Celtic Banter Archive December 08 2020

08 Dec 2020 22:11:10
Pesky green brigade out again tonight.

08 Dec 2020 23:18:01
One banner is disturbing “shoot the board”
I’m all for putting pressure on the board but that’s too far.

08 Dec 2020 23:42:50
agree buzz mate. we are a respectable club, and that sort of dialogue will hurt us .

08 Dec 2020 23:53:31
I’m at it saying gb it’s that they get blamed for everything but the shoot the board is a tongue n cheek take on a banner from the last sack the board campaign.

09 Dec 2020 02:10:50
That banner or messages like that should be no where near cp. Imo.

09 Dec 2020 12:04:28
cheers for clearing that up welshy.

08 Dec 2020 21:47:19
Poor ed all this in December and a transfer window next month 😂😂😂.

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08 Dec 2020 19:20:31
When NL balled "f☆ck off" to Mikey when he hobbled off whilst putting himself on the line for the team he lost part of the respect I had for him. He was a young boy and yes he made a wrong decision on his fitness but would NL have shouted like this to Rogic, Brown, Calmac, I think not. Is it this type of behaviour and publicly criticising them one of the reasons why some players have downed tools.

08 Dec 2020 20:07:27
I agree Chinks, this incident has played a part. Lennon is more calm in front of the cameras nowadays but behind the scenes he has possibly got into a situation similar and certain players have not responded well to it, I think he let his guard down with the Mikey incident.

08 Dec 2020 20:21:04
Agree Jazz and much as BR left us in the lurch he would never in a million years have acted like that and he had the full respect of all the players. A manager needs that and they have that across the city.

08 Dec 2020 20:45:36
Points agreed but the rat is and always be a fud.

08 Dec 2020 20:55:46
There was a rumour that Lustig had a fallout with Lennon,
Due to the treatment of a younger player.

08 Dec 2020 21:00:06
Why is all of a sudden Rodgers being praised fk him rat.

08 Dec 2020 21:12:52
Lennon is that arrogant he regularly falls out with his reflection in mirror.

08 Dec 2020 21:14:27
Chinks67 I forgot about that, no doubt something else has happened.

08 Dec 2020 21:28:34
Welshy if the rat had given flying feck about the 10 he’d have stayed for it. It was always about Brendan. Rodent.

09 Dec 2020 11:39:43
We would be nowhere near the quadruple treble without BR. Yes he is a fud for what he did but name one of our players who wouldn't have done the same. Actually so would Lenny if he wasnt a bad manager and someone wanted him. Money talks in football. BR came, rebuilt his reputation and jumped ship before it went stale. Expect him to do the same to Leicester in the next year.

09 Dec 2020 14:02:09
Chinks, I agree said this to a few boys at work last week, that is when I think the rot started. I've never been the biggest fan of Lennon but when I saw him going daft at a young injured player, I thought what a complete COQ.

08 Dec 2020 18:48:28
However the league pans out this season I think the majority of us would agree that change is needed.

* NL will be away
* Several players will/ should be sold/ loaned out
* Lawell may retire
* DD with approx 24% of the shares is unlikely to go anywhere (so let's not hold our breath on that one) .

If Lawell does go, his replacement may prove to be just as important as the new manager.

I'm hoping that for once, we look at the model of similar sized clubs in smaller countries aound Europe and opt for a DOF and a capable manager who can mould a winning team that plays the Celtic way over the next 3-5 seasons.

08 Dec 2020 19:00:19
Pedro
There’s a report tonight suggesting that the relationship between Dermot Desmond and Peter Lawwell has effectively broken down.
It’s possible Lawwell wants Lennon out and Desmond is digging his heels.
Charlie Nicholas has also predicted that one of Dermot Desmonds sons could take over from Peter Lawwell for next season.

08 Dec 2020 19:04:55
so if that's the case then desmond should hang his head in shame if its him that's keeping lennon in the job.

08 Dec 2020 19:14:35
If that's the case its a total flip as Lawell was instrumental in NL getting job when DD was less keen and had others lined up.

