Celtic Banter Archive March 01 2015

01 Mar 2015 21:42:42
That was as good a second half performance that I've seen in a long long time.
After the tough match on Thursday, it was no surprise that they took a while to get going, but when they did they tore Aberdeen to shreds.
Well done to Ronny and the team, they are really making progress, and some of the football they are playing is great to watch, to be doing it against good teams makes it all the more pleasing.
It was great as well that they shut the Aberdeen fans up, there wasn't a peep out of them at the end.

02 Mar 2015 12:10:12
We are going places with this manager and these players . There is something about Deila and the non.playing staff he has around him that is catching on. The players listen to him as does everyone else around the club . I think he has the ability to build the squad he wants, and I don't think the board will have to spend a fortune on the players he needs to keep us improving .

02 Mar 2015 14:47:52
I think we will need a new defence for next year with no CBs VVD will move on. So there will have to be some money to bring in 2 CBs at least. I hope and I am sure RD has got his new CBs followed to come in Quickly for the CL qualifiers would not be surprised if they were Scandinavians as he will know that market better

03 Mar 2015 17:48:58
Tony I wouldn't worry about next season, if we need to centre halves Deila will get them . Enjoy this season for what it is worth, worry about next season after this season is over.

01 Mar 2015 21:13:45
Quick question, are there any players in the scottish league that would get in to our team at present?

02 Mar 2015 10:14:41
IMO we signed the only two left that would in Armstrong and GMS.

02 Mar 2015 11:10:47
Agree, would maybe have taken the Hamilton boy Hendrie for LB but think he has already signed pre contract with West Ham

01 Mar 2015 19:08:36
Excellent from the team today after that tough game during the week. I think we can wave goodbye to the so called "title challenge" now. I was extremely disappointed however to hear some of our supporters booing Shay Logan every time he touched the ball. Finally, it was good to see Willo Flood and Del Boy put back in their box after their garbage this week about us being scared and accusing us of over celebrating at Pittodrie.

02 Mar 2015 00:29:17
I wasn't one bit disappointed, Logan accused one of our players of using a racist term . To my mind a football pitch during a game is a fairly busy place, and I find it difficult to believe if Tonev had twice called him racist terms, how he couldn't get some one to back him up.
If I thought I heard something like that I would seek verification from colleagues in the vicinity, if I couldn't get that I wouldn't persist .

{Ed007's Note - Or to rephrase that, one of our players was found guilty of racially abusing Logan then lost the appeal hearing as well. He was suspended for 7 games and CFC said:

'We would like to make it clear that at no stage was it ever suggested that Shay Logan had made any false allegations.'

Are you saying the club lied to the fans and if so can you prove that?
This is another case of fans picking and choosing what rules they agree with, if it was an Aberdeen player accused by one of ours he'd be guilty no matter what happened, they'll take the moral high-ground over racism and sectarianism as long as the spotlight isn't shone on one of their own - because nobody connected to CFC could EVER be a racist!!
The panty-wetters have got their knickers in a twist over a flare yet happily back a player.. oops...players who have been proven to be racist and nobody sees what's wrong with that?
The same clowns are on social media grassing fellow football fans into police and employers to try and get them sack, there's them auld working class ideals shining through again, I feel ssooo proud to associated with vermin like that.}

02 Mar 2015 07:20:42
There is no evidence it was the same fans booing that are against flares. There were boos but they seemed to be coming from higher up than where I was sitting but I've no idea who it was.,

The same folk on social media outraged at our own fans tittle tattling had no problem tittle tattling on a young Hearts fans a few months ago doing a nazi thing. These so called trendier fans have more faces than the town clock are for the watching, you have no idea the length they will go to for credibility and to raise their profile.

02 Mar 2015 07:36:32
I never understood what the boy from Aberdeen had to gain from lying about the incident, all he was ever going to do wad give himself a lot of hassle. Maybe he should be congratulated for not taking the easy way out and just ignoring it .

02 Mar 2015 10:10:40
@Chris02 come on man! If someone did that to you you'd make sure everybody and their granny knew about it whether you could prove it or not. I felt totally embarrassed even though it was nowhere near a majority of the support doing it. If the same thing happened with that mob across in Govan, the amount of people on here foaming at the mouth and claiming the moral high ground would be unreal. And it's a shame that we're on here talking about this instead of a magnificent performance but it's left a right bad taste for me.

02 Mar 2015 07:02:35
No arguments with that ed, infact I'd say most of us have an agenda of some type . Mine being, I will never warm to Biton after seeing the picture of him embracing the world's Nr1 terrorist. You can imagine the backlash from the "panty wetters"if old Stokie was pictured with his arm around some of Ireland'spolitical activists.

03 Mar 2015 18:08:55
I know no one who Logan told malicious lies . I would have been happier with the outcome if Logan had someone to back him up or if this case they decided on the balance of possibility Tonev had been sentenced to 7 games with five or six suspended . Racism has no place in Scottish Football and as far as chants and abuse towards black people there doesn't appear to be a major problem .
Gambling is always a major concern with football authorities . Two players from the one club in Scotland have been found guilty of numerous offences, the first included games in which he played, he swas suspended for 12 matches 9 of which were suspended . The second player was found guilty of betting in numerous matches, at least one Scottish match and was suspended for one game . Both players play for Rangers .

