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06 Jan 2019 21:59:08
Hi Ed hope you are well any news on the extent of Benkovic's injury . oldkilly.
{Ed007's Note - I haven't mate, we'll probably find out more once they start training in Dubai.}
07 Jan 2019 00:01:55
Cheers. oldkilly.
06 Jan 2019 21:44:35
Hearing Morgan Hendry and Hayes are all available for loan.
You heard anything like that ed?
{Ed007's Note - There's a wad of players supposedly available on loan or permanent if they can find a club and those 3 will more than likely be on it. Except maybe for Hayes, I hear it was Izaguirre that was told he can go so I thought Hayes covering LB.... then I saw the Brendaned Calvin Miller was sent back from Dundee so perhaps Jonny Hayes and Izaguirre are available.}
07 Jan 2019 00:13:01
What's your take on the Miller positional change ed? I've not seen any Dundee games myself so have no idea if it works for the lad. Thanks.
07 Jan 2019 13:04:09
It's a shame as it would've been nice to see him get a run at LW covering Sinclair as he was highly rated in that position.
07 Jan 2019 16:05:06
Looks much more comfortable playing there now. Much improved defensively and going forward. Needs games though bit of a shame to come back to bench warm so must figure in BT plans with KT still coming back.
07 Jan 2019 16:28:57
Since Izzy and K Tierney made the left back position their own, this position has practically become the same as left winger . Both Izzy and Tierney put the right hand side of opponents on defence to try to curb the Celts attacking.
06 Jan 2019 21:38:29
What’s up Bhoys, first of all hope everyone had a good new year. Great to see the back of 2018 in all honesty for myself, but on another note moving on my thoughts on the Ollie Burke move I feel was a much needed squad depth player, not only that he could may well take over Sinclair’s spot, yes it’s only a Loan but If there is a manger who can get the best out a player and reignite there career is Brendan. He’s worked his Magic with Forrest McGregor Christie Boyata and so on. I feel Burke could be great for us especially since he fits the psychical side of our league. And I feel Burke has done he very unlucky not to get game time. Secondly I hope the rumours of us signing timothy castagne are true, He looks absolute quality and a fullback who can actually get forward and defend unlike Lustig who’s been awful this season. Another rumor I'd love to be true is Alberth Elis, seen the papers reporting it I’ve got a mate who’s a dynamo supporter, he mentioned he’s not just there best player but one of the best players in the league, only downside is he’s inconsistent from what my mate told me. None the less signing those 2 would be fantastic for us. Aswell as bringing in Weah and Bayo for our extra quality in the striking department. All in all i don’t want to get ahead of myself but I have a good feeling about this window and the players we are rumored to be bringing in! Hail Hail 🍀.
06 Jan 2019 21:49:25
Seems the price for the Belgian boy has jumped to close to ten million.
As for lustig not getting forward I find quite funny seeing as he has more goal assists than Tierney this season.
06 Jan 2019 22:42:30
Is the Belgian boy even interested in coming to us? Clearly he’s been mentioned but again some reports ( which you can’t always believe) say he’ll end up elsewhere. As for lustig, he’s been a great servant, got no problems with him going forward it’s more his defending these days that concerns me. Think we’ve definitely had the best out of him.
06 Jan 2019 23:04:42
Lustig is nowhere the player her was. No harm to the guy great servant but he needs replaced. He looks so uncomfortable on the ball these days continuously passing it back and when he tries to pass it forward it normally finds an opposition player.
07 Jan 2019 06:12:42
Lustig just doesn’t do it for me in Europe going forward, maybe in the league at least so maybe it was a little harsh but the most importantly he is just awful at defending now, he’s past and is a shadow of the player he once was. Great servant to our club but it’s time we move on, The Belgium right back imo is exactly what we need. A fullback who can defend properly and is young and can become an even better player. I hope we do splash the cash and sign him for 9-10 million, unlikely yes but if there’s a position I want us to argubely even brake our transfer record on its right back.