08 Dec 2020 19:19:19
Liam
Desmond is letting everyone know it’s his ball and he’ll decide who plays.

08 Dec 2020 19:50:02
Interesting Buzz, so both NL and PL could be away right enough.

Don't know anything about DD son (s) other than one is married to the tastiest of the Corr sisters (lol)

08 Dec 2020 20:36:41
Andrea😉.

08 Dec 2020 20:54:19
Pedro and Chinks are well clued up. 😂.

08 Dec 2020 21:53:08
i think its more likely desmond would want rid and lawell would be against.

09 Dec 2020 09:09:31
pedro i think DD is going in he not to distant future, i think he has lost interest in celtic and will sell or pass is shares to his family. he is going through the i'm the gaffer faze and after he has puffed his chest out for everyone to see he will leave.

09 Dec 2020 10:07:26
Buzz
If it's the son that i meet on a European trip. He's Celtic daft.

08 Dec 2020 16:04:31
Lawell has been interfering for years . We should have invested after Seville. the board never want take next step . I was always under impression that ultimately he ran a tight ship so we would never end up in state we were in in 90s when fergus came in and done his bit. If a certain new club can run at losses in tens of millions since born and nobody says boo It's not exactly a level playing field I'm not sure of this but Why is there no FFP in Scotland ? How can euro teams who adhere to FFP allow it if playing against a non FFP regulated team? Excuse my lack of knowledge on this Just thinking aloud So many questions. 😀. When we going to start winning again being the main one.

08 Dec 2020 16:50:06
You bring up a good point P.73 about Nations with restrictions playing Nations with No restrictions.
UEFA are supposed to have restrictions in place to qualify for their competitions but how have Sevco been allowed to transfer TENS of millions of club debt over to their company and not break the Uefa FFP rules.
I think FFP will be introduced in Scotland if Sevco qualify for the CL and they start to stabilise their finances.
It must be the only thing Scotland haven’t copied the English, who have their own FFP.
My guess is the Scottish Football Authorities didn’t want to watch Showjumping for the next generation but it will eventually be introduced once the club from the Southside stabilise their accounts.

08 Dec 2020 14:10:48
My fear in all this situation is that by listening to fellow tims on here and friends that say they are not going to renew their season tickets I wonder what will happen to our club unless something positive happens really soon If Lennon is in charge for the next Rangers game I fear for our club because if we lose that game we say goodbye to the 10 even if we bring in a new man it will take a little
time for him to get his views and tactics across. So the longer the board leave it the more chance we won't get 10 And it might have to go into a fire sale to keep the books balanced I really hope that the board have considered that.

08 Dec 2020 15:10:08
The season ticket protest would probably make little difference as the offer would just go to the thousands on the waiting list and that gives Lawell the complacent arrogance that has got us here.
Usually the most effective method of protest are rally's or demonstrations and that is illegal under current CV legislation and we saw a really bad example of that after the Ross Co. game.
The absence of supporters has given the Board an 'untouchable' heir; but to mess-up to this extent in such a momentous season could be their downfall if the season disintegrates into chaos and gradually supporters gain access to vent their feelings.
This won't be the first Board to be ousted by Celtic Fan Power.
The players and manager are responsible up to a point, but looking at the bigger picture ie: appointments and that includes replacing the previous manager with - to be perfectly honest - a 'Patsy'. Recruitment - including selling top players and replacing with average or even misfits; Bringing in loans instead of properly addressing problem positions and all this during an extended summer 'window' where they had plenty time to sell unhappy, want-away players and really prepare and build a squad that could progress from last season's impressive EL and 9-in-a-row successes and kick-on instead of landing us in this predicament.

08 Dec 2020 15:37:46
It’s a hard pill to swallow but I’ll be renewing I support the club not the board.

08 Dec 2020 15:42:46
The season ticket sales will depend on who’s in charge.
I don’t think Lawwell and Lennon will still be there which will be a bonus.
But if they think getting a manager from Ipswich Town will sell season tickets then they’ll need to think again.

08 Dec 2020 13:08:34
The yank team that mark McKenzie the young cb is say i g the German and English clubs are now interested in the player after we had initial talks. apparantly very good player. asleep at the wheel again.

08 Dec 2020 13:47:39
A left footed CB surely not.
Your right Mally the board have fell asleep at the wheel.
The same could be said about Ivan Toney,
Reports are suggesting Everton could offer £50 million for him in the summer.

