27 May 2017 12:31:52
I just read the article on slys website with Charlie Nicholas about the current Celtic team and their achievements and how they compare with the lions. I 100% agree with him when he says they are nowhere the lions. That goes without saying. He then says the current crop isn't as good even as o'Niells side which I would have to agree with also. But I do think o'Neills side was much more experienced and I think if this current team could be kept together for a few years and add a few key players along the way I would have no doubt this team will exceed martins in terms of quality and entertainment.
Nicholas then went on to talk about the age old question of how Celtic would do down south and he pretty much just pi**ed all over Celtic stating we would struggle and be way down bottom half. Never did he mention Celtic are lucky to spend £5m a season while clubs down south can spend £100m on a player if they want because they have ££££££££££££ handed to them by foreign billionaires and sky tv money. Nicholas should know better but to me he's an arrogant tw*t and a sky tv yes man who's just as bad as any of them other English pundits that blow up the epl better than it actually is. Maybe he never watch the 2 man city games earlier in the season or noticed how shi*te English teams have been in the CL for a number of years now. He never gives Celtic the credit deserved or stands up for Celtic in the English media like the likes of Sutton/ hartson/ Lennon do. Fair enough it's his opinion but he clearly spends too much time with his English sly mates who have lead him astray from his roots somewhat.
I also read van hooidonks interview and he said he thinks this Celtic side could be good enough to win the Europa league and I 100% agree with him. There's no reason this team couldn't and if we were pitted against Ajax or even this current man utd in the final the other night I wouldn't be running scared. Maybe finishing 3rd in the groups next year could be the start of another epic journey. CL last 16 or road to a Europa league final?
Thoughts?
27 May 2017 12:52:49
Let's be honest, Nicholas is a bellend. He is a galactic rubbish talker. This is is a day for making history. Forget about him.
27 May 2017 13:30:49
Charlie Nicholas talks out of his arse, and what he says is purely to placate his English buddies around him. He's a complete knob and tries to sound like an authority in anything he opens his mouth about.
Regarding that Europa League Final, I can't recall seeing a team in a big final play in such an inept manner as Ajax - they seemed unbothered, like they had run out of ideas within minutes and their passing generally and final ball was abysmal. I really hoped they would win so we could get them in the group stages. Mind you, I'm hardly scared of United - 31% possession apparently. It was an awful game between two appalling teams. All this crap about the EPL being so bloody brilliant is exactly that.
27 May 2017 14:18:24
Wouldn't wipe my arse with anything that 30 pieces of silver bawbag wrote.
27 May 2017 14:25:14
Well said kev! Nicholas is an utter baw bag of guy and any of his opinions about the champs mean nothing to any of us! Let him slabber on about the arsenal and the rest of the EPL! Hate him with a passion!
27 May 2017 14:49:07
Any time there is someone looking to for someone to run down celtic the bold chuckles steps forward.