08 Feb 2014 21:47:24
What is the point of our CEO telling everybody about how much money etc we are worth when our team and management team aren't really worth a f@@k . As a fan today I was embarrassed how gutless our team were especially our home based players who should know what this means to the fans . Fair play to ex celts especially Barry Robson who was head and shoulders above any player today . As for playing Samaras words fail me . If we can buy out Banguras contract surely we can buy out this imposter . NL you have a lot to sort out because after today we could probably close two ends of the ground and still not fill it . I've been watching Celtic since 1969 but I've never felt so gutted when I know we should be winning trebles never mind doubles because we should be light years ahead of any club in Scotland .DH
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08 Feb 2014 21:35:01
I've got to mention it, delighted at the Liverpool score today!
Their games against Everton and Arsenal today are similar to how we should be playing at home. Early goals, fast, pressing and finishing. Not this happy with one goal, slowing it down and giving away possession so easily.
I know we don't have the players they have but compared to the rest of Scottish football, we might as well have.
Exactly. Not enough swash buckling at all. Aberdeen are in form, but aren't we? The performance today could be, in essence, a one off. But the problems lie deeper.
JimTim it's been coming tbh we have been beating poor teams every week but aberdeen was the 1st real test we have had in a long while and the team should ahve been fred up and buzzing for it but they folded. Players and management both have to take the blame too many players did not turn up ie sammy AGAIN the less said about him the better and stokes apart from his goal was a ghost the full game. Matthews we could all see wasn't fit darnell shouldn't have been dropped imo. Have said for a while a think lenny will be away after this season and after another poor cup exit 2 add 2 the list a think it's best for the club and neil himself 2 move on elsewhere after the summer. Things have been stale for ages and we look 2 be going backwards at a rapid pace
08 Feb 2014 21:25:07
hi I will get shot down for this but what the hell . we are all quick to point out that fat ally only manages to be so far clear in the third tier because his team are far superior to the opposition and we also point to his cup record but surely under nl we are exactly the same. one good result in cl does not make him a good manager. and I feel under him we are going backwards
08 Feb 2014 20:07:42
There are a lot of disappointed Celtic fans on here tonight most calling for Lennon to go.
It is difficult not to type a knee jerk reaction post so soon after the game, but trying to defend Lennon after some of his team selections is hard.
We all know he plays his favourites regardless of other players form which is poor management.
Before the game we were told Forrest was a "major doubt" but he was played anyway, Mathews is just back from months out also and could not have been ready for such a big game, Samaras should not be anywhere near the first team yet Lennon keeps playing him, I think to spite us the fans.
I also think the rest of the team, including Lennon were complacent, thinking they only had to turn up to continue our unbeaten run.
Before I go on it would be churlish not to say Well done Aberdeen they got their tactics spot on.
What I and a lot of other Celtic fans are angry about is that a league with no Sevco in it we should be winning more trophies than we are, we have lost out on 3 cups in past 2 seasons.
Speaking of the Govan mob, they are almost on their knees and Lennon has now handed them a massive boost psychologically and financially, if they reach final making them over a £1m pounds.
Sadly, I am now in the Lennon must go camp. Timalloy
{Ed007's Note - On my way home today Tim somebody actually said to me 'We'll probably make more money from renting CP out than the winners will get'. It's time for fans to get back to concentrating on the football, too many of them look more forward to financial reports than the fixtures list.}
I agree Tim, you, the ed, Mrs E, GJ and a few other sensible football people have stated the same points. I will not go over it. I am hurting, met a few Bankies in the town after the game. The general consensus? Totally raging and Lennon must go. These are opinions from fans who have been supporting the club for decades. Thanks Ed for not posting my extreme comment earlier on.
{Ed007's Note - No worries mate, I thought it was out of character for you.}
Tim when you get down, then I know it's bad!
Hopefully this will be the kick up the backside needed at Celtic and they'll realise a balance sheet doesn't score goals.
