Celtic Banter Archive September 17 2020

17 Sep 2020 18:19:08
There’s been a power cut in the Europa league round 2 game in Latvia.
Celtic play the winners next Thursday.
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17 Sep 2020 19:56:32
The game in Latvia has now been abandoned.
I would guess they will finish the game tomorrow afternoon.
There was 45 minutes on the clock but there was another power cut earlier in the game.
They might have to still play 50 to 60 minutes.

17 Sep 2020 20:00:49
Currently, the Latvian side are in talks to get the ahead tomorrow at a different ground, this time at the Daugave stadium.

However, there is a rush for them to prepare the stadium in time for tomorrows game.

If it was not to go ahead tomorrow, the Riga manager has confirmed that Tre Fiori will be given the win for this fixture and therefor face Celtic in San Marino next wee.

17 Sep 2020 23:29:28
I read it’s being played to a finish at 8am tomorrow morning, surely not.

17 Sep 2020 15:51:45
I believe Scott Brown has a big part to play this season, not maybe so much on the pitch tho.
We are lacking something at the moment and we need freshened up.
For me 2 places are up for grabs and its left/ wing back and a place in midfield.
Bringing in younger fresher legs in midfield will do this.
We have seen countless times McGregor can fill Browns role which would leave room for Ntcham/ Turnbull and Christie/ MOi and still have Rogic, Soro etc for cover.
It will help revitalise us and improve us, i just don't see how we can improve with Brown in the team.
As for LWB Taylor doesn't cut it for me he is nowhere near standard required.
He made 1 forward pass last night and it got us a penalty, every other time it went back.
If your a right back against him your in for an easy shift, he doesn't want to take you on, he doesn't cross much and doesn't get to the bye line much if ever. We have came up against some poor teams so far and some even part timers and i can't recall Taylor even taking them on so what does that tell you.
Our new wing back has to have pace and be able to deliver a ball.
Ask any striker and he will tell you he wants the ball in first time every time.
I remember a story from McNamara i think it was when Larsson told him just to deliver it and Jackie said well what if your not there?
Larsson replied then that's my fault you done your job.
If 2 places sorted i think we will be fine as there is still no balance yet and IMHO that will be us sorted.
Hope Lenny reads this lol.

17 Sep 2020 16:51:24
Totally agree; but I've said many times before NL will never leave Broony out unless he is unfit to play and although he's irreplaceable as Captain, he slows the play in a very predictable way and we rarely see the best of Cal-Mac, or indeed Ntcham when in the same side.
I don't know what has happened to Taylor since the first home game against Hamilton, where he put in several crosses, creating chances? However, if he keeps cutting back all opponents will nullify him.
If we had a midfield five of say - Forrest, McGregor, Ntcham, Turnbull and Christie; or a permutation of those adding Frimpong, MOI, Bitton, Rogic, Soro and a new LWB would be much more of a threat, with enough variety to switch without too much disruption.

17 Sep 2020 18:57:23
If Brown is dropped the earth will stop spinning on its axis, the mountains will fall into the sea, the oceans will rise and flood the lowlands, the volcanoes will erupt and fill the air with ash, turning night into day, .
It would be madness to drop Brown.

18 Sep 2020 00:43:48
Raymond, agree

Aindoh, you forgot to mention universes colliding and MickeyDs running out of burgers and the Colonel having no breadcrumbs for his chicken.

17 Sep 2020
New image uploaded to the
Celtic Player Sightings page entitled, What is this?

17 Sep 2020 12:04:15
About two and a half weeks to go until the window closes. It's going to be a nail-biting time to see who could end up leaving us and whether we'll be proactive in replacing those who do. Apart from the defence and goalkeeper we're well covered in other areas.

It's interesting hearing NL comment on Griffiths and saying he's close to full fitness - but how close to match fitness does that mean? Is NL preparing him for other clubs to put in a bid or is Eddy on his way and with LG, Ajeti and Klimala getting there will these three be suitable until the January window opens?

Mikey Johnston is due back training in a couple of weeks so will he be sufficient cover for Mo? Frimpong and Forrest can battle things out on the right. If any of the central midfielders leave we should have enough depth to replace them.

Nailbiting stuff and just hope Hammond, Lawwell and Lennon have spare legs in mind up their sleeves if or when the crunch comes.

17 Sep 2020 14:08:35
We need an explosive player on the left we have no pace frimpong and Forrest provide it on the right but the left is a problem.

17 Sep 2020 15:46:17
Watched the game last night and all Taylor done was pass it backwards, the three times he played it forward we were dangerous and even got a penalty.

17 Sep 2020 10:54:12
If we include friendlies and European games we must have played 12 games this season. We can all see the players don’t look particularly sharp and we are quite far away from our best form. I appreciate people on here are blaming the manager and certain players but personally I think it’s a lot to do with the lack of atmosphere and fans.
Even watching the games myself I seem to zone out a little where without fans they subconsciously feel like a behind closed doors friendly. I know all teams have to deal with it, but all our games the team has a massive and loud following, where as smaller teams obviously don’t get that type of following.

