Celtic Banter Archive February 25 2018

25 Feb 2018
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25 Feb 2018 20:29:13
If we win our next game, can we win the league at Ibrokes?

2 wins right?

25 Feb 2018 22:36:34
There's ten ganes left all in. Mind it splits after 33 games.

So no, two wins, even if they lose next game then to us would only be 15 points with 24 left to play for. I think. Its been a long day and my maths has never been the best.

26 Feb 2018 07:31:48
Can guarantee we will get them really early in the split to avoid us winning the league against them.

26 Feb 2018 16:43:52
If we win against Dundee and then beat them at Ibrox it won't be mathematically impossible to lose the league but we will be in a very strong position going into the last 8 matches.

25 Feb 2018 19:32:04
And yerman Brown . Folklore . that's where he's heading . Legend of a man .

25 Feb 2018 19:54:12
Scott Brown will rightly take his place amongst Celtic legends. His drive, bravery, skill, massive heart and love of our great club will never be questioned. He is an insperation, and I for one, will miss him greatly when he eventually hangs the boots up.

25 Feb 2018 19:57:04
Indeed. Broon has earned the right to be remembered as a great Celtic captain. Green and White to the core! ☘️.

{Ed007's Note - Didn't someone post the other week that he's only one trophy off equalling Hearts entire trophy haul?}

25 Feb 2018 20:09:19
Ed you should post the video of Broons reaction after that tackle against him today. I’ve just seen it and at a better angle than during game. He celebrates in front of Dons fans! A Celtic legend and a madman! That beats the Broony! ☘️.

{Ed007's Note -

25 Feb 2018 20:17:11
He's got to be up there with some great captains I'd say. His trophy haul alone puts him up there but the way inspires people around him is what makes him a great captain.

25 Feb 2018 20:19:34
Don't tell Craig Leiven that Ed fur fox sake he can't stand him as it is the now 😁🍀.

{Ed007's Note - Broony will probably let him know.}

25 Feb 2018 20:45:00
Jfp it was in front of our fans.

25 Feb 2018 20:55:53
Feck, that clip is magnificent.
That's Broony's way of saying, "This is what it means to be Celtic".
Hail Hail to our super captain, long may you reign boss! HH.

25 Feb 2018 19:18:19
Back in your box, tittle challenge is on! Think again, Brendan's here for ten.

25 Feb 2018 17:29:27
Young Ajer is coming on leaps and bounds . Marshalling the back line and those mazy run forward .

{Ed007's Note - It's frightening that Ajer's only 19. The Club should be getting his agent in to look at extending the lad's contract, that's his 10th start in a row in the league for us and we've kept a clean sheet in 7 of them and he's only picked up a solitary booking in those 10 starts too.}

25 Feb 2018 18:19:59
The new mjallby!

25 Feb 2018 18:59:12
The war wounds aren't all together a bad thing either, toughen him right up. Boys got great great potential.

25 Feb 2018 19:50:48
He is starting to fill out something awful tae. They must have him hitting some serious weights.

25 Feb 2018 20:03:15
I thought a was looking in the mirror when he had to change his top.

25 Feb 2018 20:22:01
Is that right CB? Does it look out the window and catch they campsie hills then? 😁😁🍀🍀.

26 Feb 2018 07:32:13
Haha very good jamiebhoy 😂😂.

25 Feb 2018 16:51:09
Delighted Tim tonight and thought we ground it out without being great. but what has happened to jozo he was there best player today.

25 Feb 2018 18:43:56
Jozo was the best player, are you serious? We must have been watching different games.

25 Feb 2018 19:37:08
Read his post again dan.

25 Feb 2018 16:15:47
Happy with a few things today:-
A victory at a difficult venue.
A great response to European exit.
Goal and assist for The Moose
A clean sheet for Dodgy Dorus.
Re-establishing 9 point gap.
Holding firm with 10 men.
OK we are still not at our best and never created as many chances as I would have liked; but we still have a lot of injury absences and players struggling for form and sharpness.
However, we are still on course for a clean sweep of honours - even with The Establishment 'running interference' and if we do win a treble this season, it will be even better than last year, considering the situation we are in compared to when we had a fully fit squad and players on top of their form scoring for fun.
Not to mention, apparently we are up against a much better Sevco?!

