The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[Hectic]

Actually you have refreshed my memory, Lennon already had a full season under his belt when he was way behind in the league, having missed out the year before. We did get Europa League in the second season after Sion had beaten us only to get thrown out for us to take his place.

For the record, even at this stage when large numbers were wanting him out before it turned that day at Kilmarnock I still believed Lennon would get it right, I always backed him and trusted him to lead our club.

Also if we are talking relative transfer pot and signings I suppose Efrain Juarez at up to 4m in his first summer was not viewed as a big investment at the time, nor the 2.3m we paid for Gary Hooper that same summer. One of the first players through the door during Lennon's tenure was Joe Ledley, viewed as something of a coup at the time on 28k a week. Also in his first transfer we had Murphy at 1.5m, Kayak, Izzy, Stokes as well as free transfers Big Dan, Cha DuRi and Mulgrew.

You also point out Lennon could have won the title but for Samaras penalty. Steven Gerrard slip erased from your memory if we are doing whataboutery.

So from that rant the only bit that cannot easily be torn to shreds is the bit about the last 16 of the Champions League and that is because I do not have a crystal ball nor am I a Charlatan like you.

So what's with the personal agenda against Rodgers because otherwise you would have been declaring Neil Lennon a clown as soon as we lost the cup semi given your form.

Is it because you thought Rodgers was from Ballymena?

Is it because you think his high salary might impact on the value of your shares that you maybe care for more? (You were happy to sing about having them).

Is it because you did not realise relatively speaking he did not have an astonomical player budget compared to his predecessor's? ( that bit was really funny when I had a look at Lennon's first summers work for comparison though you have a point about the caliber of player Rodgers seems to be able to attract, still gave me a chuckle).

Does it just feel good having people respond to your posts?

[T Fearon]

I have no personal agenda against Rodgers.He is simply not doing the job he is overpaid to do.The defeats to Red Imps,the humiliation against Barcelona,and his laughable attempts to say this was not embarrassing (does he think all of us are fools,or just those on this thread apart from myself?),to be followed this week by another humiliation against Man City (let's see how real Celtic fans react when the feel good factor of a big Champions League night gives way to an embarrassing home defeat) and the inability to keep a clean sheet in the domestic league are all glaring and fundamental failures.

[Newbridge Exile]

Actually you have refreshed my memory, Lennon already had a full season under his belt when he was way behind in the league, having missed out the year before. We did get Europa League in the second season after Sion had beaten us only to get thrown out for us to take his place.

For the record, even at this stage when large numbers were wanting him out before it turned that day at Kilmarnock I still believed Lennon would get it right, I always backed him and trusted him to lead our club.

Also if we are talking relative transfer pot and signings I suppose Efrain Juarez at up to 4m in his first summer was not viewed as a big investment at the time, nor the 2.3m we paid for Gary Hooper that same summer. One of the first players through the door during Lennon's tenure was Joe Ledley, viewed as something of a coup at the time on 28k a week. Also in his first transfer we had Murphy at 1.5m, Kayak, Izzy, Stokes as well as free transfers Big Dan, Cha DuRi and Mulgrew.

You also point out Lennon could have won the title but for Samaras penalty. Steven Gerrard slip erased from your memory if we are doing whataboutery.

So from that rant the only bit that cannot easily be torn to shreds is the bit about the last 16 of the Champions League and that is because I do not have a crystal ball nor am I a Charlatan like you.

So what's with the personal agenda against Rodgers because otherwise you would have been declaring Neil Lennon a clown as soon as we lost the cup semi given your form.

Is it because you thought Rodgers was from Ballymena?

Is it because you think his high salary might impact on the value of your shares that you maybe care for more? (You were happy to sing about having them).

Is it because you did not realise relatively speaking he did not have an astonomical player budget compared to his predecessor's? ( that bit was really funny when I had a look at Lennon's first summers work for comparison though you have a point about the caliber of player Rodgers seems to be able to attract, still gave me a chuckle).

Does it just feel good having people respond to your posts?

Sure why let cold hard facts stand in the way of anyones dislike of the mega salaried Rodgers and his " astronomical player budget" :-)

[T Fearon]

I said before it's not the player transfer fee,it's the salary.Do you think any of Lennon's signings are earning anything like Toure,Sinclair or Dembele?

[tonto1888]

Funny I thought I read phrases like "super performance" etc.In any case this was bizarrely attributed to Rodgers exclusively as if he was some sort of tactical genius that had delivered a first win over mighty Rangers for donkeys years

It was a very good performance. Saying that isn't gloating or anything else. Also when you compare the two performances, that game and th semi final, we were so much better in the 5-1. You'd have to be daft not to give Rodgers at least some credit. Again, not gloating just stating it like it is

[tonto1888]

I have no personal agenda against Rodgers.He is simply not doing the job he is overpaid to do.The defeats to Red Imps,the humiliation against Barcelona,and his laughable attempts to say this was not embarrassing (does he think all of us are fools,or just those on this thread apart from myself?),to be followed this week by another humiliation against Man City (let's see how real Celtic fans react when the feel good factor of a big Champions League night gives way to an embarrassing home defeat) and the inability to keep a clean sheet in the domestic league are all glaring and fundamental failures.

We beat the red imps or don't you realise that the qualifiers were 2 legs. Rodgers is doing the job he is paid to do. Top of the league and qualified for the CL.
Also talking about clean sheets why Tony fails to mention is that Lennon had in his team probably one of the best goalkeepers ever to play for Celtic

[Hectic]

I have no personal agenda against Rodgers.He is simply not doing the job he is overpaid to do.The defeats to Red Imps,the humiliation against Barcelona,and his laughable attempts to say this was not embarrassing (does he think all of us are fools,or just those on this thread apart from myself?),to be followed this week by another humiliation against Man City (let's see how real Celtic fans react when the feel good factor of a big Champions League night gives way to an embarrassing home defeat) and the inability to keep a clean sheet in the domestic league are all glaring and fundamental failures.

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You forgot the astronomical transfer budget, him being from Ballymena, the penalty miss and defeat at Inverness (non comparable with a Gerrard slip but the same as Roberts miss), him being from Glenarm etc etc etc

Cognitive dissonance a term you are familiar with?

[Hectic]

Or are you just simply wanting a wee hug and maybe a kiss?

[Applesisapples]

Does the ban on personal attacks also apply to Tony constantly referring to Rodgers as Coco? As for the rest of his "guff" best ignored.

[T Fearon]

I know.That is highly offensive towards the real Coco!

[Applesisapples]

I know.That is highly offensive towards the real Coco!

I'm sure you'll get over it.

[uimhr ocht]

I Think we should play 5 in midfield on weds night sinclair,brown,bitton,rogic,forrest,with dembelle up front,the keeper situation is a strange one at the minute.

[T Fearon]

Coco will probably go 4-2-4.

[lenny]

I Think we should play 5 in midfield on weds night sinclair,brown,bitton,rogic,forrest,with dembelle up front,the keeper situation is a strange one at the minute.

I agree. Rodgers is working hard to try to get the players being more confident and to play the right way. for this game though we should be more pragmatic and keep it tight.

[T Fearon]

Sadly with the manager utterly incapable of learning from past mistakes and his inability to address the continued leaking of goals,I can only see a field day for Aguero and Co.I will be pleasantly surprised if we avoid defeat by more than three goals