Celtic Banter Archive January 22 2019

 

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22 Jan 2019 20:44:46
Ed I'll cut to the chase do you trust BR to spot a player?

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{Ed033's Note - No, nobody should.

22 Jan 2019 21:38:09
BR appears to be good at motivating players but his signings track record is not ideal.

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22 Jan 2019 21:56:27
I’m sure Ed says BR doesn’t sign the players.

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22 Jan 2019 22:48:20
We've a good track record of making defenders into midfielders Caldwell ambrose etc lol.

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22 Jan 2019 22:54:18
The managers at Celtic haven't signed a player since O'Neil left.
WGS said the process was he gave a list of say 5 players for RB and he wouldn't know what player was signing until the deal was done.
I would imagine it's still the same.

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23 Jan 2019 08:32:53
Well if the manager gives a list then that's his choices.

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23 Jan 2019 11:57:58
That's not the way it always worked for Gordon strachen.
Naka, Big jan v and Scott Brown where 3 players that strachen insisted on and got.
He knew about naka before he became our manager.

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23 Jan 2019 13:43:03
Could Eds contact Celtic and simply ask who makes the decision to target and get the players into our great Club. Otherwise we, like the **** press, speculate.

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22 Jan 2019 20:27:03
Wee Charlie at it again has ever said anything positive about our club slevering on that Brendan is some how camouflagng his Celtic exit in the summer and has no input on signings. what happened to the man.

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22 Jan 2019 21:04:45
He is a ✊💦💦💦.

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22 Jan 2019 21:42:20
He got pissed off when O'Neill banned him from the dressing room and training ground. After that he took his 30 pieces of silver.

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22 Jan 2019 22:37:41
Him, Andy Walker and Davie Provan have all taken the 30 pieces of silver and the Celtic support loathe them for it.
Unfortunately guys like Chris Sutton, Tam Boyd and Bertie Auld who support and defend the club after they leave are few and far between. Whereas you rarely - if at all - find a Sevconian 'turncoat'.

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23 Jan 2019 17:43:47
The majority of these clowns have no idea what’s going on at our club! Just because they played doesn’t mean they have a clue after all why did Oneil ban him! And remember Provans famous “larssons not the type of striker to get you 30 goals a season” aye sure.

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22 Jan 2019 20:24:30
Can I offer something completely out of the box. If 33yr old SB leaves what about 31yr old Lustig as Capt and Defensive Midfielder.
I know this is strange but before you go of on one think about it.
He is naturally strong tall and good in the tackle. He can play a very good long ball in behind, remember his pass to Dembelle against them.
He could offer a cheap but experinced alterative and BR likes to try players in different positions.

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22 Jan 2019 20:31:57
No, just simply no. But thanks for the suggestion.

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22 Jan 2019 20:42:36
Not a chance to slow can't tackle and we would get found our sorry no for me.

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22 Jan 2019 21:02:30
It's a definite no from me lol.

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22 Jan 2019 21:05:36
Deffinently no have u seen his passing recently Jonace?

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22 Jan 2019 21:11:03
I think your out your box.

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22 Jan 2019 22:59:01
I’d rather have him walking round the outside of the pitch in a police uniform Jonace 😂.

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22 Jan 2019 22:59:01
I’d rather have him walking round the outside of the pitch in a police uniform Jonace 😂.

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22 Jan 2019 23:49:00
Wasn't that pass your talking about not from brown?
Hail hail.

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22 Jan 2019 23:55:30
I've said before and I'll say again that I think he could do a job for us at CB, especially when the summer comes and we find ourselves even weaker there, but I don't fancy him to step into Broonie's shoes at DCM though. Not for me.

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23 Jan 2019 10:34:37
You should be banned from posting for a month after that ludicrous suggestion. Lustig is brutal with the ball and is to frail.

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22 Jan 2019 18:51:12
The more I think about it, these loans are a short term solution until the dead wood is gone. Far too many first team players at the club and I'd say there would be at least 8 or 10 players that needs shown the door asap.

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22 Jan 2019 16:14:26
Celtic are not even keeping to there business plan buy cheap sell big can't do that when half the team are loans.

