Patrick Roberts!

He'll want to test himself down south, I'll be delighted if we can persuade him to stay. Great wee player

 

http://www.talkingbaws.com/2017/04/9-reasons-celtic-must-pay-whatever-it-takes-for-patrick-roberts/

 

I love watching Roberts play but I do get the feeling we have absolutely no chance

 

I think if he does need to leave city then we will always be on his mind. I just hope BR and the board keep tabs on him, and move for him as soon as he's available. Love the wee man

 

Glasgows green and white fantastic support yesterday
https://mobile.twitter.com/patrick7roberts/status/856491646812389377

 

https://videocelts.com/2017/04/blogs/roberts-brother-hits-out/

 

He wants to make it at Man City and I have no problem with that he's young and could play elsewhere down there no dought about it but anything less than city right now over us I dought it through his own personal choice

 

This suggests he may be available for final, and wouldn't be going to Korea for u20 World Cup. Surprising, but welcome, if true.

http://www.celticfc.net/news/12476

 

Think the same thing could happen him as happened Denayer. Wont break into the Man City team but lets hope he doesnt make Denayers mistakes and play for relegation fodder making your reputation take a hit. If he doesnt get in at city here is the best place for him. Hes only 20 after all.

 

Tierney will have to convince him to stay.

 

I see England Under 20's are playing in the World Cup from 20th May and we have to release him as it is a FIFA competition so heading for a Club vs Country possibly

 

HAVING played his part in Celtic's emphatic Scottish Cup semi-final victory over Rangers on Sunday, and on his 50th appearance for the Hoops, Patrick Roberts is now hoping to do so again in the final against Aberdeen next month.

And if he could grab his first goal at the National Stadium, that would just be the icing on the cake for the 20-year-old winger.

Goals from Callum McGregor and Scott Sinclair gave Brendan Rodgers' side a 2-0 victory over their city rivals to keep their bid for a domestic treble firmly on track, and Roberts was delighted with the performance and result, which also extended Celtic's unbeaten domestic run to 41 games.

Speaking exclusively to the official Celtic website after the game, Roberts said: “It was a good win and I think the most pleasing thing about it was our performance. In the first-half we showed why we are champions, we were so dominant.

“We played with such confidence and belief and it really showed. When Cal got the first goal it felt like we could have had even more. It was a brilliant performance and we’re pleased to be in the final."

He added: “We wanted to come out of this one with a better result than last time and we did that. The boys were brilliant for the full 90 minutes and we really showed what we’re capable of.”

The winger, whose 18-month loan deal in Paradise from Manchester City is due to expire at the end of the season, is relishing one more shot at Hampden glory.

“I’ve always wanted to score at Hampden and hopefully I can in the final,” he said. “It will be a massive game and we’ll be looking forward to it.

“There are games coming up in the league that we need to play first but we’ll go into the match at the end of May confident, as we always have, and we’ll see what happens.”

 

"Obviously it's been brilliant being here at Celtic and I've enjoyed my time here.

"Everyone knows I love the club and love playing for them but who knows what can happen in football.

 

i have just watched that tackle in a replay,FFS drunken Duncan got 3 months in jail for something that was nothing compared to that GBH done on Paddy.

 

Says he wants to leave on a high by winning the Treble.

I don't think he'll be here next year

 

Head and shoulders above anyone else at his age in Scotland apart from KT. If he is to go I hope he gives one last magical appearance against the Sheep. Going by the website interview he seems like he is available to play.

 

The ability to go at a rate of knots and change tack deftly might have allowed Patrick Roberts to do more than help a supreme Celtic sink Rangers without a trace in Sunday’s Scottish Cup semi-final. The treatment meted out to the winger in the early stages at Hampden could also play a part in Brendan Rodgers’ men having captain Scott Brown on board when they set course for Ibrox at the weekend.

