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Best and Worst Deadline Days

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by Liam Scales, Sep 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM.

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  1. Liam Scales

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    2021 under Ange - Cameron Carter Vickers and Jota in first one that springs to mind for best


    Worst


    January 2009 - having signed Willo Flood on the 30th January, we followed that up with…. Nothing.
     
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  2. PaddyJamieson

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    Was 2009 when we were meant to get Fletcher? Strachan went all out for him and got Lawwelled, if I remember correctly. Pretty much cost us the league too, I think.
     
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  3. Peej Gold Member Gold Member

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    Ange first window because of how it ended, albeit with loans but both made it permanent. Along with getting the deals done early for the January window that season too. Good times.

    Worse Defo has to be the willo flood winter window. This summer, albeit we can point to KT and Nygren as being positive signings, has to be up there in the top 3 worse windows of this century (so far)!

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  4. Liam Scales

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    That’s the one
     
  5. PaddyJamieson

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    Horrendous. Still think Fletcher would have been a hero here.
     
  6. Liam Scales

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    Lost us the league not doing it anyway
     
  7. themouth1888

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    The worst has to be the covid one ( this one very close).

    We were going for an unprecedented 10 in a row. History makers and something that we would never see again in our life times anyway.

    We * about stupid and lost the league to a very average hun team.
     
  8. PaddyJamieson

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    This is 100% going down as the worst summer one :giggle1:
     
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    I think the Covid one is always going to be our Worst, 2009 would be second and this one would be third.

    Duffy, Laxalt, Barkas, Ajeti were all beyond dire, some of the worst to play for us in recent history. Elyounoussi wasn't anywhere near as good that season, and whilst Turnbull did do a turn for us, he was still an average at best signing.

    Best in recent history is 100% Ange's first season. Jota, Giakoumakis and CCV on the final day is some going.
     
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    This is my worst.
     
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    Lawwell should have been gone after 2009. Here the * is still going strong 16 years later.
     
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    This has been a chernobyl level disaster considering we really should have been wanting about 4/5 guys and at least 3 of quality.
     
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    2009 worst..... until 11.01pm
     
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  14. Liam Scales

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    Honestly 2009 is untoppable for me
     
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    This is the worst one by a country mile considering the position we were in just a few months ago as well as the fact the club are sitting on a mountain of cash.
     
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    2021 was pretty good. Jota, GG, CCV.

    Today we are down a striker and midfield is the only position we have more than last season.

    Although really the best possible deadline day is one where you've already got the crux of your squad sorted prior.

    Worst, * knows. 2018 was pretty * but this looks like it will be worse
     
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    Willo Flood would be an upgrade on what we have up top
     
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    Considering the circumstances and the record wealth, this is one of the worst windows in the history of the game

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    Look at this.....:39:
     
  20. Keano88

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    If Carlsberg did deadline days

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