Jake Taylor

[Jimmy K]

Celtic are looking at bringing in Reading midfielder Jake Taylor for a fee of £750K

[Chuckle Brother]

Bye then.

[Muskrat]

Farmed out on loan by Reading and warmed the bench for Orient. Righty-ho then.

[Tommio]

You got this from football rumours...

[Z175]

I'm a big fan of Jake Taylor. Tidy in possession, makes good runs and can finish.

Without his goals early last season we could have finished a few places lower...?

Hope he stays.

[harry]

I'm a big fan of Jake Taylor. Tidy in possession, makes good runs and can finish.

Without his goals early last season we could have finished a few places lower...?

Hope he stays.

He didn't do enough to hold down a place, but he had a knack of being in the right place at the right time to score even when not playing that well overall.

[fred sharpes nose]

Very under rated IMO does a good job for the team and with the right encouragement could do well for us long term, he wants to play for the club which is a critical factor, not another mercenary journeyman

[tidus_mi2]

Very under rated IMO does a good job for the team and with the right encouragement could do well for us long term, he wants to play for the club which is a critical factor, not another mercenary journeyman

Not 100% convinced he's good enough, while it's harsh, he couldn't break into the side once Clarke came in and got shipped off on loan to a team that eventually got relegated from League One, he did so poorly that he got dropped and hardly played there either.

Now admittedly he wasn't playing for a great side but it's not exactly a glowing review either, he's in the final year of his contract so unless he really impresses in pre-season I can't see him getting a shot and being released come the summer.

[Royalwaster]

Very under rated IMO does a good job for the team and with the right encouragement could do well for us long term, he wants to play for the club which is a critical factor, not another mercenary journeyman

Not 100% convinced he's good enough, while it's harsh, he couldn't break into the side once Clarke came in and got shipped off on loan to a team that eventually got relegated from League One, he did so poorly that he got dropped and hardly played there either.

Now admittedly he wasn't playing for a great side but it's not exactly a glowing review either, he's in the final year of his contract so unless he really impresses in pre-season I can't see him getting a shot and being released come the summer.

Needs to go out on loan to a passing team as that's his strength - good movement, good feet etc. but not sure he's a fighter like Tshibola.

[From Despair To Where?]

The sort of player who's ok at everything but not great at anything.

A 21st Century Jerry Williams.

[WoodleyRoyal]

if true 750k is fantastic business...

[John Smith]

If true, Jake Taylor will be playing Champions League football next season. Let that one sink in folks

[Pepe the Horseman]

Thing is though guys, it's clearly not true.

[Coppelled_Streets]

I like the look of the kid, but he's got a lot of competition for places and he's in the last year of his contract. It's make or break for him here this season.

[Sutekh]

Doubt Jake would want to take the step down in the standard of football though.

[Handsome Man]

Champions League football, so it need not be considered a massive step down for him, but it's always a shame when another young player doesn't make it here. I quite liked him last year, but he wasn't quite good enough for us.

[From Despair To Where?]

By Champions League football, I presume everyone means an inglorious exit in the qualifying rounds at the hands of a team from some Eastern European backwater.

[Ian Royal]

Taylor's tidy but unspectacular. He's clearly not a left winger, but he is a player who'll put a shift in and play the role you want decently for a few games if you're desperate. A modern Andy Hughes.

I'd like to see him get his chance off a frontman or on the right before writing him off as not good enough, but i fear ww don't play the right way to fit him in and our ambitions are beyond him.

[SCIAG]

If somebody did offer £750k we should bite their hand off.

Can't see any reason why Celtic would be interested or why anyone would offer more than £250k.

[paultheroyal]

Very over rated IMO does not do a good job for the team and with the right encouragement could do well for another team if he left us, he wants to play for the club which is a critical factor, not another mercenary journeyman but not good enough at Championship level

Spot on.