25 Feb 2018 15:32:45
Well that’s the first part of the great plan the sheep were meant to do is today and then they do us in the next auld firm game (which doesn’t exist anymore as for that both teams need to be auld? ) wait till the MSM try to come up with the next strategy to keep the gullibles excited roll on Ibrox give that shower another skelping 🙂🍀.

25 Feb 2018 15:57:55
That game can't come quick enough for me. To extinguish any flicker of hope that they think they have. The 7th, the sweetest so fa 🏆.

25 Feb 2018 14:04:02
Lustig is done I can't remember seeing such a decline in a player.

25 Feb 2018 10:27:00
Eds team today any thoughts I don't see many changes.

{Ed007's Note - I wouldn't like to try and guess what Rodgers will do today.}

25 Feb 2018 11:28:03
Have to agree Ed, this is now a must win for me. I doubt there is any chance DDV will be dropped, it would shred him and leave Bain for season end, as our defence needs some kind of familiar look.

I think Gamboa will come in for his pace, surely the sheep will have two quick wide men, and the same other three. Commpar? Fit? Maybe the bench? Broony and Qllie Bhoy then Jamesy Rogic and Mussonda with Odsonne up top.

They will miss Shinnie, always stands out for them i have thought. An early storm, weather it and take control. A message needs to be sent loud and clear here.

{Ed007's Note - I can't see DDV being dropped today and then reinstated for Dundee in midweek when Bain will be illegible to play. I do think Bain will play against Morton next week. If Ralston is fit I can see him coming in at RB today but I was told last night that Compper isn't even playing bounce games in training so I think it'll be a while yet before we see him.}

25 Feb 2018 11:40:18
4-3-3 with Sinclair starting. If no other RB cutting the mustard he could always put Tierney there with Miller at left back.

25 Feb 2018 11:43:22
I reckon Rogic will start he has been a sheepskelper over the years and would like to see Roberts making an appearance at some point. It’s a game for Broon today. Game plan should be keep the ball away fae oor goalkeeper. Surely if Bain isn’t good enough there’s another keeper somewhere we can get on loan until the end of the season. Signing a goalkeeper because he’s good with his feet but can’t stop a shot is like employing an electrician that can’t wire a plug but he’s some tiler.

25 Feb 2018 12:14:56
Jfp1888 we can't bring another keeper on loan now the window is shut.

25 Feb 2018 12:21:35
Aye Kev my laddie just told me that unless it was a free agent De Vries just has me that worried that I’m not thinking straight 👍😂☘️.

25 Feb 2018 06:59:50
I hope aitchison, miller, Ralston, hendry and others are giving prolonged runs for the rest of the season. Lustig is done so now is the time for Ralston to stake his claim. Dembele shouldn't play for Celtic again as he doesn't want to be here so give Atchison his chance. Miller should be plying in front of Sinclair due to his form (why on earth Rodgers feels it's a good idea playing him at left back is beyond me) and hendry should be given a chance along side ajar as simunovic is all over the place. The sad thing is these players most probably won't get a sniff though as these other players will have to pay or there price goes down for the summer.
On a positive note, looking forward to paddy coming back.

25 Feb 2018 08:56:07
Ralston definitely but if we play young Jack and Miller and we get a few dodgy results the knifed will be out i am afraid.

25 Feb 2018 09:08:31
I'll just leave it to Rodgers to decide as I'm sure he knows more about these things than all of us put together.

25 Feb 2018 09:29:13
No more excuses now about form, changing team selection's etc as it's domestic football from now on in. What's required today is a dominant strong performance from the bhoys and blow all this nonsense about a title challenge out the water. Only reason that other mob believe in a challenge is down to us and some really poor results this season so the lads need to put it right and there's no better place to do it than pittodrie. The likes of dembele and Sinclair especially need to start turning it on. Big result required today I feel, if nothing other than to put some people back in their place.

