Celtic Sending Players On Loan To Fellow SPFL Clubs Is Something We Should Do More.

One of the themes I’ve returned to over and over again on this site is that we have too many players at Celtic who aren’t going to play regularly but who would walk into every other team in the league. This theory is about to be tested in a most unexpected way; Kwon is going on loan to St Mirren. That will prove or disprove this once and for all.

Actually, I think it’s an excellent move and if we’re going to let our players go on loan, I think it should be to fellow SPFL sides wherever possible. It has worked for some of them in the past, after all. Ryan Christie, Liam Scales and Kris Ajer are just three who come to mind; all went out on loan to teams in our division and it was the making of them.

This strengthens the other teams in the league, and that’s good in itself as any side which is better armed and able to play against the Ibrox club when they come up against them is a net positive.

I cannot understand why this is not a part of the club policy. I would have enjoyed seeing Tilio go on loan to a team in this league, and if Holm is going to sit on the bench at Celtic, he would be better off, by far, at a Hibs or Aberdeen. So would we.

This is a weapon we have scandalously underutilised and I have never understood why. Liam Scales not only played brilliantly against the Ibrox club for Aberdeen but scored a winning goal. Christie was a thorn in their side every time. We could get big rewards for doing nothing more than letting a guy go to a Scottish club who would otherwise be going elsewhere … why not?

I was really surprised by this move, and by the player in particular but I cannot help but think it is an excellent idea and one that could pay dividends.

We’re going to get a proper lesson in how good (or not) Kwon actually might be … I just wish we were going to find out about other footballers in our squad.

Mikey Johnston, Tilio, Holm and others would all benefit brilliantly from going out on loan here. Yes, Mikey too, because what he needs more than anything is regular games somewhere even if the end result is that he moves on at the end of it all.

I hope Kwon goes and has a storming time of it. I hope he proves himself to be a very capable player and I congratulate those at Celtic who got him this loan deal. More of this please, Celtic, a lot more of it going forward.