Celtic Banter Archive September 17 2015

17 Sep 2015 21:46:50
what about Molde beating Fenerbace away?
Ambrose was brilliant tonight when he came on except for one bomb scare
Brown played well as did Biton and Johansen
Forrest waste of a shirt
Simonovic seemed calm and collected and had a calming effect on Boyata as the game went on
Commons played well on the ball and tracked back well. unless he was knackered, I would have kept him on

18 Sep 2015 11:39:29
Efe's great when he's in a battle to win headers when we're being bombarded because he's tall and athletic. It's his tackling on the ground, specifically the timing and half-heartedness of it at times, and his overplaying that severely let him down.

17 Sep 2015 21:18:23
For once Ambrose kept us in the game particularly with defensive headers. Every cloud has a silver lining.

17 Sep 2015 20:32:05
Never got to see game. How did simunovic play?

17 Sep 2015 20:42:24
I thought he had a great game and looks a player. Unlike Efe.

17 Sep 2015 21:11:06
marco what are you on about? Efe came on and did very well, he should be starting ahead of both Boyata and Mulgrew at CB alongside Simunovic.

17 Sep 2015 21:53:32
U are definitely right on tonight's performance . Efe took responsibility for numerous crosses and cleared them all.

17 Sep 2015 22:12:46
Ambrose looked good tonight (as did simo), kept it simple and put his body in the way, Blackett to me looks a terrible player, a defender who turns his back at a shot or cross is just plain wrong, surely there has to be a better player in the youth system?

18 Sep 2015 08:02:59
I didn't get to see the last 10 mins I only saw upto Efe came on and a min or two after that but I will hold my hands up and say I don't like Efe. Every time he comes on the park we concede. Remember aberdeen

17 Sep 2015 20:22:50
Couldn't watch the game tonight but had the radio on. Was quite enjoying the game which I thought we had control of until the sending off. After that Ajax had numerous chances to punish us but for their poor finishing it could have been four or five. I felt the players gave it their all albeit one or two are still not convincing.
I don't like to criticise Ambrose cause he gets it in the neck everytime he steps on the pitch but he is so laid back he makes stupid decisions. Again tonight was no exception. 2-2 away from home. I'll take that but we did ride our luck towards the end. HH

17 Sep 2015 21:14:12
Will you please get me one of those radios,it would save me a fortune,either that or my tv is past its best, dearie,dearie me.

17 Sep 2015 22:16:34
Lawman, I suggest watching the game, ambrose played well when he came on, and was solid

18 Sep 2015 00:32:27
I'm not disagreeing jbhoy that Ambrose didn't have a good game. What I did say was that he makes stupid mistakes every game he plays. Tonight was no exception when he gave the ball away with his first touch trying to do something clever in an area where a defender should just be clearing the ball. I think the commentator said 'nearly sold the jerseys'. Which he does do every game I've seen him play in.

18 Sep 2015 00:34:13
Can you explain what you mean Costa Tim you've lost me.

17 Sep 2015 20:13:40
Typical Celtic! They lift you up and drop you down like a sack a spuds time and time again.
What a good bit of play with Commons and Bitton followed by a superb goal. Then we fall out of it a bit, lose a goal, but manage to get back in front before half time and settle down. (so far so good)?
My only concerns at that point were the ineffective Forrest and the erratic Izzaguire who was kicking anything that moved.

We could have added to our lead, but that would have been too good to be true and Ajax started to push for a way back while Forrest was still invisible and Izzaguire decided to get himself sent off.
Deila must have been the only man that never saw that coming and must take blame for poor judgement.

The onslaught began and we sat further and further back and we knew what was on the cards!
Gordon has been a disaster for a month now and needs telling.

Over the piece, most Celtic supporters would have been happy with a draw, after the recent 'crisis' but when you lose a lead in these circumstances it's hard to take any consolation (right away).

Ajax played the high pressing, slick passing game RD professes to but we seem to have a way to go?
On a bright note, Brown had a great game along with everyone else apart from Gordon, Forrest and Izzy.
The latter could never play for us again and I would not care a jot.

Boyata was not bad, but played Lustig into trouble too much, while the new boy had a quiet baptism.

Ah well, some good, bad and ugly - and at least we got a draw at a very difficult venue in a very, very difficult group.
Was gutted to drop out of the CL and we still have a few team issues to sort out, but if all the games have as much as this then the EL will be very entertaining.

