Celtic Banter Archive August 19 2018

19 Aug 2018 23:31:22
ED do we have a deadline for transfers before Europe league games?

{Ed007's Note - Midnight on Wednesday.}

19 Aug 2018 22:26:45
Agent 007, do you remember we were supposedly linked with a young man city cb? aderabayo? is he still at city?

{Ed007's Note - Tosin Adarabioyo - he's joined WBA on loan for the season.}

19 Aug 2018 20:44:11
Saw the rumours about Bruma not excited about this; Wolfsberg were terrible in defence last season just avoid relegation by default.
If Wolfsberg need money then push the boat out bid for Gerhardt and Arnold real class players Gerhardt can play on the left of a back three and Arnold will take a whole lot of pressure of Browny. Offer Kouassi, Commper, Simunovic and Boyata to sweeten the deal. Then find a 6'6" centre half who can play on astro and clear high balls in the box. With Ajer on the right and Forrest/ Gamboa Teirney/ Sinclair as wing backs dependant on opposition and whether we are at home or away.

{Ed007's Note - Maybe Wolfsburg's defence wouldn't have been terrible and they wouldn't have avoided relegation by default if Bruma had made more than 11 appearances - he spent the majority of last season injured or recovering from injury.}

19 Aug 2018 21:03:40
Ed, do you think the bruma link is anything concrete or just rumours from twatter?

{Ed007's Note - I'm trying to find out mate, I was down at my mum's most of the day and just catching up. I do remember reading that he was available but thought at the time we'd have no chance if he's over his injuries.
If it's came from that Tw@tter account I'd say there's more chance of Daisy Ridley turning up at my door asking me to wash her underwear.}

19 Aug 2018 21:07:27
Edd07, I can still see Celtic spending big on a couple of players. Do you think Bruma is currently in negotiations with Celtic?

{Ed007's Note - There'll be money spent.}

19 Aug 2018 21:26:02
What u make of the rumour ed I'm braced for 2 weeks of every possible cm cm rb and ex Swansea player being linked.

{Ed007's Note - It's a great rumour.}

19 Aug 2018 23:19:50
Daisy Ridley, Martine Mccuteon earlier. You got a thing for dark haired actresses at the moment Ed? 😂🤣
Expect transfer rumour madness over the next couple of weeks when we get linked to every available player under the sun.

{Ed007's Note - It's not at the moment lol I've always had a heavy crush on Martine MCCutcheon, Rab and she smells amazing!!!!!

20 Aug 2018 00:21:26
Looking at his Wikipedia page, and the teams he has played for, and the level he reached, he looks like one of these guys that was very promising as a young player, but never developed into anyone to get really excited about, he is 28,now, maybe, if Celtic are really interested in him, I hope they have done their homework, and he is someone that will improve the defence and is not another Commper.

19 Aug 2018 23:54:56
Who's daisy ridley? She sounds like a performance artist. If she is she'll not have any underwear to wash. Jonace how can u right off one defender from wolfesburg then suggest another one? By the way I have no clue on either it just sounded a bit daft.

19 Aug 2018 14:30:31
Where has the rumours of Bruma appeared from, seems decent if true?

19 Aug 2018 14:48:00
Just Twitter I think mate.

Certainly a better pedigree than we’re often linked with but probably nonsense.

19 Aug 2018 15:15:02
It’s from a twat called Agent Kevin, an alleged Celtic fan and is supposed to be made up. If it is he needs to get a grip of himself. Bad enough sevconians taking the piss.

19 Aug 2018 16:10:18
Shame, he looks like what we need, a bit of a monster at the back. Any rumours to who Rogers is down to Man City to see/ talk to?

19 Aug 2018 18:17:11
Agent Kevin didn’t start this one, he just jumped on the bandwagon. Appatently it originated on KDS this morning. It’ll be constant like this every day until the window shuts.

19 Aug 2018 14:26:13
Media acting as if we have less money than the manky mob, surely we have millions sitting in the bank as back up for when we aren't qualifying, its the only explanation there can be as to why we don't spend anywhere near the amount on players that we make from selling our stars.

