ANNOUNCE PATRICK ROBERTS

Would love paddy back but really hope Brendan has a back up plan if it doesn't happen.

 

Reminds me of when Bellamy was on loan to us, done really well and said he loved it up here then ended up at Blackburn or some other English *.

With Paddy being a lot younger than Bellamy was he could still spend a few years up here developing then get his big money move down to England.

 

You heard it hear first.........1 year loan deal then option to buy with sell on clause

 

Reminds me of our pursuit of Scott Sinclair last year.

 

ffs the vvd money near alone will pay for paddy...along with shirt sales...

get it done lawell

 

That could be the best deal we could ever get. It's basically getting 3 years more out of him. 1 loan and 2 before sold unless he signs an extension

 

I've heard the same pish off 100 different people for weeks now, so excuse me if i call bullshit!

 

Why would they do that though? Its clear we want to buy so why not now if they want to sell.

 

Probably get done after lunch, once they have all been for a bar lunch and lubricated their minds.

 

Shirt sales pay for * all.

http://www.talkceltic.net/forums/threads/the-shirt-sales-myth.145549/page-2#post-5642292

 

Extract from ETims

Patrick Roberts ?

Bit of gossip…from a well placed source-i.e. one who doesn’t actually drink- and again I’d like to remind you that we make things up on here.

I mean, me, spending enough time near a teetotaller to listen to anything he has to say ?

Manchester City don’t rate him. Apparently he “lacks presence ” , and the other options available to him are a considerable step down, as it appears they are not the only club who feel he’s not cut out for the top teams in the EPL circus.

Not yet, at least.

He can go, but right now, its all about the cost.

Or it was, or it will be or…who gives a toss any more ?

We do. Thats who, and thats why he wants to come home.

Whether or not the deal has actually been done already isn’t clear, but it would be a huge surprise if he doesnt come back.

 

I was away to post that very thread, hopefully it'll be read

 

Waste of time even reading that.

 

well if the shirt sales are worth * all then the money we get from vvd will be sufficient enough...vvd will be moving and for no less than 60 million....so 10 - 15 % of that is a fantastic bonus to get a player like Roberts in

 

I'm hoping that's all just geared towards putting clubs like City off thinking we're desperate to get guys in.

I'd be surprised and v disappointed if we weren't looking at both a RW and CB for after the qualifiers. I think the board are probably waiting to see if we make it past Astana first.

 

As much as I'd like to see him here it's getting to the point where we should make one last offer and begin to look elsewhere We're already almost half way through August cant afford to spend much longer focused on this one deal

 

I've become so obsessed with this I have begun to watch the man city training videos on YouTube and he had been in every one that was until today where he was nowhere to bee seen brahim Diaz denayer Phil foden were the only "fringe player" there so the big question where's paddy at?

 

"Celtic will have to be patient" it says online, they taking the *? The * they think we've been.

Just wish we knew either way, it's like asking Megan Fox over to 'watch a film' and her saying "I'll let you know".

 

Although in fairness we knew we were bidding last year as Villa were being absolute * about it.