The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[StGallsGAA]

You can understand how the referee and 5th official on the goal line missed the deliberate handball to prevent Griffiths putting Celtic 2-0 up.    After all they couldn't both be expected to be watching the ball!  :/

[Main Street]

I was half watching the game and from what I saw, I though ICT fully deserved their victory. Celtic were poor. Gordon made a bad mistake which got himself sent off, it wasn't as if  ICT scoring a goal at that stage would have mattered that much, but going down to 10 players mattered. Celtic fans can grumble about the penalty denied but that's just deflecting from a very poor performance.

[illdecide]

I was half watching the game and from what I saw, I though ICT fully deserved their victory. Celtic were poor. Gordon made a bad mistake which got himself sent off, it wasn't as if  ICT scoring a goal at that stage would have mattered that much, but going down to 10 players mattered. Celtic fans can grumble about the penalty denied but that's just deflecting from a very poor performance.

Main street that's a load of shite tbh, Celtic were by far the better team in the first half and that incident right at the end of the first half would have put Celtic 2-0 up and ICT down to 10 men and that would have been game over...It was a game changer big time. ICT did play well afterwards but if you're saying it didn't have an impact on the game then you're wrong.

[lynchbhoy]

What odds would tempt you on celtic not doing the treble?

I don't gamble and have no idea about odds - and couldn't care less!

But I know that Celtic should easily win the treble
However
I've been following Celtic long enough to know that apart from Derry , Ireland and prob Liverpool , no other team can fcuk itself up from a position of near certainty !!

I wouldn't subscribe to the saying an old teacher of mine used to rant at us about gambling & horses was the 'vice of spastics and mentally retarded' but is rather drink my money than gamble it!

But in short - Celtic are fav but have been slipping up all season! Anything is possible!

Sadly you were spot on.

especially against ICT, they always play well against Celtic and give them a v hard game

john hughes doing a great job with them.

I actually thought there was more of a chance of them upsetting Celtic in the league rather than the cup game

but not massively surprised.

Celtic have only themselves to blame. Prob this season is just not scoring when in control of the game.
maybe the formation used dominates middle of the park, but a single striker role is not what Griffiths, guidetti, scepovic or Stokes are good at.

yes the officials missed a blatent penalty/hand ball/red card in the first half -but that's sport.

thought they were going to hold out for penalties in the end but no.
Will win the league. Would like to see Hughes and ICT win the cup now. they prob will be favourites.

[Main Street]

I was half watching the game and from what I saw, I though ICT fully deserved their victory. Celtic were poor. Gordon made a bad mistake which got himself sent off, it wasn't as if  ICT scoring a goal at that stage would have mattered that much, but going down to 10 players mattered. Celtic fans can grumble about the penalty denied but that's just deflecting from a very poor performance.

Main street that's a load of shite tbh, Celtic were by far the better team in the first half and that incident right at the end of the first half would have put Celtic 2-0 up and ICT down to 10 men and that would have been game over...It was a game changer big time. ICT did play well afterwards but if you're saying it didn't have an impact on the game then you're wrong.

My opinion may not be your liking but does it have to stimulate an instant delusion?    I never said the denied penalty did not have an impact on the game,  but to blame the defeat on the denied penalty is deflecting from a poor performance.
IMo having the goalie sent off had a much bigger impact than not getting the penalty and that was a self inflicted error, an awful error from a top goalie. Not an accident or just one of those things.
Celtic with 11 players could have handled that game at 1-1, even with some players being truly average and some others well below par. And what kind of boots were they wearing?  the 10 players should have at least got the draw.

[T Fearon]

The penalty denied was ridiculous.How it was missed is beyond belief.Referee's brother is a former Rangers/NI player too.No wonder Celtic have written to SFA seeking an explanation,even though it was fan pressure that motivated this

[From the Bunker]

The penalty denied was ridiculous.How it was missed is beyond belief.Referee's brother is a former Rangers/NI player too.No wonder Celtic have written to SFA seeking an explanation,even though it was fan pressure that motivated this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUKD6SvFYAo

In fairness it is hard for the official behind the goal to see it properly!

