Tying players up on longer contracts and our future

[Totti 0]

Now that we seem to be a lot safer financially and have improved drastically on the pitch, we really need to start protecting our star players. In recent years we've appeared very much a selling club and not so long ago every player 'had their price'. Now while that still may be the case (some offers can't be turned down), I think we really need to distance ourselves from that ethos and start to function like other big clubs, telling the media we're not looking to sell anyone. For the first time in a while we don't have a conveyor belt of players going in and out each season and have had much the same team for a while, something Celtic have struggled to do. We need to tie our better players up on longer contracts and can't afford another Boyd or Wilson situation.

 

With the way we've been performing in Europe many of our players will attract interest, particularly McGregor, Bougherra, Miller and Naismith. I want to see us standing up and making it difficult for clubs to sign our players. With the signing of Jelavic we're now looking like a club again that has ambition

[metlika 0]

Miller has to be tied down or we could see vultures trying to sign him on a bosman in January. The others have contracts till 2012/13 but I'm not sure if we have sufficient funds to really offer them anything. I would believe Naismith would want a substantial rise, Bougherra well I'm not sure and Mcgregor is tough one as well.

[Super_Ally 0]

I cant see Miller going anywhere. Has never had the success elsewhere that he has under Smith in dark blue and royal blue.

[Gazza_8 233]

I reckon McGregor would only ask for a small increase and added to the fact that he doesn't want to go anywhere. He seems to be on the our players who's come through the ranks and doesn't want to leave. He knows he'll win trophies and play in the CL more often than not.

[metlika 0]

I reckon McGregor would only ask for a small increase and added to the fact that he doesn't want to go anywhere. He seems to be on the our players who's come through the ranks and doesn't want to leave. He knows he'll win trophies and play in the CL more often than not.

 

On FM it says otherwise with him , always wants a new challenge.

[Gazza_8 233]

On FM it says otherwise with him , always wants a new challenge.

 

Well, if it says it in FM it's the truth!

[Totti 0]

Problem with Miller is he could probably get 30 k + a week easy at a premiership club like newcastle. A lot of pacy strikers like Miller do quite well at half decent clubs in the EPL. He might think with Derby and Wolves he never got a proper crack there.

 

Hopefully he decides to stay as he'll still get a good wage here and he's playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world.

[pete 2,499]

Most Rangers supporters thought we would miss Boyd but we are better without him imo. If Miller decides to leave then a new star will step up. No person is irreplaceable. I hope Kenny stays but the wage structure must never be allowed to spiral out of control again.

[Whosthedado 1,742]

How good would it be on the back of today's humbling of the Hoops if Miller signed his contract this week :spl:

 

Over to you Mr Bain..............:spl: