27 Aug 2015 23:59:39
Celtic supporters are right to criticise the board and rightly so it seems it's all about the shareholders, but we too are the shareholders and we deserve a better team to go to watch, our current manager is no good end of, our players aren't great but they try hard, and they to deserve a good manager as a manager makes all the difference. Malmo squad 3 million ours 20 odd, Malmo 20.000 fans celtic fans millions, Malmo batter us it doesn't add up
{Ed007's Note - So you think the players tried hard in Malmo? Every single one of them was a disgrace to the jersey, some surprised me but others have been shysters in the Hoops for far too long. These frauds and conmen love the idea, the fame and the money, of playing for the greatest club and supporters in the world but they don't want to work for the privilege.}
28 Aug 2015 00:42:15
Ed in fairness I can't disagree with you, but the players are being let down. My point is if they had proper direction from the manager there's a chance we wouldn't think of them the way you say, that said alot of what you say is correct
{Ed007's Note - What if some of the players just can't do what the manager is asking of them though? It's a huge difference from listening to the coaches in training and taking that on board during game, some of our players have been trudging along at the same level for years. Players like Mulgrew, Forrest, Commons and even Izaguirre are far too long in the tooth and set in their ways to change their game, when they step over that touchline at CP they revert to what they've known for years.
Nir Bitton has improved and progressed more under RD in a year than James Forrest has in seven years and Mulgrew has went backwards which I didn't think was possible and the list goes on. Most of the old guard are struggling with the new regime, the new ideas and the questions that are being asked of them personally. All the clique that had an easy life suddenly are being asked to work hard, learn and improve, it's their egos that are stopping it happening, they think that they've been there and done so have a right to play, perhaps the same players attitudes is a reason their career down south didn't work out, there is no excuse for an unprofessional attitude and as I have said for years even before RD and his techniques were brought in, we might not be as good as Ronaldo but there's nothing stopping up being as fit and focused as Ronaldo and that attitude is down the to players.
Too many of the old guard and their egos are still hanging around the place, if you're not willing to give your all then get out the door, there's no place for you at CFC and you don't deserve to be there.}
28 Aug 2015 00:57:47
This is why I enjoy listening to your posts ED. 100% truth the way real celtic fans want hear. True to the core. Most don't like it but it's the truth
{Ed007's Note - Thanks very much for that, that's appreciated. I'm not saying I'm 100% right but I always post my honest, if not always popular, opinion. I put my point across to try and at least make others think about things. If people want to disagree with me fine but at least try and back it up with facts.}
28 Aug 2015 02:10:43
I don't understand how you ( ED ) can complain about the lack of atmosphere and "day tripper " fans at Celtic park , then say these frauds and con men love the idea of playing for the fame, money and the "greatest club and supporters in the world "
This is what's wrong with Celtic at the minute , too many green tinted goggles too see that CFC have become a mediocre club that struggles to get a full-house every other week and can no longer attract the players that it once could . We all must realise that this club has become a stepping stone for players to come to impress other clubs to then move on and further their careers . This is the blueprint which Lawell and co are completely happy with because it's a money making system and the fans buy into it year after year . Celtic have allowed the quality to slip over the last few years especially since Rangers went down , the board know that even if they spend 20m the best they can hope for is the group stage of the CL and a domestic treble . It's not worth the Risk from there point of view , I firmly believe that if Rangers never went down Ronny Diela would never have been given the job in the first place , he was a cheap and easy option for a board with no real ambitions and a big name would have demanded big signings unlike Diela , So continue to claim that CFC are the best club with the best fans but in reality it couldn't be further from the truth.
{Ed007's Note - The Celtic supporters are the best in the world, the day trippers are just part of the modern game that real supporters need to tolerate while they clamour to be seen at the glamour games, like a poor mans Rod Stewart.
There's CFC supporters and there's CFC consumers, I'll leave it to all of you to decide what category you fall into and what group you think Pedro and his cabal want in the stadium. The day trippers are consumers not the players, theturn up for a CL match their pal got them a ticket for, their first game since the last must go to game they wangled a ticket for. The frauds and conmen are the low standard players out there stealing a wage.
The harcore 30/35k hardcore fans, the same constant figure over the years are the best ssupporters in the world, they turn up no matter what, how many tourists are there week in and week out, they'll not even turn up for the EL because it's not cool enough.
CFC and Pedro like to project a big club image but have continuously failed to back it up with investment to cement our position as one.
Where's the Wanyama and Forster money, where's the 'record breaking' New Balance money, where will the VVD money go? £5 million for Hooper the reputed £3 million for Ledley, it goes on and on, and yet John Park didn't think Finboggason was worth circa £3.5 million but Scepovic was 2 million and I think higher wages. Don't you see anything wrong with that? We've been lucky with quality like VVD and Johansen for the £2.5 million bracket, bargains like Armstrong, GMS, Wanyama and Bitton but where's the money for 1 or 2 special players, a couple of signings to give the place a lift and give the support something... remember Guidetti coming in last year and this year we have Scott Allan, an average player that a team in the second division were desperate to sign. WOW! He's no better than what we have in our youth in Aiden Nesbitt and it's yet another signing forced on our manager who only spoke to Allan for the first time on the day he signed.
We've spent and wasted time and money scouting players only to see them go elsewhere so either they weren't good enough, they refused the move or we weren't willing to pay the money. What do you think the most realistic and common reason is?
If they weren't good enough then why were they even worth John Collins, John Kennedy or RD going to watch them - who recommended them to the point our management team felt they were worth travelling to see?
If they refused the move that's just the chance you take but if we didn't offer enough money we're back to who to blame, are we destined to always looking for the cheapest option - who did we sign instead of Steven Fletcher all those years ago?
If you want me to take you seriously you need to get over this infatuation to drag a lower league club into it, Manchester Utd, Man City or Arsenal fans rarely worry about teams like Leeds.
Sorry for that rant there, it wasn't all directed at you but can I ask you a serious question, if you don't think CFC are the greatest football club in the world then why do you follow them? That's not a stupid you're not a real supporter blah blah question, I just want to know why you feel like that and has your opinion on it changed over the last couple of years?
I do think it's a bit odd another supporter questiong that I feel so deeply about them to be proud enough to say they are the greatest club in the world.
Never let the bad times allow you to forget the good times.}
28 Aug 2015 02:22:54
One of the worst posts I have ever read
{Ed007's Note - Ooofft ta! (finger) I'll remember that on your next post.....
28 Aug 2015 12:49:42
Was directed @sands opening post. Cheers ed!
{Ed007's Note - I know what you meant mate lol it was just the way the posts came through I thought I'd give you a wee nudge in the ribs. :=D
28 Aug 2015 12:54:13
Lol sound ed no worries mate
28 Aug 2015 13:58:12
Our team didn't perform on Tuesday night, we will all agree that . I think the reason why is because the Malmo manager got his tactics spot on for the night . He had pin pointed our dangerous players and used the right tactics to reduce their effectiveness.
Does that mean Deila is not up for the job . We don't know yet . These things can even to the best of managers . Jock Stein in the European Cup final in 1970 .
We are lucky with the quality of Europa cup games we have coming up . We can look to see if he can out gun the rival managers . It will also be interesting to see if the players can lift themselves and at least come off the pitch tired . Where have all our big finishes gone , when we could score a goal or two in the last fifteen minutes