Celtic Banter Archive May 15 2016

15 May 2016 23:04:16
Just reviving from emigrating back to the UK from OK . . . and rebooting a new computer after a hard drive meltdown.

Is it true Emilio's off ski? Thought the lad deserved a testimonial myself. Sure, Liam has come on hard this season, but he gave his career to CFC and we might have kept him around in several capacities. I guess the lure of the $ and perhaps some protection from returning in the end to Honduras will be the best thing.

Viva Emilio!

16 May 2016 13:52:30
Did he not issue a come-get-me plea to Sir Alex after his first season?

16 May 2016 17:31:40
Kevbhoy - I think there was a lot of speculation - but who knows. Utd really likely to go for him after a fine season and (if I recall) a good world cup? Probably not, but stranger things have happened. We've lost lots of talent to England after a year or 18 months; fact is, Emilio was gallus when he was on form and in Ronnie's first season remained our best attacking option for the first third of the season (well, the last bit isn't a fact, but you'll see where I'm going.

15 May 2016 18:05:17
On today's game I thought we looked really sharp and terrific going forward! No sideways or backwards passing in midfield which is biton and Browns speciality! Just so much more urgency on the pitch! All be it against a poor Motherwell side! Showed the new managers got some decent younger players to work with along with the players he'll no doubt bring in! Need a good clear out over the next couple of months to, ambrose Cole ciftci scepovic to name a few. and I would sell biton and johannsen to raise some funds for the new man! Just hoping the managers in this week coming or the week after at the latest! Needs all the time he can to assess and work with the players leading up to the CL qualifiers!

15 May 2016 19:09:08
Thinking of the squad after today I'd say major surgery is not required
A few out the door
2 or 3 quality players brought in I think we'd be Google to go.

15 May 2016 20:42:42
Good to go.

15 May 2016 23:41:22
Out - efe izzy simunovic (heard he wanted to leave but couldn't due to playing for 2 teams this season already) Allan boerighter (already left) Forrest commons stokes scepovic ciftci Cole total saving per week approx 150k

In - striker (45k pw) box to box midfielder (petrov type) 40k CB experience 40k also bring in another gk 30k pw

Biton or sj could leave also depending who comes in

I like macgregor in cm offers more in final 3rd than brown or biton think that is reasonable targets as the squad defo needs trimmed the boy aitchison should be loaned to Hamilton or something to gain experience

Great on paper but trying to get rid of that rubbish will be tough.

16 May 2016 00:00:18
Marco10 your living in a fantasyland if u think we will pay upwards of £40k for any player.

16 May 2016 08:38:46
Be very surprised if simunovic is going anywhere after what we spent on him.

16 May 2016 09:23:28
You want £40k a week so called footballers at Parkhead, when there is foodbanks in zGlasgoe, would rather have £10k real footballers at Parkhead, and give the othe £30k to the foodbanks every eeek.

16 May 2016 21:25:20
Totally agree that the thought of 40k a week for a player getting sanctioned by our board is slim was just highlighting how it could be done within the current budget
Hopefully the new man comes in and trims the squad.

15 May 2016 17:08:31
We had to win today, Motherwell were really woeful, let us enjoy the moment, but also let us wash away the absolute disgrace that the last 2 seasons have done our club, we should begin today to rebuild our European stature, good bye RD, you were full Elequent phrases and BS, but you won 2 titles of which we are grateful, I believe that there was mayhem in the dressing room for more than a season and lots of players downed tools, disgrace on them, but should they all get a clean sheet and start again? The CEO has done a fantastic job in the commercial mgt of the club, but has contributed zero in maintaining the culture, ethos and the respect that CFC has been held in world football, he has managed the small picture and failed to see the big one, the major shareholder, who I believe loves CFC has been guilty of complacency and lack of due care and attention, I hope he has now turned the corner, and will give the club the care, attention, and finance it deserves.

15 May 2016 18:39:00
Malika20 he was better than that thug Lennon.

15 May 2016 19:39:49
That's all fair Malika, but I think Ronny will have gotten some good changes behind the scenes in place and some good foundations which, if nurtured will help us, well, forever really. RD was brought in to rebuild, from the youths through, and generally get our coaching, training, nutrition and sports science up to speed. Tierney is a great example, and the promise of seeing Nesbitt a bit more next term, seeing a youngest ever celt today play and score. RD has been here two seasons, which is not enough time to really reap the benefits, and I'll not hear otherwise, but hopefully a conveyor is up and running now and allowed to continue. Mixed with the correct investment, RD may have actually left a bit more of a legacy than people might think.

15 May 2016 20:31:59
Are you sure you don't have any underlying hatred of Lennon dn30?

15 May 2016 20:32:07
Spot on. I think a few players should also hang their heads in shame as they did not commit to what RD was trying to do. That said, RD was not ready for such a huge step up.

