Celtic Banter Archive April 16 2018

16 Apr 2018 22:23:37
Just re-watched the game with a calm heed.
So thought I'd rate the players.

Gordon-8 now many on here will know I am not a big fan of his but he made 2 worldy saves out There. Just 2 wee moments were I thought WTF but overall was fantastic

Lustig-7 steady worked hard and great ball forward in run up to first goal

Boyata-7 looked nervous first 5 minutes after that settled and put in a fine display by keeping it simple.

Ajer-7 couple wee moments he got caught out a little but managed to recover each time. Good display

Teirney-7.5 worked his ass off and had the right winger in his back pocket all game. Dangerous going forward tae

Forrest-6.5 worked hard assist for goal and linked well with rogic on more than one occasion.

Brown-9 the general was pure class and control the whole game.

Ntcham-8.5 was like the puppet master at times the way he was pulling the strings in there.

McGregor-8 a buzz bomb with s feather touch some times. Great composure to slide that ball home. Great shift.

Rogic-8.5 on his game the man is a magician just wish we could get him fitter.

Dembele-9 on that form he is unplayable. Cheeky tae

Sinclair-5 was lively but game was being played at walking pace by time he arrived.

Griffiths-5 again lively but not enough time and game at walking pace.

Roberts-6 great play to win penalty.

Rodgers- 10 got everything right on the money.

Special mention to brother Madden. He must have been sick in his own mouth giving they decisions.

17 Apr 2018 10:32:37
Can't disagree with they scores Kev. Overall, the team gets a 9.5 for me. The point 5 loss is simply because to give a ten it would have to have been flawless. Madden had a decent game but even a season ticket holding, sash wearing bigot could not have given our penalties. They are now in meltdown but at some point they will realise that we will already be champions or be winning the league against them in a fortnight. They will be terrified of that prospect of coming to a boiling paradise.
Personally, I think it will be all over this weekend. We will most probably beat Hibs but more importantly, I think they will bottle it against the Edinburgh Huns.
This is how it feels to be Celtic!

19 Apr 2018 21:12:59
Your rating would be somewhat similar to mine Kev 83 . So they must be right😄😀😆.

16 Apr 2018 20:49:58
Can we have a banter page Hun of the Year Award starting next season based on whose given us the best laugh Ed although in the last few seasons I'd be struggling myself to vote for a winner but here's my Govan fud shortlist:

1. Mark Warburton

2. Pedro Caixino

3. Alfredo Morelos

If I'm forced it's no. 3 for me! 😂👍☘️.

{Ed033's Note - Is it better as a Voting Poll? You would have to supply me with the options though

16 Apr 2018 22:21:00
Sevco TV gets my vote. A whole season of comedy gold. Roll on next season.

17 Apr 2018 06:46:50
Would you not put Union Jack on this list? Am sure Timalloy would collect the award and present it too him.

17 Apr 2018 09:20:54
Supercoopereleven on the sevco pages for me. guys brilliant. Posts, someone disagrees, he agrees and so on. and on.

16 Apr 2018 18:20:50
wee question,
Not a pop at anyone as I enjoy both entertainers.
Rod Stewart and Billy Connolly have seats for life at Celtic Park.
I am assuming they do not pay for these?
If that is the case, what have they done (other than be famous and support the club) to deserve this honour?

{Ed007's Note - I can't stand Rod Stewart, he's an attention seeking twat and his music's pish. His concerts etc are just filled by people who like him simply because he's a Celtic supporter and that seems to be a good enough reason to assault your ear drums with that terrible voice.
Billy Connolly used to be funny but he's been so far up his own arse since he went to the US that he just makes me cringe. Kevin Bridges was in danger of going the same way but he seems to have reined it in a bit.
Why they get free tickets is anyone's guess though, Stewart wouldn't buy one that's for sure the miserable stingy ****!}

16 Apr 2018 19:39:04
Not a fan Ed? I'm sure I could picture you with long blonde hair and tartan troos giving it do yah think ahm sexy in your living room! 😂 😂.

