Have Celtic found Kyogo replacement and will Rangers transfer raids on English Championship bring rewards? Saturday Jury
CRAIG SWAN: Hard to say. He’ll have to be some striker to emulate Kyogo’s success at Celtic. Difficult to follow that.
ANDY NEWPORT: The Kawasaki Frontale frontman’s recent J League record doesn’t suggest that he is a natural-born poacher. But you never know, with the right handling Brendan Rodgers could polish up his rough attributes.
MICHAEL GANNON: Yamada looks a decent player and he could prove to be another great bit of business from Japan. But his goal record isn’t exactly spectacular and Celtic could really do with an experienced front man as well.
CRAIG: Again, it’s about the individuals. Nationality doesn’t matter if you do the business. It’s a safer play, though.
ANDY : It’s the market he knows best so why not? The trouble with shopping down south is the inflated prices but it looks like Martin is carefully choosing players he believes can produce best value.
MICHAEL: It’s clearly a strategy from Gers and their manager and it’s a market they know well. Rangers have been burned before with signings from the Championship but if it’s the right ones they can slot in to the Scottish side without too much risk.
CRAIG: No. Pre-season friendlies are awful. It was brought in for the right reasons and it works just fine.
ANDY: Not for me. Anything that reduces the number of boring pre-season friendlies is a winner. A tweak of the rules to perhaps allow trialists or extra subs might cheer up some of the grumpy bosses, right enough.
MICHAEL: It just seems like too much hassle for too many clubs. Squads are still being put together and while it generates some gate money, the dosh is needed to cover the wages for the extra few weeks. It might be time for a rethink.
CRAIG: If Xander Schauffele tightens some stuff up


