I figured it’s about time to start this. I think there’s a very good chance that come January we’re bottom six and lost a cup semi. I’m expecting McKenna to be sold plus I do see both Shinnie and GMS moving on, possibly Shinnie doing a McLean returning on loan but I see GMS moving if we can get some cash. With Ross, Wright, McGinn, and McLelland, DM will see us as having ample cover.

 

Wouldn’t be surprised to see Gleeson and or Forrester punted too, those two haven’t worked out. Tough to argue otherwise. Tansey too. Honestly, the squad needs an overhaul, happy to see the young boys given a run and save any money from exports in January for transfers in the summer.

 

Think we’re also due an offer or two for Joe Lewis. Wouldn’t be surprised to see that in the winter window.

 

Sad to say that i’m writing this season off, shame since Devlin is an excellent signing, what I wouldn’t have given for a player like him over the last few years. Would be happy to see the manager go too, things are stale and we’re going in the wrong direction both in performance and league position. Yesterday, with Wilson stuck in the Rooney wide left role, emphasized that we need fresh ideas and someone with a different set of contacts in the transfer market. DM, it was good while it lasted, but we’re going nowhere fast by the looks of things.

I’d take Stewart back in a heartbeat, although both him and Scott Allen could play the #10 role off Cosgrove. It’s a much easier sell to him given he’s not competing with Christie or McLean for that #10 position.

Happily have Stewart back if we actually played him in his best position. I thought it was a dead cert for him to go to the mackems though?

Birmingham manager said in interview that recalling Stewart was down to the board and he had nothing to do with it. Has reconfirmed Stewart will play no part in his plans for the rest of the season.

 

It was the Sunday Mail that ran with the story of us being interested in GS. More than likely just a reporter taking a flyer to fill column inches. Given that he is on £6.5k/week at Birmingham, think it would be unlikely he would want to come to us on £3-4k/week, he could get a good bit more in EFL1. Clubs know that Birmingham are desperate to get shot, I'd guess they'll try to stiff Birmingham to subsidise any contract they get him to sign till season's end....I can't imagine Killie were covering more than £1.5k/week when he was there. Hopefully he just signs a pre-contract with a club and stiffs B/ham for his full wages till his contract ends....they deserve that for the way they treated Killie

West Ham are signing Scottish right back Michael Kelly from Bristol Rovers. If his name is familiar it’s because he was on our books until a few years ago.

West Ham are signing Scottish right back Michael Kelly from Bristol Rovers. If his name is familiar it’s because he was on our books until a few years ago.

 

How and why did we let him go!? What's worse is we won't have a compensation fee I'm guessing?

Contract was terminated by mutual consent. Fell out with Sheerin soon after Sheerin was appointed. Went straight down the road and signed for Leicester.

mckenna to celtic seems to be gathering momentum agent kevin pish aside

It pained me to go the page to read it but this is where the latest McKenna talk is stemming from.

 

https://www.celticnewsnow.com/news/scott-mckenna-appears-to-be-on-the-brink-of-a-move-to-celtic/262687/

Any club who sells their best player in the January window is more interested in money than success.

I call it out as shyte

I call it out as shyte

 

Inside knowledge or wish list?

I call it out as shyte

 

Agreed.

No inside knowledge.

Just don't believe it

If Stewart comes back we’ll have GS, GS, and GMS in the same team. Too many G’s and too many S’s - It just won’t work.

If Stewart comes back we’ll have GS, GS, and GMS in the same team. Too many G’s and too many S’s - It just won’t work.

 

Can never have too many G's. G's are good, G's are great.

 

Too many S's is a concern. Sam. Scott (M). Shay. Stevie. Scott (W) and no doubt others.

I call it out as shyte

 

I want to agree.

Looking at the various "news" outlets on Newsnow, the only talk of this being a possibility is from celtic based websites who have as much insider knowledge as most folk on here.

 

I'd be fucking furious if we did sell our "prize asset" to a rival as well.

Inside knowledge or wish list?

 

Knowledge of how the weegie press works (brother does match reports for associated press). Any big signing at the arse cheeks is preceded by a tip off to all the papers (Herald, Retard, Evening Times) so that a reporter and photographer can be on site to snap the scarf being raised aloft for the next edition. Prior to this the online versions will be updated with a wee teaser "New defender*/midfielder*/striker* expected for smelly huns*/plastic Paddies*"

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No such update is on the retard. If McKenna were indeed at the Brendanbeu they would be all over it

Any club who sells their best player in the January window is more interested in money than success.

