big bobo a wanted man?

never thought of it that way!! yeah i suppose then mate

 

Like all greedt chunts he was faced with a choice

1. Loads of money doing nothing where he knew wasnt wanted
2. Almost as much money playing where he was wanted

He made the greedy choice. He wanted th loyalty bonus and he had so little pride he was willing to spend 2 or 3 years when he wasnt wanted picking up the money and waiting for the big pay off. Fully 3 years in a typical 1st team career of about 15 years is 20% of your career!!

 

No matter how the contract was worked out. Bobo was staying put, and he did stay put. He always made himself available for selection, yet strachan didnt choose him. Wether he was being forced out of the club or not, while the player is still contracted to us, we should be using them. He was the best defender we had for the last four years, yet never got his chance.
All players are prone to their mistakes, and Bobo had many, but for playing in the SPL he done a * good job, and was able to put the * on any striker in this league, and even scared the * off a few of the superstars in Europe.


Yes the club overall would have financially been better off had he left earlier, but he didnt...for reasons none of us will know, unless you've personally talked to Bobo himself. He stayed for the money, maybe he stayed to keep playing for the club, in hope. maybe he won't move to any club and will just live life in Glasgow as his familly has settled here for 8/9 years now. Who knows. But he stayed and our manager at the time should have been playing him when needed. And by * it was needed.

 

If I had a player on the transfer list, I wouldnt be playing him unless I was stuck. Most managers in the game do the same but Strachan shouldnt have?

So why did he agree to leave then give stupid reasons not to sign contracts when suitors came in?

He was offered the near parity in wage that was the stumbling block but yet did a u turn despite giving the club his word

 

Managers happily play players even if transfer listed. Not all players who are transfer listed are done so because they are * and out the picture at their club.
As I said, he is/was the best defender we had available to us, why not therefore play him?


Did anyone ever see a direct quote from Bobo, with him saying "I will leave this club this transfer window"???

 

He's not our best defender

He accepted to leave on a free transfer a year early if he could get similar wages, that is a fact.

 

my sympathies lie with bobo on this one, he has been treated like * for wanting to honour a contract that both parties were happy with at the time.

 

A quote from the man himself???????
And then a quote from a club who were prepared to offer such a similar wage/ including any bonuses????


It's opinion about how good the guy was. But any right minded fella should be able to see that a on form Bobo Balde is better than the rest of that back line...exceptions given to Caldwell, and possibly Loovens.
When Bobo came into the team 18 months ago, he should have kept his place.

 

If you were following Celtic for the last 2 years you'd have read all the information yourself. Dig it out yourself. Just because you didnt read it doesnt make it untrue . I'm not bothered googling for you.

I thought he is the best defender at Celtic? Changing your widesweeping statement now eh?

 

That was to reference that I feel that some of our back line aren't completely inept. And to also highlight that the partnership of those two players wworked. I'd happily have prefered to see a partnership of Balde and Caldwell this entire season, and never have signed Loovens in the first place.


I will stand by that Balde is/was the best out and out defender we have/had.

And regardless of hsi transfer status, he was getting paid a wage by us, why the * not use him? * it if he is meant to be for the off at the next transfer window. the guy was paid a wage, and did nothing wrong to merit being dropped for the likes of McManus.

 

Bobo Balde knocks back Birmingham as he seeks Celtic pay-off - The Daily Record

Bobo Balde wants FIFA to help after feud with Celtic - The Sunday Mail

Celtic rubbish Alex McLeish's claims over Bobo Balde deal - Sunday Mercury

EXCLUSIVE: Balde enjoys paid leave as Celtic keep busy chasing the title | Mail Online


Sorry, tried googling for stuff, can't seem to find a direct quote from the man himself...
Find a lot from OTHER people making suggestions though. And to be honest, refusing to leave on principle, doesn't seem too daft to me.

 

Are you drunk??

 

MON signed Bobo and GS became manager ,now when a new manager arrives like now at Celtic ,everyones job are on the line ,for whatever GS didnt take to Balde ,it doesnt matter if we the support say he should be playing etc ,if the manager doesnt take to him he wont pick him .

This thread has been done to death and now im glad he has gone ,he has left Celtic a very wealthy man for doing not a lot for Celtic ,its nobodys fault as to why he never played ,his face didnt fit under Strachan ,its happens in every walk of life ,but he did have chances to go elsewhere but HE choose to stay and in my eyes HE alone has wasted his career by staying at a club that didnt want him ,, but over 4 million pounds in wages over the last 2-3 seasons taking from Celtic has made him a wealthy man ,and i dare say there will be a book release in the offering ,which will be a great read ,how many times can he say ,Strachan did this Strachan did that and so on ,i for one wont be buying it and im glad to see the back of him.

 

Nope.
I use is/was depending on how folk may want to see the situation. We can all agree he is for the off, but technically he has one more weks wage to pick up befor he leaves( I'm sure most of our contracts run untill the end of june). And you do never know...maybe Mowbray will ask him to stay....doubt it, ha.

 

People seem to be forgetting that Balde was first choice all GS's first season, injury and all, until Caldwell arrived and he had to take several months off with a long term stomach injury and when he came back, he broke his leg. Season * and over. Caldwell had cemented his place beside McManus and Balde became a very expensive squad player. The season after he refused a move to Sunderland and found himself out in the cold, the season after he agreed to leave on a free transfer but refused the Brum and Wolves couldnt put a dent in his wages.

Anyone remember it different?

 

He agreed he would leave if he could get simmilar to what was being given at Celtic.
As I see it, every wage he was offered at other clubs was always less...with some extra playing add ons. Meaning that should he not cut the grade, he would be sitting out a contract at another club, on a lower wage...better to stay and collect the bigger wage then, and still hope to get game time.
We also don't know of any finer details of such contracts on offer. And obviously the pull of a £1million loyalty bonus would appeal.
Yes he knew Strachan wasnt willing to play him, but he probably still lived in hope, and done so by always being professional and making himself available. Him not playing wasn't his fault. And too right he shouldnt risk going to a smaller club on a smaller wage.

 

So you agree that he took the money over ressurecting his career that was clearly over at Celtic 2 seasons ago. You'd swear he was the first player to fall out of favour at a club! Players with ambition & drive (i.e. minimum requirement for a Celtic player) would move for football over money when they are already a millionaire!

 

At the age of 31, I think we can all safely agree his career was nearing the end. As someone else mentioned, Celtic was his big move, his big time shot.

 

Exactly, he didn't need the money to secure his financial future but he chose the money over football, not the ideal attributes of a professional

 

But if he got of his * 2 seasons ago he would still be in good form just now ,but since he hasnt played first team football in a while ,the teams that are showing an interest in him are now taking a gamble due to this .