Celtic Banter Archive May 02 2016

 

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02 May 2016 22:50:38
Not Celtic but is it not brilliant to see a wee club like Leicester beating off the Man U's, City's and Chelsea's of the BPL?
Who knows, in the distant future, maybe the newest club in Scotland might achieve similar some day?

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02 May 2016 22:21:15
How the hell can you say the hoops (even the kids top) look horrible without sponsors.

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02 May 2016 22:33:12
Agreed. I buy my kits minus the sponsor.

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03 May 2016 07:25:11
Same with me always buy without sponsors.

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03 May 2016 08:30:43
Always buy without the sponsor for 2 reasons
1 it looks better
2 I don't agree that our club should be advertising alcohol and betting companies with both being major problems in the west of Scotland

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02 May 2016 22:20:39
Well done to LCFC. Brilliant achievement.

Hopefully some of my fellow Celtic fans will look at the reactions of the Leicester fans and see that winning a title isn't a right, it's a privilege. It isn't a given, it's earned.

Every title should be celebrated. Hail hail.

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02 May 2016 22:42:27
Hail Hail to that.

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02 May 2016 23:11:38
My faith in anything can happen in football has been restored . Brilliant achievement Leicester. Tpp to try and have some kind of cheap shot at your fellow supporters and try to compare Leicesters achievements this season to ours is ridiculous. Winning a title in Scotland with our resources is a right not a privilege. Leicesters achievement is comparable to us winning CL .Anything is possible as Leicester have proved

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02 May 2016 23:42:24
Thanks for proving my point Stevie.

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02 May 2016 23:56:20
Tpp are you really that naive to believe that the reactions of Celtic fans should be similar to that of Leicester fans in winning respective titles? I repeat winning the title in Scotland with our resources IS a right not a privilege

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03 May 2016 00:09:39
Stevie, nowhere did I say that our reaction should be the same as Leicester fans, nor did I equate what they achieved with us winning a title. I was talking about appreciation, which some of our fans, you included, clearly seem to lack.

Honestly, claiming that winning the title is our right is one of the most disgusting things I've ever heard a Celtic fan say. It's right up there with something I'd expect from the other mob. Disgusting.

I'm not even looking for a debate or an argument, we are so far apart on how we view this, there is little point in even discussing it. There is nothing that you can say that would make me believe winning (anything) is our 'right', and I'm assuming the fact you have that mindset means there is little I can say to change yours.

Funnily enough, I wasn't even meaning anyone in particular, it was a statement addressing a real ugly entitlement that had crept into our support.

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03 May 2016 00:29:31
Tpp as I'm sure you are well aware Scotland is unique in the gulf between what used to be 2 clubs which is now one and the rest. The gap between Celtic and the rest has been approx 30 to 40 points for around 15 seasons now . So yeah we would have to be unbelievably bad not to win the SPL.I know you can only beat what's put in front of you and presently where we can be judged is Europe and recently we have failed miserably. let's not drop our standards so low by claiming winning a one horse race is an achievement.

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03 May 2016 00:33:25
The Poeticpatient . I remember a club in Glasgow whose fans use to claim they deserved better . That is rubbish, there are at the very least 6 clubs in the EPL who would have laughed at the idea of Leicester finishing above them and winning the League . No club no where and no set of fans nowhere deserve to be Champions . Champions of any Country has to be earned and worked for . That's exactly what Celtic have done this season and the previous four, we had to accumulate more points than our opponents and fair play to Leicester and their manager they adopted a very simple game plan and applied it . They didn't confuse themselves with plan B and C. Hard work and plan A won them the EPL.

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03 May 2016 02:28:29
OB aren't all game plans simple? Pass to your team mate, win tackles and score goals. I don't think they played a simple game plan. Solid yes. Simple no chance. There is a tremendous amount of organisation in that team front to back. Their counter attacking play has been executed perfectly. Excellent off the ball work/ runs etc. The defensive side is obvious.
To get players working and performing to that consistent level isn't easy.
The bpl top 4, top 5 if you include Liverpool haven't showed up this year and have looked average at times. Leicester have taken full advantage and deserve it. And skelpd the lot of them. Great achievement. Tottenham have to be given a nod as well but I'm not a fan of the club or the fans.

