Kieran Tierney

BigDoggyWoofWoof · Dec 20, 2024 at 7:15 PM

Arteta is playing him to try and get more money out of us. If they actually wanted him there, they'd have extended his contract by a further year, which they have the option to do. They're not going to do that as he is on 120k. They want shot of him in January 100%.

Liam Scales · Dec 20, 2024 at 7:50 PM

BigDoggyWoofWoof said: ↑

Arteta is playing him to try and get more money out of us. If they actually wanted him there, they'd have extended his contract by a further year, which they have the option to do. They're not going to do that as he is on 120k. They want shot of him in January 100%.
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He’s on a free in the summer, there’s not going to be much of a fee. And add in they’ll want him off the wage bill as well, fighting over an upfront fee and maybe paying an extra 6 months wage for him doesn’t make much sense for them.

More they have a lot of games coming up in quick succession and he’s a reliable option to rest guys.

jpr21 · Dec 20, 2024 at 7:51 PM

Never had a hamstring injury and it's went 3 times in the last 14 months.

Paul McAuley · Dec 21, 2024 at 2:39 AM

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Your first point mate, that's something you just have no idea on at all unless you work directly with him, his team ect..
I made the second comment in jest, again making the point that he again can't be compared to the player we had to the player that left. Injury or no, he's been playing at a massive upgrade in level on a weekly basis with better facilities, players, opposition.
And to go again, it doesn't matter about his past ffs, it's what he can bring to us going forward I couldn't care less if he broke a leg twice over and needed 1 year out, if he can keep his fitness then bring him back up the road. End of the day if he's out for say 1 month the we have cover and don't need to worry as we're playing dross 90% of the time. But when he's available for matches he walks Into that team. Again, I'm sure our staff will know how to manage him, rather having folk * there pants about what ifs.
This will be the mindset of the backroom team here, they know about him and his injuries and if it's to be believed we're keen then Celtic clearly think there is more positives than negatives.
You mention of wages, to us 25k. We're literally sitting on a pile of cash. It's a huge amount, your going on as if we're skint and need to count the beans. It's peanuts considering his stature, and not to mention we gutted the wage bill In the summer by getting * out the door so those wages pretty much cover his salary by logic.
But happy to spend money on Valle who we know very little about and has already made his intention clear about wanting to go back.
So you want to spend whatever it is on a player, who has played a handful of games in total from the start, is getting kept out a team by Taylor most weeks and in important matches I may add. And also pay I assume would be min 10k at least who we know again. will no doubt if he came, would leave in a season or 2 for a move elsewhere anyway.
Over a boy who would take a pay cut to come here, be the number one option long term, who is in there prime years, played in higher calibre matches In the Epl and la liga, a regular for there national team and won countless trophies way us. But you would turn your nose up at that for a pretty much unknown player, who has yet to even lace KT boots or even Taylors for that matter tbh.
Gee yer head a wobble man and stop the bed wetting.
This ain't football manager. It's real, a player like that turns up on a FREE, you bite the hand off and take it immediately warts and all.
I say again, injuries mean nothing in the grand scheme if you factor in everything. Didn't do us harm way Craig Gordon, or John Garston as I stated earlier. Nor did it do us any harm with the King after his double leg break in Lyon.
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Hit it out the park!!!

SK89 · Dec 21, 2024 at 9:18 AM

He will end up at a mid table PL team who can offer him near enough the same wage as He is on just now, ship has sailed, time to move forward, not backwards.

singer61 · Dec 21, 2024 at 3:42 PM

If he could prove to the medical team he can do 2 games a week and has no further problems... yes. But not able to do any of that ... no. He would need a full thorough medical and I mean bone scan density scan the whole lot.

The_Bhoy · Dec 21, 2024 at 6:42 PM

singer61 said: ↑

If he could prove to the medical team he can do 2 games a week and has no further problems... yes. But not able to do any of that ... no. He would need a full thorough medical and I mean bone scan density scan the whole lot.
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Rectal examination too?

CFC.1 · Dec 21, 2024 at 7:22 PM

Let’s be honest. If we can get him fit, and keep him fit, we’ve got one of the best left backs in world football. 100% worth the gamble.