The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[tonto1888]

Inter Milan had a massively bigger budget than Celtic in 1967.

Looks like a draw against a European giant awaits in the Europa League,which doesn't augur well for progress

what were the two budgets?

[HiMucker]

I enjoyed Celtic's second half performance last night. They showed guts and no little skill on the ball considering the value of the team in footballing terms. They rode their luck in the first half and the goal was unlucky. Celtic fans need to be realistic as to their expectations. There are PL teams struggling in the EL with bigger budgets than Celtic. So well done to BR and the team they did what was required.

There's no room for calm and measured posts on this forum, what are you thinking? 
Anderlecht have a bigger budget than us. If we better teams like that, I'm happy. We got a bollocks of a group for the second year in a row. I would have fancied us in the Liverpool or Man U groups to have made a play for second.

Bigger budget than Celtic? Belgium league?

Celtic are worth E57.8 mil,  Anderlecht are worth E100.85.

[Milltown Row2]

Ground capacity of Anderlecht is 21,000, they must generate money from transfers, merchandise , tv?

[illdecide]

Celtic have always got a tough group in CL (seeding doesn't help).

Jasus Tony 67? I know Inter had and prob always will have a bigger budget than Celtic but Celtic were one of the top teams in the World then and for a decade after too.

Dunno where BR got his info from but i did hear him saying Anderlecht had a bigger budget than Celtic's...

[StGallsGAA]

Good comeback by Hibs and fair play to Lennon.  Celtic did a Liverpool!

[T Fearon]

Ambrose causes an opposition goal agsinst Celtic! How many times?😂😂

[Main Street]

Celtic have always got a tough group in CL (seeding doesn't help).

Jasus Tony 67? I know Inter had and prob always will have a bigger budget than Celtic but Celtic were one of the top teams in the World then and for a decade after too.

Dunno where BR got his info from but i did hear him saying Anderlecht had a bigger budget than Celtic's...

Not that it should have been mentioned by Brendan but Anderlecht do have an annual player wage bill of about Eur40m, last season I thought they made Man U work hard for their EL victory. They were crap in their home game v Celtic but have improved a lot since then. I think Celtic will do alright in the EL even if they didn't handle that final CL game with great finesse.

[T Fearon]

I think Brendan is facing his most challenging period now.The Champions League Campaign cannot be in any way regarded as successful,thank God we were fortunate to meet an Anderlecht side out of sorts in Belgium.Over the last few league games the invincible domestic record has been seriously threatened.Celtic a couple of months ago would not have surrendered a two goal lead at Hibs.

Brendan's stock will not be raised by winning trophies in Scotland,it will only be by doing things in Europe and that has been an abject failure,and I think he knows this.Another heavy defeat in the Europa League,where they are unseeded,could well see things unravel.It would be hard for the support to have much enthusiasm for the remainder of the domestic season,even if another treble is secured.

Celtic were well beaten by Anderlecht at home,even though the score was only one nil,and while there is an excuse for PSG and Bayern Munich doing this,there is none for being outclassed by Anderlecht at home.

[Main Street]

Anderlecht impressed in Celtic Park until they scored, then they chose to protect their winning margin in what was a stunning lack of ambition, unless they had just blown their gasket fitness wise.

[tonto1888]

I think Brendan is facing his most challenging period now.The Champions League Campaign cannot be in any way regarded as successful,thank God we were fortunate to meet an Anderlecht side out of sorts in Belgium.Over the last few league games the invincible domestic record has been seriously threatened.Celtic a couple of months ago would not have surrendered a two goal lead at Hibs.

Brendan's stock will not be raised by winning trophies in Scotland,it will only be by doing things in Europe and that has been an abject failure,and I think he knows this.Another heavy defeat in the Europa League,where they are unseeded,could well see things unravel.It would be hard for the support to have much enthusiasm for the remainder of the domestic season,even if another treble is secured.

Celtic were well beaten by Anderlecht at home,even though the score was only one nil,and while there is an excuse for PSG and Bayern Munich doing this,there is none for being outclassed by Anderlecht at home.

You don't know the celtic support

[tonto1888]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42292297

interesting read

[general_lee]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42292297

interesting read

Champions league is shite to be honest. As is football in general. The most powerful clubs nowadays are clubs like City and PSG who have no tradition. Players just follow the money. The romance is long gone. Clubs like Celtic are an afterthought, even though they epitomise, or should epitomise, what European football is all about.

[illdecide]

Good shout General Lee...sad but true.

Celtic's defensive performance was really poor yesterday, i know the conditions were poor too but we really are a shambles and i'm waiting patiently to see what BR does either in January or summer for signings.
Why is BR not trying out K. Ajer more, anytime i've seen him play he's been decent and with him being so young it's the only way to develop him. Our central defense is so poor i can't believe we're unbeaten domestically for so long and Lustig is def getting caught out more and more these days too...big Boyata was poor yesterday again too...K Tierney is the only one we can rely on atm and even he's not playing the way he was earlier in the season.
Maybe the game are catching up on the legs now having played 32 competitive games already and if we can just make it to the winter break unbeaten and recharge the batteries...here's hoping.

[Applesisapples]

Celtic could and should have won this game at a canter, they spurned chances in the first half. That said fair play to Neil Lennon he used his knowledge of Celtic and their players to set his team up. Added to that he started players with points to prove. When they scrambled the goal it give His the impetus to attack and Celtic looked a little jaded. I think it is hard for all teams to play well domestically the weekend after a CL game and in this Celtic were no different. Hibs deserved the draw. At least Brendan did not behave like that tool Klopp.

[ashman]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42292297

interesting read

Champions league is shite to be honest. As is football in general. The most powerful clubs nowadays are clubs like City and PSG who have no tradition. Players just follow the money. The romance is long gone. Clubs like Celtic are an afterthought, even though they epitomise, or should epitomise, what European football is all about.

Man City have a great tradition .  A great old club with a really good local support base .   An Irishman following a Scottish club complaining about money ruining European football .  People need to get a grip .  This is a professional globalised sport , is is showbiz .