Having been lured to Celtic over the last 18 months players won’t be accepting transfers and pay cuts just because of a change in circumstances at their employer. The wishes of the manager will be very difficult to execute.
The comparisons to 2012 are obvious with the Mainstream in complete denial about the disastrous state of finances at Ibrox. A google search of ‘Roger Mitchell, Rangers’ draws a blank, there hasn’t been a single story this year.
Back in August Rodgers neatly distanced himself from the summer signings, explaining that he has to work with and coach the players provided by the club. Players or agents that impress Mark Lawwell.
As a top referee Munro knows the punishment for an attack like that, for whatever reason the SFA’s man in Dingwall thought that it was only worth a yellow card.
The other factor is entirely in Celtic’s hands with the appointment of Mark Lawwell and his very limited contact book.
There are a multitude of angles to take on the story. Fergus McCann and Brian Dempsey were central to it, as was Willie Haughey and Dominic Keane with Edinburgh based Celtic fan John Keane, no relation to Dom, an underplayed saviour by depositing £1m ahead of McCann’s transatlantic dash to…
Lawwell Senior might see greater strength, getting players shifted out on loan looks like the priority for Lawwell Junior when the January Transfer Window opens.
Even poor Hearts teams have managed to make things hostile for Celtic at Tynecastle, today’s side seemed afraid to get involved in case their opponents moved up a gear.
Fans often discuss and demand recruitment at their club, over the coming windows Mark Lawwell has to double up on removing players, a first team squad of 25 seems more than adequate, currently Celtic have around 40 players in their first team pool.
One match into a Champions League campaign the ambitions of June and July are in tatters, this Celtic squad isn’t about to advance in Europe, matching last season’s tally of two points is far from certain.