Celtic Banter Archive August 14 2018

14 Aug 2018 23:42:05
Atrocious from the board they can take full responsibility. I really hope we put the kids our against whoever the EL opponent is as we don't deserve European football when PL doesn't do his job properly. He doesn't deserve a bonus or BR as a manager. I'll put it out here first. Wave goodbye to 8 in a row as this team is rubbishe. Defence is an embarrassment for a club like ours. Keeper no better. And no sign of any improvement as the club won't sign the players we need until our fate is decided every single season! AEK was shocking over 2 legs should never have went out to that.

15 Aug 2018 00:00:05
Go to bed.

15 Aug 2018 00:18:38
The same rubbish team that has won back to back trebles (which had never been done before in the history of Scottish football) . Apart from the addition of our quality 10 million pound striker and the loss of Armstrong It's the same team . Tell me Bravetart who's going to stop the 8? What an embarrassing post from a Celtic fan.

15 Aug 2018 06:56:18
Let's face it stevie, we only won back to back trebles because the rest are absolute urine, sevco were in disarray, and the sheep and hibs, hearts are on a shoestring budget, add to that Dundee Utd disappeared and our trebles aren't all that impressive.

15 Aug 2018 08:46:38
It's not an embarrassing post wise up. We have not progressed at all and are weaker than last year with the loss of Armstrong and wee paddy. I have concerns over 8iar too we sit on our laurels far too often when we have the money there to spend. Squads must always get freshened up as it stops complacency and increases competition. The fans can see what is needed so why can't the board see from behind those millions they have been stockpiling. We're going to need them now!

15 Aug 2018 08:55:43
Problem we have now is that we are going to be seen as desperate in any transfer dealing and probably held to ransom. Seems we always paint ourselves into a corner and if we do get anyone decent in, we all ask why it wasn’t done sooner, . Seems obvious we always lack quality improvement but our board seem to have a parallel agenda for god knows what reason.

15 Aug 2018 20:52:56
Grip and get.

15 Aug 2018 20:54:38
being down and upset is understandable but way over the top by some.
It's all PL's fault, it's all BR's fault, it's that traitor Boyatas fault.
Over the 2 legs we made enough chances to win but that's statistics and the only important one is 3-2 to them.

We have not brought in a lot of new faces but how many did we approach who said, No Thanks? If a player does not want to come then we have to move on. Quality not Quantity,

The board, manager and players who have delivered an historic double treble are now deemed, by some, as a disaster and imploding. This, after 2 league games!
We are out of the CL but still in the EL so we now have to give it our best shot.
We are, as supporters, hurting right now but we will bounce back.

14 Aug 2018 22:51:02
I thought we were far the better team going forward, but our defence is a shambles .
They have 2 shots on goal and score we have 4 or 5 and score 1.
I think that's why Rodgers was constantly saying defending was not good enough .
Hopefully this was a Wee message to the board and to that so call player boyata.
We just need to go and win Europa league now doddle 😂.

14 Aug 2018 23:06:48
I can't believe in like 100 odd years off football people still don't understand the concept of counter attacking football.

Can remember a few occasions sides defend against us and people say we "played well" or make out we were unlucky.

AEK defended and gave us possession, that's how they play. They were dictating us without the ball (that's what defensive sides do)

forcing us to sideways pass and into tight spaces. The idea that just because we have the ball we are in control is an illusion and the whole point in the tactic lol.

14 Aug 2018 23:11:14
For me Lustig was at fault for both goals. Beaten too easily for the first and claiming a foul at the back post for the second when he should have just been defending it.

Simunovic has the worst distribution I think I have ever seen for a centre half. His mistake on saturday lead to Hearts’ goal and he struggled to find a hooped jersey tonight.

We have all been crying out for a right back and a dominant centre half and tonight showed why.

Also can anyone explain to me why Craig Gordon either doesn’t dive when someone hits a shot into him or jumps out of the way of it. About 5 shots into him across the 2 games and he let in 3 goals.

I said on the live chat Rodgers has worked miracles with an average squad and we need some investment now.