Tpp i feel relief that the title is ours but with everything going on I'm not content.
We have stuttered, stalled and and have been bailed out by the quality in our squad. We have won the league and I'm happy we have. At the back of my mind I still think the sheep fluffed it numerous times and could of really turned the screw. In the same breath we kept or extended the gap.
To be honest this has been my least favourite title in memory. Bad as it sounds and before anyone jumps on that comment. I've jumped around and celebrated felt butterflies on the title decider game. Not this year.

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03 May 2016 02:47:37
Funny seeing the praise being heaped on leicester n yet fans wanted rd sacked for aberdeen runnin us close its a funny old game.

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03 May 2016 07:50:14
Fans didn't want RD sacked for Aberdeen running us close, if they wanted him sacked, it was for him being at the very least a pretty incompetent manager, don't let the fact we won the league put a sheen on Ronnies failings.

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03 May 2016 09:20:15
If anything else, we can't get 10 without the 5th. So some good has come out of it. that's all I've got though, seasons been poor.

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03 May 2016 23:10:59
Rglen maybe the prioblem is the criticism and continuous nagging at R D and the team has left the players not interested in putting the fight necessary to win the SPL more easily . Maybe the constant barracking from the home crowd also turned the players off.
It's interesting to see that Celtic's best performance in recent months was away at Tynecastle where the noise level was so high from both sets of fans, the players couldn't hear any individual abuse ( if there was any)

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02 May 2016 21:18:25
One for discussion guys. Was thinking when the new manager comes in we've talked about transfer money. Would like to hear your views on how much you'd like (being realistic) / do we need? And secondly how much do you think we will actually be given?

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02 May 2016 21:30:47
I honestly think wages are more important than fees. There are a lot of good (and in our terms, great) players available this summer.

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02 May 2016 22:22:19
totally agree tpp we should be raising our wage cap and bringing in some quality experienced players to complement any youth players we have ibrahimovic comes to mind and yes I know I'm stretching here but he did say he would like to play for Celtic one day and he's already loaded so why not make him an offer.

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02 May 2016 22:40:46
I think with Ibrahimovic wages we would be looking for a miracle for his kind of money. But agree from where your coming from guys. Scott Brown is the highest paid player if i'm right at Celtic on somewhere between 25-30k a week. I think if we managed to get 4 top quality players and willing to go as high as 40k then we could be a bit more forward thinking as a club. That kind of wage would be something for the younger guys to aspire to with their performance.

Just another we thing to mention wasn't Rosenberg from Malmo on the 40k and he was a player I felt made a difference in our CL qualifiers. Just think if we got 4 player on in that type of quality we'd have something to look forward to each week.

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02 May 2016 22:46:21
Top marks for optomism bigD. I agree about the wage point, and shy bairns get nothing. I'd try for the boy Vilhena from Feyenoord. I'd even make him one of our top earners. In him and Ajer, we'd have an incredibly promising midfield duo. But all over the park their are experienced players available this summer that I feel would improve us. The difference between who I think we could/ should sign and who we actually do though is way off.

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03 May 2016 00:39:52
I wonder if we bring in 4 players and pay them between £10&£15k per week more than our highest wage earners what affect that will have on our over-all wage bill. I magine it would put our wages far in excess of what our Board could agree to and would be difficult to justify .

If we could only get rid of about 10-12 players who we are paying a wage to and are doing really nothing for us, at least that will be a start . Apart from those out of contract we will find it impossible to move any of them.

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03 May 2016 01:01:19
I just posted what the first team squad earns a week amazing what so earn considering what little impact they have had this season. Hopefully the new manager has an eye on performances this season and quickly moves on all this deadwood and we get a decent £10m transfer kitty shouldn't be too much to ask if we downsize the squad by 10-12 players and get in RB, CDM, LW, ST, ST. Surely we can pick up a RB and CDM that is out of contact somewhere. Elyounoussi was quoted around the £2m mark so that would leave us £8m on 2 strikers.

