Celtic Banter Archive January 02 2021

02 Jan 2021 20:51:46
At the end of the day, the buck has to ultimately stop at lawells door. He gets paid the top dollar to make the big decisions, and in the last good few seasons on his watch, we have went backwards on all fronts. Wasting a lot of money on stupid disco lights and rank rotten recruitment personell and players, but he will go backto his heated drive and not give 2 hoots, he and the board have allowed, Sevco to get back close to us, and that tome is not acceptable. Time to freshen up the whole place.

02 Jan 2021 21:19:38
After watching the game again out of 1 eye Bobby Madhun grabbed the Columbian Thug in a Bear Hug to prevent him being sent off. He also let the fly attempt at a kick and a punch go. Oh and Frimpongs rake down the ankles. That mobs Board would be screaming if todays events was on the other foot. Ours would be"Were disappointed in those decisions"Well I'm "Scunnerd". A word that I've never used in about 40 odd years lol😂Got to laugh.

02 Jan 2021 21:31:02
Pud - Brother Boab couldn’t get the red card out quick enough for Biton which given it was a tough call and for me the wrong call because of Morelos position and Ajer is tracking back smacks of exposed left nipples and goats. Cheer up it could be worse you could belong to the side celebrating tonight. ☘️.

02 Jan 2021 21:45:56
That’s a good point JFP
Always look on the bright side of life.
Celtic have got plenty of good times ahead.

02 Jan 2021 22:20:17
Can’t blame madden.

02 Jan 2021 22:42:12
It wasn't as blatant as Cheatin Beaton's display but it certainly was the Secvonian 'homer' performance we expected.

02 Jan 2021 23:25:06
At the end of the day biton was the last man by a good few yards so its a red card all day. We totally outplayed them up until biton made a crazy decision and he was playing amazing until then won every header and tackle before that.
Today was hard to take they beat us without having a shot on target. The damage was done long before today.

02 Jan 2021 23:31:10
Red card 100%, ajer was way out of position and morelas would have been 1 on 1 with Barkas.
Bitton isn't a natural cb, ajer isn't a natural cb, duffy is a fanny, Julien is made of glass and only other cb we have is Welsh who if he can't get near team in front of the above mentioned would be as well hanging boots up just now.

03 Jan 2021 06:11:10
For today see the League cup final from last season when Foster saves us from a real doing. Broony was an embarrassment throwing his head at the Colombian donkeys arm trying to get him sent off. That was the only reason Lenny put him on. Terrible substitution.

02 Jan 2021 20:01:56
tactically we were very gd today. turnbull was very effective going forward first half and also defensively stifling davis. switching bitton to lcb and playing ajer rcb was the right call. up until the sending off we were coasting. they won with an o. g. and a sending off. madden couldn't get his card out fast enough. my question is who came up with the tactics? if it was lennon then we stick with him as that today shows how to beat rangers. if its kennedy, go with him until the end of season. that team and shape is what we want to see is it not?

02 Jan 2021 20:24:25
When Bitton went off NL looked to be asking Kennedy what to do.

02 Jan 2021 20:50:15
We only see a tiny bit of what the cameras show us of the bench. I don't think Bitton makes the foul of Morelos of he thinks he's going to be sent off. He was shocked because it was so far from goal and you're right about Madden not getting the red out quick enough.
But regardless, most of this team, and the management team will leave by the end of the season at the latest. Personally I don't want to see Kennedy getting another role.

02 Jan 2021 19:24:38
That’s the first time ever Sevco have ever won the first 2 Derby games of the season.
One at Celtic Park and One at Ibrox.
Before Rangers entered Liquidation,
They hadn’t achieved a win at home and away the the first 2 old firm derbies since 1996/ 97 season.
The season Rangers clinched 9 in a row.
In 2007/ 08 season, Rangers won the first 2 old firm derbies but both games were played at Ibrox.
The Celtic Park fixture was cancelled due to the sudden tragic death of Phil O’Donnell.
Celtic won their 2 Derby home matches which helped Celtic win the title.
It was a magnificent achievement winning a Quadruple Treble last month but this season Celtic are breaking records for all the wrong reasons.
1996/ 97 season was the season I met my wife and that seems a lifetime ago.
It just shows how much Celtic have dominated the 2 clubs from Ibrox in the last 20 years.
It was probably the reason for Rangers cheating in the first place, trying to compete with their superior Glasgow rivals.