14 Aug 2018 23:38:54
A thought ntcham made the defenders job more difficult by not showing often enough when they were looking for an out ball and a lot of times he took it off one and played it straight back into defence. Sinclair and dembele changed the game in ma eyes but we gifted them 2 goals and a team as drilled as that aren't going to chuck that away. Really disappointed to go out to 3 blunders but once again we don't score enough goals to compensate for the certain goals we gift teams in Europe. That's the level of players on the list dropped a rung or 2.

15 Aug 2018 08:53:38
To be honest stephbhoy2 l thought Brown played and positioned himself like another CB. The other problem is the defenders ( except kt ) can t pass a ball 10 yrs! I would think if you asked them to pass the salt they would miss u. Who ever told Gordon he can pass God help us.

14 Aug 2018 22:40:27
Not quite sure why everybody thinks we should automatically beat AEK Athens but you should maybe consider that as an association, Greece are ranked 15th in Europe and Scotland are ranked 26th.

{Ed007's Note - They have more teams picking up co-efficient points than Scotland,, only Olympiacos are higher than us as individual clubs.
For this season Celtic are ranked ib 47th spot in the UEFA rankings - AEK are in 123rd place.}

14 Aug 2018 22:53:27
No disgrace losing to the greek champions. They obviously better than Olympiakos, they finished 3rd in the Greek League. 2nd places PAOK have hammered Basel then beaten Spartak Moscow in the CL qualifiers, which again shows that its a decent league.

{Ed007's Note - They only won the league - their first in 24 or 25 years - because the POAK were deducted points after their president ran onto the pitch with a gun. They won the league by default.}

14 Aug 2018 23:03:08
I would say that suggests that they play in a better league and as a consequence they would be technically better. I think Leicester City are ranked quite a way behind us but I think they’d probably give us a game. My point is we shouldn’t expect to beat a team like AEK Athens just because we turn up.

{Ed007's Note - I expect us to beat dug $hite teams from Greece, 3 shots on target over 180 mins and they scored with them. If we had everybody fully fit and available we would have comfortably beaten them. Even at that the players available should have beaten them.
By morning I'll be able to prove why this is all Craig Gordon's fault :-D

14 Aug 2018 23:08:03
No we have a right to beat no one but we should have put ourselves in a position to win this tie. BR clearly stated his given objective was to "Dominate in Scotland and qualify for the CL".
So while it's not the end of the world, it's still abject failure as a club to reach our basic objectives. I don't see the team being strengthened now, there will be sales though.

14 Aug 2018 23:08:32
AEK won the league by 6 points after PAOK were deducted 3 points and foreited the game against AEK 3-0. Clearly not much between the teams. I’d expect both to make the group stages.

14 Aug 2018 23:19:26
Guys I get what your saying about Greek football and your right it’s been known to a good level. but that AEK team were no better than average for me, and it’s a big opportunity missed considering who awaited us in the next round! Some woeful defending over 2 legs cost us but also we could have put the tie to bed at home, after playing against 10 men for most of the 2nd half! But we couldn’t break down what for was an average Greek side! And I’ll put my hands up and say when we drew AEK I thought we’re in for 2 tough games but it turned out we made it tough for ourselves! After back to back trebles and signing up French eddy sharpish in the window it was all positive but there’s a gloom went over the club this past week and a half. first thing we do now is get shot of the rat boyata, pay off compper and get 2 decent centre backs in! Someone to replace Armstrong and paddy! And if we can get a RB in to then all the better! Pissed off as I am, we’ve got a full season left to play there must be some sort of lift over the next 2 weeks in the transfer market!

14 Aug 2018 23:25:36
As I understand it PAOK were only deducted 3 points but Athens won the league by 6 points. Greece have got 2 teams in CL qualifiers and they enter at a later stage than we do so you have to assume that their league is of a higher standard than ours.

14 Aug 2018 21:22:47
Ed trying to keep a level head on what was a disappointing night but not really unexpected. Just wanted your opinion on where tonight leaves us with regards to the rest of the transfer window? Does tonights result give the board the opportunity to deny us signings due to lack of CL revenue (not that having that revenue in previous years has led to major signings) Also could this lead to the potential sales of Dembele, Ntcham, Tierney etc to make up the finances? Clubs overseas will now know we don't have CL football this year and will come circling.

