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| Brendan Rodgers; "I was born into Celtic" | |
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| Topic Started: 20 May 2016, 05:06 PM (2,287,740 Views) | |
| stevie21 | 10 Apr 2018, 02:07 PM Post #16561 |
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Poster of the Tuesday afternoon!
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tinfoil hat nutters are incessant in here. |
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| adammce | 10 Apr 2018, 03:09 PM Post #16562 |
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Send in....the clowns!
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Great coach but beginning to show with recruitment that maybe he needed that transfer committee he hated so much. Most of the signings he's rejected at other clubs and not used have turned out to be quite good, actually. The ones he wanted and got usually out the door not longer after him. Everyone has blind spots, so not a huge issue if he's willing to accept help on the scouting and selection front. My main worry is that his help, Congerton, has a pretty odd career record of signing a load of shampooe. Worried we're gonna end up with a cadre of Chelsea youths and players no longer at Bundesliga level, as this seems to be Congerton' stock and trade in his last few roles. Concerned that Rodgers' strength, coaching, will be soured (again) with wrangles about signings and recruitment not lining up. Not exactly time to panic, but looking through the list of signings on the last page did leave me a bit curious as to wtf we're actually doing with our transfer budget. Was hoping for a few more hits from that list. |
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| Forza | 10 Apr 2018, 03:24 PM Post #16563 |
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Considering retirement
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Why are people so happy to dismiss the potential contributions of players acquired in some cases between 70 and 100 days ago? This place is an absolute shambles right now. |
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| remy mcswain | 10 Apr 2018, 03:28 PM Post #16564 |
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Big in Canada
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The message given out to the support was that we were signing first team ready players. We chased Musonda for two transfer windows. £45k a week for a guy who can't get a game. People are perfectly entitled to ask questions. Maybe they will cut the mustard next season. There are no signs of it so far for Compper, Musonda or Hendry. And I'd include £2.8m Eboue from Jan 17. |
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| adammce | 10 Apr 2018, 03:49 PM Post #16565 |
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Send in....the clowns!
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Cause Musonda was the next boy wonder we wasted a transfer window chasing, and he's produced one nice pass against Zenit so far. Compper was supposed to add experience and nous, come right into the team, offer experience and be settled to play every week for next season. Surely fans are allowed to be worried that this looks like yet another two players we've signed who are going to offer very little? I can totally get your point. However, for me, when a large portion of the signings since Brendan came in have failed to pay off, and yet another two look to be following the same path, questions should be asked surely? Some people are going totally overboard, yes. However, a lot of posts are fairly asking questions as to why the January signings supposed to be a shot in the arm are now being punted as for next season? The same happened with Eboue. He's not featured anywhere near as much as expected if that was to be the case. When you add it into the long(ish) list of players who have suffered the same fate in the last 20 or so months, it's a worry. When we've brought in a new DoF of sorts in Congerton, yet we're continuing the same quantity over quality plan from previous regimes, it's a bit of a worry. As Remy says, both Musonda and Compper were sold as signings for today as well as tomorrow. Just as others have been. When the rhetoric then changes to 'aye next season but' it just rings of the same jam tomorrow 'after the winter break we'll be playing champagne football' that we heard in December. People calling for heads and wanting mass change are going overboard, but there's nothing wrong with talking amongst each other about the rather minimal success on the transfer market since Rodgers' first summer, no? Edited by adammce, 10 Apr 2018, 03:51 PM.
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| Forza | 10 Apr 2018, 03:54 PM Post #16566 |
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Considering retirement
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An absolutely chronic level of short termism, even by the standards of this place. |
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| Pussyfoot | 10 Apr 2018, 04:01 PM Post #16567 |
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À la mode if you will
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January signings taking time to gel, if anything its the norm. Musonda I'm not sure was ever going to be ready to tear it up just yet, a wee bit of time and patience hopefully see the best of him next season, as with the others. Eboue could probably be doing a job and getting more experience but just like the never-seen second striker Brendan won't play him with Brown. It's getting the job done and it's hard to criticise the man, I'm sure everybody would like to see tactics they enjoy or players they want to see but Brendan is steering us toward uncharted territory with this double treble chance, we might hope for a little more flair next season after another incredibly long campaign. Edited by Pussyfoot, 10 Apr 2018, 04:05 PM.