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22 Jan 2019 17:33:08
I think we strayed from that a while ago. There are only a few of players in that category if you include Ajer, Boyata and Ntcham - even though they cost a combined £6.5m to start with?!
The best prospects outwith those are all 'academy' players and God help us if we start punting the likes of KT, Cal-Mac, MJ and Forrest
and stockpiling players that don't come up to scratch, while keeping players who were there under NL and RD that have zero sell-on
The whole recruitment system needs a complete overhaul; starting with a clear-out of misfits, before we end up with a policy of 'Spot The Loanee' lol.

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22 Jan 2019 17:36:46
Currently Celtic have a first team of 37 players, 4 of which are loans.

If half our squad were loans we would have 18.5 players on loan. However, we have 4 on loan which is around 11%.

Sorry for debunking your opinion.

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22 Jan 2019 19:21:19
RAW thanks for bringing some logic and sense to the proceedings 😁.

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23 Jan 2019 03:33:47
That's magic I never knew 11% was half. I cannot wait to give the Mrs half of my wages this month. ya dancer.

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23 Jan 2019 07:20:25
Rodgers at work and lawman yousmight br happy at the state of our signing policy but I am certainly not kiss good bye to CL qualifications next season as we are not building a team we are instead putting in stop gaps until the end of the season Our board will not act quickly to bring in the quality we need for qualifying just as they are not bringing in the players required to see us qualify Open your eyes we have a real title challenge on now.

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23 Jan 2019 09:47:19
RAW never said he was happy with the signing policy daviebhoy67, he just pointed out how badly you were exaggerating. We have the best squad in the country all day long and that squad should have more than enough quality to reach the CL group stages (as they have done the past 2 seasons) . Obviously we all want better players to give us the best possible chance but the board aren't to blame for us not reaching the CL this season, it was the players who didn't deliver - with an honourable mention to Boyata. if we had got past AEK Athens we'd have wiped the floor with Vidi.

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22 Jan 2019 15:35:35
I reckon we will see a few go out on Loan the rest of the window. Doubt we will bring in any more players. Think Brendan's comments about bringing in "Real quality" are quite funny considering about 4 of his signings have worked out.

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22 Jan 2019 14:44:33
Now we have missed 4 out of our last 5 penalties, counting Ntcham v salzburg.
Who would you have hitting our next pen?
I don't think Edouard has hit one yet.

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22 Jan 2019 18:22:33
Sinclair has only missed since he's started taking it straight away. Needs to do that pause in his run ups again.

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22 Jan 2019 18:38:51
He needed a bit more variety.4 out of last 5 have been low to the keepers right, missing 2.
I was hoping on Saturday he was going to go a different direction or a bit of height because he was so predictable.

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23 Jan 2019 17:41:02
Should let the player with more confidence take the pens wither that be CB lb RB mid or cf.

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22 Jan 2019 13:49:51
Feck me Cardiffs new 15 million signing is suspected dead after the plane he was on disappeared.

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22 Jan 2019 14:12:21
Sad day for his family and for Cardiff My thoughts go out to him and his family Just hope for a miracle and all are found safe.

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22 Jan 2019 14:40:42
Tragic. Puts everything into perspective.

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22 Jan 2019 18:00:14
Shocked when I heard the news.
Praying for him and his family.

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22 Jan 2019 13:04:43
Is anyone else getting a bit worried over the Bayo del, it seems to be dragging on and on.
ED007 am I worrying needlessy or could deal collapse.

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{Ed007's Note - Relax, Bayo has been granted a work permit and is now just awaiting his visa.}

22 Jan 2019 13:43:52
So Ed, is there any way possible we could blame the SFA for this hold up 😂😂.

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{Ed007's Note - You'd think we were waiting on paperwork for Messi getting sorted out the way some people are going on about it.}

22 Jan 2019 17:34:49
Even if we had signed Messi, there would still be people moaning that we've not signed a right back.
I'm confident that we will win the league in a canter, given the quality we've brought in this window as opposed to the likes of Defoe at Sevco. Obviously a couple of our recent signings are loan players, but these guys are quality signings, which otherwise we couldn't afford. Looks to me like Brendan and Pedro (who seems to be able to do no right) are doing their best to ensure the league title comes back to Paradise. January is aways a difficult time if not impossible to recruit quality so be grateful for the quality we've already brought in and I say bring it on!

