Celtic Banter Archive December 29 2019

29 Dec 2019 22:57:37
Today was all Lawwell's doing, cheap option as manager appointed in the shower having not considered any other candidates, tactically inept being overrun in midfield with no idea how to change things, biggest month ever coming up and we need to ditch the biscuit tin and go all in, Wanyama, Benkovic, and a quality left back are a must, a striker to help Eddie is also a must, anything less and Lawwell should be doing the walk of shame the entire length of London Road.

{Ed007's Note - Shhhhhh! Ffs you'll have Lennon's wee fanboys foaming at the mouth, you do know he can do no wrong don't you? Get with the program!}

29 Dec 2019 23:17:25
Heard a rumour that that forrest the tin man was playing today. Embarrassing result.

29 Dec 2019 23:25:53
Benkovic? he's a pure sick not just like simi.

29 Dec 2019 23:45:10
@pay the facepainter. Intitally agree. This result has been coming. I think rangers showed today they are challengers. We were 2nd best throughout. Too many people not showing up. can't wait to here how we were unkucky and everything is going to be ok. Honestly the naivety on here is unreal.

30 Dec 2019 01:01:25
Hi folks, I've not posted on here for a while but here I go. I've watched or been at most games in last few years. IMO Celtic should have won that today. They have the worst striker to visit CP in that jersey in my life. They know that but it seems we don't at times. Their 1st goal came from exploiting our defences cover of him and allowed space for Kent. Good strike, it happens. RC pen was a nail on miss, don't know why I knew but I did. Their 2nd was a brilliant delivery and not defensive error. Beyond that the best chances fell to Celtic. The stats back it up. I do think frimpong is causing problems and while it looks good is out of position too much and stifling others. We should remember how desperate they were to win a game and not get too down over this. They've won nought. We need to strengthen considerably in attack and rack up the goals.

30 Dec 2019 01:39:09
PaytheFacePainter AND ED. did you say that when we won 2 0 at ibrox? Did you say that when we beat Lazio home and away? Did you say that when we topped a hard EL group? Have a word with yourselves. I think playing Mikey Johnston in these games is a mistake. He is too fragile. CONSTANTLY knocked off the ball and dispossessed. YES, THAT IS LENNON'S FAULT, but the players let us down today. End of. Same as they did in the cup final! Difference is we didn't get away with it today. Investment needed in January.

{Ed007's Note - Yes I probably would have said the same as I've been laughing at grown men - like you - and their creepy blinkered love for Neil Lennon for years.
So according to you when we play well and win it's Lennon that's done that but when we play terrible it's the players' faults - that's classic blinkered man-love right there. End of.}

30 Dec 2019 09:41:00
We should have been just as desperate and a free header in the box?! Slack defending big Ajer isn’t as good as we would like to think.

30 Dec 2019 12:03:05
Spot on CarmyleBhoy.

{Ed007's Note - Why do Celtic need a new game plan to play against TRIFC according to Scott Brown and what does he think needs figured out before we play them the next time?

The Celtic captain said that he still felt the team were on track for further success but that they had to devise a game plan to come out on top in the head to head matches.

"Rangers played quite well. They closed us down and we didn’t play as well as we possibly could have. We need to learn now, because that’s two games in a row now where they’ve probably outplayed us.
It’s the performances against Rangers that we need to make sure we improve on. For us, we know what we need to do and what we need to improve on.
We’ll have a few days off before meeting up in Dubai and we’ll figure out how we’re going to play against Rangers the next time."

30 Dec 2019 12:22:54
You'd have to ask Scott Brown?
We didn't play well so there's that. We let rangers control the game and didn't pass the ball quickly or effectively.
It's good to see you're on now with your 'I was right' smugness after 1 defeat.
Don't you think the team needs to look at where we went wrong in the last 2 games against them? Or does the manager just not have it?

