Celtic Banter Archive March 26 2012

 

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26 Mar 2012 22:49:06
As a neutral on the Lennon debate my opinion is this, the passion the guy shows for Celtic is incredible and superb to see, we all want mangers who show the passion he does for there club. I respect him as a man a lot to, the things he's had to put up with are disgraceful and completly out of order but he never let's it beat him. Sometimes he might have to much 'passion' and is a bad loser, but its not exactly a bad thing having a manager who defends the club and its players to the hill and hates losing. Why Rangers fans hate him so much is beyond me, its not healthy.
I have to say what a good job Ed007 is doing on here and the other sites, keep up the good work mate, keep that blood pressure down though you don't want to be back in hospital lol.
JFT96
Smithy {Ed007's Note - What a strange day!! Half the posts are singing my praises and the other half want to hang me lol Cheers Smithy.}

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Think you need to look up "neutrality" in the OED smithy. Never defeated always cheated. Good grace when you win, or indeed justly lose is a characteristic a great many people in Scottish football admire, not just Rangers supporters. I know plenty fans from other clubs can't stand him either. Case in point, all the usual hot air post the league cup final defeat regarding the swan dive.

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Good grace when you win? Barcelona '72!
Good grace when you lose? Manchester 2008! And as for what people in Scottish football admire,it certainly isn't tax dodgers or cheats.
RabBhoy

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26 Mar 2012 21:59:00
My friend died this morning, he was a big rangers fan and i only hope he was able to enjoy the game yesterday as his team showed great fighting spirit, i'm sure he would have been proud of them. Goodnight ould friend, and keep well the rest of ye's.
TRP. (renegade pea). {Ed007's Note - Sorry to hear that mate. Keep your chin up and take care.}

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Sorry to hear mate... think he would have enjoyed yesterday atmosphere was electric... take it easy craig+babybear

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TRP.(renegade pea). sorry 2 hear about your friend you see I am sorry that Ed007 has had 2 put up with a load of s**t today, & as I say he edits the site fairly in my eyes,I don't want 2 get all lovey dovey with you's ok maybe with oh oh julie because a know she fancies me, but just lets think about things here I was talking 2 a m8 tonight & he said he seen 6 celtic fans getting chased with a coffin yesterday by strathclydes finest do me a favour, now I could not get offended by this as it is what it is banter & think if we were not here who would you's have 2 wind up the same as we have done tonight,I also lost a friend last month big celtic fan but he was a crazy f***er who went 2 alot of RANGERS games with me & used 2 start alot of the songs, I am talking when we were singing songs that your feet wouldn't touch the ground now, & when I was with him all the big hairy bears f***in loved him if only they knew, but I didn't give a s**t as he was my mate,& I would have done anything for him so lets take a chill pill & give Ed007 a break for about 5 mins at least got 2 keep you on your toes mate
NTYABOW {Ed007's Note - Cheers mate, I saw someone ask what your name meant earlier, are you going to divulge it :-) At least post it for my eyes only, it's annoying me now lol}

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That's a shame mate, my deepest regards.
Dtp89

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NTYABOW {Ed007's Note - You cheeky sod ;-)

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Cheers m8 you do realise the conspiracy theories will be going through the roof now keep up the good work ED007
NTYABOW {Ed007's Note - Thanks mate.}

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26 Mar 2012 21:37:21
i would like to make a formal complaint about you Ed007 please can you give me details on who to contact {Ed007's Note - Yes, e-mail the site, I will get the e-mail read it, laugh and show my friends it, then I will click delete. That is the the usual complaints procedure. Or you can phone my mammy or wife, I am sure they will give me a very thorough telling off and maybe not let me play my PS3 for a while. My inbox/delete awaits your correspondence. We are adults here, stop whinging like a little bitch, or you can use that God given human right of choice and choose to leave. If you want I can make the choice for you and ban you.}

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Why don't you phone the police, rangers fans complain to them about a lot of things like earcupping and blessing oneself.
paddybhoy

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I can get me hands on some cheap Beta Blocker tablets ed, no questions asked ?
50 dence for 6.
The Real KB {Ed007's Note - SSShhhh (bell me) ;-)

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Ed mate that was hilarious lol. Oh your in for it now Ed. You'll be all over the Daily Ranger tomarrow. I honestly don't think I can laugh anymore at those fans. Give us his name lol. His mother will putting him to bed crying with I hate Neil Lennon underpants on lol. Goodnight ed take care bud. Bigirishmac {Ed007's Note - I had to look out the window to see if it was a full moon. How braindead can people be? We run the sites so who are they going to complain to? Common sense is a virtue it seems not everyone is blessed with BIM.}

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Ed:0007- Did you not say Ken Dodd started these sites?- lol.
Might have been Ed001.
You could have passed the the guy's complaint onto to "Doddy" He'd have been tickled -pmsl - Stevie-A-Bear

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26 Mar 2012 21:35:30
Oh ed mate, I'm enjoying reading this page tonight.
Have some of that stress, lad.
Good for the owld ticker !
Haha.
The Real KB {Ed007's Note - It has been a long day RKB mate, the only good point is I am top of the Ed's League for blocking posters now :-)

