(That long since we've had any, couldn't find the thread)

Alan Nixon: "Top Liverpool starlet Cameron Branagan will Ben allowed out on loan in Jan.

Bolton lead the race for the 20 year old midfielder"

Edited December 11, 20169 yr by Ratwhite

21 minutes ago, Matt Lofthouse said:

Not feeling the love for Kenny, from the Celtic fans at work 😆

Watched the Celtic vs Rangers game and Kenny was very good first half but petered out second half. He is very quick and has a powerful shot (not like Burstow or McAtee who pass it to the keeper)

I’m sure Kenny knows he has something to prove in his time here both to Celtic and Ireland so it’s basically up to him to show that he can deliver. I think he will but only time will tell so I’ll reserve any judgement on the lad until I’ve seen what he does. Let’s be honest though, he’s still young and developing so we should be careful we don’t expect too much.

9 minutes ago, Whitesince63 said:

I’m sure Kenny knows he has something to prove in his time here both to Celtic and Ireland so it’s basically up to him to show that he can deliver. I think he will but only time will tell so I’ll reserve any judgement on the lad until I’ve seen what he does. Let’s be honest though, he’s still young and developing so we should be careful we don’t expect too much.

Be delighted with a young Andy Walker

If it doesn't work out he just won't play.

Folk go on as if our whole promotion charge rests on this single signing.

 

Kenny looks quick and doesn't panic in front of goal.

This is my opinion based on one YouTube compilation.

Whilst there I spotted a winger who looks fucking amazing. Some lad called Daniel Braaten.

1 hour ago, Matt Lofthouse said:

Not feeling the love for Kenny, from the Celtic fans at work 😆

Ask them if he will be able to cope with the step-up in class

3 hours ago, Zico said:

see Huddersfield

Dion Charles - 750k
Joe Taylor - 3m
Alfie May - 1.2m

13 goals between them in the last 12 months

they also like to sack managers

Taylor and Charles have had 3 since they signed last Jan

let's not be like that

Our owners / board have always been clear that there's a balance between supporting ambition and responsible stewardship. No responsible steward would be lobbing £2m after Sam Nombe

He doesn't have to be an unbelievable goal scorer just as he doesn't have to be unbelievably shit and a flop.

If he can just help us push towards the automatics, his build up play, contribute towards goals, just to help us achieve our objective, then it will be a success.

Dalby has come into his own and hopefully him and Burstow start scoring now, our wingers are talented, have scored and can continue scoring important goals for us.

I think we should have enough firepower now to start scoring more goals than we have done. Hopefully.  

 

57 minutes ago, RUREADY2ROLL said:

Watched the Celtic vs Rangers game and Kenny was very good first half but petered out second half. He is very quick and has a powerful shot (not like Burstow or McAtee who pass it to the keeper)

In their defence, Burstow and McAtee haven't always passed it to the keeper.

Burtow's goals v Wigan and Peterboro were proper shots.

McAtee last season take your pick of goals from well hit shots at Crawley, Northampton and Stevenage and home games v Mansfield and Birmingham.

He also "passed" 2 goals in at Shrewsbury and 1 v Orient - he tried the same at Wimbledon but got it wrong, it doesn't mean the idea was wrong just as hammering a shot might have gone straight at the keeper. 

He's (Kenny) also only on loan until the end of the season. If he's shit, he doesn't come back next season. Easy. 

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

If it doesn't work out he just won't play.

Folk go on as if our whole promotion charge rests on this single signing.

 

Its not black and white though.  Has Burstow, Dalby, McAtee worked out? (rhetorical question, no right or wrong answer).

Kenny will play whether he works out or not, assuming we're not talking Etete or Dan levels.

IF we go up there'll be a lot of rebuilding to do.

Some loanee may be renewed, some not. But getting to the Championship is the thing for now.

We have a good, broad squad. It's good enough to be thereabouts. We now have the tools, we just need to use them.

Performances and managerial coaching & tactics are needed too.

He’s fast but raw, is more feedback from the wildlings. 

