Celtic Banter Archive January 19 2020

19 Jan 2020
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Celtic Player Sightings page entitled, Stronger squad, is this our strongest 11? What would you change?

20 Jan 2020 08:31:29
Looks a good line up aarbee but I would think forrest would score more goals in that set up than christie.

19 Jan 2020 19:54:11
Can anyone explain how the push on Frimpong was not a penalty yesterday?

19 Jan 2020 23:59:53
Because the ref didn't give it lmao.

19 Jan 2020 18:33:23
I love the fact that we are investing in potential but I'd really have liked to have bought an impact player for the first 11 that would walk straight in and cement a place. With all the player we have extra numbers just confuse things, as with bolingoli at the start of the season the manager will now feel under a bit of pressure to give them game time.

19 Jan 2020 16:09:27
Another Celtic scout watching United vs Hibs Shankland with a tidy finish we have plenty of cash buy to loan back possibility maybe but think he’s a rangers fan so he may go there.

19 Jan 2020 17:18:40
Our club captain was also a sevco co fan and we changed him.

19 Jan 2020 17:49:35
Why would we want shankland?
Have we learned nothing from the scott allan and lewis morgan disasters?

Buy a guy that is 25 on his next birthday, who has been bouncing about scottish football for 8 years and has done nothing above scottish championship level?

Is that going to win us leagues or get us to champions league?

19 Jan 2020 18:32:26
Where as buying an unknown under 21 Polish guy will? Or some unknown from Israeli league, everyone deserves a chance. personally speaking im amazed anyone comes to Scotland as the standard of football is guff.

19 Jan 2020 18:56:23
Shankland has a sort of similar career path to LG, think he was 25 when he arrived at Celtic, think there was a lot on here saying he wasn't good enough for the hoops, even though he had been banging in goals with previous clubs.

19 Jan 2020 20:38:41
Master the bhoy fae Poland has scored goals at a higher level than shankland

Aindoh how do you actually come up with this total nonsense.
Griffith started in league 1 which is now the championship
He went down to England and got experience with wolves
He then came up the road and scored 39 in 74 games 2 seasons with a team in scotlands top division
Shankland has done none of that.
Hes bounced about the lower levels of scottish football including the 3rd and 4th tier for 8 years.
Most people actually questioned if griffiths could behave rather than if he could score goals.

19 Jan 2020 20:56:34
Cosgrove would be a better shout for me. 21 goals already this season. Over 20 goals last season. Scored 5 goals in 5 Europa League qualifiers. Big, Physical, quick, hrs working, needs to work on his touch but different option to the strikers we have.

19 Jan 2020 22:51:33
Though I ain't a fan ice man that is way more appealing than shankland.

19 Jan 2020 16:00:53
I'd take Martin Boyle as a squad player. I think he could offer something on either wing and potentially right wingback. Didier Agathe type. He wouldn't start when everyone was fit but he's rapid and direct. Only concern would be his recent serious injury. I also know he was roasted by Frimpong recently but he's not a defender.
Any domestic players you would take?

19 Jan 2020 18:33:44
Why would you want him as wing back if he can't defend?

19 Jan 2020 20:58:43
I can't say I have ever really noticed him at all and that is telling for me.

20 Jan 2020 00:06:57
As someone else stated Susan or even Jimmy boyle would be preferable in my opinion. not sure regarding his injuries has he not had a few don't need anymore squad players who prefer the treatment room.

19 Jan 2020 15:22:43
I thought Rogic was brilliant yesterday especially as it was his first game in a while, and I have been a critic of him simply because he lacks consistency but when he turns up he makes the team better and provides great assists and important goals. Granted it was a terrible Thistle team we played who should have scored against us, feel that any team we play against at the moment are capable of scoring against us, why is that? We will need to be much better and the game against Kilmarnock now becomes very important and will be difficult as they will offer much more than Thistle especailly at home on the plastic ptich. We cannot afford to drop any points now.

19 Jan 2020 17:57:40
I don't know how anyone could say rogic was brilliant yesterday. He created one chance from the most creative area in the team.

Anyone that thinks our team is better with rogic at number 10 than christe needs their head read.

He brings goals and assists? Really?

We are now in his 8th season and he has scored 37 goals and has around 35 assists.
That is pathetic for the position he plays.

Christie has topped rogics best ever season of goals and assist in HALF a season this season.
Rogics whole Celtic career is built on 1 good six months and smoke and mirrors.

20 Jan 2020 00:14:25
Its a fact when Rogic does turn up and plays we are better team. I am one of his harshest critics as at times he is an empty shirt. If you don't think he brings goals and assists when he occasionally turns up, not going to argue as it a fact. Did I say he is the answer NO I simply praised him for his first game in however long. There is no doubt Christie brings more energy and goals however he wasnt available or playing. So what was your actual point?

