Celtic Banter Archive August 05 2018

05 Aug 2018 19:08:13
Hi Ed. Not a really Celtic related post.

I just wanted to know which players you rate in Scotland out with Celtic?

{Ed007's Note - I like Stevie Mallan, Florian Kamberi and John McGinn from Hibs. Chris Cadden at Motherwell and Ziggy Gordon at Accies could play at a higher level, say for a Hearts or TRIFC but not for us. Uche Ikpeazu at Hearts looks like he could shine for them and Scott McKenna could turn out a player but for now Hendry is superior to him.}

05 Aug 2018 19:38:26
I think Cadden could be coached into another Armstrong quite easily, in fact i would be surprised if we never had a nibble next season.

05 Aug 2018 20:03:40
A thought he was more of a wide player fg.

05 Aug 2018 22:02:19
And there is young Cochrane at Hearts as well.

{Ed007's Note - Folk from Larkhall don't count.}

05 Aug 2018 22:54:14
Now I'm not sure if folk is the right word for the breed you are referring to.

{Ed007's Note - That's my 'keezins' you're talking about!! I'll be telling my mam you're badmouthing her family. :-D

06 Aug 2018 08:16:16
@mally . I actually think the boy would be a revelation at full back. good engine and can tackle. Could cover our right side nicely.

06 Aug 2018 01:41:29
Ooft ed is your lineage from out Larkhall way? How did u manage to escape their clutches? Was it luck or intelligence? never mind I guess it was the rub of the green. 🍀.

{Ed007's Note - My mum comes from one of the biggest and most notorious Larkhall familys and when she married my dad most of them cut her off except her wee sis who's the only one I bother about, years later when they all buried the hatchet and tried to talk to me I told them to bolt.}

06 Aug 2018 20:59:13
Aye your quite right mate anyone who cuts their kids out there life is not worth the hassle, it would kill me if ma kids never spoke to me, it would never happen tho cos I wouldn't let it.

{Ed007's Note - Exactly, Steph. (yes)

05 Aug 2018 15:27:42
Put a question out there to more knowledgeable fans than me. Would billy bremner managed a game for the lisbon lions, Was a tim at heart.

05 Aug 2018 16:04:22
He would have played against some of the lions in the European cup semi final in 1970. I think his dad would not let him join us.

05 Aug 2018 17:14:28
Are you asking would Bremner have got a game for the Lisbon Lions?

If that is your question then you need to consider Bremner's position which was Right Half (right centre midfield) or Outside Right (right winger) .

Bobby Murdoch player Right Half and Jimmy Johnstone played Outside Right.

As I never saw any of these players play, then I don't see myself as being qualified to answer that. Perhaps someone who say the lions and Bremner play could.

06 Aug 2018 01:45:12
If what ged says is true and he let his da stop him, then naw he wouldn't have cut it with us cos he would've crumbled under the pressure of playing against 12 men on a Saturday.

05 Aug 2018 10:55:22
So Ntcham is a big doubt for Wednesday night. If only there was a midfielder to slot in and replace him, after being here for a few weeks after moving from another Scottish team, and now settled into the squad . . .

So its either Koussi who Rodgers clearly doesn’t fancy and offers little going forward, or McGregor dropping back from the attacking positions that he’s being playing so well in.

Smashing.

05 Aug 2018 12:07:33
Fair point, LM, well put.

I do think either Kouassi slotting in (he shows some of the qualities of Ntcham) , or McGregor playing further back with Rogic starting, are pretty reasonable options however. I wonder if Allen or Christie might come into things too if Ntcham's creativity and passing are something we want to duplicate (as far as possible) . I also wonder if Ajer ever trains in his former midfield role. Biton is injured, right? Anyway, there are many attractive permutations.

05 Aug 2018 12:28:13
It re-enforces the point that we have plenty of quality when all of the first team are fit, but when we invariably pick up three or four injuries - or absences, we struggle to replace important players, as too many of the current squad are not CL standard.

05 Aug 2018 15:17:46
Cavalcanti. What ate the attractive permutations? We are short in thst position. If Brown or N"tcham are injured we are light. We have a strong 23 man squad. After that we ate struggling.

05 Aug 2018 18:56:03
Should have written strong 13 man squad not 23.

06 Aug 2018 01:49:23
Oab any team would struggle with the injuries we have cos anyone they bring in would be short of match fitness. We can't have a full squad at first team level cos they wouldn't be happy warming the bench in the spl.

05 Aug 2018 08:34:46
Ok a win, but far from flawless. Pluses for me were we do seem to move the ball quicker and have tinkered with the front four slightly. Another lift was Rogic who looked strong and sharp, jeeze feet like a Ballerina that boy.

I would like to think though we played in the lower gears, more so with the early goal, and that's right given the week we have ahead. Midweek will be tough, followed by maybe the worst time to visit swinecastle given their result, so we had good reason to conserve energy.

These next two games, high pressure given the season has just started, will tell us a lot about this team, and maybe the weakness as well.

05 Aug 2018 10:48:48
Big tam! What can u say, 3 clicks of his boots and 4 livi players were sent to Kansas 🤣 truly is the wizard of oz . He looked hungry and up for it . Apart from losing a goal, my only negative was Mikey Johnston's decision making . Thought he could have shot first time when played through and got in griffs way a few times . But through first team games I expect him to come on leaps and bounds with experience.

05 Aug 2018 12:32:34
My only 'complaint' if you can call it that after such a dominant performance, was the lack of proper reward with more goals.
I suppose it's early doors and the sharpness will come, but that was by far the easiest season opener I can remember for a while and 3-1 (like the home game against Rosenberg) didn't reflect the game.

05 Aug 2018 14:50:09
Fgj its the same team as last year, we already know what they are all about lol. I can see us putting 3 or 4 past Athens and Tynecastle will be a stroll 👍.