I am trying to point out the major differences in punishment That has been handed out in these instances .
Both are serious offences, the betting offences were clear cut, the racial abuse was certainly not as clear cut .

01 Mar 2015 18:06:23
First off I'd like to say how great it feels to be a Celtic fan just now. After the heroics in the san siro we came back and easily squashed our nearest rivials in the league. Ronny's fitness regime has banished the european hangovers of past years to the bin.

Anyhoos I was in the boozer after the game today and we got talking about who we should keep and who we should look to move on.

The usual suspects like Efe and Stokes were mentioned as exits, personally I'd keep big Efe as backup, but the one we all agreed on was James Forrest.

Does anyone think he has any future at the club?

01 Mar 2015 18:40:27
I think Forrest has been completely superseded by Mackay-Steven now

01 Mar 2015 20:30:09
Forrest should of been shot off a few seasons ago.

02 Mar 2015 00:38:31
Everyone has their opinion of the various Celtic footballers and that's what football is all about . Many Celtic fans should have red faces as they had sneered laughed and abused Ambrose over the months . In the last three games he has played in each of our four back four positions and played bloody well in each of them . We would be mad to sell Ambrose unless he insisted in going, if he did could anyone blame him .

Forrest, maybe in the distant past, but he has shown he has special ability .
Maybe Deila, as he has improved so many of our players, will be able to restore Forrest to his original best . I think we should leave Forrest future to the summer, maybe we will see positive signs . I hate us encouraging a player who once was so good to leave .

{Ed007's Note - Is his special ability, running about nightclubs with his banger hanging out showing it to women? Classy.}

02 Mar 2015 02:02:13
Should have cashed in on him when his stock was high won't be worth a couple of million now. When you see what GMS has done already it shows what Forrest hasn't done all this time. Would like McGinn back and punt Forrest in the summer

01 Mar 2015 15:25:27
Just had to say that a thought Johnasen was by far the best player on the pitch today by a mile! not sure how Denayer got MOTD IMO, for just over a million pounds he is proving some bit of business!

There is undoubtedly emerging talent from Norway IMO a have highlighted four or five of them ALL available on Bosman's not to mention the TWO that Ed has highlighted also surely another plunder into there is a real worth while consideration given how we benefited from Lustig from there too?

ATVB JB7

01 Mar 2015 15:55:46
Yes indded, Stefan Johansen is turning out to be one of Celtic's really super signings, 100 percent winner, perpetual motion man, fits into Ronny's ideas perfectly.
We were something else in the 2nd half and could have scored another 3, but we showed everyone we are the Champs and we will remain Champs.

01 Mar 2015 18:04:49
For me, Gary Mackay-Stevens was the best today, although he didn't really do anything in the first half when Celtic were quiet. Johansen is something else tho, with the running.

One wonders what effect Ronny will have not just on Celtic but on Scottish football, as the other teams really don't have a choice at this point but to intensify the training and regimen if they want to press and compete. Aberdeen played like we do for 30-40 minutes today, but couldn't hold out.

02 Mar 2015 12:45:32
The reason Virgil got man of the match was based on the fact he played well and also to lift him after him been badly treated by referee on Thursday. I think it made very good sense to give it to Virgil

01 Mar 2015 14:03:59
Massive 3 points. Was worried first half as we looked a bit off the pace which I can understand after the effort we put in on Thursday night but as soon as the first goal went in we took control and on the hour mark you would have thought it was Aberdeen who had played on Thursday night with 10 men. Well done to all, Especially RD.

01 Mar 2015 11:33:56
Why is Emilio not in the match day squad as stated on official website no word of an injury or anything?

01 Mar 2015 12:16:53
They say he broke his hand in Milan and we will miss him badly. We have started the game very poorly and are second to every ball with Bitton losing possession time and time again and to crown it all, Commons is replaced after 10 mins.
Need to snap out of it Celts and get a grip!

01 Mar 2015 12:58:20
Why ambrose at lb instead of Mathews absolutely no balance! Finally punished for never signing a second lb

01 Mar 2015 13:53:40
Yeah we'll miss Emilio for sure. But credit to Ambrose, he did a job in there for us today and seemed to enjoy being in a more advanced position. What a second-half run out today, could have been the routing folks have been predicting.

01 Mar 2015 13:58:32
Egg on your face much guys? lol

02 Mar 2015 00:51:16
SOS boy. Ambrose played at left back because Deila wanted to keep as many of his back 6 playing in their normal positions . There is a line of thought that with the more defensive members of the team, you keep changes to the minimum. Moving Matthews to left back and bringing in Ambrose would have been two changes .

01 Mar 2015 05:25:02
First time poster love reading all the posts on here so thought I'd share some Of my own some of the football we've been playing has been great and like most on this forum we are due to give someone a real tanking let's hope today's the day hail hail