19 Jan 2020 14:54:12
So let's see how close this "paranoid" Tim comes to the actual draw for Celtic and Sevco (in other words how easy can SFA make it for them AND eliminate some big teams at same time)

Aberdeen v Celtic
Sevco v BSC Glasgow (or next lowest ranked team)
Hearts v Hibs
Kilmarnock v Motherwell

Cynical? Me? You bet!

19 Jan 2020 15:52:10
We've just played the second worst team in the Championship Tim. That doesn't really tie in with your SFA master plan.

19 Jan 2020 16:22:52
At present if the top 6 in the league stays the same, Celtic come the split will have already have played all 5 teams away from home twice and the other lot will have only played all teams once away. My question is which 2 clubs will the Sfa pick for Celtic to visit for a 3rd time this season? . I say the Sfa will pick the teams and they will say it’s the trusted computer who picks the teams.

19 Jan 2020 16:51:46
You've been a bit unkind to Dundee utd.

19 Jan 2020 12:47:06
frimpong nonexistent it's like he's scared to drible and take the ball for a run the amount of times he slowed the play down from the was was shocking but Taylor is everywhere on the left showing how it's done
Frimpong the predictability ball goes ntcham. Now we know how good Forrest is and how much he offers Attacking dribleing scoring passing.

19 Jan 2020 13:22:00
Very harsh on a lad who’s just turned 19 mate! He’s been thrust in there because el hammed has been Injured constantly! And this non existent thing is nonsense! He should have had a stonewall penalty when he burst into the box and he got to the byline a few times in that 2nd half! Particularly the one when he laid it on a plate for eddy who totally Miss hit hit! Frimpong has excelled and exceeded all expectations for one so young and to have a go at him is way off! As for forest, he’s been brutal for the past couple of months! Never more so than against that lot on the 29th! Lay off the young guy and understand he’s still very much finding his feet in top level football!

19 Jan 2020 13:25:14
Andy imo Taylor had a good game and is a better bet than boli, there's no heart in the mouth moments and his passing is very consistent hardly gave it away.

19 Jan 2020 14:27:32
Agreed @mally.
We are so vulnerable at the right back without elhamed. Frimpong not a bad player it would be Baeur for me holding defender great crosser needs a run till elhamed comes back. I was actually getting sick of hearing from fans frimpong will tear Kent apart he is so great etc Patrick's left back had him in his pocket that frimpong stopped trying to charge forward. Yes he's young but he's not that gd IMO this is how we lose goals we get predictable as we are allways going forward he's given away 2 penalties in key games but it seems to be awe well that's ok he's young then on the other hand Celtic fans moan about rogic but can't say he had a great game yesterday. Or how we missed Forrest on the right as we did nothing there. We all have our favourite players agreed but some forget the big picture.
Glad we win yesterday but the counter attacks from other teams we must fix it now.

19 Jan 2020 14:47:26
I think your the one who’s missing the big picture! The boys literally just turned 19! Now he’s not that good and the Partick thistle left back had him in his pocket! What total and utter rubbish your spouting! And the ‘penalty’ he gave away last nite wasn’t a penalty in a million years! If we’ve got to the point of slagging off teenage boys who’ve been thrown in at the deep end because our 2 experienced right backs are either injured or not rated by the manager then it’s games a bogey honestly! Pathetic actually!

19 Jan 2020 16:24:40
Frimpong has had me out my seat more than any other Celtic player this season he's young and exciting but he is still learning and adapting to life away from home in another country do won't be as consistent as we are demanding at 19 years of age me and most others on here still had our mothers at home to wipe our ar*** for us.

19 Jan 2020 17:38:01
Get over the age thing he's 19. I don't give a crap. he's responsible on Lenny won't play him.
He's been put in to soon.
You have put this young guy on a pedlestool to soon and he's believing the hype. that's my problem here it's fans like you will blame other players the usual targets who played great yesterday but not even a well done to them.
That was a clumsy tackle that he had to run 50;yards for because he was out of position. His crossing was zero his running at player once it's not enough Forrest was injured or rested we needed him imo.

19 Jan 2020 20:02:17
50 yards he had to run because he was out of position! Nothing to do with our 7 million pound centre half making an absolute can't of it and him getting back to prevent a sure goal! Can’t even listen to your pish anymore honestly! your talking utter garbage and picking out a young up and coming player for criticism that he nowhere near deserves! But hey everybody else who thinks the wee man has been a breath of fresh air and done superbly is wrong and u the only one whos complained about him is right!

19 Jan 2020 22:49:57
This is a forum site and a rumour and anything to get off your chest about Celtic or whatever. Celtic have millions of fans over the world so you are taking notes of all of them as you seem to know more than me about who's saying what. So big jullien is a waste of money your are talking out your donkey did you celebrate when he scored that beauty against the rangers probably not as he's a waste to you, the big man has has been magic yes it was an error but the foul or not a foul gave them a penalty how many is that now. He is costing us. There is also no point in running 40 yards to cost his team.

