This really was a sensational transfer story this week.
The Riley McGree ‘move’ to Celtic was on, then it was announced by various media outlets on Tuesday night that it was a done deal and then, out of the blue, the move was hijacked by English Championship outfit Middlesbrough as money seemed to talk.
But how does Ange Postecoglou feel about it all?
Rather philosophical by the sounds of it as he gave a brilliant summation of his thoughts on the player and the move.
As reported by CQN, Postecoglou said, “It’s an indication for me that this isn’t the right place for him.
“It works both ways as I only want players who want to be here.
“I won’t try and convince any player to come and sign for this football club. I won’t.
“If they can’t see the opportunities that exist here then that’s part of the deal for me. The ones we have signed all wanted to come here.
“It’s an easy decision. Everyone has their own free will to decide what’s best for them.
“But I’m not going to sell this club to anyone on its virtues.
“If they can’t understand that in the first place they’re probably not worth talking to from my perspective.”
So it is clear from the Aussie gaffer that he will not cow tow to any player who doesn’t understand just how big this club is and how much of an opportunity it is to play for Celtic.
Which tells the fans and any player interested in coming to the club.
We will not be held to ransom nor will we bow to reputations.
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Absolutely correct we now have man who knows what he’s doing hh
Big Ange is a breath of fresh air to everyone of us.
We have a leader who leads us from the front sharing what the fans think and saying it how we feel. Hope hes here for a long time as we can all learn a lot from how the big fella.