Celtic Banter Archive March 14 2018

14 Mar 2018 23:20:47
so, for all their rabbiting on about how great the EPL is - Chelsea, Man Utd, Spurs are all out of the CL.
And those are some of their big guns.

{Ed007's Note - Do you think playing in a weak league is affecting English teams in Europe? After playing teams like Huddersfield, Burnley or Brighton etc it's a huge step up to play against Europe's elite teams. Maybe it's down to money and teams like Juventus and Sevilla have budgets that dwarf teams like Man Utd and Spurs...

15 Mar 2018 00:36:10
Man Utd fan in work slagging off La Liga saying how poor it is. Playing teams like Girona and Getafe. Then they get knocked out and totally outplayed over the 180 minutes by Sevilla who have lost more games than them two teams and only 2 points ahead of Girona in the league!

15 Mar 2018 07:03:32
Yeah, think it is down to money, the English teams pay their players too much, their teams contain too many players who are only motivated by money, think that because they get paid X amount, they can just turn up to a game and win,

15 Mar 2018 07:58:42
Most over rated league in the world. An English side should be winning CL every couple of seasons with the tv money that's thrown at them not once every decade.

{Ed001's Note - but two of the 3 richest teams in the world are Spanish, so, if it is all about money, Spain should win 2 out of 3 really.}

15 Mar 2018 08:11:22
Good yin ED; (chuckle) How many times have Celtic supporters heard that over ther years?

15 Mar 2018 09:47:56
I got stick on the united site about the state of scottish football. i told them that we would beat his team (Everton) home and away, and i told another one who asked me why a Celtic fan was on united page that i have probably been to more united games than him, all the other united lads know united have been my other team since primary school, i always say to them how many times did man city beat Celtic in europe last year? oh that's right none so scottish football can't be that bad lol.

15 Mar 2018 09:58:09
Think it was Paul Merson who said that English teams are the most dominant in Europe now, and every big club like Real, Barcelona and the rest will be running scared! They're a lot like Sevco fans these English pundits and there media, totally deluded and a massive sense of self importance! I for one will support anyone who’s playing an English team, and just love it when they get humped!

15 Mar 2018 13:17:50
Pretty much the same lh86, love seeing them get humiliated in Europe, it's even better seeing them get battered on and off the pitch at international tournaments.

{Ed007's Note - Over the last 10 years English teams have played Spanish teams 26 times in knockout games - the Spanish have won 22 of those.
Jamesbhoy, don't you refer to Man Utd as 'we' on their site and their live chat? Shouldn't you be sticking up for the English game in that case?}

15 Mar 2018 13:22:34
6 of the top 10 richest teams are English.

15 Mar 2018 13:37:25
dont Think anyone likes the English Full of themselves so they are, would support any1 up against them in any sport never mind just football, on the subject Ireland play England on st paddy’s day for the grand slam will be watching at so I will c'mon the Irish!

15 Mar 2018 18:36:15
Take out Man utd, Man city, Chelsea, spurs, Arsenal and Liverpool. The league then looks like the Championship. Over hyped league in the world.

16 Mar 2018 19:05:58
Pud, that used to be right but this season it is a one horse race . These clubs have so much money they cannot spend it stupidly enough . If someone told you ten years ago a club eg Manchester United could release their best youngster because the manager Ferguson wasn't happy with his agent . You would laugh . How much more would u laugh if you were told a new Utd manager paid a king's ransom for same player. Within 18 mths or so the player Pogba spends most of his time on the bench .
That shouldn't happen in a proper football base football league.

14 Mar 2018 15:06:31
since the game on Sunday one thing has struck me, we don't seem to be getting credit for a really good display. In various outlets i have seen that sevco should hace won, IF, they had taken their chances. What chances?

After they scored we were playing, nice passes and had movement about us, indeed the Rogic goal came from composed movement. The second equaliser came again as we had settled into a nice rythym.

Second half we started well, lost Jozo and stepped up, again playing nice passing football. Look at the goal. At no time were we rattled or under the cosh. So where is this nonsense coming from?

14 Mar 2018 15:31:56
You're right FGJ. Apart from our two centre halves having a bit of a nightmare I thought the rest of the team was composed and even after the early set back they did not allow nerves or the occasion to get to them.

Scott Bain in particular did brilliantly for his first game and his kicking was generally spot on helping in the build up to rogic's goal.

Everyone in the media, supposedly impartial, talked them up all week on the basis that they have improved with more goals scored and that they would beat us. They had the best record since Murty became manager but avoided the fact we had played one game less and had we won that game we would have the best record.

Now in the aftermath we hear if they had a full strength team they would have won and that key players will be back for the Scottish Cup and they'll beat us in that. Maybe they will as it's a one off game but. we're also missing key players and have had the worst run of injuries to key players in BRs time.

Very proud of the team and the way they performed, celebrated and spoke to the media after the game.

Class shines through.

{Ed007's Note - I'm a bit disappointed that we only managed to score the same amount of goals against them as Accies the other week but then again, Accies were at home and we were away.}

14 Mar 2018 15:56:25
Haha never considered that Ed. But that is another very valid point about their defence being a shambles during Murty's reign.

{Ed007's Note - I was always confident that we would score a couple on Sunday for that very reason.}

14 Mar 2018 17:44:04
I watched the game again and just before their goal Bates is nearly ripping the shirt of wee jamsie rite in front of the ref. The officials tried their best at helping them which is so obvious when you watch it again.

14 Mar 2018 18:40:15
@Pud, don't know how the ref didn't see that as he done it twice and he was only a few yards away.

14 Mar 2018 18:52:32
The scoreline and continued total domestic dominance is credit enough as far as I'm concerned. We have never enjoyed an objective, honest and balanced media in Scotland, where truth and integrity is replaced by bitterness, mischief making, delusion and even bigotry.
The record books and history will show the real story.

14 Mar 2018 21:57:02
Mistakes cost them and had they took their chances they'd have won. also seen them saying they was the better team? Ridiculous claims. I think it was so more our own mistakes that nearly cost us. 2 gifts from defensive mistakes and a silly elbow. All our goals was really well taken!

14 Mar 2018 07:15:42
Nil by Mouth a respected charity? You are having a laugh. Remember when/ why they were set up. What have they done since. Talking heads on the gravy train.

14 Mar 2018 14:28:25
A sham of an organisation that cower from the orcs abuse. The media is just as bad hunting thru social media for anything that will look bad for celtic. The Sinclair story is printed he took :Abuse" from 3 business men which changed too 2 yet when it's Martin getting abuse the words that where shouted at him from 2 neds are printed. The business men where escorted from the airport. If that was me or anyone else you would be straight to the cells.

14 Mar 2018 16:39:41
Nil by mouth are a joke . I read Phil Macs interview with them about sectarianism in general . After torrents of threats and abusive emails and complaints from the hoardes, they changed their view and hung him out to look like a bigot 😠😠😠.

14 Mar 2018 09:21:40
Come on over to my place, hey bhoys we're having a party.

Day 2 of Cheltenham and we are ahead of the bookies, Hooray.
Today's tips are already up, why not come over and have a look or post a wee tip yourselves.

14 Mar 2018 06:10:30
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 14th March 2018