Jordan Amavi - gone again

[ldavfc4eva]

Wasn't he, according to some stats or other, the top-rating leftback in Europe when we bought him?

Yes he was

[SirSteveUK]

Tony thinks this 'failure' is garbage - they just changed their mind and used it as an out

[tomd2103]

El Ahmadi left 3 years ago, thank god.

Now captain of the Dutch Champions - and playing in the CL........

Don't forget Scott Sinclair.  Won a Championship last season and could be playing in the CL.....

[pauliewalnuts]

El Ahmadi left 3 years ago, thank god.

Now captain of the Dutch Champions - and playing in the CL........

Don't forget Scott Sinclair.  Won a Championship last season and could be playing in the CL.....

Amazing quality required to win the title in a one team league.

[cdbearsfan]

Seems unnecessarily petty. He still won the Player of the Year ahead of Dembele, who could well end up in the upper echelons of the Premier League.

I don't doubt that the league is easier, but it also may be that Rodgers is better at getting the best out of him. He was very good for Swansea so it's not like he's only ever looked decent when playing against rabble like Ross County, Hamilton Accies and Rangers.

[eamonn]

Never did it against Clyde on a wet Tuesday night though.

[cdbearsfan]

No Celtic player could live with Clyde, you're only as good as your last meeting (any excuse)....

[tomd2103]

El Ahmadi left 3 years ago, thank god.

Now captain of the Dutch Champions - and playing in the CL........

Don't forget Scott Sinclair.  Won a Championship last season and could be playing in the CL.....

Amazing quality required to win the title in a one team league.

That's the point I was trying to make!!  All good and well saying ex-players who didn't do well here are now playing in the Champions League, but you have to take into account the league they are playing in and how different it can be to playing in England. 

[cdbearsfan]

El Ahmadi finished above a team that made the Europa League Final.

It's easy just to dismiss them as having played in a crap league, I'd suggest their new-found successes are partly due to playing inferior opposition, and partly because Villa have a habit of ruining players.

[LeeB]

No Celtic player could live with Clyde, you're only as good as your last meeting (any excuse)....

Do you have a link with subtitles?

[cdbearsfan]

No, I just skipped through the bits when Graham Roberts was talking.

[passitsideways]

El Ahmadi finished above a team that made the Europa League Final.

It's easy just to dismiss them as having played in a crap league, I'd suggest their new-found successes are partly due to playing inferior opposition, and partly because Villa have a habit of ruining players.

Also, I remember him looking pretty handy when United turned up to their place and lost. He got off to a great start with us too, but as seems to be the trend lately, we managed to coach the ability out of him and basically turned him into a runner to clog midfield for us.

Always felt like Lambert did have a decent eye for talent - pity he didn't know how to mould them into actually good players.

[bobcat]

Amavi could be a great Premier League player, when we signed him he reminded me of a young Ashley Cole. I'm just not sure he's made for the Championship though. I think Taylor is better suited to the Championship.

Maybe loaning Amavi out for a year could work for us and him. In a years time we may be in the Prem (hopefully) or worse case scenario we get him off the wage bill and he's in the shop window for a year.

[AV5nobs]

Shhhteve McClaren won the Dutch league so I'm not having any of that cobblers, El Ahmadi was piss poor.

IF Celtic progress to the group stage they will show their level again.

[cdbearsfan]

They were battered by Barcelona, but drew home and away against Man City and drew against Gladbach. Not great, but hardly embarrassing. If they got an easier draw, they could sneak into the last sixteen.

McLaren made the UEFA Cup Final and won Middlesbrough their only trophy, putting himself in pole position for the England job. Just because he has been shit since returning to the UK doesn't undermine his achievements in the Dutch League.