The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

Orior · November 29, 2023, 09:48:36 AM

Did the Lazio ultras have a Rangers type banner?

tonto1888 · November 29, 2023, 10:07:27 AM

Quote from: Orior on November 29, 2023, 09:48:36 AMDid the Lazio ultras have a Rangers type banner?

a couple. One referring to paedos. One to fenians washing and another saying the famine is over go home potato eaters

bennydorano · November 29, 2023, 11:47:29 AM

Not known as Nazzio for nothing

Applesisapples · November 29, 2023, 04:04:09 PM

Some unfair commentary here on Scales, Carter Vickers Johnson and Taylor were also guilty of numerous errors and of course some good play. Time out of number Scales had no option but to clear in a hurry with no one in place to receive the pass. I think it was as a result of the pressure being exerted on the defence, only McGregor sought to give any sort of help. Yang good going forward but defensively weak, Bernardo was also poor. Strengthen up that mid field with quality and Scales will also play better as will the rest of the back 4.

Dougal Maguire · November 29, 2023, 04:53:58 PM

Quote from: Orior on November 29, 2023, 09:48:36 AMDid the Lazio ultras have a Rangers type banner?

Wonder what Fearon thinks of Lazio now

tonto1888 · November 29, 2023, 08:03:26 PM

Quote from: Applesisapples on November 29, 2023, 04:04:09 PMSome unfair commentary here on Scales, Carter Vickers Johnson and Taylor were also guilty of numerous errors and of course some good play. Time out of number Scales had no option but to clear in a hurry with no one in place to receive the pass. I think it was as a result of the pressure being exerted on the defence, only McGregor sought to give any sort of help. Yang good going forward but defensively weak, Bernardo was also poor. Strengthen up that mid field with quality and Scales will also play better as will the rest of the back 4.

Scales has done rightly to be fair to him. I'd have expected one of the other two to have got a place in the team now tho

illdecide · November 30, 2023, 09:40:51 AM

In all seriousness WTF is going on...no matter how good a manager we get we can't make any inroads in CL, there are teams there with similar budget and half the size of Celtic who do much better. We can't even get a one off freak result, every time I watch them I know what's coming. I know we are outta our depth and the players are not good enough at this level but we should still be competing with the other clubs at our level but we can't manage that either.
The Board are under a bit of P now both with finances and the Green Brigade, they gave themselves the most generous pay rise possible (up there with the UTD's and City's) and have £70m in the bank but the team is shite. I can see serious change coming down the tracks as fans are really starting to say enough is enough.
The 2 stalwarts in the team McGregor and Carter Vicars have not been good this season, Kyogo touches the ball about 5 times per game (one is usually a goal TBF) and we just seem to be buying project players instead of 2-3 quality first team ready players. A LB has been needed for a long time now along with CF and goal keeper, these are top priority and you can see how we're targeted every game down our left hand side. Celtic need tall athletic fast footballers...no more 5'6" guys please.

general_lee · November 30, 2023, 09:47:12 AM

It's quite simple - they've punted too much money on duds on the off chance they might develop into better players. There are players in the first team squad who probably should have retired by now. Add in a couple of injuries and you've a squad of players that wouldn't win a match in the Europa Conference.

tonto1888 · November 30, 2023, 10:37:29 AM

do the types of players we need really want to come to scotland?

clarshack · November 30, 2023, 09:30:20 PM

Quote from: general_lee on November 30, 2023, 09:47:12 AMIt's quite simple - they've punted too much money on duds on the off chance they might develop into better players. There are players in the first team squad who probably should have retired by now. Add in a couple of injuries and you've a squad of players that wouldn't win a match in the Europa Conference.

Looked at the Europa Conference tables and there are only 2 groups that Celtic would have a chance of getting 2nd place. It's actually depressing being a Celtic fan despite being top of the SPL. I think if Rangers win the next derby game then things could fall apart quite quickly.

ONeill · November 30, 2023, 11:40:16 PM

Rangers have been the golden ticket for Scotland in recent years. Far more reliable than Celtic in Europe. Don't know what's happening there.

Main Street · November 30, 2023, 11:59:38 PM

Reliable golden ticket one all draw at home against Cypriot opposition, Rangers are on fire in europe

tonto1888 · December 01, 2023, 08:02:39 AM

Quote from: Main Street on November 30, 2023, 11:59:38 PMReliable golden ticket one all draw at home against Cypriot opposition, Rangers are on fire in europe

They have european football after christmas. More than we can say

jcpen · December 01, 2023, 08:53:55 AM

Playing crap teams every week in the SPL isn't much preparation for playing semi decent European teams.

ranch · December 01, 2023, 09:34:12 AM

Quote from: jcpen on December 01, 2023, 08:53:55 AMPlaying crap teams every week in the SPL isn't much preparation for playing semi decent European teams.

This is true.

I'm not a Celtic supporter but I would watch their games regularly enough in the league and in Europe.
When you sides like Copenhagen putting in decent performances in Europe then it shows what clubs like Celtic could be doing. I don't think anyone is suggesting Celtic should be winning the European Cup but at least competing for top 2 in the group would be a start. If you just miss out then fair enough.
What is it Copenhagen are doing that Celtic aren't? Is it the budget/management/quality of opposition at home/poor recruitment/board?

I'm sure some of the more clued in Celtic supporters could give some answers/solutions.