17 Sep 2015 22:05:10
I have to say I thought Izzy was superb for us up until he got over excited and got himself sent . We all seen the trouble his player gave us after Izzy got sent off . I wonder if we had made two changes to the back four around the hour mark and lost a goal or two, how much shoite would Deila have got .

17 Sep 2015 20:07:07
Looked good for the win lucky to get the draw in the end for Izaguirres idiocy he hasn't done himself any favours after tonight. Have to say well done Ambrose his best game for us for a while! Moldes win has done us a favour too let's hope RD can get us firing now and we will be looking good for qualification! HH

17 Sep 2015 19:46:27
Again, 'Flappy Bird' absolutely commands his box (not). Didn't Roni and his super backroom staff not go over the Aberdeen highlights? Just when I thought we could have seen out the game we get suckered by the exact same floater Aberdeen burst us with.

17 Sep 2015 19:58:47
BigRab
dead on
another set piece disaster
If u had offered 2-2 before the game I would have bit your hand off
we can punish these guys at home. they are not that great
we kept giving the ball back to them in the second half.too easy for them
Izzy was always going to walk. should have been subbed as soon as he got the first booking
Anyway. better performance all round

17 Sep 2015 20:37:16
I think we should be happy tonight . We are certainly nor a great Celtic team , but after theover board negativity after Aberdeen we certainly played quite well and the team and Deila should be fairly well pleased .
Izzy was superb in the first half and got a wee bit carried away but he was certainly committed .
I think the free kick was superbly hit and would have beaten a lot of defences .
We shouldn't get over carried away but at the same time we can be reasonably satisfied .

17 Sep 2015 17:18:21
Hi guys, I have just bought a T8 droid box and don't have a clue how to use it. First things first though, can I watch the game tonight on it? If yes, how?

17 Sep 2015 17:43:57
Download mobdro app from mobdro.com and go to sport and it should have all the UK French and Spanish sport channels and more and just pick the relevant by sport channel to watch it on

{Ed007's Note - Try these as well:

www.seo-michael.co.uk/tutorial-how-to-install-uk-turks-playlists-kodi-xbmc/

www.seo-michael.co.uk/tutorial-how-to-install-sports-live-tv-iptv-kodi/

17 Sep 2015 18:27:28
Thanks guys!

{Ed007's Note - (yes)

17 Sep 2015 08:50:42
Reading Browns comments in the papers this mornin about tony Mowbray! Think it's bang out of order coming out with what he has! I understand there was problems with the 2 of them but it's really poor for me! Granted big tony didn't work out as a manager,we all know that! But for the Celtic captain to come out and have a go and actually use the name of an ex player who like I said didn't work out as manager but still talks fondly about our club and his time there! Think he should concentrate on his own problems rather than have a go at former managers!

17 Sep 2015 10:12:00
I don't think he was really having a go. He was simply putting what's happening now into perspective.

17 Sep 2015 10:29:11
Well the Celtic captain has also stated we're not in a crisis. So that must be good. Kind of get where you're coming from with regards to what he's saying publically but personally it doesn't offend me at all.

17 Sep 2015 10:44:06
I agree big time mate, - I couldn't believe my ears when I heard that. Guys like McGrain/Aitken/McNeil would never have said even remotely along those lines. Brown does lack class, and up until last year I always gave him the benefit of the doubt because I thought he was playing well, and the team was far better with him in it, I even thought we would have done much better in the qualifiers last year if he was fit, but he played this year and was appalling. On top of all that Mowbray helped bring him through at Hibs, along with Thompson/Fletcher, before John Collins took over and they all got big moves, but Mowbray was the one that did the most for their careers. He's obviously bitching about him now because Mowbray dropped him from the Celtic team, because he was rotten, he took a few years to settle in, I didn't think he wanted to be here, I thought he regretted coming to Celtic. I didn't think he felt comfortable, and there was initially no rapport with the fans. Anyway instead of taking it on the chin, and trying to get back in the team, he, along with a few others chucked it and big Tony got sacked. I even remember Peter Grant saying he was surprised at how average Brown was technically and had went backwards since he moved from Hibs. Mowbray was a gentleman though, I simply think the pressure was too much, and I don't think the fact he was iconic as a player helped him, I think it might have made him think that he even has to go one better. I remember clearly though players moaning about him stopping training and giving them pointers, talking about their mistakes, he was basically being thorough, - the very thing everyone is foaming at the mouth about when it comes to that Mark Warburton. Warburton is being very progressive and revolutionary, while Mowbray and Ronny are being too picky, too strict. It makes my blood boil, and we have the usual suspects doing the same thing as we speak, Stokes, Commons etc, - if they were good enough our manager would play them, he wants results like the rest of us! It is beyond me how any fan can stick up for these players. I know Ronny is a little naive, and his subs at Aberdeen amazed me also, playing Ambrose amazes me. Apart from that though he is trying to run the club the way other top successful clubs do, and as I said the way they're trying to over in Govan, 20 years too late for them right enough, but they're still getting all the praise, with everyone buying into Warbos great incredible fantastic amazing methods. The players better put on a show tonight, for the manager, and more importantly the fans.