{Ed007's Note - I hate him with a passion, Rab. Never trust a Celtic fan that's worn a Rangers top. And never date the type of woman that goes to Rod Stewart concerts!}

16 Apr 2018 20:23:36
thanks for that Ed. I may be way off the mark here but, reading between the lines, you are not a fan of either. Apologies if I made a mistake! almost pmsl.
I liked Rod in the 70's and I was in a wee band playing at Singers club in Clydebank (Open Hand Band) We were topping bill but BC turned up and they asked him to do a turn. He did, took OUR money and fecked oof. He was hilarious in those days but never felt the same towards him as we we struggling to pay for instruments, van rental etc.

{Ed007's Note - I didn't think he would have done something like that. I like his older stuff and liked him then but since he went to the US and then he was a pretentious walloper in those Billy Connolly's World Tour Of..... shows I just went right off him.}

16 Apr 2018 22:13:53
I think football clubs in general like the celebrity fans as it gives them a higher profile.
At least Billy Connelly has an association with the club whether you like him or not. compare him to Prince William who claims to be an Aston Villa fan. I wonder apart from trying to make himself out to be a man of the people, made him pick them to be his team.

{Ed007's Note - What association with Celtic does Billy Connolly have that warrants a free seat for life at Celtic Park? And as for Prince William, he's been supporting Aston Villa for around 20 years because he didn't want to just jump on a bandwagon and support a Man Utd or Chelsea and after school pals took him to an Aston Villa game 'incognito' he enjoyed it so much he decided to follow them. I doubt a 15-year-old kid thought of looking like a man of the people when deciding his team.
At least Willie's never been pictured wearing another team's top like Rod the Fraud, he even wore an Aston Villa tie to sis sister-in-law's wedding.}

16 Apr 2018 16:42:47
Enjoy! Not as good as the 3-2 game but still a good watch 👍.

16 Apr 2018 17:37:56
"if you remember when Rod Stewart was actually delivering number 1 hits"😂 Always a joy the sevco tv.

16 Apr 2018 18:57:46
Rods last no. 1 is mare recent than the Battle of the Boyne and they’re still singing about it every week! 👍😂☘️.

{Ed007's Note - If it was a straight choice between a Rod Stewart concert or a night out with the Saltcoats Protestant Boys I'm on the tables singing "Are we Saltcoats" all night.}

16 Apr 2018 19:05:47
Steady Ed did ye see the wummin in that video every wan hud bingo wings! Feckn too far Ed! 😂👍☘️.

{Ed007's Note - Have you seen the women that go and see Rod Stewart?}

16 Apr 2018 16:18:41
Right guys who would we say is the most IMPROVED player under Rogers?

{Ed007's Note - Last season I'd have said Armstrong but he's missed a lot of football this season so I'd say probably Ajer.}

16 Apr 2018 16:26:10
Ajar and McGregor. By the way N'tcham don't look bad. Oh forgot Forrest. What about Brown, he was gone 3 years ago. Oh forgot Rogic and Tierney. Rodgers has done well with loads of them.

16 Apr 2018 16:27:17
Has to be Wee McGregor for me! He was always quite a tidy player but he’s added more to his game now! And I know it mite sound daft but I think broony has been like nite and day since BR came in. his passing and postional sense have improved dramatically. those would be my 2.

16 Apr 2018 16:32:12
Toss up between Armstrong and McGregor for me.

16 Apr 2018 17:03:05
McGregor.

16 Apr 2018 17:21:28
Brown last year
Brown this year.
It's been a long time since a player dominated games they way he has for the last 2 seasons.
We are a different team without him. we can just about cope with the lose of anyone else but there is No one in the squad that can do his job.
Most thought he was finished 2 years ago.
So form me it's our captain.

16 Apr 2018 18:30:17
Spot on JJ ☘️.

16 Apr 2018 18:59:00
Not too bothered about picking one, when there are so many that have improved and developed in the past two seasons.
It's not just the fitness and tactical awareness, but the confidence and winning mentality that has given such a unique consistency.

