Tony Watt has been given the number 32 shirt at Lierse.
The young striker joined the Belgian side on a season long loan deal at the weekend rather than accept offers to stay in the SPL.
Belgian football is on the rise thanks to the performances of the national team who draw players from all over Europe including stars such as Vincent Kompany, Axel Witsel and Christian Benteke.
Those players all emerged in Belgian football which has also provided an opening into Europe for African players such as Victor Wanyama.
Lierse are currently in 12th place in the 16 team Belgian league with five points from six matches. Last season they avoided relegation by three points.
Watt will make his debut next Saturday away to Club Brugge who are currently in third place, four points behind leaders Standard Liege who have taken full points from the opening six matches.
Before he makes his Lierse debut, away to Standard Liege next Saturday, Watt will be on international duty with Scotland’s u-21 side facing Holland tonight.
Last month Scotland lost 6-0 to England with coach Billy Stark confident that that reverse was a one off.
“We have to remind them they were doing fine until the England game,” he stated.
“We don’t hide from it, that was obviously a bad night for us. But what you have to do is show that you can bounce back.
“You would maybe look for a slightly easier game than Holland at their place to do that but that’s the game that’s in front of us and it’s a championship game.
“The England game was a friendly, and pride was severely dented, but there was no loss of points.
“We go to Holland and we are not expected to get anything there, which was the same as the England game.
“We didn’t do ourselves justice on that night so we want to do it this time.”
I think a player who will benefit gfeatly from a spell away from.Glasgow at its many distractjons it holds for a young guy like Tony.
If he gets his head down, works hard and takes the opportunity of play every week, we’ll see a far better payer when he comes home.
HH
Yes you are so right he has to take this change and show Celtic that he can be come a better player .And what happed in the past whatever it was is behind him So it up to Tony now All the best hope all goes well for him H H
Thomas I say good luck to him aswell but I still think he should have went down south maybe a championship team even if not a Premiership team he would have blossomed down there……lol =/ lmao=) lmbo,(laughing my balls off,) & lmho-(laughing my head off,) but does he still belong to Celtic f.c.Hail,hail
Here, here m8 but do you think Lenny will play him in a year or so when he comes back home 2 Parkhead. As were not too sure what’s going on in Scottish Football leagues from the SPL TO THE FIRST DIVISION &SECOND DIVISION, It’s meant to be a 12 – 12 – 18 Leagues structure. Lol p.s.if rangers can’t get back up to the SPL Who knows what will happen to the greatest game in the sporting calendar!!!!!! sometimes I’m 🙁 or other times I’m :-). I really missing the OLD FIRMS DERBY……
Well said chief is it colder in Belgium league than its counter parts in Scotland n why did he not go down southbound maybe Arsenal or ECT…..
HMmmmmmmmmmm