19 Aug 2018 15:54:19
Costs up £20million since 2015/ 16 season. Mainly due to improved contracts for players so PL won't want to increase cost base. In fact he will want to reduce it.

19 Aug 2018 17:11:33
Is there nobody at Celtic worried about what’s happening across the road 11 signings maybe 12 just lost 1goal. Doing well in Europe and us to play in a fortnight situation at parkhead needs sorted now and players in before window closes. Boyata if fit must play as we pay his wages then get shot in new year for some money it’s a bad day when u depend on him for your defence but keep him till we get a replacement in.

19 Aug 2018 17:39:21
Big bruce is there nobody over the road worried about their own plight? 11 players to a squad that was already big? With no strip sales, barely any old players leaving. Where is the money coming from? Also this mistery backer nonsense 🤣 are they only club that is exempt from the FFP rules? You can't just pump money in Paris have had issues due to it and have more cash than most teams if could turn on the tap, but it needs to be shown where it came from not just gave. Yeah they have got better and wee have stagnated a bit but gap was massive and Sept the 2nd will show where we really stand.

19 Aug 2018 17:55:03
Of course they are improving - anyone that seen them last season under a trio of managers including jimmy Nichols knows full well they could not get any worse. The quality of player is definitely not as good as us but they are building up team spirit with a run of results that has the media and sevco sympathisers foaming at the mouth. There is no doubt we are not fully firing on all cylinders and have had a few distractions but when we return to our best form and fitness and get our focus and finesse back we will see that there is still a gap in class and ability.

19 Aug 2018 19:25:15
Big Bruce
I am delighted Rangers2012 have already taken 11 new comers into their squad . This is a repeat of what they have done over the last two summer transfer seasons and both times it ended very badly and lost good experience managers their jobs,
No doubt the totally inexperienced under 18 year coach will not be at Ibrox for
Hogmanay .
Both of the last two seasons at this time we are told how narrow the gap is and how brilliant they are, and every year some Celtic fans believe it .
One thing is certain, if you gather waifs and strays plus even a decent player or two you won't mount a season long attack on the top of league . It has never happened anywhere.

19 Aug 2018 19:38:17
Dennybhoy i really really hope you are right.

19 Aug 2018 20:55:04
Old Man Chris. They are unbeaten, have won home and away in Europa. This lot are going to challenge and I am not going to bang on about how we will beat them on 2nd Sept. Surprised you are so dismissive of them considering the issues we have.

19 Aug 2018 23:26:08
For God's sake Johnny, do u not remember all the false dawns over the last couple of years . After the mid winter break, they claimed they were the top team in Scotland after a wee run . We know how that finished up .
11 new players, no team spirit.

20 Aug 2018 01:37:40
Have you watched them Chris? They are much better. We need to make sure we are in a position to meet their challenge. We need a defence and until we sort that we are vulnerable when we should have been out of sight with another bag if CL loot. We made an arse if that, we can make an arse of the league too. I always said they couldn’t topple us, we would and this ckosexseason has shown once again our boards eternal capacity to think like you and see no threat. That’s insanity tinted glasses, never mind green.

You’re old enough to remember past dithering and the results of that. Let’s not do it again. Your attitude is like an Osterich’s. We need to recognise there is an increased threat and take every step to ensure we defeat them. Any else is complacency, we’ve tried that before. It never ends well. We need to tool up and destroy them. Will take longer since your pal Lawell holed the team with his inbaction. Here’s hoping that £65m he cost us weighs on his mind as much as it does ours and he gets his arse into gear,

19 Aug 2018 10:03:13
Not been on in a while but have to say the media are doing their utmost to paint a picture where their dreams become reality. Tierney leaving, civil war with BR and PL, Rangers renaissance as if they aren't still at deaths door. Our lack of depth in squad and stale movement in midfield are a concern and vultures will be circling with the CL exit but we are still the only show in town and Stevie G's good wee run is just that. Not saying I'm not worried about the state of our defence, particularly with Thursday's game being pretty critical but at the same time, I'm not buying this media narrative of our alledged implosion. September 2nd will most certainly show us if the chasm-sorry, "gap" is closing. Also looking forward to seeing new additions and hopefully mugging Seville or Fulham for that Belgian clown-couple of OK performances in a weird World Cup and suddenly he's Baresi? Very much doubt that he will sustain his hype. Good riddens, Hail Hail Glasgow is still Green and White.

