The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[Itchy]

Never a red, original yellow was correct call. Madrid player ended up kicking Maeda

You go in like that you'll get a red, might be harsh but that's the way it's gone. Player needs to use his head, he didn't and now it's game over

[Itchy]

Embarrassing stuff here.

[marty34]

Embarrassing tonight.

Board should hang their head in shame at this embarrassment. No lessons learned or don't care.

Won't spend any money for Europe. A joke year after year. Bottom place again. 1pt (2 games to go) and 2pts last year.

[Itchy]

It's partly that but I think your biggest issue is playing in a sub standard league where you get away time and time again with sloppy play. Compare to this match where you are playing possibly the best team in the best league in Europe and every mistake is punished brutally.

[podge]

Embarrassing tonight.

Board should hang their head in shame at this embarrassment. No lessons learned or don't care.

Won't spend any money for Europe. A joke year after year. Bottom place again. 1pt (2 games to go) and 2pts last year.

It's partly that but I think your biggest issue is playing in a sub standard league where you get away time and time again with sloppy play. Compare to this match where you are playing possibly the best team in the best league in Europe and every mistake is punished brutally.

It's a combination of both IMO- playing in a sub standard league means they can win endless domestic trophies without investing anything significant.

The strategy seems to be to buy in the bargain basement and sell to make a tidy profit- and to be fair they have been pretty successful at that.

Someone probably realises that to really compete in the champions league is just not realistic as it would costs 100s of millions and they wouldn't be able to attract the players to a crap league anyway.

The only option was to get into the premier league and that ship sailed some time ago, if it ever existed at all.

[marty34]

Embarrassing tonight.

Board should hang their head in shame at this embarrassment. No lessons learned or don't care.

Won't spend any money for Europe. A joke year after year. Bottom place again. 1pt (2 games to go) and 2pts last year.

It's partly that but I think your biggest issue is playing in a sub standard league where you get away time and time again with sloppy play. Compare to this match where you are playing possibly the best team in the best league in Europe and every mistake is punished brutally.

It's a combination of both IMO- playing in a sub standard league means they can win endless domestic trophies without investing anything significant.

The strategy seems to be to buy in the bargain basement and sell to make a tidy profit- and to be fair they have been pretty successful at that.

Someone probably realises that to really compete in the champions league is just not realistic as it would costs 100s of millions and they wouldn't be able to attract the players to a crap league anyway.

The only option was to get into the premier league and that ship sailed some time ago, if it ever existed at all.

Celtic had Hartson and Sutton etc. and competed well enough in the Champions League at times.  They did spend money on players, on a relative level.  There are loads of good players out there, who could be bought.

But you're correct, Lawell, who's back again, sees Celtic as a selling club. Win Scottish League, buy a few players and get into Europe. Take some cash in, sell a player and repeat.

Celtic are lucky they're in Champions League. No qualification this past few years for them. Basically they wouldn't have made it through otherwise.  They got lucky with the co-efficient.

First thing Celtic need to do is off-load the journey men. Decent wages for kicking a ball a few times a year. Trim the squad up.

Looks like Celtic will be lucky to get to the Europa League.

[Main Street]

Never a red, original yellow was correct call. Madrid player ended up kicking Maeda

I thought the same, the ref had made the right call, most of the angles verified that except one in slow motion made it look worse which VAR kept replaying. Maeda's studs were not up.
It's academic really when you have Harte in goal and the team set up to be overrun in midfield.
Have to admire Griezmann though, he's just about everywhere at the same time.

[Applesisapples]

Be realistic, there is no comparison between the quality in Atletico compared to Celtic and 1 man down it was no contest.

[NAG1]

Never a red, original yellow was correct call. Madrid player ended up kicking Maeda

I thought the same, the ref had made the right call, most of the angles verified that except one in slow motion made it look worse which VAR kept replaying. Maeda's studs were not up.
It's academic really when you have Harte in goal and the team set up to be overrun in midfield.
Have to admire Griezmann though, he's just about everywhere at the same time.

I know maybe Celtic wouldnt be regarded in the European elite in terms of their current team, but having watched the Celtic Park game it was the first time looking at Griezmann and thinking he actually was the real deal. I thought he was immense in that game back to the sort of form he was showing in the early part of his career.

[samuel maguire]

Celtic need out of the Scottish league- end off.
How can you go from playing St.Mirren, Dundee, St. Johnstone, Livingstone to playing barcalona, Madrid, Bayern, PSG?

It is impossible

[trailer]

Celtic need out of the Scottish league- end off.
How can you go from playing St.Mirren, Dundee, St. Johnstone, Livingstone to playing barcalona, Madrid, Bayern, PSG?

It is impossible

Absolute farmers league and Celtic running about celebrating titles is also embarrassing. Gives off serious Michael Owen against that Kid with Neville Southall vibes.

[SambaSaffron]

Celtic need out of the Scottish league- end off.
How can you go from playing St.Mirren, Dundee, St. Johnstone, Livingstone to playing barcalona, Madrid, Bayern, PSG?

It is impossible

Absolute farmers league and Celtic running about celebrating titles is also embarrassing. Gives off serious Michael Owen against that Kid with Neville Southall vibes.

You're right, imagine celebrating winning.

I don't think sport is for you old chap.

[Snapchap]

Celtic need out of the Scottish league- end off.
How can you go from playing St.Mirren, Dundee, St. Johnstone, Livingstone to playing barcalona, Madrid, Bayern, PSG?

It is impossible

Absolute farmers league and Celtic running about celebrating titles is also embarrassing. Gives off serious Michael Owen against that Kid with Neville Southall vibes.

You're right, imagine celebrating winning.

I don't think sport is for you old chap.

Ah leave trailer alone. He just likes to drop into this thread every few weeks to tell everyone how disinterested he is in the subject of the thread. Strange behaviour I know, but each to his own.

[bennydorano]

The penalty Rangers were awarded at livingstone is beyond a joke, how it got past VAR is a total disgrace, a blatant dive. I generally think incompetence is endemic everywhere, but Scottish football really does just f**king stink, cheating c***ts. At least he missed the pen.

[Main Street]

They were awarded and converted another penalty in the 2nd half to go 2 up, better to be sure than sorry.