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26 Mar 2012 21:01:25
Ok so just how many Celtic fans are going to admit that Rangers were the better team yesterday the refs not too blame and Lenny let u and his players down by getting sent to the "press room lol" hes to blame use are fast too laugh and slam Ally for any manegerial mistakes but he got it spot on?? On another day could have been different

Larky Bear {Ed007's Note - Look, nobody knows what went on in the tunnel yesterday. How you can possibly say NL let anyone down just shows that anything he does is magnified and twisted to suit your own, and the majority of Rangers fans tortured little twisted minds that he is some kind of anti-Christ sent over here with the sole purpose of annoying each and everyone of you personally. To have that much hatred for another human being is not a healthy state of mind to be in, especially when the man in question has never done anything against you personally. It actually just backs up the common feeling that Rangers fans actually hate one single man more than they even hate the club he represents and definitely more than they love their own club. Enjoy your win but the Rangers fans are showing themselves in a bad, small minded, light by skimming over their team's victory to again try to paint an individual in a bad light, would you concede the league every year if CFC sacked him? Think of the parties you could have every year on the anniversary of his sacking for years to come. You keep up the witch hunt, I'd rather concentrate on the football. I am fed up reading the same bollocks from Rangers fans who are guessing and making up stories to suit their own twisted agenda. I notice not one Rangers fan has commented on a CFC player getting hit by missiles when he went to take a corner, you bang on about McCoist and his TV friendly 'class' and fake 'dignity', it's a pity the fans can't put on a false act like the manager when the TV cameras are on them. I almost forgot...... lol}

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You tell him Ed, lol {Ed007's Note - I have had to delete some amount of garbage today. After winning the match you would think Rangers fans would be happy instead of whining on like a PMT struck teenager about things they imagined happen.}

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Oh dear Ed, you talk about hatred of an individual being a scandal, but then cannot help but let your own McCoist feeling show. {Ed007's Note - I hardly think that is showing hatred. I liked McCoist (past tense) until this season when he has seriously let himself down with some of his statements. I hardly think club's wanting money they are owed is kicking someone when they are down, ask Airdrie fans about kicking when they were down. I don't hate him, TBH he is insignificant in my life, I have far more important things in my life than a boiling hatred for a man because of the football team he supports. It's maybe an adult thing.}

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Well said ed, i hope Lenny keeps getting under their skin, the witch hunt is a disgrace, it knows no bounds. I am proud of Neil Lennon,. and the ones to be pitied are the fools who despise him
paddybhoy

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Christ Ed tickled u with that one this will now never be posted but i didnt say i hated Lennon didnt show any hatred towards Lennon i said he let yous down in my opinion yesterday Ally is quickly criticised for his abilitys as a manager and i have said when its been due but its also the players! Instantly im tarred with the bigot brish thanks very much Ed last time il use ur BANTER site my post was nothing on the likes of Timalloy and the rest on the Rangers page!

Larky Bear {Ed007's Note - You are assuming what happened in the tunnel. Nobody who wasn't there know for certain so how can you say that NL let anyone down? You and 100s of Rangers supporters have made an assumption that suits you and went on and on about it to the point that I feel my eyes are going to bleed with reading the same thing over and over again. Especially when not one of you know what happened. There is no evidence at this moment to suggest that NL let anyone down or done anything wrong and until the SFA enquiry there won't be. I would say the referee let down Scottish football and EVERY fan of EVERY club with his incompetence. But Rangers fans would rather blame NL for everything from starting the Great Fire of London to there being no milk for their coco-pops in the morning.}

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And also my post is was not just about Lennon Rangers WERE the better Team the ref got it right and i its not why is it so Ludacris The thought of Lennon being sent to the stand for speaking his mind to a Ref on an OLD firm i have respect for Celtic & NL yesterday was my 3rd old firm at Ibrox my 1st was the Game big Samaras shredded us and id take the horrible feeling of that game every year to spae the pain the Rangers fans are now suffering with the Corrupt business that has been done between pur walls! I love fighting out a title with Celtic every year it makes our game interesting and also was relishing the seasons to come with 2 young managers who have complete passion for there clubs like all us fans battling it out too see who was better before Rangers went into Admin i fear now it might not be the same now!

Larky Bear {Ed007's Note - If you had came on to gloat/banter I have no problem with that LB, but practically every Rangers fan seems to know what happened yesterday yet nobody else does. You can not stand by your statement that NL let the fans and the players down, you have nothing to base it on.}

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On the day Rangers were the better team by a mile.

However I'm not so sure I'd be saying that if it was 11 vs. 11 for 90 mins as bar a bit of individual brilliance it was fairly even-Stevens up until then. I can't blame Lennon for it - the players are the ones that need to perform. As for the sendings off the first one I'm not convinced warranted a red, but the second was red all day long.

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Yes il admit its an assumption its not unlikely tho he speaks his mind and doesnt always keep his cool but its his passion for ur Club and i can see why he is loved by the fans i will slag him in banter he is a young manager with alot to learn as does Ally i just hope this battle of Heros cam go on for years with 2 strong sides and Scottish football is rebuilt thats what its all about for me football i love RANGERS not whatever else is dragged into it! The Referees are poor but i really do think these decisions even themselves out is that just me im not being biased
Larky Bear {Ed007's Note - I never think refs are bias, I just think the lot of them, even in the 'Best League in The World' EPL are just shockingly bad. The standard in Scotland is one of the major factors of why our game is slowly dying IMO.}

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True Ed.I'm waiting for news in a Daily Record exclusive that he was the man on the grassy knoll.The abuse he receives is shocking and no-one should have to face that.The man is trying to do his job and provide for his family FFS!
To the haters - Grow Up.