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03 May 2016 08:46:50
Was personally hopeful if we got a good 16-18 million transfer kitty. Get rid of the dead wood felt that would be enough to garantee us a good standard of European football and more controlling edge on the domestic front. This would be a hell of a gamble. Getting in maybe 2-3 relatively big signings and 1-2 up and comings.

Being realistic I recon well have 8 million to use.

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03 May 2016 15:42:22
Someone else mentioned that we hope all the cutbacks the board have made since they died was to save up a decent kitty for when Sevco get into the league. There are decent Bosmans available that are better than we have and a few wonderkids would be good too.

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02 May 2016 20:47:53
In my opinion personally there's only 3 candidates for the Celtic job. David Moyes, Brendan Rodgers or Martin ONeill. We need experience to get back into the champions league. The squad needs a clear out. Carlton Cole, Kazim Richards, Cifcti, ambrose all need to go. We have far too many midfielders need to decide if Allan and Christie have futures, need a strong centre half as boyata was a waste of money, need a back up for Gordon as I don't think he was as good as last season and also need a striker to support griffiths, thoughts?

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02 May 2016 21:51:06
I don't think it's time to push CKR out yet, I think the big man has something about him. Remember if we get rid of everyone there'll be he-haw left and I doubt there will be adequate funds to provide two strikers.
Cash in on bitton, Johanson
Strip out the dead would where we can
Bring in: striker, right back, left winger
I agree we could do with more in an ideal world, but let's see what the new man brings to the table.
I reckon
Many will disagree but for me commons and forest must go.
Attitude and ability are not up to scratch and standards must be set.

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03 May 2016 01:10:28
I'd happily see the back of Stokes, Scepovic, Ciftci, Cole, Forrest, Commons, Ambrose, Johansen, Blackett will be gone, Janko wants away, Mulgrew and Fisher are out of contract I believe? Lustig is past it and on 24k a week. I'd be happy to cash in on Biton too as he is too slow for Scottish football. That should raise a decent amount of cash for new players as well as what the board are willing to offer the new manager along with it.

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03 May 2016 07:56:11
I believe it would be prudent for the Board to critically exam our scouting and recruiting regime, I. e. why have we recruited so many so called duds? Who recommended them? Who decided they were acceptable and would fit into our method of play? What is our upper limit regarding players v positions? etc, etc.
It is encumbant on the Manager/ Coach to dictate team tactics and method of play, was said Manager/ Coach involved in the critiqueing and recruiting process? Did potential recruits show promise during their trial period? It is accepted that in the best set up some duds will squeeze through but in recent times we appear to have mastered the process of seeking out and recruiting the ordinary, e. g., Cole, Cifti, etc.
OR IS IT THE BOARD THAT IS THE PROBLEM?
I seek the opinions of the better informed than I.

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02 May 2016 19:44:50
The 30 anniversary of love street brought back some great memories among them a little song we sang that night when celebrating. It goes to the dad's army tune

Who do you think you are kidding Wallace mercer if you think the league is won

The celts went down Paisley town,
They didn't stand a chance
but when we heard the score from dens
Then we began to dance

Who do you think you are kidding Wallace mercer if you think the league is won

Souness is going to sign a star
He's made a million bid
but Celtic we don't need no one
Cause we have Albert Kidd

Who do you think you are kidding Wallace mercer if you think the league is won


Happy days boys.

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02 May 2016 20:32:35
OMG i remember that.

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02 May 2016 20:33:56
Was at love street that day with my dad ( god rest his soul) , happy happy memories.

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02 May 2016 22:06:04
First game I went to that a raw 13 yr old only got going as it was in my grand parents back yard one of the first on the pitch in the days I could run.

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02 May 2016 22:30:13
Oh Mikey Mikey! Mikey Mikey Mikey Mikey Galloway. I remember belting that out from the Jungle when he scored a goal from about 35 yards against Dundee United.

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02 May 2016 19:09:08
Sorry Island Celt, didn't realise you had beat me to it about wanting Armstrong to play DM! Totally agree with you though.

