Celtic Transfers 2024

the scenes next week when we are scrambling about trying to sign shankland to replace kyogo

 

You must hang around a different type of supporter than me. For myself there's some that complain what we have / haven't done and there's others who enjoy watching the football, but just wish we could do better in Europe with a stronger squad.

"Even the smsm is piling on, with ex players, usually in the "everything is fine" camp are starting to write opinion pieces in the rags asking the same questions we are."

You're joking about the SMSM "usually in the everything is fine camp". The press have always had it in for Celtic, not just back to Stein's time but waaaaaaaaaaaaay before that. The ex-players who write (or jsut put their name to articles) in the press are typically soup takers, and the one's who would talk in our favour get little if any press / air time.

"Theres never been a more united support imo" if you add "on Celtic forums" then I would agree with you, but external to forums there's those who want more, but are also happy with 12 out of 13 titles and quadruple trebles.

 

Big difference is we're the richest a Scottish club has ever been by a mile and it's actually our money, Murray relied on loans from Bank of Scotland. £12m in 2000 is probably around £30m today. They didn't die because they signed one expensive player.

 

Let's be honest with ourselves. Nobody is signing today. We won't do any busines over the weekend, so we have 5 days to get 5/6 players in. You believe that...then come here...I have a bridge to sell you!

So already now, you can surmise that it's been a disappointing window. What we need in, won't be done. It's a simple as that. Not including out goings, losing Kyogo as well would be a * show of a window.

All this just further illustrates how poor a the set up actually is....until that's resolved, we'll continously have these pishy, underwhelming, rotten transfer windows will be.

Getting the structure in place is only part of it....removing others at the tip of the pyramid needs to happen as well to modernise.

 

Pretty sure we signed sviatchenko on a Saturday. That’s all I’ve got

 

"if we spend money we will go bust or something like the Huns. As ridiculous as that sounds. Many have been brainwashed into thinking that the balance sheet needs to be hundreds of millions in the clear."

Yep, totally agree that's as ridiculous as that sounds I wouldn't think there'd be one single person who thinks "that the balance sheet needs to be hundreds of millions in the clear" Now if you had said there's some who don't want to go down the Rankers route and spend every single penny I would agree with that.

"Nor is it being spoiled or anything to think the club are in the wrong and not doing enough." I fully agree with that as the Club have a lot they've done right, but at the same time plenty they've done wrong. The board needs a good injection of new blood with new ideas, current policies need revised, a complete revamp of the scouting / recruitment department, etc., etc.

"Speculating in order to do more in Europe would not exactly derail that domestic success either..it would make it easier." 100% agree with that too

Just because some posters don't think Lawwell is Satan reincarnated and the Club isn't run by the Stygian Council doesn't mean they wouldn't want changes to happen to improve things behind the scene to progress Celtic on the Park.

 

This post is exactly what the board wants the fans to believe.

Genuine question are you Peter Lawell? I only ask because every single one of your posts defends how this atrocious transfer window is unfolding.

They have brainwashed the support into thinking if we spend money we will somehow go the way of the dead Rangers and go bust. It’s a complete fallacy and the board have peddled it so much previously through Lawell as CEO that it’s become ingrained in their thinking. Stockpiling money like it’s going out of fashion.

Beggars belief that people don’t see through this charade. It’s quite simple really they have no ambition but to be just slightly better than our bankrupt rivals across the city. That’s why we have success domestically but get bent over in Europe year upon year.

 

Sinclair?

 

As mental as it sounds I'm actually excited for the next week. I've done my moaning about the board, recruitment etc and fingers crossed we bring in who we need. I have made peace with MOR leaving.

Really hope the club bring in at least 5 or 6 or it could be another civil war between fans

 

LB, LCB, CM x2 ST/RW/LW

5 in.. maybe more if Kyogo goes to City..

Isn't likely..

 

Relax everyone. The best time to sign players is the last two days of the window.

That's when all the players that no one else wants get a big yellow "Reduced to clear" sticker slapped on them.

 

Seen this kind of post a lot in here.
Genuine question. What benefit is there to the board to stockpile cash and have no ambition?

 

Brendan doesn't need the money and I would think more of him next saturday if he resigns and exposes the * on the board. Let's know why they are hoarding cash and failed to back him again for the 3rd window in a row as I said in another thread you can remake a film like titanic countless times with a different narrative it sinks at the end.

We all know a week today we will still be sitting refreshing screens. Checking social media and for what nothing.

We will then have threads on the Saturday with disgruntled supporters, we will then play rangers and if we get a good result will be fine and happy clapping.

Then we get to the UCL get pumped. Get to the AGM, few jokes about the huns. Hold the profit and loss up like a trophy, board will go on about when the seasons come we need a fall back reserve for the failure to qualify for the ucl.

Moan in December when results dont go our way, have optimism come January again then abject failure again to identify key areas.

Rinse and * repeat over and over again. Nobody does * all, we just sit here and people say yer a negative *, yer never happy, same * moaning.

When you have the resources we do and see we have a genuine chance to forge ahead and put the boot down on their throats knowing the shoe was on the other foot they would do it. Pumping thousands into the club per season for the same auld * well sorry for having the temerity or balls to call it out.

Dinosaurs run the club, bean counter!!

* the lot of them it's our club not * theirs!

 

They have told you for a rainy day lawwell said it last year to avoid selling players to cover costs when we don't make the UCL which is likely from 2026 onwards due to * results in Europe

 

There is generally no benefit to have reserves of cash that high for a football club. Not unless we had a plan for the use of that cash out with normal business outgoings I.e wages, maintenance costs etc. We may well have a plan but it’s not been communicated to us. Is it redevelopment of the stadium are we expecting a shift in the football landscape to a super league that requires some kind of buy in and we hope to be there? These are not in the know suggestions I’m just theorising.

Having some cash reserves is good for a rainy day but the argument against holding excess cash above this is that it can generate better returns through investment. For a football club that’s player assets and success on the pitch.

 

Need something concrete today. Too much business to get done in one week.

 

This is utterly * depressing. It’s starting to sink in where this is heading.

 

"Genuine question are you Peter Lawell" - if you want to ask a genuine question a good start would be to get his name right


I've wrote the below in posts and I can fully see why you'd think I've been brainwashed
"The board needs a good injection of new blood with new ideas, current policies need revised, a complete revamp of the scouting / recruitment department, etc., etc."
"we need as a minimum 1st team CB, LB, Winger and Midfield"
"They're an irrelevance, it's Europe we need to concentrate on to move forward, gain back some of our self respect and continue attracting good players to Celtic."

I agreed 100% with the below comments from Mr Shelby
"Speculating in order to do more in Europe would not exactly derail that domestic success either..it would make it easier."
"Nor is it being spoiled or anything to think the club are in the wrong and not doing enough."