Jungle Bhoy. {Ed007's Note - Is that why he always shys away from where he was when JFK was shot? Let's not let the fact he wasn't born until eight years later get in the way of a good story and an opportunity to fan the flames between supporters even further.}

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26 Mar 2012 19:40:42
i think some people are going way out of hand. cha has had some great games where his speed and run down the wing to cross in(not best crosses, and i do think we need to get someone better to replace him in summer) but the link up wasnt well this game, cha and ki work good together when they are side by side. we didnt have the greatest game but thier keeper had to make 3 good saves where we could have scored in the first 20 mins. the ref was not calling anything for us and everything for them(anyone thinks other wise has blinders on), when he did call a fair game we scored (2 with 9 men which we held our own) with not alot of time. as well stokes was called offside when he was on by 3 feet but the refs stoped the 1 on 1 with the keeper as well thier 2 goal was clearly offside. the selection was diff but it would have done the job if it was a fair game.
This is only our 2nd loss in 20+games and in both we came up against good keepers(killies keeper was game of his life) and refs where the calls were dodgy. the only thing i would say that lennon should have done was make changes earlier in the games when some players were off form besides that he has done a great job. for the ones that say lennon getting in trouble is bad for celtic, well i say he had every right to talk to the ref(as long as it was a proper word) because any coach should and i think would stand up and fight for his team that is not getting any calls as yesterday. for the ref didnt think of giving 2 reds when cha just touched the guy and he went diving foward and to the right(should have been just freekick if anything) and wanyama's looked worse then what it was, a yellow yes but red no, his studes were more down then up and he only touched the ball(compare that to last game where kayal got injured and they got nothing,was it the same ref too?hhmmm) and with their red the ref took 2mins to think before smiling and saying sorry but your off.
we all know what we are up against and we need to stand together and behind lennon for he just wants fair justice and calls for fair game so everyone plays an same level. and im glad he is there to stand up and say no more, its time for all in the game to realize a change in sfa spl needs to happen so scottish football can change and become better. hail hail good times ahead!

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26 Mar 2012 18:57:42
Mrs E, don't take the bait of these sad bears trying to wind us up, instead ask all the bears who read our pages to explain this....
According to Brian Keegan an Irish Journalist between 2001 and 2011 Rangers, if found guilty of misuse of EBT's should be stripped of following trophies and teams below awarded them......
Celtic 5 league titles, 1 Scottish 2 league cups
Dundee United 1 Scottish 1 League cup
Queen of the South 1 Scottish cup
Falkirk 1 Scottish cup
Saint Mirren 1 league cup
Total 13 Trophies not properly won and virtually every other scottish team denied monies because of where they finished in league..... Timalloy

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Tim,tim,tim have you been eating bitter lemon ice cream and sour grape jelly?. Your treble dream is over..title party at ibrox...nah....rangers will survive...we will get stronger...even when we're at our lowest you can't put us away..W.A.T.P...billy the bear...

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Billy...how are you going to come back stonger ? I had a wee discussion with a rangers supporting guy in my work today who was at the game yesterday & he was honest enough to admit rangers are going to have to down the same road as Celtic and start signing players like Matthews etc and hope they get a McGeady from the youth academy. What's rangers youth academy & scouting system like..? Obviously this was only his opinion, maybe you think different, do share ? Mrs E

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The name Rhys McCabe mean anything Mrs E.....you know, the boy that ran the midfield the first hour (even more so in the first half hour when it was eleven aside)?!?

I want Rangers run properly, producing and believing in our own and spending what we have on hungry, young players who can realise a profit if they wish to leave. Probably a bit like your side which is pretty well-run I must confess. It hardly seems like rocket science though.

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That's fine and was all I asked Billy the Bear to which I received no reply. Its all right shouting about coming back stronger but you have to back this up as the days of signing big name players are well gone. I haven't seen enough of Rhys to comment, I do hope he is a real talent coming through...Mrs E

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26 Mar 2012 18:47:43
Just been reading through the various posts of today, and the one thing thats clear,and perhaps not appreciated fully on this site,is that in our own bond, we could not have a better ed.dont want to embarass the guy too much, but the way he answers some of the numpties who come on here trying to be smart about things they dont know enough about,even giving us tims a slap when we deserve it.you,sir,are doing an excellent job,and i want you to know it is greatly appreciated.take a bow.artybhoy {Ed007's Note - Thanks very much Arty mate. I'd just like to thank my mammy and........(cue Oscar speech) :-)

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Lol mate.just dont start getting above yourself, lmfao.artybhoy {Ed007's Note - No chance of that bud.}

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26 Mar 2012 18:48:54
Bruiser McCulloch was at it again yesterday with his head butt on
Scott Brown drawing blood. Was he given any sort of card for that one.
Dont think so.