15 May 2016 21:34:52
Jim and Tiny have to agree, although we as fans don't always appreciate the hard work that goes on behind the scenes it's well known as too how much hard work RD put in on youths and developing players I think we will regret not sticking with RD he's tried to change the entire mindset of the club and for the better he has probably done it all too quick but the intentions were there. Alex F had a bad first few seasons at Manchester and look how that turned out.

15 May 2016 21:48:12
JimTim agree completely been reading for a while n my 1st post here people don't see or hear about the good work Rd has put in behind the scenes regards youth diet training n many other benefits all the best teams already have in place and take for granted. The Celtic job Rd inherited was a long term project, football isn't, to me anyway, about overnight success or for being in the champions league just so folk can say they were. I'm like a few posters on here I prefer winning trophies and celebrated today's title win like it was our first, so did my wee Bhoy who loved it and I'm the same any time Celtic win the league or cups as I can remember going years winning nothing and my first major trophy memory was the Pierre 1 nil final. For me we have missed a trick with Rd leaving, this was a job that would cover the same build time as Rd did at stromsgodset, and we would see the benefits in the longer term while still winning trophies, Rd was clearly cheated out of a treble and again this season never a red 4 boyata against RC which cost us that n against sevco we had more than enuff chances 2 win it, on another day Roberts scores n we go on n win 3 or 4 nil. So as Rd always says, n he is spot on, football is all about small details, and these small details like a man sent off, a blatant handball n redcard or an open goal do change the course of a game, even course of a season. Rd has delivered 3 trophies in 2 seasons n has us at 5 in a row n i'm certain he would easily take us to 10 n i'd defo wager a treble in there somewhere add to that the progress being made through getting youth and first team getting to be 24 hour athletes, this is the modern day footballer and I'm gutted that people have went along with the mssm and their attacks on our manager, maybe if he was Celtic minded people would have been outraged and backed him but for me 100% backing from day 1 till now. Celtic supporters back their team and manager 100% and I don't feel enough have done so.
On the game today, good slick play and looked solid all over, Roberts will b a big player for us n I hope Johansen stays gives the team so much n when others follow suit n press in numbers we inevitably put the other team under pressure and we get the ball back. Youth has and would have been given more of a chance under Rd and I hope the work in place progresses as it would have. Thanks for the trophies Rd hail hail big man.

15 May 2016 21:52:08
Well done DN you managed it again.

15 May 2016 22:07:02
Tinytim I agree with u as well although not about the job being too big, as I don't believe it was. I feel the factors placed on Rd, like KC getting a new contract even though he's a waste of a Jersey n a snake and his little clique, as well as signings being forced upon him n players sold without him knowing didn't help, however he still delivered 3 trophies in 2 seasons n so nearly 5 or 6.

But as I posted before we had to think longer term an to be honest we still do need to, as in youth, sports science, diet, training and actually building the tools to move the club on, the Germans did it, the Dutch too, sometimes you need 2 build to reap the rewards but we have too many part timers, panty wetters, n Facebook brigaders/ Twatters who don't understand football in those terms.

15 May 2016 22:07:02
Tinytim I agree with u as well although not about the job being too big, as I don't believe it was. I feel the factors placed on Rd, like KC getting a new contract even though he's a waste of a Jersey n a snake and his little clique, as well as signings being forced upon him n players sold without him knowing didn't help, however he still delivered 3 trophies in 2 seasons n so nearly 5 or 6. But as I posted before we had to think longer term an to be honest we still do need to, as in youth, sports science, diet, training and actually building the tools to move the club on, the Germans did it, the Dutch too, sometimes you need 2 build to reap the rewards but we have too many part timers, panty wetters, n Facebook brigaders/ Twatters who don't understand football in those terms.

15 May 2016 23:25:24
Jim1972 nah mate. i'm quite open about my hatred towards cowards who threaten women.

16 May 2016 00:05:26
And so history is already being rewritten, our grandchildren will be told that Ronnie was the second best manager to Jock Stein, all the young talent that the thug Lennonhad started to develop would never had matured into the stars that they became unless Ronnie, praise be his name, hadn't taken them under his wing.

16 May 2016 00:39:59
Well what is he then Aindoh? Obviously you think he is a hero for his antics which makes me think you do the same. By the way, makes my day getting a reaction out you everytime i post. Funny as hell winding you up 🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣.

16 May 2016 01:10:32
Tell the truth DN30, king lenny turned u down for an autograph.

Ur " in Delia we trust " didn't last long.

16 May 2016 09:12:31
Welcome Bigshaw and Hail Hail to everything you've said here.

Aindoh can you stop trolling and be sensible just once? Nobody is saying what you're suggesting re Big Jock. Any forward thinking manager would not have been happy with the situation our club was in, not just RD.

Do you not agree that fitness, nutrition and sports science have a huge part to play? Do you think it's right that young players were going to lower league clubs and being found out for their fitness? Do you you not thing generally, for a club that collects so many youth trophies that not enough young players were breaking through?

