Celtic Banter Archive July 17 2017

17 Jul 2017 23:45:31
What are your thoughts about UEFA taking LG to task for putting a scarf on the goalposts? If the case is provocation then this act was after the missile attack. The reality is no provocation was required as the ones who were involved had a whole week of events fuelling their hate. Whilst what LG did was sillyand out of frustration there is no argument to justify the projectiles and pitch invasion. Its like jumping over your neighbours fence to nick some flowers only to be shot. What LG did was silly but his actions only provided the ones to claim they were provoked when they are simply driven by insane bigotry and hatred anyway. There is no excuse and there is no justification imo! .

18 Jul 2017 00:07:24
Kwaj he was provoked and bottles thrown at him. Not acceptable. We know that Griff is not the sharpest tool in the box. There was no need to tie a Celtic scarf to the post. He has done it at Ibrox as well and to be fair what is the point? Its the end of the game. He has plenty time to calm down so its not an instant reaction to the bottle incident. In my opinion BR will pull him aside and tell him to grow up. You won't see him do that again. If Dembele stays I could see Griff being moved on by BR at end of trsnsfer window but depends on Dembele move. Griff should know better.

18 Jul 2017 00:13:47
He should not have done it, no matter how provoked he was. He should know better and rise above it. The Linfield fans are thick neandarthals and i think it is pitiful he was booked for what he was, but he should be better than that rabble and should not have taken the bait.

18 Jul 2017 05:22:30
Unless im mistaken griff ties a scarf around every away goal after every game regardless of who it is. Not to do it at certain grounds would be letting others dictate how he behaves.

18 Jul 2017 07:58:49
LG knew exactly what he was doing. Whatever your opinion on his actions you can't complain when he gets pulled for it. UEFA were bound to punish him and his actions could see him banned for the next round so we're his actions justifiable? I'm all for getting it right up the Belfast Bigots but not at the expense of Celtic progressing in Europe, they are just not worth it. What I will say though is that mob should be absolutely hammered by UEFA. A ban from European competition is the least they should get along with a huge fine. Disgusting behaviour by their scummy fans.

18 Jul 2017 11:29:40
I can smell the hand of Hugh Dallas in this.

18 Jul 2017 23:26:48
@bigrab - behave yourself! How will they get banned for a first offence? Your lot on the other hand. 😰.

17 Jul 2017 17:12:06
I am putting my hands up here, P Roberts is off on tour with city, my info was completely wrong, Sorry All.

17 Jul 2017 17:43:13
Fair play mate. I'm still hapoy to go along with the idea Paddy is not part of City's plans, being in a preseason squad doesn't mean that has changed. And until he sign for somebody else, I'm still quietly confident a deal could be done. It may depend on CL qualification (although I wouldn't agree with that way of thinking myself) .

17 Jul 2017 18:54:05
Nasri denayer also went . They will be nowhere near the squad so that's no yardstick really.

17 Jul 2017 20:04:41
Shock is not an emotion that many in here feel that the story was, let's say, ambitious.

With or without paddy we will get better.

Still hopeful though.

17 Jul 2017 22:57:53
We are not getting near Paddy. Man City will want big bucks for him and someone in PL will pay it and £60k a week to go with it. He will be sold.

17 Jul 2017 16:18:35
Is this some sort of sick joke regarding the charges UEFA have just brought against Celtic? What next? Going to charge Celtic for every goal that goes in against the scum Wednesday? Maggots!

17 Jul 2017 16:34:08
This charge is ridiculous. What sort of precedent does that set, and how far are they willing to take it? Will they start disciplining players for tying scarfs or flags round their neck or shoulders? The kid had been showered with abuse, bottles and other missiles for 90 minutes. This is nothing short of scale balancing and I hope the Club lawyers tell them to work it up their eye.

17 Jul 2017 16:39:53
LG is the stupid one, He had no need to provoke an already volitile situation. It is all very well giving your heart and soul to the club but you have too keep the heed. Stein would never allow his players to behave in such a manner and i don't believe BR won't either. This could mean the end for LG at celtic park as soon as a suitable replacement is found.
It is doubley stupid as he could be the only recoginised striker if MD leaves or is injured and what if he is banned for two games after we get through the next round. Would everyone who will condem this post feel the same if we cannot get through because of a lack of goals.

