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[sammymaguire]

Flood set to leave Celtic
Monday, 14 December 2009 09:31
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/1214/floodw.html

Willo Flood is set to leave Celtic on loan next month after admitting his dream move to Parkhead has failed to work out.

And Flood, 24, believes that could pave the way for a summer switch as he bids to kick-start a career that has stalled for the past year.

Irish midfielder Flood joined boyhood idols Celtic in January - after spending 18 months on loan at Dundee United from Cardiff - but has started just two games since then.

He has not featured at all since September and told The Evening Herald: 'I think it's fair to say that me moving to Celtic has not gone according to plan.

'At the time, it was the chance of a lifetime and the chance to join a club like Celtic, where you could win things and play in the Champions League. It was not something I could turn down, but it hasn't turned out the way I wanted it.

'I'm not involved, I'm not featuring and at this stage of my career I need to be playing regularly.'

Flood, who has 18 months left on his contract at Celtic, added: 'They will decide what I do, but it's best that I go out on loan, at least, and see what happens then.

'I've spoken to Tony Mowbray about it and he's been great with me. He's one of the most honest people I've met in football, he hasn't messed me around in any way.

'He says it would be best for me to go out on loan next month, get some games in and get my sharpness back and we'll assess things again in the summer.'

Meanwhile, Celtic have been linked with a January move for Blackburn's Morten Gamst Pedersen.

And the Norway midfielder, whose Ewood Park contract expires in the summer, has described the Hoops as 'a big club' with the attraction of European football.

The 28-year-old said: 'Lots of people care about the club. The fact they play regularly in Europe is a bonus.

'I have never played in the Champions League and it is something I have always dreamed of.'

Blackburn have been in negotiations over extending Pedersen's contract but he has recently found himself out of the side.

He added: 'I have no influence over the contract negotiations. My agent Rune Hauge takes care of all that.'

[charlieTully]

briefs secured for the old firm jan 3rd, first game this season due to severe clampdown by ball and chain, cant fuckin wait.

[T Fearon]

According to the Daily Ranger, Strachan wants Mc Donald, Caldwell and Robson at Middlesbro in January, and has been quoted £4m for mc Donald alone. What do you think, it would be hard to turn money like that, though losing all three at once would pose problems as there are no guarantees that they woud be replaced with similar, never mind better, quality players

[Archie Mitchell]

Could do no worse than get Pedersen and McCarthy in from Blackburn in January. Pedersen wants to come, out of contract in summer so could get on the cheap, and McCarthy cant get a game and will be wanting to make a push for the World Cup.

[wallyman]

I would take Pederson and McCarthy, and sell McGeady.

[Main Street]

Isn't McCarthy nearing the end of his playing days?

He would be just a short term signing for a team in an emergency.

[The Worker]

I would take Pederson and McCarthy, and sell McGeady.

Why sell Mc Geady? he has been our best player by far this season, and looks to be improving more under mowbray..

[Archie Mitchell]

McGeady has been Celtics best player this season. Still think McCarthy would be a decent buy. Only 32 and got a few years left in him yet.

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Would a few faces for the shop window in January!
Still hope we win this one for prides sake.

Hail Hail

Rapid Vienna v  Celtic     

Venue: Happel Stadium Date: Thursday, 17 December Kick-off: 1800 GMT

Coverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio Scotland

Paddy McCourt and Lee Naylor are out of Celtic's Europa League dead rubber against Rapid Vienna at the Ernst Happel Stadium on Thursday.

McCourt and Naylor did not travel with the party that left Glasgow on Tuesday.

Chinese midfielder Zheng Zhi is ineligible and long-term injured Scott Brown and Shaun Maloney are still out.

Peter Pacult, the Rapid Vienna coach, will be without defensive midfielder Markus Heikkinen, while injured goalkeeper Helge Payer is a doubt.

Celtic assistant manager Mark Venus said the match would be used to give some players European experience.

Among the players in that category who are in with a chance of featuring in the match are Niall McGinn, Paul Caddis, Chris Killen, Willo Flood and Koki Mizuno.

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Rapid Vienna (from): Payer, Patocka, Jovanovic, Schoswendter, Katzer, Soma, Dober, Hofmann, Kavlak, Kayhan, Boskovic, Prokopic, Pehlivan, Ildiz, Jelavic, Hedl, Thonhofer, Kulovits, Eder, Drazan, Konrad, Salihi, Jelavic, Gartler, Trimmel, Konrad

Celtic (from): Boruc, Hinkel, Caldwell, Loovens, Daniel Fox, Fortune, Robson, N'Guemo, Crosas, McGeady, Caddis, McDonald, Samaras, Wilson, Zaluska, McGinn, Carey, McManus, Killen.

[wallyman]

I would take Pederson and McCarthy, and sell McGeady.

Why sell Mc Geady? he has been our best player by far this season, and looks to be improving more under mowbray..

big fish, small pond.

Might as well cash in on him to strengthen other positions.

[lynchbhoy]

hear everton are interested in McGeady for between 4 and 7million.
I'd be tempted to be honest.

All those who still think strachan is good please raise your white sticks !
He is certainly having a profound effect on middlesboro at the moment !!

I hope he does buy caldwell.
Imagine, getting rid of the donkey and getting cash for it too !!

Pederson is a decent player and I hope Celtic get a striker and replace caldwell if he goes (O'Dea recalled from loan would be a start).

[Doogie Browser]

Celtic are 7/4 Draw no bet tonight, are they worth a score?  You would fancy them to get a draw at least for pride. 

[Myles Na G.]

Some finish. Good to see Fortune get amongst the goals again.

[wallyman]

Some finish. Good to see Fortune get amongst the goals again.

Why do you care? thought you were a bear?


Are you a care bear??!

[Main Street]

Celtic are 7/4 Draw no bet tonight, are they worth a score?  You would fancy them to get a draw at least for pride.

your on the ball finished 3-3

"a draw no bet" just means a punter would get their money back, I think.
Those Rapid fans like their bouncy.
Hard to credit that they knocked out Aston Villa earlier on.
I only saw the second half, thank feck Mowbray didn't rest Crosas and NGuemo.
Was it Caddis who was having a stinker in defense? kept getting outjumped?
MCGinn did okay considering the  awful full back but most of his final balls were poorly executed.