02 Jan 2021 19:10:26
Firstly I agreed with the team selection today apart from perhaps Taylor (What has he done wrong? ) in before Laxalt. The first half performance was excellent only lacking that bit of luck or a deflection. The sending of absolutely changes everything in the game and we then lost any rhythm we had and it was a forgone conclusion after that.

The fact is however we aren't where we are tonight because of a debatable red card in an old firm encounter that we dominated, it's because of our poor form in Europe, the league and of course being embarrassed by Ross County in the cup.

The responsibility for our position is and always has to be down to our team manager NL. I genuinely wanted him to prove me wrong but we must now reflect on where we are, not only as a team but also as a club in general.

New and forward thinking people need to come in on the board and in the dugout.

The team proved today how it can perform during the first 60 mins, with a new manager and coaching team in place it can reenergise the players and we can start the rebuilding process immediately.

Thanks for everything NL but it's now time.

02 Jan 2021 20:05:05
trouble with a lot of the fans who write in here have never seen a really bad celtic team think it is a god giving right to win every game. They never saw the teams i was brought up with in fifties and early sixties when we where nearly relegated. i have never enjoyed celtic so much in the last two decades. as for a new manager we have the best we can get just now even the last two months is far from the worst i have seen. i still think the tide will turn rangers standard are going down every week still think we will do the ten get behind the team the manager and the board and keep supporting the celtic cause we will come good.

02 Jan 2021 20:42:50
If the manager we want is available the change should be made now, work with players second half of season oversee clear out and recruitment and be prepared for pre season training.
This season is a write off.

02 Jan 2021 17:47:13
One decent performance for 60 minutes doesn't fool me:
Shambles in Champ League.
Shambles in Europa Lg.
Shambles in League Cup.
Shambles in the League.
Scrapped the Scottish cup on Pens against a Championship team.
Then they have the brass neck to send them on a nice trip to Dubai while we are freezing our nuts off and stuck in almost full lockdown.
Absolutely gutted and scunnerd but needed to get that of my chest.

02 Jan 2021 17:58:04
So what do we do now then

1. Sack lenny and give the job to the best candidate (who I don't think will touch till the end of the season)

2. Sack lenny and give the job to John Kennedy and Gavin strachan till the end of the season

3. Give lenny till the end of season then he walks? .

4. Give lenny the time to rebuild for next season and stick by him?

02 Jan 2021 18:15:44
Sack Lenny .

02 Jan 2021 18:18:44
Was talking to someone at mass tonight who told me Ian Bankier was laying a wreath from the club to commemorate the disaster and was subjected to sectarian abuse anyone hear anything regarding this.

02 Jan 2021 18:46:41
Sack lennon and get a new manager in asap but if we need to wait till the end of the season for the right candidate so be it.

02 Jan 2021 18:56:56
It has taken Lennon almost 2 years to work out who is the best players and the best formation no way good enough get rid now.

02 Jan 2021 19:16:40
@oldkilly, seen the players recieving sectarian abuse as they got of the bus.

02 Jan 2021 19:30:45
I’d drag them of the plane and put them on the Megabus to Saltcoats for the week😡.

02 Jan 2021 16:57:32
United Ireland, I am one of the fans blaming Lennon, took your advice and had a word with myself, myself agrees with me that it's Lennon's fault as he has no leadership skills or tictac awareness, myself also blames Lawwell for appointing yet another poor manager 'in the showers'therefore demonstrating what a professionally run club we are. Lawwell is so bad I would actually prefer old glib eyes running the club.

02 Jan 2021 17:05:39
19 points behind in January sound like a broken record but how the fk has that been allowed to happen. Changes needed from the top down we deserve more . don’t give me that entitled rubbish either.

02 Jan 2021 17:28:46
Recruitment has been terrible for years but at this moment we have ajeti klimala we paid nearlyy 10 million for deemed not good enough bayo who cost 3.5 out somewhere on loan cos he's a donkey same as shved a keeper who plays like stevie wonder who cost 5.5mill. now that's serious money for an spl team . but it's been wasted.