08 Feb 2014 20:02:57
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08 Feb 2014 18:43:45
Would love Michael Laudrup to be the next Celtic manager! Would be great too see some great football back getting played at Parkhead. Never had the best season with Swansea this year but last year he worked miracles to win the league cup for them. Top Manager.!
You're nuts
08 Feb 2014 18:23:47
The hardest thing to say about today is that Aberdeen fully deserved their win. They were sharper and moved the ball better and more effectively than us.They also worryingly looked to be better drilled than us.This might have been caused by, once again, Lennon's determination to put empty shirts on the pitch.
The worst offender, and I think we all knew this would be the case when we heard the team, was Sammi.One piece of invention for the Stokes goal and that was that.Stokes himself falls into this bracket, one moment and then he vanished.Throw Forrest in and you can see why we struggled.We surrendered midfield and could not get started at all.
Another factor was the poor performance of Commons.I don't think he has been at it for the last few games, despite scoring, but to be fair he was not helped by the team selection at all.Nothing was ever played to him in the right shape, and with the three players mentioned he was working pretty much solo.
Midfield was where I thought we, and Lennon lost it.Aberdeen have been playing well and are using the pace in their team well.So we bring a player back from injury, with very little game time, to replace a youngster who has let no one down and is months away from his contract running out.What a great way to show an outstanding prospect you want him to stay!We have Johansen, who again was probably our best player, playing holding midfield.When he was bought we were told he was a creative player who would get us forward.Sound familiar? Rogic anyone? bought as attacking midfielders, but told to play in the middle.All for one thing, to accommodate Lennons favourites.
There was lots of money sitting on that bench, money Lennons spent. Once again we have been shown up in a domestic cup competition.There can be no excuse, no smokescreen.Neil Lennon has questions to answer.Domestically we have been underachieving for years, if your really critical you could say decades.But Neil Lennons in charge now and he is not showing up well. Games v Hearts and Motherwell show what can be achieved, so why not keep the same team and formation? Today was uninspiring and insipid.We were passionless and lacked any incision. This might be a very telling day in the history of Celtic, it is that important.
Is Lennon the man to take us forward? It is a big call.It appears that Tony Watt is not the only one living on that result.A result that with each passing week, looks more fluke than tactical ingenuity.
I agree with everything posted gj bit you know the biggest disappointing thing today for me apart from result and display, was having to explain to my 8 year old who's birthday treat it was meant to be why a mid 20s girl and her male friends started abusing brown and Forrest also commons before they had even sat their arses on the seats, they had arrived late and we were 1-0 up at the time?? The girl by far the worse as she was cheering everyte sammi got ball and final straw was when we stood up and welcomed griffiths with a cheer these bangers could only boo and call him a racist, so and so . I'm all for folk paying there cash and having their say but ateast give folk a chance and take the blinkers off, cheers
Falkirkbhoy, my day never got off to the best start either! The queue are our turnstile was huge and the guy behind us was steaming drunk.
A few were trying to hide him from the Police and Stewards but he was having none of it and started shouting 'we're rebels, we do what we want' lol
Told him smarten up and not give the Police an excuse to lift him. Then out comes a can of lager and spilt more than he drank.
Seen him getting put out at half time but he was fall down drunk by then.
08 Feb 2014 20:44:37
Funny you should mention that, everybody seemed to be going off their heeds the day before and during the game, I seen an argument with two fans at the turnstiles, then at half time a bloke was trying to scrap wi a steward in the bogs, then another bloke was roaring and shouting at another boy at the pie stall. I think there's dodgy voddy doing the rounds in Glasgow the now and making everybody go off the heed, the stuff I was drinking in a boozer before the game came out of a Smirnoff bottle but wasnae anything like voddy. Just a thought
He must have had more to drink, at half time he didn't know where he was. But in fairness the Stewards were just telling him to go home and sober up, nothing heavy handed.