16 Apr 2018 19:20:42
I think wee McGregor was always on his way to becoming that player to be honest. For me it's Brown. Not that he wasn't a player before but the level he is at right now I truly never thought he was capable of getting to.

16 Apr 2018 11:51:10
Here my Team for Hibs

Peterbhoy in goals as sorting officer he is rubbish with his hands 😝

Old man Chris, Jim Tim, Jungle Jim and Malika ( no pace between them

Jb67, Welshy, magic pole and Johnnymac in the middle (sometimes rat arsed and crabbit) so no comms between them

And me and Ed up front because the two of us could never score

If we are getting trounced bring on Kev83 because he can play a bit

Come on the Hibees, catch the zombies and we get to turn them over the following week for the party 💃 they never wanted 👍👍🍀🍀😝.

16 Apr 2018 13:47:23
😂😂👏👏👏

How old you got me down as big man? Those three are all 60+ aren't they?

16 Apr 2018 14:14:15
I was going to put Timalloy JT but am happy to get trounced not HORSEd lol.

16 Apr 2018 14:42:10
Would 'Walk' the League and never lie-doon to anybody - 5 mins each way with an hour break at HT and a massage from big Hayley.

16 Apr 2018 15:04:57
I can make my way to centre circle and literally lie doon! 👍😂☘️.

16 Apr 2018 15:47:18
Don’t put me in Jamie, I would feck everything up by driving us in to a win helped in no small part by my own astonishing hat trick.

Put me on the bench, it’s too risky otherwise. :)

16 Apr 2018 16:13:48
Yes Jim Tim we are all over 60 but we need some legs in the middle of the park and that's you. Being serious, the way Brown played yesterday he could play for another 5 years. Super player. I honestly thought he was gone 3 seasons ago. Better than ever now. N'tcham is benefiting from being alongside him. What will we do when Brown goes? Dread to think.

{Ed007's Note - Remember I've only got one leg - and no Winston jokes!}

16 Apr 2018 16:23:06
@Jamiebhoy I will lay odds on your team, oh and by the way, any jokes on here must be approved by myself. "Horsed" do you want a "Turf War" or me "nagging" you ( NAGGING I said jamiebhoy lol) or I may have to put you "out to grass" ha ha.

16 Apr 2018 17:22:01
I've got a FURLONG to go to catch up with you Timbo :-P.

16 Apr 2018 18:33:49
I’m totally gutted at not to be picked for the banter page Sellick select just because I’ve been too pished to text properly on the live chat once or twice disnae mean ah should be drapped! ☘️.

16 Apr 2018 18:38:29
Football brain makes up for the lack of speed and stamina, but I would be worried that in the back four the brin like the legs would be over worked particularly down the right flank, could well need substituted during the warm up.

16 Apr 2018 19:07:56
Try your luck asking to play a half time game of 5s at broonys testimonial 😁.

16 Apr 2018 20:58:51
Jamie: that is Class mate: HOWEVER:

You forgot to add this stat that the player position should be based on WAIST SIZE.

so the formation would now be
11-0-0 .

16 Apr 2018 08:56:35
So. 'only one man can sort this out' seems to be the mantra among hurting sevconians. you all know who the one man is though right? The blessed cardigan himself. Seriously. There's a peek into the psychology of sevco right there. Living in the past with no clue how to move into the future.

This is and always will be their problem. After murrays 'astute financial planning' years ended the first rangers, what do they do? Any guy with a few quid, kid on money or real, gets carried down edmiston drive. No, really, remember Craigy Bhoy with the throngs at ibrokes? Chuck in (see what i did there) a few no surrenders and and your golden. let the fleecing begin.

Yesterday was a ritual humilliation. A massacre, a doing or anything else you want to call it.
They are very lucky to have got out at four. The sooner these fans realise this is not rangers but a watered down version, minus the tax and debt facility, and stop looking for someone to invest, in what exactly?, the better for them.

They owe the 'holding company', i know i know, around 15m and Close will be looking for around four million. Tax and VAT rumble on through the close season but income does not. And without any overdraft facility it's gather the gingies time.