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26 Mar 2012 18:31:51
why do rangers only up their game against us ?

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Because we kno you always bottle it , tedbear

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26 Mar 2012 17:39:27
Just watched the match again , you could argue for and against but the biggest stomach churner was that fraud McCoist in the tunnel at the end , just like the fraud before him who used to sing the billyboys before he knew what it meant.

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McCoist has no option but to be a darling of the media. He will need to rely on the them when he is given his jotters. He is a wee hypocrite Hail the Champions.

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I'm a Celtic fan and actually quite like McCoist but there's no doubt it was a total PR stunt and it wouldn't surprise me if there was an element of WUM-ery about him being there. I also wonder if he'd have been standing there had we won the game. Furthermore, I also wonder how the tabloids would've reported this had it been Neil Lennon shaking all the Rangers players' hands.

Having said all that I believe it was the right thing to do, regardless of additional or alterior motives. There's been far too little professional respect in OF games over the past few seasons. I realise it's a source of discussion and hell I'll admit it - entertainment - but as we've seen stuff on the park causes stupidity off it and brings the game into disrepute. The players and managers need to set an example and refocus the fixture on what's a cracking football derby rather than all the guff that goes with it.

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26 Mar 2012 17:37:34
Had a wee giggle at th blue orders banner yesterday. It read THE
PRICE OF GREATNESS IS RESPONSIBILITY. Hope the Green
Bigade have an answer to this one.

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THE PRICE OF GREATNESS IS PAYING YOUR BILLS. HAIL HAIL

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26 Mar 2012 15:57:09
When the shame get liquidisers how much do you think they will get for their major assets like Callum Murray, Willie Collum etc.

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Is that the same wullie collum that never seen 2 balls cross the line? Or the same Murray who sent Steven Whittker off for first 2 challenges in the shame game?

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Well if we have approx 34 pints of blood, and say both of them are about 13 stone give or take, if we liquidised each of them in rangers new liquidiser then id say about 60 - 70 pints of horrible bloody goo...


Oh wait im on the wrong site eh?

Evinguu

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. You seriously going to be sad enough to start this p*sh? Every old firm a fan fae the losing team has a good moan at the ref.
Dtp89 {Ed007's Note - Cheers mate, a voice of reason at last. I don't buy into all this bias refs stuff, I blame the standard of refereeing in general. It is diabolical and there seems a lack of understanding of the basic rules of the game.}

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Meant to say 60-70 horrible pints per ref.

Im fed up of all that pish myself! Refs dont call it cos they cant see it or just plain get it wrong cos they dont have either the knowledge or the conviction in their decisions and then make mistakes. But if they didnt make mistakes, who else would we have to moan about ? oh yeah the players and their ineptitude!

I just sorta wrote about this below, i think ive made a decent point there, that i cant be arsed typing out again lol

Evinguu.wordpress.com

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26 Mar 2012 15:28:18
Tell me bhoys & ghirls & timalloy how does it feel getting beat of a team that is in adminastration never happened 2 my team before
NTYABOW

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It will just make liquidation all the sweeter mate. Remember you have still to come to Celtic Park and watch our title party. That will be Rangers*(IA) and there poisonous fans final memory of derby games (no OF thank you, we refuse any guilt by association) Nothing in your life will ever take that away EVER. One final derby match and a double celebration of a Champions party and watching Rangers die.in 20 years time when you are foaming at the mouth supporting motherwell or hearts you will still have the bitter taste of watching us party as Rangers die. C'mon over to our place....we're already planning a party.....TICK TOCK

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What does NTYABOW stand for ? Mrs E

It never feels good getting beat but its a sport what can we say...

How does it feel to be have just won the SPL & League Cup double then get kicked out of 3 competitions before September weekend ? Mrs E

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Teams in administration don't float my boat I'd prefer to beat of to a picture of katy Perry. Bigirishmac {Ed007's Note - We'll all sleep better (and safer) knowing that BIM :-)

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26 Mar 2012 14:55:47
Listen tae all you plastic celtic fans! Calling for lennons head, a dont want people like you within 50 miles of our great club...lennon is a man who speaks his mind and is always dignified in interviews. Hes an intelligent man...you percieve him as the daily records creation...the problem with the celtic team is lack of experience throughout the entire squad. Immaturity aswell will be a factor...but we know what these bhoys are capable of. Lennys doin a f**kin stand up job under extreme pressure and scrutiny...you slime balls crawl out of the woodwork whenever something happens that you deam "unacceptable". IN LENNON WE TRUST go support someone else if ure not happy...i for one will be delighted to see the back of you.

ST PAULI

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Rite mate first things first chill out man...no one is callin for nis head 'bear' in mind a few of them will b postin as us....u cannot deny there is a pattern showing here..im am 100% certain lenny wil be as hapy as we are with 'big game' record.i for one am gettin a lil embarassed with the post match interviews after a defeat ..y.day lenny actually said that officials 'conspired' against him doing his job...this is not ..again this means that he thinks we were cheated y.day ....my gripe is that until they realise that we were not good enif or we made the errors then its hard to see us progress...stil its been a great season but we must and i mean must learn from our errors in order to proceed

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Well said St Pauli, am with ye man!

