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18 Jan 2024 17:08:59
Young Mackenzie Carse is on his way to a loan move with Queens Park.
Wishing the bhoy well as he's a cracking player and should be back a better and harder player. Definitely one for the future if he takes his chance.
1.) 18 Jan 2024 22:50:20
Hi is a Player.
10 Jan 2024 18:30:30
Another Celtic B player, Northern Ireland's Ben Wylie now signed for Cliftonville.
Good luck and hope your injuries are behind you.
08 Jan 2024 22:43:03
Looks like young Johnny Kenny is about to secure a second loan deal with Shamrock Rovers.
1.) 09 Jan 2024 08:23:10
Another wasted project.
20 Oct 2020 09:54:23
Has the team line-up for Thursday been leaked yet?
Is Brown and Ntcham named in it?
1.) 20 Oct 2020 11:22:16
If ntcham plays in either Thursday or sundays games it will send me over the fkn edge! Turnbull has to be given a run of games now!
2.) 20 Oct 2020 13:07:10
Thursday team
Barkas
Ajer
Taylor
Duffy
Walsh
Turnbull ( inside right of mid)
Lexalt
Brown
McGregor
Christie
Ajeti
Subs
Eddy
Griff
Ajeti
Ntcham
Turnbull
Bain
Klimala
Moi
Prediction Celtic nil ac milan ( more than nil )
3.) 20 Oct 2020 13:38:16
Thought it was only the Establishment who had Brothers, but clearly Turnbull and Ajeti have also.
4.) 20 Oct 2020 14:34:05
Let's get turnbull in and give him a run he's talented and will show heart unlike that wimp ntcham and we have to start giving soro some game time.
5.) 20 Oct 2020 15:34:10
If Soro comes in and plays well in Brown's position what would Lennon do
Soro seems to have a lot more energy and plays the ball forward.
6.) 20 Oct 2020 15:39:04
Ntcham has had more than enough chances and can’t be trusted to battle when it’s needed.
I will give Elyounoussi one more chance because he at least tried on Saturday.
But he is another one that can usually do more than he is producing.
Also when Edouard comes back he will need to up his game considerably because I feel he is another player who isn’t pulling his weight and it isn’t fair on his teammates.
7.) 20 Oct 2020 15:58:02
For me brown has to be dropped, soro and turnbull rotated instead. Shape changed to 4-4-2 and more play going through middle. I'm beginning to think Bain is a better option in goal. Against Milan I would go
GK Bain
LB Laxalt
CB Welsh
CB Duffy
RB Ajer
LM Moi
CM Soro
CM McGregor
RM Frimpong
ST Ajeti
ST Eddy.
8.) 20 Oct 2020 17:36:33
Phil, I'd have Welsh as RB as he's played there a lot in the Development Squd and hasn't looked out of place and could easily fit into the RCB if going to a 3. I'd also have Christie instead of Moi as without Brown and Ntcham the team would be more fluent and I think he's thrive in that setting. Agree with you about Bain. Another option would be to have Klimala instead of Frimpong as Klimala has more of an attacking threat and likes the RHS, but that may leave that side a bit weak.
So,
Bain
Welsh
Duffy
Ajer
Laxalt
Klimala
Soro
McGregor
Christie
Ajeti
Edouard.
9.) 20 Oct 2020 17:36:49
We aren't going to take brown out of a European game. We need his experience. But I agree he needs to be roated with soro.
10.) 20 Oct 2020 17:48:07
No way will lemon play 2 up top. Where is big Julian? If rumours are right him and lemon had a dust up at training. Was on the bench before the internationals now he has a knock? Interesting. Oh first time posting.
11.) 20 Oct 2020 17:58:45
Cory so what happens next season in your opinion? Offer Brown another contract even although he is not the same player, but because he has experience? The only way for players to get experience is by playing.
12.) 20 Oct 2020 18:59:48
barkas
ajer
welsh
duffy
laxalt
brown
christie
eddy
turnbull
mcgregor
ajeti
4/ 1/ 4/ 1
maybe not in europe but in scotland brown could sit himself moving mcgregor forward were for me he influences the game more. for me that is a good exciting team with the potential to play some fantastic stuff.
13.) 20 Oct 2020 21:09:48
Stengo the Turnbull in the starting line up is the 1 we signed from motherwell . the Turnbull sub is the one that played at st johnstone.
The ajeti in the starting 11 is the fit one that was ready and raring to go ( pictured in Italy) thin as a rake
The one on the bench is the one struggling to keep the pounds off
So there is 2 of each
Nonetheless, that will be the 11 for Thursday!
14.) 20 Oct 2020 22:23:31
There’s been a few imposters already this season Lubo.
15.) 20 Oct 2020 23:08:48
I know Buzz but we need to keep believing until something happens that technically kills off our challenge. We have faced adversity before. This does feel a little different because the quality is questionable. There's depth in terms of head count but quality cover and the right attitude?
That's the battleground for us
Fingers crossed eh?
16.) 21 Oct 2020 00:55:29
Ajer is not a centre back, his best position is right back, he just doesn't have it at centre back and he is too clumsy for midfield, so if Elhamed is unavailable anytime, I would have him as right back, the centre back pairing should have been settled by now, two competent defensively sound centre backs would give the goalkeeper confidence, but we seem to chop and change between one, two, three every game, at the minute I would give Walsh and Duffy a chance, although that's not because I think they might be any good, but because with Julien injured, there is not much choice, but hey ho, why not try them,
Taylor is the best left back we have
so his name should be first on the teamsheet
In midfield I would have McGregor as the holding midfielder with Turnbull, Christie and Soro and with Ajeti and Griffiths up front.
17.) 21 Oct 2020 17:32:46
4.3.3 - 4.5.1
Barkas
Frimpong
Laxalt
Duffy
Ajer
Turnbull
Brown
McGregor
Christie
Ajeti
Elyounoussi.
18.) 22 Oct 2020 14:48:33
Doesn't matter who starts or what formation we play, will take 0-3 to Milan, any more than that it's an embarrassment.
19.) 22 Oct 2020 17:03:14
Bain? Have a word with yourself.
20.) 22 Oct 2020 18:29:06
Stengo
Team is same as Saturday but for klimala and moi out griff and ajeti in.
07 Oct 2020 12:47:57
Karamoko may go out on loan in January. Amiens sounded out Celtic for a season long loan but Celtic didn't feel the team in the French Ligue 2 was the one they wanted him to go to.
1.) 07 Oct 2020 12:59:05
Do you know if he wants to stay at Celtic beyond 2021?
2.) 07 Oct 2020 15:01:52
No idea Celtic_mad. It would be good but it'll be more down to his parents and advisers. If there's going to be a restructuring at the end of this season, assuming we do cross the 10 line and more of the established players leave to either test themselves or get more money, then there should be an increased chance that youngsters will then be developed. As I've said a couple or so times before, this Development Squad is the most potent I've seen for years.
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06 Apr 2024 10:33:41
Sevco will have a good idea of how we'll line up. Hope BR throws a curve ball by playing both Kyogo and Idah and have Kyogo and Maeda working on Tavpen.
I'd go 3-5-2 with Hart - Welsh, CCV, Scales - Johnston, O'Riley, Hatate, Calmac, Maeda - Idah, Kyogo.
I'd leave Kuhn and any others to freshen things up on the 60 minute mark.
1.) 06 Apr 2024 14:06:40
Kuhn been our best player last couple of game let's reward him by dropping him to the bench.
2.) 06 Apr 2024 17:27:48
The majority of our fans will want the same selection predicted by Celtic Fans TV.
Hart
Johnston, CCV, Scales, Taylor
O’Riley, Calmac, Hatate
Khun, Kyogo, Maeda.
3.) 06 Apr 2024 19:57:55
Rodgers doesn’t often gamble with team selection in big games. I agree with Buzz.
{Ed007's Note - I'm going to say CalMac starts on the bench. And welcome to the site mate. HH ???
4.) 06 Apr 2024 21:47:52
Ed, that’s hopefully only decision.
{Ed007's Note - ?
