Celtic Banter Archive December 24 2018

24 Dec 2018 22:54:24
Merry Christmas to you all, thank you ed for running a brilliant site, the time u dedicate to this must be a strain, thankfully most of the posters keep it civil. Hail hail.

{Ed007's Note - Thanks, Steph and a Merry Christmas to you buddy.}

24 Dec 2018 23:11:41
Sorry Steph I’m bad hh 😘.

25 Dec 2018 10:53:59
Haha welshy enjoy your Christmas tonic, between us we'll make sure the benedictine monks are kept going.

24 Dec 2018 22:40:52
Snow is falling all around us
Celtic playing having fun
Tis the season for love and understanding
Merry Xmas
Fk the huns

All the best bhoys have a good one god bless you all hh 🍀.

24 Dec 2018 20:39:15
As we approach the window with hope more than expectancy, of BR's permanent signings how many have been +'s. A few still to be proven either way, but for me Dembele is the only standout and Ntcham on his day (which is 50% of the time) is also a star. Other than that most are either prospects, squad players or some not even squad players. I really hope that this time we just go for 1 player - a CF. Or 2 if we lose a CB.

24 Dec 2018 22:52:26
Edouard and Sinclair?
People get too hung up on new signings, what about the talent we already had?
Under BR forrest, mcgregor, Christie and more recently Ralston and Johnston have massively improved/ broken in to the first team under BR.

24 Dec 2018 23:58:22
His worst have been DDV (woeful) Gamboa (not good enough to challenge Lustig) Compper (Disaster) Benyu (? ) Musonda (waste of time a primadonna) Hendry (Not good enough) Hayes (not good enough) . Kouassia (still time yet to prove himself)

24 Dec 2018 23:59:15
It's not the personnel he brought in, it's how he managed the personnel that was already there, the previous manager, Ronnie, if I am being kind to him, I will say he just didn't have a clue about management, although he managed to fool an awful lot of the people on this site, ahh yes I miss those days, not, where we would be arguing about 24 hour athletes, and how many months switching to the zen diet or whatever would it take before we could see the results on the pitch, and no matter how bad the results got, the disciples of Ronnie, praise him, praise him, will still rush to his defence and say, he won two league titles, but the cold hard fact he just could not manage whereas Brendan is a manager.

25 Dec 2018 01:22:05
We still have Ronny to thank for developing Rogic into a starter. Bringing KT into the fold and buying Ajer. Christie n'all if I'm mistaken!? Whilst arguably not having anywhere near the same backing as BR (e. g. Wanting Elyounoussi from Molde and getting dealt Kazim Richards)

Not for one min trying to commpare with BR but he played his part and IMO deserves a bit more respect.

25 Dec 2018 01:45:53
Pud, you mention one right back who played at the World Cup who isn’t good enough to challenge another right back who played at the World Cup. And that’s not good enough for you?

25 Dec 2018 09:40:00
Have to laugh sometimes.
When Ronny was here people were going mental that his signing were being made by park and lawwell but now they are ronnies signings?

24 Dec 2018 19:02:45
Happy Christmas to everyone and to the mighty Ed007. Hope you all have a good one with friends and family HH.

{Ed007's Note - Merry Christmas to you, Marty. HH 🍀

24 Dec 2018 19:46:58
Merry Christmas to everybody when it comes. A special congratulations to Ed for the success of your fundraising. Have a good one guys!

24 Dec 2018 16:14:31
Ed hope you and your family have a great Xmas and a prosperous New year thanks for all your work HH 👍👍.

{Ed007's Note - And the same to you and your family mate, have a great time.}

24 Dec 2018 19:00:53
I'll echo those thoughts to all the site members, all the Eds and especially our own, Ed007. Merry Christmas, many happy returns and God bless. COYBIG.

{Ed007's Note - Merry Christmas, JT, have a great time.}

24 Dec 2018 14:35:50
Wee Dembelle signed a three year deal and is 16 in February. Could we see him before end of season?

24 Dec 2018 14:44:24
Outstanding news and well done Celtic next superstar in the making.

24 Dec 2018 18:34:17
@JFP and Mally this is a massive vote of confidence in our club by young Karamoko, he must have had all kinds of big money offers from big big clubs yet chose us to develop him, that says a lot about the character of this young lad.
we all remember that other lad who chased the money and treated the late Tommy Burns disgracefully Islam Feruz, where is that guy now?

24 Dec 2018 10:12:13
Just like to wish all the 'posters' (old and new) a very Happy, Peaceful, stress-free Celtic-loving Christmas.
I will be on Grand-kids duty most of today and have a house-full tomorrow so won't have a chance to log-in and enjoy your 'company'.
As usual a huge thank you and very best wishes to Ed007 for all the hours maintaining, and 'policing' this brilliant site and a special menshy to the live chat crew for all the craic, patter and opinions shared every game.
All that remains is to commend BR and The Bhoys for a very satisfactory and entertaining first half of the season and ask for one final push for another 6 points before New Year. HH.

