Celtic Banter Archive May 26 2019

26 May 2019 22:09:27
Like most fans I'm not convinced NL is the best we could have got. That said I have no problem in him getting a run at it with his own signings. I would like Paddy back as his first signing. Rogic has 6 months to get his career back on track and should forget jetting back to Oz for internationals until he does.

26 May 2019 22:36:34
I'd have loved us to get Paddy permanently when he was here. But he wasn't in the frame when he was here mate and with Shved coming in I really can't see it now.

I honestly think it would be a blessing if Rogic went to Oz - and stayed there.

26 May 2019 22:51:58
Stephen O’donnell from Kilmarnock, Lennon’s first signing.

26 May 2019 23:27:03
No SPL players from here on in, we need better than that.

27 May 2019 00:28:53
Just read the headline from lawell saying we don’t need a major rebuild in the summer! Seems like the same old rubbish happnin in the transfer window yet again! Happy days eh! We need new centre half right back striker left winger and LB back up for KT! But no need for major rebuild! going to be a long summer by the way!

27 May 2019 01:43:27
Griffiths is back and we've still to see Bayo. Hayes is now Tierney's back up and Sinclair extended his deal. We need a new RB and CB. Shved looks like a good addition to the squad. Do we need a big overhaul?

27 May 2019 07:39:02
Lh86 we don't need a new left winger. The 2 players we have there at the moment contributed 22 goals between them this season add to that shevd can play both sides supposedly.

Our defence needs 4 players but also remember we have 2 full backs coming in form America.

I'd say at most 6 players will do it depending on how the loan players get on.

If we can bring back big benco 1 more CB would be good.

I would love another number 10 to replace rogic and compete with Christie and a hard tackling midfielder to add a bit of steel to the midfield.

27 May 2019 07:52:03
A new CB and a RB is what we need👍.

27 May 2019 09:53:54
Paddy Roberts was at the game on Saturday and refused to rule out a return to fans.

27 May 2019 09:55:29
We need better than SPL players, people like Compper, T0ljan and Burke. If they are good enough doess it really matter in which league they play? on That logic we never would have bought, Scott Brown, Ryan Christie, Jonny Hayes or Scott Bain. I'm not saying that Stephen 0'Donnell is good enough for Celtic (I don't know) but I wouldn't be deterred from signing someone just because he plays in the SPL. It certainly didn't stop Southampton forgiving us a lot of money for our SPL players.

27 May 2019 10:09:33
Kev are u really suggesting we go with 2 untried fullbacks next season? We neeed an experienced right back to come in, decent cover for KT. we need 2 centre halves of good quality and experience. also it’s a must that we buy a decent penalty box striker! And yes Shved mite be able to play left but his main position is on the right! We cannot go into another full season with just Sinclair and johnston at LW! Sinclair for is done and Johnston isn’t near ready to a first choice pick! I’d also seriously consider selling rogic and ntcham, one who struggles for any sort of fitness and consistency and the other who quite clearly would rather be somewhere else! Anyone who says that squad doesn’t need major surgery is quite simply deluded! That’s a squad that’s been running on fumes for months now and stevie wonder can see needs major work on it!

27 May 2019 10:35:58
Anyone suggesting major surgery to a squad that’s won 9 trophies back to back is deluded. Thankfully the people who run the club don’t suffer from these delusions.

27 May 2019 10:42:50
No lh86 if you read my comment properly you will see I said our defence needs 4 player but remember they bhoys are coming in. That's 4 plus them. Though one has just been called to the USA national team.

Sinclair is done? Yet still scores same amount of goals this season as multi award winning player James Forrest? 🤔🤔

Ntcham signs a 5 year contract but would rather be somewhere else. Nonsense. He's struggled for form after injury. He started the season well before that injury. He will be important next season.

As for rogic, I along with the ed007 have been tell everyone on here for about 3 seasons that rogic wasn't good enough and we took Pelters for it.