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02 May 2016 20:16:13
We shouldn't be playing with 2dms. It should be 1 like busqutes "biton" at Barcelona and 2 further forward creating chances.

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02 May 2016 19:05:14
With Broony now resting up for the remainder of the season, do you think the likes of Armstrong might get a chance in a favoured centre role?

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02 May 2016 19:15:04
Sorry Island Celt, I didn't realise you had already posted about Armstrong playing DM! Totally agree with you though, he should be banging on Deila's door pleading his case.

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02 May 2016 16:21:56
I read an article about the demise of Balotelli this afternoon. Would folk on here take him on loan next season if he was available? Personally I think he's got great ability but I can't see him ever reaching his potential or anywhere close tbh so I wouldn't touch him with a barge pole.

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02 May 2016 16:46:34
Balotelli would be good here but couldn't see him being interested in Glasgow or Scotland as a whole, he'll end up in China or the MLS.

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{Ed007's Note - AC Milan have an option on their loan deal to buy Balotelli for 7 million Euros but they don't want him as a player and are considering buying him and immediately selling him for a quick profit. It's all a bit up in the air for him just now, but I think he will stay in Italy one way or another, even if he returns to Liverpool they would allow him to go out on loan again.}

02 May 2016 17:33:10
The guy is a lunatic. Far to big a gamble.

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02 May 2016 17:53:24
He is most definitely a lunatic but on his day almost unstoppable. Academic question as will never happen but I would love to see someone like him in a game against TRIFC.

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02 May 2016 19:56:55
My heart would love to see him because he could easily run amok for us if he was in the right frame of mind. He'd be the main man and he'd feel loved and all the rest of it but my head just says nope, no thanks, he's not done it for a while now and his time is really running out.

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02 May 2016 21:00:59
Mario's problem has never been his skills as a top player. It's always been his attitude during games, training and in his personal life. Like a lot of you said when he is in the mood he is a top striker.

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02 May 2016 13:48:19
Here`s hoping Griffiths and Tierney don`t suffer the curse of POTY awards unlike most of our previous winners.

J Forrest- 2011/12 never been consistent since.
E Izaquriie- 2010/11 bag leg break failed to reach same level.
C Mulgrew- 2011/12 went straight to his head, waiting on a call from hollywood to make a film, titled.. hollywood passes .
K Commens- 2013/14 forgot to stop dining out on that years success.
J Denyor-2014/15 great player, but don`t know what he`s up to now.
S Johanson-2014/15 works hard but luck seems to have deserted him in front of goal..maybe the curse.

Henrik will need to bring a book out ,,,how to defy the curse.

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03 May 2016 01:15:13
I think Denayer is on loan at Galatasaray or one of the top Turkish teams?

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{Ed007's Note - He's at Galatasaray but I don't think he's a regular starter with them. I was actualy very surprised that City recalled him from us.}

02 May 2016 13:25:32
With the news today of the major shirt sponsorship of Dafabet, this is what Lawwell does best and hopefully he will concentrate on these matters next season.
But speaking of next season I am in a positive mood as I think Lawwell and the board had already earmarked funds for the manager with the tribute act appearing in the SPFL again.
The new manager I am certain will be enticed firstly by his own bigger salary, as befits a CL aspiring team like Celtic, and NOT the pittance Deila was paid. I also think he will get a substantial transfer budget, swelled by any player we sell.
If as reported players like Biton, Johansen, Commons, Ambrose etc are sold I am confident our new boss will have around £10m to spend on players of HIS CHOICE.

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02 May 2016 14:08:19
I dearly hope you are right mate.

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02 May 2016 15:48:53
Exactly Timalloy, all these folk saying PL needs to be shipped out aren't necessarily correct. IMO he needs put firmly back in his box by DD but he consistently gets us better sponsorship deals etc. so he should be forced to stick to that side of it. Although too much damage may well already have been done for his reputation to recover.

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02 May 2016 16:14:56
Not to be outdone by Celtic's record breaking sponsorship deal with Dafabet, Sevco set to reveal Stevie The Bookie as their new shirt sponsor!