{Ed007's Note - One defeat? Have you forgotten Cluj where he majorly ballsed it up and cost us a CL place and didn't we lose 2-0 to Livingston and draw 1-1 draw with Hibs who were 2nd bottom of the league? It's not smugness btw, it's being realistic and saying how I - and many others - see it.
Lennon spent the whole of December playing a system with no recognised LW to be ready for yesterdays match then patched it for a scrawny kid who is nowhere near match fit and has failed epicly against them in every match.
I just think it's very strange that the captain thinks we need a new game plan and that we need to figure out how to play against TRIFC when all he supposedly needs to do is tell himself and the other players to try harder, and if that's the case maybe the problem is that the manager can't motivate the players.}

30 Dec 2019 14:03:17
Haha right so we go all the way back to Cluj. You saying he didn't learn a lesson there? Best thing that happened was us losing to them btw but if I remember correctly we finished above them in our EL group? Nah he didn't learn anything from that defeat. You seem to expect us to win every single game, very realistic. And the players take no blame for being absolute pish in those games.
Didn't one of the players recently say he's one of the best motivators he's worked with? It was your pal Jonny Hayes.

{Ed007's Note - I can remember everyone being delighted when we were put out the CL and saying it was the best thing to happen to us - the celebrations went on long into the night.
So if the problem wasn't motivation and it's wasn't the manager's tactics then what is it and why does Scott Brown think Celtic need a new game plan to play against TRIFC and what does he think needs figured out before we play them the next time? Come on, it's not THAT difficult a question is it?}

30 Dec 2019 14:42:20

********************** Look I'm not saying NL didn't get it wrong ***********

{Ed007's Note - I deleted the rest of your gibberish apart from that cracker of a line because that's literally what you've been saying for over 12 hours! Don't get personal and have a pop at me because you've mad a James Hunt of it, there can only be one winner there.
This conversation is now over.}

30 Dec 2019 17:59:48
Yorkie the only stat that matters is the full time score.

29 Dec 2019 21:56:22
And Bolingoli don’t get me started forest rubbishbag. Julien I thought was outstanding Frimpong never hid Ajer tried coming forward with ball cos midfield were hiding sorry for rant and no fullstops Ed I’m fkn raging wi that performance.

{Ed007's Note - I think we're all in the same boat, Welshy.}

29 Dec 2019 22:28:10
Said the same thing more than once lads wee Forrest is a passenger in this game! Utter rubbish bag of a boy honestly! And this isn’t talking after it’s happened, this has been said over and over again about him! He was invisible today! Bolingoli was an utter shambles and looked like it was the first time he had ever tried to play football! Not panic stations just yet but lenny has got a lot of work to do to get this sorted! I’m hoping it’s just a case of recharging the batteries and adding one or 2 in the window. i honestly expected us to come out flying after the performance in the final but I could quickly see in the first half that we were nowhere near it! There’s a spark missing in the team right now and it needs sorted ASAP!

29 Dec 2019 21:45:34
Had we won today most of us would have been confident of winning the league. 1 loss and everything has changed for most on here. Lennon made a good point of us being in a similar situation at this time last year and we still won the league. don't agree with Walker saying that was our strongest 11 Elyounoussi and El Hamed would've have started that game and I feel we should give Taylor a run in the team now as Boli doesn't offer much going forward. Need a similar run of results up to the next derby as we did this one and I'm confident we will be heading into that game top of the league.

29 Dec 2019 21:53:17
Not at all we will win the league I’m confident if that I’m just pissed off that we can compete against desire if it’s not going our way we can’t win a fight.

29 Dec 2019 22:39:02
If you can't get fired up against them then they're not fit enough to wear the jersey. It's the one domestic fixture that means more to the fans than any other game so the players should be 100% up for it every single time.

30 Dec 2019 02:22:49
How were we in a similar position after losing the game last december?
We were top level on points but we had a game in hand, now if they win there game in hand they will go top. Since Lennon has came in, they have won more points than us.
Our fitness levels seem to have dropped off just as they did the last time Lennon was in charge and he doesn't seem to have any clue on how to change a game when its going wrong.
He will go from a hero to the guy who threw away the 9IAR.

30 Dec 2019 14:51:38
Sevco have a much stronger squad than last season. The league will go down to the wire and most likely be decided by the derby games. At the moment Gerrard seems to have figured NL out. Everyone was predicting them dropping points in December and us running away with it. It hasn't happened. This tribute act are a genuine title threat.