26 May 2019 19:14:40
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Formula 1: Monaco Talking Points

26 May 2019 17:18:05
Ed you give up the site and we're all coming around to your living room to argue about Celtic!

{Ed007's Note - That's no bother, I'll just go upstairs lol.}

26 May 2019 18:27:34
I hope you decide to stay on the site ED, it wouldn't be the same without you.
I wondered ED whether you think this decision was made on the spur of the moment at the final whistle or had it been planned all along and they just announced it then? .
If it was done on the spur of the moment the board are going to look pretty silly if after they have spoken to Lennon he turns the job down because either his salary isn't good enough or his transfer budget is not as high as he hoped.

{Ed007's Note - Thanks, Gerry. It was always going be either Clarke or Lennon but Clarke was never going to take it for personal reasons and I think Moyes was a back-up option if it hadn't worked out with Lennon. Any talk of AVB and Benitez etc was all just pie in the sky stuff.}

26 May 2019 18:59:07
Thanks ED. I never for a minute thought that the likes of Benitez would come here, it was just fantasy stuff.
I had hoped though that they would have looked to continue the work Rodgers did at the club rather than go back to a way that didn't work that well before.
However I suppose Lawwell's bonus is the most important thing.

{Ed007's Note - You need to remember that we're a Champions League Club according to some 😂😂😂😂

26 May 2019 19:55:15
We're more of a CL club than Newcastle lol; plus the latest rumout suggests that there was a meeting with Benitez/ representatives and the invitation was turned down?
I mentioned before, the only EPL managers we have any chance of luring away are the ones we've had - with so-called Celtic affinity.
I am struggling with the prospect of NL, but understand why the club played safe and economical after the way the last manager left.
Only thing for it is to get behind him and the team and hope.

{Ed007's Note - According to Ed002 there was no meeting with Benitez or anyone connected to him. He simply has no interest in managing in Scotland and made that clear when the speculation arose.}

26 May 2019 20:11:40
Anyone that thinks lawwell picked Lennon is dreaming.
It was DD all the way.
Gerry you do know that lawwells bonus gets bigger the more successful we are both on and off the park.

26 May 2019 20:31:50
According to reports in the press today, no other manager had ben approached for the vacant managers job and regardless of yesterdays result Lennon was getting the job! I for one thought his chance of landing the job had gone after the performance/ result at crumble dome but to say that the job was still his regardless of yesterdays result/ performance is beyond belief.
I really struggle to see any positives form this appointment.

{Ed007's Note - He's a Celtic man and "gets it" supposedly and that's enough to get the job these days apparently.}

26 May 2019 20:37:28
Rafa is a gent. He has said numerous times he wants to stay at Newcastle and unless those negotiations come to an end he would honour the process. He politely declined to talk to Roma and Marseille during said process so the idea he'd be in dialogue with us is laughable.

26 May 2019 20:40:39
Kev Lawwell said that Lennon was the only candidate.

26 May 2019 20:56:38
Have you even known any mangerial job to be announced like happened yesterday Ed?
It seems so amateurish and not what I'd expect from a club of our size. Clearly trying to get the fans on board with the treble treble result.

{Ed007's Note - The local manager at our McDonald's got his job the same way. The previous manager left for more money at KFC and the unemployed guy they took on to cover got the job because they met their trimonthly targets of switching to paper straws.
That and jobs arranged at Masonic meetings for their cronies and bitches.}

26 May 2019 21:08:45
Aye that's because Dermot Desmond told him so.

26 May 2019 21:25:52
Maybe this was a trial period, not to see how Lennon performed, but for Lennon to see if he wanted to put himself thru all the hate from the bigot brothers again, maybe the board had already told Lennon, the job was his if he wanted it, but he told them to wait till the end of the season before offering him it on a permanent basis to see how he felt.

