Celtic Banter Archive February 18 2021

18 Feb 2021 18:52:30
The SFA have drawn plans to finish this season’s Scottish Cup at the end of year, if they can’t get it finished this season.
It now looks highly unlikely the Scottish cup will be finished this season and 2 Premiership league games have now been rearranged on the date the Quarter Finals were due, in the middle of March.

18 Feb 2021 13:46:48
The latest reports are suggesting Callum McGregor is planning to stay at Celtic long term.
That would be a massive boost in our rebuilding process.
Calmac is only 27 years old and his best years are ahead of him.
Callum would be hard to replace because of his consistency and he is always available to play.
Surround him with good players and McGregor will peak to new heights.
I’m sure he’ll be desperate to make a few wrongs, right.

18 Feb 2021 14:03:38
BB

I’d be delighted if he stayed because I thought the tanned fella with the teeth would be in for him. He was the only one you could lip read throwing a rake of f***s after the game against them. He was also man enough for the post match TV interview too and you could see how much he was hurting. I felt he also had a dig at the manager saying we didn’t understand the game and thought he was for the off. It would be a massive bonus if he stays at his age.

18 Feb 2021 14:05:54
buzz wee have a great midfield in calmac turnbull and soro they 3 are everything a midfield needs. i think wee should look to try get ajer to stay and offer him what he wants as i see him and young welsh a great partnership. for me welsh is the next KT

taylor is getting better each game kenny looks solid and reliable and i think if price is right we should try get a deal done. we do not have such a big rebuilding job as everyone thinks. our team is full of quality i think we have to big a squad we should get some players away and off wage bill and bring in 4 or 5 first team ready good quality signings and we will be fine and give players like Henderson more game time great wee player he is.

18 Feb 2021 14:38:44
Agree ui but we have to get away from settling for second best ie we wanted toney but wouldn't pay another Mill and ended up with a dud imo.

18 Feb 2021 14:50:26
I said on the live chat a few months ago that Calmac is going to be the next Celtic captain but Ed thought he would leave, I for one hope stays.

18 Feb 2021 15:04:45
Totally agree with you all.
CalMac MUST be signed for the rest of his career IMO. On his day in the engine room he's superb.
When you add Turnbull and one or two others, both beside and infront of him, suddenly you've got the makings of a very potent attacking side.

18 Feb 2021 15:06:40
agree mally Edouard will mostly likely be away. we need to go for a top striker to replace him. i would loan klimala to aberdeen or hibs for the season get him a full season under his belt in this league.

aces were we are at with ajeti and griff and maybe bring in another striker also after Edouard's replacement. midfield is strong can see Christie and rogic away bring in some good funds along with Edouard fee. think elyounossi may go back depends on the manager who comes in. so we will definitely need a left sider. promote young Henderson to first team with a lot more games. our back line just now we need to try and keep that together for next season with one or two additions.

a new keeper is a must but i would still keep barkas bring in a good reliable keeper let him and barkas battle it out. loan young hazard out with option to recall. punt bain and a few more wage stealers.

18 Feb 2021 16:13:47
Agree ui we will need fb cover and definitely a decent keeper and probably a cb.

18 Feb 2021 16:42:12
I may be wrong but did calmac not recently sign a contract until 2024.

18 Feb 2021 16:54:17
Callum McGregor is one of the few that looks like he feels the same suffering frustration of this nightmare season and like Ajer, Taylor and Turnbull has strived to produce his best form game by game.
Also, when Cal-Mac puts on the armband it seems to inspire him.

18 Feb 2021 17:06:53
Agree OAB 👍.

18 Feb 2021 18:30:49
Your right Oldkilly,
McGregor’s contract at Celtic doesn’t expire until the end of the season 2024.

18 Feb 2021 18:57:27
Hows life treating you down in Glinboag OLDKILLY?

18 Feb 2021 21:00:35
JFP1888 it’s more like a city now with the amount of houses being constructed hardly know anyone anymore. It used to be green fields and lovely countryside, pretty sad, I never got to know where you you lived when you said you came from nearby.

19 Feb 2021 00:00:43
Village or Ramoan?

18 Feb 2021 13:42:32
Had a chat with my daughter last week and we both agreed we would not renew our season tickets for next season if Neil Lennon is still in the dugout as this is the only language our current board will listen to, she will be 30 in a couple of weeks and we have been STH since she was 9 originally without the old firm games (as they were back then) , before migrating to our current seats in FS3, we love our seats as we sit in row 6 just to the left of the Celtic dugout, we have a great group of fans around us which we have got to know over the years, it would be strange eventually going back and not having the same faces to interact with but needs must, hopefully it doesn't come to that as we also have her 5 year old on the waiting list. HH.

18 Feb 2021 14:21:34
Good man. There will be plenty supporters ready to pick those tickets up and go and support the team.

18 Feb 2021 14:21:55
I would be shocked if Lennon was still manager next season because there will be fans similar to yourself PTFP.
And at the end of the day money talks.
I don’t think it will make too much difference that Lawwell won’t be there because I reckon it was Dermot Desmond that made the call for Lenny to continue.
I don’t think DD will want his son to start his new role on the board, with more discontent from the fans towards the Celtic board.
I think next season will be a new start from top to bottom inside Celtic Park.

18 Feb 2021 14:46:59
paythefacepainter, i applaud you. in order to effect change there has to be sacrifices and you and your family are paying the ultimate. I hope it does not come to that and you can grow old with your daughter and grandkid sitting in your beloved seats. Hail Hail mate.

18 Feb 2021 14:53:45
No way would i give up my book because of Neil Lennon. I guarntee if the board are stupid enough to keep him, when fans return he won't be long in the job.

