‘Totally unacceptable’ ‘20% is a fail in anyone’s book Mr Lawwell’ ‘that’s awful recruiting’ Celtic fans slaughter Summer Recruitment as January awaits

Sunday’s defeat at Kilmarnock brought an unforgiving focus on Celtic’s Summer Recruitment- masterminded by Mark Lawwell and signed off by Brendan Rodgers.

In total three of the 10 made it into the Starting XI at Rugby Park- Tomoki Iwata starting his second match of the season, Nat Phillips standing in for Cameron Carter-Vickers and Luis Palma, the qualifier success.

The Honduran winger has made a positive contribution to quite a few matches but it is a stretch to claim that he’d ave been getting game time last season when Ange Postecoglou was rotating between Jota, Liel Abada and Daizen Maeda.

The other signings could leave in January without anyone noticing although it is highly unlikely that they’ll be offered the same salaries that brought them to Celtic in the summer.

ANY OTHER team in the League would have spent that money more wisely, perhaps even, dare I say it, Sevco!.
Someone should pay for this with their JOB!!

— Kapeeteeleest_Peeg ??????? (@OggRaymond) December 10, 2023

In January Rodgers has two wishes- to trim the squad by moving players on while bringing in experienced players of quality. Whether Lawwell Mini knows that type of player and can attract them to the club is very much in doubt.

Even with long term injuries to many of last season’s key players the summer recruits have been unable to make progress. When Abada, Maeda and Reo Hatate return the prospects for the new recruits will be even bleaker.

The January Transfer Window will tell all about the direction Celtic are moving in, the problems are glaringly obvious but there is nothing to suggest that Mark Lawwell’s judgement of players is any better than his Dad who lumbered Postecoglou with Barkas, Ajeti, Bolingoli, Soro, Shved, Bayo and others.

Iwata – I don’t understand how he gets a hard time. I think if he gets a run can be one of our best players

— Inger (@DerRoss) December 10, 2023

Could’ve bought 2x 10million players!!

— PAULP???? (@PaulP35709625) December 10, 2023

2 out of 10 any sort of success so far… Palma, albeit he fades out of games and Iwata looks alright and will be a good backup to our midfield. 20% is a fail in anyone’s book Mr Lawwell.

— JimLeitrim3 (@JimLeitrim3) December 11, 2023

None. Easy. We are about to go into another transfer window with the same Head of recruitment and scouting, same scouting system, same manager. This is totally unacceptable.

— themadmonk (@themadmonk14) December 10, 2023

Palma at a stretch but fans are overplaying his decent performances. A bit like Turnbull and Soro in the covid season. Decent stats but leaves us so open on the left handside defensively. Unbelievably greedy as well.

— Chris Mills (@Chris85Mills) December 10, 2023

Last 3 windows the only player that’s cemented his place in team is AJ, that’s awful recruiting of what must be around 18 players ?

— Algarve Celtic (@AlgarveCeltic) December 10, 2023

Most were bought as “projects” We buy players to make money on them not to strengthen the first team.

— Mark Nicholas (@joydivision61_h) December 10, 2023

0 are out and out successes. ?? Yang
?? Kwon ??
?? Lagerbielke ??
?? Nawrocki ??
?? Tilio ??
?? Holm ??
?? Palma ?
?? Iwata (Loan ?? Permanent) ?
??????? Phillips ????????????
?? Bernardo ??

— Ewan (@BigMc1888) December 10, 2023

Not one of they players would have got a sniff under Ange last season, board have sold Rodgers short!

— Jerry Draper (@JerryDraper15) December 10, 2023