Celtic Banter Archive August 15 2017

15 Aug 2017 21:59:51
Ed, one hour to go before the CL deadline. Do you think we will bring someone in on time or it unlikely at this stage? I know you probably can't say for sure but what's your thoughts? HH.

{Ed007's Note - Nah, time's getting on now.}

15 Aug 2017 22:33:56
Am a bit stunned Sutton would come out with pish like that it's very not like him to b honest hh.

15 Aug 2017 22:41:17
Sutton just taking the pish then.

15 Aug 2017 23:03:22
How is it pish? He said Paddy will sign and there's still 2 weeks of the window left.

15 Aug 2017 23:09:01
Ya Ed can't believe Sutton would come out with it especially when we are on edge waiting for something to happen. Gutted!

{Ed007's Note - I never seen it but did Sutton actually say he'd be signed tonight? I'm always wary of statements like that as I know from experience how difficult it is to put any kind of time scale on signings.}

15 Aug 2017 23:37:36
Hopes up again this is it now we have to make next round maybe get one into help with group phase I should stop listening to the shite people come up with.

15 Aug 2017 23:39:49
he never said tonight.

15 Aug 2017 23:40:28
He said he'd sign this summer Ed. Darrell (? ) who hosts the BT football suggested there may be a chance of it happening before tonight's deadline more than Sutton did.

{Ed007's Note - Well then, he's not proven wrong until the window shuts.}

15 Aug 2017 19:51:44
Hi first time poster . I've been on here constantly over the past few weeks reading about paddy bhoy maybe being on the verge of joining us permanently or on another loan deal. I've seen people post comments say biscuit tin etc etc for us still to be in the running to sign a player of 8 million plus quality is a huge step in the right direction, as for me the last man to be trusted with such kind of sums of cash was Martin O'Neill and he didn't do half bad . I just hope for all the hoops fans out there we are turning a corner and will start to push the boat out to get that wee bit further in Europe . In other new caxinha thinks there stronger 😂😂.

16 Aug 2017 08:27:22
Welcome aboard leem, good post.

15 Aug 2017 19:08:39
Man City take paddy on some daft tourney . Sits on the bench and doesn't get a look in . Pack yer bags wee man jump on a flight and come home . First time poster . Hail hail.

15 Aug 2017 19:31:54
Sutton is saying he will sign tonight from his source.

15 Aug 2017 21:41:25
Pud, he said Paddy COULD sign tonight but was confident he will sign some time befor the window shuts.

15 Aug 2017 22:39:54
Sutton didn't say he'd sign tonight he said he would sign this transfer window.

15 Aug 2017 18:49:03
This may be old news but WTF is happening at ibrokes? Passing it today i was stunned by tha lack of staunchness and dignity, bluntly it is a feckn mess.

They now have a a'FAN ZONE'. Jeeze what a site. A crumbling edmiston house with a cleared car park and some shi77y red white and blue banners.

Is there anything they don't chase our asses over? Always second best.

15 Aug 2017 19:37:32
It's been an eyesore for years now. The surrounding area is wasteland. I think flats are being built the now. Karma when you see the Celtic Way.

15 Aug 2017 17:54:48
Here's hoping for a good home win tonight for Hoffenheim against Liverpool! 1 of 4 chances for us to move up to Pot 3 if we qualify, and I believe this is our best chance. Liverpool have a dodgy defence and to finish as high as they did in the Bundesliga means Hoffenheim are no mugs.

15 Aug 2017 18:26:01
HUD : Hoff have only lost 4 game last season with 14 goals against, so Liverpool will be up against it, should be a good game.

15 Aug 2017 18:35:39
2 of there top players signed for Bayern.

Not sure who they signed to replace them.

15 Aug 2017 19:03:18
Sounds like they have a decent defence themselves then PeterBhoy, it'll be interesting to see how they handle Liverpool's attack.

15 Aug 2017
New image uploaded to the
Celtic Player Sightings page entitled, He started cupping his ears

15 Aug 2017 12:27:08
Hi ED just wondering what sort of time do the press conferences happen wae CL pre matches is it after training I take it?

{Ed007's Note - They are for domestic games and are usually around 14:00 but under UEFA Regs Press conferences must start between 12:00 and 20:00 local time so there's plenty of scope if Rodgers is busy elsewhere.}

15 Aug 2017 13:08:28
Cheers ED who would be in your starting 11 for morra I would go with. CG, Ralston, Lustig, Simm, Tierney
Brown. Ntcham
Forrest. Mcgegor Sinclair
Grif.