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Your Ed should be able to identify us. There's an identifier tag left when you sign in. Why don't you ask Ed? At least you'd be able to get a better idea of opinion on NL from your own fans.
Stevie-A-Bear {Ed007's Note - Without trawling through IP numbers I can only go with names Stevie. Silly and childish one liners get deleted along with stuff that is repetitive. Plus if you leave a name there is more chance of getting posted, it allows people to interact better and have some decent debate/banter.}

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Lol. Sorry Ed, i just realised after posting that you'd be delighted with my idea. Sorry mate. lol- Stevie-A-Bear {Ed007's Note - No worries Stevie.}

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26 Mar 2012 13:24:16
Do not suppose this will be shown but here we go, the whole situation with this constant whining about referees and officialdom is doing nothing but harm to Celtic, it has reached the stage that managers antics are making fans of ALL
clubs find it farcical, can you imagine his reaction if the goal/no goal ball over the line in previous old firm game had been against him. The integrity of a great club is being severely tarnished and i can see another threat of referees strike on horizon, these guys are not infallible but if they made as many mistakes as managers do with selections/tactics then we would have a problem.

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Why does all the controversy always surround Lennon? He was the same as a player. He's not suited to management. His PR is awful and Celtic must find him embarrassing as he is doing the club no favours.

Get rid!

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What has PR got to do with anything a manager does.Fergie,Wegener,Jose the list goes on say what they want, ban press willy nilly and constantly question the authorities. Should their clubs get rid? Just because Fat Le Guen knows how to work the media means s##t. Give me a manager that will fight tooth and nail for his club and players rather than some fat media darling that says the right things at the right time. Oh and also give me a manager that can deliver the league, not bow to outside influences.Give me a manager who will face death threats and attempts on his life to prove that the bigots won't win. Give me a manager that shows passion and not just when a camera is on him. Give me a manager that brings the whole club together. Give me a manager that will question things that go against my club. Give me a Stein, McNeill, Hay, O'Neill and Strachan, all spoke about against bias in the corridors of power and questioned motives against their and my club. Give me a manager that knows how rotten to the core Rangers are. Give me a manager that will say what he has to in public and not whispering in people's ears like a fat naughty schoolboy. Give me a manager that is his own man and not a clone on and off the field of an outdated old man. Give me a manager who wears his heart on his sleeve. Give me Neil Lennon. ILWT GBNL

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One of best post I've seen posted on here take a bow my man. They want to shut Lenny up. Take fat Sally. Everyone saying how good he was shaking the celtic lads hands at full time oh aye half ways down the tunnel so his own fans couldnt see him. Am backing Lenny all the way. Bigirishmac

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Ed mate that post should be pinned on the Hoops dressing room. Brilliant stuff from the OP there. Hail Hail

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Spoken like a true fan that man.

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Lennon doesnt need PR with posts like that.

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Hail Hail

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Well said mate! most of them slating lennon are currents anyway and one of best posts i`ve read on here aswell,kb-bhoy

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Brilliant post. I hope Neil
reads it. If if not PLEEZE send it to him. Celtic till i die. Julie

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The post below would be of more benefit to Lennon. Honestly,some people.-
Stevie-A-Bear

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26 Mar 2012 12:53:57
We need to take a reality check on yeterday's performance and stop blaming others for our own failings.

Up until Rangers first goal, Celtic were not in the game, and this had nothing to do with the officials. This was down to Lenny's tactics and the performance of the team.

Once we changed our system we came strongly back into the game, with good efforts from Sammy and Stokes. At this stage I felt a goal was coming.

Leading upto the red card, Cha badly got on the wrong side of Wallace. This is the ablolute basics for a full back. Our fault, no one elses. Was it a red card. Well it could have gone either way, so I'm not complaining.

Wanyama's red. Didn't think it was a red, but I can see why it was given. However, Wanyama doesn't need to give the referee this decision to make.

Lenny's sending off. None of us know what was said, but again, Lenny is putting himself in a position to allow this to happen.

So what do we have this morning, a management team and a team who will be strongly blaming others for yesterday's defeat.

That stops the team taking responsibility and developing the attitude that is required to win the big one off games.

Celtic should have went out at Ibrox yesterday and controlled the game from the off. Dominated the game and came away worthy winners.

There was nothing in Lenny's attitude after the game that leads me to believe that he or the team have learned from this and as such we will make the same mistakes again.

Grow up Neil and let your performances do the talking.

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I'm a bear and I thought cha's red was harsh. Sometimes teams just have bad days mate, it happens. Still.. Thought gers were great, was proud of them.
Dtp89

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You forgot the off side goal , but that would be no ones fault either (linesman)

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Wasn't offside, 3 yards onside when ball was played in, no other player touched the ball

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26 Mar 2012 12:11:01
we will be champions next year and still have a club to support there i said it
trueblue

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If you get to play against 9 men every week then yes you will indeed be champions again next year......in DIV 3 with Govan United....There I said it!

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26 Mar 2012 11:53:51
Well well what a weekend eh! Fair play to the Rangers, the better team on the day won. Cant say i was to enamoured with the ref however you have to call it how you see it and with Cha’s red card i think he saw the hand on the shoulder and that sealed the deal. Wanyama although getting the ball went in 2 footed and can have no complaints whatsoever, dunno what he was thinking, if he just stood up whittaker was going nowhere! But Thats how the cookie crumbles i suppose.

