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What have you made of Kyogo since leaving Celtic? 🤔🍀

The Japan star won't be returning to Parkhead, as he leaves Birmingham for the MLS...✈️

peter.kanesr7d ago

Chucked it at celtic in his last six months when he had eyes on the big bucks, a la french Eddie ,sadly i think Maeda will end up in the same boat !

jimmy1888.cfc7d ago

The grass isn't always greener on the other side look at kuhn o'reilly french eddy dembele jota Tierney probably only successful 1s was the 3 or 4 we sold to Southampton and larsson

fenian.pinguin63d ago

Who gives a rats arse left Celtic and fell flat on his arse.

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Should Gustaf Lagerbielke have been given more of a chance at Celtic?

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jas116074d ago

Yes, Rodgers was not the best at keeping decent players if he hadn't spotted them.

martin.crawford110d ago

He definitely could've played more, but I really wasn't that impressed by him at the time. Not sure we were the right move for him. Rodgers should've let him go to Lecce in the Jan

dantowen81951110d ago

I suspect so, yeah. It’s not like the defenders Celtic had at the time have really kicked on since Gustaf left

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Emilio Izaguirre: overrated or underrated?

jas116074d ago

Neither, he was a better than decent LB, the wee guy rarely let us down.

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Would Celtic's style be better if Greg Taylor was still at the club?

Share your thoughts, Celtic fans...

martin.crawford162d ago

Absolutely, 100%. You can see Tierney getting the ball in areas where Taylor used to operate — it doesn't suit him. It's been a rough transition.

johnmc67165d ago

No - the midfield and forward line have significantly regressed and greg needed them to be on their game to give him space, ultimately. And Greg was not a great defender - Tierney and Saracchi are far better on that front.

taylorc11166d ago

Tierney POTY, no a snowballs chance in hell. He is one of the biggest disappointments this season. Taylor any day

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Dembele

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Which one of these was the best striker?

tonymac44172d ago

Kyogo closely followed by Moussa.

johnstudio17173d ago

Moussa the magnificent

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williamhartley61173d ago

Moussa

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Where does Joe Hart rank in the list of Celtic goalkeepers?

roncophotography158d ago

He'd be up there with Ronnie Simpson and Fraser Forster.

stephenhardie1970168d ago

Jo Hart is up there with atur boruc

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Name one Celtic player that the club should have never sold

johntaggart1201174d ago

No a player Martin O,Neil If we had keep Martin we would never be in this mess we would be going fo the treble

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daniel.owen182d ago

I'd maybe say Hyeon-Gyu Oh. I can understand why he left but when you think Kyogo was sold soon after and we ended up with Idah, I think Hyeon could have had a big role to play

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callum_boyle185d ago

I think Jota that first time around. Was clearly never going to work elsewhere

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Were Celtic right to let Scott Bain leave in the summer?

Bain could be heading to the World Cup with Scotland

jo797522201d ago

Man wanted to go he said he wanted his child see him playing he has done well money wise but he didnt show or put pressure on first team pick 】

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You have £100,000-a-week you could give to one Celtic player, past or present. Who is getting it?

Let us know why you picked them below

jimmy1888.cfc7d ago

Lubo

roncophotography164d ago

Billy McNeill.In the early 60's he was earning less than £20 a week.

pauldshapero164d ago

Bobby Lennox aka buzzbomb. Man was a rocket!!!

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Van dijk

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How many goals would a prime Gary Hooper score in this current Celtic side?

roncophotography164d ago

We don't have the same quality in midfield as we had in Hooper's day,so I doubt he'd maybe get as many chances.

tonymac44172d ago

About 10 and he would be the top scorer. No service !

scorc3529219d ago

Well judging by the chances created he’d have 15 in the games against hearts Dundee Utd and r*ngers in December and January so I’d say 35 for this season.

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Nobody comes close to Virgil van Dijk in the 21st century...

If you think we're wrong, tell us why 😮

tonymac44172d ago

Without doubt big Virgil, nobody even close.

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scorc3529219d ago

No arguments here. Him and denayer were a cracking CB partnership.