{Ed007's Note - LG is speaking to the press just now and has said he is fully fit ahead of tomorrow's match. I'd go with that line up but I'd replace McGregor with Rogic.}

15 Aug 2017 13:19:17
4-2-3-1 ed?

{Ed007's Note - Yeah.}

15 Aug 2017 13:26:33
surely Lustig at right back and I would be happy with either Ayer or Biton @ centre back, probably Biton.

{Ed007's Note - I think that's what Rodgers will do too, Chris.}

15 Aug 2017 13:32:23
Well fingers crossed for morra nite HH.

{Ed007's Note - Have some confidence Richy Bhoy :-D

15 Aug 2017 14:20:51
Always a nervy night ed, I would go with Ralston and McGregor.
How did they beat Legia the very team I wanted to avoid, they must be decent or has Legia declined mate.

{Ed007's Note - Astana have won 3 of their last 18 away European matches, drawing 3 and losing 10 and they failed to score in 8 of those matches. They were lucky against Legia who should have beat them by more than 1 goal in Poland where Astana parked the bus BIG time and showed a lack of discipline throughout the game, with rash tackles etc. Astana were lucky they had got their 3rd goal at home in the 95th minute or something like that when the Legia players were dead on their feet with the heat or they would have went out on away goals.
I really don't see this tie posing any significant problems, no matter how hard people are trying to find them about weaknesses in the squad. This squad should be beating teams like this, we know exactly what to expect over there weather wise, they've had a new pitch installed so it's a better surface than last year which will help our passing game and we beat them last year with a poorer team than we have now.
They'll be a well drilled counter-attacking team, happy to sit back and soak up pressure which is what we face every week in the league. As long as we keep it tight at the back and keep our concentration we should take a good result over there next week. If players like Griffiths, Sinclair, Rogic or even Forrest/Hayes or McGregor are on their game they could cause them all sorts of problems running at their defence. I wouldn't be surprised to see a penalty.}

15 Aug 2017 14:38:20
Place should be jumping tomorrow section is back in. Hopefully no bitton but can't see Rodgers not playing him just hoping this game suits his style as any pressure on him he just can't tackle.

15 Aug 2017 14:57:29
Got the tickets in for tomorrow.
Reckon Bitton will be kept in the squad.
JUst seen your comment on LG ed, definitely makes the difference.
Think we will take a comfortable lead from this game tomorrow. Reckon we will put 3 or 4 by them.

{Ed007's Note - I'd be delighted with that but I'm going for 2-0.}

15 Aug 2017 15:22:24
have you heard the miquel nelom stories?

15 Aug 2017 15:44:54
I have heard of Ruth Rendells, 3-0 for me 2 for LG 1 Sinclair.

15 Aug 2017 18:27:43
The good thing this season is that I don't dread the away tie like I have done in previous years. We seem to have found a good system for away games in place now where we shouldn't need to win by 3 or 4 goals to go through (Be'er Sheva) .

16 Aug 2017 16:51:02
aye but she didn't play at left back.

15 Aug 2017
New image uploaded to the
Celtic Player Sightings page entitled, Go Complain

15 Aug 2017 11:48:06
priceless, for everything else there's Mason Card 😉😉.

15 Aug 2017 01:27:25
Hey bhoys does anyone know if there's anywhere i might be able to see the astana game in kuta bali?

15 Aug 2017 08:14:39
I don't even know where that is lol.

15 Aug 2017 10:19:30
C'mon Thommy do you not know Kuta Bali, everyone goes there Magaluf and Benidorm no more Kuta Bali is the place. No idea where it is myself but it sounds like they don't even have telly's 🤣. Pete you would be as well posting I'm on my hols in Kuta Bali and it's 90 degrees girfuy 😁.

15 Aug 2017 10:22:19
Where is that?

15 Aug 2017 10:50:53
You'll have more luck Googling it than asking any of us lol.

{Ed007's Note - Isn't it Kuta that's in Bali? Remember Sting sang a song about the fields of Bali?}

15 Aug 2017 11:04:14
correct ED, according to trip advisor-when the sun goes down the animals come out! so take care pete, we all know what there like.

15 Aug 2017 11:51:08
Tommy how on earth did any rangers fan get that far away.

15 Aug 2017 12:20:03
I thought it was fields of Barley Ed Lol.

{Ed007's Note - Hhhhmmmmm :thinking: Are you sure about that? :wink: