The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[Main Street]

Remarkable achievement considering the squad and the glaring inherited weaknesses, to not just gain entry to the CL group stages (probably scrapping for the EL 3rd place) but also next season where top seeding is assured for Celtic as league champions in the CL.
A right back to cover for Lustig would be nice.
It's hard to credit that so much was riding on that dodgy 2nd half performance.

[straightred]

We were a penalty miss away from losing a three goal lead and elimination.We never looked comfortable or composed at any stage.The group stages will be an embarrassment.Imagine rolling up to the Bernabeu or Nou Camp with that clown in charge 😱😱😱😱😱

There is some justice in that given that it wasn't a peno in the first place.

Poor performance. No argument there. Far too much space conceded particularly in the middle. Janko is getting a lot of flack (rightly) but he got very little help in front of him. Tonight could end up being a blessing as we were really lucky to get through and a blind man can see that we are 3 or 4 players short.

Its mission accomplished as far as I'm concerned. Onwards and upwards. You may well think he's a clown but he's a clown that has taken us through 3 qualifying rounds at the first attempt. He's a major upgrade on Delia and that's good enough for me

[bennydorano]

Jesus Fearon, you really are a fraud and an embarrasment.

We should get Billy Mc Neill to call to your work to put the slabbering out of you the way the OWC boys did.

[straightred]

We were a penalty miss away from losing a three goal lead and elimination.We never looked comfortable or composed at any stage.The group stages will be an embarrassment.Imagine rolling up to the Bernabeu or Nou Camp with that clown in charge 😱😱😱😱😱

This fan anyway isn't expecting embarrassment. I'm delighted to be there again. Probably seeded 4th with an outside chance of 3 depending on results tomorrow. While I'd obviously like to get out of the group i would't be too dissappointed with 3rd and an entry to the europa.

[T Fearon]

If Ronny had stumbled through that,arguably the easiest route to the group stages enjoyed by any Celtic manager,everyone would have been calling for his head and he didn't have a Dembele,Sinclair,or a Tierney to call on this time last year.

Anyone praising the manager for that is deluded.

[tonto1888]

If Rodgers had any balls the likes of Gordon, Janko, Brown & Bitton would be sold tomorrow and adequate replacements brought in. Gordon & Janko are clowns, Bitton is an imposter and the amount of times Brown passed the ball back to the opposition was incredible. He may as well have been a Hapoel player.

Celtic only through due to Hapoel's missed pen. Also helped that Hapoel ran out of steam around the 80 min mark. Fair play to them they gave it their all and were positive, energetic and first to every ball. They just came up short in the end.

Hapoel's missed penalty which Gordon the clown saved. Funny how that facthas slipped both yours and Tiny's posts

[uimhr ocht]

i remember under strachan we had an average team caldwell,mc manus played ,skippy mc donald scored against man u only alate goal denied that team a result so its not a lost cause as you may think the pressure is off now id expect the team to do well at celtic park,we might not get much joy on our travels though.I think craig gordons place along with a few others are under big threat after tonights performance.

[straightred]

If Ronny had stumbled through that,arguably the easiest route to the group stages enjoyed by any Celtic manager,everyone would have been calling for his head and he didn't have a Dembele,Sinclair,or a Tierney to call on this time last year.

Anyone praising the manager for that is deluded.

I've no idea what rodgers did to you but you're making a show of yourself at this stage. Have you forgotten ronnies 3-0 walkover that he still managed to f**k up in the next round. Catch yourself on. We qualified on merit over the 2 legs - that's all that matters now

[T Fearon]

Was at that game.Meaningless as far as Utd were concerned.Seriously I enjoy the Champions League at Celtic Park but the fans won't tolerate turning up simply for the music and YNWA and the team out of its depth on the park.

[BennyHarp]

If Ronny had stumbled through that,arguably the easiest route to the group stages enjoyed by any Celtic manager,everyone would have been calling for his head and he didn't have a Dembele,Sinclair,or a Tierney to call on this time last year.

Anyone praising the manager for that is deluded.

Ronny would have been in his second season and you'd expect the team to be playing comfortably in his style by now. Rodgers has been there a few weeks, have a bit of cop on and judge the man when he's got his team together after the transfer deadline (where now he should attract a few decent signings) and had time to work with them. It doesn't taking a feckin genius to work out that Celtic will have their work cut out n the champions league, or that from time to time they will put in a bad performance. You are putting forward a pathetic argument that Celtic will not succeed under Rodgers, an argument that you will eventually win because managers will ALWAYS move on, similarly to the argument you kept putting forward that Tyrone would lose their next game, then their next game etc, eventually you'll be proved right. It's a tiresome role to play on an Internet forum and I salute your dogged determination to be that guy. But if this is going to be the game you play until Rodgers finally gets sacked, or moves on, then you are going to completely ruin any meaningful discussion about the club this season on this thread. Maybe that's your strange game, and again I salute your dogged determination to be that guy, but feck me its tiresome to read. I don't contribute often on this thread very often but I have always enjoyed reading it....not so much lately however.

