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[Albion] Matt O Riley [26/08/24 - sings on a 5-year deal]
- Thread starter Seasider78
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Chris Sutton basically saying we're small fry again.
We'd best just finish in the top six now to spike his guns.
https://celtsarehere.com/chris-sutton-unconvinced-brighton-is-the-right-move-for-matt-oriley/
I don't think he really said we were small fry, he just said he thought Matt could go straight to a top 6 club. I hope Sutton is right.
It does come across as patronising though - and shows his ignorance of the way we operate. Of course we're buying him in the hope that he moves on to a 'big' club - for two or three times the price we paid for him!
GrossTurn
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- Jun 20, 2020
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He’s a contrarian pundit - so is always looking to say something he knows will provoke a reaction from certain sections of fans.
However, in this case, all he’s really saying is he thinks O’Riley is already good enough to go straight to an elite club, not that Celtic to Brighton isn’t a clear upwards career move for him.
It sounded like another installment in the long running (tedious) argument between Sutton and Savage about whether Celtic (in particular) and Rangers are 'big' clubs or not, in comparison with all the English clubs who so easily raid the sweaty clubs for players and managers.
The apotheosis was when Neil Lennon left as Celtic manager to take on the might of Bolton, triggering Savage to declare that Bolton are 'bigger' than Celtic.
(In other words the latest bit of Sutton tomfoolery has nothing to do with little ol' Brighton).
Tony Towner's Fridge
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Sutton is and really always has been one of those passive aggressive pundits. Balanced views are not in his journalistic repertoire. He's basically biased and not afraid to say something for 'stir up' effect. I don't like him and his predictions on a week by week basis really aren't that accurate ir reasoned. But then the BBC employ the likes of him and Linekar which shows the bar is set pretty damn low.
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jessiejames
Never late in a V8
Its ok for him to say that, but no top six side have come in for him. Does Sutton think he should stay at Celtic until a top six side want him.
Barber to Ferdi: “do you require a personal assistant on your private jet, sir?”
Barber to O’Riley: “check your emails, print your ticket out and get on the f***ing plane “
- Feb 22, 2014
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Not a fan of Sutton but he is bigging up O’Riley on Sky Sports. Asked how Celtic replace O’Riley he said,”They can’t!” Typical of him I suppose but still nice to hear. 
Professor Plum
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- Jul 27, 2024
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I disagree about Sutton and his style. He has two modes. If he’s on a wind-up he makes it very obvious, eg when swapping schoolboy-level bantz with the appalling Savage on 606. For his more mainstream media work as co-commentator or studio pundit he’s quite insightful and certainly offers a balanced view. He knows what buttons to press in different circumstances but he definitely has a serious and interesting side if you catch him on the right gig.
Yes, that's what he said.
Perhaps he should at the current Premier league table
Tom Bombadil
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St Mirren v Celtic & two more Premiership matches: BBC Sport
Listen to Sportsound and follow live text coverage as St Mirren host Celtic before two more Scottish Premiership games.
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'Magnificent' O'Riley completing Brighton medical - Rodgerspublished at 11:33 British Summer Time
11:33 BST
St Mirren v Celtic (12:00)Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers tells BBC Scotland regarding Matt O'Riley: "He'll be down in Brighton, completing his medical so we expect that to go through over the course of the next couple of days.
"If a player leaves here, you pay for the player and not necessarily the league. The club have done great in terms of a business perspective, of course.
"From a footballing perspective, you're always sad to lose a top player. He's been absolutely magnificent in this last year. Pleased for Matt in terms of he gets a move to the Premier League and, for us, we continue to push on and that's the model of the club."
On possible incomings, Rodgers commented: "Ideal scenario is we wouldn't be having to do so much business in the last week, however there's still that time for us to do something and improve the squad.
"Hopefully over the course of this next week, we can get some players in that can give us strength in depth in the squad because after September we've got a really long season."
Gully Forever
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- May 9, 2011
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Jeez, Talk about some bitter Celtic fans, Even though they play in a conference league to qualify for europe. They really don't see how crap they are in europe. last actual win was 2021?. A European title win, 1960's?. FFS. What is it with fans living in an era long long gone.
St Mirren v Celtic & two more Premiership matches: BBC Sport
Listen to Sportsound and follow live text coverage as St Mirren host Celtic before two more Scottish Premiership games.www.bbc.co.uk
'Magnificent' O'Riley completing Brighton medical - Rodgerspublished at 11:33 British Summer Time
11:33 BST
St Mirren v Celtic (12:00)
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers tells BBC Scotland regarding Matt O'Riley: "He'll be down in Brighton, completing his medical so we expect that to go through over the course of the next couple of days.
"If a player leaves here, you pay for the player and not necessarily the league. The club have done great in terms of a business perspective, of course.
"From a footballing perspective, you're always sad to lose a top player. He's been absolutely magnificent in this last year. Pleased for Matt in terms of he gets a move to the Premier League and, for us, we continue to push on and that's the model of the club."
On possible incomings, Rodgers commented: "Ideal scenario is we wouldn't be having to do so much business in the last week, however there's still that time for us to do something and improve the squad.
"Hopefully over the course of this next week, we can get some players in that can give us strength in depth in the squad because after September we've got a really long season."
This is also on Twitter so it must be nonsense. Shame, as I was looking forward to this signing
Official Old Man
Uckfield Seagull
Brendon Rodgers
"From a footballing perspective, you're always sad to lose a top player. He's been absolutely magnificent in this last year. Pleased for Matt in terms of he gets a move to the Premier League and, for us, we continue to push on and that's the model of the club."
Do you remember when that was a PBOBE quote?
"From a footballing perspective, you're always sad to lose a top player. He's been absolutely magnificent in this last year. Pleased for Matt in terms of he gets a move to the Premier League and, for us, we continue to push on and that's the model of the club."
Do you remember when that was a PBOBE quote?
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
To some extent they're living in the past but I can understand their frustration. Imagine if your club was a European regular, you'd won countless trophies and still had crowds approaching 60,000 every home match but your best players were poached by relative minnows from a neighbouring country. They're obviously a huge club with a massive fan base but restricted by their league. It must be annoying.
Nobby
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- Sep 29, 2007
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Pint sized ex midfield maestro Joe Cole was bigging up our winger Bellagrande yesterday (at least twice)
Fresh from this brilliant punditry, he then opined that he worried we lacked ambition this season.
How do these people get paid?
Toongull
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I agree to a certain extent but the SPL is championship level to bottom Premier league at best. Celtic wouldn’t walk the league every year down here. Testing himself will only serve him better in the long run and he knows we won’t stand in his way if bigger clubs come calling.