{Ed007's Note - There'll be signings made before the window closes simply because there has to be.I said I never expected any CBs to come in before 1 or 2 left and once Boyata leaves - I expect Compper's contract to be mutually terminated - they' need replaced, we know the manager wanted McGinn so there will need to be A N Other signed to play in there and the same with a replacement for Roberts to fight Forrest for his start.
In the coming weeks the papers and internet will be full of stories about team's chasing our 'big name' players but I'd be really surprised if any of them are sold unless they ask to leave.}

14 Aug 2018 22:44:03
With us (potentially) going into the EL groups it gives us a chance to grow into the tournament and hopefully get a mentality of winning games in Europe rather than 6 games of getting battered and dropping into EL with shaken confidence. Every cloud and all that I suppose but this really needs to be a wake up call.

{Ed007's Note - Some decent teams in it too, Kev I put a list of some of them on another thread. Get a few new faces in and everyone fit and firing on all cylinders and we could get a wee run going. The money's neither here nor there for me - I'm not saying I don't enjoy seeing Celtic earn it btw - but when it's all said and done it's still seeing Celtic playing European football and I've always loved that.}

14 Aug 2018 22:45:08
If we can get £10m for Boyata then surely £5-6m will be spent at least. We would still have made a profit in the window. No doubt at least 1 loan signing, other than Arzani, will come in too. wouldn't mind trying to sign Kyle Walker-Peters from Spurs for a season. Lustig is just about done.

14 Aug 2018 22:54:57
Why should we buy now it's too late P. Bonner said that he would be surprised if we made any significant signing now it's too late but I hope he's wrong.

14 Aug 2018 23:12:25
Never too late. We still have a treble to defend and if we want to juggle that with Europa League football we need a stronger squad than we have at present. That tie has proven that at present we can't cope with injuries and suspensions.

14 Aug 2018 23:01:42
Nail on the head there ed.
All you hear from football fans now a days is about money money money. When did that become so much more important than trophies?

14 Aug 2018 23:23:12
No chance we’ll get £10mil for Boyata now lol, clubs know he’s spat the dummy, £5mil hopefully.
Needs punting regardless of money and new CB in, ideally 2 but won’t happen.
Tonight wasn’t a surprise, sore but not a surprise.
Just unfortunate how the fans will suffer as the board count it as a loss and then live by that after millions banked.
A good couple of ties in the europa to be had if we make the groups, that’s our level and should be fun, get use out they dear lights too ☺️.

15 Aug 2018 00:42:20
BBJ £5m for Boyata is incredible money considering the guy is total pish. £1m is a good deal in my eyes. Which takes me to my next point. Whoever turned down £9m for that dumpling needs sacked immediately.

15 Aug 2018 20:48:43
Boyota just dropped his value by being petulant. HE will get his wish to leave but WE won't get his potential value immediately (I believe standard contracts will have the usual add ons)

14 Aug 2018 22:15:10
OVER TO YOU GREEN BRIGADE

lawwell thinks he won the pissing contest, and with Europa League monies only to bank (IF we beat Sudova) no way will he loosen the purse strings.
So Green Brigade get your banners ready for first game back at Celtic Park and tell Lawwell and Bankier what we think of them.

14 Aug 2018 22:34:36
Be lucky if Pedro doesn’t now sanction a sale of one of our “assets” which is the norm after being pumped out Tim, never mind spending anything 😂
The only way the board pay any attention is when fans don’t pay/ turn up, that won’t happen while Rodgers is there!
Europa league is our level but the money is shocking so expect to live accordingly 🙈 £60mil banked over last 2 years, mega assets in the team (not going by the last few weeks) and still nothing, all about book balancing you see.
Oh wait. fancy lights anaw 💃🏻💃🏻 they ate into the budget 🤔.

15 Aug 2018 09:31:50
We've got more than enough money in the bank for both lights and players BBJ. There's no way we missed out on a player due to a set of lights.

14 Aug 2018 21:45:43
This is probably the least gutted I’ve ever been about not reaching the CL. The last 2 years have shown that finishing any higher than 3rd is an impossible task and the consolation prize of the £30m a season for being in it doesn't get spent on quality players anyway.

Half empty stadiums and a hit to the bank balance might make the board wake up.

