Celtic Banter Archive December 30 2015

30 Dec 2015 23:03:51
I see the sheep slip up again but you will get the ex Sevco sympathisers sticking up for mcinnes and proclaiming they are still serious contenders praying hoping we slip up?! I would love a couple of additions one up top and a central defender we live in hope all managers want that? Seems more teams in Scotland trying to play two up top may even see the hoops try that once Griffiths is fit and dare I say it Cole gets upto speed? Hope 2016 brings you all a bit more footballing happiness and more gits n shiggles from the new guys down Govan way. My wee girl Brooke is now six weeks old and can't wait fore a few years to pass till I get to take her to her first game at paradise. mon the hoops! 🍀.

30 Dec 2015 23:27:13
Bigp

She's lucky. A few years to go eh? Tell her she ain't missing much LOL. Hopefully her first memory will be as sweet as my own; home win over Hamilton 8-3. Those wee the days LOL

As for c ole up to speed? Hmmm. Watching Carlton run is like watching something on slow motion. My guess is that Brooke will be able to name the first team by the time Carlton gets up o speed if indeed he ever does

Now back to positivity
Where was I.

31 Dec 2015 01:56:35
Secretary off for the hols paradise? ;) .
Think my first game was against falkirk 2-1, Darren Jackson ended up playing GK and did well from what I remember!
On the topic of Cole big p I'm in agreement with paradise. He was burst and I mean dead on his feet after 10mins of his debut game a month ago. It wasn't his injuries that stopped us signing him during his trial. He clearly chucked it in the gym at the end of his w ham days and since. In the post match interview it looked like he had been fished out a canal.

31 Dec 2015 02:43:14
Haha checked the stats and it was youthful brain merge. It must of been the additives in the fizzy drinks back then :) . Saying that I'm still at a loss separating some games due to it

31 Dec 2015 10:38:54
Rglen

Secretary got fired for a typo. Looking for a new one. Working wage and 5 weeks holiday plus half day Saturday and Sunday albeit full on Monday to Friday

If you're interested.

30 Dec 2015 21:45:07
I've never been concerned with Aberdeen this season, but it appears they have no bottle to ever go top of the league! And they didn't get a penalty tonight which was strange.

On another note, with the game being called off tonight I've got to watch dirty dancing on 5*; delighted!

30 Dec 2015 23:31:20
NT there are worse movies and it depends on whom one is watching said movie with and the labido mojo levels afterwards

I watched it with wee pat.

30 Dec 2015 16:18:38
Hi ed ********************

HH

{Ed007's Note - Thanks very much mate, I'll give that a bash.}

30 Dec 2015 19:36:32
I've posted that on the android page too ed gave me something to do while travelling 150 mile back home when we did about turn after match was postponed lol.

{Ed007's Note - Good man, that's a bit of a bummer that you had already left before the call off though.}

30 Dec 2015 20:12:02
Too far away not to start heading up had same with Hamilton game all half cut and nowhere to go. Oh well try again on Saturday.

{Ed007's Note - That would do my box in.}

30 Dec 2015 14:09:08
Afternoon Ed, Have you stocked up on the Tena ladies for tonight mate?

With our game off Aberdeen are likely to go into the New Year top of the league and some of the panty wetters will be out in force mate.

{Ed007's Note - I don't know what'll be wetter, the ground or their delicate wee tushies.}

30 Dec 2015 16:10:45
here you that's wee tim alloys your talkin about!
I'll thank you tae keep a civil tongue up ma arse!

30 Dec 2015 18:08:05
Aberdeen going top is not a big worry as they had the chance on Saturday at home and blew it; but I'm disappointed that out of the whole card - ours is the only game that is postponed, when most of the country has taken a similar battering with the storms and torrential rain.
On saying that, it's certainly not an ideal night to watch or play good football and I don't envy any supporter tonight.

30 Dec 2015 18:25:03
With up to FIVE first team players out tonight that Hurricane Frank must be a Tim lol

Either that Ed or it;s that unseen fenian hand you refer to from time to time at the "FIX" again :-)

{Ed007's Note - Well it does share it's name with El Papa Francisco....

30 Dec 2015 18:50:20
Belly laffs to that retort Ed (Y) very quick witted :-)

{Ed007's Note - (angel)

30 Dec 2015 22:18:57
I think Dundee had plenty missing too, from their small squad .
I wonder are some posters disappointed with the sheep score .

