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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 21 2010, 10:51 PM (2,146 Views) | |
| DEdblue | Mar 22 2010, 10:21 PM Post #51 |
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Paul Tait
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O'Conner's winning goal at Hull was one of the most,if not the most important goal of the season......... great goal by him,great kiss of the badge,great 3 points when we was on a real down.....looked in the deep stuff at the time.It was an only win amongst 8 games, and we had just been beat by Vile........... Yes the more I think about it the more I realise just how good it was. :D |
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| jj22 | Mar 22 2010, 10:42 PM Post #52 |
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Kenny Burns
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Whatever happens i cant see any manager around paying £8million for a forward thats scored 2 league goals all season! Even if he does play well and create chances for others. |
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| Mrs_Ferguson | Mar 23 2010, 01:13 AM Post #53 |
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Geoff Horsfield
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Excuse me?? Just what are you trying to say?! Ground comparisions & ridicule? :angry: |
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| Justheretoreadcomments | Mar 23 2010, 03:26 AM Post #54 |
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Paul Devlin
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Let's put this into perspective, shall we? Birmingham bought Ferguson for £1million. West Brom bought Graham Dorrans for £100-250k. Both players are far better than Aiden McGeady will ever be, so to spend what would be x10 on this boy what you spent on Barry Ferguson would be simply ridiculous. McGeady isn't worthy of lacing McFadden's boots, if truth be known. |
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| The Blue Bear | Mar 23 2010, 07:02 AM Post #55 |
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Mikael Forssell
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Whilst this isn't intended to be an attack on Fahey, I quite like him as a footballer, I have noticed over the last few games he has been over hitting his passes more frequently. Just an observation. |
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| thetoot | Mar 23 2010, 07:06 AM Post #56 |
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Frank Worthington
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I think Mcgeady would be a really good signing and give Blues something we don't have - the ability to run at defenders and create chances. Maybe that's just me. |
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| Amuser | Mar 23 2010, 07:10 AM Post #57 |
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That's a bold claim. |
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| TBone | Mar 23 2010, 07:21 AM Post #58 |
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Garry Pendrey
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Would you have been happy spending £20m+ (fee plus 4yr wages) on Pavlyuchenko alone, then? |
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| Mrs_Ferguson | Mar 23 2010, 08:53 AM Post #59 |
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Geoff Horsfield
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Well said!! :applause: |
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| lowdham bluenose | Mar 23 2010, 09:26 AM Post #60 |
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Joe Bradford
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:applause: |
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| pooley | Mar 23 2010, 09:47 AM Post #61 |
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The Icon
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impossible for me to answer without knowing how much will be spent on the remaining positions we need to fill. I would have been happy with 20mil spent on pav IF 8ish was then spent on a decent leftback, winger x2 and right back. If we spent 20mil on pav, and that left a couple of mil for mediocre or average leftback/rightback and wingers then no. |
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| willvbcfc | Mar 23 2010, 10:49 AM Post #62 |
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Not good enough to lace Dorrans' boots apparently... Graham Dorrans is a fantastic player - a real bargain for the Baggies, but McGeady is exactly the type of tricky, pacey winger that we need at Blues. Also, every time I've seen him in the Champions League or in the SPL he's been one of Celtic's most influential players. |
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| blue casual | Mar 23 2010, 01:07 PM Post #63 |
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Frank Worthington
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The fact of the matter is he's not worth the amount Celtic are asking for. We paid £5.5m for McFadden, so I wouldn't expect us to pay any more for McGeady. |
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| diljeet | Mar 23 2010, 03:06 PM Post #64 |
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Mick Harford
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8mill is max we should will pay him for. |
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| Migster | Mar 23 2010, 05:21 PM Post #65 |
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Bob Latchford
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I'm somewhere in the middle on McGeady. I'd say about £9 million is about fair. I just have a feeling that he'll be a star. |
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| tony123 | Mar 23 2010, 06:17 PM Post #66 |
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Alex Govan
