We never really know if a young player will be good enough to play for the first team until they get an opportunity, but at least Scott Robertson has a chance of following an established path into the Celtic team.
He’s currently on loan with Gillingham in League One where it appears he’s receiving a lot of praise, while it’s also worth noting that Callum McGregor had an excellent loan spell with Notts County in the same division a few years ago.
Robertson is more of a natural sitting midfielder which could be useful when you look at the current squad, and he’s quickly established himself as a regular feature in the Gillingham side.
You do have to take anything Steve Evans says with a pinch of salt because he’s never shy to start spouting off to the media. but he’s tipping the youngster for a first team role at Celtic next season.
HITC picked up on some comments from the Gillingham boss, and this does sound promising from a Celtic point of view:
“I cannot give any bigger testament to a kid in Scott Robertson than to say he will play in the Celtic first-team next season.
“He might not play every week but he will play for them. I know he is very highly thought of by all the coaching staff there. They had a representative at the game and he would have gone away thinking, ‘we have a good player there’, but they know it anyway.”
“I thought he played with composure at times, with grit and determination, which is perhaps why they sent him here when three points matter, rather than playing academy games.”
Those are the qualities you want to see in a young player so hopefully he does get a few chances to show what he can do with the first team next season.
