Trust the media? Well do you? Naw me neither. Insteed of letting a player move on and wish him well at his new club, the media try to conjure up a headline implying that Gary Caldwell let because of Tony Mowbray.

When you actually read the comment from The Heid, he just says that some managers make you feel wanted and other don’t. He also said that during his contract negotiations his ‘side’ wanted one thing and the club offered something else.

No hard feelings, that’s the way it goes sometimes. Caldwell also said that he was willing to stay until the end of the season to try and help the Hoops regain the SPL title. Hardly the actions of a bitter man?

Yet the headline on the Sky Sports website read; “Caldwell-Mowbray Prompted Exit” suggesting that Mogga had chased the player out the club!

Seems to me the media are hellbent on stirring trouble and making an issue out of nothing……

No change there then!

Last week we posted a poll asking YOU the Celtic support if it was a good move for Celtic to let midfield dynamo Barry Robson leave the club.

As Robbo makes his move to join former Hoops boss Gordon Strachan at Middlesbrough, the Faithful are still not sure letting the player go is such  a good idea.

At the time of writing 39% want Robson to remain not only a player at Celtic Park but see him as a fixture in the team. While 36% think Tony Mowbray is doing the right thing by cashing in on the 31 year-old while he can.

Meanwhile 25 % are not sure either way.

But it doesn’t really matter what we think, tomorrow Barry Robson will be paraded as a Middlesbrough player. Good luck to him, we can never doubt that he gave 100% every time he pulled on the Hoops.

(I don’t think the departure of Gary Caldwell would have split the support so much!)

Still, good luck to The Heid too!

Although most of the media speculation is centred on the immediate departure to Middlesbrough of Gary Caldwell, Willo Flood and surprisingly Barry Robson, we have it on good authority that the proposed loan deal for Robbie Keane is still on the cards.

Rumour has it that the ‘tab’ for Robbie’s wage package and bonus money will be met by a ‘mysterious’ Irish businessman.

Of course this deal has been doing the rounds for a while now, however there’s no smoke without fire.

Personally, Robbie Keane doesn’t excite me but I can understand that the Premiership player coming in to Paradise would generate great interest among the Faithful.

I suppose we’ll just have to wait and see……..

Now that Gordon Strachan has officially been named as the new Middlesbrough manager, and we wish him well, the first thing on his mind will be to strengthen the weakened Championship side.

That means bring in Championship quality players….and we have a few of them.

The obvious target would be contract rebel and ‘fans favourite’ (see our poll) Gary Caldwell. WGS previously tied Gary up on a freedom of contract deal when he brought the player to Celtic Park from Hibs.

Something similar might be of interest to both Celtic and Boro, although Tony might prefer to take the £50 in January for Caldwell!

Then there’s Skoosh.

We all know that Broonie is suffering from a recurring injury problem, one that has more than hampered his performances but again Celtic would be willing to offload the £4.4m player and his wages if we can at least recoup the money spent on him.

Both players did a turn for us and wee Ghord last season, so it could well be in everybody’s interest for the pair to leave and Celtic free up some dough and bring in the new faces that Tony craves for.

Lets be honest Boro would be getting two internationals and Mogga would be rid of part of the unrest in the dressing room.

Much has been said and written about who Tony Mowbray wants to bring in to Celtic in the January window, but who should he keep at Celtic Park?

YOU decide who you want to watch as Tony’s revolution begins to take shape….>>>>>>>>>>

Before we get into the main question here, I’d like to put the media straight on something from yesterday’s game.

It’s my understanding that the booing at half-time was more to do with another inept performance from the officials, than the display of the Bhoys.

Maybe I’m wrong, but I didn’t think the team were playing so bad.

Which brings me nicely onto booing…and Gary Caldwell in particular.

‘The Heid’ has stupidly aired his views on his contract talks in the press and ‘revealed’ his wage demands to stay at Celtic.

As I’ve said before, you play hardball when you’re at the top of your game and in a good bargaining position. Gary is currently playing as poorly in the Hoops since he joined the club.

But does that me we should berate him and boo him?

I don’t think so.

Sure we don’t have to be happy with his media mutterings and some of his defending, but getting on his back won’t make him perform better.

Probably have the opposite effect.

It’s better all round that we get behind him when he pulls on the Hoops, therefore helping him play well and keep the Bhoys at the top of the league.

Then it’s up to Mogga to decide if he wants Caldwell to stay.

As long as they wear the Hoops….they NEED our support!

If ever there is a time to ramp up the volume on a new contract then it has to be when the player in question is playing out of his skin.

So, at this moment in time Gary Caldwell hasn’t a cat’s chance in hell of securing the contract he wants based on current form.

I think we’d all agree the ‘ heid’ had a very good season, last term, but has fallen way short of that standard this one.

And on the eve of a European tie the last thing on Gary’s mind should be a new contract, although I suspect he’s been hit by a loaded question from the Laptop Loyal to create a bit of a story.

If I were you son, I’d concentrate on putting in some solid performances between now and January or else you might just be pushed towards the door when Darren O’Dea comes back.

After reading that fit again former captain Stephen McManus is on his way for a loan spell to Ipswich, I couldn’t help thinking that a lot of the Faithful will be wishing it was Gary Caldwell instead.

We all know what a terrible start ‘The Heid’ has had but do we really want to get rid of him?

Well, our poll shows that 57% of you want him to go.

So, should we keep Mick and let Gary go? For me no way.

It’s well documented that Mick let the Faithful, his manager and his team mates down last season with his fitness fiasco at Tynecastle and Pittodrie.

Both games cost us dearly.

All under the guise as club captain.

If we can get a fee for Mick, or even off the wage bill then let him go. Mogga wants to build his own team and that must start with a solid defence. With or without Mick.

But there is a twist to this situation.

Let’s call it ‘The Bobo Balde Syndrome.’

Over the course of the season, we’ll lose a couple of games back-to-back, and someone’s to blame, Glenn Loovens, Darren O’Dea or ‘The Heid’ and all of a sudden, everyone wants Mick back.

Just you wait and see…..it’s bound to happen!

But what we all tend to forget, is that nobody wanted Bobo in the team to begin with, and it’ll be the same with Mick. Just you wait and see…

It’s a funny game, this football!

The topic of conversation this week should be the forthcoming Champions League tie against Arsenal on Wednesday night.

But instead, it’s the form of Gary Caldwell that’s causing us most concern.

From playing out of his skin last season, to a total calamity this season, the Faithful are wondering if Mogga should offer him a new contact.

What do you think?

Vote in our latest poll….

At approximately 7.40pm on Wednesday night the player destined to be the new Celtic captain will lead the Hoops out for the first leg of our Champions League qualifier against Dinamo Moscow.

Gary Caldwell, New Celtic Captain?

But who will it be?

The smart money is on Gary Caldwell, with Glenn Loovens an outsider.

Or will the Holy Goalie be given the armband.

He’s certainly in top form and might be looked upon as a senior member of the squad.

Who ever it is will surely be the club captain for the season with Mick stepping down.

His injury looks like keeping him out for a while yet and we need continuity from the start of the campaign.