Celtic Banter Archive March 18 2019

18 Mar 2019 19:36:52
Did some clown on Clyde really say that our goal shouldn't have stood because eddy was offside?

18 Mar 2019 19:47:23
I think he said jamesy was off side? What a pie that guy was? Fair cheered me up so it did 😂.

18 Mar 2019 20:06:05
Aye hahahahaha makes me so happy how much they are hurting . He didn't see the game but someone on Twitter said it was offside.

18 Mar 2019 20:32:21
Time to go to Specsavers Forrest was on side and cut the ball back weah was on his arse behind the keeper but wasn't interfering . they really are deluded.

18 Mar 2019 21:06:54
Weah was pulled down on the line would have been interesting to see if we got that penalty.

19 Mar 2019 08:28:48
I can tell you we wouldn't have.

18 Mar 2019 19:03:27
Guys I firmly believe this summer transfer window could be our most important ever.
For the first time ever we have plenty of money available to us, up to 50m in the bank I hear.

We could easily get 2x 8-10m players and a 6m player and only spend 25m which would surely bring better quality.

Add a couple of loans and we got 20m left easily, in addition Ntcham will be off with a poss 10m pricetag aswell as about 8-11 players leaving and freeing up wages boosting bank balance again.

So Mr Lawwell I have been a fan of yours over the years so its over to you to send a message to all and sundry that we mean business and spending big this summer will take us onto the 10 hopefully, as the quality of players we should be able to get should stay for the ten as very few players only stay at a club for 1 year.
Just my opinion guys but its there for all to see what we need to do.

18 Mar 2019 19:33:18
Raymann we all know money needs spent but what I would ask you is do you think 10 million buys you serious quality now a days?

18 Mar 2019 19:42:44
Your two £8-10M and one £6M player will add around £7M per year to the wage bill.

If these player come in on 4 year deals that's a total investment of £54M (£26M fees and £28M wages) .

For 3 players? And all to win 2 more league titles.

Never going to happen.

{Ed007's Note - Why not? When you remove Rodgers & his teams wages and the likes of Compper, Boyata, Scott Allan, De Vries, Gordon, Izaguirre, Gamboa and perhaps Ntcham, Kouassi, Benyu not to mention what we're paying towards the loanees Benkovic, Weah & Burke wages there should be plenty of room to pay good wages to a couple of quality signings.}

18 Mar 2019 19:48:29
Rayman99:

Not a lot to disagree with there mate:
However, I think we have an even BIGGER issue to fill.
That being the manager, this is THEE biggest acquisition that must be dealt with 1st and one that needs to be sorted.
I`m sure BR will have drawn up a hit list of players that Celtic will still have.
Would BR want those players at Leicester? I don`t think so.
He will get Benko back and Boyata ( free) Players he knows for starters.
Now as for us when we bag the league, Lenny has 2 games to bag the Treble Treble.
As much as Lenny has been here done it, My Honest opinion is that we need to take this position to the next level.
A manager that get us into the league groups of the CL.
That cements 10 in a row. It does not have to be a "Celtic Man ".

however WE CANNOT JUST GO DOWN THE CHEAP OPTION AGAIN.
We have moved on, NOW we must go FORWARD.

18 Mar 2019 19:53:45
Kev, I’ve just worked it out and the answer is YES. You can get 3,125,000 pints of Guinness for £10M. Quality ☘️👍.

18 Mar 2019 19:59:28
Ed you’re bang on and take BRs suntan lotion and teeth whitener out and that’s another £1M 👍.

{Ed007's Note - His £14(ish) million settlement from Liverpool will have looked after all that.}

18 Mar 2019 20:09:45
I do think there will be money spent this summer. Part of the reason why is the money they were will to spend on the right back from Italy in January.
But I also think Celtic fans will need to realign what kind of quality we get for 9-10 million now a days.

{Ed007's Note - There's quality out there at that price, Kev, maybe not in England but places like France, Holland and the Eastern European leagues you will find players that will improve us for less than that - it's a matter of getting in there quick and maybe even taking the odd risk where others won't a la VVD or Wanyama
Going from what I've heard, read and seen from ticket applications our scouts have spent a lot of time in Eastern Europe and Congerton himself was at the most recent Belgrade Derby.}

18 Mar 2019 19:32:14
The Irish tri-colour was removed by stewards at Dundee yesterday despite it being St Patrick’s day celebrations when the Irish Triclour could be seen all over the world from Newmains to New York and even in parts of Airdrie. Oh that’s right it’s Scotland and it was apparently covering an advertising board. After it was removed pray tell why then was the brave bhoy who claimed it back removed from the stadium when the advertisement was then clear.

He wouldn’t havre needed to jump down for it if it hadn’t been pulled from below and had the gentleman been approached in his seat and the effect on Dundee’s revenue explained to him. Or do I once again smell excrement? I’ll reserve judgment and keep a close eye out for the next Union Flag covering an advertising board in Dundee that is removed. Happy St Patrick’s Day.