 

Or they're just pragmatic? If it meant investing in a good left back, a decent attacking midfielder and a decent winger, then I'd sell McKenna in January. The sums we are talking about for McKenna (and I don't believe the ones touted in Jan) would be worth several seasons' prize funds, so it's not about money v success. Retaining McKenna isn't going to be the difference between us finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd, but not having a left back, some decent supply and a finisher might. I'm pretty certain that we could assemble a team to beat the huns and tims without McKenna in it, but we certainly won't do it with the existing first 11. The Tims cashed in on Dembele when they could. If they'd held onto him for longer, there was a huge risk that they could lose a lot of his value for little return. It's about positioning yourself in the wider game and understanding the correct balance between letting players move on and associated detriment to the team. For the right amount of cash we could let McKenna go and be no more or less succesful because of that (if re-invested to a smaller degree).

for once i am going to agree with rico

I agree about selling him if the offer is big enough. I actually wouldn't have a problem selling him to Celtic as long as it was a pure cash offer (no throwing in Hendry or Hayes as partial makeweights......i do not want either of them) of £8million or over. Ideally prefer him to go south, but it would certainly be in our interest to have 2 or more clubs entering a bidding war for his services. He's by no means the finished article yet and still very prone to dropping almighty clangers.....

 

Of course I'm basing my opinion on the board allowing at least £3 million for DM to go out and get us at least 3 other players (replacement CH, left back and number 10). The cynicist in me says he would get £1 million and the rest siphoned off to pay for Kingsford phase 2....

I just don't think mckenna is interested in celtic 2bh. 

Being linked with Jaden Brown, a young left back who has just signed for Huddersfield from Spurs. England u19 international. Large pinch of salt though as it may have originated from Agent Kevin, even though it’s being quite widely reported now.

I just don't think mckenna is interested in celtic 2bh.

 

He should be. No successful professional athlete wants a glass ceiling above them. Every ambitious sportsman wants to win. Aberdeen under Milne can't win the league because it's not even the goal. McInnes won't succeed because he's not capable and isn't a winner himself. Why would McKenna not want to join one of the only two teams in Scotland who are capable of winning, now that the old duopoly is back and here to stay by the looks of it?

 

No person - in sport or otherwise - would turn down the chance to treble or quadruple their income.

 

 

These comments, whilst true, do NOT add weight to the rumour of Celtic being in for McKenna, the origin of which is unknown (to me).

Ok think I can shed some light on the whole Celtic/McKenna shyte from earlier......

 

It appears Mr McKenna allowed himself to be pictured with the driver of a taxi he was about to get into earlier today in Glasgow. Cannot confirm where in Glasgow but presume the airport having not long arrived back from Dubai.

 

Anyway this must have been witnessed by some Dhimwit, who, as anyone naturally would ( ), assumed that the only place in Glasgow that could be his destination was Celtic Park.....and promptly took to twitter/text/smoke signals to inform all his wee jakey pals. Thus he became the credible source so often alluded to in the ensuing bhollocks story.

 

I can not so exclusively reveal that McKenna's actual destination was Heart Radio, where as I write he is taking part in the "Drivetime Show" and no doubt is fielding requests from the Great Glasgow public for such popular hits as "Fields of Athenry" and that great dubstep choon "No Pope of Rome"

 

Happy fucking days.....

I posted that in a rush, apologies for not getting my point across better.  What I meant, rocket, is that I suspect Mckenna has his eyes on a bigger prize. Why go to celtic when you will earn 30k tops and be tied to a 5 year deal when you could go to England and not only earn triple that but play in a much better league for one's development?  When celtic came sniffing in the summer he didn't seem at all fussed that afc dinghied the bid.

I agree tig. If he had any ambition at all he should be targeting better than Celtic, although they could be a useful stepping stone as he's not ready for the higher levels in my opinion. Getting picked for his country is another big feather in his CV so if Celtic did table a bid, AFC would tell the world, protract the negotiations and then someone else might come in with a bid that we really can't afford to ignore. Then we can concentrate on trying to get 3rd or 4th place in the league.