Bison44 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 For the Cletic experts....would Johnston play? I would hate for it to be a Lareya/NF type move, that looks good, but for whatever reason Alistar cant get himself in the lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Looking through their squad he would be one of the top internationals. I would think he would play significant minutes. Not a Celtic expert by any means though. Free kick and dyslexic nam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 7 minutes ago, Bison44 said: For the Cletic experts....would Johnston play? I would hate for it to be a Lareya/NF type move, that looks good, but for whatever reason Alistar cant get himself in the lineup. According to the 3-4 Celtic supporters I've spoken to in the last couple of days, their Croatian RB looks to be on the move in January, so AJ would be the replacement. Bison44, jhoops__ and dyslexic nam 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Bison44 said: For the Cletic experts....would Johnston play? I would hate for it to be a Lareya/NF type move, that looks good, but for whatever reason Alistar cant get himself in the lineup. He'd be replacing Croatia's starting RB, so I guess whether he's within his depths on Sunday. I don't think he would be an instant starter even once Juranovic is sold, as Ralston has been in the Celtic ranks since he was a youth and has been getting Scotland senior callups this year. But, when spending on an international there is a precedent of that player getting decent playing time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacbru Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Re the SPL/MLS quality comparison, Celtic has to play Kilmarnock a bunch of times. Montreal has to play TFC a bunch of times. Seems pretty equal to me. Ruffian, Unnamed Trialist, Cheeta and 11 others 3 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imoffside Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 https://www.talkceltic.net/forums/threads/alistair-johnston.155071/ ECW and jhoops__ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 19 hours ago, jonovision said: Celtic is a big team and this would obviously be a great move for Alistair. That said, other than the Rangers matches and the handful of European matches each year, wouldn't the week-to-week quality of competition be higher in MLS? Based on this fun little website: https://www.globalfootballrankings.com/compare?first=MajorLeagueSoccer&second=ScottishPremiership it looks like there would be some good games and a lot that are actually comparable to the bottom end of MLS. Of course, there'd also be the European exposure. I hear their Champions League is even tougher than ours. GasPed and Kent 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 42 minutes ago, imoffside said: https://www.talkceltic.net/forums/threads/alistair-johnston.155071/ lmao our forum is linked there and some fans don't like some of the takes here dyslexic nam, narduch and jhoops__ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lansdude Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 9 minutes ago, VinceA said: lmao our forum is linked there and some fans don't like some of the takes here Merge the forums and create a common culture jhoops__ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtlMario Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Isn't the timing of this a little off? Couldn't this wait till Canada is out of the tournament (like dec.19.😀)? Cheeta and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullback Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 1 hour ago, imoffside said: https://www.talkceltic.net/forums/threads/alistair-johnston.155071/ Overwhelmingly positive. Kind of shows how our reputation in world soccer has definitely changed. youllneverwalkalone, sebdeserio and imoffside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maccaliam Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 6 hours ago, Dominic94 said: Very hard for a Scottish kid to say no to a Celtic, he will also play in Europe competitions. Who’s the Scottish kid in this scenario? Johnston’s mum is from Newtownards in Northern Ireland, isn’t she? Is his dad Scottish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 1 hour ago, VinceA said: lmao our forum is linked there and some fans don't like some of the takes here Haha. To be fair, there was a positive post that used the terms "Mad Whoppers" to reference Celtic fans who have bizarre opinions about good players. I think we're going to have fun following Johnston if he transfers to Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maccaliam Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Pressure and experience of playing for one of the big two in Scotland will help Johnston’s game grow, IMO. Winning titles and developing a habit of winning is also a positive aspect he could bring back to the nation squad. Good move to me. imoffside, canadasoccer20 and Cheeta 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 He seems pretty happy about the rumours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadasoccer20 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 (edited) Anyone hear his interview today? Sheesh he might be the most articulate and well spoken athlete I have ever heard. Get him on the national team broadcast crew when he retires. Edited November 26, 2022 by canadasoccer20 narduch, Fresh Prince of MTL and GasPed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadasoccer20 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 1 minute ago, narduch said: He seems pretty happy about the rumours. lol this is what I was referring too. Thanks for share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 7 minutes ago, narduch said: He seems pretty happy about the rumours. If he's talking about it, in the middle of a negotiation, either it's a done deal, or he has no idea what he is doing, or his agent is clueless, or the last two combined. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 13 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: If he's talking about it, in the middle of a negotiation, either it's a done deal, or he has no idea what he is doing, or his agent is clueless, or the last two combined. He kind of has a shit eating grin. Have a feeling this deal is done and he's being coy GasPed and Unnamed Trialist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 My Celtic daft friend suggested Juranovic could already have a deal done, and that Alistair’s deal was done prior to the World Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfreak Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 I was initially lukewarm on this deal, and while I’m still not totally convinced, something I forgot to account for is the change in the Champions League format in 2024/25. The “group stage” will be 8 matches moving forward instead of the usual 6. Having minimum 8 showcase matches a season (provided they qualify) mitigates the drop in league quality somewhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Interesting that Japan doesn't think Celtic is too low a level for Daizen Maeda as they started him in their win over Germany. Or Australia when it comes to Aaron Mooy (90 against France). Or Croatia and Juranovic (90 against Morocco). Interesting. h coach, Stryker911, canuckgbp and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brethers8 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Great atmosphere every week, basically guaranteed Champions League games every season and the league suits his style of play. Plus he’s got a great chance at winning trophies. Sounds good to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, narduch said: He kind of has a shit eating grin. Have a feeling this deal is done and he's being coy Still, he has not done his physical and we all know that players can be rejected after a physical. Or he could be injured still in this competition, even training. In a rather famous (and probably erroneous) decision, Rangers were about to sign Espanyol/Spain striker Tamudo, then said he had some sort of knee problem. At that time he had 20 top flight goals, he went on to score 120 more. And 5 for Spain, one against Canada in 2005 (I was there, in Santander). There's a reason you shut up until the deal is done, blabbing like that gets you nothing, it advances absolutely nothing. The seller wants fans to know it is getting a good payout, the buyer wants fans to know they did not pay that much and the risk was lower. Then there are tons of little details to hammer out. If Celtic committed before the World Cup, I give them a lot of credit, an admirable bit of scouting that we'd like to see for all our NT talents. Edited November 26, 2022 by Unnamed Trialist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Still, he has not done his physical and we all know that players can be rejected after a physical. Or he could be injured still in this competition, even training. In a rather famous (and probably erroneous) decision, Rangers were about to sign Espanyol/Spain striker Tamudo, then said he had some sort of knee problem. At that time he had 20 top flight goals, he went on to score 120 more. And 5 for Spain, one against Canada in 2005 (I was there, in Santander). There's a reason you shut up until the deal is done, blabbing like that gets you nothing, it advances absolutely nothing. The seller wants fans to know it is getting a good payout, the buyer wants fans to know they did not pay that much and the risk was lower. Then there are tons of little details to hammer out. If Celtic committed before the World Cup, I give them a lot of credit, an admirable bit of scouting that we'd like to see for all our NT talents. I do find it strange that the current message is "He could be joining Celtic." But the fact that they're in talks was leaked, so Johnston decided to address it. It would look kind of foolish, though, if the deal fell through. Edited November 26, 2022 by DeRo_Is_King narduch and Unnamed Trialist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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