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02 May 2016 17:03:34
The tribute act have never been in the spfl Timalloy.

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02 May 2016 18:24:12
I would love to think that the lack of investment has been a really shrewd move by our board and that they have nort spent money without really needing to which means they have had this extra cash sitting gaining interest to provide a decent war chest when required. Now we can see a bit a bit more competition, the board will now splurge on a well-known experienced manager and some top drawer quality players.
While I am on this track I would also like to think that I have the winning lottery numbers for Tuesday AND Wednesday along with a solution to all the problems in the Middle East.

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02 May 2016 18:32:03
Would u give more money than ever before to someone to spend who doesn't know the club and squad and the club doesn't know him

Remember J Barnes spent heavily on Berkovic, he didn't know we had a far better player in Lubo for that position .
At all times the best approach for a new player is cocensious . Manager and head of scouting agreeing.

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02 May 2016 20:26:31
Old Bhoy, you haven't really got much of an argument if you are having to go back 16 years to find an example.
Martin O'Neill came in and made signings, so did Gordon Strachan, it seemed to work for them.
I would have thought that any half decent manager would soon see that a lot of our squad is not good enough and better players are needed.
For too long now we have operated a policy of buying one dud after another in the vain hope that one of them just might turn out to be half decent and we can sell them on for a profit, you only have to look at our decline in recent years to see where it has got us.
I would like to see us appoint a good experienced manager and let him have the tools to do the job.
The experiment of hiring an inexperienced manager like Ronny Deila has failed miserably in my view, it's set us back years, I hope to goodness we don't make the same mistake again otherwise the crowds will be down to about 15,000 at Celtic park.

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02 May 2016 22:01:39
If Peter Lawwell was that good at business, then why did he not stop the rot and sack John Park? The rot being millions wasted on strikers that were duds.

No. PL should not be anywhere near club next season.

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03 May 2016 00:50:02
Gerryc Most new managers come in and sign a player or two because. he had them in his mind . It becomes difficult if it is a foreign manager who doesn't know squad well and also when the manager has been at the club for a yr for example . The manager has so much to do in Scotland with the massive number of games that he has little to scout and decide on new players .

Kevin Keegan on Irish TV said Bill Shankley knew everything about player he was signing, even knew what they ate for breakfast .
Now he said at every club, manager is given a player and told to fit him into squad.

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03 May 2016 01:23:10
A lot has been said about the players not trying for RD. If the new manager came in and moved on 10 or so of the squad and signed 5/ 6 players it will be a massive kick up the arse for the players still there. Hopefully if it is a Celtic minded coach he will already know the ones that doesn't have a place at Celtic. Agree TinyTim I have been thinking the same with the lack of investment hoping that it was all being saved for when Sevco are in the league.

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02 May 2016 11:26:37
Looking ahead to next season we actually have a very decent squad and a few additions would make it even better, it's time to get ruthless with the team this Summer for me. These are three teams I have put together using all the players I'd like us to keep and where additions need to be made. I'd like to see us use a 4-1-3-2 formation next season domestically we'll be blowing teams away, would also make Lustig new captain. I've said New St because I believe we need to bring in two strikers good enough to score goals in Europe and high pressure games, I just don't feel the confidence I should have in Griffiths and CKR to do this but I'd still definitely keep them to be used domestically.

-------------Gordon------------

--Janko--Lustig (C) --Erik--Tierney-

-------------Bitton-------------

----Roberts--Commons--Forrest----

--------New St---New St----------


--------------Bailly-------------

-Fisher--Jozo---Ambrose---Izzy--

--------------Ajer---------------

--McGregor---Rogic---Christie----

-------Griffiths---CKR-----------


--------------Fasan-----------

--Lustig---Jozo---Erik---Tierney-

------------Henderson-----------

--Forrest-----Allan----Nesbitt---

----New St-----Griffiths--------


So looking at those squads I think two new strikers are required, one CM, one LW and possibly another CB and new number 1 goalkeeper if Gordon keeps making the same mistakes. But all in all that's a pretty decent squad.

Surplus to requirements and players we should be actively trying to shift imo are.