25 Feb 2018 10:37:37
I think (injuries permitting) we have to play the strongest team available every week - including the Cup games with no room for sentiment or passengers.
Even without Griffiths and Armstrong, we still have the best squad in the country and if any player is incapable or unwilling to give 100% to find their best form from now until the end of the season, they don't deserve the jersey.

25 Feb 2018 11:02:26
Europe has hindered us to an extent so let's hope there's no hangover today bhoys in Brendan we trust.

25 Feb 2018 11:47:55
Just because players are young, it doesn't mean they are better than more experienced players.
Aitchison scored a goal for the first team a couple of years ago and has barely been seen since. Last season for a spell we played without a striker when Griffiths and Dembele were out, the fact he couldn't get into the team then probably tells you that he isn't good enough at the moment.

25 Feb 2018 01:11:39
Today is the game that will define our season. Its massive! If we slip up the gap is 6/ 7 pts and we’ll have went 3 league games without a win. Not that Rangers are flying but they are in fairly good form. Given how the last old firm game went, them beating us at Ibrox is by no means a pipedream. Rodgers needs to decide on his best 11 and stick with it. This can still be a special season but we need to improve massively. Today is our chance to prove that we are still the best in Scotland by a distance! COYBIG.

25 Feb 2018 09:10:37
We have rarely got out of second gear this season yet we are 9 points clear. As soon as we find our form we will blow everyone away. So let's hope we find it soon, today would be a good starting point.

25 Feb 2018 10:10:13
As soon as. We’ve been saying that all season. Apart from about four games we have been sluggish and totally uninspiring. Too many players still dining out on last years performances. Time to stand up lads. Way beyond time to stand up.

25 Feb 2018 10:20:45
RAW 2 good games this season Celtic have played and we are almost in March, as soon as we hit form?

Where is this optimism coming from? It’s been such a poor season we are potentially only 6 points ahead of Aberdeen and Rangers and if Aberdeen finally stop bottling it then we have already seen the poorer clubs claiming points at Parkhead so Dundee will have more optimism in getting a point.

With our squad we should be streets ahead? Anything less than a convincing 2 or 3 nil win today should not be tolerated.

25 Feb 2018 10:36:51
So what you going to do if we win 1-0 then, eh?

25 Feb 2018 10:39:39
Who is this 'Rangers'? If you mean Sevco then say Sevco or have you been brainwashed by the biggest lie ever told as well?

25 Feb 2018 10:45:16
What if last season was the aberration? We're often saying how its most Ronny's team: maybe this is just how the team generally performs, and they had a hell of a streak last year . . . .

25 Feb 2018 11:09:11
@KevT - I have to disagree that we have only played two good games this season.

1st Rangers game we dominated and won 2-0
We beat Astana 5-0
We pumped Kilmarnock 5-0
We pumped Hearts 4-1
We destroyed Anderlecht 3-0 away from home
We destroyed both Dundee and Partick 4-0
We played well against Bayern when we lost 2-1
We destroyed Aberdeen 3-0 twice
We pumped Motherwell 5-1
We destroyed Hearts 3-1 in January

These are just some of the ones I can recollect and am sure there are a few more.

I am happy to admit that we have been inconsistent and well below last season's form but to claim we have only played 2 good games all season is just wrong.

25 Feb 2018 11:25:17
Anything other than a 2 or 3 nil win should not be tolerated?
The sense of entitlement creeping in to the Celtic fans is unbelievable.
Any win will be a good result as it always is.
1 more than the opposition will always do me.

25 Feb 2018 12:26:19
Kwaj - wins a win but we need a dominating one with a dominating score line

RAW - a lot of the wins you mentioned where when these teams where struggling not dur to us being anything great.

Kev - I don’t have a sense of entitlement, I do have a sense of Dejavu with Celtic constantly failing to build on a previous successful season. There isn’t a domestic challenge yet we are just ahead of Aberdeen and Rangers

Apart from the joy of winning the league, would you be satisfied if we only won it by 1 point?