Celtic Banter Archive October 31 2016

31 Oct 2016 15:32:11
Jozo, Kolo and Griff all didn't travel. Serious defensive crisis. Holy Moly!

31 Oct 2016 17:34:47
Yip-read that-defensive crisis indeed Joe. Jozo is the biggest blow for me to be honest as (1) I wouldn't have played Toure anyway and (2) Grifiths is shecht at centre half. O'Connell or Efe then beside Eric the Viking? 🍀.

31 Oct 2016 19:19:34
If Effe plays Brendan needs arrested on the spot.

31 Oct 2016 19:53:57
The jail for Brendan is a bit harsh Magicpole 🍀.

31 Oct 2016 22:47:22
Unfortunately for Brendan and possibly Celtic Brendan doesn't have the option of picking Ambrose.

31 Oct 2016 23:10:39
Play 3 at the back with Lustig, Erik and O'Connell. we could them have Gamboa and Izzy as WB's with Brown, Armstrong and Rogic across the middle and Sinclair behind Moussa.

31 Oct 2016 23:11:25
Very very true Chris, Efe never even made the CL Squad (y)

01 Nov 2016 06:42:39
Y'know guys, putting on my green tinted specs, maybe whoever is picked will step up and give us a surprise. feeling like serious underdogs might just be that spur. (maybe)

01 Nov 2016 10:40:09
I forgot Effe wasn't in the squad. It's like getting the news the fight you had pencilled in at 4 with a guy who would boot you senseless had broken his leg at PE. Phew!

31 Oct 2016 14:50:18
Just read kolo jozo and Griffiths have not flown out to Germany my team tomorrow would now be
Gordon
Gamboa lustig Erik izzy
Forrest brown Armstrong since air
Rogic
Dembele.

31 Oct 2016 15:49:35
Other than Roberts in for Forrest, I would agree with that team, but I think missing the defenders we are, Rodgers will almost certainly use Bitton instead of Armstrong. I hope not though!

31 Oct 2016 15:49:40
What about flooding the midfield and playing brown Bitton and Armstrong with sinclair on left, they destroyed us in the midfield first game need to contain them and try hit with counter attacks.

31 Oct 2016 16:43:33
We had 5 in midfield the last game mally. Andy your probably right with bitton unfortunately.

31 Oct 2016 16:56:21
I am sure he won't play loan players Roberts ahead of Forrest as not only Forrest is on permanent staff is this season a better all round wing player than Roberts who has shown very little williness to track back and work for the team.

31 Oct 2016 18:05:23
And you seriously think forrest is any better at tracking back?

31 Oct 2016 18:57:24
Armstrong is far better option than more Miss than Hit Bitton.

31 Oct 2016 19:26:58
Forrest has no end product 80% of the time when he's 'on fire'. When he returns to his normal game it's nearer 98%. How long is this guy going to get away with it?

Roberts needs to learn he doesn't need to beat the whole team. Granted. But, here's thing, he actually could, whereas Forrest bombing into the final has an instant effect on reducing my heartbeat as I know he will faux it up.

He rarely let's me down on that score. He was in effectual against the Sevconians and they are beyond people ish.

Roberts tomorrow night all day long.

31 Oct 2016 19:37:34
The last game we had to wide men with broony and Bitton in middle with rogic off dembele, am talking about a more rigid system with 3 in the middle and sinclair wide try and stop them getting g the ball as much.

31 Oct 2016 21:29:02
For me Roberts every day of the week, he has way more in his locker than Forrest, is more of a goal threat n assists more too. Forrest again has had a few good games this season but again is off the boil and some people r buying into this patter that he is playing well n tracks back, do me a favour he is lazy as hell n too busy touching his hair n cutting inside into a crowd n then he stands still. Has potential but has never seemed to build on that n i want to see Roberts play as I would love us to make his deal permanent. Him n sinclair with rogic in the middle is a way more formidable threat in my opinion.

31 Oct 2016 22:51:44
Better football experts than me say it, M& I believe them . Even if back Roberts can be very ineffective, he tried to dribble out of his own penalty area and put his team under pressure in the match against Ross County .
No disrespect to Roberts, he is inexperienced and very young .

01 Nov 2016 18:50:48
Old bhoy I agree with a lot u say n i like your backing of all things Celtic but Forrest isn't half the player Roberts is, Roberts was on fire last season n in our top 4 players, him, Griff kt, n big Erik were all consistently good. Forrest started to play last season under Rd n looked good but as too often it doesn't last n he doesn't do enough in big games especially, consistency has always been his issue n he's started again to drop off in form, that's just facts. Roberts is a much better player n scores n assists more n 4 me he should start every game he is fit, I want to see him sign full time as he is a special talent.

01 Nov 2016 20:15:29
Just wanted to say old bhoy any player wearing the jersey I want to do well, n that includes wee james I just hand on heart think Roberts is better, just my opinion mate. Hail hail, playing well so far n unlucky not to be 1 up.

31 Oct 2016 09:03:41
On Tuesday night I would probably go with Erik and Jozo at CB. Kolo has been outstanding apart from the BMG game but I'm going with the old saying: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". 3 clean sheets in 3 games since the BMG game would suggest to me that we're in a good place defensively.

31 Oct 2016 09:50:31
12 goals conceded in champions league how on earth can you say kolo has been outstanding? We've kept more clean sheets domestically with kolo not playing our future should be jozo and Erik not kolo.

31 Oct 2016 10:18:26
Jim it wasn't all down to kolo, his only poor game if u could call it that was BM, and he had a few goal saving tackles in that game, don't forget MC lost 4 going on ten against barca, would it be an idea to play all 3 with 2 wing backs.

31 Oct 2016 12:09:05
Because Jim 1972 he's been very assured and composed in the vast majority of games he's played in and has been a calming influence. I don't think it's fair to cite the CL goals lost because we'd probably still have lost them with Jozo in there, we're playing against the world's best after all. His experience was priceless against Be'er Sheva which helped get us CL football in the first place. If Kolo had played the last 3 games I'm confident we still would have kept 3 clean sheets.

31 Oct 2016 14:14:39
Kolo and simi and griff are all out for tomorrow according too reports.

31 Oct 2016 14:37:28
Think you're listening to Brendan too much regards kolo. The hapoel game away was a shambles all round and it was Erik coming on and making 3centre backs and them tiring which saw us through by a whisker not because kolo saw us through. It would also be good if people would stop puttin Barcelona Man City and borussia on super pedestals they can have bad days also it was as much us being rotten as them being great in some cases.

31 Oct 2016 17:58:00
I'm not saying he got us there by himself but he also didn't lose all those goals by himself Jim. He's put in some really solid individual performances in my opinion and the opinion of many other supporters. As my OP said anyway, had everyone been fit I wouldn't have played him anyway.

31 Oct 2016 23:00:35
We are lucky we have 3 top class centre backs . We are unlucky hat two are missing for tomorrow night's game . Luckily we have Lustig who for a couple of years when we hadn't seen him play centre back we had many posters saying how good a centre half he is . This season he has played centre half a couple of games and we are told he isn't a centre half . Whether he is or isn't, we will probably see him play alongside Eric tomorrow night.