Celtic Banter Archive October 22 2018

22 Oct 2018 18:17:04
Why when we have a "bloated" squad do we keep signing squad players? Every window we sign 1-3 players who are on the bench at best. Yes they may be cheap but when the first team needs investment why fritter wages?

22 Oct 2018 19:06:04
Good point Brendan said it was quality over quantity and then we sign guys like mulumbu and hayes gamboa put all the money together we've spent on they types and you d get a class player.

22 Oct 2018 22:46:43
The club have over a full team of 'passengers' that rarely feature at all in the managers plans:-
De Vries
Gamboa Simunovic Compper Izzaguire
Arzani Allen Bitton Eboue Benyu
Hayes

Leaving Bain, Ralston, Hendry, Ajer, Mulumbu, Johnston, Griffiths, Sinclair and Christie to add to the starting 11 that beat Hibs.

Obviously we need cover for every position, but we scertainly need to offload quite a lot of deadwood to raise cash for better quality. The wage bill is around £63m and obviously there will be players reluctant to leave on current wages and of course there's the problem of persuading other clubs to take our 'rejects' without losing money in the long run; but we do need to downsize.

22 Oct 2018 23:02:09
Once think you'd need to take bitton out that list as Rogers is a fan and he would have played more if fit.

22 Oct 2018 13:20:43
Has anybody any info on Gamboa? Majority of the time i post is to ask what's going on with him lol, im just baffled how he isn't getting any game time? especially when he's played recently he's looked very good.

22 Oct 2018 13:34:57
Very good? Average at best IMO.
I think it's pretty obvious that the man who sees him train everyday has deemed him not good enough.
A major clue to that is that Rogers would rather play Hendry or ajer at right back than gamboa.

22 Oct 2018 13:36:53
Eq93
Gamboa looked very good. In what game can't recall him having any good game for Celtic. Defensively very poor.

22 Oct 2018 13:55:57
Had a decent game at Firhill with 2 assists, a better option than Lustig imo.

22 Oct 2018 13:59:23
Luckily it's Rogers opinion that counts because he's never better than lustig. Not a chance.

22 Oct 2018 14:09:32
Heard he doesn't support the Republican movement so he's as good as finished with us.

22 Oct 2018 14:24:13
Kev luckily Deila's opinion on a footballer is much better than Rodgers😂😂😂.

22 Oct 2018 15:35:42
You actually think Delia was identifying the signings made in his time? 😂😂
Maybe ajer but that was about it.

22 Oct 2018 15:51:32
Malkybhoy

The game at Firhill granted he looked decent going forward. First half alone he let 6 crosses into the box. Very poor defender IMO a RB has to defend he can't. Reminds me of Tavinear at the Zombies. Looks good going forward but hopless defending.

22 Oct 2018 16:12:51
Hard to disagree Happyhoppy but still a far better option than Lustig.

22 Oct 2018 17:55:29
I heard that BR is pissed off with Gamboa as when he first came here he buggered off to play some meaningless games with Costa Rica and missed pre-season, would explain why he only ever plays him when there really is no other alternative.

22 Oct 2018 17:57:44
Good against a terrible Partick team.

22 Oct 2018 18:31:08
If Gamboa was playing on Saturday Hibs would not have scored their second goal as he would have had the pace to catch the Hibs player but instead Lustig's lack of pace was highlighted again. Granted we are not blessed with decent right backs but Lustig's time was up long ago! Gamboa all day long for me👍.

22 Oct 2018 19:07:51
Why not just sign a decent rb this has been going on for 2 years surely there's one out there.

22 Oct 2018 19:29:17
he was solid in the first rosenberg games and any game iv seen him play domestically he's been decent. gets up in the opposition box and whips a decenf cross. just his 2 games against Barcelona and bayern has stood out most within our support. lustig done a lot worse than him. every goal in europe comes from a cross into box mostly on right side and tierney is liable for it too.

22 Oct 2018 23:00:06
I think Lustig defensively is better but he doesn't have the pace anymore to keep up with play. I think Gamboa in a 3-5-2 would be better as his defensive duties aren't as critical especially in SPL and he has pace in abundance to bomb forward. Neither are the option in Europe as Lustig was at fault for not stopping crosses against Salzburg.

23 Oct 2018 09:37:21
Lustig has almost been at fault for every goal we have lost in Europe this season, while I love the guy and his commitment to the club I think as soon as he can be replaced he will be. I'm sure the club thought that was going to be last summer until the Italian lad agreed to come here then buggered off to Valencia at the last minute.