02 Jan 2021 17:54:21
It's a sad fact that we last beat them in the League Cup Final on Dec 8th 2019 - and even then we were a bit on the fortunate side.
Since then we have lost three on the bounce home and away and even though we were the better team today - we failed to score and ultimately beat ourselves with a red card and an own goal.
The SPL is in it's worst state for years and although they are top by a country-mile, we could see today that they're not so great.
So where does that put us? Shockingly in massive decline.
The directors have been complacent and arrogant since 2012, expecting the titles and the trophies, while allowing the playing-standards to drop season-by-season, wasting millions on flops and duds, now scattered all over the globe or in total obscurity.
The standard of manager has also diminished in all honesty.
Our club has been in a shambles for most of this season, between the Bolingoli carry-on, to the unhappy players, onto an horrific run of domestic and European results, salvaged only by the Cup final (albeit on pens) to secure the quadruple treble.
That seems to have been the only highlight so far, during a string of mismanagement, misjudgement and missed opportunities.
They will not lose 7/ 8 games in this piss-poor league; even and more relevant, if we win - a very unlikely - 18 games on the trot.
Time for major changes and apologies to the support.

02 Jan 2021 18:09:42
Drb I agree with a lot of that we don’t buy players to come in and make a difference straight away which is baffling. Irony being we bought 2 in the summer that would have done just that and are a big reason we are where we are.

02 Jan 2021 18:34:55
Agree with your post OAB2 but I fear the surgery that's required to our team, despite the money we'll bring in from selling Eddy, Ajer, Ntcham, Christie and a few more (50M+) won't be reinvested back into the team.

As for an apology, don't hold your breath and yet, watch the season ticket sales soar.

After everything that's happened this is and should be a watershed season but so should it have been 16 years ago after we went to Seville.

02 Jan 2021 16:37:12
Sore one to take today, they know they were let off the hook.

Stupidity from Bitton has cost us but I still don't think the league is over.

Obviously we need to win our games in hand but the dominance of the performance with 11 v 11 gives me confidence that we can do them in the last 2 derbies. Then its only 4 points.

The pressure is almost off us completely now as they think they have 2 hands on the trophy. Every game for them will come with more pressure not to let it slip. I don't see them strengthening this window and expect us to sign at least 2 centre backs.

I like this formation. It suits most of our players. I'd have Elyounoussi ahead of Christie though. Stick with it now. No more chopping and changing between back 3 or back 4. 2 up front is a must and Soro should be one of the first names on the team sheet

Despite the result I think the team will take confidence from the performance. Take care of Hibs on 11th then we have a good run of winnable fixtures through til March.

Keep the faith.

02 Jan 2021 16:12:57
Gutted in 60 years of watching us playing them I can't ever remember the Dark Forces Not having a shot on Target for some strange reason Christie and Griff
Started giving the ball away in the second half weren't as crisp as in the first half, the result cracked us all up, Near but not near enough watched the game on Sky result was Bad enough but listening to Stan Petrov was lamentable was on about MOM (imo) Ajer was to Blame for Biton being red carded, then on about Duffy should have seen red also, It took James Mc Fadden to mention That Moreorless could have easily seen red 5 minutes into the game for the assault on Frimpong what is it about some of our ex players, you were more than a decent player Stan but you do us no Favours as a Pundit.

02 Jan 2021 16:46:00
Probably because he's not there to do us favours. Some of our fans love to moan about biased media etc but at the same time want every ex-Celt to be a sycophantic cheerleader.

