Celtic Banter Archive August 24 2013

 

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24 Aug 2013 23:30:52
Ed, is there a deadline for signing players so that they are eligible for Wednesdays game?

I.e. have to be signed Monday midnight?

Cheers

Craigie_bhoy {Ed007's Note - Nobody who signs would be eligible to play Craigie.}

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24 Aug 2013 22:23:11
If we do get these 2 signins in midweek and one of them wiz finnbogasson then ad really fancy the hoops fur the last 4 or even final of the europa league so maybe no makin the cl wid be no so bad

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24 Aug 2013 20:51:47
I thought Ambrose really stepped up to the plate today and along with Rogic was the best player on the park. The 2 new boys looked a bit dodgy again, Balde should have scored but is a panic merchant when through on goal. Forster refuses to leave his line ever pretty much. Very disappointing and not the European confidence boost we were hoping for.
Kevbhoy

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24 Aug 2013 19:23:35
After today one man has questions to answer and its Lenny.What are we doing on the training pitch? We seem to have an obsession with playing the ball wide at every opportunity. The goals we scored today were from smart passes around the box. The first was an attempt at a cute slip from Rogic, which the defender had to stretch to cut out, and the second from a clever ball from Broony. Playing against that team today they appeared to be quite comfortable letting us stay wide, so why did we continue with it?

Next is the dropping of Mouyokolo. He was considered good enough in midweek in a CL qualifier but not for an SPL game, I find that strange. Surely he must be played with Van Dijk to form a partnership? I think the stick the pair of them took over the result in midweek was ridiculous. Both will turn out to be good players for us in my opinion.

The most frustrating thing for me though is the pace we play at.We never seem to cut through teams with any slick passing.It always seems to be two or three touches before we get a pass off. Pass and move was the mantra when I played, we seem to pass and stand still.In the second half from a corner we broke out of our box.They were pretty stretched but it took us about seven passes to reach the half way line.By this time they have regrouped and the move has stalled.

But after all that some players need looked at. Watt.Seems this boy has had too much too soon.He is starting to look very limited.He also seems to have turned into a winger, Lenny's instructions?, and does himself no favours out wide. Balde.Needs to learn how to attack balls in to the box and increase his awareness in his hold up play.Never did anything near enough to justify his fee. I also think Forster is showing signs that worry me.I think he should have saved the first, well struck but he was always going to try it.I would have thought he might have read it. He also seemed to be caught in no mans land for the second, although Izzy did him no favours by not getting out the box.

All in all pretty poor and things must get better in midweek. Listening to the radio on the way to the game and travelling home one thing is obvious. There is a definite want, despite what they may say in broadcast, for us to lose this tie. This is not paranoia, this is years of listening to these fawning sevconians.The cold hard truth of it is we have players good enough, without reinforcements, to beat this team.If we do not harsh questions need to be asked. Maybe it will be time to rip this team up and start again?.green jhedi

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It sounds like paranoia to me GJ
Kevbhoy

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Your right GJ there is a definate want on my part, and I don't pretend it to be anything different. but the thing is to me it is only banter and not bitter, yes I can still say banter after all the banter my fellow gers fans have had over the last few years, just sayin
jammydodger

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I was thinkin the same thing about the defense. i'd have mulgrew in with ambrose and keep it that way.
Thought Watt looked quite good though. Things seemed more likely to happen when he got the ball

Henriks tongue

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@2: I was talking about the 'pundits' on various radio stations. I would expect 99.9% of sevconians want us out. I have no problem with that at all. I wanted rangers to liquidate and die and they did. So it seems dreams can come true. green jhedi

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24 Aug 2013 18:22:54
I think we can all moan about all the same problems were having but there were a few positives today!first was rogic showing with that with some regular game time he will be a star at cam so I think we could see that problem solved looks a classy player!also having Mathews back, I like lustig but Mathews is no1 such an exiting prospect attacking and defending but lb, cb, cf need addressing why not mulgrew at lb he could provide great service. Izzys final ball was terrible today

