The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[Applesisapples]

Celtic in the Champions League is like Fermangh or Armagh in the Super 8's only going to end in defeat.I would be more concerned at the way the game went against Hearts than getting beaten by AEK who at the end of the day have more cash at their disposal and are from a larger country. Europa League is where Celtic should be aiming. That said some of the current squad look jaded and it needss freshening up. I suspect though we are in Lennon territory with Rodgers, he will walk because of lack of ambition or investment. who can blame him, Celtic fans deserve better from this Board.

[maldini]

AEK don't have a bigger budget than Celtic. They've spent very little compared to Celtic who spent £9m in breaking their transfer record on Eduoard.
Can't see Rodgers walking, where's he going to go to? He'll enjoy the battle with Gerrard in the coming months.
Agree with the Armagh/Fermanagh comparison though. Celtic would take several hammerings in the CL again, Europa league is more their level

[tyroneStatto]

AEK don't have a bigger budget than Celtic. They've spent very little compared to Celtic who spent £9m in breaking their transfer record on Eduoard.
Can't see Rodgers walking, where's he going to go to? He'll enjoy the battle with Gerrard in the coming months.
Agree with the Armagh/Fermanagh comparison though. Celtic would take several hammerings in the CL again, Europa league is more their level

Celtic should be competitive enough in the Europa group stage- as long as the playoff round isn't messed up.

now that there won't be any champions league cash, will any more players be sold now?

[trailer]

Think Celtic will struggle to get into the Europa League. The away leg could be very tricky.

[laoislad]

Rodgers European record has been dismal both with Liverpool and Celtic. I think that this will be his last season in Scotland now before he departs back to England.

CGAF what he did at Liverpool but with Celtic he has very much done as expected in Europe up til now. Should have beaten AEK so that is a blemish. Still have the Europa league so will wait and see before throwing dismal opinion about. BR has no intention of going back to England yet. English football is not the be all and end all as shown by their dismal European offerings.

All English teams made it out of the group stages. 2 made it to the 1/4 finals and one made it to the final...pretty dismal alright ..
Celtic got hammered by PSG twice 5-0 and 7-1 and you think Rodgers did what was expected...lol
Rodgers will be back in England in the next season or 2.

[ned]

Rodgers European record has been dismal both with Liverpool and Celtic. I think that this will be his last season in Scotland now before he departs back to England.

CGAF what he did at Liverpool but with Celtic he has very much done as expected in Europe up til now. Should have beaten AEK so that is a blemish. Still have the Europa league so will wait and see before throwing dismal opinion about. BR has no intention of going back to England yet. English football is not the be all and end all as shown by their dismal European offerings.

All English teams made it out of the group stages. 2 made it to the 1/4 finals and one made it to the final...pretty dismal alright ..
Celtic got hammered by PSG twice 5-0 and 7-1 and you think Rodgers did what was expected...lol
Rodgers will be back in England in the next season or 2.

When is the last time an English team won the CL? Liverpool were outclassed in the final last year.
3 CL and 3 EL winners this century. That is a very poor return for such a prestigious league!

What would you expect Celtic to achieve in Europe? Reaching the group stages of CL is good going with our budget. Anything beyond is bonus territory. Oh to be able to spend £15m on a benchwarmer. We have had two very difficult groups to negotiate, coming up against European superpowers each time. This year is disappointing but we will get years where we don't qualify due to coming up against a good team. I'm realistic on our expectations and BR has delivered very much what was expected up to now. The CL has become a closed shop. It's ridiculous that 16 places go to just four countries automatically. Finishing fourth should not be rewarded so easily.

[illdecide]

Central defence was very poor today again, I'm no expert on soccer but the dog in the street can see where Celtic's weaknesses are. Jasus someone please buy two centre halves and sell that other big p***k Boyata (Bomb scare anyway, he has a couple of decent games for Belgium and he f**king thinks he Franko Baresi)

[tippabu]

Central defence was very poor today again, I'm no expert on soccer but the dog in the street can see where Celtic's weaknesses are. Jasus someone please buy two centre halves and sell that other big p***k Boyata (Bomb scare anyway, he has a couple of decent games for Belgium and he f**king thinks he Franko Baresi)

Its been that way for years....denyar is being made out as being a world beater too, he had vvd beside him who as has shown is absolute different class. I dunno what centre half or where we find one but we need one soon....Hendry is simply no where near it, love lustig but he doesn't seem up to it anymore. Up front a fit Eddie, dembele and rogic behind we should still walk spl. Can't wait for 2nd of Sept, no doubt 'they' have had a huge improvement in belief on and off the pitch since Gerrard came in but every time they though the rangers are coming we've put them in their place and fully expect that again.

[Orior]

Talk of ten in a row is nonsense. With Gerrard at the helm, Rangers must be favourites for the league this season.

[cadhlancian]

My nephew was playing center midfield for Partick today . Unfortunately had to go off with an injury at 37 minutes ...

[From the Bunker]

Bring back Ronnie Deila! Massive Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup record!

[JimStynes]

I don't think Celtic will win 10 in a row. They'll make a balls of it somewhere along the way. The team needs freshened up big time as it seems like it's went stale.

[illdecide]

I don't think Celtic will win 10 in a row. They'll make a balls of it somewhere along the way. The team needs freshened up big time as it seems like it's went stale.

Jim every successful team adds a player or two each season to keep it fresh and keep players on their toes, if you stay static you will fall behind and eventually one of the other teams with a greater desire will take you out by the roots. Celtic may well get away with it this year (or may not, who knows) but this current Celtic team needs 3 new players ASAP. (I know you know this as you're the Jimmy Magee of Co Antrim )

[illdecide]

https://philmacgiollabhain.ie/2018/08/20/dedryck-boyata-and-liam-mccarthy/
This is a good read, couldn't paste it in so you'll have to click the link

[illdecide]

Aberdeen have rejected a bid in the region of £3.5m from Celtic for defender Scott McKenna.

The Pittodrie club are adamant that the 21-year-old centre-back will not be sold during this transfer window.

The Scotland international, who is currently recovering from a hamstring injury, has won four international caps since making his debut in March.

Celtic are keen to strengthen their defensive options, with Dedryck Boyata's future still uncertain.

Speed of McKenna's rise a surprise - Gemmill
Aberdeen rejected three bids from Hull City in January for McKenna, who signed a contract extension on improved terms in March this year, running to 2023.

Swansea were also believed to be interested in the player before the English transfer window closed earlier this month.

McKenna played in both legs of Aberdeen's Europa League tie with Burnley but suffered a hamstring injury in their opening Premiership game against Rangers, which will keep him out until next month.

'He's one for the future' - analysis
Former Celtic forward Kris Commons on BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound

He would be a good addition because Celtic have been crying out for a good centre-half.

He's not had a great deal of football - four international caps - so at the minute he's one for the future. In 12-18 months you'll probably see the best of him. He's on a long-term deal as well so he's in no rush.

Celtic aren't going to pay £8m, £9m, £10m for a centre-half that's 21 and was playing on loan at Ayr United just over a year ago. He got his experience in the lower leagues but this is a guy that's only played 30-plus games for Aberdeen. He's not played 300 games in competitive football.