BlackSocksRedTops

Does anyone think Van Veen is worth a punt? 25 goals is not to be sniffed at. He's also very direct, which I like.

He's 27.

Who cares? If they fit the bill ie. Score goals and help us win games.

Is Delia Smith going on a free? She could inspire our squad with one of her famous pre match rants. And she knows her way around a quiche...

Conveniently forgotten...

Another one sent by a friend of mine. Georges Mikautadze of Metz. Centre forward from Georgia who was wanted by Kompany at Burnley. They were priced out after bidding 2.5 million apparently.

Who knows the Bundesliga 2? What about Tim Kleindienst? Top scorer this season with 23 goals? Market value 3million?

Sorry but this is clutching at straws. They play the same game we do. Being street smart is not cheating.

I understand we are hurting because of our teams failings this year (coupled with our rivals success) but can you provide examples of Celtic cheating their way to victories week in week out? I derive no pleasure from saying this but they just seem like an organised, hard working team with more clinical players than us.

Not said directly but kind of pointless to combine two unrelated pieces of info into the same post IMO.

Agree 100%.

I also watched those games over the last few days. Call it therapy... I totally agree. I'd like to think Tav will up his levels in a more functional and fluid team.

Maybe Gonzo, maybe. I just hope its pointed in the right direction.

Harsh

Another left field transfer option... Casper Tengstedt of Benfica. Centre forward. Danish. 22 years old. Scored 15 from 14 games for Rosenberg in Norway and then moved to Benfica for 7 million. Has not featured much this season. Could be a loan option?

Is Tavs qualities as a captain that detrimental to what we achieve? His pros out weigh the cons for me.

Not sure Bill. Let's not throw the baby out with the bath water and all that...

I can't this seriously. You're citing at least 3 players that downed tools long before Beale was on board.

Possibly but that comes with an inflated price IMO. I hate to use our nearest rivals as an example but from their transfer dealings over the last 2 seasons, I think they've only recruited two players from England.

You have to wonder why he went from playing and scoring for a team that regularly played in Europe to the the Thai league but my point still stands. There are gems to unearthed out there.

Might not be the answer but we need to box clever in the transfer market. Focusing on the English Championship seems awfully myopic IMO.

I think that's an understatement Gonzo.

How does anyone see us line up next year? --------McCrorie/Another------- -----Goldson-------Davies------- Tav-----------------------Ridvan ------------Lundstrum----------- -----Raskin-----------Cantwell--- -------Whole new front 3---------

I genuinely feel we need to widen our search for talent as the majority of the players we have been linked with are playing in the overpriced English Championship. For example, I was looking at this guy the other night. Frank Castañeda. He's a Coloumbian forward/winger who played in the CL for Sherrif a few years back. For some reason or another he's went from one free transfer to another. He now plays in Poland and 500k would probably secure him.

Good luck to him but this suits all parties. Time waits for no (somewhat out of condition) man and all that...