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13 Feb 2018 21:42:48
Moussa Dembele with a 5 star performance, alas it was for Tottenham.
13 Feb 2018 22:04:38
Tim that boy can play. totally bossed it hope our own mousse takes a leaf out his book.
13 Feb 2018 19:28:11
Could we play with back 5 Thursday
De Vrise
Lustig. Hendry. Jozo Ajer. Tierney
Brown
Forrest. Sinclaire
Ntcham
Dembele.
13 Feb 2018 19:57:42
its possible, my shout is 4-4-2.
14 Feb 2018 10:26:04
More than Moussa need to step up. I think Rogers mindset about the team will be revealed through his formation. If he were confident he would go for both Moussa and Eddy. If he is concerned about our ability to defend he will play a more shored up defensive unit. By going down the tighten up route, this reduces our threat and accepts that his defence can’t cut it without additional defensive midfielders. Which to my mind at least is a miscalculation that we are in this position knowing we had this tie and literally doing nothing to improve it. A player who is cup tied and a Dundee player who looked to have the same technical deficiencies as the players we have.
I don’t think a defensive set up will work, because we simply cannot defend. Attacking them, having the ball and hopefully scoring is the way I would go. I’m reading this morning Rogers and Davies are concentrating on concentration with the defence. How many times do we need to focus on that before the penny drops that they simply don’t possess that skill?
At times both Boyata and Simo can look and play brilliantly, but they are continually getting caught out by unforced errors, dismal and suicidal cross field or forward passing. When these mistakes are made, and they occur in every game, we are vulnerable. The bounce back has gone this season. We crack. We stop taking risks, simple passes go astray. People don’t take a man on and pass on the responsibility which results on us cutting furrows across the park. We had 70% of the ball against Kilmarnock and created nothing but furrows.
We need to have a go, because we can’t cope with trying to nullify them having a go. It would be easier to take if we tried to give the support hope than them sitting there waiting for our mandatory balls up gifts them a goal.
We need to get at least a draw or CL qualification is harder and it’s never been easy even with unseeded teams. Play Moussa and Eddy, drop Charlie to the bench and put Rogic on as apart from a couple of flicks Charlie hasn’t made an impact and will need a bit of time. We could bring him on later.
My team would be
Bain, never going to happen but Dorus is not good enough.
Lustig Ajer Jozo KT
Nitcham, Forrest, Brown, Kouassi
Moussa Dembele
Forrest and Nitcham need to take the game to them with KT providing a threat also. Sincy has been getting even worse and he doesn’t deserve a start. We can’t afford passengers and he has been one recently. Charlie hasn’t imposed himself in any way yet and is a bit lightweight, so it’s the bench for him.
Rogic would be my choice to replace Nitcham if he fails to produce and Sincy or Musonda if Forrest doesn’t perform. I still believe if we hit top form we can beat them at home, but apart from the Aberdeen away game and Bayern we haven’t been at that level. This is the main worry. Not that we aren’t good enough to give them a game. That we are and due to a lack of form don’t produce. Even with the players out we should be playing a lot better. Moussa and Sincy in particular have stalled. If they regain their form wecare a totally different proposition. We need this on Thursday. And then take that on in every game until the treble is won. It is ours to throw away, because on form we can destroy anything the spfl can throw at us. Fingers and toes crossed that we play as we did against Rangers Lite.
14 Feb 2018 11:21:12
MP, i think we should field eleven players in the first place if we are going to get anything out the game. Lol.
14 Feb 2018 11:35:05
Ah, Moussa and Eddy. :)
Was giving them a chance.
13 Feb 2018 17:23:22
I know this was talked about a couple of years ago, but with the news that Manchester United are "losing" out on £26m per season by not renaming Old Trafford, what does everyone think of Celtic investigating this new revenue stream.
Yes I understand we will get nothing like the Manchester United figures but for talking sake, what about a 10 year deal at £5m per season. That extra money could be used for say, improving our academy.
I know we all love Celtic Park, Parkhead, Paradise but the fans will still call it by these names no matter what the new name is.
13 Feb 2018 18:21:16
Rename it for me as like you say it'll always be paradise to me.
13 Feb 2018 18:33:42
its Celtic Park, no need to take the capitalist coin to name it anything else.
13 Feb 2018 18:50:24
I have always called it Parkhead and always will, so don't really care what name the media want to call it, as long as we make decent cash on the deal.
13 Feb 2018 18:51:32
We're not exactly skint at the moment Tim! I've never liked the corporate sell out of Stadiums but saying that, it could be something we might need to do in the future to guarantee our revenue stream.
Sounds like something our trampy neighbours over the town would do. The WongaDome has a certain ring to it!