It was the way the fans tried to hide him from the Police but he was having none of it. Ach well, hangover on dodgy vodka ooooffft!
Maybe some of the team had it as well, would explain a few things
08 Feb 2014 18:14:55
Deary me it's all looking very "political" on here tonight!
You left the WATP off the end of your post Che ;-)
08 Feb 2014 18:51:03
You seem very smug tonight Che. What in you're opinion went wrong today? Was it because the board haven't backed the manager with enough millions to beat Aberdeen?
No Stevie it's because once again Neil Lennon has been shown up as a very poor manager who has limited tactical awareness.
At least he beat Barcelona though.
I suppose you're blaming the Green Brigade for another embarrassing cup exit, I mean God forbid you say anything against the club!
It appears that to be classed as a "real supporter" on here you have to be an unquestioning, docile, board worshipping robot.
Mrs E do you ever post anything without mentioning something about Sevco?
Sometimes but not always Che, I never say Sevco either. A guy on my FB embarrassed us all into stopping it but not in a good way, prefers the old words (I'll leave it at that)
I'm thinking of writing a book about them you know!
Are you tactically aware Che?
Totally agree with your comment about the can do no wrong Lenny. I dared to criticize him on here after one of our many cup semi defeats in the past 4years and got pelters back from the he's a real Celtic man and one of us brigade. With the millions we've spent on the squad I could manage them to the SPFL title, last thing we need is our board to be throwing millions at a manager who believes Georgios Samaras deserves a new contract
...Stevie
Che left Celtic park disillusioned and on a total downer.
planned to go and watch rugby in the pub, but was so pissed off just came home.
read and agree with most of your posts, but sorry mate tonight`s not the night for cheap point scoring.
please don't turn our misery into your personal glory.
we all know what we are watching is unacceptable.
bennybhoy
@Stevie That is my main gripe, Neil Lennon is not good enough to be Celtic manager but if you say that all you get is abuse.
@Bennybhoy Believe me I am gutted after today's result and I'm not looking for any glory, I would rather be proven wrong. I have been vilified on here over the last few days for speaking out against the board and the manager. I've been accused of making things "political" and not being a "real supporter" by people who couldn't provide any evidence to back up their apologist views. I do think it's refreshing that more and more fans are starting to see the truth of the situation, that our board and management are incompetent and seem preoccupied by maintaining their own profile than doing what is best for the club and more importantly, the supporters. You don't get any trophies for having a healthy balance sheet.
Aye, nice one Che.
08 Feb 2014 17:37:18
Interesting that Ledley scored this afternoon too. Good on him.
Wonder why we couldn't come to terms. Could have used him this afternoon I think.
08 Feb 2014 17:31:19
Usual. Brag bout how much money we've got how everythin is rosey in the garden then go out the cup and look like t!ts.
08 Feb 2014 17:03:19
Neil Lennon we love you, we support you but you are not the manager we need now at our great football club. What is it about this manager? He constantly baffles with his selections.Samaras? Unfit Matthews for Fisher? I have had enough. as have most of the fans round about me today. Tactically devoid of ideas. Can we have a proper Manager the next time we interview Mr Lawell? or will we continue to get short changed in every department? Signings, manager etc
Obviously only my humble opinion.
Rant over.
I have thought and thought about possible replacements and have thus far failed to think of one. Think everyone would welcome Larsson. That for me is a good 5 years away from happening.
The board however will look for a yes man, someone who doesn't really worry about money to spend, most likely of the Owen Coyle calibre. I would prefer a foreign manager to come in, someone that wants to play good football the Tommy Burns way but with more success domestically and to make us a success in Europe year on year and not once every so often. There will be someone out there, the board need to find him.
Am thinking along the lines of Pellegrini when at Villarreal, they never had the money but had players that wanted to play football and win and they became a force in La Liga and Europe before he moved on to bigger and better things.