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Matthews should be tried in right midfield.Pacy and got a great touch he might be wasted at right back. Rogic had his best spell today.Nice touch but in my opinion Lenny does not use him properly. He should be a Lubo type.Free to play in their half. green jhedi

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Sorry guy's but Rogic did not impress me at all today, infact he has never impressed me any time I have seen him playing seem's to think he has all the time in the world
Tambhoy

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I agree with GJ. I'd drop Forest and Izzie for the return - play Lustig RB, Matthews RM, Mulgrew LB and Sammy LM and then get in about them.

TomTheTim

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Zaluska
Lustig Ambrose. Mulgrew. Izzy
Mathews Brown. Ledley. Samaras
Stokes. Boerikter(if fit)

But he, ll play commons and forest, and won't drop nightmare Forster

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24 Aug 2013 18:20:35
I don't get to half as many games as I'd like but managed to get up the road for the match today. The point I'm here to make is the atmosphere was non-existent!
The Green Brigade did not stop for 90 minutes and tried their best to generate some sort of support, but too many of our fans are of the mind-set that they are just there to be entertained. We bang on about the Celtic family and the Celtic way, well surely this a two way thing. The team need support, even when they were arriving at the ground and getting of the coach there was nothing! Not even a cheer!
Of course come Wednesday night it'll be bouncing, nobody expects any less but on days like today WE need to get behind the team.
I don't have the magic answer to our on-field problems, I wish I did but supporting our team vocally on match day might go a long way to helping us beat very ordinary teams! {Ed007's Note - Great post mate. The GB are there to help create an atmosphere but it is not solely their responsibility. Far too many fans are happy to sit there with an 'Oh let's sit and watch the GB' attitude instead of joining in the songs and chants.
It might just be part of the modern game because it isn't only a CFC problem, it does seem to be a British thing. The atmosphere at EPL grounds is like a wake, I know there are serious concerns at Man Utd about it, from the club and sections of their support. They have looked into introducing a 'singing section' as well. Roy Keane was spot on when he spoke about the prawn sandwiches.}

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Ed you hit the nail on the head with your mention of " let's sit here and watch the GB "
That is spot on what is going wrong. I sat explaining to my son today that years ago when I was his age the stand we were sat in was a terrace known as "the jungle" and the atmosphere was unbelievable but today was. The only word that gets close is . disappointing!

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Great post dorsetbhoy the clue is in the name, supporters! get behind the team at all cost hail hail mm

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Football is sanitised and it is killing the game. Seating was always going to cause this.Your point in the waiting to be entertained has two sides though. The atmosphere would be better if the tempo of the team was upped and we were pressing teams. Domestically last seasons best atmosphere was v Aberdeen when we came back to win 4-3. The team and the fans had a sniff of getting at them and went for it. We need to bounce of each other.

On the prawn sandwich brigade ED. Your bang on. As you know through my wife I can get corporate to any CL game.The only problem is they are bloody awful! Full of people who have never played, or even have any interest in, the game.Even during great games your lucky if they are back in their seats 20 minutes after half time. green jhedi {Ed007's Note - I've sat with them myself GJ, and don't get me started on the Rod Stewart's amongst our fans. Multi-millionaires who have never put a dime into the club for tickets or food etc. They turn up and everything is there and free for them while some poor guy is scraping £100 together to get the ticket package.}

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GJ, understand what your saying about it being a 2 way thing and all your posts I've read before make total sense but without trying to sound argumentative " what came first, the chicken or the egg?" I do understand what you mean about the tempo of the team but surely by urging/supporting the team forward this would then happen? To not support them and generate the atmosphere and think " I'm only supporting you if you try harder" is counter-productive surely?
Please take this the way it's meant mate, I'm not trying to get in a bun fight.

