New Season, so time for a new thread...
See mod note 15/11/20 -
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=115302954&postcount=842
celticbest wrote: » Fletcher offered a one year contract, thoughts?https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53675841 8 Aberdeen players self-isolating - 2 with confirmed Covid-19, what affect will this have on the season?https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/53683597
weldoninhio wrote: » The "others" will be raging. 14 days isolation means the 8 will miss the game against us.
US2 wrote: » Not sure how much game time he would get but it'd be no harm, great finisher. Would like to see a bit of cover at fullback now
celticbest wrote: » Will their games go ahead or be postponed and played at a later date when all players are available?
bobmalooka wrote: » I see some fans are up in arms at the prospect of this over in twitterland - because rangers have signed 2 promising looking strikers. The scenarios are different - they need to replace their main man who is either off or agitating to be off. Defoe can still finish but he isn’t anywhere near capable of being the main man every week anymore - his role will continue to reduce. It appears we are in the market because 4th choice striker Bayo is a dud and 2nd choice striker Griffiths is good but unreliable. Assuming Edouard is staying for now (or a separate plan in place to replace him if he’s being sold) Fletcher makes perfect sense. Cheap/enthusiastic/fairly good/allows a different style of play.
weldoninhio wrote: » Their game against St Mirren this weekend is going ahead. Their own fault. No one forced their players into a pub.
bobmalooka wrote: » Aberdeen situation is easy to dismiss - you can clearly link the outbreak to their own wrong behaviour. What happens when we see team outbreaks where there is no known breach of protocol? Is it fair that those teams suffer.
US2 wrote: » celtic fans on twitter are the worst of any club I've seen to be fair. You can't assume anything with celtic but if he is a replacement for Edouard it'd be an absolute disgrace.
duffman13 wrote: » Highly doubt hes a replacement for Edouard, most likely for Griffiths, if the reports of his return to training in an awful state are through, its time to cut him off. He's got huge support from fans and the club. Given loss of income, I dont think the club will be spending huge money on Edouards replacement if they plan on holding him for one more year which is why Fletcher as back up is a sensible move.
bobmalooka wrote: » I’d agree, fletcher looks to be a reaction to the fact griffiths can’t be relied on. Then we have Kilmala who is improving and bayo who’s a dud.
duffman13 wrote: » I'd love to through Bayo out on loan to another SPL side, might work out but not sold on that. Klimala looks decent and improving but Lee has to be out the door at this stage. Someone will take a chance on Griffiths but he's had a few chances now with Celtic. I just can't see much being spent this summer particularly until after qualifiers for champions league and seeing how we go there
bobmalooka wrote: » Today’s line up v Killie. No big surprises, Barkas makes his debut between the sticks. Rogic and Johnston carrying knocks but no room for Luca Connell in the squad. Karamoko makes the bench - it’s well documented how promising he is, 17 now so we should start seeing more of him.
A Dub in Glasgo wrote: » Quite flat today
A Dub in Glasgo wrote: » I cannot believe how stupid some footballers are, there is a real danger that the Scot Gov will pull the plug for now
