Celtic Banter Archive March 10 2021

10 Mar 2021 21:29:19
Scott Allan claims that the Celtic players want JK as the new manager. Is that because they think they have it easy with him? If that's the mindset then bring in Keano for a total feckin clearout of those who won't try and are happy to sit on their arses. HH.

10 Mar 2021 23:01:18
Keano? Geez peace . he's a dinosaur that thinks you can still get away with screaming and bullying players.
We just got rid of one of those!

10 Mar 2021 23:25:04
U think we need a manager who won't put up with some of these players. As few spoke on the site the players have a lot to answer for this season aswel.

11 Mar 2021 00:10:38
Besty I want to see a total clear out regardless who is manager. I was looking on transfermarkt and there is some good players out of contract in the summer based in EPL/ Championship that would be a vast improvement.

11 Mar 2021 03:09:49
He didn't say that they wanted him, What he said was "I think if you were to ask the players there is probably a lot of them that would be for John Kennedy. "
They would probably be happy as it's the usual old pals act.

11 Mar 2021 08:34:36
Thankfully most of the squad will be gone in one way or another.

11 Mar 2021 09:49:20
Most of them couldn't do their own jobs to get us in this plight, never mind think they can vote-in their 'bestie'.

10 Mar 2021 19:11:11
can anybody tell me why the glasgow derby isn't being played this weekend.

10 Mar 2021 19:27:06
Ya I was thinking that aswel because of Paddy's weekend. It's always played ard then.

10 Mar 2021 19:27:54
No idea why there was a free-week in the random fixture list, unless there was supposed to be Scottish Cup games that are rearranged?

10 Mar 2021 19:35:36
Was meant to be scottish cup weekend.

10 Mar 2021 19:42:35
but there's 2 fixtures being played its a strange one.

10 Mar 2021 20:12:30
Liam those fixtures are games in hand.

10 Mar 2021 21:15:19
Ah that makes sense now.

10 Mar 2021 18:05:39
Ed another question. Can you mind years ago celtic cancelled a pre contract because the guy got injured?
Can you remember who it was?
Not the Coetzee deal though.

{Ed007's Note - I can't think of it at all, Kev.... does anyone else know?}

10 Mar 2021 18:35:53
I'm sure it was a defender and he was Czech think he played in Holland.

10 Mar 2021 18:36:59
Jaroslav fojut (spelling) I think it was kev. Was during lennons first spell in charge. I'm sure he went to play for Dundee united a couple years later.

10 Mar 2021 18:37:43
Ah ha I found it! Jaroslaw Fojut polish defender that done his ligaments after signing the pre.

10 Mar 2021 18:39:08
Big polish defender who ended up at Dundee utd.

10 Mar 2021 18:41:18
I'm 99% sure it was a Polish CB. He done his knee or something between January and the summer. If he wasn't Polish himself, his club definitely were.

10 Mar 2021 19:11:59
There was a south American boy as well who got injured.

10 Mar 2021 19:19:34
Maurice Johnny.

10 Mar 2021 19:36:31
That was Coetzee that I mentioned in the original message mally.

10 Mar 2021 20:15:41
Sorry kev missed that.

10 Mar 2021 15:04:23
ed007 could you shed some light on the statement Sheffield Wednesday have released considering our pre contract of there player. what can be up with it if he is into the last 6 month of contract as the player can speak to anyone when this happens. has club has no say in who the player speaks to.

{Ed007's Note - I have no idea mate, it's pretty bizarre. The only think I can see is that Celtic were about to go back on a (gentleman's?) agreement not to announce the deal yet.}

10 Mar 2021 15:19:53
A few weeks ago Neil Lennon confirmed in an interview that Shaw would be joining Celtic but when he was asked about the deal a couple of days later, Lennon refused to talk about it.

10 Mar 2021 20:15:13
Buzz

What do we know about the laddie Shaw?

10 Mar 2021 14:28:15
Ed, what is the difference between the sporting director role and the technical director role.
Man utd have just brought in someone for DOF and made Fletcher the technical director.