06 Jan 2019 20:41:41
Hi all, 1st time poster here
I have read this forum for many years and its the best about Great work to all the Eds and contributions from all the fans and alike
I really think Steven Caulker would be an excellent addition, If anyone can get the best from him it will be Rodgers
He looks to be a solid old fashioned 'in about it' defender we need, he also looks to be a good organiser and he stood out at Dundee with comanding performances
Thoughts?
{Ed007's Note - Welcome aboard and thanks. I think Caulker is done with football.}
06 Jan 2019 21:00:37
Hi Ed007
Thats a real shame at only 27 he should be in his prime years
For once in a long long time we have a title challenge, we should embrace it, this will push us onto the next level and also help us in Europe
We have a young team and this pressure will only make men from boys
Boys that are own players
Sevco are Desperate and need to do whatever it takes to stop the Celtic Steam train charging all the way to 10
Along the way we will have a few derailments, but will pick ourselfs up and steam ahead
I for one have no worries
We are building something special at Celtic and that takes time
We will nail this window and put them back in the Box after the winter break
Hope yous all have a good Monday.
{Ed007's Note - Great post that 👍
06 Jan 2019 21:43:03
That is a great post amid some of the nonsense you see on here. Welcome aboard LL.
07 Jan 2019 07:18:25
I can honestly see us increasing gap at top of table once we get key players back from injury and a couple of signings in. We have just been really unlucky this season but i think this Dubai trip will do the team well. Good chance to regroup, assess situation and step up once league starts back.
All this hype about Defoe from that mob and media is nonsense. He is finished and will be similar scenario to Francis Jeffers signing.
07 Jan 2019 12:37:31
There is a Japanese team that have picked up some brilliant over 30s and they are still poor. Andres Iniesta, David Villa and Lucas Podolski. So it doesn’t work all the time. Although I wouldn’t mind another Lubo Moravcik in our side.
07 Jan 2019 13:09:13
Our team is being built to win the 10 their team is being built to stop the 8 😂 If it doesn't work this season they're screwed as well only pull further away and their money to catch us is whittling away.
06 Jan 2019 01:12:54
Hey Ed, new username cos I've no idea what my previous usernames and passwords were. I live abroad these days, so sites like this are the closest I get to keeping track of the real goings on within parkhead. unless I read the "unbiased" SMS. Just want to say that I'm looking forward to a happy new year reading the site, and thank you for the past few years of service!
{Ed007's Note - You're welcome buddy and good to see you back posting, happy new year.}
06 Jan 2019
New image uploaded to the
Celtic Player Sightings page entitled, Jermaine Defoe arrives at Sevco training camp.
06 Jan 2019 19:51:27
He’s looking well Bhampot, must be all the praying at midnight mass.
07 Jan 2019 04:48:04
Seems to be more catholics at Ibrox these days than the Vatican lol.
06 Jan 2019 18:01:22
Fair play Ed seems the site has signed up more new players than even sevco 😏.
{Ed007's Note - It's since they naked pics of me were 'leaked' online.}
06 Jan 2019 19:14:24
Wonder how many of them will still be here when they realise we know they’re all zombies.
{Ed007's Note - I sussed a couple of Defoe fans our right away lol
06 Jan 2019 18:22:12
See if the reported 6m fee we are willing to offer for Castagne is accurate then surely if his club has raised his price beyond what we are willing to spend then surely we can sign another quality right back within that price range?
06 Jan 2019 19:49:26
Yes but if he's our main target and his club are just playing hardball and trying to drum up interest are we not better to try and call their bluff by waiting to see if any other teams come in for him? If it gets to the last week and it's only us in for him they might drop their price again because they know there isn't going to be a bidding war. If it gets near the wire and there's still no movement then we definitely need to move onto another target because Lustig hasn't got the legs.
06 Jan 2019 23:17:10
For that amount of money we should have a few targets lined up. I like The Rosenberg LB for a back up to Tierney.
