As rumours continue to circle around potential signings at our title rivals Hearts and theRangers, things have been worryingly quiet at Celtic…
This season has been a rollercoaster ride from the start. We have had three changes of managers already. We have sacked our head of football operations. We have gone from the highs of Rotterdam to the lows of Fir Park. We have had fan groups and fan media, including The Celtic Star, banned. We have even seen Peter Lawwell finally depart (we hope). The one thing that hasn’t changed however is our inactivity in the transfer market.
First three-way title ace in years
There hasn’t been as tight a title race in Scotland in years, especially one involving more than two teams. Martin O’Neill has rightly claimed the season starts here, it’s going to boil down to who can perform over these next few months. The race for the title could depend on how this transfer window goes for each side involved, and so far Celtic have been left in the starter blocks. As our rivals get to work bringing in players to bolster weak areas within their squad we are left fumbling around in the dark.
So far we have added an extra right back in, Julian Araujo, who from what we have seen in the last few games looks like a decent bit of business. The thing is it’s not really an area we were screaming out for cover. Yes Alistair Johnston is still a couple of months away from returning but we already have Anthony Ralston and Colby Donovan as cover. Is Araujo an upgrade on the pair? I would say he is but there are many more areas that we need upgrades in first.
