Celtic banter 6

04 Oct 2025 11:24:15
Notwithstanding the Board's culpability for the situation we find ourselves in, I think tomorrow's game is a huge game for BR in terms of getting the fans back onside with him. There is no doubt fans, some of whom were great supporters of him, have started to point the finger given the abject performances with the players he has at his disposal.
His tactics and player selection is rightly being questioned, not to mention the regression in players like McGregor, Maeda, Hatate, and Engels.
Anything less than a convincing win tomorrow will only add to the finger pointing and the toxic narrative around the whole club.

04 Oct 2025 11:34:09
I’ve previously also thought that Brendan was superb with his team selections and especially his substitution choices but this season I’ve been scratching my head with both.
We can all blame the Celtic Board but Brendan also hasn’t helped himself this season with his poor choices.

04 Oct 2025 11:40:38
maeda improved under brendan look at the season he had last season this season is nothing to do with the manger in terms of maeda he just wants out the club same reason kyogo went off the boil and same reason hatate goes how and cold the japense boys want to move on.

{Ed007's Note - Did Maeda really have a good season or just hit a six month purple patch a la Khun? Daizen had only managed 2 league goals by Christmas last year and let's be honest the player we're seeing now is the the same player we'd been watching since he came in, plenty of energy and running but when he gets the ball he doesn't do much with it. Since Maeda came in how many times did we talk about if he could actually play football he'd be at a "big" club 100%.
The summer was the perfect time to sell Maeda for everyone but I wouldn't imagine his poor form will have any affect on his transfer fee as some people are suggesting, it doesn't work like that.}

04 Oct 2025 13:46:46
Maeda never had a prolific season prior to last term and I think that may have been partly due to him trying to attract interest.
What has been lacking goals-apart, is his tremendous work rate and chasing and I also think he is conceding more daft free kicks.
I know the manager won't do this, but I would like to see a front three of Tounekti, Iheanacho and Nygren.

04 Oct 2025 15:06:52
Completely agree Ed i have said it from day one i like him for his energy and closing down etc but when he gets the ball at his feet he can't do much due to his limited ability, he’s a winger that can’t cross a ball no matter which side he plays, his ball control is shocking for someone his age and experience and don’t get me started on his finishing my 14 year old nephew who plays as a RB can finish better than him. I’d drop him from now until he leaves as he’s producing absolutely nothing for us so we would be as well playing Yang he might give us more in terms of a dynamic up top.

{Ed007's Note - 👍👍

05 Oct 2025 11:51:46
Maeda was much better under Ange, so I can't see how anyone can say Brendan improved him.

04 Oct 2025 06:28:38
At least we know there will be no euro football after Xmas we can concentrate on the league 😭.

{Ed007's Note - Apart from the Bologna & Utrecht games at the end of January.

04 Oct 2025 10:54:00
No winter break again this season.

04 Oct 2025 10:59:31
Is it the amount of International Breaks that has banjo'd the winter shutdown?

04 Oct 2025 11:40:56
Celtic Mad,
It only stopped when the new European league format started.
It would mean playing our 7th European League match without actually playing a competitive game for 3 weeks if there was a winter break.
I would still rather have a winter break.

04 Oct 2025 05:25:03
I expect to see a changed lineup this weekend. You’d have to think Rodgers has gone thru a few people. Schmeichel for one has been brilliant but he needs dropped to either regain his confidence and desire etc. and a few other guys could and should see the same Macgregor . Something drastic needs to happen.

04 Oct 2025 10:53:14
I hope to see Sinisalo, Ralston and Saracchi starting at the back.
I would keep Nygren away from playing the number 8 role.

But I would play Nygren wide on the right for the first time since his MOTM performance against Livingston.
I would also like to see Maeda starting through the middle with Tounekti on the left.
I don’t expect to see Iheanacho starting after playing the full 90 minutes for the first time in quite a while only a few days ago.

Those front 3 I want to start were all substituted on Thursday so they’re not being overplayed.

04 Oct 2025 13:21:03
I would agree with that apert from I would start Maeda on the left, and start Ian Acho in the middle, and when he tires, I would bring Kenny on.

04 Oct 2025 17:06:15
Agree Buzz, I honestly think that is the best balance we have in the forward line atm which will create the most chances. Who would be your three in midfield?

04 Oct 2025 17:06:15
Agree Buzz, I honestly think that is the best balance we have in the forward line atm which will create the most chances. Who would be your three in midfield?

04 Oct 2025 07:39:30
{Ed's Note - KarenJardellLoyal has posted a new article entitled, Open Letter to the Rangers Board and Andrew Cavenagh

04 Oct 2025 00:42:19
There's more chance of me rubbishting out a monkey than anything coming from the meeting with the board.

04 Oct 2025 05:13:40
I’m sure there’ll be a post-meeting statement! 😜.

03 Oct 2025 18:55:15
I will be amazed if we win the league this season going by how poor we are, i'll also be amazed if we don't win the league going by how poor the opposition are. 🤔😂 Hope that makes sense!

03 Oct 2025 19:22:56
When Celtic lost our 69 game unbeaten domestic record with a 4-0 defeat against Hearts,
We started to struggle to score goals for the rest of the season under Brendan.

Celtic failed to score in 9 games including that Hearts match plus a CL match the previous week to make it double figures from the December time.