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@Dorsetbhoy@ A really valid point mate. Your chicken/egg argument holds a lot of water. I think ultimately it us up to the team to start the whole thing. When they walk out they are us.As soon as the whistle blows they should be going for the jugular at a high tempo. From the off we should be pushing on top of any SPL team, Europe of course is different as teams are invariably more skilful, and press them back. It's all about the speed of our game. green jhedi

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When the team walks out through to the huddle the team get a great response from the crowd - after that we are going to back them of course, but if the team don't look up to it or interested what kind of backing do they expect - any Celtic supporter would burst a gut every game for the team, how many (apart from Brown and Matthews) looked like it meant anything to them today?

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This thread could run forever and obviously it's something I would hope as fans we're all passionate about. I guess what I'm trying to say is Celtic are in a difficult place at the moment, some of it due to the state of Scottish Football at the moment and if we're honest some if of it our own doing. The team needs us and as fans we need our team, so let's all get behind OUR TEAM, starting with Wednesday evening, good bad or ugly this is OUR TEAM.
Hail Hail!

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24 Aug 2013 18:15:31
CFC website match report says spirited Celtic. Are we employing Tony Blairs spin doctor to write these reports without them having to watch the game. Spirited yeah Lennons tactics are ghoulish

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24 Aug 2013 18:12:39
another shakey performace, I wonder if we would benefit with playing 3-5-2 for the game during the week . Anyone think that might improve us?

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Them getting an away goal, against the run of play, and we're fecked.
Especially with our current defensive performances.
No, it has to be 4-4-2 with two reliable strikers to do the business. Neither commons nor samaras should be regarded as the strikers.

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24 Aug 2013 18:10:23
1. The players look tired and unable to sustain high tempo.
2. We are back to giving teams 2 goal leads before reacting
3. NL clearly doesn't trust his youth that much
4. Matthews has for a long time been celtics outstanding player.
5. Do some of celtics players Foster Sammy Mulgrew Izzy have appearance clauses in their contract or is it that its just Santa Clause come early for them always getting a game.
6. The players only got two weeks off before some challenging CL games is it not the case that knowing this NL should have given rests to all the first team knowing the league was won last year.
7. The above is now catching up on the players and other sides in SPL are benefiting from this at this point on the season.

Or were we just crap again

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24 Aug 2013 17:41:08
John Park says Finbogasson is not worth the money, ok he scored 2 against Ajax, but if Park says he's not worth 5 mil, then I trust his judgement, its not about shopping at bargain basement level, its about gettng the right player at the right price with potential, on the pitch and for selling on at huge profit, I would rather have 3 players at 1.7 mll each, than 1 at 5 mill, with the chance of maybe making 7-8 mill later on

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Inverness are a good side with a fantastic manager. No shame in a draw with a good team. The fickleness of you people disgusts me at times. That was pretty much a second team out there today. Few youth players given a game, we have a totaly new defense of course they are going to make mistakes. Give them some time.

Darrenbhoy

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Darrenbhoy your bang on the money there is far too many negative posts on here and the season just started hail hail mm

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24 Aug 2013 20:46:22
Darrenboy you talk some Colin Nish infact I would say you post that much crap you must be a zombie . Tell me who were the "few youth players " that played today? . Stevie

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Rogic Watt Balde Atajic are all young guys. It wasn't a first string by a mile and we had a fantastic second half IMO.
Settle petal, the season's just begun.

Melb Bhoy

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@4 I'd like to see the guys you mentioned play a lot of games. This young talent around their ages are playing all the time in other leagues but we'd rather play the lethargic Sammy. I was told that Sammy was asked for his preference grass or AstroTurf. He replied I don't kno I've never smoked AstroTurf.

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24 Aug 2013 17:38:46
Well Mr Lawwell explain todays miserable performance.If we are not careful we will struggle in the league this season. Get it sorted and reward the faithful supporters with decent signings. JK

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No amount of decent signings will get us through this. We need plan B and C, not just 1 dimensional play.