26 May 2019 21:28:46
You're not a broken man yet Ed, still the same class replies!
Keep with it, we'd be lost without mate.

{Ed007's Note - We're already lost and wandering in the wilderness.}

26 May 2019 21:38:31
Pod I posted that yesterday too, you would never normally see an announcement unless a contract is signed.

They announced it whilst everyone was celebrating and as emotions were high to gloss over that terrible decision.
They were well aware of how the fans felt about it.

I’m with you ed, can’t see me paying much attention to Celtic for the foreseeable. I’ve already fallen asleep a few times during games since Lennon has been here.

{Ed007's Note - Any Celtic fan looking forward to next season are deluding themselves, anyone with even a modicum of common sense can see what's on the horizon.}

26 May 2019 21:48:24
Told him to tell bare faced lies? We know that other managers have expressed an interest because they said so themselves. I just find it strange he was branded the only candidate. Liewell I've begrudgingly gave the benefit of the doubt to for several years now. Between the awful decisions, the man can broker a deal. This latest one is it for me now. He can go. There are plenty of good businessmen out there. And some I'm sure that could either employ somebody else to, or themselves make much better footballing decisions than he can.

#sacktheboard
#edmuststay.

26 May 2019 22:08:04
Expressing an interest and actually applying for the job are two different things.

26 May 2019 22:29:55
JimTim, are you James Traynor in disguise? Your use of the word ‘Liewell’ certainly raises my suspicion and to suggest that Pedro should go in what is our most successful period, both on and off the pitch, in decades, is delusional to the levels that are only seen at the Crumbledome. 😂😂😂😂😂.

26 May 2019 22:43:35
Even if you apply for it, that doesn’t necessarily make you a candidate. I could have applied for it but I’m fairly sure I would not have been considered a candidate.

27 May 2019 01:31:24
candidate: a person who applies for a job.

So I think you'll find that if you apply, you ARE a candidate. Let's not get delusional now.

As for your suspicion that I am James Traynor, I'll gladly take that as a joke as opposed to being a delusional statement.

As for success off the pitch? As somebody who isn't a major shareholder I couldn't give a flying f*ck. So we banked 9m for a very good manager whilst re-employing a second-rate one. 👏👏👏 Well done us.

I'll ask you this - and try not to be delusional now - what trick did Leicester miss spending 9m on BR when they could have had Lennon for nothing; a man who knows the club?

27 May 2019 09:23:59
Media reporter ‘Were there many applications for the job’?

Football chairman ‘There were a number of applications but realistically, there was only one candidate. ’

You don’t care about our performance off the pitch. Hmmm, let me think of another club whose supporters took that view 🤔. No wait, it’s coming to me.

Finally, Bulls**t Brendan is almost certainly a better manager than Neil Lennon. Leicester’s money was well spent. Despite the fact that I lost respect for Rogers, I recognise that we were very lucky to have his services for a couple of years. If you think we can regularly attract managers of that calibre you are delusional beyond anything over at the crumble dome.

27 May 2019 11:19:43
Realistically one candidate doesn't wash with me at all. I have no doubts that we can attract a better manager than NL. We chose not to. I'll just leave it at that.

29 May 2019 00:58:14
I suppose none of us realise how difficult it is to get a Manager to come to manage Celtic . The last thing the Board needed was for a Manager so disinterested and so fed up with managing us that he walked away with his team on the verge of an unprecedented treble treble to manage a mid table team in another league .
Any chance the Board had of getting a big named manager went with Rodgers . There was no big named manager with Celtic or Scottish connections that the Board and D D could work on . All the named people who were allegedly interested in job would have spoken to Rodgers . He would have spoken of the bias and bigotry . He would have spoken of our great support and how demanding we are always.
Board may have found it hard enough to fill job and didn't want a long delay which would have been disastrous, so they appointed Lennon .
I am not claiming the above to be exactly right, but I have little doubt filling the position wasn't easy and D D and Board appointed best they thought was right.

