Against Athletic Club of Bilbao on Tuesday the returning manager got to see 22 players get 45 minutes each with the ‘B’ side putting on a better display in the second half than the expected first picks.
After a month of modest transfer activity, Celtic could start tomorrow’s SPFL opener against Ross County without any new signings in the Starting XI, Rodgers still has plans to strengthen the squad but it will be firmly within established parameters.
Celtic have a well documented problem in losing players to England once they turn 16 with Aidan Borland to Aston Villa the latest example.
Nawrocki’s message through his 15,000 Instagram followers is clearly the work of a Polish defender brought up in the north of Germany rather than the creation of a Latino that thrives on the interactions with his gallery.
While most supporters look for more signings of the calibre of Maik Nawrocki, Rodgers has to prune the numbers down with those honest conversations already held.
Starfelt was one of Ange Postecoglou’s first signings in July 2021, being pitched into his debut at Tynecastle as the hoops got off to a losing start under their new regime.
No specific reason was given for not inviting BBC Scotland but most outsiders assumed that it was a reaction to the sneering contempt of Tom English about the appointment of the former Leicester City boss.
During his time at Blackburn Souness swooped to sign Barry Ferguson and Tugay, later on at Newcastle he signed Jean-Alain Boumsong for £8m a few months after the French defender was available on a free transfer.
Borland, Doak and others can play in u-19 and u-23 league football at Liverpool, Villa and elsewhere. If they catch the eye of Jurgen Klopp great, if not there are plenty of full time, lower league clubs playing on grass to develop their careers at.
Meanwhile Beale has to assess his walking wounded and decide who will be the least risk to use on the plastic pitch at Kilmarnock on Saturday ahead of the Champions League qualifier against Servette four days later.