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It's not mr Lawwell to explain its mr Lennon!
Celtic squad has enough quality to thrash Inverness and Shakter Karagandy. I agree with a radio pundit. So what's going wrong? Coach to explain please.
I'd also like to know where our No1 striker is? Is he injured? What's the injury? We were told he was in an incident then not playing. If we get bumped from CL because Lennon and stokes have issues, Lawwell will need to give answers.

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I think it's not PL unlike Romanov doesn't train or pick the team. NL I hope you have a but in your new contract saying if you don't turn this round your gone one season wonder

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All these posters on here with negative comments can you please leave a name get behind your team the seasons only started ffs hail hail mm

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You say the season has just started ffs. The qualifiers have started already and the team is down to its bare bones, this is the biggest game of the season, people have a right to complain, best players gone and the signs are there to see that they have not been replaced.

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I can't belie e all u people sitting slagging Neil Lennon and Pl, is this the Same people who were on here last season praising the two very same people? Short memories me thinks . All u doubters wil be back on here wed night saying job done hope we get Real Madrid or bayern Munich in the group and then bring in a couple of signings and uz ŵill all just brush what u said here under the carpet get behind your team "faithful threw and threw"remember!!
Tamc

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5 we will win on wednesday and replacements will come in keep the faith brother mm hail hail

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24 Aug 2013 16:41:57
Its 4.40pm and we are 2-2 at home to Inverness. Is anyone else as fed up, deflated and totally pished off as l am at the moment? Our strikers are crap and our defenders are being relied on to score.
What a poor side we are at the moment.

Hail Hail
ChrisBhoy

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Blank cheque book isn't the answer. The quality is in the squad to beat Inverness. They just aren't showing up. Over to the manager.
This surely should be a treble year in the SPFL for us. That's the target.

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Chrissybhoy, Mulgrew and Mathews scored when they were playing in midfield.
Tambhoy

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24 Aug 2013 15:39:57
It's 3.38. we are 2-0 down. C'mon Mr Lennon. let's see you turn this one around

Samson

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Its 4.52 and you look like a t*t.

Darrenbhoy

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Elaborate please Darrenbhoy? We didn't turn it around. We drew, at home. We should be burying teams like this, with the chances we had. A draw simply isn't good enough. doesn't bode well for Wednesday

Samson

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Darren Why does he looke like a tit? we shouldn't be 2 nill down at home in the league

Peter Cardiff

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Celtic are always 3 games away from a crisis and if we do fail on Wed? This 'crisis' will be of our own making - from our transfer strategy to our tactical ineptitude and lack of quality.

JJ

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Darren shut the **** up the guy is entitled 2 say what he wants end ae the day we shouldn't have been 2 nil down in the 1st place we r a pish team end of. It's the same rubbish mistakes as last season so don't geez the 'gee them time' pish. Every fan has the right tae ther own oppinion without fellow fans callin em a tit


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Gunniebhoy "we are a pish team " are you the new brand of supporter seriously we don't need that .Im all for opinions but come on that's a bit too much, also telling darren to shut the **** up is total crass . faithful through and through? mm

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MM what's the new brand of supporter? that the brand that knows our team looks pish. what's 2 much about it? Faithful through and through am a season ticket holder a buy every strip a travel when we play in europe so i'd say that classes as faithful and i'm no gona defend when we look shockin which we did. And your callin me crass for defendin a guy getting called a tit from a fellow fan lol

GunnieBhoy

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Sorry gunniebhoy I said the comment was crass not you. I understand you are pissed off, I just don't like all the bitching on this site at the moment hail hail mm

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24 Aug 2013 15:20:35
Myalby is the Celtic defensive coach. His pairing of those two central defenders in Kazakhstan was incompetent. A first pairing of new guys in a CL Qualifier is reckless. I'm surprised Myalby hasn't got any criticism. {Ed007's Note - Mjallby doesn't pick the team, it's hardly his fault plus he is our assistant manager, not the defensive coach.}

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Everyone is having a go saying Wilson was a spine. I think he wasn't that good. Best of a bad lot however the Dutch lad will come good. He's struggled with injury clearly hasn't had much training as he has a massive ass but has good distribution and presence the boy will have us saying Wilson who.