02 Jan 2021 20:44:44
Researching as hard as I can, I can't find any ex Celt that fits the
Sycophantic Cheerleader bill especially the Cheerleader bit bordering on a bit of discrimination there Kevbhoy (see still giving you the H) I'm not looking for any favouritism from the ex Celt's media
(Gave that up a long time ago) the vast majority of ex Celt's will just not Critise celtic in Public our Maestro is a great example, Tommy Burns another the list is pretty endless, the supporters on the other hand, we are notorious for it (Self excluded of course) anyway getting back to the point there was only one player on that park today that could've maybe stopped the thug getting his shot away and That was Christofer Ajer he was around maybe 25 to 30 yards diagonally away but it was Nir Biton who stopped big Ajer from getting the chance to get near to the thug and only Nir Biton by pulling him down
Big Biton I quite like and had a good game up until he was caught the wrong side of Moreorless so Kev what I'm trying to say in no way was my MOM to blame and I thought it strange how an Ex Celt that I admired for years would publicly blame him tell me Kev did you not find it strange that after the Duffy foul situation Madden was holding onto the thug like grim death, maybe if he let him go he would finally Finally have to sent him off OK Kevbhoy incidentally (see big Moussa is still with Lyon)

02 Jan 2021 15:50:52
Unfortunately we have never built from a position of strength - that's the Celtic way.

Sevco should have been nowhere near us as we went for an historic 10 IAR this season yet.

50,000 plus season tickets purchased to watch this lot on the telly and for me, yet again, we've been short changed - big feckin time!

Our squad has too many players who either want away or need to be gone. Take your pick, there's plenty we can name.

The focus should be on a rebuild for next season and beyond. We have the basis of a solid midfield (Soro, Calmac, Turnbull) along with Taylor, Welsh and some younger players who may come through.

I'd try and bring in Lewis Ferguson this month and with the money we'll get for those who'll be sold we should be able to attract 3 or 4 quality players in key positions.

Along with a smart, tactically aware Manager and staff who can attract said quality players working with a D. O. F we'll be sorted.

I can always dream.

02 Jan 2021 16:54:56
Pedro I would definitely move Ntcham out to bring in Ferguson for sure, that is a no brainer for me.

02 Jan 2021 17:38:02
100% agree on trying to get Ferguson. Lad is quality.

02 Jan 2021 17:50:28
Would Ferguson be better than giving Robertson who's on loan a chance?

02 Jan 2021 15:19:49
I'm quite proud of the performance today and that's about all we could have expected with the way this season's gone so far. Lennon should have been gone long ago. The personnel on the park should have been freshened up long before it was. But today he gave us what we wanted and went after Rangers in their own back yard and it very nearly came off. The damage was done long before now and I think this is the time to get the new manager in unless there's already a concrete plan in place for something to happen in the summer which can't be brought forward. If that is the league done and dusted then let's try and remember the positives of the past 9 seasons rather than the disappointment of this. HH.

02 Jan 2021 16:02:44
Looks like a big rebuild. Will we sell Eduard, Christie if he wants away, Ajer if he wants away, Ntcham, the Israeli right back? Elianousey goes back. Brown is probably done? Taylor at left back? Is Frimpong a defender? Duffy goes back? Can Griff get his head right again?
Can we build a team off McGregor, Soros and Turnbull? And who is the manager to do it?

02 Jan 2021 16:05:26
kevbhoy well said. what a journey we have had. thanks for the great experience, and look forward to the new chapter. hh.

02 Jan 2021 16:11:43
Your right Kev about how this season has went.
To not register a shot on target from a home player
But still win 1-0 totally sums up our season.

02 Jan 2021 16:52:07
Unfortunately it's the sort of thing that wins you titles Buzz. Games where you're under the cosh but you get through it somehow. People can debate the red card if they want (I actually thought it was harsh) but it's just not going to be our year. The good thing is that there are clear and obvious reasons for what's went wrong and they can be sorted. Lawwell and Lennon both have to go for me. For any CEO to fill a prominent position with somebody who wasn't close to being the best possible candidate is a total dereliction of duty.

02 Jan 2021 15:12:39
You can't beat luck I guess. Dominated them until the red. Aside from the yellow Morelos should've had 1st half (and what should've been sending off 2nd half) Madden had a good game. A decent performance with no reward the league still isn't lost we just have to win both the remaining derbies and probably all our remaining games.

02 Jan 2021 16:00:16
Fatso could have walked for that far worse than Duffy.

02 Jan 2021 21:15:08
Condemning Soro saying it could've been a red but Morelos' is only a yellow and Davis who did a much worse challenge than Soro but Davis' is only a yellow according to McCoist even defending him saying it wasn't intentional to catch him he just tried to trip him.

