Celtic Banter Archive July 09 2016

09 Jul 2016 20:16:04
more of the subs he used in the big switch should be starters. hoping he may of been resting them so they get a bit more game time in the qualifier.

09 Jul 2016 21:02:01
Forrest and rogic were good.

09 Jul 2016 21:13:24
Forrest crosses were terrible Mr green under hit or over hit his passes went behind our men which is a pity as he made some decent forward runs.

09 Jul 2016 22:06:47
DRB: true, however the real problem is this. right footed on left and vice versa, so unless you have a great left foot to put the crosses in you have cut inside every time, and if the full back is in any way clever he will know this and force you onto your week foot every time.

09 Jul 2016 22:09:53
His crosses would be better if he was on the right plus it's pre season players need time to get things up to speed.

09 Jul 2016 22:40:31
Drb it's pre season and it takes a bit of time to get up to speed plus he's right footed would be better suited on the right hh.

10 Jul 2016 07:16:41
Rogic was very good when he came on forrest took a shot that went for a throw in enough said about him the better any word on rogic getting a new contract signed?

10 Jul 2016 08:22:46
That was there 4th pretty season game and the qualifiers are on Tuesday so they should all be upto speed just now.

10 Jul 2016 08:37:09
Mr green what about every season since he broke through its his biggest failing.

10 Jul 2016 13:21:09
My Dad is pals with a fitness coach at Celtic and apparently he is just thick as mince. It's not through any lack of try apparently he just cannot follow simple instructions.

10 Jul 2016 19:36:30
Fitness coaches have never been noted for using their brain intelligently .
The strange thing I find is that forum posters know more than any of the last three Managers and their assistants about which is the correct side to play Forrest.

09 Jul 2016 19:59:18
Not enough penetration.
Rogic should be a starter.
Can't see the fuss people are making about Janko. Unconvinced he is a defender.

09 Jul 2016 20:27:12
There is no fuss Kev, it opinions, and mine matches yours!

09 Jul 2016 21:02:21
Janko bombed past their LB a few times but wasn't picked out. He played a good ball to Dembele who didn't finish. In terms of getting forward, which they will be encouraged to do in that set up, he'll be fine. They got in behind him a couple times though and a better side would cause us problems.

09 Jul 2016 18:55:20
Don't like this set up 433 with this set of players . ypung dembele has to yet prove his worth and is leading the line with our top scorer out wide mostly out of the game . midfield (brown biton johanson) as last year too slow to move the ball hopefully it's just a try out and not starting line up / system for season ahead as I think we could struggle as oppossitìon gets better in cl ties . hopefully lustig is back fit soon as janko is nowhere near as good as him.

09 Jul 2016 17:53:55
Robocop not shown game? .

HH

Chris1888.

09 Jul 2016 18:06:34
Dimsports in castaway game is on.

09 Jul 2016 18:29:27
Cheers mate. got the same kinda pic on sportsdevil anaw. but least ye kin stil watch it eh 😉

HH

Chris1888.

09 Jul 2016 10:51:03
I see GMS is out in the papers today saying that he played injured last season. Add that to Armstrong saying the same last week, Brown being rushed back early, Johansen struggling with a hip injury, Lustig the same and Jozo playing with a broken bone in his knee.

Considering at one time that could have been half a team is it any wonder we were so poor last season?

Also with the number of midfielders on our books it is unforgivable for guys to play injured and not do their best when there are so many other players to come in.

09 Jul 2016 11:48:09
If that was the case then the club medical staff need talking to. Players should also declare themselves unfit, managment should never let players play injured either. So we were rotten off the pitch aswell as on it.

09 Jul 2016 12:03:56
Managers will always let a player play injured if he thinks it is best for team.

09 Jul 2016 12:13:01
The diet consultant was not all he seemed to be, infact he was nowhere near what he seemed to be. Building a team of cloned super strong athletes seems now but a pipedream. Thank your gods that experiment had been shelved.

09 Jul 2016 12:54:12
Why/ how is that a pipedream TTTS? If more of our players have it in their routine and mentality from an earlier age there's no reason it can't work. And anybody that can't adjust their attitude towards diet, for their own progress and career, probably aren't ideal professionals to have around anyway.