07 Jan 2019 00:01:58
That boy looked to good to be warming our bench from what I've seen of him.
06 Jan 2019 18:19:15
Realise it's a bad time to try and recruit but really hope we are going to attempt to bring in the defensive cover we need. At worse we could be needing to sign across whole back line come Summer (not suggesting KT going by that but he needs cover) . Chipping away with at least a right sided Centre Half who can do a shift at RB would be tidy. Don't know anything about Tim Weah except that his Dad was ok lol! (And once "linked" with us-bigger lol) . As others have mentioned, Burke deal is a real head scratcher for me. Anyway, 3 weeks to go, hopefully stuff is a move behind the scenes.
06 Jan 2019 17:36:56
I despair that the board are not considering any defensive buys so far, this window. Boyata and Benkovic will be gone in the Summer,
leaving Ajer on his Todd. We need 2 central defenders now because they need bedding in. Lustig might be leaving, no proper cover. We need a high class striker, so we will have 3 vying for 2 places, when Griffiths gets back. Finally, this might get your backs up. Stefan Johansen is rotting on the Fulham bench as a non playing substitute. A cheeky bid might be enough to tempt him back.
06 Jan 2019 18:08:25
You despair the board aren’t considering any defensive targets because you’ve not read anything in a paper or on Twitter? Transfers take a bit of negotiating sometimes and the club with be going after targets A, B and C depending if we can get target A. And Johansen is decent but couldn’t get into our central midfield!
06 Jan 2019 18:54:02
Who told you that sjaladad, was it the Sun, the Dailly Record or did Pedro send you a text?
06 Jan 2019 19:19:51
Lawwel must have personally phoned him COYBIG.
06 Jan 2019 17:28:24
It’s just day 6 of the January transfer window I am hoping that the target search and home work on players has been done it’s now about getting the deals tied up. And nearing the end of the Window there might just might be a sneaky wee extra deal be there for the taking. HH hears welcoming the challenge.
06 Jan 2019 18:10:29
It’s the 6th day of January roll on Xmas.
06 Jan 2019 13:25:57
No need to panic folks. We'll come back after the break a much fresher n stronger side. Let the Manky Mob go down the road to ruin (again) . Treble Treble on its way. Hail Hail.
06 Jan 2019 13:23:18
Surley there should be questions asked when Peter Lawwells bonus is higher than what we are willing to spend on transfers?
06 Jan 2019 14:12:03
Lawwels bonus will be tied to performance of club.
Seeing as we have won the last 7 trophies and qualified for Europe after Xmas 2 years on the trot all the while improving parkhead, lennoxtown and posting the best financial figures the club has ever seen, I can see why anyone successfully running a business with a 100 million turn over wouldn't get a high bonus.
06 Jan 2019 15:01:41
I don’t agree with bonuses of this magnitude for company executives in any situation particularly when there are others depending on food banks to feed their families but as it’s probably the going rate for people in these positions then it’s correct for the reasons Kev has just mentioned. Second point is that PL’s bonus is nowhere near what we’re willing to spend on transfers.
06 Jan 2019 15:08:44
Actually trying to justify lawwells bonus haha.
The SPL is terrible. We dominated because we had no competition.
Not our fault but that's a reality. Last year we got 82pts which in most seasons with competition would not win you a league.
We also failed in Europe several times under this current financial plan since 2009 fiasco.
Cheap under deila, not investing in Rodgers. Losing out on 30-40 mil CL places at a time and still paying himself a bonus.
06 Jan 2019 15:10:17
As proved by signings like edouard ntcham Sinclair ect COYBIG.
06 Jan 2019 15:36:51
Tesla, if you take a look at the top flight leagues around Europe, you’ll find that ours is one of the most competitive there is.
06 Jan 2019 16:24:46
No investing under Rogers?
He's spent a fortune and wasted most of it.
06 Jan 2019 16:28:57
Amen Kev👏.