[Milltown Row2]

The penalty denied was ridiculous.How it was missed is beyond belief.Referee's brother is a former Rangers/NI player too.No wonder Celtic have written to SFA seeking an explanation,even though it was fan pressure that motivated this

Bit like that one Peter saved v Spurs.... 2 meters behind the line and both referee and linesman lost.... Definitely a conspiracy then.... Did spurs write a letter then?

[illdecide]

I was half watching the game and from what I saw, I though ICT fully deserved their victory. Celtic were poor. Gordon made a bad mistake which got himself sent off, it wasn't as if  ICT scoring a goal at that stage would have mattered that much, but going down to 10 players mattered. Celtic fans can grumble about the penalty denied but that's just deflecting from a very poor performance.

Main street that's a load of shite tbh, Celtic were by far the better team in the first half and that incident right at the end of the first half would have put Celtic 2-0 up and ICT down to 10 men and that would have been game over...It was a game changer big time. ICT did play well afterwards but if you're saying it didn't have an impact on the game then you're wrong.

My opinion may not be your liking but does it have to stimulate an instant delusion?    I never said the denied penalty did not have an impact on the game,  but to blame the defeat on the denied penalty is deflecting from a poor performance.
IMo having the goalie sent off had a much bigger impact than not getting the penalty and that was a self inflicted error, an awful error from a top goalie. Not an accident or just one of those things.
Celtic with 11 players could have handled that game at 1-1, even with some players being truly average and some others well below par. And what kind of boots were they wearing?  the 10 players should have at least got the draw.

Alright maybe I jumped in a bit feet first , it was/is still a bit raw. I don't have green tinted glasses and i'll always call a spade a spade, if we're beaten by a better team i'll say so but blatant cheating I just can't stand which is what angered me about the game

[tyroneStatto]

it was a shocking decision not to give the penalty. the only rational explanation is that Mclean just simply did not want to give it.

having said that, the atrocious defending on all 3 goals and Deila's crazy decision to sub forrest (who was celtic's most dangerous player) instead of Commons also contributed massively to the defeat. also Gordon should have been quicker off his line when he gave away the penalty imo.

[T Fearon]

Champions again,although a bit of an anti-climax not winning it out on the park.

[lynchbhoy]

Champions again,although a bit of an anti-climax not winning it out on the park.

Anti climax until the 10 in a row is won but that will be difficult with the officials doing their dirty best to stop it and have hearts and ranjers 2.0 win instead


But the style of football is much more like the stein era though defence still not wonderful

Good to win it but the manner of it is the attractive factor.
Need more consistency and better defence though for CL qualifiers. A lb and cb.

[Club Rossa]

Would have been nice to win it at Pittodrie.Credit though to Aberdeen who had a very good league campaign.

[Orior]

Champions again,although a bit of an anti-climax not winning it out on the park.

Anti climax until the 10 in a row is won but that will be difficult with the officials doing their dirty best to stop it and have hearts and ranjers 2.0 win instead


But the style of football is much more like the stein era though defence still not wonderful

Good to win it but the manner of it is the attractive factor.
Need more consistency and better defence though for CL qualifiers. A lb and cb.

the Rangers titles should have been removed

[lynchbhoy]

Champions again,although a bit of an anti-climax not winning it out on the park.

Anti climax until the 10 in a row is won but that will be difficult with the officials doing their dirty best to stop it and have hearts and ranjers 2.0 win instead


But the style of football is much more like the stein era though defence still not wonderful

Good to win it but the manner of it is the attractive factor.
Need more consistency and better defence though for CL qualifiers. A lb and cb.

the Rangers titles should have been removed

Never going to happen

With rangers being the most supported team in Scotland - from the lowest (very) levels to the highest- it would cause riots and frankly would be against the will of Prob 40% of jocks to do this - maybe more!

It might be the correct course of action - but it would be against the desire of way too many and too many in positions of power.

Celtic won't get a fair deal until they get into English league. They will be fighting for top 6 place but at least it will be fair ( maybe not on financial grounds but the top two or three big money backed clubs will always retain that advantage)