Celtic Banter Archive February 26 2017

26 Feb 2017 23:19:16
Forrests injury is a big worry. Does anyone know how long Roberts is out for? Was hoping to give them an absolute doing in 2 weeks time but having no right wingers may make us a bit predictable with everything going down the left. If they are both out who gets the nod there? GMS who is nowhere near good enough? Griffiths who Rodgers tried in that position at the start of the season? McGregor whose pretty flexible? I'd probably go with him actually. Typical Forrest to get an injury during his best spell for years!

27 Feb 2017 00:55:51
Kris commons? Although one if not both will be back if not gms would be the favourite but hey it will still be a doing hh.

27 Feb 2017 02:29:54
What about gamboa think could do job at right wing with his pace.

27 Feb 2017 05:51:24
How bad is Forrests injury? I thought Roberts was back training?

27 Feb 2017 08:25:00
There's a good chance of Brown and Bitton in the middle with McGregor or Henderson in front and Armstrong out wide-right.

27 Feb 2017 11:17:31
reckon itll be mcgregor, played there for brendan b4.

27 Feb 2017 12:21:05
Wee mcgregor has played almost everywhere this season.

27 Feb 2017 12:47:15
If Forrest is out I hope that wee paddy gets back sharpish because GMS is nowhere near good enough to play for us! Watched him closely when he came on for forest on Saturday and again IMO he brings absolutely nothing to the team! I'll be stunned if he's there next season by the way, and how wee Christie got sent on loan and not him I'll never know.

27 Feb 2017 13:06:58
its a baffler why christie was loaned out before gms.

{Ed007's Note - Both Gary Mackay-Steven and Nadir Ciftci turned down the chance to rejoin Dundee Utd on loan because they didn't want to play in the Championship and in GMS case, Rodgers told him if he stayed, got back to full fitness/sharpness and continued to work hard in training he'd get a chance to show what he can do, the exact same scenario as he set out for Boyata.
Remember GMS missed preseason and the first 4/5 months of the season with a knee or ankle injury which had required an op during the summer.}

27 Feb 2017 14:27:06
On that basis, we are looking for GMS to start and turn in the same performances as boyata, or is that too much to expect?

27 Feb 2017 16:06:11
I just don't think GMS is good enough to be honest.
I do hope he rams theyou words down my throat though because he is a very likeable guy that seams to really enjoy and understand what it's like to play for celtic.

27 Feb 2017 16:49:03
Hes technically very good but imo he lacks the heart to play for celtic but again i hope he proves me wrong as well.

27 Feb 2017 17:31:41
Ideally want GMS to do well and thought he showed potential when he was signed and had a run of games. However, as well as having a good few injury problems he seems to take time to get his confidence up and needs to toughen up a wee bit - like Armstrong has done as he has fallen way down the pecking order and needs to grab this opportunity with both hands if he wants to stay here.

26 Feb 2017 16:27:38
This made me laugh, complete tools! The rise of sevco video

26 Feb 2017 17:22:50
ha ha what a great "sevco highlights" programme, the big fat guy and "the big hoose must stay open" and the plonker playing his "wean's toy musical instrument" sadly they missed out the "penny arcade man/ woman/ whatever" trying to remember the words of penny arcade.

26 Feb 2017 21:13:40
Timaloy that video is classic. The tool at the start of the video talking about independence is comedy gold. Just wait for admin 2, if you don't think its coming then think again. It will be this year. The Sevco 2 video will be a belter.

26 Feb 2017 23:04:30
Barry-the boy at the start with the England tap and the other yin 7 minutes in asking 'what is it again that changes after independence' are absolutely priceless! 🍀.

27 Feb 2017 00:13:41
Best Sunday night viewing I can recall. Well played.

27 Feb 2017 08:02:25
Belter barry sums them up perfectly scotlands shame.

26 Feb 2017 04:08:42
Totally left-field post here:

Director of Football role for Ranieri at Parkhead?

He may be ambitious to manage again or maybe not. Iconic status in sync. with our own ethos as outsiders, marginalians, &c. Fabulous ambassador for the whole game. A man, moreover, who can really understand the epoch-making success of the Lisbon Lions. Would Brendan have the maturity to work with someone of this stature: damn straight.

26 Feb 2017 08:18:39
Why would we make ANY changes to the structure of the management team of even the club right now?
Everything about the club is pulling in the one direction and is being very successful
What is the fascination with fixing thing that ain't broke?

26 Feb 2017 08:31:24
I can't see what he would bring to the team that BR can't. What would he be in charge of? At the moment BR pretty much runs the show with very little influence.

26 Feb 2017 08:38:03
Why create a situation when everything seems to be going fine. Is Brendan mature enough? , when has he not been. We don't need Ranieri, and to start making jobs up because you feel sorry for him is not good business. Undermining Brendan, that's basically your idea. poor.

26 Feb 2017 08:41:52
Ranieri did an unbelievable job last season. Really nice guy and the board should have offered him a move upstairs. This guy has brought honour and prestige not to mention a shitpot of cash through merchandise sales, League win cas and current Champions League cash.
Would he add anything to Celtic? I doubt it. Why change (again) what is actually working. Does BR need a Director above him? . I think not.

26 Feb 2017 09:34:03
No chance brendan doesn't need help he's doing just fine can u imagine fergie wenger or big jock answering to a dof its a load of bo##ocks imo HH.

26 Feb 2017 10:19:00
Prob best leave him to join the other side as we did with Wilson, allegedly.

26 Feb 2017 11:30:11
No thanks. What Leicester did to that man is disgusting. He should have been made an abassador for the club but I still wouldn''t like to see him come to us. Our set up is working absolutely spot on just now. leave it be.

26 Feb 2017 11:50:53
To be honest, if Brendan was to leave us I wouldn't want Ranieri as his replacement.
I know that there is a huge outcry about his sacking but if you look at his career overall I don't think he's been very good.
The season previous to last, Leicester won 7 of their last 9 matches under Nigel Pearson, everything was already in place before Ranieri took over, players, style of play etc. Once teams had worked them out Ranieri couldn't alter the style of play and he made poor buys.
I'm not disputing he is a nice guy, but in my view when you take the emotion out of it the work was already done before he took over and when things started to go wrong he couldn't cope.
At Celtic we have a set up that is working well, I wouldn't want emotion and sympathy for another manager to start to undo al the good work that has been started.

{Ed001's Note - Ranieri was not in charge of recruitment, they lost their head of recruitment to Everton in the summer, which was a big part of the problem as it left their plans in a mess.}

26 Feb 2017 12:31:09
Why are we even talking about this? Let's just enjoy what we have and be thankful for the duration.

26 Feb 2017 16:19:37
What's the old phrase, if it ain't broke don't fix it! Brendan doesn't need someone like ranieri coming in.

26 Feb 2017 22:15:56
Hahaha. Thanks for all the visceral responses. I agree on the whole with all of this. I suppose I was thinking more symbolically, as a big F. U. to the cynical, commercial forces in the game (that in part we benefit from) .

It seems he does want to get stuck back in to management, and I hope he does. His stock must be high. Can't imagine anyone wanting to jump in there after him tho.

26 Feb 2017 00:59:41
A wee mention for Biton today who i thought had a very good game and probably should of got motm. Any word on Forrests injury anyone?