16 May 2016 16:01:35
DaBhoyBhoy Deila was a far better manager than Lennon. Never had chance to appoint his own team or transfers. Genuinely feel sorry for him.

16 May 2016 17:55:05
Cheers JimTim I'm lost as to the attitude of some Celtic fans, the whole of rd's tenure was a point scoring exercise with some and people are entitled to their opinion but I do feel too many have been swayed by the smsm as well as some sort of myth that trebles happen all the time, that not playing KC was a bad idea (great decision by Rd) , that we have some divine right to trophies and champions league riches, that it's OK 2 boo your own players and you make a mistake that's you getting it from the boo boys n that the cold firm still exists. Complete nonsense Rd has done more 4 the club than people either realise or will give credit 4 n has been a better manager 4 us than Lennon ever was, all with a dip in player quality and no real backing or help from the board n some in the dressing room, all of who'm should be ashamed. By the way I was a Lennon fan b4 the trolls come on 2 get me haha dn30 is spot on about Lennon, Rd 4 me all day hail hail just hope the new manager ensures the good work, that funnily enough you never hear about in the smsm, continues and the youth is brought through as others have posted there's plenty promising players and thatshould be our future mixed with good experience as well as a few bigger players, even bosmans and as ed007 said before just increase the wage structure for 1 or 2 top additions and the benefits would be there, more bums on seats, better chance in Europe, total dominance in Scotland although either or 10 in a row here we go.

15 May 2016 14:02:28
Where has this johansen been all season??
The midfield looks more balanced and mobile than its looked most the season.

15 May 2016 15:38:15
He, like everybody played well today. Be sorry if he leaves because there is a quality player there. There's still good players in Brown and Bitton too but we didn't miss the lethargic sloppiness they have shown this season, at all today.

15 May 2016 15:49:00
No Brown, Biton, Commons, Mulgrew, or anybody to slow down our flowing team. Macgregror put in a shift alongside Rogic outstanding and Armstrong SJ.

15 May 2016 16:26:12
All the players out today/ not on the pitch may well have been players who have had issues all season?

Brown - issue with Collins maybe?
Commons, mulgrew, forrest - issue with RD's methods?
Biton - head turned earlier?

Did the bhoys in today feel more of a unit?
Maybe ditch all these guys, buy some firepower up top and roll on next year.

Either way good to end the season with a solid result, I for one will be left thinking of Ronnies term - 'if only! '

Good luck Ronnie.

15 May 2016 17:13:33
I would be fine with keeping johansen to tell the truth.
Brown I think has been badly affected by his fitness and from what I hear trying to be peace maker in dressing room between the Ronny supporters and the Ronny haters.
Biton I really can't decide about sometimes I think he's great sometimes he looks like he can't be arsed.
Like wee mcgregor. Think every squad needs a utility man like him.
Wouldn't be a starter every week but still important.
Mulgrew
Commons
Forrest
Ambrose
Izzy I wouldn't be sad to see go.

15 May 2016 17:19:03
If u look at out best results this season brown hasn't featured in them. I wouldn't have him back and the form today of the players bitton would have to fight for his place back. Great performance if only they showed it today every week then u never know.

15 May 2016 17:52:01
I would gladly ship Commons, Bitton and Johannsen. Have more than enough in there to replace them all. Especially if Armstrong gets a shot in his natural position. For me though priority is Commons being gone or frozen out. Hope Forrest enjoys trying to get a game for Oldham.

15 May 2016 14:40:21
Nice to see us lift another title, had to switch off before Commons or Forrest got medals. On to next season and hopefully with a new impetus. Shown today, we're not that shabby in the build up, RD should get some credit for that. All scorers looked good today, cull still required but within the survivors there are a good 15-20 crackers. Not sure we have to spend that much tbh.

15 May 2016 12:11:27
The day we are lifting the title and all those wee cretins McCann and tanner can do is try and bash Ronnie it's really sad that is all these two can do they are lower than snakes bellies in my eyes

15 May 2016 12:26:05
You can either praise Ronnie for what he has achieved these two seasons or you can criticise him, just because its the end of the season doesn't mean you have to change your stance.

15 May 2016 11:39:43
Are the Board taking to long with the manager search, I think so. Would have expected manager to be in place start of this week, we need things sorted to get ready for Europe and get players not good enough shipped out. Never mind bringing in 4 or 5 better quality players we require, to do this we need to clear out as many non-starters as possible. The thing that troubles me is the usual, never had time to bring in this player and this player. They have had plenty of time in my eyes, and must know by now who they want. Let's get him ASAP and let's get things moving forward, Allowing them time to make the changes they require.

15 May 2016 00:50:48
Joey was a good player 2 yr ago the only thing that worries me is they are planning a head we will wait for aa maanger till its all gone.

15 May 2016 09:23:08
He was good player last year.

15 May 2016 00:50:48
Joey was a good player 2 yr ago the only thing that worries me is they are planning a head we will wait for aa maanger till its all gone.