We are lucky to have Rodgers. Our next manager won't be anywhere near his class. We should be trying to match his aim of improving in Europe by giving him cash not standing still.

14 Aug 2018 21:49:12
Steve Clarke at Kilmarnock, at least he knows how to build a defence.

14 Aug 2018 21:53:49
Agreed we can’t be resting on what we have done domestically we must keep improving on the park and making signings that will allow us to progress. We are becoming far to predictable in our play. We have all been screaming out for a RB and a CH if we had that we would still be in Champions League. BR is a fan but will he stay when he’s not being able to make the improvements required to take us forward? D. D is as much to blame as Lawell.

14 Aug 2018 22:02:14
Steve Clarke behave yourself. Well said LM don't feel that gutted myself, always said we're EL standard in the present climate. The same ones that greet about no being in The Prostitution Cup would be the same ones that greet when we get our arses felt in the competition proper. There were over 100 teams vying for 6 places this season, we missed out this season move on.

14 Aug 2018 22:03:01
To be fair Rodgers record in Europe is absolutely honkin

3 champions league groups (1 with Liverpool)

18 games - 2 wins.

we qualified last 2 years but let's face it, Beer Sheva and Astana away were shocking.

Zenit we collapsed again, who were easily there for the taking. Worst Zenit side in a long time.

Even in the Europa for Liverpool he never won a game, last 32 got beat off Besiktas.

14 Aug 2018 22:19:02
Pretty sure Astana and Beer Sheva both advanced from their Europa League groups after we put them out in the play offs. Not as bad as you think they are.

Steve Clarke? His football would put 60k fans to sleep every week.

14 Aug 2018 22:28:59
Doesn't matter what they achieved. We are always ones to point at another teams budget when they beat us

but Astana, AEK, Beer sheva etc their budgets are tiny in comparison to ours.

So we by our own expectations should be beating them and if they qualify from europa groups then so should we be, with ease.

but we are underspending and downsizing and the word tells you all you need to know.

We have moved down a size to that level, now they teams are our level which is a joke.

14 Aug 2018 22:50:25
The way we’re playing just now is hardly exciting is it? Constant sideways passing.

{Ed007's Note - It does my nut in Andy, we have teams camped out on their 18 yard line and it's constant sideways passing just to keep possession, there's not enough cutting edge or picking out a forward pass or taking someone on to make space etc Rogic is turning into another Kris Commons and just shooting from anywhere, look at the difference when Dembele came on tonight, the whole attacking side of the team came alive and we looked dangerous.}

14 Aug 2018 23:03:27
Well said, mate.

14 Aug 2018 23:34:44
I think Rodgers has realised that we have became too predictable and changed it up by playing 2 strikers. Its just a shame that we are lucky to have 1 fit at a time never mins 2!

15 Aug 2018 20:46:09
Have to say in hindsight I am happy we have not qualified for the Champions League as a good side would give our defence a real torrid time. Think this would hard to watch. We have better chance home and away in the Europa League. We still need to strengthen and if this isn't done now after last week and tonight it will never happen!

14 Aug 2018 21:39:59
2 years worth of champions league money between £50/ £60 million, 3 new stops on sale this season not to mention sold out season ticket sales past 2 seasons, roughly £8 million in from the VVD sale to Liverpool, £7 million Armstrong money aplenty coming through the door and we're watching a defence that consists of 1 top class player ( Tierney) every other single one for me could do one. Lustig ( good servant but times up) jozo can go, comper ( I'd say go but don't even know if he's here? Hendry, not good enough at that level, ajer ( midfielder turn centre half) still inexperienced at that level, gamboa 2 years and can't get a run, and boyata? Well that for me should never set foot back inside Celtic Park or Lennoxtown. Even gardening leave is too good for that twat. Biggest thing for me regarding our defence (especially in a European sense) no where near good enough. This defence has been there by in large 2/ 3 years and yes domestically we get by but surely now has to be that time where big big changes are needed and it should already have happened. Can't forget either that Brendan has brought in hendry, gamboa and the most non existent central defender if ever heard of in comper. Are we actually paying that guy?

14 Aug 2018 21:47:31
Rodgers chased the one good defender we had back to Denmark because he couldn’t pull of rabonas and cruyff turns on the edge of his box.

