The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[nifan]

Sorry tony, I should of said can anyone with a modicum of credibility tell me how davis got on.
The daily mirror nor you really cut it im afraid

[lynchbhoy]

Unofficially Davis was crap, or according to the Daily Mirror, he "wont want to remember this one for long" Hardly surprising as he is a Villa and Fulham reject

Rumours abound that Benfica want WGS. I think if he manages to win the League he will have done enough to even silence the doubters at Celtic Park and will deserve to stay in the hot seat

how much do they want for him...I'll organise a whip-around!

as for Davis, the only comment that I will reply with to be as kind as possible, you didnt see enough of him to really fomulate an opinion...

[ThatManJimmyMagee]

Sorry tony, I should of said can anyone with a modicum of credibility tell me how davis got on.
The daily mirror nor you really cut it im afraid

i have no idea how he got on either, but one things for sure - he wont be on in the next one after that performance!

[Croí na hÉireann]

Jaysus lads, it was a chance, I was screaming at him to take a shot when it opened up for him. Barry Robson had a couple of them in the second half too I felt that he should have gambled on. Speaking of which I couldn't believe that he was hauled ashore, one of our best players on the night. We had Hartley, Caldwell and Mick marking one man, yet WGS decided to take off our attacking midfielder who was well up for it. WGS got out of jail on the night, too slow to make changes, Samaras should have been on earlier for either Hartley or Caldwell. Would love to know what sparked off de mini riot at the end, would have to echo the fact that there was no problem in the previous 4 games at taking defeat. If there is suspensions it'll work in the Celts favour, get Bobo back in the center, no nonsense defending, clean sheets and leave de attacking to the fullbacks up. The wheels could come off the Rankers wagon yet...

One question, why is our dead ball expert not our penalty taker???

[nifan]

as for Davis, the only comment that I will reply with to be as kind as possible, you didnt see enough of him to really fomulate an opinion...

Where rangers playing a long ball game - i saw one report saying that they where pumping the ball forward and failing to run at celtic?

[ThatManJimmyMagee]

he was shite nifan, he was shite. got over ran by Robson whom subsequently was taken off to a chorus of boos and allowed Nakamura to saunter right through the centre and nab one from 35 yards!

keeper should have saved it, even though it was moving in the air it wasnt very fiercely struck!

[lfdown2]

Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura unleashes an unstoppable swerving shot past Allan McGregor, as Steven Davis looks on

[nifan]

he was shite nifan, he was shite. got over ran by Robson whom subsequently was taken off to a chorus of boos and allowed Nakamura to saunter right through the centre and nab one from 35 yards!

keeper should have saved it, even though it was moving in the air it wasnt very fiercely struck!

Fair enough - his name isnt really appearing much on any reports im seeing - apart from the herald giving him a 7!
Thought he was very good in the last OF game and had hoped for more of the same.

[Main Street]

For those you can't get the BBC highlights.
Naka's  brilliant goal executed with sublime technique of the highest order.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWpmNFljKTE
Anyone can see how he shaped his body to hit the ball with the outside of his left foot.
Looks like it bent 1m.to the right, then 5m to the left
Had the goalkeeper going one way then the other.


Nakas shot to win the penalty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P4SftBs6Nc&feature=related

[lynchbhoy]

Jaysus lads, it was a chance, I was screaming at him to take a shot when it opened up for him. Barry Robson had a couple of them in the second half too I felt that he should have gambled on. Speaking of which I couldn't believe that he was hauled ashore, one of our best players on the night. We had Hartley, Caldwell and Mick marking one man, yet WGS decided to take off our attacking midfielder who was well up for it. WGS got out of jail on the night, too slow to make changes, Samaras should have been on earlier for either Hartley or Caldwell. Would love to know what sparked off de mini riot at the end, would have to echo the fact that there was no problem in the previous 4 games at taking defeat. If there is suspensions it'll work in the Celts favour, get Bobo back in the center, no nonsense defending, clean sheets and leave de attacking to the fullbacks up. The wheels could come off the Rankers wagon yet...