06 Jan 2019 16:53:01
Kev that’s what worries me I’m not aware of where BR got any experience spotting talent and signing players.
06 Jan 2019 17:56:42
COYBIG saying our league is one of the most competitive hahahaha no way man.
06 Jan 2019 17:54:19
Anyone who thinks Rodgers makes the signings is an idiot
Mark lawwell works at Man city that's where we get the English contacts from
Dembele was signed before Rodgers announced.
Sinclair had discussed signing under deila. Already in contact.
The next trick is to blame scouts. They are doing a job, not turning water into wine.
If lawwell tells you to go out and get a proven scorer and u come back with a list of 7 players and he's only willing to pay £2million then your hands are tied behind your back.
We have changed managers, scouting teams and coaches yet have the same problems.
Common denominator is Lawwell. He's the one who runs the club yet you all bend over backwards to avoid criticising him, while he takes a top 4 EPL bonus and salary for it.
06 Jan 2019 19:06:28
Tesla, why don’t you go and check the other leagues and come back with stats to prove me wrong.
06 Jan 2019 19:09:11
Dembele signed in July and Rodgers announced in May. After I read what you said about that I stopped reading cause its a lot of nonsense.
07 Jan 2019 00:58:31
Noracfc
Dembele was scouted before Rodgers
Sinclair signed under Rodgers but was in contact before Rodgers.
These are just facts u can't even argue with.
07 Jan 2019 13:23:18
Tesla369 yes we have changed managers, scouts and coaches, and during those changes we have 7 consecutive titles and 7 consecutive trophies. Im sure all the other teams wouldn’t mind those problems. oldkilly.
06 Jan 2019 08:24:12
Morning Ed, just a wee question regarding griffiths. I'm not on here to have a go at the guy as he's clearly got issues at the moment but what really is the truth with him do u know? From what I thought was the case is that Celtic have told him to take an indefinite break from football, stay away from Lennoxtown and Celtic Park, and keep a low profile yet this past week while after getting beat at Ibrox later that day he's sitting in the stands at Easter road watching Hibs, now there photos of him at the horse racing circulating yesterday. Doesn't look good when Celtic pay his wages, he's apparently got a gambling problem ( if that's true) and he's at the races? I might be the only one not privy to his real problems as there's all sorts of stories being branded about but for me he'd be better just keeping a low profile.
{Ed007's Note - I don't remember the Club telling LG to keep a low profile, Garry, why would they do that, and he will have handed in a sick-note just like every other employee? LG is suffering from depression and believe me the last thing you should do when suffering is lock yourself away from the world - that's just make your mood even worse. As far as I know a while back (I'm talking maybe 18 months/2 years ago) LG felt he was gambling too much and decided himself to knock it on the head for a while as he wasn't enjoying it, whether he went to GA or sought other help at the time is really nobody's business but his own.
Drug use, drinking too much, gambling too much, eating too much or too little can all be brought on through depression, there's some days you can't even be arsed getting out of bed or washing your face - that's the REALLY bad days that can drive people to do silly things. Days out with friends and family doing things you enjoy are encouraged by doctors and I doubt LG would be at horse-racing if he had any serious gambling problem, he would be dragged over the coals by his doctors, family & friends if that was the case so he wouldn't be standing posing for pictures, more likely he'd be there with a 'disguise' on trying to avoid cameras.
The best thing for LG is for everyone to stop speculating and give him the peace and time he needs to get better - and it does get better.
I'll just finish by saying to anyone reading this and struggling with mental health or an addiction don't let it all build up, talk to someone, anyone (even e-mail me if you aren't ready to talk to your doc or wife yet) the toughest thing is that first talk and asking for help but as soon as you do you're starting on the road to recovery 🙏
06 Jan 2019 16:17:53
Supposedly the racing picture was in October. Not that it matters.
06 Jan 2019 14:18:16
I said a simpler version of that earlier ed.
Now today Griffiths has came out and told everyone it has nothing to do with gambling or drink.
That should be the end of that.
