Celtic Banter Archive December 05 2020

05 Dec 2020 21:37:40
At start of season we all said nothing else mattered except 10 in a row.
Looking at some stats and even if we averaged our league form to end of season we would finish with 87/ 88 points.
In season 17/ 18 we won league with 82 points and in season 18/ 19 we won it with 87 points.
Losing 4 games and then 5 games.
Leagues not over by a long shot, tomorrow could and I think will start a strong roll leading up to ibrox.
Tie up Cup final and start nipping away at their lead, keep the faith, 10 in a row is alive and well.

{Ed007's Note -

via GIPHY

05 Dec 2020 22:19:04
I’ve Said to anyone that would listen. If Celtic had won the game against sevco we wouldn’t have had the stupid reaction from some fans . We will win the league this year and a lot of our so called fans will be eating humble pie.

{Ed007's Note - 😁😁😁😁

via GIPHY

06 Dec 2020 10:45:35
If Celtic won the last game against Sevco. We got hammered the last game against them not just lost like we got hammered the two games before that also it's not a knee jerk reaction its fact facts that in Season 17/ 18 we had a good manager in charge since then our performances have been poor to be polite it's never a knee jerk reaction to the issues we have just now it's fact that we have very little plan when we are playing and most certainly no plan B substitutes are always 60 plus minutes and never a change in formation in state of play all other teams know what we will play it's just embarrassing.

06 Dec 2020 11:49:38
Ed is that you on Xmas day with sweeties? hh.

{Ed007's Note - that's me everyday with sweeties as soon as Grotbags goes out the door!}

07 Dec 2020 10:38:35
I bet it's her who remembers to take the wrappers of hh.

05 Dec 2020 19:15:02
Morra game is either going to go well and we will win with big result or car crash i hope for big result cause that would definitely be it for Lennon and i think he will tel them it pre match.

05 Dec 2020 21:14:00
U really covered all the bases there rich! It’s either going to be good or bad! Very insightful mate 👏🏻👏🏻🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.

06 Dec 2020 11:26:02
Or ugly? Danny hh.

06 Dec 2020 12:36:57
Good point jic 🤣🤣.

05 Dec 2020 16:37:28
Ed 007 if we lose tomorrow I'd just put your phone and laptop away and take a week off.

Anyway to get away from the gloom and doom I'm beginning to feel like I need counselling. I was just reading an article there about Maradona. I saw him play for Argentina against Scotland at Hampden in 1979 the year after Argentina won the World Cup when he was 19 and scored his first goal for his country. I travelled in myself on the train to see him because even at that stage he was being hailed for his talent.

I didn't see Pele in the flesh but I've seen some fantastic players over the years but Diego was beyond a doubt the best football player I've ever seen.

So lads whose the best player you've ever seen in the flesh and whose your greatest Celt. Two names allowed only no two from six Timallloy permutations allowed.

For me (1) Maradona and (2) Larsson.

{Ed007's Note - Maradona is by far the best player ever to play the game but I never seen him live. I really can't choose the best player I've seen live but Paul McStay is the greatest Celtic I've seen playing.}

05 Dec 2020 18:14:40
Ed McStay is next on my list. The best midfielder of my time and what many forget nice Paul was as hard as nails. I don’t think we’ve had anybody close since at splitting a defence with one pass.

{Ed007's Note - 👍

05 Dec 2020 18:15:08
Kaka and Larsson for me JFP.

05 Dec 2020 18:30:42
I would say Messi is the best I’ve seen in the flesh.
He’s played against Celtic 6 times and scored 8 goals.
Messi has only scored more goals against Arsenal (9) in European competitions.
I’ve witnessed loads of great Celtic players in the last 40 years of watching Celtic and Larsson for me was Magnificent.

05 Dec 2020 18:38:47
Buzz ‘give me joy in my heart give me Larsson’!

05 Dec 2020 18:39:57
For me Maradona as great players need to do great things at international level, best Celtic player was George Connelly and was a tragedy for Celtic and Scotland when he walked away from football in 1974.

05 Dec 2020 18:43:44
Ronaldinho for me.

05 Dec 2020 18:46:08
Never finished reading your post jfp, Larsson too.

05 Dec 2020 19:00:16
Best Celtic players I've seen, McStay, McGrain and Henrik. Outside of Celtic the best I've seen is Messi.

05 Dec 2020 19:06:51
Inesta at celtic park just an amazing player with Paul Mc Stay the legend.

05 Dec 2020 19:08:24
Players I've seen in the flesh: 2 Celtic players, Jinky and Henki.

05 Dec 2020 19:18:18
Henrik and the maestro the Celts. Ronaldinho and messi in the flesh.

05 Dec 2020 19:51:44
Don't know who the best I've seen is as I've seen a lot over the year's Mcstay mcgrain and Burns are my all time hero's Larsson was different gravy but as a curve ball the best individual one off performance that always sticks in my mind was Robert prosineki what a player he was that night in paradise.

05 Dec 2020 20:16:29
Jaw
Celtic won that night against Zagreb but then we got destroyed in the 2nd leg.
That would’ve been the first time we seen Viduka playing.

05 Dec 2020 20:50:25
I know we won the 1st leg but prosineki was still a joy to watch.

05 Dec 2020 20:52:28
Have to say messi for the best I’ve in flesh .

From Celtic players mcstay dalglish Henrik And Lubo
I’m my time with honourable mentions for McClair Nicholas (even though he’s a ahole) and big roy.

