The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[Main Street]

If the offside 'handball' was given, why did the ref make the keeper take a wide ball kick rather than a free kick?

The offside wasn't flagged and i just assumed the ref didn't see the handball as he was on the blind side or didn't think it worthy therefore the wide ball kick. It's a moot point because had the ref blown for apenalty,var would have intervened to make the offside call. VAR probably checked the offside anyway.  The ref did well, but did miss a blatant 2nd yellow for a Celt, Var checked the incident but decided it wasnt a straight red challenge,therefore the player got away with it.

[Milltown Row2]

If the offside 'handball' was given, why did the ref make the keeper take a wide ball kick rather than a free kick?

The offside wasn't flagged and i just assumed the ref didn't see the handball as he was on the blind side or didn't think it worthy therefore the wide ball kick. It's a moot point because had the ref blown for apenalty,var would have intervened to make the offside call. VAR probably checked the offside anyway.  The ref did well, but did miss a blatant 2nd yellow for a Celt, Var checked the incident but decided it wasnt a straight red challenge,therefore the player got away with it.

There just was a bitta confusion on it, the offside was the main call that wasn't given.

It was a handball and if it wasn't a non penalty handball it was a corner.

To back up what you said I thought the ref overall in a game like that was very good

[tonto1888]

Celtic need to offload the following players ASAP...

Scott Bain
Benjamin Siegrist
Nat Philips
Kobayashi
Bernabei
D Turnbull
J McCarthy
Kwon
M Johnston

They need to loan out...

Tilio
Yang
Thiago Holm
Stephen Welsh
Lagerbielke

To get first team experience and see what they're like

That's some clear out and goes to show you what is required to strengthen the team...

away back to liverpool is he not

[illdecide]

Hope so

[tonto1888]

Would any of the Celtic fans on here know how far in advance a game will be fixed?

All of Celtic's games in March are down for 3pm on a Saturday. When will it be confirmed if they are changed to an early KO or moved to a Sunday etc?

hard to know. We havent had an awful lot of 3pm saturday game sin recent years.

[bennydorano]

Games look set for actual times for 6 weeks in advance as far as I can see on my FOTMOB App.

[Main Street]

If the offside 'handball' was given, why did the ref make the keeper take a wide ball kick rather than a free kick?

The offside wasn't flagged and i just assumed the ref didn't see the handball as he was on the blind side or didn't think it worthy therefore the wide ball kick. It's a moot point because had the ref blown for apenalty,var would have intervened to make the offside call. VAR probably checked the offside anyway.  The ref did well, but did miss a blatant 2nd yellow for a Celt, Var checked the incident but decided it wasnt a straight red challenge,therefore the player got away with it.

There just was a bitta confusion on it, the offside was the main call that wasn't given.

It was a handball and if it wasn't a non penalty handball it was a corner.

To back up what you said I thought the ref overall in a game like that was very good

Then the ref was totally blindsided and didn't see the handball.

[Aaron Boone]

Momentum maintained with solid win v St Mirren this evening. Brendan in a happier spot compared to pre-Christmas. 

[bennydorano]

Hatate & Abada coming back from injury, Bernardo starting to look like a player too, hopefully a corner has been turned.

[No1]

Reo looked very upset after the match last night, not sure what that was all about?  Things looking up but definitely need a couple of areas strengthened in January.

[Na Glinntí Glasa]

Hatate & Abada coming back from injury, Bernardo starting to look like a player too, hopefully a corner has been turned.

Impressed with Bernardo of late. the run of games has started to help him and hes really starting to flourish in there. That being said its good to see Reo back again on the pitch.

[No1]

Atlético Madrid looking at O'Riley apparently.  Would be a huge loss.  Pretty underwhelming transfer window so far.

[toby47]

Initial loan with obligation to buy in the summer. Would be a huge blow to Celtic, who have already had an underwhelming transfer window this far.

[Itchy]

WHy would Celtic possibly want to loan out O Riley. That makes no sense. Might make sense if Athletico were buying him outright, but a loan??

[tonto1888]

WHy would Celtic possibly want to loan out O Riley. That makes no sense. Might make sense if Athletico were buying him outright, but a loan??

if they loan him out then the game is up