£9M for a Scottish goalkeeper ?

[boldie]

he is by far the best goalie in scotland

I agree, he's MILES ahead of any goalie in scotland..noone comes close to the talent he has.
When he goes to the EPL he'll be top 5 when on form, he can't touch VD Sar, Czech and Reina yet..but give him a few years and I'm sure he will be very good if he keeps working hard and is properly managed.
It also has to be a good thing for the Scottish National side that he moves to the EPL as he'll pick up a lot from playing against top class opposition.

[GlasgowBandit]

he is by far the best goalie in scotland

I agree, he's MILES ahead of any goalie in scotland..noone comes close to the talent he has.
When he goes to the EPL he'll be top 5 when on form, he can't touch VD Sar, Czech and Reina yet..but give him a few years and I'm sure he will be very good if he keeps working hard and is properly managed.
It also has to be a good thing for the Scottish National side that he moves to the EPL as he'll pick up a lot from playing against top class opposition.

Do you guys actually watch Scottish football on a regular basis?

Boldie do you deriously believe that Gordon is better than Boruc?

[Ironside]

he is by far the best goalie in scotland

I agree, he's MILES ahead of any goalie in scotland..noone comes close to the talent he has.
When he goes to the EPL he'll be top 5 when on form, he can't touch VD Sar, Czech and Reina yet..but give him a few years and I'm sure he will be very good if he keeps working hard and is properly managed.
It also has to be a good thing for the Scottish National side that he moves to the EPL as he'll pick up a lot from playing against top class opposition.

Do you guys actually watch Scottish football on a regular basis?

Boldie do you deriously believe that Gordon is better than Boruc?

he is much better than boruc

remember boruc had the advantage of a better defence around him than gordon which helps make him look better

but as an ex goalie myself (ok nothing past my company team in the army) i think gordon is miles better than boruc

[boldie]

he is by far the best goalie in scotland

I agree, he's MILES ahead of any goalie in scotland..noone comes close to the talent he has.
When he goes to the EPL he'll be top 5 when on form, he can't touch VD Sar, Czech and Reina yet..but give him a few years and I'm sure he will be very good if he keeps working hard and is properly managed.
It also has to be a good thing for the Scottish National side that he moves to the EPL as he'll pick up a lot from playing against top class opposition.

Do you guys actually watch Scottish football on a regular basis?

Boldie do you deriously believe that Gordon is better than Boruc?

I have to say I do..he's  the most talented out of those two. Like Ironside sayd Gordon doesn't have as good a defense (or midfield for that matter) in front of him as Boruc but as far as quality goes he's ahead of him. (Not calling Boruc a mug though as he's not a bad goalie at all)

[Geo the Sarge]

he is by far the best goalie in scotland

I agree, he's MILES ahead of any goalie in scotland..noone comes close to the talent he has.
When he goes to the EPL he'll be top 5 when on form, he can't touch VD Sar, Czech and Reina yet..but give him a few years and I'm sure he will be very good if he keeps working hard and is properly managed.
It also has to be a good thing for the Scottish National side that he moves to the EPL as he'll pick up a lot from playing against top class opposition.

Do you guys actually watch Scottish football on a regular basis?

Boldie do you deriously believe that Gordon is better than Boruc?

he is much better than boruc

remember boruc had the advantage of a better defence around him than gordon which helps make him look better

but as an ex goalie myself (ok nothing past my company team in the army) i think gordon is miles better than boruc

he is by far the best goalie in scotland

I agree, he's MILES ahead of any goalie in scotland..noone comes close to the talent he has.
When he goes to the EPL he'll be top 5 when on form, he can't touch VD Sar, Czech and Reina yet..but give him a few years and I'm sure he will be very good if he keeps working hard and is properly managed.
It also has to be a good thing for the Scottish National side that he moves to the EPL as he'll pick up a lot from playing against top class opposition.

Do you guys actually watch Scottish football on a regular basis?

Boldie do you deriously believe that Gordon is better than Boruc?

I have to say I do..he's  the most talented out of those two. Like Ironside sayd Gordon doesn't have as good a defense (or midfield for that matter) in front of him as Boruc but as far as quality goes he's ahead of him. (Not calling Boruc a mug though as he's not a bad goalie at all)

Got to agree with Iron and Boldie,

Craig Gordon has played consistently well with a poor defence in front of him. As well as all the trauma of the ongoing troubles at Tynecastle the young lad has shown quality.

Geo

[GlasgowBandit]

Granted he has done well in the SPL but he has hardly come up against any top opposition has he?

Boruc showed his class in the Champions League last year where he was arguably Celtic's best and most consistent player.  And he also showed in the World Cup of 2006 what a top class goalie he is.

IMO he is by far a more complete goalkeeper.  As for defences, Celtic's defence hardly fulls you with confidence.

The defence is the one are in our team that has been lacking since Strachan took over.

[Ironside]

gordon has done the deeds in the international games he has played in

i would much rather have the celtic back 4 in front of me than the hearts 4

[Teacake]

Granted he has done well in the SPL but he has hardly come up against any top opposition has he?

Boruc showed his class in the Champions League last year where he was arguably Celtic's best and most consistent player.  And he also showed in the World Cup of 2006 what a top class goalie he is.

IMO he is by far a more complete goalkeeper.  As for defences, Celtic's defence hardly fulls you with confidence.

The defence is the one are in our team that has been lacking since Strachan took over.

Good point, well made.

Gordon is a decent keeper but 9mill for him is an amazing piece of business for Hearts. I don't think he's been truly tested at the top level & I'm not sure if hes got the temprament to handle it.

This is a wee bit cheeky but this how Celtic fans will always remember him 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQIzqXMYhd8

[Ironside]

teacake why not take a look at this video instead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEWHEKs4d4s

[Karabiner]

So how come none of the top SIX English premier league clubs was interested in him ?

Even Jol who pays over the odds for almost anyone wasn't in for him 

[Ironside]

lets see who know the player from the EPL

martin o'neil managed celtic saw colin first hand for a number of seasons

bid 9 million

roy keane played in the spl for a season was impressed enough to make him no 1 target

bid 9 million


sven goran erkinson in need of a goalie

bid rummoured at 10 million + kasper schmiecheal


of the rest 9 million for a player coming out of the scottish league is un heard of and wouldnt fancy going to there chairman asking for 50% more than any otehr player transfered out the scottish league and 100% more than any player not coming out the old firm for an experianced proved goal scorer never minf an inexperianced goal keeper

[Teacake]

If hes that good why do you keep calling him Colin?

[fergus8]

good keeper, £9m seems a double his value though.
im glad to see that much money go into the lithuanian scottish game, 

[divaflava]

It may be £9m but if he's as good as we all think he is, he's worth it. In fact, he might be worth a lot more.

I think he's one of the top 8 keepers in the EPL, which is where we want to be.

Sunderland now badly need a premier-league quality striker. Prices come to something when you are talking about paying a combined £11m for Mido and Chopra!!! Kerist knows we are going to need the best keeper we can attract to the club next season because we ain't going to be scoring many...

[The Baron]

Prices come to something when you are talking about paying a combined £11m for Mido and Chopra!!!

Says it all really - I'm sure he's a good keeper but Cech went to Chelsea for 7m (yes Chelsea who overspend on everyone!) and Reina came to us for 8m (also overpriced IMHO).

He's probably worth 4-5m at most.