28 Feb 2024 20:07:16
Is Daizen having a weave?
23 Feb 2024 20:33:24
Do you really honestly believe we are going to do something better than we are currently doing in Europe? Do you honestly believe that we could be rivals to the likes of Feyenoord, Ajax, Anderlecht, Bodo et al?
Come the next transfer window and tghe need to replace a number of players do you actually think that will happen? Or will we paper over the cracks like we always seem to do?
1.) 23 Feb 2024 21:36:42
To do better in Europe we need two things, a manager, who knows how to manage in europe, and a goalkeeper, who can come to the rescue, when things aren't going to plan .
2.) 24 Feb 2024 11:56:43
Aindoh were you a keeper in a previous life. asking for a friend ??.
14 Feb 2024 16:52:16
Are we not spending enough on Academy Players? Copenhagen spend money with theirs and so does Real Sociedad. You head the ex Academy players saying there's no pathway to the first team - is the scouting system out of touch or are we just happy meandering along buying cheap and hopefully selling high? Look at Rocco Vata and Liam Morrison. Should we be concentrating on bringing the youth through and completely overhauling the club's philosophy?
1.) 14 Feb 2024 17:17:55
Think Ed 007 and others have said the whole club needs a 'shake-n-vac' from the Academy set-up, through the scouting and recruitment, up to narrow/ short sighted Board; with a DOF position considered.
We have not moved forward an inch since 2012, during which we slipped into European obscurity and allowed Sevco to catch up.
The current 'Custodians' should be very ashamed - but they're not.
2.) 14 Feb 2024 17:59:20
Our demand for success and oven ready quality CL players means youth getting an opportunity is few and far between.
3.) 14 Feb 2024 18:02:56
We had 2 cracking midfielders right here in Scotland that we should have spent the money and made the deals happen. John McG and Lewis Ferguson. Both Captains at their clubs who give 100% every game. Our Board made 2 huge mistakes. Our youth set up is terrible when you look at the B team etc.
4.) 14 Feb 2024 18:07:33
I think Celtic would be wasting more money on our Academy, until the whole Scottish Youth Football setup is changed dramatically.
5.) 14 Feb 2024 19:50:26
Things are not always as what people like to think they are . In Scotland we have the SMSM who are noted for been anti Celtic . There is very good evidence available that Celtic did as much as can be expected to sign McGinn, but the great Celtic man chose Aston Villa . I don’t remember details of L Ferguson’s. transfer deal, but I seem to remember talk / rumour he didn’t want to play for Celtic .
Buzz Bomb, I remember very young Celtic reserve teams winning the Reserve League season after season and when they were about to create a record Rangers1872 pulled their team out of reserve football citing financial reasons . Reserve football ended then and so ended Celtic’s domination with their youthful reserve footballers.
{Ed007's Note - Lewis Ferguson - and his extended family - would have had no problem with him playing for Celtic and he never said he didn't want to play for us.
And you need to look into what happened to the Reserve League, Celtic were as much a part of leaving the Reserve League for the stupid B team experiment. There is a Reserve League that Celtic turned down joining again for this season.}
6.) 14 Feb 2024 21:27:36
I do recall CC, now that you have mentioned it.
The Celtic reserve team were also on about 7 in a row or maybe more, about 5 years ago I think.
Celtic must be able to see that it needs to go back to how it was, if possible.
7.) 15 Feb 2024 00:25:45
A competitive reserve league is very beneficial to every club I imagine . Not only does it give players who aren’t in first team squad an opportunity to play regularly, but it also give players who are returning from injury an opportunity to get some match practice. It can also be good for promising 18,19 and 20 yr old players a test playing against hardened professionals.
I thought Celtic were very happy with the reserve league when it was up and running until Sevco stopped us winning too many consecutive titles by opting out and the R league was in disarray.
I have no idea what rules and how many teams resulting in the number of matches to be played in the proposed reserve league from last season . Obviously something different must have not suited Celtic. Plans.
8.) 15 Feb 2024 07:17:51
From what I remember,
Sevco were the first club to pull out of the reserve league and other clubs followed.
