it was zero, now, he has a work ethic thanks to the manager. A manager, we didn’t have in 2014.

Every player has improved under Brendan - not just McGregor


McGregor improved a lot between breaking into the team and Rodgers taking over. The one thing you could say about MCGregor under Deila is that he was constantly gradually improving.

His movement was the most significant improvement in that period. No work ethic? What player have you been watching?

You’re so ingrained in the opinion that he’s always been shampooe that you’ll reluctantly concede he’s improved because you can credit it to Rodgers and not McGregor, easier to do that than admit you’ve been wrong about him I suppose.

Your first paragraph is pish. He hit the ground running with Deila, then got worse, until he was moved into CM.

His movement when we had the ball - yes. When we didn't have the ball he offered very little from a defensive point of view which you can't afford in central midfield.

I've already admitted, I didn't rate him early on. I still don't rate him as highly as some do but I'm far more comfortable with him in the side now as I was previously.



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Deila thought he was a winger. :doh:

He might look like one but even Stevie Wonder could see that he's a proper midfielder.

I said it months ago and I stand by it. He could be Brendan's Iniesta.
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McGregor improved a lot between breaking into the team and Rodgers taking over. The one thing you could say about MCGregor under Deila is that he was constantly gradually improving.

His movement was the most significant improvement in that period. No work ethic? What player have you been watching?

You’re so ingrained in the opinion that he’s always been shampooe that you’ll reluctantly concede he’s improved because you can credit it to Rodgers and not McGregor, easier to do that than admit you’ve been wrong about him I suppose.

Your first paragraph is pish. He hit the ground running with Deila, then got worse, until he was moved into CM.

His movement when we had the ball - yes. When we didn't have the ball he offered very little from a defensive point of view which you can't afford in central midfield.

I've already admitted, I didn't rate him early on. I still don't rate him as highly as some do but I'm far more comfortable with him in the side now as I was previously.



He scored some goals when he broke into the team, with a couple sclaffs, deflections and goalkeeper howlers amongst them. He looked a poor player though, as was pointed out at the time by a few people, and the goals were colouring the opinion the many.

I know I shouldn’t have engaged with you on the subject of McGregor but foolishly I did.

I’ve laid out why your talking pish in a few posts, you’ve several dozen showing why you’re talking pish so that I think that’s enough from us both.

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Your first paragraph is pish. He hit the ground running with Deila, then got worse, until he was moved into CM.

His movement when we had the ball - yes. When we didn't have the ball he offered very little from a defensive point of view which you can't afford in central midfield.

I've already admitted, I didn't rate him early on. I still don't rate him as highly as some do but I'm far more comfortable with him in the side now as I was previously.



He scored some goals when he broke into the team, with a couple sclaffs, deflections and goalkeeper howlers amongst them. He looked a poor player though, as was pointed out at the time by a few people, and the goals were colouring the opinion the many.

I know I shouldn’t have engaged with you on the subject of McGregor but foolishly I did.

I’ve laid out why your talking pish in a few posts, you’ve several dozen showing why you’re talking pish so that I think that’s enough from us both.

:lol:

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