The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[whitey]

Celtic are a lot like the New England Patriots— great team with wholly unlikeable and obnoxious supporters

[bannside]

Says who?

[illdecide]

The way i see it Celtic are a better team than Rangers but are lacking a bit of desire atm for some strange reason. Celtic have the more flare players but if you're in their faces and putting them under pressure they don't like it and put them off their game, this for me is the reason why we were beaten yesterday. Hunger and desire will win ten times out of ten against fancy Dan footballers who don't like to mix it up but let them have their own way and they'll tear you a new arse...(that's my opinion).

I think we need a LB (i would prefer JH to Bollingoli), we need a Centre Half and def need a striker. I've been saying this for a while (might be wrong as i don't see too many others criticising him) but i'm not convinced with Ajer and Leigh Griff seems to have lost everything. Hopefully after Christmas Jozo Simunovic will be fit, id like to see how he partners Christopher Jullien.
Hatem Abd Elhamed seems to be a hardy hoor and don't think if he'd have been playing he'd have shied away from any of it yesterday so to have them two defenders back in Jan will be priceless even though we Frimpong hasn't done much wrong TBH but is good competition. A left back and a striker is essential...buy quality.

Now the dust has settled and the angry head is away NL got his 3 subs spot on, the 3 that got hooked were the 3 worst players on the field so at least he got that right. Just a pity he didn't replace them earlier, it is a big wake up call for Celtic and 2-3 quality signings (no expense spared) should do enough but it'll be tight and the last two Derby matches will determine where the league goes in May not to mention the Scottish Cup as there is no doubt we'll meet them in the cup at some stage.

[under the bar]

Rangers the better team. Momentum now with them and can see them winning the league. Celtic who have a far better squad in (lets face it) a farmer's league have been awful. No heart. No belief. No will to win. They should really have the league all but won at this stage. Celtic pay almost 60m on wages Rangers just over 20m. The fact Rangers are even close says everything. If I was a Celtic fan I'd be extremely worried.

They've only dropped 8 points this season while Rangers have dropped 7.  How could they have the league all but won in those circumstances?

[Applesisapples]

Lennon got his team wrong. They played much better with N'ctham, Mikey Johnson was lost. Also thought the back 3 worked better. Gerrard has Lennon's number I fear.

[bannside]

100% we were out battled all over the pitch and that was the difference. Was exactly the same as three weeks ago in the BetFred. I put it up here before the game that Celtic have been playing dreadful stuff recently, getting away with it because of one nil or two one victories that papered over the dross!

Yet before the match yesterday Lennon was interviewed talking about how magnificent Celtic have been recently. He certainly wasn't watching the same mediocre as me that's for sure...and most of all that's what worries me most....that when you are so closely involved you dont actually see the wood for the trees.

But as long as Dermot Desmond has his finger on the pulse I'd be optimistic that this poor run of form will trigger a bit of spending in the places we need it most.

[under the bar]

100% we were out battled all over the pitch and that was the difference. Was exactly the same as three weeks ago in the BetFred. I put it up here before the game that Celtic have been playing dreadful stuff recently, getting away with it because of one nil or two one victories that papered over the dross!

Yet before the match yesterday Lennon was interviewed talking about how magnificent Celtic have been recently. He certainly wasn't watching the same mediocre as me that's for sure...and most of all that's what worries me most....that when you are so closely involved you dont actually see the wood for the trees.

But as long as Dermot Desmond has his finger on the pulse I'd be optimistic that this poor run of form will trigger a bit of spending in the places we need it most.

Is agree that Lennon waxing lyrical that the team are amazing and giving everything asked of them is the wrong message...even if he feels it's true. It will only make young lads rest on their laurels thinking they are wonderful.

[under the bar]

Stevie G and co now coming out in defence of Morales saying he was the victim.  Just like he did when Suarez was charged with disgusting racist insults.

[Main Street]

The ref did well I thought,  definitely not a mason. The poor offside call on Griffiths wasn't his decision.
Only a total idiot could defend Morales with that dive he got booked for. Gerrard has turned into an ace narcissist asshole, if he wasn't already one before.
Similar with Ally, being a rangers manager brought out the hun beast in him, though he's kinda normal again these days.

I watched the 30 minute highlights of Celtic v Man U CL 2006  on BT last night. One memory I had was of Jarosik's blatant dive to win that freekick, but I had forgotten about Scholes' spectacular leap in the air to win that free which led to that penalty, which Artur saved.  One dive cancelled the other and Celtic converted the more difficult opportunity. And a Bobo sliding tackle took no prisoners. 

[JimStynes]

Stevie G and co now coming out in defence of Morales saying he was the victim.  Just like he did when Suarez was charged with disgusting racist insults.

Why wouldn't he. He's backing his player and creating that everyone is against us mindset that lots of good managers do. Rangers may well slow down at some stage but people need to start giving Gerrard and his team more credit. They're a decent side and Celtic are not 10 times the team. Celtic need to get some leaders and aggressive players in because they're being out fought and out muscled every time they face Rangers. The board need to get the finger out.

[Main Street]

Stevie G and co now coming out in defence of Morales saying he was the victim.  Just like he did when Suarez was charged with disgusting racist insults.

Why wouldn't he. He's backing his player and creating that everyone is against us mindset that lots of good managers do. Rangers may well slow down at some stage but people need to start giving Gerrard and his team more credit. They're a decent side and Celtic are not 10 times the team. Celtic need to get some leaders and aggressive players in because they're being out fought and out muscled every time they face Rangers. The board need to get the finger out.

The world and everyone against us is for emotional retards. Overstated psychological benefit in the scheme of things.  A crock of you know what.   

[Orior]

Do Celtic need a new creative midfielder?

[Applesisapples]

Do Celtic need a new creative midfielder?

Or a new manager? Still not convinced about Neil

[trailer]

Do Celtic have a racism problem as well as a sectarian one?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50951507

[marty34]

Do Celtic have a racism problem as well as a sectarian one?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50951507

For someone who doesn't support Celtic, you're on this thread a bit.

Celtic, like every club: soccer or GAA etc. has muppets. No different here. Really wrong to tarnish a club (with as of yet unproven) as being this or that because of 1 or 2 supporters.  But that suits your agenda.

BTW, has Colum spotted Brexit yet?: nothing in the papers over Christmas about it.  But hey, he's probably too busy reciting his aoth to the queen of Sasana.  Be better if he'd put more effort into promoting an ILA instead of bowing to the banríon.