30 Oct 2015 22:17:47
Obviously as a fan of Celtic I'd love us to be in champions league every year. I think that for too many people it takes over. If we get to last 16 it's an achievement, but we don't get a trophy for being in the 16 best teams in Europe. Yeh we'll get money, but we can't attract 10million pound players to Scotland. So Ronnie trying to develop players rather than spend big doesn't seem the worst idea
Before people jump down my throat and say it's a bad attitude and give the 'we are Celtic' line, I do want champions league, but I don't think we sack a manager for failing to qualify twice.
30 Oct 2015 22:41:16
I agree and I think Deila is trying to build Celtic into having a better team in the long road . Like every road there will be bumps and hollows, if we can support Deila and his young team that he is building I think we will get there eventually . Getting there should mean that eventually we should be able to qualify on a regular basis for championship league and maybe some progress on occasions .
31 Oct 2015 05:08:30
Would rather that a team was built for the long term, instead of being broken up every season, as whenever a decent/good player comes into the club then they are off within 2 years.
31 Oct 2015 08:32:35
Its all very well looking long term and all these youngsters coming through. Great if it happens but we have already seen what then transpires. The good ones are sold so we remain a mediocre club an nursery for the clubs with cash. CL - I can't see us ever making an impact unless something changes. Premier League - Turkeys don't vote for Christmas. Europa League - same as CL. SPL - Our dominant days will start to dwindle once the undead get back in and the sponsors start pumping cash back in and the smaller clubs invest the cash benefits the 'Old Firm' (I know all about this being a dead duck but that won't stop the media, SPL or even our own management from cashing in on that name) supporters will bring with increasing their gates.
Celtic need to change if we don't want to stay as also rans having glorious defeats. This change has to start at the very top with DD. Is RD the right man? My original thoughts when he joined were no - not strong and experienced enough. I mellowed due to a lot of supporters seemingly seeing something I had not. Now, I am back with my original thoughts. He is a nice guy but not for Celtic. As for Collins - what does he bring to the club, what does he actually do - can someone enlighten me on what major contribution JC brings to Celtic?
31 Oct 2015 10:34:47
I'm not a Collins fan at all either, heard from every club he's been at that he's a total clown. I even had a training session with him when I was playing amateurs and he was trying to act the big man. Just a strange individual. I bet he can do more press ups than Kris commons though.
31 Oct 2015 10:34:49
JC brings very little. Kennedys work is clearly manifest in our steadily improving defence. Tongue firmly in cheek.
31 Oct 2015 10:48:42
We produce effin all in real quality terms. Players who are destined for Dundee or StMirren. If we have any good young players they come from hibs, Dundee Utd or other wee diddy clubs.
I can't remember any class players coming through our system for over ten years and even then it was only mcgeady.
A waste of time is the inky way to describe our attempts to grow our own.
31 Oct 2015 10:52:34
Nt87 my great aunt ( 91 years old) could do more press ups than kris commons.
JC is a strange fellow. I think he is from Edinburgh case closed.
31 Oct 2015 11:09:13
Agreed paradisewon, supposedly he used to race the team minibus back to Easter road from wherever they trained. He was on foot. Strange indeed.
He's really good at laying the ball off in the warm up shooting drills though.