08 Feb 2014 16:53:55
There we go oor Lenny in our most important game of the season since Shakter Karagandy blows it big tlme, Samaras? Why play this imposter. We've been playing with Commons up top all season to great effect, but today for some bizarre reason he thinks let's play Samaras and Stokes. I've said on here numerous times when the Greek Tragedy plays Celtic don't, get rid of this waste of a jersey and Lenny your times up your cup record is shocking
Commons was up, just behind stokes, positions aren't regimental.
Commons officially went wide when Griffiths came on.
But agree with everything you've said Stevie, Samaras was the overriding factor in an alround bad day, but we shouldn't be surprised, it was always coming! Even now surely the Sammy lovers will relent?
Although being sold up the river by the board and Lennons mind blowing decisions that game should still have been winnable. Papering over cracks only lasts so long!
08 Feb 2014 16:45:58
Celtic Football Club was let down today by everyone involved including the fans!
There is no pressure on any team in Scotland to beat Celtic, none. In the League its all about damage limitation mostly, they all have the same tactic. Defend and try and get something on the break.
In the Cups a different story, they know we are complacent and how we like to play. All the pressure is on Celtic and we collapse every friggin time.
We have an experienced Captain who has a reputation for taking a game by the throat, driving them on - collapsed (and he's on his 2nd chance after the CL disaster)
Fans who are faithful through and through - collapsed last season (first season without Rangers incidentally)
We have a financially astue Board jammed packed with so called Celtic men - cowards in the transfers window
Neil Lennon - beating Barcelona will only last one season (if that), not the rest of your career
I'm gutted today and the only positive I can see is now MAYBE the board will pay heid
08 Feb 2014 17:17:33
Mrs E what more can the board do? They've given Lenny millions but he can't win a treble in Scotland with it. His team selection today beggar's belief .Starting with Tragedy was an
unbelievable decision
Now is not the time to blame the fans or the board mrs e the people who deserve criticism are Lennon, coaching staff and players we have a squad more than capable of beating all teams in Scotland yet regularly fail when the pressure is on. We must go to different games as I rarely see our captain take a game by the stuff of the neck, yes he can shout and hold position but he rarely wins games for us.
I would also like someone at celtic to come out and tell us where they think we will be in 2 years time as all I see is a team being dismantled and and too many second rate players being brought in that nobody truly knows who spotted them. I will be honest and say I don't rate Lennon as a manager and think a parting of the ways will suit both of us and would like to see a foreigner come in who has a tactical brain and an Eros of playing passing football. I'm sure there are many coaches who could do a job for us that aren't household names win Jansen managed it so can others.
Haha needed to laugh at that post! The fans let them self down? On the basis of what? Cause they are not willing to pay a fortune to go and watch garbage like what was on display today? The only thing that was let down today was the FANS!
Stevie, I'm not sure what the answer is with the board but I do feel they are 'scared'. After the first goal, we never really looked like scoring again. The players brought in to replace Hooper have been disappointing so we had the January window. Celtic are not in the strong position some fans seem to think they are when it comes to attracting players. We seem to think winning trophies and Champions League is enough when very clearly, it isn't.
That means we need money/wages to attract players. I know Hamiltonbhoy kindly posted about the Celtic Trust meeting the other night but the most important thing I would like Celtic to explain to me is the signing policy.
I'm not interested in the bus park or supporting Ceitic is a political Act blah blah.
@Jim 100% team and Manager were to blame today. Awful team selection and midfield horribly shown up. I've been a Scott Brown fan but this is the first season in a while he's been uninjured and he's having a nightmare - no point sugar coating it! Mulgrew has taken pelters from some of our support, well he wasn't in midfield today.
I'm not blaming the fans that have been behind the Club this season or last season, it's the ones who've been posted missing or soley concentrating on other 'things'
Glad the post amused you Michael.
The fans have been drifting away since the beginning of last season and moaning about bus parks, fixtures being moved for tv etc.