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22 Jan 2019 18:40:18
Just been reported to have arrived in Scotland tonight so he’s here. He shouldn’t be our main concern right now.

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22 Jan 2019 20:41:31
Our supporters are getting disgruntled and nervy with our transfer policy. The soundbite is always "We need quality". Well buy some and get rid of the dross now and loan them out or pay them off between now and the summer. We have far too many that aren't and never will be quality. We are on course for a treble treble so calm down and keep the faith.

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22 Jan 2019 19:54:29
Is he not as good as Messi Ed?

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{Ed007's Note - He better be for his own sake!}

22 Jan 2019 11:28:23
Not football related Bhoys and Ghirls, but just like to mention the sad passing of top chef Andrew Fairlie. An unbelievablely talented man who created the only two star Michelin restaurant in Scotland at Gleneagles. As someone who works in the same industry I can appreciate the huge effort he and his team would have had to undertake to gain such a prestigious award. A very humble family man and massive Celtic man. He'll be sadly missed. RIP.

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23 Jan 2019 12:16:32
Worked at gleneagles myself in the bakehouse 79 to 82 thoughts and prayers to the family.

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21 Jan 2019 22:35:10
Evening Ed, do you know anything about Maryan Shved? Seen a site tonight claiming we're linked with him and he's been allowed to leave his winter training camp in the Ukraine to hold talks with a club with a view to a move. I believe he's a right winger.

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{Ed007's Note - I'd think he is seen more as a possible summer signing when Burke and Weah return to their parent clubs.}

22 Jan 2019 12:51:13
ED does anyone know how long the work permit thing works or takes to process? Surely it doesn’t take that long cause we have potentially 3 players wait on it.

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{Ed007's Note - Relax, Bayo has been granted a work permit and is now just awaiting his visa.}

22 Jan 2019 08:58:31
Good on Brendan going by his comments tiday he's lumped all the pressure onto the board by saying if we want a quality rb then we'll have to spend decent money . over to you pedro.

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22 Jan 2019 08:19:49
Team for morra in my opinion

Gordon
Lustig
Boyata
Benkovic
Izzy

Brown
McGregor

Forrest
Burke
Sinclair.

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22 Jan 2019 08:53:11
Man down rich.

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22 Jan 2019 08:53:43
Is eddy not back yet? Love to see Bain start.

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22 Jan 2019 10:05:08
Would start weah.

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22 Jan 2019 10:11:49
Got to give the others a chance Irishkiwi it would be Christie.

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22 Jan 2019 10:23:31
Weah will start.

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22 Jan 2019 11:08:59
Think weah will start this one and I'd personally play anyone but izzy.

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22 Jan 2019 11:34:30
Who is a man down Irish Kiwi?

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22 Jan 2019 12:01:12
He's only picked 10 players.

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22 Jan 2019 13:12:07
Is Lustig fit? I'd start Weah the rest of the team is fine add Christie to CAM. Is Izzy really that bad? Thought he was okay against Airdrie yet others have slated his performance.

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22 Jan 2019 13:46:25
I'd start Ralston if fit and Bain.

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22 Jan 2019 15:14:13
Mallythetally67 - 10 men, That's confidence in our team for you.

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22 Jan 2019 07:17:51
I'm not panicking yet but pretty confused as to why we don't appear to have had an RB lined up prior to the window. Said before that in June we are potentially looking at signing a back 4 and woulda thought some ground work would be in place towards that. Realise January is difficult time to sign and more could be going on behind scenes but still.

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22 Jan 2019 08:23:44
I think they need to be concerned about LB now that Tierney is struggling. I would like to see a RB as we all do but that can wait now till summer it’s LB we definitely need.

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21 Jan 2019 23:45:34
Not a rumour but saw this on BBC website

Defender Tosin Adarabioyo, 21, currently on loan at West Brom, could be recalled by Manchester City, who are looking to give him game time elsewhere.

Could that elsewhere be Celtic Park? More to the point, would we want him (I know nothing about him) ?

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