14 Aug 2018 21:56:15
Eric wasn’t good enough either. Why go back to players who weren’t good enough? Why not just buy s good one? Wouldn’t that be better? I liked him but if we have any ambition, which obviously this board don’t, but if we had, shev wouldn’t be in the team. Or we would still be weak in Europe.

14 Aug 2018 22:08:37
Spot on LM67, unless our defenders can pass the ball back and forth across the back line and try fancy crap Brendan’s not interested. Even tonight, 2-0 down and we’re passing the ball about the back as if we’re in total control of a game that was slipping away from us. what’s wrong with getting some solid, no nonsense defenders that just want to defend?

14 Aug 2018 21:30:14
Tom Rogic is the most over rated Celtic player at parkhead right now.

14 Aug 2018 21:34:04
Take out the goals against Sevco and he's not done much.

14 Aug 2018 21:34:38
Who the australian paddy mcourt how dare you kev.

14 Aug 2018 21:39:08
Give over have a go at the defence.

14 Aug 2018 21:41:14
DPR that's about the best description of him I have heard.
Nail on the head.

14 Aug 2018 21:43:23
That's to in fashion for me P67.

14 Aug 2018 21:47:33
There was 11 players on that park who failed to get us a result. You're coming across as a man who hates one of our own players Kev, slagging Rogic on a weekly basis on here. Why not direct your hate at the over rated Board members we have running the club.

14 Aug 2018 21:48:25
Rogic played well other than not having his shooting boots on.

14 Aug 2018 21:56:09
really ? rogic over rated i don't think so , if your going by tonights game tell me who would you say played anywhere near what there rated , easy to single outone man, how many times did forrest beat his man! brown was on top form NOT ntcham griff mcregor top drawer stuff again NOT defence were great 🙊 even kt was a shadow off himself tonight but hey have a go at rogic that's what we like to hear ,

14 Aug 2018 21:58:33
Ye I do stand because he deserves it.
LM67 all rogic done was hit the ball everytime he had it apart from one rubbishe cross to McGregor. Should have been yanked at half time.
Rogic hits about 10 shots a game and scores about 8 a season and even less assist but people talk like he's a master mind.

He's a passenger most games and an unfit one at that.

14 Aug 2018 22:08:44
Lummy what does rogic actually bring to the team.
He doesn't score more than 8 goals a season
He doesn't make goals either
So tell me what does he actually do?

14 Aug 2018 22:10:26
Rogic doesn't deserve to be hated by persons never mind one of his own! Pathetic.

14 Aug 2018 22:23:37
I don't hate him or any other player. I just don't rate him. Just same as many including yourself Stan don't rate members of our defence.

14 Aug 2018 22:34:30
I don't hate him or any other celtic player. I just don't rate him
Just like many on here including yourself Stan don't rate members of our defence.

15 Aug 2018 20:53:33
Have to agree with u both. Could pick anyone out of the 11 apart from Sinclair and Dembele. Don't think rogic was any worse than the others. However he is frustrating in that he gives the ball away too often for my liking in dangerous areas, but again Brown and Simo both guilty tonight. Fed up with our strikers constantly being injured for big games. It's first time I have looked at bench and felt uninspired definitely the weakest bench I remember in some time in a European game. significant signings required.

14 Aug 2018 21:16:40
Shocking performance from us tonight just not good enough at the end of the day, meant to build the team to move forwards not backwards, struggling against Athens what sort of gubbings would we be get if we actually got through? Should have had replacements for Armstrong and Roberts and a decent cb also need a striker Dembele never fit and wee griffs isnae firing need some every position cb, rm and st simple as that poor poor performance.

14 Aug 2018 21:49:33
We have started off this season the same way we finished last season, and that is delivering average performances. AEK are an average side. Over 2 legs we should beat them. Better sides than AEK in Europa. Last 10 or 12 league games last season our win ratio and goals scored was less than Rangers, Aberdeen and Hibs. We have just continued that trend. I don't think we are much better right now than the rest of the SPL top 4 and with the finances at our disposal that is really poor. BR may not have the recruits in that he wants but he needs to get more out of the squad he has. He is not blame free either. The players need to stand up and be counted as well. Some of the performances tonight were below what we expect.