Thought overall we were poor yesterday i would only have given Sammi and Forster pass marks and maybe Izzy when he came on, he looked morelike the player we all know he is. Brown was a headless chicken and rarely played out on the right especially when defending although did have some good moments and some well erm unsavoury ones as usual, I have also noticed our players now tend to follow the ball when defending rather than mark the man or play the passing angles even when we have 11 on the park, UTD were exploiting it a few weeks back until the high elbow, Killie did a week ago and rangers did on Sunday. And once again fair play to them. We are becoming predicatble in our style. I still think a 4-3-3 is the way we should be playing in any match, However do our players have the awareness and intelligence to play this way? I know some do, but some certainly don’t have a lot of on field intelligence at times.

Evinguu

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26 Mar 2012 11:52:44
In my opinion it was pre-ordained
that yesterdays game was never
going to be a title decider

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Likewise - this ref was same guy who's evidence against rat boy and bougera off at Hampden, poor team pick at back the other mob seemed hungrier in middle to front, not at races yesterday really but - we as a team were always going to be up against it in that game, never a red for cha as how can it be a goal scoring chance from that position? Wanyama possible red? but whitaker also went over ball, poor referee . poor celtic on the day, same old same old rangers fans cant just win they have to blame the pope/lennon/lawell/ still blaming everybody but the folk who been in charge over the years, DB..

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26 Mar 2012 11:08:57
Morning ed. How things? Am over the disappointment of yesterday. When you hear the likes of Lenny not able to sit in the directors box for his own safe it makes you think about what kind of people are we dealing with. This is after us been a goal and a man down. What if we won the game?? So am just glad we got through yesterday with out anyone been kill or badly injured. They had their yesterday. They wake up this morning still in the shxter. I hear Alex Thompson has a big story coming there way this week. Hail hail bigirishmac

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Blimey you are an exagerator bigitishmac. Typical, lets blame Rangers fans and ignore the fact Celtic have some dodgy fans themselves

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Aye. Our fans are up in court with attempted murder. Grow a pair and leave a name. Bigirishmac

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Bigirishmac- Are you f$ckin serious?
Your manager is a liability and an accident waitinf to happen. Even "Leckie" from the sun (an avid RFC hater) slates Lennon for his behaviour! The guy was brought up in NI, and has been in Scotland as a player and manager for years now. He needs to get a grip, and Lawell needs to have a word. Not saying what we've got here is right, but it's where we are, and Lennon knows it. Don't recall Mcneil,oe O'neil, causing the commotion the wee ginger does. Why is that? Answer - "I am Neil Lennon"
Stevie-A-Bear {Ed007's Note - I think you have some crossed wires about Leckie. Anyone who has met him will tell a different story Stevie.}

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Ed where is my reply to irishmac? You constantly let them and this guy spew bile. This time about how Lennon was in danger at Ibrox and we have murdering fans. Makes us Gers out to all be nutters. Would Coisty be safe at Celtic park...no! but when I reply about Rangers player's perils you dont post it...we have to be able topoor show. You cannot allow him to post what he did then disallow mine. Shocking GTM {Ed007's Note - Yes I can. Your post was totally unacceptable and added nothing to the thread apart from petty name calling and cheap shots.}

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Why do you hate Lenny so much?? He's been beating in public by rangers fans, death threats, bullets send to him in boss and hoax bombs but the man is still there. It's because he's an Irish catholic that's why you hate him. Everyone complained when he wanted to ask Dougie McDonald about his penalty that wasn't a penalty at Dundee. Here we ago again it's just Lenny. Turns out he was right. If ally mc Coist when through half the shxte Lenny went through ya wouldn't see him for dust. Lennys the voice of the fans. Godbless Neil Lennon. Am not afraid of your bully boys tactics. The truth always comes out in the end. Bigirishmac

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@ Ed:007- Never met Leckie ed, but he constantly slags of the old firm. He did an article a good while back when the epl thing was at it's height, and basically advocated good riddance to the both of us. But i will bow to your superior knowledge on that one Ed, especially if he's a pal of yours. lol - Stevie-A-Bear {Ed007's Note - He has shown his true 'colours' on numerous occasions Stevie. Him and Chick Young are ardent St. Mirren fans ;-)

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26 Mar 2012 10:42:51
How many point do Celtic need to
win the league, is it 6?

