Celtic Banter Archive August 20 2020

20 Aug 2020 18:38:00
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Premier League Season Review

21 Aug 2020 05:46:00
Did anyone see the Forrest pre match interview yesterday he was asked about the speculation round rogic it was the way he answered it suggested to me that rogic is away and Forrest knows it. Just my opinion.

21 Aug 2020 09:56:39
What did he say?

21 Aug 2020 10:55:48
It was reported two days ago on SLY that he was discussing terms with a side in Qatar over a £3.5m deal.

21 Aug 2020 20:00:46
He said

Aye naw .
Naw . aye

Totally aye naw.

20 Aug 2020 16:11:57
Leigh Griffiths is 30 today, I wish him well. I just hope he and his missus keep it quiet on social media and he get's back to scoring goals in the Hoops.

20 Aug 2020 16:19:09
Happy Birthday Leigh.
1 in 2 game striker.

20 Aug 2020 20:51:17
Happy birthday Griff

30 eh?

Time to grow up maybe, eh?

20 Aug 2020 21:23:02
30 going on 17. Why waste such a talent 😔.

20 Aug 2020 21:39:45
That;s the guy's character. If his head was switched on and if he conformed then he'd be half the player he is. With these guys it would be easier training a herd of cats.

20 Aug 2020 23:19:23
With Stengo here. Griff is a man. He has individual human characteristics. As does Boli. As does Kiearan Tierney, who was apparently subjected to such shameful abuse he is afraid to return to Celtic Park. Why do we have to make them all conform to our toxic and infantile notion of what makes a modern bourgeois football hero and role model? Who made that the only option? Lee is a world class striker playing in a neoliberal age that just can't appreciate him for what he is. Let him go at our peril.

20 Aug 2020 15:25:35
Further to my earlier Post Re: Celtic V Ferencvaros . TheCelticStar. com Posted that : - ' Between those two campaigns of 63/ 64 and 73/ 74, there had almost been a first competitive meeting of Celtic and Ferencvaros, the clubs drawn together in the first round of the 1968/ 69 European Cup. Then Warsaw Pact forces, including soldiers from Hungary, invaded Czechoslovakia on the night of 20 August 1968, Celtic chairman, Bob Kelly, subsequently sending the following telegram to UEFA;
"In view of the illegal and treacherous invasion of Czechoslovakia by Russian, Polish and Hungarian forces, and in support of the Czech nation, we, the Celtic Football Club, do not think that any Western European football club should be forced to fulfil any football commitment in any of these countries. "

Despite UEFA's reluctance to get involved in the delicate political situation, many other western clubs and nations lent their support to Celtic's stance, the governing body eventually forced to come up with a compromise solution which involved a redrawing of the first-round ties only, to ensure that all of the Eastern Bloc countries were paired together, thereby buying some time.

Most of the sides from beyond the Iron Curtain subsequently withdrew, with Celtic matched up against French champions, St Etienne, in the revised draw. ' So we should've played them bacck then, but didn't . . .

20 Aug 2020 16:11:03
I grew up thinking the European cup 1st round was redrawn in 1967/ 68.
With Celtic being the holders and then getting knocked out by Dynamo Kiev.

20 Aug 2020 16:53:20
'Having disposed of Les Verts on a magical night at Parkhead, the Bhoys then came out of the second-round hat with one of the only two remaining clubs from the Eastern Bloc, Yugoslav champions, Red Star Belgrade. Celtic would beat them before losing to eventual cup-winners, AC Milan, in March 1969, by which time the Parkhead chairman had been knighted. It was a widely-held belief that Kelly’s moral stance on this issue was a major factor in that recognition. '

20 Aug 2020 17:09:26
It’s strange how Inter Milan are playing Seville in a European final in Lisbon.
All 3 European destinations Celtic have played finals in.
And also Inter Milan being our opposition when we won the big cup.

20 Aug 2020 18:19:54
Maybe it's an omen.

20 Aug 2020 18:26:57
68/ 69 we played Red star after their game against Jena was cancelled in previous round. The other two cancellations were Ruch v Dynamo Kiev and Levski v Ferencváros. The only team to go forward was Red star Belgrade. So the chance of meeting them was 5/ 1.

22 Aug 2020 11:13:27
Anyone associated with our club should be telling them to stick their knighthood up their arse.

20 Aug 2020 13:40:10
I think we have about 2-4m left in the transfer kitty. That's just assuming. I have no idea what we really have.

If we sell Rogic that puts us in a decent financial position to bring in Duffy on loan, with option to buy and also bring Turnbull in.

On top of that can we finance a move for Toney without selling?

Or do we have more cash to spend on transfers than I thought!

20 Aug 2020 13:46:24
We need a left back too in my opinion in case Taylor gets injured.

20 Aug 2020 14:06:43
Record st money strips flying off the shelf and a plethora of players have left up till now we've spent round about 9 mill surely this year of all years we can push it.