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| remy mcswain | 10 Apr 2018, 04:14 PM Post #16568 |
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Big in Canada
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Football is short term. Compper doesn't have a year to make the grade. Neither does Musonda. |
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| puroresu_boy | 10 Apr 2018, 04:15 PM Post #16569 |
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First-team starter
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With Musonda I think that's defiantly the case. It's really not a disaster him not starting right now. A full pre season with us after signing in Jan will benefit him hugely for next season. Edited by puroresu_boy, 10 Apr 2018, 04:16 PM.
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| Wailer | 10 Apr 2018, 04:18 PM Post #16570 |
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Rebel music.
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He was the Blue chip January signing - worrying that he’s hardly featured at all |
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| Forza | 10 Apr 2018, 04:18 PM Post #16571 |
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Considering retirement
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Both have had 70 (seventy) days. |
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| Columbo's Cigar | 10 Apr 2018, 04:22 PM Post #16572 |
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First name on the team-sheet
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compper is in his 30s and is dropping down several levels in league quality to play against diddies in the SPL. What does he need over 70 days to learn? Not the hardest job in the world. |
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| Forza | 10 Apr 2018, 04:23 PM Post #16573 |
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Considering retirement
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He was injured for nigh on half of them. Maybe that's go something to do with it? |
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| remy mcswain | 10 Apr 2018, 04:25 PM Post #16574 |
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Big in Canada
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Compper cost £900k. He cannot get a game for a defence that has been middling to abject since he signed. We brought Boyata out of the treatment room to play at Ibrox rather than risk him. He was signed before the transfer window opened so probably has been paid since January 1st. That will be more than 70 days. And given the amount of games we have and rotation we have made, him not getting a game is damning. But, hey, there's always next season for the 34 year old. Musonda I believe will get more games next year as he will replace Roberts. Who is also currently warming the bench (and was before he got injured). Edited by remy mcswain, 10 Apr 2018, 04:35 PM.
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| Columbo's Cigar | 10 Apr 2018, 04:27 PM Post #16575 |
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First name on the team-sheet
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Still not much being asked for him that requires a lot of time really is there? Rodgers isn't inventing some complex new form of defending (although unfortunately it sometimes looks like he is trying to). JUst get on the park and do the job you have years of experince doing. Should be able to cope with the Ross county and St johnstone forward lines without too much bother. |
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| lepetitmerde | 10 Apr 2018, 05:54 PM Post #16576 |
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Everyone's Fantasy Football first pick
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Been poor this season, which I think given the achievements of last season and not having that unbeaten tag to hang onto anymore is expected. It's flat. Next year however I do expect to see a much higher level of performance and see more of Rodgers transfers actually make a contribution and a huge improvement in European performances. We can't continue to take 7 0 doings every season |
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| LambertandButler | 10 Apr 2018, 06:01 PM Post #16577 |
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The Greek Finance Minister
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We're paying Musonda 45 grand a week? Is that his entire wage? When was the last time we paid a player anything like that? |
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| aldo | 10 Apr 2018, 06:24 PM Post #16578 |
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And that's the way we like it...
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Did ye, aye? |
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| Corky Buczek | 10 Apr 2018, 09:27 PM Post #16579 |
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Trolololo
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He's not even getting on the bench. If the defence had been solid and playing well then some folk might be able to justify Compper's lack of game time. The fact that the centre of defence has been fairly shambolic and he's not even close to the first team is pretty damning. |
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| CELTBHOY1988 | 10 Apr 2018, 09:30 PM Post #16580 |
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Getting on a bit
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Larsson. |
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