The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[T Fearon]

Wanyama provided quality leadership in midfield, and weighed in with important goals as well. He would have made a real difference at both ends last night.

[Friend Of Our Fathers]

Thankfully someone got a picture of the AC Milan fans in action. They are also supposedly singing Loyalist Songs.

https://twitter.com/CelticLiam88/status/380414449330307072/photo/1/large


                                                                                       

lol 
You've a lot to be worried about.

Merely highlighting the stupidity of the AC fans and their waving of a sectarian flag. I wouldn't normally be such a massive Celtic fan but tonight I hope they thrash Milan.

How do you know it's not some fella from Belfast over in Italy on holidays and decided to go to the game?
Sure Neil Lennon is from Northern Ireland maybe they are waving it in support for him. 
Anywhoo Celtic lost so all's well that ends well.

Might be Sectarian Loyalist bigots from Belfast on holiday https://twitter.com/Dmc1872/status/380621743418662912/photo/1

[Main Street]

Wanyama provided quality leadership in midfield, and weighed in with important goals as well. He would have made a real difference at both ends last night.

Henrik Larsson in his Celtic prime would undoubtably have made a difference last night, but like Wanyama he's no longer a Celtic player.

[Captain Obvious]

Wanyama, the big loss this year, and not replaced.

Any decent players will always be sold on and unlikely to be replaced at Celtic.

[T Fearon]

Yes but Wanyama's absence means that it's a significantly weaker team than last year's.Wanyama could have been retained too,he didn't want to go to Southampton.Celtic will not continuously qualify and progress in the Champions League unless they reverse the policy of selling their best players to any club that waves a big cheque,especially when such players cannot be readily replaced.

[Main Street]

Yes but Wanyama's absence means that it's a significantly weaker team than last year's.Wanyama could have been retained too,he didn't want to go to Southampton.Celtic will not continuously qualify and progress in the Champions League unless they reverse the policy of selling their best players to any club that waves a big cheque,especially when such players cannot be readily replaced.

Reality means players like Wanyama and Hooper want to move on. Playing  in the group stages of the CL isn't enough to keep them on board. Even if Celtic offered the same wages, those players would still want to move to a more competitive and glamourous league.
The problem lies with replacing them in two weeks and the impossibility of achieving a seamless transition to building up a new team.

It's hard to credit though, considering the exposure that Wanyama got displaying his undoubted quality in the CL, that a top 6 epl side didn't take the plunge. But who knows, maybe Southampton will finish in the top 6 because they signed him.

I hope you appreciated Ambrose's CL performance Tony?

[T Fearon]

That's my point! Southampton were the only club interested,Wanyama didn't seem overly keen but Celtic pushed the deal when a big cheque was waved.

I always appreciate the efforts of every player wearing the Hoops,whether they have good or poor games.

[T Fearon]

Ticket secured for the Barcelona game today! Here's hoping it's half as good,in terms of atmosphere and excitement,as last year!

[lynchbhoy]

Its funny to see fcukwits come on to this Celtic thread and laugh at a loss.
Why would someone be such a bitter little man!!

V funny and great to see boruc the holy goalie and big wanyama play so well and help stuff Liverpool at the weekend!!!

[Main Street]

That's my point! Southampton were the only club interested,Wanyama didn't seem overly keen but Celtic pushed the deal when a big cheque was waved.

Did you hear that Wanyama wasn't that keen on Southampton?

[T Fearon]

The fact that the deal was on and off,would indicate he wasn't that keen.Much like McGeady's move to Spartak Moscow,when a multi million pound cheque was produced,the club rushed the deal through as quickly as possible

[Main Street]

The fact that the deal was on and off,would indicate he wasn't that keen.Much like McGeady's move to Spartak Moscow,when a multi million pound cheque was produced,the club rushed the deal through as quickly as possible

The on off nature of the transfer could have meant any number of or any combination out of, a multitude of reasons.

I came across a line of praise from a Southampton fan, 'you don't get the ball from Wanyama, you'll get it when he decides he's done with it'

[lynchbhoy]

Wanayama still young and learning imo.
He gave the ball away too much last year with Celtic - esp in CL

[Main Street]

You're a hard taskmaster Lynchbhoy.
I was looking at one stream of a Southampton game, one where Wanyama was doing his usual stuff, a run of the mill Celtic performance, yet commentators and afterwards the Southampton fans, were ecstatic about 'what a steal he was for 12m'.
Wait until he really gets warmed up, I thought.

[lynchbhoy]

Don't think so MS

Just last season in the CL group games a few of the players but esp victor just gifted the ball away too easily and too often
He did however quite often win it back or break up the opponents attack that he effectively started!!