Adam Idah F. Celtic b.2001

[Stuttgart88]

Celtic have enough with one injury prone winger in Jota I would think.

Is he injury prone or has he just had one bad injury?

[pineapple stu]

Idah is a doubt for Saturday against Livingston (https://www.the42.ie/alistair-johnston-6797012-Aug2025/) after coming off with an injury on Tuesday apparently.

Could be a bit of a face-saver, but either way, Livi at home again is a game you'd be very hopeful of grabbing a goal or two in. Not a great one to miss

[Demesne Lad]

Not in the squad for the game v Livingston and a doubt that his knee injury will clear up before the long haul to Kazakhstan.

[pineapple stu]

A sub in Kazakhstan tonight - off the bench on 70 minutes, but misses the first penalty in the shootout

Celtic lost 3-2 - missing three penalties - but wouldn't be surprised to see Idah take more than his share of stick, much and all as his penalty record is decent I think

[seanfhear]

Celtic out, disaster for Celtic and not good for Idah at the moment anyway !

[Eirambler]

I'm not actually sure he should be in the Ireland squad at the moment to be honest. With Ferguson, Parrott and Szmodics available he's not really needed and his spot could have gone to someone potentially useful like Ebosele.

[Razors left peg]

I'm not actually sure he should be in the Ireland squad at the moment to be honest. With Ferguson, Parrott and Szmodics available he's not really needed and his spot could have gone to someone potentially useful like Ebosele.

Ebosele cant make the starting line up for an average Turkish team at the moment. Maybe if Cannon was playing better there would be an argument to leave out Idah.

[Eirambler]

Yeah, but he gives you something specific off the bench that's different to others, running at tired defenders etc. it doesn't feel like Idah offers anything at all on current form.

[Razors left peg]

Idah is not in great form but I dont think he should be just discarded either. If there was someone else banging down the door then fair enough, but leaving him out for someone who is just fast and also not in great form doesnt make sense to me.

[SkStu]

He played very well in his first start a week or so ago and scored a goal off the bench in his last game. He’s making an adjustment to a brand new country, a weird enough one football wise.

I don’t see him as direct competition to Idah anyway but one of the two is on some form, at least.

[geysir]

Whilst Johnny scores a premier goal every 30 mins of football for Celtic, this evening in the CL play-off Adam manages to get a touch on the ball every 30 minutes, albeit he did all right with one of those touches. He hit an atrocious penalty in the shoot-out, but so did another two players. I think it was probably his most spineless display for Celtic that I have seen.

[tetsujin1979]

Idah was brought on ahead of Kenny, who was left on the bench even with penalties looming

[pineapple stu]

I think increasingly Idah/Kenny is a two bald men fighting over a comb level of debate.

We've a couple of very good players at the moment (take your pick from Kelleher, Collins, Parrott and Ferguson, who all have potentially key seasons ahead), but apart from that the level drops off a bit and there's a couple of players in the squad that really wouldn't have gotten a look in ten years ago

[Stuttgart88]

I think Kenny has a dynamism and speed of movement that Idah lacks so there's still scope for him to make an impression. He brings something different to the team. Idah seems to have been promoted beyond his ability, but the only (scrapes barrel) justification is that Celtic have been slow and ponderous all season so far. Even Maeda has been rubbish. But I think the fans have lost patience with him and it'd take a remarkable change in form and fortune to turn things around from here. I think questions are rightly been asked of Rodgers now too but that's a different discussion.

[Eirambler]

Idah linked with a move to Swansea.

[Eminence Grise]

Does that move involve a fee or being bound, gagged and tossed out of a speeding van in Swansea by disgruntled Celtic fans?

I don't think Idah or Celtic are a good fit for each other. Another player I'd prefer to see playing on the continent than the SPL or the Championship.

[Eirambler]

I'd imagine Celtic would have to accept a substantial loss on the player if they decided to sell right now, while his reputation is probably as low as it's ever been. Not sure Swansea could offer any more than half what Celtic paid for him, if even that.

