The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[Over the Bar]

Is anyone else secretly worried that Rangers will actually win the league!

With decisions like this they just might!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46721277

[snoopdog]

If they get defoe thwy will be a serious threat to Celtic. Celtic stuttering along. They need a couple of new faces.

[nrico2006]

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11788/11598043/jermain-defoe-to-join-rangers-on-18-month-loan-deal

Some signing for the Gers.

Rodgers may put the foot down with the Celtic Board now. They were outclassed last week. Defoe, albeit 36 years old will be lethal in the SPL!

I'd say SG is pushing hard now after the last Old Firm result.  He'll be bending the ear of the board looking for reinforcements like this and S Davis also going back.  Adding experience and goalacoring for the final drive.

I hope Lawell is watching on.  He'll need to splash the cash now and crush this mini rebellion or he'll never live it down.

Would Joe Harte be willing togo to Celtic as he seems frozen out?  What wages would he be on anyway...even a loan deal for 18 months?

Gordon isn't great but eff right off with Hart!
Great forward planning by Rangers, a 36 and a 33 year old! What happens if they don't win the league? When is the last time a player came to Scotland from England and scored a shed load? There are numerous examples of players failing in Scotland and being relatively successful elsewhere. FFS Darryl Murphy is still cutting about the Championship.

Exactly - Ian Wright came to Celtic around Defoe's age and didn't score a pile in Scotland and as you say there are more examples. Davis going back would be like Aiden McGeady going back around that age. how would that have worked out?

Davis is a quality player and alot better than McGeady.

Is anyone else secretly worried that Rangers will actually win the league!

I hope they do. Celtic fans are hard to listen to.

[Insane Bolt]

How are Sevco affording this? Another tax dodge? Window cleaner not getting paid again😜

[marty34]

Is anyone else secretly worried that Rangers will actually win the league!

I'd be worried that Celtic board won't spend the money.  This is obvious from the summer's mess in reference to transfers - Boyota and Dembele out and John Mc Ginn in.  With this, Celtic scraped into Europa Lge knock out and were lucky after being hammered in Champions Lge.

One of the big worries for me was the lack of bottle in Old Firm  game.  They had a chance to kick Rangers to touch and go 6pts clear with a game in hand and the attitude was brutal.  BR's team was poor - young Johnston up top and a misfielder/winger at left back.  Central defence was poor with 2 'international' players in there.  They melted on the big day.  I think Armstrong is a big miss in midfield also - people probably don't agree with that though.

People can say injuries but to me it's mismanagement by all concerned. Away defeats to Hearts and Hibs etc. doesn't bode well for the second part of the season as teams know that they can get at Celtic and will relish it.  As someone else alluded to earlier, all decisions will go against Celtic in the run in if things are tight- frees, penalties and yellow cards etc.  We all know this.

I still Celtic will win the league but it should be a lot easier if funding is made available to BR in time.  Most important ting is to strengthen this month (loans if need be to end of season) and win league and build again well during the summer.

If Celtic win this year, it'll be a warning for all concerned : players, manager and especially the board.  Drive on to 10 in a row and crush everything in Celtic's path!

P.S. I think Aberdeen will finish second.

[illdecide]

Is anyone else secretly worried that Rangers will actually win the league!

Yes, is the honest answer. As i stated earlier Celtic will get nothing from referees (nothing new there) but if this league goes to the wire it can and will make a difference. If anyone thinks J Defoe won't make a we difference is foolish (IMO), yes he older and prob doesn't have the speed he had but it's still in his head and a poacher in the box. Even if he didn't score 10-12 goals i'm sure his presence and experience in training alone will help others.
S Davis is a half decent player and what matters more than anything is he's a Rangers player and will give another few % to the team, If Rangers sign these two and one more then I will certainly get worried.

Let me ask a question...If Celtic sell Boyata (which i hope they do) and don't sign anyone in January and The Rangers sign their players do you think Celtic will run away with it in the second half of the season???

[illdecide]

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11788/11598043/jermain-defoe-to-join-rangers-on-18-month-loan-deal

Some signing for the Gers.

Rodgers may put the foot down with the Celtic Board now. They were outclassed last week. Defoe, albeit 36 years old will be lethal in the SPL!

I'd say SG is pushing hard now after the last Old Firm result.  He'll be bending the ear of the board looking for reinforcements like this and S Davis also going back.  Adding experience and goalacoring for the final drive.

I hope Lawell is watching on.  He'll need to splash the cash now and crush this mini rebellion or he'll never live it down.

Would Joe Harte be willing togo to Celtic as he seems frozen out?  What wages would he be on anyway...even a loan deal for 18 months?

Gordon isn't great but eff right off with Hart!
Great forward planning by Rangers, a 36 and a 33 year old! What happens if they don't win the league? When is the last time a player came to Scotland from England and scored a shed load? There are numerous examples of players failing in Scotland and being relatively successful elsewhere. FFS Darryl Murphy is still cutting about the Championship.

Exactly - Ian Wright came to Celtic around Defoe's age and didn't score a pile in Scotland and as you say there are more examples. Davis going back would be like Aiden McGeady going back around that age. how would that have worked out?

Davis is a quality player and alot better than McGeady.

Is anyone else secretly worried that Rangers will actually win the league!

I hope they do. Celtic fans are hard to listen to.

Well you're not a Celtic fan so don't know why you're on the Celtic thread to listen to them yapping...

P.S. I'm not taking the bait from a UTD & Tyronie

[uimhr ocht]

i would be worried also we have blown titles  before need a signing or two to boost the squad our away form isnt great lost to killie hibs hearts rangers as well as draws at stmirren livi,motherwell,our home form is perfect 9 wins so we have to sort problems on the road.The high press is causing alot of problems and rodgers doesnt seem to have a plan b.