The domestic game Milan had before they met us at Celtic Park in the Champions League the fans had a banner at the game showing their displeasure with the Club and performances of the team. What do we do, hold up an banner about Flower of Scotland for a minute that sees the Club fined (political opinions aside)
Milan are now in the last 16 of the Champions League, we are not even in the Europa League!
08 Feb 2014 14:48:07
Let's hope NL goes at the end of the season. How he can play samaras when letting good young players go out on loan! Says it all! Ed can you up the stats regarding his record in all competitions? I know it's very poor especially with the goven mob not been about.
{Ed007's Note - Lennon has won five domestic trophies out of a possible 15, including this seasons. His record is:
SPL/SPFL: P.146 W.112 D.18 L.16. Wins 3.
Sco. Cup: P.19 W.14 D.2 L.3 Wins 2.
Lea. Cup: P.12 W.8 D.0 L.4 Wins 0.
And in Europe:
CL (Inc. qualifiers) P.26 W.13 D.2 L.11
EL (Inc qualifiers) P.10 W.2 D.4 L.4.
I was raging after the CL shambles, then we had the 1-0 games and dire football, but we rallied and started scoring goals and winning well - especially when Samaras was missing.
Today we hit another low and my rage has returned at how we always seem to bottle the important games!?
The stadium will be less than half full for the remaining home games until probably the trophy decider.
The Trophy count is a feeble reflection of a Celtic team and manager with no serious rival.
JJ
This has become like strachan at the time who had the sense to realise things had turned stale and he rightly stood aside lennon should do the same its run its course for him
Gally
08 Feb 2014 15:44:46
Well Lenny
It was nice but its over we will miss you but its time to say goodbye .That was disgraceful the league is a given we have failed miserable in everything else, time to go .Attendances from now till the end of the season will ultimately decide your future all the best in your next venture
PS. you have given that mob. newco the biggest shot in the arm they could hope for.
Its hard to disagree with any of that col. I really feared the worst when I seen the lineup today, Samaras should be no where near that team, Forest and stokes are not good enough and Matthews shouldn't be able to displace Fisher when he's obviously not fit.
Marky cheers, it gives me no pleasure to say Lenny must go, but enough is enough his cannot go on
08 Feb 2014 15:20:59
Even allowing for the Collum factor, that was awful from Celtic today - all over the pitch.
The decision to persevere with Samaras is not just debate-able, but it seems to upset the balance of the whole team when he does play and when Commons was being marked out the game players like Samaras, Stokes and Forrest should take the initiative and switch around? But there were other culprits out there today - and I haven't seen Scott Brown play so badly for a long while.
Mathews was not ready and Efe is just Effin dodgy.
Stokes took his goal exceptionally well then along with many others became virtually ineffective.
VVD majestically strolled through the game but should really have equalised from that corner .
Too many lapses and errors in possession, passing and decision making and a severe lack of fight.
Very good players know when to pass and when to move and almost always find their target. we are short of very good players so our coaching and practice has to be of a high standard to improve.
I don't feel we are as well prepared or as tactically aware as we should be for a club our size?
McInnes and the Mutton Molesters did their homework on Commons and we stopped playing after Stokes brilliant strike and now we are out!
Another Trophy thrown away by Lennon and Celtic.
JJ
Yes today was bad . But what about the Celtic support I never been so embarrassed in all of my life to see the top tier empty was a disgrace . I have followed Celtic All my life good bad and ugly . And I have never seen this in my life . You win you lose you draw . But to say we are the greatest fans in the world don't make me laugh .
Get a grip mate, people don't have money to waste and they certainly should not be spending money on watching that sh!te.
If Celtic had any decency they would refund all the paying customers there money.
See Kev I don't go in for all that, I have quite a few friends who don't support Celtic or Rangers for that matter.
They follow Clubs who can go 10 games in a row without a win, or a goal! They just think Celtic fans behave mostly like spoilt brats.
