About 75 minutes was allocated yesterday with the set up designed to ensure that the odds are stacked in favour of those on the podium who are generally being criticised, something that they aren’t accustomed to.
A focussed approach to recruitment is required- the big issue is whether Lawwell Junior knows of players over the age of 23 that can improve the Celtic team, over three transfer windows his only success so far is Alistair Johnston with half a dozen or more failing miserably.
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.
Since Lawwell took charge of recruitment only Alistair Johnston has arrived to go straight into the Starting XI with the January transfer window critical to improve on the quality available to Rodgers.
Listen, we have enough – what I would say – development players. I think it is clear. And I love that, it is what I have done all my life is work with those players.
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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.
Getting six players out and bringing in two or three first team contenders is the task facing Lawwell for January, that work should be well underway.
It is not a challenge. It’s a game. It is not under-10s where you have got to play everyone every week. We bring the players in to compete and fight for the shirt.
So, either Celtic are very, very unlucky to be drawn away or someone is making tricks behind the scenes. Seven years on the spin this club has been drawn away at that time of the season.