The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[bannside]

Wise up. Never heard of any of them.

[Baile Brigín 2]

From an Irish point of view it's a bad move for Duffy/Ireland, but it's a good signing for Celtic. Why move for a season on loan?

No doubt he'll improve Celtic's team, but on a personal and professional level it's a backward step for him

He chose Celtic to try to challenge himself. It would've been easy to continue getting a big wage at a lower epl team where regular defeats don't matter that much as long as you get the odd win to make sure you stay above the bottom 3. That attitude goes nowhere at a club like Celtic where winning every week is demanded from the supporters. That brings real pressure of a type he would never experience in England. Every mistake will be scrutinised by the media and his own supporters so he will have to get up to and maintain a very high standard.

Who's he testing himself against in the SPL? Celtic are far superior to all the other SPL sides. He can sleep walk through games against piss poor opposition on a weekly basis and Celtic will still win. At least in England he'd be challenged on a weekly basis. Hopefully it's only for the season and he gets a move to an EPL side next summer

John Bull here is devastated to see Irish internationals playing for Celtic.

Dry your eyes, pal.

He's got a point why would you want Irish players regressing and playing against lesser opposition it'll hardly help them when it comes to a crunch international game!!

Duffy is the only Irish player who would get near the Celtic XI presently.

Hmmmm.

I broadly agree with the argument that Celtic is as good an environment for an Irish player as mid table EPL, but Duffy is by a distance the weak link in the Irish back 5. He is there for his goals.

[Main Street]

From an Irish point of view it's a bad move for Duffy/Ireland, but it's a good signing for Celtic. Why move for a season on loan?

No doubt he'll improve Celtic's team, but on a personal and professional level it's a backward step for him

He chose Celtic to try to challenge himself. It would've been easy to continue getting a big wage at a lower epl team where regular defeats don't matter that much as long as you get the odd win to make sure you stay above the bottom 3. That attitude goes nowhere at a club like Celtic where winning every week is demanded from the supporters. That brings real pressure of a type he would never experience in England. Every mistake will be scrutinised by the media and his own supporters so he will have to get up to and maintain a very high standard.

Who's he testing himself against in the SPL? Celtic are far superior to all the other SPL sides. He can sleep walk through games against piss poor opposition on a weekly basis and Celtic will still win. At least in England he'd be challenged on a weekly basis. Hopefully it's only for the season and he gets a move to an EPL side next summer

John Bull here is devastated to see Irish internationals playing for Celtic.

Dry your eyes, pal.

He's got a point why would you want Irish players regressing and playing against lesser opposition it'll hardly help them when it comes to a crunch international game!!

Have you actually watched Ireland play recently...You're having a laugh FFS. surely. Please don't say that was a serious comment

Just because Screenexile is probably  a Nordie, doesn''t mean he ain't dumb as fck, probably he's from Ballinascreen Co Londonderry, isn't that where Lynchbhoy was born, the lad who claimed DvD couldn''t defend?
One day there might well be a drama called Derryboys and the only people who watch it will end up on suicide watch. The will to live will just vanish.

[tonto1888]

From an Irish point of view it's a bad move for Duffy/Ireland, but it's a good signing for Celtic. Why move for a season on loan?

No doubt he'll improve Celtic's team, but on a personal and professional level it's a backward step for him

He chose Celtic to try to challenge himself. It would've been easy to continue getting a big wage at a lower epl team where regular defeats don't matter that much as long as you get the odd win to make sure you stay above the bottom 3. That attitude goes nowhere at a club like Celtic where winning every week is demanded from the supporters. That brings real pressure of a type he would never experience in England. Every mistake will be scrutinised by the media and his own supporters so he will have to get up to and maintain a very high standard.

Who's he testing himself against in the SPL? Celtic are far superior to all the other SPL sides. He can sleep walk through games against piss poor opposition on a weekly basis and Celtic will still win. At least in England he'd be challenged on a weekly basis. Hopefully it's only for the season and he gets a move to an EPL side next summer

John Bull here is devastated to see Irish internationals playing for Celtic.

Dry your eyes, pal.

He's got a point why would you want Irish players regressing and playing against lesser opposition it'll hardly help them when it comes to a crunch international game!!

Duffy is the only Irish player who would get near the Celtic XI presently.

John Egan also

[screenexile]

From an Irish point of view it's a bad move for Duffy/Ireland, but it's a good signing for Celtic. Why move for a season on loan?

No doubt he'll improve Celtic's team, but on a personal and professional level it's a backward step for him

He chose Celtic to try to challenge himself. It would've been easy to continue getting a big wage at a lower epl team where regular defeats don't matter that much as long as you get the odd win to make sure you stay above the bottom 3. That attitude goes nowhere at a club like Celtic where winning every week is demanded from the supporters. That brings real pressure of a type he would never experience in England. Every mistake will be scrutinised by the media and his own supporters so he will have to get up to and maintain a very high standard.