26 May 2019 16:42:37
hey ED your doing amazing job stay on it and thanks. i know your feelings about lenny hopefully that's the old lenny.
i also hope you are wrong, let's see what he does in the qualifiers, keep the site open you pretty neutral although hurting. i think we have got this we just need to keep momentum going.

{Ed007's Note - The site will stay open, Andy but it wouldn't be me running/editing it. I really can't see myself holding the same level of interest in Celtic with Lennon at the helm, if it wasn't for my nephews I'd cancel my season tickets. Going into my 10th season doing this and there's absolutely nothing at the Club to motivate me into spending my entire day keeping up with everything and editing the sites, I certainly won't be watching every game - I just can't put myself through watching that.
What is they say, when the fun stops, stop?}

26 May 2019 17:42:34
Well for what it's worth Ed I hope you stay. I can understand where you're coming from though and it's your call. Just make sure you post as a member if you do decide to take a back seat as your insight and input us much appreciated.

{Ed007's Note - Thanks, JT. I'll see what happens and how I feel over the next week or so.}

26 May 2019 17:43:08
Gutted to hear that Bond, I went from elation to disappointment last night. Hoping he is not in to be Lawells beatch.

{Ed007's Note - 👍

26 May 2019 18:14:25
You would be a huge loss to the page Ed. Totally understand though i'm trying to put a positive spin on the situation but if truth be told i am scunnered with our Board, again. So much so that i'll be taking my usual summer leave. I'll fire you an email soon regardless. HH.

{Ed007's Note - Yeah keep in touch mate and enjoy your summer.}

26 May 2019 18:25:17
You too mate, take a wee time out then hopefully you might feel better about it.

{Ed007's Note - Maybe I'll wake up and it's all been a very bad dream lol.}

26 May 2019 18:48:15
I'm counting on it 😂.

{Ed007's Note - It worked for Bobby Ewing! 😁

26 May 2019 19:56:35
Feel for you Ed that this has put a damper, for you, in what should be a great time of celebration for all Celtic fans in creating history. HH.

{Ed007's Note - Look at the site over the last few months and since yesterday, would you give up 10-12 hours a day of your time for free to trudge through the complete drivel some people send in knowing it's only going to get worse next season with all the homo-erotic pish about Lennon being one of our own while we crash out the CL and domestic cups, get pumped in the EL and stumble over the line in the league playing turgid awful football?}

26 May 2019 21:30:40
Ed007, better to move on if you feel that way. No point doing something if your heart is not in it. Could be worse, you could have just renewed two seats in the Walfrid, only to see NL getting the job!

{Ed007's Note - Luckily for me - and my nephews - it's my mum's money that renews 2 tickets in the South Stand every season. At least I won't spend an hour before every game looking for a stream next season.
I hope Mr Lawwell kept the banners to cover the empty seats, in these cost cutting days at the Club there's no need to buy new ones surely?}

26 May 2019 21:56:22
I suggest a go fund you page page for all the hard work the ED'd put in FOC (Hopefully keep you carrying on the good work) .
You guys run with it week in week out for the love of the clubs you support and I'm sure all other readers/ posters appreciate you as I do.
I's clear you ain't in it for money, but it'd be good if you got some sort of reward for all the hard work and time you dedicate to this page. just my opinion but I'm sure many other would agree!

{Ed007's Note - It was never about the money for me mate. Even now Ed001 & Ed033 still struggle to cover the site fees etc when they could have sold out many times to regurgitate BS hit whoring stories for Sly (yes Sly have tried to 'buy' and influence the sites) or A N Other but that's one of the reasons why I've stuck at it for the past 9+ years. I have said numerous times that I think a Paypal donate button for those that can afford something to help Ed001 & Ed033 out would be great but there would be no pressure to give money, if you can throw in a fiver that's great but don't worry about it.
All the Eds put in the hours they can and I am just (un?)lucky enough that I can spend my days doing it because of my health situation while others have full time jobs and families to juggle.