17 Jul 2017 16:49:04
Think that's a bit overboard saying LG could be done at Celtic jonace. Im sure BR knows the boys personality, and how he is in certain situations, he should keep the head i agree, but its one thing to take verbals and another when objects are getting lobbed at your head. I wouldve lobbed it right back and with more velocity believe me😁, so for me, he kept it together well.

17 Jul 2017 17:06:00
Don't get me wrong I thought it was funny when he done it after all the provocation he was taking. But it could now have serious affects to his career. If he is banned and dembele comes into the team and scores continually,
Leigh will be gutted at having to sit out. He has already stated that he doesn't want to sit on a bench this year. We all know br prefers dembele especially in the formation he likes to play. I would have loved to do the same as him if I was in his situation but it could end up being costly for him.

17 Jul 2017 17:09:28
Did any other celtic player feel the need to tie a scarf around a post, Have players not been pelted with objects before and not just at Celtic, Look at the ban given to Cantona for losing the plot and he played for the richist club in the world at that time. MON got rid of Mahe for losing his rag against Rangers.
Any player who cannot control his emotions can be a liability
Even Scott Brown has had to temper his enthusisism and learned from his mistakes LG does not seem to be learning. A famous Italian manager ( i cannot remember who) said you can tell a player three times about something and if he still does not grasp this he never will.

17 Jul 2017 17:09:44
Their referee has come out of this looking like a complete clown. They have to back him and this is their way of doing it. Simple as that.

17 Jul 2017 17:13:42
Catch yourself on Jonace. LG stupid? goes without saying. LG's Celtic career over because he tied a scarf to a post? Give me a break!

The animals throwing bottles at him should be jailed nevermind banned. I am willing to bet that after the internal investigation Linfield blame the trouble on a 'rogue element' who don't usually attend games.

The game should never have been played in the first place if they couldn't guarantee our fans safety. What has transpired since reinforces that.

17 Jul 2017 17:31:24
He won't get banned. It will be a fine. Also Celtic are getting done for having 5 player s booked which is standard. LG needs to stop playing to the Celtic support with the scarf around a post. If a sevco player did it at Celtic park we would be in uproar. It's just stupid and there is no need for it. Scoreing goals is the best thing that Leigh's can do to get back at the neds.

17 Jul 2017 17:39:00
I may be wrong, but has LG not toed a scarf at every away match he played in last season? He hasn't been punished for any of them? So to say he did it to provoke fans might not hold up as a charge?

17 Jul 2017 18:08:36
I think Scott Sinclair did it the right way by Scoring a goal.
Griffiths should realise that playing for Celtic will always draw abuse from some idiots, being able to ignore the abuse is the best response to it.

17 Jul 2017 19:59:42
Healy's remarks about maybe needing a tin hat in the replay at parkhead, were made to try and belittle the seriousness of the object throwing at Windsor park, and, well I don't know why he had to say it,

17 Jul 2017 20:00:02
UEFA are charging Celtic for having 5 bookings: one of them was Griffiths for delaying the corner after the bottle was thrown! They say that they can't overturn yellow cards but they should have a policy whereby exceptional circumstances apply but to stick so rigidly to the rules in this case just makes the whole shambles even more farcical. A player gets abuse for the whole game and has objects thrown at him and is then charged for tying a scarf to a post? If they can't even take that in retaliation then they really should be sectioned.

17 Jul 2017 20:19:25
At least 3 of the bookings were a joke griffs was ridiculous if anything uefa should be reprimandkng the ref.

17 Jul 2017 21:01:45
I suppose anyone who has experienced abuse and showered with objects including bottles know how to let off steam after the match is over . I would have thought every football person should concentrate on what LG had to put up during game . The referee, UEFA and even some Celtic supporters seem prepared to give the houligans a free hand to continue with their bigoted behaviour .

17 Jul 2017 21:16:56
Griffiths needs to grow up, if he didn't do that, then he wouldn't be getting fined, if 1 of them did it to us we'd go mental so let's be honest and say he shouldn't have done it gibing they bigoted scum ba$€%#s an excuse.

17 Jul 2017 21:18:38
Too true bhampot, he has to just suck up the punishment but highly doubt it's the end at Celtic park, when you have thousands of Huns baying, it must be hard to keep your head 🇮🇪.

17 Jul 2017 22:10:57
i would have lobbed the bottle back lol.