18 Feb 2021 15:13:03
I don't believe it will come to that PTFP.
C.V. has kept NL in a job because if the fans had been allowed in the stadium, home or away, watching this capitulation unfold, he would have been sacked.

18 Feb 2021 16:34:36
Just hold back on renewal for a bit as many will be doing.

18 Feb 2021 16:35:43
I've read a few comments on social media saying don't renew and others will take the seat. If NL is still in charge next season I'd expect RD levels of renewals. Especially as its likely to be virtual for at least some of the season. That waiting list that keeps getting mentioned will be gone. I know several ST holders who won't renew this year unless changes are made. Whether they follow through or not remains to be seen though.

18 Feb 2021 09:47:05
Dont think the £7m is anything to worry for now.

However i do question whether it remains sustainable for us to rely on selling players each season to fill the void.

With the type of recruitment we have done since rodgers left we will start to run out of these high value assets.

This will cause us to have a weaker side on the park at the same time as rangers get stronger. This in turn will make it harder for us to recoup the money due to reduced season ticket sales and lack of top European football.

18 Feb 2021 10:35:31
As well as continually bringing in average replacements that will never make any profit, we don't have another real stand-outs coming through the ranks like a KT right now - although time will tell?
When Eddy, Ajer, Jullien and probably Christie leave in the summer, we may only have Cal-Mac, Turnbull and Forrest that are 'assets'.
It's imperative that the management and recruitment teams have the full financial support to get us back to REAL Celtic standards.

18 Feb 2021 10:36:44
Did the figures not say we hadover 20 Mill cash we could use and 13mill borrowing facility. just wait for sevcos figures if they ever publish them.

18 Feb 2021 10:49:57
onceabhoy. in terms of youth over the past 10 year wee have produced KT calmac forrest mikey johnstone and young welsh looks like he will be a brilliant player to so i think we are producing well within our youth. young ewan henderson is a great player also definitely worth more first team appearances but he is not getting them. we are definitely bringing through great quality. i think young welsh could be the next KT look how brilliant he has slotted in there basically calmed down a poor defence.

18 Feb 2021 11:04:19
DK recruitment is definitely an issue which is there for all to see. I don’t think Rogers was the reason it was better or worse since he left. His coaching ability is not in question but nowhere in his career did he demonstrate his ability to spot talent.

Whether our poor recruitment has been down to Hammond or Peter Lawell pulling rank over his targets as has been suggested who knows. We need to grow our own and find the best gems as we did with KT, VVD, Dembele and Eduard. If we are less capable of doing that now than we were previously we need to establish why that is the case.

Our business model should be based on the potential for players to come and play and gain exposure on the European stage and our position as a shop window to the EPL.

I don’t think your fear that basing our strategy on selling players is a risk as the money is earned before it is spent. The problem seems to be at the moment our youth development and our ability to unearth gems seem to have failed simultaneously. If we are to add to that reduced season ticket sales next season which we’ve been discussing on here it could be the catalyst for a downhill trajectory.

I’m obviously in a minority on here at least given the comments in thinking for these reasons stated that it’s not the time to vote with our feet and wallets as a protest. I think these failings at the club do need tabled however and discussed openly to encourage the fans to support the club or the converse and our decline will be attributable to the silence from and contempt shown by the board.

18 Feb 2021 11:18:08
It wasn’t a £7 million exaggerating loss.
Also how do you know we will have reduced season ticket sales?
Celtic still have International players who are big assets to our club.
We recently sold a project which will make the club another £8 million.
Also the Ibrox club have another court date next month and they will eventually need to pay Ashley out loads of money.
Celtic will still get the chance to qualify for next seasons CL group stages.
If Scotland remain ahead of Ukraine clubs in the co-officiant points table,
Celtic can win the league next season which will guarantee another £30 million on top of the money we still have in the bank.
That would take care of your European question.
Celtic also have a sizeable credit facility on standby at a time our rivals are running out of shares to dilute.
I always get that feeling when I read your posts, it comes from a Sevco point of view.

18 Feb 2021 12:01:53
I think recruitment is the problem, who ever is responsible for it needs to get his jotters, I just don't see the player in Klimala, don't think he is as good as Nesbit, who we could have got for a lot less and I think has the makings of a very good player, Duffy is no where near good enough, think we could have got better in Scotland, well we did with Henry, but he has been shipped out too hastily, is crazy when you think about it, we loan out Henry and loan in a worse player.

18 Feb 2021 12:24:09
Hendry has suddenly become baresi. Can you imagine if we bought nisbet from the championship. What would the reaction have been. He is decent and would do as a backup.

18 Feb 2021 12:28:02
UI; I don't think Mikey Johnston will ever 'cut-it' at Celtic and right at this moment many of our best young players are being poached away from right under our noses and that is a real concern.
As I said who knows, what talent may emerge in the future, but right now we are limited and worryingly, some are walking out the door.

18 Feb 2021 13:17:33
I agree wit you Buzz. Always negative. A wif of an orc for sure.

18 Feb 2021 13:21:47
onceabhoy. we play in Scotland mate its all about money. some of these youth players in the so called big league are on more than our important first team player. the big clubs in all the so called big leagues are snapping up the best youth of every team it just shows we are producing great youth players for them to be snatched. the only problem is they need be gave more time with first team for them to think about staying. mikey is a great we player injury's are his problem.

the bottom line is money runs football now. if you got the money you pick and choose who you want when you want.

18 Feb 2021 08:17:47
There’s a picture of Edouard’s boys club and their opponents, when they were only 8 years old on social media.
Edouard and Jonathon Ikone of Lille played in the same boys team and they lined up against Mbappe of PSG.
Edouard scored 3 goals and Mbappe managed 4 goals in the game.