Celtic and Ayr United enter Cooperation Agreement

Updated the thread after today’s update from Ayr United

 

Celtic is delighted to confirm that it has entered into a new co-operation agreement with Ayr United FC, which will allow increased playing opportunities for a number of promising young Celtic players who are coming through the ranks at Celtic.

The Cooperation System was voted through by clubs in Scotland recently.

The new system aims to provide greater flexibility to the previous domestic loan system by enabling players in the key ‘transition phase’ of 16-21, who are eligible to represent the Scotland national teams, to join a lower-league club but be able to move between the parent and cooperation club throughout the season to increase playing time.

Jude Bonnar and Kyle Ure have moved to Ayr, joining forces with Ayr United Manager and Celtic Legend Scott Brown, and we will aim to create other opportunities for our young players going forward in association with the Somerset Park club.

Celtic believes this approach can be hugely important in the development of young players, particularly in assisting young players in the transition into first teams from academies.

Celtic Manager Brendan Rodgers said: “We think this new arrangement with Ayr United will prove to be very useful to both clubs and of course to the young players who we are looking to support and develop.

"A number of clubs are using these new agreements and I think they have the potential to produce really positive results.

"I know Scott and his staff will provide our young players with a fantastic environment over the next period and this will be crucial in their development and their transition to our first team.

 

Bonnar starting for Ayr tonight, Ure on the bench.

 

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Good chance to see how Jude gets on

 

This is a great development.

 

Good.. an big if much needed innovation from the powers at be and the Clubs

 

Probably done it so we can get a right winger from Ayr!

 

Ure on at the start of the 2nd half.

 

Fair dos to skoosh, managing to get marco rus, ex dortmund player. Some signing....... .....

 

Bonnar looked a bit tactically unaware, but I suppose that's what this loan is all about, get him used to playing mens football. Ure took up some good positions, few nice passes and a clever tactical foul.

 

No im not

 

Think you are allowed 3 different agreements. 1 club in each division. Might not be much in league 2 but setting up with a club in league 1 would be better than lowland league so hopefully we have another partnership in the pipeline

 

A rare good idea from the powers that be. Gotta be better than playing against non league sides for the youngsters.

 

Fined a weeks wages for non compliance!

 

They got any decent wingers we could bring in on loan?

 

IMHO we and anyone else who can should be allowed put their B team in the league system proper with the prevision that a clubs B team cannot rise to the same level as their first team. But no question this is at least a step in the right direction.