The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[Clown]

we're gonna hav to agree to disagree i think too

all managers hav differences with certain players, its results and trophies that they are judged on in the end
i still wudnt hav had jarosik in any celtic starting XI

happy new year to all hoops!

[under the bar]

As far as McGeady's concerned, he has to learn to wind his neck in. It's not just Strachan he's fallen out with. He used to row with Tommy Burns on a regular basis when he was coming through as a youth / reserve player. His problem is that he thinks he knows better than everyone else, including the manager. He got a bollocking from Strachan for not following instructions and he bit back, in front of other players. Strachan had no choice but to suspend him.

McGeady's problem is that he's exactly like what Strachan at that age, a hateful, spoilt wee sh*t who thinks he knows it all.

[the milkman]

Posted by: lynchbhoy 

you could give credit to strachan over this, but any centre half shoul dbe able to defend against high hopeful ball into the penalty area all day, esp when pitted against dwarf like miller and 'I dont do headers' boyd.

its the failure to improve on tactical approach and style of play since artmedia bratislava , most CL games and every other spl game that would worry me.
putting gary caldwell in to anchor the midfield is a master stroke of the hari kiri kind.
Far better designated midfielders on the bench in order to make this move shows up strachans over reliance on certain players and his lack of confidence in his own purchases and lack of creativity and balls - all in one go !
I am not anti strachan for the sake of it, just dont see a tactical improvement. Plus he is consistently falling out with players and is virtually pushing mcgeady out of the club - like he did to many others - Mulgrew, graveson, jarosik now aiden - all lads who had big game potential.

look at rangers and tell me they are not sihte !

surely by qualifying celtic for the last 16 2 years running, beating man united at home and ac milan at home was a tactical improvement on artmedia bratislava?

charlie mulgrew big game potential?? is that why he failed at wolves and is now at a mediocre SPL club?
Jiri Jarosik was never seen as anything near a good player for the hoops, i was glad to see the back off him
Gravesens performances never matched up to the hype when he signed, he had enough chances and did nothing apart from a goal at ibrox and hat trick away to st mirren

yes rangers are shite, but they did reach a UEFA cup final last season ( a feat which when Celtic did it under O'Neill in 03 was seen as a remarkable achievement) and in strachans first season the huns reached the CL last 16 so they hav been a hard team to beat by a lot of good european sides

We will be agreeing to disagree I reckon.

Mulgrew was in the same boat as mcgeady and liam miller - a young lad with great potential - see what happened when mcgeady stayed and the other two went....they didnt get the game time and lost their way. The reports coming out of CP at that stage was that mulgrew was going to be a superb player, he was proving it when he went to dundee utd on loan and was playing fantastically well for them , scoring goals from LB, creating goals and they tried to sign him. Celtic took him back and he fell foul off wee gingers tantrums. Once he was punted it was obv where his career was going.
Graveson was an established midfield genius. Jarosik was too but couldnt get into that multi zillion pound Chelsea side - no shame there- he was played out of position by strrachan - more tactical mistakes- and played in a pattern that didnt suit his pass and move football.He often did click with mcgeady and nakamura but once you keep changing formations and positions, its hard to gel. Had fantastic potential, but never under a team with gs as manager.

its miraculous that rangers got to the uefa cup final - though in reality what good teams did they beat on the way ? thats it, none.
Also their non-soccer approach, and playing on the break was great tactically, hid their weaknesses and allowed them to win through.
Again smith is a better tactician, but is limited also, he knows this and is the reason why he is calling for the atlantic league, as rangers are skint and he knows he needs money to 'buy' another team.

honestly , have you seen tactical improvements since artmedia bratislava?
I try to see them and hope there are there, but then looking at the moves like caldwell to midfield and the formation fiasco in the 4-2 home loss to rangers, plus taking off mizuno and wrecking the balance of the side against rangers putting naylor in left midfield (wasnt punished as rangers elected to hoof the ball route one and not making Celtic pay for this glaring mistake and weak point).
Keep watching the team selections and moves such as the naylor/mizuno/odea one last sat and come back and tell me gs has improved.
The spl and most def the CL are not the places you should be learning your (tactical) trade as a soccer manager !

You keep saying that by taking off Mizuno that it upset the balance of the team?? but i thought that the last 30mins of the game were prob the easiest of the game for Celtic, just soaked up the pressure and hit on the break.

[Myles Na G.]

McGeady not even on the bench today. Think he's on his way.

[Rav67]

Very petty to not have Aiden on the bench after telling the press that he was fit and available.  Not commenting on his managerial capabilities but it shows what a wee shit Strachan is, it was designed to humiliate as was his dealings with other players, Alan Thompson in particular always sticks in my mind.

Watched a bit of the game on justintv although the streaming was very poor.  How Lee Naylor is still playing on a near-regular basis never fails to astound me.  He wouldn't get a game in the English Championship for any team.

