Celtic Banter Archive March 08 2015

08 Mar 2015 20:42:48
There are a few factors working against us at present:-
1)The injuries to the right backs, Commons and other players over the past few weeks and the 'cup-tied' duo are causing disruption to a settled and confident side.
2)There has been a reaction to the Inter games, plus pressures of consecutive games that are paramount in the hunt for trophies.
3)Most of the players have been there before, but there are a good few that are new to the demands and pressure associated with Celtic.

In recent games we have lost to Inter and St Johnstone and drew with Inter and Dundee Utd with a win against Aberdeen in the middle.
The form and confidence is wobbling and today we failed to beat 9 men with over half an hour to go with almost total possession - however United had almost as many chances as we had to win the game.

The result today showed our limitations - not in possession - but with finishing and that has been too familiar all season.
Griffiths is the only striker that seems capable of scoring but gets caught offside far too much.
Guidetti, Stokes and Scepovic (when he gets a game poor guy) can't buy a goal and Forrest is . Forrest

We have now given United a lifeline and a moral boost just to make things more difficult in the next three meetings and we now have the added problem of suspensions.

I was always against talking up the Treble - and I sincerely hope we can progress and prosper, but looking at the game today, the officials, the pitch, the saves of their keeper, a missed penalty and the amount of people willing us to fall on our backside. you can appreciate why so few managers have actually achieved it.
I will be absolutely over the moon if RD and the Bhoys can get their second wind and kick on from here;
It will be a miraculous achievement

08 Mar 2015 23:06:58
Forrest played very well for a spell in the second half . He was our star man for about 25/30 mins. Stokes did struggle. Guidetti was very disappointing but with refereeing as only he can, and the ridiculous state of the pitch it wasn't easy to get a rhythm going .

09 Mar 2015 08:02:35
agreed about the pitch guidetti and stokes but Forrest only sparked into life when he looked like he was getting taken off. I've been watching him closely the last few weeks and his energy levels and movement are very poor. When you watch Mackay-steven and the amount of sprints and defending he does in comparison

09 Mar 2015 15:49:37
The most important thing Deila could do was talk up the possibility of the treble . It certainly hasn't affected our progress towards are main objective the SPL which is in firmly our control. Why not talk about the treble, which is uniquely cherished by some in Scotland . Most foreign players couldn't give a hoot about winning domestic trebles . If you don't talk about them, they won't come about by chance

08 Mar 2015 20:10:23
I have taken the liberty of reading quite a few of the posts relatingto today's game, I have to say I have been really shocked to read the BBC report on BBC Scotland.

"Celtic skipper Scott Brown slid in on striker Ciftci, available for United after a successful appeal against a two-match suspension, and Van Dijk made an ugly challenge on Calum Butcher, who lashed out at the Dutchman while lying on the turf.

The first eight minutes were scrappy, but the character of the game changed when, after a flurry of heavy challenges in midfield, Thomson showed the red card to visiting centre-half Van Dijk and, inexplicably, United's Paton. Paton arrived on the scene just after, but it was the holding midfielder and not Butcher who was shown a straight red card, along with Van Dijk, who had tussled with Butcher after the United player retaliated."

What sort of report is that? - surely Celtic FC have to sya something about this, or are we going to take it again?

08 Mar 2015 21:48:26
The BBC are notorious scoundrels in journalism. I only tune in for the scores, which to their credit are generally accurate. Don't try to follow foreign policy that way, tho.

08 Mar 2015 23:10:58
It's not today or yesterday that Celtic fans have known not to believe or acknowledge anything in the MSSM . However some people still read and publicise it .

09 Mar 2015 10:51:48
We get it from every angle including the muppets on radio and the Celtic haters on SLY who can never say anything slightly impartial or - God forbid complimentary to Celtic.
The club, manager and players should be well aware of this and use it as motivation and fuel their determination to succeed.

08 Mar 2015 19:03:28
Terrible, Horrific Display, all the excuses already given in previous posts, for meNO EXCUSES ACCEPTABLE FOR NOT PUTTING DUNDEE AWAY, second rate performance, no one, not even Broonie standing up for a win. I really hope we can "" wing it" over the next few weeks, otherwise we are one year on and 3 yrs back

08 Mar 2015 19:17:54
Malky Celtic are an average side. I am not blaming RD. These are average players. I do u

08 Mar 2015 19:22:12
Over-reaction mate. Just sleep on it.

08 Mar 2015 19:48:00
you reaction is a joke. was a tough match considering conditions and the officials.

08 Mar 2015 19:50:19
There keeper had a great game today. The ref and the pitch ruined what could of been a great game

We all know the weak links and if this wasn't in the cup they wouldn't of played

It's not a defeat and we are still in the cup and on a proper pitch we will put them away

08 Mar 2015 19:51:43
Defo over reaction wasn't best display today but what u expect when u play 3 diddys in stokes forrest and bombscare so when u think about it done not to bad today 8 players vs 9 lol

08 Mar 2015 20:03:09
I am just glad to still be in the competition, I thought when we missed the penalty we were destined to go out.
I think referees should be held to account for their decisions, if they cannot see incidents that are happening right in front of them, then they shouldn't be refereeing.
I bet Specsavers must be embarrassed sponsoring this lot.

08 Mar 2015 21:11:22
You two are a pair of clowns, we had gms and Armstrong cup tied, lustig and Mathews missing, commons last years player of the year missing our most commanding center half sent off after 5 mins and were playing on a terrible surface and your synopsis based on this is were shite, away a gimmie peace.