One question, why is our dead ball expert not our penalty taker???

maybe as he was on a yellow and GS decided that his abrasive game could allow the ref to 'even things up' by sending him off
so on that front I thought it was ok to take him off, but he was having a stormer all the same. Back to his Dundee utd form.
Hartley was good too.
Celtic did run out of ideas , but the prob was the slow build up from the back. Samaras should have been on earlier. I'd have went with back three - and taken wilson off again.

[lynchbhoy]

as for Davis, the only comment that I will reply with to be as kind as possible, you didnt see enough of him to really fomulate an opinion...

Where rangers playing a long ball game - i saw one report saying that they where pumping the ball forward and failing to run at celtic?

he looks like a fit lad that can cover ground, and prob gets his ratings based on defensive work. I had thought he used to be an attacking midfielder ?
Never having seen him play before or not really noticing him, I dont actually know. Just from mem of reports.
Rangers have a packed midfield and offered nothing going forward. They strung passes together well in the middle of the second half when 1-1 with 5 men against 4 in the centre, it proved easy enough to do and looked good, but after that, they never really looked like scoring.
A few on both sides slipped a lot last night, whtever studs being used clearly not up to it. Not too good when the Celtic defense is porous at the best of times.
Rangers gameplan certainly didnt help showcase any talent davis may have, apart from athleticism and getting to the man with the ball and body behind the ball.

[ThatManJimmyMagee]

he's also crap at corners, Robsons corner taking is 2nd to none - whips them in with pace and accuracy. Nakamura floats his in and sometimes he puts the ball wide before even reaching the box!

[T Fearon]

What price now those three points squandered at home to Motherwell recently?

We have many reasons to be optimistic. Smith is not too hot when under pressure, he couldn't hack it at Everton and couldn't hack it in the 1990's when in the one season when Wim's Tim's did take the challenge right to the wire in 1997/98 and wonm oou in the end. He's ok when the Huns are cantering to the title pressure free as was the case throughout the 1990'S mostly. Also the Huns  have to go to Easter Road and Pittodrie in the run in as well, so all is far from lost

[Gabriel_Hurl]

Also the Huns  have to go to Easter Road and Pittodrie in the run in as well, so all is far from lost

6 points for Rangers then?

[Croí na hÉireann]

Jaysus lads, it was a chance, I was screaming at him to take a shot when it opened up for him. Barry Robson had a couple of them in the second half too I felt that he should have gambled on. Speaking of which I couldn't believe that he was hauled ashore, one of our best players on the night. We had Hartley, Caldwell and Mick marking one man, yet WGS decided to take off our attacking midfielder who was well up for it. WGS got out of jail on the night, too slow to make changes, Samaras should have been on earlier for either Hartley or Caldwell. Would love to know what sparked off de mini riot at the end, would have to echo the fact that there was no problem in the previous 4 games at taking defeat. If there is suspensions it'll work in the Celts favour, get Bobo back in the center, no nonsense defending, clean sheets and leave de attacking to the fullbacks up. The wheels could come off the Rankers wagon yet...

One question, why is our dead ball expert not our penalty taker???

maybe as he was on a yellow and GS decided that his abrasive game could allow the ref to 'even things up' by sending him off
so on that front I thought it was ok to take him off, but he was having a stormer all the same. Back to his Dundee utd form.
Hartley was good too.
Celtic did run out of ideas , but the prob was the slow build up from the back. Samaras should have been on earlier. I'd have went with back three - and taken wilson off again.

Jaysus if he was to take anyone off on a yellow it should have been JVOH, looked like he was lose his rag all night and if ur gonna earn a yellow at least make it count, not trip someone who is going nowhere fast... I actually thought Wilson was offering us more than Naylor, he sped by McGeady countless times and showed what we're missing at left back. Granted his delivery was brutal but at least he was trying.

One question, why is our dead ball expert not our penalty taker???

because he is just like beckham - brilliant at free kicks but sh*t at penalties.

I think he's got a bit more composure than Beckham and even at free kicks looks to place the ball rather than blast and swerve it. Agree totally that Robson should be taking all the corners, great delivery and the moment in the box for corners last night was top class.