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Choose one former Celtic player that you would pick to have in the side right now 🙌

Let us know down below 🤔

jimmy1888.cfc7d ago

Van dijk all day long he's calm organised positionally strong and got a finish like a striker remember the free kicks aswel

tonymac44172d ago

Virgil to steady the defence.

roughrider007200d ago

big virg

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Where does Gary Caldwell rank in the list of centre-backs Celtic have had since 2000?

scorc3529219d ago

Top 5. Could tackle, could head it, could pass it. Very underrated at the time.

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Who is a loan player you fell ln love with while they were at Celtic?

nodrog.dleachim1950175d ago

Jason Denayer

rvybw9z4yf202d ago

This would be an awful decision, B Mc Neill would cost about £70 per wk maximum . H L about £50k max So does that mean u would be fraudulently fiddling Celtic out of nearly half the money for yourself

jmcg85233d ago

Bellamy and, to a lesser extent, Paddy Roberts

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Was Hyeongyu Oh given a fair chance at Celtic?

edwarddelaney4985d ago

Kyogo kept him out

liamwinning8885d ago

Defo not..🇮🇪

fenian.pinguin237d ago

No

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Arron

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Which Celtic player was the better out of the two?

Who gets your vote? Cadete or Di Canio? Comment why you picked your choice

roncophotography164d ago

Can't make a comparison.Very different players.One a lethal finisher and the other a magician with the ball at his feet. The West Ham fans voted Di Canio they're greatest ever player in front of Bobby Moore for what it's worth.🤔

martingrehan24236d ago

Di Canio absolute genius!

pat.clark009238d ago

Superb striker would’ve scored 50 if DiCanio hadn’t been so selfish

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Was Leigh Griffiths underappreciated at Celtic?

jmcg85233d ago

Yes

celticfc88233d ago

Yes,he was a great wee striker, as good as Greaves.

brian61738238d ago

Yes

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Were Celtic right to let go of Mikey Johnston?

johnprior999123d ago

I was surprised he didn’t make it a Celtic… got a fair chance but unfortunately he didn’t really take them…🍀

pauljaconelli84123d ago

Waste of time and efford

rvybw9z4yf174d ago

I don’t think they should . He suffered a lot of injuries. At Celtic he didn’t seem to have proper coaching & one to won training by a coach interested in improving him

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Matt O'Riley returns to Brighton.

martin.crawford149d ago

Is the Pope a Catholic?

lynnfin123232d ago

In a heartbeat! - if only!#

jmcg85233d ago

100%. But it's wishful thinking

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Hyeon-gyu Oh: overrated or underrated?

ianmcwhinnie7196d ago

Yang should be long gone he was the hero with the Motherwell game everybody including myself talking going to sell him then one of our best players they all failed yesterday thinking we just had to turn up then bang if you go into games especially this time of the season just having to turn up now it's hope results go our way and don't make the same mistake

mikeycolgan196d ago

Underrated like so many who weren't one of BR's favourites.

fenian.pinguin237d ago

Underrated

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Celtic hero Virgil van Dijk creates Champions League history at Liverpool.

brian61738238d ago

No

tonymac44249d ago

Players of his quality will never be seen again under this Board of hopeless cases.

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Sead Haksabanovic: Overrated or Underrated?

paul.skelton250d ago

Great player couldn't understand why we let him go

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Which former Celtic player are you picking to come back?

busterbrady6134d ago

Jimmy Johnston

daniel.owen165d ago

Talking of recent departures, I'd love a 2026 version of Frimpong back

tommyc7167d ago

Mr Henrik Larrson ASAP

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Sum up Nicolas Kuhn's time at Celtic...

o.danny1212238d ago

Yes. But I think he always saw us as a stepping-stone.

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Mark Viduka's time at Celtic was...

brian61738238d ago

Brilliant player

smuddger1952251d ago

Ha ha! If only we coud turn back the clock! Smashing player

luckytroll82254d ago

Viduka was brilliant at Celtic I was a fan of his but he was also a disappointment at the same time constantly in the news about wanting to leave for a "better" team. He'd signed for Celtic and disappeared in his first week wanting to go at the very start. Never have I seen such an uncommitted player in my life. Yet he was absolutely fantastic for Celtic

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Hayato Inamura's Celtic signing: What on earth happened?

gordoh010860250d ago

Inamura was bought on the back of the success of other signings from Japan in the hope of buying cheap and selling big! However for whatever reason he wasn’t afforded the time to settle in and become acclimatised to the Scottish game.

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