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Squad - Who Stays? Who Goes?

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by CountyDownFaithful, Jan 24, 2021.

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  1. CheGuevara

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  2. CountyDownFaithful

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    I don’t think that squad would lay a glove on the Huns tbh.

    Rooney and Doig for example have had a few good games in the SPFL - at this stage they haven’t done enough to merit being a Celtic squad player never mind a first team starter.

    The likes of Bitton and Rogic have become redundant. What purpose do they serve apart apart from costing the club a fortune for nothing in return?!

    Griffiths is a prime example of the type of player I don’t want anywhere near the club. Naturally he has a lot of talent but talent is nothing without dedication and that’s why he has never properly fulfilled his potential. We are 5 seasons on from his last good season.

    Ajeti appears to be like Griffiths. A good instinctive finisher but unfit, overweight and huffy.

    We need to aim much higher. I appreciate we won’t be able to spend big on every position and we will need to take some ‘chances’ but that’s why we need a better scouting team who can find us bargains.
     
  3. Goggzy60

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    The thing is if it’s Howe as manager we know he likes a 4-4-2 McGregor and Turnbull aren’t the best at doing the defensive side of the game so we need someone too play with 1 of them.
     
  4. Officer Doofy Come to me, human man Gold Member

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    Spot on.

    Griffiths and Nisbet? Deary me.
     
  5. CheGuevara

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    It's merely an opinion piece. I have Bitton gone by the way, but Rogic fit and with a good tactician calling the strings can still be a good squad player.

    Ajeti deserves a chance to show if he can play and Griffiths is still a great natural finisher. The other option is to let them go and buy 4 new strikers. That is cloud cuckoo land. We will be lucky to afford ONE really good striker.

    Doig is very good - definitely good enough to start in my opinion. The right back position I am not.convinced with myself. Rooney is big and strong and can be improved, but as I said in the piece, hopefully the manager has an option for right back and striker because that is areas I can't think of someone really good that would be a big step forward in class.
     
  6. richie87 Gold Member Gold Member

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    I think it would be easier just to say who you keep as 70% of our squad will go

    keeper

    New No1, Bain as No 2,

    Defender

    R/Back: New No 1, Ralston No2
    L/Back: New No 1, Taylor No2

    C/D: New X 2, Jullien, Welsh,

    Mid-fielders

    D/Mid: Soro, New No2
    Att Mid: Turnball, McGregor, New x 2,

    Wingers

    R/W: Forrest, New No2
    L/W: New X 2

    Attackers

    New x 2, Johnston, Ajeti,
     
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  7. Goggzy60

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    Keepers, New, Hazard, Bain

    Centre Back, 2x New, Julien, Welsh, Hjelde

    Right Back, New, O’Connor, ?

    Left Back, New, Taylor, Otoo

    Defensive Midfielder, Soro, Shaw, McInroy

    Central Midfielders/Attacking Midfielders, New, Turnbull, McGregor, Robertson, Connell

    Wingers, New, Johnston, Forrest, (Karamoko or another Youth)

    Strikers New x2, Ajetti
     
  8. ladbroke8

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    Painful reading on here. Can't believe what we're going to be left with.
     
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  9. Dan Breen

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    Keepers, Punt all 3, get Marshall as competition/back up and someone like Bekovic from Bournemouth. Both frees and Doohan as 3rd.

    Centre Back, 2x New, Julien, Welsh, Hjelde

    Right Back, New, O’Connor,

    Left Back, New, Taylor,

    Defensive Midfielder, Soro, and 1 new.

    Central Midfielders/Attacking Midfielders, New, Turnbull, McGregor, Connell.

    Wingers, 2 x New, Johnston, Forrest,

    Strikers New x 2, Ajetti.
     
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    More or less how I see it. If Ajer can be persuaded to stay then defo keep him and wouldn’t be too fussed if Johnston were to move on, I just can’t see him making it here. He’s had a lot of injury problems
     
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  11. Goggzy60

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    Everyone forgetting Shaws coming?
     
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    I hope we sign players who are fit and stay fit. Over the past few seasons the number of players getting injured is shocking. We need strong hard * in the team with a never say die attitude not heartless lazy wimps with no passion and poor attitudes which we have seen over the past season or so.
     
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    What position does Shaw play?
     
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    Just mentioned it since no one has them in there squads
     
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    Keep Tunbull, the rest I couldn’t give a * about.
     
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    People having Ralston near the first team is giving me the fear.
     
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    Moan about downsizing, regression and the rebuild yet want Ralston kept on. Lol..
     
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