Celtic Banter Archive July 31 2016

31 Jul 2016 22:53:25
Does any one know if we have a dead ball specialist because I can't think of anyone at all see Armstrong has been taking free kicks and he's failed to hit the target . In CL games we won't get many chances against the big clubs so the only goal threat will come from free kicks around the box and corner kicks . closest we have is commons but don't think his free kicks are nothing special plus don't see him getting a game.

31 Jul 2016 23:15:19
Griffiths.

31 Jul 2016 23:33:57
Commons.

01 Aug 2016 00:30:51
Griff commons.

01 Aug 2016 01:37:36
No we don't Griffiths and commons geez peace they should let you bring on a special free kick taker like in hockey and we could bring moravcic or naka oot of retirement.

01 Aug 2016 10:31:40
Commons or Griffiths?
You having a laugh.
For a specialist you have to score more than you miss.

01 Aug 2016 11:12:02
Is it not Scott Allan?

31 Jul 2016 21:09:41
Ok it silly season again we are being linked with every man and his dog! But let's be honest is anyone on here happy with the calabare of players we are being linked with! I am no scout but I recon I could pick a few players from teams smaller than Celtic within our budget that could improve us!
So here is my list of players can anyone on here better it? Remember only players we have a realistic chance of signing!

Goalkeeper- Yvon Mvogo 22 (Young Boys)

Right back- Timothy Castangne 20 (Genk)

Left back- Rafa Soares 21 (Porto B)

Centre half-Jerry St. Juste 19 (Heerenveen)

Defensive Midfielder-Willfred Ndidi 19 (Genk)

Midfield playmaker-Hakim Ziyech 23 (Twente)

Right winger-Valon Berisha 23 (Salzburg)

Left winger-Mustafa Saymak 23 (PEC Zwolle)

Centre Forward-Pape Moussa Konaté 23 (Sion)

31 Jul 2016 21:16:57
Good list mate send that PL he'll a crap heself.

31 Jul 2016 21:24:10
Please apply for the job mate lol all sensible and realistic targets imo.

31 Jul 2016 21:28:09
Never heard of them mate, what calibre do they fall into? Toure is a great signing for us, I think.

31 Jul 2016 23:18:19
Jimmy grimble, Manchester schools.

01 Aug 2016 00:32:14
Too much time on your hands mate.

01 Aug 2016 12:43:38
Is the new football manager update out?

31 Jul 2016 17:41:09
If we ever get that left winger/ midfielder I really hope he is left footed and doesn't come inside all the time because he right sided.
With Dembele and LG in there we now have 2 that are good in the air.
We don't get many crosses in these days and if we go with a right footed player it will worry me.
I know the full backs overlap when they come inside but they can't be upfield all the time.
It worries me that when we on the break we can't put an early cross in to 2 strikers because they have to cut back to preferred foot.
The best cross u can put in is when the defenders facing their own goal.

31 Jul 2016 18:04:07
KT whips in a mean ball but you're right, we could be doing with more crosses, more often.

31 Jul 2016 19:36:32
Soz rg96 didn't mean to steal your thunder mate, great minds and all that lol.

31 Jul 2016 19:50:40
Think ray this is reason big dembele has struggled we very rarely throw balls in, against Astana wee mcgregor had chance to cross ball in and tried a low pass noticed dembele throw his hands up in frustration the boy needs better service.

31 Jul 2016 21:08:42
No worries feel if we get Sinclair in there will be option during matches to switch wingers and focus on putting crosses in from both wings if cutting in becomes predictable.

31 Jul 2016 22:10:52
Do we know if B Rodgers will want to use this option, or will prefer to keep them where they are . It can complicate things by changes wingers and some managers don't.

31 Jul 2016 17:26:00
League Cup draw : Celtic v Motherwell.

31 Jul 2016 17:35:09
As always the toughest draw possible but at home so good news.

They however got there usual home draw against the poorest team left.

31 Jul 2016 18:06:07
Did we actually expect anything other than that type of draw?

31 Jul 2016 18:20:46
we already played motherwell though, so kinda throws that rumour out eh.

31 Jul 2016 18:43:40
StmonkeyRFC: let's just see how many home ties you get in cup games.
Sorry I know you will get just about every round I mean what are the chances.
Surprise Surprise.

31 Jul 2016 18:53:12
Lol very apt name ^^.

31 Jul 2016 19:34:17
I love a bit of banter so will answer honestly as i would my mates, i'm not sure why this comes up constantly with some people, i know I'll get abuse on this site but let's be honest it's an everybody against us sour grapes kinda idea, tbh with the largest squad, playing budget, and european football you should skoosh it anyway, shouldn't you no matter if every game is a home tie for us.
🙈🙉🙊.

