Scottish Premier League - Venus patient on signings

Eurosport - Thu, 25 Jun 15:01:00 2009

Celtic assistant manager Mark Venus will forego Champions League football this season in order to get the right players into the club.

FOOTBALL Celtic management duo Tony Mowbray (left) and Mark Venus (right), seen here while at West Brom in 2009. - 0

The new Hoops' management team of Venus (pictured right), manager Tony Mowbray (left) and first-team coach Peter Grant are already preparing for their first Champions League qualifier on July 28 or 29, which comes before the SPL season begins on August 15.

He said: "Obviously we have lost a couple of players and we will be trying to bring players in. Who they are and where they are, I don't know. Personally, and this is me speaking, I don't care how long it takes to bring people into this football club."

Celtic will be without key man Shunsuke Nakamura who is to join Espanyol, and there are doubts over the futures of midfielder Paul Hartley and striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, who are both out of contract.

Skipper Stephen McManus will miss the start of the season as he recovers from a knee injury and midfielder Scott Brown is a doubt with an ankle problem.

However, Venus, speaking to the media at Celtic's Lennoxtown training centre, claimed there will be no panic buying over the next few weeks.

He added: "If we have to miss the Champions League qualifier, the bottom line is, I'd like to think we will manage this football club for a lot of years and I'd like to think the players we are going to bring to this club are going to stay with us for a couple of years.

"So I would not want to panic into bringing in a footballer to do a job on the 27th of July when I might regret bringing him in for the next four years.

"We have to bring in the players who we think are right."

PA Sport

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  1. Any news from IPOX yet?......YES and as predicted Davis­ to Sunderland

    From Stuart, on Sun 28 Jun 9:58AM
  2. T10...the guys a warmer....arms 5 ft long and plasters­ all over his knuckles....someone needs to tell his old­ bhoy that all the drink going missing from the hoose is­ being knicked by his numnut son

    From Stuart, on Fri 26 Jun 5:35PM
  3. 237... my sentiments exactly, although for Paul G you­ may want to define stagnate as he probably thinks­ that's a piss up before you get married LOL!

    From t10guitars, on Fri 26 Jun 5:25PM
  4. Pt235..T10...u have got to admire the metz bhoys Celtic­ attitude of faithfull through and through to his team,­ however I am a lot more happier with our outlook than­ that of other Rangers fans I speak with.....Celtic have­ made changes that wer required regardless of whether­ Moobs was 1st 2nd or 10th choice....if we are gonna­ look back and discuss the past then look at New­ coaching team of O'Neills or Strachan and look at­ the trophies etc then it appears to work bringing in­ fresh ideas....I think the word is Stagnate

    From Stuart, on Fri 26 Jun 5:16PM
  5. Pt233...In current climates m8 I think they are doing a­ not too bad job...virtually debt free....I hope ur rite­ re your team but thought there would have been a­ slighty little more PR from the gers re signing etc by­ now...saying that Wattie does always pick up a­ bargain...all Im saying is if what has come out of the­ gers recently had been at our hoose I would be­ extremely worried re the silence....btw we will need to­ all meet up for a beer and a chat at some game (Paul G­ no)

    From Stuart, on Fri 26 Jun 5:06PM
  6. #232.. I don't think so either, but all im­ interested in is who the hoops bring in to strengthen­ the team, although im sure whoever comes in will be­ good enough to bring the title back to paradise.

    From t10guitars, on Fri 26 Jun 5:06PM
  7. Pt230...do u not think the gers need to buy this close­ season, can u wait till Jan 2010...I know Celtic cant

    From Stuart, on Fri 26 Jun 5:01PM
  8. #231 I know you went ballistic at strap-on,but surely­ it should have been at the board?? we all make mistakes­ and we should all learn from them,Rangers will­ srengthen,like ever other season bud,just this season­ might take a week or two longer

    From METZ, on Fri 26 Jun 5:01PM
  9. Pt229...I dont think the current gers squad is good­ enough to retain the league either