Celtic still became Champions but with a low points tally of 82 points and something similar looks like happening this season.

03 Oct 2025 19:29:32
Said before we need to be on hearts tail come the January window. points will we dropped by all contender's just how many . even sevco at bottom fighting relegation need to be carefull.

03 Oct 2025 19:32:22
If Desmond does not sack the board soon then I can see this decline continuing and fan anger intensifying. If we lose the league I can see many fans going apocalyptic and some even turning away from the club as apathy starts to set in.

Keeping the board is going to cost the club plenty of money in lost revenue as well.

03 Oct 2025 20:17:10
With three full months until the next transfer window, the manager needs to really earn his money and find a formation and strategy that can get much more out of this squad.
The main areas of concern are not scoring goals, goalkeeping mistakes and the slow, sideways play mostly orchestrated by our captain. All of which the manager has to address.
Many supporters are more concerned about the teams performances than their anger at the Board, because an improvement on the pitch would seem to be a better short term objective - until the January window or we chance losing our trophies.
There is no doubt the Board are responsible for the current mess and that should not be forgotten. Meanwhile, improvement on current results and performances would not excuse their incompetence, but would boost the players and support and would help Brendan Rodgers impress his potential future employer. Celtic cannot afford another 'Lockdown League' scenario half heartedly throwing it away.

04 Oct 2025 17:09:17
Third season syndrome. Rodgers sides always start to struggle in the third season. Happened at Liverpool, us, Leicester and now us again.

04 Oct 2025 17:09:17
Third season syndrome. Rodgers sides always start to struggle in the third season. Happened at Liverpool, us, Leicester and now us again.

03 Oct 2025 16:24:56
I'm afraid guys we are having another 'shoot yourself in the foot season'. Toxic from top to bottom, with the Board, Manager, Players and Fans ALL contributing.
Playing into our rivals and media's hands. Last time we had one it cost us 10 in a row, and the cost this season will go way beyond not qualifying for the champions league, believe me there is much more damage to come.

03 Oct 2025 16:53:46
I lay blame with the board.

03 Oct 2025 18:56:18
What about sorting our problems?

04 Oct 2025 07:41:43
The fans have nothing to do with how terrible the board are, at consistently screwing everything up. We are reacting to criminal negligence. The Manager and the players are at fault for poor form. But we needed players and theyvdudnt arrive. Again.

03 Oct 2025 14:54:33
It's been highlighted that Celtic have failed to score in 5 of our last 9 games.

It's also well known that McCowan is a great impact player which he showed on flag day when he got us out of jail with a late winner.

McCowan has started on the bench in 4 of those games when we haven't scored recently.
Luke came on for the last 2 minutes in one game and then he came off the bench in the 2nd half of Extra Time in Kazakhstan and that's been it.

03 Oct 2025 14:42:44
With reports that talks between the board and BR have failed to reach an agreement over a contract extension, which, if true, means BR will leave in May, when will the board start their search for a new manager?

Given what has taken place this summer, the lack of strength and depth of the current squad and the total disconnect between the board and the supporters, I'm not confident at all that we'll attract a manager of any substance.


I hope I'm wrong 🙏


☘️ 🍀 ☘️.

03 Oct 2025 15:55:03
Probably start in July 26.

03 Oct 2025 15:58:07
The Celtic Board got very lucky with the Ange appointment considering he wasn’t their first choice.
I was expecting a few years of unrest until Ange turned it all around.

03 Oct 2025 15:59:18
Who’s your choice Pedro, mine was klunsen or McKenna but Ipswich not doing to well at moment then thot USG manager then they got pumped of Newcastle other night av not a clue hopefully board have.

03 Oct 2025 16:33:45
Probably Russell Martin as "The Board's Choice".

03 Oct 2025 18:21:08
Troy Colour, McKenna was one name that would have been on my list - he has youth on his side.

AP proved you don't have to be a 'big' name to come in and do a good job.

As always, time will tell, but the way they're going, this current board fill me with fear when it comes to making key decisions that impact the team on the park.

☘️ 🍀 ☘️.

03 Oct 2025 18:41:18
pedro the season has just started we have a manager why would the board announce there looking for a new manager.

03 Oct 2025 22:38:51
Stick on its Maloney.

04 Oct 2025 08:38:59
And stick on the stands will be empty.

03 Oct 2025 13:01:59
I've seen another video of that shocking non goal incident from last night and it was actually the linesman 50 yards away that made the arm movement to suggest it was a handball.
The lineman also stood in line with the incident instead of running to the halfway line.

The lineman started to make the experienced referee and VAR look like fools and then they finished the job off themselves.

The incident is getting loads of attention on Tick Tock from English neutrals and they're all agreeing it's the worst VAR decision yet.

Are we expecting a statement from UEFA to maybe apologise or will they just turn a blind eye?

03 Oct 2025 15:36:40
It's one of the most controversial reviews since the introduction of the technology to allegedly clarify and assist decisions by officials. Not saying we would have won, but it would have definitely had an impact on the result.
There is no consolation or comeback from this but it must raise serious questions about VAR and it's obvious flaws.

03 Oct 2025 20:28:55
Bobby Madden has embarrassed himself once again.
He’s trying to defend the German officials with a picture as evidence that it hit Iheanacho’s hand but the picture he showed doesn’t confirm his theory.