14 Aug 2018 21:11:09
And to add to my last post. Does anyone actually think Erik is worse than what we have now? Yes he has his faults but at least he was actually a CB. AEK are bang average. Fact.

14 Aug 2018 21:21:04
Bang average we're so arrogant atm respect all opponents.

14 Aug 2018 21:33:58
Patrick no disrespect to them but they are average. Beat our self. It's been harder draws past 4 5 attempts to get in.

14 Aug 2018 21:39:14
Well said Patrick67. And it starts with the board. They think they can take a gamble to try qualify while getting rid of players and not replacing them. Well done Lawell and the board 👏. Chance of 40 - 60 million down the toilet! If BR decided to pack it in l won't be surprised.

14 Aug 2018 21:45:45
2 games beat us in 1 and drew with 10 men in their other.

14 Aug 2018 21:03:38
Piiss poor. Extremely disappointing we were not good enough. We haven't strengthened and it has cost us the promise land of the champions league.

It is extremely hard to compete against the elite in the champions league but not even getting the chance to pit our wits against them is the hardest bit to swallow.

I don't know where we go from here but Rodgers must have had his eyes open. Wee Lenny couldn't take us any further and it now looks like the same is happening to Brendan.

14 Aug 2018 21:09:03
People like me got slaughtered for saying it, I was even saying it in our undefeated season.

we needed better in key positions. The board have lost us this big time.

Yet you wait and see, give it a few weeks. Or they will get a Musonda type loan in as a crowd pleaser to distract us.

Typical behaviour from this board and when that happens, watch the crowd of brainwashed support them again.

14 Aug 2018 20:20:55
Penny pinching has cost us more than what Brendan probably wanted to spend. the defence is shocking.2-0 down.

14 Aug 2018 20:36:42
It’s not just the defence. We aren’t a champions league team.

14 Aug 2018 21:15:32
This is the result of 15 years of downsizing.

14 Aug 2018 21:56:34
Viking Tim, we need to step up in SPL never mind CL.

14 Aug 2018 20:09:06
****** it celtic. Hang your heads in shame.

14 Aug 2018 20:23:54
Certain players have become very lazy again due to us not having quality in those positions. and it's not just defence.

14 Aug 2018 20:35:11
Million percent scoop ncham ect ect need a good look at at themselves fans loyalty let down again.

14 Aug 2018 21:08:14
Probably sell him to Porto now. Add boyata for free too the traitor.

14 Aug 2018 21:18:29
Thought Ntcham was the best player on the park tonite. Rogic probably the poorest.

We possibly merited a draw today but that whole tie never really seemed quite competitive. I had high hopes this year. Just hope we call hold on to Mousse and cobble together two competent centre halves sometime in the next 3 years.

14 Aug 2018 21:50:04
What game were you watching, couldn’t have been when schoolboy defending cost us two goals. Ntcham wasn’t good at all for most of the game. He gave the ball away too often, he was sleeping at their first goal. He got better, but not to high recent standard. Tell me every time Simo and Hendry played the ball out of defence didn’t make you feel physically sick?

Rogic was by no way the worst.

14 Aug 2018 21:51:16
Well, we have been waiting nearly 20 years, what’s another three?

14 Aug 2018 19:48:28
Get rogic off and move Callum in to no 10 and put sinc on left big tans running about like we're up 3-0.

14 Aug 2018 20:00:13
Id go 3 at the back. Lustig, Jozo and Hendry, KT left wing, Forrest right wing. McGregor, Ntcham and Brown in the middle and then Griff n Moussa up top.

14 Aug 2018 18:39:30
I would love for Griff to bag his 99th and 100th goals tonight but it will be very tough. My only hope is that he doesn't try too hard if a chance does fall his way. Sometimes when he's been on the bench he tries too hard and snatches at shots or tries for the postage stamp instead of just making sure.

14 Aug 2018 18:15:38
COYBIG. We can do this! 🍀🍀🍀.

14 Aug 2018 18:43:05
I'm a wee bit apprehensive - not because of the opponents or the venue - but, because we can't seem to keep clean sheets against any team we play these days.
Hopefully we score more than we concede and that's all we need.

