11 Aug 2017 19:33:31
Just listening to Chris Sutton on BT saying how this celtic team is not as good as the team that Beat Astana last year. What a load of rubbish. He then says that Celtic need to do everything they can to get Paddy Roberts in for the game. As the deadline has passed for the play off round it doesn't matter if we get him in before Wednesday as he cannot play. Sutton the expert?

{Ed007's Note - You can make a wildcard signing up until midnight of the day before the first leg, Tuesday for us.}


1.) 11 Aug 2017
11 Aug 2017 19:42:48
Though I don't agree we are weaker you might want to get things right when slagging people aff Edg.


2.) 11 Aug 2017
11 Aug 2017 19:45:09
When we played astana last year janko oconnel were in back 4.


3.) 11 Aug 2017
11 Aug 2017 20:35:41
Good point Mally. I'm sure Efe was on the bench if not starting too.


4.) 11 Aug 2017
11 Aug 2017 20:48:11
We are mentally the strongest we have been in years. We are only weaker because moussa and boyata are injured. Also when we played astana last year wasnt roberts injured anyway.


5.) 11 Aug 2017
11 Aug 2017 21:31:05
line up from last home tie
Gordon
Janko
Lustig
O'Connell
Tierney
Brown
McGregor
Armstrong Substituted for K Touré at 61'
Roberts Substituted for Johansen at 31'
Forrest Substituted for Dembele at 75'
Griffiths.


6.) 11 Aug 2017
11 Aug 2017 21:34:19
And was moussa not playing second fiddle to griffiths and boyata not getting a look in?


7.) 11 Aug 2017
11 Aug 2017 21:44:09
My only worry is only one CH and one CF going into such a big game.


8.) 11 Aug 2017
11 Aug 2017 21:46:45
Guys we consistently play players out of position this season, that tells me that we don't have enough cover in the squad.


9.) 11 Aug 2017
11 Aug 2017 21:49:54
Looked good for first 20 mins but Sinclaire has really gone backwards. We just picked too many poor passes. Bitton is never a centre half. Forrest can't open up defences, Hayes not what we need. If BR does not think we need another striker then I am lost for words. We don't play Griff in case he gets an injury and if he does pick up an injury what do we do? We need to buy a centre half and a striker and do it quick.


10.) 11 Aug 2017
11 Aug 2017 23:27:59
No mate Roberts played.


11.) 11 Aug 2017
11 Aug 2017 23:36:01
Apologies I didn't realise that an emergency signing could be made. Perhaps I will check and then double check my facts Kev before I give an opinion although you agree with me?


12.) 12 Aug 2017
12 Aug 2017 10:16:21
Having to make emergency signings at all is a sign of bad, even worse, complacent planning. Everybody knew we needed a CB even if Boyata and Shev were fit. They a both bomb scares. Cover for FB after Izzy left. Replacing Roberts with Hayes, who was so out of his depth in Rosenberg, that it was easy to see why Aberdeen eff up every year. Armstrong saga dragging on and Ntcham hasn't found his killer forward pass yet. I think Armstrongs a better player and not playing Rogic astounds me. Hayes getting on before him is bewildering.

If we get through I hope lessons are learned. I doubt that very much though. I had great hopes our CL preparation would change. We were supposed to have things sorted to make qualification easier. That's what Rogers said. Well, it hasn't happened and we go into these games hoping we have a striker and a midfield player at CB.

That is just not good enough. We are praying Paddy comes back, we need him on Wednesday. Forrest and Hayes combined couldn't lace his boots.