19 Jan 2020 23:14:31
I pay good money to go watch Celtic every season and have the right to praise or criticize who I see fit with good reason and nobody will ever tell me different. It's all about personal opinion and as long as you can back it up or justify it then nobody can say it's wrong but in your last post you say get over his age then proceed to say he's been put in too early and we have put the young guy on a pedslstool maybe you should get over his age and finally that's the shortest 50 yards I've ever seen and it's never a penalty so what's your point there.

20 Jan 2020 18:47:35
Andy like a said before, u talk one load of pish son! Go back in any post and point out where any of us including myself have said big Julien is a waste of money! Uve just blatantly made that up to back up your idiotic argument about frimpong! And now he’s not to run 40 yards, thought it was 50 yards! your making a fool of urself pal honestly! Don’t run back 40 yards to prevent a certain goal! Thank f**k u don’t take the team talks by the way! Nonsense!

18 Jan 2020 23:52:34
How’s the dog doing Ed, if there’s been updates I’ve missed them and I do apologise, Hope your as well as can be too, keep up the good work mate.

{Ed007's Note - He's back to normal now mate - so that's a weight off my mind a serious weight out the wee man's bum lol - thanks for asking an your kind words.}

19 Jan 2020 09:40:52
We don't seem to be able to kill teams off it's getying quite worrying not scoring enough goals.

19 Jan 2020 17:03:57
Look back on our results the amount of 2 1s and two nothings are freighting we don’t seem to have the killer instinct the last few months goals breed confidence we are still just doing enough but need to see more a lot more.

19 Jan 2020 08:19:46
I thought last night was a convincing performance even though the scoreline didn't reflect it. Griffiths and Rogic both looked good and McGregor controlled the play quite well. Eddy is going through a phase right now where he's trying too much whenever he gets the ball instead of being more ruthless like he was earlier in the season.

19 Jan 2020 09:30:16
I've said before that we usually expect to dominate the vast majority of domestic games and create plenty of chances; however I am very concerned about the lack of goals-to-chances ratio and we very rarely manage to exceed the two goal 'ceiling' we have hit so often.
Big Eddy is a great player, but his goals are becoming far too rare these days and hopefully the new additions will improve our end product - as goal difference may become a factor in the run-in?

19 Jan 2020 10:39:06
Big Eddy just needs to be a bit more greedy and take some chances and early he is guilty of either trying to walk it in the net or set someone else up when the chance is there like against Sevco.

19 Jan 2020 07:55:48
Does anyone else have concerns that the players are starting to drift back to the Rogers way, where we are trying to score the perfect goal and walk it in the net. At the start of the season we were scoring loads of goals and putting teams out of sight, putting balls in early, early crosses etc. This to me seems to have stopped in the last few months. We need to get back to this as the slower we build up the easier it is for opponents to get players behind the ball. And we end up struggling . Also can anyone tell me what’s happened to frimpong lately, when he first broke into the side he was continually overlapping and going at the full back on the outside, has he been instructed to not do that lately, as for the last 3-4 games he just seems to face a player up then come back inside or pass back again. Last night he had loads of opportunities to go past their full back but only done it a few times, although one of the times he did, he had a blatant pen which surprisingly wasn’t given but that’s a different story.

18 Jan 2020 22:59:02
Got to laugh at celtic fans some times. Especially ones on social media ect ect.

Tom rogic is a wizard blah blah blah
Get him in the team every week blah blah blah

Forrest needs dropped brings nothing to the team! Blah blah blah.

Well Forrest this season has scored more and made more assists than rogic has ever. managed in.

19 Jan 2020 10:39:24
Forrest is similar to Sinclair. Scores a lot of goals but has shocking performances.

19 Jan 2020 13:38:40
Kev83.
I thought rogic was back to his best yesterday. Dancing everywhere, great passes running around everywhere nearly scored and can do things out of nothing. The thing is did you expect thistle to lie down its a Scottish cup game they played the way they thought would cos us problem yes there goalie was gd they kept us out. I still think most of these type games Rodgers would have lost us points. I remarked about frimpong slowing play down he kept passing ball back to ntcham he cost us again and again another penalt nearly sent off. I knew this would happen teams know we pound them so that means we are sus on the counter attack which proved this as again frimpong out if position. I'm not saying he's not a gd player I'm saying he's not ready. Yesterday no runs from the right he actually did nothing to create goals. we missed Forrest for this as soon as elhamed comes back frimpong will be in the bench. Patrick thistle left back had frimpong everytime then frimpong stopped running at him. Another penalty he has cost us he's clumsy. But Celtic fans are scared to saying he's not there yet as fans built him up.