Brown, Armstrong, GMS, Boyata, Johansen, Cole, Ciftci, Stokes, Scepovic, Duffy, Mulgrew, Blackett. Think of the wages we'd be saving shifting this lot?

A lot to be positive about next season if the new manager can get it right.

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02 May 2016 12:54:55
Nice to see you been positive celticforever lol. I agree with your post but I would imagine a few coming and goings and the formation depends on the manager but as ed mentioned in a earlier post formations don't really mean anything anymore apart from where they start a kick off.

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02 May 2016 18:11:50
I reckon Armstrong should be given his chance in the DM position, may be a good option if not first pick?

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02 May 2016 18:37:17
Celtic for ever . I missed your posts about getting rid of Brown for a whole week .
It must be terrible for you going about your business with a grudge against One of our top three players every season for at least 8 seasons . Why pick on Duffy ahead of O'Connell, Miller and the other development players.

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02 May 2016 09:29:55
Now the league is done and dusted, I would hope we are now pushing on in the search for a new replacement for Ronnie. With the obvious champions league qualifications coming early we need someone in place as early as possible, although if it means waiting that bit longer for the right man how would everyone feel about that? ( I know it sounds obvious but if we were to go out as the new manager is just in the door some would see it as a terrible start ) . I understand that we are only hearing rumours but is anyone else underwhelmed with the names that we are being linked with? It's the usual list of celtic / Irish links that get churned up every time our job needs filling. How do you feel about this, do we need so someone who has an affinity for the club or just a top manager who knows his way around? I personally would like moves but he's not known for great football and I personally think he's holding out for a better option than us. With the way this season has gone with fans moaning, staying away etc we really need to get this one right.

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02 May 2016 10:28:15
i think we need to look past this seasons cl and into the future I want someone who will be here for the next 5 years to the 10 in a row, Someone who knows how to build a team and who with the right backing can turn us into a regular champions league team. Moyes is certainly not the man to do that IMO, I think we need to be a bit more creative in who we choose, me personally I would like an experienced director of football with a youngish manager who likes to play attacking football. I think maybe a combo of Martin oneil and Brendan Rodgers or someone like him would do a good job for us. But would Rodgers be here for the long term or would he jump at a chance to go back down south? . Who ever the next manager is he needs to have time and backing to build a squad for the future. This also depends on wether the board with continue to sell our best players and replace them with dross.

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02 May 2016 11:11:48
I don't disagree with you, but I would be surprised if the club would pay out decent wages to both a coach and director of football. If we did go down this route it would probably mean a change of direction for the club as it would mean the end of john park. Even though he has had some success, there has also been a lot of failures ( which everyone of us knows about) .

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02 May 2016 12:23:34
Out of all the names mentioned and from the start of the rumours my man is Roy keane. Moyes doesn't want it I feel and we shouldn't pursue him as he's holding out for Pl or championship imo

A name not mentioned but I'm sure was favourite a while last time around 'oscar garcia' started managing salzburg and seems to be doing a good job. One for the attacking football and creative play we all talk about.

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02 May 2016 12:32:39
Why does everyone assume that Celtic can appoint which ever manager they wish to? We need to consider who might WANT to be manager. Any established EPL manager (present or ex) will not consider Celtic (and Scottish football) to be challenging enough or attractive - the wages is only part of the story
I imagine we will need to settle for someone starting out his career (like Ronny) , or someone unemployed who has little prospect of finding something good soon (who will then leave as soon as something better comes up) . The days of people like MON are over. Its time to be realistic.

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02 May 2016 13:08:20
Please don't let it be Keane.

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02 May 2016 15:12:33
who assumed jesner? Not me but let's get a couple thing straight here, current managers will manage anywhere and I mean anywhere if the money is right, you just have to look at some of the names managing in countries most on here couldn't find on a map. The second point is we (Celtic) atm are in a position to qualify for the cl every year untested in the league (who else can say that) all the new manager has to do is get past the qualifiers and they are officially a cl manager something most of the names linked cannot claim to be. Neil Lennon has more champions league experience than just about every manager of a similar age/ experience level yet no one wants him? How many times did moyes Rogers Keane lambert etc etc manage in or qualify for the cl? Yet most one here claim them to be our salvation? The sort of manager most on here want is in the mourinho caliber and completely out of our league, All the managers linked with the Celtic job cannot claim to be in his league or because they managed in the pl think they are too good for certain clubs, they just like anyone out of a job will consider/ jump at the chance to work again giving the money is right of course.

