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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.}