06 Jan 2019 16:23:50
Well said ed excellent reply. As the BT advert said "it's good to talk" HH.
06 Jan 2019 16:31:13
Good on you ed👍.
06 Jan 2019 16:48:03
Well said Ed. You summer it up nicely. i've recently been diagnosed with PTSD and depression. Taking the first step and opening up is the hardest part.
06 Jan 2019 16:51:34
Well said Ed the problem with depression it leads to other problems and is not straight forward to solve my humble opinion is give him time and space and the occasional shout out on match days to let him know that 60k people give a dam. sorry Ed.
06 Jan 2019 17:37:01
Its just goes to prove the media has a disgusting agenda about club and will stoop to lows of telling lies about Griffiths who is clearly in a vunerable mental state.
Whats even more interesting is The Sun willing to print lies they have yet when i contacted them a few months about a convicted paedophille working as a fast food delivery driver in Dumbarton they were not interested. Nice to see they have priorities right.
06 Jan 2019 15:05:07
Good man ed.
{Ed007's Note - Cheers mate.}
06 Jan 2019 15:14:25
Excellent post Ed, really does put this illness in perspective and how to hit it head on.
{Ed007's Note - Taking the first step and talking is the hardest thing you might do in your life BUT it will also probably be the best as well.
To Pud, sorry to hear that mate, keep your chin up and keep on fighting - we're all here for you. God bless 🙏
06 Jan 2019 15:27:26
Best reply you have ever made Ed 👌🏻.
{Ed007's Note - Thanks mate.}
06 Jan 2019 16:45:22
Ed that is the best post I have seen from any person for many a year. You, like me, have suffered similar issues to Leigh and you direct no holds barred put down by anyone who doubts the impact MH can have on people and their families; is spot on. The need to build communication and enjoyment for someone suffering is key. at least that is how I try to deal with my demons. You sir are a credit to this site. 👊.
{Ed007's Note - Thanks very much for that mate, I go out to my mum's for dinner and come back to a serious pile of posts held for me on this thread so I will get through them all lads.
06 Jan 2019 17:44:07
You know where we are Pud👍.
06 Jan 2019 14:16:47
Great post ED.
Depression is a terrible thing to suffer from.
{Ed007's Note - Thanks, JB.}
06 Jan 2019 15:00:24
Thanks for replying to my post Ed, just wanted to understand the truth in what’s actually going on rather than listening and reading all the nonsense. When I say about keeping a low profile, what I was actually meaning and probably didn’t explain myself properly was Leigh being who he is is always going to attract the vultures of the press up here and he’s quite well within his rights to live his life how he sees fit. Now he’s felt he’s had to respond to the nonsense being written about him then hopefully the press will now leave him be to recuperate and get better. I meant no malice or upset in my post or earlier post 👍🏻.
{Ed007's Note - There was nothing wrong with your post, Garry don't worry about that mate. I hope you didn't think I was having a pop at you btw?
06 Jan 2019 15:25:26
Great response Ed, your bang on the money with that.
{Ed007's Note - 👍
06 Jan 2019 16:16:44
Excellent post Ed.
{Ed007's Note - Thanks, DJ.}
06 Jan 2019 18:59:06
Definitely didn’t think u were having a pop Ed, just wanted to know exactly what’s going on with Leigh. No one needs to buy papers to here the strries being branded about. Just hope he gets left alone now to focus on a speedy and full recovery mate.
{Ed007's Note - 👍
06 Jan 2019 21:11:28
Really well written Ed, well done.
Pud, small steps my friend.
At the end of the storm, there's a golden sky.
YNWA.
{Ed007's Note - Thanks mate.}
06 Jan 2019 23:23:27
Cheers Ed and malky.
06 Jan 2019 11:54:25
No Celtic supporter should buy a SUN from this day on. They are a disgrace.
06 Jan 2019 12:20:48
Don't know why ANYONE would buy it.
It a vile and should have been put out of business years ago.