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**thumbup I agree. I read a times reports where Rangers tactics were deliberately to stop him playing. You dont get this kind of attention if they arent any good. He appears to have talent and a little bit of pedigree. Celtic are quite a prestigious club. You cant just walk in to Rangers or Celtic you have to be capable. 50,000 fans every week come rain or shine. If you were useless you wouldnt last very long I can assure you. I also think he would be protected a bit more. While the English premier league has a higher skill level the Scottish premier league is a bit more robust. You can put your foot in a bit more. From what I can see 9m is in the right ball bark for a player with some proven ability. |
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| jj22 | Mar 23 2010, 07:29 PM Post #67 |
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Kenny Burns
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If you say the Pav deal would be £20mil all in over 4years, leaving £8mil on a LB,RB,RM,LM and in my opinion another forward as we will only have Jerome and Pav. That £8million would not even cover 3 sets of wages, let alone transfer fees! |
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| tony123 | Mar 23 2010, 07:47 PM Post #68 |
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NOT that I want to compare players or let either one be shown in a lesser light. We paid 5.5 to Everton for McFadden a player that couldnt make the first team. I think McFadden is a capable player and I would see 5.5 is a fair price for him. McGeady is a younger player regularly making the starting line up for Celtic and is regarded to have a certain amount of talent. You don't become spfa player of the year and young player of the year if you arent any good. For a young attackin winger with a bit of talent with proven time at Celtic. You arent going to get him for peanuts. You have to make it worth their while to part with him. Celtic and their players aren't a bad side if you watch them play against ManU and or Arsenal they compete. They play good passing football. The Scottish league isn't that bad you know try playing in it. :Blues: |
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| jj22 | Mar 23 2010, 07:59 PM Post #69 |
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Kenny Burns
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The league is poor mate, lets not kid ourselves! Players like Danny Cadamatri who is a league 1 player here commands a regular starting spot in the SPL I would say Scotland and Ireland are similar national teams in terms of ability, McFadden is a key player while McGeady struggles to play. And if you look back McFadden was 24 when we bought him and McGeady will also be 24 in the summer when we will be attempting to sign him. |
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| tony123 | Mar 23 2010, 08:10 PM Post #70 |
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Celtic won the first European trophy. Ferguson took Aberdeen to win the Cup Winners Cup beating the great Ipswich side on the way. You might say times have changed but when I see Celtic play a premier league side in the European cup they always give a good account of themselves. If Rangers and Celtic played in the in the Uk they would be in the top tier no doubt about it. It wouldnt take them long to acclimatise. McGeady is one of Celtic's better players pure and simple. If you dont want McGeady you will have to to step up in class paying something like 12m+ and this will blow the budget. If you don't want McGeady who else would you have instead then. (Also I think McLeish can spot a player) |
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| blue casual | Mar 23 2010, 08:21 PM Post #71 |
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Given the choice we had in January, I would of taken Babel over McGeady. Both players are overpriced though. |
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| Justheretoreadcomments | Mar 23 2010, 09:57 PM Post #72 |
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Whoa, whoa! Stop with the exaggeration! Danny Cadamatri commands a starting berth in the SPL? No he doesn't. He's only played 8 out of 29 SPL matches. If playing a little less than a quarter of matches constitutes as "commanding a starting berth" then that would mean Michel commands a starting berth at Birmingham... oh, he will be pleased to hear that! ;) And not to go into a big thing here, but Ireland and Scotland are not similar standards. Ireland are so devoid of home grown talent that they have to practically tap up young Scottish teenagers, cap in hand, urging them to play for them instead of Scotland. (McGeady, McCarthy, ect) Little off-topic, but I CANNOT wait till the Celtic Cup begins; the FA have missed a trick with opting out. |
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| aj18er | Mar 23 2010, 10:02 PM Post #73 |
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Geoff Horsfield
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In all fairness I think the fact that Cadamarteri is even deemed good enough for an SPL squad says enough about the standard of the SPL... |
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| crusto | Mar 23 2010, 10:03 PM Post #74 |
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If the scottish cup final is anything to go by as a yardstick for the standard of the scottish league.. Then Rangers should play with 9 men week in week out and Celtic 10. Perhaps the league may be more interesting like that.. Oh, hang on a minute maybe that should be 8 and 9. :blink: |
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| ohhhnurse | Mar 23 2010, 10:04 PM Post #75 |
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If he is that good how come we are the only pren side showing the slightest intrest in him ? |
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