13 Feb 2018 18:57:13
A think your dreaming with the 5 million, not for me anyway.
13 Feb 2018 21:20:06
I’m all for selling the naming rights, what difference does it make to us fans, Paradise will always be paradise! And 5m isn’t a crazy number as it’s one of the most known stadiums in world football.
13 Feb 2018 23:47:35
From a fans stand point what's the point because it wouldn't get invested into the playing squad, instead int the money mens pockets.
{Ed007's Note - What money ends up in the money mens pockets that they aren't entitled to? Apart from dividends on their shares and contracted bonuses who's taking money they're not entitled to?}
14 Feb 2018 09:16:25
Does anybody know what they are actually entitled to? How are bonuses awarded to Peter? What is the criteria? I have never had a dividend on my shares. Why do they? Why do directors financially benefit from an increase in turnover when it was us who saved and secured the club?
The Bunnet put in £6m walked away with £40m of our money. If I had been given nearly seven times my investment in the club I would be happy. I haven’t seen one thin dime, to paraphrase Flatcap.
The Celtic support built the stadium through buying shares and buying season books. Tommy Burns made the same point when all the praise was healed on the Bunnet. My question is why are these men entitled to shares that have a monetary value, when the people who made us what we are now get sweet FA?
Anyone enlighten me as to what they are on, why they are on it and why do shares that provide cash their sole preserve?
14 Feb 2018 10:27:03
The bunnet didn't walk away with 40 million of our money. Most of his profit came when he sold his shares in the club to people like DD. He bought shares they went up in value and he sold them.
14 Feb 2018 14:53:10
You just need to look across the city at The rangers, and look at all the money their supporters have thrown away buying season tickets and paraphernalia, since the start of their "journey", and the state of them now, borrowing money of the close brothers, to realise it doesn't matter how generous and loyal the supporters are if the club is being badly run, or run only as a cashpot for the directors or a combination of both, .
McCann did a good job, and Lawell is doing a good, at running Celtic for the betterment of the club.
14 Feb 2018 14:57:42
Yes, but not the kind of shares we bought.
13 Feb 2018 09:10:51
Just about recovered from that weekend, good shout with o'sheas ed, crackin boozer.
{Ed007's Note - Good stuff, Steph (yes)
13 Feb 2018 08:16:17
There will be an upturn in form soon no team could sustain the injuries we've had and perform and got results and sit 8 points clear. the creative players are on there way back and Armstrong not far away, commper should b ready soon. everybody needs to calm down.
13 Feb 2018 12:03:26
@Mally too many negative posters on here, yes compared to last season our performances have dropped, but last season we were OUTSTANDING.
This season, throw in all the injuries, some long term, which has disrupted our rhythm and yes mistakes by both some experienced players and by Rodgers too with his tactics in some games.
But when we get our full compliment of players back we will have some squad and don't forget also we have Christie and the young St Mirren bhoy coming in the summer, with probably another couple of signings also.
By the way Mally, did you find a good Irish bar to watch the game on Saturday hail hail.
13 Feb 2018 14:00:26
Cheers Tim watched in the hoops bar in Puerto Rico belter of a boozer btw.
13 Feb 2018 16:31:26
I saw somewhere somebody stated Ronnies team had a better points haul than this years total? Pity the reaction Ronnie got as this year this team is no better on the eye? Still great having Brendan leading our club but to step it up the board need to back him. These days no real difference quality wise between a 3 million player and a 1 million pound player. Years ago there was but not now? I was brought up on burns McStay aitken my first few seasons watching the hoops but was there when it was Hayes biggins and slater? So enjoy it relax don’t fall for the Sevco biased MSM’s spin on things. As their hurt is fun to watch and hear. Realistically I don’t feel we will do anything against Zenit this team spent 80 million last year so anything positive is a bonus a wee draw would do to help coefficient for next years seedlings. Mon the hoops 🙂⚽️🍀🏆.
13 Feb 2018 20:39:54
Mcstay was the only of those left when I started watching the hoops, bigp. Carl Muggleton in goal 🤢🤮
In a sort of rebellion against my brother, who claimed to support Dundee utd but was nothing more than a closet hun, I chose celtic because they seemed to lose a lot and at my age at the time, felt they needed the support. I also liked the strip and Paul Mcstay was my hero from. The moment I saw him play.
That team with Muggleton was shocking but shortly after we had andreas thom and big pierre, followed swiftly by cadet and Di canio and then it just got better and better.
Some younger than me don't know what it's like to see them so terrible, ha ha.
13 Feb 2018 07:08:06
{Ed's Note - Tris Burke has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 13th February 2018