31 Jul 2016 19:43:57
StmonkeyRFC: you must be one of the elder statesmen with using ( skoosh ) lol. its nothing to do with squad sizes, don't you know Its all about the money home gates always home gates.

hahaha.

31 Jul 2016 19:53:14
Think this only our second home tie in about 20 cup draws monkey.

31 Jul 2016 20:35:14
remember its peterhead on a Wednesday night and we have years to get a team to catch the big boys that win trebles and everything else that goes with it , so every penny counts for us little ones 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Must admit i am a bit old school skoosh is a personal favourite, good luck for the season ahead of course you don't need it of course.

31 Jul 2016 20:59:57
StmonkeyRFC:
Give us a realistic view of how well ou think your team will do this season?

31 Jul 2016 22:02:02
Im honestly not sure mate, half my mates are celtic fans so get asked it quite a bit, i reckon it'll take a couple of years to build on, we in mcparland and mw dw have a team that tbh we could only dream of, the younger guys coming in excite me, rossiter is a player and a half for the money, but in all honesty i'm not scared over the derbys it's the hearts aberdeens away but if we get a full on goal scorer then it will get interesting, we will be there or there abouts i think and no doubt the banter will be the best thing about it.

31 Jul 2016 22:08:51
I think the tribute act will finish 3rd at best.

31 Jul 2016 23:03:20
Dafabet, seriously? Every man and his dog knows that the honest mistakes will have them competing with you guys! Let's face it, this new club have picked up where the dead club finished off, once a cheater always a cheater!

And yeah, they will get every difficult tie at home! It is a no-brainer really! And any The Rangers supporter who doesn't see that is blind or just a plain liar!

01 Aug 2016 17:53:33
Full on goalscorer under 40 will cost money something that Sevco don't have no matter how the MSSM try to hide .
If Warburton gets a top 4 finish an English 1st Division or maybe a struggling English Championship side will offer him a genuine road out .

31 Jul 2016 12:49:24
Just joined. Hello. Celtic fan since mid sixties. ( 1960's. not quite that old) Those were the days. Might not come again, but we have to stick with it. Hail hail.

31 Jul 2016 13:22:48
Welcome aboard Scclt! Good bunch on here, and plenty people in the know. HH.

31 Jul 2016 15:54:50
Welcome scclt. Hail Hail.

31 Jul 2016 15:56:45
Welcome aboard Scclt, saw your post down a bit about Roberts, if we are going to have a real go, then yes play Roberts, Dembele and Griffiths. But we need to be wary of their counter attacks, young Roberts offer very little defensive wise in that he does not track back. My thinking is play the 3 of them AFTER half time when they tire a bit.
But make sure first we are not chasing the game by losing an away goal.

31 Jul 2016 16:23:45
HI Sccit: another (nearly) elder statesman on board, keep the young ones in check.

HH.

31 Jul 2016 18:03:17
Thanks everyone. Good to be here.
Timalloy, you might've right, playing safe with an extra midfielder, but they have a poor away record, so they might be fragile. I'd be less worried about the counter attack if we had more pace at the back.
This is why BR is paid his money. thankfully it's his call. Big Jock would have attacked from the start, but look at the team he had!

31 Jul 2016 14:28:22
here scttl av goay auld y's fae the sixties whit size your ye?
it wid be ma pleasure mate jist need tae get ma jemmy bar oot the wardobe lever thame aff n thur yours
(subject tae p&p )
warnin wee pat is a fkn trade mark so shut it rite!
cmon ma y's your green!

31 Jul 2016 21:03:31
Scclt, i agree with u think attack is the best form of defence and we get an early goal n this mob will crumble. I can see us scoring 3, and Roberts right now 1st name on the team sheet, he's a goal threat, creates, can beat a man, has that final ball n have to say I think his tracking back and chasing down players is coming on 2. He chased down the defender n pinched it 2 set up Griff and he chased back a few times in the game n linked with janko well.
They score 1 early and then were on the back foot n need to attack so 4 me I'd go 4 2 3 1 Griff up top with Roberts dembele and if fit johansen, if not then Armstrong with brown n biton holding.
Go at it right from the off n I think in the forward positions there's a decent amount of goal threat with that lineup.
Br may, I have a feeling go with Forrest wide, and Roberts the other side as their fullbacks were really poor however I think dembele has decent pace to trouble on either flank, plus Forrest for me should be gone with commons.
Whoever plays though I'll back 100% when in a Celtic jersey regardless and I think 3 0 Celtic.