[Myles Na G.]

Very petty to not have Aiden on the bench after telling the press that he was fit and available.  Not commenting on his managerial capabilities but it shows what a wee shit Strachan is, it was designed to humiliate as was his dealings with other players, Alan Thompson in particular always sticks in my mind.

Watched a bit of the game on justintv although the streaming was very poor.  How Lee Naylor is still playing on a near-regular basis never fails to astound me.  He wouldn't get a game in the English Championship for any team.

Either he's showing McGeady who the boss is, or else McGeady is in the process of tying up a move out, in which case the other club don't want him playing and risking injury.

[lynchbhoy]

Very petty to not have Aiden on the bench after telling the press that he was fit and available.  Not commenting on his managerial capabilities but it shows what a wee shit Strachan is, it was designed to humiliate as was his dealings with other players, Alan Thompson in particular always sticks in my mind.

Watched a bit of the game on justintv although the streaming was very poor.  How Lee Naylor is still playing on a near-regular basis never fails to astound me.  He wouldn't get a game in the English Championship for any team.

Either he's showing McGeady who the boss is, or else McGeady is in the process of tying up a move out, in which case the other club don't want him playing and risking injury.

I woudl say all of the above..

wee ginger has demonstrated his outstanding tactical and man management abilities all in one day today !

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Ginger  C U N T !   

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Dont worry lads, according to one of the Sunday papers yesterday, there is rumours Roy Keane could be on his way 

Great win over the 'gers last week to f**k it up with a result like that yesterday.

Ah sweet Jesus no, we don't have the money the bould Royston would need to squander anyway.

[T Fearon]

Was at the game on Saturday, what a let down. 2-0 up and  coasting, then Dundee United took over completely and to cap it all that Hun bastard Feeney scored the equaliser and was then booked for taunting Celtic fans in a totally non sectarian manner of course.

On the bright side Brown must be a shoe in for Scottish Footballer of the Year, Samaras can score but his ball control and first touch are the worst I've ever seen, and Celtic could do worse than sign Willo Flood who masterminded Dundee United's comeback by completely subduing Brown.


Also I won the Xmas Quix Competition in the Celtic View and will soon be receiving a toaster which imprints the word "Celtic" on the bread!


PS Did you hear there was an outbreak of food poisoning at Ibrox on December 27th? Apparently a McDonald's wrap made all the Huns sick!

[T Fearon]

Er, if I was the only entrant how come there was a second prize won in the quiz by a chap from Dublin. Toaster retails in Celtic Shops for £40, so its not a bad old prize at all.

Also won the 101 Best of Irish CD on U105 over Xmas as well... a very profitable time indeed.

[T Fearon]

Second prize in the Celtic View Quiz was the History DVD (which I already own), and retails at 30 odd quid. Believe the winner was a chap named Callaghan from Dublin!

Forgot to mention also that I won a Munster Rugby Jersey over the Holidays, as a weekly winner in the Belfast Telegraph's Magners League Pick the Score Competition as well... winning competitions is not just for Christmas though!

[Myles Na G.]

Ginger  C U N T !   

Don't understand the animosity towards Strachan. 3 titles and a 4th on the way, 2 last 16 finishes in the Champions League, and all on a far smaller budget than MON was given. When was the last time Strachan was given 6 or 7 million to splash on one player? And yet he's taken the ageing team tha O'Neill left behind and transformed it on the cheap. Give the man some credit.

[Myles Na G.]

Was at the game on Saturday, what a let down. 2-0 up and  coasting, then Dundee United took over completely and to cap it all that Hun b**tard Feeney scored the equaliser and was then booked for taunting Celtic fans in a totally non sectarian manner of course.
On the bright side Brown must be a shoe in for Scottish Footballer of the Year, Samaras can score but his ball control and first touch are the worst I've ever seen, and Celtic could do worse than sign Willo Flood who masterminded Dundee United's comeback by completely subduing Brown.


Also I won the Xmas Quix Competition in the Celtic View and will soon be receiving a toaster which imprints the word "Celtic" on the bread!


PS Did you hear there was an outbreak of food poisoning at Ibrox on December 27th? Apparently a McDonald's wrap made all the Huns sick!

No doubt Hoops fans were giving him a generous round of applause at the time. 

[T Fearon]

I was sitting in the  North Stand and Feeney taunted fans in the South Stand. Now I don't know whether or not he was provoked but even if he was, it is no excuse. If every player reacted to fans taunts there would be mayhem. The referee showed him a yellow card and he has been in all the local papers gloating about scoring against Celtic, how big a huns fan he is, and this is the highlight of his absolutely average career etc etc. I will leave you to draw your own conclusions.

Actually Dundee United are to be admired for having a go particularly when they were two goals down. They play better football than the huns. Also there are worse players in the Ireland squad than Willo Flood.