26 May 2019 22:10:21
If you leave Ed we will turn your entire house into a shrine to Lennon. Just remember we are all Neil Lennon.

{Ed007's Note - I think Yoda would have something to say about that! With his granny and brother staying over the back now I don't fancy your chances 😁

26 May 2019 23:00:02
If you go Ed thanks for all your work, the site is a god send to Tim’s like me up here in Inverness. I really think we will be ok next season. I live in the hope that with a few good signings and the squad rejuvenated after their small break we can start all guns blazing and qualify for CL. Hail Hail to you Ed, YNWA.

26 May 2019 22:35:34
I've been looking at this page for a couple of years now and I've only ever made one comment. To Ed007, I've really enjoyed your input into this site. More often than not you come across as objective in your remarks about the club and have a great attitude to other folks views about the club on here, its admirable. I am very disappointed myself about Lennon being offered the job. I genuinely think its a sham. The board received around a reported £9 million for Rodgers and that should've been used to secure a manager of much higher calibre than Lennon. I just don't rate Lennon and his ability to manage. His European record ain't great, granted he got further than Rodgers in the champions league but looking at his 13/ 14 record, one win in the groups stages and 5 loses suggests he was no better than Rodgers. In fact arguably I think Rodgers done much regarding the teams he was competing against in his groups. Honestly I think the board have tin-pot mentality written all over them. The economic boom from just having a manager with a bigger name was great for the club and now appointing Lennon will be both a concern for domestic football and European football. I can Celtic making loses unless a lot of players are sold because that economic boom will be collapsing with this appointment. From £100 million income back to £50-60 million before Rodgers was appointed. That'll be happening quick and players like Tierney, Rogic, perhaps even Forrest might be sold as a consequence to make the economic fall appear not as bad. Absolutely gutted as well. The only thing I am excited about is seeing shved tbh. That's it. Anyway I would still like to come on here on the future and seeing Ed007 here.

{Ed007's Note - 👍

27 May 2019 08:21:09
set up the funding page Ed.
I am sure everyone would chip in a couple of quid here and there to help.
This is the best forum I have been on where it's not swamped with up the ra and anti-Brit drivel.
You Eds do a marvelous job of keeping the banter on track and there is a lot of great information comes in as well.
I learned so much about bankruptcy, admin, EBT's etc. on this site alone.
Some great regular posters as well (and some laughs along the way.
The live chat during games is also well handled.
So, a few quid here and there? No problem.

{Ed007's Note - Thanks, TT. We'll see what happens going forward.}

26 May 2019 16:17:15
Hopefully Lennon will be offered a one week rolling contract Ed, lol

Hopefully you don't give up on the site because of the announcement. I for one would miss the witty comments like the one earlier. that was class.
Keep up the good work!

26 May 2019 12:48:31
Surely in this day and age the current batch of players we have at the club know how to look after themselves. I can't think of a player at this level of football who would think its acceptable to eat junk food. Anyway would it not be up to the club to ensure this type of food and drinks are not served at lennoxtown. Seems like the most logical way to do things. If players need a manager to tell them how to eat then god help us we really are in for a rough time of it if that is their childish mentality.

26 May 2019 12:53:16
Plenty did before Ronny arrived Stan.

26 May 2019 12:57:11
This is all Ronnie propaganda, put about by the worshippers, this is 2019,not the sixties and seventies, all the nutrionist stuff was used as a smokescreen to cover some pretty dire performances under Ronnie, these are highly paid professionals, they know if they don't look after their bodies, they won't be highly paid professionals for very long.

26 May 2019 13:07:00
Surely the sports scientists still have to do there job and monitor the players that shouldn't change and I would think Peter and Dermot would het to hear about it is standards were slipping.