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24 Aug 2013 15:00:28
Watched Fulham v arsenal.
Why Celtic isn't in the EPL is beyond me. That Fulham stadium, four sheds with steel columns obscuring fans views really is below the Celtic arena standard. Plus the numbers they get showing up is way inferior.
When people vote NO to independence, a British league system needs set up. It's not an EFL anyway with the Welsh teams.
UEFA would have no say in it if its what the UK wanted to do.
Celtic bring a clean, global brand with a huge global fan base.
In fact the Prime Minister should bring pressure to bear on TV companies to force a British league which would underpin his one uk politics. {Ed007's Note - There is so much wrong with this I don't even know where to start. How about voting YES and telling the PM and his shower to f**k off and shove his UK up his ar$e as a starting point.
UEFA will not allow a British league, do you think Man Utd or Chelsea would give up their right to qualify for the CL? To go against UEFA would mean a ban from competing in the CL, EL, Euros and the World Cups.
The reason there is Welsh teams in the English leagues has been covered to death, Wales didn't have an organised league so they joined the English one many years ago.
Even it did happen it would give FIFA the excuse they are looking for to force a British national team, how many Scots would get into that?}

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Ed, i'd honestly swap celtic in the EPL than scotland have a national team. As they are an embarresment anyway, ., .kbarry

Iam only celtic, if it ain't celtic it ain't even sport to me. {Ed007's Note - I don't bother with any international football, it has went downhill ever since Diana Ross missed that penalty kick at USA94 WC and the goal still exploded.}

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Ed can I ask your reasons for wanting us to go independent? The reason I ask is that anyone I know who support CFC have the same reason, "I hate the Queen, I hate red, white and blue, I hate the Union Jack and I hate Rangers. So I don't want to be known as British any longer. Not for one second am I suggesting your reasons are the same, I am purely asking out of curiosity, so if you don't want to divulge this information then I understand.

Cheers {Ed007's Note - When we gain independence we will never again have to suffer at the hands of a Conservative government. You are deluding yourself if you think an English Conservative government actually give a stuff about Scotland. We will be ran by people that WE have voted for, not who the English have voted in. There is a multitude of reasons why there is only one Conservative MP in Scotland.
All the garbage about The Rangers/Sevco and their supporter's 'fleg' is neither here nor there, it just shows that bigotry and sectarianism is still a problem that needs dealt with through educating people to accept the modern society we live in and stop living in the past.
Getting the royal family out of our hair is just an added bonus to it, we have enough pointless leeches as it is without having to subsidise that shower of archaic reprobates and villains. It's 2013 ffs, it's about time we dragged ourselves into it and realised we don't need a baby-sitter any longer.}

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Well said ed I know not really football related but anyone who thinks scotland will be better off voting no to indy needs there heid seen tae only people voting no are rich and or dumb

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Ah Ed007, I think I might also have to give you praise too! Its time Scotland woke up one way or the other :-)

If you want to see some of my reasons for leaning towards voting YES then they are on the Talk Politics page. The colour of a flag and the Royal Family are irrelevant. RFC fans sleep walked into liquidation so they will do the same here whilst waving their wee flag, 'woo hoo Mam I'm over here - the Club that owes you millions' British and proud lol

A 'democratic society' with an unelected head of state? ~ Mrs E

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Ed. I love you big man. If we vote YES. will you please run for head honcho of an independant scotland. I would vote YES for you

Love

Samson {Ed007's Note - Whoa easy there tiger!}

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Do any of you know what happens with faslane,, rosyth. etc? What happens to the army? . who defends our shores. etc and finally what about our currency? Does it change or stay the same? All of the above will cost money to change so who will pay for this. Not disagreeing with anyone's opinions but for me there are to many unanswered questions!