02 Jan 2021 15:03:08
everybody on here blaming lennon have a word with yourself we ran over the top of them today. they have a brilliant keeper in McGregor. just like the cup final sept in reverse

the game was ours till biton got sent off then it went tits up. how Morelos stayed on the park again is a joke. my club have been successful through class and footballing ability in its history. wile that lot know how a lot of there success was achieved.

its a tough road ahead for the league but i will still keep supporting and having faith need those games in hand out the way and still 2 old firms to go. no one is to blame for todays defeat luck was just not on our side. and a thug was aloud to stay on the park as usual.

02 Jan 2021 15:28:25
19 points behind in January and your saying he’s not to blame get a grip mate he has to take the fall.

02 Jan 2021 15:31:00
not to blame for today not at all.

02 Jan 2021 15:32:00
Don't think anyones blaming Lennon for the loss today UI.
The thing I blame him for was persisting with the same team for months, knowing the performances weren't acceptable and knowing Brown was finished.
If Turnbull and Soro had been brought into the team months ago I'm certain we wouldn't have been so far off the pace.
The league wasn't lost on todays result!

02 Jan 2021 15:45:48
agree pod he stuck with players for to long who should have been dropped. but i have seen some comments today as if he were to blame today i thought we were brilliant today feel hard done by. red card changed the game. morelos staying on the pitch again is tough to take and makes you feel very hard done by because we know the officials knew he should have been off.

thats how i take pride in my team performance today because if the game was played fairly in this country our success would be more than it is and there's would be less and we would have win today.

02 Jan 2021 15:47:00
soro was the worse player on the park today, very poor.

02 Jan 2021 15:58:47
%100 pod.

03 Jan 2021 15:35:48
Why did it take 10 months for soro to get in team adding turbull I think that's why we are in this position now.

02 Jan 2021 14:57:46
Not many would concede a title
halfway through the season; but looking at it realistically, they have to lose 6-7 times while we have to win EVERY game and today summed up how difficult that will be when we lose, even playing them off-the-park. It was a flashback to the 1990's for a few of us.

Bitton was culpable, but Eddy was incapable and has been too often this season; I would let him go, with the other malcontents right now as he was yet again unable to produce when it mattered most.
Can't fault the performance up to a point, (crosses and final ball should have been better) ; but when you can't score with all that possession and give these pesky officials easy decisions like today, we deserve all we get.
I must mention Madhun who rightly sent off Bitton, but gave Morales '3 lives' before even a yellow; as well as his constantly breaking up our play and turning blind eyes.

I have bemoaned Lennon most of this season (including under a previous identity as Celtic_mad) , and even though he got it spot-on today; he should bow-out with the quadruple-treble in the cabinet with thanks - and we get in a quality manager to build for 2021.
We had to do the same with MON in 2000 when we fell 21 points behind Oldco and again with the previous manager after the difficult RD tenure and the time is right to clear the board (Lawell included) .
The day started so well but the year has started ominously.

02 Jan 2021 16:16:55
Win the games in hand it's 10 points that's only 2 defeats and 2 draws. We will probably have to be the team that defeats them twice mind unless someone throws in a shock. They have tough Jan/ Feb fixtures I expect them to start dropping off. Their goal difference can easily be overtaken if we hit top form would be a beautiful way to win the 10 on goal difference. Might be over optimistic but their lead isn't insurmountable our form last few games still gives me hope we can turn it around.

02 Jan 2021 14:50:21
Well, where do you start?

My tuppence worth is;- the main positives for me was our tactics and our Midfield. We set a high tempo, pressed and controlled the game for 60mins and we should have been up at halftime.

They say goals change games and so do red cards. Put simply, that's the risk you run when you've got a Midfielder who's been 'converted' to a CB and today it cost us the game.

Frimpong ran his socks off but for all his skill and energy, he can't cross the ball.

The league, the chance of 10 and NL are gone and we need to look seriously at the next two transfer windows and a fresh direction.

