The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

Nanderson · October 31, 2023, 08:00:48 PM

Celtic have suspended the Green Brigade season ticket holders for their palestine flag displays last week

marty34 · October 31, 2023, 08:26:15 PM

Quote from: Nanderson on October 31, 2023, 08:00:48 PMCeltic have suspended the Green Brigade season ticket holders for their palestine flag displays last week

Lawell's a right muppet. He's started a right battle now.

Board had no issue with supoorting Ukraine. Complete clowns.

Itchy · November 07, 2023, 08:10:46 PM

Good start then both Hart and McGregor f**k up and your 1 nil down. You get away with sloppy shit in Scotland, not here

screenexile · November 07, 2023, 08:24:12 PM

Red all day what is Hartson on about??

Itchy · November 07, 2023, 08:24:18 PM

Maeda brainless and gets a red

jcpen · November 07, 2023, 08:25:28 PM

Quote from: screenexile on November 07, 2023, 08:24:12 PMRed all day what is Hartson on about??

It was though.

SHEEDY · November 07, 2023, 08:29:49 PM

Never a red, original yellow was correct call. Madrid player ended up kicking Maeda

marty34 · November 07, 2023, 08:43:12 PM

Celtic never learn. Early goal conceded.

Always shoot themselves in the early part of the game. Game after game in Europe.

Same hard luck story. Do very well to keep this at only 1-0.

markl121 · November 07, 2023, 08:52:43 PM

I dont get why celtics style of play is praised in europe. "the better team in teh game in parkhead" "should have beat lazio" etc etc. No they go hell for leather for a half and run out of legs, every single game.

Itchy · November 07, 2023, 09:01:55 PM

Quote from: SHEEDY on November 07, 2023, 08:29:49 PMNever a red, original yellow was correct call. Madrid player ended up kicking Maeda

You go in like that you'll get a red, might be harsh but that's the way it's gone. Player needs to use his head, he didn't and now it's game over

Itchy · November 07, 2023, 09:46:22 PM

Embarrassing stuff here.

marty34 · November 07, 2023, 09:51:02 PM

Embarrassing tonight.

Board should hang their head in shame at this embarrassment. No lessons learned or don't care.

Won't spend any money for Europe. A joke year after year. Bottom place again. 1pt (2 games to go) and 2pts last year.

Itchy · November 07, 2023, 10:11:20 PM

It's partly that but I think your biggest issue is playing in a sub standard league where you get away time and time again with sloppy play. Compare to this match where you are playing possibly the best team in the best league in Europe and every mistake is punished brutally.

podge · November 07, 2023, 10:27:22 PM

Quote from: marty34 on November 07, 2023, 09:51:02 PMEmbarrassing tonight.

Board should hang their head in shame at this embarrassment. No lessons learned or don't care.

Won't spend any money for Europe. A joke year after year. Bottom place again. 1pt (2 games to go) and 2pts last year.

Quote from: Itchy on November 07, 2023, 10:11:20 PMIt's partly that but I think your biggest issue is playing in a sub standard league where you get away time and time again with sloppy play. Compare to this match where you are playing possibly the best team in the best league in Europe and every mistake is punished brutally.

It's a combination of both IMO- playing in a sub standard league means they can win endless domestic trophies without investing anything significant.

The strategy seems to be to buy in the bargain basement and sell to make a tidy profit- and to be fair they have been pretty successful at that.

Someone probably realises that to really compete in the champions league is just not realistic as it would costs 100s of millions and they wouldn't be able to attract the players to a crap league anyway.

The only option was to get into the premier league and that ship sailed some time ago, if it ever existed at all.

marty34 · November 07, 2023, 11:18:07 PM

Quote from: podge on November 07, 2023, 10:27:22 PM
Quote from: marty34 on November 07, 2023, 09:51:02 PMEmbarrassing tonight.

Board should hang their head in shame at this embarrassment. No lessons learned or don't care.

Won't spend any money for Europe. A joke year after year. Bottom place again. 1pt (2 games to go) and 2pts last year.

Quote from: Itchy on November 07, 2023, 10:11:20 PMIt's partly that but I think your biggest issue is playing in a sub standard league where you get away time and time again with sloppy play. Compare to this match where you are playing possibly the best team in the best league in Europe and every mistake is punished brutally.

It's a combination of both IMO- playing in a sub standard league means they can win endless domestic trophies without investing anything significant.

The strategy seems to be to buy in the bargain basement and sell to make a tidy profit- and to be fair they have been pretty successful at that.

Someone probably realises that to really compete in the champions league is just not realistic as it would costs 100s of millions and they wouldn't be able to attract the players to a crap league anyway.

The only option was to get into the premier league and that ship sailed some time ago, if it ever existed at all.

Celtic had Hartson and Sutton etc. and competed well enough in the Champions League at times. They did spend money on players, on a relative level. There are loads of good players out there, who could be bought.

But you're correct, Lawell, who's back again, sees Celtic as a selling club. Win Scottish League, buy a few players and get into Europe. Take some cash in, sell a player and repeat.

Celtic are lucky they're in Champions League. No qualification this past few years for them. Basically they wouldn't have made it through otherwise. They got lucky with the co-efficient.

First thing Celtic need to do is off-load the journey men. Decent wages for kicking a ball a few times a year. Trim the squad up.

Looks like Celtic will be lucky to get to the Europa League.