Fergal Harkin and Kenny's father played together for Finn Harps back in the day, wonder was that a factor in him choosing us over some of the other options?

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1 hour ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

IF we go up there'll be a lot of rebuilding to do.

Some loanee may be renewed, some not. But getting to the Championship is the thing for now.

We have a good, broad squad. It's good enough to be thereabouts. We now have the tools, we just need to use them.

Performances and managerial coaching & tactics are needed too.

I think we're set up nicely.

Think how much Schumacher has had to change virtually the entire team. Taken 2 windows.

We've not overspent and brought in some experienced Championship level players. If it doesn't work and we stay in League 1, they go back. 

We wouldn't have been able to bring in those calibre of players otherwise financially and lucky we still have that pull as a football club.

We've also got some good assets, young valuable players tied down beyond next season.

To me this window has been massive and hopefully we will see the rewards. Brought in players that aren't really league 1 players and have much more experience at playing at a higher level than what we had before.

Bonham, Rodrigues, Blackett Taylor, Apter all Championship players and some as we know have gotten promotions out of this division too.

Obviously, if Kenny isn't cutting it, he won't play. That said, none of our current crop have been prolific, and I reckon SS et al truly feel he can deliver straight away.

Otherwise, there would be little point in loaning him at this moment in time.

6 hours ago, wakey said:

They must have loved it when Evatt was pissing money away on Randall, McAtee, Schon, Lolos etc.

 

Talking of which, Iles yesterday made comparison with last Jan - Randall, Etete and Murphy. Fuck me that's a shite transfer window.

Like signing 3 x Ali Dia

4 hours ago, RUREADY2ROLL said:

Watched the Celtic vs Rangers game and Kenny was very good first half but petered out second half. He is very quick and has a powerful shot (not like Burstow or McAtee who pass it to the keeper)

Whichever way anyone dresses it up SPL is a LOT better than D3 in England.

Ive got a good feeling about this, not had this feeling since Andy Walker time

On one of their many message boards one bloke wrote his main asset was he was ALWAYS in the right spot. 

His YouTube reel backs that up and its the one thing we've missed a lot of the time when our runners always appear to far up or too deep on crosses. I think he'll bag a few. And he can score a fkin header too. 

Agree with most, good transfer window couple of incoming players probably need a bit of getting up to speed but if we can win next two games Barnsley and Lincoln, big ask I know, but that puts second place well within grasp and we have the players to really put a good run together looking forward to great 2nd half of season 

I can't honestly claim to know enough about the players we've signed to know whether we've had a good transfer window but it seems quite promising on the face of it

10 minutes ago, auckland_bwfc said:

On one of their many message boards one bloke wrote his main asset was he was ALWAYS in the right spot. 

His YouTube reel backs that up and its the one thing we've missed a lot of the time when our runners always appear to far up or too deep on crosses. I think he'll bag a few. And he can score a fkin header too. 

McGinley 👀 (Showing my age now...)

42 minutes ago, Ratwhite said:

Whichever way anyone dresses it up SPL is a LOT better than D3 in England.

It isn't. But, I appreciate the optimism, and I do think he'll be fine. Looks like he has good instincts and makes runs across defenders that our other options don't seem to.

1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Obviously, if Kenny isn't cutting it, he won't play. That said, none of our current crop have been prolific, and I reckon SS et al truly feel he can deliver straight away.

Otherwise, there would be little point in loaning him at this moment in time.

If he doesn't play we won't know if he's cutting it 😀

With only a third of the season left, he'll play.  As in, as much as any attacker - obviously with some rotation.

His success is one of the main keys to our success, it isn't a free hit like the signing of Temple, it needs to work because we are lacking shots/goals if it doesn't.

59 minutes ago, Ratwhite said:

Whichever way anyone dresses it up SPL is a LOT better than D3 in England.

 

Scott Arfield, Big Dan and Declan John imply it really is nt. (3 weeks ago would have added Dalby to that list). 
 

Having said that Celtic usually do OK against Premier League clubs