Celtic Banter Archive September 08 2017

08 Sep 2017 22:59:09
Hi EDs don't know if u noticed or anyone mentioned after the game Wee PR looked as if he was limping a wee bit gave u heard anything?

{Ed007's Note - It looks like he was fine.}

08 Sep 2017 23:10:41
The wee man hasn't played much this season and was probably a bit stiff. BR came out after the game and said he had no injury worries after the game in view of Tuesday.

09 Sep 2017 00:41:30
That's good he had a great game again and it was interesting that him and Forrest played together the night Hamilton did not stand a chance.

{Ed007's Note - Why don't you come on the live chats during games, Ricardo?}

09 Sep 2017 00:44:11
OMG take a breath please paddy will b ok for Tuesday what will be will be and all that COME ON THE HOOPS, YAS HAIL HAIL THW ZOMBIES ARE DIED 😎😎😎😎.

08 Sep 2017 22:24:28
Good 3 pts tonight lots of positives and aye there goal was disappointing but it's hardly going to have a bearing on Tuesday. We could be immaculate against PSG and lose but but we are in there with the big boys whilst three quarters of Scotland either wash there hair or watch bellenders. Most of the PSG players won't have experienced anything like CP on a euro night and after watching Luxembourg get a draw against France the other night anything can happen . keep the faith bhoys ☘.

09 Sep 2017 00:06:00
Look PSG aren't that good, they only think they are good, and as long as everyone else thinks they are good, and play accordingly, they will appear good, just look at the English players in the EPL, with all the hype they are world beaters but in all the major competition's England always fall short, why because they are not that good, but they think they are good, but they get shown up, when the opposition don't treat them as if they are anything special, that is the way we have to treat PSG, the only thing special about them is the money, on the field, it's dukla pumpherstom against armadale thistle, or any other eleven against eleven.

08 Sep 2017 21:58:22
Bt desperate to get broony done my god let it go.

09 Sep 2017 17:48:11
Have to say guys, when I watched the highlights this morning I did notice that wee touch by Broony and to be honest I did think to myself 'Ooooh Broony, that's a sneaky one'. lol HH.

08 Sep 2017 20:44:39
Looking excellent up to half time!
Like the look of the Edouard and Roberts is playing fantastically.
Trust Sally to focus on a negative.

08 Sep 2017 23:13:03
Can't stand the man but he was very praising of us . Sinclair and Roberts in particular during it talk.

08 Sep 2017 18:47:13
Jozo playing.

08 Sep 2017 14:30:03
Just wanted to make a couple (or three) points.
I was talking to a couple of my die hard Tim pals and their attitude really surprised me, here is why.
Firstly they think we only need to turn up tonight to get the 3 points, but in my eyes, we all saw how tired team were against St Johnstone and instead of a rest most of the team have been playing hard international matches, add in some players being rested tonight and others short of match practice and then the plastic pitch, I think Hamilton will give us a difficult game, so we really need to approach game with correct attitude. Because say we draw tonight again and Aberdeen beat a poor Hearts team tomorrow we could be 4 points adrift and chasing them while trying to negotiate a difficult CL group.
This brings me on to the CL games, I do not know how prevalent there thinking is among Celtic fans, but they actually said to me "Bayern are not the same team as last year" and also "we will take maximum points from a poor Anderlecht"
Bayern's RESERVES would give us a hard game and Anderlecht are probably on a par with us, so there are no gimmes in this group.
My third point although not as big a worry is if we do drop points tonight, we know wee EBT mcCann will not let his team bust a gut tomorrow at ibrokes, thus guaranteeing sevco 3 easy points to boost their confidence.

08 Sep 2017 14:50:17
There can be no slip ups tonight Timalloy i think we made a mistake playing the same team against St Johnstone after a difficult CL tie and travel the players needed a break and we have shown in previous games the guys who have come in are more than capable. Lots of guys on international duty 2 games in 4 days so let's get Ralston, Miller, Eduard, Benyu etc in. Surely Paddy is fit enough to start he hasn't had many 90 minutes but he won't be far off he would have had a good pre seasons training.

08 Sep 2017 14:51:15
I've seen this "Not the same Bayern" talk and I only hope the team aren't so complacent. Only months ago they ripped Arsenal to shreds and now they've declined so much that it's practically a guaranteed 3 points at Parkhead? We could easily take an absolute doing of any of the teams in our group unless we're at our absolute best in every game.

