Celtic Banter Archive August 13 2014

13 Aug 2014 23:50:48
Hi, don't post often but just wanted to ask a question. Legia have decided today that they will hold back on any comments until after UEFA make a decision and thanked then for the proffedionalism of the appeal. This is despite dragging Celtics name through the mud for the past few days. Regardless of the outcome of the appeal, can Celtic do anything about the defamation of the clubs name and reputation given we did nothing wrong? Legia broke the rules, I think we all agree they have reason to be upset by the initial ruling but none of this was a result of our clubs actions.

13 Aug 2014 23:05:05
Poor first half, better tempo and not so predictable second half. Missed too many tackles in the middle of the park again. Desperately need a striker as we all know, ciftci from Dundee utd would do me, direct and powerful, holds it up well and brings others into play, could cause us problems on Saturday. That obviously wasn't good enough for RD though which is good. Sly just get worse though. Tanner referred to " celtics champions league appeal " wtf! To be fair he had just watched McCann nearly pop a blood vessel over our penalty, the st Johnston player that got sent off was calmer about it than him. They have reported the whole legia saga with an anti Celtic slant even greater than normal. For me they have been at the heart of the blame Celtic agenda the whole media seems to be running with. Then again they are very good at perpetuating myths.

13 Aug 2014 22:25:14
Credit where it's due, just listened to RD speak after the game, he says it as he sees it, that we where not great first 20 very slow in the first half! As supporters that's all we want is him to see what we do from the stands / tv! Hope we can do Maribor! Also great to see that calamity jane Charlie mulgrew know where in site! Hope RD gets rid of remaining dead wood!

Sorry I not falling for all this manager speak. Its too easy to say things, I want us to play better and not be embarrased about results.If this was Lennon he would be getting shot down in flames with these performances. Too many people on here were sucked in by this great philosophy he has and positive talkin. Do not be fooled by it, now I want him to be successful but he has to earn the right to be a good manager not just talk the talk.!1thing I know for sure he is not getting the best out of the players, I would a thought that was standard management not rocket science.

Unfortunately Joe, Mulgrew was suspended tonight and will be back.

@2 I hope we registered him for the game though, lol Hail Hail

@rayman. A team in major transition. A couple of new players brought in. A new style of play throughout the football club. Give it time. I understand the need for us winning and playing attractive football but it can't be done overnight. Even Van Gall said the same about Man U. Do people really expect miracles overnight?

A team in transition? It is exactly the same players last night.Only difference is the manager.

Yeah a team that was used to playing a certain way hence the transition of playing style.

13 Aug 2014 21:47:26
Baby steps . Getting a bit better can see they are trying to play quick passing football gk did well thought mcgregor was very impressive also a wee shock to see derk come on and make a good impact . Thought berget had some nice touches but a blind man can see we need some height up front a strong striker . A big greedy angry b****** to score the goals but did ok

Celtic always

Sums it up. We can expect things to change overnight.

Can't expect even

13 Aug 2014 21:39:46
Was an ok performance but it was an improved performance! Some nice passing at times but wee need a target man! Liked Bergets touches when he came on maybe a find! We need a big striker who can score goals because we have no one to cross the ball to! 3/5 goal for young mcgregor! I think Deila is going to transform our players but he needs some money now!

13 Aug 2014 21:28:17
Well 10 mins to go, not been a fantastic performance but I am satisfied that we are making gradual improvements.

A really good striker could be the final piece, Derk has played in some good crosses, Forrest has looked really good. McGregor is doing well enough. Scott Brown will bring drive and leadership.

Dundee Utd on Saturday will be a test and if we come through it then maybe Maribor will not concern me as much

13 Aug 2014 18:36:39
All the best to Ronny and the team tonight and I hope the players have the right attitude and application.
I am worried - not only from what I have seen up to now, but - because we may really miss Forster.
The new manager does not exude confidence at present after such a shaky start to such a high pressure job and the players are under-performing; but we have the majority of the title winning team to pick from and they need to remember they play for Celtic.

JJ

13 Aug 2014 07:35:27
Alright ed I posted the other week that I heard what mccoist had said to Lennon during that touch line bust up. Is there a reason why it wasn't posted?
Cheers

{Ed007's Note - Because it's pure speculation and conjecture which could leave us open to legal action.}

Ooo something nice and juicy. Slander is a funny old thing ain't it. Even on a rumours site.