{Ed007's Note - I've seen CR7 and a young Giggs & Beckham, Ronaldinho, Zidane, Raul, Figo and Bobby Carlos win the CL at Hampden against Ballack, Paul Scholes & Keane being the best midfield pairing in Europe, Berkamp & Terry Henry, Maldini, Seedorf, Kaka, Crespo & Pirlo playing at Old Trafford........
It's so difficult to pick a best but I guess if you held a gun to my head I would have to say Roy Keane 😁 in all of God's creations he stands up there with anything...

05 Dec 2020 21:12:57
Prosinecki was one of the players I thought off.
He done okay for a chain smoker.

05 Dec 2020 21:37:48
Rafa van der vaart as an 18yr old at celtic park was unreal. Really thought he was going to be the best of his generation. Messi cr7 iniesta xavi all unreal. Big Ron. saw him at Barcelona and was mesmerised then managed to see him at old trafford for real madrid. Always remember nesta saying one of the best sights in football is ronaldo running with the ball.

{Ed007's Note - Van der Vaart was a player n his early days 👍

05 Dec 2020 22:25:43
Larsson for me. Can anyone remember Lisbon lions 25th anniversary game with man utd? Jinky Johnstone was still running rings round players.

05 Dec 2020 22:29:02
Jaw, Robert prosineki played for Barcelona in a challenge match in 1996 against Celtic at Parkhead and was head and shoulders above anyone on the pitch that night.

05 Dec 2020 23:39:52
For me scott brown. Some player.

06 Dec 2020 00:43:03
Best Celtic player I've seen is an impossible question to answer, but it could be anyone of Johnstone, Hughes, Connelly, Dalglish or Larsonn, best foreign player is Maldini, best non Celt is a guy called Hamilton, Willie or Johnnie or something, who played for Hearts, at the end of his career, I was young, and all I remember is he had a huge beer belly, but he could do things with a football that were amazing .

06 Dec 2020 11:37:33
Yes Phil jinks all time favourite the other answer is ithat could change every day as u remember certain games hh.

06 Dec 2020 12:15:52
I’m old enough to have seen Charlie Tully and he was a bit special, but the best display of football I’ve ever seen was Di Stefano in the 7-3 European Cup final at Hampden. I was in the old schoolboys’ enclosure and I can relive the buzz to this day!

05 Dec 2020 16:46:43
Tomorrow 4411

Goalie?
RB Ajer
CB Duffy
CB Julien
LB Taylor

RM frimpong
CM Brown
CM Calmac
LM Laxalt

Eddie with Christie playing right off him.

Back 4 just defend.
CMs to protect Back 4.
Frimpong and laxalt to play like wingers.
Christie Eddie to interchange and get into the box.

First and foremost we need to find a bit of solidity. 6 defenders in this line up but it can be attacking too.

05 Dec 2020 17:42:42
No brown no duff no ajer or the rest of the dross that don't care plenty of young players would jump at the chance got plenty there.

05 Dec 2020 18:16:24
Play soro Turnbull and griff and klimala and the rest can be young boys.

05 Dec 2020 18:53:11
We will win our next few league games beat Lille and win the Scottish Cup. Gub Sevco and it will be like the last few months never happened when we win 10 in a row and Another Scottish Cup in the same season.

05 Dec 2020 10:21:45
One of my friends has given me two decent priced each way bets for today at Navan in Ireland

Navan 1.08 A Great View 18/ 1 (Sky pay 5 places) but Betfair go 11/ 1 with their each way edge 7 places)
Navan 2.52 Pakens Rock 20/ 1 (with Sky 5 places but 12/ 1 with Betfair each way edge 7 places)

The choice is yours but in these big race fields the extra places can make a big difference albeit a smaller profit.

05 Dec 2020 13:51:33
Tim my friend Enrico not a big gambler stuck £1 on each way I hope we are lucky.

05 Dec 2020 13:55:37
Packens Rock is a coo. Beaten favourite a few times last year and has cost me a few quid. Good luck to anyone backing it, though. Don't take my word for it.

05 Dec 2020 09:57:03
With the news that the Celtic Board has ordered a giant fence on the Celtic Way, a source said that Mr Lawwell has asked that the song "Men Behind the Wire" to be played on the Celtic Park loudspeakers.

05 Dec 2020 00:31:14
What the green brigade need to do if they want Lennon out is to shut up cause with the way celtic are playing the now hevwill do that himself this way of protesting is making the board unite even more. The answer is staring everyone in the face what wrong right now is stop thinking about 10 in a row they need to think of training today how to defend better tackle better then lay down the foundations better then take that into game one back to basics forget 10 concentrate on 1 game at a time defend first then the rest take care of itself those players should be getting drilled everyday on defending.

05 Dec 2020 08:48:34
If the board's only reason for keeping Lennon in the job is to defy fans who criticise them, then they're completely and utterly clueless.

05 Dec 2020 11:52:09
Completely agree kev its utter embarrassing.

04 Dec 2020 22:55:35
Who exactly is in charge of scouting and recruitment,?, it's not as if we are afraid to spend the money on transfers but it seems we do not spend it wisely, we could have got Lyndon Dykes cheaper than Klimala, Balagun cheaper than Duffy, the list could goes on.

05 Dec 2020 10:46:54
What was the point in going for Dykes we don’t get penalties as that’s seems to be the only goals he scores.

05 Dec 2020 15:14:05
Don't you remember how he played against us, and how he scored against us, I think he would have made a good squad player.