07 Feb 2016 01:33:54
Don't know if any one agrees best players that celtic have atm commons Forrest stokes izzy at the start different from griff but Ronny had to change his mind with him that's five players half an out field team we have missed these players imo at different stages of the season stokes should not have been allowed to leave commons has no respect from rd and he's our best player izzy could play infront of kt to keep Armstrong were he belongs and Forrest could show gms how to keep possession these players apart from griff have all contributed to celtic being in champions league get behind them as there manager has a different view although he's never been there and may not get another chance.
07 Feb 2016 02:52:52
I don't agree Paddy but what I will say is that if its true that Forrest and Stokes are/ were two of our best players when RS arrived, his entire reign should be reevaluated as an unqualified success.
07 Feb 2016 08:54:01
Absolute nonsense - Stokes hasn't scored a goal in Europe for around 3 years! Forrest is 25 and probably played around 5 good games in his whole career - he's had 1 this season! After a brilliant first season Izzy has went backwards, nothing to do with his injury, he simply can't defend, he gets caught at the back post/ with simple balls nearly every game. With regards Commons, it's quite obvious he has never been happy at having to lose a bit of weight and train harder! You can analyse it as much as you want - it always comes back to the bottom line, this whole season has been hell! Lawwell, Park, Ronny/ coaches, and players, I can't think of 1 positive to say about any of them! So it's obviously not back luck, they are incapable, from top to bottom!
07 Feb 2016 09:28:41
Agree with Delphic's rating of those 3. LG aside, I'd say our stand out best players have been Tierney and Rogic. GMS has had a couple of good games and Armstrong bas been up and down. Everybody else has been pretty rank for a while but don't worry, big Chuck Mulgrew is back now. (Said no one ever)
07 Feb 2016 09:30:25
Brown?
Bitton?
Rogic?
Johansen?
07 Feb 2016 10:24:12
Are you still drunk Jim? I know I am! Was that some sort of riddle you wanted us to solve with those 4 players? The only thing I can think of that connects the 4 is they were all poor in Europe, and let us down when it matters. There is no way in the world you can rate a player on a 8-0 victory over Hamilton, or was it 8-1?
07 Feb 2016 10:31:31
Daviebhoy you forgetting if we didn't have griffiths we would not be top of the league.
07 Feb 2016 10:42:02
Who do you think the best players we have at the moment Delphic?
07 Feb 2016 10:42:02
Sorry, maybe you're saying 4 best players! I can't see straight! Last year I would have said Gordon, Biton, Brown. Lustig. This year Gordon and Lustig have been appalling, but still play, Brown has hardly had 1 good game, and Johanssen hasn't even had 1. This is one of my problems with Ronny, he picks players who are out of form, and picks players who have never justified a jersey! He thinks everyone is brilliant or going to be brilliant, all the while we're becoming a laughing stock!
07 Feb 2016 11:16:52
No probs. Added to Griffiths they're our best players. Regardless of form of course. Still don't think Brown or Bitton are as poor as some make out. Can you leave out all or most of those based on form, not sure. Problem is that they're all down the middle. I have no confidence in our keeper, any of the back line bar Tierney, or any of our wide players.
07 Feb 2016 11:51:26
It worries me that the likes of Johansen, Lustig, Gordon, Bitton and others have been so bad all season, after they excelled last.
The situation with Commons and Stokes is even more frustrating as their attitude and lack of desire has been even more damaging.
Forrest has had many chances to push-on and fulfil any potential he originally showed, but flatters to deceive time and time again.
Of the current team, only Tierney and Griffiths have shown any real consistency, Simunovic shows potential as does Rogic; however, we still have Christie, Allen and the new signings who should be given every chance in place of the under-performers.
07 Feb 2016 11:59:08
I'd like to see Izzy played in midfield. I don't understand the hard time he gets off a lot of people on here, he's been a good player for us.