29 Dec 2019 19:43:12
Now I've calmed down a bit and had a proper think.
Yes we've been poor last couple games against them but we won one and we had 2 cleared off the line, one hit woodwork and McGregor was in good form for them.

A good rest and a decent window and we will romp home, just like last year.

29 Dec 2019 20:09:41
Kev, unfortunately we ain't dealing with a diddy ranger team anymore.
Credit where credit is due. they ain't going away.
I can't see us romping anything.
We have to recruit in jan. that's is a must.
We have bought 2 lbs and hayes is the best of the lot.
Elhamd is a big lose.
The balance in midfield just isn't right.
Gerrard has sussed us out going by the last two performances.
It will be close but I still think we will win it.

29 Dec 2019 20:17:51
I thought the gullible were on the other side of town.

29 Dec 2019 20:23:39
Well said Kev, Class will tell in the end,

29 Dec 2019 20:31:47
Think we need 3 players kev a decent cb as big ajer against better opposition can be found wanting, an athletic box to box midfielder and another striker as wee griff doesn't seem to affect the game when he comes on. getti g them that's the hard part but this day was always going to come.

29 Dec 2019 20:57:00
Griffiths is finished. Shouldn't be near the first team. He looks like what he is to be honest. I know because I've been there.

29 Dec 2019 21:05:55
So nothing about how Lennon got it ALL WRONG AGAIN and can't learn anything from past mistakes. eg the last time we played them just as simple as bringing in new players?

Then set up the stall the same way as we have done the last two games against them and all is good? We have far better players on our books already than them but keep playing like gold fish and the same will keep happening.

29 Dec 2019 21:09:03
Ajer is a cracking player but we've got to remember he's still quite new and raw. He will only get better.
Griff is a hard one to judge as he's only getting 5-10 minutes at a time.
I think another striker was a must even if griff was on fire.

As for the stupid gullible comment or not the diddy rangers anymore, that's the same panty wetting we heard at this point last year.
We've had 3 games against them this season and won 2 of them. A couple bad performances and fans arses are dropping out.

29 Dec 2019 21:35:11
Kev, fact is they are much better than last year and most of the other teams are worse. Us romping it by 10 points is delusional, they have played us off the park twice in a row and this result was coming. If we strengthen in Jan and play Elhamed and Frimpong as winger we will be stronger but other than that, our bench isn't going to improve our first 11 much. Def a war8sugn we need to heed.

29 Dec 2019 21:38:41
Seriously need to watch a game on tv. Apparently we are world beaters on here and our manager is a tactical genius. Definitely different at the games that's for sure.

29 Dec 2019 22:06:26
Kev the sensible approach is to treat Sevco as serious threats.
We have better players but like it or not they have become quite good at nullifying us, this hasn't just been the last 2 games but over the past year.
Hopefully they do crumble but I think we should take them seriously and don't risk losing our title through complacency.

29 Dec 2019 23:34:08
Gerry we should be treating every team as a threat.
Chinks they are better than last year you are right.
But so are we and I think that's being over looked.
Our points and goals are much higher than last year. can't mind by how many by ed 007 will be able to tell us?

{Ed007's Note - We're 10 points better off than we were last year - plus we had a game in hand - and we've scored 9 more goals (46/55) and conceded one less (14/13) which gives us a higher goal difference as well (32/42) at the 20 games played point.}

29 Dec 2019 19:23:57
One thing is clear from today’s performance, Bolingoli is not a Celtic player. Lenny had wingers on today in Forrest and Johnston, why were they so narrow when we had the ball? Why were they not wider and full backs overlapping?

29 Dec 2019 20:15:45
The crazy thing is we had virtually FOUR wide players in Bolingoli, Johnston, Forrest and Frimpong and the latter was the only man running at them and trying to set up attacks. However I don't understand overloading the wings, when we are short of 'strikers' that feed on crosses, while leaving the middle of the park for them to outnumber us and control the game?