26 May 2019 13:07:47
Well i'd say it's the club at fault for that Kev. We can't control what they eat outwith the club but we can certainly do it at Lennoxtown. Only a Mickey Mouse outfit would serve junk food to professional athletes. I hope that days are long gone.

26 May 2019 13:21:44
Aindoh. Guys like commons and mulgrew went mental when the rules were brought in and cause bother. Everyone knows that.
Even Rodgers commented how professional it was when he arrived.
You only had to look at the difference in Griffiths under Ronny to see it was working.

26 May 2019 13:46:03
Stan the sports science guys can tell if your not following what your told to do away from the team. They are constantly checked for weight and all that carry on. It's real precision stuff we are talking hear.

26 May 2019 13:48:35
Griffith's had been banging in goals for Hibs, he wasn't given a proper chance, by Ronnie, untill he got a good run in the team because of injuries, Rodgers wasn't going to bad mouth the previous manager, was he.

26 May 2019 14:16:58
Aindoh even guys like van djyk credit Ronny with making them fitter.
Jesus Collins was fitter than some of our players when they went in there.

26 May 2019 14:45:45
I cannot believe the nonsense been spouted on here about the players diets.

Unless you are seriously into sports, you really won't have a clue about sports nutrition.

These guys have a punishing amount of games in a season, trust me, their bodies wouldn't keep up or recover if their bodies were been deprivied of the proper nutrition.

Full fat coke and crisps, get a grip!

26 May 2019 15:09:27
Ronny must have been talking nonsense when he said this then eh downunderbhoy

Quite frankly, it was shocking, but it had a lot to do with the wider society in Britain and the diet norms. It’s fried food, there is sugar in everything, alcohol, basically all the things that are the worst imaginable nutrition wise.

"We had to change everything about it at the club. I said to the nutrition expert at the club at the time that players can’t eat cornflakes for breakfast, and the answer I got was that they don’t like anything else! For me it would be better not to eat breakfast than having cornflakes, which they didn’t agree with’

"The player’s fat percentage was being measured at Celtic but I didn’t trust the readings; on some of the players I couldn’t even see their abdominal muscles. I brought in the nutrition expert I had worked with at Strømsgodset and it turned out that I was right; the measurements were wrong and too lenient, the fat percentage was actually higher.

"In my first six months at Celtic the squad lost a combined weight of 60 kilos (9 ½ stones) . John Collins had a very European mind-set when it came to fitness, having played at Monaco. He was fitter – at almost 50 – then some of the players in the squad when I arrived.

"It was difficult at the start but we achieved some good results and got the players on board. After all, everybody wants to have a better beach body! Virgil van Dijk weighed 104kg (16st 4lb) when I arrived and when he left for Southampton he was 95kg (15st) and looked like a proper athlete.

26 May 2019 15:23:11
I think the fitness side of it wins us most games. We always seem to find a late goal to win games, usually because opposition tires and we still have plenty in the tank to push on.

26 May 2019 16:17:34
Aindoh, you're right of course that we were a poor outfit under Deila, but it's true that the guy changed everything regards diet and expectations on fitness. His biggest problem was that he didn't enforce it; he created the conditions and HOPED that the players would buy into it. Rodgers ENFORCED high fitness and nutritional standards. It's one of the reasons we did so well; hardly any domestic team could touch us fitness wise.

26 May 2019 16:19:19
Exactly bravetart. After the break we won something like 7 points with goals scored in the last 10 minutes of the game.
There is a league table floating around that shows if games were played to 80 minutes rather than 90 then we'd have lost the league.
Our professional set up when it comes to fitness means they can keep going right to last seconds.

