The Cynic Weekly - Celtic Back In The Big Time?

your reaction to that? What are your thoughts? I mean, the hit song, Should I Stay or Should I Go, comes to mind.

I really am quite unsure of what Rio Hitati wants at this stage.

Look, I get it.

He might have his sights set higher than the clubs that have came in for him, but it's pretty clear that he's not playing much football at Celtic.

It's pretty clear that there isn't a whole host of clubs interested in his services.

I think that for the best of his own career, he should probably consider them.

But I understand there's a number of factors in that, wages and relocation and things.

It's just a really strange one with Rio Hitati.

I think we've got to a point now where we actually do question what his position is here.

I think a move would be best for him, but he's clearly just no keen, is he? Paul, your kind of thoughts on it?

It's a strange one with Hitati in it.

I think to get a top five league maybe two years ago, he would

have had the chance.

Mm-hmm.

but even last season maybe symptomatic of where he's ended up because he came back into the team at a stage last season and he had a decent one of three or four games yeah and then we could beat tan and he was absolutely bombed i've never seen him since basically and i suppose that's difficult for him to in terms of potential suitors his agents probably trying to find moves for him but yeah maybe beggars can't be choosers at this stage for Atati he's going to have to just while he gets a top five league we'll see but I think he's going to have to choose from the best of a bad bunch you would think at this stage of his career he's not in national set up often he's not playing at all at Celtic so I don't think he's got the luxury top clubs and the top leagues I don't think

yeah I suppose a big part of it as well is what are Celtic looking for like what are we valuing them at has there been any talk of that at all what would you what would you value them at I've said this for maybe about six maybe since January I'd say I'd be surprised if Celtic were to get more than a couple of million quid for them at this point

I think Celtic given that Boston Lawal and Mikey Johnson are like three million I don't think they would budge on a penny less than three million we've done

we've done pretty well with that in the last few years even guys like Oh barely played at Celtic and we still managed to I think we got a profit in him didn't we after what we paid so like Celtic will definitely be holding it for something but I'd be shocked if they can get it

I mean they love a like they love a deal they love you know like very art of the deal with like very Trumpian they can't come out without being on the right side

of it if he's going to end up in a position where he's still here when Lindell shuts he won't be making match day squads you would think

Yeah Ralston as well Ralston seems to be Martin O'Neill was quoted as saying that Anthony Ralston travelled with the squad but the squad's just not big enough to accommodate everyone what do you think that says about his future?

I don't know if Celtic have any intentions of moving him on anywhere in any capacity but I think it's clear as day now that he's he's knowing the plans I mean with Johnson dropping out I thought maybe this is a chance for him to get on the bench at least no way to be seen so

What would Celtic do if we did get an injury to to Colby Donovan or Colby Donovan has to come off? i'm just thinking like without ralston on the bench

what would we do it seems like i mean it looks like they want a guy like nico saguri come in that can play right back but for the time being right now i don't know what to do but yeah

it'd be interesting to see what celtic would do if kobe donovan was unavailable for whatever reason who'd play right back unless they go to a back three three five two there's talking about switching to that sort of formation stuff but

your reaction to that? What are your thoughts? I mean, the hit song, Should I Stay or Should I Go, comes to mind.

I really am quite unsure of what Rio Hitati wants at this stage.

Look, I get it.

He might have his sights set higher than the clubs that have came in for him, but it's pretty clear that he's not playing much football at Celtic.

It's pretty clear that there isn't a whole host of clubs interested in his services.

I think that for the best of his own career, he should probably consider them.

But I understand there's a number of factors in that, wages and relocation and things.

It's just a really strange one with Rio Hitati.

I think we've got to a point now where we actually do question what his position is here.

I think a move would be best for him, but he's clearly just no keen, is he? Paul, your kind of thoughts on it?

It's a strange one with Hitati in it.

I think to get a top five league maybe two years ago, he would

have had the chance.

Mm-hmm.

but even last season maybe symptomatic of where he's ended up because he came back into the team at a stage last season and he had a decent one of three or four games yeah and then we could beat tan and he was absolutely bombed i've never seen him since basically and i suppose that's difficult for him to in terms of potential suitors his agents probably trying to find moves for him but yeah maybe beggars can't be choosers at this stage for Atati he's going to have to just while he gets a top five league we'll see but I think he's going to have to choose from the best of a bad bunch you would think at this stage of his career he's not in national set up often he's not playing at all at Celtic so I don't think he's got the luxury top clubs and the top leagues I don't think

yeah I suppose a big part of it as well is what are Celtic looking for like what are we valuing them at has there been any talk of that at all what would you what would you value them at I've said this for maybe about six maybe since January I'd say I'd be surprised if Celtic were to get more than a couple of million quid for them at this point

I think Celtic given that Boston Lawal and Mikey Johnson are like three million I don't think they would budge on a penny less than three million we've done

we've done pretty well with that in the last few years even guys like Oh barely played at Celtic and we still managed to I think we got a profit in him didn't we after what we paid so like Celtic will definitely be holding it for something but I'd be shocked if they can get it

I mean they love a like they love a deal they love you know like very art of the deal with like very Trumpian they can't come out without being on the right side

of it if he's going to end up in a position where he's still here when Lindell shuts he won't be making match day squads you would think

Yeah Ralston as well Ralston seems to be Martin O'Neill was quoted as saying that Anthony Ralston travelled with the squad but the squad's just not big enough to accommodate everyone what do you think that says about his future?

I don't know if Celtic have any intentions of moving him on anywhere in any capacity but I think it's clear as day now that he's he's knowing the plans I mean with Johnson dropping out I thought maybe this is a chance for him to get on the bench at least no way to be seen so

What would Celtic do if we did get an injury to to Colby Donovan or Colby Donovan has to come off? i'm just thinking like without ralston on the bench

what would we do it seems like i mean it looks like they want a guy like nico saguri come in that can play right back but for the time being right now i don't know what to do but yeah

it'd be interesting to see what celtic would do if kobe donovan was unavailable for whatever reason who'd play right back unless they go to a back three three five two there's talking about switching to that sort of formation stuff but