{Ed007's Note - Thank you OAB, merry Christmas to you and your family.}

24 Dec 2018 12:38:46
Right guys without looking it up
Who was the only player to play all of Celtics competitive matches in our centenary year?

Anyone with some good quiz questions rattle them on here. Bit of fun.

24 Dec 2018 12:55:02
Total guess but Chris Morris?

24 Dec 2018 13:00:41
Wild guess. Tommy Burns? What are the only two football grounds in Scotland named after their club?

24 Dec 2018 13:01:24
You see it's his birthday today as well Quinn?

24 Dec 2018 13:30:35
JFP, Celtic Park and Falkirk Stadium? Is Love Street also not technically St Mirren Park now?

24 Dec 2018 13:39:58
St mirren Park, Falkirk Stadium, Dumbarton stadium and us.

24 Dec 2018 13:51:52
The question must have predated Falkirk’s move from Brockville and Dumbarton’s from Boghead. Back in the day it was only Celtic Park and St. Mirren Park I’ll need tae update ma quiz book 👍 Any thoughts on Andy Carol? Questionable for me. Good player able to put himself about in his day but a tad injury prone is he not?

24 Dec 2018 14:00:56
Which English manager sold Olivier Tebily to Celtic and then, in 2002, bought him back from Celtic?

24 Dec 2018 14:10:09
Steve Bruce?

24 Dec 2018 14:11:11
Steve Bruce.

24 Dec 2018 14:14:41
Kev the goalie is usually a good shout, Bonner but I going to go for Aitken he was just never injured.

24 Dec 2018 14:19:43
A Tebible judge of a player Kev 🤣.

24 Dec 2018 14:32:25
Who was the first Jamaican to play for the hoops?

24 Dec 2018 14:56:34
Roy aitken his da was Jim aitken . use that one a lot 😂.

24 Dec 2018 14:57:04
Gil heron.

24 Dec 2018 14:58:21
As for Tebily rumour was we tried sign Davie weir backline would’ve been

Weir Tebily scheidt.

24 Dec 2018 15:00:36
Was it the guy heron who was our first black player Ged?

{Ed007's Note - And without looking it up I bet nobody knows Gil Heron's full name....

24 Dec 2018 15:37:56
Gil Scott Heron.

{Ed007's Note - That's his son the singer, it's actually Gilbert Saint Elmo Heron. I remember reading that years ago and it's just always stuck in my mind with all the rest of the useless information and broken bottles in there. I'd love the bottle to go on something like The Chase.}

24 Dec 2018 16:13:30
Is it bon heron ed.

24 Dec 2018 16:23:34
Gilbert 🤔😂.

{Ed007's Note - You child! 🙄

24 Dec 2018 16:36:20
Who scored the first goal on Celtic’s way to 9 in the row. oldkilly.

24 Dec 2018 18:16:44
Going to have a stab at Lennox killy?

24 Dec 2018 18:33:12
Henrik Larssons first and last competitive goals at Celtic Park were scored against the same team. What is the team?

24 Dec 2018 19:23:42
Who scored the first hat trick when we went back to Celtic park after hampden?

24 Dec 2018 19:26:31
Both were against Celtic Stevie. An OG in a European qualification game for his 1st then for his last he scored for Barcelona in CL.

24 Dec 2018 19:53:59
I think larsson scored a couple against dundee utd in his last outing at celtic park.
I remember him scoring away to berwick and also away to st johnstone, but can't remember his first at home.

24 Dec 2018 20:20:57
Leon was it cadette or PVH?

24 Dec 2018 16:28:30
Had to be done 😂.

{Ed007's Note - 👍

24 Dec 2018 20:37:53
Kevs right Leon, both were against Celtic, an og was his first goal at CP against Innsbruck and his last was for Barcelona against us. Andy Thom First hat trick?

24 Dec 2018 20:58:18
Kev83 as it was only you who replied it was Johnny Divers. oldkilly.

24 Dec 2018 21:20:42
Not thom, midfielder.

24 Dec 2018 21:31:58
Clue- he was the first player to leave scotland on a bosman.

24 Dec 2018 21:53:14
John Collins 😁.

24 Dec 2018 22:06:36
That's right against hearts?

24 Dec 2018 23:56:37
Stevie, great Larsson question.

24 Dec 2018 23:57:55
Well done stevie John "twinkletoes" Collins. 3-1 v hearts.
Good question about Larsson👌.