The Manager and coaching staff, GK, CB's and Striker positions need to be worked on for next season if, as expected, we are to lose players like Ajer, Christie, Ntcham, Eddy as well as the loan signings and manage to get rid of some dead wood.

Gutted.

02 Jan 2021 14:37:03
Regardless of how well we played, the turning point came from something we always knew would be a problem. Fullbacks caught out of position and one long through ball.
Never want to hear the phrase wingback again. Never understand why as a club, we take so long to identify and resolve our obvious problems.

02 Jan 2021 14:32:40
Was terribly unlucky today. McGregor makes 4 good saves. Barkas had nothing to do all game and could nothing with their goal.

Hates of to Lennon for turning it around recently, but where has the performances been 2 months ago?

The board will stick with Lennon till the end of the season. But new manager is needed, new defence is needed. Our midfield looks promising and another 2 strikers to replace Eddy when he goes.

Yes we've let them catch up. over the last 18 months. Our team has come to the end of its cycle. It happens, but doesn't mean it's less harder to take.

Onwards we go and fingers crossed for a miracle.

02 Jan 2021 14:37:40
Green tree hear hear my friend.

02 Jan 2021 14:29:03
I love Lennon brigade do you still think he should be manager 19 points adrift just at the start of the new year?

02 Jan 2021 14:37:37
We lose a game like that and the first thing you do is come on and gloat? I don't think anyone is happy we're 19 points behind. Luck wasn't with us today and the league is now gone. As will Lennon be before next season.

02 Jan 2021 14:49:42
Gloat Who is gloating? I am hurting as much as anyone but I am fed up with its not Lennon fault and he is our manager we should be backing him no matter what happens on the park he has been through a lot and we owe him WE DON'T OWE HIM ANYTHING.

02 Jan 2021 14:51:40
Give it a rest tony, #we are all Celtic.

02 Jan 2021 14:53:25
Like lennon or not, there is more wrong than just the manager and if you think the clubs problems are all fixed by removing him then yer in for a rude awakening. Not one celtic manager until now has faced a half decent rangers side on our way to 9 inar, first time we have and we crumble. Blame lies at the boards feet all day long for me, they are the ones who let us drift and let them catch up. Not one manager.

02 Jan 2021 14:57:42
Tony2bhoy what the xxxx does that mean. It was the guys on the field who missed sitters Christie over passes things constantly eddys. First touch do bad and clumsy Griff missing sitters frimpong and laxalt could not cross the road.
That formation was perfect today to destroy them but the sitter we miss are shocking from your favourites.
Then we pressure ourselfs.
When the idiot bitton was in the wrong place it was a red card the game should have been win in the first half.
Lenny could have kept the diamond in the middle added brown to it keeping the shape. after the own goal. Calmac passing is so far off it.
Soro Turnbull calmac who was off it today it was working perfect.
So stil Lennon's fault if that's the case no more relying on the old guard like it's the players who are off and have been. Broony rogic eddy Griff I could go on but we stil play them they should fight for there position Mikey Johnston and klamila should have been on the bench and Duffy and ajeti can go home.

02 Jan 2021 15:15:25
Lennon was always going to lose the league to Rangers - it shouldn’t even be a surprise.

A lot of blame going to the defence but let’s face it, Celtic for years have been poor with shot conversion rates and again its cost us.

Sooner Lennon is gone the better, he will always be the manager that lost 10 in a row.

02 Jan 2021 15:18:49
Agree 1967Stephen, we have always tried to sign "just enough ". This year we should have pushed the boat and got Toney not Ajeti etc. Board blew the 10.

02 Jan 2021 15:19:22
I thought Lennon got the team spot on today. Its a pathetic post mate. Plenty of us have come out in the past month and said it's time we change the manager. But to his credit today he stuck with his team and we deserved more out the game.

But then you come on with that? Baffling.

02 Jan 2021 15:25:33
Yeah we are all Celtic Malika but I am pi**** off with it's not Lennon fault we are 19 points behind out off Europe with a whimper with far better players than any other team in this league and still get guy's saying Lennon is the man for the job he has never been the man for the job EVER.