17 Sep 2015 12:11:55
Just thought it's something that shouldn't be Said in public that's all! It's was nothing but a cheap shot at a guy that despite it not working being manager that I and a lot of Celtic fan hold in high regard! Tony Mowbray is nothing but complimentary about his time with us and how high he still regards us as a football club! It was out of order for me! And if he puts in a performance tonite like he's done since the season started then he'll just have made him self look even dafter than he already has! If your going to have a dig at a former manager then make sure it's when u and the team aren't a shambles pal!

17 Sep 2015 13:49:24
Think the phrase "lacking in class" covers it. Going by our clubs transfer policy, if Brown was as good as he thinks, he would have sold by now, nuff said. I do think Brown adds to the team, but that could be indicator of far we have fallen because he certainly ain't,t no superstar His silly angry/hardman act has cost him too many unnecessary cautions and quite a few injuries through stupid tackles. IT IS ABOUT TIME ALL THESE PLAYERS DID SOME TALKING ON THE PITCH!!!

17 Sep 2015 13:58:31
Lets rememberwhere we got this information. the newspapers.
We all know how they put their slant on anything said.
No aologies here but the media are Bast@ds. I have dealt with them as a Health and Safety Manager when there was an issue involving loss of life and they actually called up relatives for a reaction.
Anyway, regardless, Brown (imo) was stating an obviou fact in that compared to having a team which has had relative success here at home and what big Tony was putting together. this is not a crisis.
I am, like all of us concerned in what is happening but I don't fully blame RD I do however, throw a lot of blame at the Board (PL in particular) WGS and Lennon left because it was obvious that they would not be able to take the club any further with the selling of our best players and limited replacement funds. RD was chucked in because first choices were reluctant to follow that same phylosophy. He is keen and passionate but I was not convinced he was up to this job. I have warmed to him over time but still have nagging doubts.

17 Sep 2015 15:09:58
People have short memories of the dross we played under Mowbary.The same people probably shouting for Mowbary to be sacked now defending him becasue Brown speaks out of turn Grant commenting on Browns technical abilities do me a favour do you remeber Grant playing.While it may not be PC to speak abot previous managers I think he is just trying to back RD circle the wagons and defend Celtic in this time where we are getting in the neck from not only our own fans but the MSM.As noted in a lot of posts everyone is entitled to their opinion so Brown isn't allowed to say anything. Move on get over it there's footbal to watch and get behind the team.Hopefully some positives on here tomorrow

17 Sep 2015 15:32:40
I think Scot Bdown thought he was making a joke and a laugh would help to give every one a lift . Maybe it has back fired .

17 Sep 2015 17:33:08
What has Peter Grants ability got to do with anything. He at least had a bit of dignity while at Celtic, gave everything every game, and loved the club. Technically he was very average Also, but he was the assistant manager under Mowbray so is entitled to an opinion, especially if Brown wasn't man enough to accept being dropped. He did the same thing under John Collins at Hibs, freaking out because they had to do double sessions, - God help us all. It tells you about his character. That was my point. He could easily have said we are all behind Ronny, there is no problems in the dressing room, the rumours are absolute nonsense Eric etc. instead he mentions Mowbray and says it's not as bad as then - you don't have to be a psychologist to know that there is something going on behind the scenes, it's just not as bad as it was back then. That's just great then, thanks Scott I'm reassured now. He's the captain, it should all be internal, he should be acting like a proper man and making sure all these rumours aren't getting out! Perception is everything and it can kill you!

17 Sep 2015 22:10:17
Brown's "joke" about big Tony may now be regarded as a master stroke , as it may have helped in no small way to lift the spirits within the team and get a good solid all round performance from the team .