20 Aug 2020 14:58:11
Aye I thought the same Mally. Really, after the ten what’s our next goal? To dominate Scottish football? Maybe it’s to push the boundaries and actually try and build a team capable of hitting the Champions League every year.

We have invested in barrow field to help with youth and development teams, while that is renovated we need to build and prepare. I think there is a motive there and you can see we have been poaching around young players from England for a couple years now. Hopefully my thoughts are correct.

20 Aug 2020 15:02:51
With the position we have of being in Europe every year, record season ticket sales, record strips sales, winning league and cups constantly, decent sales in transfers and frugal buys then I fail to see how the transfers we are linked with (Turnbull, Hickey and Duffy) then if that is the limit of what we can afford then clearly there's something that don't add up.

20 Aug 2020 15:34:18
The club rightly put off plans for a hotel and museum to make sure money was there for our push to 10 In A Row.
If Sevco went out and spent £30 million on players then at least the money was there to compete and to make sure the gap stayed intact.
I think the plan will be after this season, any money left over will go towards building a hotel and museum.

21 Aug 2020 12:06:45
Stengo we have the highest wage bill in Scotland and with only paltry sums awarded in Scotland how much money do you think the club makes? Each of the last 4-5 seasons we have sold one of our prize assets to allow us to balance books and bring a few new faces in. We have not done that this year yet so these amounts may be small in footballing terms but are substantial to a club in the situation Celtic find themselves in. Having already spent 9m this yr I can see a player leaving and just pray it isn't Eddie. I think ajer will be the one to go or ntcham but if ajer goes we need 2 CBs.

20 Aug 2020 13:01:54
Hi Ed, reading last night that
Bayern v PSG will be the first UCL Final contested between two league champions since 1998! Unbelievable stat and shows up the cabal of UEFA to bow to TV and the alleged big leagues by giving 3 places to non league winners when league winners from participating UEFA countries have to knock each other out during qualifying rounds.

20 Aug 2020 18:27:27
That IS incredible!

20 Aug 2020 10:09:23
An analyst has looked at our last 20 league games on plastic pitches compared to grass pitches.
These guys have a formula they follow and they give a score after every game.
17 out of the 20 games on plastic pitches have resulted in a below average score.
It also states Celtic have played with two forwards in only 3 out of those 20 games.
And unsurprisingly when we have played with two forwards on the plastic pitches, Celtic have had an above average score in 2 out of those 3 times.
In summary Celtic have only had an above average score once in 20 games on a plastic pitch when we've played with only one forward player.
And on the 3 occasions we've played with two forwards Celtic have had an above average score on two of those occasions.

20 Aug 2020 11:32:25
No idea why we didn't go 2 up top against Kilmarnock. Should have played Ely up with Eddie if he didn't trust Klimala.

20 Aug 2020 11:50:37
You'll never see a good game on plastic.

20 Aug 2020 12:15:20
They dropped 2 points on 'plastic' on Sunday and previously there as well. Plus a few at Kilmarnock; but it's only us that get the negative hype and have a phobia apparently?

20 Aug 2020 12:18:24
To be fair they should be banned in our top league hell killies grass park used to be one of the best now they've got plastic and have brought the lines in and don't water it when we play them. and am aware they don't need to but maybe that's why the paying customer watches junk down there.

20 Aug 2020 13:30:12
I don't understand why that's the case as they have a state of the art plastic pitch at Lennoxtown.

20 Aug 2020 14:47:11
It's always an easy excuse to fall back on, if the team doesn't play well.

20 Aug 2020 15:26:41
Plastic pitches should never be allowed in the SPFL I can't understand why they allowed them in the first place. Finance is the reason I get that but surely these clubs can afford to have a grass pitch? Do what another club does and lay grass seeds at the end of a season.

20 Aug 2020 09:21:56
Noticed on a 'Celtic News' site last night we were back in for Turnbull and - wait for it - making approaches for McKenna from Aberdeen?
Obviously we have been patiently waiting for news of Duffy and a left-back and I suppose with Rogic away -Turnbull was always going to come up again. Hopefully we can conclude what has been a very good window (both in and out) if we can do business soon with those positions addressed?
That could cover all permutations for a very demanding and busy schedule.

20 Aug 2020 09:43:52
At least McKenna is left footed and he is at a good age for a CB to improve under good coaches.

20 Aug 2020 10:07:12
McKenna is a donkey buzz! Never impressed me in the slightest whenever I’ve seen him! I would prefer bitton playing centre half than buying that diddy!

20 Aug 2020 10:21:04
Turnbull played well the other day.

20 Aug 2020 11:33:29
McKenna is a cart horse but if we are in the market for a no nonsense left footed CB he does fit the bill.

19 Aug 2020 23:30:47
Kt in an interview with si ferry on open goal. Really good watch. I never realised how far down the pecking order he was in the u20. He also said brown and McGregor lead the dressing room and seemed confident that McGregor will be the next captain.

20 Aug 2020 10:36:52
Seen it mate good watch.