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Matt O'Riley

Discussion in 'Ex Players' started by Notorious, Jan 20, 2022.

Discuss Matt O'Riley in the Ex Players area at TalkCeltic.net.

  1. rickyroma25

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    This guy is outstanding. I think of others who've started at the lower tiers in England. Kane, Vardy, Dele Alli. This guy is in that company.
     
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  2. FrankMcCallum

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    He’s a phenomenal player.

    His close control is amazing and his link up play is quite frankly unbelievable for playing 3 games with the guys around him.

    An absolute steal.
     
  3. Dan Breen

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    Really impressed with him in the few games he has played for us.
     
  4. MacEwan Himmy Butler Gold Member

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    Nah it’s not a bad thing. It’s inevitable.
     
  5. thefutebollover

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    Is he Tom Rogic's younger brother? Very similar style of football.
     
  6. stew37

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    Ran the show last night, was everywhere, and some of his control and passing was unreal. A brilliant find, again.
     
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  7. Notorious Gold Member Gold Member

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    He's been in the building for 5 minutes and has already caught the Celtic bug hook line and sinker.
     
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  9. JC Anton Get yer, hats, scarfs badges & tapes

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    Composed, elegant..

    A real find..
     
  10. SwissCelt

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    To bring two guys like him and Hatate in is the real key. They came in an instantly made the position theirs! And then look at the fees, fantastic business. Wonder who it was who put O'Riley on our list.

    Rogic and Turnbull will have a hard time to get into that team. But we really need players off the bench with their quality!
     
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  11. greengrocer

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    Exactly. It's about having enough quality to bring on a top level for top level player and with our playing style it is very much needed
     
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  12. Dannybhoy81

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    He was MOTM last night for me, he was everywhere
     
  13. barry1916

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    O'Reilly was top class. But if MOTM isn't going to Hatate, I'd give it to Juranovic.

    O'Reilly's like Ledley, Rogic and Amstrong put together.
     
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  14. Slaw

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    He’s a phenomenal player
     
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    Starting to get difficult to pick my favourite player he is class.
     
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  16. Liam Scales

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  17. Valhalla Thus spoke Batistuta.

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    Basically found a long term Rogic replacement except he’s fitter and better defensively.

    £1.5m :giggle1:
     
  18. Craiglang Gold Member Gold Member

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    reminds me a bit of wee Bertie
     
  19. Craiglang Gold Member Gold Member

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    Interviewed really well
     
  20. celtic warrior

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    Ange and celtic have literally robbed every signing from their clubs.

    O'Riley
    Kyogo
    Hatate
    Juranovic
    Maeda
    Hart
    Ideguchi
    Abada
    Giakoumakis (think he will come good and bang in some goals)

    Potential steals
    Jota
    CCV

    Starfelt is the probably only one who's been about what you'd expect us to buy for the money spent.

    With the exception of seeing how maeda and ideguchi turn out.. on previous club performance and celtic performances each of those players should be about £8million each. (Hart being the exception)

    And given inflated epl fees CCV should be about £13mill and Jota about the same.

    All in if we sign Ccv and Jota how much has that potentially cost us? Compared to what I would say is a true market value of roughly £80 mill for that entire group?

    We've got them around half that. Amazing