Most of us would support Celtic in a game of tiddlywinks. If you don't go and haven't always went then don't jump on this bandwagon about the Board or the football isn't to your liking etc. I haven't always went and still don't go to every game for a whole load of different reasons but the football not being to my liking has never been one of them.
PS - I'm not really having a go at you Kev :-)
FFS, the crowd played a blinder. Wish the team did.
No worries Mrs E, to be honest, I had a season book for 2 years and the Oldco won the league both times. My mates told me to ditch it and of course I did and we have won the league ever since.
For myself though, the football has been awful this year and I think and it appears many others do as well that Lennon needs to move on. He has done some good things, but the reality is domestically he should have done a lot more and I think we need a manager that is more tactically aware and refuses to keep players in the team just because there favourites
What annoys me is the first season in charge, he was in 2 cup finals and league went down until the last day!
That was his first season as a Manager anywhere (other than youth team).
How can it go back the way from there? Okay, we've had 2 champions League campaigns and we didn't exactly get embarrassed in the Europa after the Sion fiasco but to become so complacent it unforgivable!
08 Feb 2014 15:11:36
Anyone who defends Lennon after today does it out of blind faith. It just goes to prove that his unbeaten run means f*ck all, cause he can't buy a win when it matters. Champions League, League Cup and now the Scottish Cup! Time to bring in someone new wi fresh ideas who's not totally and completely tactically inept. Samaras shouldn't be wearing a Celtic jersey since he's not committed, Matthews isn't fit, Broony had plenty running, albeit like a headless chicken. But get, we've still got the unbeaten league record, eh? So all else shall be forgotten about? After all, that's whit us who express dissatisfaction will get rammed down our throats!
Todays performance was awful, really awful. Aberdeen deserved their win and we deserved to lose. Very disappointing. Definitely some team selection issues. Samaras and Forrest should not be playing for us at all. Samaras just seems to hang around and shows no enthusiasm or desire to win a game. It's as if he's just keeping his fitness up for the World Cup. In fact he seems to be storing his fitness and has decided not to run when he can't be arsed. Forrest? Well he's the same Forrest we've all come to know. Fit or unfit he's not good enough. My main criticism of Lenny is his continual use of these two dossers.
Hail Hail
Well said, going undefeated means nothing to me at all. Its worth nothing in a league that is piss poor. let's face it, no one would care if Sevco did it so who cares if we do it.
Said it previously, this campaign has been nothing short of embarrassing. The only positive is Van Dijk.
Surprised to see J. Forrest slammed today. He looked sharp on the ball, and absent Commons, was the only real threat we had. Shame Emilio never got going today: we're always better when he's on form; so much more pace and width. Still, he didn't mess up.
Still, Celtic looked very mediocre today and were just about the second best team. Given the stakes, its pathetic really. We _are_ dreadful in elimination-style competitions, and have been for quite a while now, perhaps all of Lenny's tenure.
I've wondered for a while what Commons would look like in a good - or a great - Celtic team, especially where we didn't rely on him for every little spark. I think he's class, but we can't expect him to carry all the weight of the fans expectations.
08 Feb 2014 15:01:50
All week I have heard noises made about the amount of tickets sold for this game, well those who stayed away are fully justified.
Yet another shocking performance, another ridiculous line up. Lennon needs to wake up and sort this out.
Stokes and Samaras should not be in another squad list for the remainder of this season.
This season can only be regarded as a failure. Embarrassed in Europe, Embarrassed in domestic cups, Embarrassed with the replacements for Hooper and Big Vic.
Interesting summation, Kev, and I think quite right. If Aberdeen come out with a league cup and Scottish cup double, you'd have to say that there achievement exceeds our own in cantering to the title. Sure, the money is in the latter pot: but the fans want success, and the players do as well, presumably .
