Taking players on loan from Manchester City was a feature of Celtic a decade ago when sections of the stadium would be closed, getting thrown a few projects to bolster a team that lacked purpose with little aspirations or ambitions to be competing in the Champions League.
Last season’s Champions League campaign should have put the club in a position of strength, one to kick on from and become an attractive place for players to go. Instead they look vulnerable, happy to cash in while the going is good, preparing for the inevitable rainy day.
Almost certainly the same source has come up with both stories, that source is Wishful Thinking, a close friend of Fletcher.
Others, in the boardroom rub their hands, pat each other on the back and look across the city to remind themselves of their own brilliance.
All of the data is out there, agents are buzzing around drumming up business with players surely attracted to a club that impressed in the 2024/25 Champions League and is one Play Off tie away from the 25/26 competition and the real prospect of 10 very meaningful, high profile matches.
Michel-Ange Balikwisha is close to a transfer to Celtic. The Scottish top club has been in talks for some time and is now pushing through.
Fortunately for Nicholson his bosses think that he is doing a fantastic job, the people that appointed a low profile Sports Lawyer as CEO, a job requiring a very different skillset.
It was very good to play with Benjamin. I really enjoyed it. It’s clear he is a fearless player who has a lot of confidence.
Scotland defender Greg Taylor is close to moving overseas under freedom of contract while Leeds United and Sunderland have been credited with an interest in key central defender Cameron Carter-Vickers.
I have been trying to be as forceful as I can about what we need to bring in, and the challenges we have had are well chronicled. Irrespective of the result tonight, we still need reinforcements.
