Celtic Banter Archive September 22 2016

22 Sep 2016 21:56:53
Another game against the tribute act! Looking forward to giving them another spankin! 😜😜.

22 Sep 2016 22:08:03
When's it to be played?, I'll bet it's just after a European game.

{Ed007's Note - Sunday October 23rd I think. We play Borussia Monchengladbach on the 19th (Wednesday) and we were scheduled to play Accies at Celtic Park on the Saturday.}

22 Sep 2016 22:20:37
A well there you go haha prob play accies on the Sat aswell.

22 Sep 2016 22:51:29
I hate to play devils advocate and know we are under a new regime without clueless Ronny at the helm, but. this was the same talk before the cup semi in April and they will be using every underhand trick in the book to even the scores. The media will spin like never before to do us a disservice. Any win will do me, but we haven't played anything like as well since we spanked them. Let's do our talking on the rutted hampden surface.

22 Sep 2016 23:35:33
If there was a genuine anti-Celtic agenda would they not have drawn us against Aberdeen?

22 Sep 2016 23:58:04
I didn't say that Kevbhoy but now the draw is made you can't deny that the media will never portray us in a positive light ahead of them. I agree that a 'fixed' draw would have had us against the Dons.

22 Sep 2016 23:09:56
Now we've got them we need to put them in their place again.

23 Sep 2016 03:51:34
I honestly think the players are still suffering from the Barcelona game.
But they will be well up for this game and we will show them the 5-1 game wasn't a fluke.
Does anyone think Barton will play LOL.

23 Sep 2016 16:03:31
@jimdhoc - didn't know the media could influence the action on the pitch - pity they didn't jump in during the league game!

23 Sep 2016 17:51:58
I thought we would only play The Rangers three times this season , as it would be too big an ask for the referees to get them into a top 6 position in the SPFL .

23 Sep 2016 22:56:07
@unionjack. Ha ha ha. 👏👏😂.

22 Sep 2016 12:28:33
Just reading that Lyon tried to sign Adebayor. Lyon coach met him at a cafe and Adebayor turned up smoking a fag and asked for a whisky in his coffee. lmao.

22 Sep 2016 17:16:06
In the old days players smoking would have been much more common. Mind you, I'm sure there are a lot of professional players even in the modern era who smoke. Don't ask me who they are though. Anyone got any names? HH.

{Ed007's Note - Paddy McCourt smoked, I don't know of any current Celtic players who smoke apart from the odd celebratory cigar. Jack Wilshere, Messi, Rooney, Sneijder and Balotelli are some of the top players today who have been seen smoking.}

22 Sep 2016 17:51:59
Think I heard that Henrik smoked, mind that was ages ago so mibby I fabricated it all.

22 Sep 2016 18:22:32
Your right our Augustus Henrik did indeed enjoy a wee puff in which case 20 Regal King Size should be ordered for all the first team players as soon as possible.

22 Sep 2016 18:38:00
I thought I remembered hearing Henke smoked, imagine if he didn't. It's pretty common gossip Berba was on 20 a day and I'm sure I read at the Euros that Nainggolan was actually specifically given a room with a balcony so that he could have a cig.

22 Sep 2016 18:43:08
JFP, would that be every day? lol HH.

22 Sep 2016 18:57:02
Samaras used to nick out the side door of Zorbas cafe in high st for the odd puff.

22 Sep 2016 19:05:10
Twice daily BobTheCat 🍀.

22 Sep 2016 19:09:46
The Derry Pele smoking?

That's hardly a shocker, he's got a coupon like an under pressure Alex Ferguson!

Imagine if paddy had the engine of Paul Mcstay
Pure entertainment.

22 Sep 2016 20:39:05
Once say Thomas Gravsen smoking outside Celtic Park.

{Ed007's Note - His Mrs was 'smoking' too if I remember right. Gravesen's worth something like £100 million now after some shrewd investments and living the playboy life in Las vegas - the jammy baldy (swear).

22 Sep 2016 20:42:44
I don't think Larsson smoked I think he just ate chewing tobacco and Sutton Lennon Thompson and co followed suite wasn't it bhoys?

{Ed007's Note - It's called Snus I think, it's revolting stuff and I could never understand why they took it up. I've seen Larsson smoking a cigar a few times over the years. I remember seeing Craig Burley smoking quite a few times about the pubs and clubs in Glasgow and Scott MacDonald smoked as many as the old welder I served my time under. Bobo was a smoker too, as was Boruc and I've heard Lubo was a smoker but I don't know if that's true.}

22 Sep 2016 21:39:42
Is it just me or is it only our best that enjoyed a puff haha, just have a look at the names mentioned, not all greats but more than a few crackers!

22 Sep 2016 22:23:46
Both Lubo and Viduka smoked.

22 Sep 2016 23:06:11
Robert prosinecki was on 40 a day at 1 point. If it got me that fit ad start.

22 Sep 2016 23:23:24
Ashley Cole was a smoker.

{Ed007's Note - No wonder - being married to that munter Cheryl would drive you to crack!}

23 Sep 2016 08:47:11
To be fair, Snus is almost like a swedish national "dish". I think almost any swede has tried snus st one point. i'm from the neigbour country, and snus is a lot better than smoking, it dosnt affect your lungs but contains a lot of nicotine. I do nus a lot myself at work and such, and as i tried to stop smoking its a much better sub. But Bond, it looks kind of disqusting.