29 Dec 2019 21:23:41
Celtic mad, I understand what your saying, but if he’s playing with two wingers Would it not be better for those wingers to be wider rather than narrower when we’re attacking? I don’t know why he dropped Ntcham today because it was clearly obvious from the first 10mins that the tactics were needing altered. Rodgers would have seen that and changed it, there is no doubt about that.

29 Dec 2019 17:30:06
Well today was a day in waiting. Has been coming. We can't keep winning every game. Weather our fans want to admit it or not, the gap has narrowed and quite considerably.

A few things from today's game. The point has been made already, but our pressing, our hunting in packs to get the ball back has disappeared. Are our players training hard enough, being pushed hard enough? Or just plain tired? The later I'm not buying. Or simply Lennon's style of play. What ever the reason we have to get better at hounding them. Look at how they pressed us, 4 going after the ball at a time. 2/ 3 on Frimpong, 4 on Édouard. Their energy levels were there for all to see.

In the last 15 mins we were relying on a 18 year old right back to give us a creative spark. That's simply not good enough.

I don't know the answer. But Lennon has to look at the last 2 games against them and come up with another plan, a curve ball.

This league has a long way to go and it could all come down to the 2 old firm games. I can't see a lot of points being dropped.

Lennon has a lot to think about.

29 Dec 2019 17:46:34
I don't remember the last time we pressed a team deep in their own half like you mention and I really don't think we have the players that can do it? There are far too few tacklers or ball-winners and far too many lightweights who are easily dispossessed or just give the ball away under the slightest pressure.
If teams let us play and surrender space, we can look fantastic, but Sevco have shown our weaknesses/ failings two games in a row.
The first was a 'Get Out Of Jail Free Card' because we won a trophy and it was seen as a bad day, but today proved that they have got more muscle, organization and desire than us and that's unacceptable - on your own pitch in front of your own support.
The break comes at a good time for us to regroup and possibly add some much needed quality and variety, but it also gives them a huge boost and a slight advantage - and they too will strengthen.
The manager needs to open his eyes and see where we need to improve and even replace as there were one or two out there that may never be trusted to deliver in similar circumstances and the stakes are far too high to bluff.

29 Dec 2019 18:18:05
Mickey j is crap not got what we need against that mob.

29 Dec 2019 19:02:10
Celtic the Football club should be so far out of sight of our new neighbours that the Hubble telescope would be unable to find them.
Celtic the business however have slowly but surely allowed the gap to narrow, this has been premeditated and deliberate.
Celtic the business understands that no one bets on a one horse race!
As someone that has followed our great club man and boy I can accept defeat, better Celtic teams than this have lost but this feels different, when the original Rangers had their foot on our throat they pressed much harder than we seem willing to do.

29 Dec 2019 19:19:49
Green tree this is not Lennons fault in my eyes he gave the tactics that yous wanted with Ntcham out and Christie in the ten ten and Forrest on right. This lies with the players. We didn’t deserve nothing as we didn’t the last game either. We need to buckle up or we won’t get 9 never mind the 10. Seen this coming a mile away but it how’s you react to these situations that makes you champions. Have a safe night lads.

29 Dec 2019 16:54:40
I made the point a while back that it was unclear to me whether they had merely widened the gap between them and the rest or if they had narrowed the gap to us but that the two games against them in the cup final and today would reveal all. It has now been proven and put beyond all argument that they have narrowed the gap to us. Massively disappointed but no complaints about the result we got what we deserved nothing and the better team won and didn't in the cup final. An equaliser today would only have papered over the cracks. Over to you Dermot Desmond and Peter Lawwell you can see as well as us what is required in the January transfer window or kiss 9 never mind 10 in a row goodbye.

29 Dec 2019 17:25:18
I get slayed for voicing my opinions and here we are, exactly what i predicted. Exactly what we deserved. We just aren't as good ad them. No beating around the bush. we are in trouble. Rangers srent8gonna drip points.