08 Dec 2020 14:08:02
Just one of many bad decisions and cheap options . toney should have been signed and Barry fry said he'd have came . but we went for a guy who had hardly played in a year when another mill or so would have got Toney.

08 Dec 2020 14:43:53
Much less of a risk for Everton though Buzz. I mean Calvert Lewin is scoring every week for them at the moment. Don't know about you but I wouldn't fancy him to do as well up here. And they probably value him just as high, which is mental!

08 Dec 2020 15:47:33
Mally
Barry Fry said Ivan Toney would’ve walked to Glasgow.

08 Dec 2020 08:03:11
Ed Could you compile a vote on who the fans would most like to see replace Lennon from these choices:
Martin O Neill
Gordon Strachan
Jack Ross
Paolo Di Canio
Paul Lambert
Eddy Howe
None of the above

Cheers.

{Ed007's Note - Vote on the poll HERE.

08 Dec 2020 12:16:40
Martin O'Neill has apparently ruled himself out.

08 Dec 2020 12:28:14
I would rather have Dan Petrescu who’s available.

08 Dec 2020 12:38:53
Paulo Di Canio, Jesus wept 🙈.

08 Dec 2020 12:42:18
None of the above.

If the board have any ambition there is only one man and that is Rafael Benitz.

{Ed007's Note - Benitez is on £12 million a year in China and that's after tax.}

08 Dec 2020 12:54:21
I'd be happy with Nigel Pearson.

08 Dec 2020 13:05:37
Howe for me.

08 Dec 2020 14:12:00
Hi ed there was reports of derby looking at rafa. If they think they could pull it off surely celtic could. Rafa might be looking at a route to the epl
Only paper talk that derby were interested do you know if there is any truth in it.

{Ed007's Note - Derby are being taken over by mega-rich Arabs who are willing to throw crazy money at the project and they apparently want Benitez to be the manager.}

08 Dec 2020 14:48:52
How much money does one man need though Ed? I've a good source who tells me he rather be abused by neds if things don't go well.

08 Dec 2020 21:01:10
Makes sense ed cheers.

07 Dec 2020 23:00:13
Ed007 . love the way you batted the Damian duff suggestion right oot the park 😂. If and when Neil leaves it really needs to be someone that we get in that gets the support re - engaging with the players and supporters and also someone that can re build in January transfer window and not a stop gap till summer 🍀 never over troops.

{Ed007's Note - Cheers mate 👍

08 Dec 2020 09:53:18
Comments on players not being fit? How is this possible in December when we've been playing almost 2 games a week since August?

Injury is one thing but basic fitness for a professional footballer should be a given.

08 Dec 2020 10:20:00
The fitness of Celtic players was mentioned on Radio Scotland on the 4th of October when Celtic were playing away at St Johnstone, it was mentioned that Celtic players looked tired at 60 minutes.

08 Dec 2020 10:30:48
My thoughts exactly, if an injury free professional football player can’t get fit in a few weeks then something is seriously wrong in the training and management.

08 Dec 2020 05:30:49
Ajeti and Charlie Adams comments.

At the time when Celtic were close to signing Albian Ajeti I remember Adam saying in the papers that he had heard that Ajeti was not up to the level that he thinks he is. At the time I thought that It was a pretty big statement from 1 professional To say about another and put it down to the rangers Celtic thing, wind up. Now, I'm thinking Adam was right and Adams choice of words " level he thinks he is " is pointing towards him also have attitude issues? What's every1 else's take? I think Lennon was desperate for Ivan Toney and Ajeti was last minute backup.

08 Dec 2020 09:35:10
Adam's a twit, The boy was outstanding at Basel and never got a chance at West Ham.
He came here and scored 5 in 4 appearances before getting injured and hasn't had a chance since.

08 Dec 2020 09:58:29
If the Celtic defence and midfield worked harder they would be providing Ajeti or Edouard with more decent passes to help him score goals.

08 Dec 2020 10:20:21
The problem is he's in and out all the time ges either been unfit or missed decent chances . he doesn't exactly work his socks off and run the channels.

07 Dec 2020 22:37:28
Out of curiosity, when is the AGM?