The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[tonto1888]

A commanding 3 nil win against Rangers is as good as it gets. So many positives from that game not least Kasper who's been the most important signing and an upgrade from big Joe. Next big question was Bernardo and Kuhn and afaic after that game they are both made men. Rangers are now irrelevant as a pointer to where Celtic are at, going into the CL fixtures.

Kuhn has been so good this season so far

[illdecide]

Was at the game and it's nearly like the norm and not as exciting beating them now as it's expected, they're so bad and mentally p155 poor. Sevco were the better team in the first 10 mins but once Celtic kicked into gear they went into their shell. Even though Celtic's goal was disallowed they fell to bits after that and mentally they were beaten. Hopefully a stronger Aberdeen can challenge them for 2nd place.
As for the last we flurry at the end where they had a couple of chances, that's to be expected when you're beaten and you just give it one last blast for a consolation goal tat never came

[Itchy]

Was at the game and it's nearly like the norm and not as exciting beating them now as it's expected, they're so bad and mentally p155 poor. Sevco were the better team in the first 10 mins but once Celtic kicked into gear they went into their shell. Even though Celtic's goal was disallowed they fell to bits after that and mentally they were beaten. Hopefully a stronger Aberdeen can challenge them for 2nd place.
As for the last we flurry at the end where they had a couple of chances, that's to be expected when you're beaten and you just give it one last blast for a consolation goal tat never came

I think the problem is that Celtic made a lot of very poor errors in bad parts of the pitch, I would say 3/4 that any decent team would have scored. Rangers were just to shit to punish them. So in Scotland you get away with stuff like this, people even tell you that you played great. My point is you play like that in Europe (and every team they will play will do a high aggressive press on them now) and they will lose every game. Maybe they have a different plan for Europe with Idah a more direct option.

[illdecide]

Every team no matter how bad they are will get a chance or two in a game and usually if they're bad they don't take them. When you step up to a higher standard then these teams take a higher % of their chances so in theory you do get punished more the better team you play but you also change your tactics to suit. Last year bar that humiliation in Madrid which i had the pleasure of watching inside that wonderful stadium were close games and with a bit of luck could have went for us, Maeda was sent off after 20 mins or something like that and yes we were 1-0 down but never looked like a hiding was coming but when we went down to 10 men the wheels fell off.

We will not lose every game in Europe and I'm hoping we get 2-3 wins this year as we have a few teams to play at our level, as for Idah he looks like a guy we just found in the Park and not a £9m player (at this minute, hopefully things change soon as he has shown he can do it)

[tiempo]

Just how fecked financially are Rangers?

Hardly end up in a second liquidation? The circumstances for that are surely unrepeatable?

That said i guess they're up to their eyes in debt, they wouldn't be future proof in the slightest?

I know they're now squatting in Hampden, but the rumours suggest Rangers don't have enough money to pay for the renovations to Ibrox.
Anyone else hear that?

That is just so scrumptious

[bennydorano]

Impressive enough from Celtic but Sl Bratislava are pish,SLB have Man City & Munich to face as well, double digits could be hit there.

[SouthOfThe Bann]

Atmosphere inside Celtic Park something else.

Special special place.

Champions League anthem and YNWA before game was special.

[Main Street]

Most impressive was the way the crowd noise raised to a crescendo, totally  blocking out the CL anthem.

The team performance was excellent, just so many positives. Engels is a real gem of a player, takes away all of the pain of losing O'Riley. Idah's goal so confident and composed, Taylor (mistake aside) is almost a different player. There are no weak links at this level. Of course it will be a different games v Dortmund and Atlanta  but you get the sense Celtic will be a handful.

[SaffronSports]

Think we needed to win that tonight and we done so in style. Couple of tough ones coming up but even a draw in any of those next three would be decent enough before another run of winnable fixtures.

[tonto1888]

Great start. We will be lucky to keep engels for 2 years

[tiempo]

Great start. We will be lucky to keep engels for 2 years

Agreed, he's very young too, by the time he fills out and starts bouncing off lads in Scotland it'll be cash out I'm afraid, big money move south, to be fair thats part of the Breandan deal, they'll join Celtic as guaranteed CL with a manager who plays a good brand of football and known to develop talent. That Celtic team is very capable but his IQ stood out a mile, picking up pockets all the time and not always being found, when it clicks hopefully in the next few months there could be some very sxchee fitbaw, his delivery from corners was excellent too

[general_lee]

Celtic were relentless last night, probably should have been further ahead at HT. Very satisfying victory nonetheless.

[From the Bunker]

A lot of places will be decided on goal difference. So scoring a plethora last night was important. It will be important if we lose to Dortmund - not to lose by much. Would be a real bonus to get a draw v Dortmund or Atalanta.

[marty34]

Great start to the season by Celtic. Last night, very dominant from the off.

Scales, a lad who I'm not too sure on, was excellent and got the crucial opening goal. Actually he has been more consistent than CCV this season i think.  CCV has been prone to a few lapses in concentration, which is very unlike him.

Celtic should have been more up at the break but piled in at the start of the second half.  The defence will be disappointed with the goal they conceded. Should have been cleared.

Maybe with the recent investment nd the new format of the tournament, there's a positive attitude around Celtic Park now. Crowd, as expected, was good last night also.

Regarding the Belgian lad. He looks very good for someone who's only 21. Hopefully he settles well in Glasgow and pushes on. As others say, he could be gone in two years for big money. I think that's what his plan was anyway when he signed. Get in the shop window, especially European nights and head south to England.

It just goes to show (early days) if you invest, you should get it back. I'd say only for Matt O'Riley being sold, then Engels wouldn't be at Celtic. You invest and you'll get your return.

Tougher nights ahead so a lot to play for yet.     

[illdecide]

Was at Wed CL game and the Hoops were very impressive and like someone said you can only beat what's in front of you. I was speaking to some Bratislava fans in the Hotel later that night and they didn't see that result coming, they thought they would get a tight game and snatch a draw. They were totally blown away by the atmosphere.

Today's cup game v Falkirk was poor enough but sometimes too many changes destroys the whole rhythm of the team and I think that's what happened today. 3-4 changes would have been enough. When BR put the Cavalry on Celtic blew them away. Glad to see big Idah getting among the goals again as he looked a bit sluggish the first few sub appearances but has now 3 goals in his last 2 games. I think BR has lost it with Palma, today he subbed him off straight away after losing the ball and looking like he didn't care too much. That man is so frustrating as he has so much talent but is not a team player and looks like he will get limited game time at Celtic with his stinking attitude.