[Targetman]

Getting slightly concerned at the minute, just listening to Talksport and that hun Jim White absolutely creaming himself at the Defoe signing, we do need a few decent players in but after the lack of transfer activity in the summer I'm not overly confident that the quality will be added, but then who do you go for?

[ned]

Getting slightly concerned at the minute, just listening to Talksport and that hun Jim White absolutely creaming himself at the Defoe signing, we do need a few decent players in but after the lack of transfer activity in the summer I'm not overly confident that the quality will be added, but then who do you go for?

We are caught between two things, needing quality and needing to watch what we spend. The quality we need is too expensive and what we can afford is not good enough or may be considered a punt. Unfortunately, players like Wanyama, VVD and Dembele are the exception. One type of player like this every three years or so isn't going to improve anything but our bank balance. And Defoe isn't the answer for us either.

[illdecide]

Celtic have called on referee John Beaton to be allowed to explain his decisions publicly from the 1-0 defeat to Rangers.

The club say they are "surprised" at the Scottish FA's decision not to take retrospective disciplinary action into a number of incidents in the game.

Alfredo Morelos was cited by the SFA for three incidents in the Ibrox match.

But because referee Beaton saw all three no retrospective action can take place on this basis.

Morelos appeared to aim a kick at Scott Brown, caught Anthony Ralston with his studs and seemed to grab at Ryan Christie.

Celtic say they have requested a meeting with SFA chief executive Ian Maxwell and the association's head of refereeing John Fleming.

In a statement the club said: "It is reported that no action was taken because the match referee saw all of the incidents in question.

"Given that the referee took no action at the time, this tends to suggest that such conduct, which in one instance led to a Celtic player, Anthony Ralston, being injured, is acceptable in Scottish football. That cannot be right.

"On the day, Celtic did not play well enough to win the match, something we accept. However, this issue goes beyond the result of the match."

[charlieTully]

Celtic have called on referee John Beaton to be allowed to explain his decisions publicly from the 1-0 defeat to Rangers.

The club say they are "surprised" at the Scottish FA's decision not to take retrospective disciplinary action into a number of incidents in the game.

Alfredo Morelos was cited by the SFA for three incidents in the Ibrox match.

But because referee Beaton saw all three no retrospective action can take place on this basis.

Morelos appeared to aim a kick at Scott Brown, caught Anthony Ralston with his studs and seemed to grab at Ryan Christie.

Celtic say they have requested a meeting with SFA chief executive Ian Maxwell and the association's head of refereeing John Fleming.

In a statement the club said: "It is reported that no action was taken because the match referee saw all of the incidents in question.

"Given that the referee took no action at the time, this tends to suggest that such conduct, which in one instance led to a Celtic player, Anthony Ralston, being injured, is acceptable in Scottish football. That cannot be right.

"On the day, Celtic did not play well enough to win the match, something we accept. However, this issue goes beyond the result of the match."

https://youtu.be/d-fH2-ABHX0

[Main Street]

Celtic have called on referee John Beaton to be allowed to explain his decisions publicly from the 1-0 defeat to Rangers.

The club say they are "surprised" at the Scottish FA's decision not to take retrospective disciplinary action into a number of incidents in the game.

Alfredo Morelos was cited by the SFA for three incidents in the Ibrox match.

But because referee Beaton saw all three no retrospective action can take place on this basis.

Morelos appeared to aim a kick at Scott Brown, caught Anthony Ralston with his studs and seemed to grab at Ryan Christie.

Celtic say they have requested a meeting with SFA chief executive Ian Maxwell and the association's head of refereeing John Fleming.

In a statement the club said: "It is reported that no action was taken because the match referee saw all of the incidents in question.

"Given that the referee took no action at the time, this tends to suggest that such conduct, which in one instance led to a Celtic player, Anthony Ralston, being injured, is acceptable in Scottish football. That cannot be right.

"On the day, Celtic did not play well enough to win the match, something we accept. However, this issue goes beyond the result of the match."

https://youtu.be/d-fH2-ABHX0

If anyone finds difficulty with believing everything about the masonic conspiracy against Celtic in that documentary, just put on a Tyrone hat and suddenly the conspiracy will all make sense.

[Targetman]

Ffs Beaton's an ex season ticket holder at ibrox and was drinking in a well known hun pub after the game, where else would you get it, still doesn't excuse Celtic being physically and mentally weak against them!!

[From the Bunker]

Celtic In Talks To Become Substantial Stakeholder In Shamrock Rovers



Scottish Premier League side Celtic are reported to be involved in discussions to become substantial shareholders of Shamrock Rovers.

Per the Irish Mail, Celtic majority shareholder Dermot Desmond is driving the deal. Desmond is an Irish businessman who previously held a stake in Manchester United. The deal would see Celtic have first refusal on signing youth players.

For Shamrock Rovers, they would benefit with loan deals for Celtic players in need of first-team football.

The two clubs regularly play pre-season friendlies against each other. Goalkeeping wonder-kid Gavin Bazunu, who recently signed for Manchester City, was reported to have gone on trial at Celtic before opting for the Premier League club. Manager Brendan Rodgers also enjoys a close relationship with Stephen Bradley, having worked with the Hoops boss when he was a player at Arsenal.

Sydney-based businessman Ray Wilson, who owns a major stake in Rovers, will return from Australia to discuss the deal later this month.

https://www.balls.ie/football/celtic-shamrock-rovers-3-403890?fbclid=IwAR0VEvtT5TGz_Ofjkms00opfNLH4bPsr7_BWY-MfSJvJfYzZ41zHAyjd3RE


Hard to see what Shamrock Rovers would gain from this arrangement. Anyone not good enough for the Scottish Premiership you feel would also struggle in the LOI. Wonder has Duff anything to do with this?