06 Jan 2019 12:59:29
I didn't think any self respecting Celtic supporter still did.
Haven't bought the hun or the Daily Ranger for about 15 years.
06 Jan 2019 13:21:41
No human being should after Hillsborough.
{Ed007's Note - Don't buy Rupert Murdoch's The S*n, just give him money every month for your TV so that he can give your club millions back every season as you watch your team try to win a league his company has financially propped up for years.
Morals and principles eh - who'd have them?}
06 Jan 2019 14:18:43
I also stopped subscribing to his TV years ago to ED.
Get everything I need through kodi.
{Ed007's Note - 👍
06 Jan 2019 14:19:32
I don't give him money for tv either ed. Probably do somewhere though because he's got his fingers in everything.
{Ed007's Note - I'm talking about Pub League fans, every single one of them quite rightly agree with Merseyside about The S*n but the same guy basically owned their league for years and nobody batted an eyelid about it.}
06 Jan 2019 17:40:27
I have no love for Rupert Murdoch but he didn't write the story re Leigh. Its the reporters I am getting at and buying the newspaper supports their wages.
The only way for the public to hit newspapers is to stop buying them.
Supporting Murdochs TV company is a separate matter.
06 Jan 2019 15:11:09
When the going is good ed eh.
06 Jan 2019 22:10:08
**** sky too. To many good apps to pay they shower anything.
07 Jan 2019 13:26:00
I tweeted Griffiths saying he should sue them for slander it'll soon stop them saying anything. It's disgusting how they're printing lies or speculation about someone trying to recover from mental health issues. I doubt there will be an apology from them anytime soon.
06 Jan 2019 10:46:54
Wee griff puts the current bun in it's place after there story today.
06 Jan 2019 11:09:35
It’s ashame mate the various rumours and stories going about are unreal it’s bad enough for people that have suffered mental health issues or problems in general but for it to be played out in the public eye must be unreal his family will be under tremendous strain aswell. Puts things in perspective as much as we all love Celtic and want them to win every single game this is a young man with 5 kids let’s hope he gets better for their sake first and foremost.
06 Jan 2019 11:23:14
Well said campsie.
06 Jan 2019 11:43:20
Agree campsite boy, but given griffiths high profile and given how the press love a good story, he’d maybe be better just keeping a low profile. He’s entitled to live his life there’s no getting away from that but getting pictured at Hibs game v hearts the day we get beaten from that mob then getting pictured at the races it doesn’t look good. Hope he just gets his head down, gets his demons sorted for both himself and his family then get back to do what he does best for Celtic as we certainly are better with him around.
06 Jan 2019 12:19:11
Why does it look bad the boy is self proclaimed Hibs fan and likes horse raising? I love golf and my switch off and relaxation is golf that’s my normality just like Leigh’s normality and relaxation is going to see his boy good heroes with his pals and a day at the races? Is he meant to sit in the house fearful of going out. aye that will do the boy a lot of good? Can’t wait till the real footie starts back it’s murder without it? Mon the hoops 8 in a row beckons 🙂🍀.
06 Jan 2019 12:23:47
Why should he keep his head down?
Should he have to hide away while dealing with his issues?
Do you not think maybe getting out and enjoying his life might actually help his recover?
06 Jan 2019 15:24:46
Some of our Celtic friends have the most versatile of life skills imaginable.
Yet they believe the most out rageous stories about Celtic players that the media can come up with . They never stop to think this might not be true but they repeat the story and probably add a bit to it, diagnose a problem and give out the cure with never meeting the person involved .
This all comes from a weird sense of believe the worse in a Celtic player, he must be criticised. No matter who he is or what he does.
06 Jan 2019 10:12:13
Sorry for bringing this subject up again.
Brother Madden claimed he seen the Mckenna incident yet Mckenna still got a 2 match ban.
If Celtic get their meeting with sfa and John Fleming they will want to know why and how there is no consistency.
06 Jan 2019 10:39:27
Was thinking that to Leon too many inconsistencies it's like they make the rules up as they go along.