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26 Mar 2012 10:33:50
Fraser Foster: Some great saves through out the game to keep score down. Couldn’t do anything with 1st and 3rd and was very unlucky with the 2nd.
Pass Mark: 5

Cha Du Rai: Caught on wrong side of his man at sending off but was let down by Scott Brown not holding his shape.
Pass Mark: 2

Adam Matthews: Barely got forward and terrible first touch gave ball away for Rangers third.
Pass Mark: 3

Charlie Mulgrew: Bullied off McCulloch and done of Aluko, tough game from easily Celtics player of the year.
Pass Mark: 5

Thomas Rogne: Another strong performance from the young defender. Showed calm and collectiveness when handling the big occasion were more experienced team mates let him down.
Pass Mark: 6

Victor Wanyama: Seem to listen and acted on Lennon’s ever word. Terrible and stupid tackle and left me thinking about Vidar Riseth at Parkhead!
Pass Mark: 3

Scott Brown: Done well to put the penalty away but once again he got caught chasing shadows and break line in midfield which Rangers used to their advantage. I personally blame Brown for Cha’ sending off.
Pass Mark: 4

Ki Sung Yeung: Missing with 11 players, missing with 10 players and missing with 9 players. Should be played further forward in order to positively use his passing and allow him to create further up the park.
Pass Mark: 5

Joe Ledley: Our best midfield on the day and the only player that seemed to be up for it from the first whistle.
Pass Mark: 7

Georgios Samaras: Great run in the first half that would have silenced the shame, however yet again Samaras does the hardest part and lacks the composer to finish, shot was rushed and hit high and straight at The Beast. Easily more affective in the lone striker role than Stokes.
Pass Mark: 5

Anthony Stokes: Couple of good chances came his was that he should have done better with, could have taken a touch in stead of missing hitting a volley. Right person to be hooked.
Pass Mark: 5

All in all, Rangers seemed to want it more than us yesterday, which is very frustrating. This is the second Monday in a row that I have come into gloating Rangers fans. Missing Kayal in the team for games like these… Here is the team I would play if all were fit.

Forster

Izzie
Matthews
Wanyama
Rogne

Mulgrew
Kayal
Ledley
Brown

Stokes (perhaps Samaras when on form)
Hooper

Linnie88

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26 Mar 2012 10:13:32
Last season we went on a tremendous run and fell flat at Inverness and the final OF game at Ibrox and lost the title. We also lost LC final to Rangers.
This season we went on an awesome run ande again when the pressure is on - we came up short, losing the LC final to Killie and turned a title clinching party into a no-show 'dizzy' that left us flat.
I had read about the pressure built up by Police, Politicians, Media and Pundits about the nightmare scenario of winning a title at a hate-filled arena and the potential for violence etc, etc.
Big Jock or MON would never have been bullied or psyched out by this and would have used it to motivate and get the best out the team.
We seem to go into every BIG game nervy and hesitant and any confidence and flair that we had going into these games evaporates.
I am not going to slag off NL but, we know what to expect at Ibrox and how hot-wired referees can be in those games and the team he picked was dis-jointed and ill-equiped for such a task.
Ok we will still win the SPL but we now have to wait until other results suit and drag out a campaign that was in our own hands to finish in style.
You can also be sure that Hearts are looking forward to the Semi Final a bit more than us at the moment.

Jungle jim

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We won possibly the biggest game of the season at ibrox 1-0?
dont buy this rubbish of not having the bottle

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26 Mar 2012 09:00:58
For the sake of the dignity of Scottish football please get rid of Lennon NOW!

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Why he only said what most people were thinking

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For the sake of the dignity of Scottish football please get rid of Rangers now.

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Yes get rid of them for the sake of dignity
just ask Hearts,ask Dundee Utd,ask St Mirren.ask ICT .ask Dunfermline,ask Rapid vienna,ask Burnley,askHMRC,ask Ticeketus.ask Glasgow city council,and so many many more they have screwed over .Get rid of them

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Oh please, spare me the dignity comments. First off NL wont be the first or last manager of any club to be sent off and as yet we're not quite sure why he was. Regardless, big deal! Secondly, as I think a previous poster was alluding to you have a fairly selective, not to mention delusional understanding of dignity. I see no dignity in sectarian signing policies, riots, bigotry, attempts to close fellow SPL clubs, tax avoidance, or squalid grubbly little attempts to avoid paying your dues. Dignity? It takes a bit more than a pair of brown brogues and a blazer to earn that!

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26 Mar 2012 07:30:30
Regardless of the attempt of a late fightback today simply put wasn't good enough. When it comes to it, Lennon can't motivate his team when it really matters. His team selection wasn't good enough today, Cha shouldn't have started at all and Matthews should have been right with Emilio coming in or Mulgrew shifting across and Wilson coming in at centre back. Lennon's constant decision stick with Brown is poor, the boy has average footballing ability which is then tainted by his want for controversy and conflict rather than a outstanding performance. I was also sceptical of Lennon's appointment and the past two games have pretty much justified my scepticism. I don't want a manager who can stumble over the finish line and sacrifice a treble that was very much within our grasps I want a manager who makes history. I want Lisbon '67 and Seville '03, Lennon isn't the man to bring that to the club in my honest opinion

CMx

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That performance can't be blamed on Lennon alone. The team were utterly absymal from back to front, a complete embarassment and I'd go as far as sacking a few of them. May seem harsh, but if I don't turn up for work or get results I too get sacked...why should those overpaid clowns be any different? I can accept a defeat, we can't win every game, but the least the team could do man-for-man in big games is make an effort, give a good account of themselves, and give the fans their money's worth. The scoreline flattered us and made it look a pretty even game - the performance in truth was far from it. Red cards or not they capitulated.

When it comes down to it the players are a bunch of pussy bottlers that can't handle the pressure, end of story. They've been outed time-after-time in big games against all sizes of opposition up and down the country domestically, and in European qualifying.