{Ed007's Note - We had a thing maybe 25 years ago called Skoal Bandits which were the same idea but they didn't last long after it was found out the risks of mouth cancer from using them AND the sods were targetting schoolkids as customers - it was a bit of a PR disaster for the Government if I remember correctly as the company had received strong government support and grants to open their factory in East Kilbride. Older posters will probably know more about it than me.
I hate smoking, it's a horrible stinking habit - and that comes from a smoker! I wish I had never started and would love to stop. I'm thinking of trying those e-cig things but are you really stopping smoking or just changing what you smoke?}

23 Sep 2016 09:57:35
Im on you on that ED, hate smoking myself and i wish i never started also. Different times back in the early 90' when everybody did it.
It has been a lot of studies towards snus and mouth cancer and by norwegian law, it is not harmfull so it has no warninglabels like siggarets and after the health department cleared it it has become like a trend.
You now also get it in portions and nicotine free so even girls do it now.
Even some of our best footballers and skier do it cause it dosnt harm you lungs.
So i would recomend portion snus over e-sigs.

{Ed007's Note - Women chewing tobacco? That's classy lol}

23 Sep 2016 10:09:25
Ed I've been off them for 9 months, went on patches, and they gave me headaches and sickness feeling, so whenever I wanted 1, I just stuck a half patch on for 10 mins, and the headache I didn't want s ciggie.
I'd stay away from the vapour cigs, heard they're not that good for you.

{Ed007's Note - Well done mate, that's brilliant. Keep it up. I stopped for nearly a year about 10 years ago using patches and only started again on the morning of my wedding. Yet another reason why it was the worst - and most expensive day - of my life.}

23 Sep 2016 15:47:10
Haha, well you don't chew it. You just put it under your upper lip, so its not the spitting kind. And you have to see some of these woman ED, not cause of their upper lip of course.

23 Sep 2016 17:55:24
Paddy McCourt must have fell into bad company when he came to Scotland as I was in his extended company in Derry on a number of occasions and saw him take the odd pint but never saw him smoke.

23 Sep 2016 17:57:39
If the thought of getting married put you on to the cigarettes, you would been far better getting on your bike and riding away all day.

22 Sep 2016 10:32:00
If ever there was evidence then last night proved it beyond doubt. Craig Gordon is an absolute liability. If that tackle was during a European game he would have been off and facing a long ban. Our goalkeeping situation is deeply worrying. Gordon is probably a better shot stopper though parries it out into danger too often, De Vries is too casual with his passing and clearances and both of them are an absolute nightmare at set pieces. We are being sussed out at the back in every game now.
BR has to look for a new keeper now to get him in for the January window.

22 Sep 2016 11:38:35
Why would a red card be dished out for the challenge in Europe and not here; as all the refs are anti-Celtic here apparently.

22 Sep 2016 11:59:25
We certainly have a goalkeeping crisis lately and surely we must be able to sort this out with four on the books at present?
If we decide not to add another in January, maybe we can approach the SFA/ SPFL to introduce a policy of 'any man saves' or a 'backie-in'.

22 Sep 2016 23:59:06
Although it would never happen I'd love Vorm with Fasan as back up and punt both Gordon and De Vries in Jan.

23 Sep 2016 18:27:38
Gordon seems to not to be able to play under pressure . In many SPL games he used to be reasonable enough, made a few saves and few enough changers . When the stakes were higher in Europe the mistakes were plentiful . On Wednesday when he has a reasonable challenger for the number 1 spot, he seemed to be a nervous wreck and a mistake never seemed to be far away .
He seems to have a particular problem going for a ball that isn't his outside the box and loses himself.

22 Sep 2016 07:45:35
Didn't see last night's game. How did Simunovic play? Did he do a full 90 mins? HH.

22 Sep 2016 09:04:45
Think it was just over the hour mark he went off.
Played ok wasn't seriously tested.
Looked steady and confident.

22 Sep 2016 09:37:30
cheers kev HH.

22 Sep 2016 10:02:07
Think it was Tosh McKinlay scouted him I remember him saying he was like for like with VVD. You can really see that with the way in which he looks to carry and play the ball forward, as well as his composure. Not sure he can hit 30 yard free kicks but he's got to be a regular for me. I think he can be a top player in time.

22 Sep 2016 10:45:32
Played 60, manager pulled him off when he went to three at the back. the 60 was pre-planned i think. Jozo looked good. Reads game well, passes well. Got to get his fitness up now. BR very impressed with him judging by his comments. Would have been a real shame to have lost this guy to Torino.

22 Sep 2016 17:39:56
He looks the part, does the simple thing well, carried the ball once deep into Alloa's defence but his shot wasn't great .

22 Sep 2016 22:20:05
Is Tosh McKinlay a full time scout? Does any know how many full time scouts we have? Do we have numerous parttime scouts both offical and unofficial?