Celtic FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2024/25

watching this on Premier Sports, the in game commentary is brutal. Michael Stewart keeps saying the same thing over and over again. The other co commentator is obviously a former Rangers player and is analysing exclusively from a rangers perspective as if it’s rangers tv. Thinking about turning them down, wish I could silence the commentary.

The game hasn’t been great. We’re dominating but haven’t really created great chances yet.

Great to seal the double and great for Idah to get the winner. He's scored some really important goals for us and hopefully we can bring him in permanently over the summer. I wasn't sold on him at all when he joined but he's a great option to have up front.

Idah getting all the plaudits, but Bernardo done very well when he came on. He made the goal with a powerful run and strike, he could have easily of gone down and taken the foul.

That's two big moments against rangers for him this season. It'll be interesting to see what BR does in the summer with him.

I’d keep Bernardo, I think he’s shown enough to be worth signing. Is it a 5million price tag with him?

I’m expecting O’Riley to go but maybe with this momentum he can be enticed to stay for another season. Goalkeeper and wide positions in midfield and at the back need upgrades for the CL. Enjoying tonight though.

I think the fee would be in the region of 5-6million. I'd have no arguments against signing him too. I think the potential is there for him to improve.

Does anyone think Kyogo might become a problem in this team?

I don't think he suits BR's style of play and if a big offer came in over the summer for him, I think Rodgers wouldn't mind him leaving.

Rangers disallowed goal on Saturday came from Kyogo's inability to hold up a ball played to him by Scales. He was immediately hooked after that.

Don't get me wrong I love the little guy, but he played his best football under Ange and at 29, cashing in might be an idea.

I wouldn't agree, I think Kyogo has had a difficult season but his movement and finishing is as good a standard as I think we can attract. The issue was that until Idah came in we didn't have another option up front so Kyogo was being played in games that didn't suit him.

I think Ange made a big mistake letting Giakoumakis leave but Idah can do a similar job for us.

Kyogo generally comes good.for.us in the big games and I think he can get even better

I saw that but read the source isn't very reliable. I'd be surprised if he wanted to return to Japan and if they could afford the kind of money Celtic would want for him

Looks like we might be signing Kasper Schmeichel. He’s 37 now but is still Denmark’s number 1 so hopefully he retains most of his abilities and with his experience and leadership in that position he could prove to be a very useful signing. Hopefully a few more transfers to come over the next few weeks. A big season this with at least 8 CL games guaranteed.

Yes but all going well and he’s fit he’ll do a good job in goals for a season or two. Idah and Bernardo deals close to being done before the trip to the US according to the lads on KDS.

Then we need reinforcements in other areas, along with getting out a few that need to move on, hopefully we see the board really back our manager properly this window. O’Riley and possibly Hatate are two that might move that will need direct replacing.

First signing done, Viljami Sinisalo in as backup id guess to Schmeichel

https://x.com/CelticFC/status/1813291259357810802?t=l0z1G2BUesg3wu_T0do0oQ&s=19

Yep. Good start after a good pre season. Brendan’s second season with these players showing the effect of his quality. He’s a top class manager, absolutely top drawer and the club and some of the fans (including one or two on these pages that ought to know a lot better) should be taking a hard look at themselves for the lack of support for the manager at times last season.

I digress.

Clearly we have everything we need with Brendan as manager to dominate domestically. As you say the board now needs to get the finger out and take advantage of this opportunity with a quality manager at the helm and back him to the hilt with the resources at the club. It’s likely MOR will go. Sell him and spend the money on players. We have loads of money anyway to spend before we sell anyone. Still a few weeks to go but Lawwell and the board and the Lawwell Loyal in the support are really being shown up for the cowards that they are. Still time for Lawwell and the board to redeem themselves. They better get the finger out.

Just taking Kyogo off now after the 70 minute mark. The Celtic board sitting on 100 million in the coffers are a disgrace. We have a brilliant manager but they are so slow at getting transfers done and backing him properly. Idah probably on the way but it takes forever for these deals to get over the line. We could do much better in the CL this season as well as pick up more domestic silverware by spending some of that resources available. The board letting the club down again.

We're most likely going to end this window weaker than we were last season when someone meets O'Reilly's valuation which is unforgivable with the money we have.

Even replacing Hart who announced his retirement in Feb was down to the manager ringing and ex player of his a few weeks ago because we have no scouting department. It's a joke how we do business and the ambition of the board seems to be limited to finishing above Rangers

Great news. A few more signings of that type of ambition needed and hopefully we can get some good results in the CL campaign.

That will be a make or break loan for Kwon, saw bits of him at St Mirren last year and was impressed. Hopefully he'll do it again for Hibs and come back to us ready to challenge for a place

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