[Razors left peg]

Does that move involve a fee or being bound, gagged and tossed out of a speeding van in Swansea by disgruntled Celtic fans?

I don't think Idah or Celtic are a good fit for each other. Another player I'd prefer to see playing on the continent than the SPL or the Championship.

Idah more than a lot of our players has the physical tools for the Scottish and English leagues, but Im not sure he has the application to be a top player anywhere. I've been a big fan of him, and defended him here a lot, but hes disappointed me in how he has not grabbed his chance at Celtic after Kyogo was sold

[Eirambler]

Reports of Swansea paying £7m for Idah. For that kind of money surely Celtic will take a modest loss to move him on.

[SkStu]

I think so. They got enough value from his 1.5 seasons to cut ties now.

[Eirambler]

Yes, for all the stick he gets they wouldn't have won the title the season before last without him. Since he signed permanently it's been a lot poorer. I think teams in Scotland figured out fairly quickly how to deal with him - just play a low block and he can't function at all. Swansea a lot less likely to come up against that kind of approach in the Championship. Presumably Alan Sheehan thinks he can bring on his game.

[geysir]

Idah made a valuable contribution to Celtic's season when he joined on loan but in no way was he key to that 2023/24 league title win, as in they wouldn't have won it without him, that's patent nonsense.
However he did win the cup that year for them (single-handedly) against Rangers. Idah contributed to 2 league title wins but just did not kick on from his early promise, considering he has the height, failed miserably as threat with his head and could not tack down the nr. 1 strikers role when given a host of chances to do so. He is being transferred onward at a financial loss for Celtic of some millions, that's not a success story, that means he's being given another chance to make the grade elsewhere that he has shown promise for in spurts.

[elatedscum]

Yes, for all the stick he gets they wouldn't have won the title the season before last without him. Since he signed permanently it's been a lot poorer. I think teams in Scotland figured out fairly quickly how to deal with him - just play a low block and he can't function at all. Swansea a lot less likely to come up against that kind of approach in the Championship. Presumably Alan Sheehan thinks he can bring on his game.

I'm not that sure that it's him not functioning but as much the team not functioning or not functioning to maximise his qualities. I remember seeing a game last season that Celtic won probably 2 or 3-0, it was relatively comfortable. But the whole game he made great run after great run, was creating space for the midfielders to exploit by dragging both CBs with him - and it seemed like any opportunity he got to receive it, his teammates instead tried a more intricate pass to Engels instead.

In general, it's something I've seen a good bit with Idah, in games with a low block or 11 men behind the ball, he's very useful, he just doesn't end up with the goals to show from it...

[Eirambler]

Idah made a valuable contribution to Celtic's season when he joined on loan but in no way was he key to that 2023/24 league title win, as in they wouldn't have won it without him, that's patent nonsense.
However he did win the cup that year for them (single-handedly) against Rangers. Idah contributed to 2 league title wins but just did not kick on from his early promise, considering he has the height, failed miserably as threat with his head and could not tack down the nr. 1 strikers role when given a host of chances to do so. He is being transferred onward at a financial loss for Celtic of some millions, that's not a success story, that means he's being given another chance to make the grade elsewhere that he has shown promise for in spurts.

It's not patent nonsense - it was widely acknowledged at the time that his goals in the second half of the season were the difference between winning the league and not winning it. Probably long since forgotten about by Celtic fans though, as they can't stand him now.

That's not saying his transfer was a success though - his best form was during the loan move. Since the permanent transfer he has been disappointing, with one or two notable exceptions such as the Villa game where he had more space to operate because Villa weren't sitting back like most teams Celtic play against.

[pineapple stu]

Sky Sports saying he's undergoing a medical at Swansea today, so this seems to be going ahead.

£7m seems a lot for a player who's been going backwards the last year or so and who Celtic seem keen to offload to bring in a replacement.