I'm still confused as to why Roberts wanted to go back to Celtic rather than a Premier League club, no disrespect to
@Magicpole. Didn't Rogers bench Roberts for half of last season because he preferred to play Celtic's own players?
Yes he did. He was hoping that Forrest came onto a game. He did to be fair but not as good as Roberts.
As for coming back here. He is 20 and has loved it here. He will play. He will play in the CL. Playing for one of the smaller EPL teams obviously doesn't have the same appeal for him.
I think he is better than Sterling, who is far too inconsistent for my liking. I'm glad obviously the powers at be don't agree down there.
Your loss this year and without sorting your defence again, I think you will regret that as right now you are still too easily got at.
A draw at home to Everton and a 97th minute winner against Bournemouth just isn't good enough form to be tipping you to win the CL, which should be a shoe in, or even to win the league. And that can be squarely put down to you being relatively weak defensively.
Wee Paddy will return next year sadly and I hope again Pep thinks he isn't good enough and we are able to buy him.
I hope I'm wrong about your defence fucking up your season, but I won't be because it's simply not good enough yet.
VVD and not Evans or any other CB you care to mention fits the bill for what will improve you.
Time will tell.
Paddy is still your player though and you can watch our CL games to see how he is doing. My prediction will be that by December when Sterling is being the inconsistent sterling, you will all be clamouring to get paddy back as he plays brilliantly for us in the CL.
I may be wrong, but that's what I think.
We are looking at a square go with Anderlecht for the Europa League 3rd spot. This doesn't mean we won't give the big two in the group a fright. But, realistically we have no chance of progressing from the group so it's about taking another step up with the limited resources we have.
Imagine what kind of team we would have and the force we would be with the £100m a year TV money your Stokes and WBA get each year.
We would gub them now, never mind with access to increased resources. Geography has dealt us a cruel blow, but we get on with it and will give anyone a game.
Paddy gives us additional threat and is a huge part of my confidence we can edge out the Belgians.
We have parted many a richer teams balls in the CL at home. Even a draw would have me happy this year. If Bayern or PSG cone to us thinking it will be easy then that could be their schoolboy error.
We also know that losing to these teams is likely and no shame, but we are Celtic and you can put your mortgage on it we will take them on. That's all we ask. Take the ****s on.