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I am with you Briggs, Here's another thought, on this site you hear " It's the country we live in ". I have used it often my concern would be, what would it be like under President Jambo. Just a thought
Tambhoy {Ed007's Note - But it wouldn't be Salmond unless the people voted him in. There will be an election if independence is gained. If you use the 'It's the country we live in' line then surely you need to grab the chance to change it? The UK has obviously failed, it is on it's knees and if it was a football team it would be liquidated. Scotland is an absolute shithole to live in there are no jobs, no industries (steel, ship-building etc) and no prospects for our youngsters, look how hard it is to get an apprenticeship these days. All of that is because we have let a succession of English Governments rip the country apart and now that it is only the bones left to pick over, they 'allow' us to vote on independence.
There are queues of young men and women walking out of university to find that there is no jobs for them. Our brain's are pickled by watching mundane TV shows where 'celebrity is God', and we have a generation of Jeremy Kyle 'guests' to show for it. Crime is at an all time high as more and more youngsters are allowed to walk out of school with no qualifications and no direction in life, gangs, knifes, drugs and crime become the norm for them and they see prison as an occupational hazard.
Scotland as a civilised and modern society is a joke, it's obvious being ran from England hasn't worked so why not go self-employed, it can't be any worse.
They sing about 'rebellious Scots to crush', look around Tam, they have succeeded in crushing us.}

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Ed, you wouldn't be Tommy Sheridan, are you?Or are you the Scottish playright McGlashen from Absolutely?

Jungle Bhoy. {Ed007's Note - No mate lol I don't like sunbathing as much as him!}

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ED I am still of the opinion it would be worse for us if independance is won. my opinion mate, don't want Scotland to be another Northern Ireland
Tambhoy {Ed007's Note - It couldn't be another NI, we aren't splitting a country.There is no evidence to suggest such a thing, it's just another seed of doubt planted by people and organisations opposing independence. If we were going to end up like NI it would have happened by now, the ruling government wouldn't make any difference, whether it be a Scottish Labour government, an English Conservative one or the bastardised version of government currently in Westminster.}

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I am also undecided about the independence vote. I like the idea of it but is there not a chance of the old "what school did you go to?" nonsense returning?
Henriks tongue {Ed007's Note - Did it ever go away?}

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I've just noticed 'my post' ed. work mate decided to tell you that I loved you as he logged onto my computer. You do a grand old job. Dunno about love tho

Samson {Ed001's Note - I was thinking I would have to introduce drug testing prior to posting for this site when I saw it!}

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ED What school did you go to nonsense, your answer did it ever go away, that's what I'm talking about, my belief, it will get worse, by the way, I don't trust ANY party, so it is my own thought's I was writing
Tambhoy {Ed007's Note - The question will have no bearing on our next generation. The country will have no jobs or opportunities to offer anyone, no matter what school they went to.}

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24 Aug 2013 14:09:39
Watched ITV4 Champions League review this morning including a mini-documentary about Karagandy.
I know it was a great -and deserved - result for them; but I feel most of the TV Sports networks would be quite happy to see Celtic falter and fail in the CL.
All the more reason why we have to deliver 100% in enthusiasm, effort and execution on Wednesday.

JJ {Ed007's Note - Remember ITV's Tw@tter account last year mocked us when the CL groups were drawn. It's just the usual English ignorance towards our game.}

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To be fair we make it easy for them with performances like last Tuesday don't we. Agree they are a bunch ignorant f*cks though.

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The problem is that the English media have no knowledge of - or interest in - Scottish football so they draft in someone from Scotland who is invariably a H*n - like Andy Gray at Sky, Ronnie Cully at Sporting Life or Ewan Murray at the Guardian (he's as much of a Hearts fan as Chic Young is a Buddie). |So, not only do we get the general anti-
Scottish remarks, we get all the particularly anti-Celtic ones too. Or is that just paranoia?

TomTheTim

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What did they say ed? {Ed007's Note - Something about 'Whoops that's Celtic out' or something along those lines.}

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Was it not after tye draw with juve that was said?

