Celtic Banter Archive September 03 2013

03 Sep 2013 22:03:21
Just a quick question to see if anyone knows when the deadline is for ST Holders to buy a 3 match package?
Also does anyone know roughly when general sale 3 match packages will go on sale? i, d think straight after the season ticket deadline but not sure

cheers

Wednesday 11th Sept, 2 days before I get paid!

I think they might give ST holders the chance again to buy extra before the general sale. I already have a queue.

03 Sep 2013 19:55:20
Call me Mr old cynical but I've looked around the Internet and it appears young Alfred finnbogason, much sought after by multitudes last window, is still with SC Heerenveen.

The Germans, Cardiff, Greeks? were all apparently, according to his club, paying more. Did they? No.

Thank goodness for our club not throwing away serious money on a hard sell scam. His initial estimate was £2.5-£3m his club pushing that up to £5m is just plain wrong.

If Pukki isn't working out then I want Celtic to go all out in the January transfer window. A Centre Forward is a position we just cannot afford to be lacking.

I think I would still like to see this guy Finnbogason come in but not for a ridiculous amount. I would be content to spend £4m!

Mrs E didn't our club bid £4m? Were Celtic not told the Germans were paying £4.5m? And even £5m price tag muted? I'd forget that kid. They blew it.

@2 Sorry, that should have read £4/5m.

I just hope Pukki is a like for like Hooper :-)

03 Sep 2013 17:40:36
i see peter lawell has been voted onto the sfa board will we be able to still scream conspiracy. Seriously though think this might explain peters silence on certain subjects lately

rangobango

03 Sep 2013 17:00:00
Ed you may or may not want to bother posting this as I will even admit the individual I will refer to is not worth giving much notice.Anyway its old chestnut adrian turdham this guy is a nasty piece of work who seems to take to radio social media and print to vent a vengeful dislike for our club. He predictably leapt into the peterborough mud slinging of the tomlin pursuit as this joker is a peterborough fan. I myself have not bothered with his odious talks##ite show for ages I would encourage others to do the same
Gally {Ed007's Note - I avoid the station altogether Gally.}

He claims to be a Peterborough fan- but from what I've heard he's actually an Arsenal fan. And a k**b.

The Patient

I listen to most other presenters on TS but avoid his show as he nothing more than a 'shock jock', says controvercial things to to get people riled and phone up. Absolutely no substance to his show whatsoever and that rounders guy who is on with him is just plain dense!

I don't know much about this situation but what does the guy expect during the transfer window?

I used to be a Southampton, Nottingham Forrest and Norwich Fan - not anymore ha!

How ridiculous, clown of a guy.

Your thinking of macanthony the peterborough owner a chancer in his own right i'm reffering to adrian durham who is a clown who does a show on talks#ite radio who has a vengeful opinion of celtic as a club
Gally

Aw I see Gally, I don't listen to and seen a bit the other day about this Peterbourgh guy.

Shows how much attention I paid to him that I didn't pick up his name.

Durham is the modern day McNee has to be controversial to keep himself in a job, as for the other presenter Yorkshire must be the place to nurture A$$holes!

03 Sep 2013 16:43:22
Extracts from a Celtic fan's and Sevco fans diary.
Diary of Seamus O'Halloran. (Celtic fan)
Wednesay 18September 2013
"Dear diary over in Italy to watch the bhoys, last night the Milanese threw a street party for the 10,000 bhoys here in Milan, oh what a hangover but it soon clears when Celtic win 2-1 away.
Diary of Billy Mason King. (Sevco fan)
"Dear diary the Bl. dy tim game is on tv (Sky AND STV) tv for me tonight Eastenders looks good.
Tuesday 1 October 2013 (Seamus)
"Dear diary 15 of us going to Celtic Park tonight,
some "refreshments" already taken.
11.30 pm "What a game 3-3. proud to be tim.
1 October 2013 (Billy)
Dear diary tims all over the tv, radio and papers,
oh well tv again tonight to watch "who do you think you are?" Even bl. dy tv having a dig.
Tuesday 22 October 2013 (Seamus)
"Dear Diary enjoying these CL nights Ajax put to sword 2-0 Pukki got both
22 October 2013 (Billy)
"Dear diary ffs fed up listening to all tims at my work and where I live (2 lucky wins and a draw no big deal)
Wednesday 6 November 2013 (Seamus)
"Dear diary some of the bhoys and I over in Amsterdam two days early to do some "window shopping" seeing so many t.ts reminds us of Sevco team and fans. Away to game.
A creditable 1-1 draw quite happy with another away point.
6 November 2013 (Billy)
"Dear diary really getting into these Eastenders plot lines.
Tuesday 26 November 2013 (Seamus)
"Dear diary big, big night tonight if we beat AC at Celtic Park guaranteed 2nd spot at least.
Just home from match 3-2 Celtic.(Mulgrew, Pukki and Balde goalscorers) last 16 here we come.
Monday 25 November 2013 (Billy)
"Dear diary in Arbroath for crucial league game tonight. staying over a few days, really hope tims get humped, anway probably no televsions out here in farmers country
Wednesday 11 December 2013 (Seamus)
"Dear diary over in Spain with 25,000 other tims.
Barcelona a "mini Seville" green and white everywhere. Good game beaten 3-1, oh well second place is good enough hail hail
11 December 2013 (Billy)
Got tv magazine in front of me, bl. dy tv at it again "One man and his dog" OK our crowds are down but George has promised a new boardroom "soon" He now has 30 followers on his facebook page. We are all going to Stenhousemuir on Saturday told it is a full house 3,000 bet tv do not tell that.