29 Dec 2019 17:35:14
And speak english.

29 Dec 2019 18:41:32
Don’t talk rubbish
We have better players all over the park.
The difference is they turn up every game and we have too many players that only turn when they want to.
Forrest as much as I like him has contributed nothing in the last 4 old firm games, Christie wasn’t at it at all today either.
Edouard has no service and Mikey Johnstone wasn’t much better.
Bolingoli offers nothing at all to the team
Surely Taylor has got to get a run of games.

They have improved but we have made them look good with having so many players not turning up.

Brown played well and julien, only 2 and maybe Frimpong although he looked scared to beat a player in that first half.

29 Dec 2019 21:29:27
they look as if they really want it we dont, are they fitter than us or are we more tired, both teams have played a lot of football or are they been coached better.

29 Dec 2019 16:34:33
We will still win this title by double points!

29 Dec 2019 17:02:41
Can’t see the reason for your optimism Kev not one bit of me unfortunately.

29 Dec 2019 17:07:33
Double points! I take it you never watched the game today.

29 Dec 2019 17:09:18
Not a chance in hell will we win the league by double points had we won today we maybe would have won it by double points but not I’m afraid it’s advantage to sevco.

29 Dec 2019 17:18:28
Kev 83, I wish I had the same confidence as you. Clearly we’re seeing things differently. The past month or so performances have been poor at best, yes we’ve gotten results but performance wise it’s been poor. Now people will say we’ve played X amount of games, but so have they yet the past two games against them only one team has looked interested, surely u can agree with that. So where does this confidence come from regarding double points? For me it’s about time some folk took their heads out their backsides and see that there is a real challenge here. Yes I feel we’re the better squad, but if we don’t turn up in these games against them it’s going to come back to hurt us.

29 Dec 2019 17:24:02
What's makes u think that kev. Especially if the likes of boli keep playing for us.

29 Dec 2019 17:50:58
Very bold and defiant Kev; but even you must be a wee bit concerned about our situation? Tactics, Team selections, Substitutions and so many players going missing in these games actually worries me too.

29 Dec 2019 17:58:06
Kev you're bang on we will win the league by double points. Wish the rest of the clowns look at the big picture instead of the last 90 mins. Modern day mentality we're either world beaters or totally pish, only as good as your last 90 mins in today's world.

29 Dec 2019 17:59:55
I hope you're right Kev, I feel a bit flat after that.

29 Dec 2019 18:19:53
Then Moses parted the waves and wolf from gladiator jumped out shouting "Waaaaaaaaa".

29 Dec 2019 18:30:50
Whit?

29 Dec 2019 19:32:26
I can’t see us winning it by double points, they look like they steam roller teams at the minute. They have spent money and improved, we need to push on . I’m not sure looking at our side if they feel they can go to Ibrox now and get a result, mentally they don’t seem to.

I had concerns for a while now, I appreciate we beat them at Ibrox in the first game, but two defeats there last year, the second home game when they had 10 men they looked like winning and obviously the cup final. This team doesn’t look capable of turning up against them.

Also has Gerrard for lennies number as we seem clueless how to change it against them, we are so flat against them it’s unbelievable.

29 Dec 2019 16:06:33
Hard to know where to start with that. They have now overrun us in midfield for the second game in succession. Kills me to say it. We were so lacklustre that we weren't even showing for throw-in's, nevermind tackles.

I think we need a couple of new midfield recruits so McGregor can take a long deserved rest. Brown was arguably our best player today but I think we need to start thinking about his long term replacement. We need more energy and creativity in there.

We are absolutely crying out for another striker, we wll know that. Hopefully January will see a few come in and we will be reenergised to finish the job.

29 Dec 2019 16:44:17
Agree with u there. But they have played 3 CM in the last 2 games against us and totally outplayed us over the 2 games.

29 Dec 2019 16:49:19
I think it really needs a couple of players that have some nastiness. not dangerous but a bit more steel as we currently possess. I thought eddy was fairly lost and the lack of space stifled any options. Needed someone with strength and the ability to bully their defence.

29 Dec 2019 17:05:24
Brown might have played well, but I think the midfield doesn't perform when he is part of it, I would drop him and try a midfield of Christie, Ntcham, McGregor and Forrest.