19 Aug 2018 10:36:53
Boyata should be thanking his lucky stars that his manager wasn't a certain Brian Howard Clough OBE.

19 Aug 2018 08:23:25
Let's forget this "everyone deserves a second chance myth". Some people don't. Boyata turned his back on the club, his manager, team mates, and us the fans when he took the huff, lied and refused to play.

He does not deserve to be anywhere near Glasgow nevermind poluting the atmosphere around our youngsters. What did they do to deserve his company. He should be training on his own at Glasgow Green. I praised him on here, i respected him when he was out running the streets at 4am to work his way into the team. That was committment to our cause.

It should never have come to this though what were we thinking of turning down a £9m bid. Not even signing a new contract fixes anything the damage is done. Accept any deal possible to get him on the first plane out of Glasgow. We said before the AEK return leg there was no time to replace him at this stage, sorry but with 3 weeks left of the window there was plenty time! If our scounting system does not have a list of over 10 CBs of similar quality then they should not be at Celtic Park either!

Enough of this continous nonsense Celtic sort it out and start acting like a Club that knows what it is doing.

19 Aug 2018 08:50:38
Excellent post Stan. Completely agree.

19 Aug 2018 10:27:08
Stan, great post. maybe I am reading too much into the Boyata saga. We must have known he would not sign a new contract as soon as we spoke to him when he came back. BR must have been the one to say keep him. If PL did get offered £9mill he would have, quite rightly, wanted to do the deal. then Boyata won't play. BR is now under pressure from PL and BR throws Boyota under the bus by telling us he was fit to play all the time. Why do that? He now is panicking as he eventually realises that Hendry and Jose can't hack it. Now BR is saying all is well. Boyata may play which means he will definitely play. Whether we think he should play or not, BR is the architect of this problem. I am getting a wee bit worried about BR and some of the calls he is making now. No one knows what goes on behind the scenes but by and large we have kept a double treble side together. Spart from Armstrong and Paddy we are the same team so why is it all going wrong. Its down to BR. Boyata saga brought everything to a head and this lies squarely at the door of BR. We are a decent side with decent players but we look drained, just like BR.

19 Aug 2018 12:16:06
I'm surprised BR thinks playing someone who is going to get booed on every touch will help a defence that is already under scrutiny.

19 Aug 2018 12:20:50
Johnny stop posting mince BR asked for players didn't get them fact boyata is prob our best cb fact he went AWOL last week after his agent influenced him and as far as BR looking drained what absolute rubbish saw his presser and he spoke and sounded fine . Talk about doom and gloom.

19 Aug 2018 15:57:04
I will post what i see. If you think everything is all right at Celtic Park then you are a fool.

19 Aug 2018 19:51:19
Johnny Mac, you are right none of us knows what goes on behind close doors . Things seem to be a bit complicated just now and I imagine the best man to get the best outcome for us is Brendan . m
Let's hope he does, and even if it is a bad outcome, there is no point on us all jumping on the band wagon giving our truppence worth, as what done will be done and we won't be able to change it
We don't have to be a fool to have different views from you or anyone else.

20 Aug 2018 00:38:38
I said to my mates last week that we should wait and see how the Boyata saga pans out. The SMSM are doing everything they can to unsettle us just now so we should be vary wary of what they are saying. I have to say there are one or two on here whose motives are questionable as well. I think Brendan’s in a better position than any of us to decide whether or not Boyata should be part of the team. As for booing someone in a Celtic shirt, you’d better not be sitting next to me when you do it.

{Ed007's Note - I don't particularly want to see Boyata back plsying but I'm definitely not comfortable with booing anyone wearing the Hoops as long as they're giving me 100% on the pitch - leave the politcs of the situation and the gossip etc to the forums like this. He's not the first player to work his ticket and he certainly won't be the last.}