31 Jul 2016 22:34:02
Wee Pat you'll need your y's, but thanks anyway. Some Amazon' stuff on this site!

01 Aug 2016 17:58:54
If we play for the first half like we did against Lincoln Imps we will be ok . Under any manager for the last 15 years when we have really went for it we usually get what we want . If we give the opposition too much respect from the outset, we can be in difficulties.

31 Jul 2016 12:06:03
First, let's get the Ambrose thing out of the way, he is well named as he has all the Celtic fans "Efe, ing and blinding" Do I agree with booing a Celtic player, NO, but this guy simply will not or cannot learn from his mistakes, is he really that stupid. It would now be a massive gamble, and a massive mistake, if Rodgers played Ambrose on Wednesday.
So what are our options? Move Lustig to CB and play Janko? If young Ajer is fit play him there but then you have two very young, inexperienced centre backs. Play Toure? probably could not play full 90 minutes but maybe bring him on last 30 minutes.
My team would be along these lines
Gordon, Lustig, Ajer, O'Connell, Tierney, Brown, Johansen, Armstrong, Biton (if fit) Dembele, Griffiths.
Subs Fasan, Roberts, Christie, Toure, Izzaguirre, Forrest
If Rodgers is brave he could play a front 3 of Roberts, Dembele and Griffiths but I doubt he will start with all 3 as we will need to be more defensive minded for their counter attacking.

31 Jul 2016 12:43:16
Really play without Roberts from the start? Do you think he'd be better coming on? I think we have to start him. Give Dembele some less pressured games to get off the mark, Roberts and Griffiths and Biton if fit, Brown, Rogic, Armstrong?

31 Jul 2016 12:47:31
Gordon
Lustig . toure . oconnell. Tierney
Roberts. brown. ajer. armstrong
Rogic
Griff
Subs. bailly. izzy. ambrose. mgregor. christie. dembele.

31 Jul 2016 13:39:33
Brown Biton and Johansen shouldn't play together again, the midfield has zero drive when those 3 play together, we're far more effective with Rogic and Armstrong in there.

31 Jul 2016 15:03:03
Tomalley, I don't think it is right to refer Efe Ambrose as a thing . He makes many mistakes, was yesterdays his 33rd, I am not sure did our goalie give him a shout in time . I wasn't far from the incident yesterday and I didn't see any sign of goalkeeper berating him, so maybe he wasn't given instruction . 47,900 at the match less than 5,000 spare seats marvellous crowd . We all know Efe makes mistakes but those who booed a Celtic player shouldn't have come . Not much encouragement or confidence building there.

31 Jul 2016 16:40:39
Old bhoy - Mentioned yesterday in live chat not one Barcelona player in the box for the cross which Efe sliced into his own net. Is his confidence so shot that he just panicked or was he not given a shot by Craig Gordon or his fellow defenders.

One loud shout of "time" or "hold" would have averted latest and possibly Efe's possibly last clanger in a Celtic jersey.

Lots of fans seem to have called time on Efe's Celtic career.

31 Jul 2016 17:24:12
For crying out loud it was a friendly yesterday, anyone with a semblance of a brain knows Efe will not feature in the future, we have at least four centre backs and probably five with O Connell in front of him. Although it is the height of nonsense to suggest that Ajer should be pitched into a position he doesn't play in such a critical game. Has anyone considered why three celtic managers have refused to play Lustig as a centre half. He had one game there against Maribor and was poor when we lost. he doesn't have the physical strength to play there.

31 Jul 2016 17:53:02
There was no need for him to attempt to clear . he panicked . he wasn't game aware of those around him . he made another stupid mistake which he will continue to do no matter who he plays for as it's part of his football dna.

31 Jul 2016 19:42:25
Really Efe's confidence shattered . I wonder why? Surely the greatest supporters in the World wouldn't allow any Celtic player's confidence to drop.
I thought that was what our role should be . Instead by the written word in forums and by the shouts of abuse and boos at games even friendlies a small but very vocal part of our fans .
I tried to try to make out if it was Scottish boos or Irish boos last night . I am sure both Countries would want to disown them .
I know those that chose to boo were further away from Gordon than I was and had no way of knowing whether Gordon shouted or not .