[straightred]

If Ronny had stumbled through that,arguably the easiest route to the group stages enjoyed by any Celtic manager,everyone would have been calling for his head and he didn't have a Dembele,Sinclair,or a Tierney to call on this time last year.

Anyone praising the manager for that is deluded.

Ronny would have been in his second season and you'd expect the team to be playing comfortably in his style by now. Rodgers has been there a few weeks, have a bit of cop on and judge the man when he's got his team together after the transfer deadline (where now he should attract a few decent signings) and had time to work with them. It doesn't taking a feckin genius to work out that Celtic will have their work cut out n the champions league, or that from time to time they will put in a bad performance. You are putting forward a pathetic argument that Celtic will not succeed under Rodgers, an argument that you will eventually win because managers will ALWAYS move on, similarly to the argument you kept putting forward that Tyrone would lose their next game, then their next game etc, eventually you'll be proved right. It's a tiresome role to play on an Internet forum and I salute your dogged determination to be that guy. But if this is going to be the game you play until Rodgers finally gets sacked, or moves on, then you are going to completely ruin any meaningful discussion about the club this season on this thread. Maybe that's your strange game, and again I salute your dogged determination to be that guy, but feck me its tiresome to read. I don't contribute often on this thread very often but I have always enjoyed reading it....not so much lately however.

thats a good analysis. We have to be right everytime and he only has to be right once. I'll stop biting !

[ned]

CL group stage qualification achieved. This was our main goal at start of season. We were lucky tonight? As far as I'm aware it was aggregate score that counted. They dont get extra credit for playing well. They were lucky it wasn't a five goal deficit in first leg.
Janko played as we had few other options. O'Connell has been decent as a stop gap and Ambrose certainly wasn't an option,  Eric was too much of a risk to start and was a great option to bring on to be able to switch to a back five. Those were our defensive choices.
BR will be aware of at least three players who started tonight who will only ever be back up. Two new signings to arrive before end of August and with Roberts and Simunovic to come back, by the groups we could potentially have five of the starting team from tonight on the bench. Big changes still to happen. Being a Celtic fan isn't always easy but it's always worthwhile. The futures green.

[reddgnhand]

If Ronny had stumbled through that,arguably the easiest route to the group stages enjoyed by any Celtic manager,everyone would have been calling for his head and he didn't have a Dembele,Sinclair,or a Tierney to call on this time last year.

Anyone praising the manager for that is deluded.

Ronny would have been in his second season and you'd expect the team to be playing comfortably in his style by now. Rodgers has been there a few weeks, have a bit of cop on and judge the man when he's got his team together after the transfer deadline (where now he should attract a few decent signings) and had time to work with them. It doesn't taking a feckin genius to work out that Celtic will have their work cut out n the champions league, or that from time to time they will put in a bad performance. You are putting forward a pathetic argument that Celtic will not succeed under Rodgers, an argument that you will eventually win because managers will ALWAYS move on, similarly to the argument you kept putting forward that Tyrone would lose their next game, then their next game etc, eventually you'll be proved right. It's a tiresome role to play on an Internet forum and I salute your dogged determination to be that guy. But if this is going to be the game you play until Rodgers finally gets sacked, or moves on, then you are going to completely ruin any meaningful discussion about the club this season on this thread. Maybe that's your strange game, and again I salute your dogged determination to be that guy, but feck me its tiresome to read. I don't contribute often on this thread very often but I have always enjoyed reading it....not so much lately however.

thats a good analysis. We have to be right everytime and he only has to be right once. I'll stop biting !

You boys are failing to see what he's at. Depending how results go tomorrow night Celtic could be in pot 4 and can be drawn against his beloved Spurs. He didn't want Celtic to qualify. Would he go to Celtic Park and stand in the away end ? He would look a right tool. Just look at his past posts name dropping and giving it the big " I am" at Celtic.

[tyroneStatto]

If Rodgers had any balls the likes of Gordon, Janko, Brown & Bitton would be sold tomorrow and adequate replacements brought in. Gordon & Janko are clowns, Bitton is an imposter and the amount of times Brown passed the ball back to the opposition was incredible. He may as well have been a Hapoel player.

Celtic only through due to Hapoel's missed pen. Also helped that Hapoel ran out of steam around the 80 min mark. Fair play to them they gave it their all and were positive, energetic and first to every ball. They just came up short in the end.

Hapoel's missed penalty which Gordon the clown saved. Funny how that facthas slipped both yours and Tiny's posts

gordon has been a big liability for a good while now. 1 pen save doesn't change that. it was a massive surprise he even saved it. i actually think rodgers is the right man - he just needs to be ruthless and get rid of the deadwood and soon.

[T Fearon]

The sad fact is we are not improving,just scraping through,luckily at that.Contrast this with immediate improvements good new managers have made at Man Utd,Man City and Chelsea.

We should have breezed through the qualifying rounds given the opposition and arrived in the group stages with confidence high and a realistic chance of being competitive.Sadly we will be cannon fodder,all due to an inept and overpaid manager