GodEmperor Palpatine Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Big wages , no pace , over 30 , no thanks. Wasn't Hartley like that? (not sure about the wages but the rest is true) Ended up being a superb signing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Think we as a club are getting a bit paranoid with the whole 'dont sign over 30's' thing.. Lets not let the few wasters we have had in the past cloud our judgement.. Commons would be a very good addition. I would have nothing against us going out and getting players with Exp if the price etc is right, we have plenty of youth in the squad as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfOfWestStreet Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 People said Pirlo was past it when he signed for Juve from Milan... Just saying. Pirlo is a World Cup winner, Kris Commons's Celtic limped to the title against teams that the gas would fancy themselves against. And he spells Chris with a K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunnyfunt Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Pirlo is a World Cup winner, Kris Commons's Celtic limped to the title against teams that the gas would fancy themselves against. And he spells Chris with a K. The point is you can't write anybody off because of their age. See Wilbraham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron-Bcfc Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Like I said I don't know much about him but left footed midfielder who has been much more successful in Scotland than in England. Both played for Derby.To be fair didn't realise his goal record was that good so that was one area that I was wrong to assume a similarity. Didn't say he was actually the same just that he reminded me of him. To say that it is one of the most absurd comments is a bit extreme. You should read more threads on this forum. Far more absurd comments made daily. Maybe I was a bit harsh there, to me it just had the same feel about it as saying, for example 'We shouldn't sign Matt Smith, he's just a younger Ryan Taylor' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedorDead BCFC Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Didn't 90% of us say that a player was past it last season that we signed? After doubting Wilbraham, I've learned my lesson with saying players are past it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinnionForEngland Posted May 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Agree with the above, my thinking is we signed Elliot to help us get out the league and we did that. Who's to day a touch of class like Commons couldnt propell us into the play offs or similar? Maybe worth a 2 year contract and the fact Cotterill likes him gives me hope of this type of signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockleazeRed Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 what, in a league that is about the standard of league 2 if you take Celtic out of the equation?.....He only has 9 league goals, for me personally, that doesn't represent that good a return.... Just don't see him cutting it if we want to be pushing on in the championship next year That'd make us conference if you take friendlies into account... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 to be honest I hope the club never sign another player from scotland ever again after the recent ones we had been lumbered with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunnyfunt Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 to be honest I hope the club never sign another player from scotland ever again after the recent ones we had been lumbered with Excluding Hartley and McCallister of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Excluding Hartley and McCallister of course. Hartley was class. Can't say the same about McAllister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunnyfunt Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Hartley was class. Can't say the same about McAllister.Clearly not in the same league but was steady enough at left back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron-Bcfc Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Scottish football is poor, I wouldn't say its League 2 level though, most of the clubs would probably be solid League 1 sides. But forgetting that, he's also scored goals in the Champions League and Europa League, and he was a proven quality Championship player before he joined Celtic. But no, let's ignore that because of course he won't be good enough for the Championship... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marina's Rolls Royce Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 to be honest I hope the club never sign another player from scotland ever again after the recent ones we had been lumbered with We're all gonna be lumbered with Sturgeon after tomorrow. Any jock who has ever played for City will seem infinitely preferable in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Higher standard of opposition in the Conference. That's not true. I watch alot of Scottish football at all levels. The SPL has some fine teams who would give English teams a good, competitive games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinnionForEngland Posted May 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Derby have Johnnie Russell, Craig Bryson and Craig Forsyth who came from various levels of Scotland, Watford have Anya who is a great little player (I realise he's not from the scottish leagues and then there is Graham Dorrans who is on loan at Norwich from the baggies, it's not about generalising that everyone from a certain league is sh*t but rather about finding the ones that arn't, but then having to justify Kris Commons being a good footballer seems pretty daft, i thought it was well known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Orns Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 ^ Graham Dorrans, there's a player I'd love to see in a City shirt next season No way on earth it happens, but on his day and at his level he is a very good footballer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinnionForEngland Posted May 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 ^ Graham Dorrans, there's a player I'd love to see in a City shirt next season No way on earth it happens, but on his day and at his level he is a very good footballer I think he did fairly well with Norwich as well so they might be looking to follow it up whether or not they go up i suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Orns Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 I think he did fairly well with Norwich as well so they might be looking to follow it up whether or not they go up i suppose. Maybe, I just don't see him as a PL player, although I'd not argue with a PL manager if they were to disagree with me. I suspect they know better than I on that.....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinnionForEngland Posted May 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Christophe Berra at Ipswich and Tony Watt at Charlton, another couple of ex SPL players who sprung to mind, far from me to stick up for the SPL as i agree it's of a very poor standard, but some of those players are too good for that standard, we just got the ones who fitted right in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunnyfunt Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Derby have Johnnie Russell, Craig Bryson and Craig Forsyth who came from various levels of Scotland, Watford have Anya who is a great little player (I realise he's not from the scottish leagues and then there is Graham Dorrans who is on loan at Norwich from the baggies, it's not about generalising that everyone from a certain league is sh*t but rather about finding the ones that arn't, but then having to justify Kris Commons being a good footballer seems pretty daft, i thought it was well known.Very true. That left back at Hull is also a very good player. Robertson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinnionForEngland Posted May 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Yep plenty of examples! Far easier to call them all sh*t and be done with it though i suppose than be sensible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballwinningcentrehalf Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Commons signed a new contract this season TFE, think the rumours of him being available this summer have been put to bed now. Would be a very decent acquisition for us though. Can score or create a goal out of nothing in a second which is always a decent trait and works harder now then I've ever seen before. Ronny Deila really has brought out another side to him. I would be loathe for Celtic to get rid of him. Oh, and as I always say on here, there are certainly players in Scotland that would be worth purchasing, regardless of the overall league strength. Look at some of the bargains clubs have picked up north of the border. Just a shame that our pathetic scouting of the recent past has given us a few burnt fingers and people aren't willing to look past it. The next James McCarthy, James McArthur, Robert Snodgrass or Andrew Robertson IS up there right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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