Accept where you are. Try and run efficiently and on a strict budget to try to generate cash from outgoing players. This has to be done now surely? The problem is days like today will become normal, and this will not fill ibrokes. The peepul need success and Timmy put in his place.

Our club have been working on this model for over twenty years. You really expect sevco to do it in, what. two three five? Going back does no good. I'm sure colin stein would still win a few headers, good luck with that.

16 Apr 2018 09:21:18
Was discussing this last night GJ. The best thing this deluded club can do is try to run itself properly and get to the levels of Aberdeen, Hibs, and Hearts off the field. They think they can just get loan after loan to try compete with us? It does not help when you have fans obsessed with thinking they are number 1 and should be number 1. Have they learnt nothing from the original clubs death. You would think yesterdays annihilation would be a wake up call to these idiots. As for getting WS back, quite refreshing to know they are only taking their Tardis back a decade normally it's centuries.

16 Apr 2018 10:01:05
I've been saying the same thing since 2012 - ever since the ostriches, hun-media and the cheats who got Oldco liquidated, maintained the 'same club' garbage, were fooling only themselves.

If they had been honest enough to admit that TRIFC was a new club, they would have been able to enjoy the series of promotions to the SPL and competition with Aberdeen, Hibs, Hearts and Kilmarnock etc for respectability and progress; instead of carrying on this charade and pretense about past lives and woulda, coulda, shoulda mentality.

The only gap that is closing now is the one between TRIFC 2012 and the administrators and who knows what?

16 Apr 2018 10:05:49
When you listen to some of their fans, I had the particular pleasure of one yesterday, the sense of entitlement they have is gobsmacking. I had to firmly remind this joker yesterday that they don't deserve to just turn up for second place, their run in will be the most difficult thing they will face this season. Forget us, we are in another stratosphere.

Their big cup finals against Hibs, Hearts, Aberdeen and Killie could actually break them this year and with no European football to contribute to their coffers, they are dead in the water next season.

I also asked my 'pal' why they didn't accept the huge offer for Morelos and his answer? They needed him for the league run in and will sell in the summer for £15 million. Good luck with that I said, teams don't usually shell out £15m for a guy who takes the huff and couldn't score up the red light district.

16 Apr 2018 10:10:43
Got to laugh, Walter the dinosaur, with mccoist the gardener, and £50m per year budget 😂😂😂.

16 Apr 2018 10:33:59
@stan, they are where they where pre souness and latterly murray. liquidation should have been accepted and a new rangers minus the baggage and expectation formed. In reality they should not have been in the senior leagues, rules is rules but not here apparently, but they were and could have become the new gallant pie eaters.

Big crowds, young team blending with experience and four -five years later in the SPFL, A hardened team of early twenties with 60-80 league games under the belt. They would have been a force first season. But led by sneaky ally and the rest they played at being 'rangers'. Hows that working for them.

16 Apr 2018 16:22:20
Bhoys you all make great points. Formallygreenjhedi makes a great point about if they had started bringing through their own 5 years ago. They probably need to start that now so they are 5 years behind. I can't see how they come back. Will they get through Europa qualifiers even if they finish 2nd or 3rd? I am not sure they will. Also i can see 3 x trebles coming up. Who can stop us. Make sure we don't beat ourselves by being complacent but no one is close especially Rangers who I really believe are heading for trouble off the field.

16 Apr 2018 06:54:10
Can't stop laughing at them cheering when they drew us in the cup. Will be skipping into work this morning. All this talk of timplosions and by the looks of things there own clubs on the brink. Jelly and Ice cream Sir?

15 Apr 2018 23:47:30
Just in and I will watch the highlights. In all my days I've never been so relaxed as today (compared to 90 min of nerves and palpations! ) . Bossed the game from start to finish. My only disappointment is taking the foot of the pedal and not getting more.2 good saves by CG in a frantic 2 minutes of ranger's pressure. There lucky to have had 10 men on the field at the end with some of what they got away with. Broony was immense and MD always steps up v that lot! HH.