Who's he testing himself against in the SPL? Celtic are far superior to all the other SPL sides. He can sleep walk through games against piss poor opposition on a weekly basis and Celtic will still win. At least in England he'd be challenged on a weekly basis. Hopefully it's only for the season and he gets a move to an EPL side next summer

John Bull here is devastated to see Irish internationals playing for Celtic.

Dry your eyes, pal.

He's got a point why would you want Irish players regressing and playing against lesser opposition it'll hardly help them when it comes to a crunch international game!!

Have you actually watched Ireland play recently...You're having a laugh FFS. surely. Please don't say that was a serious comment

Just because Screenexile is probably  a Nordie, doesn''t mean he ain't dumb as fck, probably he's from Ballinascreen Co Londonderry, isn't that where Lynchbhoy was born, the lad who claimed DvD couldn''t defend?
One day there might well be a drama called Derryboys and the only people who watch it will end up on suicide watch. The will to live will just vanish.

You ok Mainstreet?? Very bizarre for an ardent Celtic fan to be talking of "Londonderry".

I think you just need someone to hold you tight and tell you "Celtic wouldn't get relegated in the Premier League"

Actually you're in Monaghan so there may just be someone dumb enough there to believe that!

[Angelo]

Celtic have far superior players to Ireland at the minute.

Duffy is the only player I could honestly see getting in the Celtic team right now.

The Rangers midfielder Kamara was head and shoulders the best player on the pitch against Ireland the other night.

[Newbridge Exile]

Celtic have far superior players to Ireland at the minute.

Duffy is the only player I could honestly see getting in the Celtic team right now.

The Rangers midfielder Kamara was head and shoulders the best player on the pitch against Ireland the other night.

Would you not think that Enda Stevens a premiership regular would get in ahead of Greg Taylor

[Angelo]

Celtic have far superior players to Ireland at the minute.

Duffy is the only player I could honestly see getting in the Celtic team right now.

The Rangers midfielder Kamara was head and shoulders the best player on the pitch against Ireland the other night.

Would you not think that Enda Stevens a premiership regular would get in ahead of Greg Taylor

Did you see Stevens the last night? Taylor is a vastly superior player, Stevens is a journeyman who has spent the majority of his career around the English lower leagues. Watching Enda Stevens would make you yearn for the days of Stephen Ward.

Callum McGregor and Ryan Christie are currently keeping many EPL regulars out of the Scottish side as well.

It's the lazy analysis barstool EPL fans engage in, they must be good because they play in the EPL.

The EPL is awash with some absolutely atrocious footballers at present. The best player on the pitch the other night was Kamara.

[dublin7]

Celtic have far superior players to Ireland at the minute.

Duffy is the only player I could honestly see getting in the Celtic team right now.

The Rangers midfielder Kamara was head and shoulders the best player on the pitch against Ireland the other night.

Would you not think that Enda Stevens a premiership regular would get in ahead of Greg Taylor

Did you see Stevens the last night? Taylor is a vastly superior player, Stevens is a journeyman who has spent the majority of his career around the English lower leagues. Watching Enda Stevens would make you yearn for the days of Stephen Ward.

Callum McGregor and Ryan Christie are currently keeping many EPL regulars out of the Scottish side as well.

It's the lazy analysis barstool EPL fans engage in, they must be good because they play in the EPL.

The EPL is awash with some absolutely atrocious footballers at present. The best player on the pitch the other night was Kamara.

More comedy gold. Clearly football scouts/managers need to talk to you as they aren't seeing what you're seeing. All these footballers at Celtic and the SPL who are superior to most in the the EPL yet apart from Edouard noone seems to want any of them.

Also who are all these EPL starts being kept out of the Scotland side? They are unlucky their 2  best players are their LBs Robertson & Tierney. McGinn who has been injured is good footballer and won't be at Villa much longer, a bigger side will sign him.

[Chief]

Celtic have far superior players to Ireland at the minute.

Duffy is the only player I could honestly see getting in the Celtic team right now.

The Rangers midfielder Kamara was head and shoulders the best player on the pitch against Ireland the other night.

Would you not think that Enda Stevens a premiership regular would get in ahead of Greg Taylor

Did you see Stevens the last night? Taylor is a vastly superior player, Stevens is a journeyman who has spent the majority of his career around the English lower leagues. Watching Enda Stevens would make you yearn for the days of Stephen Ward.

Callum McGregor and Ryan Christie are currently keeping many EPL regulars out of the Scottish side as well.

It's the lazy analysis barstool EPL fans engage in, they must be good because they play in the EPL.

The EPL is awash with some absolutely atrocious footballers at present. The best player on the pitch the other night was Kamara.

More comedy gold. Clearly football scouts/managers need to talk to you as they aren't seeing what you're seeing. All these footballers at Celtic and the SPL who are superior to most in the the EPL yet apart from Edouard noone seems to want any of them.

Also who are all these EPL starts being kept out of the Scotland side? They are unlucky their 2  best players are their LBs Robertson & Tierney. McGinn who has been injured is good footballer and won't be at Villa much longer, a bigger side will sign him.