29 Dec 2019 16:01:31
Today was rotten and they got the result they should have got in the cup final. A lot of fans got the more balanced formation they were looking for but unfortunately Forrest, Johnston and Christie were all way below par. Shoehorning Ntcham in hasn't been ideal at times but at least he never goes hiding against them. We need to take it on the chin and do some good business in January. We're potentially 1 point behind at worst so it's far from a disaster. Lennon can't justify Boli being our number one LB after that display though.

29 Dec 2019 16:48:52
Kevbhoy boli is no where near good enough but people on here before the game were saying he had to play. Taylor and Hayes are far better than him. Taylor must be thinking what have l got to do to get a game. I was one who hoped Christie and Johnstone played but l hold my hands up. Johnstone was poor and Forrest was shocking.

30 Dec 2019 01:04:44
Hayes is a honking option at LB but after today I'd rather have seen him chucked in than Boli. And that's me eating a bug old tray of humble pie.

29 Dec 2019 15:40:57
Team selection cost us the game. Why didn’t we go with the format that’ had us dominating the last few matches. When we play Johnstone and Forrest we surrender the midfield.

29 Dec 2019 16:25:42
When forrest plays we're a man down.

29 Dec 2019 16:33:48
Correct gutless heartless bawless wee imposter.

29 Dec 2019 16:36:25
Except he's one of top scorers and assist makers this season. Just like the last 2. Not bad for always being a man down.

29 Dec 2019 15:25:29
Old firms are win in the middle of the park and yet again we have surrendered it . Mickey shouldn't have been on the park you could see it after 10 mins and yet again Forrest hasn't turned up against them . I think after 15 mins Lenny should have pulled Christie back beside brown and McGregor and made a 3 and got a hold of the middle of the park . The worrying thing for me is that we are far to predictable and they know how to set up against us .

29 Dec 2019 15:45:49
Lennon has not got a clue how to play them same set up each time no change in formation. When a blind man can see its not working he just has one way to play and can't change it don't think he knows how, at half time there should have been a change in formation or players but just too keep it as is was so stupid. We have by far the better players but we are getting pumped each time we play them lucky in the cup final no clue about changing formation He has to go NOW.

29 Dec 2019 16:02:26
You having a laugh he played the same formation at there place and we pumped them.

29 Dec 2019 16:02:53
Glasgow derby.

29 Dec 2019 16:23:03
Mick from what I could see that was the problem Christie did drop back into a middle 3 just ahead of brown and mcgregor but instead of staying in that 3 brown drops even further back almost into a 3rd cb 🤷‍♂️ Leaving 2 in cm and eddy on his own with no support and the wingers on there own too, we don’t press like we used too we sit in which is leaving us toothless in attack and inviting pressure the tactics and formation is mince.

29 Dec 2019 16:50:40
I agree mate you put our 3 against there 3 and get a hold of the middle of the park but when Christie drops so does brown and as a whole the entire team drop I would rather we went 3against there 3 and pressed them getting the whole team further forward and on the front foot . but we didn’t press them at all and let them dictate the game . The frustrating thing is for me that as predictable as we are they are just as predictable but we don’t look at the way they set up and think how we can counter them . We seem to think if we turn up we win and that is not the case we need to earn the right to play our game . If we try and get beat then so be it sometimes that’s the way it is but if you get beat and don’t turn up that is so much harder to take and unacceptable.

29 Dec 2019 15:12:19
team were burst today. can't win forever. wee frimpong for me is too small and not a natural defender. winger maybe? other than that. it is what it is. am i gutted. of course. am i devastated. nope. well romp it second half of the season. HH.

29 Dec 2019 15:18:21
Kev 83 made a point a while back and I wasn’t sure about it, but el Hamed at right back with wee frimpong one up could be a great shout! Frimpong done more in that last bit up the pitch than forest managed the whole game! Lick our wounds lads and come back stronger! We’re still in a great position and need this rest big time!

29 Dec 2019 15:20:43
We were ran into the ground over December, im more than comfertable with a couple of new faces to freshen it up we will motor on in the league. No trophies were won or lost today, let them celebrate a good win, its all they will have to remember this season by.

