JOSH THOMPSON !!

He is only 18, you cannot judge a person on a few games too

 

Come on. The guy is 18 years old FFS. You cant blame our pish form on this guy. At 18 he is not perfect. Has a lot to work on. But he has got time to work on it and i reckon he'll be good for us in the future. If Mowbray throws him into the centre of defence when hes not ready for first team action then that says more about Mowbray than Thompson.

 

imo i think he has clearly shown that he can defend espically for a 18 year old.

To me he looks alot more sound when it comes to defending than Loovens and o'dea do.

I agree that he needs to work on his pace. However sometimes you can get by with a lack of paceas a defender if you are technically sound at defending. Which i think he has shown

 

Celtic fans dont deserve awards from uefa we're no better than huns. Slaughtering an 18 year old after putting up with mcmanus for years. Disgraceful and distasteful i bet your the same fans who embarrass our club by cheering when samaras is substituted. The boy has done all thats been asked of him. And as for criticising the one boruc pulled out the net do you remember caldwell scored 3 own goals. He has mistakes to make to become a better player if he learns from the mistakes it will make him a better player.

 

I pointed out that mistake to people that think he's been faultless.

 

IMO He was very solid,excellent heading and jumping.We got to be patient about Josh,he is future of our club,for sure.
Just look at O'Dea, the guy looked very shaky in last few games.

 

We're quick to jump on players for mistakes during the heat of the game but when a manager makes them it's a different story.

Good post

 

Joke of a thread... whoever started it get a * grip.

We're all hurtin after last night, this doesn't help matters.

And it's a load of balls too.

 

would have him over loovens any day. Seen it last night - loovens was marking Kyle and got bullied off him every time they challenged, whereas, when thompson came on he marked Kyle and i think he won every header/tackle he had to make in that 40 minutes he had on the pitch

 

magic prospect, trust him more than loovens or o'dea right now.

 

this thread should be about glen loovens bcoz he is pish.leave the boy thomson to progress instead of judging the boy.stupid fucken thread.

 

Looked better than loovens or odea

 

i personally think hes excellent and should develop into a quality player.

 

This is a hard descion, i like thmpson looked good do far, looked great when he came on, hard desicion to go for experiance or talent

 

i think Thompson looks the part, only 18..would like to see him week in, week out with Hooiveld..surely cant be any worse than Caldwell, loovens, mcmanus

 

I would have him with loovens before Hooiveld any day

 

for an 18 year walk in to what is quite possibly the worst defensive line in Scotland and be singled out as a failure is a joke to be honest.. the boy needs to develop obviously, and yes the Celtic first team is not the place to do it, but thats no reason to call it a day for the boy.

 

Really? Hmm .. Personally i don't rate Loovens at all , frequently gets bullied of the ball , rarley picks out a good pass , generally * himself in posession .. Give me Josh Thompson and Hooiveld any day!! That's my opinion though!

 

I rate him. He has an a good sense of position and aura of dominance and calm about him, something O'Dea has never had. If he was at a club where he played every game for the next two years he would be a great player. Problem is he might end up rotting on the bench.