Celtic Banter Archive February 15 2014

15 Feb 2014 22:52:35
Anybody watching the Villareal game tonight some muppet has thrown a CS gas canister onto the park with 5 mins to go . I just hope it's a Spaniard responsible!

{Ed007's Note - La Verde Brigada?}

15 Feb 2014 23:07:15
Quite possible ed, I noticed some kind of banner with our name on it from the area it was thrown from earlier on in the game

{Ed007's Note - I thought I heard the chorus of Roll of Honour so you never know ;)

15 Feb 2014 23:14:11
Ha ha, i'm just pissed off because they've re-started the game and I had a but'n'benner on Villa, thot I was going to get my cash back

{Ed007's Note - Tut Tut! You shouldn't gamble.}

15 Feb 2014 16:40:44
So the mighty Southampton containing that superstar were beat by the even mightier Sunderland in front of a super record breaking 16k in the UK's premier cup competition .

Cutting through the sarcasm thou, I always liked Poyet as a player and manager and would like him to be considered if Neil desired that he needed a fresh start .

15 Feb 2014 13:21:51
Watching the Sunderland v Southampton game and it's amazing to see how the death of Rangers is still affecting the attendances . A meen how els can wee explain the lack of fans at this game.

Or the fact it's a 5 and a half to 6 hour drive for a 12:45 kick off. Take also in to account the adverse weather (gale force winds and rain) down South.

12:45 FA Cup kick off I should've said.

15 Feb 2014 15:00:17
What is it with you a was having a joke .
Why would all the home seats be empty do all the home fans drive 5 and a half hour to the games.
If a can manage to go to the game a couple of months back in the adverse weather conditions no reason others can't.
But again it was only a joke

We had 17,000 at the Morton home cup game and 30,000 at the Aberdeen home cup game last week, so 47,000 out a potential 120,000 seats. I just think we should find a solution to putting bums on our own seats before pointing the finger and laughing at others.

15 Feb 2014 19:04:16
Something wrong with you was a harmless bit of a joke aimed at sevco and the media showing that there are other reasons football attendances are going down.
But still that's a hell of a drive for the Sunderland fans 5-6 hours

{Ed007's Note - 'Something wrong with you' could be seen as an insult.}

Jesus HB lighten up. I think the irony of MBs initial post got lost in the fog of your obvious dislike for him and the indecent haste in which you dispatched your opposite point scoring point of view. The bad blood between you has been like a piss poor game of one upmanship in which neither of you can resist in goading the other. I come on here every day and have to wade through your banal exchange of words to hear what people think about OUR club. Let it go both of you or rent a room and get it out of your respective systems.

Got to agree with Jim, its become a bit personal rather than just a debate about football. In the green corner, in white corner, in the gold corner!

15 Feb 2014 21:29:28
Some people get upset if you dare to question what they believe to be rite. Just because you believe urself to be rite doesn't make it so . A have ma own opinions on most doesn't make them wrong .a don't go insulting people if they are different al just argue ma point.
Weather this goes through or not remains to be seen seems to happen when a have an argument with Edd.

{Ed007's Note - You never argue your point though, all you do is disagree with nothing to back it up. At 32 this is NOT the best position you have seen CFC, that is a fact backed up by a simple comparison of the quality of players and the finances that were coming in and out of the club (not to mention Sevco were still around which according to you helped us sign players).
My own opinion is that this is the poorest overall position of the club since Fergus McCann took over and football wise it is on par with John Barnes or Tony Mowbray.}

15 Feb 2014 22:04:16
Never once said best team said best position . And like you said its your opinion well this is ma opinion. It's not fact whatsoever

{Ed007's Note - I didn't just mention the team did I? Look at the team, the quality of players, the money that was coming into the club, the wages we were paying, the crowds we were attracting and the actual calibre of the manager, coaching and backroom staff. I will say for a fact that CFC are nowhere near in as strong or as good a position as they were under Martin O'Neill or Gordon Strachan, but as I also said, you will just disagree for the sake of it with nothing to back it up.
If the club is in such a strong position perhaps you can tell me why there are there cost-cutting exercises behind the scenes, part-time workers having their hours cut and people on 0 hour contracts actually getting 0 hours?}

15 Feb 2014 22:16:53

{Ed007's Note - You're showing yourself up again. Away and sober up ya clown.}

@ed007 agree mate, this is the poorest position we have been in. People on this rant and rave about "unbeaten record" means nothing when club is only taking home the league.

Too many people on this have got the lennon blinkers on. See if mowbray was in this position today, people would be crying for his head.

Lennon needs to step aside so club can progress on and off field

{Ed007's Note - Lennon is fast becoming our own version of McCoist, the powers that be know they have a yes-man and that the fans will swallow anything he says. Anyone who would rather see an poxy unbeaten run than a cup in the trophy cabinet needs to go and see a doctor.}

@ed007 its getting beyond a joke with Lennon at helm. The board can go on about finances being great all they want, but it will be a different story when season ticket sales are down due to not performing in all competitions. A new manager with a reputation should be lawell priority. If he can chant about a marque signing, then why not a marque manager to progress club

{Ed007's Note - It's easy to say with hindsight but NL should have left in the summer when the board didn't back him in the transfer window, take a few months out to spend time with his family and get his head together then see what's available in England. The reason the finances are so good is because the board are short changing the fans when it comes to squad investment. The club (and a lot of the fans) has adopted a small club mentality and if I'm honest it makes me sick to my stomach.}

Good evening Jim Dhoc, or is it Dr Jim considering you've just carried out a full psychoanalysis on my personality - from behind a moniker - and assumed I dislike someone. I don't dislike anyone on here, I don't know anyone on here personally to dislike. However, I disagree with what I see as blind faith for Neil Lennon as a person and not a manager that comes across in MB's posts. I know his original post was a joke, but I pointed out the factual evidence as to why the attendance was very low in the Sunderland v Southampton game today. Long distance journey, early kick off, live on tv, adverse weather conditions. What's wrong with highlighting those issues?

Ed agree 100% bud, there is a a section of our support as you said that have become apologists for the board, maybe their just too stupid to see or don't have any vision or just simply believe it makes them a great supporter if they don't question anything spouted by the manager or board.

I also can't stand these excuses been spouted about playing in Scotland so can't afford to spend or shouldn't spend a decent amount on quality players. Every league has one or two teams that spend way more than the others, no team in England can compete with city, no other teams in France can compete with PSG or Monaco, no teams in Germany can compete with Munich, and no team in Spain competes with Real Madrid not even Barca.

Look at Real Madrid's 2012/13 seasons revenue 520m, they spent just short of 20% of total seasons revenue on one player, then compare it to celtic who spent about 18% of revenue on 9 players.