    From Stuart, on Fri 26 Jun 4:55PM
  10. Pt288...Metz...the hoops fans were just about to go­ nuts when we lost the league re Starchan and the footie­ we were playing...Wee GS leaving lessened that and­ although we didnt get who we wanted, and a lot of hoops­ were of differing views...Moyes was a never...Coyle and­ Martinez said no so u move on ( I think Rangers will be­ in this same position shortly) I think Moobs and his­ team need to be given a chance and I know that that­ mite only be 1 season, however we needed to refresh and­ we are doing that and I hope the Gers do it to...but

    From Stuart, on Fri 26 Jun 4:54PM
  11. #229 you are right,the lisbon lions were world­ class,dont think you will find any1 to say­ otherwise,but if you think that if we get a run in­ europe without buying in then you sadly mistaken,we­ bought shota mid season,mols too,so we will buy new­ players no one thinks that we will get to the last 16­ with the squad we got any one who does is foolin­ themselves

    From METZ, on Fri 26 Jun 4:52PM
  12. #226... you're probably right that nobody thought­ celtic would win in 1967 other than hoops supporters,­ but you've got to admit, the lisbon lions were a­ world class football team, unlike the rangers team 2­ years ago... Every team needs supporters such as­ yourself who'll back the team no matter what, but­ my previous points were only stating(my opinion) that­ the current rangers team without any further valuable­ additions aren't good enough to make the last 16 of­ the champions league.

    From t10guitars, on Fri 26 Jun 4:46PM
  13. #227 Again I agree with you Stuart,think it will be a­ very bumpy ride for the both of us,but if we all stand­ up to our respective boards and tell them we refuse too­ be treated as cash cows(& mushrooms in our case) we­ might just get the teams we want not what we get

    From METZ, on Fri 26 Jun 4:45PM
  14. Pt226...Fair comment m8..but its gonna be bumpy for­ both Celtic and Rangers and I hope the rest of your­ crew have as much faith as u.........

    From Stuart, on Fri 26 Jun 4:30PM
  15. #225 never said they were,but if I didnt have some­ faith in my team I would be as well going to support­ hibs or cork city,no1 thought that we would get to the­ cup final in euro 2 seasons ago but we did,no thanks to­ the sfa/spl,so why shouldnt I be allowed to think what­ I want,did any1 outside the east end think septic would­ lift the euro trophy when they did??? I doubt it

    From METZ, on Fri 26 Jun 4:25PM
  16. #223... do you honestly feel the current rangers squad­ is good enough to make the last 16?

    From t10guitars, on Fri 26 Jun 4:16PM
  17. Pt220...god isnt gonna stop the gers shedding 8 players­ or cut ur debt and give u money for new players....if­ you really think that with what u have at the moment at­ IPOX will retain u the title and get u into the last­ 16, then good luck m8..(Walter Smith said last year­ btw..."that a club like Rangers have to bring in­ new faces every season to ensure that we can not only­ compete for the SPL but also in Europe".....u said­ u welcome the chase...we are in front already.....if­ news comes oot of IPOX this weekend re progression I­ will be the 1st to congratulate u and ur team, however­ if there is nowt said then I will be asking u the same­ question...Whos shoes would u rather b in?

    From Stuart, on Fri 26 Jun 4:12PM
  18. #222 I bow down to your infinite wisdom,am mean we­ only won a double last year,what did you get?? mibee we­ will,mibee we wont,but we will still get further than­ you Fail!!!! Fail!!!!

    From METZ, on Fri 26 Jun 3:57PM
  19. #221... unless rangers seriously improve the team(aint­ gonna happen) then there is no chance they'll get­ into the last 16.

    From t10guitars, on Fri 26 Jun 3:54PM
  20. #220 God willing we will,dont see any reason why­ not,last season was a wake up call,after the success of­ the year before,although we were beaten in the final by­ the better team,they did go on to win the super cup­ after all,Hopefully we have learned some lessons from­ our euro flop last season and what doesn`t kill you­ etc,etc

    From METZ, on Fri 26 Jun 3:42PM
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