18 Mar 2019 21:18:01
Srdan Babic possibly Ed? We've been linked with him since last summer.

{Ed007's Note - Could be, Kev, maybe Milan Pavkov or Vujadin Savic.}

18 Mar 2019 22:02:53
13 players out and 3 in?

I know the squad is big but it's not that big.

I'd love it to happen as much as any other fan but Celtic Football club is a business and it will appease the board and shareholders before fans.

Our 2nd string would compete for the league let alone investing £50M+ at it.

The foundations have been laid for 10 in a row with guys like Bain, Ajer, Tierney, Brown McGregor, Forrest, Rogic, Christie, Johnston and Edouard signing deals to see them though til then. Players will be brought in round about them but no chance we will see the kind of outlay the original poster mention.

The guys Ed007 mentioned need to go to reduce the wage bill regardless.

18 Mar 2019 22:11:25
Rayman90 every transfer window is said to be the most important window ever.
At the end of the summer transfer window our team will hope to have a stronger 1st than at the opening.

19 Mar 2019 04:24:46
Think it’s safe to add Sinclair to that list I wreckon he’s for the off.

19 Mar 2019 04:37:46
I think that as well Greenockbhoy, don't know why though. Don't think it needs 25mill to win the league so you can bet PL doesn't. Rangers players just don't have the bottle, can't even get up for a cup tie. Something wrong there. However although Rodgers did bring us a lot of success we were embarrassing in Europe. Unsure of who the right man would be. But as has been said on here, lennon performed against better rangers teams.

18 Mar 2019 18:47:03
Had a tough day at work today. bath. beer and SSB. oh it’s fare cheered me up! 😂 they are foaming at the mouth lol. They can see Celtic dropping points on top of them beating us in the last two Glasgow Derby’s? When did they last string 3 wins in a row? Wee Alex I am in denial Rae is comedy gold. he is after BFDJ’S job. the Ibrox cheerleader 😂🍀🏆🏆🏆.

18 Mar 2019 13:03:03
I think people are judging Lennon far too quickly he's won 3 out of 4 really tough games and has only been in the job 2 weeks we need to give him time to implement his style and after proving that he can grind out results when required i think given time he will start playing two up front and stop the pedestrian build up. I would still be looking for a top manager in Summer like Rose or Martinez but unless we can get someone of this calibre i would be more than happy with Lenny HH.

18 Mar 2019 13:57:51
Dundee away shouldn't be a tough game though should it? Don't get me wrong, I love Lenny but I'll be hugely disappointed if he gets the gig full time.

18 Mar 2019 14:29:01
Rodgers record away from home this season up until he left is not great.

18 Mar 2019 15:02:21
Playing any team at the bottom who are determined not to get beat is tough. They are defending with all their players behind the ball making it hard to break through. Poor finishing didn’t help but luck was on our side in the end. The great thing is we are playing till the final whistle and scoring winners.

18 Mar 2019 16:23:19
I will support anyone who manages Celtic even as I did BRexit when he led the team like lambs to slaughter against PSG rather than defend like Dundee yesterday and as Mallythetally said above BRexits away record this year was not great. I have to admit though that BRexit leaves a bitter taste in the mouth and I don't think I could support anyonee coming here telling us that he has always supported Celtic since he was a wee boy and will give 110% to make us great and break more records etc as I believe that the only one who has earned the right to say anything like that is LENNY. He knows what all of this means to us as he is one of us. So whilst I will support whoever it is I would be over the moon if Lenny gets the job fulltime.

18 Mar 2019 16:35:30
Being one of us should not be a factor in getting the job.

18 Mar 2019 17:32:33
I think been one of us would be off great benefit but certainly not credential.

18 Mar 2019 18:10:30
Listen we’ve watched some pish Games this year from the previous manager, who never won at Easter rd, and don’t forget his team selection at new year.

18 Mar 2019 18:41:14
Kev you’re right it’s not a requirement but it’s a bonus lest we hire another suntanned mercenary.

18 Mar 2019 18:51:58
Hand on heart, how many people when they heard Lenny was stepping in, seen it as a caretaker role to the Summer? How many people said that they wanted Lenny back full time to take us up to 10? I'm a big fan of Neil, I think he has a great football brain and can change tactics when things are not going right but I also think he is not the manager to take us forward next Season. Our winning streak will come to an end, it's got to. Teams will just frustrate, frustrate and break as Dundee tried yesterday and Killie did to them on Saturday. They're getting good at it as we have seen over the last couple of Seasons. We need a manager who can deal with this type of negative football at the same time as blowing away some of our more game opponents.
The expectation of Celtic fans at the moment is bonkers. We now have a lot of younger fans who are basking in a great period for the Club and are not akin to the 90's and what we went through. I was talking to my Lad's mate yesterday after the Dundee game and he said that we should be winning games like that 5-0 every time. I told him that there was a time, not too long in the past where we couldn't buy a result against these teams and we played them in near empty stadiums. Didn't believe me!
Lenny will deliver number 8, whether or not he does the treble treble remains to be seen. It's only his to lose.

