The end of season clearout

Laughable.. It only comes when we get beat by an inferior team. This club and fans will never listen. It's going no where and yous can't see it. Until then pfft then we might see eye to eye. This club is a disgrace. A bunch of Lawwell apologists and nothing more. Embaressing! Never mind a clear out. We need a proper manger and give him what money he wants, because that's the only way it's gonna work. I predicted we would get beat as I've seen this coming but I'm no in denial I will tell the truth. Anyone that thinks we will be okay or fine with what we have need their head looked at. Embaressing what I seen Today.

 

For me only Tierney , sveitchenko and rogic look like they could possibly play at a higher level !! Know idea about janko and the other croatian cb but regardless of them this is by far the worst celtic team ive seen ( and I include macaris team in that ), at least they had 2 or 3 players you could say were class !!

 

About 14 attacking midfielders and 2 are half decent. One of which is in his 30s and one is in loan. Absolutely incredible.

In the managers defence, I don't think he's the one actually signing players.

 

When Mowbrays team would destroy this team you know it's time for a massive clear out. Signings under ronny have put us back years.

 

Gordon

Tierney
Simunovic
Sviatchenko
New RB

Roberts
Bitton
Rogic
New Winger

Griffiths
New Striker

New manager

 

Agreed. Need to go back to 4-4-2!.

RB - I'd bring back Mathews. Still got Janko to come back but think he's more the offensive type where Matthews can do both. It was clear as day yesterday Lustigs legs are gone. Could be back up CB for big erik and Jozo.

New winger - elmoyussi from molde, tore us apart.

Striker - Poulsen from rb Leipzig. 6'4 Danish striker, only 21 or 22 and fast as *. Him and griffiths would do well together. Another striker I'd bring in is to bring Tony watt back. He certainly wouldn't * out against sevco like half of them did yesterday!

 

The clear out is going to be one hard task.

The sheer amount of dross we have is unbelievable, a collection of mediocrity.

Who is actually going to want to buy and pay the wages of all the * we have? It's a huge worry.

 

Some of the creative players will have to go. We have Biton, Allan, GMS, Rogić, Christie, McGregor, Commons, and Armstrong as creative players, with various preferences and styles of play. Some of these need to go. I'd let the Dundee duo go. And Christie, send him back to ICT. Poaching players for Scotland and not using them is not good for the standard of the league. It's better to have competitive opponents domestically. Alternatively, if Biton is away, then Ryan can stay.

Boyata and Ambrose must go from the defense. Ciftci, Šćepović and most likely Cole from attack.

We will need several defenders and defensive midfielders in the summer.

 

In terms of keeping.

Ones that I would like to see stay.

Gordon, Tierney, Sviatchenko, Allan, Christie, Armstong, Rogic, Henderson, Ajer (obviously).

The rest I wouldn't care who left, and I do mean everyone bar the above.

I like Bitton, but Ajer can take his place, and if someone wanted Griffiths for several million then I'd sell him and replace him with Rooney who could score (maybe not as many), but offer way more to the team with his other strengths, or maybe try and entice Jonny Russell up North, as long as Derby didn't start talking pish, these players would easily do the business like Griffiths in Scotland.

If Griff stays, I have no problem, with that, but he is not the man to play in big games i.e. Derbies, Europe if we go one up front, if we go 2 up front, fair enough but for me he is a terrible team player and doesn't bring in any other players to the game which if you think about all the other strikers before weren't shy to give another an opportunity.

Defo out:-


Brown - First one to go, not ever been a fan, had his moments, but by * he is actually a man down now, and I don't trust him in the dressing room too, that's just my opinion, I have no proof, but I wonder about him in there.

Commons - Another who may be a power within the dressing room, love the guy, disappointed he's not had more chances, should have been on yesterday, but I think he's had his time now.

GMS - Whilst it might be deemed a little easy to cut him short, what I saw yesterday I didn't like, he's been way off form and not sure if he'll merit a game in such high pressure games.

Forrest - Get rid, should have become the player many professed he would.

Boyata - Way too slack to keep, he'll kill us in big games.

Efe - I like the guy, but another accident prone player, he might've made a defensive midfielder though better than the joker in there at the moment, but probably best to go.