01 Aug 2016 09:31:52
Completly disagree Grout about Lustig at CB thought he was top notch and can't get my head round why after that performance RD did not play him there again. If you remember correctly Marbior actually scored when Lustig was subsituted near the end of the game.

31 Jul 2016 11:05:54
I was just thinking back to Wednesday against Astana and although he actually played alright on the night, could we not have put lustig or bitton at CB and give young janko a chance at right back. Lustig has been solid at center back when he's needed to be. I just find it a bit odd at how we had him available to play CB and decided to go with Ambrose instead? Keep in mind that I did think he had an alright game that night but just a thought.

31 Jul 2016 11:54:58
I said to my mate last week before the Astana game I'd go with lustig at centre half for that game. I also remember mentioning on here after that game why we never went with young o'connell instead of ambrose. A few people were of the opinion that he was young and inexperienced which is true but we were playing a team from Gibraltar for god sake, since that game the young inexperienced bhoy has shown up well and I'd have no problems with him playing beside another centre half as long as it's not ambrose.

31 Jul 2016 12:20:38
It was Ambrose's mad slice that conceded the corner.

31 Jul 2016 13:17:12
No it was Lustig that conceded the corner after ambrose didn't clear it.

31 Jul 2016 15:17:13
Three managers in a row have not wanted to play Lustig at centre back . One manager might be stupid but three a bit much . Lustig consistently plays well at right back for usc. He may go down easily from knocks, but the loudmouths shouting sick note at him and posters also deriding his injury record doesn't seem to take account of his 46 appearances last season.

31 Jul 2016 09:23:59
If Effe is deployed anywhere but the pie stall, then we will go out on Wednesday.

To be fair, this could be costly too as Effe would no doubt get orders wrong, give people the wrong change and health and safety would be up in arms as he drops tray after tray of pies and bovrils and they big cokes, ice cubes everywhere plotting to bring people down.

Co workers slipping and ending on their arses after doing the splits on greasy over priced pies. Fights breaking out in the queue as the big guy buying six pies had asked for a diet coke to make him feel better goes Tonto when it's a full fat one. Carnage.

. maybe better just giving him a game.

31 Jul 2016 10:15:54
He needs to go, I think most people would agree with that. No need to ridicule the guy?

31 Jul 2016 11:04:31
If we go out on Wednesday it'll be because we haven't scored enough goals. Ambrose can do no right. He played well yesterday. The fans are an absolute disgrace.

31 Jul 2016 11:39:06
It's never nice to see one of your own getting the Regi Blinker treatment. As above its best for all that he is moved on. The fans that give him pelters will not change their minds!

31 Jul 2016 11:54:46
He ridicules the 'Celtic shirts don't shrink to fit inferior players. '

He shouldn't be played then there would be no issue. As long as he is then the only people I feel sorry for is us.

He gets paid thousands, is a grown man and if he can't take it then that's another sign of not being strong enough.

We cannot put up with his absolute disaster prone play because we feel sorry for him.

He has cost us millions on top of his wages. Was time to go three yearss ago.

31 Jul 2016 12:46:26
Henriks Tongue, well spoken, Effe is from what I know a model pro, who really gives his all for the team, if the manager thinks he is not good enough, that's another matter, but as Celtic fans we should never be abusing our own, on or off the park, nobody minds banter, but some of the abuse he got yesterday was well over the mark.

31 Jul 2016 13:02:46
We all know he won't be near the team when our injured defenders return. BR is playing him through necessity as we simply do not have any other options. I honestly think that will do very well this year, for me we should go all in and make every attempt possible to sign PR on a long term contract. Have faith bhoys in Brendan we trust.

31 Jul 2016 13:31:28
Bye bye Efe, please do the right thing. LEAVE!

31 Jul 2016 14:10:09
aye right ma wifes a model pro n cheap n aw #1;50 ago bit shes no playin furra tic.

31 Jul 2016 15:27:01
Some fans like to use Ambrose to practice their comical lines . He is one of our players and as long as our manager uses him, we as supporters have a duty to support him. I don't think it is right to use him as an object, of fun, if we are lucky we could have a son or grand-son playing for Celtic, if he was mistake prone and was continued to be selected would we like our family member, to be booed, to be considered to be a thing, or an object of " funny remarks " i don't think so.

31 Jul 2016 01:37:51
Totally agree any 1 wearing the hoops get 110% behindthem, but that man should never be trusted ever again, Gordon made a howler during Astana 1st leg but he also had a top class save due to incompetence by none other than.
It's only due to love 4 our club youse are defending the indefensible
How many times b4 you wake up and @ what cost? Great site HH.