{Ed007's Note - You should have reminded him that we drew 0-0 with Dundee at Celtic Park last season. The way team's set up against us away from home I'm delighted with any win. Teams like Dundee will play 10/11 men behind the ball against us but that's not the way they set up and play against the likes of Accies that they know they've got a chance of beating.
At this point of the season - and considering what's gone before - any win's a vital 3 points.}

18 Mar 2019 21:28:02
Completely agree with this Ed. It’s a big compliment to us that they play this way, and for me it shows the gulf when teams regularly go out to try and snatch 3 points off TRIFC.

It’s almost like Rugby these days where one guy is trying to make a tackle and the rest of the team are lined up behind him stopping any other pass or run. Also think that’s when you have to be more clinical with set pieces. If we were dangerous with corners and wide free kicks, teams would be worried about sitting this deep.

18 Mar 2019 10:05:19
I assume LG will not play again this season. Any idea if he will ever return or what is the update on his progress dealing with his issues?

{Ed007's Note - NL said that that LG will return to training in the next week or so and that they're hopeful he'll be back playing before the season ends.}

18 Mar 2019 12:18:06
good to hear Ed.
Not only for the Team but for the bhoy's own good.

{Ed007's Note - 👍

18 Mar 2019 07:46:55
Just wondering do you think Lawwell will up the cost of our season tickets for this upcoming season?

We no longer have the Brendan Rodgers salary we have just received 9 million in compensation for the management team and a list of players as long as your arm leaving the club again slashing the wage bill or will he just shaft the fans as usual?

18 Mar 2019 08:10:14
You do know that there are other people behind the scenes than just lawwel eh?
Do people on here think he makes every decision at Celtic?

18 Mar 2019 12:24:04
Ok Lawwell and the board in my opinion do shaft the fans and shareholders alike here is just a few examples.

So far, under his stewardship.

He has failed to stand up for the business, when it was cheated out of millions over a decade by the previous Ibrox entity with SFA collusion.

He and the board have failed to stand up for employees, when they are kicked all around the pitch.

He and the board have failed to protect the support, still no report on the Janefield underpass crush.

He and the board have failed to protect the interest of shareholders, when he was handed evidence of collusion re Resolution 12

He has failed to support the club managers, by not following up transfer targets, let alone bringing them in. In fact, if he doesn’t like them, we don’t sign them.

I could go on so yes i do believe Lawwell and the board shaft the fans.

18 Mar 2019 16:13:12
Stuffs shareholder?
He's turned the club into a profit making buisness. Shares are around the highest they've ever been.
😂😂😂.

18 Mar 2019 16:15:30
Oh and under his stewardship we've also been the most successful we've been since the 60s. But we will sweep that aside eh.

18 Mar 2019 16:58:20
It's got to the stage now Kev, some fans whether watching on telly or at the game aren't happy unless we rattle in 4 or 5 without reply. Maybe it's the younger generation who have only known us being successful and take it for granted we should win convincingly every week. I for one enjoy every victory, don't get carried away when we knock in 5 or 6 and don't overreact when we scrape a win. Maybe some need to be transported back to the 90's to realise just how good things are right now.

18 Mar 2019 17:06:52
Hilarous mate love your total contradiction so I will quote your first reply “ You do know that there are other people behind the scenes than just Lawwell eh? Do people on here think he makes every decision at Celtic “

But now your latest posts state that “ He’s turned the club into a profit making business. Shares are around the highest they have ever been. 😂😂😂” and “ Oh and under his stewardship we’ve also been the most successful we’ve been since the 60s. But we will sweep that aside”

So In your opinion our Peter is solely responsible for all the good points you have mentioned but it’s all the other people behind the scenes for all the crap.

Absolutely Brilliant 😂😂😂.

18 Mar 2019 18:15:00
No he is not solely responsible for ANYTHING in our club.
Our club is the most professionally run clubs in the country and one of the most professionally run in UK and beyond.
Lawwel is CEO and is the business leader of the club but he does answer to a board of directors, who in turn answer to the SHAREHOLDERS. If he was SHAFTING the shareholders he wouldn't in the job easy as that.
Both on and off the park our club is highly successful.

Lawwel gets things wrong I'd admit that. Manly when he steps out of the business into the football side but in a whole he, the board and every department doing a great job.

18 Mar 2019 18:16:30
P/ s it was YOU that first used the words under his stewardship. But again we will just put that a side to suit your argument.

17 Mar 2019 22:38:25
An earlier post of our lack of goals from set plays had me thinking of when I used to bet regularly on big vega on first goal and correct score. never let me down.

18 Mar 2019 07:23:36
Varga made me a few quid over a couple seasons back in the day.