29 Dec 2019 15:24:06
Gerry as I said on the live chat. Frimpong is around 5.9. Guys like Jackie mac, KT and mcgrain were about 5.10.

Though I do believe the bhoy is wasted as a fullback and should be pushed up to winger.

29 Dec 2019 15:29:03
What’s Sevco’s excuse for having the stamina for it today then? Tiredness is a tired excuse!

29 Dec 2019 16:26:15
Danny I think the way forrest is being asked to tuck in to give were frimpong room is killing his game.

29 Dec 2019 15:06:12
Rest dust down new faces go again we are still top hard month of football well earned rest it's not over yet plenty to play for team looks jaded as we didn't show enough fight but the players know what's needed they will be hurting inside and come back stronger.

29 Dec 2019 14:48:14
My friends Enrico is very frustrated today. I feel as if the cup final and this game today makes sevco look a stronger team.

Celtic never got going today we must add a new striker french Eddy needs help in scoring the goals. At the same time I do not know why french Eddy didn't hit the penalty why is Christie taking it?

I would have started with Hayes down the left today as well. Boli try's but just feel Hayes would have been a better option.

Celtic must regroup and hit the ground running after the break.

29 Dec 2019 14:53:13
Enrico, the 4 penalties we have been awarded this season ( I know, a shocking stay ) have been taken by Christie and he has scored them, I would have liked Eddy to take it.

29 Dec 2019 14:58:53
Hindsight is a fine thing. I would have rather taken it, but penalty takers are decided behind the scenes and usually for good reason.

29 Dec 2019 15:03:57
Ok I understand guys.

29 Dec 2019 15:06:59
Christie missed up at county.

29 Dec 2019 15:09:16
Christie has been the penalty taker for about 2 seasons.
Only time you hear why wasnt he taking it is when someone misses.

29 Dec 2019 15:30:19
French Eddy doesn’t miss penalties he has chipped in with a few from the spot.

29 Dec 2019 17:52:35
No professional footballer should miss a penalty unless it's a great save, and that's what it was.

29 Dec 2019 14:36:21
Yet again, another no show in that fixture. Not 1 player gets a pass mark. Could see from the first whistle only one team with the hunger the desire to win that match. We've been mediocre at best this past month or so and got good results. any fan out there that thinks this title is in the bag wants to take a right good look AGAIN. we stole that league cup and were honkin that day and go out and produce another honkin display again. Forrest especially, he needs dropped, and not just based on today's game but he's been rotten fur weeks now. I don't care we've won this, we've done that, bla bla bla, that today AGAIN is another shocking display against that mob, no hunger no desire feck all.

29 Dec 2019 14:41:18
Brown and McGregor get pass marks. They covered every blade of grass and were fighting a losing battle by themselves all game.

29 Dec 2019 14:52:22
Broony and calmac did play well but our attacking players were nullified and it was so frustrating.

29 Dec 2019 14:54:19
Its easy to be critical especially when we lose like that. Brown was excellent imo. Johnston was terrible and worse than a player down offered absolutely nothing. didn't win a tackle kept on losing the ball, brushed off too easily. Has played in multiple derby games now and has been rank in the lot of them. Shows up for Hamilton. Julien played well, Christie was rotten today too. We looked better when Nitcham and Bitton came on as our midfield was overun yet again. Everytime they look stronger and I still feel we have better players in there. Our team looks tired and the winter break cannot come soon enough. We lost last year and went on a run after that to win title. Have faith we will be better after the break. hopefully. But he cannot persist with Mickey we really miss Mo.

29 Dec 2019 15:01:18
Brown McGregor and Frimpong get pass Mark's. Forrest is back to his old self and Johnston was to weak in attack. We end the year on a low but hopefully we regroup and add a few quality players and shift all the dead wood. Had The thug or Jack on for red card. Morelos delivers! Any onlookers looking to buy him will have left laughing at his crazy antics and price tag. Awe well beaten by the better team on the day. Drink and Drugs where invented for days like this.

29 Dec 2019 15:06:31
I don't know why Lennon persists in playing just 2 in the middle, they are always over running us in midfield and we were shocking.

