Get a sharpie, write a load of squiggles on it, frame it and sell it to some absolute mug.
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Jamal Lowe, a 26 year old winger on the books of Wigan linked today. Could be available relatively cheaply and can play on either side so would be an alternative to Forrest - not the most exciting link but he could be a decent purchase.
Also linked with Man City striker Lukas Nmecha on a loan move.
James McCarthy and Paddy McNair also linked.
The Fletcher signing makes my stomach sick.
I’m good for jerseys, thanks for offer.
I like retro things myself, if they’re in good nick.
Thought it a waste to give it away, I have a St Mirren one from the same time but I wore that with pride a couple of times
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For me it’s absurd we are cutting ties with guys like Bayo or Shved, probably for snippet fees without either ever being given a proper chance and are bringing in an absolute numpty like Fletcher for a season.
I don’t know if it’s because Lennon is less of a development coach type than, say Rodgers, and more of a traditional motivator / man manager type. He doesn’t seem to have the mindset or patience or plan to develop these guys. He kinda makes a decision on them quickly. Maybe being decisive isn’t a bad thing in some respects, but he definitely gives his favourites way more leeway and possibly prefers proven sorts (even if they’ve had their day).
Look at the likes of homegrown players such as Ewan Henderson too. He was breaking in under Rodgers just at the time he was leaving. He played Lennon’s first game back at Hearts when Kennedy picked the team but was discarded then. An auld loan at Ross County last season and now seemingly drifting into obscurity. It’ll be interesting to see how Karamoko Dembélé is managed this season.
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Agreed.
Lennon is a terrible manager.
I prefer that strategy than developing Lewis Morgan and Jack Hendry and other projects. Ralston is another example. Seems like a lovely chap but it’s abundantly clear he’s not good enough for Celtic and there’s not much point in picking these players.
I don’t think Henderson will be good enough. His brother often looked the part but it’s clear from his career since that he isn’t quite at the level required. Ewan might be better but he got a chance on loan last season and failed to impress.
If Fletcher is the only striker signed this season I think that would be bad news. But we played a cup final last year (and a Europa League game) with Lewis Morgan as our striker. Even if we wanted to do that again, he’s gone. We need a spare striker and can afford to carry one on the bigger bench. If we want to play two up front then we need at least two strikers - a Bayo replacement and someone else to compete with Griffiths and Klimala, one of whom is unreliable, the other is raw and unproven.
I highly doubt Bayo will be better than Fletcher. I don’t think it’s an inspired signing by any means but it’s a low cost, low risk signing that should marginally improve our squad.
Shved is a strange case alright, but Rodgers pretty much threw him under the bus before he even signed so it seems like he wasn’t in any manager’s plans. I’m sure there’s a reason for that.
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Celtic’s conquerors in Europa league did well last night and now play Man Utd .
I highly doubt Fletcher is better than Bayo.
Bayo isn’t very good unfortunately. I’m not sure why you rate him.
Celtic don’t look like they’ll be signing Fletcher anyway.
I don’t think we have any real tangible evidence on Bayo yet?
Has he had 500 competitive minutes in a Celtic shirt? Probably not so it’s odd you can judge him on that.
On the other hand we can certainly judge Fletcher, he is absolute garbage and is now 33 and on the scrapheap. Getting rid of Bayo for Fletcher seems utterly idiotic.
I’ve seen enough of him unfortunately. He’s not up to the required standard.
If Bayo isn’t up to the standard then Fletcher certainly is not.
That doesn’t make any sense. They’re not the same person.
You think Bayo might be ok just because you haven’t seen enough of him. I’ve seen more of him than you and can assure you he’s not good enough. And those who have seen him more don’t seem to rate him highly.
Steven Fletcher scored better than 1 in 2 when he started in the Championship last season. Doesn’t seem like a bad backup option for a season or 2
Bayo is a better player than Fletcher so of course it makes sense.
With Bayo is the uncertainty, we haven’t seen enough of him to know whether he’s good enough or not.
With Fletcher, we know for certain he is nowhere near good enough.
1 in 2 in The Championship ain’t gonna cut it in the SPL.
Look at Pukki.
Look at Gary Hooper
Hooper was shit and infuriating. If he played for a midtable SPL side he would struggle to hit 10 goals a season, because he played for the best team in the league he scored a lot of goals.