14 Aug 2018 18:04:00
Does anyone remember a post about feruz Islam. I think regarding his gait / running style/ stance and how he probably wouldn't progress In the game through this . can't remember what the reasoning was but for some reason popped into my head earlier and couldn't remember the story if anyone can could you repost it.

14 Aug 2018 18:20:35
Was the same not said about Jordan Henderson by Alex Ferguson?

14 Aug 2018 16:48:35
If the back 4 make good decisions and our wingers be more direct tonight I think we can get through just don't give them any gifts make them work for it COYBIG hh.

14 Aug 2018 16:02:11
I’m going to be positive here, aek looked dangerous at certain points in the game last week but we totally dominated possession . If we can just get it in our heads, winner takes all mentality I’m sure we can do this. I wouldn’t say these are anyway near as good as some of the teams we have played recently in Europe so if we can replicate one of our good performances like against borussia gladbach. ( I appreciate we never won but that type of performance wouldn’t go a miss. ) forget about our away record in Europe and just treat it like an away game, why when we step foot on a plane we can’t play, we go away all season and to some grounds that can be intimidating in Scotland and produce wins, I’m not talking about going to Barcelona, Paris or whatever. This is Greece, come in Bhoys . One good result will shut up the gutter press for a bit as well and stop them talking about our impending doom, and the new coming of the walking dead.

14 Aug 2018 15:24:16
Roberts going to a team who'll be more defensive than offensive👀.

14 Aug 2018 15:35:17
Doesn't seem to have done Liam Henderson any harm going to Italy. Hope he does well glad I don't need to read about him coming back know.

14 Aug 2018 16:28:52
Hope he does well but read they play a 5-3-2 so sounds a bit odd.

14 Aug 2018 18:04:37
You'll probably find that the reason he's gone there will be both clubs are owned by the same group. It will be for a shuffling of finances probs to satisfy financial fair play in Man City's respect. Nothing to do with player development.

14 Aug 2018 14:40:22
Hey guys looking for some help. I have a ticket for the old firm game on 2nd September and wondered if anyone knew where I could possibly get 2 as I want to take my girl who is Bristol city fan and claims she has seen atmosphere before at games 😂. Any help would be great just want to sit with her otherwise am going alone and that’s a shame considering we up in Scotland together for weekend lol.

14 Aug 2018 15:12:23
Sorry Bristolcelt you just made a massive booboo.
There is NO "old firm" anymore the old rangers are dead.

14 Aug 2018 15:27:21
Haha Tim you are right on that one but wanted to make it easy for people 😂.

14 Aug 2018 15:29:19
Making an even bigger mistake taking your wife mate 😂.

14 Aug 2018 15:35:16
@Bristolcelt I know it is an early kick off, but if you arrive near Celtic Park a couple of hours before, there are usually guys with spare tickets willing to sell (not touts) or try the pubs around Gallowgate you may get lucky.
If no luck, then tell stewards your girlfriend is a minor and lift her over turnstile lol.

14 Aug 2018 16:40:28
The thing is, if you do manage to get a ticket it will be unlikely you will both have one beside each other.

14 Aug 2018 14:10:59
If there's any fellow Tims here in Tenerife. It's well worth going to watch the game in The Temple Bar/ Irish Fiddler Costa Adeje. I'm staying in Las Americas and it's only 6 Euros in a Taxi.
The singer John is fantastic and I know all the Bhoys and Girls will enjoy him
Just hope I'm having a few drinks tonight celebrating. 🍀🍀.

14 Aug 2018 16:41:13
What is the team for tonight mate?

14 Aug 2018 13:40:10
Afternoon Ed / Bhoys, I am hoping with big Boyata spitting the dummy that that galvanises the team into a great performance and victory tonight and shortly after that the former bombscare is showing the door asap (Y)

14 Aug 2018 14:59:45
It seems to have isolated him to the point of quarantine Jamie and I'm sure his team mates will be disgusted at his attitude - especially those who carried and covered for him these past years.
I'm not sure if we will progress, but as long as we give it 100%, leave the fear and nerves in the changing room and cut out daft mistakes, I can't ask for more and our season will not end tonight!