08 Sep 2017 14:56:07
Tim what planet are you on? McCann will put a team out to win tomorrow you can be sure of that. Celtic will win with plenty to spare tonight, there is no doubt about that. The team are not tired more like finding their rhythm. Have a cold beer and relax.

08 Sep 2017 15:58:22
I'm like you Tim; if I have learned something following and supporting Celtic for over 5 decades - it's never get cocky or complacent, no matter who we are playing.
These international breaks are always a pest and you can look at it as inconvenient and tiring for some players, while others will have had time to rest and recover for tonight.
However, I am sure BR will take nothing for granted and hope he plays the strongest side available (plastic pitch considered) and he will remind them that we haven't won our last two games.

08 Sep 2017 20:59:59
Calm down tim, take it easy, 3-0 up at half time😎🚬.

08 Sep 2017 23:31:10
Dafabet correct again😎.

08 Sep 2017 11:32:05
XI vs Hamilton

Gordon

Lustig
Ajer
Jozo
Tienrey

Brown
Ntcham
Armstrong

Roberts
Edouard
Sinclair.

{Ed007's Note - I can't see Lustig and Simunovic starting tonight on that plastic pitch. I think our line-up will be more like this:

----------------Gordon--------
-Ralston----Ajer----Tierney----Miller---
---------Brown-----Armstrong---
-Roberts------Rogic------------Sinclair--
--------------Eduardo------

08 Sep 2017 12:05:39
My team would be

De Vries
Ralston Ajer Bitton Miller
Roberts Henderson Armstrong Sinclair
Macgregor
Dembele'

Let me explain do not risk players who looked tired or have have troble on Plastic truf. Let Roberts and Dembele' play as long as possible before being subbed

So Gordon, Lusnig and Simunovic no chance of injury

Tierney Brown, Ntcham and Forrest to get some rest as with Rogic as he travelled half way around the world

Armstrong who is coming into form as Captain and get some game time as with Macgregor. Edouard could come on for Dembele'

08 Sep 2017 12:16:48
What's the issue with a plastic pitch? Hamilton players play on it every second week and don't have injury concerns. Why is it a concern for our players? Just asking.

{Ed007's Note - It's not just our players, any player playing on it increases their chances of injury especially if they have underlying conditions. Accies have had their fair share of injury problems caused by the pitch. In one match Mikey Devlin done his cruciate ligaments and Thistle midfielder Ryan Stevenson was stretchered off after his boot caught in the surface, then Devlin suffered the same injury again last year.
Simunovic has a long standing knee problem and Lustig has his hip problems, both of which can easily be aggravated by playing on plastic pitches.}

08 Sep 2017 12:48:04
Gordon Ralston Bitton Jozo Miller Ntcham McGregor Forrest Armstrong Sinclair Edourdo.

08 Sep 2017 13:17:35
Thing with plastic pitches are this even though they appear soft and grass like. The conditions on the body are similar to running or playing on concrete with exception to the falling side. Causes the same or similar effects on body and will encourage any underlying symptons, just done my left quad on plastic pitch Monday and have given it some rice.

08 Sep 2017 13:43:50
Ed Rodgers is quoted earlier saying jozo needs games and he'll play tonight.

{Ed007's Note - I'm just hoping it doesn't prove to be a stupid decision we end up regretting. There's absolutely no reason to take such a high risk against Accies and I wouldn't be surprised if he misses the PSG game, playing on plastic really jars your joints when you run on it and players have said they feel 100-years old after playing 90 mins on Accies pitch. Rodgers himself said last season:

"It’s a notorious surface for picking up lots of injuries. The only one I would consider not playing on the pitch is Simunovic. Apart from that, all the others will be fine. We play the game because we have to. We are professional."

Only last month he said this when talking about Simunovic:

"He’s not an injury concern but we have to monitor it especially when you look at playing Kilmarnock and Astana away on artificial pitches."


I don't imagine Simunovic will be too happy with Rodgers decision either.
BTW I'm not doubting you, Steph, or Tim on the other thread, but where did you see or hear Rodgers say he'd be playing?}

08 Sep 2017 14:34:34
Joe mchugh on video celts. A agree it's daft but he didn't feature much if at all for Croatia n he maybe needs some game time before Tuesday.

{Ed007's Note - The big man's not Croatian anymore, he's switched to play for Bosnia but I know what you mean, he was on their bench and never got on.}

08 Sep 2017 15:05:53
That'll be why he never played for Croatia over the weekend then😂😂.

{Ed007's Note - It might have something to do with it.}

08 Sep 2017 16:16:01
Looking forward to seeing the new man up front.