bennett Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 After 24 games: Celtic 20/21: 14 wins under the management of Neil Lennon Rangers 17/18: 14 wins under the combined management of Pedro Caixinha and Graeme Murty. Celtic are exactly where Rangers were in January 2018 - only able to sign players who want to play for the club because they're supporters, completely directionless and rudderless and with major uncertainty over key positions and a huge rebuild coming up where most of the squad will need replaced. Food for thought. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, G51 said: After 24 games: Celtic 20/21: 14 wins under the management of Neil Lennon Rangers 17/18: 14 wins under the combined management of Pedro Caixinha and Graeme Murty. Celtic are exactly where Rangers were in January 2018 - only able to sign players who want to play for the club because they're supporters, completely directionless and rudderless and with major uncertainty over key positions and a huge rebuild coming up where most of the squad will need replaced. Food for thought. I couldn't believe Lennon wasn't binned in November. With the poor run we've had they should have been out of sight. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wastecoatwilly Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 1 minute ago, G51 said: After 24 games: Celtic 20/21: 14 wins under the management of Neil Lennon Rangers 17/18: 14 wins under the combined management of Pedro Caixinha and Graeme Murty. Celtic are exactly where Rangers were in January 2018 - only able to sign players who want to play for the club because they're supporters, completely directionless and rudderless and with major uncertainty over key positions and a huge rebuild coming up where most of the squad will need replaced. Food for thought. Having better players is an advantage when the re-build starts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Brees Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Just now, Merkland Red said: I couldn't believe Lennon wasn't binned in November. With the poor run we've had they should have been out of sight. Worrying thing is, we’ve still to play Aberdeen 3 times. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Just now, Drew Brees said: Worrying thing is, we’ve still to play Aberdeen 3 times. That's why Romeo disappeared. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Merkland Red said: I couldn't believe Lennon wasn't binned in November. With the poor run we've had they should have been out of sight. I kinda knew the league was over when they didn't bin him after losing 4-1 to Sparta Prague's reserves. That was the point where they needed to do something, and they simply didn't. 1 minute ago, wastecoatwilly said: Having better players is an advantage when the re-build starts. Only because you'll be able to cash in on them. You still have to make the right decisions once those players are sold. It's an awful lot of decisions to get right first-time willy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d31 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 (edited) They've left themselves with Christie, Ajer and Edouard now only on one year deals come the summer. Ajer and Edouard will certainly refuse to sign so thats them away along with Lennon and Brown. Ntcham is also now on a one year deal. They've hugely mismanaged those players leaving. Similar to Rangers and Morelos but care factor for Rangers now that theyve got the title in the bag. Edited February 2, 2021 by d31 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, Drew Brees said: Worrying thing is, we’ve still to play Aberdeen 3 times. This is why I've tried not to take the piss too much in recent weeks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wastecoatwilly Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 1 minute ago, G51 said: I kinda knew the league was over when they didn't bin him after losing 4-1 to Sparta Prague's reserves. That was the point where they needed to do something, and they simply didn't. Only because you'll be able to cash in on them. You still have to make the right decisions once those players are sold. It's an awful lot of decisions to get right first-time willy. If a new manager does come in he will get 3 or 4 transfer windows we are starting from a position of strength. Getting rid of the bad apples won't be a problem. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 They'll take in about £12m for Edouard and Ajer combined. I'm not really sure who would come in for Christie at a half decent level. Maybe he'd want to try a foreign league for the experience. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wastecoatwilly Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: This is why I've tried not to take the piss too much in recent weeks. Second is nothing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 10 minutes ago, G51 said: I kinda knew the league was over when they didn't bin him after losing 4-1 to Sparta Prague's reserves. That was the point where they needed to do something, and they simply didn't. Only because you'll be able to cash in on them. You still have to make the right decisions once those players are sold. It's an awful lot of decisions to get right first-time willy. Yeah you are spot on. Especially when he said the stuff about not analysis games for a long time. 3 minutes ago, Mr. Alli said: They'll take in about £12m for Edouard and Ajer combined. I'm not really sure who would come in for Christie at a half decent level. Maybe he'd want to try a foreign league for the experience. The Athletic seem to think he'd be a good, budget fit for Arsenal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, Merkland Red said: The Athletic seem to think he'd be a good, budget fit for Arsenal. Willian, Partey, Aubameyang, Lacazette, Pepe and... Charlie Christie's son. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Mr. Alli said: Willian, Partey, Aubameyang, Lacazette, Pepe and... Charlie Christie's son. Have you seen Willian in an Arsenal jersey? Arsenal aren't exactly flush with cash and could be seen as a cheap back up option. I'm not saying I agree with it but his numbers have to justify it before the Athletic are running with that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJF Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 (edited) 20 minutes ago, d31 said: They've left themselves with Christie, Ajer and Edouard now only on one year deals come the summer. Ajer and Edouard will certainly refuse to sign so thats them away along with Lennon and Brown. Ntcham is also now on a one year deal. They've hugely mismanaged those players leaving. Similar to Rangers and Morelos but care factor for Rangers now that theyve got the title in the bag. Morelos has a contract until Summer 2023 so I don't think it is comparable in this situation. We still have arguably 2 transfer windows where we could sell him without his contract impacting his value. Edited February 2, 2021 by AJF 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewan14 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, Mr. Alli said: Willian, Partey, Aubameyang, Lacazette, Pepe and... Charlie Christie's son. You forgot Kieran 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Merkland Red said: I'm not saying I agree with it but his numbers have to justify it before the Athletic are running with that. I must have missed this memo, what makes "The Athletic" a holy grail of footballing knowledge? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewan14 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 19 minutes ago, d31 said: They've left themselves with Christie, Ajer and Edouard now only on one year deals come the summer. Ajer and Edouard will certainly refuse to sign so thats them away along with Lennon and Brown. Ntcham is also now on a one year deal. They've hugely mismanaged those players leaving. Similar to Rangers and Morelos but care factor for Rangers now that theyve got the title in the bag. Sevco also seem to be building for the future with (all) these signings 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Just now, Mr. Alli said: I must have missed this memo, what makes "The Athletic" a holy grail of footballing knowledge? I didn't say they were? What they do is look at the stats, see where a team is lacking and then look for players who can improve this based o their stats. A more moneyball approach (that isn't for everyone) than your traditional "sign him because he scores lots of goals". Again I am not saying I could see it happening. I just found it interesting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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