From the top of my head I think them EPL scouts may have identified the following from Celtic/SPL in recent years:

- Wanyama
- VVD
- Tierney
- Armstrong
- Hooper
- Forster
- Steve Davis
- Steven Naismith

That's not accounting for the European leagues that picked up Dembele and Boyata.

Or the guys that spent loan spells in Scotland - e.g. Deyaner - who went to Lyon via Galatasary

Or big money signings in England/Europe that couldn't cut it in SPL/Celtic like Olly Burke.

IMO in Celtics first XI Frimpong, Jullien, Duffy, Ntcham, Christie, McGregor and Edouard could all easily play in EPL.

[dublin7]

What has former Celtic players got to do with the current team? They can't sell them twice. Of the current side only Edouard has been linked with a move away.

With clubs operating on reduced transfer budgets due to Covid 19 you would imagine they'd be looking for bargains where they hadn't done in the past yet for whatever reason clubs aren't making approaches for any of their players.

[From the Bunker]

Celtic are a big club. Have a huge worldwide fan-base. Way bigger than 60% of the Premier League. But they don't have the money of the Premier League. And if they don't have the money then they don't have the players of the quality that that money can buy! It's a sad situation, but they are hampered by being a big fish in a very small pond.  There is no solution. They cannot leave the Scottish League and if they wanted to they would not be allowed to join the English game. Not unless they started off in tier Six, Seven or even lower! That would mean putting the club on hold for almost half a decade going up through the leagues.

[Chief]

What has former Celtic players got to do with the current team? They can't sell them twice. Of the current side only Edouard has been linked with a move away.

With clubs operating on reduced transfer budgets due to Covid 19 you would imagine they'd be looking for bargains where they hadn't done in the past yet for whatever reason clubs aren't making approaches for any of their players.

It proves that the league is, and remains, a source of talent good enough for the EPL.

As for the current Celtic side; McGregor is constantly linked with moves away to the EPL, as is Ntcham, as is Edouard, as is Ajer. Weirdly right now it looks like Celtics rouge left back is potentially away to Roma.

You obviously don't keep abreast of these things very closely - a quick google search and you'd have found links for all of the above.

[dublin7]

What has former Celtic players got to do with the current team? They can't sell them twice. Of the current side only Edouard has been linked with a move away.

With clubs operating on reduced transfer budgets due to Covid 19 you would imagine they'd be looking for bargains where they hadn't done in the past yet for whatever reason clubs aren't making approaches for any of their players.

It proves that the league is, and remains, a source of talent good enough for the EPL.

As for the current Celtic side; McGregor is constantly linked with moves away to the EPL, as is Ntcham, as is Edouard, as is Ajer. Weirdly right now it looks like Celtics rouge left back is potentially away to Roma.

You obviously don't keep abreast of these things very closely - a quick google search and you'd have found links for all of the above.

Really don't. I did see Bollinger has nearly forced his way out after his trip to Spain didn't get him his transfer to a Spanish club.(he's an idiot)
I forgot about Nticham. For a lad who thinks he's too good for the SPL (that was funny when I seen it) he'd want to up his game. Problem he seems to have is motivating himself when you know your going to win easily week. Doesn't look interested some days.

[Angelo]

Celtic have far superior players to Ireland at the minute.

Duffy is the only player I could honestly see getting in the Celtic team right now.

The Rangers midfielder Kamara was head and shoulders the best player on the pitch against Ireland the other night.

Would you not think that Enda Stevens a premiership regular would get in ahead of Greg Taylor

Did you see Stevens the last night? Taylor is a vastly superior player, Stevens is a journeyman who has spent the majority of his career around the English lower leagues. Watching Enda Stevens would make you yearn for the days of Stephen Ward.

Callum McGregor and Ryan Christie are currently keeping many EPL regulars out of the Scottish side as well.

It's the lazy analysis barstool EPL fans engage in, they must be good because they play in the EPL.

The EPL is awash with some absolutely atrocious footballers at present. The best player on the pitch the other night was Kamara.

More comedy gold. Clearly football scouts/managers need to talk to you as they aren't seeing what you're seeing. All these footballers at Celtic and the SPL who are superior to most in the the EPL yet apart from Edouard noone seems to want any of them.

Also who are all these EPL starts being kept out of the Scotland side? They are unlucky their 2  best players are their LBs Robertson & Tierney. McGinn who has been injured is good footballer and won't be at Villa much longer, a bigger side will sign him.

I think you'll find the comedy gold is coming from you.

You seem to think a league where guys like Jeff Hendrick, Enda Stevens and David McGoldrick are regular starters is the be all and end all of football.

John Fleck and Stuart Armstrong are two regular EPL midfielders who started on the bench the other night for Scotland behind Christie, Jack and McGregor.

The Rangers midfielder Kamara was head and shoulders the best player on the pitch the other night when Finland beat a team of players with huge EPL experience.

Just face it, you're a bit uneducated and naive and fall for all the Sky Sports EPL hype. You probably buy The Sun or The Mirror every day?