Johansen - Get rid, about 4 good months in his career and that's been it, man down.

Lustig - Was a brilliant right back in the end, but think his injuries have put paid to him now, time to go.

McGregor - My heart sinks everytime I see him, totally disappears in games and terrible at giving the ball away, he might pop up with the odd goal, but we already have somenoe like that in Griff, and having two players not contributing in games is a killer, at least a striker can get away with it a bit more.

Richards - Why we signed him, I'll never know, better off with Ciftci (only 23 and way to early to right off his career).

Cole - Another pointless signing.

Roberts - Send him back and rear our own. Only got him for 12 months anyway, and it's guaranteed this team will not qualify for the CL regardless of who's in charge, I don't see enough players who can change it.

Stokes - Time to go as well, had his time for me.

Fisher and Scepovic add to that list too.

Names I havent mentioned wouldn't bat an eyelid as I said, but might be reasonable for cover.

Biggest clearout I can recall in all my days of supporting Celtic.


FD

 

Glad people see the same with Griffiths, maybe decent as a backup but he's to moany whenever the balls tackled fairly off him, he's given out to the ref about it and always goes missing in big matches

 

The ones in bold i would keep, the rest can get to *.

 

Let go:

Blackett, Boyata, Johansen, Mackay-Steven, Allan, Forrest, Cole and Ciftci.

Would leave us with...

Goalkeepers - Gordon, Bailly, Fasan.

This position is not a priority. Gordon is still a decent 'keeper, Bailly is still a decent backup.

Defenders - Izaguirre, Ambrose, Mulgrew, Lustig, Simunovic, Janko, Sviatchenko, Tierney.

We've gone further in Europe with worse defences than this one. If they're organised correctly and protected well, we can do it again.

Midfielders - Bitton, Brown, Armstrong, Henderson, Commons, Christie, Rogic, Roberts, McGregor.

The worst area of the team. We need to add some steel to the central midfield area. What I'd give to have the choice of Kayal, Wanyama or Ledley again.
In the attacking positions we need more dangerous players.

Forwards - Griffiths, Stokes, Kazim-Richards, Scepovic.

None of them are standouts, that's for sure, but they offer good variety for the striking positions. We know Griff can score goals for us, and I still think there is a player in Scepovic. Stokes drops deep and links with the players around him, while CKR provides a more direct, physical option.

 

Gordon
Janko( not seen enough yet)
Jozo
Tierney
Erik
Allan(needs chances)
Christie (see above)
Rogic
Roberts
Armstrong( played in proper position)
GMS( maybe keep)
McGregor
Griffiths
Broony (if he ups his game)
Commons

thats who id keep roughly and start again , we need to be playing fast flowing football and the above are the players who can get a good passing game going and be quick and direct.

i would also like to see some of the following youngsters introduced ....lads with a point to prove and will play for the jersey at their age


A. MCILDUFF
C.MILLAR
P.MCMULLAN
A.NESBITT

and Liam Henderson back from hibs.

 

Agree with all of that, except for McGregor maybe. He's not a bad option off the bench and I don't feel he's played that badly in games he's started. Not a first team regular though.

We've got a scarily high number of players who are either just * or couldn't give a *. Very worrying.

 

How about giving it a * rest with the i told ye so speil, completely irrelevant to the OP.

 

Ambrose
Izzy (wants to go anyway)
Gms
Armstrong
Commons
Johansen
Cole
Ciftfi
Forrest
Stokes
Scepovic

11 player's, big wage clear out and some decent fee's for a few. That's my list as it stands. A couple more could be added as the season draws to a close..

 

No Boyata?

 

No. Sviatchenko and Simunovic hopefully with Mulgrew and Boyata as back up is decent..

 

Keep

Gordon
Bailly

Janko
Erik
Jozo
Charlie
Tierney

Ajer
Henderson
Allan
Christie
Armstrong (cm)
Johansen
Rogic
roberts

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Gordon/bailly

Janko(new rb)
Jozo (new cb)
Erik/mulgrew
Tierney/youth lb

Ajer (new dm)/
Roberts/allan
Christie/Henderson
Rogic/johansen

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