06 Jan 2019 13:12:50
Referee: Yes I seen him breaking the Celtic players ankle with his lunge but deemed it satisfactory and did not penalise. SFA. Oh that's okay then as you actually seen it happen. If you hadn't then we would have had to act and rescind the yellow that you would have awarded.
06 Jan 2019 07:56:48
Bhoys,
I really feel for you all back home having to endure all the crap from the media, pundits and of course "the people", banging on how we are done, crumbling, how they will win the league.
I read it but thank God I don't have to hear it.
I believe this will backfire on them all, Rodgers and our team will be fired up.
Tierney hopefully back, Calmac in midfield and Rogic back, hopefully wee Griff, throw in the blistering pace of Burke running at their slow defence.
It will be us laughing last and their club in finnancial disarray, having once again lost the plot finnancially to try and buy glory.
Keep the faith.
06 Jan 2019 01:49:13
Just to keep things in perspective too, cos I don't know how many times I've read how we failed with Mcginn. is Burke not younger, worth more, has more experience at both international and european level than Mcginn? Yet people are complaining about signing Burke? I'm not saying Burke is the answer, but a recent post about being "damned if you do" seems to resonate here!
06 Jan 2019 07:08:01
I can see Burke playing well for us. Think he will thrieve under Rodgers if the transformation of likes of Forrest is anything to go by.
End of the day we need more options on wings and what people don't realise is January is a terrible time to buy, so a 6 month loan for a £15m player that will do well in SPFL is not bad at all.
06 Jan 2019 07:42:00
If he's good enough to get us over the line in the league then he's good enough.
06 Jan 2019 08:08:02
Nick Powell from Wigan at one time we were apperanty interested in him or was that just media talk.
06 Jan 2019 01:24:45
Hey Ed, no really a first time poster (cos this is about the 4th username I’ve had to create after forgetting my previous names and passwords) but having read the site for the past few years, I have to say this is possibly the most negative I’ve seen the site. We’re potentially 3 points clear in the league, the richest we’ve ever been, possibly the youngest team we’ve had with so much potential, last 32 of Europe and a chance to qualify further after qualifying from a really tough group stage, broke our transfer record for a player, possibly have the best left back in the world, one of the best managers in the world, a stadium that’s world class, and we’re worrying about things like a 36 year old has been?
Granted we can improve, but let’s not be doom and gloom.
Lastly Ed, any chance Rodgers (knowing Rodgers) might see Burke as a RB?
06 Jan 2019 05:55:19
I think u might just be ed with that positive attitude and fantastic username, if u had mentioned yoda in that message I'd swear he was at it.
06 Jan 2019 11:10:21
I think a lot of these negative posts are from Zombies masquerading as Celtic fans. You can usually tell by the spelling mistakes, poor grammar and the use of words like ‘desperation ‘.
06 Jan 2019 10:38:43
Hilarious mcstay. Your definitely a glass half full man.
06 Jan 2019 11:44:36
Some of the negativity is over the top, granted. You'd think we were the chasing pack at the moment but it really us in our hands. But I feel there are quite a few fans are more concerned with the decline in standards over the recent past that's allowed the gap to close, ignoring that is naive.
Full strength celtic can go on a run but we've yet to see it this year. Tough games for that mob after January, one slip up we could be 6 ahead.
06 Jan 2019 13:18:00
Thr sevvies say stuff like "sick of this pish " "guarantee you" "end of" etc. They all pretend they care whilst really portraying fear. Project fear. They are so "desperate" for success they will resort to the only way they know how to win. . underhanded.
06 Jan 2019 15:45:31
McStay is definitely a ‘glass half full’ man but I don’t get why it’s hilarious. It’s 100% correct. Everything he stated in his post was a fact. Most of the negative posts are based on unfounded opinions.