If we go another transfer window and don't bring anyone in to sort this out, then we can blame Lennon. Right now the players need to shoulder the blame for what was a total anti-climax purely of their own making.

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26 Mar 2012 00:54:14
Ed007 I don't want 2 get caught up in the ma daddy is bigger than your daddy debate, but if the police gave Mr lennon extra protection can you please tell me the last time a celtic player or offical was subject 2 an attack from the stands at IBROX as I could tell a few instances at celtic park but I don't think our players or officals have ever been offered this extra protection, I can think of 1 time our players provoked your fans, the day your fans let you's down big time title decider 1999 but I can think of several times celtic players or officals have tried to provoke RANGERS fans at IBROX
NTYABOW {Ed007's Note - What? I have absolutely no idea what security arrangements are. If a manager is sent off he is entitled to sit in the stand, not be told that police and the club can no guarantee his safety. It shouldn't require extra protection, how many other managers have been told the same at Ibrox? Or is it perhaps the Rangers fans hatred towards an individual has been proven again to beyond anything our police forces and security personnel can control? If that is the case surely under H&S laws the ground shouldn't be given a safety certificate. For this to be granted a risk assessment is done, this looks at any possible eventuality and what course of action should be taken. An opposition manager being sent off should be high on the agenda of any H&S RA, it is a common occurrence in high profile matches. If it is going to cause so much problems then a licence should not be granted. It is basic H&S policy, and yes, I am fully qualified in it.}

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Well done edoo7 you are a credit ....b

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Ed007 sorry for sending you off on 1 but your reply is pathetic, the police have assumed that mr lennon could be attacked, lets get this correct if mr lennon was shown 2 the stands he would have sat in the directors box & I am sure there would have been security around him so for you 2 say we shouldn't be given a H&S certificate is pathetic & this is what gets RANGERS fans, you see as I said umpteen times have RANGERS players & officals have been attacked in someway at celtic park, but no protection offered I am not fully qualified on this but I know things can't be based on assumptions, so put the dummy back in & return 2 editing the way you normally do which my friend I almost always admire
NTYABOW {Ed007's Note - That is the facts of the situation. I have never heard of any Rangers employee being told at CP that their safety can not be guaranteed. Maybe the CFC security staff are better at dealing with it than Rangers are, they seem to get enough practise doing it protecting our manager and players from opposition fans and nutters.}

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Ok lets put it 2 bed but just tell me apart from 1 occasion when mr lennon was attacked in the street that he has come under attack at IBROX,apart from verbal abuse same as your players can you recall anytime if you can I stand corrected, but as I say I can give you plenty for celtic park where RANGERS players or officals have been subject 2 attack in some shape or form & I do not want 2 fall out over this as I have said you are very fair with our fans on this site
NTYABOW {Ed007's Note - I am not having a dig at Rangers fans, neither am I making excuses for the result etc. I know there are idiot fans on both sides but I just think there is something wrong when ANY manager can not have his safety guaranteed by authorities, especially when he would be sitting amongst what is generally regarded as the 'better' seats. It is the police and security that have failed here. I have no intention of falling out over this, you are more than welcome on here any time but I would be asking the same questions if it had happened to McCoist at CP. Players and manager's safety must be paramount at all times, the incident at Hearts last season showed this. If the police can't guarantee it, there is something far wrong with the system.}

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How did Celtic park get a safety certificate after 1999 game then? U trying to tell me if wee Dick git sent to the stand that day he would have been welcome? {Ed007's Note - Is that the same Celtic that were fined £45,000 for what happened in that game? As for 'wee Dick', I am sorry my time machine is in the garage or I would go back and change history to see what would be the outcome on something that didn't actually happen. Try sticking to real life and things that have actually occurred, it will serve you better in the long run as you grow up. You did see that Broxi isn't really a bear yesterday I take it, have you recovered from the shock yet? Although you were spot on with the 'wee Dick' description, I have heard a few Rangers fans call him that since the financial ruination of your club.}

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Lenny should have sat in Whyte's seat,heard it's lying empty.

Jungle Bhoy.

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26 Mar 2012 00:31:13
Right bhoys and ghirls
Lets all just calm down. It hurts of course, the team selection was odd to say the least however we WILL WIN the league and may win the cup. Either way progress has been made we have a young team who will have blips and you hear all managers saying that young players need dropped or rested etc as they dont have the consistency. More or less our whole team is young. I thought sammy was good today as was forster. Just one point and not trying to make an excuse but our form seemed to suffer with the court case beginning against the 2 muppets who effectively ruined last season and coincidentally may have had some hand in Lennon being a bit less prepared than was normal.
Bankier bhoy

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26 Mar 2012 00:00:35
What should we say again.... try and try again...every time ..... losers... how many times do they disappoint, how many times can they let us down, big games, big let downs............ Wanyama , Ledley, Brown, Samaras, Every one of them f*** off with blaming referees we got what what we deserved !!

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Eh can we get an ambulance for the above poster! or at least tell him, her that we're still 18pts ahead........Stevie

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Totally agree with the second poster,some of these good time charlies should have a look at the league table before spouting rubbish,league done and dusted in March,Rangers in stook and they are still moaning

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