17 Sep 2020 11:57:14
Tbf the lack of a pre season might be why things aren't quite clicking at the moment. Unfortunately the discontent that our manager has publicly raised will always play in the back of supporters minds. We were blowing the league away at the end of the last season with what is arguably a weaker squad than we have now yet we still look like we need to go up a gear or two.

17 Sep 2020 12:05:46
That is definitely a factor and the players must be feeling it too. Possibly when we equalized against Ferenvcaros, for example the encouragement and atmosphere, could well have made a difference?

17 Sep 2020 08:34:53
I think Celtic need to stick with playing Duffy in the middle of a back 3.
Jullian will need to fight for his place next to Duffy.
After Elhamed’s poor performance last night, I think we have 2 options.
Either persevere with Jullian and try and get a relationship going alongside Duffy and Ajer OR we bring in Bitton to play on the right side.

17 Sep 2020 09:57:24
I know it's early days but previous seasons prove we need a settled back line, practicing and playing every week to build a foundation and at present we are way short of a solid and reliable unit with Ajer who seems to want away, Duffy, a new arrival (who has been an asset) , Jullien who NL has said is a 'slow starter' and El Hamed who may still have the CL qual mistake on his mind?
Ajer should always be on the right; but if he is definitely leaving? We should maybe work along the lines of:-
Barkas
El Hamed Duffy Jullien
Forrest Cal-Mac Ntcham (Brown) Turnbull Christie
Eddy Ajeti
Leaving plenty of good options on the bench.

17 Sep 2020 10:35:06
Hamed is what he is . a very very average player with mistakes in in his game.

17 Sep 2020 11:58:44
Elhamed looks a bit short of confidence atm. Looks better at RB in my opinion. I wouldn't have Bitton anywhere near our defence unless injuries gave us no other options. A left sided CB is a must.

17 Sep 2020 07:52:26
Morning. Just saw the highlights of the game. What do you think of the way Eddy takes penalties? To me there's only one way. Can any of the oldies on here remember how Tam Gemmell took his penalties? If the keeper got his body behind it he was in the net with the ball - result - goal. All this baby step nonsense or placing it gives the keeper the chance to clear it.

17 Sep 2020 10:38:41
Was that Gemmell or was it “hotshot Hamish” 😂😂😂.

17 Sep 2020 11:14:28
Definitely Gemmell - not even hotshot with mighty mouse were in the same league.

Was at a game where the keeper got his fingers to one of his penalties back in the late 60's and had to be substituted as he had broken a finger. Christie can take a penalty and so can Gump but no-one can come close to TG - not even Doug Baillie who knew how to take one.

17 Sep 2020 07:23:46
Poor performance last night. we seem to be saying this most weeks we just aren't clicking everything stops in the last third and we seem to run out of ideas. wee Taylor always cuts back in instead of whipping balls in first time which defenders hate we better get our mojo back before the sevvies or we might just come up short.

17 Sep 2020 08:26:34
Some new players still settling in; but I would like him to stick to a formation that suits and brings out the best in the team.
For example:- the defense has been very shaky, so play a system with the same players and stick with it.
Both fullbacks struggled last night for one reason or another and Taylor was given some awful passes that didn't help, but when both won't or can't hit the bye-line it stifles our whole game.
Up front Ajeti and Eddy seemed to be linking well recently and Ajeti needs games so why not persevere with the partnership? -
There are plenty options and talent to change things from the bench if we need to vary the play or change tactics.
We saw some encouragement in the second halves of Motherwell and Ross County with width and pace creating plenty of chances against packed defenses, but last night we went back to old habits, although I do think there were some under-par performances.
Three points - coming from behind - onward and upward Celts.

17 Sep 2020 08:27:21
It’s turned out to be a blessing Celtic are scheduled to play Sevco in the last fixture.
It’s been a slow start to the season but we can still go top of the league on Saturday.
There isn’t one Celtic player in the whole squad who has hit the heights of last season yet.
When the team start to go up a few gears, we will be a force again.
Sevco on the other hand are magnificent because all their players are playing tremendous.
By the sound of the hype, they have peaked already this early in the season.
Will they be able to keep up such an amazing high standard for the full season?

17 Sep 2020 09:03:29
I didn't think we took any players on in the final third just stopped when opposition came close and that stopped the momentum. But happy we won trying my best not to criticise how we played to much or mention a certain individual.

17 Sep 2020 09:44:03
Buzz, at this moment in time I wouldn't want to be facing the Sevs on Saturday. They are playing well and haven't conceded a goal. We have been paying well one game then pretty poor the next. Our defence is poor and has been exposed on numerous occasions by the so called 'weaker' teams in the league. HH.

17 Sep 2020 10:41:15
If no one is making runs ahead or beyond him why out the ball in . a midfielder . puts the ball back / sideways and they all do it as often as taylor it gets called keeping the move alive or trying to stretch the opposition etc etc . why is it bad or negative etc when Taylor does it.