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24 Aug 2013 12:58:19
someone should tell his ma to buy a new booster seat for the back of their car that way Jamsie might sit better on his way to training in the morning

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24 Aug 2013 12:03:53
MAYBE JUST MAYBE Heerenvern are holding celtic to ransom. You guys can't tell me for sure that they aren't doing what DUFC wanted to do to us by upping their bid from 750,000 to 1.5mil if celtic came calling. I've said this all along Celtic has to live within its means and will wait to see if we progress to CL group stages before making the bid to Heerenvern who are on their knees with losses. Do you want CFC to be in that position. Yes it is a risky strategy that by next week may have back fired but none the less it is our strategy and we need to stick to it not a boom and bust one. I've heard the speculate to accumulate calls there's gold in them their hills we sign finngamybooobson he doesn't score goals in CL because we can't get service to him due to our lack of creative flair at that level who do we blame then. I predict that NL doesn't have the coaching ability to overturn a two goal deficit. I like the guy and he's done very well when things as going our way but when they don't he's not a game changer. Bring back Gordon Strachan is my speculate to accumulate director of football (shame he wouldn't come either)

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I totally agree. Lennon doesn't have it in him to change it up. Even if he managed Barcelona, he'd still find space in the starting 11 for Mulgrew and Forest. 2 guys who are so inconsistent, that it can sometimes be to the detriment of the team.

Samson

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I'm sure Lennon will put out attacking side to get the goals we need, because he has to!. I feel stokes and watt up front with Sammy and commons playing wide will make us plenty chances, hopefully we'll take good few of them. I'm expecting 4 goals, which we'll probably need because I'm also expecting give sloppy goal away as usual!

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20 million in transfer fees, 20 million from champions league, season ticket money, 2 new strips, 11 players wages removed from the wage bill. Hardly going to go to wall spending 5 million on 1 striker. We could sign Sissoko from Kilmarnock on a free for centre half instead of spending 2.5 million each on 2 players.

Niall

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Heerenveen told us the Germans and others were in for finboggieson with big dough, so why hasn't he gone?

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24 Aug 2013 12:23:04
My team for CL next week

Foster

Lustig van Dijk Mulgrew

Brown

Matthews Commons Ledley Bo Derrik

Stokes Samaras

Three at the back brown holding as they will likely line up with 1 or zero up front and we should go with a front 6 with two up top. If Bo Derrik ain't fit replace him with Sammy in that position and add Watt or Balde.

Playing through the centre Watt is capable of a goal hopefully he gets a run out today and if he scored I'd start him. If I were NL I would play thus for action today against Inverness 1) To get the system right for the CL 2) get the strikers firing as Sammy isn't the answer as striker.

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24 Aug 2013 12:19:51
My God that BT Sports terrible. So amateurish . Glad I get it for nothing I certainly wouldn't pay for it.

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100% agree Anne, pure p1sh! WTF was Tony Adams all about? He looked like he was steaming drunk pushing them kids about.

BigRab

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24 Aug 2013 11:39:31
Hi.

My Name is Alfred. I am Icelandic and currently play in Holland for Heerenveen. I have heard murmerings of Celtics interest in me, but I can categorically state that I DO NOT WANT TO PLAY IN SCOTLAND


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Thats pure Jim White fae you Lawell ya money grabbin, penny pinching jim delahunt. Just offer the £5 million and we'll get him


The guy doesn't want to come to us, so can we please turn our attention to someone else

SAMSON

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24 Aug 2013 07:57:04
Not sure if I believe this myself, but according to broonie, he thinks amido balde is the worst player he has ever played alongside. He said the only thing he actually does is if the ball comes in the box, he'll TRY and get to it. And also heard that mr park has said finbogasson is not worth the money he's valued at as all he does is poach & score goals. Is this not what we need!?!

