24 Aug 2016 10:17:29
Alrite ED! So do u think Brendan will be rethinking the only getting 1 player mate? On the evidence of last nite we need another 2 or 3 IMO! The right back should be a priority if lustig isn't going to be able to play as much! Janko is an awful footballer! Watching him last nite was like watchn a car crash in slow motion! Woeful! I've said already about the need for a top quality midfielder to. mcgrergor isn't up to it in these matches and bitton has went backwards! Wouldn't say no to another striker to! What u think ED?

{Ed007's Note - I don't think Janko's awful, he's more than capable of doing a job in Scotland for us and he isn't even 21 yet, what help did Forrest give him last night?
Janko and McGregor are both more than capable of doing a job on the domestic front and both have the potential, and plenty of time, to improve.}

1.) 24 Aug 2016
24 Aug 2016 11:08:01
ED u seriously didn't think janko was awful Last nite? I thought he was shocking! I actually felt sorry for him he was that bad! I was stunned to see him out in the 2nd half! I'll give u that him and mcregor could do a job against spl teams but in Europe thee not the answer! Mcgrergor was like a wee lost boy out there last nite! So do u think we'll bring in more than one player mate?

{Ed007's Note - I didn't say Janko wasn't awful last night, but we could say the same for the other 10 players out there too, why single Janko out when Forrest done nothing. Gordon, although he saved a penalty that would have eventually seen us go out, had a hand in conceding both goals, KT at the first goal was standing in no man's land not knowing whether to go to a man or go to the near post. Poor organisation from the GK and defence costing us again. That's the worst performance I've seen from young KT. And what did our new star man Sinclair do? Griffiths and then Dembele were anonymous and Brown and Bitton can only play together in a 3 man CM, just having those two in there doesn't work, why can we all see that and Rodgers' can't? This is the CL and is a brand new experience to a lot of our players and we're on a learning curve again thanks to the board's lack of investment in the last 3/4 years.
James Forrest falls into the same category as Janko, McGregor, O'Connell and Armstrong, good enough for the SPFL but nowhere near the level needed in Europe, the difference is Forrest won't get any better or any more consistent after all this time. McGregor just seems to be the next in the pecking order to get blamed for everything that goes wrong after Ambrose and Johansen.
There's still question marks hanging over Griffiths at this level as well and as our only natural goalscorer I think it's vital that another quality striker is brought in, if LG happened to get injured we'd be really struggling.
If Rodgers is planning to go with a back 3 in Europe we need a right sided wing-back brought in as Lustig will be the RCB in the 3. To be honest I'm not sure young KT can play as a wing-back either but he's young enough to learn and adapt his game. Sticking with that 3 at the back we'll need either Rogic or A.N. Other to play in the MF 3 with Brown and Bitton (Johansen next to Brown?) to provide an attacking option in there
Forget Janko being awful for a minute, the manager's performance was the worst of the night. From a terrible team selection to his substitutions and tactical changes, Rodgers got nothing right last night. People were quick to slag RD's 4-2-3-1 but Rodgers 4-3-3 is actually worse to watch.}

2.) 24 Aug 2016
24 Aug 2016 11:28:20
Janko was out for nearly a year with a bad ankle injury and I tihnk he has shown in spells what a good player he could be. He is young, needs work on the defensive side of his game but in the SPFL he will spend most of the game on the front foot. I tihnk last night highlighted inexperience from him but agree that Forrest didn't offer anything. Is it just me that thinks James only lays when we are running all over teams and when it gets tough he does the usual disappearing trick. In the forst 5 mins last night he rubbish out of 2 tackles, fixed his hair, pulled up his socks and didn't track the runner. Is the boy Gunther at Reading still available for £1million, a decent buy, defender first, winger second.

3.) 24 Aug 2016
24 Aug 2016 12:25:19
totally agree Ally. Janko will learn but Forrest was no help what so ever. at least Sinclair tracked back to help keep. I thought we should have played 5 at the back to start with. but the only thing that matters is we are in the draw.

4.) 24 Aug 2016
24 Aug 2016 12:35:04
The difference being that we have qualified for the CL, I hope BR doesn't go down the road of continuing to play Janko, no matter how bad his form is, in the vain hope the more games in the first team is the best way to get his form back, don't think him playing badly in thd first team is good for the team or for his confidence, McGregor is a good enough forward but noway is he a midfield player, Biton is vastly overated, but the thing is we have qualified, that's a hurdle tgats been overcome, it must have been on the players minds about failing at this stage in the previous two years, I would expect the team to be much more relaxed and confident in the group stages, whoever they play, they will probably be the underdogs, and with a proper manager in place now I expect great things.

5.) 24 Aug 2016
24 Aug 2016 12:59:06
Just posted up the page about Forrest giving Janko nothing. I'd like to think if we went and spent that "8m" on a "marquee signing" they wouldn't be so damned after a couple of bad games (in amongst some good games) . Jeez I sound like Chris Old Bhiy.

{Ed007's Note - Janko's not even 21 and already he's been written off, the same happened with O'Connell after a preseason friendly! It's a common trait in modern Celtic (football in general?) supporters, one bad game means your time at the Club should be over - depending on who the player is of course.}

6.) 24 Aug 2016
24 Aug 2016 13:32:10
Not writing Janko off, just don't think playing him in high pressure games when he has not been playing well is a good idea, it just means he gets sll the provebial on his head, when he has a bad game, wish there was a return to the old reserve league, where players could get a chance to get their form back.

7.) 24 Aug 2016
24 Aug 2016 16:34:18
I think we should have a B team aindoh. Not sure if it's been put forward before. It wouldn't just aid us. I'm sure plenty folk would pay to go to other clubs grounds too. In the Championship for example some TOTAL attendances are several hundred, so probably just a handful of away fans there?