Celtic Banter Archive January 21 2020

21 Jan 2020 22:59:11
Anyone else think Alan Campbell the young boy at Motherwell is worth a punt. Very much in the Broony mould too.

22 Jan 2020 00:18:07
Supposed to be looking at their NI midfielder as well.
Can't remember his name.

22 Jan 2020 10:12:12
Donnelly apparantly we'll have a team of midfielders if we don't watch.

22 Jan 2020 12:48:14
We'll also have a team full of sh*te if we go for Shanklands, Boyles, Donnellys, Cosgroves etc.

21 Jan 2020 16:36:03
{Ed's Note - Har_red92 has posted a new article entitled, It's impossible to compare different Football Eras

21 Jan 2020 11:41:01
{Ed's Note - Paythefacepainter has posted a new article entitled, We need to talk about Celtic chief executive, Peter Lawwell

21 Jan 2020 12:35:33
Good post there. Although I'd only go as far as #LawwellStepBack. He's good at brokering deals. The key issue is that he's been too influential in footballing decisions.

21 Jan 2020 13:48:54
Paythefacepainter, that was a well written and accurate article.
Up until recently I was in Lawwell’s corner because I always thought he had a 10 year plan which was going well until the summer transfer window. My understanding was he was doing enough to win the first 8 titles and keeping money in the bank for when it was needed the most.
The time for Lawwell to step up a gear and release serious funds is this season because everybody can see the gap has closed considerably. I also thought getting beat on the 29th would make us more determined to get experienced professionals in place because a title race is definitely on.
It is very frustrating being a Celtic supporter in these transfer windows and Lawwell needs to earn his big wage and bonuses and make sure he delivers the title because it is in his hands and if he fails, he will never be forgiven.

21 Jan 2020 14:54:00
A little disappointed in that I have to say, I will try to raise some valid points.
What he is paid (and I think its too much) is the boards fault not his he just does his job.
Signings? Well tell me a club that gets everyone right and our next signing will be a unicorn. Yes ed and others have spoke about salary cap and signing better quality etc and it all makes sense but that's not the real world.
The real world is the players we would like to get won't come or get better £££ elsewhere.
As for Mcginn well everyone on here was split on it and thought he wudnt get in the team, so would we have bought another squad player?
Lawwell gets constant criticism for that.
As for choice of managers well he gets criticised for the bad ones but no credit for the good ones?
DD may well have got BR but you really think he didn't even discuss it with PL?
Lastly the concern by Celtic supporters is only cos we are getting challenged, are we not allowed to be challenged?
Surely a challenge makes us better?
Did u see BRs last season we were poor?
That post would simply not have been put up if not for the Sevco challenge, it would have been hard for them not to improve they were awful.
They have now got their act together albeit they can't afford to pay their bills without help.
Lets look at this logically- we are 10 points ahead of last season with 1 trophy in the bag already.
If any supporter had been asked at the start of season we would be 10 points ahead of last season and League cup in cabinet we would have snapped their hands off.
Also with 4-5 going out door with 2 new signings in and it looks like a couple more whos shoes would you rather be in ours or theirs?

21 Jan 2020 15:29:35
Keep the Faith.

21 Jan 2020 16:17:39
Rayman, Who’s shoes would you rather be in?
You make that sound as if that’s an easy question because we could find ourselves a point behind and we only have 8 home games left and Sevco have 11 home games still to play. I firmly believe we are in trouble after losing that 6 pointer on the 29th. We need to get in at least 2 experienced players, who can walk into our starting eleven because at the moment it’s 50/ 50.

21 Jan 2020 17:35:44
The vast majority of supporters can relate to that summary of our chief exec and although he has earned his handsome bonuses based on the financial targets embroidered into his contract, he has failed to see the bigger picture or represent/ defend Celtic FC with any guts.
The biggest problem with The Board over the decades I have seen, is a failure to build from a position of strength and the very same flaw was partially responsible for the previous manager leaving and the current situation with us downgrading the standard of manager and still failing to bring in players that are REAL Celtic class.

21 Jan 2020 20:06:34
It is a forum and we are all entitled to have opinions and disagree. I personally don't believe we are in trouble I think that is an over reaction to losing to sevco in manner we did.

Whilst I agree with Rayman there is a credible challenge but no matter what state the league is in supporters will always find fault and criticise which is their right. Yes we should be concerned enough to pay it enough respect but you have believe in what your doing as a team and manager. As much as I didn't want Lennon originally we are only concerned that we are achieving more this season than other seasons foregoing the invincible one.

We are doing better in Europe, we are doing better in the league points wise and we have secured 1st trophy albiet luckily but you still need to take advantage of luck. We have had injuries a lot and not a settled team as such. This window is vital now as is the Kilmarnock game however I do feel since we are talking about them, they don't have the squad to finish the job once injuries and suspensions come into play (just my opinion) .

I am fully confident that we will rise to this challenge and see it out a lot more comfortably than we expect. The Scottish Cup is where we may slip up. There is no doubt this season the real reason that supporters are worried is we have had it too easy in the league and nobody has challenged Rayman is bang on, the challenge of sevco has made us better this is true whether we agree with it or not. Celtic will win the league and sevco will finish second.

21 Jan 2020 00:39:17
Celtic will need to be at our best on Wednesday to secure a victory. Kilmarnock have only conceded 6 goals in 10 league games at home this season. Half the goals Killie conceded were against clubs who also play on plastic pitches (Hamilton and Livingston) Motherwell have also scored there and the other lot scored 2 at rugby park on the opening game of the season. Kilmarnock have kept 6 clean sheets out of those 10 home league matches.

21 Jan 2020 10:21:53
With two games a week for the foreseeable future, the pressure is well and truly on to get back to our best and most importantly, put away more chances and kill opponents off, while we are on top.
I appreciate we have a number of injuries, but we still have the strongest squad in the country and there are still a few players that are overdue to hit top form. Killie will be tough, but every domestic game has to be approached as a must-win.

21 Jan 2020 12:35:49
Is that you Leon?

21 Jan 2020 13:52:23
Did the stats give it away Jim 😂.

21 Jan 2020 18:40:53
I was thinking that as well Jim 😂.

21 Jan 2020 19:09:47
Just a bit TW 👍. It's the domestic fixture over the next wee run that sticks out as a potential banana skin for me. The pitch is certainly a factor. As has been said they are all must win games now. With league duty restarting I hope our bhoys are chomping at the bit.

20 Jan 2020 22:12:52
Like it or not we have allowed them to get back to a similar level to us (not saying as good as) and it wasn't that long ago we were mauling them by 5 regular. We can put them back in their box tho with 1 or 2 quality additions. If we fail to do that then the blame lies with the board as NL has freed up the wages, we must be £35k - £40k a week better off between SS, Hendry and Morgan and a few more likely to leave. Surely with KT transfer kitty we can get some real quality in, even if it's a 18 month loan deal, if good enough to secure 9, bring it on.

21 Jan 2020 12:23:35
Chinks I hear what you are saying not sure if we allowed them. They are not losing games we can't control that, that's it, in the past thy dropped points to draws etc.
They can't spend any money on new players at the Xmas break as they have no money. No one has come in to buy there players either. They are playing with desporation and a fear it's working just now for them we will see. I think it will burst.