Inside three minutes the 20-year-old Manchester City loanee was wiped out when Andy Halliday flew in on him with a wild, late lunge that brought only a yellow from referee Willie Collum. Meanwhile, whether Brown plays on Saturday in the sixth and final Old Firm derby of the season will be settled by an SFA appeal on Thursday over the automatic two-match ban he received for the straight red card shown him by Don Robertson. That dismissal came for a challenge on Liam Boyce against Ross County the Sunday before that appeared to be a lesser offence than that committed by Halliday.

Roberts was asked if the difference in card colour for the two transgressions gave him hope that Brown might be successful in his appeal – the triggering of which at the Easter weekend allowed him to play in the semi-final.

“Yeah. If that’s only a yellow why was Scott’s a red card?” the Englishman said.

“I don’t want to say too much but it was a bad tackle and thankfully I didn’t get hurt. It’s an Old Firm game and maybe the ref thought about it like that and gave a yellow. I felt the ref was pretty good and thankfully we won.”

Roberts wasn’t interested in finger-pointing towards the officials or opponents in the wake of the most incisive displays of his 18-month loan period, something that was reflected in his assessment of the fact that it wasn’t just Halliday who could have walked for attempting to stop Roberts in crude fashion in the opening stages. Teenager Mylde Beerman was booked for a heavy challenge and then in the immediate aftermath was not penalised for deliberately tripping the winger.

“Beerman is only young and I know what it feels like to be young and playing in a big game under pressure like that,” Roberts offered in magnanimous fashion. “It’s tough and my job was to keep getting at him and force him into mistakes. I felt I did that at times, although he did pretty well against me. He showed good experience at times and he’s a good young player who can do well in the game.”

Sunday was Roberts’ first start against Rangers this season. The player has seen more action through the middle as an emergency striker of late than the flanks, with Scott Sinclair and James Forrest the preferred wing options. In the semi-final, though, Roberts was given the nod over Forrest, and fully capitalised on the opportunity.

“It’s tough to get in the team. We have had a great run this year and there is a lot of competition for places. The standard is high and whoever the manager puts in does a good job. It was a good team performance more than anything.

“It’s been the perfect loan move for me. I honestly couldn’t have asked for any more. I have come to a big club where there is a lot of expectation and you are playing under big pressure. It’s huge and we have managed to have a lot of success. It’s worked out really well for me.

“I see a big difference in myself. I am a lot more mature and I’m just really happy with my progress.

“Last year was good and I’ve now played over 50 games for the club. I have got three medals already and I now have a treble in mind too. I want to win everything and I want to finish the season really strongly. There is still a lot to play for. Winning the Scottish Cup would just top it all off. This season has been great under the manager. I’ve learned a lot, scored goals, created them and also played in a lot of big games. It’s been a great loan spell at Celtic.”

The greatest possible end seems certain to elude Roberts, though. He proved an integral member of the England under-20 squad that last month qualified for the World Cup finals that will take place in South Korea next month. Starting in the middle of May, England are scheduled to play their third and final group game against the hosts on 26 May – the day before Celtic will meet Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup final that is the one more victory they require to complete the club’s first domestic clean sweep since 2000.

The fact the Roberts is forever circumspect when asked about the scheduling clash tells its own story about where he sees himself in Scottish Cup final week – on the other side of the planet as a, by then, former Celtic player who received a good grounding before hoping for a crack at the highest level of the English game with parent club Manchester City.

“I can’t really say too much about that at the moment. We just have to see what happens. All I know is that it’s not up to me,” said Roberts, Celtic being obliged to release the player to the England FA for the Fifa tournament.

“I can’t really say anything more. I’m just glad that Celtic are in the final.”

 

Fucksake Paddy. 2 red card tackles or 3 however you want to look at it, directly on him and he thought Collum had a good game

I give up..

 

Paddy is right. Wee Willie had a good game.
You are the only one who thought Wee Willie had a bad game.

 

* up Doc ya *..