This came from someone who is quite friendly with Scott brown so I have no reason to disbelieve him

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Aye right nae name wind yer neck in

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Just because I don't have a 'name' at the end of my post doesn't mean I'm one of them, big.d!

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24 Aug 2013 09:06:35
Has anyone seen George the bear? He is missing in action apparently. Imagine disappearing after all that research he did. 9 bloody months it took him. And he's gone. Come back George because we all need our daily laugh at your expense.

Hail Hail
ChrisBhoy

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24 Aug 2013 12:24:53
@Chrisbhoy apparently he was there under the guise of "George's friend" as he was worried about the reaction.
Now he is on the tribute page arguing with all the other tribute fans and using swerry words about them. Hilarious.
Also they are all angry because he promised them all leaflets and none materialised.
He has promised to be outside Ibrox on Tuesday this time WITH LEAFLETS. Timalloy

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There were more SPIVS in Ibroken looking out the windows at 12 noon than deady bears who really cAre outside. McColl's camp has it all wrong, the fans keep turning up home and away and don't grumble at 0-6.

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Funny how thousands of people in Sevco tops would rather gather en masse to celebrate a square go from 400 years ago than protest against the most crooked regime that British football has ever seen . DH

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Very good DH

JJ

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Georgie porgie wot a pie
told the **** another lie
when ten **** came out
to play
georgie porgie ran away
wot a tool
HH
Thommyj

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More fans turn up at the crap burger van servicing my local juniors team. Never mind actually watch the game.
This Sevco board need not worry too much about their tribute act fans. They will keep paying and turning up.

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DH, excellent comment. TinyTim

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24 Aug 2013 09:05:52
Is there any guarantee signing a player for 5m, that he would go on 2 be a success for celtic?
Could we not sign a player for say 650,000 and he could go on to be a legend.

Was Samaras not quite prolific for a dutch team

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If your £5 million quote is relating to Fingaboson then yes I think he would be a major success barring any freak injury . And I take it your reference to a £650,000 bargain refers to Henrik who really was a one in a million one off . As for Samaras who came from the same Dutch club as Fingaboson well he has never really been consistent as a goal scorer which I think everybody knows . I still maintain we should make enquiries for Jordan Rhodes . DH

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No matter how much you spend you are never guaranteed to be a success. See Tore Andre Flo as an example. More likely to get a better player for 5 million that 650,000 in the current market. I would personally rather have a 5 million Finbogasson that three 2 million Banguras.

Niall

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Niall,

You might remember that a couple of years ago Celtic were looking at a big centre-forward playing in the French 2nd division. They (reportedly) dragged their feet and he went to Montpelier for £2.5m. After winning the French league for them he signed for Arsenal for £12m. He has just scored his 3rd goal in 3 games. After missing out on Olivier Giroud, Celtic bought Mo Bangura. It's a funny old world innit, eh?

Tom The Tim

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TTT

I don't really get your point but I agree that there are bargains to be had out there that can grow into 12 million pound players. If we can find a 2 million pound player and turn him into a 12 million pound player then I will be happy. My point was that I would rather have 1 player to fill the gap rather than 2 or 3 that aren't fit to wear the jersey and overall cost the same in transfer fee and combined wages.

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@no.4

I was agreeing with Niall's (your?) post about preferring one decent £5m striker than 2 or 3 mediocre £2m ones. I was also pointing out the Celtic tradition of identifying great prospects then dithering and ending up with a lesser player for more or less the same money. Giroud was exactly the kind of player we needed three years ago and he would have been a great foil for Hooper as well as cash in the bank when he was eventually sold on. But Montpelier got him and the next team who wanted him had to pay £12m, same as us picking Wanyama up for 900k and the next team having to pay £12.5m. OK, we could have got Finnbogason last year for 400k but we didn't and if we want him we have to pay what Heerenveen want. It can't be one rule for us and another for everyone else - sometimes you just have to bite the bullet.

TomTheTim

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TTT

Totally agree with you (and sorry for not leaving my name on my second post).

Niall

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