09 Jul 2016 13:05:44
Sounds like GMs making excuses for poor performances, Johansen was out injured and failed 2 recapture his full fitness however still played well enuff, certainly better than some and his work rate is 2nd to none. Jozo played injured unknowingly, and didn't play after realising the issue, as for lustig he has ongoing issues so wouldn't class him in that category. Brown and Armstrong are workman like players that graft and Rd felt we needed that type in the team, for me injured or not you play and you still give 100%, if you aren't able to then the player has to say to the manager. This drives me crazy, you play football your whole life n some get 2 Celtic or whoever they sign for and it's like I didn't play good as I was injured, I can't play in a 4231 as I don't know where to stand or I'm being played on the left when I want to start central or the trainings 2 hard for me or I'm not chasing back I'm a forward etc etc I could go on but it's embarrassing. At least Rd took the brunt of the so called blame, despite many others failing him. Ah to be back in a time where football was proper n players weren't pansies and all about money.

09 Jul 2016 13:29:25
Is ridiculous to say, that you play injured or not, total madness, not only is the player risking long term incapacity after his playing career is finished, if your injured, you are a weak link in the team.

09 Jul 2016 14:51:18
In my opinion, we should be slow to either endorse or condemn the players who played or were required to play whilst not fit . We have no idea of the extent of the injuries last season, or the long term consequences of playing through the injury.

09 Jul 2016 15:03:39
I'm talking about the deila experience Jim Tim, it was a disaster from day 1.This is what this guy claimed to be his niche. We are now hearing of teams going on to the pitch with unfit players. So it is as plain as black and white that RD and HIS ideology were but a pipedream he was never in a position to deliver.

09 Jul 2016 15:54:47
The bottom line for me is that you aren't fit you can't give 100% and you are short changing yourself as a player and the fans.

It could be an excuse for poor performances as someone suggested but with 17 midfielders on our books we can't say that any of these guys needed to play injured.

09 Jul 2016 17:21:10
I M O I find it hard to count 17 midfielders in our squad . I have often seen us with a thin enough squad of midfielders for particular games .

09 Jul 2016 17:26:39
Guys managers play unfit players all the time.
Martin oneill played big mjallby on injections all the time.
Can mind him rushing agathe back for an old firm match and agathe ended up out longer.
It shouldn't happen but if you ask most old pros thetc will tell you it happens all the time.

09 Jul 2016 22:02:26
Point taken with Mjallby but that was when we had big Bobo and Valgaeren beside him plus he was a machine.

Bitton, Brown, Stokes, Boeriggter, Armstrong, Commons, GMS, Christie, Rogic, Allan, Mulgrew, Johansen, McGregor, Forrest, Roberts. There's 15 old Bhoy. 17 must have included Ajar, Nesbitt and Henderson with Derk out by that point.

10 Jul 2016 00:58:42
Nialh I hate to contradict u but surely you were referring to our current squad . We may have a bloated mid field in relation to numbers but Stokes is gone and Mulgrew isn't our footballer either, so at a stretch I make it 15 not 17 including Nesbitt who is very inexperience and is probably not ready yet .

09 Jul 2016 01:47:57
Really slim pickings in the site recently lads, sorry I don't have much input, don't really know anything bar what I hear on here. But surely we are trying to get some business over the line.. My thinking is, wee have 2 new guy in the squad and 5 have left. That's 3 less than wee had on an already oversized squad. Does any1 think we are going to have to show more players the exit door before anymore enter it?? Really slow dealings by Celtic as per usual. I hope PL doesn't think that just because we got dembele that the fans will be happy.

09 Jul 2016 02:47:14
He done the same last year mate when he got Boyata in early to make it look as if we were going to spend, then there was nothing until the end of the window with the other dud Ciftci. He forgets its the fans money, we give it so it can be invested in the team to make us successful, not to be hoarded in the banks.

{Ed007's Note - Pedro's done all he can, the decision ultimately lies with the player.}

09 Jul 2016 07:23:02
I am not big petes biggest fan but I will say the board has really stepped up. this season. Think it was always going to happen especially since the newest lubricant in Scotland got promoted at the second time of asking lol.

09 Jul 2016 08:24:10
dont think PL would get away with it this season, i think we will get a few quality signings in once more deadwood has been removed, i am a bit worried if we don't get a defender in b4 qualifiers tbh, if erik gets injured.

09 Jul 2016 08:26:03
Just a little more patience required i think lads. I know were all eager to get players in, but i'm sure the club are doing their business well and running a fine tooth comb over all potential signings. Too many mistakes have been made in recent years just trying to get bodies to fill the squad.

09 Jul 2016 14:53:17
Yes it takes two to tangle and we cannot rush the procedure, all will come to those who wait.