29 Dec 2019 15:07:54
Broony played well.

29 Dec 2019 15:26:38
I think changing forrest to lw and christie to rw in previous games disrubted the flow we were playing good foodball before that, there have been signs in last few games we were riding our luck, only thing now is there will be a good look at new players were as if we won maybe there wouldn't be as much of a great deal.

29 Dec 2019 15:49:15
It was the forward line that let us down today. The top 4 were all rotten. Lennon took far too long to change it.

29 Dec 2019 15:49:55
Kev I thought Ajer and Julien played well. Had Morelos covered unlike the cup final. Though I haven't watched the goals back so not sure how culpable they were.

29 Dec 2019 16:31:57
Big buds I am a fan of ajer but he was shocking at their goal and the 2 corners that came before it.

29 Dec 2019 14:35:13
My god we were bad get the cheque book out pronto our midfield were outnumbered lenny should have whipped Johnstone after 20 mins.

29 Dec 2019 14:31:48
Best team won today. Hopefully we can recoup the same as last year.

29 Dec 2019 14:37:28
They are a much better side this year. The title is not guaranteed. Hopefully Gerrard and Morelos get poached in January.

29 Dec 2019 10:47:00
Cmon the hoops, let's destroy these pretenders today. See Gerrard laughing at man utd as they are behind Liverpool, thought he would be used to that as he never won the league as player or as manager, infact, he has won nothing as manager long may it continue. Haha.

29 Dec 2019 11:19:23
That was an absolute belter of a comment from slippy g, Man Utd v Liverpool isn’t the same because Man U aren’t at the top of the league! He’s basically just said everyone of his league campaigns with Liverpool meant f**k all! Because they didn’t get a sniff for over 25 years! Deluded and suits sevco down to the ground! Can’t wait to hear his exuses after a skelping today!

29 Dec 2019 12:05:37
My thoughts exactly. Shows how rubbish he was, he must get haunting memories, that his slip cost them there best chance so far of winning the Premier league. Must gutted to know, that henderson has already lifted a trophy he hasn't and will again in May.

28 Dec 2019 23:55:12
Forster
Frimpong
Jullien
Ajer
Boli
Broony
Calmac
Forrest
Christie
Hayes
Edouard

Apparently team above.

29 Dec 2019 00:21:55
This will be the team I would imagine ORD, let's everyone play in their best natural position, I would probably have Johnston instead of Hayes but Hayes probably offers better cover for Boli.

29 Dec 2019 08:16:25
Dont say that lol. Hayes?
Bizarre if true.

29 Dec 2019 08:33:27
Only change I'd make would be johnstone for hayes.

29 Dec 2019 08:49:18
It allows forrest to play on the right and Christie in no 10 so happy with that. Would have preferred johnstone but we'll see how it goes. Should have more than enough to win.

29 Dec 2019 09:11:56
I agree with that HT. The fact we have Edouard will make us a different animal to the last game.

29 Dec 2019 11:20:49
I'd change it even more and go with a back 3. Got a feeling Slippy will change it as well and have a front two of Defoe and El Coo. That'll leave enough scope in midfield for us to counter-attack or consolidate. In the CF they huffed and puffed and ended up getting nowhere.
I'd go

The Wall

Ajer
Jullien
Bitton

Frimmy
Gump
Broony
Calmac
Boli

Corpus
Eddy

I'd have Gump switching wings when need to. I've also got a premonition that El Heifer will score against us.

{Ed007's Note - Celtic XI v TRIFC: Forster, Frimpong, Jullien, Ajer, Bolingoli, Brown, Johnston, McGregor, Christie, Forrest, Edouard.
Subs: Gordon, Hayes, Bitton, Bauer, Rogic, Ntcham, Griffiths

29 Dec 2019 11:47:08
Although I'll be delighted if Christie plays through the middle how could Lennon justify playing Hayes on the wing?

29 Dec 2019 12:09:25
That would be the weakest left side in recent memory.
Go with the same lineup as Boxing Day or start with Johnston on the left, they are the 2 options Lenny has, without complicating things further.