14 Aug 2018 13:27:00
Come on GT10 let's hear tonight's team . Don't type it in Greek tho🤣.

14 Aug 2018 14:00:30
Stevie, I've just spoken to my mate he's not got it yet. As soon as I get it I'll post the Team.
Still on my Holidays in Tenerife, not got much colour as you don't tend to get a Tan in the Bars! ☀️☀️😍🥃🥃.

14 Aug 2018 14:17:45
It's great to get the team but is no one else concerned that someone is leaking this info every week!?

14 Aug 2018 15:54:54
Aye Stan me. Can't stand that someone is leaking info out. Miby it's boyata since there's been no leak for tonight.

14 Aug 2018 17:38:58
I don't like it at all Steph this should be kept confidential until the club itself releases it prior to Kick off, the person within CP releasing this info needs to stop it.

14 Aug 2018 12:51:25
My team.
Gordon
Gamboa
Hendry
Lustig
Jozo
KT

Broony

Forrest
Oli
Eddy

Moussa.

Broony sitting as a shield for the back five gives us a chance to use full backs cleverly and individually, but still keep a grip of the area around 20-25 yds from our goal. This in turn gives Oli a chance to probe forward instead if him receiving on the half way line.

Forrest and Eddy could also concentrate on staying up the pitch to tie defenders down and get a chance of a one on one, which i would fancy them to win. Moussa will tie up at least one, but probably two, defenders so we always have a target

Corners and free kicks, one CB up for them, take no chances on getting caught on the break. Assuming we could start this team i might fancy us. Got flow to it with a good bench.

14 Aug 2018 13:09:40
We need to be on the front foot in this game other than being very organised I didn’t see much to worry me from them last week. I think they will be set up pretty nuch the same we just need that killer instinct in the last 3rd.
I don’t think Moussa will start tho if he’s fit get him in there firmly believe if he was on last week we would’ve had a nice cushion plus I think eddy is better when he’s in behind Moussa.
Mon the hoops keep the faith bhoys 🍀.

14 Aug 2018 13:35:39
Sorry to be argumentative but Scot Brown follows ball too much and doesn't actually protect the defence.

14 Aug 2018 13:39:40
Welshy they didny need to be that good to score against our defence hell livi even managed it with there only ball into our box.

14 Aug 2018 12:41:02
AEK 1 Celtic 3. Slaughter the jags at weekend. Sign 3 quality players. Rounded off with a win against Hamilton. The start of another fantastic season. HH 3 to go till 10 in a row.

14 Aug 2018 12:03:48
Is it me imagining things or do we seem to have more injuries now than any other year? I remember Lenny had something similar and took players away from lennoxtown for a while. anyway maybe it's just the modern day player (with exception of the Scottish lads) who always seem to be available and fit. HH.

14 Aug 2018 13:44:21
Brendan demands a higher standard of fitness than some other managers and we appreciate the fast breaks from defending a corner to scoring at other end.
Brendan and his coaches work the players harder in trainer . This may cause some injuries and the approach fakes by Hearts by no means unique, could also injury.

14 Aug 2018 11:09:16
How does everyone feel about Mouassa starting? I think it's worth the risk. We need to start our best 11 and if he is fit and been training well he must start.

14 Aug 2018 11:25:38
If he is fit he must start.

14 Aug 2018 11:32:15
Rodgers said he won’t start mate, says he will come on at some point.

14 Aug 2018 11:49:13
I did read that Andy but maybe that's just BR trying to fool AEK. I hope that's the case. Having him in will give the whole team a much needed lift lads.

14 Aug 2018 13:47:25
Winning tonight would be wonderful, but not if starting put his injury in jeopardy, maybe the last 30 mins will carry us over line.

14 Aug 2018 14:21:38
Not a bad sub to come either Chris.

14 Aug 2018 10:05:53
And now we are losing Ntcham lol. Medias next headline.

"Celtic FC withdraw from league due to lack of players. PL and DD rub hands together however, pocketing a tidy 200m profit. Statement from club says "we will be back next season with the players we have signed in this season's development squad".

14 Aug 2018 08:48:56
Am going for 3-2 with dembele getting the winner in last 15minutes. Show world what United means.

14 Aug 2018 11:27:32
Sounds like a good game.

14 Aug 2018 06:20:05
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 14th August 2018