08 Feb 2014 14:54:48
Is it just me that is confused as to why Lennon shows loyalty to that clown Samaras, he clearly doesn't want to sign on for the club and doesn't try on the pitch. I say stick him in the reserves and don't let him touch a ball at celtic park again.
08 Feb 2014 14:53:06
Think Celtic park will be all most empty every week noo since thers nuttin t cheer aboot as per. myt just be me the now but ther was no fight! No nothing from them.
Chris1888
08 Feb 2014 14:49:51
Just watched that shambles and would like some of the Lennon lovers comments on the following;
1) why start with a guy who won't be there next season?
2) why when 2-1 down bring on 2 strikers who haven't played a minute together and have completely no understanding of how each other play?
3) why persist with Forrest who offers absolutely nothing to the team?
4) why take off Commons who has been our only goal threat all season?
Let's hope this puppet goes in the summer and takes his puppet master with him.
I am not a Lennon lover but what did commons do today commons was poorer than Forrest so get off the Forrest hating high horse and as for the rest I agree
I agree with majority of what has been said, but I don't think Forrest was to blame at all. He actually created a lot of chances (some were half chances).
Unfortunately, Stefan Johansen looked out of sorts on the pitch today IMO.
I have no idea why we played Sammy today. There will a lot of pissed off Celts because of that choice.
Hoopybhoy, why are you a Forrest lover? Maybe you can explain it to all the Forrest haters.
From a winger, all you ask is to pitch in with some goals and have a good delivery when you get past your man. Sorry to say this but Forrest hardly gets goals and sure as hell can hardly ever pick out a good delivery.
Commons had a bad day, well not really he was marked out the game as Aberdeen done there job. For example, Stokes will play up tops, he is pish so don't worry about him. Samaras will play, chuckle chuckle heard in the background. Forrest has pace but don't worry if he gets past you because he won't pick out a forward. Brown has more chance of getting sent off than scoring a goal. I could go on but can't be bothered.
SO COMMONS HAD A BAD DAY . at least it ain't every day
I think Forrest has ability but he doesn't use it often enough. He hides out on the wing and mumps & moans when things don't go his way. Commons on the other hand never hides when he is having a bad game and continually looks for the ball and tries to make things happen.
Kev I was just pointing out that Forrest wasn't to blame today from what I seen today he created more chances/half chances than anyone else on the pitch I've always thought we should have got shot of brown he cares more about winding up other players than playing the game and as for Forrest hiding on the wing I think that's down to Lenny's tactics and coaching also pawlette shouldn't have been on the pitch after his blatant kick on VVD wasn't surprised that collum never saw it though
08 Feb 2014 14:47:16
Aberdeen deserved their win today, they were more up for it in my opinion.
Celtic very poor, Brown, Commons, Matthews bad day.
Lennon selecting Samaras poor judgement, just not interested.
Forster poor distribution.
Willie Collum yet again a poor performance, but let's not distract from the fact we were absolutely awful.
08 Feb 2014 14:47:11
Disgusted
Time for Lennon and co to pack their bags
Enough is Enough
08 Feb 2014 14:45:37
Well we'll shows you team have no spine it's ok when your winning but when they had to dig in and fight for a win players went missing. No plan B a bit tactically naive, this is a poor season if we can't win the league and at least a cup with that squad in Scotland thre is something seriously wrong.
08 Feb 2014 11:59:51
Knew Samaras would play . 5 players on bench gagging for a game and we play a guy who refuses to sign a contract . DH
That about says it :)
08 Feb 2014 10:07:37
see the lad frindjonson scored again yesterday. 2 goals in two games and definately showing a lot of promise
hopefully in few weeks we will see him in the first team
08 Feb 2014 07:11:21
Neil Lennon has hit back at critics who have suggested he is in some way to blame for abuse he has received off the park.
The Celtic manager allegedly had coins and a drink thrown at him while he was in attendance at the Scottish League Cup semi final between Aberdeen and Inverness CT at Tynecastle last weekend.