{Ed007's Note - It would surprise you, Jim, we learnt our lesson over the Ryan Giggs affair. We need to follow Ed002's instructions when it comes to things like that, and we already know The Slug isn't adverse to getting his own super-injunctions ;)

13 Aug 2014 01:40:38
Just as a matter of interest and point of discussion, can any Celtic fan defend this season's transfer dealings?

I think lack of money spent in transfer market is down to the board anticipating forces of darkness gaining promotion this season and giving whoever the manager is next summer a big wedge to spend ( I live in hope ) only time will tell!

Hi folks just back fi holiday and managed to see both legs of the embarrassment in Europe, and tams reply got me thinking would it not be better to get decent guys in now to bed them in before there's even a slight chance of rangers ( or whatever you want to call them, hearts n hibs.) coming back into top league because like it or not, through time they will get stronger and from what I've seen in past 6/7 months we aren't getting any better!

13 Aug 2014 09:54:00
Although its not ideal, I actually understand the transfer dealings.

If Legia won their appeal today we would have spent money on players who aren't going to make any difference in terms of us winning the league. At present the squad is strong enough to win the league.

The board will hopefully spend if we confirm our place in the group stages but to rush out and spend it in 3 days would be madness.

Id like to see Celtic buy smart and young.

Souttar, McManaman, Armstrong and Guidetti. 12 million should see the lot join!

13 Aug 2014 10:04:40
Tam, if we did our business in the right manner, we would be out of sight already. The problem with the policy of looking for gems on the cheap is that even if we find any, they stand out in a sea of mediocrity and leave too quickly to be of any benefit to our team. Maybe with a better team, they would hang around a bit longer. The bank balance may improve but as football team we are going nowhere.
Sort of get what RD is saying about wage structures,BUT others should just be told that if they want Ronaldo type money, they need to be turning in Ronaldo type performances. At present we are stuck with the flip side of that in if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

13 Aug 2014 11:00:57
Che like yourself I am more than worried about the transfer policy and even more worried about what comes out of Ronnie's head. In an early interview he said that he did not believe in loan deals as it just developed other teams players. Now he has Jason Deneyer and claims he is worth £10 million, so this kid is better than VVD is he? He then goes onto say we could not afford to buy him so he is going to develop players for another team? He is also suggesting he may take a striker on loan to "fix the problem up front". Issues are he is alienating the existing players talking like that in the press and is this another new policy, don't buy just get players in on loan. Who knows?

After the likes of pukki derk and amido I think loans with option to buy are a great idea. a lot of teams are doing this now.
Dont understand why we have signed the boy from city purely on loan though. Would have liked a decent cb who would be here a few years.
Club has made some decent money the last few years and has spent a lot on transfers aswell. I am happy with the way we spend knowing the the club will have no financial problems for many many years.
We need to wake up and realise the money ain't there anymore. If you ain't a club in the top 5 leagues then the days of £6million pound players are gone

We've been told we will spend money for the last 3 years if we qualify it's the same patter every year! We need to strengthen our team! I'd have been happy with what we've got plus Armstrong and May it's not exactly too much is it?

{Ed007's Note - I'd take Stevie May over Griffiths all day long, that's what I mean about not spending what money we have wisely.}

Been worried about how we are being 'run' for a while and it's frightening.
The money was there when Hooper and Wanyama were sold plus we had CL group money when we squeaked through by a baw-hair v. Karagandy.
The money was not invested wisely and we added some questionable additions who added zero quality.
There were plenty of affordable options (Russell, May and others, but we went for Griffiths?

This season we have a new manager and with a weak squad full of injury prone players and we get found out big time in the CL qualifiers.
We get a reprieve (or do we?) and then we sell our International goalie.
I realise the transfer window still hasa couple of weeks to run, but the manager should have had a list of players ready and the club should have been busy adding to the team. Instead, we scamper around on the eve of the SPL defence trying for loan deals.
We look very amateurish and hesitant for a club of our size and expectation thanks to the men that 'run' Celtic.

JJ

I know ed too many talents slip away from our own league and 800k for a player who can lead the line! Think a lot of us are becoming disillusioned!