09 Mar 2015 16:09:14
Forrest played well, despite the idiot of a celtic fan who half climbed over fence to get at him Green and white knight .
Have you watched Celtic recently . Ambrose has played in all four back four positions and has played very well. I honestly think some people are judging Ambrose on non football reasons. The idiot that was leaning out mouthing abuse at Forrest should never be allowed at a Celtic match again . Deila and his managers spend a large portion of their time boosting the confidence of the players, it doesn't help if contributors on here think they are funny with smart derogatory comments .

08 Mar 2015 17:43:10
Talking up our chances of a treble i've always quoted that we need luck. Would never expect a treble. Certainly wouldn't demand one. Today is a prime example and could have easily went against us. Awful refereeing, missed opportunities, underperforming players, a bad pitch. Can all go against you in a one off and we were hit with all of them today. So, well done bhoys for getting through it. The treble is still on.

08 Mar 2015 17:31:41
Ed can you appeal a straight red card?

A cannot remember if it is 2 yellows that you cannot appeal or a straight red mate?

Obviously thinking of VVD

{Ed007's Note - Yes we can appeal it.}

08 Mar 2015 18:45:23
Ed

Any idea what else can happen with retrospective action and how quickly?

Surely Ciftci will get a ban for booting Brown in the napper. Also could the player who should have been sent off instead of Paton be banned? And also the dive for the penalty. Dirk got 3 games for a dive at the beginning of the season for less.

Green tinted glasses on but having watched the incident 5+ times I still can't see what VVD did wrong.

{Ed007's Note - I have no idea.}

08 Mar 2015 19:19:55
UTD will get Paton's red rescinded for wrong identity . I think Virgil won't because he plays for Celtic . The diver will get off because he will plead he didn't know he was diving . ( it worked for the Rangers goalkeeper who broke the betting laws 77 offences I think, one match suspension)

08 Mar 2015 20:16:43
As far as I'm aware butcher won't get banned if it's the same rules as down in England with the oxlaide chamberlain/gibbs mix up

Virgil red will probably stand as stated above and surely ciftci should be looking at a hefty ban

Thomson and his mate should be put on an indefinate holidaY

08 Mar 2015 23:07:05
@Chris, did you not see VVD kick out at Utd player? Or did you have green tinted specs on. Both should have been sent off for kicking out though mistaken identity for UTd player. Browns challenge was borderline red.(possible booking) Cifti defo red.

08 Mar 2015 23:22:43
Thompson and his mate will be on special bonuses .

09 Mar 2015 21:29:04
Rayman, if I had green tinted glasses, I would be proud to use them whilst watching Celtic . Just because referees seem to have an anti green glare, doesn't mean we have to have the same. I don't know of any Celtic supporter who doesn't have a pro Celtic bias .

08 Mar 2015 16:34:45
RD needs to work his magic now, get the subs on now!! In RD we trust!

08 Mar 2015 16:28:52
You wonder why Scottish football is subject to such ridicule?

That playing surface and that officialdom FFS!

Farcical / Awful does not cover it

A think Thomson even now knows it this early folks he has made an arse of it!

Sick of looking at that Stokes looking so lack-a-daisy

08 Mar 2015 16:24:50
Absolute disgraceful refereeing, if that thug isn't punished post-match the SFA are a bigger bunch of reprobates than I thought. Dundee UTD should be two men down. As for the penalty the kid hasn't been on his feet the whole game any time he's had a 50-50 he's fell over like a bag of washing didn't get touched at all. Even with two refs and 4 linesmen on match days they'd still manage to make more than 50% "honest mistakes"

08 Mar 2015 16:22:38
3 players have now scored against celtic that should not have been on the pitch. Guarin for inter. Swanson for st johnstone and now ciftci. what's the odds that paton gets his red overturned for mistaken identity and van dijk's stands?

08 Mar 2015 15:49:08
So Ciftci kicks Brown in the head, Butcher kicks out at Van Dijk with no retaliation

Yet Van Dijl and Paton sent off??

Butcher and Ciftci should be the 2 walking

08 Mar 2015 15:56:58
Almost word for word what I was going to post kev because I wasn't sure if I had seen it right. I was going to add that Patons red card will be recinded straight away for mistaken id. Vvd will prob miss the cup final now.

08 Mar 2015 15:57:16
Ciftci certainly. He probably shouldn't even have veen allowed to play. Thug. Kicks and pokes all the time. Can see Brown getting sent off yet.

08 Mar 2015 16:21:22
Didn't Paton have a wee punch in the ribs before the second kick? This referee has been worse than the Inter one so far.

08 Mar 2015 10:38:24
Does anybody know of a site to stream today's match? don't get it over here. Thanks in advance, and go crush'em!

08 Mar 2015 13:10:04
I've used usagoals for a while. Doesn't often fail.

08 Mar 2015 13:37:45
VipLeague.is best site I know.

08 Mar 2015 13:56:21
Can I ask you Norwegianred has there been any Nordic players linked with a move to Celtic in the papers over there if you don't mind, Thanks (y)

08 Mar 2015 14:21:42
I agree with cprs1. VIPLeague is the best one.

08 Mar 2015 14:23:58
Sportstream.tv, best site i've seen, even for home games

08 Mar 2015 22:57:49
Thanks for the help guys, loved watching the game ruined by a stinking ref and a bad pitch. You'll kill them at the park!
Havnt heard much JamieBhoy, but Deila likes to hold his business a secret untill the signing is complete, so I think more will show during the summer.