Celtic Banter Archive July 06 2014

06 Jul 2014 19:06:02
ft,, 1-1,, more even second, the hot weather slowed it down, some changes second with pukki balde Griffiths Matthews Henderson mgregor fasan on after 60 mns with Henderson the standout, Griffiths looks a bit lost wide right of a 4-3-3 and amido was amido, I know its a friendly but pukki does great things sometimes then can't find the pass or can't control the ball and undoes the good bit, took his goal well though, its going to take time to adapt to the 4-3-3 rd likes to play but some encouraging signs, no watt or fridjonsson again

We didn't really get control on the game but it is only a warm up game after all! Some nice passing in patches but going no where.

If it was a 4-3-3 lads did we drop to a 4-5-1 well? Just we'll need to in Europe. Griffiths then in this role no surprise he didn't suit it. Need complete players in the wing forward roles. We need players who can play a better defensive game for this system, because the counter attack will most likely be our best outsource. But a counter is only useful if you don't concede. Hopefully this is still just getting us through the motions though. We'll face a worse side than this in Reykjavik.

06 Jul 2014 18:03:11
1-0 ht, good game again with a great atmosphere its the last game athis stadium so its party time, idont know if this contributed but they looked a lot sharper for the first 20 odd mins and where the better team (we did have to re shape after losing broony to a nothing challenge, no news on him yet) but we have started to come back into it with some lovely passing moves and derk should have made it 1-1, will be brave from rd if he makes a new team change again as they are decent, but a game like this could be great for the youngsters .the green brigade will be envious of their mob as as been smokebombs and pyros all first half, the also have put on a coupl of great banner displays with one whole secyion of the support changing into the same shirts whilst it was over them

Was a good game overall. second half we were much better but can't complain with anyone out there and although they had there chances it took an own goal for them to score

we look good in pre season this year. probably the first time in a long time the team haven't been sluggish and sitting back

well done ronny and the coaching staff

06 Jul 2014 19:09:23
agreed drb thought they were ahead of us in terms of sharpness McGeough looked best player on the park 1st half mate , and ditto really liked the look of this "crisp fast passing" atb jb7

I don't think either good or poor performances in pre - season are neither reasons to praise or reasons to ridicule . I think we should wait until at least we have completed the two legs in Europe before we give initial judgements.

Yourman,, were commenting on a celtic game just played, giving a few opinions wheres the harm?

There is no harm, as far as I know . A reason for a sluggish performance could be over training prior to match, or also could be a serious lack of over all fitness. At this stage we have no idea why we have or have not a sluggish performance

Remind me how much wee paid for Derk Boerrigter? Pre-season friendly or not, a professional footballer in his late 20s not able to tap the ball into an empty net is a lost cause.

Hb . almost as worrying is how regurarly his last ball goes behind the forwards

Aye between the injuries and his form when he has played, he hasn't lived up to his hype or fee!

06 Jul 2014 17:35:04
derk does a sebo after a brilliant passage of play absolute shocker

06 Jul 2014 17:08:14
brown off injured,,

Any early word on the severity or otherwise of his injury .

05 Jul 2014 23:13:56
Hi Ed any chance of getting a poll up who do we think will be next seasons top scorer

Griffiths / Stokes / Commons or New signing/other

And on a separate note a know the scouts have been looking at the dutch and Belgian leagues for potential signings but are you hearing anything yet more concrete?

ATB JB7

{Ed007's Note - No probs, Jamie. Click here to vote.}