Extracts reprinted courtesy of Timalloy Publications

Lmao. Optimistic

A bit far feached tim
I mean a sevy watching a programe called Eastenders come on mate
HH
Thommyj

03 Sep 2013 12:21:48
With our qualification for the Champions League it is a great honour to be dining at the top table of European football this season.
But isn't it a pity that we didn't go out and buy a new outfit for the occasion by bringing in a bit of quality to replace what we have lost? Our new lads may or may not come good eventually but they aren't ready made replacements, and even the team we had last year would have needed improvement anyway.
It's a bit like a teenager studying hard all year for their GCSE's and then not bothering to turn up for the exam!

Hail Hail
ChrisBhoy

Dear oh dear and we ain't even played a game yet, at least wait to we get beat before moaning

Dannybhoy

Dannybhoy
It's all very well being passionate about our club but as in all walks of life reality plays a very important role too. Can you honestly say we are better prepared for this season's CL than we were last year?
My post is not a moan, it is a glimpse of reality and if you read the posts over the last few days you'll find that most people agree. We were given a chance to do something in the CL and we didn't take it.

Hail Hail
ChrisBhoy

Actualy my wording above was incorrect. What I meant to say was we have been given a chance to do something in the CL this year and we could have been a lot better prepared for it than we appear to be. That could be proven wrong but last year we entered with bags of enthusiasm and we were rewarded for it. There is a general sense of deflation this season and it hasn't even started yet. That isn't the fault of fans.

Hail Hail
ChrisBhoy

How prepared were the players last season? Wanyama, hooper, Wilson had never played champ league football along with most of the squad. Apart from our new signings all players have champ league experience. So does that not make us better equipped to deal with it.

@4.) I don't think it does, no. Just having CL experience doesn't necessarily mean you're better prepared for it. It's a team sport and the players we lost were all major contributors to the success we had last year.
And that's my point, we have lost the players who made the difference and got us through the group stage against quality teams.
On first impressions the players we brought in may not be able to fill the void. We could have been better prepared. You clearly don't agree and that's fine, but there are many who will.
Of course we will all support our beloved Celtic regardless of who wears a shirt but I think we'd all be a lot happier if we had taken the transfer window a bit more seriously. We can't get every player we want, we all know that.

Hail Hail
ChrisBhoy

@5 hooper, Wilson and wanyama were not the only players that made the difference in champ league, what bout big Fraser brilliant in all games, big sammy was he not our top goalscorer in Europe, efes defensive displays bar Juve lol. The players last year were champ league newbys now they've got experience beating the best ad afew signings who could turn out to be superstars. Borigter experienced games agsinst Real, Dortmund, man city. Pukki mite have played for shalke.
Certainly dnt think we're in a worse state anyway.

Adzactly know what I find abso hilliarios see the same people on here moaning you watch the first good result in Europe and they'll all be on here saying how well Lennon and Peter Lawwell and the board have done they make me laugh am very happy with the busniess wheve done this window and the people saying we're out and will not even get a point obviously haven't bn to park head on a European night these something abt at stadium something special about our ground so get behind the team these are great days and some people need to wake up and smell the coffee. On the road again joe bhoy

03 Sep 2013 09:36:20
A lot of the talk has been on aspects of the transfer window being disappointing, which to an extent I would agree regarding not adding one or two more faces. However I think both Stokes and Commons have come out the blocks all guns firing and look set to have their best seasons yet for Celtic (hoping I've not jinxed it). I really think if the team beds down quick enough we could have a chance albeit possibly small of coming up with an even bigger miracle than last season. On other points I think Ambrose is looking 10 times the player of last season and hope this continues. He seems to have got the point of not over playing in his own half! And on the new players VD looks a very good prospect, and if Derk can stay injury free he looks like the by line winger we have been missing for some time. Also here's hoping Pukki sets the plays on fire and Biton is our new tank in the midfield.