26 May 2019 16:33:43
Ronny Deila's problem was he knew plenty about players diets but knew very little about tactics and improving players techniques. In Brendan Rodgers we seemed to have somebody who was good in all these areas.
I still can't work out why Dermot Desmond thought in 2016 that our standards were slipping and spent money on a proven manager, now thinks it's okay to go back to those pre 2016 days. Under Brendan Rodgers the club were very successful on the park and made a lot of money off it, so even if Brendan Rodgers had taken us as far as he could surely they would have been better off trying to get a similar guy in who could maintain if not improve our playing style.
I really hope Lennon works out but From the football I've watched since he took over I'm not that confident. Teams are finding it very easy to hustle us out of our stride and we are struggling against it so much that we aren't even creating chances now in games.
I hope our board know what they're doing.

26 May 2019 19:02:23
Delia say squad lost 60 kilo when he took over, however it’s not that unusual for players to report back for preseason 2 or 3 lbs over so in real terms nothing massively unusual there.
On recent performances, certainly no worse than under Rodgers last 18 months.
The pressure on the players and manager after Rodgers walked out was the most any will have had in their life’s and the only thing that mattered was the next game.
One by one they got through them and made world history.
Now time for clearing loans and some deadwood, even brining I’m 4/ 5 players we will be stronger next season.

26 May 2019 19:40:04
Here we are the day after an unprecedented treble treble and all fans are posting about are diets, levels of fitness, having a go at Della, Lennon, and the board. I can’t begin to think what it would be like if we weren’t winning anything. Enjoy what’s just been achieved, then if things are going wrong next season have a moan. oldkilly.

26 May 2019 20:14:53
Oldkilly geez peace people can post what they want.

26 May 2019 21:30:21
Aye whatever you say Kev. oldkilly.

26 May 2019 21:39:27
Hi there first thing congratulations to the bhoys for rebel treble. Now why all the doom and gloom we've won the treble playing rubbish at times, Lennon did all right last time against a better rangers team, if he gets backing from board for 4 quality players rb, ch, no10 and forward we'll do fine. We we're never going to get big name manager after board wouldn't give Rodgers more money. Hail hail.

{Ed007's Note - "Lennon did all right last time against a better rangers team"

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26 May 2019 12:06:38
Yes lads you are correct when it comes to Celtic I'm on the rose tinted glasses. I also believe if we are getting beat 2.0 at half time we will win 4,0 with 5 mins to spare. We have won everything as a club but need to keep going. Lenny will do this imo. Harry Hood he put the H/ H hail hail. Not many left lads can't handle all these emotions highs/ lows think about his family 🍀🍀♥️.

26 May 2019 11:25:10
should sign the young heart LB Hickey .
Id also take Souttar.

26 May 2019 12:24:17
The young left back was at Celtic for a while. Went to school with my younger cousin in kirky.

26 May 2019 13:00:18
Junglegaz, you must be joking about souttar? he's dug meat. we want quality not quantity. He wouldn't get ahead of simo or ajer.

26 May 2019 11:06:23
On Saturday Mrs T SAVED my ex bear pals a FORTUNE.

At half time yesterday, the phone rang and it was my ex bear pals wanting a big big bet on Hearts after watching the first half, I put phone on speaker so Mrs T could hear, but she said NO. I had no spare cash, well not the amount the ex bears were talking about to gamble, as that morning we had literally paid for the summer holiday in Marbella.
When Hearts scored, I got another phone call UPPING the bet to daft amount, but again Mrs T said NO.
So my ex bears escaped another fleecing thanks to Mrs T.
Ach well I can wait until the summer when I KNOW they will want more big bets lol.

26 May 2019 11:16:38
when the fun stops STOP.

26 May 2019 12:24:38
When the P (hun) never learns - take advantage.

26 May 2019 10:35:21
Ok so its NL not my choice but I am a Celtic man and he will get my full support.
I hope i am wrong and he is very successful, I am mindfull that he will have a much harder task than any of the previous managers of the last eight years.
The **** will be much improved over this season and we will have to find a way of winning at greyscull if we are to win the league.
The only answer lies in quality and that costs money.