06 Jan 2019 16:37:53
Agree with those who said that a lot of negative posts come from "the peeple" masquerading as tims. In a strange way I'm glad we lost to them as it was a reality check but it shouldn't have caused panic just as losing to hearts or hibs etc didn't cause panic. I know the rangers think that the league is one game as indicated by the joy they feel when thay go above us in the classifications, uf only for a few hours. SINCE ROGERS ARRIVED WE HAVE NOT LOST AN IMPORTANT GAME IN SCOTLAND AS INDICATED BY BACK TO BACK TREBLES AND ANOTHER TREBLE IS VERY MUCH ON. That we drop points, even to Sevco in the league is to be expected but to go unbeaten in the cups for this length of time is more of an indication of the state of the team. Happy New Year Everyone.
06 Jan 2019 16:57:02
Coybig so you agree kt is the best left back in the world? I think you need a reality check. Great player as he is he's not even Scotland best left back in my opinion. And Rodgers one of the best managers in the world. Come on mate. Again he's good but nowhere near that standard.
06 Jan 2019 00:54:47
For the 2nd time, I'm not wetting my panties about this transfer window just yet because there are still a few weeks to go however our early intentions do little to soothe an aching heart.
I hope our club have learned the lesson about leaving things until the last minute and appreciate the benefits of acting quickly on targets that have been identified a few months beforehand.
HH.
{Ed007's Note - Like every transfer window the players and agents hold the power and play the long game, what if players want to wait and see what other offers are available as the window winds down? Would Lawwell or Rodgers take the blame for a player that dithered until he got offered a better financial deal than ours late in the window?
How can Rodger plan for the future when our captain is pissing about with contract negotiations? Or will Brown's departure be blamed on Rodgers and questions asked why he didn't bring in James McCarthy to replace him?
06 Jan 2019 07:11:04
Ed I think Brown has made his mind up by his actions even talking to another club. I would be surprised if Brown is at club next season.
{Ed007's Note - So would I be now, Phil. I think Brown himself knows his best days are behind him and he's now struggling playing at this level.}
06 Jan 2019 10:42:21
So we are signing James McCarthy Ed.
ROLF, couldn't help myself mate.
{Ed007's Note - That'll depend on whether a deal can be done with Everton but McCarthy would definitely be up for it.}
06 Jan 2019 03:15:10
Bang on Ed. It doesn't matter what the club or manager do people will complain.
{Ed007's Note - We all do it lol
06 Jan 2019 03:32:09
Ed I hear you, I absolutely do. You are often a voice of reason and I know you hate 'over-enthusiastic' criticism of our club at different levels. I do too.
I feel the momentum has swung towards the scummy side of Glasgow and they are real challengers this season. Am I listening to too much of the media? Maybe I am.
Am I confident about the collective ability of our first team for the rest of this season? No I'm not, and I don't imagine I'm alone.
I do believe that the lack of squad strength over the last few years could bite us on the arse. With the exception of Edouard we have spent very little on players that have made a positive impact but we have certainly spent a lot on players who have been pretty useless. I know that not every transfer can be an immediate 100% success but our recruitment of lower level players simply hasn't paid off. HH.
{Ed007's Note - My problem is that we don't need any more lower-level (sqaud) players, we've got an abundance of players that can come in and do a turn in certain games. It's 4-5 first team starters we need brought in over the next 2 windows and loans just ain't going to cut it.
The one and ONLY reason I could see for loans is that the player we want isn't available this window, maybe their contract is up in the summer. The loan of Burke is baffling to me.}
06 Jan 2019 15:41:04
Bob the cat .
I am pleased to tell you, that there is no pendulum swung towards Ibrox or anywhere else . Rangers 2012 won't finish in the top 2 this season . Any club who are signing two way past their best players nearer 40 than 30!. One a retired goal scorer working 15 minutes every 3 weeks and the other doing less hours but signed to keep the loyalist paramilitaries among their support happy .
The loss on the 29th was a one - off, many things that will be difficult to repeat were used against us .
No matter who we sign, we will be a lot better than that lot.