No game time at all at Girona. He'd be stupid to stay after the end of August unless he wants to waste the season. There must be a deal in place. Can't see it being a loan, what's the point?
Rather like Liverpool, Celtic and Rangers have a cultish air about them - with all the tribalist shite they regard themselves as "special" clubs and as Roberts has spent 18 months at Celtic he's probably swallowed the hype.
He'll need to cling to that hype when he's playing Ross County, Patrick Thistle and Hamilton Academicals
Am I the only one who doesn't think he's good enough for us?
Doesn't have the tactical awareness and intelligence to play a positional play system. Technically quite good, but doesn't have the brain. He'd probably be ok as a rotation option but I think we're well covered in that area with better players.
Brains isn't something that will improve dramatically through coaching. A little bit, perhaps, but the seed has to be there.
Sterling is a good example. Has fantastic positional awareness, he lacks technically and with composure in front of goal but he has the brain, and he had it at Liverpool.
Sane doesn't have the brain Sterling has but he's technically better than Sterling and Roberts in many areas.
Roberts would do well at a lot of premier league clubs, he's one of those we'll watch from afar and think why did we get rid, but we simply have better players than him and you can't keep them all.
Am I the only one who doesn't think he's good enough for us?
Doesn't have the tactical awareness and intelligence to play a positional play system. Technically quite good, but doesn't have the brain. He'd probably be ok as a rotation option but I think we're well covered in that area with better players.
Brains isn't something that will improve dramatically through coaching. A little bit, perhaps, but the seed has to be there.
Sterling is a good example. Has fantastic positional awareness, he lacks technically and with composure in front of goal but he has the brain, and he had it at Liverpool.
Sane doesn't have the brain Sterling has but he's technically better than Sterling and Roberts in many areas.
Roberts would do well at a lot of premier league clubs, he's one of those we'll watch from afar and think why did we get rid, but we simply have better players than him and you can't keep them all.
But I'd argue that Roberts is a better finisher than either Sterling or Sane, has better close control and better vision. Some of the through balls he would play for Celtic were as good as anything De Bruyne would do.