02 Jan 2021 15:39:03
Why is it baffling Henrik? Yes we played well today and yes we should have got more from it but fact is we are 19 points behind most on here have been saying for the full season to play that formation but Lennon thought different we needed to win today unfortunate we never true but 19 points behind at the start of the new year is just enough no more he has had more than his chance throughout this year to get it right its not worked time for change no more give him a little more time that has gone no more excuses get Lennon out now.

02 Jan 2021 15:52:05
Were you pixxed off tony when lennon came in a took us too 8inar or won won 9inar? Or when we topped our EL group last season? Its not about loving lennon or not, he has made plenty mistakes that pixx me off royally but the rot was there before he came in. Don't you take into account that we have only had proper opposition the last few years?
Chinks67 yeah the Ivan Toney deal is us in a nutshell, penny pinching and now we are paying the price, same with Mcginn. But pay 3.5 for kouassi.

02 Jan 2021 17:06:44
Yeah I was to be honest 1967 I said it at the time and have always said it he should never have been aloud anywhere close to Celtic and most certainly not been given the job permanently as I have always said IMO Sevco self imploded last year NOTHING to do with us or Lennon being a good manager they absolutely gubbed us last year in all games we played them I really can't say anymore about him apart from I don't rate him and never have as a manager.

02 Jan 2021 13:25:50
So far so good (half time) . We will have to take one of the chances or it could come back to haunt us. I still have the fear of any challenges in our box with Madden in charge.

02 Jan 2021 12:27:35
I knew Julien's injury looked like a bad one but NL has just said he'll be out for 3-4 months.

02 Jan 2021 11:32:13
Frimpong needs to keep the door shut on his side of the park.
Happy with the team for todays game.

02 Jan 2021 12:18:01
Have to not give away stupid fouls in our own half.

02 Jan 2021 09:58:24
Happy new year to all you guys, especially Ed who keeps this up and running. cheers Mate. Been a rubbishty year personally, and for everyone else obvs, but we move on starting today!

I think Gerrard will play Roofe AND Itten, i would and hit long diagonals to the back post to pin us in on a second ball, so we need bodies to defend this. Rumour seems to be El Hamedi in at RB, which if he is match sharp would be a decent call given his height. Today, against barasic, Frimpong would be bullied and exposed and i would not start him even if EH does not make it.

I believe if we are on it, and the concentration levels are there we can win this, but we need to defend as hitting on the break is their game, and to be fair they are on it when the chance comes up, so we do not need FB's chasing up the pitch, not together anyway. Sit in tight and use quick sharp passing to get us out, if we break their lines with two up we can catch them, but the passing needs to be quick and accurate.

Broony? For me, for this particular game, play him with Soro, let the wee man be his legs and Broony can sit just in front of the defence. Massive call for Lennon as it would probably mean one up.

{Ed007's Note - Hiya mate, nice to hear from you and a Happy New Year to you and the family 🙏

02 Jan 2021 10:32:20
Feeling confident today for the first time in a while - if Lenny picks the right team of course.

Get in their faces and out work them in the middle and it's in the bag. Rangers have been winning but their goals have generally been ugly. To me that means they are a team that win games by grinding it out at times. We have the quality to overcome that.

Just a reminder that this is 50 years since the Ibrox disaster. Some things are bigger than football so spare a thought for the families and victims - whatever the result.

later Champions.

02 Jan 2021 08:28:28
Just seen they have only lost the league goals in 21 games this season. This shows how much of a task we have today and from now in, let's rattle 3 past them and see how they react. Much depends on the starting 11 but we do have enough to trouble them if our defence can get their act together. HH.

02 Jan 2021 08:47:50
"5 goals" 🙈.

02 Jan 2021 08:13:35
Every pundit has tipped Rangers to pump us today. there's the motivation right there go out and prove them wrong.

02 Jan 2021 08:56:03
The motivation to beat our biggest rival is enough and add to that the fact we're going for 10 in a row. I doubt if any the players give a fck what the pundits are saying. I'm certainly not.

02 Jan 2021 10:23:24
Obviously they must have been watching the previous three games. Make no mistake, the fear-factor has shifted and we need to realize it's going to take our best form to win today.
They are confident - but beatable and NL must get it spot-on today and obviously the players need to be at-it from the first whistle.