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pressley chooses celtic - CONFIRMED

razil
razil Posts: 15,041
edited December 2006 in General Charlton
might have been a bit slow for the prem anyway..

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  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,559
    he hasn't chosen anyone yet and even the one site that says he is having a medical at Celtic is stating it's only a rumour. Reckon we are in with a good chance. Pace doesn't come into in though imo. Just as crucial is awareness, positional sense and leadership. If pace were the only issue then we'd never have signed Jorge Costa.
  • StanmoreAddick
    StanmoreAddick Posts: 4,150
    Maybe it's the cynic in me, but a scot being seen at a live tv premier match with the potential to move to Celtic smacks of trying to get higher wages- Or am i just in a bad mood?

    Large- good point re Costa!
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    should of learn from Curbs book, never let a target leave the room without signing anything.
  • LoOkOuT
    LoOkOuT Posts: 10,854
    Scotsman reporting differently. But who knows?
  • StanmoreAddick
    StanmoreAddick Posts: 4,150
    How many of these transfer decisions will end up being decided by the players wife?

    Hope he does sign- put him next to ZZ and HH and i can sense some cloth touching.
  • haders
    haders Posts: 170
    are we meant to hear a decision as early as this afternoon?
    thats what it says in the link.
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    reported on scottish radio (to celtic)

    :) ???
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    Celtic it is.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/6216305.stm


    shame, sounded just what we needed....
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    ah well, move on, must be more out there, preferably with 'legs'..
  • randy andy
    randy andy Posts: 5,454
    edited December 2006
    [cite]Posted By: razil[/cite]ah well, move on, must be more out there, preferably with 'legs'..

    But who? We don't just need a defender, we need a natural leader. I said a few weeks ago it would probably be an older player on either a short term contract or loan deal. Pressley seemed to fill that criteria, who else is there? I can't see any Jorge Costa's sitting on the bench every week anywhere.

    Here's a crazy suggestion, make a bid for Michael Duberry. He's at stoke who have the best defense in the championship and he's still only 31.
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  • Oakster
    Oakster Posts: 6,812
    Carl Tiler Razil?
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    he's got to be 40 now.
    hated him.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Peter Shirtliff has just been sacked by Mansfield.
  • The Prince-e-Paul
    The Prince-e-Paul Posts: 6,688
    knew it wouldn't work out when he was announced so early. a leaf out of Curbs book Mr Pardew, never let anyone know your plans. this was just a hype thing thought up by his agent. didn't his agent say yesterday that nothing was certain. smacks of media and agent bumping up the value of a player at the thin end of his career.
  • abrown1972
    abrown1972 Posts: 52
    Glad we did not get him, he is too old and even all the Hearts fans admit that he is now a bit of a carthorse.
    I have seen him play on several occasions and, believe me, this bloke is no Jorge Costa - if he was then he would not have been stuck at fourth-rate Hearts for the last 8 years.
    Costa was slow but could read the game brilliantly so he would rarely have to chase back whereas from what I have seen of Pressley he is just slow.
    Good one to miss, I reckon.
  • seriously_red
    seriously_red Posts: 5,741
    Hearts not 4th rate - didn't they finished second last year = champions league qualifiers

    Pressley was a Charlton target - long before Pardew was announced - funny thing is I thought we had plenty of defenders just lacking in midfield (and of course up front - but then that up 'n coming young prospect Lisbie might be fit again soon!)
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    why can't we 'convert' on of our 6 centre halfs to a defensive midfielder, or is that a silly question?

    HH
    ElK
    Diwara
    Sorondo
    Gibb
    Fortune
    (have I missed anyone?)
  • Oakster
    Oakster Posts: 6,812
    Carl Tiler??
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    Why don't you come out of retirement mate?
  • Oakster
    Oakster Posts: 6,812
    who said i've retired????

    Canmore Utd
    Bow Valley Soccer League Champions 2007

    what you doing NYE Razil - i hear the Hardy is getting good again, Debbie's brother managing it
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  • Salad
    Salad Posts: 10,189
    edited August 2007
    Elvis is not getting a game at Celtic,
    LINK

    Fansfc linking him to a move to us, possibly too slow, but then again could be the leadership material we are lacking at the back.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,843
    If he's slow he'd fit in quite well with the rest of our central defenders!
  • Paddy Powell
    Paddy Powell Posts: 2,842
    Can he win a header in our own box every now and again? If he can, sign him up.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,559
    [cite]Posted By: Off_it[/cite]If he's slow he'd fit in quite well with the rest of our central defenders!

    don't need pace. Look at Jorge Costa. You can make up with it great positional sense, aerial ability, reading the game, and having bottle to put your head in where it matters.
  • Charltonparklane
    Charltonparklane Posts: 5,786
    Stefan Henchoz (spelling) was another example of this, he didnt break into jog last season at the Valley and was still the best defender on the pitch, even though he gave the free kick away at the end when we finally realised we could push the ball past him.
  • Salad
    Salad Posts: 10,189
    http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/sport/sporttopstories/display.var.1650646.0.pards_criticises_defenders.php
    The manager also conceded his newly assembled squad may be lacking a leader out on the pitch as they struggle to adapt to life outside the Premiership.

    Pardew said: "I think it is a fair assessment. I've got two French guys in the centre of midfield and Amdy Faye's character is not the type to organise and talk.

    "He is very much a singular character, so he needed a voice behind him and the two centre halves tonight should have led the team in a more purposeful manner.

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