“Them’s the breaks” – Bitter EBT McLeish on latest Celtic transfer news

Want an opinion on Celtic news? Let’s ask a former bitter EBT, Rangers man to give it.

Let’s not try and find a Celtic minded man and for the love of God don’t ask Frank McAvennie.

The news of Celtic being on the verge of losing Ben Doak to Liverpool was met with widespread disappointment amongst the Celtic support.

With the fans facing up to the fact that the draw of Liverpool and the EPL would be too much for anyone to turn down, Alex McLeish offered his opinion on the move and he was doing well to hide his bias right up until the last paragraph in Football Insider.

Speaking of Doak, McLeish said, “To only get a compensation fee, that’s a blow.

“That is a blow to lose a kid at that age without him developing in the first team and maybe getting a couple of successes under his belt.

“It’s a shame to lose him but it’s not as if he’s going to a club that won’t improve him.

“You can see it in different ways. We’ve lamented for so long about the national team struggling and not having the players.

“We’ve seen others leaving as young players. When you go back in time, you see guys like Graeme Souness going to Tottenham when he was 17, 18. If it’s going to help the national team, we’ve got to consider that as well.

“You want to see as many good young players developing in Scotland as possible.

“There has been an upsurge over the last five or six years towards players who have played in Scotland now playing in the Premier League in England.

“It’s the biggest and best league in the world. You can see why they are doing business for these kids. They’ve got huge money. That’s the way the modern game is.

“Them’s the breaks, isn’t it? That’s the scenario you didn’t want but it’s the same as everybody who’s been a bit unlucky with a deal.”