A few smaller clubs were probably glad because they couldn't afford reserve football.
It's definitely had a negative impact on youth football in Scotland and Celtic would be daft to invest extra money our youth setup, until the system in Scottish Football improves and is restored.
9.) 16 Feb 2024 14:24:36
Just checked it Celtic Reserves had won 8 in a row in season2008 / 2009 when Rangers club after much deliberation decided to withdraw their reserve team as they found it too expensive to run .
Other teams who probably were finding it financially difficult, as they had no EBT streams running, also withdrew .
Funny enough, something that probably never occurred to Rangers they stopped Celtic reserves winning 9 in a row.
08 Feb 2024 08:19:47
NOTE TO BOARD AND RECRUITMENT TEAM:
THIS IS THE QUALITY YOU GET WITH THE MONEY YOU SPEND.
END OF MESSAGE.
1.) 08 Feb 2024 08:55:11
That was a tough watch last night, unfortunately not for the first time and probably not the last. We do have a few quality players in this squad, but unfortunately we have too many that would never get near a Celtic jersey a few years ago, although I know they are giving it their best. The steady decline in standards has been seen as enough to dominate in Scotland, but our |European record and struggling form this season shows the true demise of our club.
The manager looks nonplussed on the sidelines and resigned to what he must have expected. If, by some miracle he helps us retain the title, he knows there will be more of the same - minus our best players.
2.) 08 Feb 2024 09:14:20
Personally I would love to know how the feck you qualify to be a scout because these numpties use the global network appallingly!
Agents and back handers springs to mind, the club should be investing heavily on a decent scouting network as this is failing us.
I'm not even going to start with the manager that is a waste of space, midfielders and wingers should be beating a man not passing to a CB constantly, putting them under pressure, defenders defend because generally growing up they were better at this aspect than the players ahead of them on the pitch.
A big shout out to Joe Hart the lad is getting us out the rubbish on a regular lately!
10 Jan 2024 20:04:12
There are two ways to go about this.
1. Speculate To Accumulate.
Go out and buy the players we need - spend a bit of money and get the players in. Offset the cost by selling/ loaning fringe players to get them off the wage bill. Net spend could end up positive.
2. The Risk Averse Method.
Sell/ Loan out the fringe players to accumulate a figure and then buy players within the amount raised. Net spend could end up negative or break even.
Guess what one looks like the Celtic method?
09 Jan 2024 20:03:56
What I was trying to get at, probably a bit cynically, was that although we are a cash rich club, we will actively look at ways of not spending.
09 Jan 2024 15:19:30
Is it the case that we offload a good number of players to free up their wages - and these wages will go towards paying for 3 or 4 players to come in and we'll still have £72m in the bank?
10 Dec 2023 14:08:30
Ed, that's the sort of players we buy.
{Ed007's Note - Hopefully that'll change.}
20 Oct 2020 17:36:33
Phil, I'd have Welsh as RB as he's played there a lot in the Development Squd and hasn't looked out of place and could easily fit into the RCB if going to a 3. I'd also have Christie instead of Moi as without Brown and Ntcham the team would be more fluent and I think he's thrive in that setting. Agree with you about Bain. Another option would be to have Klimala instead of Frimpong as Klimala has more of an attacking threat and likes the RHS, but that may leave that side a bit weak.
So,
Bain
Welsh
Duffy
Ajer
Laxalt
Klimala
Soro
McGregor
Christie
Ajeti
Edouard.
13 Apr 2024 13:59:01
Got all of mine taken out when I was 16 due to a calcium deficiency. Weird thing was I drank more milk than a calf. All were taken out a week and two days before Christmas so guess who had a great time then.
10 Apr 2024 17:04:00
Wouldn't be surprised if there's plenty of grass in both the SPFL and SFA boardrooms.
06 Apr 2024 10:23:55
Bet you the boards are bricking themselves over the chants tomorrow.
05 Apr 2024 10:16:13
Would it not make more sense to play more matches in the summer/ autumn when the weather is decent than fretting over winter/ early spring when the weather's bonkers?
04 Apr 2024 15:50:03
All the best Tim for a speedy recovery.