Chad

03 Sep 2013 00:40:02
Interesting post from the other side.

"Rangers have been magnificent to us! Drummer Lee Rigby's mum and step dad on This Morning! Fantastic!"

Unable to debate these sort of topics on their forum, so why not bring it onto this forum to get a decent debate going!

Having served 22 years in the RN I find this pathetic point scoring debating an absolute disgrace! Why do they believe that they are the armed forces darlings when it comes to their pathetic and cheesy attempts at this type of post! The fact is they withheld tax money that could have been used to strengthen military and also increase intel which would have prevented this tragedy from happening! But still they go on as if they are in the right and trying to play the victim in everything that they have brought upon themselves! {Ed007's Note - I seen a picture of their flyer for it and it gave me the boak. If his family agreed to that show of dis-respect of their son's name then they need to take a long hard look in the mirror, they can't be very intelligent, let's face it. Rigby's memory has been hijacked by scum like the EDL and BNP, (when was the last time you seen a drummer on the news in a warzone), so that should fit right in with the ethos over in Govan.
It's beyond cringe, what next.. Rangers do a sponsored Hide 'n' Seek to raise money for the Maddie fund? Sons Of Struth for Syria? They aren't Scotland's Shame for nothing you know, it is a warranted title.
Read this:

www.onfieldsofgreen.com/

Sons of struth for Syria. That has a nice ring to it. They can be the ten- 20

I'm ex raf mate and to be honest I find a lot of the H4H stuff a bit OTT at times. My nephew is a squaddie too, its all just got a bit to jingoistic /band wagony for me. Too many people who have never served or have any connections to the forces all suddenly wearing the t shirts. End of moan HH joe

Don't get me wring here as help fot heroes erskine and such charities di a sterlin job andcif anyone deserves their help then it's these guys but I think its a disgrace that after serving your country and some times returning with horific injuries to thrn be made to feel like a charity case is terrible these guy's and their families should be safe in the knowlege that while serving their country if the worst should happen then the government will take care of them medicaly and finacialy for the rest of their lifes so they don't have to rely on handouts or be wheeled out for others to gawp applaud and make them selves feel better for throwing a coin or two in a bucket
HH
Thommyj

I don't think we need to discuss this topic at all? I'm more interested in Celtic football club mate!
Mon now eh?
HH
Chris the tim 67

@3 Well I do think it's worth discussion and totally agree with @2, these people should be taken care of and not wheeled out to be gawped at when some tit feel's the need to rally the troops
Tambhoy

Www.onfieldsofgreen.com/
What a well thought out article .

We all appreciate the armed forces and the ultimate sacrifice these boys and girls make serving their country in hostile lands without hesitation and complaint; facing hidden enemies.
Many of them are from a diverse set of religious roots and practices and support all sorts of football teams in the UK and I can only imagine the thoughts going through their minds in time of terror and attack would be of their loved ones, they left behind.
For that mob of tax-dodgers to use them for publicity stunts and associate with them for convenient self platitude is galling.

03 Sep 2013 15:44:38
@6) I don't. Nor do I speak for everyone. Neither do you. pea

No football club has more fans in the armed forces, per capita, than any other. The rangers have already been rebuked publicly for this sort of stuff. They were pushing the lee Rigby thing in Sheffield. The vast majority of football fans realise it has nothing to do with football and leave the rigby family to grieve in peace.

Some great posts! Shows the difference between the two banter pages! An intelligent display of responses on here unlike the other site where a form of deprivation of free speech exists to ensure that the subscribers of that forum are the only people who have their own point of view through without hindrance! Is this why people like myself and the ex RAFfy chappy serve in our armed forces? No, the past and present members of the armed forces help to provide a place for us to voice our opinions and not be vetted by people to serve their own personal agenda (in practice) or ensure that only their outlook is promoted! To think that these people hijack tragic events such as this brave mans death is absolutely appalling!
And, in 22 years in the RN, I did not come across many serving rangers supporters at all! They have proven that these people are very happy sitting on their hands and letting everybody else go and do their dirty work! Is that why their club died in the first place!