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02 May 2016 15:18:30
I agree Quinn I can't see them paying that sort of cash but if they want the club to be where the fans want it to be that is what they will have to do, they can start by giving whoever comes in some real backing and set the European/ domestic demands to reflect the investment in the team and at the moment with current investment the goal should be to win the league/ cup like what Ronny had and let's give him the credit where it's due he only missed out on a few trophies/ finals due to ''honest mistakes''. I also think he should/ does get the criticism for his mistakes.

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02 May 2016 18:57:07
Of course the sooner we get a right man in position the better . Let's hope he gets off to a good start because as R D said when we are United we are very strong . We need Board, Management players and fans working together . If manager goes through a rough period, as sure as shooting the fans will turn against the team . some players will run with stories to the media and all of sudden, fans and MSSM will be on one side the Board will stay aloof and the manager will be carrying the can

In the past we have appointed many with a Celtic or Irish Connection and that was probably unnecessary as we could get a reasonable range of candidates applying for one of the glamour jobs in UK football. With money spread round the EPL like confetti, the Celtic job is less attractive and we might be left with little choice but appoint someone with links.

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03 May 2016 01:41:29
Most managers are either at a club because they have a chance of winning trophies or the money. Most managers in every league don't stand a chance of winning anything but they obviously pick up a decent wage. At least at Celtic they're guaranteed trophies and European football with the possibility of CL so a decent salary will lure a decent manager. I really can't see there both a DOF and coach coming in as that is 2 salaries I'd rather just invest in a decent manager with a decent salary a DOF isn't always a good idea didn't Pardew have a problem with Newcastle appointing Kinnear?

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02 May 2016 09:11:30
So Scott Brown confirmed what a lot of us already believed he has been playing through injury. His season is finished
Who would people like to see in his DCM role it the last three games?
I would like to see stuart Armstrong tried out there.

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02 May 2016 11:07:29
Armstrong is utter, utter rubbish and should be moved on this Summer if we can. I would play McGregor there who performed well there previously. Deila will probably bring back his golden boy Johansen though.

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02 May 2016 11:42:24
I'd hardly describe Armstrong as rubbish. Played out of position all season. Let's see him in the middle of the park then people can make up their minds.

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02 May 2016 12:27:19
For me it's a toss up between mc gregor and Armstrong. I think try Armstrong out in there and see what he can do. Mc gregor has made a real difference with his energy and feel even in the attacking mid positions he tracks back well and links up so would have him Roberts and ckr with rogic sub perhaps?

Maybe even see a development player in for his debut the last three games would be nice.

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02 May 2016 13:00:36
Armstrong for me too. I'd also have Johansen alongside him because Bitton is just too lazy for me. At least Johansen puts himself about.

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02 May 2016 13:07:54
Armstrong is a good player. Yes been struggling for form while being played out of position.
Kieran I agree about young mcgregor being a decent player and is undervalued but I see him as a going forward player and maybe an impact player from the bench

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02 May 2016 13:56:38
Yeah Kev definitely better going forward. The lad has something about him to change a game and has surprised me a lot at how he doesn't hide when others look lost out on the pitch.

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02 May 2016 19:01:14
It's typical of the nonsense posted here that someone is rubbish . He is never described as only fair to middling, but something nonsensical as rubbish .
It's well seen some people on here have no relative playing sport or they wouldn't ridicule as much .
Armstrong had a very good 3/ 4 months last season with us, hopefully he will regain that form.

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02 May 2016 00:10:59
Ed do you know of anything planed for next week's game for the 96 , I was thinking something like Celtic Liverpool scarfs for a speacil ynwa , would be nice.

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{Ed007's Note - Sorry, I don't know mate.}

 
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