{Ed007's Note - Cristiano Piccini never agreed to come here and there was never any chance that he would. His agent made it abundantly clear that Piccini wanted a return to a CL team in either Spain or Italy and the player had no interest in moving to Scotland.}

22 Oct 2018 00:04:13
Am I right in thinking we've not had a penalty all season so far? cannot remember getting one 🤔Unbelievable stat if true.

22 Oct 2018 03:00:25
Only 1 in the league, Ntcham first game of the season v Livingston.

22 Oct 2018 09:30:35
Counting all competitions hearts have been awarded 6 pens in 15 games scoring 4.sevco have received 7 pens in 21 games scoring 7.Celtic have had only 2 penalties in 21 matches, ntcham and dembele (against armenia team) both scoring. Celtic have not received a penalty in our last 16 matches.

22 Oct 2018 10:15:46
@ stevie and Leon, so your point is? Or are you paranoid that the whole world is against us😂😂 no one is against us, your embarrassing yourselfs and all Celtic supporters with your moon howling posts. Sevco's two penalties yesterday were penalties. Why would it be an unbelievable stat? We have to have a foul committed against us inside the box to be awarded a penalty, we don't have a certain quota of penalties to be awarded in our favour during a season! It astounds me that people actually believe the drivel they post!

22 Oct 2018 11:17:17
Malky do you not think they were very soft the first one is either way seen them given and not given the second one it's minimal contact with no intent the gruffallo couldn't go down quick enough and do you think Hamilton should have had a pen when tab pulls the boy back.

22 Oct 2018 11:39:21
Mally there is no conspiracy end of! I won't even enter into a debate about something that does not exist.

22 Oct 2018 11:50:56
Malky am not saying there is purely on yesterday's game mate.

22 Oct 2018 13:02:22
@Malky, WTF are you on about wind your neck in . I asked a simple question because I couldn't remember us being awarded a pen this season, which i stated would of been an amazing stat considering the amount of possession we have in games. Leon answered the question by telling me we've had one domestically. No conspiracy theories here. Hope you realise you've made a complete and utter tit of yourself coming out with slogans like moon howling Try reading posts and stop trying to decipher things to suit your warped little mind.

22 Oct 2018 13:10:07
Celtic and sevco are both attacking minded teams, with similar goals scored, shots on goal etc. We both have skillful and tricky players who make quite a few penalty appeals. In scotland i feel we don't get as many penalties as them with the 50/ 50 appeals. I feel it could become a bigger issue the longer the season goes on.

22 Oct 2018 13:11:50
Got to agree with Malky here, the paranoia on here is insane, I've said it before, how have we won 6 trophies in a row with everyone against us and in favour with Sevco?, the people who run our game are hopeless and so are our referees. Not against us just hopeless.

22 Oct 2018 13:35:15
Eh Scott McKennas tackle on French Eddy for one. I cannnot stand it when people coin the phrase conspiracy at someone who had an opinion on something they don't agree with. They stats are actual facts!

22 Oct 2018 13:38:58
You will find the referees will be hopelessly good the closer we get to 10 in a row.

22 Oct 2018 13:46:26
Jeezo, how can asking a genuine question about how many pens we've had this season be turned into accusations of Insane Paranoid moon howlers. 😂.

22 Oct 2018 14:54:19
Because Stevie if you question any dodgy decisions on here you get labelled paranoid and that's from our own.

22 Oct 2018 18:06:53
Agree Kwaj and it's not a conspiracy that McKenna got the 2 games ban upheld and the ref got demoted for his next game Specsavers has got a lot to answer for.

22 Oct 2018 19:16:04
Malkybhoy, you will agree both Celtic and Sevco are both attacking minded teams who have similar goals scored, shots at goal and shots on target etc. We both have skilful and tricky players who make quite a few penalty appeals. that's were the similarities differ with regards to the amount of penalties actually being awarded, with one club getting more than the other. I can’t remember in my lifetime rangers or Sevco going 16 games and counting without getting a penalty kick do you.

22 Oct 2018 23:13:03
Agree with the Eddy incident against the shaggers. It does seem we do get kicked all over the park without the requisite reprimanding. While others get penalties over nothing. It bugs me how the whole of Scottish football think we get all the favourable decisions when we don't get **** all help from anyoneach and the stats don't back it up. I don't buy into all this refs being just poor it always seems to be a decision either against us or waved away when it couldn't be more blatant yet officials can give it against us whilst looking in the opposite direction and no signal form linesmen. It's been like that for as long as I can remember.

24 Oct 2018 22:13:27
Any Celtic fan who says that there hasn't been cheating against Celtic by referees for 130 years needs to have a good look at themselves.