30 Dec 2015 12:55:15
For 2016 all I want is

A group of players that give it their all

Demonstrative passion

A togetherness

Leadership in every discipline even if that only provides us with 3 leaders who want the ball when others don't and who want to shape and influence the game when the game is running away from us

Any sign of actual tangible progress. Progress week to week will be a catalyst for rising interest among fans

Disincentives for players who are out of form such as being dropped

Less squad rotation provided the current eleven are showing positive progress

A full 90 minutes

As a group on a forum there is a clear chasm as big as Grand Canyon but the reality is that we want the same things

A winning Celtic
A Celtic that gives us a reason to be proud

I am not terribly proud of our PLC or our management of late and I don't think the players are going at full pelt

When we need to read about passion and hunger from BITTON of all players it makes me angry. He's a player alright but he can sleepwalk his way through 30 minutes without tackling and shows a total lack of leadership. He is young and has some way to go but I am tired of key players conveying messages that don't remotely apply to them week to week

Our only hope ( with no possibility of spending big to fix the quality gap ) is to rear our own and work on what we have

RD needs to assess his options and cure each player"s faults as best he can and somehow try to increase confidence

A confident Celtic with players prepared to run harder for longer will land us 10 more points than what our current trajectory promises

ED we are all Celtic supporters who love the escapism that a winning Celtic full of passion and pride provides for millions

We don't need to be Leicester or anyone else for that matter

We just want our Celtic back, the Celtic that start fast and finish with a flurry and dominate domestically. Our resources should make this realistic for 2016

Happy new year to all.

30 Dec 2015 14:03:33
I agree with most Paradisewon, squad rotation is important as folks on here said that MO'N had the players on their knees when they lay down to 'Well and lost League .
Players confidence, I agree 100% and it is one of the very few areas Celtic supporters, fans sandwich eaters and people attending, as well as Celtic bloggers and posters, we can all build players confidence .
I want Our Celtic back with all of us becoming Celtic supporters and helping to build confidence .
Finally I agree with a group of players who demonstrate passion for and an aloge there's with management, each other and our supporters .
Paradisewon, it's difficult for us to make a major change in our transfer budget availability, or our tactics, as we would never agree, but us supporters can really build confidence, togetherness passion, will you start this off for 2016 .

30 Dec 2015 14:58:04
Totaly disagree, Oldbhoy, about squad rotation, MO'N s players might have been on their knees due to exhaustion, but that was'nt because they gave their all during a long hard season, they had played together and gelled together and became a better team because of it, I think the reason they were on their knees was the psychological effect of Seville, I think squad rotation and zonal defence are footballs equivalent of the emperors new clothes.

30 Dec 2015 16:02:27
Aindoh you are spot on. You need to get your best 11 on the park each week. They play together and get confidence as they play and win. If there is an injury you replace that player. Look at what happened last season when Ronnie rotated the squad. Get your top 11 playing and it may be a good idea to get them laying in positions they know how to play in. I didn't see Stein rotating too much in his time and the game is no different and in fact with advances in nutrition and training methods the players are better equipped now to play 2 games a week. Pitches are unbelievably better, players are better looked after so this players are tired stuff is nonesense.

30 Dec 2015 16:22:58
Old bhoy


My post was designed to start off confidence building for 2016

Let's see if the players can show a little more too

I do agree. The likes f izzy and ambrose hardly had the support during their troubled times.

30 Dec 2015 22:40:57
I was thinking of 2005 Aindoh and it would be strange if the effects of Seville were still tiring Celtic and caused them to be on their knees .
I know that most successful managers change the team around .
However people with more Senior top management than me know different and would play their first eleven twice a week from July to May .

Paradisewon we are almost at one, I agree with what u say and the treatment of Izzy and Ambrose shows just where our supporters can improve .
Why were Hearts fans laughing at Ambrose when he came on, do you think it was because some of our fans laughed at Ambrose last season when he came on .

30 Dec 2015 22:58:13
Old bhoy I remember laughing at a Rangers substitution when they brought on Konterman at Hampden and he scored a bobby dazzler within. 3 minutes

The smile was soon wiped off my face. Karma can be funny like that

Valuable lesson learned

Jo Inge Berget would have enjoyed his 3 strikes against us too.

30 Dec 2015 23:09:28
Old Bhoy, it would be interesting if you looked at how many players 'the most successful managers' used in a season, and compare it to how many Ronnie uses.

31 Dec 2015 16:09:37
Aindoh, can u list the names of the most successful managers and players who had played as many matches as Celtic had by mud December .
Leicester City had played 13 matches less .
We should always be careful of our facts before directing nonsense in direction of one person .