{Ed002's Note - Essentially it is the same thing - it will vary from club to club but typically they will look after the whole football structure, oversee scouting and deal with matters of strategy - for example having the same style played at all levels.}

10 Mar 2021 15:15:47
Ed would it surprise you if Peter Lawell became our new DOF. 😅😅.

{Ed007's Note - More likely the new chairman.}

10 Mar 2021 18:04:12
I thought they were the same as well but utd have hired both.

10 Mar 2021 18:10:34
Lawell the new chairman? What a week to give up the glue.

{Ed007's Note - 😁

10 Mar 2021 19:01:09
🤣🤣🤣.

10 Mar 2021 11:05:30
When Celtic Won the Coronation Cup in 1953 we were the outsiders of the British tournament.
Celtic finished a lowly 8th in the league that season and we were invited to take part in the tournament because Celtic were the reigning unofficial British cup holders after winning the Exhibition cup in 1938.
Other people believe Celtic were invited due to our massive support.
The other 7 clubs who participated in the knockout tournament had enjoyed recent success with winning titles and cups or reaching recent cup finals.
The 1953 Coronation Cup was made up of 4 Scottish clubs who were paired off against 4 English clubs.
In the Quarter Finals draw Celtic got the short straw.
Celtic got recently crowned English champions Arsenal.
It was mentioned that the Queen was a supporter of Arsenal back then.
Arsenal had won the title on average goals the week before.
The title would've remained at Highbury if it was decided on goal difference.
Arsenal were "Astounded" by Celtic, who ran out deserved 1-0 winners against the English Champions.
In our Semi-Final Celtic got Man Utd who were the English league champions from the previous season.
Man Utd beat Rangers in the Coronation cup Quarterfinals but they were not a match for Celtic, who ran out 2-1 winners.
It was Ironic that the British Cup Final would be contested by Celtic and Hibs.
Both clubs were started up by Irishmen.
A couple of weeks earlier Hibs missed out on a 3rd consecutive league title on goal average to Rangers.
The same as how the English title was decided that season.
If it was 3 points for a win Hibs would've won the league by One point.
Also if the league was decided by goal difference, Hibs again would've won the league by One goal.
Despite being the underdogs, Celtic went on to win another British cup final by beating Hibs and their "Famous 5" forward line 2-0.
The victory was achieved without our best player Charlie Tully who got injured in the Semi Final victory against Man Utd.
It was a magnificent achievement by Celtic.
Our Captain Jock Stein climbed the stairs at Hampden Park in front of 117,000 fans to lift the 1953 Coronation Cup.

10 Mar 2021 12:11:48
That song was regularly sung on the bus going to the games in the 70s Buzz.

10 Mar 2021 16:33:30
Hi Buzz you are correct Celtic were invited to boost the attendance for the tournament. There is another version of Celtic winning the Coronation Cup which was written by a local man to the tune of Galway Bay which my father sang to me regularly, I can’t remember all of it only


Come and drink a toast with me to good old Celtic
for the boys in green and white who won the day
for the Coronation cup lies safe at parkhead
and it’s there the coronation cup will stay

now the cup it is a handsome piece of silver
and engraved upon it are the initials ER
and I’m sure that stands for exit rangers
For the gers they did not get do very far

now the boys who play beneath the flag of Ireland
have struck for Scottish football such a blow
for they beat the best that they could send from England
and showed them tricks the English didn’t know.

just remembered the third verse can’t quite remember the next verse, I loved listening to my father singing it to me .

10 Mar 2021 16:46:49
Oldkilly
Your father was a great man.
I remember my gran telling me both your Dad and my Grandad were good players when they were younger.

10 Mar 2021 17:12:13
They were Buzz, I remember watching my father playing he would be in his thirties and men his age would be telling me he should have pushed himself for he would have reached the top he scored 55 goals in one season for the team he played for can’t remember who.

10 Mar 2021 17:33:12
I’m sure my Gran said they got paid for playing.
They might’ve played in the same team, your mum might know.

10 Mar 2021 18:18:15
Buzz I will ask her the next time I see her if she can remember. Take care.

10 Mar 2021 02:01:51
all I want to know is Kennedy using lennon tactics book as I don't see nothing changed?

10 Mar 2021 10:02:02
27 shots at goal,12 on target, Celtic players did not take there chances that were made.

10 Mar 2021 10:17:45
It’s very true as ED pointed out to myself yesterday the stats show how any chances etc created at the weekend but Kennedy’s substitutions were very questionable to say the least and while the players are at fault for creating so much without scoring, Kennedy’s substitutions were a joke, and the timing of them worse.

10 Mar 2021 10:55:17
Simply quoting “27 shots” doesn’t really say anything. I remember a lot of speculative rubbishs that hit the closest defender because the player had no other ideas, or Christie shooting from 700 yards and clearing the stand.
I think we did create a few clear cut chances that we didn’t take, but it’s a poor Utd side, and we were very poor.
The intensity was higher than under Lennon for about 15 minutes, but they seemed to lose confidence very quickly and revert to type when they didn’t get an early break through.
Other than more urgency, I didn’t see much difference.