26 May 2019 10:33:39
Having slept on the Lennon announcement I still don't think he's the man for the job, but will I get behind him? Of course I will, we will, because we're Celtic supporters faithful through and through.
First thing he has to do is tell his signings like Lustig and Izzy thank you but it's time to move on. He has to be the manager not one of the boys. The formation and tactics need freshened up because watching us the past 18 months has been like counting leaves on a tree, blooming difficult.
I liked Lawwel's dig at Rodgers when he said " and of course Neil has an eye for a player" . Which got me thinking about Lennon's track record in the transfer market. Yes there was Amido Balde and Efe Ambrose but there was also Van Dijk and Wanyama and credit where credit is due I would trust Lennon more with my money than I would Rodgers.
Lawwel did say Lennon would be backed in the summer so I think Lawwel trusts Lennon more with the clubs money also.
Of course over the course of the summer.

26 May 2019 10:58:25
I’m glad to hear you’re going to back him Malky, aa every proper Celtic supporter should. Something occurred to me last night. I know Ajer was Deila’s signing and he did improve under Rogers but his performances since Lennon arrived have been inspired. I think someone compared him to VVD a couple of weeks ago, who was also developed by Lenny.

26 May 2019 11:19:31
Yip totally agree COYBIG, Ajer has been top drawer lately and Jozo looks more confident also. I just hope Lennon can organise a defence better than the last pretender, wouldn't be hard mind you.

26 May 2019 10:11:15
Everyone had there preferred manager. there were probably more favourites to this hunt than ever before.
So not everyone was going to be happy with whoever got the job.
Now we have leñnon let's see who he brings in.
A positive spin when he talks, is that he ain't fooled by our success. for him to accept the job he has had to demand fresh players for the squad.
Am excited with this window.
Now he has the job let's get behind him and judge him on next season performances.

26 May 2019 09:29:39
Outstanding by the players on the bus, as it makes it's way into the City a zombie at the traffic lights shouts "We are the people" to which the players respond with a rendition of Zombie Nation 😂.

26 May 2019 09:52:27
You got link to that vid Stan as I cannot find it?

26 May 2019 10:36:09
Pod1 i watched it on the Celtic Instagram page via their live post video which means it will disappear at some point today as they only stay on for 24 hours.

26 May 2019 09:15:27
Firstly huge congratulations to the Bhoys, now Lenny is confirmed my big concern and I suspect a lot of others might agree is now PL and the board will go back to being tight and look at lower value targets and loans.
I hope I’m wrong but time will tell.
Hail Hail.

26 May 2019 07:27:31
Treble Treble completed so Mission Accomplished.
Looking forward to some banter and transfer speculation over the next few weeks.

Big thank you and well done to the Ed's on running a great banter site and keeping it free from moronic comments.

Big HH to everyone and have a great summer.

26 May 2019 01:09:03
Hopefully Lennon has a transfer frenzy over next few weeks. I never thought he would get job, but I reckon he knew he had job as far back as September last year. Good luck Neil, hope you do well.

26 May 2019 05:57:43
Well the board can start with the 9m we got for Brexit. Then they can finally chip into the 20m up front we got for Moussa. Then they can add a bit more. Hey one can dream.

26 May 2019 00:25:03
In Blairgowrie with friends and watched the game at the Crown bar.
Alongside me was 2 Celtic bhoys, 1 hibs supporter who would support anyone who beat hearts and a strong Sevco supporter. who was happy to see CL beat even if it was us.
what a great day. Treble Treble celebrated with three malts.
NL offered the job so now he needs to deliver 2 more titles at the very least.

H. H.

26 May 2019 07:39:00
Blairgowrie, there's a braw toon. Has the berry picking started yet? Hail hail.

25 May 2019 23:53:33
I never wanted Lennon in my head but my heart never wanted anyone more to delivery 9 then 10. So let's back the guy who has endured more abuse than any other Celtic player to deliver the 9. We are all Neil Lennon!