23 Feb 2018 11:18:00
This season's European campaign has shed a harsh light on the problems of having a (relatively) small budget and having to rely on too many young players in big games. Last night was the exact same team that completely outclassed Zenit 7 days previously. Is there really much BR can do about that? Especially when you look at the state of the goals? One criticism is that the money is there to recruit a higher class of player and the club are unwilling to do so. We need to strengthen in the summer; properly this time.


1.) 23 Feb 2018
23 Feb 2018 13:40:39
Kev. i agree somewhat with you . but this is the worst run of injuries i think I've seen . gordon . boyata . commper. roberts . armstrong . griff. all who would've played at some point if not started last night. guys who could've filled in biton and hayes also injured . add to that lustig who is struggling with fitness imo (and his replacement Ralston was also out long term) . aligned with that (re budget ) two of our best players (money signings) from last season Sinclair and dembele just are not performing. should the board give br more money for better quality. Of course. but it's how the money is spent . if he was told he could spend 8 million on a player of standing would he have brought in kouassi and ntcham? Should that 8 mill been spent on either a quality goalie or ch which imo where areas that needed improving more .? And 1.3 for hayes and letting the better (imo) Christie leave on loan.


2.) 23 Feb 2018
23 Feb 2018 14:14:02
I always want any Celtic team to have young talent in it, but there has to be more experience throughout. We have the money to buy a better GK, RB and CB in the summer and it needs to be done imo. It’s been the case since last season that when Sinclair doesn’t play, or play well, Dembele doesn’t play well so we need to try and sort that out somehow.


3.) 23 Feb 2018
23 Feb 2018 14:36:58
Commper couldn't have played, which kinda puzzled me why he was bought when he was cuptied for the Europa league.


4.) 23 Feb 2018
23 Feb 2018 14:54:00
The incredible unbeaten season was never going to be equaled and when you take away players like Dembele, Griffiths, Armstrong, Rogic and Roberts for large parts of this season, along with additional losses like Gordon, Boyata, Hayes and Biton and the poor form of Lustig, Sinclair and Simunovic in several games - then it's probably amazing we are where we are at present - Always look on the bright side HH.


5.) 23 Feb 2018
23 Feb 2018 16:17:31
Forgot about that aindoh.


6.) 23 Feb 2018
23 Feb 2018 16:44:32
There are teams left in the Europa league that get far less income than we do. They spend less in players than we do, they have much smaller crowds than we do.

We were rubbish home and away against Zenit. 14 corners over two games and not one reached a celtic player. Even worse all 14 were taken by the same player.

In what way is that right? Anyone could see after 20 minutes last Thursday than ncham.

{Ed007's Note - What teams get less income than us, Viktoria Plzen and then who? 15 of the last 16 all have vastly superior income to us. In fact if you look at some of them we're more used to seeing them in the latter stages of the CL.}


7.) 23 Feb 2018
23 Feb 2018 16:45:25
Cont. anyone could see after 20 minutes ncham couldn’t take a corner yet we persisted for 180 minutes.