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Transfer Window poll.. Happy.. Yes or No?

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  1. Slaw

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    We signed James McCarthy.
     
    Slaw, Aug 31, 2021
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  2. Liam Scales

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    We signed Brown as a youngster, a young attacking midfielder. Like a Turnbull.

    That’s not experienced.
     
    Liam Scales, Aug 31, 2021
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    I'd settle for any sort of central defender (on loan or otherwise ) at the moment...maybe Duffy fancies another season ?
    Delighted to see the back of Edouard tbh but only if we spend the money.

    In terms of wingers not too worried now but there's huge holes at the back as we all know ...and still think we need a couple more nasty physical players in the mix. Our lads are too nice by half.
     
    kemper, Aug 31, 2021
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  4. Blochairnbhoy

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    How’s that when guys been isolating for 10 days due to being close contact ffs
     
    Blochairnbhoy, Aug 31, 2021
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  5. rickyroma25

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    Correct. It even goes back further than Brown. Around the time we brought in Kouassi, the Celtic internet was begging for a CDM. We've never found one with the requisite quality whether it be a destroyer type or a ballplaying type. Everybody just seems to have forgot about it.

    This current midfield doesn't work when teams apply pressure, and we need to start addressing it.
     
    rickyroma25, Aug 31, 2021
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    CB
    LB
    CM

    That would be a happy medium for me. We could use more, but that should see us till January.
     
    Twisty, Aug 31, 2021
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  7. JamesM09

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    That’s why I said, ‘Entering his prime’.

    Let’s not be pedantic, you know exactly what I mean.

    - A midfielder in his prime, or about to enter his prime.
    - With some level of experience as a first team regular. A key player of responsibility for his current team.
    - A player his current team would be sorry to see go, because he’s on form and getting better.
    - With ambition to improve, sees his best days ahead of him.

    You know, the basics that a winning club signs.

    I don’t have a problem signing McCarthy, but it’s not a marquee midfield signing that we deserve and I know that you know that.
     
    JamesM09, Aug 31, 2021
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    I was being sarcastic, doesn't always come across in a forum post :77:
     
    straighttalker, Aug 31, 2021
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  9. Slaw

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    Bit of squad assessment for the day that’s in it..

    First 11:

    Hart

    Juranovic Jullien Starfelt Taylor

    McGregor Turnbull

    Abada Rogic Jota

    Kyogo

    Second 11:

    Bain

    Ralston Welsh Bitton Scales

    McCarthy Soro Shaw

    Forrest Giakumakis Montgomery


    Notable others:


    Ajeti

    Johnston

    Dembele

    Uroghide


    ——

    it’s easy to see that Giakumakis and Jota are absolutely crucial to get over the line. Also very easy to see that we clearly need another defender. Even that is not enough but it may suffice until January when we can look at adding to the midfield and forward areas, not to mention left back.
     
    Slaw, Aug 31, 2021
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  10. Belgian_lad

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    jezus… 7??? At my work here are all Club fans and they are happy with that piece of business. He was okay last season, but by no means champ lg quality lol
     
    Belgian_lad, Aug 31, 2021
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  11. Mr Shelby Moderator Moderator Gold Member

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    Our midfield is so unbalanced at the moment.
     
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    From what i seen first part so far, id play Welsh before Starfelt.
     
    Belgian_lad, Aug 31, 2021
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  13. JamesM09

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    Yep.

    Hardly inspiring eh?
     
    JamesM09, Aug 31, 2021
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  14. Slaw

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    He’s a miles better player than Scott Brown right now. Remains to be seen if he will be fit enough to make an impact.
     
    Slaw, Aug 31, 2021
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    So would I but I don’t imagine Ange will see it like that to be fair
     
    Slaw, Aug 31, 2021
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  16. Blochairnbhoy

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    From 1st July (new financial year)

    sales

    ajer £13.5m
    Bayo £1.5m
    Hendry £1.8m
    Shved £1m
    Christie £1m
    Eddy (£11.2m allowing for cut to PSG)
    £30m

    Incoming

    Kyogo £4.5m
    Starfelt £4.2m
    Abada £3.5m
    Hart £1m
    McCarthy free
    Scales £500k
    Jota loan (don’t know fee)
    Giankimpas £2.1m
    Juranovic £2m
    Urhogedie £150k

    (shaw was last season)


    £18m

    net profit from player trading £12m now we all know that’s not how it works but that’s how most look at it
     
    Blochairnbhoy, Aug 31, 2021
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    “Remains to be seen if he will be fit enough to make an impact.”

    Aye, exactly ffs mate. Why not go and spend some money on a midfielder that played 40 games last season for a winning team and the team are gutted to be losing him?

    Are we content with players that may or may not get fit enough to play for us? What a * joke. People talk like it has to be this way. You’ve been conditioned to accept mediocrity.
     
    JamesM09, Aug 31, 2021
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  18. PaulM1888 Moderator Moderator

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    Presuming the Greek and Jota are sitting waiting to be announced, we have got to be looking to tie up the other 2 minimum that’s been rumoured.

    We are massively low on numbers with Eddy, Christie and Griff en route elsewhere.

    I still feel there’s going to be a couple of interesting loans available from down south today - ideally a left back and centre half. Hopefully a solid interest in McCann as well but that appears to be more in hope than expectation at this point as it’s wholly supporter driven.
     
    PaulM1888, Aug 31, 2021
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  19. thailandceltic From Immigration to Domination

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    From last season...

    Outs

    Shane Duffy, Jonjoe Kenny, Kristoffer Ajer, Diego Laxalt, Scott Brown, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Odsonne Édouard, Armstrong Oko-Flex, Patryk Klimala, Olivier Ntcham, Jeremie Frimpong, Hatem Abd Elhamed, Ryan Christie(?)

    Ins

    Joe Hart, Carl Starfelt, Osaze Urhoghide, Josip Juranović, Liam Scales, James McCarthy, Liam Shaw, Kyogo Furuhashi, Liel Abada, Jota, Giorgos Giakoumakis

    Even though we were * and most of them that left I was happy to see go.. thats still grim enough reading...

    Probably a waste of time starting this thread.. looking increasingly like our business is done
     
    thailandceltic, Aug 31, 2021
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  20. Belgian_lad

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    How much were the corona losses for us? I think we need to factor those in too(if there were any losses ofcourse).
     
    Belgian_lad, Aug 31, 2021
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