26 Jul 2014 16:07:29
Well guys after that game, albeit with all young players I can say that I was not remotely impressed with what I had seen.

Watt, McGeouch & Henderson are all good players. Looked ok today bearing in mind the poor players we had out there.

Balde - I will go easy on bearing in mind his recent loss.

Atajic & Twardzik should be released - these guys wouldn't get a game for my local team.

The rest need a vast improvement in my eye's. Seen recent posts about O'Connell looking good, maybe its down the fellow defenders with him but today was not great.

I hope RD sorts out our Academy, there should be at least 2 to 3 players each year coming though the ranks that are potential first team players.

1.) 26 Jul 2014
26 Jul 2014 20:20:11
Yeah I agree big time, the most worrying thing for me, and I have been saying this for years, is all the youth players we bring through are pretty much at the same level, they are all ok.

Southampton for eg - they are bringing through kids that every year are going for £20 million, - this season they have sold Shaw/Lallana/Chambers - £70 million for 3 youth products, they obviously brought through Bale/Walcott etc recently. I don't think 1 of our players on show today will go on and be a star. Some might end up out the game/some might find their level in the lower leagues, but there is something far wrong.

I said previously that I like Henderson/O'Connell if he fills out and works on his pace, but if neither make it I wouldn't be that surprised. Lawwell/ Lennon have a lot to answer for, what have they done to address this over the last few years. Look at all our youth coaches on Celtic website - most of these guys I haven't heard of, then you have guys like George McCluskey God love him as a fitness coach for the youth. We brought in McCart a good few years ago to revolutionize the youth, I simply don't see it.

I mentioned recently that Arsenal appointed Andreas Jonker who has run academies at Barca/Bayern etc, we need someone like that, Lawwell isn't bloody spending our money on anything else.

2.) 26 Jul 2014
I thought we had progress with our youths in the last year or two. Surely are youths are coming through better this season and last, so much, as its the in thing to blame Lennon, I think the problems have been there for years
Lawwell maybe but more likely D D the real man .

3.) 27 Jul 2014
@Paul1 spot on mate agree

4.) 27 Jul 2014
I am a janny in primary school and seen some of the best players in years have stinkers of games .i think we should lay off the young bhoys a bit, then judge them in 6-9 months time, when Ronny has worked his magic.

It's only ma opinion!

5.) 27 Jul 2014
A team of youngsters who have never once played together as a team getting slaughtered for losing a friendly, hang your heads in shame, best supporters on the world aye when it suits.killy.

6.) 27 Jul 2014
@ Killy

No one is getting slaughtered for one game.

Twardzik has had a few years at the club and has gone backwards. Atajic in my opinion - every time I have seen him play he looks lost. Remember he was even guff at Shrewsbury.

These 2 have no future at Celtic and if they are lucky they may well just make it in the 3rd tier of another country.

As for the rest of that team, 3 or 4 will feature during the year and the rest will not be seen.

From our youth, Watt, Henderson, McGeouch and maybe even McMullen who done well might just have a future.