Police are investigating the incident which is the latest attack on the Northern Irishman, who has been subjected to attacks on his car, death threats, assaults and receiving bullets in the post, as well as a letter-bomb campaign which led to two men being jailed.
"I'm not happy with some of the stuff that has come out regarding myself in terms of journalists saying, 'He attracts it, it's his controversial, confrontational nature', " said Lennon.
"For me, that's very irresponsible. I am no more confrontational than any other manager in the SPFL. However, when it's an issue regarding me, it seems to be imbalanced.
"You cannot have people throw coins at you when you are sitting there trying to do your job. And yet some people in the back of their minds think it's my fault. Why this happens, I don't know.
"In the past there is no question there were sectarian elements to what happened to me. People want to bury their head about that. I don't, I want it said and I want something done about it.
"Last week there was no evidence of a sectarian element, but certainly a hooligan element.
"I look at some of the comments. 'He was a thug on the pitch'. No I wasn't. I never lifted my hand to anyone, never two-footed anyone, never elbowed anyone.
"I played the game aggressively, which was my job.
"'He brings it on himself.' In what way? Do I go down the street looking for it? Anyone who knows me away from football knows the type of person that I am.
"Anyone who knows me within the game knows that I want to win, and I'll do anything I can within my power to do that.
"People don't like it and people use other excuses to vent their fury on me."
Lennon also called on others in positions of power to work to try and change the public perception of his character.
"I have certainly tried to do that and it's not working, " he said.
"I don't think the condemnation is enough. Sometimes I get the feeling that, 'It's Lenny, he can take it, he's a stand-up guy, he's a street-fighting man'. All that crap. I'm fed up with it.
"I don't go street-fighting. I look after myself and my friends and family. I live my life as quietly as I can away from football but I'm in the public eye.
"But a lot of the stuff has been almost life-threatening and the condemnation has been nowhere enough."
Asked if whether he was considering his position as Celtic boss, Lennon responded: "I don't know, I don't know. It's a lot to give up and I don't really want to do that if I can avoid it."
After a pause, he added: "No, it hasn't come to that point yet, certainly not. What will determine it is if things go wrong on the pitch. And that will be determine by other people, not me.
"It may be my decision further down the line, but I'm not picturing that scenario. I want to be as successful as I can for as long as I can.
"I love being the manager of Celtic. It's a privilege, an absolute honour. And I don't want to give it up because I worked very, very hard to be in the position I'm in.
"That's the reason why I haven't walked. It's a prestigious job, a precarious job if you look at what's going on in England, a lot of sackings.
"Being the manager of Celtic, there are only 17 other people who have done it, and that means a lot to me."
well said Neil these journos are just trying to justify this horrible treatment of yourself
He shouldn't have to justify himself to anyone particularly when there is blatantly obviously no justification for the abuse he's received!
Totally agree Mrs E; Why are these so called journalists that made those disgraceful comments not being interrogated publicly and humiliated for the bigots and charlatans they are?
JJ
08 Feb 2014 07:03:52
If we get by Aberdeen today am afraid that we could draw them at castle greyskull there pitch is a disgrace the park does look like a lleague 1 pitch not a lot of football to be played on that tattie field lol
yeterdays paper sally mcoist playing to fans yet again about getting the cup final just had to look at the state of the playing surface to make a decision and trying to make himself look better by trying to support Neil Lennon for the abuse he took at swinecastle not once has he ever came out and played to his clubs fans to stamp it out his spat with nl fueled his followers hatred for the man why has he never revealed what he said because the man is a sneaky coward after meil Lennon getting beat up in the street by rangers fans sent bombs by rangers fans sally wants to know the identity of the three on the panel knowing how bad his fans are and what lengths they will go to I really think that thit cesspit of bile should just actually be closed down and never opened again
Didnt charles green say at sheffield united if I could get more money growing potatoes on that field there wouldn't even be a football team on it maybee he had a go ab?